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Transformation of Rwanda’s agrifood system structure and drivers

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Title Transformation of Rwanda’s agrifood system structure and drivers
 
Creator Diao, Xinshen
Ellis, Mia
Rosenbach, Gracie
Mugabo, Serge
Pauw, Karl
Spielman, David J.
Thurlow, James
 
Subject agrifood systems
value chains
markets
agriculture
labour productivity
off-farm employment
poverty
diet quality
jobs
development
gross national product
soybeans
groundnuts
cereal crops
 
Description Rwanda has made remarkable economic progress during the past two decades, and its annual GDP growth rate reached more than 7 percent during the 2009 to 2019 period (NISR 2021). The rapid economic growth has been pro-poor, and the poverty rate fell from 58.9 percent in 2000/01 to 38.2 percent in 2016/17 (NISR 2018). The country has also emerged as a leader among sub-Saharan African countries in promoting innovation, gender equality, and an enabling business environment for development. The government remains strongly committed to a set of ambitious development goals, as set forth in the 2017–2024 National Strategy for Transformation (NST 1) and the corresponding sector-level strategic plans. While the global COVID-19 pandemic had a severe adverse effect on the economy, causing negative GDP growth in 2020, the country rebounded quickly and registered more than 10 percent growth in 2021 (NISR 2022). The country was only minimally affected by global commodity market disruptions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and the global recession in 2023 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). Looking forward, Rwanda’s GDP growth is projected to reach 6.7 percent in 2023 and 7.0 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), suggesting the economy is returning to its pre-pandemic high-growth trajectory.
 
Date 2023-07-10
2023-08-08T09:32:55Z
2023-08-08T09:32:55Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Diao, Xinshen; Ellis, Mia; Rosenbach, Gracie; Mugabo, Serge; Pauw, Karl; Spielman, David J.; and Thurlow, James. 2023. Transformation of Rwanda’s agrifood system structure and drivers. Agrifood System Diagnostics Country Series 15. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136792
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131428
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136792
 
Language en
 
Relation Agrifood System Diagnostics Country Series
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 22 pages
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute