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Increasing Kenya's Agricultural Competitiveness: Farm Level Issues
Nyoro, James K.; Wanzala, Maria N.; Awuor, Tom - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2001
equivalent parity prices to assess the extent to which the domestic prices for maize, wheat, and sugar, and export and domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456984
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Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Kenya: Trends and Policy Implications
Muyanga, Milu; Jayne, Thomas S.; Argwings-Kodhek, Gem; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2005
This study examines current consumption patterns of the main staple carbohydrate products in Nairobi -- maize, wheat …. Consumption of wheat products has grown significantly among all groups, but particularly among higher income groups. These results … security policy. Because wheat is emerging as an important expenditure item among the urban households, even the poor, the duty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457054
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Staple Food Trade in the COMESA Region: The Need for a Regional Approach to Stimulate Agricultural Growth and Enhance Food Security
Nijhoff, Jan J. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA Twenty Fourth Meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee Nairobi, Kenya 2-4 November, 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543652
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Rapid Reconnaissance of Coarse Grain Production and Marketing in the CMDT zone of southern Mali: field work report of the IER-CSA-PROMISAM team December 13-19, 2009
Boughton, Duncan; Dembele, Niama Nango - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
input to the design of a forthcoming study of changes in the structure, conduct and performance of the coarse grain sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530542
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Determinants of Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005.
Mather, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Crop income is the predominant source of income for most rural Mozambican households, accounting for 73% of rural household income on average in 2002, and greater than 80% of the total income of the poorest 40% of rural households. While the Government of Mozambique recognizes the need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880014
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Agricultural Transformation in Zambia: Alternative Institutional Models for Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Growth, and Commercialization
Chapoto, Antony; Haggblade, Steven; Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
This paper traces the trajectories of successful commercial smallholders operating under differing sets of market institutions. Analysis focuses on maize, cotton, and horticulture, three widely marketed crops with strikingly different market institutions. Maize receives intensive government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880015
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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What are the Policy Implications?
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Though Zambia has considerable agricultural potential, the sector’s contribution to growth and poverty reduction has been limited. The sector remains one of the most important employers of labour and remains the main source of livelihood for most rural households in Zambia. Thus key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880018
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Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Zambia
Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Tembo, Gelson - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food, medicine, shelter, building materials, fuels, and cash income. The increasing demand for forest products has enhanced rural livelihoods and enabled the expansion of domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880020
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Urban Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Zambia and Implications for Policy
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Rapid urbanization in Zambia means that increasingly heavy demands are being placed on urban food marketing systems. Investment in these systems has been woefully inadequate for many decades, creating supply bottlenecks and health hazards that work against the interests of both farmers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913291
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The Effects of the Food Reserve Agency on Maize Market Prices in Zambia.
Mason, Nicole M.; Myers, Robert J. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Over the last decade, governments in eastern and southern Africa have become increasingly involved in grain marketing … of these entities, and their level of involvement in grain marketing has generally increased in recent years. Yet, to … date, relatively little is known about how the resurgent activities of strategic grain reserves and marketing boards are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653891