Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
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Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low
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Discussion
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It is widely accepted that agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been under-performing since independence (Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], Citation2009). SSA had modest growth in agricultural production per capita from the early 1960s to the 1970s, and occasional short periods of growth in the mid-1970s and 1980s (). However, the overall trend is one of decline, which contrasts with other developing regions. Consequently, food security has been an ongoing problem, with 30% of SSA’s population being food insecure (Pfister et al., Citation2011). Subsistence farming for food security has therefore been a policy focus for many African governments.
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