Abstract: 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.
The book presents evaluations of 105 agricultural products,
including crops, livestock outputs, aquaculture products, and forestry products;
Explores insights not found in other competitiveness studies, including spatial
variation within a country for the same crop, relation to the use of skilled
labor, and above all, the role of value chain issues in determining
competitiveness; Includes analysis of results, such as assessing sector-wide
effects on employment and income of policies that help align the sector with
its competitive advantage
