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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice.
Tschirley, David L.; Castillo, Anne Marie del - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555518
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Spatial Patterns of Food Staple Production and Marketing in South East Africa: Implications for Trade Policy and Emergency Response
Haggblade, Steven; Longabaugh, Steven; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
marketed quantities in Africa. As an initial, exploratory exercise, the paper examines the spatial pattern of population, food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555528
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Linking Emergency Response to Need in “Food Emergencies”
Tschirley, David L.; Staatz, John M.; Donovan, Cynthia - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
When an emergency occurs, agencies must make quick decisions on how to help people facing severe food insecurity. This paper addresses the challenges of designing appropriate responses that are linked to identified needs of affected households and individuals. The primary goal of any response is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555533
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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice
Tschirley, David L.; Castillo, Anne Marie del - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530543
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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement in Zambia
Haggblade, Steven; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
aid, in Africa, has attracted growing interest because of its potential to reduce landed costs and speed delivery times … procurement in Africa. WFP’s experience suggests that local or regional procurement of food aid offers significant savings, in … both commodity costs and delivery times. On average, maize procured in Africa costs 30% to 50% less than white maize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530551
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On the Role of Government in Food Staples Markets: Perspectives from Recent Research and Implications for Mozambique
Tostao, Emilio; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Southern Africa. The purpose of the brief is to draw lessons for Mozambique as it decides how to use the grain storage silos it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530584
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Potential for Intra-Regional Maize Trade in Southern Africa: an Analysis for Zambia at the Sub-National Level
Haggblade, Steven; Jayne, Thomas S.; Tschirley, David L.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2008
in Zambia. It reviews these general prospects within the maize economy of southern Africa. Given the important regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456897
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Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Tschirley, David L.; Kabwe, Stephen - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
Cotton is one unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After liberalization in late 1994, production rose from 20,000 mt to over 100,000 mt in the 1998 harvest year. After collapsing to less than 50,000 mt in 2000, it has risen steadily, nearing 200,000 mt in 2005. Over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457011
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Spatial and Regional Dimensions of Food Security in Zambia
Haggblade, Steven; Longabaugh, Steven; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Zambia’s population clusters tightly in cities along the north-south line of rail and in the primarily rural areas of Eastern Province (Figure 1). Staple food consumption and purchases are similarly concentrated in these heavily populated clusters (Figures 4 and 5). Across the border, several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457122
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What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume II: Main Report
Jeje, Jose Jaime; Machungo, Clementina; Howard, Julie A.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1998
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456898