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Integration of Smallholders in Modern Agri-food Chains: Lessons from the KASCOL Model in Zambia

Mungandi, Sepiso; Conforte, Daniel; Shadbolt, Nicola M. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 15 (2012) 3

The IFAMR is the official journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. We are open access. The complete library can be found at www.ifama.org

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Determining the Role of Social Capital in Linking Smallholders with Agribusiness

Patrick, Ian; Marshall, Graham R.; Abdurrahman, Muktasam; … - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

product markets. Success, however, in developing sustainable and mutually beneficial links between smallholders and … agribusiness has been variable. Two recent ACIAR studies concluded that there may be more to linking smallholders with the … of individual smallholders to take advantage of emerging agribusiness opportunities. It outlines a project proposed by …

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Rural land rental markets in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and impacts on household welfare in Malawi and Zambia

Chamberlin, Jordan; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

This is a draft paper, submitted in advance of presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.

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HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA

Kirimi, Lilian; Gitau, Raphael; Olunga, Millicent - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Commercialization is often viewed as an avenue to improve household food security due to its comparative advantages over subsistence production. However, there are arguments for and against smallholder commercialization as a pathway for ensuring household food security. This paper sought to...

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Food Pricing Policy and Rural Poverty: Insights from Maize in Kenya

Mghenyi, Elliot W.; Jayne, Thomas S. - 2006

This study estimates the effects on poverty resulting from maize price changes associated with the operations of the maize marketing board in Kenya. We consider both supply and demand responses and the accompanying adjustments in rural labor markets in estimating a second order approximation to...

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Measuring the poverty impact of ACIAR projects: a broad framework

Pearce, David - 2002

This report sets out some broad ideas about how poverty evaluation could be conducted for ACIAR research projects. As with good benefit–cost analysis, there are good practices that need to be observed when undertaking poverty analysis. While poverty is a broad concept, and can be addressed...

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Effect of contract farming on productivity and income of small holders: The case of tea production in north-western Vietnam

Saigenji, Yoshiko; Zeller, Manfred - 2009

This paper examines potential of contract farming as a rural development tool by revealing its effect on productivity and income of small holders in tea production in north-western Vietnam. In the present research, three economic analyses are applied. First, the technical efficiency of tea...

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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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Breaking the "Fertilizer Poverty" and Food Insecurity Traps in Smallholder Maize Based Farming System in Southern Africa: Experiences and Lessons from Soil Fertility Network/Econom...

Mekuria, Mulugetta; Waddington, Stephen R.; Siziba, Shephard - 2004

policy analysis undertaken by EPWG members on the use of SFMT by smallholders. Financial and risk analysis tools, selected …

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2009

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