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INNOVATIVE NETWORKS IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: BAJIO HUB CASE STUDY, MEXICO
Monsalvo-Velázquez, Gabriela; Romero-Perezgrovas, Ricardo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Understanding the complexity and strength of innovation networks that disseminate knowledge about agriculture is important because these innovation networks allow actors to integrate needs, actions and results when public and private actors cooperate. The study shows that Conservation...
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INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS LINKING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS TO PRODUCE MARKETS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Chitja, Joyce M.; Mabaya, Edward - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
South Africa.First, the chapter provides a rationale for intervention within South Africa's food security and development …
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THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ENSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION AND THE MAIZE MILLING INDUSTRY
Traub, Lulama Ndibongo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In general, sustained agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction require an enabling policy environment that encourages private sector investments in input, output and financial markets. Using South Africa's maize milling industry as a case study, this chapter analyzes the impact of...
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THE QUIET REVOLUTION IN AGRI-FOOD VALUE CHAINS IN ASIA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAST EMERGENCE OF COLD STORAGES IN POOR DISTRICTS IN INDIA
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...
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AUTONOMY, COMPETENCE AND MARKET STRUCTURE: SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY APPLIED TO SMALL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS FROM LATIN AMERICA
Young, Linda M.; Bushman, Theresa C. - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
The success of small agricultural producers in meeting the challenges of exporting high value products may be enhanced if interactions with intermediaries and market institutions support basic human needs. We use self-determination theory from social psychology to identify and examine the...
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CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE IN COLLECTIVE MARKETING: THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING TO COPE WITH AGENCY DILEMMAS
Ton, Giel; Flores, Lithzy; Monasterios, Rubén; Yana, … - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
This chapter focuses on the inherent challenges in collective action and the institutional arrangements or regulations that hold market-oriented farmer groups together. It operationalizes the measurement of the capacity to contain these inherent challenges by mapping the presence and...
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SWEET SORGHUM: A SMART CROP TO MEET THE DEMANDS FOR FOOD, FODDER, FUEL AND FEED
Basavaraj, G.; Rao, P. Parthasarathy; Reddy, C. Ravinder; … - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Sweet sorghum is a C4 plant with high photosynthetic efficiency producing high biomass with sugary stalks in a short time (4 months) under rain-fed conditions. The stalks can be crushed to make juice, which can be fermented to produce ethanol or boiled to produce syrup. The syrup can be...
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PROMOTING FOOD PROCESSING THROUGH FOOD PARKS AND FOOD PROCESSING SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE
Aggarwal, Aradhna - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
This study evaluates the performance of food processing clusters and their role in the development strategy of the food … processing industry in India. We focus on two major cluster development initiatives of the Government of India: one, a food park …
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PROMOTING AGRO-ENTERPRISES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA THROUGH IMPROVED INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES: EXPERIENCES OF MARKET-ORIENTED DAIRY AND FATTENING DEVELOPMENT
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Hoekstra, Dirk; Tegegne, Azage - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Ethiopia's agriculture-led industrial development strategy (ADLI) stipulates that smallholder-led commercial … transformation of agriculture is vital for the social and economic development of the country. The improving productivity and market … perspective and value chains framework, and participatory commodity development approach in identifying and implementing various …
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Resource Rents and Economic Growth. Economic and institutional development in countries with a high share of income from the sale of natural resources. Analysis and recommendations...
Kaznacheev, Kaznacheev Peter - In: Research Papers (2013) December, pp. 31-31
the role of natural resources in economic development. They certainly do not set a positive tone for a constructive … stories of economic development among resource abundant countries. This report presents the argument that resource economies … superior results in economic growth and social development. …
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