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Policy distortions in the segmented rice market:
Rakotoarisoa, Manitra A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"High production and export subsidies in developed countries and high protection in both developed and developing countries have distorted rice trade. This study estimates the impact of rice policy distortions on developing countries' rice production and trade potential. Because rice markets are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996536
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004:
Field, Alfred J.; Field, Erica; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The period of 1994 to 2004 was one in which rural households in Peru experienced dramatic changes in ownership rights through a large nation-wide land titling program and a significant opening of the economy to international trade. This paper takes this prime opportunity to examine whether lack...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996575
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Two opportunities to deliver on the Doha Development pledge:
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"In this brief, we evaluate the effects of a possible Doha agreement based on proposals currently on the table from the United States, the European Union, and the Group of Twenty (G20)....[The brief presents] two development-oriented alternatives...which demonstrate that more can be accomplished...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996775
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The marginalization of Africa in world trade:
Bora, Saswati; Bouet, Antoine; Roy, Devesh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996787
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More or less ambition?: modeling the development impact of U.S.–EU agricultural proposals in the Doha Round
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"What is at stake in the standoff between the United States and Europe over agriculture in the Doha Round of trade talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? What impact would an agreement based on greater or lesser levels of ambition have on developing countries, whose economies depend...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996799
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The potential cost of a failed Doha Round:
Bouet, Antoine; Laborde, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
billion under the more modest scenario. While such an increase in duties would particularly impact agricultural exports (–6 ….9 percent), especially in developing countries (–11.5 percent), exports of industrial goods could also face a substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997067
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Emergence of Sri Lanka in European fish trade
Muhammad, Andrew; Ngeleza, Guyslain - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
of origin and assesses the structural adjustment in demand as indicated by the increase in imports from Sri Lanka since … the tsunami in December 2004. The primary objective of this research is to assess how Sri Lanka’s fish exports affected … fish exports from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (Lake Victoria region). Although the results show no significant price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505336
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Assessing the potential and policy alternatives for achieving rice competitiveness and growth in Nigeria:
Johnson, Michael E.; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
transform its domestic rice sector and become more competitive with imports in order to ultimately displace them over time … imports in the short and medium term. This is especially true so long local varieties cannot compete on quality and post …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736396
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Impact simulation of ECOWAS rice self-sufficiency policy:
Fofana, Ismaël; Goundan, Anatole; Domgho, Magne; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Rice is a strategic commodity for food security in West Africa. Its consumption has grown rapidly over time as a result of population growth, urbanization, and increasing purchasing power. Dependency on imported rice exposes the region to external shocks stemming from the global market. Given...
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