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Assessing Participation in the Milk Income Loss Contract Program and its Impact on Milk Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The MILC program, a counter-cyclical income support program, was designed to provide price support to dairy farmers. Since the inception of the MILC program it has been argued that the program is inefficient and rewards inefficiency by keeping high cost, small dairy farms in business. Large dairy producers have expressed concerns that the MILC payments have negatively affected their farming income. Using farm-level, ARMS data from 2005, this study investigated the factors that affect farmer’s decision to participate in MILC program and if participation in MILC has an impact on milk production. The results show that participation in MILC program is positively correlated with farmer’s educational attainment, organic certification subsidy, milk price,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farms; Agricultural policy; Milk Income Loss Contract Program; Two-step probit estimation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; H20; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103775

Development, Diffusion and Impact of Conservation Farming in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tembo,   Gelson.
The study reported in this paper measures differences in profitability between conservation farming (CF) practices and conventional agriculture by comparing the value of differential output with the differential input costs. The main objective is to address and fill several important knowledge gaps by investigating three key features of conservation farming in Zambia: 1) the process by which CF originated and spread; 2) the scale of CF adoption  across household groups and regions; and 3) the impact of CF on crop output, input use, cost of  production and farm income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Conservation farming; Zambia; Conventional agriculture; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54464

Instructional Aids for Teaching How to Use the TI-59 Programmable Calculator
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hepp,   Ralph E.
This paper includes instructional aids for teaching students, farmers, research and extension workers how to use the TI-59 programmable calculator.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Programmable calculator; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54761

ASSESSING EUROPEAN FARMERS’ INTENTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Genius,   Margarita; Karagiannis,   Giannis; Tzouvelekas,   Vangelis.
The effects of the 2003 CAP reform on the farmers’ decisions on whether to abandon their farming activity, how much to produce and what to produce are analyzed in the present paper. To this effect data collected for Hungarian, Dutch and Greek farmers on their perceptions about the reform and its effects, and on their production intentions is analyzed using discrete choice models under 3 alternative scenarios for the future produce prices. The discrete choice model applied in the present paper is sequential since farmers are confronted with a sequence of choices. In the first stage, the choice is between abandoning farming or continuing, then those farmers who have chosen to continue are presented with two additional choices related to their level of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Farmers choices; MTR assesment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44849

The Origin, Development And Structure Of Demand For Plant Genetic Resources. The Impact Of The In Trust Agreements To The CGIAR Collections Availability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Gotor,   Elisabetta; Holloway,   Garth J.; Watts,   Jamie.
The objective of this paper is to explore how the demand of germplasm held by CGIAR genebanks changed over time in order to assess the possible influence of the  1994 In Trust Agreements on germplasm demand. The proposed theoretic model motivates the realistic hypothesis that the consequences of the In-Trust Agreements lead to an enhancement of CGIAR germplasm utilization. Therefore the paper firstly examines the classical literature on biodiversity’s valuation and its recent developments and subsequently it investigates the origin of the agricultural biodiversity’s economic value, providing a basic conceptual framework to infer on factors determining the demand for germplasm. Two Bayesian estimation frameworks are applied to the IRRI accessions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop genetic resources; Germplasm collection; Search theoretic framework; Count data; Changepoints; O19; Q18; Q57; C11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36773

Regulating Farmers: Lessons Learned from the Delmarva Peninsula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Michelle.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Regulation; Agriculture; Policy; Water; State; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117404

Decaffeinated? Situation, Trends, and Prospects for Smallholder Coffee Production in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Most Rwandan coffee is currently grown and processed the same way it was a decade ago.  Consequently, Rwanda’s coffee production and marketing system has not been able to keep up with  changes in the global market for high quality coffee. Given world market gluts of relatively poor quality coffee, Rwanda is now exporting a product that fetches low prices. Despite the challenges in coffee marketing and production, coffee remains one of Rwanda’s most important official sources of foreign exchange and the drop in production is of major concern to both the public and private sectors. In an effort to assist decision makers in the coffee sector better understand factors affecting farmers’ production decisions and their attitudes about coffee, the FSRP fielded a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55354

Wheat / Flour Price Transmission and Agricultural Policies in Ukraine: A Markov-Switching Vector Error Correction Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brümmer,   Bernhard; Zorya,   Sergiy.
The analysis of price transmission between raw and processed agricultural products in transition countries is complicated by the frequently changing conditions on their way from plan to market. We utilise a Markov-switching vector error correction model to allow for multiple regime shifts in the price relationship between wheat and wheat flour in Ukraine from June 2000 to November 2004. The analysis reveals four regimes. The observed temporal pattern of these regimes can be matched with certain political and economic events in Ukraine. In particular, we find a strong link between the 'high uncertainty' regime and discretionary policy interventions in 2003.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Markov-switching vector error correction model; Vertical price transmission; Regime shifts; Grain policies; Ukraine; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; C22; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24624

Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Donovan,   Cynthia; Samazaka,   David.
This research focuses on the performance in the Magoye ripper in maize and cotton production in Eastern and Southern Provinces during the 2004/2005 productions year. Findings include the following: In maize production, the ripper enabled higher yields compared to traditional animal ploughing, by increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizer applications, resulting in net profits per hectare of ZK575,800 in Eastern Province and ZK93,800 in Southern Province; In cotton, the input applications and size of fields were the most important determinants of yield, and the ripper had no significant individual effect. Farmers using the ripper indicated that it helped conserve water, enabled early land preparation and early planting; and Farmers not using their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Inputs; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54623

Which biofuel market does the ethanol tariff protect? Implications for social welfare and GHG emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crago,   Christine Lasco; Khanna,   Madhu.
The ethanol tariff is one of the instruments used by the government to encourage domestic ethanol production. Existing literature analyzing the market and welfare effects of the US ethanol tariff has concluded that removing the tariff would increase social surplus and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, due to the replacement of corn ethanol with lower cost and lower GHG intensive sugarcane ethanol. This paper re-examines these findings in the presence of a domestic cellulosic ethanol industry. The current RFS mandate requires 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuel, a portion of which could be met by any non-starch based biofuel that reduces emissions by at least 50% compared to an energy equivalent amount of gasoline. Sugarcane ethanol has been...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Ethanol tariff; Fuel externalities; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q17; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103784

Demand Enhancement through Food-Safety Regulation: Benefit-Cost Analysis of Collective Action in the California Pistachio Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich; Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to producers. Governments often attempt to enhance food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the voluntary efforts by private firms. This paper assesses a form of collective action that falls between typical government mandates and purely private action. The California pistachio industry recently established a U.S. federal marketing order. This order sets quality standards and requires inspection and certification, aiming to reduce the likelihood of dangerous or poor quality pistachios being sold to consumers and to provide some quality assurance to consumers. Simulation results indicate that, across...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Collective Action; Specialty Crops; Government Regulation; Marketing Orders; Pistachios; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q13; I18; H4.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25461

The Potential Effects on United States Agriculture of an Avian Influenza Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Scott; Madison,   Daniel; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Clark,   F. Dustan.
The U.S. poultry industry has spent considerable resources to date preparing for an outbreak of avian influenza in this country. This research quantifies the potential effects of two alternative avian influenza scenarios on the poultry industry. In addition, this research looks at effects on other agriculture sectors including the loss of feed demand from an outbreak and the impacts on aggregate measures like farm income and consumer food expenditures. The economic sector model maintained by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) is employed for these scenarios.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Disease outbreak; Econometric model; Poultry production; Poultry trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6516

Auswirkungen von Health Check und EU-Konjunkturprogramm auf die ländlichen Entwicklungsprogramme der deutschen Bundesländer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tietz,   Andreas.
Zusammenfassung: Als Folge des Health Check der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik sowie des europäischen Konjunkturprogramms wurden die Mittel des Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) aufgestockt, um damit geeignete Maßnahmen zur Reaktion auf die „neuen Herausforderungen“ (Klimawandel, erneuerbare Energien, Wassermanagement, Biodiversität, Umstrukturierung des Milchsektors) zu ergreifen. Dieser Bericht analysiert die Änderungen, die die deutschen Bundesländer daraufhin im Jahr 2009 in ihren ländlichen Entwicklungsprogrammen vorgenommen haben. Die Analyse zeigt den großen Unterschied, der zwischen der formalen Anrechnung dieser zusätzlichen Mittel auf Maßnahmen gemäß den Prioritäten des Health Check und der tatsächlichen...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Ländliche Entwicklung; ELER; Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik; Health Check; Rural development; EAFRD; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102729

Defending America's Food Supply Against Terrorism: Who is Responsible? Who Should Pay?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stinson,   Thomas F.; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.; Ghosh,   Koel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H44; H56.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94473

Decoupled Programs, Payment Incidence, and Factor Markets: Evidence from Market Experiments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastian,   Christopher T.; Nagler,   Amy M.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.; Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Whitaker,   James B.; Young,   C. Edwin.
We use laboratory market experiments to assess the impact of asymmetric knowledge of a per-unit subsidy and the effect of a decoupled annual income subsidy on factor market outcomes. Results indicate that when the subsidy is tied to the factor as a per-unit subsidy, regardless of full or asymmetric knowledge for market participants, subsidized factor buyers distribute nearly 22 percent of the subsidy to factor sellers. When the subsidy is fully decoupled from the factor, as is the case with the annual payment, payment incidence is mitigated and prices are not statistically different from the no-policy treatment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Laboratory market experiments; Agricultural subsidies; Subsidy incidence; Land market; Ex ante policy analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q18; D03; C92.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104108

How Decoupled Is the European Union's Single Farm Payment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Elekes,   Andrea; Velikovszky,   Laszlo.
Our paper focuses on the key element of the 2003 CAP reform: on the single farm payment (SFP). The basic aim was to decouple direct payment from production decisions. Because of the widespread agricultural policy reforms (support producers with the least possible distortions) and of the on-going WTO negotiations, this is an issue attracting significant attention on behalf of agricultural economists. Different tools and different methodologies have been employed in the effort to better understand and rank policy measures in terms of their production and trade effects. Most of the literature classifies measures based on implementation criteria. Our paper assesses the decoupled nature of the single farm payment (SFP) based on WTO and OECD criteria. The EU...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; WTO; Decoupling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18; F13; F15.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25339

Long-term Global Agricultural Output Supply-Demand Balance and Real Farm and Food Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tweeten,   Luther G.; Thompson,   Stanley R.
Global food demand is estimated from population projections of the United Nations and food supply is projected from Food and Agriculture Organization yield data to quantify the global food supply-demand balance for 2025 and 2050. The eight food categories examined account for 95 percent of global food consumption.  Results indicate that the historic era of secularly falling real food prices is over. The real price of corn, for example, is not expected to fall over the next four decades at the annual rate of 1.3 percent that it fell annually from 1960 to 2006. The analysis foresees future real food prices fluctuating around a flat or rising trend. Slowed national economic growth from flat or rising real food prices may be little more than an irritant for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: World Food Supply-Demand; Food Prices; Agricultural Markets; Crop and Livestock Yields; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46009

Adoption of Food Safety and Quality Standards by China’s Agricultural Cooperatives: A Way out of Monitoring Production Practices of Numerous Small-scale Farmers ?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Jiehong; Jin,   Shaosheng.
China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of illegal use is often tied to numerous small-scale farmers. As it is a great challenge for Chinese government to monitor production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China’s agricultural cooperatives serves as an alternative approach to monitor the production practices of the small-scale farmers, and thus ensure improved quality of foods they produce. Based on the survey data from 124 vegetable cooperatives in Zhejiang Province, this study is designed to analyze the factors that affect adoption of food safety and quality standards by agricultural cooperatives in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food safety and quality standards; Cooperative; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50293

Applying regression quantiles to farm efficiency estimation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaditi,   Eleni A.; Nitsi,   Elisavet I.
This article is concerned with the methodological question of frontier production functions estimation for agriculture, and the appropriateness of regression quantiles, as a useful semi-parametric approach. Better insights are reached using the proposed methodology that provides robust farm efficiency scores estimates. Using the 2007 Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data for Greece, analysis shows that the distribution of efficiency scores is closer to normality when employing regression quantiles, while underestimation of efficiency obtained by other parametric or deterministic methods based on the conditional mean can be avoided. The results further suggest that government support aimed at enhancing farms viability should be directed towards payments...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Quantile Regression; Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C14; D24; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61081

Toward a Research Agenda to Promote Household Access to Food in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Molla,   Daniel.
The objective of this report is to review available evidence on the potential to  promote access to food for vulnerable groups in Ethiopia through two main methods: food transfer  programs, and appropriate policies influencing the food marketing system. These issues are  examined with a view to identifying priority issues for analysis under the MEDAC/MSU/USAID Food  Security Project in Ethiopia. In particular, the report presents trends in food aid and food  production in Ethiopia, and provides preliminary evidence of the possible disincentive effects of  food aid on agricultural production incentives and investments in the food marketing system;  discusses the costs and benefits of various food aid transfer programs, and highlights major  unresolved...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food production; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55591

Estimating the Market Effect of a Food Scare: The Case of Genetically Modified StarLink Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Colin A.; Smith,   Aaron D.
Genetic modification of crops has revolutionized food production, but it remains controversial due to food safety and environmental concerns. A recent food safety scare provides a natural experiment on the corn market's willingness to accept unapproved genetically modified organisms. In 2000, a genetically modified corn variety called StarLink was discovered in the food-corn supply, even though it was not approved for human consumption. To estimate the price impact of this event, we develop the relative price of a substitute method, which applies not only to the StarLink event but also to rare events in other markets. We apply this method to measure the price impact of the StarLink contamination on the U.S. corn market. We find that the contamination led...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q11; Q18; C22.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25447

The Impact of the Crude Oil Price on the Livestock Sector under a Regime of  Integrated Energy and Grain Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.
The study finds that the emergence and expansion of the ethanol sector was associated with a fundamental transformation of the integration of the energy and agricultural sectors. In particular, the correlation structure between crude oil and grain prices increased dramatically, becoming more statistically significant, and with all anomalous signs corrected. Before the ethanol boom, the correlation of the crude oil price and corn was -0.117. It increased to 0.876 in the ethanol boom period. Soymeal correlation increased from 0.182 to 0.909, and distillers dried grains with solubles increased from -0.252 to 0.834. As a result, the energy market is also now impacting the livestock sector through feed costs, which account for more than half of total costs....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Energy sector; Agricultural sector; Least-cost feed ration; Biofuel; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49240

Economic Comparison of Commodity and Conservation Program Benefits: An Example from the Mississippi Delta
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Parkhurst,   Gregory M.
Changes to commodity programs in the 2002 Farm Bill increased the value of crop base acreages on which decoupled payments are received.  The bill also expanded the availability of key conservation programs.  This paper compares the value of payments from commodity programs (along with continued crop production) to the easement payment (and recreational lease revenue) available under the Wetland Reserve Program.  A net present value model using risk-adjusted returns is employed in the analysis for Mississippi delta cropland containing rice, cotton, and soybean base.  Sensitivity analysis is conducted on some of the key variables affecting the decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Countercyclical payment; Direct payment; Net present value; WRP; Q12; Q15; Q18; C15.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43390

Sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l’Ouest : Enjeux et Eléments Stratégique pour sa Réalisation.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Staatz,   John M.
The situation analysis and perspectives on food security West Africa shows a widening gap between the needs of consumption and nutrition and food availability at Global countries, households and individuals. Low gains productivity in food production and import capacity are the major constraints to the achievement of security Food in the region. The agricultural growth becomes the prerequisite for improving the food situation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; West Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58546

Removing Distortions in the U.S. Ethanol Market: What Does It Imply for the United States and Brazil?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elobeid,   Amani E.; Tokgoz,   Simla.
We analyze the impact of trade liberalization and removal of the federal tax credit in the United States on U.S. and Brazilian ethanol markets using a multi-market international ethanol model calibrated on 2005 market data and policies. The removal of trade distortions induces a 23.9 percent increase in the price of world ethanol on average between 2006 and 2015 relative to the baseline. The U.S. domestic ethanol price decreases by 13.6 percent, which results in a 7.2 percent decline in production and a 3.8 percent increase in consumption. The lower domestic price leads to a 3.7 percent rise in the share of fuel ethanol in gasoline consumption. U.S. net ethanol imports increase by 199 percent. Brazil responds to the higher world ethanol price by increasing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Ethanol; Renewable fuels; Trade liberalization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F13; F17; Q17; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9808

Valoracion de bienes ambientales complejos: una alternativa multicriterio
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús.
RESUMEN La valoración económica de bienes ambientales complejos presenta una serie de aspectos problemáticos. Este trabajo se centra en dos de ellos: la linealidad de los atributos en función de valor de estos bienes y la heterogeneidad en las funciones de utilidad de los individuos. Para ello se propone una metodología basada en la Teoría de la Utilidad Multiatributo que permite contrastar la importancia dada a estos aspectos. Dicha metodología se aplica a un espacio natural protegido en la provincia de Granada. De los resultados se puede concluir que la no-linealidad de los atributos y la heterogeneidad de las funciones de utilidad individuales son aspectos relevantes en la valoración de bienes ambientales.    ABSTRACT Economic valuation of comlex...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Complex environmental goods; Heterogeneity; Attribute non-lineartiy; Multiattribute utility; Valuation; Bienes ambientales complejos; Heterogeneidad; Linealidad de atributos; Utilidad multiatributo; Valoracion; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18; Q25.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7055

Emerging Market and Policy Responses to Ethiopia's Grain Harvest of 1995-96
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Cereal price; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54953

Smallholder Cash Cropping, Food Cropping and Food Security in Northern Mozambique: Summary, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cash cropping; Food cropping; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56022

Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Shawa,   Julius J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity  taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty  alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better  understanding of the effects of the grain levy on the national policy objectives of promoting  food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural commodity taxes; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54469

Market Information: A Low Cost Tool for Agricultural Market Development?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Results of Researchs from SIMA-DEST and Department of Policies Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural market development; Mozambique; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55235

Food Quality Standards in Equilibrium Models: A Discussion of Current Modeling Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nolte,   Stephan; Rau,   Marie-Luise.
Throughout recent year food quality standards have become a ubiquitous phenomenon that nationally and globally influences agri-food markets. With equilibrium models commonly used in the quantitative analysis of market and trade effects, we review possible approaches to modeling standards existent in the literature, elaborate the reasoning behind them and discuss their suitability to reflect "real world" situations. While the modeling approaches identified may respectively depict a specific situation, they may not be appropriate in others. That is they capture certain effects of standards only. With increasing ability to account for the various effects of standards, the modeling approaches become more complex and the data requirements increase.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Standards; Modeling approaches; Equilibrium models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; F1; C6; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25653

Are Our Agricultural Risk Management Tools Adequate for a New Era?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk; Commodity programs; Insurance; Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; D80; G11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94700

Impacts of the SURE Standing Disaster Assistance Program on Producer Risk Management and Crop Insurance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
This research investigates the potential effects of the row crop provisions of the standing disaster assistance program (SURE) in the 2008 Farm Bill.  Results suggest little impact on producer crop insurance purchase decisions, though the program does seem to provide an incentive for mid-level coverage.  Payments under the program should be expected to differ considerably across geographic regions and levels of diversification, with the program providing the greatest benefit to undiversified producers in more risky production regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Disaster assistance; Farm Bill; SURE; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49304

The Economic Value of Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Wright,   Andrew P.; Hudson,   Darren; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Amosson,   Stephen H.
The Texas Panhandle relies largely on the Ogallala Aquifer for access to water for irrigated agricultural production.  With current pumping rates and slow recharge rates, the aquifer will at some point in the future no longer be an economically viable source of water for agriculture.  The objective of this study is to estimate the value of irrigated agriculture to the region.  A hypothetical policy restriction is imposed which assumes a one hundred percent conversion to dryland agriculture.  The study estimates the economic impact of such a change on producer income and the resulting socioeconomic impacts on communities in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic impacts; IMPLAN; Irrigated production; Ogallala Aquifer; Water policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q32; Q38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56433

Statistiques Agricoles: Production Agricole, Superficies et Utilisation des terres, Année agricole 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agricuture, de l’Elevage et des Forêts, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Statistics; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54584

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Nivievskyi,   Oleg; von der Malsburg,   Emanuel Elsner; Movchan,   Veronika.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48512

Seafood Label Effectiveness in the Amherst Market: A Study of the Quality and Quantity of Point of Purchase Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wagstaff,   James.
As evidenced by the recent release of a comprehensive Institute of Medicine report on seafood consumption and by the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill, it is clear that there is growing concern about the health benefits and risks of fish consumption. This research project was designed to analyze the seafood market in Amherst, Massachusetts, and, specifically, to explore the effectiveness of seafood product labeling provided by the largest retailers in the area. Studying the availability of seafood and the associated labeling practices reveals how the Amherst market meets the needs of different consumers. While each venue generally adheres to the regulatory requirements of seafood labeling, this research includes recommendations as to how the market might...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Seafood; Country of Origin Labeling; Retail Availability; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; D12; L15; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7388

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Impacts on Japan’s Import Demand for Cooked and Uncooked Poultry, Beef, Pork, and Other Meats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taha,   Fawzi A.; Hahn,   William F.
First developed meat import demand system, disaggegating poultry meat into two products, cooked poultry (safe)and uncooked poultry meat (less safe). The model includes, beef, pork, and other meats as well.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CBS model; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI); BSE; Meat import demand system; Cooked poultry; Uncooked poultry; Beef; Pork; Other meats; Structural change; Japan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q17; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103853

A Política de Preços Mínimos: Benefícios para Quem, e a que Custo?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economia-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55194

Panel Data Estimation Methods on Supply and Demand Elasticities: The Case of Cotton in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kotakou,   Christina A.
This article examines the effects of the application of panel data estimation methods on a system of equations with unbalanced panel data. We apply pooled, random-effects, and fixed-effects estimation in three data sets: small, medium, and large farms to examine the relationship between farm size and the elasticity of cotton supply with respect to cotton price.  Our results indicate that the adoption of various estimation methods entails different estimated parameters both in terms of their absolute value and in terms of their statistical significance. Additionally, the elasticity of cotton supply with respect to price varies according to farm size.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm size; Panel data; Supply elasticity; Systems of equations; Demand and Price Analysis; C33; D21; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100637

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandara,   Jayatilleke S.; Jayasuriya,   Sisira.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48480

An International Comparison of the Effects of Government Agricultural Support on Food Budget Shares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Coble,   Keith H.
This study evaluates econometrically the effect of government support to agriculture on a measure of the affordability of food in 10 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The panel model we construct specifically utilizes two values calculated by the OECD: Producer Support Estimates as a percentage of gross farm receipts and the Consumer Nominal Protection Coefficient. These two variables represent transfers from taxpayers to agricultural producers through government programs and transfers from consumers to government through protectionist measures, respectively. By using dummy variables, we find implications for groups of countries on the basis of their relative levels of support and protection.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Obesity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47196

INVESTMENT, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN A NEOCLASSICAL ADJUSTMENT COST FRAMEWORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cechura,   Lukas.
This paper deals with the analysis of the impact of credit rationing on the farmer’s economic equilibrium and the analysis of different policy scenarios in a derived neoclassical adjustment cost framework. The theoretical model is an optimal dynamic investment model, in which the upper bound on investment is introduced. The limit of the investment enables to analyse the consequence of the occurrence of credit rationing on farmer’s capital accumulation, investment and supply. The method of optimal control is used to solve the optimization problem. The results show that the occurrence of credit rationing may significantly determine a farmer’s economic equilibrium. Then the analysis of defined policy scenarios suggests that a loan guarantee efficiently solves...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Credit constraint; Investment; Capital; SGAFF (Supporting and Guarantee Agricultural and Forestry Fund); Adjustment cost and farmer’s economic equilibrium; Kreditrationierung; Investitionen; Kapital; EAGFL (Europäische Ausrichtungsund Garantiefond für die Landwirtschaft); Dynamische Anpassungskosten und langfristiges Gleichgewicht.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; C61; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91954

Proposition de méthodologie pour l’élaboration des plans de sécurité alimentaire de trois cercles test
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.
Presidence De La Republique; Republique Du Mali Un Peuple Un But Une Foi; Commissariat A La Securite Alimentaire; Comite Technique De Coordination Des Politiques De Securite Alimentaire; Secretariat Technique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55589

Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia and Its Implications for Policy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Beaver,   Margaret.
The ability of agricultural policy makers to promote national development objectives requires an accurate and reasonably current picture of what crops farmers grow, what they eat, the importance of various crops in their incomes, and how they spend their money. In Zambia’s case, there is reasonably accurate information on production levels and trends in a specific set of crops grown by smallholder farmers, but very little knowledge of how important these specific crops are in smallholders’ total crop incomes, the importance of crop production in total smallholder incomes (which include livestock and non-farm activities), and how changes in crop prices affect smallholders’ welfare. This paper presents a comprehensive picture of crop production and marketing...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Marketing; Production; Zambia; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54481

Understanding Zambia’s Domestic Value Chains for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
The proportion of smallholder households selling horticultural produce is very low suggesting that new demand points could enjoy substantial supply response if they link effectively to the smallholder sector. The small-scale traditional marketing system continues to dominate fresh produce flows in the country. Prices for consumers in this system are much lower, and quality is comparable and sometimes superior to supermarkets. Yet these markets suffer from serious structural problems due to a lack of public investment and little collaboration between public officials and traders in market management. The Urban Markets Development Program represents a major and impressive effort to improve wholesale and retail markets in the country, but has run into...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Horticulture; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54621

The Effects of Maize Trade with Malawi on Price Levels in Mozambique: Implications for Trade and Development Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize trade; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55213

Participation, compliance and synergies at the farm level between the single payments scheme and farm certification labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wieck,   Christine; Annen,   Dominic N.
Most European farmers receive direct payments under the Single Payment Scheme and in addition, are member of farm certification schemes. Incentives to participate in these schemes are manifold: farm requirements often at least partially overlap, farm structure allows rather easy compliance, but also low monitoring intensities, detection rates, or sanctions may contribute to “free ride” on participation. The paper develops a theoretical model that explains farmer’s joint compliance behaviour and determinants of participation and tests the model using individual farm survey data. Evidence from the survey indicates that farmers weigh the relevance of compliance, control, detection and sanctions differently for the Single Payment Scheme and farm certification...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Single payment scheme; Cross compliance; Farmers’ participation; Determinants; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122123

Farm production costs estimation trough PMP Models: an application in three Italian Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele; Marongiu,   Sonia; Cesaro,   Luca.
The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model suitable for the estimation of variable cost of production associated with different farm activities. This work present, discuss and demonstrates that the Generalised PMP model is a useful theoretical framework for the representation of farm choice, including for the description of costs related to the production function chosen by each entrepreneur. For this characteristics the model can be used for the farms belonging the FADN sample providing a powerful tools for researcher that would like to know variable costs of production for agricultural activities or estimate the impact of agricultural policy and market reform at regional and sectorial level. The main...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Variable cost of production; Positive mathematical programming; Farm accountancy data network; Production Economics; Q12; C61; Q18; C38.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124117

Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is one unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After liberalization in late 1994, production rose from 20,000 mt to over 100,000 mt in the 1998 harvest year. After collapsing to less than 50,000 mt in 2000, it has risen steadily, nearing 200,000 mt in 2005. Over 2002-2005, exports of cotton lint were first among all agricultural exports in value, 30% higher than any other agricultural export (Export Board of Zambia 2006). The closest competitor to cotton during this time –raw cane sugar –is primarily produced on large operations, while cotton is almost entirely a smallholder crop. Its potential role in poverty alleviation and food security is, thus, very large. The success of this sector has been achieved despite persistent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54485

An analysis of the dispute European Communities - Protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlier,   Christophe; Ngo,   Mai-Anh.
The dispute "European Communities - Protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs" that opposes the European - Union to the United States and Australia, has been raised by the European regulation concerning the protection of geographical indications. This dispute has two important issues. First, the Panel demonstrated that the European regulation did not comply with national treatment promulgated by the TRIPS and the GATT 1994 Agreements. Second, the Panel affirmed the possibility of coexistence between GIs and identical prior trademarks. This article considers these two issues and depicts the position of the parties at the end of the dispute regarding GIs' protection. The first part of this article presents...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Intellectual property; National treatment; TRIPS; Dispute settlement.; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10032

The Maputo Market Study: Research Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Research methods; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55997

THE ROLE OF PRODUCTION METHODS IN FRUIT PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR: HYPOTHETICAL VS ACTUAL CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCES AND STATED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Riccarda; Raffaelli,   Roberta; Notaro,   Sandra.
In recent years, concerns for potential risks on human health related to the overuse of chemical pesticides have encouraged research of alternatives production methods as integrated pest management (IPM) and organic agriculture. Consumer preferences for these practices or for new product characteristics often have been evaluated using stated preference techniques such as Choice Experiment (CE). Nevertheless, it has been found that in these surveys respondents generally report higher hypothetical than real willingness to pay, providing the existence of the so-called “hypothetical bias”. While the presence of this bias has been widely reported in Contingent Valuation, its investigation in CE is still at the beginning. Moreover, in most of the cases, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit purchasing behaviour; Production methods; Mitigation practices; Hypothetical bias; Real choice experiment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C35; Q18; D12; C93.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116426

Consumer Attitudes, Willingness to Pay and Revealed Preferences for Different Egg Production Attributes: Analysis of Canadian Egg Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Boxall,   Peter C.; Emunu,   John Paul; Boyd,   Curtis; Asselin,   Andre; Neall,   Amanda.
The Canadian egg industry has introduced a number of specialty eggs, including Omega-3, organic, free run/range, vitamin enhanced and vegetarian over the past few decades. These eggs are generally sold at prices higher than the ‘normal’ egg and there has been little analysis of the consumer awareness of and interest in purchasing these eggs. All previous econometric analysis of the Canadian egg market has assumed eggs and consumers are homogeneous. This study makes use of Stated preference and Revealed preference data to model the consumer interest in the different egg types. Stated preference surveys were conducted in two separate years: 2005 during which consumers were surveyed on their interest in Omega-3 and Vitamin Enhanced eggs relative to ‘normal’...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Egg consumption; Differentiated products; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52087

Gaps and Opportunities for Agricultural Sector Development in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bias,   Calisto; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agricultural development; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56058

Utilizing Contingent Claims to Improve the Management of CAFOs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramig,   Benjamin M.; Skees,   Jerry R.; Black,   J. Roy.
We propose a market-based approach to reducing the environmental risk posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).  The dual problems of hidden information and hidden action faced by policymakers are considered alongside the competing incentives faced by the CAFO manager in a multiple principal-agent setting.  A new approach that uses insurance-like contracts is introduced by use of the specific example of a swine operation with a lagoon-based manure management system.  Index-based contingent claims contracts in tandem with third-party auditing and waste hauling options are introduced as a complement to regulatory frameworks designed to reduce negative externalities from production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal feeding operations; Asymmetric information; Environmental risk; Insurance; Public policy; Regulation; D82; G22; L51; Q18; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43346

What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume II: Main Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Machungo,   Clementina; Howard,   Julie A.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Tschirley,   David L.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agriculture; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56030

Emerging Structural Maize Deficits in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for National Agricultural Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony.
This note summarizes analysis of trends in net maize exports over the 1960-2005 period  and examines whether these trends are being reflected in changing maize price levels in the  region. The implications are highlighted of the findings for countries’ agricultural development  strategies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54620

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; del Castillo,   Anne Marie.
This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews LRP’s efficiency relative to in-kind food aid and to local prices in the markets in which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP modalities, and closes by proposing a framework of guiding principles, information systems, and operational procedures for responsible and effective LRP.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Food policy; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54562

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes,   David W.; Brown,   Cheryl; Miller,   Stacy; McConnell,   Tom.
Farmers’ markets presumably benefit local economies through enhanced retention of local dollars. Unlike other studies, the net impact of farmers’ markets on the West Virginia economy is examined. Producer survey results are used in estimating annual direct sales ($1.725 million). Using an IMPLAN-based input-output model, gross impacts are 119 jobs (69 full-time equivalent jobs) and $2.389 million in output including $1.48 million in gross state product (GSP). When the effect of direct revenue losses are included (primarily for grocery stores), the impact is reduced to 82 jobs (43 full-time equivalent jobs), $1.075 million in output, and $0.653 million in GSP.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ markets; Input-output models; Net economic impact; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; R15; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45523

The Relative Importance of Preferences for Country-of-Origin in China, France, Niger and the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Tyner,   Wallace E.
Country-of-origin (COO) is an increasingly politicized credence attribute in the globalizing food system. While international policy development in this area is geographically far-reaching, the benefits of country-of-origin labels (COOL) to producers and consumers from countries in different locations and levels of economic development are not clear. Previous work investigates the importance of COO to consumers, but is typically limited in scope to consumers in one nation. In addition, little is known about the importance of COO information relative to other credence attributes, especially in non-meat food products. This study measures the benefits of COOL to an internationally diverse set of consumers (in developed and developing countries) and estimates...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Country-of-origin; Genetic modification; Organic; Conjoint; Onion; Information; Food policy; International Relations/Trade; Q13; Q18; Q17.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25408

The effect of agricultural policy change on income risk in Swiss agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: El Benni,   Nadja; Finger,   Robert; Mann,   Stefan.
The study examines the effect of agricultural policy reforms on income variability of Swiss farmers. The observed heterogeneity in income risks across farms and time is explained with farm and regional characteristics. FADN data are used to construct coefficients of variation of total household income and gross revenues at farm-level over the period 1992-2009. Applying linear mixed effect models the effects of off-farm income, direct payments, farm size, specialisation and liquidity on gross revenue and household income variability in three different production regions are measured. The switch from market-based support to direct payments decreased the variability of farm revenues and household income. Off-farm income has a positive and farm size a negative...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income risk; Agricultural policy; Direct payments; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122532

O Impacto Económico de Variedades de Mandioca Tolerantes à Doença da Podridão Radicular sobre a Segurança Alimentar no Litoral de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McSween,   S.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Salegua,   Venancio Alexandre; Pitoro,   Raul.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Coastal Mozambique; Cassava brown streak disease; Nikwaha; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55862

Use of household food insecurity scales for assessing poverty in Bangladesh and Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Zeller,   Manfred.
An important dimension of poverty is access to food. Household food security implies access to the food needed for a healthy and productive life. Lack of access to and/or impaired utilization of food contribute to household food insecurity. This study compares the usefulness of a standardized food insecurity scale for determining the food insecurity status of rural and urban households in Bangladesh and Uganda, and for predicting poverty status. The analysis uses data from the IRIS Composite Survey Household Questionnaire (2004), which consists of 1,587 households (approximately 800 households in each country). The coping mechanisms adopted in the presence of food shortages represent the building blocks for the development of the scale (7 items). In order...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food insecurity scale; Poverty; Bangladesh; Uganda; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; I32; O11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57164

‘GMO-Free’ Labels – Enhancing Transparency or Deceiving Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseleit,   Meike; Kubitzki,   Sabine.
Since most consumers particularly in industrialised countries are concerned about the application of genetic engineering in food production, producers in many nations got the opportunity to label products as free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by the introduction of legal regulations. Standards of these regulations for labelling food products ‘GMO-free’ usually relate to product itself, not to the process of production. Therefore, it is quite possible that consumers’ understanding of ‘GMO-free’ differs from what the label actually stands for, especially regarding animal products. We conducted a consumer survey in order to explore potential gaps between their ideas of ‘GMO-free’ food and what the label actually stands for at the example of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic Engineering; Food Labelling; Consumer Survey; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51029

Tribuna de Debate: La PAC 2020: Claves interpretativas de la comunicación de la Comisión Europea, COM (2010) 672 de 18.11.2010.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Massot Marti,   Albert.
Debate discussion
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Aids; Agricultural markets; Rural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; H61; Q13; Q18; R58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117624

Oportunidades de Desenvolvimento do Sector Familiar de Cajú e sua Relação com a Segurança Alimentar na Província de Nampula, Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mole,   Paulo Nicua.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cashew; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56044

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEMES IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kroll,   Jean Cristophe.
The reform of the CAP in 1999, with extensive revisions in 2003 (Council regulation 1782/2003), was constructed around three central ideas: decoupling, cross-compliance of payments, and modulation. Decoupling, which is specifically analysed in this article, is intended to eliminate all aid linked in one way or another to production, in favour of aid which is completely independent of the production activity. It is encapsulated in the new 2003 regulation by the introduction of the right to a single farm payment (SFP) proportional to farm area, independent of production activities. These new arrangements have been accompanied by much variation in the application of the reform, and the member states have taken great advantage of the extensive room for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Fischler Reform; Implementation. SFP.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44867

Etude sur la transmission des fluctuations et le calcul des prix de parité à l’importation: cas pratique du riz et du maïs au Sénégal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndiaye,   Mouhamadou; Niang,   Moussa.
Calculation of maize and rice parity prices in Senegal.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Senegal; Markets; Parity prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62166

Vertical Price Transmission between Wheat and Flour in Ukraine: A Markov-Switching Vector Error Correction Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brümmer,   Bernhard; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Zorya,   Sergiy.
The analysis of price transmission in transition countries is complicated by their often unstable policy environments. We utilise a Markov-switching vector error correction model (MSVECM) to allow for multiple regime shifts in the price relationship between wheat and wheat flour in Ukraine from June 2000 to November 2004. The analysis reveals four regimes. The observed temporal pattern of these regimes corresponds well to political and economic events in Ukraine. In particular, we find a strong link between a 'high uncertainty' regime and discretionary policy interventions in 2003, confirming that ad hoc policy responses to fluctuations in Ukrainian grain harvests have tended to increase rather than reduce instability. The Markov-switching VECM is shown to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Markov-switching vector error correction model; Vertical price transmission; Regime shifts; Grain policies; Ukraine; Industrial Organization; C22; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25575

Production risk and farm technology adoption in the rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ogada,   Maurice Juma; Nyangena,   Wilfred; Yesuf,   Mahmud.
This study provides empirical evidence on the effects of production risk on smallholder farmers’ adoption of farm technology, using plot-level data collected from two semi-arid districts in Kenya, Machakos and Taita Taveta. Using Mundlak’s approach (1978), the study found that factors such as yield variability and the risk of crop failures indeed affect technology adoption decisions in low-income, rainfed agriculture. However, the direction and magnitude of effects depend on the farm technology under consideration. The results explain why poor farm households in rainfed and risky production environments are reluctant to adopt new farm technologies that could improve production: it is because the technologies involve enormous downside risks. This result...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm productivity; Production risk; Farm technology adoption; Kenya; Farm Management; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D81; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93865

Consumers' Preferences for GM Food and Voluntary Information Acquisition: A Simultaneous Choice Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veeman,   Michele M.; Hu,   Wuyang; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
Previous research studies directed at the influence of information on consumers' preferences and choices of food in the context of genetically modified (GM) food assume that information is exogenous, in that this is provided to consumers from external sources. Information made available to consumers is also typically treated as being received and processed. Other literature and observation suggests that these two features tend not to apply in practice. Using data from a choice experiment on consumers' choices for genetically modified food in which respondents were able to voluntarily access information, this study allows information to be endogenous; consumers' product choices and information access decisions are examined within a simultaneous choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; Information search; Multinomial logit models; Simultaneous modeling.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13; Q18; C8.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25786

Consumer Purchasing Behavior in Response to Media Coverage of Avian Influenza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Zhen,   Chen.
Consumer concerns regarding food safety can have substantial impacts on their consumption patterns. Thus, understanding consumer response to food safety information is important for quantifying consumer response to food safety events, predicting market impacts, and developing appropriate risk communication strategies. Flexible demand systems have gained much popularity in analyzing effects of food safety outbreaks on consumer demand because of their ability to capture interactions between the demand for substitutable and complementary goods. Using Italian scanner data on meat sales, we show the economic importance of accounting for the impact of avian flu outbreaks on group expenditures for meats in a dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) specification...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Food safety; Italy; Meat demand; Media index; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51742

SOCIAL IDENTITY AND MANIPULATIVE INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS AMONG EAST AFRICAN PASTORALISTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huysentruyt,   Marieke; Barrett,   Christopher B.; McPeak,   John G.
We model interhousehold transfers between nomadic livestock herders as the state-dependent consequence of individuals' strategic interdependence resulting from the existence of multiple, opposing externalities.  A public good security externality among individuals sharing a social (e.g., ethnic) identity in a potentially hostile environment creates incentives to band together. Self-interested interhousehold wealth transfers from wealthier herders to poorer ones may emerge endogenously within a limited wealth space as a means to motivate accompanying migration by the recipient.  The distributional reach and size of the transfer are limited, however, by a resource appropriation externality related to the use of common property grazing lands. When this effect...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; D; O; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14746

The Role of Mugaiwa in Promoting Household Food Security: Why It Matters Who Gets Access to Government Maize Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of mugaiwa, and the small-scale  trading and milling sector that provides it, in ensuring poor consumers’ access to food in the  context of this marketing season’s maize deficit. The paper then identifies opportunities for  Government and the private sector to increase access to affordable food among consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Mugaiwa; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54608

Assessing the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Output-Input Elasticities of Agricultural Production in Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Tun-Hsiang (Edward); Cho,   Seong-Hoon; Koc,   A. Ali; Gulden,   Boluk; Seung Gyu,   Kim.
Preliminary Draft
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Turkey; Agricultural Reform and Implementation Project; Geographically weighted regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; C3.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56544

Food Aid Targeting in Ethiopia: A Study of Household Food Insecurity and Food Aid Distributions
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54958

Whether crop diversification is a desired strategy for agricultural growth in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rahman,   Sanzidur.
This study aimed at examining the merit of crop diversification as a strategy for agricultural growth in Bangladesh. Specifically, the existence of economies of diversification, scale economies and diversification efficiencies at the farm level were examined using a stochastic input-distance function approach. Results reveal strong evidence of diversification economies amongst most crop enterprises except the combination of modern rice and modern wheat enterprises. Ray economies of scale exist in Bangladeshi cropping system. Also, significant efficiency gains were made from diversification among cropping enterprises. The key policy implication is that crop diversification should be a desired strategy for agricultural growth in Bangladesh. Development of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversification economies; Diversification efficiencies; Stochastic input distance function; Crop diversification; Bangladesh; O33; Q18; C21.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36867

Milchproduktion im Übergang - eine Analyse von regionalen Potenzialen und Gestaltungsspielräumen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lassen,   Birthe J.; Isermeyer,   Folkhard; Friedrich,   Carina.
Zusammenfassung: In der vorliegenden Studie erfolgt eine regional differenzierte Analyse der Milchproduktion. Grundlage sind neben zahlreichen agrarstatistischen Quellen auch Expertenpanels in ausgewählten Regionen. Es werden Schlussfolgerungen über die künftige Standortorientierung der Milchproduktion innerhalb Deutschlands abgeleitet und mögliche Begleitmaßnahmen zum Quotenausstieg bewertet.  Die Abschaffung der kleinräumigen Quotenhandelsgebiete hat Produktionsverlagerungen über Ländergrenzen hinweg ermöglicht. Es ist zu erwarten, dass sich die Milchproduktion weiter auf wenige Produktionszentren verstärkt. Die Milchproduktion wird somit vermehrt auf Grünlandstandorte wandern; allerdings gibt es auch Grünlandstandorte, die Produktionsanteile verlieren....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Milchproduktion; Milchquote; Begleitmaßnahmen; Produktionskosten; Standortanalyse; Dairy  production; Milk  quota; Production  costs; Analysis  of  location  factors; Accompanying measures with regard to the possible milk quota exit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108253

Faire Face à la Crise Alimentaire de l'Afrique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eicher,   Carl K.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads October 2008 - June 2009: 9; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54763

O Desafio da Produtividade em Moçambique: Analise dos Principais Indicadores
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Productivity Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55199

Employment and Construction: Multicountry Estimates of Costs and Substitutions Elasticities for Small Dwellings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strassmann,   W.P.
This paper reports on 77 builders in 7 countries on estimates of employment and costs, for a 24.9 m2 minimal dwelling with given specifications.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Construction costs; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 3; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54767

State-Grown Promotion Programs: Fresher, Better?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patterson,   Paul M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94433

Smallholder Agriculture, Wage Labour, and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Benfica,   Rui M.S.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Smallholder agriculture; Commercial agriculture; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56041

Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Shawa,   Julius J.; Haantuba,   Hyde H.; Belemu,   A.; Ngulube,   E.; Zulu,   Ballard; Banda,   A.K.
This policy synthesis highlights the key findings and conclusions contained in the full  report, “Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs  and the Smallholder Farmer.” The key objective of this policy synthesis is to summarize the key  findings in order to inform policy makers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector in their  efforts to improve the performance of the fertilizer marketing system in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Q18; Agribusiness; Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54604

Agriculture, Income Risks and Rural Poverty Dynamics: Strategies of Smallholder Producers in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuyiah,   Joanne Wasswa; Obare,   Gideon A.; Herrero,   Mario; Waithaka,   Michael M.
Poverty in Kenya has been on the increase over the last decade. It is estimated that 56% of the total population live in absolute poverty. Most of the poor reside in rural areas where agriculture is the main livelihood activity. Majority of Kenya's farmers are smallholders. They account for 75% of the total agricultural output and about 70% of marketed agricultural produce. The fate of smallholder agriculture in this country is therefore central to poverty reduction. A collapse in output and incomes from smallholder agriculture is likely to have damaging welfare effects and retard pro-poor economic growth. Smallholders often operate in a risky environment, which affects the level and variability of household resource endowments and income. The importance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farms; Income risk; Rural Poverty; Linear Programming; Kenya; Farm Management; C61; D13; L23; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25596

Potential Impact of the Kwacha Appreciation on Zambia Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fynn,   John; Haggblade,   Steven.
The rapid recent appreciation of the Kwacha has placed these gains at risk. The sudden  strengthening of the Kwacha since November 2005 has reduced the Kwacha value of agricultural  exports by 30%, forcing reductions in farmgate prices and eroding exporter profit margins. As in  a classic case of Dutch Disease, large inflows of foreign exchange–whether from surging  international copper prices, foreign aid or speculative financial inflows–have contributed to the  strengthening Kwacha. The subsequent rapid appreciation of the Kwacha risks making much of  Zambia’s export agriculture uncompetitive on world markets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Appreciation impact; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54617

Parametric or Nonparametric Approaches to the Estimation of Marginal Cost in Dairy Production? A Comparison of Estimation Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wieck,   Christine; Heckelei,   Thomas.
This paper compares various nonparametric models for the estimation of farm specific marginal costs function in the dairy sector. Specifically, locally weighted regression approaches using theory-consistent cost function frameworks as polynomials in the nonparametric approach are applied. A comparison of average marginal cost levels as well as marginal cost distributions across farms illustrates the different approaches.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy production; Marginal costs; Nonparametric regression; Livestock Production/Industries; C33; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9829

Mudanças nos Padrões dos Rendimentos de Agregados Familiares Rurais em Moçambique de 1996 a 2002 e suas Implicações para a Contribuição da Agricultura para a Redução da Pobreza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Mather,   David; Tschirley,   David L.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Cunguara,   Benedito; Payongayong,   Ellen M.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household; Income; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56067

Agricultural Insurance as an Environmental Policy Tool
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coble,   Keith H.; Hanson,   Terrill R.; Miller,   J. Corey; Shaik,   Saleem.
This paper examines the possibility that insurance for row crops, livestock, and aquaculture can be used effectively to encourage producers to adopt practices that will improve environmental behavior.  Examples of agricultural environmental insurance are provided and considered in the context of alternative policy mechanisms.  The current state of agricultural insurance and the nonagricultural environmental insurance market are explored.  We also lay out the characteristics of an insurable risk along with the theoretical basis of insurance provision.  An empirical example of an environmental insurance design is provided, and the behavioral implications of such a design are examined.  Finally, we discuss important considerations that should be evaluated...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environment; Insurance; Liability; D81; G22; H23; K13; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43214

Modelling the Impact of Compulsory FMD Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jansson,   Torbjorn; Norell,   Bo; Rabinowicz,   Ewa.
This paper compares two ways of financing the combating of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the EU and uses a simulation model to determine the welfare and production implications of the two systems. The two systems analysed are (i) financing by the tax payers, resembling the system currently in place, and (ii) a compulsory insurance scheme where all costs are converted into regionally differentiated insurance premiums that are paid by the producers. The analysis indicates that welfare gains may be realised by shifting from the former to the latter financing system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foot and mouth disease; Insurance scheme; Risk and Uncertainty; D61; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24519

An Annotated Directory of Citation Database, Educational, System Diagnostics and Other Miscellaneous Microcomputer Software of Potential Use to Agricultural Scientists in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.; Smith,   P. Jordan.
This paper is intended to serve as a starting point for agricultural scientists and other researchers in developing countries in need of a citation database manager.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008 - July 2009: 7; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54753

Credit Agricole et Credit Informel dans la Region Orientale de Haute-Volta: Analyse Economique, Performance Institutionnelle et Implications en Matiere de Politique de Developpement Agricole
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tapsoba,   Edouard K.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural Finance; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54768

Area-Wide Management of Fruit-Flies: What are the Costs and the Benefits?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florec,   Veronique; Sadler,   Rohan; White,   Benedict.
Increasing volumes and speed of agricultural trade and the opening of new markets for agricultural products create greater challenges to systems established to protect countries from invasive organisms that can be harmful to human and animal health, crops and natural environments. In reaction to the threat of exotic pests and diseases, the World Trade Organization recognises the right of country members to protect themselves from the risks posed by exotic pests and diseases through the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures. One possible response from exporting countries facing SPS trade barriers is to obtain pest-free area (PFA) certification. While large benefits can potentially be achieved from greater access to world markets through...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Eradication; Surveillance; Queensland Fruit Fly; Area-Wide Management of Pests; Pestfree area; Invasive species; Biosecurity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q1; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100881

Uncertainty in Individuals' Preferences for Non-commodity Outputs Provided by Rural Development Programs (RDPs): A Contingent Valuation Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dominguez-Torreiro,   Marcos; Solino,   Mario.
Rural development programs (RDPs) are currently envisaged as a means to foster the provision of a broad range of non-commodity outputs emanating from multifunctional rural environments. This paper presents a Contingent Valuation survey that analyses individuals’ perceptions of and willingness to pay (WTP) for the implementation of a RDP in Cantabria, Spain. Uncertainty in individuals’ preferences is explicitly acknowledged and introduced into our analytical framework. For that purpose, a comparison is made between the open-ended (OE) and the multiple bounded uncertainty (MBU) elicitation formats. According to our behavioural model estimates, the expectation of a positive welfare change for both rural and urban dwellers constitutes a sound argument in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development policy; Non-commodity outputs; Contingent valuation; Elicitation formats; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q0; Q18; Q51; R0.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114437

IMPACT OF THE CAP REFORM ON THE SPANISH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Judez,   Lucinio; de Andres,   Rosario; Ibanez,   M.; De Miguel,   J.M.; Miguel,   J.L.; Urzainqui,   Elvira.
This paper analyses the impact of the 2003 CAP reform on Spanish agricultural sector in the context of the recent CAP Health Check and high food prices, using PROMAPA, a positive mathematical programming model for representative farms. The analysis compares the model results for base year 2002 to the findings for a scenario with the CAP reform measures in place, taking into account recent modifications. The effect of adopting a full decoupling scheme instead of the present partial decoupling is also studied. Brief descriptions are given of the PROMAPA model, the representative farm considered and the assumptions about both price variations and the policy measures simulated. The findings showed that the farming area for cereals grew substantially after...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; CAP Health Check; Decoupling; Spanish agricultural sector.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44830

Institutional Change of the Agricultural Administration and Rural Associations in East Germany before and after Unification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,   Axel.
With the collapse of the socialist regime in East Germany in late 1989 and the rising political call for unification in early 1990, a radical and abrupt change of the institutional structure became necessary. Among others, the (agricultural) administration had to be totally restructured. This referred not only to substance, functions and tasks which had to be adjusted, similar to most other transition economies, to the market-economic and pluralistic democratic system, but also the whole administrative set-up had to be re-established in line with the West German system (territorial re-organisation). Hence, a new administrative system had to be built up in the East, while simultaneously the socialist one had to be dismantled. This transformation process...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transition; Agricultural administration; Rural associations; Farmers’ union; Unification; Germany; Transformation; Agrarverwaltung; Ländliche Verbände; Bauernverband; Vereinigung; Deutschland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; H77; P21; P36; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109916

Soaring food prices and food security in LIFDCs: The case of Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agostinucci,   Guido; Loseby,   Margaret.
The paper examines the effects of the phenomenon of soaring world food prices in a typical Low Income Food Deficit Country (LIFDC), Nepal. Steep rises in the prices of agricultural products are rare in Nepal and the outcomes of events on international markets have been exacerbated by a number of factors both of local and international origin, leading to a decline of the food security status of the most vulnerable households.  The paper begins with a brief account of the recent evolution of rising commodity prices on world markets, providing global statistics for major agricultural products. A detailed analysis of the internal causes that have led, at the same time, to substantial increases in food prices in the Nepalese domestic market  follows, and the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61605

Meat demand flexibilities for Tanzania: Implications for the choice of long-term investment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaliba,   Aloyce R.
This study uses the inverse almost ideal demand system (IAIDS) to estimate demand flexibilities for beef, small ruminant (sheep and goat) meat, pork and poultry in Tanzania. Own uncompensated price flexibilities were less than one in absolute value, implying that both direct and indirect induced price effect through a change in total expenditure have little impact on budget shares. Estimated scale flexibilities were all negative, suggesting that increases in income will increase the quantities of meat consumed. Production of small ruminant meat was the most attractive investment compared to other meat commodities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: IAIDS; Meat demand; Flexibilities; Two-stage budgeting; Tanzania; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56964

Food prices and food security in CARICOM - The case of Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohammed,   Aziz.
Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Prices; Food Security; Trinidad and Tobago; Transformation Plan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122661

Assessing the 2003 CAP Reform: Sensitivity to the Decoupling of Agenda 2000 Direct Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gohin,   Alexandre.
The European Union decided in June 2003 a new reform of its farm policy with a new step toward the decoupling of farm income support instruments. Available impact studies find that this reform will reduce production incentives, substantially for beef and to a lesser extent for arable crops. All these studies assume that the Agenda 2000 arable crop direct payments are already mostly decoupled while beef premiums are much more linked to production. Our main objective in this paper is to test the sensitivity of these results to this questionable modelling of Agenda 2000 direct payments which neglects eligibility rules and land market imperfections. Our analysis reveals that the negative effects of the reform on both arable crop and beef production are not...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Computable General Equilibrium; European Union.; International Relations/Trade; D57; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18868

A Strategic Approach to Agricultural Research Program Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Recent studies have shown that agricultural research can have high payoffs in Africa, but impact depends on how well technology fits with evolving needs and capacity in the agricultural sector and the rest of the economy. Structural adjustment policies (e.g., market liberalization, currency devaluation) and political change are transforming user demands for new technology and the economic environment in which technology must perform. The challenge is how to design agricultural research as a strategic input to promote broad-based economic growth, structural transformation, and food security in the increasingly market-driven, but fragile, economies of Africa.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Agricultural Research; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 44; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54702

Conservation Programs: Will Grain Production Reclaim Acres in the South?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrolia,   Daniel R.; Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
A state-level analysis of the Re-enrollment and Extension (REX) program on southern states indicates a positive relationship between percentage of tree acreage and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) re-enrollment for states in which conservation acreage is dominated by trees. However, the relationship depends on crop mix where CRP acreage is dominated by grass. County-level analysis suggests that states will differ in how quickly they opt out of CRP. Of the states examined, Arkansas is the most likely to move land to corn, with Mississippi the least likely. Arkansas and Kentucky will switch to soybean first, followed by Mississippi and Georgia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Corn; Land use change; Re-enrollment and Extension Program (REX); Soybean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q15; Q18; Q21; Q24.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47197

Information exchange and future plans of Slovenian cattle farmers under EU policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Klopcic,   Marija; Kuipers,   Abele; Koops,   Wiebe J.; Osterc,   Joze.
After accession to EU, farmers in the new-member states have to adjust to the EU agricultural policies and market. In Slovenia an analysis is made of the farm development plans and information exchange under quota and CAP. Three research questions were addressed: what information is received and how; how does the farmer prefer to receive information and what kind; how to make decisions to react to the new EU policies concerning farm management and future plans. These questions were linked to the base variables, being the farm and farmers’ characteristics. As tool a questionnaire was distributed to dairy farmers. 1114 questionnaires, 22% of the distributed ones have been returned anonymously, implying that 11% of the dairy farmers’ population is part of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Slovenian cattle farmers; Information; Decisions; Future plans; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95304

A PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF THE LINKAGES BETWEEN ANIMAL WELFARE, TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN SCOTLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toma,   Luiza; Ashworth,   Cheryl J.; Stott,   Alistair W.
This research analyses the impacts of a scientific advance that improves animal welfare, upon the environment and trade in Scotland using partial equilibrium (PE) modelling. The science improves pig neonatal survival through improved (high fibre) sow diets used before mating. Our model simulates the effects of animal welfare changes on the pig production systems (pig meat) and further on trade flows (trade in pig meat) and environment (water and air pollution). We consider two animal welfare simulation scenarios, namely the status quo – no animal welfare change as regards pig neonatal mortality (baseline scenario) and the case of improving pig neonatal survival (alternative scenario) and compare the impacts on trade and environment between the two...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pig Welfare; Trade; Environment; Scotland; Partial Equilibrium Model.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q50.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44825

Smallholder Farming Under Increasingly Difficult Circumstances: Policy and Public Investment Priorities for Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mather,   David; Mghenyi,   Elliot W.
This paper identifies major trends affecting the future of the small farm in  Sub-Saharan Africa, and identifies policy responses and public investment strategies by African  governments, governments of high-income countries, and multilateral donors that can give African  smallholders the chance to be viable in an increasingly globalized world.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agriculture policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54567

Bayesian networks as a tool to assess the multiple effects of agricultural policies in rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raggi,   Meri; Sardonini,   Laura; Viaggi,   Davide.
Many economic analysis tools are used to evaluate the effects of policies on rural development. However, a number of unexplored options are still available from the literature about policy analysis and biophysical systems representations. A particularly important need concerns the representation of the complexity of rural systems either in a static or dynamic framework In this paper we use Bayesian networks, to the best knowledge of the authors, basically ignored by the literature on rural development.  The objective of this paper is to discuss the potential use of Bayesian Networks tools to represent the impact of the Common Agricultural Policies in rural areas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian Networks (BNs); Farm-household; Exit; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q1; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94911

Convergence or Divergence in Food Demand:  Comparison of Trends in the EU and North America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Regmi,   Anita; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Whether food demand is "converging" is tested in two ways. First, the convergence of food expenditures among 18 high-income countries is examined from 1990 to 2004. Convergence is apparent in total expenditures, cereals, and meats, even after correcting for differences in income and levels of protection. Second, specific food retailing and product introduction patterns are examined for the US, Canada, and four northern European countries for the past two decades. These show increasing shares for retail outlets selling standardized products, and increased preference for convenience, upscale, and natural product attributes across all six countries.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food expenditures; Product attributes; Convergence; Demand and Price Analysis; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24687

CROSS COMPLIANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EUROPEAN BEEF AND PIG SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Roest,   Kees; Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Dillen,   Koen; Winsten,   Jonathan R.
Beef and pig production are important sectors affected by the cross-compliance policy. Full compliance with SMRs and GAECs generates costs and benefits which may have an impact on the competitiveness of these sectors on the world market. Compliance with the Nitrate Directive, animal identification and registration requirements and animal welfare standards can give rise to non-negligible cost of production increases at individual farm level and at sector level. Additional costs can be relevant either due to a low degree of compliance or by significant adjustments costs at farm level. Full compliance generates a level playing field between Member States of the EU, as some countries have to face higher additional costs than others, which are be attributed to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross compliance; Beef sector; Pork sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44824

Welfare and Poverty Effects of Global Agricultural and Trade Policies Using the Linkage Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; van der Mensbrugghe,   Dominique.
This paper analyzes the economic effects of agricultural price and merchandise trade policies around the world as of 2004 on global markets, net farm incomes, and national and regional economic welfare and poverty, using the global economy wide Linkage Model, new estimates of agricultural price distortions for developing countries, and a poverty elasticities approach. It addresses two questions: To what extent are policies as of 2004 still reducing rewards from farming in developing countries and thereby adding to inequality across countries in farm household incomes? Are they depressing value added more in primary agriculture than in the rest of the economy of developing countries, and earnings of unskilled workers more than of owners of other factors of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52785

The Role of Economic and Legal Analysis in the GIPSA Rules Debate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrell,   Shannon L.; Rumley,   Elizabeth.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GIPSA; Packers and Stockyards Act; Market Concentration; Alternative Marketing Arrangement; Administrative Procedure Act; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; K23.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99801

THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Allan W.; Boehlje,   Michael.
Farming is in the midst of a major transformation-not only in technology and production practices, but also in size of business, resource (land) control and operation, business model and linkages with buyers and suppliers. This paper describes the fundamental drivers of today's structural change in U.S. agriculture. The impact of the drivers are illustrated by describing some illustrations of the kinds of innovative farming operations that are developing in agriculture, not the typical farms but those who appear to be leading and shaping the new agriculture. Finally, farm policy implications of the transformation of farming to an industrial manufacturing model are discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm policy; Industrialization of agriculture; Structural change; Biological manufacturing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6712

