, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. Three broad market failures constitute the primary …In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy … arguments for this form of government intervention: a lack of market integration stemming from inadequate infrastructure, the …

cotton and soybean prices are transmitted to U.S. cotton and soybean prices while variations in Chinese wheat and rice prices … do not get transmitted to U.S. wheat and rice prices. The effects of volatilities in oil prices and in the exchange rate …

This study analyzes the potential impact of climate change on China's corn, wheat, and rice, domestic agricultural … under CO2 fertilization, which increases yields, China's grain imports may decrease leading to a decrease in international … prices. Under no CO2 fertilization, yields decrease, China's grain imports may increase leading to increased international …

This paper serves to disentangle the complex system of Indian food policies, related to wheat and rice procurement … and mounting fiscal costs. Wheat and rice supply strongly and significantly responds to the minimum support price (MSP … storage losses for rice (10%) than for wheat (2%). Strong crowding out effects of the public stocks on private stocks and …

, and 2030. For projecting household demand, the Almost Ideal Demand System (LA-AIDS) is estimated for eight food items … projection is then used to estimate the levels of wheat and rice produced for 2009–2030, with the projections of the exogenous … determinants of production based on linear time trend models. The results show that the demand for wheat and rice will more than …

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing …, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food … security throughout the region. Southern Africa’s population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region …

Since the year 2000, Pakistan’s population has been growing at a rate that is higher than domestic food grain … production. In view of the importance of wheat and rice in the human diet in Pakistan, it is extremely important to estimate the …