المطبوعات
مطبوعات يعرض مركز المطبوعات الخاص بشعبة الأسواق والتجارة كامل مخرجات الشعبة. أما الطريقة الفضلى لإيجاد المطبوعات المطلوبة فتكون من خلال استخدام مرفق البحث الذي يمكنكم من خلاله اختيار مرشحات مسبقة التعريف لتحسين إمكانية الوصول إلى ما تبحثون عنه.
This paper analyses the size and distribution of the impacts of pineapple export on trading firms and growers in Ghana. It examines the development of the pineapple export and policies in Ghana, and estimates the effects of the trade shock prompted by the varietal shift of pineapple export demand. The paper discusses main policy implications of the findings for the future of Ghana’s production and export of fresh pineapple.
This paper provides a critical review of the economic literature on the relationship between international trade and research-and-development (R&D) spillovers with the aim of exploring ways to estimate the R&D spillover effects of agricultural trade at firm and industry levels.
This paper reviews the theories and evidence on the structure of agricultural trade industry in developing countries. Based on a literature survey, the paper seeks to determine the causes leading to the industry structure and how the structure affects the distribution of trade impacts among firms.
Structural changes in the sugar market and implications for sugarcane smallholders in developing countries
World sugar has experienced a number of trade and policy changes. Their impact on the sugar sector and stakeholders in developing countries has yet to be fully understood. For developing countries such as Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania, which have the potential to expand sugar production and exports, understanding the impact of current and prospective trends in the world sugar market on the income and wages of smallholders...
Food safety regulations and export responses of developing countries: The case of Turkey’s fig and hazelnut exports
Food safety standards are gaining importance as trade regulations. These regulations affect exports in three main ways depending on the capacities of exporting countries: trade-impeding effects, neutral effects, and catalyst effects. Although previous studies confirm the trade impeding effect of regulations, recent studies show that strict regulations can stimulate developing countries through the scale effect as in the case of some African exporters. In addition, developing countries can benefit from...
This report is part of an initiative by the Trade and Markets Division of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to analyse patterns of smallholder market participation. It was prepared by El Mamoun Amrouk, in collaboration with Nigel Poole, Nicholas Mudungwe, and Everjoyce Muzvondiwa. Jamie Morrison provided guidance and input for the methodological framework, as well as comments on the initial drafts. Thanks to Grace Musarurwa for the input to the...
Firmer production estimates for 2012 confirm tightening wheat and maize supplies while the outlook for rice remains positive. In spite of a contraction in overall cereal utilization in 2012/13, the world cereal stock-to-use ratio is projected to decline by 2 percentage points from the previous season. International prices of all major cereals, except rice, remain well above last year. For wheat and maize, while prices have stabilized in recent weeks,...
Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 12 November 2012
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited DPRK, at the request of the Government, from 24 September to 8 October 2012 to assess the 2012 main crop harvest, forecast the 2013 production of winter and spring crops, estimate cereal import requirements for the 2012/13 marketing year (November/October), assess the household food-security situation and estimate food assistance needs.
The FAO/GIEWS Country Cereal Balance System (CCBS) is a database of annual supply and utilization balances for main cereals, covering all countries of the world. It has been maintained by FAO/GIEWS since 1980 and is updated on a continual basis. This statistical report, which is a subset of CCBS data, presents the current-year cereal supply and demand balances for all sub-Saharan African countries, highlighting cereal import and food aid requirements...
The Global food price monitor was issued by GIEWS from 2010 until the end of 2014, reporting on food price developments at world, regional and country level with focus on developing countries. From January 2015 this report was replaced by the Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin.