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Bosch, Darrell J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 01

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Bosch, Darrell J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 04

Includes front cover and editorial information.

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In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 02

Includes: JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines; Back Cover; Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee; Membership and Subscription Information

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Perception de la Dégradation des Terres et Adoption des Technologies de Conservation des Eaux et des Sols au Nord du Burkina Faso : le cas du Zaï et des Cordons Pierreux

Kinane, Modeste L.; Kone, Michel; Sidibe, Amadou - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

This study is based on data collected from 141 family-type farms in the Yatenga province in Burkina Faso. A probit approach is used to analyze the effect of perception of land degradation and other factors on the adoption of zaï and stone rows. The results of the estimation show that the...

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Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: A Must For Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa

Dittoh, Saa; Abizari, Abdul-Razak; Akuriba, Margaret A. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

significant degree. The paper argues that food production, poverty, malnutrition and health are very intricately linked and the …

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Striga Management through Herbicide Resistance: A Public-Private Partnership in Action

Woomer, Paul L.; Savala, Canon N. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Striga is an indigenous parasitic weed that attacks cereals and other crops in Africa. In maize croplands alone, Striga infests over 2.3 million ha resulting in 1.6 million tons of grain loss worth US $383 million annually. An innovative approach to controlling the parasite was to induce...

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Patterns of restructuring food markets in South Africa: The case of fresh produce supply chains

Chikazunga, Davison; Joordan, D.; Bienabe, Estelle; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

The restructuring process of the food markets in South Africa is at an advanced stages of consolidation and the emergence dominance of few supermarket chains expanding into non-traditional areas, through franchise format stores and forecourt stores overtaking informal wet markets and green...

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Livelihood Strategies of Resource-Poor Farmers in Striga-Infested Areas of Western Kenya.

Manyong, Victor M.; Alene, Arega D.; Odhiambo, George D.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of poverty and food insecurity. Both household income and child nutrition … capable of addressing the vulnerability issue successfully. A logistic regression model of determinants of poverty was … estimated to examine the determinants and correlates of poverty. Results revealed certain characteristics of households that …

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A Game Theoretic Approach to Analyse Cooperation between Rural Households in Northern Nigeria

Gerichhausen, M.; Berkhout, Ezra D.; Hamers, H.J.M; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

To improve the livelihood of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) much attention has been paid to the development of new agricultural technologies. We hypothesize that farmers can also improve their livelihood through cooperation. Partial cooperation, in which knowledge is shared or bargaining...

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Cereal price instability in Ethiopia: An examination of sources and policy options

Shahidur, Rashid; Meron, Assefa - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Managing food price instability is a long standing policy challenge, which, with mixed experiences of agricultural price policy reforms, has re-emerged as a contemporary policy issue. This is particularly true for Ethiopia, where managing food price stability continues to be a formidable policy...

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