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"This paper is a description and an analysis of trade liberalization under CAFTA. It shows that in the short run the impact of the agreement is likely to be small... Since the U.S. already grants tariff-free access under the CBI, trade liberalization in the CAFTA treaty appears to be asymmetric,...
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"The choices that smallholder farmers are able to make are strongly conditioned by the geographic conditions in which they live. The importance of this fact for rural development strategy is not lost on policy makers. For example, the government of Ethiopia frequently frames policy discussions...
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"This paper examines the impact of cooperatives on smallholder commercialization of cereals, using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia. We review the involvement of cooperatives, in terms of who participates and where they are located. We then use the strong government role in promoting...
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agriculture is overwhelmingly dominated by smallholders, and researchers have long debated the ability of a smallholder … Indian agriculture towards high-value crops exhibits a pro-smallholder bias, with smallholders playing a proportionally … cultivation of staples), fruits are relatively capital intensive, making them a less advantageous choice for smallholders who tend …
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Smallholders increasingly combine shrimp culture with the more traditional rice enterprise in regions of Thailand … the two enterprises among best-practice smallholders but they were offset by diversification inefficiencies beneath the … cost complementarities on the frontier. It is likely that 'best-practice' smallholders are able to 'internalise' the …
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Soil infertility is a major constraint to food production in the communal areas of Zimbabwe. Smallholders in the region …
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access to a planter is essential for smallholders to adopt Bt corn, while adopters of Roundup Ready soybeans have larger …
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In this paper, the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on agricultural productivity and poverty reduction are examined. Factors that hinder FDI flow to agriculture in Tanzania are assessed. Specifically, the role of FDI in improving an agricultural firm’s efficiency in Tanzania and...
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short of mechanisms that promote farmers’ adaptation. As a result, smallholders are confronted with a variety of challenges … smallholders to cope with climate change and variability. In this paper, we present empirical evidence that demonstrates local … knowledge, perceptions and adaptations to climate change and variability amongst smallholders of Laikipia district of Kenya. A …
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