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William A. Masters
William A. Masters is Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University in the United States.
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Planting the Seeds of Africa’s Growth
William A. Masters Series: Into Africa 2010-04-26After decades of bad news, at least three major trends are turning Africa’s way: agricultural policies, rural demography, and farm productivity all promise improved opportunities across the continent. These trends move too slowly to make headlines, but cumulatively they promise bigger payoffs from public and private investment in agriculture and rural development.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 0 Read: 11549
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Neither Aid nor Trade
William A. Masters Series: Into Africa 2003-12-16For many Africans, the current impasse in WTO negotiations is an old, familiar story--the wealthy family that neglects its rural relatives--writ large. The poorer cousins send many letters asking for help with school fees, seeds, and fertilizer; the city folk respond that help was sent in the past but ended badly, so they now say, "Pull up your socks! Use your own savings!" ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 15382
