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1 Herath, H. M. J. K. 2011. Aahara mila ihala yama gruha ekakawala ahara surakshithathawaya sambandayen dakwana balaapema. In Sinhalese. [Effects of food price increases on household food security]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 88p. (HARTI Research Report 47)
Household food security ; Food prices ; Food consumption ; Agricultural products ; Price indices ; Macroeconomics ; Economic growth ; Living standards ; Loans ; Subsidies ; Food supply ; Farmland ; Food production ; Horticulture ; Urban areas / Sri Lanka / Hambantota / Anuradhapura / Ratnapura / Gampaha / Nuwara Eliya / Badulla
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G744 HER Record No: H046992)
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2 Xu, A. 2018. Trade in virtual water: do property rights matter? Water Resources Management, 32(8):2585-2609. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-018-1941-5]
Virtual water ; International trade ; Property rights ; Natural resources ; Indicators ; Water resources ; Freshwater ; Water footprint ; Precipitation ; Estimation ; Economic aspects ; Price indices ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048806)
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This paper examines the determinants of virtual water trade – embodied in agricultural products – and tests the relationship between property rights and the export of water-intensive products. Using two different measures of property rights protection, I show that countries with weaker property rights have an apparent comparative advantage in the export of water-intensive products. After controlling for economic size, natural resource endowments and bilateral trade determinants, the trade flow of virtual water is negatively and significantly correlated with the property rights index of the exporting country. The results are robust across different estimation methods.
3 Vandone, D.; Peri, M.; Baldi, L.; Tanda, A. 2018. The impact of energy and agriculture prices on the stock performance of the water industry. Water Resources and Economics, 23:14-27. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2018.02.002]
Water market ; Industry ; Agricultural prices ; Energy sources ; Stocks ; Price indices ; Water demand ; Macroeconomic analysis ; Financing ; Risk factors ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048912)
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Water issues are receiving increasing attention from policy-makers and international organizations due to water scarcity and global rising demand. Given that the demand for water is mainly driven by agriculture and energy, we use a multifactor market model to analyze the impact of agriculture and energy price trends on the price of listed companies operating in the water industry. Evidence highlights a sensitivity of water stocks returns to agriculture and energy price changes. Additionally, when using state space model to estimate dynamic beta coefficients, factor sensitivities show a time-varying behavior, especially during the 2008 economic and financial crisis.
4 Kafle, Kashi; Songsermsawas, T.; Winters, P. 2021. Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 33p. (IFAD Research Series 65)
Agricultural value chains ; Farm income ; Small scale systems ; Smallholders ; Market access ; Household income ; Food security ; Dietary diversity ; Resilience ; Rural poverty ; Commodities ; Agricultural prices ; Price indices ; Food insecurity ; Livestock ; Highlands ; Villages ; Minority groups ; Women ; Econometric models / Nepal / Karnali / Achham / Dailekh / Jajarkot / Jumla / Kalikot / Salyan / Surkhet
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050432)
https://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/42926104/research_65.pdf/74dee600-7e5e-98ea-944d-d5d10bbc0eae?t=1620738318823
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This analysis investigates the potential mechanism and the practical significance of the impacts of agricultural value chain development in a geographically challenging rural area of a developing country. We use data from a carefully designed primary survey administered in the hill and mountainous region in Western Nepal. Using the inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method, we show that linking small-scale producers with regional and local traders can help increase agricultural income. We unpack the potential mechanism of the impact pathway and show that the increase in agricultural income is a consequence of higher agricultural revenues, owing to a higher volume of sales at lower prices. We argue that value chain intervention in rural areas, where land is not fully exploited, can lead to acreage expansion or crop switching, which eventually results in higher supply at lower output prices. The positive impact on household income is practically significant in that it translated into improved food security, dietary diversity and household resilience. These findings are robust to various specifications. Targeted value chain interventions that strengthen and stabilize small-scale producers’ access to markets can contribute to rural poverty reduction via an increase in agricultural income.
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