%0 Journal Article
%T Poverty and Agriculture in Southern Africa Revisited: A Panel Causality Perspective
%A Festus Victor Bekun
%A Seyi Saint Akadiri
%J SAGE Open
%@ 2158-2440
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2158244019828853
%X Agricultural advancement is considered a panacea for poverty reduction, particularly, in developing countries. This study empirically investigates the dynamic linkage between agricultural value added (AVA) and poverty reduction for a panel of nine countries in Southern Africa using a second-generation panel approach for the period 1990 to 2015. Empirical results show that agricultural development is necessary but not a sufficient policy to combat poverty as it is only viable in the short run. Thus, we suggest long-run economic programs and/or strategies that will complement agricultural development toward poverty alleviation to spur economic growth in the sampled region
%K poverty reduction
%K agricultural development
%K panel cointegration
%K panel Granger causality
%K Southern Africa
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244019828853