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USAID Contributes to Building National Capacity to Strengthen Food Security: An Example from Mali
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Staatz,   John M.; Weber,   Michael T.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 13.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11333

Smallholder Heterogeneity and Maize Market Participation in Southern and Eastern Africa: Implications for Investment Strategies to Increase Marketed Food Staple Supply
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mather,   David; Boughton,   Duncan; Jayne,   Thomas S.
In many African countries, as well as in other parts of the world where a significant part of the rural population is poor and food insecure, policymakers face what is called the food price dilemma. On the one hand, they need to provide farmers with incentives to increase the quantity of marketed food staples to feed a growing population, especially in rapidly growing urban centers where unrest can be politically destabilizing. On the other hand, because staple foods account for a large portion of total household expenditures for both urban and rural households, policymakers also are drawn to policies that lower the retail price of staple foods for consumers. Achieving both objectives – increasing marketed supplies of food staples while maintaining low...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Africa; Food security; Food supply; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118473

Mudanças nos Padrões dos Rendimentos de Agregados Familiares Rurais em Moçambique de 1996 a 2002 e suas Implicações para a Contribuição da Agricultura para a Redução da Pobreza
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Mather,   David; Tschirley,   David L.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Cunguara,   Benedito; Payongayong,   Ellen M.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household; Income; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56067

A Strategic Approach to Agricultural Research Program Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Recent studies have shown that agricultural research can have high payoffs in Africa, but impact depends on how well technology fits with evolving needs and capacity in the agricultural sector and the rest of the economy. Structural adjustment policies (e.g., market liberalization, currency devaluation) and political change are transforming user demands for new technology and the economic environment in which technology must perform. The challenge is how to design agricultural research as a strategic input to promote broad-based economic growth, structural transformation, and food security in the increasingly market-driven, but fragile, economies of Africa.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Agricultural Research; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 44; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54702

Como Evitar Matar a Galinha dos Ovos de Ouro: Uma Análise dos Potenciais Impactos de Uma Taxa Sobre as Exportações de Tabaco Não Processado em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Miguel,   Arlindo; Zandamela,   Julieta; de Sousa,   Natercia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Resultados das Investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas, MADER - Direcção de Economia, em colaboração com a Universidade Estadual de Michigan
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55244

No Shortcuts to Progress: An Assessment of Agricultural Research Planning and Priority Setting in Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Maredia,   Mywish K.; Howard,   Julie A.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 7.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11440

Food Security in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Staatz,   John M.; Boughton,   Duncan; Donovan,   Cynthia.
This paper provides a systematic definition of food security, focusing on its different dimensions; examines the nature and magnitude of the different dimensions of food insecurity in developing countries; discusses the difficult tradeoffs that policy makers face in trying to address food security’s multiple dimensions simultaneously; and explores promising new approaches to address food insecurity. The geographic focus is on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where the majority of the world’s food insecure people live.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Hunger; Poverty; Food policy; Economic development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; O13; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49227

A Strategic Approach to Agricultural Research Program Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 13.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11450

Constrangimentos e Estratégias para o Desenvolvimento do Sistema de Sementes em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Low,   Jan W.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Boughton,   Duncan; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Maredia,   Mywish K.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Seed system; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56046

Constraints and Strategies for the Development of the Seed System in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Low,   Jan W.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Boughton,   Duncan; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Maredia,   Mywish K.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Seed system; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56045

Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique sub-saharienne
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 6.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11384

Using Rural Household Income Survey Data to Inform Poverty Analysis: An Example from Mozambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; Pitoro,   Raul; Tomo,   Alda.
This paper demonstrates that income survey data can be very informative in explaining the variation across households in the incidence and severity of absolute poverty using a rural household income data set for Mozambique. Results from regression analysis of the sources of variation are used to simulate the impact of alternative agricultural interventions or strategies on rural poverty. Complementarities in the insights gained from consumption expenditure and income surveys may justify the collection and analysis of both types of information, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the one region of the world where the incidence of poverty is increasing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty analysis; Household income surveys; Agricultural development; Millenium Development Goals; Mozambique; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; C21; I3; O13; O2; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25676

