Africa's Development Path

A representative of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance, which works with the Institut des Siences Agronomique du Burundi (ISABU), to give farmers access to improved beans. Burundi, 2017. GEORGINA SMITH/CIAT.

n the last two decades, Africa’s economic performance has garnered perhaps more scepticism than optimism. Since decolonization, economic growth dynamics have varied quite significantly across African countries. In the 60s and 70s, many African countries experienced sustained growth, however, growth rates were still low relative to other parts of the world. But by the late 70s, following the global oil crisis, economic climates across the continent began to deterior

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