Highly subsidized bread prices financed partially through wheat aid and overvalued currency have stimulated rapid growth in wheat consumption in Sudan at the expense of other staple grains such as sorghum and millet. Inefficient production methods and the resultant low wheat yields have caused...

This paper analyses the effects of a rebalancing policy for the EC feed sector on the less developed countries. The theoretical part of the study reveals that evaluation of changing world market prices from the developing countries' perspective depends on the trade position of the LDCs in the...

The world trade model used for this study suggests taht Japanese agricultural policies have substantially depressed world rice prices. The study also indicates that such policies have imposed considerable distrotions in Japan's domestic economy, costing consumers and taxpayers nearly $1.73 to...

The major determinants of cereal import demand in 7 4 less-developed countries (LDCs) were analysed using an econometric cross-sectional model. Key explanatory factors included the level of income and degree of urbanization, financial capacity proxies, and domestic grain supply variables. A...

In a developing economy characterized by economic dualism, the interrelationship between the growth of the agricultural sector and that of the industrial sector is crucial for overall development. Theoretically, the agricultural and industrial sectors are closely linked. Agricultural progress...

The PROCISUR cooperative research programme is an agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uraguay. This paper analyses its impact in terms of rates of return, based on an analysis of the programme as it affects productivity changes in wheat, maize, and soyabeans in the...

Based on a case study, this paper analyses China's current price and subsidy policy for grain and discusses some questions relating to the reorientation of this policy. First, the pricing system for the grain market, especially that for the state-run grain marketing agencies, is illustrated....

This paper addresses the well-known paradoxes of high rates of protection, underinvestment in agricultural research, and relatively high productivity that characterize developed country agriculture, while developing country agriculture is typically characterized by taxation of the sector,...

Knowledge of crop response to different moisture conditions is essential for analysing water allocation problems at the farm level. Inadequate experimental data and the time and cost involved in obtaining sufficient data for adequate estimations of yield-water relationships are probably the...

A world net trade model is used to study the consequences of changes in meat consumption patterns in China. Results suggest that such changes would considerably depress world grain prices, especially those for maize and rice. The study also shows that grain consumption requirements in China...