Impacts of market reform on spatial volatility of maize prices in Tanzania

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-270

  Kilima, Fredy T M ^a   Chung, Chanjin ^b   Kenkel, Phil ^b   Mbiha, Emanuel R ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maize; Market reform; Price volatility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; AGRICULTURAL REFORM; ARABLE FARMING; MAIZE; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43049118242     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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