Agriculture, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

Sammanfattning

Working Paper, April 2022

Researchers in the tradition of economic history are generally clear on the
key role of agriculture in economic growth, as a first element in the
economic development of nations. This “agriculture-first” hypothesis has
been a core theme in economic thinking over centuries. However, current
preconditions for economic growth and for national economic
development have changed. Trade, transportation, and technological
progress, together with shifting international rules for trade and
investment, have both opened for, and forced new ways of economic
integration at regional and global levels.