A vizsgálatok célját a kukorica és a sertés termelési és piaci folyamatainak elemzése jelentette. Kínálati oldalról górcső alá vontuk a kukoricatermelés volumenét és a sertésállomány ezer főre vetített értékét az 1960-as évektől kezdve. Megállapítást nyert az a...

Morphology of the volatility of time series of prices of selected agricultural products. Materials and research methods and presentation of results. Projection method for income from agricultural products. Means of production – consumption and trend in price changes in the period, selected...

The present work provides evidence that non linear co-integration between Mexico and the US maize prices exists, at country and regional level. The models suggest that Mexican prices adjust at changes in US prices. Despite asymmetry was statistically rejected, it is likely that it might occur...

In Kenya, trade policy reforms in the cereals sector were initiated as a key componentof the economy-wide structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) during the mid 1980s.The SAPs were later strengthened and made irreversible by Kenya’s commitments atthe multilateral trade negotiations. However,...

Deficiencies of micronutrients such as vitamin A are widespread, expecially in Africa.Biofortified crops such as maize, bred for high levels of provitamin A might offer a solution, butthese crops are often bright orange, and African maize consumers prefer white. To estimate theconsumers interest...

Paper accepted for presentation at the 27th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Beijing China, August 16-22, 2009, (Ref 690)

The current food crisis all over the globe has necessitated alternative policy actions byvarious stakeholders in almost all countries of the world. Consequently, efforts are focusedon increased investment in agricultural research and development. The study evaluatesimpact of technological...

Empirical evidence from research on Bt maize in Kenya puts to rest most concerns raised against GMOs (not responding to farmers' needs, expensive, benefiting agro-business, risk of decreased biodiversity), but does indicate that contamination of local varieties is likely and buildup of insect...

Indian agriculture is highly diversified both in terms of production environment and activities. The main objective of the study is to identify and prioritize constraints and accelerators of agricultural diversification and promotion of selected promising CGPRT crops, I.e: maize. Five states...