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Author: Sydwell Maletjile Lekgau Publisher: ISBN: Category : Food Languages : en Pages : 250
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This study focused on measuring spatial market integration between urban and rural food markets in South Africa. The study was influenced by continual debate on the issue of high food price increases among the basic agricultural foods which have impact on food price differentials that exists in market locations. Higher food price differentials between market locations can have negative implications for households’ livelihoods. In South Africa the majority of lower-income earners live in rural areas, which implies that the disposable incomes of those households are affected differently by higher price differentials. To ensure that there are lower price differentials between market locations, spatial market integration is required. The main objective of this study was to measure spatial market integration between urban and rural food markets. This objective was achieved through the modelling of secondary price data of the 2.5 kg package of super maize meal. Data used in the study was collected by the NAMC and Stats SA during the period of November 2006 to July 2012. The study used a co-integration model, together with the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and the Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ADL) model. The study revealed that out of the nine markets which were measured for spatial integration, six of the rural food markets were co-integrated with urban markets. Estimation of the six co-integrated markets with the VECM revealed a long-run equilibrium relationship between urban and rural food markets. The VECM results further showed different speeds of price adjustments to the long-run equilibrium which was faster (65% on average) in five markets and slower (40 %) in one market. The fast speed of price adjustment to long-run equilibrium relationships suggests that transaction costs have significant effects on markets linkages. Markets also showed different time of adjustments which was between three and five months. Short-run dynamic effects were found in only three markets and could not be established in the other six rural food markets. Price information flow, transportation costs and transaction costs are seen as bottlenecks that prohibit integration of markets in the short run. With regard to price relationships, the study found statistically significant differences between urban and all rural food market mean prices. This suggested that the price of 2.5 kg maize meal was generally high in all rural markets, as compared with urban markets. Markets with very high price increases were those located in the lower production potential areas of the maize commodity. The Impulse Response Function (IRF) was employed to establish the effects of negative and positive price transmission shocks from the urban to the rural food markets. One standard deviation was put into the model to establish the response of markets to shocks. The markets tested revealed a period of between two and eleven months for the negative and positive impulses to be cleared in all the markets. A high degree of spatial market integration was found when negative and positive shocks did not exhibit price diversion from the long-run equilibrium relationship.
Author: Sydwell Maletjile Lekgau Publisher: ISBN: Category : Food Languages : en Pages : 250
Book Description
This study focused on measuring spatial market integration between urban and rural food markets in South Africa. The study was influenced by continual debate on the issue of high food price increases among the basic agricultural foods which have impact on food price differentials that exists in market locations. Higher food price differentials between market locations can have negative implications for households’ livelihoods. In South Africa the majority of lower-income earners live in rural areas, which implies that the disposable incomes of those households are affected differently by higher price differentials. To ensure that there are lower price differentials between market locations, spatial market integration is required. The main objective of this study was to measure spatial market integration between urban and rural food markets. This objective was achieved through the modelling of secondary price data of the 2.5 kg package of super maize meal. Data used in the study was collected by the NAMC and Stats SA during the period of November 2006 to July 2012. The study used a co-integration model, together with the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and the Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ADL) model. The study revealed that out of the nine markets which were measured for spatial integration, six of the rural food markets were co-integrated with urban markets. Estimation of the six co-integrated markets with the VECM revealed a long-run equilibrium relationship between urban and rural food markets. The VECM results further showed different speeds of price adjustments to the long-run equilibrium which was faster (65% on average) in five markets and slower (40 %) in one market. The fast speed of price adjustment to long-run equilibrium relationships suggests that transaction costs have significant effects on markets linkages. Markets also showed different time of adjustments which was between three and five months. Short-run dynamic effects were found in only three markets and could not be established in the other six rural food markets. Price information flow, transportation costs and transaction costs are seen as bottlenecks that prohibit integration of markets in the short run. With regard to price relationships, the study found statistically significant differences between urban and all rural food market mean prices. This suggested that the price of 2.5 kg maize meal was generally high in all rural markets, as compared with urban markets. Markets with very high price increases were those located in the lower production potential areas of the maize commodity. The Impulse Response Function (IRF) was employed to establish the effects of negative and positive price transmission shocks from the urban to the rural food markets. One standard deviation was put into the model to establish the response of markets to shocks. The markets tested revealed a period of between two and eleven months for the negative and positive impulses to be cleared in all the markets. A high degree of spatial market integration was found when negative and positive shocks did not exhibit price diversion from the long-run equilibrium relationship.
Author: Michele Ver Ploeg Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 1437921345 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 160
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The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the U.S. Dept. of Agr. to conduct a 1-year study to assess the extent of areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, identify characteristics and causes of such areas, consider how limited access affects local populations, and outline recommend. to address the problem. This report presents the findings of the study, which include results from two conferences of national and internat. authorities on food deserts and a set of research studies. It also includes reviews of existing literature, a national-level assessment of access to large grocery stores and supermarkets, analysis of the economic and public health effects of limited access, and a discussion of existing policy interventions. Illus.