Market Impacts of Adopting Herbicide-Resistant Rice in the Southern United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,   Frank H.; Annou,   Mamane Malam; Wailes,   Eric J.
Herbicide-resistant (HR) rice varieties offer U.S. rice producers a powerful tool for control of red rice infestations.  However, improved weed control can shorten crop rotations and boost yields, resulting in expanded rice production and lower domestic market prices.  Declining market returns diminish the benefits of HR rice adoption and substantially reduce net returns for nonadopters.  More competitive prices increase U.S. rice exports, causing a slight decline in world rice prices.  The dependence of the rice marketing loan program on world prices prevents loan deficiency payments from adequately offsetting producers’ market revenue losses.  U.S. consumers gain from lower rice prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Crop rotation; Herbicide resistant; Red rice; Rice; Simulation models; Technology adaptation; Q11; Q16; Q18; O33; C53.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37859

Can One Size Fit All? An Analysis of CARICOM Agricultural Development Policy Formulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   Ronald M.; VanSickle,   John J.; Davis,   Carlton George.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: CARICOM; Agricultural policy; Institutional framework; Food security; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122887

Spatial Disadvantages or Spatial Poverty Traps: Household Evidence from Rural Kenya.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burke,   William J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The goals of this study are: 1) to determine the relative importance of spatial factors in explaining household wealth; 2) to identify the spatial characteristics of the chronically poorest, the consistently well off, and households escaping from poverty as well as descending into poverty; 3) to determine effects of compound disadvantages on the likelihood of chronic poverty; and 4) to assess the evidence of spatial poverty traps (SPTs).  Quantitative analysis is conducted using panel data collected from 1275 households, each surveyed four times with a structured questionnaire over an 11 year period from 1997 to 2007. We identified four distinct groups. The chronically poor are defined as households remaining consistently in the bottom third (tercile) of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Kenya; Spatial; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54560

Como Evitar Matar a Galinha dos Ovos de Ouro: Uma Análise dos Potenciais Impactos de Uma Taxa Sobre as Exportações de Tabaco Não Processado em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Miguel,   Arlindo; Zandamela,   Julieta; de Sousa,   Natercia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Resultados das Investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas, MADER - Direcção de Economia, em colaboração com a Universidade Estadual de Michigan
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55244

Modeling Texas Dryland Cotton Yields, With Application to Crop Insurance Actuarial Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Shu-Ling; Miranda,   Mario J.
Texas dryland upland cotton yields have historically exhibited greater variation and more distributional irregularities than the yields of other crops, raising concerns that conventional parametric distribution models may generate biased or otherwise inaccurate crop insurance premium rate estimates. Here, we formulate and estimate regime-switching models for Texas dryland cotton yields in which the distribution of yield is conditioned on local drought conditions. Our results indicate that drought-conditioned regime-switching models provide a better fit to Texas county-level dryland cotton yields than conventional parametric distribution models. They do not, however, generate significantly different Group Risk Plan crop insurance premium rate estimates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Actuarial rating; Adverse selection; Cotton; Crop insurance; Group risk plan; Regime-switching; Yield distribution; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45522

Estimating the Marginal Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Abatement using Irish Farm-Level Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breen,   James P.; Donellan,   Trevor.
Agriculture in Ireland accounts for a higher proportion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than in any other EU member state. Furthermore as part of the EU’s commitment to reduce emissions by 20 percent by 2020, Ireland is one of the few countries who will have to cuts its 2005 GHG emissions level by the full 20 percent. Given the magnitude of the cut in national emissions that is required and the size of agriculture’s contribution to Ireland’s total emissions, the agriculture sector has been identified by some parties as a sector that could make a significant contribution to achieving the national target. In order to evaluate the impact on Irish farmers of reducing GHG emissions it is necessary to first estimate the marginal cost of emissions abatement....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Keywords: Farm-Level; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Marginal Abatement Cost Curve; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; Q52.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50938

Trends and Spatial Distribution of Public Agricultural Spending in Zambia: Implication for Agricultural Productivity Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Malawo,   Emma; Lungu,   Tadeyo; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chinyama,   Kasweka; Chilonda,   Pius.
This paper assesses the level and composition of the Zambia’s public expenditures in the agricultural sector from 2000 to 2008. By measuring the size of public agricultural expenditures, the study will answer whether the Government of Zambia met CAADP’s target of allocating 10% of national budget to agriculture in 2008. Furthermore, examining what the fund is being spent on will shed light on the extent to which spending contributes to agricultural growth. This review will also characterize the spatial patterns of expenditures across provincial boundaries. The results of this work will hopefully lay a foundation for future analysis of  the impacts of public agricultural spending on sector performance.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Public finance; Growth; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54497

Optimization of land and resource use at farm-aggregated level in the Aral Sea Basin of Uzbekistan with the integrated model FLEOM – model description and first application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sommer,   Rolf; Djanibekov,   Nodir; Salaev,   Omonbek.
Land use and crop production in the Khorezm region in western Uzbekistan, exemplarily for the irrigated low-lands of Central Asia, is adversely affected by the excessive, non-sustainable use of irrigation water on one hand, repeated droughts on the other hand, and by soil degradation by secondary salinization. One of the research objectives of the German-Uzbek Khorezm project, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and led by ZEF, is to better understand options for land use and choice of technology at the farm level in order to evaluate and propose technological alternatives and policy options for sustainable land use in Khorezm. To address the latter, the integrated so-called Farm-Level Economic-Ecological Optimization Model...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainability of agro-ecosystems; Integrated biophysical-economic modeling; Cropping system; Land use planning; Policy assessment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; O13; O21; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92546

Prospects of Chinese Grain Supply and Demand in 2010: A Regionalized Multimarket Model Simulation and Policy Implication
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Wencong C.; Kersten,   Lutz.
Based on China's Agricultural Regional Market Equilibrium Model (CARMEM), the paper projects the production and consumption of rice, wheat and maize in China toward 2010 at both national and regional level under two different scenarios. The results show that China can ensure a stable grain market development under more liberalized internal and external conditions. Transmission of the world market prices as projected by the World Bank (2003) to the Chinese domestic market would lead to a long-run recovery of the growth in grain production. Total production of paddy rice, wheat and maize is forecast to increase from 386 million tons in the base period 2002 to over 420 million tons in 2010. However, the rate of grain self-supply will be 91% due to higher...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Grain market; Projection; Multimarket model; Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25662

A Dynamic Decision Model of Technology Adoption under Uncertainty: Case of Herbicide-Resistant Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Annou,   Mamane Malam; Wailes,   Eric J.; Thomsen,   Michael R.
Herbicide-resistant (HR) rice technology is a potential tool for control of red rice in commercial rice production.  Using an ex ante mathematical programming framework, this research presents an empirical analysis of HR rice technology adoption under uncertainty.  The analysis accounts for stochastic germination of red rice and sheath blight to model a profit maximization problem of crop rotation among HR rice, regular rice, and soybeans.  The results demonstrate that risk attitudes and technology efficiency determine adoption rates and optimal rotation patterns.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Herbicide resistance; Mathematical programming; Profit maximization; Rice; Risk; Rotation; Technology; Adoption; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18; O33; C61.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43724

HEALTH CHECK AND FARM EFFICIENCY: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FOUR EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL REGIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele.
The European Commission has always considered the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a dynamic political tool that aims to link the agricultural sector with the evolving of the economic, financial, social and political dynamics that distinguish the Member States of the European Union. From this standpoint, the Health Check (HC) is much more than a simple assessment of the state of health of European agriculture; it is a drawing up of the “new rules” that are to manage the relations between farms and the market, on which the future efficiency and survival of the said farms and the production sectors that characterise entire European agricultural regions will depend. In this context, the aim of this paper is to present and analyse the "innovations" of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Check; Single Farm Payments; Technical Efficiency Index; DEA model; Positive Mathematical Programming.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44785

Rates of Return in the Farm and Nonfarm Sectors: How Do They Compare?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Moss,   Charles B.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
This study examines the return on agricultural assets relative to nonfinancial corporate assets in the general economy using aggregate bureau of Economic Analysis data. Our results indicate that the rate of return on nonfarm assets dominates the rate of return on agricultural assets.  The average rate of return on nonfarm assets is higher than the average rate of return on farm assets, and the variance of the rate of return on nonfarm assets is lower than the variance of the rate of return on farm assets.  Furthermore, the rate of return on agricultural assets only exceeds the rate of return in the nonfarm sector in 1992.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm sector accounting; Nonfarm income; Nonfarm sector; Rate of return; Returns to farm assets; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43477

Wealth, Living Standards and Perceptions in a Cotton Economy: Evidence from the Cotton Reform in Burkina Faso
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan.
The cotton economy of Burkina Faso has been characterized by a changing rural environment for farmers since late nineties, which has come with the cotton reform and the resulting cotton boost. There have been slight improvements in living standards and rural households’ income while the subjective feeling of wealth has significantly increased. In this paper, I explore the channels through which the elements of the changing rural environment can bridge the wedge between subjective and objective measures of wealth. In addition to the basic determinants of subjective welfare that can be found in the happiness economics literature, namely absolute and relative income measures, health and social status (and expectations of future incomes), I investigate the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Subjective wealth; Burkina Faso's cotton; Rural development; Agricultural policy; Perceptions; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; I32; O13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45780

The Economic and Historical Foundation of the Common Agricultural Policy in Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zobbe,   Henrik.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was founded in the 1950s with price support as the main policy instrument. Despite massive criticism from both within and outside the EU, price support remains the backbone of the CAP. This paper argues that the choice of price support was logical viewed in both historical and economical perspectives, and gives three reasons for this. First, even though talks on agricultural integration began immediately after the war, the CAP was a result of general economic integration in Europe rather than the reason for it. Second, the structure of the CAP was determined by the agricultural policies of the six founding countries. The third and last reason is related to the economic characteristics of running a price support system....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; European economic history; Agricultural history; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; N44; N34.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24212

Carbon Labeling for Consumer Food Goods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shewmake,   Sharon; Okrent,   Abigail M.; Thabrew,   Lanka; Vandenbergh,   Michael.
We construct a model to predict how consumers will respond to better information about the carbon content of 42 foods and a nonfood composite as well as product categories through a label, and provide guidance as to what kinds of goods would provide the highest CO¬2eq emission reductions through a labeling scheme.   Our model assumes that consumers value their individual carbon footprint, allowing us to utilize estimates of own- and cross-price elasticities of demand from the literature on demand analysis. We make three different assumptions about how consumers currently value their carbon footprint and find that when a label informs consumers, their baseline perception matters.  We also find that carbon labels on alcohol and meat would achieve the largest...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon emissions; Food labeling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q53; D83; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124369

Extending General Equilibrium to the Tariff Line: U.S. Dairy in the DOHA Development Agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grant,   Jason H.; Hertel,   Thomas W.; Rutherford,   Thomas F.
Market access has been at the core of eight negotiating rounds of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Yet, agricultural trade remains a heavily protected sector, characterized by higher tariffs relative to industrial goods, large tariff dispersions, numerous specific tariffs and systems of tariff-rate-quotas. This has made the analysis of trade liberalization a formidable task among policy analysts. Previous studies of agricultural trade liberalization have used partial or general equilibrium models of trade. However, each of these modeling strategies has their drawbacks. General equilibrium (GE) models have been criticized because they face serious aggregation issues and miss much of the policy detail that occurs at the tariff line. Partial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade; Mixed-complementarity problem; Partial equilibrium; General equilibrium; Doha Development Agenda; WTO; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; F01; F17; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25305

The Effect of Policy and Policy Reforms on Non-Agricultural Enterprises and Employment in Developing Countries: A Review of Past Experiences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Liedholm,   Carl; Mead,   Donald C.
This paper explores two sets of issues. The first concerns the magnitude of policy  induced distortions in developing countries and the impact of these distortions on the economy,  paying special attention to differential impacts between firms of different sizes and resulting  effects on the level of employment. The second concerns the prior experience of donors and the  LDC governments with the process of policy change.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 3; Q18.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54744

Analysis of Commodity Program Adjustments for U.S. Rice in Stochastic Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavez,   Eddie C.; Wailes,   Eric J.
Potential adjustments in U.S. commodity program for rice are evaluated in this paper using stochastic analysis in a global modeling framework. Corresponding threshold and loss-compensatory increases in target price and loan rates are determined with assumed outright and gradual elimination of direct payments. Results show that if direct payments (DP) are eliminated in 2012, a 23% increase in both the target price (TP) and loan rate (LR) triggers counter-cyclical payments (CCP) 80% of the time; and it will take an increase of 48% in TP and LR to generate CCP enough to compensate for the loss in total DP. If DP is gradually removed over 5 years, the trigger and compensatory increases in TP and LR are 41% and 46%, respectively. Furthermore, if DP is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: U.S. commodity program; Threshold and loss-compensatory increases; Stochastic analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119754

MEASURING CROSS-SUBSIDISATION OF THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME IN ENGLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renwick,   Alan W.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar.
The specific purpose of this paper is to estimate the extent to which decoupled payments under the Single Payments Scheme (SPS) are being used (either explicitly or implicitly) in England to support the continuation of activities that were previously supported by area and headage payments. In the absence of a farm survey, the methodology consists of using information on farm accounts collected through England’s Farm Business Survey (FBS), to estimate a multi-output cost function differentiated by farm size and farm type. This cost function, calibrated to match regional prices in England, is used to estimate the level of cross-subsidisation in the first full year after implementation of the SPS (2005/06). Results indicate that cross-subsidisation was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: English agriculture; Single farm payment; Micro-econometric models.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44783

A Survey of Literature on Genetically Modified Crops: Economics, Ethics and Society
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   R. McKay; Veeman,   Michele M.
This paper reports on a review of literature in the form of academic papers and published research on ethical and consumer issues for GM crops in North America, with particular emphasis on GM wheat. The issues raised in these papers and the findings and arguments posed by the authors are outlined. A general conclusion that can be drawn from this overview is that public attitudes toward GM foods are diverse and sometimes quite strongly held. The strong negative views of GM food held by some appear to be mainly grounded in individuals’ ethical or moral values. Ethical and risk assessment issues have not been fully explored in the existing literature. There is a general consensus in the applied economics literature that GM crops result in economic benefits,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; I00; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7380

COMMON FINANCING FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY BUDGETARY QUESTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vasary,   Viktoria; Elekes,   Andrea; Halmai,   Peter.
Can we agree fully with the statement, that “agricultural spending is a major distorting factor in the EU economy and a distinct obstacle to the Lisbon agenda’s implementation”? (Gros, 2008) Is it without question that Europe’s agriculture is in position to become sustainable and competitive without certain kind of common policy with no Community financing? Is it unambiguous in every respect, that the challenges facing the sector – globalization, trade liberalization, climate change, water management, Lisbon process, enlargement, changing preferences – could be answered at national level utilizing exclusively national financial sources? The answers to these questions are complex. So the purpose of the paper is multiple: - Exploration of factors justifying...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public goods; Fiscal federalism; A new agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Public Economics; Q14; Q18; H41.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44820

Agricultural Change and Population Growth: District-Level Evidence From India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Witcover,   Julie; Vosti,   Stephen A.; Lipton,   Michael.
Green Revolution technologies were developed and promoted in the 1960s in response to alarm about impending famine in Asia. By boosting food supplies and fostering development, the technologies were expected to create "breathing space" for completing demographic transitions there. This paper uses District-level data from rural India on agricultural transformation (from 1961 to 1981) and on changes in human fertility (from 1971 to 1981) to examine whether they did so. In a reduced form model, female literacy and marriage rates emerged as strong fertility change determinants; effects varied by age cohort. Growth in real wages in rural areas, in part brought about by HYV technologies, accelerated fertility declines. With real wage growth effects of Green...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Development; Q16; J1; Q18; D1; O3.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25443

Consumer's WTP for Environment-Friendly Production Methods and Collective Reputation for Place of Origin: The Case of Val di Gresta's Carrots
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scarpa,   Riccardo; Thiene,   Mara; Marangon,   Francesco.
This paper investigates preferences for various environment-friendly production system for carrots using discretechoice multi-attribute stated-preference data amongst buyers and explore the effect of collective reputations from growers of an Alpine valley known to be completely dedicated to organic production. Results show that buyers distinctly recognize only organic production as a production system different from the conventional one, and there is some evidence of recognition of collective reputation. As well as for marginal utility of income, substantial unobserved heterogeneity is found for many skin imperfections, origin from the organic Alpine valley and the organic production methods. The implied sample distributions of WTP for each of these random...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice modelling; Mixed logit; Organic products; Marginal utility of income; Unobserved taste heterogeneity; Status-quo bias; Heteroskedasticity; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; C15; C25; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25637

ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud-Heraud,   Eric; Grazia,   Cristina; Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim.
This paper provides an original theoretical framework to better understand the raise of private quality standards in agrifood chains. Reasons for the development and conditions for the effectiveness of private quality standards are identified, by investigating firms’ strategic behaviour and, more precisely, both interactions among processing/retailing firms and upstream producers and the role of consumers’ behaviour. Considering different levels of consumers risk perception, we show that the incentive for firms to develop a more stringent private standard may increase with the level of the regulated minimum quality standard. Moreover, setting a private standard may reduce the risk of consumer dissatisfaction while increasing the marketed quantity....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private quality standards; Vertical relationships; Risk perception; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; L1; L15; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116408

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Beijing: A Case Study of Food Additives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yuanyuan; Zeng,   Yinchu; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Constructing a theoretical framework and using a survey data of 294 customers from 25 supermarkets in Beijing, this paper studies the willingness to pay (WTP) for additive-free Mooncakes in Beijing and finds that age and income are important for WTP for “food safety” in China. Income is positively correlated with the WTP and there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between age and WTP. This study indicates that consumers in Beijing are willing to pay 5.80 Yuan more for an additive-free Mooncake, which provides a good policy benchmark for the government regulation on food additives. Furthermore, the theoretical framework also provides a good benchmark for understanding WTP in the future study of food safety.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Willingness to Pay; Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice; Additive-Free Mooncakes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51234

Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing System: Current Competitiveness, Forces of Change, and Challenges for the Future (Volume I: Horticultural Production)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muendo,   Kavoi Mutuku; Tschirley,   David L.
The specific objectives of this Volume are to: estimate the share of domestic FFV production going to international and domestic markets; determine the share of imports from Tanzania and Uganda in Kenya’s horticultural markets; investigate the competitiveness of Kenya’s horticultural produce in local and regional markets; determine the current and likely future share of key marketing channels in Kenya’s domestic FFV marketing system, especially “modern” channels such as supermarkets and more traditional channels such as open air markets and kiosks; and recommend steps that should be taken to place Kenya’s domestic horticulture in a position to compete favorably in local and regional markets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Horticultural Production; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55155

Technical Efficiency in Organic Farming: An Application on Italian Cereal Farms Using a Parametric Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madau,   Fabio A.
A stochastic frontier production model was applied to estimate technical efficiency in a sample of Italian organic and conventional cereal farms. The main purpose was to assess which production technique revealed higher efficiency. Statistical tests on the pool sample model suggested that differences between the two cultivation methods were significant from a technological viewpoint. Separate analyses of two sub-samples (93 and 138 observations for organic and conventional farms, respectively) found that conventional farms were significantly more efficient than organic farms, with respect to their specific technology (0.892 vs. 0.825). This implies that organic (conventional) cereal farmers could increase their income to 99.19 €/ha (40.95 €/ha). Analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Comparison analysis; Cereal-growing; Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier production models; Crop Production/Industries; C61; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24545

Household Food Consumption in Mozambique: A Case Study in Three Northern Districts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56031

PRESSURE FACTORS AFFECTING LOMBARDY AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM: THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE FISCHLER REFORM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulgheroni,   Claudia; Sali,   Guido.
This paper presents a regional model, based on Positive Mathematical Programming, which aims to evaluate the consequences of Fischler reform on the agricultural sector of the Lombardy irrigated lowland (Northern Italy). The model main focus is to quantify the agricultural land use changes due to the farmers reaction to the CAP reform main issues, such as single payment, and to simulate possible scenarios for the future. The model takes into account also the Water Frame Directive principles, in order to combine the assessment of both CAP issues and the potential irrigation water supplies reduction, which could deeply affect the area. The model input are obtained by means of the integration between FADN and SIARL (Agricultural Information System of Lombardy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP modelling; Fischler Reform; Positive Mathematical Programming; Regional model; Water Frame Directive; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q15; C61.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44827

Assessing the impact of rural policy on biodiversity: High Nature Value Farming in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trisorio,   Antonella; Borlizzi,   Andrea.
Farming practices and the conservation value of farmland are intimately interconnected. The recent policy debate has shed light on the need to address farming activities towards a more sustainable path, and has advocated for a reallocation of payments towards farming systems that provide public goods. This paper aims to explore likely HNV farms policy needs through the use of HNV farming system indicators.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: High Nature Value; Monitoring and evaluation; Biodiversity indicator; Farming systems.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100042

Distributional effects of direct payments in Switzerland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: El Benni,   Nadja; Mann,   Stefan; Lehmann,   Bernard.
The switch from market-support to direct payments in Switzerland had impacts on the income distribution among farmers. In this paper, the distributional effect of the switch as a whole and of the different kinds of direct payments are elaborated through a presentation of different decomposed Gini coefficients. Although the income distribution in Swiss Agriculture is still more equal than in most other countries, the Gini coefficient has risen from 0.27 in 1990 to 0.38 in 2009 and is by now strongly dependent on the composition of direct payments. Off-farm income and direct payments decrease, while market income increases income inequality.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income distribution; Direct payments; Gini decomposition; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q00; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99368

Efficiency of LEADER Programmes in the creation of tangible and intangible outputs: a Data Envelopment Analysis application to Local Action Groups performances
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopolito,   Antonio; Giannoccaro,   Giacomo; Prosperi,   Maurizio.
An emerging requirement for the evaluation of the rural development policy is the adoption of an objective method accounting for both material and immaterial achievements, and measuring the performance in order to understand the degree of accomplishment of policy objectives. In this paper we propose a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach capable of dealing with economic and social indicators, to measure the (relative) technical efficiency of a set of Local Action Groups (LAGs) operating within the LEADER programme. An evaluation exercise referred to eight LAGs located in Italy, is provided to demonstrate the effects of the inclusion of social capital indicator in the evaluation of the LAGs’ performances. In particular, the DEA allows to measure the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural Development; LEADER; Social capital; DEA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; R58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99429

Agricultural Protection and Poverty in Indonesia: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warr,   Peter G.
A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Indonesia of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that global reform of trade policy in all commodities is a significant potential source of poverty reduction for Indonesia. The poor – rural and urban – have a strong interest in global trade policy reform. If Indonesia were to liberalize unilaterally, poverty incidence also would decline but the effect is small. If liberalization is confined to agricultural products, the effects are similar but the declines in poverty incidence within Indonesia are much smaller.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52788

THE MARGINAL COST OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Wossink,   Ada.
A3_2
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental services; Bio-economic modelling; Economies of scale and scope; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93939

IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM AND THE NITRATE DIRECTIVE ON THE ARABLE FARMING SYSTEM IN THE MIDI-PYRÉNÉES REGION: BIO-ECONOMIC MODELING AT FIELD, FARM AND REGIONAL LEVELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Louhichi,   Kamel; Belhouchette,   Hatem; Wery,   Jacques; Therond,   Olivier; Flichman,   Guillermo.
This paper analyses the impact of the 2003 CAP reform (the so-called Fischler Reform) and its interaction with the Nitrate Directive on the sustainability of selected arable farming systems in a French region (Midi-Pyrénées). The Nitrate Directive is one of the oldest EU environmental programs designed to reduce water pollution by nitrate from agricultural sources, through a set of measures, defined at regional level, and mandatory for farmers of vulnerable zones. This impact analysis is performed through a bio-economic modelling framework coupling the crop model CropSyst and the farm-based model FSSIM developed, within the EU FP6 SEAMLESS project (Van Ittersum et al., 2008). The 2003 CAP reform was compared first to the continuation of Agenda 2000...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Integrated assessment; Agricultural Policy; Nitrate Directive; Bioeconomic modelling; Multi-scale analysis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q52; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44826

Zambia's 2005 Maize Import and Marketing Experiences: Lessons and Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwanaumo,   Anthony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Zulu,   Ballard; Shawa,   Julius J.; Mbozi,   Green; Haggblade,   Steven; Nyembe,   Misheck.
This paper shows how government actions can affect the performance of the maize  marketing system and influence the severity of food crises. Examples from the 2005/06 marketing  season are used to illustrate how Zambia’s food security situation can be improved through closer  consultation, transparency and predictability between government and the private sector. The  paper also identifies longer-run options for strengthening the ability of local and regional  markets to ensure household and national food security in the face of maize production  instability.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54615

Modeling Beef Quality Heterogeneity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Norwood,   F. Bailey.
The effects of various supply and demand shifts on beef price, quantity, and industry welfare have been widely studied under the assumption of beef quality homogeneity.  In this paper, we construct a model of the beef sector that incorporates differences in beef quality.  The model is used to analyze the effect of supply and demand shifts on changes in prices and quantities of high-and low-quality beef and changes in revenue accruing to producers of high-and low-quality beef.  Model results indicate that supply and demand shocks have the potential to alter the average quality of beef on the market and the price premium charged for high-quality beef, which has important implications for retailers selling quality-differentiated beef and producers selling...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Equilibrium displacement model; Multisector model; Quality heterogeneity; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43483

Price volatility on the German Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ledebur,   Oliver von; Schmitz,   Jochen.
In this contribution, the development of price volatility on German agricultural markets is analyzed. We quantify the degree of price volatility for selected German agricultural markets and determine how it evolves over time and search for policy driven structural changes in volatility levels measured by the historical volatility. Based on annualised historical volatilities t test were performed to identify if the change in the volatility levels show any relationship to the process of reform of the CAP. An increase in volatility could be identified for the main German markets regulated by the Common Market Organisations. A positive relationship among the reform process of the CAP and the changes of the volatility levels could be identified particularly for...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Volatility; German agricultural markets; Agricultural policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122534

Seasonal Analysis of Selected Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Prices at Wholesale Level in Key Urban Markets of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mathenge,   Mary K.; Tschirley,   David L.
Agricultural commodities typically show a strong seasonal pattern in production, with supplies which come off the farm during one or perhaps two distinct periods of the year having to meet relatively stable demand over the course of the entire year. This seasonal pattern in production can give rise to strong seasonal patterns in price movements, with low prices during and shortly after the harvest, rising to peaks just prior to the next harvest. Understanding this price seasonality, the typical timing and levels of seasonal highs and lows, and the reliability of each, is a key task for anyone wishing to understand the market for an agricultural commodity. This paper presents the results of seasonal analysis for seven fresh fruit and vegetable crops in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Prices; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55166

Impact Of Greenhouse Gas Abatement Targets On Agricultural Activity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnellan,   Trevor; Gillespie,   Patrick; Hanrahan,   Kevin F.
As part of its continuing commitment to address the causes of climate change, the EU has agreed reduction targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be achieved by 2020. In the case of Ireland the target is a reduction of 20 percent relative to the 2005 level. Agriculture is a major source of GHG emissions in Ireland, comprising 26.8 percent of total GHG emissions in 2007. Understanding the scale and cost of the decrease in agricultural production required to achieve this reduction in GHG emissions is particularly important, as is the comparison of the cost of this approach with a range of possible other means of achieving emissions reductions in the sector. This study finds that, even with reduced fertiliser usage and more extensive production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Policy analysis; Partial equilibrium modelling; Baseline; Scenario analysis; GHG; Kyoto; Climate; Ireland; FAPRI; EU Gold Model; Abatements; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q11; Q17; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51050

Marketed Outputs and Non-Marketed Outputs: The Marginal Costs of Producing Ecosystem Services
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wossink,   Ada; Sauer,   Johannes.
We provide a new approach for assessing the cost of marginal ecosystem changes and the effectiveness of green payment schemes. The approach is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the bio-economic production interactions between marketed outputs and non-marketed ecosystem services at the micro level. To frame the economic nature of the problem, we employ a generalized joint production model in combination with cost minimization. The generalized joint production framework allows for the consideration of complementary, supplementary and competitive relationships between agricultural production and non-marketed ecosystem services generation and avoids double counting. From this theoretical model we distinguish three theoretical cases depending on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem services; Green payments; Bio-economic modelling; Economies of scale and scope; Program evaluation.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60804

Agriculture and Income Distribution: Insights from a SAM of the Italian Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rocchi,   Benedetto; Romano,   Donato; Stefani,   Gianluca.
The paper presents the results of the first SAM analysis of the agricultural sector in Italy. A SAM of the Italian economy has been properly modified in order to focus the analysis on agriculture. Two type of analysis have been carried out: (i) a multiplier analysis, and (ii) an assessment of the distributive impacts of different agricultural policies. This paper proposes also a new method for disaggregating the institutional sectors and production factors in order to analyze income distribution within the economy, with special emphasis on the agricultural sector. Main results are: (i) "fully" decoupled income supporting schemes (transfers to agricultural households) are the most equitable interventions and determine a perfect targeting of the distributive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Social accounting matrix; Agriculture; Income distribution; Italy; Labor and Human Capital; R13; R15; Q18; E25.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24919

Investing in Agriculture for Growth and Food Security in the ACP Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skoet,   Jakob; Stamoulis,   Kostas G.; Deuss,   Annelies.
Countries in the ACP region will face significant challenges in the years to come as they try to step up economic growth, deal with increasingly integrated world markets and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially those focused on hunger and poverty. These efforts will take place in the face of declining external assistance and many competing demands on resources. The analysis in the paper shows that agriculture and rural economic activities are essential for growth, poverty reduction and food security especially for the poorer countries in the region. However trends in public resource mobilisation for agriculture and rural development (in terms of both domestic spending and Official Development Assistance) do not reflect that important...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: ACP countries; Hunger; Agriculture; Rural development; Food security; Resource mobilisation.; Food Security and Poverty; F35; H54; H55; Q18; R11; O12.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23802

Net Taxpayer Cost of WIC Infant Formula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levedahl,   J. William; Reed,   Albert J.
This paper combines expressions for infant formula retail price flexibilities of the contract brand with respect to the rebate and participant demand presented by Reed and Levedahl (2012)with historical data on rebates and participant demand to calculate how the magnitude of net taxpayer costs has been affected by changes in rebates and participant demand. These results are used to compare the relative impact of these variables on the net cost to taxpayers of WIC infant formula and to evaluate how effective sole-source contracts have been at containing taxpayer costs.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost containment; Infant formula rebates; WIC participant demand; Sole-source contracts; Agricultural and Food Policy; Public Economics; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124073

Agri-Environmental Program Compliance in a Heterogeneous Landscape
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Lichtenberg,   Erik; Ollikainen,   Markku.
Heterogeneity of agricultural landscapes may necessitate the use of spatially targeted instrument combinations to implement the social optimum.  But compliance with these policies may require costly enforcement.  This paper examines the design of agri-environmental policies featuring two of the most commonly used instruments, reductions in fertilizer application rates and installation of riparian buffers.  While compliance with buffer strip requirements is verifiable at negligible cost, fertilizer application is only verifiable through costly monitoring.  We derive optimal subsidies for fertilizer reduction and buffer strip set-asides and enforcement strategies for the cases of low and excessive monitoring costs.  An empirical simulation model suggests...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutrient runoff; Monitoring; Enforcement; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18; H23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37797

Effects of Government Maize Marketing and Trade Policies on Maize Market Prices in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Meyers,   Robert J.; Nyoro,   James K.
The objectives of this paper are to determine the effects of NCPB maize trading activity and the maize import tariff on wholesale maize market price levels and volatility. The analysis uses monthly maize price and trade data covering the period January 1990 to September 2004. Results are based on a vector autoregression (VAR) approach that allows estimation of a counterfactual set of maize prices that would have occurred over the 1990-2004 period had the NCPB not existed and trade restrictions been removed. Assessed are the separate impacts of policy on wholesale prices in Kitale, a major surplus-producing area, and Nairobi, the major urban demand center in the country.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Maize Marketing Trade Policies; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55162

Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bigsten,   Arne; Tengstam,   Sven.
This paper investigates the relationship between income diversification and income change within Zambian smallholder households, and investigates what the constraints of income diversification are in this group. A panel data set of roughly 7000 smallholder farmer households interviewed in 2001 and 2004 is used. Different combinations of the four main income generating activities – farm income, agricultural wage work, non-agricultural wagework, and own-business income – are analyzed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Smallholder; Income; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54490

Analysis of Adult Mortality Within Rural Households in Mozambique and Implications for Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Donovan,   Cynthia; Weber,   Michael T.; Alage,   Albertina.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Adult mortality; HIV/AIDS; Rural economic policy; Mozambique; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56062

Rural networks in the funding period 2007-2013: A critical review of the EU policy instrument.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marquardt,   Doris.
Rural Networks have been implemented as an instrument to enhance EU rural development policies in the funding period 2007-2013. Gaps in European programme documents concerning the networks’ purpose and their evaluation led to a survey of the National Network Units being conducted in 2010. Besides investigating how these gaps are bridged nationally, the survey aimed to provide an overview of the development of the networks, of the initial experiences and challenges faced in running the networks, and to assess their potential impact. Empirical findings show that the networks probably support rural development (policies) and create added value. However, ways of demonstrating this impact in quantitative terms are lacking. Member states tend to stick closely to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: National Rural Networks; Policy Instrument; Rural Development; CAP; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; D85.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109517

Agricultural Credit Interest Rate Equalization Policy: A Growth Subsidy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castro,   Eduardo Rodrigues de; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso.
The Brazilian Interest Rate Equalization System (IRES) subsidizes farmers by providing them with credit at lower than market interest rates. The objective of this research is to evaluate the IRES by comparing its monetary cost with its benefits as measured by Brazilian GDP growth. Estimates are carried out using input-output matrix. The results suggest that each Brazilian real spent by IRES to assist Brazilian family farms increases Brazilian GDP by R$ 1.75 and that each real spent to assist commercial farms increases GDP by R$ 3.57. The IRES is a subsidy that generates economic growth greater than its cost to society.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: IRES subsidy; Growth; Input-output matrix; Agricultural Finance; Q18; C67; O40; H81.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25358

AUSWIRKUNGEN DER EU-OSTERWEITERUNG IM AGRARBEREICH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frohberg,   Klaus; Weber,   Gerald.
The East-Enlargement of the EU raises several questions regarding the EU-budget. This holds for both policy areas for which financial transfers are made out of the EU budget; the structural policies and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This paper focuses on the impact of implementing the CAP as specified in the Agenda 2000 in the 10 Central and Eastern European candidate countries. The analysis shows that about 8 Bill. Euro will have to be transferred for the main types of payments out of the EU budget to the new members. The larger part of these financial transfers will be direct payments and not measures for market support. It also becomes evident that these expenditures are quite unequally distributed among the candidate countries if one calculates...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: EU-Eastenlargement; EU-Budget; Sector Modelling; Agricultural Sector; Partial Equilibrium Model; Policy Analyses; C69; Q18; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14920

A Disponibilidade de Produtos e o Poder de Compra dos Consumidores: Grãos de Milho e Arroz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55201

An Optimal Surveillance Measure Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Ha,   Pham; Che,   Tuong Nhu; Kompas,   Tom.
Surveillance programs on farms and in the local environment provide an essential protection against the importation and spread of exotic diseases. Combined with border quarantine measures, these programs protect both consumers and producers from major health concerns and disease incursions that can potentially destroy local agricultural production and supporting industries, as well as generate substantial losses in trade and tourism. However, surveillance programs also impose costs in the form of expenditures on the surveillance program itself, along with the costs of disease management and eradication should an incursion occur. Taking border quarantine expenditures as given, this paper develops a stochastic optimal control model (with a jump-diffusion...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Surveillance measures; Border quarantine; Disease incursion and spread; Foot- and-Mouth disease; Stochastic optimal control; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10354

Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
This policy brief highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report.  However the problems and opportunities facing the industry are very complex, and cannot be easily  summarized in this brief. Hence one goal of this policy brief is to encourage interested parties  to obtain, review and debate the full study. A second objective of this brief is to highlight the  strategic industry development questions and proposals identified in the study that require  debate and follow up actions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54602

Improving Smallholder and Agri-Business Opportunities in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken in the short- and medium-term.  The final section also considers strategies to improve the industry's viability over a long-run time frame.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54456

LAGE UND ENTWICKLUNGSPROBLEME DER WEIßRUSSISCHEN FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Kashtanova,   Elena G.; Kowschik,   Sergej.
Im Zuge der Erlangung staatlicher Souveränität begannen in Weißrussland wirtschaftliche Restrukturierungsprozesse. Im Vergleich zu anderen ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken blieben diese Reformbemühungen des Wirtschaftssystems von einer Plan- zur Marktorientierung jedoch sehr zaghaft und kamen bis Mitte der 1990er Jahre sogar fast vollständig zum Erliegen. Dieser Prozess ging mit dramatischen Produktionseinbrüchen insbesondere in der Landwirtschaft einher. Der insgesamt negative Trend ist nach wie vor anhaltend. Besonders betroffen ist die Fleischproduktion, da viele Haushalte ihre Nachfrage nach Fleischprodukten primär durch Subsistenzwirtschaft decken und daher ein erheblicher Teil der Nachfrage für die fleischproduzierenden Unternehmen weggebrochen ist. Diese...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agrarpolitik; Fleischverarbeitung; Transformationsprozess; Wettbewerb; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14865

Dairy Policy Modelling Under Imperfect Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soregaroli,   Claudio; Moro,   Daniele; Sckokai,   Paolo.
Paper removed at request of author on 11/20/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Simulation Models; Imperfect Competition; CAP; Dairy; Livestock Production/Industries; D4; L1; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25360

WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE MEAT WE EAT IS SAFE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan; Wossink,   Ada.
We report results of an analysis of the attribution of relative responsibility across the stages of the food chain for ensuring food safety. Specifically, we identify perceptions of the share of the overall responsibility that each stage in the food chain has to ensure that the meat people cook and eat at home does not cause them to become ill. Results are reported for two groups of stakeholders: consumers and farmers, and for two types of meat: chicken and beef. The stakeholders’ opinions regarding the relative degrees of responsibility of the sequential food chain stages (feed supplier, farmer, livestock transportation, abattoir,… consumer) are elicited via surveys using the Maximum Difference technique (best-worst scaling). The data are analyzed using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91813

Limited Food Access as an Equilibrium Outcome: An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro; Chenarides,   Lauren; Goetz,   Stephan J.
Lack of access to nutritious and affordable food has become an important public policy issue in the U.S.: various interest groups are seeking to reverse a trend whereby certain areas lack larger, full-service grocery stores that provide “higher” quality foods. Based on game-theoretic findings suggesting that lack of food access can be an equilibrium outcome, we specify a model relating access to higher quality food stores to a vector of supply and demand factors, using seven years of county-level data for the contiguous U.S., and a constrained generalized ordered logit estimator. Our results suggest that demand side factors, especially market size (total income and SNAP funds) play an important role in determining food access, and that large food stores...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Access; Equilibrium; Food-Store Density; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; R3; L81.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123196

Valutazione tecnico-economica delle potenzialità di riutilizzo irriguo dei reflui depurati: il caso della Valpadana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zucaro,   Raffaella; Rago,   C.; Vollaro,   Michele.
Gli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici (CC), sebbene soltanto vagamente ipotizzati qualche decennio fa, hanno cominciato a manifestarsi negli ultimi anni facendo emergere la vulnerabilità soprattutto del settore agricolo. Mentre le indicazioni politiche internazionali promuovono azioni congiunte di lungo periodo volte all’adozione di misure di mitigazione dei CC (riduzione dei gas serra), non sono ancora state chiaramente definite efficaci misure di adattamento di breve periodo, soprattutto per le problematiche connesse alla scarsità idrica. Questo lavoro contribuisce al dibattito in corso sulla politica di adattamento ai CC nel settore agricolo italiano nel contesto sia della pianificazione della Politica Agricola Comune nel periodo 2014-2020 sia...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cambiamento climatico; Scarsità idrica; Stabilità dei mercati agricoli; Analisi multicriteriale; Analisi costi-benefici; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18; Q25; Q34; Q38; Q51; R52.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124115

Effects of Food Safety Standards on Seafood Exports to US, EU and Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nguyen,   Anh Van Thi; Wilson,   Norbert L.W.
Estimating the panel gravity model with bilateral pair and country-by-time fixed-effects separately for each seafood product, we found that food safety regulations have differential effects across seafood products. In all three industrialized markets, shrimp is most sensitive, while fish is the least sensitive to changing food safety policies. The enforcement of the US HACCP, the EU Minimum Required Performance Level and the Japanese Food Safety Basic Law caused a loss of 90.45%, 99.47%, and 99.97% to shrimp trade in these markets, and a reduction associated with fish trade was 66.71%, 82.83%, and 89.32%.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Seafood; International trade; Gravity model; HACCP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; C33; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46758

EU policy reform simulation based on panel data estimation of on- and off-farm labour supply equations for Dutch dairy farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ooms,   Daan L.; Hall,   Alastair R.
This research focuses on the estimation of labour supply equations for Dutch dairy farmers that are suitable for policy simulations. Data availability leads to the fact that we can not estimate structural labour supply equations. We show how to derive reduced form equations suitable for policy simulations. In this research we use the panel data sample selection estimation approach of Kyriazidou (1997) and Wooldridge (1995) to estimate the off-farm labour supply equation. The two lead to different estimation results and different simulation results based on these.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Econometrics; Panel Data; Sample Selection; Labour Supply; CAP Reform; Labor and Human Capital; C23; C24; C51; C53; D13; J22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19434

Food Security in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.; Boughton,   Duncan; Donovan,   Cynthia.
This paper provides a systematic definition of food security, focusing on its different dimensions; examines the nature and magnitude of the different dimensions of food insecurity in developing countries; discusses the difficult tradeoffs that policy makers face in trying to address food security’s multiple dimensions simultaneously; and explores promising new approaches to address food insecurity. The geographic focus is on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where the majority of the world’s food insecure people live.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Hunger; Poverty; Food policy; Economic development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; O13; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49227

Effects of Agricultural Policy Measures on Gross Transfers to Farmers: Intertemporal and Interregional Evidence from the CAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Heiko.
This paper analyses the effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on gross transfers over time and across regions. Depending on the type of instrumentation to support agriculture, the volatility of gross transfers differs. While assistance arising from market price supports, regarded as independent from the world market levels, fluctuates intertemporally, direct payments are constant. Empirical findings for the CAP show a reduction of the transfer volatility on grain markets. For beef and veal this effect is not significant, because price support is still large in these markets. If agricultural support is biased in favour of specific commodities, territorial heterogeneity leads to an uneven distribution. By applying a regionalised concept of producer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Gross transfers; Temporal impacts; Regional distribution; PSE; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24625

Distortions to Global Agricultural Markets: What Next?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym.
A decline in governmental distortions to agricultural and other trade since the 1980s has contributed to economic growth and poverty alleviation globally. But new modeling results suggest that has taken the world only three-fifths of the way towards freeing merchandise trade, and that farm policies are responsible for 70 percent of the global welfare cost of remaining distortions to goods markets as of 2004. Meanwhile, new drivers are affecting the mean and variance of world prices of farm products, including biofuel mandates and subsidies, climate change mitigation policies and adaptation, water institution and policy developments, difficulties in concluding a multilateral Doha Round agricultural agreement at the WTO, and policies relating to transgenic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; Asia-Pacific region; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59849

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; del Castillo,   Anne Marie.
This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews LRP’s efficiency relative to in-kind food aid and to local prices in the markets in which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP modalities, and closes by proposing a framework of guiding principles, information systems, and operational procedures for responsible and effective LRP.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Food aid; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54486

Statistiques Agricoles: Production Agricole, Elevage, Superficies et Utilisation des Terres,  Année Agricole 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mpyisi,   Edson; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA); Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage, et des Forets,  MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55581

Incentives for Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Empirical Evidence on Fertilizer Response and Profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yanggen,   David; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Reardon,   Thomas; Naseem,   Anwar.
This research addresses two questions: Why is fertilizer not yet fulfilling its potential as a major stimulus to agricultural productivity in SSA? What can be done to improve the situation? Our answers are based on an extensive review of fertilizer response, profitability, and policy literature as well as some analysis of crop budgets and aggregate national statistics on fertilizer consumption. Much of the debate about fertilizer use in SSA focuses on two issues: whether the profit incentive is adequate and, if so, whether farmers have the capacity to access and use it.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Fertilizer use; Sub-Saharan Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 153; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54677

A FARM LEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN CAP REFORMS AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS: HOW AND IN WHICH EXTENT FLEMISH DAIRY FARMERS CAN FILL UP EXTRA MILK QUOTA?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van der Straeten,   Bart; Buysse,   Jeroen; Nolte,   Stephan; Marchand,   Fleur L.; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Claeys,   Dakerlia; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
The agricultural policies shift gradually from EU-level organised market interventions to local organised environmental policies. This paper explores the growth possibilities of the Flemish dairy sector with the outlook of a quota abolishment as a case study of this policy shift. The dairy quota policy seems very restrictive for the highly profitable Flemish dairy sector, but the environmental restrictions from the manure regulation can limit the growth of the dairy sector as well. The paper uses a spatial multi-agent simulation model applied to a sample of 40.000 farms to estimate price development of emission rights and their possible impact on the growth of the dairy production. The results show that a higher milk production leads to higher prices for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk quota; Manure emission rights; Mathematical programming; Flanders; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C02; C61; L11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44846

The Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Consumption, Calorie Intake, Obesity, and Tax Burden by Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Smith,   Travis A.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages has been proposed as a means to reduce calorie intake, improve diet and health, and generate revenue that governments can use to address the obesity-caused health and economic burden.  Two beverage demand systems were estimated using beverage purchase data for high-income and low-income households.  Using the estimated demand elasticities we examined the impacts of a hypothetical 20-percent effective tax rate (or about 0.5 cent per ounce) on beverage consumption, calorie intake, tax revenue and burden.  Our results suggest that such a tax would induce an average reduction of 35 and 41 calories a day among adults and children, respectively.  The tax burden is found to be regressive, although representing less than one...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beverage demand; Sugar-sweetened beverage tax; Soda tax; Obesity; Tax revenue; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; C34; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61167

The Impact of Alternative Agro-Industrial Investments on Poverty Reduction in Rural Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Sambo,   Liria.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Poverty reduction; Mozambique; Agro-industrial investment; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56055

Landbrugspolitikkens okonomisk-teoretiske fundament
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kyed,   Karsten; Kaergard,   Niels; Zobbe,   Henrik.
This paper discusses economic arguments for government intervention and support in agriculture. Two types of arguments seem plausible. The first one refers to the classical view that agriculture has a chronic income problem and therefore governments must intervene to ensure a fair income distribution between sectors. The second argument has something to do with the multifunctional role of agriculture and therefore government intervention and support can secure an production of collective goods and positive externalities. Both arguments are however problematic. Income support payments will be capitalized and benefit only the current owner of land. Payments based on multifunctionality will vary across countries due to different marginal utility and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Income problems; Multifunctionality; Landbrugspolitik; Indkomstproblemet; Multifunktionalitet; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24205

Impacts of Dramatic Increase in Corn Based Ethanol Production on Grain Production and Marketing Patterns in South Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qasmi,   Bashir A.; Hamda,   Yonas; Fausti,   Scott W.
Between 1995 and 2005, a drastic increase in ethanol production in the United States led to increased production of corn and substantially increased shares of corn destined for ethanol plants. The objectives of this paper are to investigate/identify: 1) the changes in the volume of grain handled by the elevators in South Dakota, 2) the changes in the destinations and the type of buyers for South Dakota grains, 3) the impacts of the ethanol plants on corn and other grain handled by the elevators which are located close to ethanol plants.  The results presented in this paper are mostly from a survey of grain elevators in South Dakota, completed in early 2008. The results from the survey are also compared to the results from a similar survey completed in 1996.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Corn; Corn production; Marketing patterns; Corn based ethanol; Production Economics; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113045

Political Economy of Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: Introduction and Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym.
During the 1960s and 1970s most developing countries imposed anti-agricultural policies, while many high-income countries restricted agricultural imports and subsidized their farmers. Both sets of policies inhibited economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries, while doing little to assist small farmers in high-income countries. Since the 1980s, however, many developing countries began to reduce the anti-agricultural bias of sectoral policies, and from the early 1990s the European Union began to move away from price supports to more-direct forms of farm income payments. This paper summarizes a forthcoming book that seeks to explain this evolving pattern of distortions to incentives conceptually and econometrically by making use of new...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Political economy; Agricultural price and trade policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; F59; H20; N50; O13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50306

Profitability and Resource Allocation Among Cotton and Peanuts When Considering Planting and Harvest Timeliness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meeks,   Timothy A.; Flanders,   Archie; Shurley,   W. Donald; White,   Fred C.; Gunter,   Lewell F.
Harvest timeliness is a continual problem in rotation of cotton and peanuts.  Efficient allocation of land and labor resources during production of cotton and peanuts requires decisions be made on allocating resources throughout the growing season. Of particular concern is efficient allocation during planting and harvesting.  Through economic analysis and linear programming optimization, planting and harvesting timeliness issues are addressed and compared with prevailing practices.  Results for a representative farm indicate that cotton planting should increase during the early period of the planting season as compared with current practice, and most cotton should be harvested before peanut harvest begins.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Harvest timeliness; Linear programming; Optimization; Peanuts; Planting timeliness; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43736

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Lattimore,   Ralph G.; Lloyd,   Peter J.; MacLaren,   Donald.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48387

Situation Synthétique de la CMDT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Traore,   Abdramane.
This note presents the situation of the Malian cotton sector as of 2001/02, with emphasis on the possibility of emerging from the crisis at that time. ] The CMDT, the Malian company for textile development, has as its mission the production, storage, and marketing of cotton. Despite excellent performance over the years, CMDT was faced by a major crisis in 1999/2000 which has persisted. Cotton is very important to the Malian economy. The area of the cotton zone is about 163,303 km2, and included a population of about 3.8 million in 2000. Income from cotton was 96.5 billion CFA francs in 1998/99. However, since the 1999/00 campaign, the producers’ income decreased, falling to 41.3 billion CFA francs in 2000/01. Since the devaluation of the CFA franc in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55457

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Sudan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faki,   Hamid; Taha,   Abdelmoneim.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48520

Analyzing Crop Revenue Safety Net Program Alternatives and Impacts on Producers and Program Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jansen,   Jim A.; Lubben,   Bradley D.; Stockton,   Matthew C.
This study evaluates the policy effects of alternative program designs for federal revenue-based farm income safety net programs.  Eight representative farms across Nebraska are used to stochastically simulate the financial impact of changing the current farm crop revenue-based safety net with a state revenue trigger against potential alternative programs involving guarantees at the district, county, or farm level.  Results indicate that decreasing the aggregation of the revenue guarantee increases expected farm-level payments and program costs for the revenue-based safety net.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Farm bill; Farm programs; Government payments; Representative farms; Risk management; Simulation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119784

A regional analysis of CAP expenditure in Austria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strahl,   Wibke; Dax,   Thomas; Hovorka,   Gerhard.
This paper reflects the demand for taking account of the territorial dimension in the application of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) more comprehensively. While this has been addressed in rural development discourse to a wide extent over the last two decades and consensus for regionalized strategies is emerging, programme evaluation is in general still limited to the analysis of policy interventions at the national level. This implies that conclusions on the territorial effects of CAP are largely missing. Therefore the intention of this paper is to provide a regional analysis of CAP expenditures for pillar 1 and pillar 2, and to demonstrate and assess their actual territorial impacts, represented on the basis of the NUTS 3 region ‘Obersteiermark West’:...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP expenditure; Regional analysis; Territorial effectiveness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98980

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the Dominican Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Jesus de los; Pena,   Pedro Pablo.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48393

Agricultural Employment Trends in an Enlarged European Union: Does the CAP Reform/Introduction Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baum,   Sabine; Cook,   Peter; Stange,   Henriette; Weingarten,   Peter.
In the course of economic development there is a general downward trend of agricultural employment, although structural change in agriculture is often delayed. In the EU-15, agricultural employment decreased by -2.3% p.a. (measured in regular persons) and -3.0% p.a. (measured in annual working units) between 1995 and 2000. In some of the new EU Member States, employment in agriculture plummeted in the early 1990s, whereas in others it increased during the first years of transition and has served as a social buffer in times of economic hardship. The most important determinants of agricultural employment changes are labor saving technical progress, the macroeconomic environment, the farm structure, socio-economic characteristics of the farmer and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural labor market; Agricultural policy; European Union; Transition countries; Case studies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; J43; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25395

Some Characteristics of Pro-poor Growth, and Policy Implications for Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Pro-poor growth; Poverty reduction; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55227

Evidence of CAP Support in Italy between First and Second Pillar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cagliero,   Roberto; Henke,   Roberto.
The main objective of the paper is to trace the composition of the CAP support for Italian farms at the eve of the implementation of the CAP reform. The paper is based on three regional case studies, that represent as many farming specialisation typologies: Veneto, in the North-East, where agriculture is largely integrated in the economic system; Valle d'Aosta, in the North-West, a typical Alpine region; Puglia, in the South, where agriculture is based on Mediterranean products. The three regional cases are compared with the national average as a benchmark with regards to production specialisation, territorial disadvantages, entrepreneurial choices. It is evident that at the national level the composition of support is highly in favour of the support...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Farm incomes; Market policies; Rural development policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q18; R58.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24643

Comparing Predictors of Diet Quality in Canada Over Time Under Consideration of Altering Food Guides
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drescher,   Larissa S.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Latest data on the diet of Canadians from the Canadian Community Health Survey reveals that the diet quality of Canadians needs improvement. Within this paper predictors of diet quality in Canada are identified based on two cross-sectional data sets from the Canadian Food Expenditure Survey. To measure diet quality, the Canadian Healthy Food Diversity (CanHFD)-Index is developed which is based on Food Guide recommendations. Moreover, this paper considers that the Food Guide between survey years has changed when analyzing diet quality. To track changes in demand for diet quality we use “Canada’s Food Guide 1982” to calculate CanHFD-Index for 1984 and 1996. Changes in demand for diet quality according to “Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating 1992” are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Healthy food diversity; Canada; Food Guides; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; D13; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52091

TAXPAYER PREFERENCES FOR USDA EXPENDITURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellison,   Brenna D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Taxpayer Preferences; USDA Budget; Budget Allocation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109486

Economic Impact of the Mid-Term Review on Agricultural Production, Farm Income and Farm Survival: A Quantitative Analysis for Local Sub-Regions of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henningsen,   Arne; Henning,   Christian H.C.A.; Struve,   Carsten; Mueller-Scheessel,   Joerg.
This study analyzes the impact of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) on the agricultural sector in Schleswig-Holstein, a federal state in Germany. First, a very detailed farm group linear programming model is built to quantify the effects on agricultural production and farm incomes. The production adjustment to the MTR and its impact on farm profit vary significantly between individual farms. These results depend mainly on the farm type and the resource endowments of the farms. Second, the impact on structural change is examined with a farm survival model. Although the MTR clearly reduces the incomes of several farm types, it accelerates the structural change only gradually.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Policy reform; Modeling production adjustment; Farm income; Structural change; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24644

Consumers' Perceptions about Food Quality Attributes and Their Incidence in Argentinean Organic Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez,   Elsa M.; Lupin,   Beatriz; Lacaze,   Maria Victoria.
There is an increasing consumers' concern for food safety and quality and, at the same time, there has been a significant market increment in differentiated or high value products consumption, including organic products. The lack of empirical research in Argentina regarding consumers' awareness of food safety brought our attention. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to analyse consumers' perceptions about the risk and quality attributes of food consumption; and to evaluate the incidence of these factors when buying organic products in Argentina. The Lancaster model (1966) provided the theoretical basis for the use of products attributes and characteristics to analyse the incidence of these attributes in consumers' choices. The data used in this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Quality attributes; Consumers; Organics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; D1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25791

Farm subsidies and agricultural employment: The education channel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berlinschi,   Ruxanda; Van Herck,   Kristine; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
Agricultural employment in industrialized countries has been steadily decreasing despite important levels of farm subsidies. We argue that one explanation to this puzzle is the positive impact of subsidies on the education levels of farmers’ children. If farmers are credit constrained, they may underinvest in their children’s education. By increasing farmers’ revenues, subsidies increase investment in education. If more educated children are less willing to become farmers, one long term effect of subsidies is to reduce labor supply in the agricultural sector. We provide a theoretical model and some empirical evidence supporting this argument.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Employment; Farm Subsidies; Education; Credit Constraints; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; I20; J62.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99424

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tschirley,   David L.
By law, US food aid relies on commodity procurement in the US. A powerful political coalition of US farm groups, shippers and relief agencies vigorously supports these in-kind food aid donation. As an alternative, local procurement of food aid, in Africa, has attracted growing interest because of its potential to reduce landed costs and speed delivery times. For this reason, many food aid donors, other than the US, have switched to local and regional procurement of food aid commodities. This paper reviews experience with local and regional food aid procurement in Zambia. The study focuses primarily on experience of the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency with the most extensive experience conducting local and regional procurement in Africa. WFP’s...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Food aid; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54487

Does Common Agricultural Policy Reduce Farm Labour Migration? A Panel Data Analysis Across EU Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olper,   Alessandro; Raimondi,   Valentina; Cavicchioli,   Daniele; Vigani,   Mauro.
This paper deals with the determinants of labour out-migration from agriculture across 153 EU regions over the 1990-2008 period. The central aim is to shed light on the role played by CAP payments on this important adjustment process. Using static and dynamic panel data methods, we show that standard neo-classic drivers, like the relative income and the relative labour share, represented significant determinants of the inter-sectoral migration of the agricultural labour. Overall, CAP payments have contributed significantly to job creation in agriculture, although the magnitude of the economic effect is quite small. Moreover, Pillar I subsidies have exerted an effect from three to five times stronger than Pillar II payments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Out-farm Migration; CAP Payments; Labour Markets; Panel Data Analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; Q18; O13; J21; J43; J60.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114597

Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants’ Traceability Levels: Evidence From Iowa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Lawrence,   John D.
Based on an econometric analysis of the data obtained from a survey of meat plants ( ) in Iowa in summer 2007, this paper identifies the factors impacting the meat plants’ voluntary adoption of forward and backward traceability activities. The results suggest that the ownership type (corporate versus independent) and operations type (slaughtering versus not) matter rather than the size and meat type produced (beef, pork, or poultry) as suggested in the previous surveys. Furthermore, food safety activities appear to be complementary to traceability activities. The findings may assist ongoing regulatory efforts in implementing traceability in U.S. in the near future.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country of origin labeling; Food safety; Multiple imputation method; National animal identification system; Ordered logistic regression; Quality assurances; Traceability; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; C21; C35.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6135

Development of private insurance schemes as a means to reduce water overexploitation during drought events. A case study in Campo de Cartagena (Segura River Basin, Spain)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez Blanco,   Carlos Dionisio; Gomez Gomez,   Carlos Mario.
Water is a key input in the production of many goods and services and under certain conditions can become a critical limiting factor with significant impacts on regional development. This is the case of many agricultural European Mediterranean basins, where water deficit during drought events is partially covered by illegal abstractions, mostly from aquifers, which are tolerated by the authorities. Groundwater overexploitation for irrigation has created in these areas an unprecedented environmental catastrophe that threatens ecosystems sustainability, urban water supply and the current model of development. Market-based drought insurance systems have the potential to introduce the necessary incentives to reduce overexploitation during drought events and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Drought insurance; Stochastic models; Groundwater; Agriculture; Risk and Uncertainty; Q15; Q18; Q25; Q51; Q58.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122453

Potential Impacts of Golden Rice on Public Health in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stein,   Alexander J.; Sachdev,   H.P.S.; Qaim,   Matin.
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Golden Rice (GR), which has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, is being proposed as a remedy. While this new technology has aroused controversial debates, its nutritional impact and cost-effectiveness remain unclear. We determine the current burden of VAD in India from a public health perspective,and simulate the potential alleviating impact of GR using representative household food consumption data. Given broad public support, GR could more than halve the overall burden of VAD. Juxtaposing health benefits and overall costs suggests that GR is very costeffective.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Golden Rice; Vitamin A deficiency; Biofortification; Genetic engineering; DALYs; Cost-effectiveness analysis; India; Crop Production/Industries; Health Economics and Policy; I0; I3; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25381

Agricultural Development in Traditional Asian Economies: Observations Prompted by a Livestock Study in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
China began its economic reforms in 1979 and Vietnam followed in 1986. Since then both countries have experienced rapid economic growth, falling poverty rates and significant rises in per capita income. At the same time, substantial restructuring of their economies has occurred, a feature of which has been a decline in the relative contribution of agriculture to total employment and output. These changes are outlined. Significant changes have also occurred in the agricultural sectors of China and Vietnam and these are reviewed. In both countries, the livestock sector has grown in relative importance. Households are the main contributors to agricultural production but their individual holdings of land are small and households keeping livestock mostly only...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Asia; China; Economic transition; Farm employment; Land reforms; Land rights; Livestock; Non-farm employment; Structural change; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q15; Q18; O2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90629

Analysis of the Socio-Economic Impact of the Tobacco CMO Reform on Italian Tobacco Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele; Menozzi,   Davide.
The Tobacco CMO (Common Market Organization) is involved in a intense debate between the European tobacco industry and those who are against to a crop whose transformed product is dangerous to the health. European institutions have shown a strong interest in this complex issue introducing two Reforms (1992 and 1998) and one revision in 2004. This paper aims to analyse and investigate the socio-economic impact of the tobacco CMO Reform of 2004 in Italy, across the scenarios proposed by the EC Commission (2004), both on the tobacco production and processing sector. The considered socio-economic indicators are harvested surfaces, farm income and overall employment, while the sample of farms used in this research belong to the FADN–Italy sample.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tobacco CMO; CAP reform; Decoupling; Positive Mathematical Programming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q12; Q18; J21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24481

