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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Perspectives on Agricultural Marketing in 2008: Voices from the Rural Areas
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| Autores: |
SIMA, Technical Team
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| Data: |
2009-11-23
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| Ano: |
2008
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| Palavras-chave: |
Food security
Food policy Mozambique
Marketing
Marketing
Q18
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| Resumo: |
Research Results from the Agricultural Market Information System (SIMA) of the Department of Statistics, and the Department of Policy MINAG – Directorate of Economics
This flash presents the perspectives of economic agents active in agricultural marketing of the 2007/2008 crop year compared to previous years. According to the agents interviewed, the current marketing season can be characterized by the following: 1) poor production and low yields for maize, beans, and other crops; 2) early start to the marketing season ; 3) very high prices at the beginning and increases during the period when prices usually decline; 4) strong competition between the formal and informal private sector agents particularly in areas with cell phone coverage; 5) active markets along the routes with best access and with good communication and transport networks; and 6) new economic agents (animal ration industry growing; new maize mills, new export alternatives, local purchase for food aid). With these observations, the agents predict high prices into the future.
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| Tipo: |
Report
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/55258
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| Relação: |
Michigan State University>Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics>Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs
Flash
51E
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| Formato: |
4
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