 Seasonal and Regional Differences in Agricultural Supply Response in BeninMaarten Janssen and Dirk Perthel European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1990, vol. 17, issue 4, 407-20 Abstract: This paper provides an empirical analysis of the question whether high market prices stimulate the supply of food crops in the Atlantique province in the Republic of Benin. There are two growing seasons. The (tentative) results are as follows. (1) There is a marked difference between the supply decisions in the the two seasons. First season's production is primarily devoted to food security of the peasant's family, while the second season's production is directed towards "cash crops." (2) The results with respect to maize depend on the presence of a bituminous road in a district. In districts along a bituminous road in a district. In districts along a bituminous road we find a mild positive price elasticity of maize production, whereas this elasticity is negative for the other districts. Copyright 1990 by Oxford University Press. Date: 1990 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:erevae:v:17:y:1990:i:4:p:407-20 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article European Review of Agricultural Economics is currently edited by Timothy Richards, Salvatore Di Falco, Céline Nauges and Vincenzina Caputo More articles in European Review of Agricultural Economics from Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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