Rice flows across regions in Madagascar
This paper examines rice trade flows within and across regions in Madagascar, based on data of unique rice sales collected in 22 major markets in Madagascar in 2012 and 2013.
Climate change effects on crop productivity and welfare sensitivity analysis for smallholder farmers in Malawi
The effects of climate change on smallholder agriculture under different crop technologies, namely conservation agriculture, Falbedia albida, optimal fertilisation and intensive farming, were analysed against the conventional subsistence farming in Malawi.
Does commercialisation drive technical efficiency improvements in Ethiopian subsistence agriculture?
The conditions in which increased market participation leads to improved technical efficiency are still not adequately understood. This study therefore investigated farmers’ market participation rates and their predicted technical efficiency scores by performing a two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression analysis using household-level data obtained from the 2009 Ethiopian rural household survey.
Health effects of women’s empowerment in agriculture in Northern Ghana: different patterns by body mass index categories
The impact of women’s empowerment in agriculture on women\s health, indicated by their body mass index (BMI), is examined using an instrumental variable estimation approach on a sample of 4 267 women.
French colonial trade patterns: facts and impacts
Using an original database from French archives on French trade statistics, this article undertakes a comprehensive study of the nature and dynamic of French sectoral trade for the period 1880 to 1912.
Consumer risk perception of vitamin A deficiency and acceptance of biofortified rice in the Morogoro region of Tanzania
Vitamin A deficiency is still a challenge in many African countries, including Tanzania. Survey data were gathered in Tanzania to determine consumers’ risk perceptions of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and severe visual impairment.