Impacts of agricultural trade and market liberalization of food security in developing countries: comparative study of Kenya and Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorNyairo, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorKola, Jukka
dc.contributor.authorSumelius, J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-12T12:26:21Z
dc.date.available2015-11-12T12:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.descriptionContributed Paper presented at the Joint 3rd African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) and 48th Agricultural Economists Association of South Africa (AEASA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 19-23, 2010.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of agricultural reforms has debatable effects on food security in developing countries. This research investigates how such effects influenced maize supply in two developing countries which were among the first to introduce agricultural reforms. Conclusions from the research suggest that agricultural reforms led to mixed results. This may be attributed to the sometimes stop-go nature of reform implementation. The mixed results are reflected in the weak maize output response to price changes. Overall country economic conditions, state of agricultural development can be attributed to the pace of response, hence effect on agricultural supply. Elasticity of maize output to changes in price and acreage are strongly significant in maize output for the case of Kenya. Both restricted models of maize production suggest that prior to the introduction of reforms acreage, prices and alternative crops were more elastic when simulated with Zambian data than with Kenyan data.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13872
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural reformsen_US
dc.subjectElasticity of supplyen_US
dc.titleImpacts of agricultural trade and market liberalization of food security in developing countries: comparative study of Kenya and Zambiaen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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