Investment and Input Requirements for Accelerating Food Production in Low-income Countries by 1990

Investment and Input Requirements for Accelerating Food Production in Low-income Countries by 1990
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Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1979
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290112

Research report on investment requirements for accelerating food production to meet food requirements of thirty-six low income, food deficient developing countries - discusses trends since 1975 and projections to 1990 as well as food policy implications, analyses the inputs required (e.g. Irrigation, fertilizers, research, etc.), and considers technological change and choice of technology. Bibliography pp. 170 to 178, graphs, references and statistical tables.

Constraints on Kenya's Food and Beverage Exports

Constraints on Kenya's Food and Beverage Exports
Author: Michael Schluter
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1984
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290457

Research report on obstacles to food and beverage exports from Kenya - explains role of the agricultural sector in exports, as well as research method; makes a market study in petroleum exporting countries; examines potentials of coffee, tea, livestock, sugar, maize, pulses and horticultureal cash crops; discusses marketing problems, the economic policy of food exports and economic implications for Kenya's development policy. Bibliography and graphs.

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

The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Zaire
Author: Tshikala B. Tshibaka
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780896290570

Research report, trade policy, exchange rate, agricultural policy, agricultural production, agriculture, Zaire since 1960 - economic policy, economic analysis, economic development, food import volume, food security, inflation, balance of payments, cash crop export volume, statistical analysis. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Food Policy for the Poor

Food Policy for the Poor
Author: Joachim Von Braun
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896297470

The Food Stamp Scheme in Sri Lanka

The Food Stamp Scheme in Sri Lanka
Author: Neville Edirisinghe
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290594

The policy change; Price subsidy and food stamp benefits; The beneficiaries; The effect on fiscal costs and income distribution; Patterns of food consumption and nutrition before and after the subsidy program change; Inflation and the real value of food stamps; Impact of food stamps on nutrition and cost-effectiveness; The nutrition of children and income transfer.