Comparing Yields and Profitability in MARD's High- and Low-Input Maize Programs 1997/98 Survey Results and Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper summarizes the results from data collected during the study’s second year,  1997/98. The analysis is based on a sample of 210 smallholder farmers in Nampula Province using  three different sets of production practices:  the DNER/Sasakawa- Global 2000 Program (DNER/SG)  high-input package (improved open-pollinated maize, 100 kg/ha each 12-24-12 and urea fertilizer  on credit); improved planting and weeding practices only (using local seed, without fertilizer);  and a control group of farmers using traditional practices (no improved seed or fertilizer). The  objectives of the research were to: describe the characteristics, input use patterns and yield  response by group; analyze the relative contribution to yield of the different technologies,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55217

Investment Priorities for the Development of Mozambique's Seed System
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rohrbach,   David D.; Low,   Jan W.; Pitoro,   Raul; Cucu,   Alfredo; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Boughton,   Duncan; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Jocene,   Domingos.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56047

TRANSFORMATION VERSUS STAGNATION IN THE OIL PALM INDUSTRY: A COMPARISON BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND NIGERIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kajisa,   Kei; Maredia,   Mywish K.; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper contrasts the successful transformation of the oil palm sector in Malaysia with the stagnation of the oil palm sector in Nigeria, and examines the factors determining the different paths that the oil palm sectors took in these two countries with the aim of drawing lessons for future development and transfer strategy in Nigeria.  Comparing two countries in different regions is not easy, especially when Nigeria has been in political chaos and the agro-climatic environments for oil-palm production differ greatly in these two countries. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, not to compare the potential technology frontiers these two countries can reach, but instead to highlight the technological and environmental factors that helped or hindered...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11483

Uma Abordagem Estratégica Sobre e Planificação de Programas de Pesquisa Agrícola na África Sub-Sahariana
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Downloads July 2008-June 2009: 5.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11391

Renda e activos de agregados familiares rurais em Moçambique, 2002-2005: É possível sustentar o desenvolvimento a favor dos pobres?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mather,   David; Cunguara,   Benedito; Boughton,   Duncan.
Mozambique made impressive reductions in poverty from 1996 to 2002. The national poverty rate, as documented by the National Household Consumption Survey Inquérito aos Agregados Familiares (IAF) expenditure surveys in those years, fell from 69.4% in 1996/97 to 54.1% in 2002/03. Consistent with the IAF expenditure survey results, Trabalho de Inquerito Agricola (TIA) rural household income surveys showed that mean and median rural household income per adult equivalent increased by 65% and 30% respectively from 1995/96 to 2001/02, and that all income quintiles shared in the income growth. Yet in spite of these impressive gains in household welfare, the majority of the country’s population remained below the poverty line in 2002/03 (51.5% in urban areas, 55.3%...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97146

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper assesses the record of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. The paper focuses on the course of reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to  it – and draws lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54565

Achieving Food Security in Mali: Key Issues and Investment Needs
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Dembele,   Niama Nango; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
A key role for USAID and its partners is to identify how their resources can best contribute to increasing the capacity of the private and public sectors in Mali to scale up their investments, and increase the impact of those investments, in relation to the food security dimensions of availability, access, utilization and stability. To fulfill this role will involve identifying opportunities presented in the Malian agricultural sector investment plan (PNISA) to address critical needs in each of these dimensions, the types of investment that will best address the needs, and the set of resources and skills that will enable Malian organizations and entrepreneurs to implement those investments successfully and at scale. Even with increased resources, however,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97139

Mali's Agricultural Sector: Trends and Performance
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Kelly,   Valerie A.
This selective brief on Mali’s agricultural sector trends and performance focuses on cereal, livestock and fisheries production. We also review recent developments in the fertilizer sector given the importance of sustainable intensification to reduce pressure on natural resources. We begin with a thumbnail sketch of Mali’s agricultural sector.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97137

