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emerging markets such as Brazil, India, China, South Africa and Mexico, which are not only top recipients of foreign capital … been the eruption of world-class Latin multinationals (or multilatinas) from Mexico and Brazil, in particular, following …
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the use of automobiles in Mexico City by analyzing three related aspects: i) relevant factors of driving patterns, ii … the Mexico City Metropolitan Area), b) assess the behaviour of the driver regarding vehicle use and c) assess the … Verification Program 2003-2004 information) and qualitative (a Mexico City’s 2006 survey about consumers’ car preferences) data in …
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This paper provides an overview of the political and economic context under which Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades was …
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The plantain is an important agricultural product worldwide. It is the staple food of millions of people, and represents a source of incomes for farmers participating in the international trade. In Colombia, the exportation plantain is chiefly harvested by small-scale farmers. However, they are...
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/slowly than others warrants examining the regional maize market linkages within the past decade. Using regional monthly wholesale … robustness and the limitations of other approaches. Results indicate that regional maize markets are integrated. Bidirectional …
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A cereal in full expansion, maize is currently eaten by two out of every three Cameroonians. The NCRE (National Cereals … Research and Extension) project introduced and distributed new improved varieties to increase maize output. The objective of … this research is to study determinants guiding the adoption of new varieties of maize following the example of “Cameroon …
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This paper presents a pair of models of the storage of maize. One is directly based on standard financial models of … agents optimize holdings of maize by choosing from a variety of storage locations. Agents face a tradeoff between the effort … of transporting maize to high elevation granaries versus the safety they offer from theft. The second model uses a multi …
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maize seed and fertilizer markets and food security in Malawi. Farmers, traders and officials were interviewed in both the … of maize seed and fertilizer. There was reduced demand hence low volume of sales in wholesale and retail markets. It was … market liberalization. On the part of production the study results showed that there was positive impact on maize production …
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The aim of this paper was to analyze the maize crop at the country and the Călăraşi county level and in the two … companies submitted to the case study. This analysis highlighted the importance of the maize crop, crop that is being cultivated …. The maize crop is very popular in our country because it finds good environmental factors conducive to a proper …
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classified as arid and semi-arid. Agricultural products depend on proper rainfall. Staple food of Kenya is maize, which accounted …
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