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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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The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa.

Traub, Lulama Ndibongo; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004

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

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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What Are the Policy Implications?

Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

In spite of vast expanses of the country’s land currently being uncultivated, there is increasing evidence that a surprisingly high share of rural smallholder households face land constraints that adversely affect their productivity and ability to participate in agricultural supply chains.

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Improving Smallholder and Agri-Business Opportunities in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options

Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2000

The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken...

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The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa: An Empirical Study

Traub, Lulama Ndibongo; Jayne, Thomas S. - 2006

This paper determines the effect of market reform and price decontrol on the size of maize milling/retail margins in South Africa. Regression models of monthly milling/retail margins are run over the period May 1976 to September 2003. To assess the robustness of our findings, we estimate several...

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An Analysis of Alternative Maize Marketing Policies in South Africa

Jayne, Thomas S.; Hajek, Milan; van Zyl, Johan - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1995

recognition of the costs of historical controls on pricing and marketing already has led to partial maize market liberalization in … policy objectives and the existing marketing and pricing system. Second, trends in maize production, trade, prices and … marketing costs in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two largest maize traders in the region, are presented. Third, we present four …

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Opportunities to Improve Household Food Security Through Promoting Informal Maize Marketing Channels: Experience from Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Traub, Lulama Ndibongo; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

Maize meal is a staple food in South Africa, particularly among the poor. The South African government by the mid-1980s enacted a series of legislations aimed at reducing the role of government within the market and placing increasing reliance on market forces and the private sector. Ex post...

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Can the Market Deliver? Lessons from Kenya's Rising Use of Fertilizer Following Liberalization

Ariga, Joshua; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development

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Relief through Development: Maize Market Liberalization in Urban Kenya

Argwings-Kodhek, Gem; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1996

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Assessment of Alternative Maize Trade and Market Policy Interventions in Zambia

Govereh, Jones; Jayne, Thomas S.; Chapoto, Antony - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008

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. …

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