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Food Standards, Certification, and Poverty among Coffee Farmers in Uganda
Chiputwa, Brian; Qaim, Matin; Spielman, David J. - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2013
Private standards are gaining in importance in global markets for high-value foods. We analyze and compare impacts of three sustainability oriented standards – Fairtrade, Organic, and UTZ – on the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda. Using survey data and propensity score...
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Mobile money, market transactions, and household income in rural Kenya
Kikulwe, Enoch M.; Fischer, Elisabeth; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2013
Mobile phone based money services have spread rapidly in many developing countries. We analyze micro level impacts using panel data from smallholder farmers in Kenya. Mobile money use has a large positive net impact on household income. One important pathway is through remittances, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880190
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Gender, Agricultural Commercialization, and Collective Action in Kenya
Fischer, Elisabeth; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2012
revenues does not affect household food security, it has a negative marginal effect on dietary quality. We demonstrate that the …
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Contract farming and smallholder incentives to produce high quality: experimental evidence from the Vietnamese dairy sector
Saenger, Christoph; Qaim, Matin; Torero, Maximo; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
In emerging markets for high-value food products in developing countries, processing companies search for efficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880366
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Nutrition Effects of the Supermarket Revolution on Urban Consumers and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Chege, Christine G.K. - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket … implications for food consumers and producers separately. We discuss a more integrated framework that helps to gain a broader … understanding. Reviewing recent evidence from Kenya, we show that buying food in supermarkets instead of traditional outlets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155538
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Following up on smallholder farmers and supermarkets
Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Kiria, Christine G.; Qaim, Matin; … - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2013
In many developing countries, supermarkets are expanding rapidly. This also affects farmers’ marketing options. Previous studies have analyzed welfare effects for smallholders with crosssection data. Here, we use panel data and a differencing approach to study supply chain dynamics and better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913628
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Contract farming and smallholder incentives to produce high quality: experimental evidence from the Vietnamese dairy sector
Saenger, Christoph; Qaim, Matin; Torero, Maximo; … - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2012
In emerging markets for high-value food products in developing countries, processing companies search for efficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880184
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Tradeoffs and Complementarities in the Adoption of Improved Seeds, Fertilizer, and Natural Resource Management Technologies in Kenya
Wainaina, Priscilla; Tongruksawattana, Songporne; Qaim, … - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
There is widespread consensus that agricultural technology has an important role to play for poverty reduction and sustainable development. There is less consensus, however, about the types of technologies that are best suited for smallholder farmers in Africa. While some consider natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155544
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The supermarket revolution and impacts on agricultural labor markets: Empirical evidence from Kenya
Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2011
Many developing countries are currently experiencing a rapid expansion of supermarkets. New supermarket procurement systems could have important implications for farming and wider rural development. While previous studies have analyzed farm profit and income effects, possible employment effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201393
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Rural Poverty and Employment Effects of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian, Arjunan; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880072