The Impact of Extractive Resources on Agriculture Modernisation and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Elizavetta Dorinet  1, 2, *@  , Pierre-André Jouvet  1, 3, *@  , Julien Wolfersberger  2, 4, *@  
1 : EconomiX
Université Paris Nanterre : UMR7235, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR7235
Bâtiment G200 Avenue de la République92001 NANTERRE CEDEX -  France
2 : Economie Publique  (ECO-PUB)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique : UMR0210, AgroParisTech
F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon -  France
3 : Chaire économie du climat
Chaire économie du climat
Chaire Economie du Climat Palais Brongniart, 4e étage 28 place de la Bourse 75002 Paris -  France
4 : AgroParisTech
AgroParisTech, INRA - Université Paris-Saclay
16 rue Claude Bernard F-75231 Paris Cedex 05 -  France
* : Corresponding author

Agricultural productivity is a key element for development and structural transforma- tion, and it remains dramatically low in most developing countries. This paper assesses the interaction between extractive resources exploitation and the performance of the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The impact of natural resources on agricultural productivity is shown to be negative in the region, in contrast to other developing regions. Further estimates suggest that this is due to a dutch disease effect where resources exploitation is associated with a weak manufacturing sector, whereas this one has the potential to increase the use of fertilisers. Therefore these results suggest that extractive rents dampen indirectly the adoption of modern inputs and thus agricultural productivity.


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