Marketing margins and agricultural technology in Mozambique

TY - JOUR

T1 - Marketing margins and agricultural technology in Mozambique

AU - Arndt, Channing

AU - Jensen, Henning Tarp

AU - Robinson, Sherman

AU - Tarp, Finn

N1 - JEL Classification: D58, O13, Q18

PY - 2000

Y1 - 2000

N2 - Improvements in agricultural productivity and reductions in marketing costs in Mozambique are analysed using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The model incorporates detailed marketing margins and separates household demand for marketed and home-produced goods. Individual simulations of improved agricultural technology and lower marketing margins yield welfare gains across the economy. In addition, a combined scenario reveals significant synergy effects, as gains exceed the sum of gains from the individual scenarios. Relative welfare improvements are higher for poor rural households, while factor returns increase in roughly equal proportions, an attractive feature when assessing the political feasibility of policy initiatives

AB - Improvements in agricultural productivity and reductions in marketing costs in Mozambique are analysed using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The model incorporates detailed marketing margins and separates household demand for marketed and home-produced goods. Individual simulations of improved agricultural technology and lower marketing margins yield welfare gains across the economy. In addition, a combined scenario reveals significant synergy effects, as gains exceed the sum of gains from the individual scenarios. Relative welfare improvements are higher for poor rural households, while factor returns increase in roughly equal proportions, an attractive feature when assessing the political feasibility of policy initiatives

U2 - 10.1080/713600061

DO - 10.1080/713600061

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0022-0388

VL - 37

SP - 121

EP - 137

JO - Journal of Development Studies

JF - Journal of Development Studies

IS - 1

ER -