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The competitiveness of tropical agriculture : a guide to competitive potential with case studies /
"The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture: A Guide to Competitive Potential with Case Studies describes and synthesizes existing methodologies for evaluating competitiveness in agriculture, introduces extensions and refinements, and provides a novel approach based on a combination of quantit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture; The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture: A Guide to Competitive Potentialwith Case Studies; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I
- Concepts, Issues, and Policy; 1
- The Context and Scope of the Book; 1.1 THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS; 1.2 THE SCOPE OF THIS BOOK; ENDNOTES; 2
- Introduction; 2.1 COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTS; 2.2 COMPETITIVENESS VERSUS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; 2.3 NATIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS; 2.4 ISSUES IN EVALUATING COMPETITIVENESS; 2.4.1 Reliance on Costs and Prices.
- 2.4.2 Use of Producer Subsidy Equivalents as Indicators of Competitiveness2.4.3 Spatial Variations of Competitiveness Within a Country; 2.4.4 Competitiveness, Comparative Advantage and Shadow Pricing; 2.4.5 Annual Crops vs. Perennial Crops and Livestock; 2.4.6 Data on Farm Production Costs and Transportation Margins; 2.4.7 Determinants of Quality; II
- Methodologies for Evaluating Competitiveness; 3
- International Trade and Prices as Measures of Competitiveness; ENDNOTES; 4
- Price-Quality Tradeoffs and Multitrack Evaluations of Competitiveness; ENDNOTE.
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- Track 1 Methodology: Cost-Price Measures of Competitiveness5.1 IMPORTED VERSUS DOMESTIC COSTS; 5.2 COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND LONG-RUN COMPETITIVENESS; 5.3 FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING LONG-RUN PRICES; 5.4 COST ESTIMATES: THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION AND FARM BUDGETS; 5.5 THE MULTIYEAR CRITERION FOR COST COMPETITIVENESS; 5.6 LIMITATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE LONG-RUN COMPETITIVENESS MEASURE; ENDNOTE; 6
- Track 2 Methodology: Value Chains and Quality Criteria; 6.1 THE NATURE OF VALUE CHAINS; 6.2 BUYER-SELLER LINKAGES AND VALUE CHAIN GOVERNANCE; 6.3 VALUE CHAINS AND INNOVATION.
- 6.4 THE QUALITY DIMENSION OF COMPETITIVENESSIII
- Case Studies in the Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture; 7
- Colombia: A Strategic Assessment of National Crop Competitiveness; 7.1 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY; 7.2 GRAINS AND OILSEEDS; 7.3 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; 7.4 COFFEE, SUGAR, OIL PALM, AND CACAO; 7.5 TUBERS, TOBACCO, AND COTTON; 7.6 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS; 7.7 FORESTRY; 7.8 EXPORTS, COMPETITIVENESS, AND RISK; 7.9 POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF COMPETITIVENESS FINDINGS IN COLOMBIA; 7.9.1 Overall Findings; 7.9.2 Sector-Wide Effects of Policy Shifts Toward Competitive Products.
- 7.9.3 Export and Pricing Policies7.9.4 Agricultural Fiscal Policy for Competitiveness and Inclusiveness; 7.9.5 Agricultural Research Policy for Competitiveness; ENDNOTES; 8
- Rwanda: Competitiveness by Quality Criteria, Track 2; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 THE CONTEXT: DOMESTIC DEMAND FOR HIGH-VALUE CROPS; 8.3 REGIONAL TRADE AND PRICE CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVENESS; 8.4 QUALITY, THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE; 8.5 VARIETAL DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE CHAIN ALLIANCES; 8.6 ASSESSMENTS OF VALUE CHAIN ISSUES IN RWANDA; 8.6.1 Tea; The Field Findings; Application of Value Chain Filters.