marketing margins, which shrink the wedge between producer and consumer prices. Moreover, Malawi faces major political and …

The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa Abstract: This article determines the effect of …

maize in Mali, the organization of the marketing channels and players, and the characteristics of the main consumption …

enable smallholders to develop more effective marketing strategies and to negotiate more effectively with traders, in order … to reduce marketing costs as well as the cost of modern inputs such as fertilizer to the farm gate. Rehabilitating the … marketing policy to adherence to more systematic rules-based policies. Nurturing credible commitment in regard to trade policy …

perception has led many governments in the region to shun an open maize borders policy and pursue a variety of food marketing and … alternative food marketing and trade policies, including that of liberalization, on price stability and predictability … through the operations of marketing boards and controls on trade. This study examines the amplitude of price instability and …

The economic reforms in maize marketing and trade policies implemented during the 1990s have been highly controversial … marketing and trade policies on smallholder agricultural production growth, access to food by consumers, and other important … maize marketing and trade policies should be structured in the future. …

. These findings suggest that promoting more “rules based” approaches to marketing and trade policy may reduce the level of … that rules-based and non-discretionary marketing and trade policies entails a loss of control and autonomy – leaders are …