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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"market access"”.

  1. Smallholder market access: the case of groundnut sector in Malawi

    Nakhumwa, CandidaUniversity of Greenwich2015

    … smallholder groundnut farmers and traders’ access to markets through quality improvement and also, determine the socio-economic factors that influence groundnut farmers when deciding to adopt quality management techniques and the extent/or level of involvement. The following research …

    greenwich Repository record

  2. Firm level export dynamics and market access costs: evidence from Kenya

    Chacha, Peter WankuruSchool of Economics2018

    … variation in Kenya's exports and how a shock to market access costs influences firm dynamics of entry, exit and survival in export markets. The analysis draws on several firm level datasets including: a unique and unexplored panel of transaction level data over the period 2004-2013; a recent …

    cape-town Repository record

  3. Factors affecting farm productivity in rural India: social networks and market access

    Songsermsawas, TisornUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    … may help explain differential farm outcomes and marketing strategies among farmers in India. I focus my analysis on two sources: social networks and market access. In chapter two, I analyze how peers can affect farmers' cash crop revenues. Crop revenues vary greatly among farmers and the source …

    uiuc Repository record

  4. The Effectiveness of Industrial Countrys' Preferential Market Access Arrangements on Stimulating Caribbean Exports

    Carew, Richard AloysiusUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    The study is confined to evaluating the effectiveness of trade preferences extended by major industrial countries. Two approaches are used to make this evaluation. The first approach is a gravity trade model that relies in both time series and cross-sectional data. The Gravity equation includes …

    uiuc Repository record

  5. New Market Access in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Imports to the United States

    Jankovska, OliveraVirginia Tech2011

    … 1996 to 2008, the United States has granted new market access to 204 exporter/commodity combinations. Given this large increase in new market access, this thesis assesses the success of the new entrants in terms of contributing to the increase in fresh fruit and vegetable imports and whether they …

    vt Repository record

  6. An investigation into South Africa’s agricultural trade opportunities and market access alignment within BRICS+

    Schultz, KeaganStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University2026

    … to BRICS+, creating a larger set of partner markets and a useful forum for economic cooperation. This study translates the idea of “specialise where you are relatively strong” into practical choices for South Africa in BRICS+: which products to promote in trade negotiations, which BRICS+ …

    stellenbosch Repository record

  7. The power to flourish: Unearthing the roots of Kenyan flower producers' market access strategies

    Mwangi, NungariUniversity of Cambridge2019

    … into global agricultural trade. Export markets are bifurcated due to a marked shift from the Dutch flower auctions and an increase in trade within ‘direct markets’ which includes supermarkets and florists. While flower production is dominated by a few vertically integrated, large scale …

    cambridge Repository record

  8. Three Essays on Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade and U.S. Market Access to China

    Hejazi, MinaVirginia Tech2017

    … boosts development, reduces poverty, creates new markets, enhances competitiveness, improves product quality, and expands the consumer choice set. This dissertation is composed of three papers examining barriers to agricultural trade. The first two papers examine the impact of tariff and …

    vt Repository record

  9. Promotion of Household Income through Sunflower Market Access and Value Chain Development in Kinapanda Division, Iramba District

    Messayi, Richard MichaelThe Open University of Tanzania2013

    … income and rural livelihood through sunflower market access and value chain development in Kinampanda ward. This project was development from the Community need assessment findings. During the CNA exercise a numerous numbers of gaps facing small scale sunflower producers in relation to market …

    ou-tanzania Repository record

  10. Increasing Farmers Market Access among Low-Income Shoppers in Washington State: Understanding the Role of Peer-to-Peer Programs

    Hamilton, Danielle2017

    … describe a sample of peer-to-peer (P2P) farmers market programs, explore perceptions about the impacts of P2P programs, and to evaluate the factors that contribute to the success of this initiative. The study also examines how these findings relate to key indicators in the SNAP-Ed Evaluation …

    washington Repository record

  11. Farmers Market Access by Snap-eligible Mothers of Young Children: Barriers and Impact on Nutrition Education Programming for Cooperative Extension

