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Demand for maize hybrids, seed subsidies, and seed decisionmakers in Zambia
Smale, Melinda; Mason, Nicole - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The successful development and diffusion of improved maize seed in Zambia during the 1970s–80s was a major … achievement of African agriculture but was predicated on a government commitment to parastatal grain and seed marketing, the … output when this system was dismantled contributed to the reinstatement in 2002 of subsidies for maize seed and fertilizer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132751
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Nigerian farmers’ preferences on the timing of the purchase of rice, cowpea, and maize seeds:
Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Nagarajan, Latha; Salau, Sheu; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
-side constraints pertain to farmers’ characteristics, while supply-side constraints are related to capacity. Farmers’ seed demand … is complex, and empirical information on Nigerian farmers’ seed demand is scarce. One of the less-studied issues is … farmers’ preference for obtaining seeds closer to planting time. Farmers often purchase seed around planting time, when seed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132803
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Policy bias and agriculture: partial and general equilibrium measures
Bautista, Romeo M.; Robinson, Sherman; Tarp, Finn; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
The paper examines the impact of industrial protection, agricultural export taxes, and overvaluation of the exchange rate on the balance between the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. A variety of agricultural terms-of-trade indices are constructed to measure the policy bias against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008863979
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Trade liberalization and complementary domestic policies: a rural-urban general equilibrium analysis of Morocco.
Lofgren, Hans; El-Said, Moataz; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
In this study, a dynamically recursive general equilibrium model of Morocco is used to examine alternative trade and domestic policy scenarios involving the implementation of the EU Association Agreement for the period 1998-2012. The model has a detailed treatment of the agricultural and rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008864005
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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries
Hoda, Anwarul (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks has been plagued by a lack of concrete progress toward establishing a fair and harmonious agricultural trading system. Because the results of the Doha Round could have far-reaching implications for the trade and economic prospects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132815
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Agricultural trade: What Matters in the Doha Round?
Laborde Debucquet, David; Martin, Will - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
In this paper, we provide an overview of the agricultural trade negotiations within the current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and we show that including agriculture in the Doha Development Agenda talks is important both economically and politically, although the political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010634910
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How important is a regional free trade area for Southern Africa?: Potential impacts and structural constraints
Nin Pratt, Alejandro; Diao, Xinshen; Bahta, Yonas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"We develop a detailed trade analysis to assess the potential welfare impacts of a free trade agreement (FTA) on the agricultural sector of southern African countries and to determine opportunities and challenges faced by the region as a consequence of the agreement. Our approach combines an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967173
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Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade
Fafchamps, Marcel; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Z.; Minten, Bart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
"Using detailed trader surveys in Benin, Madagascar, and Malawi, this paper investigates the presence of increasing returns in agricultural trade. After analyzing margins, costs, and value added, we find little evidence of returns to scale. Motorized transport is found more cost effective for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996526
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Relationships and traders in Madagascar
Fafchamps, Marcel; Minten, Bart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
This paper documents the role that personal relationships play in economic exchange. Original survey data show that agricultural traders in Madagascar perceive relationships as the most important factor for success in their business.Evidence details the extent to which relationships are used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996602
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Latin American perspective: getting ready for the Millenium Round trade negotiations
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Reca, Lucio G. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005028090