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1 Woertz, E. 2012. The global food crisis and the Gulf's quest for Africa's agricultural potential. In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.104-119.
Food shortages ; Food production ; Agricultural development ; Imports ; Foreign investment ; Land acquisitions / Africa / Sudan / Ethiopia / Gulf Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL, e-copy SF Record No: H045673)
2 Matchaya, Greenwell Collins; Chilonda, Pius; Nhelengethwa, Sibusiso. 2013. International trade and income in Malawi: a co-integration and causality approach. International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, 6(2):125-147.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046216)
http://www.ijesar.org/docs/volume6_issue2/international_trade_income_malawi.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046216.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046216.pdf
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This paper investigates causal relationships between exports, imports, and economic growth in Malawi over the period 1961-2010. These relationships are examined using the Johansen frameworks for co-integration whereas the Vector Error Correction (VECM) framework is further used to provide estimates for both short-run and long-run dynamics in the series under study. The empirical results, including the impulse responses support the export-led economic growth and export driven imports hypotheses in the long run, but they provide no evidence of any economic growth-driven exports. These results strongly support the role of international trade in Malawi’s economic development and hence policies that seek to facilitate Malawi’s trade within and outside the SADC regional would be worthwhile to pursue.
3 Sanderatne, N.; de Alwis, S. 2014. National and household food security in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA). 112p. (CEPA Study Series 8 - 2014)
Household income ; Household expenditure ; Food security ; Right to food ; Food production ; Food policies ; Development projects ; Political aspects ; Economic aspects ; Rice ; Subsidies ; Imports ; Nutrition ; Malnutrition / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G744 SAN Record No: H046772)
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4 Matchaya, Greenwell Collins; Phiri, A.; Chilonda, Pius; Musaba, Emmanuel. 2014. Agricultural Growth Trends and Outlook Report: trends in agricultural sector performance, growth and poverty in Malawi. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 70p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2012)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural policy ; Agricultural budgets ; Agricultural trade ; Economic indicators ; Performance indexes ; Public investment ; Expenditure ; Exports ; Imports ; Food security ; Poverty ; Hunger ; Nutrition ; Public health ; Households ; Population structure ; Labour productivity ; Land productivity ; Farmers ; Livestock ; Fisheries / Malawi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046781)
http://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/resakss_malawi_ator.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046781.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046781.pdf
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5 Musaba, Emmanuel; Pali-Shikhulu, J.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Chilonda, Pius; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso. 2014. Monitoring agriculture sector performance in Swaziland: investment, growth and poverty trends, 2000-2011. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 72p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2012)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural trade ; Agricultural production ; Performance indexes ; Monitoring ; Investment ; Expenditure ; Economic growth ; Indicators ; Exports ; Imports ; Farmers ; Food security ; Poverty ; Hunger ; Maize ; Livestock ; Prices / Swaziland
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046782)
http://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/resakssswaziland_ator.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046782.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046782.pdf
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6 Lebel, L.; Naruchaikusol, S.; Juntopas, M. 2014. Transboundary flows of resources, people, goods, and services in the Mekong region. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.54-71.
International trade ; Foreign investment ; Economic aspects ; Financing ; Natural resources ; Agricultural products ; Exports ; Imports ; Tourism ; Migrant labour ; Infrastructure ; Energy resources ; Information technology / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046912)
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7 Wichelns, D. 2018. Advising Morocco: adopting recommendations of a water footprint assessment would increase risk and impair food security for the country and its farmers. Water International, 43(6):762-784. (Special issue: Virtual Water - Its Implications on Agriculture and Trade). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1516096]
Water footprint ; Food security ; Risk assessment ; Agriculture ; Crop production ; Water resources ; Water availability ; Water policy ; Farmers ; Living standards ; Climate change ; Economic development ; Sustainability ; Imports / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048941)
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A water footprint assessment is not an appropriate guide for allocating water efficiently in water-scarce regions such as Morocco. Water footprints contain too little information to identify policies or investments that will achieve public goals regarding agriculture, natural resources and livelihoods. In fact, they would impair efforts to enhance food security and sustain economic growth. The better way forward for Morocco and other countries is to analyze the full range of economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to water use in agriculture and other sectors.
8 Karg, H.; Akoto-Danso, E. K. 2018. Food flows. In Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.38-49.
Food supply ; Food production ; Domestic production ; Imports ; Modes of transport ; Commodity markets ; Food composition ; Vegetables ; Tubers ; Cereals ; Fruits ; Livestock ; Fish ; Nutrition ; Monetary situation ; Indicators / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049022)
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9 Bouet, A.; Laborde, D. (Eds.) 2017. Agriculture, development, and the global trading system: 2000 - 2015. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 469p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292499]
International trade ; Agricultural policies ; Development programmes ; Trade policies ; Trade agreements ; Negotiation ; Food security ; Food stocks ; Agricultural prices ; Domestic markets ; Price volatility ; Market access ; Economic impact ; Tariffs ; Subsidies ; Trade organizations ; WTO ; European Union ; Legal frameworks ; Agricultural insurance ; Crop insurance ; Cotton ; Rice ; Wheat ; Oilseeds ; Soybeans ; Imports ; Exports ; Taxes ; Food aid ; Farmers ; Models / USA / Russian Federation / Brazil / India / China / Canada / Qatar / Uruguay / Indonesia / Doha Development Agenda / Bali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048949)
https://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/131381/filename/131592.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048949.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048949.pdf
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This book is devoted to the complex relationship between the global trading system and food security, focusing on two important elements: the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and how food price volatility can be managed, or not, through trade instruments. The first section of the book is based on the premise that more trade integration can fight poverty and alleviate hunger. The second section examines whether managing price volatility is doable through more or less trade integration. This section deals in particular with policy instruments available for policy makers to cope with price volatility: food stocks, crop insurance, and export restrictions. Analysis concludes that without a strong and efficient World Trade Organization (WTO) capable of conducting ambitious trade negotiations, the food security target will be much more difficult to hit.
