Estructura de los ingresos de los hogares y sus determinantes en el Egipto rural

André Croppenstedt;Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Estructura de los ingresos de los hogares y sus determinantes en el Egipto rural

Year of publication 2006

Author André Croppenstedt;Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Agricultural Economics Working Paper

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Egypt is on track to achieve its long-term goal of reducing the poverty rate to 6 percent by 2022. Continued progress towards this goal will require rapid employment growth for which agriculture growth, through its impact on demand for goods and services in the rural non-tradable sector will be of fundamental importance. This paper considers which agricultural policies will be most effective at reducing rural poverty in Egypt. Using household survey data from 1997 the study analyzes household i ncome structure and determinants. Results indicate that agricultural policies that help to raise unskilled labour wages and/or increase demand for unskilled labour as well as those that support small animal/bird raising, in particular poultry, are best suited to help the poor. A longer-term strategy must also focus on enhancing formal sector employment through increased access to education for men and in particular women.

Language Trilingual

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