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Urban Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Zambia and Implications for Policy
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Rapid urbanization in Zambia means that increasingly heavy demands are being placed on urban food marketing systems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913291
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Where Do Urban Households in Zambia Buy their Livestock Products?
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource …
Livestock products and fish form an important component of urban consumers’ diet accounting for about one third of the total monthly budgetary expenditure on food. The budgetary share of livestock products increases with affluence or household income while the opposite is true for fish; 2) The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909547
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Trends in the Production, Trade, and Consumption of Food-Legume Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Akibode, Comlanvi Sitou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role by being a source of livelihood for millions of people; and offer tremendous potential to contribute to the alleviation of malnutrition among resource-poor farmers. They contribute to the sustainability of cropping systems and soil fertility....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294267
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Consumer Perceptions of Sustainable Farming Practices: A Best-Worst Scenario
Sackett, Hillary M. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
high heterogeneity, indicating segmentation in the sample and potential for targeted marketing management. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320435
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Cassava Commercialization in Malawi
Kambewa, Emma - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Malawi continues to rely on maize for household food security. Policies to enhance food security continue to target maize production. Traditionally production and use of cassava was localized in lakeshore areas until the past two decades when maize production was increasingly affected by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741281
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Food Price Spikes and Strategic Interactions between the Public and Private Sectors: Market Failures or Governance Failures.
Jayne, Thomas S.; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
When food prices shoot over import parity, this often leads to social and political unrest and even the toppling of governments. If markets behaved efficiently and in the absence of trade barriers, food prices should not exceed the price in world markets plus the cost of importing it to domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741303
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Medição do Impacto dos Activos Públicos e Privados Sobre a Renda de Culturas de Agregados Familiares em Moçambique Rural, 2002-2005
Mather, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
This paper aims to better understand the determinants of household crop income, by using the TIA panel household survey of 2002-2005 to measure the impact of various private and public assets on crop income. We build upon Walker et al.’s (2004) analysis of TIA02 crop income by utilizing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741318
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EVALUATION OF THE 2006/7 AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUBSIDY PROGRAMME, MALAWI. FINAL REPORT
Dorward, Andrew; Chirwa, Ephraim; Kelly, Valerie A.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008
This report evaluates the 2006/7 Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The main objective of the evaluation is to assess the impact and implementation of the AISP in order to provide lessons for future interventions in growth and social protection. The evaluation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741302
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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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Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive For Urban Consumers In Eastern And Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,...
Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Donovan, Cynthia; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
Africa. This study investigates patterns in staple food prices, wage rates, and marketing margins for urban consumers in … 2008/09 marketing season were still roughly double their levels of the mid-1990s. The national minimum wage in Mozambique …/07 marketing seasons, respectively. During the 2008/09 marketing season, Maputo minimum wage earners’ rice and wheat flour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530524