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Purpose – This editorial builds on the distinction between soft and hard economics and discusses dominant explanations for the development challenges of Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries. It also seeks to offer a backdrop for the papers in the present volume of AJEMS . The paper aims to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of direct government payments on agricultural production and exports in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – Alternative regression models are estimated using the time‐series data of 1960 to 2010 from ERS/USDA to address the...
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Purpose – Integrating smallholders into high‐value global markets represents a unique opportunity to effect large‐scale poverty reduction in the countryside. The purpose of the paper is to add empirical evidence to the discussion of how to best incorporate smallholders into the formal...
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have empirically documented the functioning of retail markets in developing countries, especially in Africa. The purpose of … Ethiopia, one of the most populous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand urban food retail, the authors rely on … is limited to the city of Addis Ababa and it seems useful if similar studies could be conducted in other cities in Africa …
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chapters and in addition discusses future implications for agricultural education and training (AET) in Africa. Findings – AET …/value – Synthesis of key parameters to consider in increasing the relevance of AET institutions in Africa.  …
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Purpose – Beer-bananas in Central Uganda are important for smallholder farmers’ livelihoods, especially for those that process the banana into beer and spirits. The purpose of this paper is to understand how actors in the beer-banana value chain are affected and how they are managing disease...
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agriculture, and examine the potential impacts of FDI in African agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – The dynamic Global … Africa. Findings – The results illustrate that combined efforts to improve land productivity and growth in FDI could … potentially increase Africa’s share in global agricultural output and exports, particularly with respect to oil seeds, sugar, and …
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farm size in Africa using Ghana as a case study. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs mixed methods … agricultural productivity in Africa using Ghana as a case study. Thus the paper is of relevance to policy-makers and practitioners … in Africa and Ghana in particular who are seeking to make informed policy decisions on effectively incorporating credit …
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The crop sector in Malawi faces a number of constraints which must be overcome before agriculture can reach its full …
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