[HTML][HTML] Economic and ecosystem impacts of GM maize in South Africa

K Ala-Kokko, LL Nalley, AM Shew, JB Tack… - Global Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract White maize in South Africa is the only staple crop produced on a widespread
commercial basis for direct human consumption using genetically modified (GM) cultivars …

Genetic diversity and population structure of maize inbred lines using phenotypic traits and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers

SP Dube, J Sibiya, F Kutu - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding germplasm's genetic diversity is essential for developing new and improved
cultivars with stable yields under diverse environments. The objective of this study was to …

Supply and demand responsiveness to maize price changes in Kenya: An application of error correction autoregressive distributed lag approach

MA Abodi, GA Obare, IM Kariuki - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Whereas maize is a primary staple food in Kenya, production volumes have not kept pace
with local demand and consumption over time. This has constrained the achievement of the …

Do regulatory measures necessarily affect Oman's seafood export-supply?

AA Naabi, S Bose - Sage Open, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines the influence of relative prices, production capacity, gross domestic
product, fish export and trawl fishing bans, and seasonality on Oman's fish exports to the …

[HTML][HTML] Production and supply of tomato in Cameroon: Examination of the comparative effect of price and non-price factors

M Paul Jr, EL Molua, JRM Nzie, GL Fuh - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
This study analyses the effects of price and non-price factors on the supply response of
tomatoes in Cameroon. Exploiting the Nerlovian Expectation Model, the results show a long …

Acreage supply response of sugarcane out-growers in Tanzania: A vector error correction model (VECM) approach

IA Mbua, J Atta-Aidoo - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sugarcane plays an important role in the government of Tanzania's aim of becoming sugar-
sufficient; however, sugar production remains low in the country despite numerous …

Postharvest losses at the farm level and its economy-wide costs: the case of the maize sector in Mozambique

M Popat, G Griffith, O Cacho, S Mounter - Agrekon, 2020 - journals.co.za
With increasing population and demand for food, reducing food loss and waste is one of the
greatest challenges worldwide. Current estimates point to over 1 billion tons of food lost and …

Exploring non-price factors shaping supply response: insights from Cameroon's banana and pineapple horticultural industries

ST Awa, E Molua, DC Raoul Fani… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Horticulture has the potential to meet the development agenda of agrarian economies, like
that of Cameroon, through the cultivation of high-value fruits and vegetables. Bananas and …

Does research and development (R&D) investment lead to economic growth? Evidence from the South African peach and nectarine industry

CZ Tsvakirai, JF Kirsten, F Liebenberg - African Journal of Science …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Agricultural research programmes in Africa have experienced waning state financial
allocations. Efforts to change these funding trends have been fettered by the limited …

Agricultural supply response for sunflower in South Africa (1947–2016): The partial Nerlovian framework approach

K Nhundu, C Gandidzanwa, P Chaminuka… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.co.za
The study estimates sunflower supply response in South Africa using time series data from
1947 to 2016, modelled through the Nerlovian Partial Adjustment approach. Short-and long …