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Agricultural Growth and Economic Development: A View through the Globalisation Lens
- Presidential Address to the 26th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Gold
, 2006
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this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. 2 Agricultural Growth and Economic Development: a view through the globalization lens
Are Agricultural Production and Forest Conservation Compatible? Agricultural Diversity, Agricultural Incomes and Primary Forest Cover Among Small Farm Colonists in the Amazon
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KENYA’S DOMESTIC HORTICULTURE SUBSECTOR: WHAT DRIVES COMMERCIALIZATION DECISIONS FOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS? By
, 2008
"... Majority of Kenyan smallholder households grow horticultural crops but do not earn a significant portion of their income from the sector. This study uses regional specialization index to estimate commercialization within the regions. The study then looks at the factors driving commercialization by r ..."
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Majority of Kenyan smallholder households grow horticultural crops but do not earn a significant portion of their income from the sector. This study uses regional specialization index to estimate commercialization within the regions. The study then looks at the factors driving commercialization by rural households in Kenya. We revisit policy implications of assumptions between simultaneous and sequential usually made to models the decision making process. Does it matter if we model market participation and volume decisions simultaneously or sequentially? Using Tobit, Heckman selection and double hurdle models we compare the two competing hypotheses regarding household-level marketing behavior. A Tobit model assumes that household makes the decision simultaneously. The other two models use two stage procedures where first stage models the household’s commercialize choice, and second stage models the intensity. The study concludes that there is a wide variety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables grown in Kenya and high level of commercialization with low level of regional specialization. Simultaneous and sequential assumptions have non-trivial policy implications. There is evidence of labor and capital constraint
From Subsistence to Smallholder Commercial Farming in Malawi: A Case of NASFAM Commercialisation Initiative. Available online: http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/ opendocs/handle/123456789/2268 (accessed on 7
, 2012
"... Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between food security and commercialisation using data from a household survey in National Smallholder Farmer Association of Malawi (NASFAM) operated areas. NASFAM promotes commercialisation of agriculture by introducing the principle of farming as ..."
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Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between food security and commercialisation using data from a household survey in National Smallholder Farmer Association of Malawi (NASFAM) operated areas. NASFAM promotes commercialisation of agriculture by introducing the principle of farming as a business among its members who are largely smallholder subsistent farmers. The study finds that households with human capital in terms of adult equivalents benefit from availability of family labour and therefore likely to participate in NASFAM commercialisation initiatives. We also find a positive relationship between participation and value of durable assets, suggesting that wealth is an important determinant in the decision to participate in commercialisation initiatives. Household food security also increases the probability of participation, suggesting that in environments of unstable food markets farmers that are not food secure may be constrained in their attempt to commercialize their farming systems. Furthermore, we find that the degree of commercialisation is negatively associated with age and household size but positively associated with food security, access to fertilizers, NASFAM business orientation and market access benefits.
Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam
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Sections of this material may be reproduced for personal and not-for-profit use without the express written permission of but with acknowledgment to IFPRI. To reproduce the material contained herein for profit or commercial use requires express written permission. To obtain permission, contact the Communications Division
2001, 'Environmental consequences of agricultural commercialization in Asia
- Environment and Development Economics
"... ABSTRACT Agroindustrialization and agricultural commercialization are both conse-quences of economic growth and urbanization. Commercialization of agricultural systems leads to greater market orientation; progressive substitution out of non-traded inputs for purchased inputs; and the decline of inte ..."
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ABSTRACT Agroindustrialization and agricultural commercialization are both conse-quences of economic growth and urbanization. Commercialization of agricultural systems leads to greater market orientation; progressive substitution out of non-traded inputs for purchased inputs; and the decline of integrated farming systems. Agricultural commercialization can have both negative and positive impacts on the natural resource base. Higher opportunity cost of labor increases farmer reliance on herbicides for weed control, primarily for the staple crops. The use of insecticides and fungicides could also rise, especially for high value fruit and vegetable crops. Increased use of agricultural chemicals could lead to higher environmental and human health risks. On the other hand, global integration and the consequent rationalization of agricultural policies could have significant environmental benefits, especially in terms of a reduced rate of salinity build up and ground water depletion in irrigated environments. The extent to which positive environmental effects manifest themselves depends on both macroeconomic and microeconomic policy reforms.
Muñoz F: Relationship among production systems, pre-school nutritional status and pesticide - related toxicity in seven Ecuadorian communities - a multi-case study approach. Food Nutr Bull 2007
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nutritional status, and pesticide-related toxicity in seven Ecuadorian communities: A multi-case study approach
2006. “Impacts of Agrifood Market Transformation during Globalization on the Poor’s Rural Nonfarm Employment
- Lessons for Rural Business Development Programs,” Plenary Paper Presented at the 2006 meetings of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, in
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Rural nonfarm employment (RNFE)- manufacturing and services taking place in the rural space – has long been important to rural families (including the poor) in developing
Value Chain Performance Improvement for Sustainable Mango Industry Development in Pakistan
"... II Pakistan is one of the world’s leading mango producing and exporting countries. However, Pakistan’s mango industry is beset with a number of chain-wide challenges that not only lower the value of mangoes to consumers and reduce the profitability of value chain actors, but also hinder the industry ..."
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II Pakistan is one of the world’s leading mango producing and exporting countries. However, Pakistan’s mango industry is beset with a number of chain-wide challenges that not only lower the value of mangoes to consumers and reduce the profitability of value chain actors, but also hinder the industry’s potential contribution to the country’s socio-economic development. As a result, there is now a growing realisation that the mango industry must be developed on a sustainable basis. This coincides with an accelerating drive towards sustainable development of agri-food industries around the world, in order to provide growing populations with adequate supplies of safe and affordable food. Thus, this study aimed to find out how the performance of value chains could be improved in order to bring sustainable development to Pakistan’s mango industry. It focused on four issues: 1) consumers ’ mango value preferences and the implications of these preferences for the industry’s development; 2) the structure and performance of the mango industry; 3) constraints on sustainable development of the industry; and 4) measures needed to address consumer, economic, social and environmental issues in the value chains so as to promote industry’s sustainable development.
Working Paper 003 www.future-agricultures.org Commercialisations in Agriculture
, 2007
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