Agriculture for Economic Development in Africa Evidence from Ethiopia.

Generally speaking, the author made the case that one branch of this diversified school of thought has its roots in structural change analysis, which helps to comprehend how agriculture has declined relative to other sectors of the economy during periods of long-term economic expansion. The first school of thought believes that agriculture does not by itself promote economic growth, though it might impede it if ignored; the second places a strong emphasis on reason and the avoidance of distortions in the agriculture sector. On the one hand, since 2011, the industrial sector in Ethiopia has experienced higher worker productivity growth than other sectors and has consistently been significantly higher than the agricultural sector. [Extracted from the article]