Search Results - "International trade"

Global maize production, consumption and trade: trends and R&D implications by Erenstein, Olaf, Debello, Moti J., Sonder, Kai, Mottaleb, Khondoker A., Prasanna, Boddupalli M.

“…This paper reviews maize production, consumption, and international trade to examine the changing trends in global supply and demand conditions over the past quarter century and the implications for research and development (R&D), particularly in the Global South. …”
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Trade: The free flow of goods and food security and nutrition by Martin, Will, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…The benefits of international trade are embedded in our everyday lives, our meals have been shaped by globalization, and many farmers profit from export markets for their products. …”
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Measuring trade integration in Africa by Bouët, Antoine, Cosnard, Lionel, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…To accomplish these goals, African countries will need to consistently and accurately measure their participation in international trade. This paper reviews the literature on the measurement and qualification of trade integration in Africa. …”
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Shaping multilateral trade: The changing institutional landscape by Peralta, Gloria Abraham, Campos Azofeifa, Adriana

“…This chapter highlights the fact that many international trade stakeholders agree on the urgent need to strengthen the multilateral trade system and its governing body, the World Trade Organization (WTO). …”
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Out of the shadow of famine: Evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Raisuddin, Haggblade, Steven, Chowdhury, Tawfiq-e-Elahi

“…Since 1990, the Bangladeshi government has dismantled its food rationing system, privatized grain distribution, eased restrictions on international trade, and reduced its own presence in grain markets. …”
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Integration of participatory approaches into surveillance systems by Mariner, Jeffrey C., Hendrickx, Saskia C.J., Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Costard, Solenne, Knopf, L., Okuthe, S., Chibeu, D., Parmley, J., Musenero, M., Pissang, C., Zingeser, J., Jones, B., Ali, S.N., Bett, Bernard K., McLaws, M., Unger, Fred, Araba, A., Mehta-Bhatt, Purvi, Jost, Christine

“…Surveillance systems consist of sets of complementary components which generate information to inform risk assessment, decision-making and policy formulation for both national programmes and international trade. Participatory approaches have the potential to add value to surveillance systems by enhancing their performance, especially their sensitivity and timeliness, and encouraging the inclusion of marginalised groups. …”
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Global labelling for sustainable development by Piñeiro, Valeria, Elverdin, Pablo, Pascuzzi, Nieves, de Oliveira, Susan Elizabeth Martins Cesar

“…Mandatory labeling of processed products is rapidly growing, but its legislation varies in each country, causing confusion among consumers and affecting food SMEs' access to third markets. International trade is essential for food security and nutrition. …”
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Deforestation in the MERCOSUR Countries: A comparative analysis of trends, policies, and governance (2000–2024) by Piñeiro, Valeria, Papendieck, Sabine, Elverdin, Pablo, Illescas, Nelson, Jorge, Nicolás, Mingoti, Rafael, da Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz, Campos, Silvia Kanadani, da Pereira, Vanessa da Fonseca

“…Moreover, forests are increasingly linked with international trade and investment. The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), for example, imposes new traceability requirements on commodities linked to land-use change, and the EU-MERCOSUR partnership agreement with its trade and sustainable development chapter, further elevating the geopolitical and economic relevance of forest governance in the MERCOSUR countries.…”
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Prospects of performing multiple-country comparison of dairy sires for countries not participating in Interbull international genetic evaluations by Torsell, Anne

“…With the international trade of genetic material of dairy bulls there is a need for genetic evaluations performed internationally. …”

Presentations for From Farm to Table: Agrifood Systems and Trade Challenges in the Southern Cone by Piñeiro, Valeria, Elverdin, Pablo, Papendieck, Sabine, Pascuzzi, Nieves, Illescas, Nelson

“… (2) Smooth international trade flows are essential and require improved trade rules to facilitate flows from countries with the greatest potential for supply growth based on environmentally friendly production systems to countries with the greatest limitations in achieving food self-sufficiency. …”
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Rättvisemärkning av snittblommor på den svenska marknaden by Ahlberg, Stina

“…A greater equity in international trade can improve the livelihoods and the well being of producers in developing countries. …”
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Market opportunities for Ugandan banana products: national, regional, and global perspectives by Kiiza, B., Abele, S., Kalyebara, R.

“…Processing has various promising perspectives especially in the high elasticity juice and alcoholic beverages sector. Concerning international trade, Uganda faces high competition on saturated markets.Key factors are the re-organisation of domestic production to obtain quantities and qualities required on global markets. …”
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Research on rattans in China: Conservation, cultivation, distribution, ecology, growth, phenology, silviculture, systematic anatomy and tissue culture by Xu, H.C., Rao, A.N., Zeng, B.S., Yin, G.T.

“…Consequently there were many imbalances in the international trade and furniture manufacturing industries were shut down in some countries. …”
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Myanmar’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Masias, Ian, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Boughton, Duncan, Ellis, Mia

“…During this recent period, Myanmar’s agrifood system was impacted by numerous shocks, including disruptions to the banking and local transportation systems, changes to international trade policies, rapidly depreciating currency, foreign exchange controls, increasing global commodity prices, and massive declines in income and access to credit, among others. …”
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Rice price shocks and household welfare in Papua New Guinea by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Gilbert, Rachel

“…This note examines rice consumption patterns and international trade trends for PNG to shed light on the potential impacts in rural and urban PNG of disruptions to rice imports. …”
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Analyzing trade integration in North African markets: A border effect approach by Chebbi, Houssem Eddine, Abbassi, Abdessalem, Tamini, Lota D.

“…Integration of the North African market should be pursued by improving structural policies to improve trade efficiency and reap the benefits of international trade.…”
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South-North trade, intellectual property jurisdictions, and freedom to operate in agricultural research on staple crops by Binenbaum, Eran, Pardey, Philip G., Zambrano, Patricia, Nottenburg, Carol, Wright, Brian D.

“…This question has important spatial dimensions that link the location of production, the pattern of international trade, and the jurisdiction of intellectual property. …”
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Parables: applied economics literature about the impact of genetically engineered crop varieties in developing economies by Smale, Melinda, Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gruère, Guillaume P.

“…A comparatively minor segment of this literature consists of studies conducted by agricultural economists to measure the farm-level impact of transgenic crop varieties, the size and distribution of the economic benefits from adopting them, consumer attitudes toward GE products, and implications for international trade. This paper focuses only on the applied economics literature about the impact of transgenic crop varieties in non-industrialized agricultural systems, with an emphasis on methods. …”
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Trade-induced forest-to pasture conversion in Brazil: Insights from the global beef supply chains by Chen, Ziqi, Chen, Shuai, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…International trade is a defining feature of contemporary food systems and can generate substantial environmental pressures in tropical forest regions. …”
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Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya by Irungu, P., Bett, Bernard K., Mbogoh, S.G., Nyamwaro, Sospeter S., Murilla, G.A., Randolph, Thomas F.

“…The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and Narok districts were interviewed between October 2005 and February 2006 using a pre-tested questionnaire. …”
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