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...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of qualityprotein maize (QPM) in rural Tanzania. Due to the malnutrition problem facing consumers in developing countries,QPM which has almost double the amount of tryptophan and lysine, has been...

The rising world prices for major tradable staples such as maize have been a concern for sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya which are maize deficit countries. Maize is a major staple foodfor over 80 percent of Kenya’s population. Kenya relies on maize for up to 40 percent of itsdietary energy...

The focus of this research was to investigate the comparative advantage of the potatoindustry in seven potato production regions in South Africa. Potatoes are the most importantvegetable crop produced in South Africa. In 2008 it contributed more than 40% to the totalproduction of vegetables in...

The South African Potato industry was deregulated in the early 1990’s, leading to changes in marketstructure. The adjustment in market structure leads to changes in production and marketing practices,including contracting and pricing strategies for processing firms within the industry. The...

Price transmission between the South African market and other regional markets is not as straightforward,despite South Africa’s role of a surplus producer for the region. There appears to be a host of local factors thatmust be taken into account in order to anticipate the likely level of...

We assess market integration and price transmission of perishableagricultural produce in Sub-Saharan Africa by studying Ghanaian tomato marketswhich are characterized by pronounced seasonality in production and trade flows.We analyse the tomato markets of Ghana by simultaneously regarding its...

Multi-Agent Simulation (MAS) models are intended to capture emergent properties of complex systems that are not amenable to equilibrium analysis. They are beginning to see some use for analysing agricultural systems. The paper reports on work in progress to create a MAS for specific sectors in...

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This paper provides an overview of the most recent developments on Russian cereal markets. A review of annual statistics on domestic production, trade, consumption, and storage of cereals reveals that the improvement in Russia’s net trade position cannot only be explained by increased...