Comparative Performance of Agricultural Export Trade: During and Post- Agricultural Diversification Project in Ghana

The Impact of Comparative Advantage of Agricultural Triple Industries and Export Diversification on the Value-Added Industries in Iran

Developmental plans of the country emphasize on the exports-focused growth strategy, and export diversification is one of the most appropriate policies in this area. Export diversification moves from primary goods to industrial goods. Yet, export diversification, according to the principles of international trade, must be based on comparative advantage until to change value-added. Changes in th...

Openness and Agricultural Performance in Ghana

The paper examined the relationship between openness and agricultural performance using data covering the period 1995 to 2009. Representing openness as foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade openness, the results showed that there is no long run relationship between FDI and trade openness on one hand and agricultural performance on the other. In the short run, vtrade openness and FDI exerted...

Pakistan Agricultural Export Performance in the Light of Trade Liberalization and Economic Reforms

The objective of this study is to see the impacts of economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies on agricultural export performance of Pakistan. The major purpose is to examine the effects of both domestic supply-side factors and world demand on agricultural export performance. Four indicators of economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies are considered namely competitiveness, di...

Agricultural Diversification: Opportunities and Constraints

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Structural Reforms and Agricultural Export Performance: An Empirical Analysis By