Are medium‐scale farms driving agricultural transformation in sub‐Saharan Africa?

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorWorld Banken
cg.contributor.donorAfrican Development Banken
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierHosaena Ghebru: 0000-0002-6541-5907
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12535en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Future
cg.identifier.publicationRankA
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0169-5150en
cg.issueS1en
cg.journalAgricultural Economicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume50en
dc.contributor.authorJayne, Thomas S.en
dc.contributor.authorMuyanga, Miluen
dc.contributor.authorWineman, Ayalaen
dc.contributor.authorGhebru, Hosaenaen
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Caleben
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:05:25Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:05:25Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145955
dc.titleAre medium‐scale farms driving agricultural transformation in sub‐Saharan Africa?en
dcterms.abstractThis study presents evidence of profound farm‐level transformation in parts of sub‐Saharan Africa, identifies major sources of dynamism in the sector, and proposes an updated typology of farms that reflects the evolving nature of African agriculture. Repeat waves of national survey data are used to examine changes in crop production and marketed output by farm size. Between the first and most recent surveys (generally covering 6 to 10 years), the share of national marketed crop output value accounted for by medium‐scale farms rose in Zambia from 23% to 42%, in Tanzania from 17% to 36%, and in Nigeria from 7% to 18%. The share of land under medium‐scale farms is not rising in densely populated countries such as Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, where land scarcity is impeding the pace of medium‐scale farm acquisitions. Medium‐scale farmers are a diverse group, reflecting distinct entry pathways into agriculture, encouraged by the rapid development of land rental, purchase, and long‐term lease markets. The rise of medium‐scale farms is affecting the region in diverse ways that are difficult to generalize. Findings indicate that these farms can be a dynamic driver of agricultural transformation but this does not reduce the importance of maintaining a clear commitment to supporting smallholder farms. Strengthening land tenure security of local rural people to maintain land rights and support productivity investments by smallholder households remains crucial.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJayne, T. S.; Muyanga, Milu; Wineman, Ayala; Ghebru, Hosaena; Stevens, Caleb; et al. 2019. Are medium‐scale farms driving agricultural transformation in sub‐Saharan Africa? Agricultural Economics 50(S1): 75-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12535en
dcterms.extent75-95en
dcterms.issued2019-11-15
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherBlackwellen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/6926en
dcterms.subjectdataen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectland tenureen
dcterms.subjectmedium size farmsen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural transformationen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectland ownershipen
dcterms.subjectfarm surveysen
dcterms.subjectland leasesen
dcterms.subjectland renten
dcterms.subjectfarm sizeen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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