Objectives of the research. Here are the objectives of this research: - Draw up an inventory of fixtures as re- gards the implementation of the Si- no-Congolese agreement with a focus on the level of payment for the mining investments and the infrastructures as well as the debt and the accrued in- terestsin comparison to the fiscal and parafiscal advantages conceded by the Congolese party, the productivity andthe profitability of the mine; - Analyze the comparative advantages of the agreement that created SICOMINES in comparison to other projects of this magnitude such as TFM and KCC in order to evaluate the loss of expected earn- ings for the DRC; - Identify the gaps between a certain number of initial commitments inherent in the agreement for cooperation and/ or in the mining agreement and their im- plementation; - Inform the public and stimulate a pub- lic debate directed towards the imple- mentation of the Sino-Congolese agree- mentand conduct a strong advocacy at both the national and the international level so as to increase transparency and the efficient implementation of the agreement.
Objectives of the research. Based on the research problem, the objectives of this research are as follow =
Objectives of the research. This research focuses on the derivation of a FC contract with two-way penalties applied to both single supplier- single retailer and single supplier- multiple retailers supply chains. The research objectives are to give answers for the following questions: For single supplier- single retailer supply chain:
Objectives of the research. ST/CESA - Analyze the effects of reforms in the markets for millet, maize and sorghum on the willingness and capacity of participants to invest in improving the food system. Also, provide applied reasearch assistance to the Maiian government and USAID/Mali to strenghten the empirical foundations of ongoing cereal market reforms and help establish a cereals market information system and analytical unit based at OPAM. IER/DRSPR - Analyze factors affecting the payoff to agricultural research in Mali, especially to analyze the costs and benefits of expanding farming systems research into the Fifth Region of Mali.
Objectives of the research. The two major objectives of this research are: 1) to develop information and analytical procedures which will contribute to understanding of important policy questions related to the interaction of production, marketing, pricing and food security issues for selected storable commodities in Rwanda; 2) to contribute to the development of a framework and analytical capacity for future food security analysis in Rwanda, and the specification of anticipated data requirements.
Objectives of the research. Analysis of the effects of selected market, institutional, and technological variables on the investment and production decisions of maize and sesame producers in the lower and middle Shebelle regions and the implications of those decisions for food security in Somalia.
Objectives of the research. Inform and guide the implementation of agricultural, nutrition, and rural development strategies that successfully promote food household security. This objective is achieved through analysis of the maize, oilseed and small grain subsectors in order to provide policy makers a better understanding of micro and macro food security policy issues, tradeoffs and alternatives. In addition, the project seeks to test and refine appropriate research methodologies to address food security policy issues; and strengthen indigenous capacity for food security policy analysis.