10 Makochekanwa, A.; Matchaya, Greenwell. 2019. Regional trade integration in eastern and southern Africa. In Bouet, A.; Odjo, S. P. (Eds.). Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.134-179.
Regional development ; International trade ; Trade agreements ; Economic integration ; Agricultural trade ; Domestic markets ; Tariffs ; Imports ; Exports ; Market research ; Indicators ; Informal sector ; Monitoring ; Costs ; SADC countries / Eastern Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049471)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049471.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049471.pdf
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11 Williams, Timothy O. 2019. Managing water for food and agricultural transformation in Africa: key issues and priorities. In Allan, T.; Bromwich, B.; Keulertz, M.; Colman, A. (Eds.). The Oxford handbook of food, water and society. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. pp.470-487.
Water management ; Integrated management ; Agrifood systems ; Agricultural productivity ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Climate change ; Food prices ; Imports ; Irrigation water ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Population growth ; Urbanization / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H049503)
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12 Queenan, K.; Cuevas, S.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Chimonyo, M.; Shankar, B.; Slotow, R.; Hasler, B. 2022. A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa. PLoS ONE, 17(6):e0270756. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270756]
Food systems ; Poultry ; Broiler chickens ; Commercial farming ; Food policies ; Models ; Human health ; Nutrition ; Environmental sustainability ; Livestock production ; Distribution systems ; Food consumption ; Markets ; Value chains ; Affordability ; Food safety ; Food-borne diseases ; Feeds ; Stakeholders ; Imports ; Food security / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051296)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270756&type=printable
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051296.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051296.pdf
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Global broiler production and consumption levels continue to rise. South Africa’s broiler system is dominated by commercial production and formal retail trade, with competition from cheap imports. Local broiler policies have narrow, production-driven, short-term aims for industry growth and national food security. However, these have unintended consequences that undermine the system’s future sustainability. Using a food systems approach, this study developed a qualitative system dynamics model of the South African commercial broiler system and used it to engage stakeholders in policy discussions within the boundaries of health, nutrition, and environmental sustainability. A problem statement and key system elements were drawn from a previously published qualitative study and were validated by 15 stakeholders via an online questionnaire. From this, a seed model was developed, expanded into a larger model, and shared in a modular format with stakeholders in virtual meetings, on an individual or institutional basis, for feedback and validation, and for discussion of areas for policy consideration. Refinements were incorporated into the modules, policy considerations were summarised, and crosscutting issues were identified. The model demonstrated the system’s complexity, interlinkages, feedbacks, reinforcing and balancing loops, and behaviour archetypes. The modular presentation format created a suitable platform for stakeholder engagement. Current policies focus on local commercial production, formal markets, and affordability without cognisance of the broader system represented by the model. Inequality pervades throughout the system. Commercial producers, linked to large supermarkets and fast-food chains, dominate the system, presenting barriers to entry. Affordability is unintentionally traded off against non-communicable disease risks through brining of most frozen products, and ultra-processing of fast-food items. Foodborne disease control is critical, given the proportion of vulnerable individuals, and greater coherence of food safety policy is urgently needed. The environmental footprint of broilers, whilst less than that of ruminants, deserves closer scrutiny based on its dependence on intensive cereal production for feed. This study’s food systems approach provides a system-wide perspective and a foundation for policymakers to develop more integrated and transformative policies.
13 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Determining the marketing margin for irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: a supply chain analysis. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 12p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 25) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.209]
Small-scale irrigation ; Technology ; Marketing margins ; Supply chains ; Innovation scaling ; Sustainable development ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Solar powered irrigation systems ; Pumps ; Market demand ; Financing ; Credit ; Costs ; Taxes ; Imports ; Willingness to pay ; Investment ; Agricultural productivity ; Drought ; Climate variability ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Government agencies ; Non-governmental organizations ; Private sector ; Policies ; Households / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051897)
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14 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Determining the marketing margin for irrigation technologies in Ghana: a supply chain perspective. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 27) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.215]
Marketing margins ; Irrigation technology ; Supply chains ; Small-scale irrigation ; Innovation scaling ; Cost benefit analysis ; Strategies ; Irrigation equipment ; Solar powered irrigation systems ; Pumps ; Drip irrigation ; Investment ; Imports ; Taxes ; Government agencies ; Non-governmental organizations ; Projects ; Intervention ; Partnerships ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Sustainable development ; Climate change ; Food security / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052156)
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15 Matchaya, Greenwell; Garcia, R. J.; Traore, F. 2023. Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments? Water International, 48(6):759-782. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2255822]
International trade ; Cereal crops ; Virtual water ; Exports ; Imports ; Agricultural trade ; SADC countries ; Water resources ; Water scarcity ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Policies ; Models / Botswana / Lesotho / Madagascar / Malawi / Mozambique / Namibia / Mauritius / South Africa / Eswatini / United Republic of Tanzania / Zambia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052254)
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This paper examines intraregional bilateral trade in virtual water embedded in cereal flows between the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) states. A gravity model is employed to examine whether annual bilateral trade depends on differences in water endowments, but also includes socio-economic and political determinants that affect trade. There is evidence that the abundance of water resources in a country influences trade for a product that is water dependent. Thus, the adverse effect of water scarcity in a country may be ameliorated by encouraging exports of water-intensive cereal crops where water is in abundance and imported where water is scarce.
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