Africa and the Green Revolution A Global Historical Perspective

Figures & data

Fig. 1 The per capita production of food in Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961-2011 Source: FOASTAT [14].

Fig. 2 Observed and expected population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1950-2100 (billions of people) Source: United Nations, World Population Database [23].

Fig. 3 Tsetse infested parts of Sub-Saharan Africa Source: Alsan [31]..

Fig. 4 Real wages of urban unskilled workers in Calcutta, New Delhi and Accra, 1870-2000 (1 = subsistence level) Source: Frankema and van Waijenburg [41,51].

Fig. 5 Historical price index of wheat in the US and UK (1901-05 = 100) Source: Data from Koning and van Ittersum [76].

Fig. 6 FAO Food Price Index, 1990-2013 Source: FAOSTAT [14]. ⁸ .

Fig. 7 Rice yields (paddy) in Benin and Rwanda, tonnes per hectare, 1961-2011 Source: FAOSTAT [14].

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