- Food importing countries need a mixture of trade policy tools and food security stock
- C.L. Gilbert / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
- The food security debate is often posed as a choice between trade and stocks. This paper argues that this approach is misleading since the two strategies can be complementary. The document points that in general terms, food imp...
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics, Brazil (ANPEC)
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics of Brazil
- Food Security Research Project (FRSP)
- Zambian food security research network
- The paper discusses lack of regional connectivity and its impact on the regional trade and economy as well as those of Bangladesh.
- M. Hasanuzzaman; Z. Rahman / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This occasional paper published by Center for Policy Dialogue critically discusses the dis-integrated transport and trade system of South Asia and its harmful impact upon the trade relations of the region as well as on regional connec...
- Expanding global share of Bangladeshi jute exports by exploring high-priced markets
- K.G. Moazzem; A. Sobhan; M.T. Rahman / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2009
- The international market in Jute textiles has resisted the negative effects of the global financial crisis. Bangladesh can therefore afford to capitalise on this. This report aims at identifying the weaknesses and strengths of Banglad...
- Does Malawi have a competitive alternative cash-crop to tobacco?
- C. Mataya; E. Tsonga / United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2001
- This report assesses a number of potential agricultural alternatives to production and export marketing of tobacco from Malawi. It provides analysis and findings on current profitability of alternatives as well as potentials for emplo...
- Strengthening relations between Brazil and Norway
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2011
- Norway and Brazil enjoy a good, mutually enriching and long-lasting relationship. The Norwegian Government’s vision in its cooperation with Brazil is as follows: Norway and Brazil will develop a strategic partner...
- Free Trade Agreements and regional cooperation: Bangladesh
- J. Datta / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011
- This paper explores Bangladesh’s development opportunities through regional cooperation, particularly through the establishment of a Free Trade Area (FTA). In this context, it discusses both bilateral and multilateral engagement...
- Trade facilitation in Bangladesh through information technology
- S.S. Hossain; U.D. Muhammad; A. Amin / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2009
- The aim of this paper is to examine information technology (IT) related trade facilitation measures and their impacts from the viewpoint of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It postulates the present SME scenario in Bangladesh and ...
- Did demographic transitions in South Asia automatically reflect as economic improvement?
- D.E. Bloom; D. Canning; L. Rosenberg / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2011
- Demographic change can make powerful contributions to economic growth. This has strong implications for understanding past growth in South Asia and assessing and shaping its future prospects. This paper attributes some of the im...
- Impact of trade and economic policies on agricultural development and food security in Malawi
- E. Chirwa / Economics Department, University of Malawi, 2004
- Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world with per capita gross domestic product of $190 and 65 percent of the population living below the poverty line. The agricultural sector accounts for more than a third of gross domesti...
- Do small-holder farmers have good marketing channels in Malawi?
- E. Chirwa / Economics Department, University of Malawi, 2009
- Following the liberalisation of Malawi's agricultural markets in 1987, smallholder farmers have alternative market channels for selling their agricultural produce, including maize. These market channels include the state marketing age...
- Will privatizing agricultural marketing help Malawi?
- E. Chirwa; P. Mvula; J. Kadzandira / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005
- Since 1981 Malawi has implemented several economic policy reforms under the structural adjustment programmes. Most of the policies targeted the agricultural sector including deregulation of agricultural marketing activities, removal o...
- Malawi's tobacco industry in trouble?
- N. Nsiku; W. Botha / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2007
- Malawi is a relatively small country in southern Africa bordered by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. It has a total area of 118,480 km2, a fifth of which is taken up by Lake Malawi. The climate is subtropical, with a rainy season last...
- Malawi and the challenge of achieving food self-sufficiency
- E. Chirwa; J. Kydd; A. Dorward / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2006
- Agriculture plays an overwhelmingly important role in Malawi's economy. However, food insecurity problems are exacerbated by the widely changeable food prices particularly since the liberalisation of agricultural produce marketing and...
- Do national-level institutions significantly help tobacco marketing in Malawi?
- E.W. Chirwa / Economics Department, University of Malawi, 2009
- Do Malawian smallholder farmers benefit from national institutions in terms of profitability of tobacco farming? This study sought to answer this question, analysing the role of farmer organisations in promoting the welfare of smallho...
- China and India will finance our ageing world
- L. Marchiori / Centre for Research in Economic Analysis, 2011
- Demographic projections for the 21st century indicate that population is ageing all over the world. This paper examines the impact of projected demographic trends on international capital flows. The document notes that in an in...
- Trade as a means to promote human dignity and economic justice
- A. Sommerfeldt; J. Onjala; H.M. Haugen / Norwegian Church Aid, 2006
- Trade is not an end in itself, but a means by which to promote human dignity, sustainable societies and economic justice. This publication aims to help identify some key problems of multilateral trade liberalisation, with particular r...
- Land multi-functionality is still unrecognised in rural Macedonia
- K. Todorov; M. Vittuari 2010
- Agriculture is still the basic economic activity in rural Macedonia. This paper aims at assessing the place that agriculture has in the country's overall economy, analysing the basic structure and income and investigating how support ...
- South African agricultural productivity gained from trade liberalisation, but R&D can add more
- M.Y. Teweldemedhin; H.D. Van Schalkwyk / AgEcon Search, 2011
- A challenge facing South Africa is to ensure that agriculture continues to contribute to the national policy objectives of economic growth. This study attempts to examine the empirical relationship between trade and total factor produ...
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