Agricultural commercialization has become the centerpiece of the sector development strategy in Uganda in recent years. Nevertheless the low market participation of most smallholders in the country remains a fact. We employ semi-parametric regression techniques to analyze the current state of...

Given its national and global importance, agriculture in Ukraine is a key sector to consider when assessing both the damages and losses caused by Russia’s attempted invasion and the associated post-war reconstruction needs and challenges. As of September 2022, total war damages and losses for...

‘Productivity and efficiency growth enhances competitiveness’. Similarly formulated statements are common in the literature on the economic performance of firms, industries and nations. This conventional perception in the economic literature, originating from trade and growth theory models,...

Even after more than 15 years of transition from plan to market, agriculture in Ukraine still faces many challenges in terms of its structure. The evidence in the literature points to significant heterogeneity of technical efficiency and productivity scores in Ukraine. Moreover, both the...

Agricultural commercialization has become the centerpiece of the sector development strategy in Uganda in recent years. Nevertheless the low market participation of most smallholders in the country remains a fact. We employ semi-parametric regression techniques to analyze the current state of...

‘Productivity and efficiency growth enhances competitiveness’. Similarly formulatedstatements are common in the literature on the economic performance of firms,industries and nations. This conventional perception in the economic literature,originating from trade and growth theory models,...

Garry Poluschkin und Robert Kirchner, German Economic Team, gehen davon aus, dass der Wiederaufbau der Ukraine eine langfristige multilaterale Herausforderung sein wird, bei der insbesondere die EU eine hervorgehobene Rolle einnehmen wird. Gleichzeitig dürfe die Diskussion der...

Given its national and global importance, agriculture in Ukraine is a key sector to consider when assessing both the damages and losses caused by Russia's attempted invasion and the associated post-war reconstruction needs and challenges. As of September 2022, total war damages and losses for...

WTO accession and the expected free trade agreement with the EU pose significant challenges for Ukrainian agriculture, implying structural changes for the sector as well as adaptations at the farm level to improve efficiency and competitiveness. However, a recent study by von Cramon-Taubadel and...