Sector Comercial de Sementes - Progressos e Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Massingue,   Jaquelino; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Haji,   Ussene; Low,   Jan W.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56059

How Non-Research Investments Affect Research Impact: The Case of Maize Technology Adoption in Southern Mali
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11287

O Desafio Do Saláio Minimo: Considerações Teóricas E Práticas
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; Boughton,   Duncan; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Mole,   Paulo Nicua; Massingue,   Jaquelino.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56053

Desempenho do Sector Algodoeiro ao Nível da Machamba em Nampula: Situação Actual e Perspectivas para o seu Melhoramento
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; Govene,   Olivia; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56051

Pathways to Improved Profitability and Sustainability of Cotton Cultivation at Farm Level in Africa: an Approach to Addressing Critical Knowledge Gaps
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Boughton,   Duncan; Magen,   Benjamin B.
In 2009, the World Bank published a comparative study of cotton sector reforms, based on detailed case studies carried out during 2007/08 in nine of Africa’s main cotton producing countries. The purpose of the study was to draw practical insights from the diversity of experiences in institutional reforms of cotton sectors and to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the different types of sectors operating in Africa, the likely effects of specific types of policy change, and the possible ways forward.  This paper develops a concept note for additional research that would address the perceived weaknesses of the earlier work. The underlying hypothesis of the proposed study is that technology research, farmer training, and policy and institutional...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Cotton; Sustainability; Profitability; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101163

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to review  the empirical record and begin drawing lessons from experience. This paper assesses the record  of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and  Mozambique. In four of these countries, cotton is the first- or second most important smallholder  cash crop; only in Uganda does it substantially lag other cash crops. The focus on the course of  reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to it –  and attempt to draw lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers. the paper begins by outlining the  challenges faced by cotton production and marketing systems. Next a review the range of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton sector reform; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54477

Mali’s Food Security Challenges: An Overview
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Staatz,   John M.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Mali has a high incidence of malnutrition. The fourth Demographic and Health survey reports that in 2006 the incidence of wasting, stunting and underweight children under 5 years of age was 13.8%, 37.9% and 24.5% respectively in rural areas, and 12%, 24% and 25% respectively in urban areas. While malnutrition is found in all regions of Mali, the regions of Timbuktu and Sikasso have higher than average levels for all three indicators, while the region of Kidal has high levels of wasting. For a detailed analysis of food security indicators see Ward (2010).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97138

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54506

Changes in Rural Household Income Patterns in Mozambique, 1996-2002, and Implications for Agriculture’s Contribution to Poverty Reduction.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Mather,   David; Tschirley,   David L.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Cunguara,   Benedito; Payongayong,   Ellen M.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household; Income; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56066

Rapid Reconnaissance of Coarse Grain Production and Marketing in the CMDT zone of southern Mali: field work report of the IER-CSA-PROMISAM team December 13-19, 2009
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
This report presents principal findings of a rapid reconnaissance undertaken in December, 2009 as preparation for more detailed marketing studies to be undertaken in the context of PROMISAM II’s applied research program on promoting food security in Mali. The objective of the reconnaissance was to explore changes in cereal production and marketing patterns as an input to the design of a forthcoming study of changes in the structure, conduct and performance of the coarse grain sector in Mali. To facilitate discussions with farmers and traders an interview guide was prepared. The first section of this report synthesizes the principal findings, while the annex presents detailed field notes from the study together with the interview guide.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; MALI; Food policy; Grain; Production; Marketing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62226

What Kind of Agricultural Strategies Lead to Broad-Based Growth: Implications For Country-Led Agricultural Investment Programs
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Without renewed attention to sustained agricultural productivity growth, most small farms in developing countries will become increasingly unviable economic and social units. Sustained agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction will require progress on a number of fronts, most importantly increased public goods investments to agriculture; a policy environment that supports private investment in input, output, and financial markets and provision of key support services; a more level global trade policy environment; supportive donor programs; and improved governance. Subsidies, if they are focused, appropriately conceived, effectively implemented, and temporary, can play a complementary role but should not – based on both the Asian and African...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural strategies; Investment programs; Feed The Future; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107459

