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The Current State of Agribusiness Education and Training in Africa

Mabaya, Edward T.; Christy, Ralph D.; Bandama, Maureen - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

attention to include agribusiness or agro-industries. However, the role of Agricultural Education and Training in fostering … agribusiness growth in developing countries is relatively underexplored. This paper analyses the current state of agribusiness … macroeconomic environment—political, economic, social and technological—in which agribusiness development is taking place in Africa …

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Supermarkets, farm household income and poverty: Insights from Kenya

Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

Expansion of supermarkets in developing countries is increasingly providing opportunities for farmers to participate in modern supply chains. While some farmers are excluded by stringent supermarket requirements, there are important gains for participating farmers. However, studies analyzing...

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Influence of interlocked transactions on gum arabic production and marketing in Senegal

Mujawamariya, Gaudiose; D'Haese, Marijke F.C.; Burger, Kees - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

Interlocked relationships are characterised by traders’ supply of inputs and cash to producers on credit, to be reimbursed at sale time based on a pre-defined price which is often lower than the prevailing market price. The study analyses determinants of choice of interlocking in the gum...

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Markets Access, Approaches and Opportunities for Quality Protein Maize Products

Ouma, James Okuro; Bett, Charles; Githaigah, T. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

Technology Adoption ( IPTA) with the aim of production, value addition and marketing of QPM based products. These groups require …

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STOCHASTIC EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE BASIC MAIZE MARKETING STRATEGIES

Strydom, D.B.; Grove, Bennie; Kruger, Y.; Willemse, B.J. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

The use of modern marketing strategies to minimize risk exposure is not a widely adopted practice under maize producers … strategy at all and to convince producers to reconsider the adoption of modern marketing strategies. …

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Market Integration with Transaction Costs in Developing Country Staple Food Markets: the Case of the Malawi Maize market

Zant, Wouter - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

We investigate measurement of market integration of staple food markets in developing countries. The analysis takes the Parity Bound Model as starting point and modifies this model by parameterizing and estimating transaction costs. The specification of transaction costs takes account of...

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Commercialization of Smallholders: Is Market Participation Enough?

Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation (production decision based on market signals) and market participation (sale of output). However, policy implications to enhance commercial transformation of subsistence agriculture...

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