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The Political Economy of Ethiopian Cereal Seed Systems: State Control, Market Liberalisation and Decentralisation

This paper presents the political and economic processes governing Ethiopian cereal seed systems by analysing the […]
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Participation, Commercialisation and Actor Networks: The Political Economy of Cereal Seed Production Systems in Ghana

This FAC Working Paper is part of the first phase of a collaborative research project of […]
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Use of cassava flour in paperboard adhesives

This study presents the outcomes form a preliminary investigation into the suitability of cassava flour as […]
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Urban market opportunities for high quality cassava products in Ghana
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The role of small scale producers organizations to address market access

Marketing through rural producers’ organisations can be a means to overcome the constraints faced by individual […]
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The potential size of the Ghanian domestic market for instant fufu

In seeking evidence of the need for further research on industrially manufactured cassava-based staple food products, the […]
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The potential of food processing to improve the livelihoods of the poor in Zimbabwe

In the current study, the potential for food processing to improve the livelihood of the poor […]
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The potential for marketing processed fruits and vegetables in Harare

This paper examines the potential for marketing processed fruits and vegetables in Harare. It is based […]
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The market potential of Bambara groundnut

This document presents the outcome of the study that assesses the production and commercial potential of […]
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Systems Perspectives on Agricultural and Rural Innovation

This presentation was given at the 7th Interagency Meeting, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-16 May, 2006. […]
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Sweet potato Varieties for Food Security, Health, Local and Export Markets
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Sweetpotato post-harvest assessment: experiences from East Africa. Chapter 5. Extending root shelf-life during marketing by cultivar selection

Sweetpotato storage roots can be stored under controlled environments for several months. For example, in the […]
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Sources and Destinations ofPoultry Traded in Ha Vi Market:Results of a Participatory Appraisal

Several waves of HPAI caused by the H5N1 strain have swept through Vietnam over the past […]
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Smallholder Contract Farmingof Swine in Northern Viet Nam:Contract Types

The rapid growth in demand for pork in Viet Nam presents an opportunity for rural swine […]
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Smallholder Contract Farming of Swine in Northern Viet Nam: Type and Scale of Production

The rapid growth in demand for pork in Viet Nam presents an opportunity for rural households […]
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Shrimp Management, Final Technical Report.

The main aims of the project were to develop a bio-economic model of tropical shrimp fisheries […]
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Shea butter markets: their implications for Ghanaian shea butter processors and exporters
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: End of Year II Workshop Proceedings. End of Year II Experience Exchange and Planning Workshop held at Christian Community Services Centre, Wang’uru, Mwea Kirinyaga, 4-5 March 2004.
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Road to market: Interviews conducted in Zambia 2004 and Ghana 2005 to illustrate the outcomes of three contrasting strands of research

Markets are where we buy and sell. We take them for granted: every day – in […]
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Quality assurance initiatives for peri-urban food production in India

The levels of air pollutants are rapidly increasing in many ‘megacities’ of the developing world. Air […]
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Pro-Poor Livestock Policies: Which Poor to Target?

Given that the majority of the rural poor keep livestock and that markets for livestock products […]
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Promotion and development of the participatory market chain approach (PMCA) in Uganda. Project Final Report.

This is a study report on a project that aimed to assess, adapt and put in […]
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Production and Marketing of Red Meat, Wool,Skins and Hides in Afghanistan: A Case Study from Kabul, Kandahar and Kunduz Provinces

This paper reports the findings of project RALF01-09 on ‘Marketing of Livestock and Livestock products: Market […]
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Prices of sorghum

This year in Medak, Adilabad, and Mahaboobnagar districts there were heavy rains during the end of […]
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Organic Export Feasibility Study in Southern Afghanistan,Phase 2 Report, May 2006, “Laying the groundwork for a pilot-scale organic conversion in the Kandahar region”

This report synthesises the process and outcomes of the second phase of investigation into the feasibility […]
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Opening the doors to markets and credit for poorfishers. Validated RNRRS Output.

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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New sweet potato technologies make more themerrier – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Mint-ing Money

Afghanistan is gradually rebuilding; and the key will be improving the livelihoods of the rural poor, […]
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Milk Production in India – Opportunities and Risks for Small-scale Producers

This policy briefing is based on Working Paper No. 2. India produces more milk than any […]
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Market Participation of Smallholder Poultry Producers in Northern Viet Nam

Access to markets for smallholder poultry farmers is crucial for exploiting the potential of poultry production […]
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Market information needs of rural producers

The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of market information and the scope […]
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Market characteristics and prices of cereal in the study area

The basic cereal consumed by the people in the study villages are sorghum and rice. While […]
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Market access issues for smallholder vegetable producers on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria
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Mapping the market: market-literacy for agricultural research and policy to tackle rural poverty in Africa

We present a market-literate framework in the form of a Market Map. The Market Map serves […]
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Inception Report R8274. June 2003.
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Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport

This paper examines the issue of spatial poverty traps with particular reference to offroad areas in […]
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Global cassava starch markets: current situation and outlook. pp. 78 – 100
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Fufu Marketing Systems in South-West Nigeria.

