Interviews with key companies and organizations in the European food sector, along with consumers, to assess concerns about importing genetically modified crops/food. Also, a report on an experiment involving consumer purchases of cherries labeled as genetically modified, organic or conventional.
9 pages, The present study was conducted in Faisalabad at Social Sciences Research Institute, Pakistan
Agricultural Reseaerch Council, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
during 2019. Countries wise time series data of exported fruits and vegetables were taken
from AMIS for finding instability of commodities and countries. Current study focused on the
compound annual growth rates of production, export quantity and value of mostly exported
fruits and vegetables. Growth trends of selected commodities were executed by using semitrend growth model. Coefficient of variation technique was used to find out instability of specific
commodity for specific country/market. Selected exported vegetables (potato, tomato, onion
and garlic) indicated instability results for Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Qatar and Indonesia among
given markets and within the given period. Among fruits kinnow export shared 24.96, mango
export results showed 22.08 percent share in total fruits export followed by 13.55 percent share
of orange and 8.6 percent export share of dates dried in total export from Pakistan. Results
observed for instability of exports to countries, minimum value of coefficient of variation (24.34
percent) was recorded for Bahrein market for kinnow export and Bahrein market was stable
among given markets. Similarly, mango results showed that export of mango to Germany market
was stable among given markets and within the given period. Export of orange to Saudi Arabia
market and export of dates to Bangladesh market was stable among given markets within the
given period of time. Finally, in order to lessen the instability, it can be proposed that Pakistan
ought to take steps to boost the exports of primary commodity and value added products to raise
revenue profitable.
Explores public perceptions of risk to the image of food exporting countries in foreign markets for food products that involve genetically modified crops.
Thomas, Phillip J. (author / Assistant Director, Trade, Energy and Finance Group, National Security and International Affairs Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06156
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; See C06148 for original, In: Nichols, John P.; Kinnucan, Henry W.; and Ackerman, Karen Z., eds. Economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports : papers presented at a symposium on evaluating economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports; 1990 February 22-23; Washington, D.C. College Station, TX : Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1991. p. 55-62
9 pages, via online journal, Grain marketing arrangements in modern Russia are far from what they were in the 1990s. Given that grain marketing is crucial for farm revenues and an adequate functioning of the agri-food system, this paper examines why different grain marketing contracts co-exist and how well they fit the local agri-food context. Semi-structured interviews with farmers, grain buyers and regional authorities were conducted in the region of Tyumen in 2013-2014. The analysis, grounded in new institutional economics, found that the traders’ contracts, compared to those offered by grain elevators, are often better suited to account for uncertainty as a salient property of marketing transactions, but discourage quality improvements and differentiation of grain. Furthermore, both contract types encourage strategic behaviour on the part of grain buyers. The paper also discusses the case in a broader theoretical and international context and offers a number of policy implications, such as those related to independent grain quality assessments and extension.
