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Jayne, Thomas S.; Sitko, Nicholas J.; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

marketing margins, which shrink the wedge between producer and consumer prices. Moreover, Malawi faces major political and …

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Getting More “Bang for the Buck”: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policy Beyond Subsidies

Burke, William J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Black, J. Roy - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

Input subsidies are the single greatest expenditure under poverty reduction programs in Zambia. Yet maize yields continue to fall well short of international standards. One major reason appears to be the yield limiting effects of acidity, which is highly common on Zambian soils. We suggest a...

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The Impact of State Marketing Board Operations on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes: The Case of Kenya

Mather, David; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

Despite the resurgence of parastatal marketing boards and strategic grain reserves over the last decade in eastern and …

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The Effects of the Beatrice-Conagra Merger on Brand-level Marketing Strategies

Haller, Lawrence E. - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 1995

Company by ConAgra, Inc. on brand-level marketing strategies. While some instances of postmerger brand harvesting were found …

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Branded Product Marketing Strategies in the Cottage Cheese Market: Cooperative versus Proprietary Firms

Haller, Lawrence E. - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 1992

This paper examines structural and strategic factors affecting price determination in the branded cottage cheese industry. Special emphasis is placed on the presence and conduct of cottage cheese brands marketed by dairy cooperatives. The data examined in this study cover cottage cheese sales in...

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Market Strategies in Branded Dairy Product Markets

Cotterill, Ronald W.; Haller, Lawrence E. - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 1994

This paper documents the extent of cooperative penetration into branded dairy product markets and presents case study evidence on competitive strategies in the skim/low fat milk, whole milk, cottage cheese, butter, margarine, and ice cream markets. We employ data for 51 local market areas from...

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Market Strategies in Branded Dairy Product Markets

Cotterill, Ronald W.; Haller, Lawrence E. - 1994

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The Effects of the Beatrice-Conagra Merger on Brand-level Marketing Strategies

Haller, Lawrence E. - Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Department … - 1995

Company by ConAgra, Inc. on brand-level marketing strategies. While some instances of postmerger brand harvesting were found …

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An Analysis of Alternative Maize Marketing Policies in South Africa

Jayne, Thomas S.; Hajek, Milan; van Zyl, Johan - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1995

recognition of the costs of historical controls on pricing and marketing already has led to partial maize market liberalization in … policy objectives and the existing marketing and pricing system. Second, trends in maize production, trade, prices and … marketing costs in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two largest maize traders in the region, are presented. Third, we present four …

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Opportunities to Improve Household Food Security Through Promoting Informal Maize Marketing Channels: Experience from Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Traub, Lulama Ndibongo; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

Maize meal is a staple food in South Africa, particularly among the poor. The South African government by the mid-1980s enacted a series of legislations aimed at reducing the role of government within the market and placing increasing reliance on market forces and the private sector. Ex post...

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