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CAEE 5131 - Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis
Economic Role of Prices and Approaches to the study of Agricultural Market Organisation and Performance
Sub-module 1 - Economic role of prices
Functions of Prices
Case Study
Government Intervention and pricing Mechanisms
Assignment
Article 1 - Cabinet divided over price of maize to NCPB
Article 2 -House team to determine price of maize
Article 3 - Is it better prices for farmers or consumers that assures national food security?
Article 4 - Cabinet should have no say in maize pricing
Article 5 - Farmers urge State to increase maize prices
Article 6 - Low prices hurt maize farmers
Article 7 - Cartels drive maize farmers out of business
References/Resources
Sub-module 2 - Approaches to the study of agricultural market organization and performance
Module Summary
Module Application

Assignment

How would you as student of marketing advice the government together with farmers and traders in the maize sub-sector to deal with the following problem of maize pricing  and distribution highlighted in the next 7 articles?

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This module was developed by Moi University, Department of Economics and Agricultural Resource Management with support from OER Africa and Bill & Mellinda Gates Foundation