The role of agriculture in economic development

By G. Meijerink, P. Roza. 2007

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Economic development and the role of agricultural technology (2007, background): “Johnston and Mellor (1961) built upon these ideas in their analysis of the role of agriculture in overall economic development.”
Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments, Challenges, and Perspectives (2017, background): “This alteration will be the vital for achieving many factors in the recent year (Johnston and Mellor, 1961; Yunlong and Smit, 1994; Mukhopadhyay, 2014).”
Agricultural Production and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Implication for Rural Poverty Alleviation (2014, background): “Scholarly literature exists on the relationship between agriculture and economic growth (JOHNSTON and MELLOR, 1961; THORBECKE and JUNG, 1996; DATT and RAVALLION, 1998; IRZ et al., 2001; GOLLIN et al., 2002; TIMMER, 2002; THIRTLE et al., 2003; TIFFIN and IRZ, 2006; SANDRI et al., 2007; WORLD BANK, 20”
Can Cities or Towns Drive African Development? Economy-wide Analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda (2014, unknown): “Subsequent models attributed a more active role to agriculture given its industrial production linkages (Johnson and Mellor 1961) and its household consumption linkages, particularly within rural economies (Adelman 1984; Haggblade, Hazell and Brown 1989).”
Resources, Policies, and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (2013, background): “…farm households; increases food availability and lowers food costs; frees resources, such as labor, for general economic development; saves foreign exchange; stimulates rural demand for nonfarm goods and services; and creates a surplus for public and private investment (Johnson and Mellor, 1961).”
Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries (2010, unknown): “Continuous investments in the agricultural sector during the development process are also important so as to achieve a more “balanced” development ([11], pp.”
Smallholder participation in contract farming: Comparative evidence from five countries (2012, background): “The two processes reinforce each other (Johnston & Mellor, 1961; Timmer, 1988).”
Structural Change, Fundamentals and Growth: A Framework and Case Studies (2017, background): “This view featured prominently in several later pieces, including work by Johnston and Mellor (1961), Johnston and Kilby (1975), and Timmer (1988).”
Understanding the agricultural input landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa : recent plot, household, and community-level evidence (2014, background): “Development theory suggests that improved agricultural productivity is a primary pathway by which societies can begin down the path of economic transformation and growth and out of subsistence level poverty (Johnston and Mellor 1961; Schultz 1964).”