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Monitoring and analysing food and agricultural policies in Africa - Synthesis Report 2013
19/12/2013
The synthesis report by FAO’s Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) team, is the first ever attempt to systematically analyze agriculture and food security policies in several African countries, using common methodology over years.The...
Vers un soutien de la filière coton plus efficient pour améliorer durablement sa compétitivité
20/09/2013
Regulated cotton prices in Burkina Faso have led to higher domestic prices and incentives to production. Although fixed prices, which are indexed to international cotton prices, ensure minimum prices to producers, the sustainability of this...
Making the United Republic of Tanzania’s Rice Sector More Competitive
19/08/2013
MAFAP analysis shows that rice producers in the United Republic of Tanzania received prices that were higher than international reference prices. These findings are consistent with the government’s policy of protecting farmers from imports which...
Targeting Public Spending to Expand Export and Marketing Opportunities for Key Commodities in Burkina Faso
26/07/2013
Public expenditure on agriculture and rural development in Burkina Faso has not adequately targeted the main factors which depress producers’ prices of most key commodities: few and inadequate rural roads, a lack of transport capacity...
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