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User's Manual for the SADCC Cereals Trade Database Compiled by the University of Zimbabwe and Michigan State University
Kingsbury, David S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1989
Two databases were constructed on trade of three staple grains (maize, wheat, and rice) for 1970-1985. The first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543634
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The Impacts of Trade Barriers and Market Interventions on Maize Price Predictability: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa
Chapoto, Antony; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
countries that have liberalized their staple food markets, thereby exacerbating the plight of poor consumers and farmers. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555519
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Food Crises and Food Markets: Implications for Emergency Response in Southern Africa.
Tschirley, David L.; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008
, has been accompanied by calls for direct government action in food markets. This paper reviews how Zambia, Malawi, and … Mozambique handled private food markets during the food crises of 2001/02, 2002/03, and 2005/06, which may provide important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555537
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Unscrambling Africa: Regional Requirements for Achieving Food Security
Haggblade, Steven - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Africa has inherited highly arbitrary political borders that vastly complicate current efforts to accelerate agricultural growth and reduce hunger. Because Africa’s inherited political borders arbitrarily partition agro-ecological zones and natural market sheds, current country borders serve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741280
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Atelier sur la transformation de l'agriculture en Afrique: Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, September 26-29, 1995
Ba, Moussa Batchily; Staatz, John M.; Farrelly, Laura L.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1999
À l'initiative de l'USAID, la BAD, MSU et l’INSAH, une quarantaine de chercheurs, de décideurs politiques et d’opérateurs-terrain venus de 19 pays et représentants une vingtaine d'institutions Africaines ou internationales se sont retrouvés à Abidjan dans le cadre d'un atelier...
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Fighting an Uphill Battle: Population Pressure and Declining Land Productivity in Rwanda
Clay, Daniel C. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1996
The research reported here draws attention to the structure of landholding as a set of mechanisms through which demographic changes in agrarian societies can alter the natural environment.
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Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1994 version)
Weber, Michael T. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1994
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Green Revolution Technology Takes Root In Africa: The Promise and Challenge of the Ministry of Agriculture/SG2000 Experiment with Improved Cereals Technology in Ethiopia; Statistical Annex and Copies of Questionnaire
Howard, Julie A.; Kelly, Valerie A.; Stepanek, Julie; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1999
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A Diagnostic Perspective Assessment of the Production and Marketing System for Mangoes in the Eastern Caribbean
Hrapsky, Alan; Weber, Michael T.; Riley, Harold - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1985
The objective of this research was to provide USAID with a diagnostic-prescriptive assessment of the mango commodity system that would be useful in the design and management of USAID’s project portfolio. A secondary objective was to demonstrate how a market-guided food systems approach could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008499755
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Credit Agricole et Credit Informel dans la Region Orientale de Haute-Volta: Analyse Economique, Performance Institutionnelle et Implications en Matiere de Politique de Developpement Agricole
Tapsoba, Edouard K. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1982
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