The New Farm Bill Outside the Beltway: A View from the South
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Wesley L.
Presented to USDA Economists Group, Washington, DC, 03 March 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Bill; Cotton; Peanuts; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47908

Recommendations for Adjusting Weights for Zambia Post-Harvest Survey Data Series and Improving Estimation Methodology for Future Surveys
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Megill,   David J.
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has been conducting the Zambia Post-Harvest Survey (PHS) annually for about 15 years. This survey is one of the most important sources of data in Zambia for the annual production of crops and livestock, as well as socio-economic characteristics of agricultural households. The purpose of this report is to document the findings  from this review of the PHS sampling, listing and estimation methodology and the proposed weight  adjustment procedures, as well as to make recommendations for improving the methodology for the  PHS and Crop Forecasting Survey (CFS) in the future.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Estimation methodology; Agricultural households; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54470

A REVIEW OF FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN NUTRITION ISSUES IN NEPAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shively,   Gerald E.; Gars,   Jared; Sununtnasuk,   Celeste.
Nepal faces multiple development challenges, including chronic and widespread food insecurity and adult and child malnutrition. Due to population growth, agricultural stagnation and a range of institutional failures, the threat of a serious food crisis in Nepal is substantial. The recent scaling back of WFP assistance means that food security conditions in some parts of Nepal will undoubtedly worsen in the near future. This paper presents a brief review of topics and available evidence regarding food security, malnutrition and related subjects in Nepal. It is intended to document important source material and provide an overview of topics for non-specialists or those moving into new areas of concern.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Health; Nutrition; Nepal; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; I12; I31; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116190

The Role of Sensory Experiences and Information on the Willingness to Pay for Organic Wheat Bread
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boxall,   Peter C.; Cash,   Sean B.; Wismer,   Wendy V.; Muralidharan,   Vijay; Annett,   Lisa E.
This study examined the size and the determinants of the price premium a sample of Edmonton-area consumers was willing to pay for organic wheat bread. The development of these premiums included consideration of providing information on health or environmental advantages of organic production and consideration of sensory (taste) acceptance. To do this conventional and organic wheat was grown under similar conditions and milled and baked into 60% whole wheat bread under identical conditions. Samples of these breads were presented to consumers for sensory acceptance and a survey of their attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The survey included a closed-ended contingent valuation question to examine consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) premiums for the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic foods; Price premium; Willingness to pay; Taste; Health; Environment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7712

Tobacco Farmer Interest and Success in Income Diversification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Jones,   Alison Snow; Tooze,   Janet A.
As farm income from tobacco production has declined in recent years, there has been increasing interest in identifying alternative sources of income for tobacco farmers in the southern United States The recent termination of the tobacco quota program has accelerated the exit of tobacco farmers and has heightened concern regarding the availability of substitutes for tobacco production. In this study, we examine factors influencing tobacco farmers’ attempts to identify profitable alternatives to tobacco, their off-farm employment behavior, and changes in acres of tobacco cultivated using survey data collected from a panel of North Carolina tobacco farmers combined with market data
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Farm programs; Farmer survey; Quota buyout; Tobacco; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; C33; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45045

The fortune of modulation in the process of CAP reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henke,   Roberto; Sardone,   Roberta.
Direct payments have progressively become the largest and most visible form of support in the CAP tool-box. Analyses on direct payments have always highlighted a large inequality in their distribution, both between Member States and, within them, among farmers and territories where, on one side, a relevant amount of payments is concentrated in the hands of a few beneficiaries; on the other, a small share of support is divided among many heads. The European Commission has faced the problem of the volume and the distribution of the direct payments with two main instruments: the modulation and the capping. Modulation was originally conceived as a temporary tool aimed at filling the gap between pillars, but in the last years it has changed shape and rules...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP Budget; CAP Pillars; Health Check; Rural Development Policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44816

Trust in Scientists and Food Manufacturers, with Implications for the Public Support of Biotechnology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Harvey S., Jr.
The purpose of this paper is to determine what factor affect trust in scientists and food manufacturers, and to examine how trust in these institutions affects public support for biotechnology. Data from the U.S. Biotechnology Study reveal that benefits from biotechnology and expectations of trustworthiness are correlated with trust in scientists, but benefits and costs of biotechnology, and expectations of trustworthiness and competence of biotechnology institutions, are important determinants of trust in food manufacturers. The data also reveal that trust in scientists and food manufacturers has a large and important effect on public support for biotechnology, but trust in scientists is more important for public support than trust in food manufacturers.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; L65; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92649

Constrangimentos e Estratégias para o Desenvolvimento do Sistema de Sementes em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Low,   Jan W.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Boughton,   Duncan; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Maredia,   Mywish K.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Seed system; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56046

SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELING OF AGRICULTURAL YIELD MONITOR DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nistor,   Adela P.; Florax,   Raymond J.G.M.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James; Brown,   Jason P.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/06/08.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Corn; Drainage; Precision agriculture; Spatial panel model; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; O18; Q18; R15; R38; R58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6717

Prepared for Bioterrorism Events? A Study of the Grain and Oilseed Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Carreira,   Rita I.; Danforth,   Diana M.; Nemane,   Vivek.
One of the most crucial problems facing the U.S. economy is the possibility of a terrorist attack on its food sector.  The implications can be profound for its stakeholders, who are highly dependent on this sector for their economic livelihood as well as their food supplies. The U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002 was enacted to improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. One of the important features of the U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002 is its emphasis on prevention, a change from prior legislation that focused on punishments after an incidence had occurred. The U.S. Bioterrorism Act does not address food safety issues in general; its focus is to prevent intentional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bioterrorism; Grain and oilseed sector; Bioterrorism Act of 2002; NC-1016; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Political Economy; I18; K23; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103867

Questions of Costs About the French Bio-Fuel Sector by Year 2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Treguer,   David; Sourie,   Jean-Claude; Rozakis,   Stelios.
By the end of year 2010, each member state of the European Union (the EU) ought to incorporate 5.75% of bio-fuels in the total of fuels used for transportation purposes. In order to achieve such a target, tax incentives are implemented by the French government given that the production of bio-fuels still remains unprofitable, even if oil prices are about $60/barel. After a brief introduction (1), we will first demonstrate the importance borne by the cost of agricultural raw material in the total cost of biofuels (2). For this purpose a sequential multi annual LP model is used (3). Emphasis must be placed on the possible competition between food and energy crops, should the production of energy crops require land exceeding the mandatory 10% set-aside (4)....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bio-fuels; Common Agricultural Policy; Opportunity cost; Energy crops; Kyoto Protocol; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C61; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24560

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Salam,   Abdul.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48482

AGROHOLDINGS AND CLUSTERS IN KAZAKHSTAN’S AGRO-FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wandel,   Jurgen.
The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like "agroholdings" and "clusters", hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food sectors of established market economies. It is shown that "agroholdings" are concentrated mainly in the northern part of Kazakhstan and to a large extent in the grain sector, while in the south a scattered small scale (individual) farm structure has emerged. Parallel to this market-driven development, the Kazakhstani government tries to promote other institutional arrangements that it deems to be of superior competitiveness, especially agro-food clusters. Refering to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agroholdings; Cluster; Kazakhstan; Agricultural policy; Institutional change; Agroholdings; Cluster; Kasachstan; Agrarpolitik; Institutioneller Wandel.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q13; Q18; L 22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91766

Environmental Issues of Agriculture: Social Perception Analysis in Southern Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salazar-Ordonez,   Melania; Sayadi,   Samir.
Agriculture largely shapes the European ecosystems. Today the environmental social interest and the awareness that some farming practices destroy the natural environment is undeniable. Thus, the European decision maker’s emphasis on integrating social demands within the Common Agricultural Policy becomes unquestionable. In this context, this paper analyses: i) the degree of social compliance with soilerosion control from agriculture in Andalusia (southern Spain); ii) the degree of society’s concern about its agriculture; and iii)the respondent’s features that influence both perceptions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Environment; Social Perception; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; D62; Q31.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44420

Productivity and Economic Effects of Antibiotics Used for Growth Promotion in U.S. Pork Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Gay Y.; Algozin,   Kenneth A.; McNamara,   Paul E.; Bush,   Eric J.
Public health experts are concerned about the diminishing efficacy of antibiotics.  Some have called for a ban on growth-promoting antibiotics in animal agriculture.  This study identifies the contribution of growth-promoting antibiotics in the grower/finisher phase of U.S. pork production.  With National Animal Health Monitoring System swine data, relationships are estimated between growth-promoting antibiotic use and productivity.  Results indicate improvements in average daily gain (0.5%), feed conversion ratio (1.1%), and mortality rate (reduced 0.22 percentage points); these productivity improvements translate into a profitability gain of $0.59 per pig marketed, or an improvement of 9% in net profits associated with growth promotion antibiotics.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Antibiotics; Economics; Growth promotants; Productivity; Resistance; Swine; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43146

Nutritional Situation of Young Children in Rwanda: An Analysis of Anthropometric Data Collected by the Household Living Conditions Survey, 1999-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP)1 and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55377

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirsten,   Johann F.; Edwards,   Lawrence; Vink,   Nick.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48514

Summary Comments on Forces Driving Change in Rwandan Smallholder Agriculture 1990-2001: Crops and Livestock
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Mpyisi,   Edson; Loveridge,   Scott.
The purpose of this policy synthesis is to document major shifts in output and provide hypotheses about the reasons behind the changes. The paper also documents troubling trends in the traditional agriculture sector, underscoring the need for improved agricultural input and output systems.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Crops and livestock; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55352

A multi-regional general equilibrium model to assess policy effects at regional level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovo,   Stefania; Magnani,   Riccardo; Perali,   Carlo Federico.
This paper develops a multi-regional general equilibrium model (MEG-R) to compare the social desirability of the CAP reform in the three Italian macro-regions: North, Center and South. The model employs a mixed complementary framework that allows for the decision of not producing a particular crop in one or more regions and presents an attempt to model interregional trade flows. The model incorporates the links between production and consumption that characterize farm household’s behavior and allows for heterogeneous household responses across regions. Results show a general tendency to reallocations from cereal crops to forage that appear more severe in the South. In this region, the reduction in crops cannot be translated into an effective expansion of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-regional general equilibrium model; Farm households; Interregional trade; Agricultural and Food Policy; C68; R13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98996

REFORMING PILLAR 2 –TOWARDS SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergmann,   Holger; Dax,   Thomas; Hocevar,   Vida; Hovorka,   Gerhard; Juvancic,   Luka; Kroger,   Melanie; Thomson,   Kenneth J.
With the ongoing “Health Check” and the decisions needed for after 2013, the Common Agricultural Policy is likely to see another major reform and an increase in compulsory modulation. By employing a regional model, this paper compares the long-term impact of spending along the Pillar 2 Axes in NUTS3 areas on selected indicators of sustainability in several peripheral areas across Europe. The four case study areas are: Pinzgau-Pongau (a tourism-dominated alpine area in Austria), the Wetterau (an urbanised industrial area in Germany), Gorenjska (a tourism and manufacturing dominated area in Slovenia) and Caithness-Sutherland (a remote area in Scotland). The results suggest although devolution in European rural development policy has taken over the last 10...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Pillar 2; Rural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; R15; Q18; Q01.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44793

Un approccio di governance multilivello per le politiche agricole  [A multi-level governance approach for agricultural policies]
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baraldi,   Franco.
The world of agriculture which is defined as primary sector is almost unknown to most of the citizens and consumers and to all the scientists who are involved in social sciences. However agriculture provides interesting research questions to analyse in many multidisciplinary fields. Our study is focussed on the public and “semi-public” institutions at local, national and international level. The analysis of the agricultural policies involves the study of complex actors and actions in the context of the relationships between Italy and the European Union, and between the State and the Italian Regions (viz. The federalism reform). Within this institutional framework, agricultural policy plays a crucial role: the CAP (Community Agricultural Policy) for long...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Multi-level governance; Agriculture; Policy; Polity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; H77.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42708

Valuation of Safety-Branded and Traceable Free Range Chicken in Ha Noi: Results from a Field Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ifft,   Jennifer; Roland-Holst,   David W.; Zilberman,   David.
The valuation of traceable or safety-branded food by consumers in developing countries affected by diseases such as avian influenza, or with food safety issues in general, is very difficult to identify. Products that have safety-branding are not common, and food is usually purchased by bargaining at informal markets. However, valuation of traceability has important implications for livestock disease policies as well as agricultural sector development. Through developing a short-term certified supply chain for free range chicken in Hanoi, we were able to conduct a combined field experiment and detailed household survey to measure the valuation of this type of poultry. We find that consumers in urban Hanoi on average have a welfare gain of about $1 per whole...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Field experiments; Avian influenza; Vietnam; Food safety; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C93; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49444

Options for Economic Growth in Mali through the Application of Science and Technology to Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Carpenter,   Janet; Diall,   Oumar; Easterling,   Tom; Kone,   Moctar; McCornick,   Peter G.; McGahuey,   Mike.
Prepared For The United States Agency for International Development Initiative To End Hunger In Africa
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali science and technology research; Research and extension; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56243

Public Attitudes towards Agricultural Biotechnology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoban,   Thomas J.
The full benefits of agricultural biotechnology will only be realized if consumers and food manufacturers consider it safe and beneficial. Although few internationally comparable public opinion surveys have been conducted on this issue, the available evidence suggests that public attitudes differ sharply both between and within countries and are evolving over time. Consumer attitudes have been studied in the United States and Europe for more than a decade. This research is reviewed along with the available data from Latin America, Asia and Africa. Results from the largest internationally comparable public opinion survey on agricultural biotechnology to date are highlighted.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Biotechnology; Public Opinion; Consumer Acceptance.; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D12; 013; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23810

Farm Policy and Obesity in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Rickard,   Bradley J.; Okrent,   Abigail M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95750

IMPLEMENTATION OF SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEME IN THE EU NEW MEMBER STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidova,   Sophia.
The 2003 reform represents a significant shift in the EU policy, particularly in its movement to decoupled support. The potential impact of the reform depends on a range of factors including the modalities of its implementation and the structure of farming sectors in different countries. The then acceding countries had the flexibility to choose to implement the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) or to opt for the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS). This paper attempts to provide a comparative overview of the level and distributional aspects of direct payments across seven New Member States (NMS) covering different sub-regions, the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe, and the two most recent Member States from the Balkans – Bulgaria and Romania. Although...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Single Area Payment Scheme; New member states.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q1; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44866

Irrigation in Southern Africa: An Annotated Bibliography
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rinaldi,   Amalia.
This paper identifies available information (written or published almost exclusively during 1970-1984) on the socio-economic and institutional aspects of irrigated agriculture in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Irrigation; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54752

Evaluation des Performances Techniques et Financieres de l’Observatoire du Marche Agricole (OMA) de 2001 à 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deme,   Kadiatou.
Projet d’Appui au Système d’Information Décentralisé des Marchés Agricoles (PASIDMA)
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55458

Can The Momentum be Sustained? An Economic Analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture/Sasakawa Global 2000's Experiment with Improved Cereals Technology in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Demeke,   Mulat; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Maredia,   Mywish K.; Stepanek,   Julie.
A Joint Research Activity of: Grain Marketing Research Project/Michigan State University,  Sasakawa Global 2000,  Ministry of Agriculture Department of Extension and Cooperatives,  Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; SG2000; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55051

Geographic Impacts on U.S. Agriculture of the 2010 Dietary Nutrition Guidelines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ribera,   Luis A.; Yue,   Chengyan; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Dietary Guidelines; Geographic Impact Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122796

Can Nutrition Labeling Affect Obesity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arsenault,   Joanne E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nutrition labeling; Food labels; Menu labeling; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I10; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95753

Series Históricas dos Preços de Milho Branco e suas Tendências Reais em Alguns Mercados do País
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Achicala,   Rafael A.; Le Vallee,   Jean-Charles.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56028

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Central and Eastern Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ciaian,   Pavel; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48385

Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhylyevskyy,   Oleksandr; Jensen,   Helen H.; Garasky,   Steven B.; Cutrona,   Carolyn E.; Gibbons,   Frederick X.
Paper for presentation at the Northeastern Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics Association’s Workshop on Economics and Child Nutrition Programs, AAEA &amp; NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2011.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable consumption; Healthy food choices; Social interactions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I12; J15; C35; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107086

What are the Enduring Effects of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs on Recipient Farm Households? Evidence from Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/23/11.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer subsidies; Malawi; Sub-Saharan Africa; Endogeneity; Panel data; International Development; Political Economy; C23; C26; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109593

The logic of the CAP: Politics or Economics?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henning,   Christian H.C.A.; Struve,   Carsten; Brockmeier,   Martina.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48639

Why Governments Tax or Subsidize Trade: Evidence from Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gawande,   Kishore; Hoekman,   Bernard.
This paper empirically explores the political-economic determinants of why governments choose to tax or subsidize trade in agriculture. We use a new data set on nominal rates of assistance (NRA) across a number of commodities spanning the last five decades for 64 countries. NRAs measure the effect on domestic (relative to world) price of the quantitative and price-based instruments used to regulate agricultural markets. The data set admits consideration of both taxes and subsidies on exports and imports. We find that both economic and political variables play important roles in determining the within-variation in the NRA data. Based on our results we offer a number of data-driven exploratory hypotheses that can inform future theoretical and empirical...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural price distortions; Political economy of trade policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; D72; D78; F11; H23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50300

Of Experts, Politicians and Beasts: Setting Priorities in Farm Animal Conservation Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fadlaoui,   Aziz; Roosen,   Jutta; Baret,   Philippe V.
We consider the choice of farm animal breeds for conservation programmes. Based on an analysis of past decisions in EU member countries to enter breeds into the conservation programmes of rural development plans and based on the results of an expert survey among breed societies and scientists, we find an inconsistency in the valuation of breed characteristics. Policy makers seem to be less concerned about considering true extinction risk and diversity and more about cultural values and about means to benefit a larger number of farmers for raising rare breeds.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal genetic resources; Conservation; Expert survey; Farm animal breeds; Revealed policy preferences; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24546

A Disponibilidade de Produtos e o Poder de Compra dos Consumidores: Farinhas de Milho e Arroz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55202

Effects of Agricultural Commercialization on Food Crop Input Use and Productivity in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Yamano,   Takashi; Nyoro,   James K.; Karanja,   Daniel David; Strauss,   John.
The objective of this report is to analyze the effects of smallholder commercialization on food crop input use and productivity in rural Kenya. The main research issues were: (1) To examine the determinants of smallholder fertilizer use on food crops, with a focus on the effects of household and regional agricultural commercialization; (2) To examine the determinants of food crop productivity, again with a focus on the effects of commercialization; and (3) To discuss the implications of the findings for policy and additional research necessary to improve the contribution of cash cropping to rural food productivity growth and food security. A main premise of the paper is that the effects of commercialization are not uniform and cannot be generalized. The...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food crop productivity; Food crop input; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Downloads May 2008 - July 2009: 78; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54675

Constraints and Strategies for the Development of the Seed System in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Low,   Jan W.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Boughton,   Duncan; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Maredia,   Mywish K.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Seed system; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56045

A Framework for Estimating U.S. WTO Domestic Support to 2015
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quiroga,   Jose.
The framework allows comprehensive and consistent measurement and classification of U.S. domestic support to 2015 under different assumptions. Projections of future U.S. domestic support patterns are made with estimates published in the USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections. We also use information from the OECD, FAPRI, NASS, and our own estimates. We present key elements and an overview of our analytical framework, assumptions of a baseline scenario, and some analytical results and observations arising from our analysis. The baseline scenario extends the classification of programs in WTO notifications to 2015. The framework consists of 65 spreadsheets, which are grouped into 4 analytical stages: calculation of program estimates by commodity; calculation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; AMS; De minimis; Domestic support; WTO; Framework; International Relations/Trade; F1; Q1; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25412

Trade Creation and Trade Diversion in the North American Free Trade Agreement: The Case of the Agricultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Susanto,   Dwi; Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Adcock,   Flynn J.
This paper examines the effect of the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The results suggest that U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico have been responsive to tariff rate reductions applied to Mexican products. A one percentage point decrease in tariff rates is associated with an increase in U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico by 5.31% in the first 6 years of NAFTA and by 2.62% in the last 6 years of NAFTA. U.S. imports from Mexico have also been attributable to the pre-NAFTA tariff rates. Overall, the results indicate that the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement under NAFTA has been trade creating rather than trade diverting.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector; NAFTA; Panel data; Tariffs; Trade creation; Trade diversion; International Relations/Trade; F10; F15; Q17; Q18; C31; C33.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6618

Variation in Staple Food Prices in Eastern and Southern Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Options
Provedor de dados: 31
AAMP Policy Briefing 1 January, 2010 This brief summarizes the policy implications of three thematic papers and seven country background papers prepared for the COMESA-ACTESA policy seminar on “Variations in staple food prices: Causes, consequences, and policy implications.” There is little controversy about the need for governments to support staple food markets with infrastructure, market information, agricultural research, and other public goods. However, many of the most costly agricultural programs in eastern and southern Africa involve raising food prices to protect farmers, lowering food prices to protect consumers, and reducing volatility in food prices through a variety of mechanisms including tariffs, export restrictions, public trading in staple...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Marketing; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62158

Rwanda Smallholder Coffee Tree Maintenance and Cherry Processing Techniques: Results of a National Farm-level Survey, 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Mpyisi,   Edson; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55383

Evolucion del mercado y de la estructura productiva del sector lacteo espanol desde la integracion en la CEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Francisco Sineiro; Pacos,   Bernardo Valdes.
RESUMEN: Se revisa la evolución del sector lácteo español desde la integración en la CEE, que se compara con las tendencias existentes en el período anterior y la relativa al conjunto de la UE. Las variables estudiadas son la producción, los precios, el comercio exterior y las estructuras productivas de las explotaciones e industrias. El comportamiento real de las cuotas se ha apartado de sus bases teóricas, permitiendo un incremento del 12% en las cantidades de referencia, mientras que el sostenimiento de los precios ha sido débil con descensos en los precios de mercado superiores a los del conjunto de la CEE-12. El régimen de cuotas ha acelerado el proceso de desaparición de explotaciones preexistente, afectando sobre todo a las de menor dimensión, al...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Milk Quotas; CAP; Production Economics; K31; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28781

Modeling the Liberalisation of the Milk Market in Switzerland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flury,   Christian; Mack,   Gabriele; Rieder,   Peter; Pfefferli,   S.
Switzerland aims to liberalise the milk market by 2011. This will result in distinctive changes in the basic conditions for agriculture. The impacts of the liberalisation are investigated with a composite model obtained by combining an optimization model for the agricultural sector and a dynamic simulation model for the milk and meat market. The calculations with the composite model indicate that the milk price depends strongly on the phasing out of market support, while the abolition of milk quotas in 2009 is less decisive. An introduction of a dairy cow premium leads to a higher milk production, especially with abolished milk quotas. In this case the European milk price level represents the lower limit for the milk price in Switzerland. Compared to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic simulation; Sectoral optimisation; Milk market; Milk quota; Agribusiness; C53; C61; O21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24507

Towards a shift from agricultural to rural development policy. The case of the Republic of Macedonia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todorov,   Kiril; Vittuari,   Matteo.
Public support for agriculture in R. Macedonia is characterized by a significant evolution, but it is still largely affected by the lack of a consistent long-term development-oriented strategy. Within this framework measures for agricultural and rural development are changing on annual basis generating consistent disorientation among final users.  However, with the Strategy for Approximation of the Macedonian Agro-Food Sector to the CAP of the EU, Macedonian agricultural policy has taken a major step towards the process of identification of its own resources in order to create the necessary basis for the design of a new agriculture and rural development policy.  The paper aims at assessing the place that agriculture has in the overall economy and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Subsidies; Policy; Resources; Rural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94898

ENTWICKLUNG DES TSCHECHISCHEN ZUCKERSEKTORS SEIT 1989
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bavorova,   Miroslava.
The breakdown of the planned economy in the Czech Republic induced many changes for the Czech sugar industry. Successful restructuring should foster competitiveness of sugar production and processing. Another target of the sugar sector is its preparation for EU-accession by adjusting to EU market regulations. Consequently, the liberal sugar market policy which was introduced shortly after 1989 was transferred into a system with price and quantity control. Today, this policy differs only in degree from EU market policy. The processes of privatization, restructuring and modernization have been conducted successfully in the nineties. International investors made significant contributions, especially by investing in sugar processing. Despite of a favorable...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Czech Republic; Sugar industry; Sugar market; Agricultural policy; Competitiveness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14915

Nature of Dynamic Relationships Between Farm Real Estate Values and Federal Farm Program Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Miljkovic,   Dragan.
The objective of this study is to test the dynamic relationships among variables including farm real estate values, farm returns, farm program payments, and real interest rates in an income capitalization model.  Our analysis is unique in multiple ways: (1) it covers the period beginning with the introduction of the first farm bill in 1933 through 2006; (2) assumes endogeneity of the variables, and (3) develops a dynamic modeling framework.  Endogeneity is assumed among farm real estate values, farm program payments, and farm receipts since the direction of causality is unclear from a theoretical standpoint.  Results indicate that policy makers are reactive rather than pro-active in making transfers to farmers.  Once farm program payments are implemented,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dynamics; Farm programs payments; Farm real estate values; Vector error correction model; U.S. data; 1933-2006; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q18; H50; C32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44823

Características dos Agregados Familiares Rurais nas Zonas Afectadas pelas Cheias do Ano 2000 no Centro e Sul de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Arlindo,   Pedro; Weber,   Michael T.; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Rural households; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56040

Measuring the Effects of Alternative Support Policy Instruments on Beef Supply
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benjamin,   Catherine; Piot-Lepetit,   Isabelle.
The European Union beef market regulation is largely influenced by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). With the 1992 CAP reform, there was a partial shift by the EU from product price support to a more direct form of income support by way of direct payments. For beef there was a move to direct payments on intermediate products which was essentially a direct payment for the possession of various categories of animals and these were linked to a land resource base. The Agenda 2000 reform consists in a further price decrease associated with an increase in direct payments. The objective of this paper is to assess how the behaviour of beef producers is sensitive to changes in production prices and to changes in premiums. The analysis relies on an analytical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef supply; Dynamic modelling; Expectations; Direct payments; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; C61; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24781

Brazilian Agricultural Credit Interest Rate Equalization Policy: A Growth Subsidy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castro,   Eduardo Rodrigues de; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso.
The Brazilian Interest Rate Equalization System (IRES) subsidizes farmers by providing them with credit at lower than market interest rates. The objective of this research is to evaluate the IRES by comparing its monetary cost with its benefits as measured by Brazilian GDP growth. Estimates are carried out using input-output matrix. The results suggest that each Brazilian real spent by IRES to assist Brazilian family farms increases Brazilian GDP by R$ 1.75 and that each real spent to assist commercial farms increases GDP by R$ 3.57. The IRES is a subsidy that generates economic growth greater than its cost to society.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: IRES subsidy; Growth; Input-output; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; C67; O40; H81.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24694

Contribution of Agriculture and Agri-Food Sectors to the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pemberton,   Carlisle A.; Patterson-Andrews,   Hazel.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agribusiness; Agri-food sector; Trinidad and Tobago; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; E00.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122907

Deregulation of the Maize Marketing System of Swaziland and Implications for Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mashinini,   Nkosazana N.; Obi,   Ajuruchukwu; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.
Recent shortfalls in the supply of maize in the Kingdom of Swaziland have exacerbated the country's growing food insecurity and led to fresh calls for full deregulation of the maize marketing system. The proponents of deregulation believe that it eliminates inefficient production and service units by transferring resources to their best alternative uses. While the theoretical foundations for that position are not questionable, no studies have to date explicitly investigated the effects of the current arrangements and the potential effects of full deregulation. This paper reports on a study that examined the welfare effects of the regulation of the country's maize industry and considered the likely impacts of full deregulation of the industry. Using a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; D6; F13; I3; L5; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25511

OPTIONS OF FINANCING THE CAP – CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM PAYMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sinabell,   Franz; Schmid,   Erwin; Pitlik,   Hans.
The introduction of decoupled direct payments in the EU was a substantial change of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2003. After decoupling direct payments from production, it has become evident, that distributional objectives are the major justification of farm payments. There are three facets: the distribution of payments among farmers within member states, the distribution of payments among member states, and the distribution of household incomes within member states. All of them will be affected if the volume and allocation of funds for the CAP will be changed in the new financial framework of the EU. The paper addresses the first distributional aspects. We provide an overview of the development of past and present research and findings on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct Payments; Distribution; Common Agricultural Policy.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44819

The impact of Access to Credit and Training on Technological Adoption: A Case of the Rice Sector in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakano,   Yuko; Kajisa,   Kei.
Using an extensive household-level data set collected in Tanzania, this paper investigates the determinants of the technological adoption of rice cultivation and of paddy yield. We especially focus on the impact of credit and training on the adoption of modern technologies. Based on empirical results, we argue that modern inputs and improved practices of rice cultivation enhance the increase in paddy yield. We also argue that the impact of credit and training on the adoption of modern technologies can differ for different technologies. If the adoption of a specific technology does not require a large amount of cash, knowledge given by training is sufficient to enhance adoption. On the other hand, those who can access credit or self-finance can adopt...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technological Adoption; Green Revolution; Sub-Saharan Africa; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O12; O13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103763

The Economics of Regulations on Hen Housing in California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumner,   Daniel A.; Matthews,   William A.; Mench,   Joy A.; Rosen-Molina,   J. Thomas.
Beginning January 1, 2015, conventional cage housing for egg-laying hens is scheduled to be prohibited in California. We consider the economic implications of the new hen housing regulations on the California shell egg industry. Our data show that egg production is more costly using noncage systems than conventional cages. The main result of the new regulations will be a drastic reduction in the number of eggs produced in California, a large increase in egg shipments from out of state, little if any change in hen housing for eggs consumed in California, and little change in egg prices in California.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare regulation; Hen housing; Egg supply; Egg prices; Egg costs of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92577

THE ROLE OF LABELLING IN CONSUMERS’ FUNCTIONAL FOOD CHOICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zou,   Ning Ning (Helen); Hobbs,   Jill E.
Given the credence nature of functional food attributes labelling plays a key role in allowing consumers to make informed choices about foods with enhanced health attributes. The degree to which a particular jurisdiction permits health claims for food products and the type of allowable health claim influence the information set available to consumers. In Canada the regulatory environment governing health claims for functional food products is somewhat more restrictive than in other jurisdictions, including the United States. Food manufacturers therefore also use visual imagery to suggest a health benefit, such as the picture of a red heart to imply that a product has heart health benefits. The paper characterizes these labelling strategies as “partial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete choice experiment; Latent class model; Health; Labelling; Omega-3; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116421

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Colombia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guterman,   Lia.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48392

Estimating an Ex Ante Cost Function for Belgian Arable Crop Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Kristiana; Baudry,   Alexandre; De Blander,   Rembert; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de; Polome,   Philippe.
We estimate a farm-level cost function for Belgian crop farms using FADN data over the study period 1996-2006. We rely on an estimation of farmers' expected yields at the time cropping decisions are made rather than actual yields observed in the FADN data. The use of an ex ante cost function improves the cost function estimation. We subsequently suggest how our cost function can be used in simulations to analyze farmer response to changes in output price risk.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost function estimation; Panel data; Risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49477

On the use of honesty priming task to mitigate hypothetical bias in choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Magistris,   Tiziana; Gracia,   Azucena; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
We test whether the use of an honesty priming task from the social psychology literature can help mitigate hypothetical bias in stated preference choice experiments (CE). Using a between-sample design, we conducted experiments with five treatments: (1) hypothetical CE without cognitive task, (2) hypothetical CE with cheap talk script, (3) hypothetical CE with neutral priming task, (4) hypothetical CE with honesty priming task, and (5) non-hypothetical CE. Results generally suggest that marginal willingness to pay estimates from treatment 4 where subjects are given honesty priming task before the choice experiment are not statistically different from marginal valuations from treatment 5 where subjects are in a non-hypothetical choice experiment. Values from...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hypothetical bias; Cheap talk; Priming; Willingness-to-pay; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C23; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123639

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrissey,   Oliver; Leyaro,   Vincent.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48550

Processo de Reformas do Mercado Agrícola em Moçambique: Progressos Alcançados
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55914

Restrictions of empirical policy analyses: the example of the evaluation of rural development policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Margarian,   Anne.
The present paper asks under what circumstances a standardisation of evaluations would be feasible in order to enable a comprehensible aggregation of results for the European administration. We argue that in the complex environment of rural development the adequate definition of system boundaries is a precondition for the successful application of empirical methods and the identification of causal effects. If macro effects and self-enforcing effects are important, the objects of inquiry have to be defined on a higher observational level. In this case, the statistical identification may not be possible because there might be hardly any comparable (“counterfactual”) observations. We conclude that evaluators need definite theoretical guidance in order to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Complex systems; Causal inference; Counterfactual approach; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O22; Q18; R58; C51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95320

“Plantar pro gasto”: a importância do autoconsumo entre famílias de agricultores do Rio Grande do Sul
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grisa,   Catia; Schneider,   Sergio.
The article discusses the value and importance of the selfconsumption production in the social reproduction of the family units and it characterizes the food self-consumed. The paper used the research “Family Farm, Local Development and Pluriactivity” (UFRGS/ UFPel/CNPq-2003) that propitiated the formation of a database with information on the dynamics of the family farm in four areas different from the geography of the Rio Grande do Sul, your sources and types of income, among these the self-consumption. To bring this debate means to retake a theme little discussed until then, and that, although marginalized or considered without importance, it develops important role as income non monetary, strengthens the food security and it penetrates spheres of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family farm; Self-consumption; Social reproduction.; Agribusiness; Q18; R31 e R32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61247

Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing System: Current Competitiveness, Forces of Change, and Challenges for the Future (Volume III: Horticultural Research and Seed Sector Regulation in Kenya and Tanzania)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muendo,   Kavoi Mutuku; Tschirley,   David L.
The specific objectives of this volume are to compare the influence of input systems on the performance of the horticultural sectors in Kenya and Tanzania, and to recommend steps that should be taken to place Kenya’s domestic horticulture in a position to compete favorably in local and regional markets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Horticultural Production; Marketing System; Kenya; Tanzania; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55157

Modelling the Impact of the CAP Reform on Farm Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sckokai,   Paolo; Moro,   Daniele.
In this paper we evaluate empirically the impact of policies on farm investment and output decisions, considering risk-averse farmers making inter-temporal choices on current and future profits. We refer specifically to the recent reform of the CAP, while estimation and simulation results are carried out on a FADN sample of Italian arable crop farms. The main message of the paper is that a policy change that shifts resources from price support to direct payments tend to consistently reduce farm investments, mainly as a result of the increased output price volatility, which increases the level of uncertainty faced by farmers. However, this is not clearly reflected in a negative impact on farm output.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investments; Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24468

Welfare Measures and Mandatory Regulation for Transgenic Food in the European Union: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diez,   Maria Del Carmen Fernandez.
This paper presents an analytical framework for studying the impact of mandatory labelling regulation for transgenic food. We compare Genetically Modified (GM) and conventional crop markets and identify gains for food processors prior to mandatory labelling and losses after this measure for the GM market. Nevertheless, food processors could obtain gains for conventional products after market disgregation. Finally, consumers will be worse off both for conventional and GM foods unless qualities other than changes to prices are considered.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare; Mandatory labelling; Transgenic; Genetically modified organism; European Union policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; K32; D62.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24472

Awareness of and Application to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program By Cow–Calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Obubuafo,   Joyce; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Paudel,   Krishna P.; Kim,   Seon-Ae.
This study uses a bivariate probit model with partial observability to examine Louisiana beef producers’ awareness of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and how awareness translates to application to the program. Results indicate that awareness of and application to the EQIP depend on portion of income derived from off-farm sources, extent of previous best management practice adoption at one’s own expense, household income, farmed land that is highly erodible, contact with Natural Resource Conservation Service and extension service personnel, and producer age.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: BMPs; Bivariate probit; EQIP; Probit; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45531

Impacts of CGIAR Crop Improvement and Natural Resource Management Research: A Review of Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pal,   Suresh.
This paper has examined the trends in funding and impacts of CGIAR research with a focus on distribution of economic benefits and sustainability of natural resources. The evidence has clearly shown that the impacts in terms of agricultural growth, poverty reduction and environmental protection continue to be impressive. The success of varietal development programmes mainly stems from free exchange of plant genetic resources and partnerships with NARSs. However, the impact of natural resource and production system management research has been site-specific. Its spread has been restricted because of policy and institutional constraints on transfer of technology.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop improvement; CGIAR research; NRM research; Poverty alleviation; Environmental protection; Agricultural growth; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q56; Q58; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118226

UNDERSTANDING THE DETERMINANTS OF INVESTMENT REACTIONS TO DECOUPLING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallerani,   Vittorio; Gomez y Paloma,   Sergio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
The objective of this paper is identify the determinants of reaction to decoupling, focusing, in particular, on farm strategies and investment behaviour both on-farm and off-farm investment. The paper analyses a sample of 248 farm-households located in 8 EU countries, using decision tree algorithms. The factors emerging as determinants of an increase of on-farm investment as a reaction to decoupling are the existence of a successor, age, farm size, part time vs. full time head of farm. Allowing for the use of country variables, these tend to account already for the factors listed above and become the main predictors, followed by labour endowment, specialisation and expectations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: PAC reform; Investment behaviour; Households; Decoupling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q18; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44841

EFFECTS AND DETERMINANTS OF MILD  UNDERWEIGHT AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhagowalia,   Priya; Chen,   Susan E.; Masters,   William J.
Research on malnutrition typically focuses on severe cases, where anthropometric status falls below or above an extreme threshold. Such categorization is necessary for clinicians since mild cases may not justify intervention, but researchers could find that changes in mild malnutrition convey valuable information about mortality risk and health status. This paper focuses on changes in both mild and severe underweight in young children, as measured by 130 DHS surveys for 53 countries over a period from 1986 to 2007. We find that counting variance in all forms of underweight provides closer correlations with aggregate health outcomes (the under-five child mortality rate), and is more closely correlated to several influences of malnutrition (national income,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Underweight; Weight-for-height; Wasting; Child mortality; FGT measures; DHS data; Health Economics and Policy; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54312

Commerce International des Céréales et Production Céréalière au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango.
The liberalization of foreign trade has positively impacted the production of cereals in Mali. The increase in the production of cereals is due to both price increases and the effectiveness of the marketing system. The liberalization made Mali a cereal exporter in contrast with its former status ten years ago, that of a cereals importer Mali supplies its neighboring countries such as Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire with coarse grains. However, subsidies, rapid urbanization, and changes in the food habits of the urban population threaten Mali’s capacity to remain an exporter. To remain an exporter, Mali should, in the long term, process coarse grains into products conforming to the expectations and food habits of the urban...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Cereals; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55459

Land Use, Soil Loss and Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clay,   Daniel C.; Lewis,   Laurence A.
This paper demonstrates that there is relatively little association between field  slope and crop cover in Rwanda, and examines the question of how this could be so in this  highland African nation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Soil erosion; Cropping patterns; Slope; Sustainable  agriculture; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55057

ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES IN EUROPE’S TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Kurzweil,   Marianne; Croser,   Johanna L.; Nelgen,   Signe; Anderson,   Kym.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48555

Confirmada Baixa Produção de Cereais no Centro e Uma Melhoria no Norte do País Expectativas dos Comerciantes Rurais de Pequena Escala no Norte e Centro de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-DEst e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55230

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Masters,   William A.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48554

Multifunctionality and value creation in rural areas of southern Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nazzaro,   Concetta; Marotta,   Giuseppe.
The paper focuses on a new theoretical-methodological approach to interpreting functional transformation processes of farms located in rural areas and marked by a delay in development. We have defined a theoretical paradigm of optimal value portfolio (OVP) which considers -in a new light- multifunctional agricultural farms as an ensemble of governance structures optimizing the creation of value.  The need to validate the OVP functionality has led us to identify a new methodological approach referred to as the Value Portfolio and Multifunctional Governance Analysis (VPMGA). This analysis embeds value chain analysis and governance value analysis and at the same time attempts to overcome the “sectoral” limits representing also a new and further development....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctionality; Rural development; Positive externalities; Value chains; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95322

Potential Impacts of 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Behavioral Economics; Dietary Guidelines; Food Policy; Local Foods; Supply Chain; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; B30; D03; I18; K19; L11; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122793

Malawi’s Maize Marketing System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Sitko,   Nicholas J.; Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob; Mangisoni,   Julius H.
National food security in Malawi depends on improving the performance of maize markets. Ensuring that grain is consistently available at tolerable prices is crucial for consumers’ food security. At the same time, surplus producing farmers need to receive farm-gate prices consistently above production costs to intensify the use of fertilizer and other productivity enhancing technologies in a sustainable manner. These concerns give rise to the classic food price dilemma for policy makers in Malawi: how to keep prices low enough to ensure low income consumers’ access to food while keeping prices high enough to promote farm production incentives. These tensions cannot be avoided but they can be relieved through reducing food marketing margins, which shrink the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Malawi; Maize; Marketing; Food policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62162

Farming Systems Research (FSR) in Honduras, 1977-81: A Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galt,   Daniel; Diaz,   Alvaro; Contreras,   Mario; Peairs,   Frank; Posner,   Joshua; Rosales,   Franklin.
This paper presents an assessment of the problems and achievements in introducing farming systems research in the national agricultural research system in Honduras.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Honduras; Farming systems research; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 14; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54771

IMPORTANCE OF CAP REFORMS FOR THE DUTCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN 2000-2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tabeau,   Andrzej A.; van Leeuwen,   Myrna.
Since 2000, the two important reforms of The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) took place. The Agenda 2000 Berlin Agreement of March 1999 aimed to increase EU agriculture market orientation and focuses on the grain, oilseed, dairy and the beef sectors. It reduced intervention prices in these sectors and lowered the set-aside requirements for crops and by implementation of non-crop specific compensatory payments. The core of The Luxembourg Agreement from June 2003 was an acceleration of decoupling of farm support initiated by the Agenda 2000 complementary payment. It introduces a system of direct payments (known as single payment scheme - SPS), which are no longer linked to the production (decoupling). This CAP reform also includes commodity specific...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; CAP Reform; Dutch agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44815

Decaffeinated? Situation, Trends and Prospects for Smallholder Coffee Production in Rwanda:  Analysis of a Rural Household Survey, 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda coffee; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55385

Analyzing Relationships Between Cash and Futures Dairy Markets Using Partially Overlapping Time Series
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bozic,   Marin; Fortenbery,   T. Randall.
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/10/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partially overlapping time series; Spectral analysis; Risk premium; Futures markets; Dairy policy; Dairy industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Q13; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56545

Como Será a Comercialização Agrícola em Moçambique em 2002/03? Expectativas dos Comerciantes Rurais de Pequena Escala no Norte e Centro de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arlindo,   Pedro; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Paulo,   Antonio M.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-DEst e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55229

Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing System: Current Competitiveness, Forces of Change, and Challenges for the Future (Volume II: Horticultural Marketing)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Muendo,   Kavoi Mutuku; Weber,   Michael T.
The specific objectives of this Volume are to: estimate the share of domestic FFV production going to international and domestic markets; determine the share of imports from Tanzania and Uganda in Kenya’s horticultural markets; investigate the competitiveness of Kenya’s horticultural produce in local and regional markets; determine the current and likely future share of key marketing channels in Kenya’s domestic FFV marketing system, especially “modern” channels such as supermarkets and more traditional channels such as open air markets and kiosks; and recommend steps that should be taken to place Kenya’s domestic horticulture in a position to compete favorably in local and regional markets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Horticultural Marketing; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55156

A Strategic Perspective on the Impact of Food Safety Standards on Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.; Jaffee,   Steven.
This paper explores the competing concepts of 'standards as barriers' and standards as catalysts' in the context of food safety standards in international trade in agricultural and food products.  It is suggested that food safety standards can act as both a barrier to trade and the basis of competitive positioning for developing countries in international markets.  This suggests that the application of a strategic framework to analyze and assess alternative responses to evolving food safety standards can throw some light on the circumstances under which standards act to prohibit trade or, alternatively, create competitive trade opportunities.  The use of such a framework is illustrated through a brief case study of fish and fishery product exports from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Food; Trade; Food Safety; Standards; Technical barriers to Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; K32; F13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25456

Country and border effects in the transmission of maize prices in Eastern Africa: evidence from a semi-parametric regression model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ihle,   Rico; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Zorya,   Sergiy.
This study uses a rich dataset of 85 market pairs between January 2000 and October 2008 for Kenya, Tanzanian and Uganda, the three largest member countries of the East Africa Community, to analyze the factors determining national and cross-national maize price transmission. Although the three countries are members of the community’s customs union and they each claim to pursue maize trade without borders, their agricultural trade policies still differ, thus affecting prices and trade flows to different extents. This analysis extends the existing border effects literature in three ways. First, it assesses the magnitude of price transmission, instead of analyzing trade flows or price variability. Second, distance is shown to have a significant impact on price...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Border effect; Spatial market integration; Cointegration; Semi-parametric regression; Partially linear model; Eastern Africa; Maize; Demand and Price Analysis; C32; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96184

Orange-Flesh Sweet Potato - Promising Partnerships for Assuring the Integration of Nutritional Concerns into Agricultural Research and Extension
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; Uaiene,   Rafael N.; Andrade,   Maria Isabel; Howard,   Julie A.
Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MARD-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Sweet potato; Malnutrition; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55215

Programming Regional Rural Development for Poland: A Research Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziolkowska,   Jadwiga.
Since Mai 2004 Poland is a new EU member country and has, due to the short membership period, little experience in creating rural policy according to the EU regulations. Additionally, there is a centralised planning of rural policies. The aim of the poster is to present how financing of rural policy can be improved by means of scientific programming methods. The study shows how the modelling approach can be used to analyse the optimal budget allocation for the Polish Plan for Development of Rural Areas from a regional perspective to better reach defined objectives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Policy for rural areas; Linear programming; Poland; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q10; Q18; C61; Z0.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24677

Using Rural Household Income Survey Data to Inform Poverty Analysis: An Example from Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; Pitoro,   Raul; Tomo,   Alda.
This paper demonstrates that income survey data can be very informative in explaining the variation across households in the incidence and severity of absolute poverty using a rural household income data set for Mozambique. Results from regression analysis of the sources of variation are used to simulate the impact of alternative agricultural interventions or strategies on rural poverty. Complementarities in the insights gained from consumption expenditure and income surveys may justify the collection and analysis of both types of information, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the one region of the world where the incidence of poverty is increasing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty analysis; Household income surveys; Agricultural development; Millenium Development Goals; Mozambique; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; C21; I3; O13; O2; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25676

Explaining Agricultural Distortion Patterns : The Roles of Ideology, Inequality, Lobbying and Public Finance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dutt,   Pushan; Mitra,   Devashish.
In this paper, we examine the political economy drivers of the variation in agricultural protection, both across countries and within countries over time. The paper starts by listing the key insights provided by both the theoretical and empirical literature on the political economy of trade policy formulation. We then set out a basic framework that allows us to put forth various testable hypotheses on the variation and evolution of agricultural protection. We find that both the political ideology of the government and the degree of income inequality are important determinants of agricultural protection. Thus, both the political-support-function approach as well as the median-voter approach can be used in explaining the variation in agricultural protection...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural protection; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; D72; D78; F11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50299

Will the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans be Any More Effective for Consumers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Jetter,   Karen M.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer Trends; Dietary Intake; Food Consumption; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122795

Collective Voluntary Approaches to Food Safety with Heterogeneous Firms: Monitoring and Design?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bignebat,   Celine; Rouviere,   Elodie.
Collective quality management systems are well known instruments to manage the quality and/or the safety of foodstuffs. They can be considered as voluntary approaches to food safety. In environmental economics some empirical studies emphasize that firms entering into a collective voluntary program behave differently because their motivations differ. To the best of our knowledge, there is no formal discussion on the effectiveness of a collective voluntary program in which firms adopt different behaviour once they entered the program. Starting from this two strand of literature, we extend the analytical framework of collective voluntary approaches considering heterogeneous firms and applying it to food safety issues. We show that according to firm’s...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Voluntary Approaches; Food Safety; Collective Action; Heterogeneity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; L51; L81.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9441

Staple food prices in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
Prepared for the Comesa policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tanzania; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58555

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Honma,   Masayoshi; Hayami,   Yujiro.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48510

The Impact of the New York State Retail Milk Price Regulation  on Farm-to-Retail Price Transmission and  Supermarket Pricing Strategies in Metropolitan Fluid Milk Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bolotova,   Yuliya; Novakovic,   Andrew M.
The New York State Milk Price Gouging Law establishes that the retail prices of fluid milk products are not to exceed 200% of the prices that NYS milk processors pay for Class I milk. The enforcement of this law significantly affected the nature of the Class I fluid milk price transmission process and the milk pricing strategies of supermarkets in the five largest cities in New York State: New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester.   During the pre-law period, supermarkets used a retail price-stabilization strategy, as evidenced by asymmetric Class I fluid milk price transmission. In contrast, supermarkets use a retail profit stabilization strategy during the law period.   This variation of retail milk price control actually creates an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Milk; Price regulation; Price transmission; Asymmetric price response; Food retailing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104514

Applying Experimental Economics to Obesity in the Family Household
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Warziniack,   Travis; Schroeter,   Christiane; Morgan,   Kari.
The objective of this study is to identify experimental economic tools that can be employed to explain the role of economic behavior in overweight and obesity in the household. We identify three economic experiments that can be used to understand how parent-child economic relationships relate to obesity. Loss aversion experiments are discussed as a tool to understand challenges some individuals face in achieving a healthy diet. Finally, testbed experiments are introduced as a means to test and understand new policies and incentives for better health at the household level.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carrot stick; Child obesity; Discount rate; Generosity; Loss aversion; Parent-child; Punishment; Trust; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I19; Q18; D01; D63.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47198

Comparing Yields and Profitability in MARD's High- and Low-Input Maize Programs 1997/98 Survey Results and Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper summarizes the results from data collected during the study’s second year,  1997/98. The analysis is based on a sample of 210 smallholder farmers in Nampula Province using  three different sets of production practices:  the DNER/Sasakawa- Global 2000 Program (DNER/SG)  high-input package (improved open-pollinated maize, 100 kg/ha each 12-24-12 and urea fertilizer  on credit); improved planting and weeding practices only (using local seed, without fertilizer);  and a control group of farmers using traditional practices (no improved seed or fertilizer). The  objectives of the research were to: describe the characteristics, input use patterns and yield  response by group; analyze the relative contribution to yield of the different technologies,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55217

Who Eats Yellow Maize? Some Preliminary Results of a Survey of Consumer Maize Meal Preferences in Maputo
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56017

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ADOPTION: NEW EVIDENCE FROM LOMBARDY REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertoni,   Danilo; Cavicchioli,   Daniele; Pretolani,   Roberto; Olper,   Alessandro.
As a consequence of the ‘greening’ process of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) the demand for evaluation of actual agri-environmental measures (AEMs) calls for a deeper analysis of this policy instrument implementation. The idea behind this paper is that farmers’ willingness to participate is a necessary but not a sufficient condition in explaining the AEMs local uptake. Specifically, we test whether AEMs adoption depends both on farms and farmers’ characteristics, and on the local political and institutional framework, as well. Discriminating between genuine farmer incentive and attitude towards AEMs from the role played by the local institutional environment, appears a crucial step toward a better understanding of agri-environmental schemes....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro - Environmental measures; Lombardy region; CAP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44848

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Egypt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cassing,   James; Nassar,   Saad; Siam,   Gamal; Moussa,   Hoda.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48511

THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME IN THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE CAP "HEATH CHECK"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Velazquez,   Beatriz E.
Based on the comprehensive Impact assessment of potential changes to the CAP that accompanied the HC legal proposals tabled by the Commission on 20th May 2008, this paper focuses on the impact analysis of options for adjustment of the Single Payment Scheme. It is put in evidence the distributional implications of the current SPS models as well as the link between the payment distribution with structural variables. Open issues that lead to the need of adjusting the system are also presented. The economic impact of alternative options are analysed based on Eurostat, audit, and microeconomic data. Issues examined include the impact of options on the distribution of payments, on land values, and on farmers income by size and specialisation. Results put in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Single payment scheme; CAP reform.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44784

Taxpayer Preferences for Farm Policy and USDA Budget Expenditures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellison,   Brenna D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Briggeman,   Brian C.
Current debates on food and farm policy would benefit from an improved understanding of the public’s demand for the services provided by the USDA.  We determine taxpayer’s preferences for six categories of USDA expenditures using data from a nationwide survey of almost 1,200 taxpayers.  We find that taxpayers believe food safety and inspection is the most important service provided by the USDA.  Although there is significant heterogeneity in people’s preferences, our results reveal that at current expenditure levels, most consumers are willing to give up some of the outcomes and benefits provided by expenditures on farm support programs to obtain more of the benefits and services provided by expenditures on food safety and inspection, natural resources and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Taxpayer preferences; USDA budget expenditures; Farm policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98597

How to Derive Market Impacts of the Luxembourg Agreement on the German Beef Market  - A Synthetic Uniform Model versus an Econometric Country Specific Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salamon,   Petra.
The paper discusses two partial equilibrium models, one is a synthetic model (GAPsi) and the other an econometrically estimated model (AG-MEMOD). While the synthetic model incorporates only price impacts and some shifts, the econometric model also reflects other influencing factors. Price formation includes policy measures as price wedges, or as explaining variables in key price equations or price transmission equations, which is also true when premiums and decoupling are regarded. When the Luxembourg Agreement is simulated, our example of beef shows that these model differences induce deviations in model results, especially concerning prices and trade.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial equilibrium model; CAP; Luxembourg Agreement; Projections; Econometric estimation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24570

Farm Animal Welfare - Testing for Market Failure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlsson,   Fredrik; Grykblom,   Peter; Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan.
Many consumers are concerned with animal welfare in the conventional production of farm livestock. This concern can be related both to their own and others’ consumption. In the latter case, there is a negative externality from consumption. We suggest a survey design that enables us to test for a market failure in farm livestock production. Applying this to the question of battery cages in egg production, we cannot show that a market failure exists. The policy can be extended to general discussion of how potential market failures for all kind of farm livestock should be managed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Choice experiments; Market failure; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6687

A Comparative Study of China's and Australia's Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Xufu; Tisdell,   Clement A.
After providing information about the global importance of cotton as a textile and China’s and Australia’s contribution to global cotton production, this paper examines and compares trends in the time-series of cotton production of China and Australia for the period 1980-2007. In doing so, it takes account of changes in the area planted with cotton and its yield. Correlation estimates and decomposition analysis are used to determine the relative contribution to variations in the total output of cotton of changes in the total area planted with cotton and its yield in both countries. These relative contributions are found to be quite different for Australia and China. In addition, there is a comparative analysis of fluctuations in the production of cotton,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Australia; Agricultural economics; China; Cotton production; Cotton supply responses; Fibre markets; Fluctuations in agricultural production; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q00; Q10; Q11; Q13; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90622

Assessing the economic costs of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease on Brittany: A dynamic computable general equilibrium approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gohin,   Alexandre; Rault,   Arnaud.
Epizootic outbreaks such as Foot and Mouth Disease are of great concern for agriculture. In this paper, we quantify the potential dynamic impacts of such a disease on Brittany, a French region with a strong livestock sector. We develop a dynamic computable general equilibrium model with rational expectations that allows us to measure the impacts of culling infected animals and restraining movements of live animals on the livestock sectors and downstream food industries. Our results show that economic losses are spread over many periods even with a one-time shock. The impacts on the primary sectors and downstream food sectors do not move in parallel. The food industries suffer most in the first period while the negative impacts on agriculture are mostly...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamics; CGE; Animal disease; Catastrophic event; Risk and Uncertainty; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122438

Agricultural Producer Support Policy in Iran and Selected Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yazdani,   Saeed; Vaezi,   L.
Agricultural policies in Iran have aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in food productions through the government various policies. The aim of this paper is to examine the current  level  of  protection  which  may  exist  in   agricultural  sector  in  Iran  and  other  countries. The results indicate that the PSE in Iran is much higher than the OECD and  is close to Japanese and Korean PSE percentage (i.e. 58 and 64 percent). The broadest indicator of support representing the sum of transfers to agricultural producers (PSE), expenditure for general services (GSSE), and direct budgetary transfers to consumers, reached  83  billion  Dollars  per  year  in  2001-2005  which  is  almost  equivalent  to 13.4 percent of Iran’s GDP in this period. This is much...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Iran; Producers; Support Policy; PSE; GSSE; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58063

Investment Priorities for the Development of Mozambique's Seed System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rohrbach,   David D.; Low,   Jan W.; Pitoro,   Raul; Cucu,   Alfredo; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Boughton,   Duncan; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Jocene,   Domingos.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56047

Natural Protection from International Competition in the Livestock Industry: Analysis, Examples and Vietnam's Pork Market as a Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Lapar,   Ma. Lucila A.; Staal,   Steven J.; Que,   Nguyen Ngoc.
In some countries, local agricultural products (particularly livestock products) are shielded from international competition by ‘natural’ factors influencing the purchase of products. These factors include strong local tastes (or preferences) that favour the local product and the absence (or relative absence) of complementary retail outlets or home appliances suitable for storing and preparing potential imported substitutes. The desire for fresh meat rather than chilled or frozen meat, the absence or limited accessibility of supermarket outlets and limited refrigeration possibilities in homes can limit imports into developed countries of meat supplied by developed countries. From consumer’s perspectives these fresh or raw products are significantly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Asia; Economies of scale; Farm sizes; Household agriculture; Industrial agriculture; Pigs; Vietnam; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q1; Q11; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90628

Contributions of U.S. Crop Subsidies to Biofuel and Related Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Devadoss,   Stephen; Bayham,   Jude.
The U.S. crop subsidies provide incentives for farmers to expand feedstock production, which benefits the biofuel producers by lowering input costs. This study develops a general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of a reduction in the U.S. crop subsidy on biofuel industries and social welfare. The impacts of feedstock policies on the biofuel market are marginal. In contrast, the biofuel mandate has a larger impact and counteracts the effects of the crop subsidy reduction. The mandate increases the demand for feedstock and causes not only grain ethanol, but also cellulosic ethanol production to rise. The mandate exacerbates the distortion, and government spending increases significantly, leading to greater welfare loss.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Environmental impacts; Farm supports; Welfare analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q27.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100525

Interactions Between Food Market Reform and Regional Trade in Zimbabwe and South Africa: Implications for Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Takavarasha,   T.; van Zyl,   Johan.
A major role of agricultural policy is to identify policy changes that may induce technological innovation and productivity growth throughout the food system, in order to increase the living standards of people who must relate to it in one way or another. While food market reform has been subject to contentious and often emotional debate over the last decade in Africa, the debate has generally been over assumptions about how food markets work in reality as opposed to theory, and how markets actually respond to particular forms of policy change. The lack of consensus is partially due to a shortage of empirical, ground-level information linking specific policies to specific impacts. It is in this context that we draw on applied analysis in Southern Africa to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food market reform; Regional trade; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 35; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54703

Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minde,   Isaac J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Ariga,   Joshua; Jones,   Govereh.
It is generally agreed that increasing agricultural productivity                         is critical to stimulating the rate of economic growth in Africa.                         There are many important and often complementary                         determinants of agricultural productivity. In this brief and the                         full paper it draws from, the focus is on fertilizer and                         improved seed, without intending to imply that they are the                         only or most significant productivity  determinants.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54509

China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching implications for rural development, international competitiveness / trade and food safety. There are, however, few studies that examine in detail how the modernisation program has proceeded, its’ sustainability and impacts. This paper aims to provide such as assessment through a series of integrated budget analyses of participants in the modern, high value beef chain. The paper concludes that rather than attempting to skip development phases by fast-tracking the development of modern structures in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing structures in mid-value agrifood...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Agriculture; Modernisation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; O12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50784

Land Use Consequences of Crop Insurance Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Ruiqing; Feng,   Hongli; Hennessy,   David A.
There have long been concerns that federal crop insurance subsidies may significantly impact land use decisions. It is well known that classical insurance market information asymmetry problems can lead to a social excess of risky land entering crop production. Our conceptual model shows that the problem will arise absent any information failures. This is because the subsidy is i) proportional to acres planted, and ii) greatest for the most production risky land. Using farm-level data, we follow this observation through to establish the implications of subsidies for the extent of crop production, with particular emphasis on U.S. regions where the cropland growth is likely to have marked adverse environmental impacts. Simulation results show that when...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Land use; Crop yields; Yield risk measurement; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103891

Trends in Breakfast Meal and Maize Marketing Margins in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This paper analyzes the trends in retail maize meal prices and the wholesale-retail  margins enjoyed by millers and retailers in Zambia since maize and maize meal prices were  decontrolled in the early 1990s. This note summarizes material from a broader study on Zambia’s  maize supply chain. The findings from this paper are designed to inform policy discussions aimed  at improving household food security and maize market performance in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54618

A Socio-Economic Survey in the Province of Nampula: Agricultural Marketing in the Smallholder Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55987

How appropriate are myopic optimization models to predict decision behaviour: A comparison between agent-based models and business management games
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Appel,   Franziska; Musshoff,   Oliver.
Agent-based models (ABM) are used in many cases of policy assessment in agriculture. But the behavioural assumptions of these models consider farmers as myopic optimizing profit maximizers. In this contribution we compare the behaviour of myopic computer agents with the behaviour of students playing a multi period business management game. We aim to answer the question, how far are agent-based models valid to map “real” human behaviour, so that ABM can be used well for policy impact assessment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agent-based models; Business management games; Policy impact analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C63; C93; D22; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115994

Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Collins,   Keith J.; Zacharias,   Thomas P.
We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the individual plan and demand no area insurance regardless of the plans being separate or integrated. Under separate plans, free area insurance and the fair rate for individual insurance, area insurance replaces a portion of individual insurance demand. Under integrated plans, free area insurance, and the fair rate for individual insurance, the farmer will over-insure with individual plan and demand additional area insurance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk; Area plans of insurance; Crop insurance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103185

Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Poverty and Inequality in Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicowiez,   Martin; Diaz-Bonilla,   Carolina; Diaz-Bonilla,   Eugenio.
Using the most recent estimates of agricultural price distortions, this chapter studies the economic, poverty, and income inequality impacts of both global and domestic trade reform in Argentina, with a special focus on export taxes. Argentina offers an interesting case study as the only large agricultural exporter that has, at many points in its history, applied export taxes to several of its agricultural products. The chapter combines results from a global economy-wide model (World Bank’s Linkage model), a national CGE model, and microsimulations. The results suggest that liberalization of world trade (including subsidies and import taxes, but not export taxes), both for agricultural and non-agricultural goods, reduces poverty and inequality in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52793

The sustainability of small dairy farms in six regions of France. The roles of resources and local institutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mundler,   Patrick; Jauneau,   Jean-Claude; Guermonprez,   Bruno; Pluvinage,   Jean.
A survey of more than 150 small dairy farms and local economic, professional and political stakeholders was conducted in six regions of France. It revealed five types of farm strategy in relation to the farm’s size, agricultural diversification, importance of direct selling, and farm and household incomes. A “resource-based” approach shows that the sustainability of small farms is linked to economic, social and human resources. In this way the study shows the important part played by the household’s income and the farmer’s integration in the social fabric. This approach is complemented by an institutional approach: The sustainability of a small farm depends on local economic, professional and political institutions and an important role is played by the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small dairy farms; Sustainability; Resources; Territorial institutions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q12; Q18; R10; R58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52820

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Damian C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q18; Q48; Q54.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93679

Fallstudie zur Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage  im Landkreis Vogelsberg (Hessen)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daub,   Regina.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Fallstudie im Landkreis Vogelsberg in Hessen ist es, die Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage auf verschiedene Bereiche der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raumes in einem „typischen“ benachteiligten Gebiet vertieft zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden vorhandene Statistiken, relevante Literatur und die Daten des Testbetriebsnetzes ausgewertet sowie Befragungen mit Landwirten und Experten durchgeführt. Anhand einer schriftlichen Befragung von Beratern aus strukturell ähnlichen Landkreisen wurde die Übertragbarkeit der Fallstudienergebnisse geprüft und alle Ergebnisse wurden anschließend auf einem Workshop mit den für die Ausgleichszulage zuständigen Fachreferenten der und des Bundes diskutiert. Ergebnis der Fallstudie war, dass zum Zeitpunkt...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benachteiligte Gebiete; Ausgleichzulage; Fallstudie; Less favoured areas; Compensatory allowance; Case study; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; P25; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104608

FARM HOUSEHOLD LABOR ALLOCATION AND HIRED LABOR DEMANDS IN THE MIDWEST U.S.: THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Keeney,   Roman.
In addition to farm work, most farm households in developed countries have at least one person working off-farm. The purpose of this paper is to examine if, and how, government payments, personal characteristics and household characteristics affect labor allocation of farm operators and their spouses, and the decisions to hire labor. We estimate an 8-regime multinomial logit model and a three equation multivariate probit model to quantify these impacts. Results indicate that age of household members is consistent with the life-cycle hypothesis on increasing then decreasing labor market par, and is positively associated with demand for hired labor. Hired farm labor and off farm activities increase with the operator education levels. As household size...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Government subsidies; Government programs; Time allocation; Labor allocation; Off-farm labor; Farm labor; Hired labor; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; J22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6711

Selective vs. Broad-Spectrum Pesticides: When Do Private Decisions Differ from Socially Optimal Decisions?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grogan,   Kelly A.; Goodhue,   Rachael E.
This paper examines the spatial externalities of conventional and organic pest control methods to determine if, and how, the two types affect each other. These interactions make the problem more complicated than the usual analysis of a single externality. The numerical simulation model includes one organically managed and one conventionally managed field. One pest and one predator of the pest move between the two fields over five seasons. In each season, the conventional grower has the option of applying a broad-spectrum pesticide that kills the predator a selective pesticide that has no adverse effects on the predator but is either more expensive or less effective than the broad-spectrum pesticide. The organic grower can apply an organic pesticide,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial-dynamic games; Spatial externalities; Non-cooperative games; Organic agriculture; Biological control; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C61; C72; Q18; Q52; Q57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103760

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rashid,   Shahidur; Assefa,   Meron; Ayele,   Gezahegn.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48519

Agglomeration Effects and Japanese Food Industry Investment in China: Evidence from the Cities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Shaosheng; Tokunaga,   Suminori; Akune,   Yuko; Kageyama,   Masahiro.
This paper uses the data from Chugoku Shinshutsu Kigyou Ichiran 2003-2004 (A View of Japanese Enterprises Investments in China 2003-2004) to study 1ocation choice of Japanese food industry investment in 231 Chinese cities from 1992 to 2001, paying a particular attention to agglomeration effects. A negative binominal model indicates that labor cost (WAGE) is the most important factor that deters Japanese food industry investment. Market size (GDP), raw material (MATER), port (PORT) and policy incentives (POLICY), however, have positive effects in Japanese food industry investment location choice in China. As for the three-tier agglomeration effects' test, the agglomeration effects of Japanese manufactures agglomeration (AG2) and Japanese food manufactures...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Agglomeration; Japan; China; FDI; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; F21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25307

Rural districts and generation turnover in Italian regions tools to protect the rural space
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galluzzo,   Nicola.
Aim of this paper was to find some correlation, using a model of linear regression, between rural development and rural district in two different period of study. The analysis is divided in two parts to compare two different stages of application of II pillar of Common agriculture policy from 2000-2006 to 2007-2013. European funds, allocated to guarantee a generational turnover, are something of very important for rural development in Italy and the rural district is able to be a centre of propulsion for a well balanced growth of rural areas and it can be an element of attraction for farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural districts; Rural areas; L.e.a.d.e.r.; Certified quality food; Cooperative credit banks; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95301

CONSUMER INTENTIONS OF BUYING POULTRY MEAT UNDER PERCEIVED BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL RISK IN FINLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heikkila,   Jaakko; Pouta,   Eija; Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Makela,   Johanna.
The study focuses on various types of food safety risks: biological (zoonoses), chemical (chemical treatment of the meat) and technological (use of genetically modified feed). The emphasis was on how the perceived risks affect the purchase intentions in the case of broiler meat. In the case of each risk products the attitude-level variables had importance in explaining the buying intentions. The heterogeneity of the respondents regarding the purchase intentions of risk products was analysed by latent class logistic regression that included all three risk products. About 60% of the respondents belonged to the group of risk avoiders in which the purchase intention of risk food was significantly lower than in the second group of risk neutrals in which 64% of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Broiler; Consumer behaviour; Risk; Food safety; Consumer heterogeneity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C25; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116403

Agricultural Household Response to Avian Influenza Prevention and Control Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Poulos,   Christine; Pattanayak,   Subhrendu K.
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Asia, Europe, and Africa have caused severe impacts on the poultry sector through bird mortality and culling, as well as resulting trade restrictions and negative demand shocks. Although poultry producers play a major role in preventing and controlling avian influenza, little research has examined the influence of their farm-level decision making on the spread of the disease. In this study, we describe farm behavior under livestock disease risk and discuss data and analyses necessary to generate sound empirical evidence to inform public avian influenza prevention and control measures.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Avian influenza; Control measures; Economic epidemiology; Livestock disease; Poultry production; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6537

Offsetting Behavior: Consumers' Response to Food Safety Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Nganje,   William E.; Ndembe,   Elvis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety policies; Consumer response; Offsetting behavior; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94677

YIELD RESPONSE TO PRICES: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MODELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keeney,   Roman; Hertel,   Thomas W.
We examine the determinants of own-price output supply response in policy models, focusing primarily on the OECD-PEM equilibrium displacement model. Reviewing expert assessments and econometric literature estimates we find that there is evidence to both support and challenge the relatively high supply response of a model like the OECD-PEM. We also consider possible avenues of reconciliation between evidence that supports and challenges the assumed supply response in the OECD-PEM model. Our analysis of supply response in the OECD-PEM case and from reviewing literature leads us to recommend that future econometric investigation be focused on the role of farm household owned resource mobility as it contributes to agricultural supply response.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Supply response; Yield elasticity; Policy models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics; Q11; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45969

Planificando pela Seca em Moçambique: Balanceando os Papéis da Ajuda Alimentar e dos Mercados de Alimentos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56027

Atributos de confianza, normas y certificacion. Comparacion de estandares para hortalizas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Compes,   Raul.
RESUMEN: Cuando un producto tiene atributos de confianza que son valorados por los consumidores, el mercado no funciona de forma óptima. Si existen externalidades negativas derivadas del consumo y la producción es eficiente que el gobierno establezca normas sobre las características del producto, del proceso productivo, del etiquetado o de las responsabilidades del productor. Si existen externalidades positivas o la acción colectiva es costosa lo óptimo puede ser que el gobierno fije o promueva estándares voluntarios. En el resto de los casos, es posible que una empresa transmita información creíble a los consumidores a partir de un sistema de aseguramiento privado mediante el cuál una entidad independiente certifique que cumple unos determinados...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Confidence; Standard; Certification; EUREPGAP; AENOR; Crop Production/Industries; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28754

Zambia Horticultural Rapid Appraisal: Understanding the Domestic Value Chains of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
The purpose of this paper is to begin generating the empirical information needed to  launch a process of stakeholder consultation regarding the key challenges facing the country’s  horticultural sector. The paper is based on a rapid appraisal of the sector meant to provide a  broad overview; FSRP’s hope is that stakeholder input will help identify a more focused set of  applied research dealing with specific issues. The paper proceeds as follows: the rest of this  chapter presents the data and methods used in the research; chapter two uses national rural  household survey data to characterize horticultural marketing patterns in the smallholder sector;  chapter three presents results of the rapid appraisal, focusing on large scale farmers, “first  sellers”...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia horticultural rapid appraisal; Fresh fruits and vegetables; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54476

Potential Implications of a Special Safeguard Mechanism in the WTO: the Case of Wheat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hertel,   Thomas W.; Martin,   William J.; Leister,   Amanda M.
The Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) was a key issue in the July 2008 failure to reach agreement in the WTO negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda. It includes both price (P-SSM) and quantity-triggered measures (Q-SSM). This paper uses a stochastic simulation model of the world wheat market to investigate the effects of policy makers implementing policies based on the SSM rules. As expected, implementation of the Q-SSM is found to reduce imports, raise domestic prices, and boost mean domestic production in the SSM regions. However, rather than insulating countries that use it from price volatility, it would actually increase domestic price volatility in developing countries, largely by restricting imports when domestic output is low and prices...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Safeguard; SSM; WTO; Volatility; Wheat; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Q1; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61000

The Mexican Animal Identification System: Current Situation, Problems, and Potential
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   Carlos; Peel,   Derrell S.
Mexico initiated a federal animal  identification (ID) system (SINIIGA) in 2003. The program is administered by an agency of the federal Department of Agriculture (SAGARPA) and has been used primarily to support a federal subsidy program for livestock producers. The program is conceptually well designed, but implementation thus far falls short of the potential and needs, most importantly in animal disease management. Although substantial numbers of animals have been tagged, relatively little progress has been made in developing a usable animal ID information system. Animal health officials currently are not actively involved in the development and use of the system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mexican animal ID system; Livestock; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92597

Measuring Welfare Effects of an FMD Outbreak in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Philip L.; Lee,   John G.; Seitzinger,   Ann Hillberg.
Questions have been raised regarding the economic costs of food-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United States.  This analysis examines how welfare changes are measured and argues that they must be decomposed by groups.  Producers with animals quarantined and slaughtered because of FMD measure their welfare change using lost sales.  Producers not quarantined measure their welfare change using producer surplus.  The change in national sales revenue is accurate when the supply elasticity is low.  Welfare changes for consumers also must be decomposed because the change in aggregate consumer surplus hides important shifts in welfare among groups of consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic effects; Foot-and-mouth disease; Livestock; Meat; D60; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37832

THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 2007-13 OF THE ITALIAN REGIONS A QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sotte,   Franco; Camaioni,   Beatrice.
This paper presents a preliminary evaluation of the 21 Rural Development Programs (RDPs) of the Italian regions and Autonomous provinces. A quantitative analysis of the Italian RDPs will be carried out investigating the distribution of the European Agricultural Funds for Rural Development, considering national and regional co-financing, in order to highlight the different allocation of funds between axes and measures across the regions. To support quantitative analysis a qualitative investigation, and related methodology, will be presented and applied to three Italian regions. This combined methodology allows a gathering of different aspects of rural development policy, thus to reveal the objectives pursued by the regions often hidden “between the lines”...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development policy; Italian regions; Evaluation of efficiency and Effectiveness; In progress support to policy decisions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44789

Household Level Financial Incentives to Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Technologies in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tembo,   Gelson; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Although several studies have been conducted to determine the viability of conservation agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, almost all such studies are fragmented – often country specific – and with undue emphasis on output effects. However, assessment of the attractiveness of these technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa requires a detailed case-by-case comparison of changes in output and input costs and benefits. This paper reviews a set of responses known collectively as “conservation” or “sustainable” agriculture. Though definitions vary, these technologies typically involve agricultural management practices that prevent degradation of soil and water resources and thereby permit sustainable farm productivity without environmental degradation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Conservation; Sustainable agriculture; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54466

Food Pricing Policy and Rural Poverty: Insights from Maize in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mghenyi,   Elliot W.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This study estimates the effects on poverty resulting from maize price changes associated with the operations of the maize marketing board in Kenya. We consider both supply and demand responses and the accompanying adjustments in rural labor markets in estimating a second order approximation to equilibrium income changes. We then use stochastic dominance techniques to generate poverty rankings between the distribution of income with the effects of the government marketing operations and the distribution of counterfactual incomes. This approach effectively addresses concerns regarding the sensitivity of poverty estimates to the type of poverty measure used. Results indicate that the price-elevating effects of government maize marketing operations have...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Income transfers; Maize policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; C22; O2; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25466

Indian Agriculture: Managing Growth with Equity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gulati,   Ashok; Landes,   Maurice R.; Ganguly,   Kavery.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Development; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94722

Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Collins,   Keith J.; Zacharias,   Thomas P.
We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the individual plan and demand no area insurance regardless of the plans being separate or integrated. Under separate plans, free area insurance and the fair rate for individual insurance, area insurance replaces a portion of individual insurance demand. Under integrated plans, free area insurance, and the fair rate for individual insurance, the farmer over-insures using both area and individual plans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk; Area plans of insurance; Crop insurance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98803

Global Food Price Volatility and Spikes: An Overview of Costs, Causes, and Solutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Braun,   Joachim; Tadesse,   Getaw.
Since the 2007–08 food crisis, many thoughtful analyses have addressed the causes and impacts of high and volatile international food prices and proposed solutions to the crisis. These studies have covered global as well as local food price dynamics and policy reactions. The food price problem is, however, far-reaching, and its impacts are wide and interrelated. The price formation mechanism has become highly complex and dynamic. Policy actions are politically and economically sensitive. This situation calls for continuous and comprehensive assessments of the problem to provide timely and evidence-based knowledge for policy makers. This paper reviews existing evidence and theories and presents new thoughts and insights from analyses to enlighten the course...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Prices; Volatility; Poverty; Food policy; Speculation; Economic crises; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; I38; O13; O16; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120021

The Beginning Farmers’ Problem In Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien.
Concerns about beginning farmers in Canada derive from trends in data that show that the population of farmers and the number of young farmers are declining. This paper discusses and analyses issues regarding the constraints and opportunities beginning farmers in Canada face. The discussion covers whether issues peculiar to beginning farmers are, from an economic policy point of view, a source of concern and whether there are motives for government intervention. The main conclusions are 1) the decline in the number of farms in Canada responds to economic forces, 2) the price of fixed assets constitutes the main barrier to entry and 3) government support to entry in agriculture would have a negligible effect on the number of farms and the entry of new farms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Barriers to Entry; Beginning Farmers; Fixed Assets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q10; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118019

Rice Trade Policies and Their Implications for Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durand-Morat,   Alvaro; Wailes,   Eric J.
There is a strong linkage between the behavior of the rice market and the state of food security in many regions around the world, particularly in Asia, as made evident in the 2007-08 commodity crisis. Rice is a staple for the majority of the population in Asia, where roughly 60% of the close to one billion undernourished people live (FAO, 2010). As Timmer (2010) states, “it is impossible to improve food security in the short run or long run without providing adequate supplies of rice that are accessible to the poor” (p. 2). The rice crisis of 2007-08 showed the crucial role of export and import policies on the behavior of the rice market and its consequences for price stability and food security. Market fundamentals could only explain a minimal part of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Trade; Policies; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103818

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooks,   Jonathan; Croppenstedt,   Andre; Aggrey-Fynn,   Emmanuel.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48523

The Impacts of Prime-Age Adult Mortality on Rural Household Income, Assets, and Poverty in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; HIV; AIDS; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56071

Impacts of FAVR Restriction Elimination on the Dry Bean Industry in the Upper Midwest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Policy; Planting Flexibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44218

General equilibrium effects of price distortions on global markets, farm incomes and welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; van der Mensbrugghe,   Dominique; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48630

The Cashew Debate in Mozambique: Are There Alternative Strategies?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mole,   Paulo Nicua; Weber,   Michael T.
Research Findings from the Food Security Project in Mozambique MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cashew; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55209

The Impact of Investments in Maize Research and Dissemination in Zambia Part I: Main Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Chitala,   George M.; Kalonge,   Sylvester M.
Michigan State University (MSU) is currently assessing the impact of agricultural research on various commodities in seven African countries: Cameroon (maize, cowpea, sorghum), Kenya (maize, wheat), Malawi (maize), Mali (maize), Niger (sorghum, cowpea, millet), Uganda (oilseeds), and Zambia (maize). These countries were selected because they represent a variety of agro-ecological regions, and because their research systems have received significant levels of funding from USAID. The country studies undertaken by MSU are part of a series of research works recently commissioned to help USAID and the U.S. Congress analyze the effectiveness of aid given to strengthen national agricultural research systems in Africa. In Zambia, MSU collaborated with the Ministry...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 19; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54732

Inquérito ao Sector Familiar da Província de Nampula: Comercialização Agrícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55988

How expensive is the implementation of rural development programmes? Empirical results of implementation costs and their consideration in cost-effectiveness analyses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fahrmann,   Barbara; Grajewski,   Regina.
The present paper refers to the results from the evaluation of rural development programmes (RDPs) of five German states. It is focussed on two issues. The first is to develop a methodological approach for determining the implementation costs (ICs). The second is the discussion of their relevance in the context of the implementation of rural development policies presenting selected empirical results. The cost-impact synopsis (CIS) is a wider approach to relate the measure-specific implementation costs and disbursed funds, based on implementation cost classes, with achieved impact levels. The principles guiding the discussion are two theses: (1) High implementation costs increase the overall cost of the programme and thus reduce funding efficiency, (2) High...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Implementation costs; Rural Development Programmes; Evaluation; Agricultural and Food Policy; H83; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99588

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fane,   George; Warr,   Peter G.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48473

The use of figures in the evaluation or rural development policies: a quest for knowledge Counting, to tell and understand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Le Roy,   Anne; Millot,   Guillaume.
Using figures seems to create rigour, objectivity, knowledge and it facilitates comparisons. Consequently, an evalution without figures is hardly conceivable. Nonetheless, objectivity and precision can be just an impression given the fact that figures are constructions built on a modeled description of reality. The simplification of reality operated through a figure can hide subtle elements regarding the way public policies work. If figures can legitimately be used in evaluation, every kinds of figures and evaluations are not equivalent. Therefore, our main research question is what place for figures in evalution? This contribution relates to research about policy evaluation, seen as a mean to produce knowledge useful for the understanding of policies and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Data; Evaluation; Methods; Rural development policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; R58; Q18; H50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99600

The Economy-wide Greenhouse Gas Impacts of the Biofuels Boom (or Bust)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birur,   Dileep K.; Golub,   Alla A.; Hertel,   Thomas W.; Rose,   Steven K.
Several studies in the recent past have offered a contrasting and wide range of perspectives on economic and environmental implications of biofuels.  In this study we develop a comprehensive and consistent framework for analyzing the global economic interactions and the direct and indirect impacts of biofuels production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We utilize a global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model which consists of interaction of energy commodities with explicit biofuels and their by-product sectors, land endowment classified by agro-ecological zones, and emission of four major GHGs - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases from agricultural and economic activities, including emissions associated with biofuel feedstock,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Renewable Energy; Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Agro Ecological Zones (AEZs); Land use change; Greenhouse Gas Emission.; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C68; Q18; Q42; R14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49473

The Cost of the U.S. Sugar Program Revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beghin,   John C.; El Osta,   Barbara; Cherlow,   Jay R.; Mohanty,   Samarendu.
We revisit the cost of the U.S. sugar program by analyzing the welfare implications of its removal. We use a multimarket model of U.S. sweetener markets, which includes raw crops, sugar extraction and refining, high-fructose corn syrup, and sweetener users (food-processing industries and final consumers). Our approach addresses the industrial organization of food industries using sweeteners and treats the United States as a large importer. We estimate that, with the removal of the program, cane growers, sugar beet growers, and beet processors would lose $307 million, $650 million, and $89 million (1999 prices), respectively. Sweetener users would gain $1.9 billion (1999 prices). The deadweight loss of the current sugar program is estimated at $532 million...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sugar program; Sweetener; Trade; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q17; F13.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18431

Fertilizer Response and Profitability in Rwanda: A Synthesis of Findings from MINAGRI Studies Conducted by The Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and The FAO Soil Fertility Initiative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Murekezi,   Anastase.
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA,  MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL RESOURCES, AND FORESTRY
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55429

Risk Ranking: Investigating Expert and Public Differences in Evaluating Food Safety Risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Webster,   Kevin D.; Jardine,   Cindy G.; McMullen,   Lynn; Cash,   Sean B.
The allocation of resources with respect to food safety issues requires that decision-makers prioritize these issues, which may conflict with the public’s opinions on these matters. These differences between the experts’ perception of risk and that of the public were examined. A modified Carnegie Mellon risk ranking model was used to rank six food safety issues. The six food safety issues used in the discussions were: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, botulism, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), and acrylamide. Focus groups were conducted using public (n=29) and expert (n=21) participants, and a public survey was commissioned to further explore the focus group results. Key themes were identified from the focus...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk ranking; Food safety; Experts; Public; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D81; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45495

Concepts, applications, and extensions of value chain analysis to livestock systems in developing countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rich,   Karl M.; Baker,   Derek; Negassa,   Asfaw; Ross,   R. Brent.
The analysis of value chains has augmented our knowledge on the complexities, inter-linkages, distributional benefits, and institutional arrangements of production and marketing channels in developing countries.  However, the analysis remains relatively qualitative and case-specific, with limited ability to rank or assess the impact of alternative interventions or to analyze sufficiently the complex market dynamics and feedbacks present in livestock systems.  This paper offers insights on ways to improve the analytical rigor of the value chain methodology that combines both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Value chain; Livestock; Developing countries; Livestock Production/Industries; I32; O13; O17; O21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51922

Innovations in Government Responses to Catastrophic Risk Sharing for Agriculture in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skees,   Jerry R.; Barnett,   Barry J.; Hartell,   Jason G.
Markets for transferring catastrophic risk in agriculture are woefully lacking in developing countries. Even in developed countries, markets for transferring the risk of crop losses caused by natural hazards generally exist only with large government subsidies. However, such subsidies can be expensive, inefficient, and have detrimental implications that make future catastrophes even worse. In developing countries fiscal constraints limit the degree to which governments can subsidize markets for agricultural risk-sharing. Nonetheless, there are specific things governments can do to facilitate the development of these markets. This paper addresses the role of government in agricultural risk-sharing for natural disasters that impact crop yields or livestock...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; D8; H5; Q14; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25548

The Poverty Impacts of Global Commodity Trade Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hertel,   Thomas W.; Keeney,   Roman.
This paper examines the poverty impacts of global merchandise trade reform by looking at a wide range of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Overall, we find that trade reform tends to reduce poverty primarily through the inclusion of agricultural components. The majority of our developing country sample experiences small poverty increases from non-agricultural reforms. We explore the relative poverty-friendliness of agricultural trade reforms in detail, examining the differential impacts on real after-tax factor returns of agricultural versus non-agricultural reforms. This analysis is extended to the distribution of households by looking at stratum-specific poverty changes. Our findings indicate that the more favorable impacts of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52786

The effect of soil quality on fertilizer use rates among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marenya,   Paswel Phiri; Barrett,   Christopher B.
Studies of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa have been dominated by analyses of economic and market factors having to do with infrastructure, institutions, and incentives that prevent or foster increased fertilizer demand, largely ignoring how soil fertility status conditions farmer demand for fertilizer. We apply a switching regression model to data from 260 farm households in western Kenya in order to allow for the possibility of discontinuities in fertilizer demand based on a soil carbon content (SCC) threshold. We find that the usual factors reflecting liquidity and quasi-fixed inputs are important on high-SCC plots but not on those with poorer soils. External inputs become less effective on soils with low SCC, hence the discernible shift in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer demand; Fertilizer policy; Soil carbon; Soil organic matter; Switching regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q12; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51671

Changements dans l’allocation des terres, la production et la taille des exploitations dans le secteur des petits exploitants rwandais sur la période 1984/1990 à 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mpyisi,   Edson; Weber,   Michael T.; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Loveridge,   Scott.
There have been major shifts/changes in land use patterns in Rwanda over the past  twelve years. A few striking observations include: As a percentage of total farmland, cultivated  land increased. The increase in cultivated land occurred at the expense of pasture and fallow  and woodlot. The share of pasture and fallow decreased from 22% in 1990 to 14% in 2002 and  woodlot decreased from 11% in 1990 to 7% in 2002. This trend of increasing cultivated land is  apparent from the mid-eighties to today. These observations imply that land is being farmed much  more intensively without much time to fallow and allow the soil to rejuvenate. Pasture and  woodlot are also being cut down at the expense of cultivation. This has important potential  implications for...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Allocation of land; Farm size; Rwanda; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55357

Market Information Systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tollens,   Eric.
The paper deals with the emergence and rise of  market information systems in sub-Sahara Africa as a result of economic liberalization. There has already been an evolution is such systems and no particular system dominates. Various types of market information systems exist today, public or private, all or not linked to a commodity exchange. The rationale of a commodity exchange is discussed, linked to a market information system. They all struggle with problems of sustainable financing. Very  few if any good impact studies exist on such systems, demonstrating their effects on market transparency, information asymmetry, the bargaining power of poor farmers and their market access. Dissemination of the  information, using traditional (radio) or modern (ICT)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Q13; Q18; O13; O17; H41.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25590

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liefert,   William M.; Liefert,   Olga.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48386

The Coming Tug of War:  Forces Moving the 2007 Farm Bill
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Robert E., II.
The main forces of trade agreements and budgets will certainly play a strong role in driving the 2007 farm bill debate.  Other factors ranging from the political makeup of Congress to the growing level of rhetoric calling for reform, from the cost-price squeeze facing producers to the emergence of nonprogram commodities at the table will also play, at this time, uncertain roles in the development of the final legislation.  These various forces and factors are assessed and projections as to the final outcome of the debate hesitatingly provided.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43782

Improving Kenya’s Domestic Horticultural Marketing System: Competitiveness, Forces of Change and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Muendo,   Kavoi Mutuku; Ayieko,   Miltone W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Horticulture; Marketing; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54644

El modelo de ayudas directas en la PAC post-2013: análisis de impactos de escenarios potenciales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blanco,   Maria; Garcia-German,   Sol; Bardaji,   Isabel.
Following their introduction in 1992, direct payments have become one of the main instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy. The aim of this study is to analyse potential scenarios of harmonization of direct payments in the CAP post-2013. In doing so, we use the CAPRI model, which represents the functioning of agricultural markets at the global level and simultaneously models CAP measures at the EU regional level. Results suggest that while a flatter rate of direct payments would have minor impacts on agriculture at the EU level, it would imply substantial redistributive effects, both across regions and Member States.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Direct payments; CAPRI; Agro-economic models; CAP post-2013; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; C60; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120199

An ex-ante analysis of distributional effects of the CAP on western German farm incomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deppermann,   Andre; Grethe,   Harald; Offermann,   Frank.
This study is concerned with measuring impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on farm income distribution of western Germany. Not only the sheer contribution of market price support and direct payments as a proportion of income is taken into account, but also the impact of support on production incentives. For this purpose, we apply a modelling system consisting of a partial equilibrium model and a programming model. Based on a comparison of Gini coefficients and a decomposition of overall inequality effects we conclude that liberalization of the agricultural sector leads to a more unequal distribution of family farm income in relative terms, whereas a liberalized market provides a more equal situation in absolute terms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income distribution; CAP; Farm Group Model; Equilibrium Model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q12; Q18; C54; C6; D31.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99428

IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS: THE CASE OF NAFTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
Major components of agricultural competitiveness, including definitions, factors, and indicators of competitiveness, are discussed,  The case of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is used to illustrate how factors have influenced the competitive position of the NAFTA countries.  Traditional neoclassical trade theory is used to evaluate the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations and trade preferences on agricultural competitiveness.  Pre- and post-NAFTA market shares are evaluated for five agricultural commodities of importance to the southern United States.  The results of these evaluations are compared with theoretical expectations and discussed with special emphasis on implications for future trade negotiations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural competitiveness; Exchange rates; International trade; NAFTA; International Relations/Trade; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15477

Expert opinion and cuisine reputation in the market for restaurant meals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogarty,   James Joseph.
As food is an experience good, the market for restaurant meals is a market where the cost of acquiring information regarding quality is relatively high. In such markets consumers often turn to reputation measures to guide purchase decisions. As Australia does not have a longstanding cuisine style of its own, and given Australia has been open to substantial immigration inflows since federation, it represents an especially appropriate market to study regarding the impact of individual restaurant reputation and collective cuisine reputation on meal prices. The following study uses the hedonic price approach to investigate the implicit price of individual reputation indicators, cuisine type reputation indicators, and other objective indicators in the market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Expert Opinion; Food; Hedonic Pricing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; Q18; Z10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59078

Stakeholder Assessment of Agricultural Policies and Development of Policy Instruments: A Cross-country Synthesis of National Policy Workshops in 11 European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haring,   Anna Maria; Vairo,   Daniela; Dabbert,   Stephan; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
EU enlargement has combined two very different patterns of organic farming development under one market and policy framework. An approach to policy learning and innovation is presented. In the effort in bringing together stakeholders of the organic and general agricultural policy sector within the EU in Mai 2004 groups of stakeholders met for structured workshops in 11 European countries with the objective to formulate policy recommendations for the development of the organic farming sector. This contribution presents the synthesized results from all national workshops highlighting the current situation of organic farming policy in Europe and providing recommendations for future policy design.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24654

ASYMMETRY IN RAW MILK SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND INFORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKETING AND POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.; Currier,   Russell W.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Goeringer,   L. Paul.
Scientific evidence clearly indicates that consumption of raw milk carries substantial disease-inducing health risks. While federal U.S. policy mandates that milk moving in interstate commerce be pasteurized; within 41 of 50 states, raw milk can be obtained for consumption. Warning labels notwithstanding, a segment of U.S. consumers pays higher prices for higher-risk raw milk than for either organic or conventional milk. The behavioral factors leading to raw milk consumption are explored. The paternalistic regulatory options for reducing the risk associated with drinking raw milk are identified. Implications for fresh produce sold directly from farms to consumers or through farmers markets are drawn.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Raw milk; Pasteurization; Health risks; Behavioral economics; Bounded rationality; Paternalistic regulations; Public health; HACCP; GLOBALG.A.P.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; A12; A13; A14; D11; D18; D46; D71; D78; D82; I18; K23; K32; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116440

Consequences of Biotechnology Policy for Competitiveness and Trade of Southern U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Curtis M.; Jefferson-Moore,   Kenrett Y.; Traxler,   Greg.
The effect of policy decisions on the competitiveness of genetically modified (GM) crops was examined.  The United States has been an early innovator in the development and use of biotechnology crops and has expanded its export market share of the three major GM crops: soybeans, cotton, and corn.  Cotton, soybeans, and corn are all grown in the southern states, but these states have an apparent comparative advantage only in the production of cotton, which may be strengthened with the adoption of genetically modified cotton.  The influence of biotechnology on the competitiveness of soybeans and corn for the southern states through the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is not clear but is probably negligible.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Competitiveness; Southern agriculture; Q13; Q17; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43514

ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF LATIN AMERICAN DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Kurzweil,   Marianne; Jara,   Esteban; Croser,   Johanna L.; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48525

EU ENLARGEMENT - A NEW DIMENSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brockmeier,   Martina; Herok,   Claudia Anna; Ledebur,   Oliver von; Salamon,   Petra.
Enlarging the EU presents a tremendous effort with obstacles for old and new member states especially in the agricultural sector. In this paper, impacts of a new accession round were analyzed with the help of the comparative-static general equilibrium model GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project). The standard version was extended to allow for a better representation of specific instruments of the Common Agriculture Policy and the EU budget. To capture detailed effects in new member states, simulations were carried out for 12 candidate countries, the EU-15 and the rest of the world. As for products the focus lies on agriculture. Scenarios include an enlargement with and without the transfer of direct payments in the new member states, according to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU enlargement; Common Agricultural Policy; EU budget; GE-modeling; Political Economy; D58; E62; F15; O52; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25893

Transformations in Agriculture and their Implications for Rural Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hazell,   Peter B.R.
The paper reviews the implications for rural development of current transformations in agriculture. It first identifies some of the driving forces - in addition to the impact of rising incomes in some but not all developing countries - behind the transformation process: changing market chains, shifts in public policy, OECD agricultural policies and HIV/AIDS. It then discusses some strategic issues for assisting the rural sector and small farms in developing countries: increasing the productivity of food staples, diversification into higher value products, organizing small farmer for marketing, agricultural services, non-farm opportunities and migration and targeting the vulnerable. It emphasizes the need for integrated interventions if small farm...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Poverty reduction; Agricultural transformation; Small farm development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O10; O13; O18; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112592

Agricultural Market Performance and Determinants of Fertilizer Use in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demeke,   Mulat; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Said,   Ali; Le Vallee,   Jean-Charles; Chen,   H.
This paper examines how the fertilizer sector in general, and farmers’ demand for  fertilizer in particular, has evolved since the introduction of fertilizer sector reforms in  Ethiopia. There is much debate in the agricultural development literature about whether fertilizer  use in Africa is constrained primarily by poor input distribution systems, by farmers’ lack of  knowledge concerning the benefits and correct use of fertilizer, or by lack of effective demand  because the product is simply not profitable enough. This paper looks at each of these issues in  an effort to understand the relative importance of the different constraints and how well current  policies are addressing the problems. It attempts to identify additional policy measures needed  to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Fertilizer use; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55599

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Western Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48571

Impacts of Agri-Environmental Policies on Land Allocation and Land Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guyomard,   Herve; Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Ollikainen,   Markku.
We develop a Ricardian framework with heterogeneous land quality to analyse the effects of agricultural and agri-environmental support policies on land allocation decisions and land prices. Four agri-environmental policy instruments are considered: a uniform area payment, a quality-dependent area payment, a mandatory buffer strip policy and a voluntary buffer strip payment. We also analyse how general tax and monetary policies may affect agricultural land prices. The theoretical framework is illustrated by an empirical model applied to Finnish agriculture. The empirical model shows that macroeconomic factors, such as general tax and monetary policies, may exert a greater impact on land prices than some minor fine-tuning in agrienvironmental policies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental policy; Acreage subsidy; Land price; Q11; Q18; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25310

The Impact of Decoupled Payments on the Cost of Operating Capital
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kropp,   Jaclyn D.; Whitaker,   James B.
We estimate the impact of direct payments under the 2002 Farm Act on the credit terms of farm operators, specifically the interest rate on short-term operating loans.  In the analysis, we control for farm financial characteristic, farm operator characteristics, and other factors.  Using data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) for the year 2007, we show that as the proportion of base acres to total operated acres increases, interest rates decline by a small but statistically significant amount.  This implies that direct payments lead to lower operating costs through better credit terms.  Lower operating costs may in turn allow some farmers to produce on land that would otherwise be unprofitable to operate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Credit rationing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade; Q15; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49311

Buyer Alliances as Countervailing Power in WIC Infant-Formula Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   David E.
State WIC agencies in infant-formula procurement auctions receive lower bids and final prices when they are in buyer’s alliances than when they are unallied. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) uses an auction to procure infant formula. Manufacturers bid on the right to be an agency’s sole supplier by offering a rebate on formula sold through WIC. A theoretical model of rebates shows that bidders may shade their bids and extract surplus from agencies. An empirical estimation shows that bids are lower to alliances suggesting that alliances countervail the power of bidders to extract surplus.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Auctions; Food assistance; Countervailing power; Buyer concentration; Oligopoly; WIC.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L13; D43; D44; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123863

“Pick the Tick” The Impact of Health Endorsements on Consumers’ Food Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Simone C.; Umberger,   Wendy J.
To determine the efficiency of health-related endorsements in influencing consumer choice we report findings from two separate, unique discrete choice experiments (DCEs) involving fresh packaged beef steaks and seafood. In addition to quality and production-related attributes, the beef and seafood products also displayed a health endorsement: the Australian National Heart Foundation “Pick the Tick” certification. Another, more recently introduced health claim, “2 Serves a Week” was also included in the seafood experiment. Consumer awareness of the “Pick the Tick” certification was higher than any other extrinsic claim considered in the experiments. Furthermore, in both experiments, “Pick the Tick” had the highest impact and value relative to other...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health claims; Food labelling; Discrete choice experiment; Beef; Seafood; Visual presentation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116436

SHOULD REGIONAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE BE A POLICY PRIORITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nin Pratt,   Alejandro; Diao,   Xinshen; Bahta,   Yonas Tesfamariam.
We develop a detailed trade analysis to assess the potential impacts of a free trade agreement (FTA) on the agricultural sector of Southern African countries. We do this by combining the use of a partial equilibrium analysis with bilateral trade data at the four-digit Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) level for 193 agricultural industries in 14 Southern African countries. Results show that the overall welfare effects of a FTA would be positive but small in most countries. Largest benefits would go to countries with a regional comparative advantage for agriculture, while still being inefficient producers of regionally traded commodities. No direct gains for importing countries are expected because a FTA would increase imports from...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional trade agreement; Southern Africa; Agricultural trade; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; F15; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51734

Crop Revenue and Yield Insurance Demand: A Subjective Probability Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Coble,   Keith H.; Knight,   Thomas O.; Baquet,   Alan E.; Patrick,   George F.
A multinomial logit is utilized to model the choice of whether to purchase yield or revenue insurance using subjectively elicited survey data. Our results indicate that the demand for crop insurance is inelastic (-0.40), consistent with most earlier yield elasticity estimates, but the elasticity for choices between yield and revenue insurance is found to be relatively more elastic (-0.88).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Elasticities; Multinomial logit model; Revenue demand; Subjective elicitation; Survey; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47256

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper assesses the record of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. The paper focuses on the course of reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to  it – and draws lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54565

Food Access and Food Security – An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro; Li,   Jing.
This paper analyzes the effect of access to different types of food outlets on households’ food insecurity levels. Two years (2004 and 2005) of Current Population Survey – Food Security Supplement data are matched with MSA-level data on store counts of Wal-Mart Supercenters, small food stores (small grocery stores and convenience stores), medium and large grocery stores, and convenience stores associated with gas stations. Endogeneity of food stores’ location is accounted for to eliminate spurious correlation between households’ food security status and food access. Preliminary results indicate that, before accounting for endogeneity bias, the presence of Wal-Mart supercenters appears to be associated to higher levels of households’ food insecurity, while...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Access; 2-Stage Residual Inclusion; Wal-Mart; Convenience Stores; Grocery Stores; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Q18; L81; P46.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103218

Economic Analysis of Post-harvest Losses in Marketing of Vegetables in Uttarakhand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   Gaurav; Singh,   S.P.
The study has examined the nature and extent of post-harvest losses in vegetable supply chain in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand. Multistage cluster sampling has been used for selection of 80 vegetable growers, 40 farmers from the hilly region and 40 farmers from the bhabhar region. The sample has also included 25 market functionaries. Twelve major vegetables have been selected for the study. The maximum aggregate post-harvest losses have been found in tomato, followed by potato, brinjal, chilly, French bean and pea. The study has suggested that establishment of producer co-operatives to handle various activities relating to production and marketing of vegetables would help in reducing post-harvest losses.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Post-harvest losses; Uttarakhand; Vegetable supply chain; Tomato; Potato; Brinjal; Chilly; French bean; Pea; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q13; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119384

EXPLAINING THE HEALTH CHECK:THE BUDGET, WTO, AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLICY PARADIGM REVISITED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daugbjerg,   Carsten; Swinbank,   Alan.
Three potential explanations of past CAP reforms have been identified in the literature: a budget constraint, pressure from GATT/WTO negotiations or commitments, and a paradigm shift emphasising agriculture’s provision of public goods. The presentation, content and context of the Health Check reform proposals of 2007/08 are assessed. The proposals are probably more ambitious than first supposed. The Health Check was not primarily driven by budget pressures; the European Commission’s wish to adopt an offensive negotiating stance in the closing phases of the Doha Round was a more likely explanatory factor. The EU’s response to the commodity price spikes in 2008, and its Health Check proposals, suggest that the supposed switch from a state-assisted policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Check; CAP Reform; WTO; Doha; Paradigm change; Multifunctional; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44818

Avaliação da competitividade da agricultura do Alentejo no âmbito do ecossistema Montado
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fragoso,   Rui Manuel de Sousa; Lucas,   Raquel.
This paper makes a socio-economic evaluation of the “Montado” ecosystem in Alentejo. It is study the viability of the agricultural systems and the effects of agricultural policy in their competitiveness and sustainability. It is used a Policy Analysis Matrix to evaluate the agricultural systems competitiveness and their economic efficiency. The agricultural systems are classified concerning their contribution for the economic growth, in function of income levels and policy effects.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: “Montado”; Alentejo; Policy Analysis Matrix; Competitiveness; Common Agricultural Policy.; Agribusiness; Q11; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60813

Smallholder Marketing Behavior and Urban Consumption Patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Accurate information on farmer and consumer behavior is the foundation for identifying public investments and policies that can effectively promote national food security and income growth objectives. This policy brief summarizes recent findings from a study on smallholder crop marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Marketing; Smallholders; Consumption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q11; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62155

Análise de Mortalidade de Adultos em Agregados Familiares Rurais em Moçambique e as Implicações para as Políticas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Donovan,   Cynthia; Weber,   Michael T.; Alage,   Albertina.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Adult mortality; HIV/AIDS; Rural economic policy; Mozambique; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56063

Factors Affecting Farmers’ Utilization of Agricultural Risk Management Tools: The Case of Crop Insurance, Forward Contracting, and Spreading Sales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Velandia,   Margarita M.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Knight,   Thomas O.; Sherrick,   Bruce J.
Factors affecting the adoption of crop insurance, forward contracting, and spreading sales are analyzed using multivariate and multinomial probit approaches that account for simultaneous adoption and/or correlation among the three risk management adoption decisions. Our empirical results suggest that the decision to adopt crop insurance, forward contracting, and/or spreading sales are correlated. Richer insights can be drawn from our multivariate and multinomial probit analysis than from separate, single-equation probit estimation that assumes independence of adoption decisions. Some factors significantly affecting the adoption of the risk management tools analyzed are proportion of owned acres, off-farm income, education, age, and level of business risks.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption decisions; Crop insurance; Forward contracting; Multinomial probit; Multivariate probit; Risk management; Spreading sales; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48751

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:  LESSONS FOR CHRISTIAN GROUPS COMBATING PERSISTENT POVERTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.; Brown,   Douglas R.
Persistent poverty is one of the core challenges faced by Christians and by development scholars and practitioners alike. There is no question that Jesus was concerned about the poor - both materially and spiritually. From his first public address in the Synagogue in Nazareth, His home town, where He concluded by saying that He had come to "preach good news to the poor" (Luke 4:18), Jesus lived the gospel in word and deed. We, as Christian men and women, whether researchers or practitioners, are called to do no less. When Jesus made His parting remarks to His disciples, He said (John 20:21) "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." emphasizing that we are to do likewise. This concern permeates the Old and New Testament, another example being the words...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; O1; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14738

Risk Belief, Producer Demand, and Valuation of Improved Irrigations: Results from Field Experiments in Mt. Kilimanjaro
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muamba,   Francis; Kraybill,   David S.
This paper systematically estimates the potential benefit of introducing improved irrigation schemes in Mt. Kilimanjaro to help rain dependent farmers cope with the risks of climate change. The study uses Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to elicit farmers’ Willingness to Pay (WTP) for eliminating the risks of crop loss by accessing improved irrigation schemes. Data for the analysis were gathered using a double bounded survey from over 200 randomly-sampled farmers in 15 villages. The study makes a contribution to the applied welfare literature and should also be useful for policymakers in Africa. The policy contribution consists of valuation of improved irrigation in the presence of climate change risks. The applied welfare contribution consists of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to Pay; Climate Change; Irrigation; Risk Belief; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q12; Q18; Q25; Q51; Q56.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61653

Brokers vs. Retailers: Evidence from the French Imports Industry of Fresh Produce.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latouche,   Karine; Rouviere,   Elodie.
There is burgeoning discussion in the literature about trade intermediaries and more precisely about their specific role in trade. Using very original data, our article sheds light on the behavior of trade intermediaries when importing fresh fruits and vegetables in France. To do so, we distinguish the shares of direct and indirect imports of fresh produce respectively operated through French brokers and through French retailers. Accounting for the bounded nature of the share, we show that brokers are more likely than retailers to operate in small countries with high variable costs.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mporters; Intermediation; Fresh produce; International Trade.; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; F23; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123331

Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture:  U.S. Rice Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tur Cardona,   Juan; Wailes,   Eric J.; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Danforth,   Diana M.
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in providing recreational and agri-tourism services such as hunting, fishing, bird-watching, farm tours, petting zoos and hospitality services. Using the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) we analyze factors associated with participation in conservation, recreation and agri-tourism activities as a function of farm structure, farm financial measures, production practices, and socio-demographic characteristics of the farm operator. To estimate the functional...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Agri-environmental policy; Rice; Logistic model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q26; Q28.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119750

Willingness to Pay for Imported Beef and Risk Perception: An application of Individual-Level Parameter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Kar Ho; Hu,   Wuyang; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
The controversy surrounding the Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) has attracted research attentions. A number of studies have reported consumers are willing to pay more for beef labeled with U.S. origin versus beef from unknown or other origins. Despite that, relatively little is known about what motivates consumers’ preference for origin-labeled food products (Lusk et al 2006). Using Individual-Level Parameters following a mixed logit model, we found that U.S. consumers were willing to pay significantly less for imported steak from Australia and Canada compare to U.S. steak. Further, we found that the negative willingness to pay is associated strongly with consumers’ perception of food safety on the exporting country.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Country of origin; Mixed logit; Individual-level parameters; Stated choice experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119755

THE EFFECTS OF CAP REFORM ON THE PERIURBAN AGRICULTURAL AREA IN THE PLAIN OF THE CITY OF ASSISI (CENTRAL ITALY)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torquati,   Biancamaria; Giacche,   Giulia; Taglioni,   Chiara; Musotti,   Francesco.
In periurban areas agriculture can assume a multifunctional role that includes landscape conservation, sustainable resource management, biodiversity conservation, leisure activities, and can also maintain adequate conditions in densely populated areas for a safe and habitable environment. This study investigates the effects of the introduction of single farm payment on the periurban agricultural area in the plain of the City of Assisi, an area with a strong landscape value. A survey was carried out to determine: changes in production, changes on farm incomes, structural adjustments, the level of multifunctionality of periurban agriculture. Moreover, a survey of 355 residents was made to assess their willingness to pay for some positive externalities of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Periurban Agriculture; Cap Reform; Economic Valuation; Contingent Valuation; Assisi; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44803

THE EFFECTS OF THE CAP REFORM PROCESS ON ITALIAN OLIVE TREE FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roselli,   Luigi; De Gennaro,   Bernardo; Cimino,   Orlando; Medicamento,   Umberto.
The decoupling process of direct payments is affecting the Italian olive oil sector’s economic structure and competitiveness. The implementation of the SPS regional model, as proposed by European Commission with the Health check proposals, might further affect this sector and treat the survival of the olive-growing farms in marginal areas. This work aims to analyse the effects of the ongoing CAP reform process on olive growers’ behaviour and economic performance in southern Italy. In particular, the object area is the Apulia region that is one of the most important in Italy. To analyse the economic impact of CAP reform on olive growers, we adopt a simulation scheme of the farm economic balance based on the definition and characterization of Representative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; CAP reform; Olive tree farming; Representative Olive-growing Farms; Economic performance.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44843

Introducing Different Land Uses (Irrigated and Non-Irrigated) in Policy Analysis Modelling for Mediterranean Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casado,   Jose Maria; Gracia,   Azucena.
The arable crop sector in Spain is highly dependent of the Community subsidies and account for 33% of total transfers received by the Community.  Then, it is expected that the introduction of the Single Farm Payment (SFP) will drive important changes in the arable crop production in Spain.  The quantitative assessment of the SFP impacts on the arable crop sector in Spain is the overall objective of this paper.  To achieve this goal, an econometric, dynamic, multi-product and partial equilibrium commodity model has been built disaggregating between irrigated and non-irrigated land use for cereals called Spanish Econometric Simulation of Agricultural Policies (SESAP).  Results indicated that the introduction of the SFP has only induced considerable changes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Partial equilibrium model; Policy modelling; Irrigated agriculture; Simulation; Land Economics/Use; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25709

Employment impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy in Eastern Germany – A regional panel data approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Zier,   Patrick.
Politicians and farm lobbyists frequently use the argument that agricultural policy is necessary to safeguard jobs in agriculture. We explore whether this is true by conducting an econometric ex-post evaluation of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy in the three East German States Brandenburg, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. Whereas previous studies have employed descriptive statistics or qualitative methods and have looked at single policy instruments in isolation, we apply a difference-in-difference estimator to analyse the employment effects of the entire portfolio of CAP measures simultaneously. Based on panel data at the county level, we find that direct payments for livestock, investment aid and transfers to less favoured areas had a zero...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Impact analysis; Agricultural employment; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Q18; J43; R58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50219

THE DEMAND FOR FOOD QUALITY IN RUSSIA AND ITS LINKAGE TO OBESITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staudigel,   Matthias.
This study analyses whether Russian households differ in their choice of food quality when they differ in their number of overweight and obese members. Using survey data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) for the years 1995-2005, households are classified into three weight groups. Quality elasticities of expenditures are estimated by a fixed-effects panel model regressing unit values of several food groups on expenditures and a set of household characteristics. Coefficients for each weight group are received by including interaction terms of expenditures and weight group dummies. A set of Wald tests is applied to test for slope heterogeneity across weight groups. Descriptive statistics reveal that obese households actually purchase...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Unit values; Quality choice; Quality elasticity; Obesity; Russia; RLMS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C23; D12; I10; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116444

Agricultural Production Incentives: Fertilizer Markets and Insights from Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wanzala,   Maria N.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Staatz,   John M.; Mugera,   Amin W.; Kirimi,   Justus; Owuor,   Joseph.
The paper has several specific objectives. First, it identifies how fertilizer marketing costs and the types of fertilizers used have changed over the course of the liberalization process in Kenya. A second objective is to examine the fertilizer subsector in Kenya with a view to identifying organizational and institutional changes that could improve its performance. Various types of fertilizer supply chains serving farmers in western Kenya are identified, examine the cost structure of these supply chains, identify potential sources of cost reduction in these supply chains, and last, estimate the impact of illustrative scenarios for reducing fertilizer marketing costs on the profitability of maize production in western Kenya.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Fertilizer; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55150

The Economic and Historical Foundation of the Common Agricultural Policy in Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zobbe,   Henrik.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was founded in the 1950s with price support as the main policy instrument. Despite massive criticism from both within and outside the EU, price support remains the backbone of the CAP. This paper argues that the choice of price support was logical viewed in both historical and economical perspectives, and gives three reasons for this. First, even though talks on agricultural integration began immediately after the war, the CAP was a result of general economic integration in Europe rather than the reason for it. Second, the structure of the CAP was determined by the agricultural policies of the six founding countries. The third and last reason is related to the economic characteristics of running a price support system....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy; European Economic History; Agricultural History; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; N44; N34.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24867

An analysis of farmers’ behaviour and rewarded provision of public goods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roel,   Jongeneel; Ge,   Lan.
Aiming to stimulate the role of agriculture as provider of public goods, the new CAP reform raises many theoretical and practical questions. The most relevant ones concern farmers’ response to the policy instruments. This paper uses a formal model to analyse the incentives and constraints generated by policy instruments and their potential impact on farmers’ participation decision. The analysis shows that, when choosing policy instruments to stimulate provision of public good, it is important to take into account different degrees and mechanisms of jointness between commodity and non-commodity (potentially public good) production, as they can enhance or erode the desired effect of the policy instruments. Some implications for modelling and policy analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ behaviour; Provision of public goods; Jointness; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Community/Rural/Urban Development; H41; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94615

The agricultural and food trade in the first globalisation: Spanish table wine exports 1871 to 1935 – a case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pinilla,   Vicente; Serranoz,   Raul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wine trade; Economic history; Spain; Wine; Globalization; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; N53; N54.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42657

The Survival of Small-scale Agricultural Producers in Asia, particularly Vietnam: General Issues Illustrated by Vietnam's Agricultural Sector, especially its Pig Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Economic growth in more developed countries has resulted in farms increasing their scale of production and becoming more specialized in their production. The sizes of farms have tended to increase, agricultural production has become more capital-intensive, and the percentage of the workforce employed in agriculture has shown a falling trend. This process has been brought about by the operation of market systems and has reduced the number of small-scale agricultural producers. Asia still has a huge number of small-scale agricultural producers. As Asian countries experience economic growth and as market systems become more established in Asia, the survival of Asia’s small-scale agricultural producers is likely to be threatened. Since these producers are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Asia; Economies of scale; Farm sizes; Household agriculture; Industrial agriculture; Pigs; Vietnam; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Q1; Q11; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90625

The farmer as a main factor of structural change in rural area’s: examination of slovenian farmers’ characteristics, perceived opportunities and threats and strategies as part of rural development in Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergevoet,   Ron H.M.; Kuipers,   Abele; Marija,   Klopcic.
Agriculture in Slovenia is characterized by less-favourable natural and structural conditions. The degree of competitiveness of the whole agro-food sector will eventually decide whether farmers and industry will be able to compete on the EU market. Slovenian agriculture at the moment still lacks competitiveness Farmers that want to stay into business will have to further develop their farm. For farm development, besides craftsmanship and management skills increasingly entrepreneurial competencies are needed.  To get insight into the entrepreneurial characteristics of Slovenian dairy farmers by investigating the opportunities and threats as perceived by farmers (external factors) to establish a future in rural Slovenia in the relation to internal factors...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Structural changes; Farmers; Strategies; Slovenia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94614

Options pour la croissance économique du Mali à travers l’application des sciences et technologies à l’agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Carpenter,   Janet; Easterling,   Tom; Kone,   Moctar; McCornick,   Peter G.; McGahuey,   Mike.
Recognizing that science and technology research (S&amp;T) is one of many inputs into the broader development process, USAID/Mali, via its Initiative to End Hunger in Africa, requested an assessment of the current S&amp;T situation in Mali. USAID asked the assessment team to produce a comprehensive strategic options plan for a Malian S&amp;T agenda that would identify priority short-term actions to stimulate uptake of S&amp;T results likely to make significant contributions to the attainment of Mali’s broad development goals, while simultaneously developing a coherent longer-term action plan to maintain and improve the human, physical, and financial capital needed to generate future streams of S&amp;T results. The scope of work for the assessment team...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mali; Growth; Technology; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57069

Improving Food Security in Africa: Highlights of 25 Years of Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Food Security Group at Michigan State University.
Decades of research have led to substantially improved understanding of the nature of food insecurity. A combination of economic growth and targeted programs resulted in a steady fall (until the food crisis of 2007/08) in the percentage of the world’s population suffering from undernutrition (from 20% in 1990/92 to 16% in 2006). Yet over a billion people still face both chronic and/or transitory food insecurity due to long-standing problems of inadequate income, low-productivity in agricultural production and marketing, and related problems of poor health and absence of clean water. Assuring adequate food security for such a large share of the world’s population is increasingly challenging due to continuing resource degradation driven by a combination of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food Security; Research; Capacity building; Outreach; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55050

Direct payments, crop insurance and the volatility of farm income. Some evidence in France and in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Enjolras,   Geoffroy; Capitanio,   Fabian; Aubert,   Magali; Adinolfi,   Felice.
Volatility of farm income represents a major challenge for farm management and the design of public policies. This paper measures the extent to which risk management tools, especially direct payments and crop insurance, can significantly reduce crop income volatility in France and in Italy. We use an original dataset of 9,555 farms for the period 2003-2007 drawn up from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) and three different econometric models to explain the volatility of crop income. The results are contrasted between the specialization of the farms and the two countries: Italian farms use management tools (CAP payments and crop insurance) so as to improve their income and to reduce its volatility (crop insurance, inputs). French farms use the same...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Volatility; Direct payments; Insurance; France; Italy; FADN; Risk and Uncertainty; G22; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122478

FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT FARM BILL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paggi,   Mechel S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Policy; Food; Nutrition; Costs; Benefits; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109484

Uma Breve Análise do Desempenho do Mercado de Castanha de Caju na Ultima Campanha 1996-7 em Algums Distritos de Nampula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55203

Impact of the EU Common Agricultural Policy on Organic in Comparison to Conventional Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haring,   Anna Maria; Offermann,   Frank.
Farms in the EU receive considerable support from the Common Agricultural Policy. Support for organic and conventional farms is analysed, covering a wide range of different Common Agricultural Policy support measures. The current design of the Common Market Organisations tends to disadvantage organic farming systems, although developments in the last two CAP reforms (year 1992 and 2000) and the latest reform (2003) have reduced the discrimination of extensive farming systems and now provide opportunities to introduce measures to meet some of the needs of organic farms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Farm accounts; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24465

Policies to Facilitate Conversion of Millions of Acres to the Production of Biofuel Feedstock
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epplin,   Francis M.; Haque,   Mohua.
First-generation grain ethanol biofuel has affected the historical excess capacity problem in U.S. agriculture. Second-generation cellulosic ethanol biofuel has had difficulty achieving cost-competitiveness. Third-generation drop-in biofuels are under development. If lignocellulosic biomass from perennial grasses becomes the feedstock of choice for second- and third-generation biorefineries, an integrated system could evolve in which a biorefinery directly manages feedstock production, harvest, storage, and delivery. Modeling was conducted to determine the potential economic benefits from an integrated system. Relatively low-cost public policies that could be implemented to facilitate economic efficiency are proposed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biomass; Bio-oil; Cellulosic; Drop-in fuels; Ethanol; Land-lease contract; Lignocellulosic; Pyrolysis; Switchgrass; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; Q18; Q15; Q42.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113532

Methodology for Measuring Distortions to Agricultural Incentives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Kurzweil,   Marianne; Martin,   William J.; Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48326

A Economia Agrícola do Norte de Moçambique: Desenvolvimentos Recentes e Perspectivas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arlindo,   Pedro; Santos,   Ana Paula; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55224

Designing REDD+ Schemes to Address Permanence Concerns: Empirical Evidence from Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veronesi,   Marcella; Schlondorn,   Tim; Zabel,   Astrid; Engel,   Stefanie.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is an important topic in the debate on policies to mitigate climate change. This is the first study to test and compare the environmental impact of different REDD+ payment schemes in the field, and provide some insights on the effectiveness of different policies with respect to the permanence of forest-based emission reductions. This study implements a stated preference experiment of time allocation in the unique setting of the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project in Kenya, where charcoaling is a major source of forest degradation. The impact on time allocation is analyzed under the presumption that a hypothetical agricultural policy or an eco-charcoaling policy was introduced. We find that a...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: REDD; Permanence; Deforestation; Labor; Kenya; International Development; I38; J22; O13; Q18; Q23; Q28; Q56.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124131

El desacoplamiento de los apoyos a la agricultura: una perspectiva internacional
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anton,   Jesus.
RESUMEN: La evolución de la Política Agrícola Común (PAC) desde una política de apoyo a los precios hacia unos pagos más desconectados de la producción se enmarca en un contexto internacional más amplio, en el que otros países de la OCDE también reforman sus políticas en la misma dirección. El presente trabajo explica el significado del "desacoplamiento" de las políticas desde el punto de vista legal de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), y desde una perspectiva empírica como la adoptada por los trabajos de la OCDE. Se presentan los principales argumentos de eficiencia y distribución en favor del desacoplamiento y se analiza el alcance de las reformas en distintos países de la OCDE. Finalmente se argumenta en favor de la definición de unos objetivos...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Common Agricultural Policy; OECD countries; Agricultural Finance; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28773

