Public spending on agriculture is now recognised to be an important means of promoting economic growth and alleviating poverty in rural areas. However, this paper reveals that agricultural spending is not being prioritised within current budgets and, in many cases, is actually falling. The paper is based on a recent study by Oxford Policy Management, which reviews global trends in public spending on agriculture using evidence from six case-study countries: Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Argentina, and Vietnam. Doc pdf 195 Ko.
