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Kim, Sooil; Reimer, Jeffrey J.; Gopinath, Munisamy - 2009

market share, enter export markets for the first time, and improve their productivity. …

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Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Irish Potato Producers in Kenya: A Case of Nyandarua North District

Nyagaka, Daniel; Obare, Gideon A.; Nguyo, Wilson - 2009

With declining Irish potato production trends in Kenya this paper identifies and analyses factors that influence the economic efficiency of smallholder Irish potato producers in Kenya by drawing on data from random sample of 130 smallholder farmers from Nyandarua North district. A dual...

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Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Toure, Ali; Bamba, Ibrahim; Diagne, Aliou; Harouna, Kore; … - 2008

Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the...

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Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?

Asuming-Brempong, Samuel; Osei-Asare, Yaw Bonsu - 2008

Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the...

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Garment Industry and Economic Empowerment: A case study of Swaziland

Panin, Anthony; Mthombo, Thabile T. - 2008

This paper examines the extent to which garment industry in Swaziland has contributed to the economic empowerment of the Swazi people through creation of new jobs and improvement in their overall welfare. In Swaziland as elsewhere in many African countries, unemployment has been and is still a...

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A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory; Ginder, Roger G. - 2010

Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...

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Impact of Foreign Intellectual Property Rights Protection on U.S. Exports and FDI

Gu, Weishi - 2009

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MODELLING THE DYNAMICS OF PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT TO SHORT-TERM MARKET SHOCKS

Niemi, Jarkko K.; Lehtonen, Heikki - 2008

which takes into accountchanges in export and domestic demand and market clearing price. It optimizes the supply of … already have significant income effects to agriculturalproducers. We simulated effects of pig meat export bans of different … degrees due to livestockepidemics. Full closure of export markets for six months cost pig sector €21 million. …

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PANORAMA DO AGRONEGÓCIO DE FLORES E PLANTAS ORNAMENTAIS NO BRASIL

Franca, Carlos Alberto Machado De; Maia, Moacyr Boris … - 2008

. --------------------------------------------The present article, on a bibliographical search basis, traces an ornamental flowers agribusiness panorama in Brazil. It …. In function of this climatic diversity it is possible to produce flowers, foliages and other derivatives every day of the … year to a reduced cost. Flowers and ornamental plants are consolidating as representative economic activities in Brazilian …

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