Most of the world's low-income economies are in Africa: they find themselves at the initial stages of agricultural transformation, which cash-strapped public budgets struggle to support. This technical study relies on ecological science and social network analysis to determine the type of evidence-based policymaking that would promote such transformation in Benin.

Economic growth remained strong and resilient at 6.4 percent in 2023 from 6.3 percent in 2022, despite the various shocks the country faced, including adverse climate conditions, policy changes in Nigeria, and border closures with Niger affecting trade. On the supply side, the agriculture sector's growth i...