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South African food security and climate change: Agriculture futures
Dube, Sikhalazo; Scholes, Robert J.; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-35, pp. 1-54
The projected changes in planted area, yield per area, net exports/imports and prices for five major agricultural crops in South Africa were simulated using the projections of four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) under three socio-economic scenarios. The GCM projections show consistent strong...
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FDI inflows and poverty reduction in Botswana: An empirical investigation
Magombeyi, M. T.; Odhiambo, N. M. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-15
This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on poverty reduction in Botswana from …
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The impact of remittance inflows on poverty in Botswana: An ARDL approach
Musakwa, Mercy. T.; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Journal of Economic Structures 8 (2019) 42, pp. 1-13
variables in many developing countries. This study investigates the impact of remittance on poverty in Botswana, employing time … distributed lag (ARDL) approach, the study finds that remittance inflows reduce poverty in Botswana-both in the short run and in …, concludes that remittance inflows play a crucial role in reducing poverty and that Botswana can benefit immensely from the surge …
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Towards an effective fiscal stimulus: Evidence from Botswana
Timuno, Sayed O. M.; Eita, Joel Hinaunye - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-19
stimulus that Botswana can adopt given the slowing mining productivity. The results suggest that short-run macroeconomic …
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Trade openness and economic growth in Botswana: Evidence from cointegration and error-correction modelling
Malefane, Malefa Rose - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-21
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the dynamic impact of trade openness on economic growth in Botswana using the … significance of total trade and exports in promoting economic growth in Botswana, but also the lack of growth impetus from imports … these findings, this study recommends that Botswana should pursue policies that boost the exports and total trade. However …
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Die steigenden Nahrungsmittelpreise signalisieren Wertschätzung - wird das zu einer besseren Versorgung der Welt führen?: Kommentar
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 21, pp. 288
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Ursachen und Konsequenzen der steigenden Nahrungsmittelpreise
Erber, Georg; Petrick, Martin; von Schlippenbach, Vanessa - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 26, pp. 357-363
Seit Mitte 2007 sind die Preise für Grundnahrungsmittel wie Reis, Mais und Weizen bei international gehandelten Sorten dramatisch gestiegen. In welchem Umfang zu dieser Entwicklung Spekulationen an den Rohstoffmärkten beigetragen haben, lässt sich nicht beziffern. Unabhängig davon setzt eine...
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Folgt auf die Krise der Hunger?: Kommentar
Brück, Tilman - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 45, pp. 794
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Food loss and waste as an economic and policy problem
Koester, Ulrich - In: Intereconomics 49 (2014) 6, pp. 348-354
Many international organisations, including the European Parliament, see reducing food loss and waste as a priority. They argue that this will increase the efficiency of resource use and have beneficial environmental effects. This paper asserts that the scale of the problem has been overstated...
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Auswirkungen des Ukrainekrieges auf den globalen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor
Schünemann, Franziska - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 103 (2023) 13 (Konferenzheft), pp. 32-36
Die Ukraine und Russland spielen als Exporteure von Agrar- und Ernährungsprodukten eine zentrale Rolle für die globale Ernährungssicherheit. Die Studie von Berndt et al. (2022) untersucht mit globalen Gleichgewichtsmodellen, wie sich der Krieg im Extremfall auf globale Agrarpreise auswirken...
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