Agricultural Price Policy for Developing Countries

Agricultural Price Policy for Developing Countries
Author: John Williams Mellor
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1988
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The international environment for national price policies; Domestic market intervention; Production response, technology, and commercialization; Consumers' welfare.

The Nigerian Rice Economy

The Nigerian Rice Economy
Author: Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0812293754

In The Nigerian Rice Economy the authors assess three options for reducing this dependency - tariffs and other trade policies; increasing domestic rice production; and improving post-harvest rice processing and marketing - and identify improved production and post-harvest activities as the most promising. These options however, will require substantially increased public investments in a variety of areas, including research and development, basic infrastructure (for example, irrigation, feeder roads, and electricity), and rice milling technologies.

The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Nigeria

The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Nigeria
Author: T. Ademola Oyejide
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1986
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290563

Focuses on the effects of Nigeria's trade and exchange rate policies on agricultural incentives especially during the 1970s, the period of the oil boom. Attempts to determine the degree of protection granted to agriculture compared with other sectors, and assesses how these policies affected the allocation of resources both within agriculture and among the other sectors.

Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability

Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability
Author: Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198718578

Since 2006, global food prices have fluctuated greatly around an increasing trend and price spikes were observed for key food commodities such as rice, wheat, and maize.

International Business, Trade and Institutional Sustainability

International Business, Trade and Institutional Sustainability
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1069
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030267598

This book addresses the gap between innovative technologies and their adoption. It showcases research, feasibility studies and projects that demonstrate a variety of ways to implement environmental sustainability in globally operating firms, as well as best practices in areas such as international management, adoption of cleaner technologies, global supply chains, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and transportation. The book provides state-of-the-art information on issues including: Global sustainable management practices Global sustainable food and agricultural markets Global responsible mining and energy Global sustainable sourcing Global sustainable transportation Global conservation innovations and investments Presenting expert contributions from industry, government and academia, discussing a variety of themes and perspectives on the topic "international business as a positive force of environmental sustainabilityā€¯ it is a vital resource for stakeholders in the international business community.