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Distribution of agricultural productivity gains in selected Feed the Future African countries

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  • Charles B. Moss
  • Andrew Schmitz

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine investments in selected Feed the Future countries in Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The authors examine three investments in Feed the Future countries (e.g. Rwanda and Uganda) in the context of non-traded goods, exports and imports. These investments include research and development in Ugandan cassava production, a value chain intervention in the coffee market channel in Rwanda and a program to increase the use of fertilizer for maize production in Rwanda. The authors also stress the importance of distributional impacts in terms of policymaking. Findings - The results show that while there can be net gains from each investment discussed, the distributional effects of each are very different. Originality/value - The findings will be useful for the development community and agribusiness policymaking.

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  • Charles B. Moss & Andrew Schmitz, 2019. "Distribution of agricultural productivity gains in selected Feed the Future African countries," Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 9(1), pages 78-90, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jadeep:jadee-01-2018-0009
    DOI: 10.1108/JADEE-01-2018-0009
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    Keywords

    Coffee; Maize; Cassava; Benefit-cost analysis; Distributional effects; Input subsidies; D61; O22; D63; O13;
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    JEL classification:

    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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