Author: Yves Cabannes Publisher: UCL Press ISBN: 178735377X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 376
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The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners, alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in food-related issues, are now asked to take a central and active part in understanding how food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, marketed, consumed, disposed of and recycled in our cities. While there is a growing body of literature on the topic, the issue of planning cities in such a way they will increase food security and nutrition, not only for the affluent sections of society but primarily for the poor, is much less discussed, and much less informed by practices. This volume, a collaboration between the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at UCL and the Food Agricultural Organisation, aims to fill this gap by putting more than 20 city-based experiences in perspective, including studies from Toronto, New York City, Portland and Providence in North America; Milan in Europe and Cape Town in Africa; Belo Horizonte and Lima in South America; and, in Asia, Bangkok and Tokyo. By studying and comparing cities of different sizes, from both the Global North and South, in developed and developing regions, the contributors collectively argue for the importance and circulation of global knowledge rooted in local food planning practices, programmes and policies.
Author: Sandeep Mahajan Publisher: ISBN: 9781322076171 Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE Languages : en Pages : 270
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Countries everywhere are divided within into two distinct spatial realms: one urban, one rural. Classic models of development predict faster growth in the urban sector, causing rapid migration from rural areas to cities, lifting average incomes in both places. The situation in South Africa throws up an unconventional challenge. The country has symptoms of a spatial realm that is not not rural, not fully urban, lying somewhat in limbo. This is the realm of the countrys townships and informal settlements (T&IS). In many ways, the townships and especially the informal settlements are similar to developing world slums, although never was a slum formed with as much central planning and purpose as were some of the larger South African townships. And yet, there is something distinct about the T&IS. For one thing, unlike most urban slums, most T&IS are geographically distant from urban economic centers. Exacerbated by the near absence of an affordable public transport system, this makes job seeking and other forms of economic integration prohibitively expensive. Motivated by their uniqueness and their special place in South African economic and social life, this study seeks to develop a systematic understanding of the structure of the township economy. What emerges is a rich information base on the migration patterns to T&IS, changes in their demographic profiles, their labor market characteristics, and their access to public and financial services. The study then look closely at Diepsloot, a large township in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, to bring out more vividly the economic realities and choices of township residents. Given the current dichotomous urban structure, modernizing the township economy and enabling its convergence with the much richer urban centers has the potential to unleash significant productivity gains. Breaking out of the current low-level equilibrium however will require a comprehensive and holistic policy agenda, with significant complementarities among the major policy reforms. While the study tells a rich and coherent story about development patterns in South African townships and points to some broad policy directions, its research and analysis will generally need to be deepened before being translated into direct policy action.
Author: Lifeyo, Yanjanani Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 26
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This study has analyzed the factors affecting common bean production and marketing decisions by agricultural households in Malawi. The empirical results from applying the triple hurdle model to the IHS3 data demonstrate that different sets of factors affect smallholder farmers’ production, market participation and the intensity of participation decisions with respect to common beans. The location of the farmer, ownership of a radio, receipt of production extension services and FISP benefits, distance to main road and distance to the nearest market affected the agricultural household’s decision to produce common beans.
Author: Michael Burrow Publisher: MDPI ISBN: 3039430882 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 238
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This Special Issue presents an in-depth analysis of transport research commissioned by the UK Department for International Development under the High Volume Transport Programme (2017-2023). The analysis done in the period 2018-2019 contributes to the UK response to improving transport in the low-income countries in Africa and South Asia. As a result, key priorities have been identified for applied research in 2020 to make road, rail and urban transport more efficient and affordable, and all transport greener, safer and more inclusive for all users. This applied research is a vital link in making transport a sustainable lifeline for people in low-income countries, because transport gives farmers and manufacturers access to domestic and international markets and people in rural and urban areas access to schools and health services.
Author: Gaëlle Balineau Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 1464815895 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 166
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Rapid population growth, poorly planned urbanization, and evolving agricultural production and distribution practices are changing foodways in African cities and creating challenges: Africans are increasingly facing hunger, undernutrition, and malnutrition. Yet change also creates new opportunities. The food economy currently is the main source of jobs on the continent, promising more employment in the near future in farming, food processing, and food product distribution. These opportunities are undermined, however, by inefficient links among farmers, intermediaries, and consumers, leading to the loss of one-third of all food produced. This volume is an in-depth analysis of food system shortcomings in three West African cities: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Rabat, Morocco; and Niamey, Niger. Using the lens of geographical economics and sociology, the authors draw on quantitative and qualitative field surveys and case studies to offer insightful analyses of political institutions. They show the importance of “hard†? physical infrastructure, such as transport, storage, and wholesale and retail market facilities. They also describe the “soft†? infrastructure of institutions that facilitate trade, such as interpersonal trust, market information systems, and business climates. The authors find that the vague mandates and limited capacities of national trade and agriculture ministries, regional and urban authorities, neighborhood councils, and market cooperatives often hamper policy interventions. This volume comes to a simple conclusion: international development policy makers and their financial and technical partners have neglected urban markets for far too long, and now is the time to rethink and reinvest in this complex yet crucial subject.
Author: Benin, Samuel Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN: 0896298817 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 386
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Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of public policies and development projects to recommend ways to increase agricultural productivity in Africa. This book is timely in light of the recent and ongoing growth recovery across the continent. The good news is that agricultural productivity in Africa increased at a moderate rate between 1961 and 2012, although there are variations in the rate of growth in land, labor, and total factor productivities depending on country and region. Differences in input use and capital intensities in agricultural production in the various farming systems and agricultural productivity zones also affect advancements in technology. One conclusion based on the book’s research findings derives from the substantial spatial variation in agricultural productivity. For areas with similar agricultural productivity growth trends and factors, what works well in one area can be used as the basis for formulating best-fit, location-specific agricultural policies, investments, and interventions in similar areas. This finding along with others will be of particular interest to policy- and decisionmakers.
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