SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Kanbur, Ravi.

This paper adopts the “Rip Van Winkle” stratagem, of asking what differences would be noticed, in the domain of poverty and distribution, by someone who fell asleep in 1987 (the year I published my paper on poverty in the IMF Staff Papers, and woke up only in 2007 (the year I visited the IMF to work on the present paper). I highlight, somewhat idiosyncratically, ten such differences under three broad headings: Facts and Empirics, Concepts and Theory, and Policies and Interventions.

Population and Sustainability: Understanding Population, Environment, and Development Linkages

Palavras-chave: Poverty; Income Distribution; Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; D31; D63; I32; I38; O15.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48918

Clay, Daniel C.; Reardon, Thomas.

The triple challenge of rapid population growth, declining agricultural productivity, and natural resource degradation are not isolated from one another; they are intimately related. However, strategic planning and development programming tend to focus on individual sectors such as the environment, agriculture, and population; they do not explicitly take into account the compatibilities and inconsistencies among them. Farm households and their livelihood strategies are at the core of the intersectoral linkages approach advocated in this chapter. Three key aspects of the population-environment-development debate are discussed: first, the finding that inconsistencies between public and individual household behavior regarding childbearing and family planning...

Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Assessing the Consequences for Developing Countries

Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Rwanda; Population; Sustainability; Environment; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q56.

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57055

Bureau, Jean-Christophe; Jean, Sebastien; Matthews, Alan.

Recent analyses suggest that the impact of agricultural trade liberalization on developing countries will be very uneven. Simulations suggest that the effects of agricultural trade liberalization will be small, overall, and are likely to be negative for a significant number of developing countries. The Doha Round focuses on tariff issues, but these countries currently have practically duty-free access to European and North American markets under preferential regimes. Multilateral liberalization will erode the benefits of these preferences, which are presently rather well utilized in the agricultural sector. The main obstacles to the exports of the poorest countries appear to be in the non-tariff area (sanitary, phytosanitary standards) which increasingly...

The Recession and its Impact on Foreign Direct Investment Flows into the Food System of Less Developed Countries

Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade liberalization; WTO; Developing countries; International Development; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q17.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24628

Babool, Md. Ashfaqul Islam; Saghaian, Sayed H..

This study investigates the effects of the current recession on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the food sectors of developing countries. The study tests the hypothesis that the economic recession adversely affects FDI flows in the food sector. The specific objectives are: to identify determinants that influence FDI inflows; to develop an econometric model to estimate changes in FDI inflows as influenced by factor determinants, including the present recession; and to compare the impact of the recession on FDI in the food system in different developed and developing economies.

Human Capital, Population Growth and Economic Development: Beyond Correlations

Palavras-chave: Recession; FDI; Developing countries; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98786

Rosenzweig, Mark R..

Empirical evidence on three assertions commonly-made by population policy advocates about the relationships among population growth, human capital formation and economic development is discussed and evaluated in the light of economic-biological models of household behavior and of its relevance to population policy. The three assertions are that (a) population growth and human capital investments jointly reflect and respond to changes in the economic environment, (b) larger families directly impede human capital formation, and (c) the inability of couples to control fertility is an important determinant of investment in human capital. The evidence suggests that widely-observed correlations among population growth, human capital and economic variables, which...

ETHNICITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Palavras-chave: International Development; Labor and Human Capital.

Ano: 1987

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7520

Rolle der agrarökonomischen Forschung für Armutsbekämpfung in Entwicklungsländern

Inayatullah, Naeem.

Ethnic regionalism may be the most powerful force in Asia today. Yet ethnic boundaries are not plotted on maps and neither are they taken into consideration in most economic analysis. The problem is a serious one and wide. What makes ethnicity such a strong force? If it is such a strong force, it must effect national goals such as integration and "development". How are these goals affected by ethnicity? This was one line of questioning out of which this paper has emerged. There was another aimed at a different direction but ending at the same place. What is development? How do countries develop? What factors help and what factors hinder development? This paper attempts to answer all the above questions and, hence, the topic of this paper is the...

Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation

Palavras-chave: International Development; Labor and Human Capital.

Ano: 1980

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11156

Brümmer, Bernhard; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan; Qaim, Matin.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; International Development.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97698

Grameen Danone Foods Limited (GDF)

Rodrigues, Jonathan; Baker, Gregory A..

The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org. TEACHING NOTES available for instructors by contacting IFAMA.

Tipo: Article

Palavras-chave: Teaching case; Social entrepreneurship; Bangladesh; Yogurt; Dairy industry; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120862

Etude sur la transmission des fluctuations et le calcul des prix de parité à l’importation: cas pratique du riz et du maïs au Sénégal

Ndiaye, Mouhamadou; Niang, Moussa.

Calculation of maize and rice parity prices in Senegal.

THE PROCESS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Palavras-chave: Food security; Senegal; Markets; Parity prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q18.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62166

Laudat, Julie Ann.

In 1998, the need for improvements in the food safety system of countries of the Caribbean was recognized in a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture in Jamaica. A properly functioning food safety system should ensure that all food consumed in a country, whether produced locally or imported and also food exported from that country, conformed to acceptable standards that would ensure the health and safety of the consumers. In Antigua and Barbuda in 2000, was set up an ad hoc National Food Safety Committee with the goal of ensuring that all food and water consumed in Antigua and Barbuda, whether imported, produced locally or for export, conform to acceptable standards to ensure the health and safety of the consumer. Some of the activities undertaken...

