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This theoretical paper intends to provide an explanation of the implementation of behind-the-border policies, border policies, and of the inefficiency of trade negotiations. We consider a general equilibrium model of international trade with two identical countries, two commodities, a...
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absence or inadequacy of risk-mitigating institutions and markets, and the need to protect the world's poorest communities …
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The great diversity of agricultural activities and practices across the African continent has significant implications for technology transfer and productivity growth. This paper compiles diverse spatial data on biophysical conditions, farming systems, demographics, and infrastructure to...
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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,...
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In many developing countries, to sustain the provision of agricultural services to farmers, many have advocated the use of service fees. Successful implementation of such schemes requires understanding of determinants of farmers' willingness to pay. In this paper we use a multivariate probit...
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intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the …
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This study tests the long-run and short-run integration of maize markets in Malawi using the co-integration approach … direction of causality between maize markets. A total of six maize markets, two from each region, were analyzed. Three are urban … markets, while two of the three rural markets are border markets. The study uses monthly maize retail prices for the period …
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transaction costs in a more flexible way. We illustrate the method using weekly price data on maize collected in selected markets …
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and the likely destinations of these products in national or international markets. Local collectors/farmers and dealers … were surveyed about their collection efforts, quantities collected, prices received, and resulting incomes. Herbal markets …
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barrier to the growth of domestic and international commercial markets for food and feed. In recent years the aflatoxin …
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