Sécurité alimentaire en Afrique Sub-saharienne: Quelle Stratégie de Réalisation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango.
The analysis of the situation and perspectives on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa shows a growing gap between consumption and nutrition needs and food availabilities at the national, household and individual levels. The frailty of gains of productivity in food production and import capacities constitutes a major constraint to the realization of food security in the region. The growth of the agricultural sector becomes the prerequisite for food security improvement. However, the increase in agricultural productivity faces serious natural constraints such as climate contingencies, soil fertility and water control; socio-economic constraints such as the lack of capitalization, institutional weaknesses, lack of rural infrastructure and the frailty of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55455

Income Situation of Agricultural Households in Slovenia after EU Accession: Impacts of Different Direct Payments Policy Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kozar,   Maja; Kavcic,   Stane; Erjavec,   Emil.
Paper investigates income effects of different direct payments policy options after the accession of Slovenia to the EU by application of a static deterministic total income model for rural households in Slovenia (TIM). Model is based on actual income data of 120 agricultural households in Slovenia. With respect to pre-accession baseline situation and accession agreement, income situation of analyzed households is likely to improve under all analyzed policy scenarios. Estimated benefits are highest in case of standard direct payments scheme, followed by basic flat-rate area payment option (entirely decoupled). Model results reveal also that policy reform will have redistributive impacts in favour of agricultural households engaged in extensive agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU enlargement; CAP reform; Total income; Income impacts; Slovenia; Farm Management; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24705

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Nepal: Profiles of Seven Vulnerable Groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovendal,   Christian Romer.
This report documents the main findings of vulnerable group profiling work in Nepal. It identifies the characteristics and investigates the vulnerability for seven particular livelihood groups, notably marginal farm households in the Terai, in the hills and in the mountains, agricultural labour households in the Terai, porters in the hills and mountains, rural service castes, and poor urban workers in the informal economy in the Kathmandu Valley. Based on this analysis, it considers how these people cope during times of insufficient food production and/or earnings, and proposes actions that could be taken to reduce their vulnerability to becoming food insecure in the future.   Most of the research on poverty in Nepal during the past decades has focused...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Vulnerability; Food Insecurity; Vulnerable Groups; Livelihoods Profiling; Nepal; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23793

Rôle de Banques de céréales dans le dispositif de stockage de céréales au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Diarra,   Salifou Bakary.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cereal banks; Food security; Emergency; Mali; Cereal stocks; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57058

Competitiveness of Kenyan and Ugandan Maize Production: Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyoro,   James K.; Kirimi,   Lilian; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The purpose of this study is to assess the costs of maize production in Kenya and Uganda, starting from the fact that there is no single “cost of production” for maize. Cost of production varies according to region, the type of technology package employed, farmers’ management practices, and the weather. In light of this, the study disaggregates cost of production into seven region/technology categories, five in Kenya and two in eastern Uganda, in order to compare the relative competitiveness of maize among these regions and technology packages. Variations in cost of production within each region/technology category reflect differences in farmer management practices and micro-variability in soils and rainfall.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Uganda; Maize Production; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55158

Are Staple Food Markets in Africa Efficient? Spatial Price Analyses and Beyond
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rashid,   Shahidur; Minot,   Nicholas.
Paper to be presented at the Comesa policy seminar “Food price variability: Causes, consequences, and policy options" on 25-26 January 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Markets Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sub saharan Africa; Food security; Food prices; Markets; Efficiency; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58562

THE IMPACT OF CAP REFORM ON ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alexandri,   Cecilia; Luca,   Lucian.
The paper attempts to evaluate, on the basis of two scenarios (moderate and radical), the effects of CAP reforming compared to the situation of current CAP scenario and its effects upon welfare. Direct payments for the large farms, some of them operating on thousands of hectares, cannot contribute to the objective of supporting farmers’ incomes.  The solution for the modernization of rural areas seems to be their “urbanization”, through investments in infrastructure, development of community services and a move away from farming to other economic sectors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Welfare effects; Direct payments; Rural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44858

The Accession of Romania to the European Union - Scenario Analysis for Key Agricultural Crop Markets Using AGMEMOD Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gavrilescu,   Camelia; Gavrilescu,   Dinu; Kevorchian,   Cristian.
Aiming the EU accession put new and significant challenges to the candiadte countries' policies, and the problem of the inclusion of their agricultural sectors was among the most difficult ones. AGMEMOD is an econometric model of the EU-25 + 2 candidate countries (Romania and Bulgaria) agricultural sector. This poster presents the baseline and the scenario results for several key agricultural products of Romania's model developed as part of AGMEMOD model. The model is an econometric, dynamic, multi-product partial equilibrium comodity model. The target of this approach is to evaluate the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy reforms upon the country's agricultural sector in perspective of its accession to the EU. The selected commodities are: soft...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Romania; Econometric model; EU accession; Cereals; Sunflower; Crop Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25776

Zambia's Stop-And-Go Revolution: The Impact of Policies and Organizations on the Development and Spread of Maize Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Mungoma,   Catherine.
This paper explores how Zambia's policy and organizational environment has shaped the development, spread, and more recently, the disadoption of maize technology. It also traces the political motivations that drove the establishment of the policy and organizational framework supporting maize production and impeded the efficient operation of the parastatal-managed marketing system. Options facing Zambian policy makers for increasing food production under evolving political and economic conditions are discussed in the light of these experiences.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize technology; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008-July 2009: 14; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54689

USING BEST WORST SCALING TO INVESTIGATE PERCEPTIONS OF CONTROL AND CONCERN OVER FOOD AND NON-FOOD RISKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan.
This research locates a series of risks or hazards within a framework characterized by the level of control respondents believe they have over the risks, and the level of worry the risks prompt. It does this for a set of both food and non-food risks. The means by which this is done is novel and differs from past risk perception analyses in that it asks people directly regarding their relative assessments of the levels of control and worry regarding the risks presented. The cognitive burden associated with people ranking and scaling items in large sets is notoriously heavy and so this study uses an elicitation method designed to make the process intuitive and cognitively manageable for respondents. The substantive analysis of the risk perceptions has 4 main...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best-worst scaling; Maximum Difference; Food; Risk; Perception; Novel Technology; E.coli; UK; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61518

Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: The Case of Gestation Crates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Olynk,   Nicole J.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates. Consumers are found to implicitly associate animal welfare attributes with smaller farms. Preference heterogeneity drives notably diverse consumer welfare impacts when pork produced with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Consumer welfare; Economics of legislation; Gestation crates; Pork; Swine; Voluntary labeling; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56658

Recommendations on Sample Design for Post-Harvest Surveys in Zambia Based on the 2000 Census
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Megill,   David J.
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has been conducting the annual Zambia Post-Harvest Survey (PHS) for many years. The current sampling frame for this survey is based on the census supervisory areas (CSAs) and standard enumeration areas (SEAs) defined for the 1990 Zambia Census of Population and Housing. A new listing of households is conducted in the sample SEAs each year for selecting the sample households. Although this is still a representative sample of households, changes in the population distribution during the past decade have made the 1990 sampling frame for the PHS less efficient. Now that the data from the 2000 Zambia Census of Population and Housing are available, it is possible to develop a more effective sampling frame for the PHS. The...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia post-harvest survey; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54468

Welfare Impacts of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Trade Reforms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laborde,   David; Martin,   William J.; van der Mensbrugghe,   Dominique.
The variability of protection rates within sectors is frequently particularly high in agriculture relative to non-agriculture. Standard aggregation procedures ignore the variability within sectors, and underweight the importance of highly protected sectors. It therefore seems likely that they underestimate the potential benefits of agricultural trade reform relative to non-agricultural reform. This study examines this question using a new procedure for aggregating trade distortions. It finds that the key impact of using better aggregators is to increase the benefits of both agricultural and non-agricultural reform. It finds that using optimal aggregation procedures increases the measured importance of agricultural trade reform relative to non-agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade; Nonagricultural trade; Trade distortions; Tariffs; Aggregation; World Trade Organization; WTO; Trade reform; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103958

Poverty Implications of Agricultural and Non-agricultural Price Distortions in Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cororaton,   Caesar B.; Orden,   David.
Using recent estimates of industry assistance rates, the effects of trade liberalization in the rest of the world and in Pakistan alone are analyzed using a global and a Pakistan CGE model under two tax replacement schemes: a direct income tax and an indirect tax replacement. The results indicate that the distributional and poverty effects in Pakistan of a unilateral liberalization of all traded goods are significantly greater than the effects of trade liberalization in the rest of the world. There is relatively higher increase in real income and larger decline in poverty incidence in poor households both in rural and urban areas. The effects of agricultural trade liberalization alone in both the rest of the world and in Pakistan are considerably smaller...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52789

Political Economy of Agricultural Trade Interventions in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bates,   Robert H.; Block,   Steven A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/25/09.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agriculture; Taxation; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50302

Sector Comercial de Sementes - Progressos e Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Massingue,   Jaquelino; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Haji,   Ussene; Low,   Jan W.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56059

Global Distortions to Key Agricultural Commodity Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Croser,   Johanna L.; Nelgen,   Signe; Valenzuela,   Ernesto.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48576

Sub-Contracting in Rural Areas of Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mead,   Donald C.
This paper describes an arrangement where a producer undertakes certain steps in the production process done by individuals working in their own homes in Thailand. The paper also provides a description of how this system operates in four different industries, presents survey data on people engaged in subcontracting work, evaluates the subcontracting system, and determines the advantages and disadvantages of its operation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Thailand; Subcontracting; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Downloads November 2008-July 2009: 7; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54766

Compte rendu de la Réunion sur la Proposition du Programme de Renforcement des Capacités de sécurité alimentaire au niveau des communes, cercles et régions du PASIDMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Presidence De La Republique; Republique Du Mali Un Peuple Un But Une Foi; Commissariat A La Securite Alimentaire; Comite Technique De Coordination Des Politiques De Securite Alimentaire; Secretariat Technique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55813

Impact of Natural Resource Conservation Policies on Household Consumption Around Zambian National Parks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tembo,   Gelson; Bandyopadhyay,   Sushenjit; Pavy,   Jean-Michel.
Key Policy Points - Game Management Areas (GMAs) in Zambia aim to combine nature conservation with economic empowerment of rural households and communities. - We find evidence of consumption gains from living in GMAs and from participating in natural resource management through Community-Resource Boards (CRBs) and Village Action Groups (VAGs). - However, these benefits are unevenly distributed. Only GMAs with limited alternative livelihoods (Bangweulu and South Luangwa) exhibit significant consumption benefits. Also, the benefits accrue mainly to the relatively well off while the poor do not gain even if they participate. - Resources from ZAWA to CRBs seldom reach the VAGs. Richer, more educated community members participate at CRB or higher level while...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Policy; Natural resources; Conservation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q18; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55055

Will Higher Shipping Costs Drive the U.S. to Source More Localized Produce?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Ona,   Lucia Y.
The recent wide fluctuations in diesel fuel costs and subsequent trucking costs has raised speculation within the produce industry of potential structural shifts in the location of production.  Recent increases in demand for local produce seem to further support speculation toward this end.  A component pricing model is used to actually examine the impact of fuel prices on farm gate and retail produce prices for strawberries, lettuce, and potatoes.  The study finds that distribution costs, while significantly increasing in absolute value, have surprisingly little contribution to changes in retail prices even in markets distant to the primary production regions.  These results suggest that factors other than lower distribution costs for local produce will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produce; Local; Marketing margin; Fuel cost; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46872

Agriculture’s Multifunctionality, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hediger,   Werner.
We investigate the question whether the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) could be used to replace or complement those of multifunctionality and sustainability in the agri-food sector. It shows that the double role of citizens as tax payers and customers requests and allows us to directly link the problems of governance and stakeholder society in an intertemporal framework of total value maximisation and sustainable development. Thus, the concept of CSR provides a link between the views on agriculture’s multifunctionality and sustainability. Moreover, the fact that some actors in a vertical market, such as the agri-food chain, can exercise market power and absorb tax money and resource rents enforces the need of a broader perspective which...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Multifunctionality; Sustainability; Social responsibility; Market power.; D62; D63; Q01; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36854

INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH MALNUTRITION: AN ETHIOPIAN CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yigezu,   Yigezu A.; Sanders,   John H.
Many developing regions have excellent potential agricultural resources. However, historically population has become so concentrated on such small holdings that acute poverty and malnutrition now predominate. The food scientists’ response to the chronic nutritional problem has often been subsidized bio-fortification with nutritional supplements or more recently cultivars with higher nutrient levels. Where much of the population is in this inadequate nutrition category as in highland Ethiopia, the supplements are neither financially feasible nor sustainable. The cultivars can provide a few critical nutrients but are not a comprehensive solution. To improve nutrition, it is necessary to increase income so that an increased quality and quantitative diet can...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Agricultural technologies; Striga resistance; Inorganic fertilizers; Tied-ridges; Marketing strategies; Inventory credit; Nutrition; Income; Capped-lexicographic utility.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; O13; O33; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36813

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry: Economic Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Economists are rarely brought into the interdisciplinary research until the biophysical scientists have developed their models, made their measurements or completed their research task. The research economist is then brought in to do what amounts to a consulting task – provide some numbers that indicate impacts on the economy and employment. In this paper, I begin by illustrating cases from forestry where this leads to erroneous and costly policy outcomes. However, the main objective of this paper is to examine the role of genetic engineering in forestry and agriculture. In forestry, planting of genetically-modified (GM) tree species is nearly non-existent, with the exception of hybrid poplar that is used to produce pulp or fuel. However, as explored here,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Precautionary principle; Economics of genetically-modified organisms; Agriculture and forestry; Mountain pine beetle; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O13; O32; Q11; Q18; Q23.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107480

The Effects of Farm Commodity Policies and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okrent,   Abigail M.; Alston,   Julian M.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/16/2011.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food Policy; Fat Taxes; Welfare; Market Model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; I18; H2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61675

Effects on Investment of the 2003 CAP Reform: A Household Production Model for Dutch Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peerlings,   Jack H.M.
This paper develops a non-separable household production model capable of analysing the effects of the 2003 CAP reform, and especially EU farm payments, on individual Dutch dairy farms. Model results show that the 2003 CAP reform farm payments do not fully compensate the income loss caused by the milk price decrease. This implies that savings, and therefore, investment decreases. Investment shifts away from on-farm investment to off-farm investment. On-farm investment in milk quotas falls compared to investment in capital and land because the shadow price of milk quotas decreases relatively to the shadow prices of land and capital.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct income payments; Investment; Household production model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24649

Challenges for Less Developed Countries: Agricultural Policies in the EU and the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schure,   Paul; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Wang,   Yichuan.
Agricultural policies adopted by developed countries are considered distortional and detrimental to less developed countries (LDCs). This paper discusses the adverse impacts on less developed countries of the agricultural support regimes of the European Union (EU) and the United States (US). Despite the fact that the budget for agriculture in these constituencies has the same order of magnitude, we find that the EU relies much more heavily on agricultural support than does the US. Specifically, the EU provides agricultural producers with an amount of support that is about two-and-a-half times that of the US, and for most commodities a larger share of farmers’ income stems from support measures as well. While the composition of producer support differs...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural support; European Union; US; Developing countries; Least-developed countries; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37047

Understanding Rwandan Agricultural Households’ Strategies to Deal with Prime Age Illness and Death: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Bailey,   Linda.
Paper prepared for the IFPRI/Renewal Conference on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security, held in Durban South Africa, 13-17 April, 2005.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Mortality; Morbidity; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55122

Agricultural Sector and Economic Growth in Tunisia: Evidence from Co-integration and Error Correction Mechanism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chebbi,   Houssem Eddine; Lachaal,   Lassaad.
For the past two decades, Tunisia has been undertaken important structural reforms, which call in most cases for market and trade liberalization (agricultural structural adjustment program, GATT reforms, free trade area with the European Union). The private-led type of growth strategy with less government intervention has culminated these last years into a more rapid economic growth and openness. Within this context, this paper examines the agricultural sector role into the economic growth and its interactions with the other sectors using time-series co-integration techniques. We use annual data from 1961 to 2005 to estimate a VAR model that includes GDP indices of five sectors in Tunisian economy. Empirical results from this study indicate that in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Co-integration; Economic growth; Agricultural sector; Tunisia; International Development; C22; O13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9416

Credit Agricole et Credit Informel dans la Region Orientale de Haute-Volta: Analyse Economique, Performance Institutionnelle et Implications en Matiere de Politique de Developpement Agricole
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tapsoba,   Edouard K.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural Finance; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54770

Representative Characteristics of Rural Households in Areas of Central and Southern Mozambique Affected by the 2000 Floods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Arlindo,   Pedro; Weber,   Michael T.; Tschirley,   David L.
Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MADR-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Rural household; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55214

Farm Animal Welfare, Consumer Willingness to Pay, and Trust: Results of a Cross-National Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nocella,   Giuseppe; Hubbard,   Lionel J.; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
Higher animal welfare standards increase costs along the supply chain of certified animal-friendly products (AFP). Since the market outcome of certified AFP depends on consumer confidence toward supply chain operators complying with these standards, the role of trust in consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for AFP is paramount. Results from a contingent valuation survey administered in five European Union countries show that WTP estimates were sensitive to robust measures of consumer trust for certified AFP. Deriving the WTP effect of a single food category on total food expenditure is difficult for survey respondents; hence, a budget approach was employed to facilitate this process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Certification; Consumer trust; WTP; Budget approach; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; C81; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96832

ECONOMIC AND TRADE INDICATORS FOR EUROPE’S TRANSITION ECONOMIES, 1960 TO 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48470

Is the Glass Half-Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw.
One objective of this paper is to examine the trends and changes in crop production  before and after the implementation of the partial market liberalization policies starting in the  early 1990s. Another objective of the paper is to assess agricultural production performance and  its implications for household food security. These issues are examined on the basis of the Crop  Forecast Survey (CFS) data, Post Harvest Survey (PHS) data, Central Statistical Office (CSO)  price data, data from the Agricultural Market Information Centre (AMIC) at the Ministry of  Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF), and other data.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop production; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54458

Programme de renforcement des capacités de planification des actions de sécurité alimentaire au niveau des régions, des cercles et des communes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Presidence De La Republique; Republique Du Mali Un Peuple Un But Une Foi; Commissariat A La Securite Alimentaire; Comite Technique De Coordination Des Politiques De Securite Alimentaire; Secretariat Technique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55818

Multi-criteria analysis for the impact assessment of food safety policies: The case of EU regulation on dietary arsenic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario; Alldrick,   A.J.
Developments in knowledge concerning the toxicology and occurrence of dietary arsenic suggest that levels of exposure in some groups of the population within the EU are a cause for concern. This applies also in the case of individual Member States where local regulatory limits exist. The situation is such that some foods on the market are already the subject of consumer advice provided by government agencies. In the light of these considerations, some have suggested that Member States’ legislation concerning arsenic in foods should be modified and harmonised to reflect such developments. An evaluation of alternative policy initiatives is considered in this work. It employed a computer-based, fuzzy multi-criteria impact assessment tool for the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-criteria analysis; Fuzzy; Regulatory impact assessment; Food safety regulations; Arsenic; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C02; C65; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124122

Impacts of socio-economic factors on farm household dynamics - empirical survey data in an agent-based model application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnicke,   Hauke Joachim.
This paper addresses three issues of socio-economic factors of Hungarian farm households and their impacts on structural change. This concerns the role of age as a factor influencing the opportunity costs of labour, the impact of empirical age patterns on structural change, and the role of a varied probability of young farm successors entering into the farming business. Results of a farm household survey are integrated in simulation experiments with the agent-based model AgriPoliS which has been adapted to a Hungarian case study region. It could be shown that impediments of a flexible labour adjustment slow down structural change while the timing of persisting or exiting of farms highly depends on the age distribution of farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Socio-economic characteristics; Farm households; Empirical age patterns; Farm succession; Structural change; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; Q14.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94905

O Desafio Do Saláio Minimo: Considerações Teóricas E Práticas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; Boughton,   Duncan; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Mole,   Paulo Nicua; Massingue,   Jaquelino.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56053

EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT WILL DRIVE THE NEXT FARM BILL DEBATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mercier,   Stephanie.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Bill; Federal Budget Deficit; Congressional Budget Office; Political Stakeholders; House Agriculture Committee; Senate Agriculture Committee; Permanent Legislation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109480

The Transformation of Spain's Pork Sector: Can it Continue?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lence,   Sergio H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94639

Commercial Dynamics in Zambia’s Cassava Value Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Nyembe,   Misheck.
Cassava production has grown rapidly in Zambia since the early 1990’s. Available evidence suggests that volumes of traded cassava have been increasing roughly twice as fast as production.  Yet this cassava production boom could stall unless commercial markets for it develop. To help accelerate commercial development of cassava and cassava-based products at the national level, Zambia’s Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) initiated an Acceleration of Cassava Utilization (ACU) Task Force, beginning in August 2005. At a regional level, efforts such as the Cassava Transformation in Southern Africa (CATISA) project aim to complement national efforts and help facilitate regional spillovers, so that new products, new technologies or new lessons can help to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cassava; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54491

The U.S. Animal Identification Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.
Animal identification has been one of the most contentious issues for the last decade in the livestock industry. More specifically, at issue is the idea of a government-sponsored identification system, although it is unclear that an identification system forced on the industry by the market would be any more popular. Rancor over the issue has set livestock groups at odds over the merits of establishing such a framework; it has highlighted differences between species, within species, and by size and scale of agriculture. Given its politically sensitive nature, many groups without a tie to agriculture have been drawn in to lobby on the issue. This article examines the U.S. experience with the development of an animal identification system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; NAIS; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92594

VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS ON TELEVISION ADVERTISING FOR CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS: THE IMPACT ON CONSUMER DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berning,   Joshua P.
The health implications and costs associated with increasing levels of obesity are a widespread global issue. In the United States, there is a growing interest in identifying methods to reduce obesity levels. Particular focus has been given to advertisements for unhealthy foods, especially advertisements directed at young children as a number of studies conclude that advertising influences the perceptions, requests and short-term consumption behavior of young children. Recently, several of the largest global food producers began voluntary selfregulation of their advertisements to children under the age of 12. The group of participants includes the two largest carbonated soft drink (CSD) manufacturers. We estimate the demand for CSDs in the US over 15...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Advertising restrictions; Demand system; Carbonated soft drinks; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116418

Toward Increased Cereals Production in Ethiopia: Using a Commodity Systems Approach to Evaluate Strategic Constraints and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Said,   Ali; Molla,   Daniel; Diskin,   Patrick K.; Bogale,   Seifu.
The objective of this paper is to present a framework and process that can be used by  Ethiopians for strategic planning in the cereals system, to highlight the most important  constraints to increased productivity and identify critical investments to alleviate them. The  paper uses the framework to take a "first cut" at identifying major constraints and opportunities,  and areas requiring further research, drawing on findings from a rapid appraisal of major food  surplus and deficit areas.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Cereals; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55592

HIV/AIDS and Agrarian Livelihoods in Zambia: A Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mason,   Nicole M.; Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Myers,   Robert J.
Since the southern African food crisis of 2001/02, the ‘new-variant famine’ (NVF) hypothesis first proposed by de Waal and Whiteside (2003) has become an important part of the conventional wisdom surrounding the relationship between HIV/AIDS and food crises in the region. The NVF hypothesis suggests that HIV/AIDS is eroding agrarian livelihoods and exacerbating the effects of drought and other shocks on agrarian communities. These concepts have begun to shape the HIV/AIDS mitigation and food security policies and programs of governments and development agencies. To date, however, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support the NVF hypothesis, and there have been no studies specifically designed to tests its predictions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; HIV/AIDS; Crop Production/Industries; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54489

ASSESSMENT OF SECOND PILLAR PROGRAMS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elsholz,   Rudiger.
The second pillar of the CAP is expected to play a key role for rural development – especially for less favoured areas. Conservation of biodiversity and the cultural landscape and the competitiveness of farmers are important objectives addressed by different measures. The importance of the second pillar has been heavily emphasised for all the different objectives. The aim of the present paper is to analyse the programs of the second pillar for the federal state of Hesse, Germany. To give an overview of the programs the design of the measures is illustrated in detail. The programs are assessed from a theoretical point of view. Furthermore, the programs are classified into three axes in regard to the main objectives. The findings are threefold. Firstly, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Second Pillar and Regional Policy Impact; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44792

Agricultural Extension in Kenya: Practice and Policy Lessons
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muyanga,   Milu; Jayne,   Thomas S.
A consensus exists that extension services, if functioning effectively, improve agricultural productivity through providing farmers with information that helps them to optimize their use of limited resources. Variations in management practices and husbandry skills among small farmers in Kenya are very great. Tremendous poverty-reducing benefits could be reaped by bringing the production costs of the most inefficient farmers to mean productivity levels. Achieving these gains in maize production efficiency will depend on many factors, but extension is likely to be among the most important. Therefore, the costs to the nation of having an underperforming extension service – in terms of smallholder productivity, incomes, and poverty reduction, and the ability...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Extension services; Kenya; Policy reforms; Privatization; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55168

Alert at Maradi: Preventing Food Crises in West Africa by Using Price Signals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Araujo,   Claudio; Araujo-Bonjean,   Catherine; Brunelin,   Stephanie.
The aim of this paper is to exploit grain price data to detect the warning signs of looming food crises in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Firstly we identify which markets play a leading role at the national and regional level. The second step consists of identifying crisis periods and characterizing price movements during the period proceeding a crisis. This analysis leads to the identification of early warning indicators whose relevance is tested using panel data qualitative choice models. The results show that monitoring price movements on "leading markets" during crucial periods of the year can help in forecasting future crises.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Niger; Early warning systems; Discrete choice panel model; Food Security and Poverty; Q18; C25; D40; O18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114226

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Rozelle,   Scott; Martin,   William J.; Liu,   Yu.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48478

DECOMPOSING PRODUCER PRICE RISK: A POLICY ANALYSIS TOOL WITH AN APPLICATION TO NORTHERN KENYAN LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.; Luseno,   Winnie K.
This paper introduces a simple method of price risk decomposition that determines the extent to which producer price risk is attributable to volatile inter-market margins, intra-day variation, intra-week (day of week) variation, or terminal market price variability. We apply the method to livestock markets in northern Kenya, a setting of dramatic price volatility where price stabilization is a live policy issue. In this particular application, we find that large, variable inter-market basis is the most important factor in explaining producer price risk in animals typically traded between markets.  Local market conditions explain most price risk in other markets, in which traded animals rarely exit the region.  Variability in terminal market prices accounts...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; O1; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14753

Issues and Strategies for Aggregate Supply Response Estimation for Policy Analyses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Octavio A.; Mohanty,   Samarendu; Carpio,   Carlos E.; Denning,   Megan.
We demonstrate the use of the small-sample econometrics principles and strategies to come up with reliable yield and acreage models for policy analyses.  We focus on demonstrating the importance of proper representation of systematic and random components of the model for improving forecasting precision along with more reliable confidence intervals for the forecasts.  A probability distribution function modeling approach, which has been shown to provide more reliable confidence intervals for the dependent variable forecasts than the standard models that assume error term normality, is used to estimate cotton supply response in the Southeastern United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nonnormality; Probability distribution function; Supply response; Q11; Q18; C32.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43420

Recent Macroeconomic Dynamics and Agriculture in Historical Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orden,   David.
This article explores the similarities, differences, and implications from the 1970s–1980s experience for the macroeconomic dynamic that may arise from the 2008 price spike and subsequent recession. Role of monetary policy (deviations from Taylor rule) is assessed. This is an argument that has not been too prominent in public discourse about causes of the financial crisis or the policies undertaken to restore stability to financial markets and avoid an even deeper downturn than occurred. The ‘‘misery index’’ is compared across the past and recent macroeconomic events. Effects on agriculture of exchange rates are reviewed, effects dependent on currency values and interest rates that can change quickly and in unexpected ways.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Monetary policy; Exchange rates; Macroeconomic effects on agriculture; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Production Economics; Public Economics; E52; F41; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92581

Desempenho do Sector Algodoeiro ao Nível da Machamba em Nampula: Situação Actual e Perspectivas para o seu Melhoramento
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; Govene,   Olivia; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56051

Measuring Male-Female Productivity Differentials in Ethiopian Agriculture: Policy Implications for Improving the Livelihood of Female Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehui,   Simeon K.; Yadeta,   Kenea; Paulos,   Zelekawork; Teklewold,   Hailemariam.
An understanding of the efficiency with which women farmers are operating, particularly where they account for the largest share of the labor force required for agricultural production, is essential for designing appropriate policies to improve the overall performance of agriculture as well as the livelihood of women farmers. This paper contributes to the gender productivity debate by drawing on crop production data collected in three districts (Ada, Akaki and Gimbichu) in East Shoa, Ethiopia during the 1999/2000 cropping season through detailed multi-visit surveys of 80 farm households of which 39 were female-headed households. Using the Tornqvist-Theil index, Total factor productivity (TFP) is measured to analyze crop production efficiency differentials...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural efficiency; Total factor productivity; Gender; Ethiopian agriculture; Labor and Human Capital; D2; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25782

Andalusian Demand for Non-Market Goods from Mountain Olive Groves
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Kallas,   Zein; Nekhay,   Olexandr.
Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic, environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative for the design of public policies, it is necessary to estimate the social demand for such functions. The main objective of this article is to present an empirical application in this line. For this purpose we have taken the agricultural system of mountain olive groves in Andalusia (Southern Spain) at risk of abandonment after the decoupling of the EU subsidies as a case study. The economic valuation technique used is the Choice Experiment. According to the results, there is a different contribution of each attribute to the improvement of the Society level of utility. The main...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural multifunctionality; Economic valuation; Choice experiment; Olive groves; Andalusia (Spain); Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25385

Revisiting Grain Movement Control and Taxation in Ethiopia: A Policy Brief
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Grain taxation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54957

Higher Calorie Intakes Related to Higher Incomes in Northern Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55211

LINKING CROSS-COMPLIANCE AND AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES: A CASE STUDY IN EMILIA ROMAGNA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
Agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been studied under different perspectives in Europe, since the beginning of the ‘90s. Under regulation 1698/2005, agri-environmental schemes design has been modified with a more clear identification of a baseline for identifying the commitments and the costs of these prescriptions. The link between cross-compliance and agri-environmental schemes can be interpreted as a problem of joint design by the decision maker. From the farmer’s point of view, private costs of participations in agri-environmental schemes shall be added to the cost to be compliant with the mandatory standard defined for each measure if they are not already implemented. This amount of costs arise when mandatory standard are required in the whole...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-Environmental Schemes; Cross Compliance; Farmers’ Behaviour Modelling; Moral Hazard; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44800

Trends in Agricultural and Rural Development Indicators in Zambia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Govereh,   Jones; Chilonda,   Pius; Mason,   Nicole M.; Chapoto,   Antony; Haantuba,   Hyde H.
Effective agricultural and food security policies in Africa need to be based on a solid empirical foundation. In Zambia, it is widely perceived that poverty rates are increasing, agricultural growth is stagnant, and real food prices are higher as food production declines. This study examines these trends and finds that all of these perceptions are wrong. Rural poverty rates have declined substantially in rural Zambia since the early 1990s, although they are still unacceptably high. Real staple food prices for consumers have declined by 20% over the past decade, thanks to major reductions in maize milling and retailing margins. And there is evidence of impressive production growth for some crops that are becoming increasingly important sources of income and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Development; Indicators; Zambia.; Africa; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54483

Toward Improved Maize Marketing and Trade Policies to Promote Household Food Security in Central and Southern Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Marketing; Trade; Mozambique; Household; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56065

Who Are More Sensitive to Food-Borne Risks in Japan, Consumers or Politicians?: A Political Economy Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arahata,   Katsumi.
The purpose of this paper is to examine what kind of mechanism exists behind recent government decisions concerning food-borne risks in Japan. To fulfill this purpose, a conceptual model was built and applied to the contemporary Japanese political situation. Three major findings of this study are as follows:     First, theoretically, excessively sensitive response to food-borne risks can be explained by the behavioral pattern presented by the Prospect Theory. There is a high possibility that politicians may magnify such consumer response if they act primary to maximize their probability of being re-elected.     Secondly, when a food-borne risk is of great concern, it is possible that the politically optimum level of adopted preventive measures regarding...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food-borne risks; Politicians’ behaviors; Prospect Theory; Median Voter Theorem; BSE; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H89.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21256

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to review  the empirical record and begin drawing lessons from experience. This paper assesses the record  of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and  Mozambique. In four of these countries, cotton is the first- or second most important smallholder  cash crop; only in Uganda does it substantially lag other cash crops. The focus on the course of  reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to it –  and attempt to draw lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers. the paper begins by outlining the  challenges faced by cotton production and marketing systems. Next a review the range of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton sector reform; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54477

Rent Seeking and the Common Agricultural Policy: Do member countries free ride on lobbying?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Furtan,   William Hartley; Jensen,   Maria Skovager; Sauer,   Johannes.
The Common Agricultural Policy is modelled as a club good providing the European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which explains how much farmers in individual EU countries invest in rent-seeking activities in order to test for free-riding behaviour on lobbying costs. For our investigation we group the EU member countries by farm structure, and the type of benefit received. We explain the fees paid by farmers for lobbying by other countries fees, political variables, and country and regional agricultural characteristics. The model shows that some member countries free ride on others. This suggests a form of policy path dependency and leads to a suboptimal investment on lobbying of 7.5%.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Free-riding; Rent-seeking; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; D72; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6600

INFLUENCES OF THE GOVERNMENTAL MARKET INTERVENTIONS ON WHEAT MARKETS IN SERBIA DURING THE FOOD CRISIS 2007/2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Djuric,   Ivan; Goetz,   Linde; Glauben,   Thomas.
This paper analyzes how the market interventions of the Serbian government during the food crisis 2007/2008, inter alia a de facto export ban, have affected domestic wheat markets. Besides a comprehensive description of the crisis policy and its effects on the Serbian wheat market, we investigate how it influences the equilibrium and stability of the Serbian wheat market and its integration with the world market within a price transmission model. Applying a Markov-switching error correction model to weekly wheat grower prices in Serbia and world market prices, two states of the wheat market are identified. Our results suggest that although the long-run price elasticity did not change during the crisis, the market equilibrium was disrupted and the market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International market integration; Markov-Switching Error Correction Model; Serbia; Wheat market; World market price transmission; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; C34; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114438

Heterogeneity in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance Systems: The International Food Standard (IFS) in European Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Holger; Albersmeier,   Friederike; Gawron,   Jana-Christina; Spiller,   Achim; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Due to the growing demands of customers and several food crises, quality assurance schemes have become increasingly popular in agribusiness. With this trend in mind, it seems worthwhile to take a closer look at the satisfaction of participating European companies. The study focuses on the IFS, which has gained much relevance in the food industry. A questionnaire concerned with perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of the IFS was answered by 389 companies. The results indicate that the overall evaluation of the IFS is primarily affected by the perceived usefulness of the catalogue of requirements and its evaluation. Furthermore, a cluster analysis was conducted and three clusters were identified, representing heterogeneous evaluations of the IFS.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Quality assurance systems; International Food Standard; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53727

Health Claims Regulation and Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Rui; Bonanno,   Alessandro.
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, 20 December 2006, requires functional foods manufacturers operating in Europe to provide evidence that the health claims reported on the packaging are truthful.  However, most applications reviewed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have been rejected, leaving food manufacturers with the option of either selling products deprived of their claims or discontinuing their production.  This paper analyzes changes in welfare (both producers’ and consumers’) that would occur if the implementation of Reg. (EC) No 1924/2006 resulted in a large-scale health-claim de-labeling of functional food products.  To that end, we use one year (2007) of monthly scanner data of sales of conventional and functional yogurt in the Italian...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health claims regulation; EFSA; Welfare; Random coefficients; MPEC.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Q18; L66; M38.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103809

Developing Income Proxy Models for USAID Mission in Kenya: A Technical Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Mathenge,   Mary K.
This paper details the specific procedures utilized to develop the income proxy method for the USIAD/Kenya mission, reports on the performance of the method, and brings together in one place each part of the package needed to implement the method. The next section provides general background on income proxy methods; section III reports briefly on the Tegemeo/MSU Tampa full income survey that formed the basis for development of the proxy method; section IV provides details on model development, including definition of income components, the types of proxy variables tested, and the performance of the models; section V assesses model performance, and section VI touches on how the models can be used.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Income Proxy Model; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55154

WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING  THE MEAT WE EAT IS SAFE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan; Wossink,   Ada.
We report results of an analysis of the attribution of relative responsibility across the stages of the food chain for ensuring food safety. Specifically, we identify perceptions of the share of the overall responsibility that each stage in the food chain has to ensure that the meat people cook and eat at home does not cause them to become ill. Results are reported for two groups of stakeholders: consumers and farmers, and for two types of meat: chicken and beef. The stakeholders’ opinions regarding the relative degrees of responsibility of the sequential food chain stages (feed supplier, farmer, livestock transportation, abattoir,… consumer) are elicited via surveys using the Maximum Difference technique (best-worst scaling). The data are analyzed using...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maximum Difference; Best Worst Scaling; Responsibility; Food Safety; Perception; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q51; D03; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61642

As Perspectivas da Comercialização Agrícola do Ano 2008:Vozes das Zonas Rurais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Departamento de Estatística e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MINAG - Direcção de Economia – Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy Mozambique; Marketing; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55259

Consolidation and Concentration in the U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   Brian W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; L11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94760

Centralized versus Individual: Governance of Farmer Professional  Cooperatives in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Xiangping; Hu,   Yamei; Hendrikse,   George W.J.; Huang,   Jikun.
Based on a national representative survey conducted in 2009, this study shows that the decision-making within Farmer Professional Cooperatives (FPCs) in China is decentralized to individual farmers. However, there is a trend that the decision rights of farming are decomposed to marketing, production and input procuring. While the rights for production and input procuring stay with family farmers, marketing rights tend to be collectivized. Compared to FPCs having external initiating sources, FPCs initiated by farmers are more inclined to introduce centralized decision-making. The governance structure of FPCs in transition China presents hybrid forms of both hierarchy and family farming.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Cooperatives; Governance; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; L14; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90803

Enlargement of the European Union: A movement towards the optimal trade bloc size?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glebe,   Thilo W.
This paper analyses how the enlargement of a trade bloc will affect national welfare.  We establish a partial equilibrium model of a trade bloc either operating as a monopoly  with a competitive fringe or facing a duopolistic game in production taxes/subsidies.  Given this framework, we demonstrate how member countries’ welfare effects depend  on their trade flow and the market power of the trade bloc. A numerical estimation of  the effects of EU enlargement on the major grain crop markets suggests that welfare  effects are negligible. Economic reasons are therefore unlikely to be a motivating force  for further enlargement.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trade bloc; Trade liberalisation; Game theory; European Union; International Relations/Trade; D42; F11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58061

ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF A BAN AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS USED IN U.S. BEEF PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
Economic effects for three scenarios of antimicrobial drug use in livestock production -- a no-ban scenario and two levels of bans -- are examined through cost minimization and a partial equilibrium analysis.  Results indicate that regulating antimicrobial drug use in livestock production would increase per-unit costs of producers previously using drugs and reduce beef supplies in the short run, reducing consumer surplus.  Producers not previously using drugs would benefit from short-run price increases.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Antimicrobial drug; Ban; Beef production; Cost minimization; Feed efficiency; Growth function; Growth promotant; Livestock Production/Industries; C61; D21; D41; I118; Q11; Q12; Q18; R38.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15068

WTO Discipline and the CAP: the Constraints on the EU Sugar Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gohin,   Alexandre; Bureau,   Jean-Christophe.
The various assessments of the effects of a liberalization of world sugar markets are inconsistent with each other. One cause seems to be the modeling of the EU supply response. We investigate three possible linkages between sugar production under quota and the out-of-quota or "C" sugar supply: i/ the existence of fixed costs covered by the in-quota sugar; ii / the "overshooting" behavior as prevention against poor yields; iii/ the production of C sugar as "reference building" in view of expected reforms. Modeling these effects results in the introduction of an implicit crosssubsidy between in-quota sugar and C sugar. The resulting specification is included in a detailed model of the EU agricultural sector so as to account for intersectoral linkages. We...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Common agricultural policy; Sugar; General equilibrium models; WTO; International Relations/Trade; D58; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18872

Non-Governmental Organizations in Agricultural Development: Preliminary Survey Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bingen,   R. James; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Forestry, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Non-governmental organizations; Agricultural development; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55123

Chuvas Tardias e Excessivas Retardam o Inicio da Comercialização de Milho na Zona Norte: Os Comerciantes de Pequena Escala Perspectivam Fracas Colheitas Para a Campanha de 2006/07.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA- Departamento de Estatística e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MINAG - Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Markets; Informal traders; Mozambique; Cellphones; Scales; Transport; Radio; Market information; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55252

Le performance ambientali dei processi di produzione agricola. Cosa la Carbon Footprint dei prodotti agroalimentari non è in grado di dire.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Passeri,   N.; Blasi,   E.; Franco,   Silvio.
Molti studi analizzano il rapporto tra produzione agricola ed emissioni di gas serrra. Nella quantificazione dell’impatto ambientale del settore aagroalimentare, in termini di gas serra, si sta affermando la metodologia del Life Cycle Assesment (LCA) normata dalle ISO 14040 e 14044. Tra i diversi i risultati, l’analisi LCA determina l’Impronta Carbonica (C Carbon Footprint), derivante dagli utilizzi di materia ed energia nelle fasi di produzione, trasformazione, distribuzione, consumo e smaltimento di un prodootto agroalimentare. La metodologia LCA considera l’attività agricola come un processo industriale e, concentrandosi sulla determinazione delle emissioni per i singoli fattori immessi nei processi produtt tivi e non considerando l’intrinseca capacità...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon footprint; Bilancio ecologico; Produzione agricola; Impronta ecologica; Impatto ambientale.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q56; Q57; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124124

Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1995/96 version)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.
Individual project fact sheets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads June 2008 - June 2009: 6; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54696

Assessment of the Impact of Avian Influenza Related Regulatory Policies on Poultry Meat Trade and Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wieck,   Christine; Schlueter,   Simon W.; Britz,   Wolfgang.
We use two methodological approaches to analyze avian influenza related quarantine measures. First, a Heckman type gravity model is used to estimate the trade impact and second, a spatial partial equilibrium simulation model is developed to simulate welfare changes. The simulation model considers spread and transmission risk according to the disease status of the importing country as well as parameter uncertainty of the calibrated coefficients by using a Monte Carlo approach. The econometric results show that the principle of regionalization is preferred to import trade bans for uncooked meat. The simulation results verify the negative welfare impact of currently implemented regulatory policies and indicate that significant trade diversion effects...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Animal disease; Quarantine measure; Non-tariff measure; Welfare; Gravity model; Simulation model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; F14; F17; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122022

The Constitutionality of Generic Advertising Checkoff Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crespi,   John M.; McEowen,   Roger A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; K10; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94410

Income Poverty Effects of Expansion and Policies in Cash Cropping Economies in Rural Mozambique: An Economy-wide Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Marketing; Cash crop; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56070

The Effect of Liberalization on Grain Prices and Marketing Margins in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw; Myers,   Robert J.
This report analyzes the effects of grain market reform in Ethiopia on grain prices and price spreads between major wholesale markets. The experience of Ethiopia during the 1990s represents a case in which a relatively consistent and internally-driven program of grain market liberalization has been pursued with the general approval of international lenders and donors. The state marketing board, while not abolished, has been substantially downsized and has become a marginal actor in the current grain marketing system. Hence, the case of Ethiopia between 1990 and 1997 may constitute a particularly important test of the hypothesis expressed by reform advocates that the removal of regulatory constraints on private trade and the transition to a market-oriented...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Grain market reform; Ethiopia; International Relations/Trade; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008 - July 2009: 37; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54681

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS IN ITALY OF ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESES OF REGIONALIZATION OF THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pupo D'Andrea,   Maria Rosaria.
The Fischler reform of the CAP deepened the decoupling process of agricultural support started with the 1992 reform, introducing the Single Payment Scheme (SPS). Two models could be used to apply the SPS: in the historic model payments are based on individual reference amounts; in the regional model payments are based on regional reference amounts. Italy chose to apply the historic model, thus “freezing” the distribution of support to farms at the historic reference level. The recent Proposal on the Health Check of the CAP envisaged Member States being allowed to adjust their model towards a flatter rate of the SPS from 2010, a move that could become compulsory for Member States after 2013. The paper analyses the effects at territorial and farm level of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Decoupling; FADN; Regionalization; Single Payment Scheme; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44806

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmed,   Nazneen; Bakht,   Zaid; Dorosh,   Paul A.; Shahabuddin,   Quazi.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48481

Patterns of Collusion in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program: An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Little,   Bertis B.; Lovell,   Ashley C.; Cross,   Mike H.; Shucking,   Michael.
This article analyzes anomalous patterns of agent, adjuster, and producer claim outcomes and determines the most likely pattern of collusion that is suggestive of fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal crop insurance program.  Log-linear analysis of Poisson-distributed counts of anomalous entities is used to examine potential patterns of collusion.  The most likely pattern of collusion present in the crop insurance program is where agents, adjusters, and producers nonrecursively interact with each other to coordinate their behavior.  However, if a priori an intermediary is known to initiate and coordinate the collusion, a pattern where the producer acts as the intermediary is the most likely pattern of collusion evidenced in the data.  These results have...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Abuse; Collusion; Crop insurance; Empirical analysis; Fraud; Waste; G22; Q12; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43393

Safety Nets or Trampolines? Federal Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance, and the Farm Bill
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Barry K.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.
We review the implications of the 2007 Farm Bill for the risk management dimensions of U.S. agriculture and policy. Legislative proposals suggest significant changes in risk management policy, including the introduction of state or national revenue insurance. We also pursue an empirical analysis of the interrelationships of crop insurance, disaster relief, and farm profitability. We find an inverse relationship between disaster assistance and insurance purchases. Our analysis also suggests that farmers that buy insurance and that receive disaster payments tend to have higher returns to farming.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Disaster payments; Farm Bill; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46980

Compte Rendu de la Reunion du Comite Technique de Coordination des Politiques de Securite Alimentaire
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE, REPUBLIQUE DU MALI UN PEUPLE UN BUT UNE FOI, COMMISSARIAT A LA SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE; COMITE TECHNIQUE DE COORDINATION DES POLITIQUES DE SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE; SECRETARIAT TECHNIQUE
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55815

Evaluating the CAP Reform as a multiple treatment effect: evidence from Italian farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esposti,   Roberto.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/03/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Farm Production; Treatment Effects; Propensity Score Matching; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q12; C21; O13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100216

Food Chain Concept in Food and Rural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
Food chain concept was firstly used as a private sector concept applied in order to optimise chain organisation and to create value along the chain. It is now becoming an approach to understand relations within a socio-economic area, both for economic and production aims and to gain a territorial and rural development perspective. Currently food chain policy is often the result of a negotiating process involving different socio-economic policy areas and many stakeholders. The objective of the present paper is to analyse the food chain concept in rural and food policy context, to explore its interconnections with other socio-economic policy areas, and to identify the main policy perspectives in which the concept of food chain was used. A significant number...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Food policy; Rural policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59037

Understanding Linkages among Food Availability, Access, Consumption, and Nutrition in Africa: Empirical Findings and Issues from the Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diskin,   Patrick K.
This paper starts with the unsurprising observations that (1) having enough food available at national and local levels is necessary but not sufficient for ensuring that households have adequate access to food; (2) having adequate household access to food is necessary but not sufficient for ensuring that all household members consume an adequate diet; and (3) consuming an adequate diet is necessary but not sufficient for maintaining a healthy nutritional status. Recognizing that the links from food availability to access to consumption to nutritional status are not automatic, the challenge for policy makers and analysts concerned with achieving food and nutrition security is to understand how these variables are linked to one another, how closely they are...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads July 2008-July 2009: 14; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54707

Food Safety, the Environment, and Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zilberman,   David; Hochman,   Gal; Sexton,   Steven E.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48637

Distortions in a Multi-Level Co-Financing System: The Case of the Agri-Environmental Program of Saxony-Anhalt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirschke,   Dieter; Hager,   Astrid; Jechlitschka,   Kurt; Wegener,   Stefan.
In this paper we analyze the impact of the EU multi-level co-financing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental program of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analyzed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal that regional choices on agri-environmental measures are strongly influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions to be considered in the policy-making process.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programs; Co-financing; Federalism; Interactive programming; Policy-making; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C61; H72; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25365

The Art of Exceptions: Sensitive Products in the Doha Negotiations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gouel,   Christophe; Mitaritonna,   Cristina; Ramos,   Maria Priscila.
It is necessary for multilateral trade negotiations to include exceptions to accommodate politically sensitive sectors. However, given the highly concentrated distribution of agricultural protection, too many exceptions put at risk the objectives of World Trade Organization. This paper assesses the delicate balance required, based on the case of agricultural trade protection in Europe and Japan, two countries where tariff dismantling in the agricultural sector is a particularly sensitive issue. Since agricultural border protection is heterogeneous, we avoid aggregation bias by extending a multi-country computable general equilibrium model to the product level. This allows us to combine the assets from general equilibrium and partial equilibrium modeling,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade; Doha Development Agenda; CGE model; Disaggregation; Sensitive products; Tariff-rate quotas; Agricultural and Food Policy; C68; F13; F17; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115431

To Till or Not to Till? Social Profitability of No-Till Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Ollikainen,   Markku; Uusitalo,   Pekka.
We study from economic and environmental angles under what conditions no-till technology is socially optimal. We demonstrate theoretically that if yield under no-till is equal to or greater than under conventional technology, its adoption is socially optimal provided that herbicide runoff damages under both technologies are close enough. Finnish data shows, however, that only in one case out of three no-till provides higher social returns. In terms of nutrient runoffs no-till performs better than conventional technology. No-till reduces surface runoffs of nitrogen by 58%, and surface runoffs of particulate phosphorus by 70% relative to conventional technology, but causes more than three times higher dissolved phosphorus surface runoffs. The amount of total...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient runoffs; Herbicide runoffs; Buffer strips; Agri-environmental policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q16; Q18; H23.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24755

Attitudes of College Students towards Agriculture, Food and the Role of Government
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carreira,   Rita I.; Mane,   R.; Danforth,   Diana M.; Wailes,   Eric J.
In 2002 and 2007 we surveyed Agribusiness students’ attitudes about agriculture, farming, food and agricultural policies. Responses were analyzed by year and student characteristics including farm background, citizenship and gender. Citizenship was a significant variable explaining differences in agreement with statements. Year and interactions with year were not significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Farming; Logistic regression; Student attitudes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; A13; A22; C42; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6806

Food Safety as a Global Public Good: Is There Underinvestment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Globalization of the food system is shaped by demand trends that bring about deep integration of agricultural production and marketing. As diets and food quality become more similar around the world, risks are shared across borders, creating global public "goods" and "bads." Examples of globally shared food safety risks include acute risks such as microbial pathogens, as well as chronic risks, such as those arising from pesticide residues or mycotoxins. Food safety is addressed as a global public good through private sector efforts, institutional innovations such as the SPS agreement under the WTO, and trade capacity building efforts to improve food safety management for developing country exports. Data on food safety import violations from the U.S. and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Global public good; Trade facilitation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q17; Q18; O19.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25733

The entry price threshold in EU F&amp;V sector: deterrence or effective barrier?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cioffi,   Antonio; Santeramo,   Fabio G.
The paper investigates the effects of the entry price scheme for fresh fruit and vegetables. The analysis is conducted on the EU prices of tomatoes, lemons and apples for some of the main competing countries on the EU domestic markets: Morocco, Argentina, Turkey and China. The econometric analysis is based on testing and estimating a switching vector autoregressive model with endogenous threshold entry price level. The model shows the isolation effects and the accumulation of SIVs above the trigger entry price. This paper contributes to clarify the role played by the EPS in avoid or deter low priced imports from main EU partner Countries.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruits and vegetables; Entry price system; Trade policy; TVAR; Agricultural and Food Policy; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99432

Southeastern Peanut-Production Cost Efficiency Under the Quota System:  Implications for the Farm-Level Impacts of the 2002 Farm Act
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nadolnyak,   Denis A.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Hartarska,   Valentina M.
In the article, stochastic frontier analysis of peanut-production efficiency in the Southeastern region of the United States is conducted with a view of assessing the likely farm-level impacts of the 2002 Farm Act.  Results indicate that , although quota ownership did not significantly impact inefficiency, it is likely that limitations on the quota’s transferability to areas with better growing conditions were a significant cause of inefficiency.  The acreage shifts and improved yields following the passage of the 2002 Farm Act support this conclusion.  Certain farm characteristics, such as farm size and operator’s education and age, were also important for efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: 2002 Farm Act; Peanut production; Stochastic cost frontier analysis; Supply management policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q18; D61; Q15; Q12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43762

Border Effects on Spatial Price Transmission between Fresh Tomato Markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso: Any Case for Promoting Trans-Border Trade in West Africa?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amikuzuno,   Joseph.
Cross-border trade in food commodities within sub-regional economic blocks in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) is believed to be faster, cheaper, more convenient and welfare-enhancing than overseas trade between SSA countries and the USA, EU and the BRIC countries. The difficulty of commodity arbitrage across international borders SSA is however a fundamental constraint to price transmission, market integration and the realisation of the welfare-enhancing role of cross-border trade in Africa. This study examines the impact of border and distance on price transmission between tomato markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. The analysis applies a regime-switching vector error correction model to estimate semi-weekly, wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato markets in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price Transmission; Border; Tomato; Ghana; Burkina-Faso; Agribusiness; C32; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115519

The impact of changing agricultural policies on jointly used rough pastures in the Bavarian Pre-Alps - an economic and ecological scenario approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roeder,   Norbert; Lederbogen,   Dirk; Trautner,   Juergen; Bergamini,   Ariel; Stofer,   Silvia; Scheidegger,   Christoph.
The following paper assesses the impact of different policy options on the land use and associated biodiversity values of jointly organized low intensity grazing systems (‘Allmende’) in Southern Bavaria. We use an integrated economic and ecological modelling approach to compare the results of the scenarios with a reference situation that reflects the Common Agricultural Policy prior to the Fischler Reform. The economic sub model is based on single farms which alter their land use in response to economic stimuli. Within the economic part, key factors like the farm’s endowment with machinery, quota and buildings but also the farmer’s attitude are regarded. Within the rule based ecological sub model we analyze three main parameters: (a) protected habitats...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Agent based modelling; BioAssess; Impact assessment; Biodiversity; Agriculture; Target species; EC Habitats Directive; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51070

Household Responses to Prime Age Adult Mortality in Rural Mozambique: Implications for HIV/AIDS Mitigation Efforts and Rural Economic Development Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; Donovan,   Cynthia; Weber,   Michael T.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Alage,   Albertina.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Adult mortality; Mozambique; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56060

FARM BILL STAKEHOLDERS: COMPETITORS OR COLLABORATORS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Klose,   Steven L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Bill; Policy; Deficit; Nutrition; Renewable Energy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109481

Impacto de la política de precios y de crédito agrícola sobre la distribución del ingreso en el Perú: 1985-1990
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escobal D'Angelo,   Javier.
Este documento describe y analiza la estrategia agrícola del gobierno aprista, desde el punto de vista de sus efectos redistributivos. La estrategia, que pretendió beneficiar principalmente a los estratos más pobres de la agricultura, tuvo como eje al PRESA, programa dirigido a asegurar una demanda creciente a precios rentables para los productores agrícolas y fue acompañado por un programa de crédito agrícola que apuntaba a aumentar los recursos financieros canalizados a la actividad agrícola.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distribucion del ingreso; Politica agraria; Precios agricolas; Politica de precios; Credito agricola; Peru; Income distribution; Agricultural policy; Agricultural prices; Price policy; Agricultural credit; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Q18; Q14.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42249

Inequality and Poverty Impacts of Trade Distortions in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arndt,   Channing; Thurlow,   James.
Although Mozambique has considerable agricultural potential, rural poverty remains extremely high. This paper examines the extent to which global and domestic price distortions affect agricultural production and national poverty. We develop a computable general equilibrium (CGE) and micro-simulation model of Mozambique that is linked to the results of a global model. This framework is used to examine the effects of eliminating global and national price distortions. Model results indicate that agriculture is adversely affected by current trade distortions due to policies in the rest of the world. While a removal of all merchandise trade distortions would reduce import prices, it would also raise agricultural production and reduce poverty. By contrast,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52794

Résumé des Observations tirées de Décaféiné? Situation, Tendances et Perspectives pour la Production du Café au Rwanda Analyse d’une Enquête sur les Ménages Ruraux, an 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Most Rwandan coffee is currently grown and processed the same way it was a decade ago.  Consequently, Rwanda’s coffee production and marketing system has not been able to keep up with  changes in the global market for high quality coffee. Given world market gluts of relatively poor quality coffee, Rwanda is now exporting a product that fetches low prices. Despite the challenges in coffee marketing and production, coffee remains one of Rwanda’s most important official sources of foreign exchange and the drop in production is of major concern to both the public and private sectors. In an effort to assist decision makers in the coffee sector better understand factors affecting farmers’ production decisions and their attitudes about coffee, the FSRP fielded a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55355

Effects of Federal Risk Management Programs on Optimal Acreage Allocation and Nitrogen Use in a Texas Cotton-Sorghum System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seo,   Sangtaek; Mitchell,   Paul D.; Leatham,   David J.
We analyze the effects of crop insurance and the Marketing Loan Program on optimal nitrogen use and acreage allocation for a case cotton-sorghum farm in Texas.  A mathematical programming model is used to solve for the optimal nitrogen fertilizer rate, crop acreage allocation, coverage level, and price election factor, along with participation in the crop insurance and the Marketing Loan Program for both crops.  Results show that depending on the crop and farmer risk aversion, these federal risk management programs increase or decrease optimal fertilizer rates-6% to 3%, increase optimal cotton acreage 94% to 144%, and decrease sorghum acres up to 50%.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Extensive margin; Intensive margin; Loan deficiency payments; Revenue insurance; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43503

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matthews,   Alan; Claquin,   Pierre; Opolot,   Jacob.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48549

Biomass Supply from Alternative Cellulosic Crops and Crop Residues: A Preliminary Spatial Bioeconomic Modeling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egbendewe-Mondzozo,   Aklesso; Swinton,   Scott M.; Izaurralde,   R. Cesar; Manowitz,   David H.; Zhang,   Xuesong.
This paper introduces a spatial bioeconomic model for study of potential cellulosic biomass supply at regional scale. By modeling the profitability of alternative crop production practices, it captures the opportunity cost of replacing current crops by cellulosic biomass crops. The model draws upon biophysical crop input-output coefficients, price and cost data, and spatial transportation costs in the context of profit maximization theory. Yields are simulated using temperature, precipitation and soil quality data with various commercial crops and potential new cellulosic biomass crops. Three types of alternative crop management scenarios are simulated by varying crop rotation, fertilization and tillage. The cost of transporting biomass to a specific...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biomass production; Bioenergy supply; Biofuel policy; Bioenergy; Cellulosic ethanol; Agro-ecosystem economics; Ecosystem services economics; Agro-environmental trade-off analysis; Mathematical programming; EPIC; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; Q15; Q57; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98277

Texto Bàsico de Economia Agrícola: Su importancia para el Desarrollo Local Sostenible
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zúniga-González,   Carlos Alberto.
The present works is part of my doctoral dissertation for getting title of Doctor of Philosophy with major in Science and Specialization in the Economics of Agriculture and Local Development.  The research hypothesis was: “If agricultural and forest activities apply agricultural economics, then it highlights the important element for sustainable local development, useful for the policy maker and decisions taker”.        Therefore, the study makes emphasis in the importance for applying agricultural economics to the forest and agricultural activities. The agricultural economics basic text is an elemental document for the agricultural economics curricular component; it is a component for the agricultural and economic science careers.    The academic...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Economics; Sustainable Local Development; Data Envelopment Analysis.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; O11; O12; O38; P51; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/111604

Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hayes,   Dermot J.; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Tokgoz,   Simla; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Yu,   Tun-Hsiang (Edward); Dong,   Fengxia; Hart,   Chad E.; Chavez,   Eddie C.; Pan,   Suwen; Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Dumortier,   Jerome.
We examined four evolution paths of the biofuel sector using a partial equilibrium world agricultural sector model in CARD that includes the new RFS in the 2007 EISA, a two-way relationship between fossil energy and biofuel markets, and a new trend toward corn oil extraction in ethanol plants. At one extreme, one scenario eliminates all support to the biofuel sector when the energy price is low, while the other extreme assumes no distribution bottleneck in ethanol demand growth when the energy price is high. The third scenario considers a pure market force driving ethanol demand growth because of the high energy price, while the last is a policy-induced shock with removal of the biofuel tax credit when the energy price is high. Standard results hold where...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; EISA; Ethanol; Tax credit; World agricultural sector model; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; Q38.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53093

Healthy Competition in the Animal Health Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buhr,   Brian L.; Holtkamp,   Derald; Sornsen,   Steve.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pharmaceutical Industry; Five Forces; Animal Health; Veterinary; Competition; Economics; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; L11; L22; L2; L66.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104213

CAP UNDER FIRE: THE BUDGETARY REVIEW AND THE CAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elekes,   Andrea; Halmai,   Peter.
During the process of the budgetary review the CAP faces its greatest challenge of its history: not only the (common) financing of the CAP, but the future of the CAP itself is at stake. It is obvious that the reform steps implemented so far – even though they have several forward-looking elements – do not result in a CAP sustainable on the long run. Further changes are inevitable. Basing our analysis on the theories of fiscal federalism and other political economy approaches, we try to answer the following questions. Is common financing of a reformed CAP justified? Can national co-financing be extended? Is it justified to keep the system of commonly financed direct payments?
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: European Union; Common Agricultural Policy; Fiscal federalism; Budget review; Agricultural and Food Policy; F15; F36; H41; H50; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114345

Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Damaseke,   M.; Govereh,   Jones; Simumba,   D.
Inorganic fertilizers will play a role in government programs, but whether or not a  single policy is valuable for all farmers depends upon the net gain for the farmers. The research  here seeks to demonstrate how to answer the question “Is fertilizer profitable in Zambia for  maize and cotton in the smallholder sector?” This study identifies the key components determining  profitability and then sets up a framework to evaluate the probability of farmers to obtain  profitable results with fertilizer use on maize and cotton. Several cases are selected and the  results are evaluated. Private profitability for the farmer at market prices is discussed,  leaving social profitability to other researchers. A simple method for farmers and extensionists  to use to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54606

HOW CLOSELY RELATED ARE THE PRICES OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CORN?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singerman,   Ariel; Lence,   Sergio H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Organic corn prices; Organic farming; Organic production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61151

Políticas de precios y subsidios agrícolas: impactos macroeconómico y sectorial: Perú 1985-1988
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escobal D'Angelo,   Javier.
Este documento presenta y analiza las principales políticas aplicadas por el gobierno aprista para reactivar el agro peruano, evaluando su viabilidad financiera de corto y mediano plazo y sus efectos sobre el propio sector agrario y la economía en su conjunto. Describe y analiza la política de precios agrícolas, la política cambiaria y la política crediticia; evalúa los efectos de las políticas macroeconómicas descritas y de los subsidios agrícolas, en especial aquéllos que inciden sobre la inflación, el déficit fiscal y los términos de intercambio intersectoriales.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economia agraria; Politica agraria; Sector agropecuario; Precios agricolas; Politica de precios; Subsidios; Peru; Agricultural economics; Agrarian policy; Agricultural sector; Agricultural prices; Prices policy; Subsidies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42288

Methodological innovations in estimating the (inverse) relationship between farm productivity and farm size in a developing economy: a case study of Burundi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verschelde,   Marijn; Vandamme,   Ellen; D'Haese,   Marijke F.C.; Rayp,   Glenn.
We use a nonparametric estimation of the production function to investigate the relationship between farm productivity and farming scale in poor smallholder agricultural systems in the north of Burundi. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a predominant small scale subsistence farming sector. A Kernel regression is used on data of mixed cropping systems to study the determinants of production including different factors that have been identified in literature as missing variables in the testing of the inverse relationship such as soil quality, location and household heterogeneity. Household data on farm activities and crop production was gathered among 640 households in 2007 in two Northern provinces of Burundi. Four production models...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Inverse relationship; Farm size; Nonparametric; Burundi; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; D24; O13; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99359

Consumers' Trust in Government and Their Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Food: Empirical Evidence from China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiu,   Huanguang; Huang,   Jikun.
Understanding the determinants of consumer's acceptance towards genetically modified food (GMF) is critical important for future biotechnology development. Among many factors, consumers' trust in government has increasingly received great attentions in the literature. However, accurately quantifying impact of consumers' trust in government on their GMF attitudes is difficult because researchers often encounter many difficulties in empirical estimation. Overall goal of this study is to empirically quantify the impact of consumers' trust in government on their attitudes towards GMF in China. An econometric model on consumer's trust in government and their attitude towards GMF is developed and estimated based on a unique data set collected by the authors in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust in government; Genetically modified food; Consumer's attitude; Acceptance; China; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25741

Micro and Small Enterprise Baseline Survey in Central and Northern Mozambique - Summary of Survey Objectives, Methodology and Contents
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Micro-enterprise; Small-enterprise; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56020

Domestic Support Reform? A Closer Look at EU Policies Applied to Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rickard,   Bradley J.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Recent trade negotiations have attracted much attention to the consequences of domestic support applied to agricultural markets. In various markets, researchers have examined the economic effects of regimes and scenarios with less, or different forms of, domestic support including decoupled payments. Here we examine the domestic support regimes for processed fruits and vegetables in the European Union (EU) where major policy changes were applied in 2001 and again in 2008. The changes were billed as policy “reform” but no analysis has yet evaluated quantitatively the nature of what was reformed and what was not. A simulation model is used here to assess the price, production, and welfare effects of policies that have been applied to the EU processing tomato...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy reform; Domestic support; Horticultural markets; European Union; Common Agricultural Policy; Processing tomatoes; Simulation analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51174

Representative Characteristics of Rural Households in Areas of Central and Southern Mozambique Affected by the 2000 Floods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Arlindo,   Pedro; Weber,   Michael T.; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Rural households; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56039

Agglomeration, Migration and Agricultural Growth: A Regional CGE Analysis for Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Thurlow,   James.
CGE Analysis; Development Strategy; sub-Saharan Africa;
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural-urban linkages; Internal migration; Regional development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; R13; R23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50775

Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Zhen; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
We extend the existing literature on food taxes targeting obesity. First, we incorporate the implicit substitution between sugar and fat nutrients implied by a complete food demand system and by conditioning on how food taxes affect total calorie intake. Second, we propose a methodology that accounts for the ability of consumers to substitute leaner low-fat and low-sugar items for rich food items within the same food group. This substitution is integrated into a demand system in addition to substitution among food groups. Simulations of a tax on added sugars show that the impact of the tax on consumption patterns is understated and the effect on welfare loss overstated when abstracting from this substitution within food groups.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discretionary calories; Fat; Food demand; Health policy nutrition; Low-fat; Low-sugar substitutes; Obesity; Sugar; Sweeteners; Tax; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103320

Energy Crop Supply in France: A Min-Max Regret Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kazakci,   Akin; Rozakis,   Stelios.
This paper attempts to estimate energy crop supply using an LP model comprising hundreds of representative farms of the arable cropping sector in France. In order to enhance the predictive ability of such a model and to provide an analytical tool useful to policy makers, interval linear programming (ILP) is used to formalise bounded rationality conditions. In the presence of uncertainty related to yields and prices it is assumed that the farmer minimises the distance from optimality once uncertainty resolves introducing an alternative criterion to the classic profit maximisation rationale. Model validation based on observed activity levels suggests that about 40% of the farms adopt the min-max regret criterion. Then energy crop supply curves, generated by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Interval linear programming; Min-max regret; Energy crops; France; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C61; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24751

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmer and Rancher; Farm Finances; Access to Farmland; Government Farm Programs; Off-farm Income; Age of Farm Operator; Farm Management; Q12; Q14; Q14; Q18; R12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109475

Evaluating the Potential of Whole-Farm Insurance Over Crop-Specific Insurance Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bielza,   Maria; Garrido,   Alberto.
Since 1996, different formats of whole-farm insurance (WFI) have been launched in North America and Spain. Their rationale is to pool all farm's insurable risks into a single policy that provides cheaper coverage against the farm's revenue losses. We evaluate the gains of moving from a situation of full insurance coverage delivered by crop-specific policies to WFI. Based on the records of individual farmers gathered by the Spanish Agricultural Insurance Agency (ENESA), we select two representative farms in Valencia that have consistently purchased insurance during 1993-2004 for three crops (apricots, plums and wine grapes). WFI is designed to deliver exactly the same expected revenue than does the combined effects of three crop-specific multiple-peril...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural insurance; Whole-farm insurance; Simulation; Crop risks; Spanish agriculture; Risk and Uncertainty; Q14; G; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25421

A Socio-Economic Survey in the Province of Nampula: Cotton in the Smallholder Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55990

Measuring the Impacts of Prime-age Adult Death on Rural Households in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yamano,   Takashi; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Using a two-year panel of 1,422 Kenyan households surveyed in 1997 and 2000, we measure how primeage adult mortality affects rural households’ size and composition, agricultural production, asset levels, and off-farm income. First, the paper uses adult mortality rates from available data on an HIV-negative sample from neighboring Tanzania to predict the number of deaths that might have been expected in the absence of HIV, and compares this to the number of deaths actually recorded over the survey interval in the Kenyan sample. Based on this procedure, only a quarter of the prime-age female deaths in the 25-34 age range and about half of the male deaths in the 35-44 year age range age range could have been predicted on the basis of the HIV-negative...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; Kenya; Agricultural production; Adult death; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55152

Réponse et rentabilité des engrais au Rwanda: Synthèse des Résultats des Etudes du MINAGRI menées par le Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et l'Initiative sur la Fertilité des Sols de la FAO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Murekezi,   Anastase.
The objectives of this paper are: to present in synthesis form key conclusions and  recommendations of the FSRP/FAO-SFI studies on fertilizer profitability in Rwanda; and to  incorporate information and comments obtained from participants in the December 15, 1999,  MINAGRI Fertilizer Profitability Workshop conducted to present and validate the preliminary  findings of the two studies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55423

ECONOMIC AND TRADE INDICATORS FOR HIGH-INCOME AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 1960 TO 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48472

Designing Strategies to Support a Transformation of Agriculture in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molla,   Daniel; Gebre,   Hagos; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
The paper consists of three parts. The first part of the paper is a review of  agricultural performance in Ethiopia over the past forty years. The second part diagnoses  agricultural system performance and food security problems in Ethiopia and discusses some  tentative practical strategies for promoting an agricultural transformation, and with it,  increased productivity, income growth, and food security over the long run. The third part  describes the general approach to promoting an agricultural transformation and food security for  Ethiopia. It is conceptual and procedural. It draws from the lessons of economic history and  theory applied to the current situation in Ethiopia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55593

Research Methods in the MSU Food Security in Africa Project: Conceptualizing and Implementing Policy Relevant Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tefft,   James F.; Weber,   Michael T.; Staatz,   John M.
Over the last ten years, international donors and African governments have singled out  “inappropriate policies” as a major factor influencing the poor performance of the agricultural  sector and the chronic problem of human hunger. Faced with increasing budget deficits, declining  export earnings, and diminishing access to sources of capital, African governments, as a  condition for receiving debt relief, have been compelled to implement macroeconomic and sectoral  policy reforms - structural adjustments - aimed at rectifying the disincentive policies and  improving the external and domestic public accounts. The reorientation of reforms in the  agricultural sector has centered on improving agricultural incentives through liberalization of  input and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008-July 2009: 15; Q18.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54733

Bio-economic modelling of decisions under yield and price risk for suckler cow farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briner,   Simon; Finger,   Robert.
Applying a bio-economic whole farm model we assess the impact of price and weather risk as well as different risk management strategies on the variability of the income in Swiss suckler cow production. We consider different on-farm risk management strategies such as the flexible adjustment of herd size, fodder composition and feed stocks, as well as an income insurance. Our results show that without any risk-management income variability is rather high, with coefficient of variation (CV) of income ranging from 26% to 31%. Taking on-farm risk management strategies into account it is possible to reduce income variability significantly (CV 12-15%), but causes only low reductions of mean income levels. Our results also indicate that income insurance is not...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weather risk; Bio-economic whole farm model; Suckler cow; Income insurance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122547

Bulgarian rural development policy implementation and new rural paradigm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peneva,   Mariya Marinova; Kopeva,   Diana Ilieva.
The role of Rural Development Policy is growing nowadays. As an EU member state Bulgaria started implementation of Rural Development Policy. The paper analyse the level of achievement of the Rural Development Programme’s objectives in Bulgaria. The programme started in 2008 and most of the measures are implemented. But effective payments have been done only under eight measures. The vast majority of financed projects are for investments mainly in agriculture (for perennial crops production, buildings, machineries and equipment). In the paper are specified opportunities and challenges of the rural development policy in Bulgaria in order to be consistent with the new rural paradigm.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; New rural paradigm; Rural development policy; Bulgaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q10; Q18; R58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95303

Targeting Assistance to the Poor and Food Insecure: A Review of the Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lundberg,   Mattias K.A.; Diskin,   Patrick K.
Targeting involves the identification and selection of certain groups or households or even individuals, and the distribution of benefits (or costs) to them. Targeting is required because governments face resource constraints, and because households have different needs: some are poorer and more food insecure than others. In general, the managerial costs of targeting increase with its narrowness or intended accuracy, and these costs may exceed the savings achieved by targeting. The benefits of targeting arise precisely because it reduces the size of the target population, and the cost of narrower targeting includes the unintentional exclusion of some of the target population. The literature highlights several factors common to successful public works...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads June 2008-July 2009: 21; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54705

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: David,   Cristina C.; Intal,   Ponciano; Balisacan,   Arsenio M.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48477

Analysis of Intended Farmers’ Response to CAP Scenarios: Environmental considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giannoccaro,   Giacomo; Berbel,   Julio.
This research is a result of the CAP-IRE project which objective is the understanding farmer’s reactions under CAP scenarios by 2020. In particular this research aims to analyze the role of the current CAP design on the farmer’s decision process focusing on several environmental issues. The analysis is based on 2,360 observations of household farmers across 11 cases study in 9 EU countries. Intended responses of farmers to the CAP reforms are analyzed by logistic model regression. According to the results CAP scenarios would influence farmer’s decision on fertilizers and pesticides, as well as water use, while the highest effect is found for decisions on number of animal rearing on the farm. Factors determining reaction to the CAP scenario are monetary and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental sustainability; Farmer’s intended behaviour; Logistic regression; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99419

Modeling Differentiated Quality Standards in the Agri-Food Sector: The Case of Meat Trade in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rau,   Marie-Luise; van Tongeren,   Frank W.
This paper looks at trade impacts of quality related standards from the supply side of the exporting country. We argue that food quality standards imposed by an importing country have profound effects on the market structure of the exporting industry, and hence a significant impact on the supply response. For our analysis, we develop a stylized oligopoly model that allows for the co-existence of complying and non-complying suppliers. The model is applied to two alternative policy options to explore different mechanisms an importing county may use to enhance the quality of its imports. We take the Polish meat sector as an empirical example, since after Poland's accession to the EU the tight EU food quality standards indeed apply but the process of adjusting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality standards; Trade; Market structure; Poland; Meat sector; Oligopoly; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q17; Q18; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25739

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Winter-Nelson,   Alex; Argwings-Kodhek,   Gem.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48521

Japanese Consumer Demand for Dairy Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campo,   Isabelle Schluep; Beghin,   John C.
We econometrically estimate consumer demand for dairy products in Japan using time series data for 1960-2003. We identify economic, cultural, and demographic forces that have been influencing dairy consumption patterns. We use the Almost Ideal (AI) Demand System by Deaton and Muellbauer and its variant, the Semiflexible Almost Ideal (SAI) Demand System developed by Moschini to impose concavity locally by reducing the rank of the Hessian of the expenditure function. We estimate three specifications: a full system comprising of four dairy products (fluid milk, powder milk, cheese, and butter), and an allother-goods aggregate; a subsystem for food made of four dairy goods and an all-other-food aggregate; and a sub-system of the four dairy products. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy demand; Japan; Demand system; Cheese; Fluid milk; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25285

Drivers of Resident Support for Animal Care Oriented Ballot Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Recent high profile incidents and public debates in the United States have highlighted the increasing interest residents have regarding animal rearing and handling practices. This paper examines resident support for national legislation that mirrors Proposition 2, which in November 2008 passed in California. Results suggest perceptions regarding animal welfare information accuracy of livestock industry and consumer groups are particularly influential determinants of voting behavior and demand. The analysis also suggests residents may not fully appreciate price or tax implications when supporting additional animal welfare legislation. Implications for livestock industry and policy makers are provided along with suggestions for additional research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal handling and welfare; Ballot initiatives; Information accuracy; Legislation; Proposition 2; Voting behavior; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; Q13; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92609

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BANNING SUBTHERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN SWINE PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brorsen,   B. Wade; Lehenbauer,   Terry; Ji,   Dasheng; Connor,   Joseph.
Public health officials and physicians are concerned about possible development of bacterial resistance and potential effects on human health that may be related to the use of antimicrobial agents in livestock feed.  The focus of this research is aimed at determining the economic effects that subtherapeutic bans of antimicrobials would have on both swine producers and consumers.  The results show that a ban on growth promotants for swine would be costly, totaling $242.5 million annually, with swine producers sharing the larger portion in the short run and consumers sharing the larger portion in the long run.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Banning subtherapeutic use; Feed efficiency; Mortality rate; Sort loss; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; D61.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15078

FOOD SECURITY, POVERTY, AND ECONOMIC POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lofgren,   Hans; Richards,   Alan.
In MENA, household food insecurity, which is closely related to poverty and undernourishment, is most severe in rural areas and concentrated within Iraq, Sudan, and Yemen. 25% of the MENA population may be poor and 7% undernourished. The key to increased national and household-level food security is pro-poor growth, driven by export-oriented, labor-intensive sectors. Agricultural sector policies should be subordinate to the pro-poor growth goal and not to the goal of food self-sufficiency. Such a strategy requires conflict resolution; macroeconomic stability; physical and human capital accumulation; reliance on markets and the private sector, and diffusion of ecologically friendly farming practices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Middle East and North Africa; Food security; Poverty; Agriculture; Development strategy; Food Security and Poverty; O13; O53; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16274

Market Structure, Conduct, and Performance: Constraints of Performance of Ethiopian Grain Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dessalegn,   Gebremeskel; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
The purpose of this report is to assess the efficiency of the Ethiopian grain marketing  system and identify some of the constraints on market participants which influence its  performance. The main questions dealt with are: How is the grain marketing system organized and  coordinated? Is the grain trade business composed of many small units competing one another or is  it dominated by few large participants? What are the approaches followed by traders in buying,  selling and pricing grain? Are there any barriers to entry, and if so, what are the major  factors? What problems and constraints are observed in transportation, storage, financial credit,  and market information? How have the structure and conduct of the market and the constraints and  problems...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Grain markets; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55597

ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF AFRICAN DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Kurzweil,   Marianne; Croser,   Johanna L.; Nelgen,   Signe; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48553

Relato do Sucesso da Segurança Alimentar em Mocambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55196

Evaluation of an index-based risk management contract for agricultural activities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weynants,   Stephanie; Gaspart,   Frederic; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
This paper proposes and evaluates area index-based financial contracts for specific farm activities. These financial contracts allow not only for removing moral hazard and adverse selection as index insurances do, but also for adding more flexibility and, hence, better risk protection. The evaluation of these financial contracts uses FADN farm data of Belgium from 1990 to 2007. Area indexes based on yield and yield-in-value perform well in stabilising revenues from some farm activities, but badly  from some others. The variation in the estimated actuarially fair premiums across agricultural area shows the importance of designing those financial contracts according to homogenous agricultural area.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk management; Index insurance; Financial contract; Belgium; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122483

Estabelecimento de Prioridades para a Investigação Agrária no Sector Público em Moçambique Baseado nos Dados do Trabalho de Inquérito Agrícola (TIA)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Pitoro,   Raul; Tomo,   Alda; Sitoe,   Isabel; Salencia,   Celestino; Mahanzule,   Rosalina; Donovan,   Cynthia; Mazuze,   Feliciano M.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Priority setting; Mozambique; Rice; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55866

Food safety and nutritional quality – Firms’ strategies and Public intervention
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hammoudi,   Abdelhakim; Nguyen,   Huong-Hue; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
The aim of our paper is to determine the conditions under which firms tend to offer the best nutritional quality of food products, and the public regulation required to obtain this in a context where diet and nutritional status plays an important part in maintaining health and preventing disease, and with increasing pressure for public intervention on food quality in developed countries.  To this end, we develop a duopoly model where products can be horizontally (variety) and vertically (quality) differentiated. We analyze the perfect Nash equilibriums in a two period competition game where in the first stage, the firms decide simultaneously on the variety and the quality of the product to be sold and in the second stage, firms set prices. The model...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutritional product; Health cost; Public regulation; Vertical and horizontal differentiation.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L13; L15; L51; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51749

Que Colheita e Preços Esperar para a Época de Comercialização Agrícola 2005/06? Expectativas dos Comerciantes de Pequena Escala no Centro e Norte de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55247

RECENT EVIDENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA: A METAFRONTIER APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rungsuriyawiboon,   Supawat; Xiaobing,   Wang.
Economic reform in China helped transform the structure and volume of agricultural production and resulted in significant changes in efficiency and productivity. This paper measures agricultural technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP) in China by allowing producers operating under their own technologies. A metafrontier function approach is applied using a panel data set on 28 provinces during 1991-2005. The provinces are categorized into advanced- technology and low-technology provinces. Based on the metafrontier estimation, TFP growth is decomposed into TE change (TEC), technical change (TC) and scale efficiency change (SEC). This information is useful for policy makers to design suitable policies in enhancing agricultural TE and TFP...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Metafrontier; Agriculture; China; Technical Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity.; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18; P27.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90863

The Impact of Labeling Practices on Perceived Quality of GM Food Products: A Revealed Preferences Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scatasta,   Sara; Wesseler,   Justus; Hobbs,   Jill E.
This article contributes to the ongoing discussion about the impact of different labeling practices on the quality of genetically modified (GM) food products as perceived by the consumer. Thus far, many studies have adopted a stated preferences approach, finding that consumers have different willingness to pay for GM and non-GM products. This article offers an empirically tractable theoretical model that can be used easily to investigate the impact of GM labeling practices on the perceived quality of GM food products, making use of market data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer preferences; Genetically modified food products; Labeling; Quality; Variety; Elasticity of substitution; Consumer/Household Economics; Q11; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24599

Organic Farming and the New CAP - Results for the Austrian Agricultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmid,   Erwin; Sinabell,   Franz.
In 2003, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been reformed and decoupling direct payments from farm output is one of its core elements. We estimate the likely responses in organic product supply due to the reform at regional and sectoral levels. In addition, we analyse how the new programme for rural development, to be implemented in 2007, might affect organic farming. Our results show that organic farming will become more attractive after the 2003 CAP reform in Austria. Our results support the view that interactions among agri-environmental measures affect farmers' choice to maintain, abandon or adopt organic farming practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector modelling; Common Agricultural Policy; Organic farming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24671

ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Croser,   Johanna L.; Jara,   Esteban; Nelgen,   Signe; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48632

Perspectives on Agricultural Marketing in 2008: Voices from the Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Research Results from the Agricultural Market Information System (SIMA) of the Department of Statistics, and the Department of Policy MINAG – Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy Mozambique; Marketing; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55258

Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.
Beyond the obvious catastrophic effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on mortality, demographic changes, and the suffering of individuals and their families, we are still only learning about the complex longer-term effects of the pandemic on poverty and vulnerability. For example, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has substantially increased the number of widow-headed households in Africa. A huge number of conceptual and qualitative studies highlight gender inequalities in property rights, and the difficulties that widows and their dependents face in retaining access to land after the death of their husbands. HIV/AIDS has undoubtedly exacerbated such problems. However, there remains limited quantitative evidence using representative survey data on the extent to which...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Zambia; Land; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54478

Opportunities and Challenges for Strengthening Staple Food Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
This study highlights the major challenges facing governments and international agencies in their efforts to strengthen the performance of staple food markets in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62156

A Model of Producer Incentives for Livestock Disease Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranjan,   Ram; Lubowski,   Ruben N.
We examine the management of livestock diseases from the producers' perspective, incorporating information and incentive asymmetries between producers and regulators. Using a dynamic model, we examine responses to different policy options including indemnity payments, subsidies to report at-risk animals, monitoring, and regulatory approaches to decreasing infection risks when perverse incentives and multiple policies interact. This conceptual analysis illustrates the importance of designing efficient combinations of regulatory and incentive-based policies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock disease; Asymmetric information; Reporting; Indemnities; Risk management; Livestock Production/Industries; C61; D82; Q12; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15653

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sturzenegger,   Adolfo C.; Salazni,   Mariana.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48389

Immigration and Farm Labor: What Next?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Philip L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm labor; Immigration; Mechanization; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122806

Incentives to Supply Enhanced Ecosystem Services from Cropland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolejole,   Christina B.; Swinton,   Scott M.; Lupi,   Frank.
This paper examines the willingness of farmers to participate in hypothetical programs that would pay them to adopt cropping practices that enhance provision of ecosystem services from agriculture. A survey of 3,000 Michigan corn and soybean farmers elicited willingness to adopt four sets of cropping practices that reflected increasing levels of environmental stewardship. Acreage enrollments in the programs were modeled using hurdle models. The acreage that farmers would be willing to enroll depends chiefly on farm size and the perception of environmental improvements from the practices.  For farms over 500 acres, the payment offered was also a significant inducement to acreage enrollment in all systems examined. This paper advances the literature on...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to participate; Willingness to accept; Stated preference; Supply response; Ecosystem services; Payment for environmental services; Agricultural policy; Agro-environmental policy; Environmental policy; Corn; Soybean; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q51; Q57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49356

An empirical analysis of the determinants of the Rural Development policy spending for Human Capital
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Camaioni,   Beatrice; Materia,   Valentina Cristiana.
The aim of the paper is twofold: to present a preliminary analysis of the distribution of the Rural Development (RD) expenditure for specific measures related to human capital across EU and to investigate which factors may explain the variation of intensity of spending between the regions. In particular, a descriptive analysis of the budget and of the expenditure for EU 27 will be presented. A linear regression model (OLS) is also presented in order to verify which factors weigh more in determining the spending decisions for the European regions. The analysis is carried out taking into account the EAFRD expenditures for the measures related to human capital for the period 2007-2008 at NUTS2 level.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural Development; Human Capital; Distribution of the Expenditure; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100280

THE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS ACROSS COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhagowalia,   Priya; Chen,   Susan E.; Masters,   William A.
Malnutrition is manifested in various degrees of both underweight and overweight, with large differences and rapid changes in their prevalence and severity. This paper introduces a new approach to characterizing the distribution of a population’s nutritional status, to help analyze changes in that distribution over time and across countries. Our method draws on the poverty literature to construct Foster-Greer-Thorbecke measures for the incidence and severity of under and overweight, based on deviations in either direction from the median of a healthy population. We apply this median-based measure to the nutritional status of over 400,000 preschool children, as measured in 130 DHS surveys covering 53 countries over a period from 1986 to 2006. Unlike...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Underweight; Overweight; Malnutrition; Poverty; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6147

What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume I: Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agriculture; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56029

ARE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAMP POLICIES COST-EFFECTIVE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Mouzon,   Olivier; Requillart,   Vincent; Soler,   Louis-Georges; Dallongeville,   Jean; Dauchet,   Luc.
In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&amp;V) is below recommended levels. We quantify the economic and health effects of F&amp;V stamp policy designed for low income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how F&amp;V consumption is affected by a change in policy and a health model which evaluates the impact of a change in F&amp;V consumption in terms of death avoided (DA) and life-years saved (LYS). Finally we computed the costs per DA and LYS as the ratio between the taxpayer cost of the policy and the number of DA and LYS. The main findings of the present study are: (1) F&amp;V stamp policy has a positive and significant impact on the consumption of small F&amp;V consumers of the targeted...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness analysis; Fruits and Vegetables; Health Impact Assessment; Health Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D61; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116416

Programmable Calculator (TI-59) Programs for Marketing and Price Analysis in Third World Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Michael L.; Weber,   Michael T.
This paper discusses the use of hand-held programmable calculators as a research tool for economists working on price policy issues in LDC’s.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Programmable calculator; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Downloads August 2008-June 2009: 38; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54760

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A SPATIAL SAMPLE SELECTION MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Patrick S.; Florax,   Raymond J.G.M.; Flores-Lagunes,   Alfonso.
Using data at a high spatial resolution, we estimate a cereal yield response function conditional upon climatological and topographical features using a recently developed estimator for spatial process models when sample selection is of concern. We control for localized spatial correlation in unobserved disturbances affecting both the selection to plant cereals as well as in the resulting conditional yield response. We find that cereal yields across Sub-Saharan Africa will decline with increasing temperatures resulting from global climate change, and that failing to control for sample selection leads to underestimation of these adverse effects.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural productivity; Climate change; Spatial econometrics; Sample selection; Generalized method of moments; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C31; Q18; C50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116182

Reforming the EU Sugar Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frandsen,   Soren E.; Jensen,   Hans Grinsted.
This article presents and analyses the impacts of the EU sugar policy. Particular attention is given to the modelling of the quite complex policy and the calibration of the global general equilibrium model at the member state level. Two scenarios are analysed, namely a reduction in the intervention price of sugar and the sugar quota. It is found that the economic impacts of the two scenarios are quite different in terms of the effects on European production and trade in sugar as well in terms of efficiency. The impacts for developing countries also differ considerably across the two scenarios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU sugar policy; General equilibrium modelling; Reform scenarios; Agricultural and Food Policy; C68; D58; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24837

The changing paradigm of rural governance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guido,   Valeria Agustina; Rodriguez,   Maria Soledad.
The following document will approach the analysis of the Provincial Agricultural Services Program, PROSAP, as a tool to promote the sustainable development of agriculture, taking into consideration the economic and social needs, with a strong regional and territorial insertion. The purpose is to go beyond the prospects of the sector, identifying the changes in the management of public policies for the agricultural area through the PROSAP.  Although a new governance paradigm with larger consensus and more coordination is foreseen, its institutionalization will face frictions, difficulties and challenges.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy - Structure; Scope; And Performance of Government; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; H11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94909

Evolution of the Rural Economy in Post-War Mozambique: Insights from a Rapid Appraisal of Monapo District of Nampula Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Rapid appraisal; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56015

Updated Arkansas Global Rice Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Chavez,   Eddie C.
The Arkansas Global Rice Model is based on a multi-country statistical simulation and econometric framework. The model consists of six sub regions. These regions are the U.S., South Asia, North Asia and the Middle East, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Each region comprises of several countries and each country model has a supply sector, a demand sector, a trade, stocks and price linkage equations. All equations used in this model were estimated using econometric procedures or identities. Estimates are based upon a set of explanatory variables including exogenous macroeconomic factors such as income, population, inflation rate, technology development, and especially, government determined policy variables which reflect the various mechanisms by which...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rice; Trade model; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; C02; C61; F11; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94347

Fomentando a Transformação Agrícola e do Sistema Alimentar em África
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55200

A proposal to correct external effects in the coffee market: a tax on regular coffee and tea to subsidise the fair trade coffee
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galarraga,   Ibon; Markandya,   Anil.
This paper justifies the need to introduce a tax on regular coffee drinkers in the UK to subsidise the fair trade/organic coffee production. This policy will allow to take full account of the negative external effect of regular coffee production while internalising the positive effect of fair trade initiatives. Designing such a policy is possible and the benefits of it can be calculated. This paper shows how.  Propuesta para corregir las externalidades en el mercado de café: un impuesto sobre el te y el café regular y una subvención sobre el café de Comercio Justo.  El presente artículo justifica la necesidad de introducir un impuesto sobre los consumidores de café y té en el Reino Unido para subvencionar la producción de café orgánico y de Comercio Justo....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coffee market; Fair trade; International Relations/Trade; Q18; H23.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7991

Development and Implementation of a Mandatory Animal Identification System: The Canadian Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlberg,   Jared G.
This article provides a brief history of the animal identification (ID) system that previously existed in Canada along with details on efforts to ‘‘reidentify’’ the country’s cattle herd. The current state of ID for various species is summarized, and the state of regulations federally and for major agricultural province are outlined. A short background on the economics of animal ID is provided. Particular attention is paid to the operation of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, an industry–government initiative charged with identifying the national cattle herd. The animal ID system in Canada is found to have performed well when called on in times of animal health crises, although there have been notable deficiencies in its performance on occasion....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; Traceability; Canadian Cattle Identification Agency; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; H41; K39; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92600

Offsetting with Salinity Credits: An Alternative to Irrigation Zoning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spencer,   Thomas; Ancev,   Tihomir.
Irrigation induced salinity is a serious problem in many countries around the world. In Australia, this type of salinity is most pronounced in the valley of the River Murray in South Australia. Location of irrigation enterprises has been identified as a key factor that needs to be taken into account by policies aimed at mitigating salinity. This article compares and contrasts two such policies: an irrigation zoning policy, where new irrigation enterprises are only allowed in low salinity impact zones, and an offsetting with salinity credits policy, where new irrigation enterprises can locate in high salinity impact zones, provided they offset their salinity impact with salinity credits. Key findings are that the offsetting policy will be both less costly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Least-cost; Offsets; Salinity; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q25; Q50.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25517

TRADE ISSUES IN THE 2012 FARM BILL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Bill; Agricultural Trade; WTO Doha Round; Preferential Trade Agreements; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q18; Q17; F13; F53.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109483

Microcomputers and Programmable Calculators for Agricultural Research in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.; Pease,   James W.; Vincent,   Warren H.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Stilwell,   Thomas C.
The results of an International Conference held on May 18-21, 1982, at Michigan State University are presented. The main objective was to identify critical issues related to data processing, hardware, software, and institutionalization and training for research for agricultural and rural development.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Programmable calculators; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 30; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54765

Precaution and Protectionism: GM Food and the WTO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rigby,   Dan; Burton,   Michael P.; Young,   Trevor.
The dispute between the US and EU over GM foods at the WTO is examined in terms of the issues it raises about protectionism and environmental protection and precaution. The issue of whether GM, GM Derived and Non-GM foods are equivalent to each other is examined using data from a national choice modelling study in the UK. These categories of food are critical since they underpin the EU's new food labelling regime which it hoped would defuse the WTO dispute. The results are analysed using a Bayesian mixed logit model which allows greater flexibility in the modelling of preference distributions. This is particularly crucial where, as in this case, bi-modal distributions are identified with some indifferent or mildly averse to GM foodtypes while others are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM food; Mixed logit; WTP; Bayesian; WTO; International Relations/Trade; C11; C24; C25; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24447

Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1994 version)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.
Individual project fact sheets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads July 2008 - June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54726

Border Price and Export Demand Shocks for Developing Countries from Rest-of-World Trade Liberalization Using the Linkage Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Mensbrugghe,   Dominique; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52797

Capturing impacts of Leader and of measures to improve Quality of Life in rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grieve,   John; Lukesch,   Robert; Weinspach,   Ulrike; Fernandes,   Pedro Alfonso; Brakalova,   Marina; Cristiano,   Simona; Geissendorfer,   Manfred; Nemes,   Gustav; O'Gready,   S.; Sepulveda,   Rodrigo Ortiz; Pfefferkorn,   Wolfgang; Pollermann,   Kim; Pylkkanen,   Paivi; Ricci,   Carlo; Slee,   William.
The Helpdesk of European Evaluation Network for Rural Development supported by a group of external experts has prepared a Working Paper on ”Capturing the impacts of Leader and measures to improve the Quality of life (QoL) in rural areas”. The working paper provides methodological support for evaluators, managing authorities and other interested parties. The main evaluation challenges include: assessing the “double scope” of Leader (it is both a process and generates impacts); the need to adequately define what is QoL in the context of Rural Development Programmes (RDPs); tackling the qualitative nature of the effects; identifying contributions from small-scale interventions; and the fact that the EU’s Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (CMEF)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Impact evaluation; Leader; Quality of life; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99363

Using Information from Mid Term Evaluations of RDP for the Multicriteria Analysis of Agri-environmental Schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Finn,   J.; Kurz,   Isabelle; Samoggia,   Antonella; Viaggi,   Davide.
This paper discusses how environmental indicators and multicriteria methodologies can support the ex post evaluation of Agri-Environmental Schemes. The paper is based on information from the Mid term evaluation of the Rural Development Programmes and develops around an example that compares Ireland and Emilia-Romagna. The results show that the application of Agri-Environmental Schemes only partially achieves to local objectives, and the way in which the Agri-Environmental Schemes are implemented can be reasonably improved. However, the tentative analysis emphasizes the scarcity of quantitative data that can be related to effectiveness, the lack of predetermined quantitatively defined target levels of objectives and the difficulty to assess the relative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental schemes; Mid term evaluation; Multifunctional agriculture; Indicators; Multicriteria analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q1; Q18; Q2.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24738

Water sharing for the environment and agriculture in the Broken catchment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farquharson,   Robert J.; Ramilan,   Thiagarajah; Stewardson,   Michael; Beverly,   Craig; Vietz,   Geoff; George,    Brendan; Dassanyake,   K.; Sammonds,   M.
The Commonwealth of Australia Water Act 2007 changed the priority for water use in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) to first ensure environmentally sustainable levels of extraction and then to maximise net economic returns to the community from water use. The Murray- Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is expected to deliver a draft Basin Plan in 2011 providing a framework for future water planning. The Plan will include Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDLs) which define water diversions for consumption while maintaining environmental assets and ecosystem functions. The 2009 MDBA Concept Statement acknowledged that in some areas less information is available to determine the SDLs. The 2010 MDBA Guide to the Basin Plan proposed SDLs reducing the current long-term...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water sharing; Environment; Agriculture; Murray-Darling Basin; Broken catchment; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100547

UTILIZATION OF RELATIVE LAND ALLOCATION IN THE CALIBRATION OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLY MODELS BY THE PMP APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barkaoui,   Ahmed.
This poster proposes a new procedure in agriculture supply modelling by the positive mathematical programming (PMP) approach. This approach is now widely used in last CAP reform simulations. However, simulation behaviour and performances of PMP procedures depend of the way parameters of the non linear total cost function in the objective function are recovered. We propose a new specification of the total cost function where land is explicitly considered as a fixed input. By using relative parts of land of the different activities this new PMP procedure permits to better capture production behaviour when economic conditions. It also permits to avoid a drawback of the early procedures concerning marginal activities
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Positive Mathematical Programming; CAP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44859

An Analysis of Farmers’ Perception and Awareness towards Crop Insurance as a Tool for Risk Management in Tamil Nadu
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   D. Suresh; Barah,   B.C.; Ranganathan,   C.R.; Venkatram,   R.; Gurunathan,   S.; Thirumoorthy,   S.
To insulate farmers against risks in agriculture, government has launched several schemes such as National Agricultural Insurance Scheme and weather index based crop insurance schemes. But their coverage seems to be limited among the farmers primarily due to lack of full information. This paper has reported the results of a survey of 600 farmers conducted to assess their perception about various facets of crop insurance schemes. The Probit and Tobit models have been employed to analyse the factors affecting awareness among the farmers. Crop diversification index has also been used to examine the farmers’ adjustment mechanism against risks. The survey has revealed that most farmers (65%) are aware of risk mitigation measures of the government. But, only...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Risk management; Crop diversification index; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109413

Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia (revised version)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mason,   Nicole M.
The view that widows and their dependents face greater livelihood risks in the era of HIV/AIDS is indeed supported by nationally-representative survey results from Zambia. Efforts to safeguard widows’ rights to land through land tenure innovations involving community authorities may be an important component of social protection, poverty alleviation, and HIV/AIDS mitigation strategies. Several of the findings reported show the influence of local traditional authorities in affecting the extent to which widows are able to retain land. Increased government commitment to ensure security of widows’ access to land is another approach, but initial evaluations of government efforts provide mixed evidence (see Izumi, 2006). Government decrees appear to have little...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; HIV/AIDS; Land; Zambia.; Africa; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54484

Can the Market Deliver? Lessons from Kenya's Rising Use of Fertilizer Following Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariga,   Joshua; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Fertilizer use; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54646

THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NEXT FARM BILL DEBATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Klose,   Steven L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Bill; Policy; Trade; Food; Nutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109479

A Global Model for Agriculture and Bioenergy: Application to Biofuel and Food Security in Peru and Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbehri,   Aziz; McDougall,   Robert; Horridge,   Mark.
This paper describes a global model for agriculture and bioenergy (GLOMAB) that incorporates biomass, biofuels and bioelectricity sectors into the GTAP-Energy model by expanding the global GTAP database, production and consumption structures. Biofuels are separated between first- generation (sugar ethanol, starch ethanol) and second- generation (cellulosic ethanol) biofuels and associated biomass feedstocks (maize, sugar cane, crop residues, woody biomass). Beside biofuels, the model also incorporates bioelectricity (as separate form conventional electricity) which competes for the same biomass feedstocks with cellulosic ethanol sector (agricultural residues, woody biomass). With this broad-based representation of the bioenergy system likely to prevail...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Renewable Energy; Biomass; Agricultural Markets; Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C68; Q18; Q42; R14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51914

Health Insurance and Joint Off‐Farm Labor Allocation Decisions of Farm Families
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
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Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health insurance coverage; Endogeneity; Copula; Off-farm labor supply; Dependence; Bivariate tobit; Coupled farm programs payments; Decoupled farm program payments; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; C34; I13; J12; J22; J38; J43; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119646

Simulating the Effects of Supply and Demand Elasticities on Political-Economic Equilibrium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   David S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48636

Securing the Border from Invasives:  Robust Inspections Under Severe Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moffitt,   L. Joe; Stranlund,   John K.; Osteen,   Craig D.
Two important features of agricultural quarantine inspections of shipping containers for invasive species at U.S. ports of entry are the general absence of economic considerations and the severe uncertainty that surrounds invasive species introductions. In this article, we propose and illustrate a method for determining an inspection monitoring protocol that addresses both issues. An inspection monitoring protocol is developed that is robust in maximizing the set of uncertain outcomes over which an economic performance criterion is achieved. The framework is applied to derive an alternative to Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) for shipments of fruits and vegetables as currently practiced at ports of entry in the United States.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Inspection; Invasive Species; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q57; D81.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53127

Partial Implementation of COOL: Economic Effects in the U.S. Seafood Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joseph,   Siny; Lavoie,   Nathalie; Caswell,   Julie A.
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) was implemented on seafood in the United States on April 4, 2005. MCOOL exempts the foodservice sector and excludes processed seafood from labeling. This paper contributes to understanding the economics of the MCOOL law for seafood by showing that current partial implementation may have unintended consequences on the domestic supply chain. While labeling satisfies the market demand for information provision in one market, exemptions in the other market may create incentives for the diversion of imports, which are assumed to be lower in quality than domestic seafood, to the non-labeled sector. Analyzing alternate scenarios such as voluntary labeling shows that total welfare may be greatest under this scenario...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country of origin labeling; Product differentiation; Information asymmetry; Seafood; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; L15; L22; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55921

Teaching Agricultural Policy Using Games: The Agripol Game
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Koning,   Niek.
We developed the AGRIPOL game as a tool for teaching agricultural policy to economic and non-economic students. AGRIPOL consists of a world with 7 different countries, each one represented by a small group of students. The students have to maximize their country's social welfare by choosing an optimal set of policy instruments. By doing this students learn in an interesting and hands-on way to understand the workings of agricultural policy instruments, the interrelatedness between countries (policy impact spill-overs) and the role of political weights in the policy formation process. A WTO negotiation round is included to let students experience the difficulties and benefits of cooperation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economics education; Political economy; Agricultural policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; A2; P16; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24773

Calculo del valor de la cuota lactea en las explotaciones de leche gallegas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dominguez,   Jose Carlos De Miguel; Vidal,   Tomas Perez; Gonzalez,   Xose Anton Rodriguez.
RESUMEN: El nivel de cuota láctea por explotación y la transferencia de cuota entre las distintas explotaciones juegan un papel principal en la reestructuración del sector productor de leche en España. En este trabajo se estiman el valor de una unidad de cuota, de su valor de capitalización en el horizonte del año 2006 y la concreción de algunos determinantes de dicho valor. El estudio se realiza utilizando los datos de 32 explotaciones de leche gallegas para el periodo 1990-1999, y como resultado del mismo se deducen conclusiones de interés en cuanto al funcionamiento del mercado de la cuota y a la política de gestión de las mismas. PALABRAS CLAVE: Producción de leche, función de costes, valor de la cuota  SUMMARY: The level of milk quota for farm and the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Milk production; Cost function; Quota value.; Demand and Price Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28750

Why Trade Negotiations Still Matter to U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93682

Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez,   Ana; Richardson,   Robert B.; Tschirley,   David L.; Tembo,   Gelson.
FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT,  LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Tourism; Conservation; Household income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q26; Q27; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55053

Mitigating the Compliance Cost of a Phosphorus-Based Swine Manure Management Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yap,   Crystal; Foster,   Kenneth A.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Doering,   Otto C., III; Richert,   Brian T.
Regulatory changes by federal and state agencies portend a switch from nitrogen-based livestock manure disposal policies to phosphorus-based policies. This paper estimates the compliance costs of such a policy change for a hypothetical hog-grain farm in North Central Indiana. The farm includes 1,500 acres of cropland and has the capacity to raise 11,970 grow-finish hogs annually. The farm model also as the potential to produce four different crops on six different land types. A nonlinear math-programming model was developed to determine the optimal mix of management activities for a phosphorus-based regulation. The model allows mitigation of compliance costs via the choice between four different pig diets, three alternative methods of manure disposal,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental policy; Manure management; Pork production; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42944

The Response of Ethiopian Cereal Markets to Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Cereal markets; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54954

Changes in Rural Household Income Patterns in Mozambique, 1996-2002, and Implications for Agriculture’s Contribution to Poverty Reduction.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Mather,   David; Tschirley,   David L.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Cunguara,   Benedito; Payongayong,   Ellen M.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household; Income; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56066

The Evolution of the Rationale for Government Involvement in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doering,   Otto C., III; Outlaw,   Joe L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94357

A Value Chain Task Force Approach for Managing Private-Public Partnerships:  Zamiba’s Task Force on Acceleration of Cassava Utilization.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chitundu,   Maureen; Droppelmann,   Klaus; Haggblade,   Steven.
Smallholder farmers operate in vertical supply chains. Therefore, an understanding of key opportunities and constraints up through the value chain becomes necessary for sustaining smallholder growth. Yet market analysis is of little value unless key private and public sector stakeholders agree to implement necessary reforms. This paper advocates an approach which marries together value chain analysis with a stakeholder taskforce to ensure that analysis of opportunities and constraints gets translated into actions that will facilitate commercial growth. Using Zambia’s cassava task force as an example, the paper describes the value chain task force method and identifies elements critical to its effective implementation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cassava; Value chain; Task force; Zambia; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54480

The Determinants of Household Income and Consumption in Rural Nampula Province: Implications for Food Security and Agricultural Policy Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household income; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55994

GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND ON-FARM WHEAT ALLOCATION IN RURAL CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buschena,   David E.; Smith,   Vincent H.; Di,   Hua.
Market-oriented policy reforms have potentially important effects on farm-level grain production and utilization decisions in developing countries. This paper provides an empirical evaluation of the potential effects of market liberalization in China on farm-level wheat consumption, market sales, and on-farm storage. The results indicate that price changes have economically important impacts on utilization decisions by farm families through both income and substitution effects and that off- farm income also appears to be significant. The potential to earn off-farm income is also shown to be an important factor in grain utilization decisions. Storage is affected by government procurement policies as well as by more traditional food and income security...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Wheat; Grain storage; Procurement quotas; Household allocation decisions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29244

Rapid Reconnaissance of Coarse Grain Production and Marketing in the CMDT zone of southern Mali: field work report of the IER-CSA-PROMISAM team December 13-19, 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
This report presents principal findings of a rapid reconnaissance undertaken in December, 2009 as preparation for more detailed marketing studies to be undertaken in the context of PROMISAM II’s applied research program on promoting food security in Mali. The objective of the reconnaissance was to explore changes in cereal production and marketing patterns as an input to the design of a forthcoming study of changes in the structure, conduct and performance of the coarse grain sector in Mali. To facilitate discussions with farmers and traders an interview guide was prepared. The first section of this report synthesizes the principal findings, while the annex presents detailed field notes from the study together with the interview guide.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; MALI; Food policy; Grain; Production; Marketing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62226

Analyzing Market Price Transmission, Government Intervention and Weather Shocks for Rice Market in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolejole-Foreman,   Maria Christina; Mallory,   Mindy L.
In the Philippines, where rice is considered the most important food crop, attempts to influence rice prices have been prevalent. The government, through National Food Authority (NFA) has sought to establish stocks and control imports to stabilize prices since its establishment in 1972 to support farm gate prices and reduce retail price of rice. But data shows divergence in retail prices and farm prices since mid 1960s. In this paper, we use vector autoregression (VAR) to analyze the movement of Philippine rice margins with government stocks and weather supply shocks to able to determine government effectiveness in actual times of market stress. Comparing VARs across regions, we are able to identify the regions in which price margins are significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vector-auto-regression; Price-Margin; Rice; Philippines; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103163

IMPACTS OF 2003 CAP REFORM ON LAND PRICES: FROM THEORY TO EMPIRICAL RESULTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kilian,   Stefan; Anton,   Jesus; Roder,   Norbert; Salhofer,   Klaus.
Based on a graphical model we analyse the impacts of the Fischler Reform on land prices and the capitalization of single farm payments (sfp) into land values. The model shows that if there are more sfp than eligible land, the capitalization ratio will not decline but rather increase due to the inclusion of animal premiums in the sfp. We can confirm our theoretical results for cross-section data on land rental prices in Bavaria in 2005. Empirical results indicate that sfp of the Fischler reform are more capitalized into rental prices than the coupled direct payments of the time prior to the reform.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land rent; Capitalisation of payments; CAP Fischler Reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; Public Economics; Q18; Q15; H22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44808

Food Safety Standards for the U. S. Fresh Produce Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Paggi,   Mechel S.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93684

A Simplified Method for Assessing Dietary Adequacy in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56034

Multifunctional Policy Measures for Multifunctional Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arovuori,   Kyösti; Kola,   Jukka.
While agricultural policies in Europe place ever greater emphasis on the importance of agricultures' multiple roles, it is difficult to find policy measures designed specially for multifunctionality. The aim of our study is to identify actual and preferred policy measures to improve or to maintain the multifunctional role of agriculture, or both. We used the applied policy Delphi method to interview 24 Finnish experts in order to map a preferred set of policy measures to truly enhance multifunctionality. The results indicate that Finnish experts prefer targeted measures based on different national, regional and local agricultural conditions, but may be unaware of the costs these targeted policies might cause.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Agricultural policies; Policy Delphi; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; H41.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24771

Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Market Information in Zambia: A User Needs Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chomba,   Geoffrey; Mbozi,   Green; Mundia,   David; Simpamba,   Mike; Mwiinga,   Billy; Donovan,   Cynthia; Mushingwani,   Stanely.
The overall objective of the assessment is to review the current agricultural marketing information system and to establish felt marketing needs for agricultural marketing participants and other interested parties. Specifically, the study aimed at achieving the following- to assess the marketing information needs among user groups; to assess the current level of satisfaction and utilization of existing marketing support (information) services including AMIC; to identify other agricultural marketing information providers and the type of information they provide; and make recommendations on the necessary improvements, if any, to the current agricultural marketing information system.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural market information; Zambia; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54462

Analisis de convergencia en productividad agraria en las regiones europeas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valero,   Juan Sebastian Castillo; Cuerva Narro,   Maria Carmen.
RESUMEN: En este artículo se estudia la convergencia regional desde un punto de vista sectorial, centrada en el sector agrario. En el desarrollo del mismo se hace eco de la relevancia del sector agrario para una explicación histórica de las desigualdades territoriales en la Unión Europea y se analiza la evolución de la desigualdad y la convergencia de las agriculturas en las regiones europeas durante el periodo 1985-1997 a través del valor añadido agrario por ocupado. La existencia de un proceso de convergencia a niveles absolutos entre las economías regionales agrarias es un hecho constatado en el análisis. Sin embargo, las peculiaridades específicas de cada territorio hacen que no podamos hablar de una posición de equilibrio común, sino que las...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Convergence; Agricultural Productivity; Common Agricultural Policy; European regions; Productivity Analysis; O13; O41; Q18; R00.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28792

AN INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL SIMULATION MODEL TO EVALUATE CAP REFORM ON MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE. METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSAL AND FIRST APPLICATIONS IN APULIA REGION (SOUTHERN ITALY)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scardigno,   Alessandra; Bazzani,   Guido Maria.
The implementation of most recent CAP and water policy reforms calls for simulation analytical tools able to quantify socio-economic and environmental impacts that can be different in terms of regions and farm type. This work proposes a territorial mathematical programming model that integrates hundreds of farm models clustered in a single meta-model at regional level that can be easily standardized having the FADN as the main data source. The tool has been experimentally applied to Apulia region and several simulations have been conducted in scenarios differing in terms of agricultural policies (total decoupling, increase of the modulation rate and introduction of a flat rate system for the Single Farm Payment), price of the water resource, market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Water policy reforms; Territorial mathematical programming model.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; Q25; Q51.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44799

Evaluacion de alternativas de desacoplamiento total de ayudas COP: el caso de la agricultura de regadio en el valle del Guadalquivir
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel; Avilés,   Pedro Ruiz; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio.
RESUMEN El presente artículo compara la reforma de la PAC aprobada en junio de 2003 con un hipotético escenario de mayor liberalización en el que se permite la substitución de cultivos COP (cereales, oleaginosas y proteaginosas) por cultivos hortícolas y/o patatas. La simulación se lleva a cabo mediante el cálculo de una función de utilidad multiatributo para cada grupo homogéneo de agricultores: tres grupos en cada una de las tres comunidades de regantes. El método de cálculo de las funciones de utilidad no requiere ninguna interacción con el centro decisor. La validación de los modelos confirma la validez de esta metodología para la simulación de las decisiones de cultivo de estos productores. Los resultados sugieren que con el sistema alternativo...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CAP; Multicriteria Decision Making; Utility function; Decoupled subsidy; Q12; Q18; C61; Q15.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28799

Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs, and the Smallholder Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shawa,   Julius J.; Haantuba,   Hyde H.; Belemu,   A.; Ngulube,   E.; Banda,   A.K.; Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Zulu,   Ballard.
The debate on fertilizer reform process in Zambia has two contrasting views. Some stakeholders continue to be convinced that the private sector is unable to adequately serve the needs of smallholder farmers, especially in the more remote parts of the country. Only 20 per cent of smallholder farmers used fertilizer in 1999/00. There are serious concerns over private traders’ willingness to deliver inputs on credit for low-resource farmers. According to this view, government fertilizer and credit distribution are indispensable for promoting smallholder agricultural productivity growth. Others believe that the fertilizer market should be restructured even more fully to remove the constraints on the private sector and reduce the drain on the public treasury....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer profitability; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54459

Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture:  U.S. Rice Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tur Cardona,   Juan; Wailes,   Eric J.; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Danforth,   Diana M.
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in providing recreational and agri-tourism services such as hunting, fishing, bird-watching, farm tours, petting zoos and hospitality services. Using the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) we analyze factors associated with participation in conservation, recreation and agri-tourism activities as a function of farm structure, farm financial measures, production practices, and socio-demographic characteristics of the farm operator. To estimate the functional...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Agri-environmental policy; Rice; Logistic model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q26; Q28.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119768

How To Avoid Killing The Chicken That Lays The Golden Eggs: An Analysis Of The Potential Impacts Of An Export Tax On Raw Tobacco In Mozambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Miguel,   Arlindo; Zandamela,   Julieta; de Sousa,   Natercia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Research Results from the Policy Analysis Department, MADER – Directorate of Economics, In collaboration with Michigan State University
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55243

Evaluation of policy measures for agri-food networks in Italian rural development programmes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ventura,   Flaminia; Diotallevi,   Francesco; Ricciardulli,   Nicolletta; Berletti,   Maria.
The agri-food sector is characterized by very heterogeneous agreements and formal and informal contracts aimed to create stable relationships among firms. In this scenario, the actors are linked by common interest in creating and distributing added value. In the network, the risk and the responsibilities are shared by the participants and the transaction costs are reduced by the presence of dynamic flows of information and knowledge. Consequently, the creation and development of agri-food networks is a main objective of regional administration in their Rural Development Plans. The article item is the presentation and the discussion of the methodology used for the evaluation of Integrated Measures Project (Progetti Integrati di Filiera, PIF) presented by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food networking; Food-chain policy; Rural Development Programme; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100281

Micro and Small Enterprises in Central and Northern Mozambique: Results of a 1996 Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56023

ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF ASIAN DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Kurzweil,   Marianne; Croser,   Johanna L.; Nelgen,   Signe; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48524

DOCUMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL SIMULATION MODEL (CEEC-ASIM VERSION 1.0)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wahl,   Olaf; Weber,   Gerald; Frohberg,   Klaus.
The Central and Eastern European Countries Agricultural Simulation Model (CEEC-ASIM) has been developed at IAMO. It is a partial equilibrium model for the agricultural sectors of 14 countries including demand of domestic consumers and is designed to analyse the impacts of agricultural policies on important target variables like producer and consumer prices, supply and input demand of agriculture, food demand, net trade and welfare. Particular efforts were undertaken to implement also the policy instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. These besides the market price support measures also include the different forms of domestic support as for example area payments and beef premiums. Also the set-aside obligations and production...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sector Modelling; Agricultural Sector; Partial Equilibrium Model; Policy Analyses; Agricultural and Food Policy; C69; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14942

Trade in Food Staples: Promoting Price Stability and Food Security through Intra-Regional Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Published by Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Trade; Africa; Agriculture; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54504

O “Ouro branco”que não dá riqueza: Como de novo torná-lo uma cultura rentável.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pitoro,   Raul; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Govene,   Olivia; Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados de Investigação do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER - Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55228

Réflexion sur les orientations stratégiques pour un développement économique durable au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Mali has a challenge of putting in motion a long term process of economic growth linked with social safety nets. Only a strategy focusing on the generation, transfer, and investment of an agricultural surplus is capable of implementing this process. However, the use of productivity gains of the agro-food sector as engine for economic growth is only possible when solid links are established between the rural sector and the rest of the economy through the development of markets and infrastructure for transport, communication, and energy to attract and invest a part of these productivity gains into the other sectors of the economy. That is why the proposed strategy of economic development in this memo has three components: the growth of the agricultural...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55456

Feast and Famine: Financial Services for Rural Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Argwings-Kodhek,   Gem; Kwamboka,   Mary; Karin,   Francis.
The paper gives a brief description of the history and main institutional forms in the agricultural and rural financial services sector–commercial banks, the micro-finance industry, savings and credit cooperative societies, village banks, building societies and the Agricultural Finance Corporation. It ends by raising some of the issues that need to be addressed as we begin to deal with the institutional and regulatory framework for the subsector including the cost of funds and the array of existing policy and legislative proposals on the table. The main argument of the paper is that we need to step back and undertake a comprehensive assessment of the sector before government passes new laws, or spends public money in unproductive ways. The paper proposes...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Financial Services; Kenya; Micro-finance; Agricultural Finance; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55160

ECONOMIC AND TRADE INDICATORS FOR LATIN AMERICA, 1960 TO 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48434

Traceability in Food Systems: An Economic Analysis of LGMA and the 2006 Spinach Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Skilton,   Paul F.; Jensen,   Helen H.; Onyeaghala,   Raphael.
This case study presents an in-depth review of network structures and costs associated with the implementation of traceability systems in California leafy green production, distribution, and retailing. The 2006 spinach outbreak is used to assess the economic impact of trace back/forward response time of the LGMA system, an example of a tightly coupled, linear supply network. Results suggest that the benefits of traceability systems may far outweigh the costs and that costs vary significantly by technology used and by grower size. Implications are derived for cost-effectiveness of rapid response, targeted trace back/forward systems in other types of supply networks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Produce; Supply networks; Cost-effectiveness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Q18; I18; L51.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108776

Situation Nutritionnelles des jeunes enfants au Rwanda: Une analyse de données anthropométriques collectées par l'Enquête sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages 1999-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP)1 et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère d'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et des Forêts MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55379

Developing Policy Relevant Agrifood Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rude,   James; Meilke,   Karl D.
The opportunities and challenges of incorporating accurate policy representations into institutional partial equilibrium commodity models were investigated.  Six issues are raised: commodity space definition, vertical linkages, assessing market power, the changing nature of government support, trade policy, and data requirements.  The importance of product attributes and different approaches to modeling product differentiation are considered.  A case study of food safety is used to bring together the major issues.  Although institutional commodity models still have a role to play, we advocate the use of smaller idiosyncratic models to address many of the relevant policy questions in a rapidly changing sector.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commodity models; Food safety; Policy; Product attributes; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43419

Mudanças nos Padrões de Consumo na Zona Sul: Que Opções Alimentares Para as Camadas mais Pobres?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arlindo,   Pedro; Mabota,   Anabela; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das Pesquisas do SIMA-DEST e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55237

Agro-food chain: an innovative paradigm for food and rural policy analysis and agro-food chain segments’ systemic performance at regional level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samoggia,   Antonella; Maccani,   Paola; Marchi,   Alan.
The food chain concept is an increasingly common theoretical instrument for food and rural development policy and many countries adopt the so-called “new rural paradigm”, so to integrate different sectoral policies. This paper aims at adopting the food chain paradigm in order to analyse the regional agro-food system and to sustain the design and delivery of consistent inter-sectoral policies. It adopts the netchain concept (Lazzarini et al, 2001) and the theory of governance patterns in global value chains (Gereffi et al, 2005). Results show this innovative approach contributes to better understand and stimulate economic performance of the whole agro-food network.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural policy; Region; Agro-food chain; Performance; Intersectoral approach; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O18; Q18; R11; R58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94900

Value-Added Meat: Measuring Past Successes and Predicting Future Winners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Schram,   Craig; Huang,   Wenzhao; Yang,   Jun; Drescher,   Larissa S.
Livestock industries are significantly affected by changes in consumer behaviour. In order to add value to meat and livestock production, many firms and farms are supporting the development of new products – these products can differ by credence attribute, by degree of processing and by marketing strategies. The literature suggests that one of the most important determinants of success in product innovation is an understanding of the market the product is introduced into. In this report consumer preferences for meat products, by animal species including minor meats, and by type of processing are examined. Responses to economic variables such as price, advertising and income are identified as are responses to food safety and meat related health issues....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Meat; Consumer behavior; Value-added; Strategic behaviour; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107191

