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Sub-Saharan Africa facts of the day

In aggregate its farmers are growing more cereals, such as maize (corn) and rice, than ever: nearly five times as much as in the 1960s, when many countries achieved independence. But most of those gains came from cultivating more land, which cannot go on for ever (see chart 1). Africa, once sparsely populated, is getting […] The post Sub-Saharan Africa facts of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesPersistent Inequality in Publishing in EconomicsThe wisdom of Conor Sen...

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