How To Avoid Killing The Chicken That Lays The Golden Eggs: An Analysis Of The Potential Impacts Of An Export Tax On Raw Tobacco In Mozambique.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Miguel,   Arlindo; Zandamela,   Julieta; de Sousa,   Natercia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Research Results from the Policy Analysis Department, MADER – Directorate of Economics, In collaboration with Michigan State University
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55243

O “Ouro branco”que não dá riqueza: Como de novo torná-lo uma cultura rentável.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Govene,   Olivia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados de Investigação do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER - Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55228

Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique sub-saharienne
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Des études récentes ont montré que la recherche agricole en Afrique peut avoir une rentabilité élevée, mais son impact dépend de l'adaptabilité des nouvelles technologies aux capacités et aux besoins changeants du secteur agricole et du reste de l'économie. Les politiques d'ajustement structurel (ex : la libéralisation des marchés et la dévaluation monétaire) et les changements politiques sont en train de transformer la demande de nouvelles technologies et l'environnement économique au sein duquel ces technologies doivent opérer. Le défi est de concevoir la recherche agricole comme un intrant stratégique qui encourage une croissance économique à base élargie, la transformation structurelle de l'économie et la sécurité alimentaire dans des économies...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural research; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008-June 2009: 11; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54701

EVALUATION OF THE 2006/7 AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUBSIDY PROGRAMME, MALAWI. FINAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dorward,   Andrew; Chirwa,   Ephraim; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Slater,   Rachel; Boughton,   Duncan.
This report evaluates the 2006/7 Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The main objective of the evaluation is to assess the impact and implementation of the AISP in order to provide lessons for future interventions in growth and social protection. The evaluation combined qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. Quantitative data were collected through a national survey in 2007 of 2,491 households who were previously interviewed in the 2004/05 Integrated Household Survey, a survey of retail shops selling inputs in six districts and data on stocks and sales from manufacturers, large-scale importers and dealers of fertilizers and seeds. The quantitative data was triangulated by qualitative data from focus...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97143

Observações e Lições Emergentes do Programa de Milho com Insumos na Época 1998/99 na Província de Nampula, Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan; Serrano,   Alexandre.
Resultados de Pesquisa do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADR-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Farmer associations; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55219

Staple Food Market Sheds in West Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Longabaugh,   Steven; Boughton,   Duncan; Dembele,   Niama Nango; Diallo,   Boubacar Cisse; Staatz,   John M.; Tschirley,   David L.
This paper aims to identify the geographic extent of major staple food market sheds in West Africa as well as the major trade corridors that link surplus producing areas with the deficit markets they serve. The method employed combines data on the spatial distribution of rural and urban population, maps of differing food staple zones, crop production data and consumption patterns as described in an array of recent household surveys to map major urban food markets as well as principal surplus production zones. Expert knowledge from traders and other market monitors in the region enable the authors to identify the major commodity flows linking the markets with their major supply zones. These efforts aim to summarize a large volume of information simply and...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: West Africa; Food markets; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121866

Increasing Seed System Efficiency in Africa: Concepts, Strategies and Issues
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Maredia,   Mywish K.; Howard,   Julie A.; Boughton,   Duncan; Naseem,   Anwar; Wanzala,   Maria N.; Kajisa,   Kei.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework that can be used by agricultural leaders, administrators, policy makers, and seed program managers to (1) understand key factors affecting seed system development; and (2) compare organizational and institutional strategies for increasing seed system effectiveness. A literature review of recent studies on seed system development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was undertaken to achieve these objectives. The studies reviewed included published and unpublished reports, monographs, and case studies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Sub-Saharan Africa; Seed system; Crop Production/Industries; Downloads July 2008-July 2009: 22; F0.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54578

