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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: SOME LESSONS FROM THE PILOT TISSUE-CULTURE (TC) BANANA PRODUCTION PROMOTION PROJECT IN KENYA, 1997-2002

Mbogoh, Stephen G.; Wambugu, Florence M.; Wakhusama, Sam - 2003

This article is based on a socio-economic impact study of the introduction and adoption of tissue-culture (tc) technology in banana production in Kenya. It attempts to demonstrate that a prudent introduction and promotion of a new biotechnological innovation in farming can make a positive...

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The impact of Access to Credit and Training on Technological Adoption: A Case of the Rice Sector in Tanzania

Nakano, Yuko; Kajisa, Kei - 2011

Using an extensive household-level data set collected in Tanzania, this paper investigates the determinants of the technological adoption of rice cultivation and of paddy yield. We especially focus on the impact of credit and training on the adoption of modern technologies. Based on empirical...

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TRADE IN THE MARKET OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS AND THE THEORY OF THE INTERMEDIARY FIRMS

Haghiri, Morteza; Phillips, Peter W.B. - 2001

This paper was presented at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS SYMPOSIUM in Auckland, New Zealand, January 18-19, 2001. The Symposium was sponsored by: the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, the Venture Trust, Massey University, New Zealand, and the Centre for...

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LUATION OF QUALITY ATTRIBUTES IN PEACHES PRODUCED IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO THROUGH HEDONIC PRICE MODEL

Lima, Lilian Maluf de; Filho, Jose Vicente Caixeta; … - 2008

quality attributes of fresh peaches commercialized in the state of Sao Paulo from producer stage. Such estimation is conducted … for this stage of the distribution chain, namely, producer sales. Data on the price and quality attributes (such as size … accrued in this stage, deriving from the improvement in the product quality attributes. …

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Seasoning a Monopsonic Processor for Collective Action amongst Pepper Producers in Costa Rica

Saenz-Segura, Fernando J.F.; Schipper, Robert A.; … - 2006

The small-scale pepper producers in the El Roble settlement Costa Rica face a monopsonistic market. Only one processing firm is buying the fresh pepper bunches. The processor has all bargaining power to decide on the price paid to the farmers and the quality selection criteria. The rejection...

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Firm Size Distribution and Performance of Maize and Fertilizer Traders After Market Liberalisation: Evidence from Kenya

Mose, Lawrence Obae; Burger, Kees - 2006

Improvement in the performance of agricultural markets was the ultimate goal of market liberalisation. In this paper, firm (trader) size distribution as a factor influencing market performance is analyzed using maize and fertilizer traders from Kenya. Firm size distribution was assessed by...

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Restructuring international food chains: Building sustainable and all-inclusive food chains at the primary stages

Kambewa, Emma; van der Lans, Ivo A.C.M.; van Trijp, J.C.M. - 2007

Although it is often acknowledged that effective inclusion of small-scale primary producers in international chains is crucial for alleviating poverty in developing countries, few insights exist about how to build sustainable and all-inclusive food chains especially those based on scarce natural...

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Global Productivity Distribution and Trade in Processed Food Industries

Ruan, Jun; Gopinath, Munisamy - 2007

The emerging literature on firm heterogeneity suggests that trade liberalization raises industry average productivity by forcing its least productive firms to exit. Consequently, resources and market shares are reallocated toward the industry¡¯s more productive firms. We extend...

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PATTERNS AND DETERMINANTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE COSTS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Olper, Alessandro; Raimondi, Valentina - 2007

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/16/07.

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Competitiveness in the Food Industry: a CGE Modelling Approach to assess Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Countries

Banse, Martin; Gay, Stephan Hubertus; McDonald, Scott; … - 2007

For transition countries, the food industry sector is a key industry in terms of output andemployment shares. As a competitive sector that receives substantial foreign directinvestments (FDI), it plays an important role as an element in the process of integration in theEuropean and world market....

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