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Who Gained and Who Lost from Zambia's 2010 Maize Marketing Policies?
Nkonde, Chewe; Mason, Nicole M.; Sitko, Nicholas J.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
benefited from the bumper crop and FRA‟s involvement in maize marketing. The FRA‟s high buy price and purchase of nearly 900 … key features of the 2010/11 GRZ maize marketing policies and their likely income distributional effects on various …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836222
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Malawi’s Maize Marketing System
Jayne, Thomas S.; Sitko, Nicholas J.; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
marketing margins, which shrink the wedge between producer and consumer prices. Moreover, Malawi faces major political and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530558
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008499778
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Input Subsidy Programs and Commercial Market Development: Modeling Fertilizer Use Decisions in a Two-Channel Marketing System
Xu, Zhiying; Jayne, Thomas S.; Govereh, Jones - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2006
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/18/06.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804929
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A Farm Gate-to-Consumer Value Chain Analysis of Kenya’s Maize Marketing System
Kirimi, Lilian; Sitko, Nicholas J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866202
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Unpacking the Meaning of “Market Access”
Chamberlin, Jordan; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Improving farmers’ access to markets is widely recognized as a major development challenge. A review of the literature suggests that indicators of market access may bear little relationship to the specific processes of interest and hence provide misguided evidence of the impacts of improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009220404
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Zambian Farmers’ Access to Maize Markets
Chapoto, Antony; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets and agricultural support services has been a major concern of Zambian policy makers. As with many governments in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Zambian government’s agricultural policies, particularly for maize, have fundamentally been conceived of as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351582
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068423
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653666
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Wheat Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Drivers, and Policy Implications
Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Shiferaw, Bekele A. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Wheat consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is increasing rapidly, faster than any other major food grain. Between 2000 and 2009, per capita wheat consumption in SSA increased at a rate of 0.35 kilogram (kg)/year, outpacing maize and rice. Total wheat consumption increased by nearly 650,000...
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