book chapter

Conclusions for agricultural commercialization policy

by Joachim von Braun and
Eileen T. Kennedy
Publisher(s): published for the international food policy research institute (ifpri) by johns hopkins university press
Open Access
Citation
von Braun, Joachim; Kennedy, Eileen T. 1994. Conclusions for agricultural commercialization policy. In Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition. von Braun, Joachim and Kennedy, Eileen T. (Eds.) Chapter 23 Pp. 365-376. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/129388

Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition are linked with one another. Policies influence the strength and direction of these linkages and welfare outcomes. Ignoring the linkages may be to the disadvantage of the nutritional welfare of the poor; opportunities to improve the well-being of the poor may be lost. In this concluding chapter, we attempt to draw some generalized lessons from the receding chapters.