Production risk and farm technology adoption in the rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya

Palavras-chave: : Food safety system; Imports; Local Products; Antigua and Barbuda; Food legislation; CAES; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36954

Ogada, Maurice Juma; Nyangena, Wilfred; Yesuf, Mahmud.

This study provides empirical evidence on the effects of production risk on smallholder farmers’ adoption of farm technology, using plot-level data collected from two semi-arid districts in Kenya, Machakos and Taita Taveta. Using Mundlak’s approach (1978), the study found that factors such as yield variability and the risk of crop failures indeed affect technology adoption decisions in low-income, rainfed agriculture. However, the direction and magnitude of effects depend on the farm technology under consideration. The results explain why poor farm households in rainfed and risky production environments are reluctant to adopt new farm technologies that could improve production: it is because the technologies involve enormous downside risks. This result...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Farm productivity; Production risk; Farm technology adoption; Kenya; Farm Management; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D81; Q12; Q18.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93865

Entrepreneurial Supply Chains and Strategic Collaboration: The Case of Bagòss Cheese in Bagolino, Italy

Amanor-Boadu, Vincent; Marletta, Piercarlo; Biere, Arlo W..

Many small towns and communities are struggling to sustain their competitiveness in the face of increasing globalization. Yet, through entrepreneurial supply chains, some communities are organizing themselves to forge local solutions to their global challenges. The essence of entrepreneurial supply chains is its ability to facilitate alignment of all participants in the chain, eliminating moral hazard and opportunism risks. It is argued that this governance system and an ability to protect the common assets from infringement by outsiders are necessary for the success of these solutions. The research uses Bagòss cheese, produced in the small Italian village of Bagolino, to illustrate the characteristics of entrepreneurial supply chains and test the effect...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurial supply chain; Bagòss cheese; Globalization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q17.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53796

A Brief Overview of Mozambique's Rural Development and the Role of U.S. Assistance

Tourism, Economic Expansion and Poverty in Nicaragua: Investigating Cointegration and Causal Relations

Kyle, Steven C..

Tipo: Working Paper

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121119

Vanegas, Manuel, Sr.; Croes, Robertico.

Replaced with revised version of paper 09/10/07.

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES

Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; International Development.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7306

Raup, Philip M..

INEQUALITY IN WORLD GDP DISTRIBUTION

Palavras-chave: International Development.

Ano: 1985

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13425

Sampath, Rajan K.; Anwer, Muhammad Sarfraz.

AGRICULTURAL FINANCING POLICIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Palavras-chave: International Development.

Ano: 2002

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36529

Eze, Christopher C.; Lemchi, J.I.; Ugochukwu, Albert I.; Eze, V.C.; Awulonu, C.A.O.; Okon, A.X..

The study examined the agricultural financing policies of the government of Nigeria and effects on rural development .The study found that though the government has made serious efforts at making good agricultural policies through schemes, programmes and institutions, it has not been able to back them up with adequate budgetary allocation and financing coupled with corruption in the execution of the policies. It is recommended that for the government agricultural financing policies to achieve its target of rural development, Nigeria will need an adequate level of strategically targeted investment in agriculture, upgrade rural infrastructure, boost productivity, and increase competitiveness of the farm output, in addition to fighting corruption.

Economic Evaluation of Wind Energy as an Alternative to Natural Gas Powered Irrigation

Palavras-chave: Agricultural financing; Policies; Institutions; Rural; Development; International Development.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91677

Guerrero, Bridget L.; Amosson, Stephen H.; Marek, Thomas H.; Johnson, Jeffrey W..

High natural gas prices have agricultural producers searching for alternative energy sources for irrigation. The economic feasibility of electric and hybrid (electric/wind) systems are evaluated as alternatives to natural gas powered irrigation. Texas Panhandle and Southern Kansas farms are assessed with a quarter-mile sprinkler system, three crops, and two pumping lifts. Breakeven points identify the price at which conversion from a natural gas irrigation system to an electric or hybrid system is cost effective. Results indicate electricity is a more feasible energy source for irrigation and policy changes such as net metering are necessary to make hybrid systems viable.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Electricity; Irrigation; Natural gas; Wind energy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q20; Q42.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90680

Do Labour Standards have a Role in International Trade?: Private Standards, Preferential Trade Agreements or the WTO

Bakhshi, Samira; Kerr, William A..

It is now common for producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) to urge for the inclusion of labour standards in international trade agreements. In spite of this, there has been little empirical work to determine whether low labour standards lead to trade distortions. This paper provides some empirical evidence pertaining to this question. Consumer groups, social advocates and traditional vested interests such as labour unions have attempted to have labour standards included in WTO disciplines. In the absence of success at the WTO, the relationship between labour standards and international trade has, however, been evolving in the areas of private standards and preferential trade agreements. Given the role...

"Institutional adaptation" for integrated water resources management: An effective strategy for managing Asian river basins

Palavras-chave: Consumers; Food processing; Labour standards; Preferential trade agreements; Trade distortion; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90883

Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa.

In many developing countries, their governments dominate the field of water resources management. Even in “participatory irrigation management” efforts, the governments play a dominant role. As these efforts are rarely based on any internally generated demand from the water users, they usually fail to create viable organizations at the local level. A similar setback can be seen in the more recent institutional reforms in Asia’s water sector, which are promoted by the donor agencies and, national and international development professionals. A survey of experiences in Asian countries shows that no country has successfully completed establishing new water sector policies and laws and river basin organizations, as prescribed. The need to improve current...