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Liberalization of Staple Crops: Lessons from the Mexican Experience in Maize

Yunez-Naude, Antonio; Serrano-Cote, Valeria - 2009

In this paper we inquire why after more than 25 years of domestic agricultural reforms in Mexico and 15 years of trade …

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The Integration of Tomato Markets in Ghana with and without Direct Trade Flows

Ihle, Rico; Amikuzuno, Joseph - 2009

Spatial market equilibrium theory views trade flow as the driving force behind market integration. We assess spatial … depends on direct trade between markets, or whether other forces drive market integration. We analyze a unique data set on … tomato trade consisting of semi-weekly price and trade flow data for the five most important Ghanaian markets for fresh …

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Agricultural Trade Flows among Developing Countries: Do Regional Preferential Trade Agreements make a Difference?

Tembo, Gelson; Jayne, Thomas S. - 2009

Regional integration through trade is recognized as one way to foster economic growth and poverty reduction. This paper … to study Zambia’s regional agricultural trade flows and the impact of the SADC Trade Protocol (SADC-TP). Zambia’s volume … of trade is significantly related to most of the standard gravity variables. The results indicate that Zambia has been …

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Policy and Institutional effects on market participation by smallholder rice farmers: case studies in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Toure, Ali; Bamba, Ibrahim; Diagne, Aliou; Harouna, Kore; … - 2008

Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the...

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Competitiveness and revealed comparative advantage in the SADC maize industry

Mutambatsere, Emelly - 2008

This paper evaluates the production and trade trends for maize and maize products in southern Africa, individual … countries’ revealed comparative advantages in producing these products, and the expected implications of freer trade in this … sector. The analysis employs mainly annual bilateral trade data for the period 1996-2004, evaluated using comprehensive …

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Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?

Asuming-Brempong, Samuel; Osei-Asare, Yaw Bonsu - 2008

Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the...

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Impacts of agricultural trade liberalization on poverty: sensitivity of results to factors mobility among sectors

Gerard, Francoise; Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle - 2007

The Purposes of this paper are twofold (i) to evaluate changes in welfare gains and their distribution due to trade … partial trade liberalization are presented. Theoretical and political consequences of the results are discussed. …

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Staple food prices in Kenya

Ariga, Joshua; Jayne, Thomas S.; Njukia, Stephen - 2010

Maize marketing and trade policy in Kenya has been dominated by two major challenges. The first challenge concerns the … has a crucial role to play in developing strong output markets in Africa. However, there are major controversies as to … patterns. Section 3 reviews production and trade trends of these major staples. Section 4 describes trends in food prices and …

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Are Staple Food Markets in Africa Efficient? Spatial Price Analyses and Beyond

Rashid, Shahidur; Minot, Nicholas - 2010

The main objective of this paper is to examine whether the staple food markets in Africa are efficient. It does so by … in market integration in sub-Saharan Africa, and providing evidence from recently conducted surveys on the determinants …

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Smallholder marketed surplus and input use under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya

Arega, D.A.; Manyong, Victor M.; Omanya, G.; Mignouna, H.D. - 2008

This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable transactions costs but also for the role of assets,...

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