analysis and sheds light on the pulse crop production, price, trade, and consumption patterns observed in the developing world … growing pulse requirements through increased imports and have now become net importers of pulses. Trade in pulses grew more … rapidly between 1994 and 2008 than output. The expansion in international trade of pulses has provided a good opportunity for …

Two databases were constructed on trade of three staple grains (maize, wheat, and rice) for 1970-1985. The first … database includes information on trade quantities by destination and source country. The second database covers estimates of … constructing trade databases as well as problems specific to Southern Africa trade data. …

COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA Twenty Fourth Meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee Nairobi, Kenya 2 …

trade policy tools to stabilize food prices. Unfortunately, there remains a dearth of empirical evidence on the effects of … alternative food marketing and trade policies, including that of liberalization, on price stability and predictability … through the operations of marketing boards and controls on trade. This study examines the amplitude of price instability and …

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. …

Reports (in French) on Stakeholders' Market Information Needs to Engage in Regional Trade. Guinea …