UID:
edoccha_9960161348102883
Format:
1 online resource (348 pages)
ISBN:
0-12-809222-X
Content:
"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 quantitative and qualitative methodologies. As exports of tropical fruit, nuts, and other high-value crops have been growing very rapidly from developing countries, but often encounter serious obstacles in their value chains, this book demonstrates how national agricultural policy is oftentimes not guided by considerations of inherent competitiveness. In addition, the book presents case studies that illustrate the application of these approaches using quantitative frameworks. A concluding chapter introduces policy considerations for competitiveness from work in Jordan, Colombia, Estonia, Peru, and elsewhere, also discussing the role of specific policies in raising competitiveness sustainably and its role in reducing rural poverty."--
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Front Cover -- The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture -- The Competitiveness ofTropical 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 Competitiveness -- 2.4.3 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 -- 5 - Track 1 Methodology: Cost-Price Measures of Competitiveness -- 5.1 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 COMPETITIVENESS.
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III - 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 Policies -- 7.9.4 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 -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Tea -- 8.6.2 Coffee -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The VQA Matrix for Rwandan Coffee -- 8.6.3 The Banana Family -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Bananas -- 8.6.4 Avocado -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Avocado -- 8.6.5 Pineapple -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Pineapple -- 8.6.6 Passion Fruit -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters.
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The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Passion Fruit -- 8.6.7 Tree Tomato -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Tree Tomato -- 8.6.8 Tomato -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Tomato -- 8.6.9 French Beans and Peas -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan French Beans and Peas -- 8.6.10 Chili Peppers -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Chili Peppers -- 8.6.11 Macadamia -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Macadamia -- 8.6.12 Irish Potato -- The Field Findings -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Rwandan Irish Potato -- 8.7 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RWANDA STUDY -- 8.8 BROADER CONCLUSIONS FROM THE QUALITY ASSESSMENT MATRICES -- ENDNOTES -- 9 - El Salvador: Crop Competitiveness and Factor Intensities -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 NATIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING COMPETITIVENESS -- 9.3 TRACK 1 ASSESSMENTS OF CROP COMPETITIVENESS -- 9.3.1 Sources of Information -- 9.3.2 Long-Run Competitiveness Calculations for El Salvador -- 9.3.3 Additional Sensitivity Analyses -- 9.3.4 Factor Intensities of Crop Production -- 9.4 THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DAIRYING -- 9.4.1 The Role of Dairy Production in El Salvador -- 9.4.2 Production Parameters by Dairy System -- 9.4.3 Results of the Analysis -- 9.4.4 Toward the Future of Dairying in El Salvador -- 9.5 CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- ENDNOTE -- 10 - Colombia: Crop Competitiveness by Region Evaluated via Tracks 1 and 2 -- 10.1 PURPOSES OF THE STUDY.
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10.2 PREPARATORY STAGES FOR CROP ASSESSMENTS -- 10.3 COST-PRICE COMPETITIVENESS BY REGION IN COLOMBIA, TRACK 1 -- 10.4 COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENTS FOR PROJECT DECISIONS -- 10.5 MULTIVARIATE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS -- 10.6 COLOMBIAN VALUE CHAINS: VIEWS OF MARKETING INTERMEDIARIES -- 10.6.1 Value Chain Structures: an Overview -- 10.6.2 Export Marketing and Logistics -- 10.6.3 Vertical Coordination in Colombian Value Chains -- 10.6.4 Quality, Availability, and Cost of Inputs -- 10.6.5 Value Chain Roles in Projects -- 10.7 COLOMBIA: COMPETITIVENESS BY QUALITY CRITERIA, TRACK 2 -- 10.7.1 Cacao -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Genetic Material and Production Practices -- Problems: Postharvest and Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Cacao -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Colombian Cacao -- 10.7.2 Blackberries -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Production Practices -- Problems: Postharvest and Processing -- Problems: Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Blackberries -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Colombian Blackberries -- 10.7.3 Lulo (Naranjilla) -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Genetic Material and Production Practices -- Problems: Postharvest and Processing -- Problems: Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Lulo -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Colombian Lulo -- 10.7.4 Mango -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Genetic Material and Production Practices11 -- Problems: Postharvest and Processing -- Problems: Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Mango -- Application of Value Chain Filters.
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The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Colombian Mango for High-Value Markets -- 10.7.5 Rubber -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Genetic Material and Production Practices -- Problems: PostHarvest and Processing -- Problems: Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Rubber -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Colombian Rubber -- 10.7.6 Plantains -- The Field Findings -- The Crop and Its Markets -- Problems: Genetic Material and Production Practices -- Problems: Postharvest and Processing -- Problems: Marketing -- Avenues of Solution for Plantains -- Application of Value Chain Filters -- The Value Chain Quality Assessment Matrix for Plantains -- ENDNOTES -- IV - Concluding Remarks -- 11 - Assessing Agricultural Competitiveness and Its Determinants -- 12 - Competitiveness in a Development Perspective -- ENDNOTES -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Back Cover.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-805312-7
Language:
English
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