Smallholder agriculture in the context of increasing population densities in rural Kenya

摘要: Smallholder farmers constitute the bulk of agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa and majority of them are poor. Based on sub-Saharan Africa's land endowment, an agricultural-led growth strategy has been touted as solution for reductions in poverty in this region. However, recent studies cast doubts on the land abundance hypothesis. Each day, the Africa smallholders' landholding and access shrink as population density rises. Despite these mounting population related challenges, analysts have pointed out that sub-Saharan Africa still has the potential to revitalize smallholder agricultural productivity for reduced poverty and hunger if appropriate policies are pursued. They cite the example of the smallholder-led broad-based Asian green revolution that contributed greatly to rural poverty reduction in that region to argue their case.