. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development … partners to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural …

engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation … engagements, and investment by Chinese firms between 1970 and 2011. We find that Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural …

agriculture provides the primary means of livelihood. It has been argued that an agriculture-based development (ABD) strategy is … strategy, increased public resources allocated to agriculture and the rural sector would lead to rising agricultural … exogenous income increases in agriculture (such as that arising from productivity growth) in Central Viet Nam, paying particular …

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This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of volatility between the corn, wheat, and soybean markets … in the United States. Volatility interactions across markets, if they exist, may lower the effectiveness of … evaluate the level of interdependence and volatility transmission across these major crops on a daily, weekly, and monthly …