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J.S. Sarma
Contingency Planning for Famines and Other Acute
Food Shortages: A Brief Review
April 1983. 28 pages. 21.59 x 27.94 cm. Available as a photocopy,
This paper reviews the roles and functions of international agencies
dealing with acute food shortages caused by droughts, cyclones,
floods, etc. It suggests areas of research that various national and
international agencies might undertake.
Ojetunji Aboyade
Administering Food Producer Prices in Africa: Lessons
from International Experiences
December 1985. 58 pages. 21.59 x 27.94 cm. Available as a
photocopy. ISBN 0-89629-304-1,
This work explores the possible effects of increasing price incentives
tofarmers insub-Saharan Africa. The institutional factors and administrative
arrangements necessary for a viable producer-price incentive
system are examined against the background of case-study
experiences in Africa and Asia.
Harold Alderman
The Effect of Food Price and income Changes on the
Acquisition of Food by Low-Income Households
May 1986. 100 pa pages. 21.59 x 27.94 cm. Available as a photocopy.
ISBN 0-89689-305-X.
This paper reviews the methodological approaches used and the
empirical results obtained in quantifying the extent to which the poor
are more responsive to price changes than wealthier consumers. It
identifies generalizable findings that may be used to approximate
price responses and provides insights into the adjustments lowincome
households make in food consumption in response to price
changes.
Bruce Stone, editor
Fertilizer Pricing Policy in Bangladesh
December 1987.457 pages. 21.59 x 27.94 cm. Perfect. ISBN 0-
89629-308-4.
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