The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture: A Guide to Competitive Potential with Case Studies describes and synthesizes existing methodologies for evaluating competitiveness in agriculture, introduces extensions and refinements, and provides a novel approach based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
As exports of tropical fruit, nuts, and other high-value crops have been growing very rapidly from developing countries, but often encounter serious obstacles in their value chains, this book demonstrates how national agricultural policy is oftentimes not guided by considerations of inherent competitiveness.
In addition, the book presents case studies that illustrate the application of these approaches using quantitative frameworks. A concluding chapter introduces policy considerations for competitiveness from work in Jordan, Colombia, Estonia, Peru, and elsewhere, also discussing the role of specific policies in raising competitiveness sustainably and its role in reducing rural poverty.
1. Chapter 2. Introduction - p. 9 2. Part II. Methodologies for Evaluating Competitiveness - p. 30 3. Chapter 3. International Trade and Prices as Measures of Competitiveness - p. 33 4. Chapter 4. Price–Quality Tradeoffs and Multitrack Evaluations of Competitiveness - p. 39 5. Chapter 5. Track 1 Methodology: Cost-Price Measures of Competitiveness - p. 45 6. Chapter 6. Track 2 Methodology: Value Chains and Quality Criteria - p. 55 7. Part III. Case Studies in the Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture - p. 83 8. Chapter 7. Colombia: A Strategic Assessment of National Crop Competitiveness - p. 87 9. Chapter 8. Rwanda: Competitiveness by Quality Criteria, Track 2 - p. 147 10. Chapter 9. El Salvador: Crop Competitiveness and Factor Intensities - p. 207 11. Chapter 10. Colombia: Crop Competitiveness by Region Evaluated via Tracks 1 and 2 - p. 231 12. Part IV. Concluding Remarks - p. 305 13. Chapter 11. Assessing Agricultural Competitiveness and Its Determinants - p. 309 14. Chapter 12. Competitiveness in a Development Perspective - p. 313 15. References - p. 319 16. Index - p. 329
The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture: A Guide to Competitive Potential with Case Studies describes and synthesizes existing methodologies for evaluating competitiveness in agriculture, introduces extensions and refinements, and provides a novel approach based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
As exports of tropical fruit, nuts, and other high-value crops have been growing very rapidly from developing countries, but often encounter serious obstacles in their value chains, this book demonstrates how national agricultural policy is oftentimes not guided by considerations of inherent competitiveness.
In addition, the book presents case studies that illustrate the application of these approaches using quantitative frameworks. A concluding chapter introduces policy considerations for competitiveness from work in Jordan, Colombia, Estonia, Peru, and elsewhere, also discussing the role of specific policies in raising competitiveness sustainably and its role in reducing rural poverty.
1. Chapter 2. Introduction - p. 9 2. Part II. Methodologies for Evaluating Competitiveness - p. 30 3. Chapter 3. International Trade and Prices as Measures of Competitiveness - p. 33 4. Chapter 4. Price–Quality Tradeoffs and Multitrack Evaluations of Competitiveness - p. 39 5. Chapter 5. Track 1 Methodology: Cost-Price Measures of Competitiveness - p. 45 6. Chapter 6. Track 2 Methodology: Value Chains and Quality Criteria - p. 55 7. Part III. Case Studies in the Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture - p. 83 8. Chapter 7. Colombia: A Strategic Assessment of National Crop Competitiveness - p. 87 9. Chapter 8. Rwanda: Competitiveness by Quality Criteria, Track 2 - p. 147 10. Chapter 9. El Salvador: Crop Competitiveness and Factor Intensities - p. 207 11. Chapter 10. Colombia: Crop Competitiveness by Region Evaluated via Tracks 1 and 2 - p. 231 12. Part IV. Concluding Remarks - p. 305 13. Chapter 11. Assessing Agricultural Competitiveness and Its Determinants - p. 309 14. Chapter 12. Competitiveness in a Development Perspective - p. 313 15. References - p. 319 16. Index - p. 329
