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Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange and Rice Market Integration: The Role of ICT-Based Market Information Services in Spatial Food Market Integration - Couverture souple

Katengeza, Samson; Kiiza, Barnabas; Mapemba, Lawrence

 
9783847310228: Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange and Rice Market Integration: The Role of ICT-Based Market Information Services in Spatial Food Market Integration
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847310224 ISBN 13 : 9783847310228
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The government of Malawi in 2004 initiated an ICT-based Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange, a market information service project, to improve access by farmers to market information. MACE was intended to improve the efficiency of agricultural markets as part of the strategy to improve food security. This study uses quantitative methods to examine whether MACE has contributed to efficiency of rice markets in Malawi. It especially tests if MACE has contributed to spatial integration of rice markets. As hypothesized, the study finds that the tendency of rice prices to move together in spatially separated markets has significantly increased since the implementation of MACE. It concludes that ICT-based market information services project enhances linkages between markets and can therefore improve the efficiency with which agricultural markets perform. The study discusses implications of this finding for policy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The government of Malawi in 2004 initiated an ICT-based Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange, a market information service project, to improve access by farmers to market information. MACE was intended to improve the efficiency of agricultural markets as part of the strategy to improve food security. This study uses quantitative methods to examine whether MACE has contributed to efficiency of rice markets in Malawi. It especially tests if MACE has contributed to spatial integration of rice markets. As hypothesized, the study finds that the tendency of rice prices to move together in spatially separated markets has significantly increased since the implementation of MACE. It concludes that ICT-based market information services project enhances linkages between markets and can therefore improve the efficiency with which agricultural markets perform. The study discusses implications of this finding for policy.

Biographie de l'auteur

Samson Katengeza holds MSc. Degree in Agricultural & Applied Economics obtained in 2009 at Makerere University, Uganda. He has an experience in descriptive and econometric analyses. He has taken administrative and consultancy works in areas such as agricultural and rural development, agricultural marketing and climate change and has 3 publications.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847310224
ISBN 13 
9783847310228
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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