Closing the Cereals Gap with Trade and Food Aid


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Research report on trends in food aid to developing countries and their relationship to the grain trade - forecasts food requirements to meet food shortages in low income countries, levels of per capita imports, and the phasing out of aid to higher income countries with the end of dependence; discusses the use of food aid to relieve malnutrition or for resale, and the economic implications for agricultural development and foreign exchange levels. Bibliography, statistical tables and table.







Forage Legumes


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The Effects of the Egyptian Food Ration and Subsidy System on Income Distribution and Consumption


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Research report on the effects of the Egyptian food rationing and food subsidy systems on income distribution and consumption - using household survey data explains distribution and food security; examines household expenditure, protein consumption, level of nutrition and percentage calorie deficiency; analyses system of income transfer and interaction with farm crop production and marketing; gives statistical analysis of choice between cooperatives and open market. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.




Agriculture in the GATT


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Agriculture in the GATT: an overview; Criteria for evaluating trade reform proposals; The theoretical consequences of changing certain GATT provisions; Outline of a trade reform package.




Irrigation Technology and Commercialization of Rice in The Gambia, Effects on Income and Nutrition


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Scope of the study and conceptual framework; The study area and its commercialization through agricultural programs; Production effects of commercialization and technological change in rice; Effects on marketed surplus, storage, and income; Food and nonfood consumption effects; Nutritional effects; Conclusions for programs and policy.




Rural Household Use of Services


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Sharing Innovation


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Perspectives on Afgrican food policy and agricultural development in the l990: a Nigerian perspective; Farming institutions food policy and agricultural development in China; Evolution and diffusion of agricultural technology in China;Dryland/Rainfed agriculture and water resources management research and development in India; The diffusion of agricultural resercah Knowledge and advances in rice production in Indonesia;The Iringa integrated nutrition program in Tanzania research and development;Agricultural development and technology:the growth of Chile's fruit and vegetable export industry;Community-based development:a cutting edge for innovation in the Nineties:A colloquium summation; Thoughts on the global Issues of food population and the environment.




Regional Cooperation to Improve Food Security in Southern and Eastern African Countries


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The cooperation approach of the SADCC countries; Other regional cooperation schemes; Regional market integration and food security; Alternative regional cooperation arrangements to stabilize food consumption.




The Brazilian Wheat Policy


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Brazilian wheat policy; analysis of the aggregate effects of wheat policy on producers and consumers; distribution of benefits by farm size and income; appendix 1: supplementary tables. Appendix 2: a simple model for analysing the effects of shifting the subidy from wheat to rice appendix 3: alternative consumption policies - model and some rsults.