This study presents a characterisation of fufu marketing systems in Southwest Nigeria. It forms part of […]
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Food safety in crop post harvest systems. Proceedings of an International Workshop sponsored by the Crop Post Harvest Programme of the UK Department of International Development, Harare, Zimbabwe, 20-21 September 2001.
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Food safety in horticultural markets in Harare. Report No 1: Survey of Horticultural Producers in Seke, Chihota and Epworth
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Fisheries marketing, demand, and credit in Raichur district, Karnataka, India

This is one of a series of 10 working papers produced as the first stage of […]
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Fisheries Marketing Systems and Consumer Preferences in Puttalam District Sri-Lanka.

This is one of a series of working papers based on field research that took place […]
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Field methods for exploring the role of indigenous rural periodic markets in developing countries
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Farmers’ and Traders’ sources of market information in Lira District

A baseline study was one of the first activities of a research project on ‘Decentralised Market […]
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Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small-scale producers in Zimbabwe
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Enhancing livelihoods for resource poor householdsIn the Afghan Hindu Kush using theTerritorial Approach to Agroenterprise Development

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Afghanistan Program began using the Territorial Approach to Agroenterprise Development for its […]
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Enabling rural producers to understand and better satisfy the product, process and delivery standards required by buyers

Standards are required for efficient trade in agricultural commodities and products. In this context the term […]
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Development of cassava chip processing in Ghana

This paper summarises a series of related studies that have been undertaken to understand and develop […]
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Community enterprise doesn’t have to be a burden. Validated RNRRS Output.

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Commercialising indigenous fruit for poverty alleviation

In the West and Central African region, there are 60 million poor people. Cameroon’s Poverty Reduction […]
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Building linkages and enhancing trust between small-scale rural producers, buyers in growing markets and suppliers of critical inputs

There is a growing consensus that agricultural growth is critical to meet the ambitious Millennium Development […]
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Beyond agriculture – making markets work for the poor: proceedings of an international seminar

A great deal of effort on behalf of governments and the international community goes into helping […]
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Aquaculture in small-scale farmer-managed irrigation systems

NB. The pdf associated with this document appears to be an updated version of an earlier […]
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An Appropriate Level of Risk: Balancing the Need for Safe Livestock Products with Fair Market Access for the Poor

This paper examines the role of livestock products as commodities of trade, responding to the demand […]
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Agricultural marketing in developing countries: the role of NGOs and CBOs. Policy Series 13.
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A new system helps smallholders keep pace with world markets. Validated RNRRS Output.

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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A Public Choice Approach to the Economic Analysis of Animal Healthcare Systems

Privatisation of animal healthcare systems in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, has had very limited […]
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Livestock and Livelihoods: Development Goals and Indicators applied to Senegal

In this report, we present a series of empirical techniques to examine linkage between livestock and […]
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Linking farmers to export markets of fresh sweetpotato experiences from Uganda.
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The cash crop versus food crop debate

This paper revisits the debate on the promotion of cash and food crops in the light […]
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Investigating the potential of sea freighting towards increasing sweet potato exports from East and Central Africa: shipment simulation trails

In Uganda, where production on-farm has at least tripled as a result of many (93% in […]
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Integrating markets, products and partners: an action research to explore and develop a management system for linking tribal communities to markets through value addition

This project was designed to use management principles, further building on IDEI’s approach to explore technology […]
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Making the Grade: Smallholder Farmers, Emerging Standards, and Development Assistance Programs in Africa

The report, published by the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank, presents the results […]
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Export Restrictions and Price Insulation during Commodity Price Booms

For individual countries, variable trade barriers can be used to reduce the volatility of domestic relative […]
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Speculation in food commodity markets

Numerous explanations have been given for the food price crisis. Soil quality is deteriorating, water is […]
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Placing the 2006/08 Commodity Price Boom into Perspective

The 2006-08 commodity price boom was one of the longest and broadest of the post-World War […]
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Index Investment and Financialization of Commodities

This paper finds that concurrent with the rapid growing index investment in commodities markets since early […]
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Market Power, Price Formation and Primary Commodities

This paper argues that the bias of conventional economics needs to be replaced with a more […]
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Macroeconomic Fundamentals, Price Discovery and Volatility Dynamics in Emerging Markets

This study characterizes volatility dynamics in external emerging bond markets and examines how prices and volatility […]