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A Reappraisal of the Role of Agriculture in Economic Growth in Melanesian Countries

Fleming, Euan M.; Fleming, Pauline - 2006

Fortunes in the agricultural sectors of four of the largest South Pacific countries are traced in recent decades by estimating the single factoral terms of trade index. The single factoral terms of trade are measured for agriculture in four Melanesian countries-Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon...

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Improving Financial Returns to Smallholder Tree Farmers in the Philippines: Issues and Way Forward

Herbohn, J. L.; Harrison, S. R. - 2005

smallholder tree farmers in the Philippines. The paper first discusses the main drivers for current low returns to smallholders … regulations on market access and product quality appear to be the dominant constraints on smallholders receiving higher returns … these constraints by improving the implementation of policy, helping smallholders access markets and through longer term …

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: SOME LESSONS FROM THE PILOT TISSUE-CULTURE (TC) BANANA PRODUCTION PROMOTION PROJECT IN KENYA, 1997-2002

Mbogoh, Stephen G.; Wambugu, Florence M.; Wakhusama, Sam - 2003

This article is based on a socio-economic impact study of the introduction and adoption of tissue-culture (tc) technology in banana production in Kenya. It attempts to demonstrate that a prudent introduction and promotion of a new biotechnological innovation in farming can make a positive...

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Seasoning a Monopsonic Processor for Collective Action amongst Pepper Producers in Costa Rica

Saenz-Segura, Fernando J.F.; Schipper, Robert A.; … - 2006

The small-scale pepper producers in the El Roble settlement Costa Rica face a monopsonistic market. Only one processing firm is buying the fresh pepper bunches. The processor has all bargaining power to decide on the price paid to the farmers and the quality selection criteria. The rejection...

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Cointegration and Market Integration: An Application to the Potato Markets in Rural West Bengal, India

Basu, Jyotish Prakash - 2006

The paper attempts to examine the market integration with the help of cointegration test on the prices of potato of Hooghly district in West Bengal. The analysis has been made at two levels, namely at the level of wholesale markets and at the retail markets. The cointegration test by Johansen...

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Assessing the Impact of International Natural Resource Management Research: The Case of Zero Tillage in Indias Rice-Wheat Systems

Laxmi, Vijay; Erenstein, Olaf - 2006

A conservative ex-ante assessment of supply-shift gains alone (excluding social and environmental gains), shows that the investment in zero tillage (ZT) R&D by the Rice-Wheat Consortium and CIMMYT was highly beneficial with a benefit-cost ratio of 39, a net present value of US$ 94 million and an...

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Rice Miller Cluster in Ghana and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality Improvement

Sakurai, Takeshi; Furuya, Jun; Futakuchi, Koichi - 2006

This paper investigates the roles of industrial cluster on the efficiency of rice milling and the improvement of milled rice quality. The data were obtained in Kumasi area, central Ghana because the enhancement of domestic rice production is a urgent policy issue in this country, but little...

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Measuring Market Integration in Mozambican Maize Markets: A Threshold Vector Error Correction Approach

Alemu, Zerihun Gudeta; Biacuana, G.R. - 2006

The primary objective of this research was to measure the extent of market integration between major surplus and deficit maize markets in Mozambique namely, Chimoio-Maputo, Chimoio-Beira, Ribaue-Nampula, and Mocuba-Nampula. To achieve this objective, Threshold Vector Autoregressive models were...

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Impacts of Water Supply Changes on the Rice Market of Lao PDR: Stochastic Analysis of Supply and Demand Model

Furuya, Jun; Meyer, Seth D. - 2006

Laotian rice producers in upland areas experience highly fluctuating yields and production and producers in wet season rice areas in the southern region face high price risk. This paper examines the exposure to risk of producers in both regions facing changes in water supplies. A supply and...

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Consumer's WTP for Environment-Friendly Production Methods and Collective Reputation for Place of Origin: The Case of Val di Gresta's Carrots

Scarpa, Riccardo; Thiene, Mara; Marangon, Francesco - 2006

This paper investigates preferences for various environment-friendly production system for carrots using discretechoice multi-attribute stated-preference data amongst buyers and explore the effect of collective reputations from growers of an Alpine valley known to be completely dedicated to...

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