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Trade in Food Staples: Promoting Price Stability and Food Security through Intra-Regional Trade [PDF]
Published by Common Market for Eastern and Southern AfricaFood Security, Trade, Africa, Agriculture, Food Security and Poverty, International Relations/Trade, Q18,
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman +1 more
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Land reform in Southern Africa: addressing policy gaps and implementation failures
Journal of Social SciencesLand reform remains a critical challenge in Southern Africa, with efforts to address historical land injustices often falling short. Despite the adoption of progressive policies, gaps in policy frameworks and poor implementation hinder meaningful ...
MOKONE, Neo
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The impact of regional liberalization and harmonization in road transport services : a focus on Zambia and lessons for landlocked countries [PDF]
Based on a detailed empirical study, this paper argues that regional liberalization of trucking services has had an important effect on transport costs and tariffs for Zambia's economy.
Giersing, Bo +2 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen +5 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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The Rise of the Southern Economies: Implications for the WTO-Multilateral Trading System [PDF]
The rise of the emerging southern economies ? China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS) ? as both economic and political actors, is having significant and far-reaching impact on the world economy.
Nenci, Silvia
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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After the negotiations: assessing the impact of free trade agreements in Southern Africa [PDF]
After protracted and difficult negotiations, agreement was recently reached on the dimensions of a South African-EU free trade deal. Because of South Africa's prominence in the sub-region, implementation of this agreement will have an impact not only on ...
Lewis, Jeffrey D. +2 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda +4 more
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