A Hedonic Metric Approach to Estimating the Demand for Differentiated Products: An Application to Retail Milk Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gulseven,   Osman; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
This article introduces the Hedonic Metric (HM) approach as an original method to model the demand for differentiated products. Using this approach, initially we create an n-dimensional hedonic space based on the characteristic information available to consumers. Next, we allocate products into this space and estimate the elasticities using distances. What distinguishes our model from traditional demand models such as Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and Rotterdam Model is the way we link elasticities with product characteristics. Moreover, our model significantly reduces the number of parameters to be estimated, thereby making it possible to estimate large number of differentiated products in a single demand system. We applied our model to estimate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic Metrics; Distance Metrics; Rotterdam Model; Almost Ideal Demand System; Differentiated Products; Milk Demand.; Food Security and Poverty; C30; C80; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91675

The Impact of the E.coli Spinach Outbreak on Acreage Decisions Under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohr,   Belinda Acuna.
This article quantifies the effect of the 2006 food-borne illness spinach outbreak on harvested acreage for the fresh spinach market.  In September 2006, fresh spinach contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 caused hundreds of consumer illnesses across the U.S. and a few deaths.  The outbreak was detrimental to the spinach industry causing a significant decrease in the demand for spinach.  Spinach growers were prohibited from harvesting spinach until more was known about the contamination.  According to the Census of Agriculture, harvested spinach acreage for the fresh market fell by 17% from before the outbreak.  Due to the unanticipated effects resulting from the outbreak, farms potentially decreased their acreage of fresh market spinach to reduce profit...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production; Acreage; Uncertainty; Spinach outbreak; Food safety; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103520

Calculating Costs of Pig Production  with the InterPIG Network
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haxsen,   Gerhard.
Summary: This working paper presents objectives, methods and the empirical basis of the international working group InterPIG. The members of the group act within an informal network as a base for a mutual exchange of data needed for a unique way to annually calculate the costs of pig production and to analyse their determinants. The working paper informs on the contributions of the members to the network, explains the method for calculating the production costs and presents results of 2006. Further, it shows how InterPIG can react to rapid price changes like the increase of the feed prices during 2007.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Zusammenfassung: Dieser Arbeitsbericht stellt Ziele, Methode und...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Piglet production; Pig fattening; Relation of costs and returns; International comparison of costs; Livestock Production/Industries; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q12; Q16; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102573

Consommation des engrais au Rwanda: tendances passées, potentiel futur, et facteurs déterminants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Mpyisi,   Edson; Murekezi,   Anastase; Neven,   David.
Document préparé pour l’atelier sur l’utilisation et la commercialisation des engrais, organisé par le MINAGRI et l’USAID, Rwanda du 22 au 23 Février 2001
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer consumption; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54874

Agricultural Distortions, Poverty and Inequality in South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herault,   Nicolas; Thurlow,   James.
South Africa has rapidly reduced trade barriers since the end of Apartheid, yet agricultural production and exports have remained sluggish. Also, poverty and unemployment have risen and become increasingly concentrated in rural areas. This paper examines the extent to which remaining price distortions, both domestic and foreign, are contributing to the underperformance of the agricultural sector vis-à-vis the rest of the economy. We draw on a computable general equilibrium (CGE) and micro-simulation model of South Africa that are linked to the results of a global trade model. This framework is used to examine the effects of eliminating global and domestic price distortions. Model results indicate that South Africa’s agricultural sector currently benefits...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52792

User's Guide to BENCOS: A SuperCalc Template for Benefit-Cost Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crawford,   Eric W.; Ho,   Ting-Ing; Schmid,   A. Allan.
This paper describes the structure and capabilities of BENCOS, gives instructions on how to use the template, and comments on possible modifications of the template.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Analysis software; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54757

Domestic Farm Policy For 2007: Forces for Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mercier,   Stephanie; Smith,   Vincent H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94354

Analyzing Producer Preferences for Counter-Cyclical Government Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
A dynamic-stochastic model is developed to evaluate preferences among alternative countercyclical payment programs for representative farms producing corn or soybeans in Iowa and cotton or soybeans in Mississippi.  Countercyclical payment programs are found to not necessarily be preferred to fixed payment programs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Bootstrapping; Countercyclical payments; Nonparametric; C15; D81; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43203

Perspectives dans le défi de la coordination de la filière caféicole au niveau des exploitations au Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Mpyisi,   Edson; Weber,   Michael T.
This synthesis shows the need to update and improve household-level information on Rwanda’s coffee sector, so that appropriate policies may be put into place to increase the level and diversity of smallholder and rural business income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55350

Got (Safe) Milk? Chinese Consumers’ Valuation for Select Food Safety Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Bai,   Junfei; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers of food with regards to product-specific attributes or characteristics. Food safety concerns in China are having a drastic impact on consumer behavior, commodity markets, international trade and food security. An additional challenge to the problem of asymmetric information lies in the inherent structure of the governing bodies which oversee food safety and quality. Unlike the United States and other developed countries, China’s food safety is regulated by several government entities with different and sometimes overlapping responsibilities. As a result consumers don’t have a comprehensive food safety and quality system on which to base their economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Choice experiment; Mixed logit; Latent class logit; Food safety; Preference heterogeneity; Willingness-to-pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98723

Has Kenyan Farmers’ Access to Markets and Services Improved? Panel  Survey Evidence, 1997-2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chamberlin,   Jordan; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This report uses panel data on 1,267 smallholder households to monitor changes in their access to markets and services. We find that Kenyan smallholders’ proximity to infrastructure, markets, and services has improved markedly over the last decade. These improvements, however, have not been uniformly distributed over either time or space. Farmers in high-potential areas of the country continue to enjoy closer proximity to most kinds of markets and services compared to low-potential areas, but the greatest relative improvements over the 1997-2007 period have been in areas of medium and low potential. We also distinguish between public and private investments in examining changes in smallholders’ access to markets. Changes deriving from public investments...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Markets; Food security; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58545

An Analysis of Food Grain Consumption in Urban Jiangsu Province of China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Zhihao; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
The impacts of economic and demographic variables on the demand for food grain commodities in urban Jiangsu province of China are estimated, using both the QUAIDS and the AIDS models. Results show that the demands for wheat flour and coarse grains are price-elastic while the demands for rice and grain products are price-inelastic. Certain demographic variables show as having a significant impact on food grain demand. Finally, a decomposition of causes of changes in rice consumption over the period of 1995–2007 is performed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; China food grain demand; China urban household demand; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Production Economics; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90677

Productivity Change and Agricultural Policy Reform in China: Village Level Evidence for 1995 to 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Li; Kening,   Wu.
Adopting Stochastic Frontier Analysis and the multivariate regression model and employing 1995-2009 village-level data, the paper evaluates and interprets the effect of China’s agricultural policy reform on agricultural productivity change in the past fifteen years. The results show that China’s agricultural productivity has made significant growth in the past fifteen years under the influence of China’s agricultural policy reform. Furthermore, the effects of different agricultural policies on technical change and technical efficiency have significant differences with obvious periodic and regional features. The economic development pattern combining liberty with regulation has also led to frequent changes in China’s agricultural policies, which results in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chinese agricultural policy; Agricultural productivity; Stochastic frontier analysis; Multivariate regression model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; Q18; Q47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103406

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Senegal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masters,   William A.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48517

Anuário Estatístico Do Sima 2000-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdula,   Danilo Carimo.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56056

Agricultural Policy Assessment and Development by Stakeholders: A Cross-Country Analysis of National Organic Farming Policy in 11 European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vairo,   Daniela; Haring,   Anna Maria; Dabbert,   Stephan; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
There is no single 'best way' of policy development. Bottom-up approaches to policy design and a broad debate among stakeholders facilitate policy learning and innovation. A novel approach of a bottom-up policy design process involving stakeholders is introduced. First results obtained by this methodology are presented. The outcomes of an international effort for a development of policies for organic food and farming in Mai 2004 in Europe are analyzed: the synthesized results from 11 European countries (AT, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, GB, HU, IT, PL, SI) on the current situation of policies related to the organic food and farming sector in Europe are highlighted and policy recommendations for the development of the sector formulated. Specifically, strengths,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25301

Farmers' Crop Acreage Decisions in the Presence of Credit Constraints: Do Decoupled Payments Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Girante,   Maria Joana; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
While in theory decoupled payments do not distort production decisions, in practice there are several potential coupling mechanisms for these payments. We use farm-level data from Kansas to revisit the issue of how (de)coupled are these supposedly “decoupled” payments by focusing on how they may impact production through credit constraints. In particular, we study how production effects may have differed across farmers with varying levels of debt pressure. Our empirical approach exploits the fact that we can observe the same farm over time (and so can account for the effects of time-constant omitted variables) to study how these payments affected total crop acres, owned acres, and the decisions to plant corn, sorghum, soybeans and wheat. Like previous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Credit constraints; Agricultural Finance; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6335

Contratos de opção: análise do potencial de sustentação de preços para o mercado de arroz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adami,   Andreia Cristina de Oliveira; Barros,   Geraldo Sant'Ana de Camargo; Bacchi,   Mirian Rumenos Piedade.
An economic model was developed to analyze the put option contract role to stabilize prices in the paddy market. The possibility of using Federal Government Acquisitions (AGF) to complement the option instrument was considered. The role of the options was to reduce the risks of storing the product for later sale. The model is applied to analyze the option instrument implementation in the 2004/05 season. A two week demand for rice was estimated for the Brazilian market. The results show that the market prices go up when the government acts through the AGF. The options serve the purpose of making prices follow a compatible path. It was estimated that the probability for the option owners exercise their options is greater when the AGF are not used. One can...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Put option; Federal Government Acquisition; Paddy; Political Economy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61283

Sector Familiar Agrícola, Mercado de Trabalho Rural e Alívio da Pobreza Rural em Áreas com Abundancia de Terras em África: Evidência de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Benfica,   Rui M.S.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Smallholder agriculture; Commercial agriculture; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56042

Changes in Allocation of Land Holdings, Production and Farm Size in the Rwandan Smallholder Sector Over the Period 1984/1990 to 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mpyisi,   Edson; Weber,   Michael T.; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Loveridge,   Scott.
There have been major shifts/changes in land use patterns in Rwanda over the past  twelve years. A few striking observations include: As a percentage of total farmland, cultivated  land increased. The increase in cultivated land occurred at the expense of pasture and fallow  and woodlot. The share of pasture and fallow decreased from 22% in 1990 to 14% in 2002 and  woodlot decreased from 11% in 1990 to 7% in 2002. This trend of increasing cultivated land is  apparent from the mid-eighties to today. These observations imply that land is being farmed much  more intensively without much time to fallow and allow the soil to rejuvenate. Pasture and  woodlot are also being cut down at the expense of cultivation. This has important potential  implications for...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Allocation of land; Farm size; Rwanda; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55356

POLICY IMPACT ON PRODUCTION STRUCTURE AND INCOME RISK ON POLISH DAIRY FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Was,   Adam; Malak-Rawlikowska,   Agata.
Likely policy changes leading towards further liberalisation of the Common Agricultural Policy would certainly influence farmers’ income and revenue risks. Thus, a question arises both for farmers and for policy makers about possible effects and necessary adjustments that should be made to face such changes. The paper examines long-term impacts of changes of key policy factors on income risk in Polish dairy farms. Deterministic linear programming farm model was used to estimate farm incomes and likely changes in production pattern, while stochastic simulation farm model was applied for examining income risk. The main results of this model chain are optimal production structures for farm types modelled in a set of assumed policy conditions as well as farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk quota; Direct payment; Income risk; Farm model; Policy changes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44842

Political Economy of Agricultural Distortions in Transition Countries of Asia and Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rozelle,   Scott; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
The paper analyzes the political and institutional factors which are behind the dramatic changes in distortions to agricultural incentives in the transition countries in East Asia (China and Vietnam), Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, etc), the rest of the former Soviet Union, and in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper explains why these changes have occurred and why there are large differences among transition countries in the extent and the nature of the remaining distortions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Political economy; Agricultural distortions; Transition economies; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; N50; O13; O21; P22; P26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50298

Leadership May Have Decisive Influence on Successful Transition of Production Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forgacs,   Csaba.
In Hungary increasing number of coops have gone bankruptcy or split up after meeting new legal needs because of not being competitive under market conditions after radical reforms. Others, however, could maintain previous level of farming or even increase it. Former coop members and individual farmers have also established new coops using bottom up approach. The paper discusses the importance of leadership of coops with different background which not well addressed in the literature. It took into account that old type produce coops had not only been an economic unit but a social network of people as well giving a special character to the coop. Two cases, one of an old and, one of a new coop, as success stories, were used and comparison of their development...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Social capital; Transformation of coops; Leadership; Producing coops; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Z13; Q10; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25634

Oyster Demand Adjustments to Counter-Information and Source Treatments in Response to Vibrio vulnificus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morgan,   O. Ashton; Martin,   Gregory S.; Huth,   William L.
A web-based contingent behavior analysis was developed to quantify the effect of both negative and positive information treatments and post harvest processes on demand for oysters. Results from a panel model indicate that consumers of raw and cooked oysters behave differently after news of an oyster-related human mortality. While cooked oyster consumers take precautionary measures against risk, raw oyster consumers exhibit optimistic bias and increase their consumption level. Further, by varying the source of a counter-information treatment, we find that source credibility impacts behavior. Oyster consumers, and in particular, raw oyster consumers, are most responsive to information provided by a not-for- profit, nongovernmental organization. Finally, post...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Information treatments; Non-market valuation; Optimistic bias; Oyster demand; Source credibility; Vibrio vulnificus; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q18; Q13; Q58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56656

Technical efficiency improvement of rice farming in southern Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiatpathomchai,   Sirirat; Schmitz,   P. Michael; Thongrak,   Sutonya.
The objective of this study is to assess the technical efficient frontier of rice farms using input-oriented data envelopment analysis. The frontier represents the minimum applicable level of efficiency of inputs given the current level of yields, technologies, and managerial ability among the farmers which can be used as a benchmark for efficiency improvement of rice farms. Two-stage DEA methodology of efficiency analysis was applied. The empirical results revealed that the technical efficiency of rice farming in southern Thailand could be improved through reduction of inputs by 8-14 % and the current output at 3.5 tons of paddy rice per ha could be maintained. In order to improve technical efficiency of rice farms in southern Thailand, our findings lead...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice farming; Technical efficiency; Southern Thailand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50554

Discussion: What Have We Learned from the New Suite of Risk Management Programs of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lubben,   Bradley D.; Novak,   James L.
New revenue-based support programs in the 2008 Farm Bill represent a fundamental shift in farm programs and risk management decision-making. However, complexity, uncertainty, economics, and, arguably, an incomplete analysis of the new Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program all contributed to low enrollment in the new program in 2009. An effective analysis of ACRE should consider farm programs as part of an integrated risk management portfolio, including crop insurance, marketing, and other risk management tools as opposed to a separate lottery program. Improving this integration could be one of the most significant consequences of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm bill; Commodity programs; Risk management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92591

Measuring the Impact of Public and Private Assets on Household Crop Income in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Income; Mozambique; Africa; Food security; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56073

Perturbaciones provocadas por la nueva PAC en las decisiones de ajuste estrategico en sistemas agrarios andaluces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallardo,   Rosa Karina; Ramos,   Fernando; Ramos,   Eduardo.
RESUMEN: Las sucesivas reformas de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) han diseñado distintos instrumentos de protección para los productos continentales y para los productos mediterráneos en Europa, lo que ha originado diferentes estrategias de ajuste por parte de los agricultores frente a estos procesos. Los empresarios agrarios de zonas donde conviven ambos tipos de productos (continentales y mediterráneos), se ven sometidos a medidas de protección que pueden derivar hacia  lógicas económicas contradictorias y constituir  un obstáculo para los procesos de ajuste y modernización que se pretenden fomentar desde la UE. Este artículo aborda el estudio de los efectos de las reformas de la PAC en sistemas agrarios andaluces con presencia de producciones...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). Competitiveness; Agricultural Systems; Farming adjustment strategies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28752

Food Safety. Commodity Science Point of View
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zalewski,   Romuald I.; Skawinska,   Eulalia.
The paper addresses "food safety" and 'food quality' from the position of commodity and food science rather than economy. The various descriptions of both terms in literature are reviewed in connection with customer/supplier ability to evaluate food safety and quality by examination of various characteristics. Food safety has been described as opposite to food risk. Differences in perception of food risk by customer, producer/supplier and official agencies are discussed in this paper. The objective safety (and quality) of food can be evaluated using three categories of food risk (biological, chemical and physical) measured on a seven step intensity scale by producers and official agencies but not by customers. This leads to formulating food safety policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food quality; Risk; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18; M31.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25734

MODELING THE EFFECTS OF PASTURE EXPANSION ON EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dumortier,   Jerome; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Dong,   Fengxia; Du,   Xiaodong; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Mulik,   Kranti.
We present a global agricultural greenhouse gas model that assesses emissions from land-use change. In addition to evaluating shifts in and out of crop production, we develop a pasture model to assess extensification and intensification of global livestock production based on herd size and stocking rate. We apply the model to a scenario that introduces a tax on me-thane emissions from cattle in the United States. The resulting expansion of pasture in the rest of the world leads to substantially higher emissions than without the tax. The yearly average emissions from the tax are 260 metric tons of CO2-equivalent.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land-use change; Greenhouse gas emissions; Pasture expansion; Pasture extensification; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q17; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95944

Staple food prices in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariga,   Joshua; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Njukia,   Stephen.
Prepared for the COMESA policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58559

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CO-REGULATORY APPROACHES TO FOOD SAFETY CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussein,   Mohamud; Fearne,   Andrew; Martinez,   Marian Garcia; Di Falco,   Salvatore.
Food safety controls are currently enforced in the UK by a variety of regulatory approaches that considerably differ in their efficiency and effectiveness in achieving social goals of safe food supply and improved consumer confidence. Aim of this study is to establish whether a coregulatory enforcement of these controls is more cost-effective than the traditional command-and- control enforcement modes. First of its kind, the study reviewed a vast theoretical literature on economics of food safety and incentives to develop a conceptual framework and appropriate methodology for comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of co-regulatory approaches to food hygiene controls in the UK meat industry. A panel data on costs and compliance of 710 meat firms operating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness; Co-regulation; Food safety; Incentives; Panel data modelling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C23; K32; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91725

Analysis of Commodity Program Adjustments for U.S. Rice in Stochastic Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavez,   Eddie C.; Wailes,   Eric J.
Potential adjustments in U.S. commodity program for rice are evaluated in this paper using stochastic analysis in a global modeling framework. Corresponding threshold and loss-compensatory increases in target price and loan rates are determined with assumed outright and gradual elimination of direct payments. Results show that if direct payments (DP) are eliminated in 2012, a 23% increase in both the target price (TP) and loan rate (LR) triggers counter-cyclical payments (CCP) 80% of the time; and it will take an increase of 48% in TP and LR to generate CCP enough to compensate for the loss in total DP. If DP is gradually removed over 5 years, the trigger and compensatory increases in TP and LR are 41% and 46%, respectively. Furthermore, if DP is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: U.S. commodity program; Threshold and loss-compensatory increases; Stochastic analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119772

Can a Warmer Climate Save Northern Agriculture?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gaasland,   Ivar.
Agriculture at high latitudes is expected to be a main beneficiary of a man-made climate change. A numerical model, using Norway as a case, is employed to analyze the impacts of a warmer climate on northern agriculture. The computations indicate that the current degree of self-sufficiency can be achieved with less budget support and higher economic welfare. However, it may be argued that environmental goods, such as landscape and biodiversity preservation, and rural settlement, are more important than self-sufficiency for northern agriculture. It is demonstrated that, in that case, welfare gains are substantially lower, and can even be negative.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Northern agriculture; Environmental goods; Numerical model; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; L52; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24551

Evaluating the potential contribution of contract auctions to Agri-Environmental Policy efficiency: A simulation model for Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viaggi,   Davide; Raggi,   Meri; Gallerani,   Vittorio.
Auctions are a potentially suitable policy tool for increasing the efficiency of Agri- Environmental Schemes (AES) through an improved allocation of contracts. In theory, through the auction mechanism, farmers have incentives to reveal their compliance costs, helping to reduce information rents and increase policy cost-effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to simulate the potential contribution of auction mechanisms to the efficiency of AES in Emilia-Romagna (Italy). The results show advantages for auctions compared with traditional flat rate payments based on average compliance costs. However, their performance is worse than flat payments based on marginal compliance costs.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Auction; Contract; Agri-Environmental Policy; Information asymmetry; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118671

Impacts from Government Regulations on the Canadian-U.S. Basis for Fed Cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Schulz,   Lee L.
Replaced with revised version of paper 09/01/09.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Canada; Fed Cattle; Government Policy; International Trade; Prices; U.S.; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49327

Obesity: Health and Food Policy Dilemma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94432

Agricultural Price Distortion and Stabilization: Stylized facts and Hypothesis Tests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masters,   William A.; Garcia,   Andres F.
This paper describes agricultural policy choices and tests some predictions of political economy theories. It begins with three broad stylized facts: governments tend to tax agriculture in poorer countries, and subsidize it in richer ones, tax both imports and exports more than nontradables, and tax more and subsidize less where there is more land per capita. We test a variety of political-economy explanations, finding results consistent with hypothesized effects of rural and urban constituents’ rational ignorance about small per-person effects, governance institutions’ control of rent-seeking by political leaders, governments’ revenue motive for taxation, and the role of time consistency in policy-making. We also find that larger groups obtain more...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural price distortions; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; D72; D78; F11; H23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50301

Toward Improved Marketing and Trade Policies to Promote Household Food Security in Central and Southern Mozambique: 2007 Update
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Marketing; Trade; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56068

Toward a Consumer Economy in China: Implications of Changing Wage Policies for U.S. Cotton Exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   Stephen; Pan,   Suwen; Hudson,   Darren; Tuan,   Francis C.
The effect of a Chinese minimum wage increase on China’s textile market as well as on the world cotton market is evaluated. Based on a Nonlinear Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (NQAIDS) model of China’s textile demand, the results suggest that the income elasticity for textiles is around 0.6 in China, and that apparel is less price responsive than home textiles and other textile products.  Simulation results suggest that a minimum wage increase would raise Chinese domestic textile consumption and lower Chinese textile exports. Most of the decline in textile exports by China is offset by expansion in other countries’ domestic textile production and results in a slight increase in world cotton mill utilization and higher clothing prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonlinear Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (NQAIDS); Cotton; Clothing; China; Trade; Industrial policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; R34; R21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103615

Did the Fischler reform increase market integration between the EU and world commodity markets?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mela,   Giulio.
This work assesses the extent to which h the Fischler reform of the CAP increased the elasticity of price transmission (EPT) between the world and the European agricultural commodity markets. Commodities considered are soft and durum wheat, corn, feed barley, and butter. Results show that the reform increased ETP for all commodities even though with different magnitude. Before reform implementation (January 2007), the ETP was almost zero (meaning market isolation) for soft wheat, feed barley, and butter, while it was relatively low (0.4) for corn and durum. After January 2007, the EPT increased to almost unity (perfect transmission) for soft wheat and barley, to 0.9 and 0.8 for durum and corn, and to 0.5 for butter, which had historically been amongst the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price transmission elasticity; Fischler reform; Structural breaks; Agricultural commmodity prices; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q18; Q13; C22.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124107

Preisvolatilität  auf  landwirtschaftlichen  Märkten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ledebur,   Oliver von; Schmitz,   Jochen.
Zusammenfassung: In diesem Beitrag wird die Entwicklung der Preisvolatilität auf deutschen Agrarmärkten analysiert. Ziel ist es das Ausmaß der Preisvolatilität auf ausgewählte deutsche Agrarmärkte zu quantifizieren und festzustellen inwiefern sie sich im Zeitablauf verändert hat. Soweit möglich wird eine Vergleichbarkeit zwischen den Entwicklungen auf nationalen und internationalen Produktmärkten hergestellt, bzw. es werden die jeweiligen Entwicklungen zueinander in Bezug gestellt. In diesem Zusammenhang gestellte Fragen sind:  –  Hat es eine Erhöhung der Preisvolatilität gegeben?  –  Stammt diese aus den Weltmärkten?  –  Welche Auswirkungen hat die Preisvolatilität auf die Marktakteure?  –  Welche Rolle spielen dabei die Instrumente der Agrarpolitik und...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Volatilität; Deutsche Agrarmärkte; Agrarpolitik; Volatility; German agricultural markets; Agricultural policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104075

Small Scale Manufacturing Growth in Africa: Initial Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liedholm,   Carl; Parker,   Joan Chamberlin.
This paper examines the dynamics of small-scale manufacturing enterprises in  developing countries, with emphasis on evidence from Africa. The creation, evolution, and  disappearance of firms and how these patterns vary by country, stage of development, industrial  sector, and policy environment are topics that fall within the purview of firm dynamics.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Small scale manufacturing; International Development; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 52; Q18.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54738

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   Peter; Govereh,   Jones; Ndlela,   Daniel.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48516

Farmer Associations, Decentralization and Development in Rwanda: Challenges Ahead
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bingen,   R. James; Munyankusi,   Laurent.
This paper summarizes the findings from FSRP/DSA surveys designed to identify some of  the key institutional issues surrounding the role of farmer associations in the delivery of, and  access to agricultural services. Specifically, the surveys focus on the capacity of four  actors–MINAGRI Regional and District Agents, NGOs, District Governments (the Mayors) and farmer  associations and intergroupements  to provide farmers with agricultural services that might help  in the transition from semi-subsistence to commercial agriculture. As this synthesis paper  indicates, some of these services have been provided on an irregular basis for many years  through a variety of government, NGO, donor agency and private business efforts. Moreover,  this paper highlights...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Farmer associations; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55351

Food Prices and Blood Cholesterol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rahkovsky,   Ilya; Gregory,   Christian A.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cost Americans hundreds in billions of dollars. High cholesterol levels, which are closely related to diet habits, are a major contributor to CVD. In this paper we study whether changes in food prices are related to cholesterol levels and whether taxes or subsidies of particular foods would be effective in lowering cholesterol levels and, consequently, CVD costs. We find that prices of vegetables, processed foods, and whole milk and whole grains significantly affect the blood cholesterol levels. Having analyzed the costs and benefits of government interventions, we find that a subsidy of vegetables and whole grains would be the most efficient way to reduce CVD expenditures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; CVD; Cardio-vascular; Food prices; Health; Welfare; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D04; D12; D62; H23; I19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103566

Statistiques agricoles: Production Agricole, Elevage, Superficies et Utilisation des terres, Année agricole 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agricuture, de l’Elevage et des Forêts, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Statistics; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54674

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walkenhorst,   Peter.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48513

An Emerging Agricultural Problem in High-Performing Asian Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hayami,   Yujiro.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48635

Optimal Seasonal Allocation of Generic Dairy Advertising Expenditures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Annual seasonal advertising expenditure allocations were estimated for the national generic advertising programs for fluid milk and cheese with the use of price and advertising elasticities of demand that varied over time.  Significant variation in optimal allocations existed both across products and over time, emphasizing the importance of obtaining accurate seasonal forecasts that incorporate changes in market conditions to plan future spending allocations.  In the absence of such information, allocating annual budgets equally across quarters still produced positive producer welfare gains on average relative to historical spending that were not statistically different from those realized under the optimal spending strategy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Generic advertising; Optimal seasonal allocation; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6768

Une approche stratégique pour la planification du programme de recherche agricole en Afrique sub-saharienne
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Crawford,   Eric W.; Howard,   Julie A.; Oehmke,   James F.; Shaffer,   James D.; Staatz,   John M.
Des études récentes ont montré que la recherche agricole en Afrique peut avoir une rentabilité élevée, mais son impact dépend de l'adaptabilité des nouvelles technologies aux capacités et aux besoins changeants du secteur agricole et du reste de l'économie. Les politiques d'ajustement structurel (ex : la libéralisation des marchés et la dévaluation monétaire) et les changements politiques sont en train de transformer la demande de nouvelles technologies et l'environnement économique au sein duquel ces technologies doivent opérer. Le défi est de concevoir la recherche agricole comme un intrant stratégique qui encourage une croissance économique à base élargie, la transformation structurelle de l'économie et la sécurité alimentaire dans des économies...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural research; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008-June 2009: 11; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54701

The Effects of Maize Trade with Malawi on Price Levels in Mozambique: Implications for Trade and Development Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Santos,   Ana Paula.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize trade; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56032

ROLNICTWO OBSZARÓW GÓRSKICH BAWARII PRZYKŁADEM DLA KARPAT POLSKICH? STUDIUM PORÓWNAWCZE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,   Wojciech; Pieniadz,   Agata.
Niniejsze opracowanie przyjmuje formę analizy porównawczej i przedstawia wyniki badań opinii ekspertów na temat stanu oraz kierunków rozwoju obszarów wiejskich i rolnictwa w gminach górskich położonych na terenie Karpat Polskich i Alp Niemieckich. Badania wskazują, iż rolnictwo oraz obszary wiejskie subregionu karpackiego wkracza powoli na drogę rozwojową, którą rolnictwo subregionu alpejskiego ma już w pewnym sensie za sobą. Wydaje się, iż krótki okres stosowania WPR nie spowodował w subregionie karpackim wyraźnych zmian strukturalnych. Rolnictwo Alp Niemieckich jest lepiej dostosowane do specyficznych warunków produkcji rolniczej oraz jest w stanie zapewnić odpowiednie dochody ludności rolniczej. Świadczy o tym chociażby wyższy odsetek rodzin...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rolnictwo górskie; Perspektywy rozwoju; Wsparcie; Polska; Bawaria; Berglandwirtschaft; Entwicklungsperspektiven; Förderung; Polen; Bayern.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; International Development; O13; Q18; Q28; R11; R23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91913

On the optimal design of income support and agri-environmental regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bontems,   Philippe.
In this paper, we develop a model of regulation for a set of heterogenous farmers whose production yields to environmental externalities. The goal of the regulator is first to offer some income support depending on collective preferences towards income redistribution and second to internalize externalities. The optimal policy is constrained by the information available. We first consider the second best where the regulator is able to observe all individuals decisions in terms of inputs and individual profit, but not the individual farming labor supply. We characterized the generalized transfer in function of the desire to redistribute and the underlying characteristics of the production process. In a second step, we assume that the regulator has only...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Asymmetric information; Agricultural policy; Agri-environmental policy; Income support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q12; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6246

Dynamic adjustments in the Dutch greenhouse sector due to environmental regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verreth,   Daphne M.I.; Emvalomatis,   Grigorios; Bunte,   Frank H.J.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
Horticultural firms are dependent on energy to produce, while policy makers focus on reducing the use of energy and investment in energy-saving technologies. The paper aimed to asses Dutch greenhouse farmers‘ responses to policies that would affect prices of different energy inputs. The farmer’s behaviour is modelled in two steps: firms are assumed to maximize profit at given energy use level, and firms are assumed to minimize the discounted sum of energy costs. The model is estimated using farm survey data spanning the period 2001-2008. Short-run and long-run elasticities with respect to prices and investments in energy-using technology are estimated. The greenhouse sector shows a fast adjustment of energy capital towards its long-run equilibrium. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse horticulture; Energy; Dynamic duality; Adjustment costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; C51; C61; D92; Q12; Q18; Q48.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99364

How Will the Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance in Zambia: An Ex Ante Assessment to Guide Government Deliberation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shawa,   Julius J.
This paper aims to summarize the rationale and objectives of the Crop Marketing  Authority and the possible consequences of adopting the proposed legislation. We also identify  where the proposal, in its current form, requires additional specificity in order to evaluate its  ability to meet Government’s objectives of enhancing food security and sustainable crop marketing.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop marketing authority; Zambia; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54463

Comportamento dos Mercados Grossistas de Grão de Milho Branco Durante o Ano 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdula,   Danilo Carimo.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56052

Distribution of Agricultural NRAs across Countries and Products, 1955-84 and 1985-2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Croser,   Johanna L.
The global database developed as an integral part of the World Bank's research project on Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, which is publicly available at www.worldbank.org/agdistortions, provides around 30,000 estimates of nominal rates of assistance to agricultural industries (NRAs) and associated consumer tax equivalents for 75 countries that together account for between 90 and 95 percent of the world’s population, farmers, agricultural output and total GDP. They also account for more than 85 percent of farm production and employment in each of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the transition economies of Europe and Central Asia as well as all OECD countries. More than 70 products are included (an average of 11 per country), which represents around...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural price and trade policies; Nominal rates of assistance; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; F59; H20; N50; O13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50307

Agri-food supply chains and sustainability-related issues: evidence from across the Scottish agri-food economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leat,   Philip M.K.; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata.
This paper examines the influence of agri-food supply chains on the sustainability-related activities and decisions of Scottish farmers, as well as the treatment of sustainability issues by food processors and retailers themselves. It is based on 8 whole chain case studies covering some of Scotland‘s major agricultural products. The cases identify differing levels of understanding and activities related to sustainability, but widespread acknowledgement that sustainability involves the development of chains within which all parties can achieve acceptable profits. Indeed, collaborative supply chains, which seek improved economic performance, frequently assist environmental and social sustainability. The main drivers of sustainability are found to be the cost...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food; Supply chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108952

WHY WAS ACRE A NO-GO WITH IOWA FARMERS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edwards,   William M.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: ACRE; Risk; Commodity; Program; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120005

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48624

Are Agricultural Policies Making Us Fat? Likely Links Between Agricultural Policies and Human Nutrition and Obesity, and their Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Vosti,   Stephen A.
Rates of obesity among adults and children in the U.S. are soaring, with potentially huge private and social costs. Increasing attention is being paid to agricultural policies as both the culprits through their perceived roles in reducing the relative prices of energy-dense foods, and as the potential saviors through their perceived ability to do the opposite. However, the effects of agricultural policies on human nutrition and obesity are not well understood. This paper considers (1) trends in agricultural commodity prices, and the contributions of commodity policies and agricultural R&amp;D policies to those trends, (2) the links between changes in commodity prices and changes in food prices; and (3) the implications of price-induced changes in food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: H5; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q16; I0.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25343

Tendências dos Preços Reais do Grão de Milho Branco no Sul de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55197

Understanding the Underlying Fundamentals of Ethanol Markets: Linkages between Energy and Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tokgoz,   Simla; Elobeid,   Amani E.
This study analyzes the impact of price shocks in three input and output markets critical to ethanol: gasoline, corn, and sugar. We investigate the impact of these shocks on ethanol and related agricultural markets in the United States and Brazil. We find that the composition of a country's vehicle fleet determines the direction of the response of ethanol consumption to changes in the gasoline price. We also find that a change in feedstock costs affects the profitability of ethanol producers and the domestic ethanol price. In Brazil, where two commodities compete for sugarcane, changes in the sugar market affect the competing ethanol market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural markets; Energy; Ethanol; Renewable fuels; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q11; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9795

Crop biodiversity repercussions of subsidized organic farming in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nastis,   Stefanos A.; Michailidis,   Anastasios; Mattas,   Konstadinos.
This paper analyzes the impact of CAP financial assistance on crop biodiversity under uncertainty. A stochastic production function is employed and estimated to assess whether risk-averse farmers hedge risk by diversifying their portfolio of crops, thus increasing crop biodiversity. The model is applied to farm-level data of organic crop farms in Greece. Organic farming financial assistance poses a double-edged sword: even though it is considered agrobiodiversity enhancing as a cultivation method, subsidizing it can become agrobiodiversity reducing, since farmers may select to cultivate only the subsidized crops. The study shows that risk aversion leads to crop biodiversity conservation. However, providing CAP financial assistance on certain crops appears...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop biodiversity; Agroecosystem; Risk management; Agricultural assistance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q18; D80; Q24; Q57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114628

Trabalho, terra e geração de renda em três décadas de reflorestamentos no alto Jequitinhonha
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Calixto,   Juliana Sena; Ribeiro,   Eduardo Magalhaes; Galizoni,   Flavia Maria; Macedo,   Renato Luis Grisi.
Beginning in the 1970’s the plateaus of Alto Jequitinhonha, northeast of Minas Gerais, until then areas of common use by family farmers, were planted with eucalyptus. This article analyzes the effects of reforestation on land occupation, comparing it with the areas of the family production. It is carried out in the homogenous micro-region of Capelinha, an area with the largest concentration of eucalyptus in the region. Secondary data from the IBGE Census for the years 1970, 1980, 1985 and 1996 were used, and also secondary data from surveys conducted around the region studied, including interviews with management of companies and union leadership. The article concludes that, in thirty years, the reforestation concentrated the land and created reduced...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family agriculture; Reforestation; Rural development; Rural employment; Jequitinhonha; Agribusiness; J21; 013; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60811

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Sub-Saharan and North Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Masters,   William A.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48572

A Two-Stage Value Chain Model for Vegetable Marketing Chain Efficiency Evaluation: A Transaction Cost Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Hualiang.
We applied a two-stage value chain model to investigate the effects of input application and occasional transaction costs on vegetable marketing chain efficiencies with a farm household-level data set. In the first stage, the production efficiencies with the combination of resource endowments, capital and managerial inputs, and production techniques were evaluated; then at the second stage, the marketing technical efficiencies were determined under the marketing value of the vegetables for three typical marketing chains in Nanjing area, P.R. China. The impacts of the transaction costs to the supply chain technical efficiency both at the production and marketing stages were examined by using Tobit model. Study showed that transaction costs significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Two-stage value chain model; Data envelopment analysis; Technical efficiency; Transaction cost; Vegetable; China; Industrial Organization; D1; D8; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25327

CDM Potential of Dairy Sector in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sirohi,   Smita; Michaelowa,   Axel.
Among the co-operative mechanisms established under the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism is the only one, which has the potential to assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development by promoting environmentally friendly investment from industrialized country governments and businesses. Although, apart from nuclear energy and deforestation avoidance, all other projects are eligible under CDM, so far, the CDM projects have largely been confined to industrial sector and agricultural sector, in general has been left out. To assess the issues and opportunities presented by potential international markets for greenhouse gases offsets through the CDM and facilitate implementation of CDM in India, a National Startegy Study on CDM is...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: CDM; Agriculture; Dairy; India; Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Q54; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26281

CAP effects on labour use in agriculture: Evidence from alternative dynamic panel data models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Zier,   Patrick.
Our aim is to investigate whether the direct payments and rural development measures of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) do make jobs in agriculture safer. We work with a dynamic labour demand equation that is augmented by the full set of policy instruments of the CAP. It is estimated on a unique regional panel dataset of three East German states for the period 1999-2006. We present results for three consistent estimators which differ in how they eliminate the fixed effects and how they instrument the lagged dependent variable, including estimators due to Arellano and Bond, Blundell and Bond, and a corrected least-squares dummy variable estimator due to Kiviet and Bruno. Our results suggest that there were few desirable effects on job maintenance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural employment; Dynamic panel data models; Common Agricultural Policy; East Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18; J43; C23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61355

Measuring the local economic integration of farm households: Findings from two case study areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Deborah; Majewski,   Edward; Sulewski,   Piotr.
Despite the emphasis given in EU agricultural policy to the local economic benefits of a maintaining a strong agricultural sector, relatively little research has focussed on the contribution farm households make to their localities. The lack of understanding is particularly acute given ongoing changes in the agri-food chain and changes in farm structures. The paper presents findings from an analysis of the direct transactions associated with a sample of farm households drawn from two European case study areas – Podlaskie, Poland and North East Scotland, UK. The results confirm that the concept of “local” in relation to farm household transactions depends on the economic geography of the area under analysis. With the exception of off-farm work, farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local; Spatial concentration; Farm households; Agricultural and Food Policy; R12; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99595

A Methodology for Estimating Household Income in Rural Mozambique Using Easy-to-Collect Variables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Rose,   Donald; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Household income; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56037

Compendium of Economic and Trade Indicators by Region, 1960 to 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48325

Fat Taxes and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of Economic Factors Influencing Obesity in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Lacanilao,   Ryan D.
Tax policy has been proposed as a possible instrument for reducing the incidence of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. This has become popularly known as the "fat tax" approach. Also, physical access to energy-dense, nutrition-poor food items has been suggested as a causal factor for rising obesity rates. This project investigates both the role that food price interventions and physical access to “fast food” may play in population levels of obesity.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Health Policy; Fat taxes; Fast food; Food access; Built environment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Public Economics; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6841

Micro e Pequenas Empresas no Centro e Norte de Moçambique: Resultados de um Inquérito realizado em 1996
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Mead,   Donald C.; Arlindo,   Pedro.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56024

Valuing the Option to Switch to Organic Farming: An Application to U.S. Corn and Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wossink,   Ada; Kuminoff,   Nicolai V.
Based on option value theory, we develop a theoretical model to assess the dollar compensation required for the conversion to organic farming. Our empirical model is a switching regression model with two regimes and we use county level data on organic and conventional corn and soybean production in the U.S. for the application. Assuming an interest rate of 10 percent, a conventional corn-soybean grower would need to receive a one-time payment of $315 per acre to compensate for the conversion cost and an additional $1,088 per acre to cover the long run higher production and market risks. The sum of these two values equals an annual payment of $228 per acre for a 10 year contact. The results are discussed in the context of the recently introduced...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Option theory; Organic farming; Direct payments; Switching regression; Conservation Security Program; Crop Production/Industries; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24716

German Rapeseed Oil and Biodiesel Pricing under Changing Market Conditions: A Markov-switching Vector Error Correction Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busse,   Stefan; Ihle,   Rico.
We analyze vertical price transmission in the German biodiesel market studying the relationship between rapeseed oil, soya oil and biodiesel prices. We focus on the period from summer 2002 to late 2007 during which the German biodiesel market developed into the largest market worldwide, mainly driven by political intervention. Tests on the adequacy of a traditional linear vector error correction model provide strong evidence against it and favor a regime-dependent model. We consider the Markov-switching vector error correction model which allows for parameter switching between regimes to be suitable for the question to be analyzed. We find two distinct regimes with differing error-correction behavior. Estimation results indicate that only rapeseed oil...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Cointegration; Nonlinear vector error-correction model; Regime dependent model; Markov-switching; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C22; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51032

IMPACTS OF CAP REFORM ON RURAL EMPLOYMENT: A MULTIMODELING CROSS COUNTRY APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mattas,   Konstadinos; Arfini,   Filippo; Midmore,   Peter; Schmitz,   P. Michael; Surry,   Yves R.
Expected impacts due to recently introduced CAP reforms can be felt beyond the agricultural sector affecting the entire regional economy. Employment levels will be affected within the farming sector and probably non-agricultural sector will feel the pinch too. Policies influencing employment levels attract the attention of the media and the public. Therefore, policy makers are more sensitive on employment issues than rural and agricultural policies as it is widely admitted that no vibrant regions in Europe can be envisioned without enhancing job opportunities. The influence of CAP reform on employment has not been thoroughly studied within a comprehensive approach, accounting for agricultural and non-agricultural effects and covering the diversity of EU...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Rural employment; I/O analysis; PMP; Qualitative analysis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; Q18; R15.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44801

Preparation of an Inventory of Research Work Undertaken in Agricultural/Rural Sector in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyoro,   James K.; Ariga,   Joshua.
The objective of this study is therefore to take stock or review the existing body of knowledge, distill the main policy issues and findings, and to identify the analytical gaps. The findings and lessons from research will feed into the ongoing debates and policy formulation, and the identified knowledge gaps will help formulate the immediate and long term agricultural policy research agenda. The World Bank will use the results from this inventory to formulate its economic and sector work (ESW) in the rural sector to underpin its policy dialogue and lending program in Kenya. The inventory and the identified gaps will also assist the government in identifying policy research areas to support the implementation of the SRA. The inventory shall have a broad...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Agricultural/Rural Sector; Kenya; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55161

Desafios Para Garantir a Concorrência e Reduzir os Custos No Sistema Alimentar de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Santos,   Ana Paula.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56025

Farmers' Post-Harvest Grain Management Choices under Liquidity Constraints and Impending Risks: Implications for Achieving Food Security Objectives in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gabriel,   Abebe H.; Hundie,   Bekele.
The purpose of this paper is to explore into the relationships between farmers' post-harvest grain management practices/capacities on the one hand, and liquidity constraints and impending risks on the other, in the context of achieving food security objective at household and national levels. The findings are primarily based on a household survey data from 300 randomly selected major food grain producing peasant households in three rural districts of Ethiopia. Results indicate that farmers perceived post-harvest grain loss as an imminent risk, and that instant sales of grains after harvest are triggered by temporary but immediate liquidity preferences to meet various obligations in the absence of or limited sources of cash other than crops sales, and by an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Post-harvest; Liquidity; Risk; Grain loss; Grain sales; Price fluctuations; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25716

Improving Production and Marketing to Enhance Food Security in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Weber,   Michael T.
Research Results of the Policy Analysis Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55248

Shock de precios y vulnerabilidad alimentaria de los hogares peruanos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zegarra Mendez,   Eduardo; Tuesta,   Jorge.
El presente estudio está orientado a cuantificar los efectos económicos del súbito aumento de los precios de alimentos en los hogares peruanos en el período 2007-2008 e identificar a los hogares en situación de vulnerabilidad alimentaria. El estudio se enmarca en una serie de recientes esfuerzos por cuantificar los efectos económicos del pronunciado shock de precios de alimentos ocurrido entre el 2007 y el tercer trimestre del 2008 en diversos países. A diferencia de otros estudios recientes que se centran en pocos alimentos y efectos sobre el gasto alimentario y las líneas de pobreza, en este trabajo usamos el déficit calórico de las familias como indicador central para el análisis del impacto del shock de precios en el caso peruano. Estimamos funciones...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Alimentos; Consumo de alimentos; Precios; Deficiencia calorica; Peru; Food; Food consumption; Calorie deficiency; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59688

Farm Productivity and Market Structure: Evidence from Cotton Reforms in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brambilla,   Irene; Porto,   Guido G.
This paper investigates the impacts of cotton marketing reforms on farm productivity, a key element for poverty alleviation, in rural Zambia. The reforms comprised the elimination of the Zambian cotton marketing board that was in place since 1977. Following liberalization, the sector adopted an outgrower scheme, whereby firms provided extension services to farmers and sold inputs on loans that were repaid at the time of harvest. There are two distinctive phases of the reforms: a failure of the outgrower scheme, and a subsequent period of success of the scheme. Our findings indicate that the reforms led to interesting dynamics in cotton farming. During the phase of failure, farmers were pushed back into subsistence and productivity in cotton declined. With...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cotton marketing reforms; Farm productivity; O13; Q12; Q18; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; O12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28492

Agricultural Productivity and Anticipated Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Spatial Sample Selection Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Patrick S.; Florax,   Raymond J.G.M.; Flores-Lagunes,   Alfonso.
A cereal yield response function is estimated conditional upon environmental and topographical features to detect the effects of spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence in explaining agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for direct and localized spillover effects, we then estimate the effect that projected changes in temperature and precipitation as a result of global climate change will have on agricultural production. We find that the estimated declines found in the climatological literature may overestimate actual declines, and factors such as spatial heterogeneity (i.e., country fixed effects) are profoundly more important to agricultural production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Production; Climate Change; Applied Spatial Econometrics; Sample Selection; Generalized Method of Moments Estimation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis; I3; Q18; C50.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61635

Explaining Growth in Dutch Agriculture: Prices, Public R&amp;D, and Technological Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Ge,   Lan.
This paper analyzes the sources of growth of Dutch agriculture (arable, meat, and dairy sectors). Because the time series data (1950-1997) are non-stationary and not cointegrated, it is argued that a model estimated in first differences should be used. Estimated price elasticities turn out to be very inelastic, both in the short-run and the long-run. The direct distortionary effect of price support has therefore been rather limited. However, price support has an important indirect effect by improving the sectors investment possibilities and therewith the capital stock. Public R&amp;D expenditure mainly affected agriculture by contributing to yield improvement therewith favoring intensification of production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Growth; Technology; Cointegration; Non-stationarity; Agricultural policy; Agribusiness; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24573

The Economics of Generating and Maintaining Plant Variety Rights in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Bonwoo; Pardey,   Philip G.; Qian,   Keming; Zhang,   Yi.
Notwithstanding the ambiguous research and productivity promoting effects of plant variety protections (PVPs), even in developed countries, many developing countries have adopted PVPs in the past few years to comply with their Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) obligations. Seeking and maintaining PVPs reserves options to an expected revenue stream from the future sale of protected varieties, the value of which varies for a host of reasons. In this paper we empirically examine the pattern of plant variety protection applications in China since its PVP laws were first introduced in 1997. We place those PVP rights in the context of China’s present and likely future seed markets to identify the economic incentives and institutional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intellectual property rights; Crop improvement; Option value; Seed markets; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q16; Q18; O32; O34.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57908

MARKETED OUTPUTS AND NON-MARKETED ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Wossink,   Ada.
We provide a new approach for assessing the cost of marginal ecosystem changes and the effectiveness of green payment schemes. The approach is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the bio-economic production interactions between marketed outputs and non-marketed ecosystem services at the micro level. To frame the economic nature of the problem, we employ a generalized joint production model in combination with cost minimization. The generalized joint production framework allows for the consideration of complementary, substitutive and competitive relationships between agricultural production and non-marketed ecosystem services generation and avoids double counting. From this theoretical model we distinguish three theoretical cases depending on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem services; Green payments; Bio-economic modelling; Economies of scale and scope; Program evaluation.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91807

Subjective Wealth, Policy Change, and Political Opinions: Evidence from the Cotton Reform in Burkina Faso
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan.
This paper provides new evidence on the pattern of individual subjective welfare after a natural experiment in policy-led rural development, and aims to identify the causal relationships between subjective welfare and political opinions on the effects of the policy change. I adopt a structural approach by introducing a reference-based utility function that contains a signal of individual participation in the policy change, which is conveyed by political opinions. Using data collected in cotton areas of Burkina Faso, several simultaneous estimations are performed to analyze seemingly covariant political opinions on the recent cotton reform and changes in subjective wealth, while addressing measurement issues related to subjective indicators as well as...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Subjective Wealth; Burkina Faso; Policy Change; Rural Development; Political Opinions.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; I32; 013; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119531

Planning for Drought in Mozambique: Balancing the Roles of Food Aid and Food Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56026

International Rice Baseline with Deterministic and Stochastic Projections, 2012-2021
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Chavez,   Eddie C.
This publication contains recent baseline projections from the Arkansas Global Rice Economics Program (AGREP) for U.S. and international rice economies. These projections serve as a baseline for evaluating and comparing alternative macroeconomic, policy, weather, and technological scenarios. They are intended for use by government agencies and officials, farmers, consumers, agribusinesses and others who conduct medium-range and long-term planning. The AGREP baseline projections are grounded in a series of assumptions about the general economy, agricultural policies, weather, and technological change. It is generally assumed that current agricultural policies will be continued in the United States and other countries reported in this study. The AGREP World...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: International rice; Baseline; Policy; Deterministic; Stochastic; Arkansas Global Rice Model; Demand and Price Analysis; Land Economics/Use; C02; F01; F14; F17; Q17; Q18; R11.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123203

Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Veterinary Services of the Livestock Owners of Sangli District of Maharashtra
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Sanjay; Mirajkar,   Pallavi P.; Singh,   Y.P.; Singh,   R.
Research Notes
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Veterinary services; Livestock health care; Willingness to pay; Animal health services; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q13; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109513

Cotton in Zambia: An Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard; Shaffer,   James D.
This paper grows out of earlier work on cotton by the Food Security Research Project.  It is directed towards policy makers and private stakeholders in Zambia’s cotton sector, and  has  four main purposes: (a) To provide a detailed descriptive overview of the organization of the  sector and of the behavior of key public and private participants in the sector; (b) To assess  cotton’s role in smallholder livelihood strategies, and its competitiveness at the farm level  with a key alternative crop–maize; (c) To critically evaluate recent policy initiatives in the  sector and suggest key modifications that might be needed; and (d) To identify the primary  challenges that the sector faces to ensure its future competitiveness in regional and  international...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Smallholder livelihood; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54467

Effects of Decoupling on the Average and the Variability of Output
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Serra,   Teresa; Zilberman,   David; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
Previous research has ignored the influence of inputs on output risk when assessing the effects of decoupled income-support payments on production decisions. This paper studies the impacts of agricultural policy decoupling on output variability and mean by explicitly considering the influence of agricultural input use on the stochastic component of production. We develop a theoretical framework that studies production responses of agricultural producers to apparently decoupled payments. Results show that, under DARA preferences, government transfers will have the effect of increasing production risk. Inferences on the effects of payments on output mean are also made. In our empirical application we use farm-level data collected in Kansas to illustrate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Output risk; Risk preferences; Just-Pope production function; Demand and Price Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24601

Evaluating the 1996 EU food aid reform:  Did it really lead to better targeting?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maas,   Sarah.
The paper analyses the 1996 EU food aid reform and addresses the question of its impact on improving EU food aid allocation in terms of reaching those countries which are most vulnerable to food insecurity. Using a two-stage regression model the analysis finds that EU food aid in kind is increasingly targeted towards developing countries affected by food insecurity. Most importantly, characteristics such as low calorie supply and balance-of-payments difficulties gained in importance in EU food aid allocation during the recent years. However, even though progress is noticeable, the results suggest a lack of coordination between the EU and other food aid donors which exacerbates food aid variability and may lower aid effectiveness.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU food aid; Policy reform; Political economy; Two-stage model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Political Economy; O13; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51618

Smallholder Cashew Development Opportunities and Linkages to Food Security in Nampula Province, Mozambique: Summary of Findings and Implications for Policy, Research and Extension Efforts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mole,   Paulo Nicua.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cashew; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56043

Farm Payments in the EU – their Distribution and Justification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sinabell,   Franz; Schmid,   Erwin; Pitlik,   Hans.
The introduction of decoupled direct payments in the EU was a substantial change of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2003. After decoupling direct payments from production, it has become evident that distributional objectives are the major justification of farm  payments. There are three facets: the distribution of payments among farmers within member states, the distribution of payments among member states, and the distribution of household incomes within member states. All of them will be affected if the volume and allocation of funds for the CAP will be changed in the new financial framework of the EU. The paper addresses the first distributional aspects. We provide an overview of the development of past and present research and findings on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct Payments; Distribution; Common Agricultural Policy; Fiscal Federalism; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51800

Regional employment impacts  of Common Agricultural Policy measures in Eastern Germany:  A difference-in-differences approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Zier,   Patrick.
Politicians and farm lobbyists frequently use the argument that agricultural policy is necessary to safeguard jobs in agriculture. We explore whether this is true by conducting an econometric ex-post evaluation of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the three East German States Brandenburg, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. Whereas previous studies have employed descriptive statistics or qualitative methods and have looked at single policy instruments in isolation, we apply a difference-in-differences estimator to analyse the employment effects of the entire portfolio of CAP measures simultaneously. Based on panel data at the county level, we find that investment aids and transfers to less favoured areas had a zero marginal employment effect....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Impact analysis; Agricultural employment; Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Q18; J43; R58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93158

Reform in the EU Sugar Regime: Impact on the Global Sugar Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huan-Niemi,   Ellen; Kerkela,   Leena.
The ongoing trade negotiations, unilateral trade concessions and obligations under the WTO are pushing the EU sugar regime to undertake reforms. These reforms will alter the positions of developing countries in the global sugar markets. A complete unilateral liberalisation of the EU sugar sector is simulated to depict the winners and losers in the global sugar markets if no preferences are governing the imports of sugar into the EU. The supply responses, which strongly affect the outcomes, are dependent on both the nature of substitution for sugar as well as on the efficiency of sugar production in different countries. The multiregion general equilibrium framework (GTAP) is used for this analysis. The results show that the total liberalisation of sugar...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU sugar regime; Reform; Developing countries; Unilateral liberalisation; GTAP; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; E17; F17; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24733

Economic Statistics and U.S. Agricultural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Bruce L.; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Ahearn,   Mary Clare.
Economic statistics can be used to inform policy as it is being designed, avoid policy design mistakes, or implement government programs once they are established into law. Oftentimes, statistics are used for all three purposes. This paper considers the relationships between statistics and agricultural policy in the case of the United States. We address first the broad historical picture of U.S. official economic statistics concerning agriculture, and then turn to selected examples that relate policies to economic statistics in more detail. The examples show diversity in the interplay between statistics and policy. As policies have become broader in scope, addressing not only farm commodity markets but also differences among farms and a widening set of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Data collection and estimation; Economic history of U.S. agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; C8; N52.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25498

Note sur la problématique d’approvisionnement des céréales au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deme,   Sanogo Kadiatou; Dembele,   Niama Nango; Staatz,   John M.; Traore,   Abdramane.
Présidence de la République Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire (CSA); USAID; APCAM/MSU/USAID Projet de Mobilisation des Initiatives en matière de Sécurité Alimentaire au Mali (PROMISAM); APCAM/MSU/USAID Projet de Mobilisation des Initiatives en matière de Sécurité Alimentaire au Mali (PROMISAM); APCAM/MSU/USAID Projet de Mobilisation des Initiatives en matière de Sécurité Alimentaire au Mali (PROMISAM)
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55544

Genetically Engineering Crops for a Sustainable Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ervin,   David E.; Welsh,   Rick.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q16; Q18; Q24; Q25; Q55; Q56; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94765

Land Use, Production Growth, and the Institutional Environment of Smallholders: Evidence from Burkinabe Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan; Thomas,   Alban.
The cotton boom in Burkina Faso consisted of a growth in cotton land shares together with an overall increase in total cultivated land. This paper examines the impact of institutional changes in the cotton sector on the evolution of smallholders’ land-use decisions. The empirical analysis is supported by a structural model that takes into account the specific institutional features of the Burkinabè cotton sector and builds upon household level data collected in rural Burkina Faso. We attribute most of the change in land use to the newly established institutional arrangements between producers and stakeholders, mechanization, and slackening of the food security constraint.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Burkina Faso; Cotton; Land Use; Commodity Reform; Institutional Arrangements; Farm Management; Financial Economics; N57; 013; O33; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93136

Why Farmers Opt Not to Enroll in Payment-for-Environmental-Services Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Shan; Swinton,   Scott M.; Lupi,   Frank; Jolejole,   Christina B.
Payment-for-environmental-services (PES) programs are the focus of increasing attention globally. While existing PES programs can observe who participates and who does not, the reasons for nonparticipation can be opaque. Taking advantage of a unique stated preference data set that includes a follow-up question on conditions for participation, this study differentiates two types of non-participants, those deterred by insufficient payments, and those deterred by fundamental incompatibility with the farm operation. Survey weighted and spatially weighted probit models are applied to examine the determinants of farmers’ willingness to enroll in PES programs and their willingness to consider enrollment at the same or a high payment. Results suggest the decision...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Payment-for-environmental-services; Agricultural policy; Non-participation; Working land; Stated preference; Spatial probit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Q18; Q51; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61392

Determinants of Household Contributions to Collective Irrigation Management: A Case of the Doho Rice Scheme in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakano,   Yuko; Otsuka,   Keijiro.
In order to explore the conditions of successful irrigation management, this study investigates the determinants of household contributions to the cleaning of irrigation channels and the availability of water. By using primary data collected in an irrigation scheme in Uganda, we find that household contributions to the cleaning of irrigation channels are determined by the scarcity of irrigation water, opportunity cost of labor, and private benefit associated with plot size. We also find that the availability of irrigation water increases in the tertiary irrigation area where the coefficient of variation of plot size is large.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation Management; Collective Action; Sub-Saharan Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O12; O13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95919

Issues in examining the impact of WTO reform on the Beef and Dairy Sectors in the European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binfield,   Julian C.R.; Donnellan,   Trevor; Hanrahan,   Kevin F.; Westhoff,   Patrick C.
This paper uses a partial equilibrium commodity model of the EU agricultural market to examine the impact on the EU of two possible trade reform scenarios that could emerge under a World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement. It explores the potential outcome up to 2017 under these scenarios, against a 2008 Baseline where trade policies are unchanged.  A particular feature of the paper is that it explores the issue of sensitive product designation in some detail. It demonstrates the complexity of the operation of tariffs and tariff rate quotas in key commodity markets and highlights how these complexities may produce different outcomes for particular commodity sectors.  It is found that sensitive product designation is of value to the EU beef sector in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices Agriculture in International Trade Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51752

Consequences of the 2003 CAP Reform on a Mediterranean Agricultural System of Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Maria Leonor da Silva; Godinho,   Maria de Lurdes Ferro.
Agriculture in dry land Mediterranean areas faces considerable level of production risk as result of the unpredictable weather. Governmental income stabilisation instruments have had a major impact on Mediterranean farms in changing land allocation, and changing income levels and variability. Using a mathematical programming model, the impact of the 2003 CAP reform on land allocation and on income variability is evaluated for a Portuguese Mediterranean farm. The results show an increase of extensification of production activities. They also show an increase in total farm income, a reduction in relative total income variability and an increase in relative production income variability.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy modelling; Decoupling; Mediterranean; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; C61.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24719

Perspectivas Preliminares dos Comerciantes Rurais Sobre a Presente Campanha de Comercialização na Zona Norte
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Arlindo,   Pedro; Nhane,   Simao C.
Resultados das investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55221

Inquérito ao Sector Familiar da Província de Nampula: O Algodão na Economia Camponesa
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55992

El seguro de ingresos como instrumento de estabilizacion de las rentas de los agricultores: aplicacion al sector olivarero espanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bielza,   Maria; Garrido,   Alberto; Sumpsi,   Jose Maria.
RESUMEN: En este artículo se analizan un conjunto de políticas de estabilización de los ingresos de los productores olivareros españoles, entre las que se incluyen seguros de rendimientos e ingresos. En teoría y bajo ciertos supuestos, la estabilización de los ingresos con un seguro de ingresos se puede lograr a un coste inferior al uso combinado de seguros de rendimientos y un seguro de precios. Tras revisar algunas experiencias con seguros de ingresos, se desarrolla una aplicación para comparar, desde la doble perspectiva de eficacia en el gasto público y de reducción de riesgos, distintas políticas de intervención en el sector olivarero, incluyendo las de los pagos actuales, ayuda al árbol, seguro de rendimientos actual y un seguro de ingresos. Los...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural insurance; Revenue insurance; Agricultural policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q10.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28753

