Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MARD-Directorate of Economics

Resultados de Pesquisa do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADR-Direcção de Economia

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique

Research Results of the Policy Analysis Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Economics

Resultados de pesquisa do Departmento de Análise de Políticas, MINAG, Direcção de Economia

During April and May, 1994, the questionnaire was completed with the person in each household who was responsible for food purchases. At this time, white maize availability was increasing due to the recent harvest, while yellow maize availability was beginning to decline after a long period of...

This working paper explores the prospects for regional maize trade in helping to stabilize food availability and prices in Zambia. It reviews these general prospects within the maize economy of southern Africa. Given the important regional differences in Zambia’s food economy, it explores...

A report prepared by Michigan State University for the World Bank under contract No. 7144132, Strengthening Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa through Trade Liberalization and Regional Integration

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...

Based on the findings of this study, the following actions are proposed for consideration by the Government of Kenya: 1. Raise public investment in maize seed breeding and agronomic research to make it possible for improvements in smallholder crop productivity. Based on research evaluating the...