Dale, Joe (author / Iowa State University), Acker, David (author / Iowa State University), Ralston, August (author / Iowa State University), Schmidt, Steffen (author / Iowa State University), shelley, Mack (author / Iowa State University), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
conference papers
Publication Date:
1997-03-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20289
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, Section G; from "1997 conference papers : Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 13th Annual Conference, 3, 4, 5 April 1997, Arlington, Virginia
Conable, Dan (author / Agricultural Counselor, American Embassy, New Delhi, India)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06155
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; See C06148 for original, In: Nichols, John P.; Kinnucan, Henry W.; and Ackerman, Karen Z., eds. Economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports : papers presented at a symposium on evaluating economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports; 1990 February 22-23; Washington, D.C. College Station, TX : Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1991. p. 48-54
Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
Ghana: Food and Agriculture Oranization of the United Nations
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12449
Journal Title Details:
2013 Report
Notes:
173 pages., The synthesis report by FAO’s Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) team, is the first ever attempt to systematically analyze agriculture and food security policies in several African countries, using common methodology over years. The report found that in the period between 2005 and 2010, the policy environment and performance of domestic markets depressed producer prices in the ten African countries analyzed, though the trend is improving. Most governments resorted to m arket and trade policies to protect consumers and keep food prices down in the reference period whilst budgetary transfers, were mainly been used to support producers. The report concludes that producer prices would improve significantly if inefficiencies in domestic value chains were eliminated through better targeted policies. These inefficiencies however seem to be increasing in all ten countries surveyed. The current MAFAP partner countries are: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mala wi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
22 pages, In this paper, we investigate the link between windfall gains and losses of income associated with commodity exports and economic performance in a panel of 45 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period from 1990 to 2019. Windfall gains and losses of income are measured in terms of fluctuations in a country-specific commodity terms of trade (CTOT) index in which each commodity is weighted by the ratio of exports of that commodity in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The CTOT index therefore reflects the commodity export specialisation for individual countries. The data on CTOT are taken from the International Monetary Fund. Additionally, we use changes in real GDP per capita as our SSA economic performance measure. We employ a random coefficient model that yields individual estimates for each of the countries included in the analysis. Our approach is based on the assumption that the effect of windfall gains and losses on real GDP per capita growth varies across different SSA countries. Our main conclusion can be elaborated as follows: first, natural resources have undoubtedly contributed to higher economic growth in SSA countries since 1990. Second, when SSA countries are analytically divided into two groups depending on their commodity export specialisation, we find that resource-rich countries—in particular oil rich—are the best economic growth performers during the observation period. Finally, we find that windfall gains from commodity exports are not significantly associated with increased real GDP per capita growth in most agriculture-exporting countries.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 194 Document Number: C15949
Notes:
Presentations at the annual conference of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, Kansas City, Missouri on November 15, 2002, U.S. Department of Agriculture presenters discussed the new farm program, international trade and other current topics.
Adamski, Tomasz (author) and Gorlach, Krzysztof (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
Poland
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36977
Notes:
Pages 173-195 in Maria Fonte and Apostolos G. Papadopoulos (eds.), Naming food after places: food relocalisation and knowledge dynamics in rural development. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Surrey, England. 285 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10692
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. PACER Project., Claude W. Gifford Collection. Six preliminary reports, 2 pages each., The PACER project was conducted in collaboration with the Office of Communication, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Preliminary reports intended for distribution to selected policy-makers within the Department. Titles:
"Public opinion about food prices"
"Public opinion about selling farm products abroad"
"Public opinion about farmers as users of energy"
"Public opinion about meat prices"
"Public opinions about causes of inflation"
"The audience of 'Across the Fence'"
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes4; Folder: Presentations at Professional Meetings File Document Number: D01579
Notes:
Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, USDA/Fas/Icd/drd/iip, 26 pages.
Youde, James G. (author / Executive Director, Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association; President, Northwest Economic Associates, Vancouver, Washington)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06154
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; See C06148 for original, In: Nichols, John P.; Kinnucan, Henry W.; and Ackerman, Karen Z., eds. Economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports : papers presented at a symposium on evaluating economic effects of generic promotion programs for agricultural exports; 1990 February 22-23; Washington, D.C. College Station, TX : Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1991. p. 42-47
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes2 Document Number: D01194
Notes:
Kerry J. Byrnes Collection., U.S. Agency for International Development Working Paper No. 183. Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination Center fro Development Information and Evaluation (CDIE), 37 pages, The objective of this review is to provide a comparative perspective on the High Impact Agricultural Marketing and Production (HIAMP) Project in light of related project experience of A.I.D. in the area of promoting investment in non-traditional agricultural exports.
AGRICOLA IND 86039430; Paper presented at the Workshop on the Improvement of Small-Scale Cash Crop farming in Western Samoa," August 8-12, 1983, Apia, Western Samoa.
Frank, Elisa (author), Eakin, Hallie (author), and Lopez-Carr, David (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-09-14
Published:
Mexico
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C30731
Notes:
Presented at Tropentag 2010, Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2010. 1 page.