    Misyak, Sarah A.Virginia Tech2014

    Providing improved access to farmers markets and other local food outlets for low-income audiences is an increasingly popular nutrition intervention strategy to promote consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and address obesity. The USDA encouraged more farm to fork initiatives and efforts to …

    vt Repository record

  12. El rol desempeñado por market access en la industria farmacéutica y su impacto en la calidad de vida de los pacientes

    Palla, NicolásUniversidad Torcuato Di Tella2014

    En la presente tesis se analizan los factores claves que debe adoptar la Industria Farmacéutica para facilitar el acceso de los nuevos tratamientos de alto costo para enfermedades crónicas y/o terminales, mejorar la adherencia a los mismos y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes. A partir del …

    utdt Repository record

  13. An exploration of the post-harvest activities of the Olifants Estuary Small-Scale Fishery: recommendations for equitable market access and beneficiation

    Louw, Tayla SusanDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Science2021

    … produce as a result of post-harvest losses and marketing challenges. SSFs within South Africa are no exception and are particularly disadvantaged as a result of historical discrimination, marginalisation, management, data deficiencies and inequitable market access. The financial, technical and …

    cape-town Repository record

  14. Social ties and farmers’ market access in Ghana: Structural Characteristics, Sociocultural Motives and Consequences of Social Capital-Facilitated Exchanges in a Subsistence Marketplace

    Bannor, Bernard FrimpongDe Montfort University2024

    … explores how social ties influence farmers’ market access in the subsistence marketplace within the Sub-Saharan African regions. With the compelling evidence that smallholder farmers operate under dismal market access and the ongoing global action plan from the United Nations Decade of Family …

    de-montfort Repository record

  15. Developing an asset-based, equitable system and culturally inclusive collaborative approach to enable market access and preparedness support for the sustainable growth of Ethnic Minority-led MSEs

    Adebiyi, Tutu2025

    … engagement in capacity support and equitable market access for ethnic minority-led micro-small enterprises and the strategic importance of the alternative approaches including practice implications.<br/><br/><b>Volume One of Two - Portfolio of Projects</b><br/><br/>Minority ethnic …

    southwales Repository record

  16. Essays on Socio-Economic Integration of Migrants in the UK Labour Market: Access (or Lack of Access) to the Professional Class, Gendering of Occupations and Earning Trajectories

    Shumba, NephatUniversity of Essex2015

    … United Kingdom (UK) born White in the UK labour market. In order to assess my research hypotheses I use both cross-sectional and panel data based on the world’s largest panel survey: UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS), (data collected between 2009 and 2014). The first two essays are …

    essex Repository record

  17. Resilience of small-scale farmers amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: a case study of small-scale farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Ramarumo, ThanyaniGraduate School of Business (GSB)2025

    … in Limpopo, South Africa. The closure of various market channels such as street vendors, restaurants, hotels and large social gatherings by the government left these farmers susceptible to market shocks, given their reliance on these channels. Over a span of 17 months, the study observed 21 …

    cape-town Repository record

  18. Essays in Behavioral Economics: Applying Prospect theory to Auctions

    Ratan, Anmol2010

    … to which bidders have heterogeneous market access, on bidding in first- price sealed-bid auctions. My models suggest that in auctions with resale, loss aversion causes underbidding with respect to the risk-neutral-Nash prediction. Bidders with greatest level of market access are least …

    maryland Repository record

  19. Technical barriers to trade for the importation of Australian veterinary biological vaccines to the European Union

    Bergami, RobertoVictoria University of Technology2002

    … to be adopted in restricting or controlling market access to specific products. This is followed by an analysis of the multilateral regulatory environment under the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) agreements, with particular emphasis on GATT (1994) Article XX and the Agreements on Sanitary …

    vu-aus Repository record

  20. Environmental Policy Impacts: A Comparative Study Of Electric Vehicle Policies In The U.S. And China

    Wang, Yuxiang2026

    … action, and trade-policy repricing of market access and supply chains, rather than by policy intent alone. Section 6 translates these findings into firm-facing recommendations organized around no-regrets actions and pathway-contingent pivots, emphasizing traceability, …

    penn Repository record

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