Edited by Fabrizio Bresciani, formerly Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy and Alberto Valdés, Research Associate, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

'The book is an important contribution to understanding the nature of the linkages that could help agricultural growth reduce poverty in developing countries. . . The findings will be helpful for development planning in the future.'

• Contents:PART I: SYNTHESIS AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND1. The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: A Synthesis of the Country Case StudiesFabrizio Bresciani and Alberto Valdés2. Agricultural Growth and Poverty ReductionRamón LópezPART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES3. Chile Ramón López and Gustavo Anríquez4. MexicoIsidro Soloaga and Mario Torres5. IndiaManoj Panda6. IndonesiaSudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi7. GhanaRamatu M. Al-Hassan and John Baptist D. Jatoe8. South AfricaJohann Kirsten, Julian May, Sheryl Hendriks, Mike Lyne, Charles L. Machethe and Cecilia PuntIndex

Edited by Fabrizio Bresciani, formerly Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy and Alberto Valdés, Research Associate, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

'The book is an important contribution to understanding the nature of the linkages that could help agricultural growth reduce poverty in developing countries. . . The findings will be helpful for development planning in the future.'

• Contents:PART I: SYNTHESIS AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND1. The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: A Synthesis of the Country Case StudiesFabrizio Bresciani and Alberto Valdés2. Agricultural Growth and Poverty ReductionRamón LópezPART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES3. Chile Ramón López and Gustavo Anríquez4. MexicoIsidro Soloaga and Mario Torres5. IndiaManoj Panda6. IndonesiaSudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi7. GhanaRamatu M. Al-Hassan and John Baptist D. Jatoe8. South AfricaJohann Kirsten, Julian May, Sheryl Hendriks, Mike Lyne, Charles L. Machethe and Cecilia PuntIndex

Edited by Fabrizio Bresciani, formerly Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy and Alberto Valdés, Research Associate, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

'The book is an important contribution to understanding the nature of the linkages that could help agricultural growth reduce poverty in developing countries. . . The findings will be helpful for development planning in the future.'

• Contents:PART I: SYNTHESIS AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND1. The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: A Synthesis of the Country Case StudiesFabrizio Bresciani and Alberto Valdés2. Agricultural Growth and Poverty ReductionRamón LópezPART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES3. Chile Ramón López and Gustavo Anríquez4. MexicoIsidro Soloaga and Mario Torres5. IndiaManoj Panda6. IndonesiaSudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi7. GhanaRamatu M. Al-Hassan and John Baptist D. Jatoe8. South AfricaJohann Kirsten, Julian May, Sheryl Hendriks, Mike Lyne, Charles L. Machethe and Cecilia PuntIndex