... between trade and poverty. Findings A unidirectional causality between trade openness and poverty reduction is noted. Analogous effects were found for trade openness, economic growth, education and poverty reduction. Research limitations/implications While the study shows that trade openness...

... productivity Agricultural productivity Poverty reduction Sub-Sahara Africa Data envelopment analysis M1 M2 The increasing rate of poverty and the emergence of food scarcity as a global threat to human survival and quality of life has made the theme of labour productivity a strategic area...