8 research outputs found
Promoting participation of agricultural households in the milk market: evidence from northern Cote dâIvoire
Increased participation in agricultural markets may alleviate poverty among rural households in Africa. Thus, understanding
the determinants of market participation is important for the design and evaluation of development policies. The study
described in this brief makes an institutional analysis of dairy markets and evaluates determinants of dairy market
participation by agricultural households in CĂ´te dâIvoire. Results can be used to draw policy recommendations that take
into account a larger population of agricultural households. For example, the implications of higher market prices or lower
transactions costs can be evaluated for not only the volume of marketed surplus from existing cattle owners, but also for the
propensity of rural households more broadly to adopt livestock. The analysis of rural dairy markets in CĂ´te dâIvoire also
represents a rare look at market participation in West Africa. Market participation has been the focus of several economic
studies in East Africa, but very few analyses address the issue of participation in dairy markets in West Africa. Thus,
this study provides an empirical analysis of the performance of the rural dairy market in CĂ´te dâIvoire and derives some
implications for public policy in the design and evaluation of dairy market development
Efeito da adição de soro de leite sobre a digestibilidade aparente e os parâmetros sanguĂneos de vacas secas
Dairy market participation with endogenous livestock ownership: evidence from Cote dâIvoire
Effects of Milk Marketing Order Regulation on the Share of Fluid-Grade Milk in the United States
The share of raw milk meeting fluid quality (Grade A) standards in the United States rose steadily through the latter half of the twentieth century, but a shrinking portion of that was used in fluid products. Grade A milk exceeds the quality standards for the manufactured products for which it has been increasingly used. We present an econometric model that exploits regional and temporal variation in policy implementation to identify the effect of marketing orders on the Grade A share of milk. Results support the hypothesis that marketing orders significantly encouraged the growth in the Grade A share of milk. Copyright 2007, Oxford University Press.
Anticipating Market Effects of New Uses for Whey and Evaluating Returns to Research and Development
The Commodity Terms of Trade, Unit Roots, and Nonlinear Alternatives: A Smooth Transition Approach
This article extends the recent literature on the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis of a long-run decline in the relative prices of primary commodities. Our main innovation is testing for and estimating nonlinear alternatives to a secular deterioration. Specifically, we use bootstrap procedures to test the linear unit root model against models belonging to the family of smooth transition autoregressions (STARs) for twenty-four commodities, 1900â2003. In nineteen cases we reject the linear null at usual significance levels. In sixteen cases we are able to successfully fit STAR-type models. Simulation results show there is little support for the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.