In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and...

Ein Leben frei von Hunger ist ein bedeutender Bestandteil der Lebensqualität. Um die Ernährungssituation in Afrika südlich der Sahara (ASS) zu quantifizieren, bedient sich die Studie der Methoden der anthropometrischen Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Eine unzureichende Ernährung sowie ein hoher...

Many macroeconomic forces affect international trade. These include nominal uncertainty, exchange rate movements, and each country's business cycle. This dissertation consists of three essays which explore the impact of these macroeconomic forces. In the first chapter, I consider the choice...

El trabajo empírico sobre el impacto de las tensiones financieras sobre la financiación bancaria al comercio internacional se ha visto limitado históricamente por la falta de datos. Este trabajo contribuye a examinar este tema, empleando una nueva base de datos, que cubre diez jurisdicciones,...

The potential introduction of genetically modified (GM) wheat has both supporters and opponents waging battle in the popular press and scholarly research. Supporters highlight the benefits to producers, while the opponents highlight the unknown safety factors for consumers.The topic is very...

In this study a gravity model was used to investigate the impact of country specific MRLs that are more stringent than the MRLs set by CODEX on avocado exports by South Africa to the EU with specific reference to Prochloraz. The results revealed that the more stringent Prochloraz MRLs indeed...

Pagrindinis darbo tikslas – ištirti gyvulininkystės prekių verslo situaciją Lietuvoje ir numatyti UAB „Kesko Agro Lietuva“ gyvulininkystės departamento strateginės plėtros galimybes. Tyrimas buvo atliktas analizuojant statistinius duomenis bei anketų pagalba, derinant interviu ir...