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The Effects of Market Reform on Cotton Production Efficiency. The Case of Tajikistan.
Tashrifov, Yusuf - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2005
This study examines the effects of market reform on the agriculture sector of Tajikistan. It investigates the level and determinants of technical efficiency for a sample of cotton growing regions in Tajikistan. Using unbalanced panel data of 11 years covering the transition period 1992-2002, 34...
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An Optimal Surveillance Measure Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the United States
Kompas, Tom; Che, Tuong Nhu; Ha, Pham Van - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2006
Surveillance programs on farms and in the local environment provide an essential protection against the importation and spread of exotic diseases. Combined with border quarantine measures, these programs protect both consumers and producers from major health concerns and disease incursions that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005041953
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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
Karlan, Dean S.; Osei, Robert; Osei-Akoto, Isaac; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The investment decisions of small-scale farmers in developing countries are conditioned by their financial environment. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We conducted several experiments in northern Ghana in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083318
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Self-Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
Beaman, Lori; Karlan, Dean S.; Thuysbaert, Bram; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083397
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GM Cotton Adoption, Recent and Prospective: A Global CGE Analysis of Economic Impacts
Anderson, Kym; Jackson, Lee Ann; Valenzuela, Ernesto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton and of its potential impacts beyond the few countries where it is currently common. Use is made of the latest version of the GTAP database and model. Our results suggest that by following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666568
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WTO's Doha Cotton Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues
Anderson, Kym; Valenzuela, Ernesto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Four West African nations have demanded the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. This paper provides estimates of the potential economic impacts of (a)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661957
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Training and Visit (T&V) Extension vs. Farmer field School: The Indonesian Experience
Resosudarmo, Budy; Yamazaki, Satoshi - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
For several decades the effective and efficient dissemination of new agricultural knowledge among farmers in developing countries has been problematic. Two major programs were implemented in Indonesia, namely The Training and Visit (T&V) Extension Program or The Massive Guidance (BIMAS) Program,...
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Trade Barrier Volatility and Agricultural Price Stabilization
Anderson, Kym; Nelgen, Signe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
extreme upward price spikes, trade policy responses by food importers are as substantial as those of exporting countries. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692306
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Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets
Anderson, Kym; Rausser, Gordon; Swinnen, Johan - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
The agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of …
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Agricultural Price Distortions: Trends and Volatility, Past and Prospective
Anderson, Kym - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
governments to insulate their domestic food market from fluctuations in international prices has not waned. Such insulation … contributes to the amplification of international food price fluctuations, yet it does little to advance national food security … when food-importing and food-exporting countries equally engage in insulating behaviour. Thus there is still much scope to …
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