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The Impact of Growth in Small Commercial Farm Productivity on Rural Poverty Reduction

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  • Mellor, John W.
  • Malik, Sohail J.

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Our core thesis is that in both low- and middle-income countries, rapid growth in agricultural production and income among small commercial farmers is the dominant means of reducing rural poverty. This effect is generated from increased expenditures from smaller commercial farmers on the poor, labor-intensive, non-tradable, rural non-farm sector, thereby increasing incomes for the rural non-farm population and reducing poverty levels.

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  • Mellor, John W. & Malik, Sohail J., 2017. "The Impact of Growth in Small Commercial Farm Productivity on Rural Poverty Reduction," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 1-10.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:91:y:2017:i:c:p:1-10
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.09.004
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