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The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context
Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/130838 The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context Gandiwa-Mudede, Charmaine Sandy Punt, Cecilia Stellenbosch University. Faculty of AgriSciences. Dept. of Agricultural Economics. Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Public expenditures -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Agricultural policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Government spending policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan UCTD Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study explores the impact of disaggregated agricultural public expenditure, specifically distinguishing between agriculture-specific public expenditure and agriculture-supportive public expenditure, on agricultural economic growth. With an extensive amount of contradicting literature and a plethora of models applied, this study aims to challenge the prevailing approach that analyses aggregate agricultural public expenditure data uniformly. Instead, this research utilises more detailed agricultural public expenditure data that encompasses both general sector expenditure and agricultural specific expenditure. Drawing on Keynesian public expenditure theory which assert that increased public expenditure correlates with heightened economic growth, the research utilises data from the FAO-MAFAP database, covering the years 2007 to 2016 across nine Sub-Saharan African countries. The study employed the Hausman test to determine the most suitable econometric model for panel data analysis and the study opts for the fixed effects model. Stationarity is examined through the Levin-Lin-Chu test, while cointegration is assessed using the Pedroni test which revealed a long-term relationship between the study variables. Notably, the fixed effects model uncovers a positive and statistically significant association between agriculture-specific expenditure, agricultural land and agricultural exports and agricultural economic growth. In contrast, agriculture-supportive public expenditure exhibits a positive but non-significant relationship. Similarly, agricultural labour force size, total factor productivity and headline consumer price inflation exhibited a positive but non-significant relationship with agricultural economic growth. The results highlight the importance of not using aggregated data for public expenditure, because the different types of expenditure may have different impacts, as was seen in this study. Knowledge of these differential impacts can lead to more focused policy decisions when it comes to expenditure practices. Based on these findings, the study recommends enhancing policy and governance systems to ensure governments allocate public expenditure efficiently across all economic sectors. This is crucial to mitigate losses attributed to corruption, inefficient resource allocation, and inadequate policy structures. In addition, the study emphasises the importance of making agricultural land accessible through pro land production policies. Most importantly, governments are encouraged to recognise the potential of well-directed investments in the agricultural sector for transformative change and economic growth. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die impak van uiteenlopende landbou-openbare uitgawes, en onderskei spesifiek tussen landbou-spesifieke openbare uitgawes en landbou-ondersteunende openbare uitgawes, op landbou-ekonomiese groei. Met 'n uitgebreide hoeveelheid teenstrydige literatuur en 'n oorvloed modelle wat toegepas word, poog hierdie studie om die heersende benadering wat totale landbou-openbare bestedingsdata eenvormig ontleed, uit te daag. In plaas daarvan gebruik hierdie navorsing meer gedetailleerde landbou-openbare bestedingdata wat beide algemene sektorbesteding en landbouspesifieke uitgawes insluit. Met behulp van Keynesiaanse openbarebestedingsteorie wat beweer dat verhoogde openbare uitgawes korreleer met verhoogde ekonomiese groei, gebruik die navorsing data van die FAO-MAFAP-databasis wat die jare 2007 tot 2016 oor nege Afrika-lande suid van die Sahara dek. Die studie het die Hausman-toets gebruik om die mees geskikte ekonometriese model vir paneeldata-analise te bepaal en die studie maak gebruik van die vaste-effekte-model. Stasionariteit word deur die Levin-Lin-Chu-toets ondersoek, terwyl koïntegrasie geassesseer word deur die Pedroni-toets te gebruik wat 'n langtermynverwantskap tussen die studieveranderlikes aan die lig gebring het. Die vaste-effekte-model dui op 'n positiewe en statisties beduidende verband tussen landbouspesifieke besteding, landbougrond en landbou-uitvoere, en landbou-ekonomiese groei. Daarteenoor toon landbou-ondersteunende openbare besteding 'n positiewe maar nie-beduidende verhouding. Net so het die grootte van die landbou-arbeidsmag, totale faktorproduktiwiteit en wesensverbruikersprysinflasie 'n positiewe maar nie-beduidende verband met landbou-ekonomiese groei getoon. Die resultate beklemtoon die belangrikheid daarvan om nie saamgestelde data vir openbare besteding te gebruik nie, omdat die verskillende tipes besteding verskillende impakte kan hê, soos in hierdie studie gesien is. Kennis van hierdie differensiële impakte kan lei tot meer gefokusde beleidsbesluite wanneer dit by bestedingspraktyke kom. Op grond van hierdie bevindinge beveel die studie aan om beleid en bestuurstelsels te verbeter om te verseker dat regerings openbare besteding doeltreffend oor alle ekonomiese sektore toeken. Dit is van kardinale belang om verliese wat toegeskryf word aan korrupsie, ondoeltreffende hulpbrontoewysing en onvoldoende beleidstrukture te versag. Daarbenewens beklemtoon die studie die belangrikheid daarvan om landbougrond toeganklik te maak deur middel van pro-grond produksiebeleide. Die belangrikste is dat regerings aangemoedig word om die potensiaal van doelgerigte beleggings in die landbousektor vir transformerende verandering en ekonomiese groei te erken. Masters 2024-03-04T09:54:37Z 2024-05-08T12:28:37Z 2024-03-04T09:54:37Z 2024-05-08T12:28:37Z 2024-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130838 en_ZA Stellenbosch University ix, 61 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Public expenditures -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Agricultural policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Government spending policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan UCTD Gandiwa-Mudede, Charmaine Sandy The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title | The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title_full | The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title_fullStr | The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title_short | The impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth : a Sub-Saharan Africa context |
| title_sort | impact of agricultural public expenditure on agricultural economic growth a sub saharan africa context |
| topic | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Public expenditures -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Agricultural policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Government spending policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130838 |
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