TITLE:
Effects of Agricultural Investments on Poverty in Rural Areas of Congo
AUTHORS:
Fernand Owonda
KEYWORDS:
Investment, Agriculture, Poverty and Congo
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.14 No.1,
January
31,
2024
ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the effects of agricultural investment on poverty in
rural areas Congo over the period 1989 to 2019, focusing on a monetary approach
(income or consumption expenditure). The results obtained from this study
through the Autoregressive Lagged Model (ARDL) showed that agricultural investment
has a positive and significant influence on poverty in the short and long term
in Congo. As in most developing countries, the majority of the population lives
in rural areas, and derives its income from agricultural activities. For this
reason, the development of agricultural investment could be one of the
essential ways of eradicating poverty in rural areas.