Potential impacts of a green revolution in Africa: The case of Ghana

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dc.creatorBreisinger, Clemens
dc.creatorDiao, Xinshen
dc.creatorThurlow, James
dc.creatorAl-Hassan, Ramatu M.
dc.date2011-01
dc.date2024-10-01T14:03:47Z
dc.date2024-10-01T14:03:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:17:04Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural growth in Africa has accelerated, yet most of this growth has been driven by land expansion. Land expansion potential is reaching its limits, urging governments to shift towards a green revolution type of productivity‐led growth. Given the huge public investments required, this paper aims to assess the potential impacts of a green revolution. Results from a CGE model for Ghana show that green revolution type growth is strongly pro‐poor and provides substantial transfers to the rest of the economy, thus providing a powerful argument to raise public expenditure on agriculture to make a green revolution happen in Africa. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99909
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBreisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. 2011. Potential impacts of a green revolution in Africa: The case of Ghana. Journal of International Development 23(1): 82-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1641
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectgreen revolution
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectmodelling
dc.subjectcomputable general equilibrium models
dc.titlePotential impacts of a green revolution in Africa: The case of Ghana
dc.typeJournal Article

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