Penetration of industrial country markets by agricultural products from developing countries

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 771-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Duncan ◽  
Ernst Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Industrial Country ◽  
Agricultural Products

MECHANIZATION OF POTATO GRADING ON SMALL-SCALE FARMS: A CASE STUDY FROM PERU

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. BUTLER ◽  
T. BERNET ◽  
K. MANRIQUE
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Important Cash Crop

Potatoes are an important cash crop for small-scale producers worldwide. The move away from subsistence to commercialized farming, combined with the rapid growth in demand for processed agricultural products in developing countries, implies that small-scale farmers and researchers alike must begin to respond to these market changes and consider post-harvest treatment as a critical aspect of the potato farming system. This paper presents and assesses a low cost potato-grading machine that was designed explicitly to enable small-scale potato growers to sort tubers by size for supply to commercial processors. The results of ten experiments reveal that the machine achieves an accuracy of sort similar to commercially available graders. The machine, which uses parallel conical rollers, has the capacity to grade different tuber shapes and to adjust sorting classes, making it suitable for locations with high potato diversity. Its relatively low cost suggests that an improved and adapted version of this machine might enhance market integration of small-scale potato producers not only in Peru, but in other developing countries as well.

scholarly journals A review of aluminium phosphide poisoning and a flowchart to treat it

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behrooz Hashemi-Domeneh ◽  
Nasim Zamani ◽  
Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam ◽  
Mitra Rahimi ◽  
Shahin Shadnia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Pesticide Poisoning ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Aluminium Phosphide ◽  
The World

Abstract The use of pesticides such as aluminium phosphide (AlP) has increased in the recent years and improved the quantity and quality of agricultural products in a number of developing countries. The downside is that AlP causes severe chronic and acute health effects that have reached major proportions in countries such as India, Iran, Bangladesh, and Jordan. Nearly 300,000 people die due to pesticide poisoning in the world every year. Poisoning with AlP accounts for many of these deaths. Unfortunately, at the same time, there is no standard treatment for it. The aim of this article is to give a brief review of AlP poisoning and propose a treatment flowchart based on the knowledge gained so far. For this purpose we reviewed all articles on the management of AlP poisoning published from 2000 till now. Using a modified Delphi design, we have designed a handy flowchart that could be used as a guide for AlP poisoning management of patients in emergency centres.

Demystifying Blue Box Support to Agriculture Under the WTO: Implications for Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
Sachin Kumar Sharma ◽  
Adeet Dobhal ◽  
Surabhi Agrawal ◽  
Abhijit Das
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Policy Space ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture

Developing members at the WTO face a shrinkage in policy space for supporting their agricultural sector due to the limited room available under the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA). Contrastingly, most developed members can provide high levels of product-specific support without breaching their commitments on account of their support entitlements. For some of these members, the so-called ‘Blue Box’ under the AoA, plays a pivotal role in expanding the policy space with respect to domestic support to agricultural products. Though a lot of scholarship has discussed and examined other support provisions under the AoA, the ‘Blue Box’ remains relatively shrouded in mystery. Testimony to this is the fact that although the Blue Box has found use amongst developed members, no developing member, except for China in 2016, has ever used the Blue Box to support their producers. Given the impasse in the Doha Round of negotiations and limited flexibilities available under the AoA, this paper examines the feasibility and compatibility Blue Box measures with developing members’ socio-economic situation. Findings of this paper bring to fore the variations in member practice and the operational flexibilities available in implementing Blue Box programmes to support agriculture. JEL: F13, F14, F17, Q17

scholarly journals Adoption of e-commerce by the agri-food sector in China: the case of Minyu e-commerce company

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-171
Author(s):  
Xiaoshan Yang ◽  
Xiaowei Chen ◽  
Yan Jiang ◽  
Fu Jia
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Trading Activities ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
Online Shops ◽  
Gain Access

In recent years, increasing numbers of smallholders in developing countries such as China have begun to sell agricultural products directly to consumers via online shops using a third-party trade platform. It is increasingly clear that e-commerce has become a new and effective way to help smallholders gain access to the market. The investigation of agricultural e-commerce practices has a significant role in helping to understand the development of the agri-food sector in China. This teaching case provides an example of adopting e-commerce in the interaction and trading activities between participants in the food sector through a typical agricultural products e-commerce company in China, Minyu E-commerce. Particularly, the case analyzes the business model evolution through the ecosystem life cycle at the company. This case can be used to teach graduate/postgraduate students in agricultural business, MBA and executive programmes about the agri-food e-commerce business model.

scholarly journals The Inductiveness of Agricultural Village-Type Cluster Creation in Developing Countries

ETIKONOMI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-308
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Ivanovna Petrova ◽  
Nadezda Yurievna Glubokova ◽  
Ravil Gabdullaevich Akhmadeev ◽  
Olga Alekseevna Bykanova ◽  
Elena Igorevna Artemova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Substantial Risk ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Agricultural Settlement

The assessment of emerging risks is substantial risk in implementing and creating various types of clusters used in the agricultural sector of the economy. In this regard, the goal is to develop practical measures to ensure the creation of a cluster of an agricultural settlement at the regional level, taking into account various types of risk that directly affect its creation and development. The study revealed that within the framework of the policy of substitution for domestic production and marketing of agricultural products during the formation of a cluster, it would allow combining more into a standard established system from production, processing to the sale of finished agricultural products both at the local level and at the federal level. This approach will significantly harmonize the interests of all participants of the agroindustry, as well as significantly simplify and expand access to external export markets, thereby reducing the cost of marketing research. At the same time, clustering will increase the overall economic impact on individual farmers, which will have a more significant impact on the development of non-resource zonal territories employed to produce agricultural products. Therefore, it will affect the increase in jobs in small villages.JEL Classification: F63, O13, Q18How to Cite:Petrova, L. I., Glubokova, N. Y., Akhmadeev, R. G., Bykanova, O. A., Artemova, E. I., & Gabdulkhakov, R. B. (2021). The Inductiveness of Agricultural Village-Type Cluster Creation in Developing Countries. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx– xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22014

Developing Countries and International Law

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley V. Scott ◽  
Orli Zahava
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Law ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Industrial Country ◽  
Currency Reserve ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Island States ◽  
United Nations System

The most fundamental characteristic of a developing state is that its income, usually calculated as gross national product (GNP) per capita, is relatively low in comparison with that of an industrial country. A second characteristic shared by most developing countries is that they are former colonies. In recognition of the diversity amongst developing countries, they are sometimes divided into subgroups. The term “Least Developed Country” is used to refer to some 50 of the most vulnerable states, whose economies are vastly smaller than those of China, India, Brazil, or Mexico. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is a group of states with emerging economies whose share of world trade, investment, and foreign currency reserve is projected to continue to grow. AOSIS, the Alliance of Small Island States, is a 44-member coalition that functions as a negotiating voice for small island developing states (SIDS) within the United Nations system. The engagement of developing countries with international law typically comes in four aspects: the colonial past and contemporary continuities in international legal approaches and categories, attempts by newly independent Third World states to transform international law through the introduction of specific new legal principles, the effect of the increasing gap between the emerging economies of certain developing countries and the most vulnerable developing states, and whether structural impediments remain to the equitable participation of developing countries in international law.

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