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Where Do Consumers in Nairobi Purchase their Food and Why Does this Matter? The Need for Investment to Improve Kenya's "Traditional" Food Marketing System

Tschirley, David L.; Ayieko, Miltone W.; Mathenge, Mary K. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004

Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533270

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

This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews LRP’s efficiency...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555518

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Experience

Tschirley, David L.; Poulton, Colin; Boughton, Duncan - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

This paper assesses the record of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. The paper focuses on the course of reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to it – and draws lessons for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555531

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

Emergency Needs Assessments and the Impact of Food Aid on Local Markets

Donovan, Cynthia; McGlinchy, Megan; Staatz, John M.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006

This desk study is designed to assist WFP and other humanitarian agencies in understanding markets as they relate to emergencies, particularly the assessment of the impacts of emergencies and food aid deliveries on local commodity markets. In this work, we will focus on the impact of actual food...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555536

Qual o Papel da Agricultura Familiar Comercial no Desenvolvimento Rural e Ruduço da Pobreza em Moçambique?

Carrilho, Joao; Benfica, Rui M.S.; Tschirley, David L.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2003