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Development of the animal feed to poultry value chain across Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
Ncube, Phumzile; Roberts, Simon; Zengeni, Tatenda - 2016
The animal feed to poultry value chain in the southern African region has seen rapid demand growth owing to increases in urbanization. This growth has been accompanied by the increase in co-ordinated investments by large, predominantly South African, firms across the region. We examine the...
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Analysis of the animal feed to poultry value chain in Zambia
Samboko, Paul C.; Zulu-Mbata, Olipa; Chapoto, Antony - 2017
Rapid population growth, urbanization, and income growth are triggering increased demand for high-value agricultural products across Southern Africa with scope for gains from trade and regional integration. We analyse the animal feed to poultry value chain in Zambia focusing on the industry...
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Agribusinesses, smallholder tenure security, and plot-level investments : evidence from rural Tanzania
Sipangule, Kacana - 2017
The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...
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Making agricultural value chains more inclusive through technology and innovation
Das Nair, Reena; Landani, Namhla - 2020
Some entry barriers in agricultural and agro-processing value chains, particularly for smallholder farmers and small/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption. Technologies and innovation in these sectors have been both radical and incremental, ranging...
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Agro-processing, value chains, and regional integration in Southern Africa
Black, Anthony H.; Edwards, Lawrence; Gorven, Ruth; … - 2020
Regional integration in Africa is underway but ongoing progress requires that the gains are widely spread. South Africa's huge regional trade surplus in manufactured goods is already leading to protectionist pressures in neighbouring countries. Agro-processing is a large sector, which is widely...
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The impact of the 2007-08 food price crisis in a major commodity exporter : food prices, inflation, and inclusion in Brazil
Mueller, Bernardo; Mueller, Charles Curt - 2012
Brazil in the past 25 years have given rise to a policy-making process where fiscal stability and social inclusion are the … benefits from agricultural production, given that Brazil is a major exporter of commodities. Also, before the crisis the … easily and quickly adjusted. Brazil was therefore well-placed to deal with the impacts of the crisis. -- food price ; price …
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Initial considerations for the creation of an inter-regional industrial hemp value chain between Malawi and South Africa
Lowitt, Sandy - 2020
Interest in industrial hemp has revived in the past 20 years. Malawi is considering legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp as an alternative cash crop to tobacco with great potential. This study considers the potential and challenges of creating an industrial hemp value chain between...
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Contracts between smallholders and private firms in Mozambique and their implications on food security
Navarra, Cecilia - 2017
The focus of this paper is the role played in rural contexts by contract farming agreements between smallholders and private investors. These contracts can take different forms, but in general are agreements under which producers commit to supply produce to a buyer firm. They are - at least on...
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The impact of infrastructure shocks on agricultural markets : evidence from the Zambezi river in Mozambique
Salazar-Espinoza, César; Jones, Sam - 2017
Prior to 2009, there was no direct road connection between the southern regions of Mozambique - where the capital city is located - and the more agriculturally-productive central and northern regions. In this paper, we leverage the opening of a major road bridge to identify the impact of...
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The impact of commercialization of rice on household welfare in rural Viet Nam
Cazzuffi, Chiara; McKay, Andrew D.; Perge, Emilie - 2018
The past 30 years have seen a consistent increase in agricultural commercialization in rural Viet Nam, at the same time when rural residents have moved increasingly into non-agricultural activities. The contribution of the latter to welfare improvement and poverty reduction is well known; in...
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