following agricultural market liberalization in the early 1990's. For each time period, the extent of integration, causality … integration, defined as a set of markets that shares common long-run price information, and the causal relationships among markets … since 1986, continue to lack integration with major consumption markets in the central region. Causality test results show …

irrigation infrastructure. Our model takes into account the integration of markets and migration processes. We find that …

This study tests the long-run and short-run integration of maize markets in Malawi using the co-integration approach … the degree of short-run market integration is low, implying that the transmission of price information is slow. …

This study looks at the extent of and changes in spatial integration of cereal markets in Ethiopia over the last ten … country (three major types of teff [i.e., white, mixed, and red], white wheat, maize, and white sorghum), spatial integration … indicate market integration has considerably improved over the last ten years for teff, wheat, and maize with faster price …

not address the issue of integration between the world food market and local markets. Instead, they assume a complete … heterogeneity across Ethiopia. We also applied the Johansen test for market integration over 95 local maize markets and found that …

nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …

The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …

€”extreme poverty, armed conflict, economic and political turmoil, and climate shocks—are now most prevalent in Africa. Researchers … famine context. Broadening current theories and models of development for conquering famine, Famine in Africa grounds its … results of field work and other research from numerous parts of Africa, with a particular focus on Botswana, Ethiopia, Niger …

have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …