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The Life Cycle of Agricultural Cooperatives: Implications for Management and Governance in Ethiopia
Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Ruben, Ruerd - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 36 (2008) 2
Commercialization through cooperatives has the potential to reduce transaction costs and improve bargaining power of … agricultural cooperatives from the Ethiopian Highlands, the analysis reveals that collective marketing faces cyclical challenges … related to increased competition. Empirical results also suggest that among Ethiopian cooperatives, those located in the …
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Difficulties for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Russia: The Case of the Kurgan Region
Golovina, Svetlana; Nilsson, Jerker - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 37 (2009) 1
This study concerns the political, economic and socio-psychological conditions for marketing and supply cooperatives in … development of cooperatives. Therefore, the focus is directed towards the socio-psychological factors. The aim of the study is to … from a total of 927 agricultural producers, both members and nonmembers of existing cooperatives. The findings reveal that …
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Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern
Chen, Xi - 2011
This paper is based on an ongoing joint work with David Sahn and Xiaobo Zhang.
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Performance Analysis of Production and Trade of Indian Silk under WTO Regime
Umesh, Kotrakerebasegowda; Akshara, Mutuguppe; Shripad, Bhat - 2009
India is the second largest producer of silk and also the largest consumer of silk in the world having a strong tradition bound domestic market. In this paper, growth functions were estimated for India’s aggregate production and trade parameters using annual data from 1984/85 to 2006/07. To...
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Are Staple Food Markets in Africa Efficient? Spatial Price Analyses and Beyond
Rashid, Shahidur; Minot, Nicholas - 2010
Paper to be presented at the Comesa policy seminar“Food price variability: Causes, consequences, and policy options"on 25-26 January 2010 in Maputo, Mozambiqueunder the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Markets Project (AAMP)
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ANALYSIS OF THE ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE IN THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION, BASED ON THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
Vincze, Maria-Magdolna; Madaras, Szilard - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to present the changes occurred during the transition period in the role and place of agriculture in the Romanian economy. The main methodological instruments used are the national Input-Output Tables for 1999-2004 published in the National Accounts. We have also...
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2009
Includes cover page, journal info, contents page, and editorial information
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Opportunities and Constraints for Small Agricultural Exporters in Egypt
Abu Hatab, Assem; Hess, Sebastian - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 16 (2013) 4
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. More info: www.ifama.org
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Determinants of Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005.
Mather, David - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Crop income is the predominant source of income for most rural Mozambican households, accounting for 73% of rural household income on average in 2002, and greater than 80% of the total income of the poorest 40% of rural households. While the Government of Mozambique recognizes the need to...
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Rural Poverty and Employment Effects of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian, Arjunan; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. We...
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