Agricultural Research Impact Assessment: The Case of Maize Technology Adoption in Southern Mali
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
Adoption of the improved maize package was particularly rapid during the period 1980-86 when an attractive guaranteed price was offered and extension activities were reinforced by a maize project that included the establishment of a seed multiplication program. Following cereal market price liberalization in 1986, maize prices fell and have been subject to considerable variability. Area has continued to expand, but farmers have greatly reduced fertilizer use, switched back to maize-late millet intercropping, and substituted early maturing varieties better suited to their own food security needs. The estimated internal rate of return (IRR) to investment in maize research and extension in southern Mali over the period 1969-90 is 135%. This high rate can be...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008 - June 2009: 26; R11.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54729

Determinants of Rural Income, Poverty, and Perceived Well-Being in Mozambique in 2001-2002
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Low,   Jan W.; Tanque,   M. Pequentino; Boughton,   Duncan; Payongayong,   Ellen M.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rural income; Mozambique; Poverty reduction; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56061

Prioridades de Investimento para o Desenvolvimento do Sistema de Sementes em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rohrbach,   David D.; Low,   Jan W.; Pitoro,   Raul; Cucu,   Alfredo; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Boughton,   Duncan; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Jocene,   Domingos.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56048

COTTON SECTOR POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:LESSONS BEHIND THE NUMBERS IN MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard; Ofico,   Afonso Osorio; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Cotton is one of the most important smallholder cash crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).  How to ensure input supply, credit recovery and competition is a subject of intense policy debate.  This paper examines the performance of cotton sector development policies in Mozambique and Zambia.  Both countries face the challenge of organizing input supply to farmers in the absence of rural credit markets, and competing in international markets distorted by production subsidies in developed countries.  Both countries privatized cotton ginning in the 1990s.  Emerging from civil war, Mozambique established geographical monopolies to interlink input and output markets and facilitate credit recovery.  In Zambia, the government completely liberalized the cotton sector,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Mozambique; Zambia; Liberalization; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25855

Medição do Impacto dos Bens Públicos e Privados sobre os Rendimentos Familiares Provenientes de Culturas em Moçambique Rural, 2002-2005
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mather,   David; Donovan,   Cynthia; Boughton,   Duncan.
This brief summarizes detailed analysis of the determinants of household crop income in rural Mozambique from 2002 to 2005. Increased crop income is associated with increases in household land area, use of animal traction, crop diversification into tobacco or cotton, access to market price information, and access to extension agents (for tobacco/cotton growers). Decreases in crop income are associated with drought. Results demonstrate that there are both public and private investments that can enhance farmers’ ability to increase crop income and avoid losses. Priority investments include: development and dissemination of drought-resistant varieties for maize and cassava, conservation farming, animal traction, market information, access to high-value crops...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Africa; Mozambique; Food security; Assets; Household; Rural; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56804

Prospects for BT Cotton In Mozambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; Walker,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Swinton,   Scott M.; Boughton,   Duncan; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Mozambique; Food security; Bio Technology; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53461

Comparing Yields and Profitability in MADER's High- and Low-Input Maize Programs: 1997/98 Survey Results and Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56038

A Estrutura e Tendência da Despesa Pública Agrícola em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zavale,   Helder; Mlay,   Gilead; Boughton,   Duncan; Chamusso,   Adriano; Gemo,   Helder; Chilonda,   Pius.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Mozambique; Food policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Political Economy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121862

A Regulamentação de Comercialização da Castanha de Caju: Como Torná-la um Instrumento Revitalizador do Sub-Sector Cajueiro em Moçambique?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Boughton,   Duncan; Pitoro,   Raul.
Resultados das Investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55222

Qual o Papel da Agricultura Familiar Comercial no Desenvolvimento Rural e Ruduço da Pobreza em Moçambique?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Carrilho,   Joao; Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56057

