Policy Brief No. 6 of 2004 on Role of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Poverty Reduction in Kenya
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This policy brief is based on a study on the Role of agricultural policy reforms in poverty reduction: Implication for economic recovery strategy for wealth and employment creation. The aim of the study is to contribute to the understanding of both macroeconomic and agricultural policy adjustments and their implications for poverty reduction and other pro-poor concerns such as food security.
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Agricultural policy; Poverty; Poverty reduction; Food security; Agricultural growth; Kenya
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A Policy Brief on the Role of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Poverty Reduction in Kenya. The study combines a historical descriptive analysis and a social accounting multiplier approach.
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The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and AnalysisSeries
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