Agricultural growth should drive structural transformation, says expert
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Unless there a good focus on agricultural and economic transformation, efforts at structural transformation of African countries won’t amount to much, says Neway Gebreab, former advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Gebreab, who spoke on Tuesday at a session on the Role of institutions in transformative governance at ongoing 12th African Economic Conference (AEC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the importance of agriculture should not be overlooked in the debate about structural transformation. This conference focuses on the achievement of structural transformation in Africa with an emphasis on developmental governance. The meeting is co-organized by the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa under the theme “Governance for structural transformation”. Africa needs industrial policies that are dynamic and needs to move away from static policies that fuel cultural disparities and corruption, he said. Good governance is a fundamental requisite to successfully achieve sustainable structural transformation. The African Development Bank has made efforts to boost governance in Africa through a series of initiatives, policies and frameworks, including the Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2017-12). Agricultural growth should drive structural transformation, says expert. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/40166”Collections
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