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2014 Annual Agricultural Outlook
Hilker, James; Myers, Robert; Schweikhardt, David; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2014
This paper is a 2014 agricultural outlook covering multiple agricultural commodities and issues.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011082845
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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
Accurate information on farmer and consumer behavior is the foundation for Identifying public investments and policies … on smallholder crop marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa, and their … implications for public sector investments and policies to promote smallholder incomes and national food security. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530523
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On the Role of Government in Food Staples Markets: Perspectives from Recent Research and Implications for Mozambique
Tostao, Emilio; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
This brief reviews results of applied research regarding the role of government in staple food markets in East and Southern Africa. The purpose of the brief is to draw lessons for Mozambique as it decides how to use the grain storage silos it has been building since 2009. The authors suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530584
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Variation in Staple Food Prices in Eastern and Southern Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Options
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
AAMP Policy Briefing 1 January, 2010 This brief summarizes the policy implications of three thematic papers and seven country background papers prepared for the COMESA-ACTESA policy seminar on “Variations in staple food prices: Causes, consequences, and policy implications.” There is little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530574
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Smallholder Marketing Behavior and Urban Consumption Patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Accurate information on farmer and consumer behavior is the foundation for identifying public investments and policies … findings from a study on smallholder crop marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530576
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EVALUATION OF THE 2006/7 AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUPPLY PROGRAMME, MALAWI. INTERIM REPORT
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
This report presents the preliminary findings of an evaluation of the 2006/7 agricultural input subsidies programme (AISP). The objectives are to feed back to stakeholders preliminary information about interim findings, proposals and issues for imminent decisions about the 2007/8 season. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741307
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What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders?
Howard, Julie; Jeje, Jose; Tschirley, David; Strasberg, Paul - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941089
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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878812
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A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.
Tschirley, David L.; Kabwe, Stephen - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed cotton production rose from 32,000 metric tons (mt) to about 180,000 mt a decade later (three-year averages centered on 1994 and 2005). The number of farmers involved in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530568
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An Analysis of the Recent Evolution of Mali’s Maize Subsector
Diallo, Amadou Sekou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
maize in Mali, the organization of the marketing channels and players, and the characteristics of the main consumption … public sector investments and policies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866190