Coordination for Long-Term Food Security by Government, Private Sector and Donors: Issues and Challenges
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Tschirley,   David L.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tembo,   Gelson; Arlindo,   Pedro; Mwiinga,   Billy; Shaffer,   James D.; Weber,   Michael T.; Donovan,   Cynthia; Boughton,   Duncan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Downloads June 2008 - June 2009: 20.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11319

Observations and Emerging Lessons from the 1998/99 High-Input Maize Program in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan; Serrano,   Alexandre.
Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MARD-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Farmer associations; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55218

Household Income and Assets in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005: Can Pro-Poor Growth Be Sustained?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mather,   David; Cunguara,   Benedito; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Mozambique; Income; Growth; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56072

Patterns and Trends in Food Staples Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa:   Toward the Identification of Priority Investments and Strategies for Developing Markets and Promoting Smallholder Productivity Growth
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.; Myers,   Robert J.; Ferris,   John N.; Mather,   David; Beaver,   Margaret; Lenski,   Natalie; Chapoto,   Antony; Boughton,   Duncan.
Accurate information on farmer and consumer behavior is the foundation for  Identifying public investments and policies that can effectively promote national food security and income growth objectives. This report synthesizes recent findings on smallholder crop  marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa, and their implications for public sector investments and policies to promote smallholder incomes and national food security.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Smallholder markets; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Marketing; Q14; Q13; Q12; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62148

Can Bt Technology Reduce Poverty Among African Cotton Growers?  An Ex Ante Analysis of the Private and Social Profitability of Bt Cotton Seed in Mozambique.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; Walker,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Swinton,   Scott M.; Boughton,   Duncan; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
This paper presents an ex ante analysis of the private and social profitability of the introduction of Bt cotton for a major cotton producing area of northern Mozambique.   Cotton is especially relevant to rural poverty reduction because smallholders often have few alternative cash earning activities, and yields are among the lowest in Africa.  Multivariate regression is used to quantify the relationship between pest control and yield loss at farm level as a basis for estimating the expected yield gain from the introduction of Bt cotton.  Partial budget analysis of technical packages with and without Bt cotton seed reveals a strong divergence between private (negative) and social (positive) profitability.  The Mozambique case indicates that effective...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bt cotton; Social profitability; Poverty reduction; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51633

Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Osorio,   Afonso; Zulu,   Ballard.
Research results from SIMA-Department of Statistics and Department of Policy Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton; Mozambique; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55233

Measuring the Impact of Public and Private Assets on Household Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mather,   David; Donovan,   Cynthia; Boughton,   Duncan.
This brief summarizes detailed analysis of the determinants of household crop income in rural Mozambique from 2002 to 2005. Increased crop income is associated with increases in household land area, use of animal traction, crop diversification into tobacco or cotton, access to market price information, and access to extension agents (for tobacco/cotton growers). Decreases in crop income are associated with drought. Results demonstrate that there are both public and private investments that can enhance farmers’ ability to increase crop income and avoid losses. Priority investments include: development and dissemination of drought-resistant varieties for maize and cassava, conservation farming, animal traction, market information, access to high-value crops...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Africa; Mozambique; Food security; Assets; Household; Rural; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56805

Interlinked Transactions in Cash Cropping Economies: The Determinants of Farmer Participation and Performance in the Zambezi River Valley of Mozambique
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper investigates the determinants of participation and performance of tobacco contract farmers, and the effects of participation on overall crop and household incomes in the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique. We test the existence of threshold effects in land holdings and educational attainment to identify the types of farmers that benefit. Several results stand out. First, participation in the schemes is driven by factor endowments, asset ownership and alternative income opportunities, and very little by demographic factors. Second, we find no returns to education in tobacco; this result is consistent with previous research in Mozambique but surprising in an agronomically demanding crop like tobacco. Third, there appear to be economies of scale in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract farming; Selection bias; Treatment effects; Threshold effects; Household income.; Crop Production/Industries; C21; D1; L1; J43; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25244