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Institutional reforms and agricultural policy process : lessons from Democratic Republic of Congo

Ragasa, Catherine; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Ulimwengu, John - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 2 (2014), pp. 1-21

Attaining food security for all requires well-functioning institutions and policy process that are effective in designing and implementing food and agricultural policies and programs. This paper assesses early stages of the decentralization and institutional reforms in the policymaking processes...

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Assessing food security among young farmers in Africa : evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda

Adeyanju, Dolapo; Mburu, John; Gituro, Wainaina; Chumo, … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20

Food insecurity remains a serious challenge for many households in Africa and the situation is even more prevalent … among young people. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on youth food security status in Africa. We assessed … the level and determinants of food security among young farmers in Africa. We adopted a multi-stage sampling technique to …

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Agricultural and Food Economics: the challenge of sustainability

Brunori, Gianluca; Branca, Giacomo; Cembalo, Luigi; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 8 (2020) 12, pp. 1-2

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The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a mediumsized city in Ghana

Ayerakwa, Hayford Mensah; Dzanku, Fred Mawunyo; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 8 (2020) 10, pp. 1-21

The debate about the contribution of urban agriculture to urban household food security has not considered the possible … differential effects by geography of production activities, focusing either on urban household's participation in agriculture …-sized city in Ghana, this article contributes by disentangling urban household's participation in agriculture by geography of …

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Economics of contracts in African food systems : evidence from the malt barley sector in Ethiopia

Tefera, Delelegne Abera; Bijman, Jos - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 9 (2021), pp. 1-21

Foreign direct investment (FDI) facilitates modernization of domestic agri-food systems in emerging economies through increased use of vertical coordination. This paper sheds lights on how international brewer investments in African food systems affect smallholder market participation and value...

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Crop substitution behavior among food crop farmers in Ghana : an efficient adaptation to climate change or costly stagnation in traditional agricultural production system?

Issahaku, Zakaria A.; Maharjan, Keshav Lall - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 2 (2014), pp. 1-14

This study analyzes impact of climate change on yield, planting decisions and output of five major food crops (cassava, maize, sorghum, rice and yam) in Ghana. Results of Multivariate Tobit Model show that yield, planting decisions and output of cassava, maize, sorghum and rice will increase as...

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Economic benefits of livestock management in Ghana

Adams, Faizal; Ohene-Yankyera, Kwasi; Aidoo, Robert; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 9 (2021), pp. 1-17

northern Ghana and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). …

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Alternative food shoppers and the "quantity dilemma": a study on the determinants of their purchases at alternative markets

Cicatiello, Clara - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 8 (2020) 15, pp. 1-13

Despite the increasing interest around alternative food networks and their huge growth in the last decades, they are still considered a complementary source of provision by most customers. Alternative food shoppers are faced with a "quantity dilemma", i.e., choosing how much food they want to...

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Modeling inequality in access to agricultural productive resources and socioeconomic determinants of household food security in Ghana : a cross-sectional study

Dwomoh, Duah; Agyabeng, Kofi; Tuffour, Henry Oppong; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-21

agricultural decision-making was found to increase with age, as older women were more empowered to make decisions in agriculture …

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The single farm payment and income risk in Irish farms 2005-2013

Knapp, Edward; Loughrey, Jason - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 5 (2017) 9, pp. 1-15

Agricultural income volatility has become a major hurdle for Irish farmers and policymakers to overcome in their drive to increase investment, production and ultimately income in the sector. This paper studies data from 927 farms in the Teagasc National Farm Survey between 2005 and 2013, the...

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