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Financial constraints and international trade with endogenous mode of competition:
Bouët, Antoine; Vaubourg, Anne-Gaël - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
intra-sectoral competition is endogenous. We propose an extension of Neary and Tharakan’s (2012) model, in which firms … allows firms to finance fixed export costs at a lower interest rate. On the other hand, financial health reduces the cost of … investing in capacities, allowing firms to adopt a Cournot (rather than a Bertrand) pricing scheme and generate a high duopoly …
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies....
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Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector:
Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; Kuma, Tadesse; Nyarko, Yaw - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment leading to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimination of vertical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132614
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Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth?: Evidence from Africa
Bresnahan, Lauren; Coxhead, Ian; Foltz, Jeremey; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more productive firms are more likely to select in to exporting. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132723
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Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector:
Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; Kuma, Tadesse; Nyarko, Yaw - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment that leads to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimi-nation of vertical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132776
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs
Chambers, Judith A.; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based review of agricultural biotechnology in order to better understand its current status, issues,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132814
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Inputs, productivity, and agricultural growth in Africa South of the Sahara:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
productivity growth in SSA continues to lag behind every other region of the world, growing at rates that are roughly half of the … average rate of developing countries. Previous studies concluded that SSA should increase investment in agricultural research … support services for raising agricultural productivity. This study introduces a new dimension to the puzzle of agricultural …
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