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Getting More “Bang for the Buck”: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policy Beyond Subsidies

Burke, William J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Black, J. Roy - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

Input subsidies are the single greatest expenditure under poverty reduction programs in Zambia. Yet maize yields continue to fall well short of international standards. One major reason appears to be the yield limiting effects of acidity, which is highly common on Zambian soils. We suggest a...

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The Impact of State Marketing Board Operations on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes: The Case of Kenya

Mather, David; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

Despite the resurgence of parastatal marketing boards and strategic grain reserves over the last decade in eastern and …

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Patterns and Trends in Food Staples Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa: Toward the Identification of Priority Investments and Strategies for Developing Markets and Promoting Sm...

Jayne, Thomas S.; Mason, Nicole M.; Myers, Robert J.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

on smallholder crop marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa, and their …

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Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs, and the Smallholder Farmer

Shawa, Julius J.; Haantuba, Hyde H.; Belemu, A.; Ngulube, E. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2002

different players are shown. This is followed by a presentation of the alternative marketing channels prevalent in Zambia during …

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MARKET DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH A BEEFPACKING PLANT CLOSING AND A PORKPACKING PLANT OPENING

Hornung, Jonathan T.; Ward, Clement E. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2003

Previous research has estimated price effects of meat packing plant closings and openings. However, none have been done for plants opening or closing during the last 20 years ago when concentration in meatpacking increased rapidly. Plant openings and closings affect industry slaughtering...

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