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Fertiliser and Biofuel Policies in the Global Agricultural Supply Chain: Implications for Agricultural Markets and Farm Incomes
Lampe, Martin von; Kavallari, Aikaterini; Bartelings, Heleen - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2014
This report analyses policies along the agricultural supply chain, in particular support measures for fertilisers and for biofuels. It uses the OECD Fertiliser and Biofuel Support Policies Database that covers polices in 48 countries (including the EU and its Members) and assesses the market...
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Agriculture and Food Security in Asia by 2030
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but also altering the commodity … security. It does so retrospectively and by projecting a model of the world economy that compares alternative growth strategies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278139
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Agriculture and Food Security in Asia by 2030
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but also altering the commodity … security. It does so retrospectively and by projecting a model of the world economy that compares alternative growth strategies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278244
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Trade and agricultural policies in Malawi: Not all policy reform is equally good for the poor
Douillet, Mathilde - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
world would impact poverty in Malawi. The country’s recent agricultural growth history due to the Fertilizer Input Subsidy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258811
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Potential Impact of the WTO Doha Round on Swiss Agriculture
Lips, Markus; Rieder, Peter - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 140 (2004) IV, pp. 569-583
The article analyzes the potential impact of the WTO Doha Round on Swiss agriculture by means of a general equilibrium model. Assuming a repetition of the Uruguay Round as anticipated outcome the raw milk output is reduced. The analysis shows that all imminent changes on Swiss agriculture like...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005148623
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Asia's Changing Role in World Trade: Prospects for South - South Trade Growth to 2030
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2011
from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting South–South trade. How will trade … of the world? In particular, what can be expected of developing Asia’s intraregional trade and its trade with other … developing country regions? This paper addresses these questions by projecting a core baseline for the world economy from 2004 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009245405
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Genetically Modified Rice Adoption: Implications for Welfare and Poverty Alleviation
Anderson, Kym; Jackson, Lee Ann - In: Journal of Economic Integration 20 (2005), pp. 771-788
The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with ‘golden rice’, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392034
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The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Water Use: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Rehdanz, Katrin; Berrittella, Maria; S.J. Tol, Richard; … - In: Journal of Economic Integration 23 (2008), pp. 631-655
We used the GTAP-W model - GTAP version 5 with water resources added - to estimate the impact of hypothetical Doha-like liberalization of agricultural trade on water use. Three conclusions emerge. First, the change in regional water use is less than 10 per cent relative to the baseline in 2010,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415622
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Trade sustainability impact assessment (SIA) on the comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada: Final report
Kirkpatrick, Colin; Raihan, Selim; Bleser, Adam; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Commissioned by the European Commission, the Final Report for the EU-Canada Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of trade liberalisation under CETA. The analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647267
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Climate Change and Virtual Water Trade in the Mediterranean
Roson, Roberto; Sartori, Martina - In: QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria (2011) 3
In this article, the virtual water exchange between Mediterranean countries is considered, reference being to the implicit water content of traded goods. Virtual water flows associated with trade in agricultural goods are estimated. Subsequently, a general equilibrium economic model is used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357644