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    Market structure and distribution of benefits from agricultural exports: the case of the Philippine Mango Industry

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    To illuminate the role of agro-export industry in inclusive growth, this case study on Philippine mango focuses on the role of market structure in the distribution of export benefits. It is based on review of industry trends and related studies, open-ended interviews of key informants, and structured interviews of respondents situated along the value chain.
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    Compilation and synthesis of major agricultural value chain analysis in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    This report is an output of a stock-taking of value chain studies and gap analysis for major agricultural commodities. This involves reviewing and synthesizing existing studies, particularly the ones recently completed, as well as the available road maps and master plans, for the strategic commodities relevant for selected ARC (Agrarian Reform Community) clusters.
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    A spatial integration analysis of the regional fertilizer markets in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    Fertilizer, which is an important production input, holds a significant share in total cost of production for some crops. Based on the available fertilizer price data, it can be observed that price levels vary greatly across regions. To help determine whether or not this variability is alarmingly high, a spatial market integration analysis was done.
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    Chinese agricultural investment in Africa: motives, actors and modalities

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    The agricultural link between China and Africa can be traced back to the late 1950s when China started to provide agricultural aid to Africa. Agricultural aid has remained an integral part of Chinese African aid and constitutes a significant component of China’s contemporary, more diversified agricultural engagement with the continent.
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    Benefiting commercially from untapped plant natural resources: caper as a case study

    AgEcon Search, 2015
    Syria is considered an important natural habitat for wildlife plants and animals. This paper addresses one of the most agricultural sub-sectors that are still lacking adequate exploitation in Syria, which is the wild plants, focusing particularly on caper as a case study.
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    Realising the promise of agriculture for Africa’s transformation

    Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2014
    The transformation of the African agri-business sector is a key challenge to achieve food security and economic development. A differentiated approach to partnerships, based on the development of competitive local private sectors, is essential to boosting agricultural development in Africa.
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    Building resilience of SIDS through agricultural trade and agribusiness development

    Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2014
    Small islands face a greater risk of marginalisation due to the combined adverse consequences of their small size, remoteness from large markets and high economic vulnerability to economic and natural shocks beyond domestic control. This reader gives an overview of the main challenges and opportunities for agribusiness development in SIDS.
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    Food price spikes and poor, small economies: What role for trade policies?

    2015
    Upward spikes in international food prices lead some food-surplus countries to raise export barriers and some food-deficit countries to lower their import restrictions on staple foods – and conversely when prices slump. When many countries so respond, their actions in aggregate exacerbate the international price spike, making adjustment even more difficult for other countries.
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    Chinese agricultural entrepreneurship in Africa: case studies in Ghana and Nigeria

    SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015
    Agriculture is an important area of Chinese economic engagement in Africa. Since the 1960s, China has provided aid, sent experts, and trained African farmers. However, there is still little empirical research on recent Chinese agribusiness investments in Africa.
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    Neither ‘land grab’ nor ‘friendship farm:’ Chinese agricultural engagement in Angola

    SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015
    Chinese-Angolan agricultural cooperation can be divided into two phases, beginning in 2004.l n the first period, from 2004 to 2008, Chinese engagement focused on infrastructure construction. Since 2008, cooperation has centered on the development of comprehensive farm projects supported by credit from the China Development Bank.

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