How Coupled are Decoupled Farm Payments? A Review of Coupling Mechanisms and the Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhaskar,   Arathi; Beghin,   John C.
This survey paper explores the literature on decoupling of farm programs that has emerged in the last 10 years. The paper identifies and assesses the various channels of potential coupling of decoupled farm payments and provides taxonomy of coupling mechanisms found in theoretical and empirical papers. Coupling of decoupled payments is pervasive but effects when measurable are small, with the exception of the impact on land values. The paper points to unresolved issues on potential coupling mechanisms for further research.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Decoupled payments; Farm policy; Agricultural trade policy; Coupling; Direct payments; CCP; PFC; SFP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7347

Parental Response to Health Risk Information: A Lab Experiment on Evaluating Willingness-to-Pay for Safer Infant Milk Formula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldberg,   Isabell; Roosen,   Jutta; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Enterobacter sakazakii, a pathogen that can be found in powdered infant milk formula, can cause adverse health effects on infants. Using Vickrey auction, this study examines parents' willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality assurance label on powdered infant milk formula. The influence of ambiguity with the incidence rate information and provision of safe-handling information on WTP are also evaluated using three experiments/treatments. Results generally suggest that parents are willing to pay for quality assurance label. The mean price premium parents are willing to pay for the safer and quality assurance labelled powdered infant milk formula ranges from 61 to 133 Eurocents per 100 grams depending on the treatment. While no ambiguity effects are generally...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ambiguity; Food Safety; Health Risk Information; Lab Experiment; Powdered Infant Milk Formula; Willingness-to-Pay; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D18; D80; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25672

Determinants of Farm Policies in the United States, 1996-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orden,   David; Blandford,   David; Josling,   Timothy E.
This paper focuses on the political economy of U.S. farm policy since the Uruguay Round trade negotiations concluded in 1994 and established the WTO. The continued ability of the powerful farm lobby in the United States to elicit support in the political arena is evident from this analysis. Yet there have been some substantial changes in policy that have reduced their distortionary effects, as well as some setbacks to liberalizing reform. New Doha Round commitments could put further constraints on subsidies provided by some U.S. policy instruments. And despite the ability of the farm lobby to retain its support programs through 2012, there are several political uncertainties about the alignments that have allowed U.S. farm support to endure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; United States farm policies; Political economy of agricultural distortions; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; O13; P22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50297

VERGLEICH DER BERGLANDWIRTSCHAFT IN POLEN UND DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,   Wojciech; Happe,   Kathrin.
This paper summarises results of a expert interviews on the state and development of agriculture and rural areas in selected municiapalities in the Polish Carapatian mountains and in the German Alps. Compared to the German Alps, the Polish region has a number of particularities originating from the different history and the transformation process. The overall development in the Polish region is still lagging behind. The implementation of measures of the Common Agricultural Policy has not yet led to significant structural changes in the Carpathian region. The surveyed experts have identified a positive perspective for the development of agriculture. They expect tourism and agriculture to be the main sources of income. A complete disappearance of agriculture...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Berglandwirtschaft; Entwicklungsperspektiven; Polen; Bayern; Mountainous areas; Development perspectives; Poland; Bavaria; Rolnictwo górskie; Perspektywy rozwoju; Polska; Bawaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91905

Consumer Attitudes towards Sustainability Attributes on Food Labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Miller,   Sini; Abell,   Walter L.; Kaye-Blake,   William; Guenther,   Meike; Saunders,   Caroline M.
Concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment have increased expectation that food products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. There are significant and increasing pressures in key export markets for information on Greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of products throughout its life-cycle. How this information is conveyed to consumers is a key issue. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may influence their choices. In a choice experiment concerning fruit purchase decisions, this study estimates willingness to pay for sustainability attributes by consumers in Japan and the UK. The role of label presentation format is investigated: text only, text and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Choice experiment; Food labelling; Sustainability; Cross-country comparison; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q51; Q56.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100716

Managing Food Security Action Programs in Botswana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asefa,   Sisay.
In its 1986 study of poverty and hunger, the World Bank defined food security as  “assess by all people at all times to enough food for active and healthy life.” Based on this  definition, about a quarter of Africa’s population or more than 100 million people are food  insecure, i.e., do not consume enough food to allow for an active and healthy working life. In  seven countries, Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, and Somalia, about 40% of the  population are food insecure, constituting more than half of the region’s population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Poverty and hunger; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads October 2008-June 2009: 14; Q18.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54735

Enquete sur la Sécurité Alimentaire : Phase I;  Production Agricole et Utilisation des terres Saison 2000A
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mpyisi,   Edson; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Clay,   Daniel C.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE MINISTERE DE L’AGRICUTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DES FORETS;  Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA)
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Agricultural production; Land use; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55784

Agricultural Insurances Based on Meteorological Indices: Realizations, Methods and Research Agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leblois,   Antoine; Quirion,   Philippe.
In many low-income countries, agriculture is mostly rain-fed and yields highly depend on climatic factors. Furthermore, farmers have little access to traditional crop insurance, which suffers from high information asymmetry and transaction costs. Insurances based on meteorological indices could fill this gap since they do not face such drawbacks. However their implementation has been slow so far.  In this article, we first describe the most advanced projects that have taken place in developing countries using these types of crop insurances. We then describe the methodology that has been used to design such projects, in order to choose the meteorological index, the indemnity schedule and the insurance premium. We finally draw an agenda for research in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Insurance; Climatic Risk; Environmental Economics and Policy; G21; O12; Q12; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91004

Traceability: Formation and Implementation of an Economic Efficient System in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94361

Observações e Lições Emergentes do Programa de Milho com Insumos na Época 1998/99 na Província de Nampula, Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan; Serrano,   Alexandre.
Resultados de Pesquisa do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADR-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Farmer associations; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55219

The Crisis of Small Farms in Central Italy: Can Farmer Turnover Slow Down the Downfall?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Sabbatini,   Massimo.
We use original data to assess if the current incentives to farmer turnover may help the competitiveness of small farms in the Lazio Region (central Italy). Our results show that substantial changes in the policy may be needed. The paper analyzes sharp declining trend in small farm number, discusses its causes and evaluates the policies that have been adopted to stop or slow down this downfall. The regional policy makers consider the ageing of the farmers is a key determinant of the decline of small farms. Consequently, they have designed an incentive policy to generational turnover mainly based on installation payments. Given our empirical findings we conclude that this policy may fail to achieve the stated objectives. Firstly, farms that had a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Generational turnover in Agriculture; Installation payments; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52843

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Lattimore,   Ralph G.; Lloyd,   Peter J.; MacLaren,   Donald.
In 1990, Australia and New Zealand were ranked around 25th and 35th in terms of GNP per capita, having been the highest-income countries in the world one hundred years earlier. The poor performance over that long period contrasts markedly with that of the past 15 years, when these two economies out-performed most other high-income countries. This difference in growth performance is due to major economic policy reforms during the past two to three decades. We provide new evidence on the extent of governmental distortions to agricultural incentives in particular in the two economies since the late 1940s, both directly and indirectly (and negatively) via manufacturing protection.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10407

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gulati,   Ashok; Pursell,   Garry.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48634

Forces Driving Change in Rwandan Smallholder Agriculture 1990-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Mpyisi,   Edson; Loveridge,   Scott.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Smallholder agriculture; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55380

DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS OF CAPPING ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMODITY PROGRAM PAYMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Chavez,   Eddie C.; Danforth,   Diana M.; Ahrendsen,   Bruce L.; Dixon,   Bruce L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Adjusted Gross Income; Commodity Payments; Eligibility; Means Test; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120006

EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS ON FARMLAND VALUES IN SASKATCHEWAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlberg,   Jared G.
Restrictions on the ownership of farmland by nonresidents of Saskatchewan were imposed by the Farmland Security Act (FSA) in 1974.  The FSA has been blamed by some observers for depressed provincial land values.  An adaptive expectations present value model is developed to estimate the effects of the FSA, with the province of Alberta included as a control.  Results of seemingly unrelated regressions and generalized autoregressive conditional hetereoscedasticity estimates find no statistically significant effect of the FSA on the value of land in Saskatchewan.  This may indicate that the effect of the regulatory change is too small to be measured accurately.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adaptive expectations; Farmland Security Act; Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity; Present value; Seemingly unrelated regressions; Land Economics/Use; C51; G21; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15473

Animal Disease Pre-Event Preparedness versus Post-Event Response:  When is it Economic to Protect?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbakidze,   Levan; McCarl,   Bruce A.
We examine the economic tradeoff between the costs of pre-event preparedness and post-event response to the potential introduction of an infectious animal disease.  In a simplified case study setting, we examine the conditions for optimality of an enhanced pre-event detection system considering various characteristics of a potential infectious cattle disease outbreak, costs of postevent response actions.  We show that the decision to invest in pre-event preparedness activities depends on such factors as probability of disease introduction, disease spread rate, relative costs, ancillary benefits, and effectiveness of mitigation strategies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal disease; Economic balance; Mitigation strategies; Preparedness; Response; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1; Q18; D81.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43768

Land Retirement Program Design and Empirical Assessments In the Presence of Crop Insurance Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   David A.; Miao,   Ruiqing; Feng,   Hongli.
The U.S. Federal Government implements environmental, biofuels and crop insurance programs that influence land use. They are not well-integrated in that cost savings from crop insurance subsidies are not acknowledged when screening land for retirement or when calculating the cost of land retirement programs. We identify and evaluate an optimal benefit index for enrollment in a land retirement program that includes a sub-index to rank land according to insurance subsidy savings. All else equal, land ranked higher in the Lorenz stochastic order should be retired first. Empirical analysis based on field level data will be provided.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro-environmental policy; Budget; Conservation reserve program; Crop failure; Environmental benefit index; Lorenz order; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104002

Sugar Market Liberalization: Modeling the EU Supply of "C" Sugar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gohin,   Alexandre; Bureau,   Jean-Christophe.
The various assessments of the effects of a liberalization of world sugar markets are largely inconsistent. One cause seems to be the modeling of the EU supply response. We investigate three possible linkages between production quota sugar and the out-of-quota or "C" sugar supply: i/ the existence of fixed costs covered by the in-quota sugar; ii /the "overshooting" behavior as prevention against poor yields; iii/ the production of C sugar as "reference building" in view of expected reforms. Modeling these effects results in the introduction of an implicit cross-subsidy between in quota sugar and C sugar. The resulting specification is included in a detailed model of EU agricultural sector so as to account for intersectoral linkages. We simulate the effects...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Sugar; Modeling; General equilibrium models; Agricultural and Food Policy; D58; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24740

Adapting agriculture to climate change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iglesias,   Ana; Quiroga,   Sonia; Diz,   Agustin; Garrote,   Luis.
We evaluate the potential impacts and measure the potential limits of adaptation of agriculture to climate change. Pressures on land and water resources are expected to intensify existing risks in low latitude areas – e.g., South-East Asia deltas – and in regions with current water scarcity – e.g. Mediterranean, and create new opportunities in some northern temperate areas – e.g., Northern Russia, Northern Europe. The need to respond to these risks and opportunities is addressed by evaluating the costs and benefits of a number of technical and policy actions. The discussion aims to assist stakeholders facing the adaptation challenge and develop measures to reduce the vulnerability of the sector to climate change.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Climatic change; Global production; Mitigation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C51; C53; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120200

Optimal agricultural policy and PSE measurement: an assessment and application to Norway
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blandford,   David; Brunstad,   Rolf Jens; Gaasland,   Ivar; Vardal,   Erling.
The producer support estimate (the successor to the producer support equivalent) calculated by the OECD is widely used as an indicator of distortions created by agricultural policies. In this paper we demonstrate that changes in the relative (percentage) PSE are not an accurate indicator of the implications of policy reform for domestic welfare or for trade distortions. We demonstrate that it is important to consider the implications of changes in both the level and the form of support in evaluating the impact of policy reform. Using a model of Norwegian agriculture we show that reforms indicated towards the provision of public goods, while apparently leading to an increase in relative support, are actually superior to existing agricultural policies or to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Trade distortion; Domestic support; Producer subsidy estimate (PSE); Agricultural and Food Policy; C61; F13; F18; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36769

IS A PUBLIC REGULATION OF FOOD PRICE VOLATILITY FEASIBLE IN AFRICA? AN ARCH APPROACH IN KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maitre d'Hotel,   Elodie; le Cotty,   Tristan; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The 2007-2008 food crisis and current food price swings led economists to re-evaluate the potential for policy instruments to manage food price volatility. Many developing countries recently pursued price regulation policies, but the difficulties of these policies in promoting price stability is not fully understood. In particular, the ability of a stabilization policy to lower food price volatility does not depend on the nature of the policy instrument only, but also on the institutional conditions of its implementation. Kenya is a particularly interesting case as it is characterized by a rather long tradition of public intervention, and by the persistence of highly volatile prices. The consistency of the policy use appears to be key factor influencing...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Volatility; Predictability; Consistency; Food; Policy; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Risk and Uncertainty; D84; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122551

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Trade in Urban Kenya: Implications For Policy and Investment Priorities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayieko,   Miltone W.; Tschirley,   David L.; Mathenge,   Mary K.
This study looks at the urban consumption patterns of fresh fruits and vegetables and the major supply chain systems used in the distribution of fresh produce. The study integrates issues of supply chain organization and performance into the analysis of consumer demand for fresh produce. In particular, the study looks at how system organization and performance affects the ability of the system to satisfy consumer demand for fresh produce. The study pursues these main objectives, namely, to estimate the household consumption of fruits and vegetables per adult equivalent; to examine the shopping patterns of fresh produce consumers as compared to other food purchases; and to examine the various supply chain systems for fresh produce.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Consumption; Consumer Demand; Kenya; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55164

CAP IMPACTS ON LABOUR USE IN EAST GERMAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin; Zier,   Patrick.
D2_2
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural employment; Dynamic panel data models; Common Agricultural Policy; East Germany; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; J43; C23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93962

Food QUALITY VERIFICATION: WHO DO CONSUMERS TRUST?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Innes,   Brian G.; Uzea,   Adrian D.
Food markets are increasingly characterized by an array of quality assurances with respect to credence attributes, many of which relate to agricultural production methods. A variety of organizations are associated with these quality assurance claims, including private, third party and public sector organizations. How do quality verifications from different sources affect consumer food choices? Who do consumers trust for assurances about credence attributes? This paper draws upon two recent studies to explore Canadian consumer attitudes toward environmental quality claims in a bread product and animal welfare quality claims in a pork product, along with attitudes toward quality verification from different sources. Analysis from two discrete choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Animal welfare; Environment; Quality verification; Heterogeneity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116425

Ex-ante Policy Assessment from an Institutional Perspective. A Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theesfeld,   Insa; Schleyer,   Christian; Callois,   Jean-Marc; Aznar,   Olivier.
Ex-ante impact assessment of agricultural, environmental, and rural policies has become an integral part of political decision making processes in the EU. While there is a large variety of agri-environmental modelling tools available to analyse likely social, economic, and environmental impacts of these policies, scientifically well-founded ex-ante policy assessment tools capturing institutional dimensions are still missing. In this paper, we introduce a formalised procedure for modelling – ex-ante – institutional aspects for policy implementation: the ‘Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment’ (PICA). It has recently been developed within the SEAMLESS project as a component of an integrative modelling framework for ex-ante assessment of policy...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ex-ante Policy Assessment; Institutional Policy Assessment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; B49; D78; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6112

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Ecuador
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Wong,   Sara; Sandri,   Damiano.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48394

Should Basic Underwriting Rules be Applied to Average Crop Revenue Election and Supplemental Revenue?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnaby,   Glenn Arthur, Jr.
This paper considers methods to adversely select on Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) and Supplemental Revenue (SURE). In the case of winter wheat, farmers had a large amount of a priori yield and price information before electing 2009 ACRE. Prior to the August 14 sign-up for ACRE, wheat was 3 months into the marketing year. In most years nearly half of the national average price is determined in the first 3 months of the marketing year. With this available information it was clear that Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington wheat would collect the maximum or near the maximum ACRE payment, while there was little chance that ACRE would pay on Colorado wheat.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adverse Selection; Average Crop Revenue Election; Crop Insurance; Supplemental Revenue; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Political Economy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92590

Staple Food Consumption Patterns in Urban Kenya: Trends and Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muyanga,   Milu; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Argwings-Kodhek,   Gem; Ariga,   Joshua.
This study examines current consumption patterns of the main staple carbohydrate products in Nairobi -- maize, wheat, rice, and cooking bananas -- in an effort to update policy makers’ knowledge of current urban food consumption patterns. The study also identifies the factors driving changes in the amount and form of urban maize meal consumption, in order to better understand how food security policy should be designed to respond to the needs of low-income consumers. The study reveals how consumption and expenditure patterns differ according to household income. The study also examines whether the marketing channels used by the poor to secure their staple carbohydrate products differ from those used by relatively high-income consumers. The data used in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Maize; Wheat; Rice; Kenya; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55163

Principais Lições Do Seminário Sobre Perspectivas Para Comercialização Agrícola E Segurança Alimentar Em Moçambique Para O Ano Comercial 2004/2005.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55246

A SWOT Analysis of the Fischler Reform, Looking Towards a New Rural Development Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sotte,   Franco; Chiodo,   Emilio.
The paper presents an analysis of the Fischler reform, while the new rural development policy for the seven year period 2007-2013 is still to be defined and other important deadlines are going to mark the near future: WTO negotiation, new Financial Perspectives, new European structural and cohesion policy, and the enlargement process is rolling on.  Furthermore, several actors on the scene are new: new Member States, new Commission, new Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, new European Parliament.  The main objective of this paper is to provide an overall evaluation of the ongoing reform process, pointing out the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, for animating the scientific and political debate on the further steps on CAP...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fischler reform of the CAP; SWOT analysis; Evolution of CAP; Rural development policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24475

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Malaysia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Athukorala,   Prema-chandra; Wai-Heng,   Loke.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48476

IMPACT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS ON FUNCTIONING OF THE GERMAN LAND MARKET. COUNTRY REPORT OF THE EU TENDER: "STUDY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF LAND MARKETS IN THOSE EU MEMBER STATES INFLUENCED BY MEASURES APPLIED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henter,   Sybille Henriette; Kellermann,   Konrad; Moller,   Lioudmila; Roder,   Norbert; Sahrbacher,   Christoph; Zirnbauer,   Martin.
Against the background of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2003 the following analysis, brings into focus the responses of the agricultural sector to decoupled subsidies. In particular it addresses the impact of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) on land sales and rent prices and therefore on farm structure. It also aims to assess the extent to which the reform advances sound and sustainable agriculture and provides incentives for market-orientated farming practices. The study is based on the analysis of statistical data and expert surveys conducted in three selected regions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bodenmärkte; Halbzeitbewertung; GAP; Strukturwandel; Land markets; Midterm review; CAP; Structural change.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91763

Assessing the effect of the CAP on farm innovation adoption. An analysis in two French regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Latruffe,   Laure; Viaggi,   Davide.
Literature on innovation adoption mechanism has emphasised the positive effect of Single Farm Payments (SFP) and Rural Development Payments on adoption of new technologies. In this context, the expected process of CAP reforming after 2013 is likely to strengthen the role of innovation in the European Union (EU). The objective of this paper is to identify the determinants of the adoption of future innovation, in particular in connection to past innovation, and to assess the role of agricultural policy in the promotion of innovation adoption. The analysis is applied to two regions (Centre and Midi-Pyrénées) in France. Two separate Count models are developed in order to explain famers’ stated intention concerning different intensities of innovation adoption...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Sequences of innovation; CAP; Zero inflated Poisson model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99594

Firm Size Distribution and Performance of Maize and Fertilizer Traders After Market Liberalisation: Evidence from Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mose,   Lawrence Obae; Burger,   Kees.
Improvement in the performance of agricultural markets was the ultimate goal of market liberalisation. In this paper, firm (trader) size distribution as a factor influencing market performance is analyzed using maize and fertilizer traders from Kenya. Firm size distribution was assessed by analyzing the normality of the distribution on volume traded. Performance was assessed by the level of competition (using Hirschman-Herfindahl index), marketing margins and marketing costs. Results show that firm size distribution for both commodities is log-normally distributed but positively skewed indicating a tendency towards smaller than larger firms. A plausible explanation is that faced with inadequate financial resources and inadequate business experience, new...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Liberalisation; Firm size distribution; Costs; Margins; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; D4; L1; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25533

O Desafio da Produtividade em Moçambique: Orçamentos Parciais do Algodão
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55198

DO NUTRITIONAL CLAIMS MATTER TO CONSUMERS? AN  EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS CONSIDERING EUROPEAN REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Baldi,   Lucia; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
Paper accepted after the review process for presentation at the 8th International Conference on Management in AgriFood Chains and Networks Ede-Wageningen, The Netherlands, May 28–30, 2008
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional claims; Consumer; Logit model; European Union; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Q11; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37839

The Pattern of Integration between Fossil Fuel and Vegetable Oil Markets: The Case of Biodiesel in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busse,   Stefan; Brümmer,   Bernhard; Ihle,   Rico.
With this paper, we provide the first quantitative investigation of vertical price transmission in the biodiesel supply chain in Germany with the focus on the developments during the food crisis and the impact of subsidized US biodiesel exports. With the strong promotion of the production and use of biodiesel during the first half of the past decade, the German biodiesel market became the largest national biodiesel market worldwide. This analysis utilizes prices of rapeseed oil, soya oil, biodiesel and crude oil over a sample period covering the rapid growth of the German demand in 2002 until its decline in 2009. The effects of both the market development and different policies on price transmission are analyzed in detail. Due to the numerous changes in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Cointegration; Nonlinear vector error correction model; Regime-dependent model; Markov-switching; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; C22; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61010

Rethinking the role of the agriculture sector in the economic development of Barbados "Some emerging challenges"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hippolyte,   Rommell.
Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Barbados; Agriculture; Economic development; Challenges; Rising prices; High imports; Agriculture policies; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122665

New Developments in Agricultural Policy Modelling and Consequences for Managing the Policy Analysis Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Fernagut,   Bruno.
Last decade, the importance of multifunctionality and environmental issues in agricultural policies has been growing. This shift in scope of agricultural policy instruments implies an adjustment of the conventional ex-ante policy analysis systems. New requirements on input and output parameters will be needed. The objective of this paper is to show how the input/output management can be improved. Focus is on how the information management by the system can enhance the policy analysis and decision making and facilitate information flow and social support from the stakeholder debate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Policy impact analysis; Joint production; Farmers' behaviour; Knowledge flow Organisation; Agricultural and Food Policy; C8; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25256

Challenges in Modeling the Effects of Trade Agreements on the Agricultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westhoff,   Patrick C.; Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Beghin,   John C.; Meyers,   William H.
Major issues and challenges encountered in modeling and analyzing agricultural and trade policy reforms are reviewed.  We focus on modeling approach and pay special attention to the type and scope of models, calibration of a realistic baseline scenario, representation of the reform agreement, use of extramodel information, choice of metrics to measure reform impacts, and emerging issues in policy modeling.  Existing solutions and unresolved issues are examined.  We stress the complementarity of various modeling approaches in assessing policy reforms and the importance of helping users understand the limitations of the chosen approach.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Economic modeling; Trade agreements; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43385

Contract Design and Targeting for the Production of Public Goods in Agriculture: The Impact of the 2003 Cap Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Gallerani,   Vittorio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
The objective of this paper is to compare different ways of designing agri-environmental contracts and to set targeting under adverse selection, comparing conditions before and after CAP reform 2003. The results suggest that the present contract structure may be relevantly improved through a more accurate design and a clearer target. The reform, through the decoupling mechanism, will contribute to reduce the opportunity cost of the adoption of agri-environmental measures. This may increase the optimal amount of public goods produced by agriculture and will encourage participation by farmers. However, in order to properly exploit the new conditions brought by the 2003 reform, it is necessary to review the way agri-environmental payments are assigned and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental schemes; Contracts; Multifunctional agriculture; CAP reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q1; Q18; Q2.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24559

Variation in Staple Food Prices in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Synthesis
Provedor de dados: 31
The global food crisis of 2007-08 has focused attention on food prices, pushing the topic to the top of the agenda of international organizations. For policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa, however, food prices have been an issue of economic importance and political sensitivity for decades. Of particular importance are the prices of staple foods, defined as grains and starchy root crops that are inexpensive sources of calories. In eastern and southern Africa, maize is the most important staple food, followed by cassava, sorghum, teff, wheat, plantains, and sweet potatoes, with the importance of each varying by country. The importance of these staple foods cannot be underestimated, as they contribute 50-75% of the caloric intake of the population. Furthermore,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62163

Food Aid Targeting in Ethiopia: A Study of Household Food Insecurity and Food Aid Distributions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clay,   Daniel C.; Molla,   Daniel; Habtewold,   Debebe.
This paper examines the efficiency of food aid targeting in rural Ethiopia based on  empirical evidence from a survey of a nationally representative sample of 4,166 farm households  conducted by the Grain Market Research Project (GMRP) of MEDAC in collaboration with the Central  Statistical Authority (CSA). The survey was administered in June 1995 and covered the 12-month  period from the beginning of the 1995 meher harvest to the beginning of the 1996 meher harvest.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55600

Television Advertising and Soda Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Liu,   Yizao; Zhu,   Chen.
This study examines the effects of television advertising on consumer demand for carbonated soft drinks using a random coefficients logit model (BLP) with household and advertising data from seven U.S. cities over a three year period. We find that advertising decreases the price elasticity of demand, indicating that advertising plays predominantly a persuasive, therefore anti-competitive role in this market. Further results show that brand spillover effects are significant and that measuring advertising with gross rating points (GRPs) outperforms measuring it with expenditures, as is conventionally done. Finally, simulation results indicate that eliminating all television advertising would lower market shares of sodas as consumers migrate to other...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Demand; Competition; Consumer behavior; Sodas; Carbonated soft drinks; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D12; L66; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124445

Average Crop Revenue Election, Crop Insurance, and Supplemental Revenue Assistance: Interactions and Overlap for Illinois and Kansas Farm Program Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulauf,   Carl R.; Schnitkey,   Gary D.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
Farm-level data from Illinois and Kansas for the 1991–2007 crops are used to examine the interaction and overlap among crop revenue insurance, Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE), and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE). Compared with 75% Crop Revenue Coverage Insurance (75% CRCP), ACRE provides more payments and has a greater impact on minimum farm revenue for the Illinois farms. In contrast, for the Kansas farms, 75% CRCP has the greater impact. SURE’s relative impact on the Illinois and Kansas farms  depends on the metric. The overlap in payments from ACRE and 75% CRCP resulting from covering the same part of the revenue risk distribution is estimated to be less than 5% of ACRE payments. Several proposals for improving the farm safety net are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE); Crop Revenue Coverage Insurance (CRCP); Farm policy; Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE); Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92589

The Single Payment Scheme of the CAP: Entitlements Availability and Farmers Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Severini,   Simone; Valle,   Stefano.
The way entitlements are originally allocated among farmers and some conditions required to get the payments could affect farmer's willingness to trade land and entitlements. This paper - using a qualitative approach and some results of a farm based simulation analysis - explores how entitlements availability and other farm specific parameters affect land and entitlement shadow prices and farmers attitude to trade land and entitlement. The conditions under which this occurs, the role of taxing the exchange of entitlements and of both modulation and conditionality on exchange of entitlements are also studied.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Single payment scheme; Farmer behavior; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24513

Spatial and Regional Dimensions of Food Security in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Longabaugh,   Steven; Tschirley,   David L.
Zambia’s population clusters tightly in cities along the north-south line of rail  and in the primarily rural areas of Eastern Province (Figure 1). Staple food consumption and purchases are similarly concentrated in these heavily  populated clusters (Figures 4 and 5). Across the border, several high-density population centers lie close to the Zambian border — in the copperbelt cities of southern DRC, in the highlands of southern Tanzania, in Malawi and in Zimbabwe (Figure 2). This results in sizeable potential food markets for Zambian farmers across the border in southern DRC and, intermittently, in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Zambia’s staple food production and sales likewise cluster spatially in three main areas: along the line of rail, in the large commercial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Africa; Staple food production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q18; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58544

CAP Reform in the Light of the WTO Doha Round Negotiations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Elekes,   Andrea.
Our paper focuses on the question: how the measures of June 2003 agreement can help the EU to meet the new WTO commitments. As decoupling of direct payments and WTO classification of the new payments seem to be one of the most important questions from the point of view of WTO negotiations, our analysis focuses mainly on the Single Farm Payment (SFP). We assesses the decoupled nature of the single farm payment (SFP) based on WTO and OECD criteria. We conclude that the SFP meets not only the current WTO (design based) criteria of decoupling, but can also be qualified as effective fully decoupled system using the OECD terminology.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; WTO; Decoupling; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; F13; F15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24693

Natural Resource Management, Food Security and Rural Development in Zambia: Moving From Research to Action
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simasiku,   Phyllis; Chapoto,   Antony; Richardson,   Robert B.; Sichilongo,   Mwape; Tembo,   Gelson; Weber,   Michael T.; Zulu,   Alimakio.
More effective policies are needed to improve access and secure rights to land  and other natural resources for various stakeholders, particularly smallholder  farmers. Service delivery at all levels of governance needs to be restructured and strengthened in order to promote and improve economic development and management of natural resources in both open and protected areas. New strategies are needed for protecting and developing natural resource areas based on appropriate resource management systems that promote broad-based participation and sharing of benefits, and offer potential for more effective  community-based natural resource management. Improvements are needed in natural resource policy and law review processes in order to take better advantage...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Rural development; Natural resource management; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q16; Q18; Q27; Q30.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58543

Uma Análise Comparativa Entre Paises Sobre A Resposta dos Agregados Familiares À Mortalidade de Adultos na África Rural Sub-Sahariana: Implicações Para Políticas de Mitigaçao de HIV/SIDA e Desenvolvimento Rural.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; Donovan,   Cynthia; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Weber,   Michael T.; Mazhangara,   Edward; Bailey,   Linda; Koo,   Kyeongwon; Yamano,   Takashi; Mghenyi,   Elliot W.
Resultados das Investigações do Departmento de Análise de Políticas, MADER, Direcção de Economia, em collaboração com a Universidade Estatal de Michigan
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55241

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Bruce L.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48573

Direct payments and rent extraction by land owners: Evidence form New Member States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Herck,   Kristine; Vranken,   Liesbet.
Since the accession of the eight Central and Eastern European countries, farmers in these countries started to receive substantial agricultural subsidies. Agricultural subsidies alter farmer production incentives and thus factor demand and factor prices. Hence, agricultural support has an impact on land rents. This paper analyses the impact of the introduction of direct payments on land rents in the new member states and correlates econometrically land rental price data with support measures while controlling for other effects. The impact of direct payments on land rents is not only found to be statistically significant, but also economically important as 15% of the direct payments are capitalized in land rents in the new member states.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land rental prices; Farm subsidies; New member states; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99583

Consumer Purchasing Behavior in Response to Media Coverage of Avian Influenza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Zhen,   Chen.
Understanding consumer response to food safety information is important for quantifying consumer response to food safety events, predicting market impacts, and developing appropriate risk communication strategies. In this study, we present a methodology for analysis of consumer response to media coverage of avian influenza and an application using Italian data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Food safety; Italy; Meat demand; Media index; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6750

Weather index drought insurance: an ex ante evaluation for millet growers in Niger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leblois,   Antoine; Quirion,   Philippe; Alhassane,   Agali; Traore,   Seydou.
In the Sudano-Sahelian region, which includes South Niger, the inter-annual variability of the rainy season is high and irrigation is scarce. As a consequence, bad rainy seasons have a massive impact on crop yield and regularly entail food crises. Traditional insurances based on crop damage assessment are not available because of asymmetric information and high transaction costs compared to the value of production. We assess the risk mitigation capacity of an alternative form of insurance which has been implemented in India since 2003: insurance based on a weather index. We compare the capacity of various weather indices to increase utility of a representative risk-averse farmer. We show the importance of using plot-level yield data rather than village...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Index-based insurance.; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; G21; O12; Q12; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120378

Modelling physical quantities of food and nutrients consumed from aggregate data – with an application to Finland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irz,   Xavier T.
Anticipating the impact of changes in economic incentives on dietary quality and nutritional health requires knowledge of how physical quantities of food consumed respond to price and income variations. A problem arises, however, because physical quantities are: 1- not consistent aggregates in demand models; and 2- not measured at final/retail level in national statistics. The paper develops a solution by establishing explicitly the theoretical link between composite demand and physical quantities, from which a novel empirical approach to the estimation of nutrient elasticities is derived. It is applied to Finnish aggregate data from the National Accounts and Food Balance Sheets over the 1975-2006 period, and the results are used to assess the potential...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand analysis; Aggregation theory; Physical consumption; Nutrition; Nutrient elasticity; Finland; Fat tax; Nutritional policy.; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I10; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50324

Performance of Crop Insurance Scheme in Udaipur District of Rajasthan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rathore,   Vikram Singh; Burark,   S.S.; Jain,   H.K.
farms in Salumber tehsil of Udaipur district during 2008-09. The study has revealed that farm income per family is higher on beneficiary farms as compared to non-beneficiary farms. The progress of crop insurance scheme in Rajasthan has been found positive, as is evidenced through compound and linear growth rates. In the Udaipur district, the progress of crop insurance scheme has been found positive, except the claim passed to the number of farmers and amount of sum insured. At the overall level, the total area insured under the crop insurance programme has been only about 45 per cent of the total cropped area of the beneficiary farms. Use of inputs such as human and bullock labour, seed, manures, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. has been found significantly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Insurance premium; Compensation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q15; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109411

Implementing a Simplified Method for Predicting Dietary Adequacy in Mozambique: A User's Manual
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Diet; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56036

Constitutional Rules and Agricultural Policy Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olper,   Alessandro; Raimondi,   Valentina.
This paper deals with the effect of constitutional rules on agricultural policy outcomes in a panel of observations for more than 70 developing and developed countries in the 1955-2005 period. Testable hypotheses are drawn from recent developments in the comparative politics literature that see political institutions as key elements in shaping public policies. Using differences-in-differences regressions we find a positive effect of a transition into democracy on agricultural protection. However, this average effect masks substantial heterogeneities across different forms of democracy. Indeed, what matters are transitions to proportional (as opposed to majoritarian) democracies, as well as to permanent (as opposed to temporary) democracies. Moreover, while...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Comparative Political Economics; Agricultural Distortions; Constitutional Rules; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; D72; H23; O13; P16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50304

Preliminary Results of a Survey of Farm Animal Biodiversity Conservation Actions in Europe Under the Framework of Agenda 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Signorello,   Giovanni; Pappalardo,   Gioacchino.
In this paper we report on preliminary results of a research aimed to examine the content of farm animal biodiversity conservation actions currently under implementation in the European Union in the framework of EU Agenda 2000. In particular, we surveyed sixty-three Rural Development Plans (RDPs) set up in twelve countries in application of EEC regulations 1257/99 and 1750/99. Our analysis focused on endangered breeds of six major livestock species included in the RDPs. This analysis, which is based on the comparison with the indicator's status of the DAD-IS FAO database, allowed to identify priorities in conservation efforts in each country, and estimate the level of expected public expenditure needed to ensure the moving of breeds from at-risk (of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm animal biodiversity; Agenda 2000; Rural Development Plans.; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; Q20.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24889

ZUR BEWERTUNG DES UNGARISCHEN SAPARD-PROGRAMMS UNTER BESONDERER BERUCKSICHTIGUNG DER INVESTITIONEN IM MILCHSEKTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Voneki,   Eva.
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Als Heranführungsinstrument verfolgen die nationalen SAPARD Programme zwei Zielsetzungen. Zum Ersten sollen sie den Aufbau wettbewerbsfähiger Strukturen in den Agrar- und Ernährungssektoren der Beitrittsländer unterstützen, indem die Investitionstätig-keit entwicklungsfähiger Betriebe subventioniert wird. Darüber hinaus sollen die Programme einen Beitrag zum Aufbau der Agrarverwaltungen in den neuen Mitgliedsstaaten leisten, so dass die Länder in der Lage sind, die agrarpolitischen Vorgaben der EU in den Ländern zu implementieren. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird am Beispiel Ungarns aufgezeigt, dass SAPARD diesen Zielsetzungen nur unzureichend gerecht wird. Die Bedeutung SAPARD für den Aufbau effizienter Verwaltungsstrukturen ergeben sich...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: SAPARD; Investitionstätigkeit; Milchsektor; Ungarn; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14874

GM-free private standards and their effects on biosafety decision-making in developing countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruere,   Guillaume P.; Sengupta,   Debdatta.
We provide a comprehensive review of international cases where GM-free private standards set up by food companies in developed countries have influenced biosafety policymaking in developing countries. We find twenty-nine cases where private importers have directly or indirectly affected policy decisions in twenty-one countries. Most of the cases relate irrational fear of export losses to excessively precautionary decisions. These cases are based on two generally misleading premises: the belief that Europe or Japan represents the only market for exports, and the perception that non-GM segregation is infeasible or prohibitively costly in all situations. Our study also demonstrates the importance of information asymmetries across countries and agents and the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural biotechnology; Private standards; Political economics.; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51334

The WTO and U.S. Domestic Support in the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94675

Factors Driving the Growth in Fertilizer Consumption in Kenya, 1990-2005: Sustaining the Momentum in Kenya and Lessons for Broader Replicability in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariga,   Joshua; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Nyoro,   James K.
The objective of this study is to identify the factors responsible for the impressive growth in fertilizer use in Kenya since market liberalization in the early 1990s. Over the past 10 years, fertilizer consumption has risen by 35%. So far, it is unknown whether smallholder farmers are responsible for this growth or whether it is being driven mainly by the large-scale and/or estate sectors. Moreover, it is important for policy makers to know whether the increased fertilizer consumption is being devoted to smallholder food crops or whether industrial crops such as tea and sugarcane are responsible for this growth. This study addresses these questions using nationwide survey data on smallholder fertilizer use patterns between 1996 and 2004. The study also...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Fertilizer Consumption; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55167

GM food technology abroad and its implications for Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Jackson,   Lee Ann.
The potential economic benefits from agricultural biotechnology adoption by ANZ need to be weighed against any likely loss of market access abroad for crops that may contain genetically modified (GM) organisms. This paper uses the global GTAP model to estimate effects of other countries' GM policies without and with ANZ farmers adopting GM varieties of various grains and oilseeds. The benefits to ANZ from adopting GM crops under a variety of scenarios are positive even in the presence of the ban on imports from GM-adopting countries by the EU (but not if East Asia also applied such a ban).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; GMOs; Regulation; Trade policy; Computable general equilibrium; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C68; D58; F13; O3; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58365

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in China and Southeast Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Martin,   William J.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48574

Staple Food Prices in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rashid,   Shahidur.
Prepared for the COMESA policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25‐26 January 2010 under the African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethiopia; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q18; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58552

U.S. Meatpacking: Dynamic Forces of Change in a Mature Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buhr,   Brian L.; Ginn,   Bruce.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meatpacking; Five Forces; Competition; Supply Chain; Vertical Coordination; Relevant Markets; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; L11; L22; L2; L66.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104210

Emergency Needs Assessments and the Impact of Food Aid on Local Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; McGlinchy,   Megan; Staatz,   John M.; Tschirley,   David L.
This desk study is designed to assist WFP and other humanitarian agencies in  understanding markets as they relate to emergencies, particularly the assessment of the impacts  of emergencies and food aid deliveries on local commodity markets.  In this work, we will focus  on the impact of actual food commodity distribution on commodity markets, one of the most common  emergency response alternatives.  However, the report widens the debate to assist humanitarian  agencies in seeing the link between actions taken by and with households and individuals during  and after an emergency, the effects those actions have on markets, but also effects that market  structure and performance may have in mitigating food insecurity.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54566

Technical Efficiency of Resource-Conserving Technologies in Rice -Wheat Systems: The Case of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dung,   Khong Tien; Sumalde,   Zenaida M.; Pede,   Valerien O.; McKinley,   Justin D.; Garcia,   Yolanda T.; Bello,   Amelia L.
This study has evaluated the technical efficiency of farmers engaged in rice-wheat cropping systems in North-eastern India, who are using Resource-Conserving Technologies (RCTs) such as Zero Tillage (ZT) and Direct Seeded Rice (DSR). These technology promotions are being carried out under the intervention of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project, primarily funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The resource-conserving technologies are being promoted as part of conservation agriculture supported by the project. The data used in this study have been derived from the socioeconomic surveys conducted in Eastern Uttar-Pradesh and Bihar in North-eastern India during the kharif season of 2009 and rabi season of 2010. A stochastic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation agriculture; Direct seeded rice; India; Resource-conserving technology; Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier; Zero tillage; Agricultural and Food Policy; O30; Q18; O22.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118227

Anticipating and Responding to Drought Emergencies in Southern Africa: Lessons from the 2002-2003 Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Arlindo,   Pedro; Mwiinga,   Billy; Weber,   Michael T.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This paper examines the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency response in southern Africa through the lens of the 2002/03 food crisis in the region. The authors outline improvements in information and operational procedures needed to enhance the response to future events. They also discuss national and regional trade regime changes that would reduce the need for emergency response, and consider what lessons the 2002/03 crisis may have for the role of Strategic Grain Reserves (SGRs).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Drought; Emergency; Southern Africa; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54564

Preference erosion effects on the agricultural sector of the EU’s Mediterranean Partner Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kavallari,   Aikaterini; Schmitz,   P. Michael.
This paper analyses preference erosion effects on the agricultural sector of the EU’s Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) with the partial equilibrium multi-commodity multi-region world trade model AGRISIM. Supposing that the preferences to the MPCs granted by the EU remain as of 2001 then the effects are evident for high protected markets like beef in Turkey, milk and rice in Morocco and olive oil in the MPCs. Supposing a free trade area between the EU and the MPCs, then the impacts are high for beef, milk and sugar. The farmers’ income decreases, but the consumers and the taxpayers benefit from lower prices and the overall welfare in all MPCs increases.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Preference erosion; Multilateral liberalisation; Mediterranean Partner Countries; AGRISIM; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118864

Multifunctional Policy Measures: Farmers' Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arovuori,   Kyösti; Kola,   Jukka.
The elements of multifunctional agriculture are strongly related to national, regional and local conditions. This indicates that it is hard to find common measures, which could efficiently enhance multifunctionality in different areas with different agricultural conditions. In order to really enhance the multifunctional role of agriculture, there is a need for newly designed measures. A need exists to have information from the groups involved in agricultural policy. To respond to this need we apply the stated choice method to find out, which measures Finnish farmers prefer when the measures introduced include multifunctionality enhancing elements. We introduced to farmers 12 different measures involving different levels of targeting, contracting and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Stated choice method; Finland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21400

Technical Efficiency Analysis in Male and Female-Managed Farms: A Study of Maize Production in West Pokot District, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marinda,   Pamela; Bangura,   Arnold; Heidhues,   Franz.
There has been a decline in crop productivity in Kenya, a situation that has contributed to the raising food insecurity in the country. Communities in arid and semi-arid areas of the country, the landless, and female headed households are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. Given the rising percentage of female headed households in Kenya (estimated at 37% in 2005), there is need to examine crop productivity in male and female managed farms and do a diagnosis of factors that lead to low productivity in female headed households and hence their higher vulnerability to food insecurity. This paper aims at examining gender differentials in farm resource ownership and how it affects the technical efficiency in maize production in male and female managed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Technical efficiency; Maize production; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; Q18; Q1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25599

Mudanças no Mercado e na Produção para Melhorar a Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Weber,   Michael T.
Resultados de pesquisa do Departmento de Análise de Políticas, MINAG, Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55249

Does traceability play a role in retailer’s strategies for private labels?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
Traceability is helping retailers manage food safety risks and support product differentiation. This paper aims to investigate how traceability may be used to screen supplier for private labels dedicated provider pools. Retailers in the UK and Italy have several private label product lines and increasingly select dedicated suppliers. The choice of providers is a typical agency problem as retailers contract the production for their private labels, having incomplete information on types and effort of their suppliers. Different contracts must be designed for suppliers of private labels depending on position of the product line and its food safety risk. A case study, based on the second largest Italian retailer reveals that traceability and quality assurance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Dedicated providers; Food products; Retailing; Vertical coordination; Marketing; Q13; Q18; L81; L66; L15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50933

THE IMPACTS OF DIRECT PAYMENTS ON ROMANIAN FARM INCOME: WHO BENEFITS FROM THE CAP?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cionga,   Cristina; Luca,   Lucian; Hubbard,   Carmen.
Using the most recent available data, this paper assesses who is likely to benefit, in the short-term, from the implementation of the CAP in Romania. Particularly, it focuses on the distributional impacts of the new form of agricultural subsidies under the CAP, i.e. SAPS and CNDP, identifying the main gainers and losers. Preliminary results reveal a highly uneven distribution of subsidies across farms, with the very large-scale ones, particularly those specialised in so-called “energy” crops, benefiting most from the flat rate direct aid. As a result, the existing gap between Romanian low-income and high-income farms will become larger, with those most vulnerable hardly benefiting from the introduction of (national and EU) direct payments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Single Area Payment Scheme; Farm structure; Romania; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44840

Main problems of agriculture and rural areas in Poland in the period of transformation and integration with European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zegar,   Jozef St.; Florianczyk,   Zbigniew.
Problems currently observed in Polish agriculture have different origins. Some of them have an historical background, while others are related to systemic transformation and forthcoming accession to the European Union. Most of the problems are common for all the candidate countries and most of them are also observed in the developed economies. Identification of these problems is the main purpose of this article. Special attention is paid to natural, human and capital resources available in rural areas. Possible development paths are pointed out. The article also covers most of the opportunities that may help overcome rural development problems in Poland in the wake of forthcoming accession, and their limitations.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Agricultural incomes; Human capital; Sustainable development; EU enlargement; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; 01; Q01; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122354

Local and Organic: Substitutes or Complements? An In-Store Evaluation of Labels for Apples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costanigro,   Marco; Kroll,   Stephan; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Nurse,   Gretchen.
Over the past two decades, consumer demand for niche products has grown substantially. The primary objective of this paper is to disentangle the value consumers place on two prominent food claims, organic and local (defined as Colorado Proud in this study) as they relate to fresh produce.  Using primary data from a choice experiment conducted in a grocery store that has conducted co-promotional efforts with the Colorado Proud program, we found the value of the “local” claims trumps that of “organic” in apples.   However, the difference in results between the experiments that offered participants either one- or two-pounds is far more pronounced, illustrating how scaling may influence estimates in such market-based research.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Local foods; Organic; Apple consumer demand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61537

GETREIDEPRODUKTION IN DER UKRAINE -- EINE KOMPARATIVE ANALYSE VON PRODUKTIONSKOSTEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Einax,   Christian; Lissitsa,   Alexej; Parkhomenko,   Sergiy.
The following Discussion Paper aims to analyse the development path and profitability of grain production in Ukraine, which is one of the most important production branches of most Ukrainian agricultural companies. Methodologically, individual farm analysis and horizontal farm comparison are used. The cost benefit analysis has been widely used for farm analysis of the agricultural sector in market economies. However, only few applications could be observed in agribusiness research in Ukraine in the last years, presumably because of missing or unreliable data. Thus, the goal of this paper is to apply a standard farm management instrument for enterprise analyse in agriculture of a transition country. The results show small differences in production costs...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Grain market; Costs of production; Transition; Ukraine; Crop Production/Industries; Q12; Q13; Q18; P27.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14892

Consumers’ Perceptions and Attitudes of Organic Food Products in Northern Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sangkumchaliang,   Parichard; Huang,   Wen-Chi.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Consumer behavior; Food labels; Consumer awareness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120860

Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minde,   Isaac J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Ariga,   Joshua; Govereh,   Jones.
This study was funded jointly by the Regional Strategic Agricultural Knowledge Support System (Re-SAKSS) for Southern Africa, based at International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, and by the United States Agency for International Development's Africa Bureau. Much of the data and analysis reported in this study was carried out under the Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring and Policy Analysis Project, funded by USAID/Kenya; the Food Security Research Project/Markets, Trade and Enabling Environment (MATEP) Program, funded by USAID/Zambia and the Swedish International Development Agency; and by the DFID and USAID offices in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54934

Tariff Equivalent of Technical Barriers to Trade with Imperfect Substitution and Trade Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Chengyan; Beghin,   John C.; Jensen,   Helen H.
The price-wedge method yields a tariff-equivalent estimate of technical barriers to trade (TBT). An extension of this method accounts for imperfect substitution between domestic and imported goods and incorporates recent findings on trade costs. We explore the sensitivity of this revamped tariff equivalent estimate to its determinants (substitution elasticity, preference for home good, trade cost, and the reference data chosen). We use the approach to investigate the ongoing U.S.-Japan apple trade dispute and find that removing the Japanese TBT would yield limited export gains to the United States. We then draw policy implications of our findings.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SPS; WTO; Technical barriers; Japan; Trade cost; International Relations/Trade; F1; F18; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24765

Evaluating Multifunctional Activities as Rural Institution in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohe,   Yasuo.
The relationship between multifunctionality and the roles of rural communities has not been discussed fully although the connection between the two is an essential issue in the rural policy arena. Pursuing this issue, this paper considers that multifunctional hamlet activities are generated as institutional joint products within the hamlet. Also evaluated is the connection between multifunctional activities and institutional hamlet conditions under the Japanese direct payment program for less favored areas. Results of conceptual considerations and empirical evaluations reveal that specific multifunctional hamlet activities depend on hamlet conditions; those on the least favorable level tend to perform land preservation activities while those under the most...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctionality; Rural community; Institution; Jointness; Diversification; Human resources; Direct payment; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q19; R0; Z13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25468

Does the Food Stamp Program Affect Food Security Status and the Composition of  Food Expenditures?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Jensen,   Helen H.
This article considers interaction among participation in the Food Stamp Program (FSP), food security status, and the composition of food expenditures. A quadratic almost ideal demand system with a bootstrapping two-step method of estimation is applied to data from the Current Population Survey–Food Security Supplement data and used to estimate the model and account for endogeneity between the FSP participation and food insecurity. The results show that FSP participation is endogenously related with food security status and significantly affects total food expenditure and food-away-from-home expenditures.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food away from home; Food insecurity; Food stamps; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18; R21; I32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45043

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe’s Transition Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48556

Estimating Amenity Values: Will It Improve Farmland Preservation Policy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duke,   Joshua M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Use; Conservation; Conservation Easements; Stated Preference; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q28; Q51; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94682

Exits Among U.S. Burley Tobacco Growers After the End of the Federal Tobacco Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tiller,   Kelly; Feleke,   Shiferaw T.; Starnes,   Jane H.
This study explores the relationship between family/farm characteristics and the probability of exiting burley tobacco farming in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Following the termination of the federal tobacco program in 2004, 54% of burley tobacco–growing households in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia exited burley tobacco farming by 2006. Tobacco yield, tobacco farm cash receipts, tobacco price, off-farm employment, and farm size are the most dominant variables discriminating between exiting and surviving tobacco farms. Data for this study came from a mail survey of burley tobacco producers in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina in May 2006.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Burley tobacco; Exit; Federal tobacco program; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; C25; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90674

Transaction costs in agri-environmental schemes: the principal-agent-point of view
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Anja Michaela; Nuppenau,   Ernst-August.
Agri-environmental schemes provide payments for farmers in return for environmental services. Their implementation induces transaction costs for administration and farmers. Although transaction costs became subject of research in recent years, little attention has been paid to activities which create them. This paper uses insights from Principal-Agent-Theory to show, how information gaps between contracting partners result in tradeoffs inducing activities conducted at implementation level. A Grassland Extensification Scheme, provided in Hesse, Germany, serves as a case-study. The paper shows that attempts and incentives to overcome informational gaps are different for administration and farmer. Further, attempts to reduce transaction costs of own...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental schemes; Transaction costs; Principal-agent-theory; Hesse; Germany; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; Q23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94919

Linking Emergency Response to Need in “Food Emergencies”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Staatz,   John M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
When an emergency occurs, agencies must make quick decisions on how to help people facing severe food insecurity. This paper addresses the challenges of designing appropriate responses that are linked to identified needs of affected households and individuals. The primary goal of any response is to save lives now and protect the food security of households and individuals now and in the future. However, instrumental goals and the specific means of achieving them are varied, and must be responsive to the setting in which the emergency occurs. The paper conceives the costs and benefits of a response as the product of how efficiently a resource is delivered (resource transfer efficiency) and the effectiveness of the resource and its mode of delivery in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Food policy; Food aid; Emergency response; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54561

Using Farm Sales as a Means Test for Receiving Direct Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ray,   Daryll E.; Schaffer,   Harwood D.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Q18; Q17; Q15; Q51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93680

Fertilizer Consumption in Rwanda: Past Trends, Future Potential, and Determinants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Mpyisi,   Edson; Murekezi,   Anastase; Neven,   David; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Paper prepared for the Policy Workshop on Fertilizer Use and Marketing, organized by MINAGRI and USAID, Rwanda, 22-23 February 20001.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer consumption; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54769

AGRICULTURAL PRICE VOLATILITY UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE: The Impact of Multiple Objectives on Commodity Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuss,   Sabine; Havlik,   Petr; Szolgayova,   Jana; Obersteiner,   Michael; Schmid,   Erwin.
Agricultural price volatility has moved to the forefront of research efforts and political discussion, where much work is already being undertaken with respect to the impact of fluctuations in input prices (e.g. fertilizer, feed and energy). In this paper we also want to take into account the impact of climate change on prices via increased volatility in crop yields. In addition, we analyze the impact of having multiple objectives competing for the land on which crops are grown. In particular, we want to address the concerns that have been voiced about biofuel targets and calls for prioritization of food security.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Energy; Food security; Food price volatility; Optimization under uncertainty; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18; Q28; C61; D81.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122539

The adoption of the Eurepgap Standard by Mango Exporters in Piura, Peru
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kleinwechter,   Ulrich; Grethe,   Harald.
The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity, especially private industry standards are often expected to have a negative impact on agricultural export sectors in developing countries. The successful adoption of standards by a broad number of producers can be seen as a condition to limit negative socioeconomic consequences. This case study for the mango export sector in Piura, Peru, analyzes the adoption of the Eurepgap standard, based on a theoretical framework of a compliance process of three stages (information stage, decision stage, implementation stage). The empirical part is based on interviews with farmers. A comparison between certified producers and a control group identifies the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Standards; Costs of compliance; Eurepgap; Developing countries; International; Trade; Mango; Peru; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25521

DEMAND FOR CROP INSURANCE BY ORGANIC CORN AND SOYBEAN  FARMERS IN THREE MAJOR PRODUCING STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singerman,   Ariel; Hart,   Chad E.; Lence,   Sergio H.
A survey of organic grain and oilseed producers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin was conducted to collect information about their demographic characteristics, production and price risk management strategies, yields and losses, and crop insurance decisions. The data are analyzed using a discrete choice model to establish which variables influence organic producers’ decision of whether to purchase crop insurance and also which ones affect the insurance product choice when applicable. The study describes the risk profiles of organic producers, and analyzes whether significant variations exist between organic and conventional methods of production so as to quantitatively determine the differential production risk associated with organic production. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Organic farming; Organic production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60935

Patriotic Consumers and the Political Economics of Agricultural Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eriksson,   Clas; Fahlbeck,   Erik.
It is well documented that consumers tend to be patriotic in their choices of food. This paper theoretically examines the consequences of such patriotic behavior for agricultural policy, assuming that the policy is decided by the median voter. The analysis is conducted in the framework of a small open economy, with a ricardian production structure. Consumers differ with respect to how much extra they are prepared to pay for a domestically produced agricultural good. The indirect utility functions are used to find the specific values of tariffs and agricultural subsidies that the various households prefer. For the tariff we find that only the group that buys the domestically produced agricultural good will favor a strictly positive tariff. This tariff is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Trade; Policy; European perspective; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24681

Would Trade Liberalization Help the Poor of Brazil?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira Filho,   Joaquim Bento de Souza; Horridge,   Mark.
This paper addresses the potential effects of world agricultural trade liberalization on poverty and regional income distribution in Brazil, using an inter-regional applied general equilibrium (AGE) and a micro-simulation model of Brazil tailored for income distribution and poverty analysis by using a detailed representation of households. The model distinguishes 10 different labor types and has 270 different household expenditure patterns. Income can originate from 41 different production activities located in 27 different regions in the country. The AGE model communicates to a micro-simulation model that has around 112,000 Brazilian households and 264,000 adults. Poverty and income distribution indices are computed over the entire sample of households...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52795

The Role of Income Diversification, Transaction Cost and Production Risk in Fertilizer Market Participation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olale,   Edward; Cranfield,   John A.L.
Past agricultural input market participation studies have generally ignored the joint influence of income diversification, transaction cost and production risk on input market participation decisions. This study develops an analytical framework that jointly incorporates the three factors and other household factors in farmer-fertilizer market participation decisions. The framework is then tested by analyzing the entry and intensity decisions of fertilizer market participation in semi-arid eastern Kenya, at the farm level. Transaction costs and production risk negatively influence both the entry and intensity decisions, while income diversification positively influences the entry decisions. These results are confirmed by nested likelihood ratio tests which...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income diversification; Transaction cost; Production risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49929

Links among Farm Productivity, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Size in the Southeast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yee,   Jet; Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Huffman,   Wallace E.
This paper examines the linkages among agricultural total factor productivity, farm size, and farm household participation in the off-farm labor market for the Southeastern states for the period 1960-1996.  We find evidence of a simultaneous relationship between productivity and measures of farm structure.  The results support the expected relationships between the endogenous variables, namely that productivity and farm size are positively related, farm size and off-farm work participation are negatively related, and off-farm work and productivity are negatively related.  We find positive and significant impacts of government policies (investments in public research, extension, and highways) on productivity growth.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm size; Off-farm work; Productivity; Southeast; Structural change; J22; O47; Q15; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43450

A Three-Legged-Stool Model for agricultural policy formulation in CARICOM countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   Ronald M.
Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy formulation; Three-legged stool model; CARICOM countries; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122657

STOP OR GO? HOW IS THE UK FOOD INDUSTRY RESPONDING TO FRONT-OF-PACK NUTRITION LABELS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Camp,   Debra; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Food nutrition labels have been used for over a decade to aid consumers in making more informed diet choices and to potentially reduce societal costs from diet-related diseases and health conditions. While there is some evidence of the effectiveness of nutrition labels in changing consumption patterns, the scale of such improvements have been marginal. This has led certain government agencies to consider alternative forms of nutrition information. One such approach is front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labels which provide simple, easily accessible information on a limited number of key nutrients. The use of FOP labels may facilitate healthier diets by influencing consumer behaviour and by providing an incentive for industry to formulate healthier products....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Front-of-pack; Nutrition labelling; Traffic light; Guideline daily allowance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; L66; L81.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116400

Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mukumbu,   Mulinge; Chisvo,   Munhamo; Tschirley,   David L.; Weber,   Michael T.; Zulu,   Ballard; Johansson,   Robert C.; Santos,   Paula Mota; Soroko,   David.
This paper describes the different food policy courses pursued in recent years by four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, and documents their differential effects on farmer and consumer behavior. Results are based primarily on a survey and synthesis of recent analysis. The paper highlights lessons learned from the different policy paths pursued in each country, and thus provides insights into the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for promoting national food security and enhancing producer and consumer options.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food market reform; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Downloads June 2008-July 2009: 30; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54672

The Agricultural Policy of F.Y.R. Macedonia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ericson,   Tina.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; FYROM; Welfare analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24488

Agriculture in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina: Social Buffer vs. Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan.
This paper draws attention to the specific post-civil-war situation in agriculture and the food sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&amp;H). These developments are presented in an association with the overall situation in the country. Due to economic and non-economic reasons, B&amp;H faces a general problem of a lack of international competitiveness. In a current situation, there are rare products to be internationally competitive and the country relies on imports of food and other products. During the post-civil-war emergency and reconstruction stage, the bulk of food and agricultural inputs, were donated or granted by different governments, humanitarian organizations, and donors to mitigate the effects of widespread poverty caused by the war destructions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Social buffer; Land leasing; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Agribusiness; Q15; Q18; O13; O52.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24726

Aumento de Ingestão de Calorias Relacionada ao Aumento de Renda no Norte d e Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55212

On the Choice of Cost and Effectiveness Indicators in the Context of the European Water Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sinabell,   Franz; Schmid,   Erwin.
The Water Framework Directive requires EU Member States to analyse economic impacts of the Directive's implementation. To reach a "good status", instruments have to be judged according to their cost-effectiveness. We evaluate costs and effects of measures to reduce nitrate emission of Austrian agriculture. Results are based on a model that integrates production decisions with stochastic environmental outcomes. The Directive's requirement to involve stakeholders may make it necessary to take a large number of indicators into consideration. We find that alternative calculations of the effectiveness criterion give different rankings of the most effective combination of measures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable water management; Environmental policy; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Eco-eco-modelling; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q25; Q28; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25394

Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: The Rising Importance of Livestock.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burke,   William J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Freeman,   H. Ade; Kristjanson,   Patricia.
This study explores the dynamics of poverty in Kenya.  The study specifically examines how initial conditions, household decisions, and other factors that may change over time affect poverty.  Dynamic relationships are identified between behavioral variables, exogenous shocks at one point in time, and indicators of household welfare in subsequent years.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Poverty; Livestock; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54563

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the Kyrgyz Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christensen,   Garry; Pomfret,   Richard.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48361

The FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act and the Exemption for Small Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 is new legislation that mandates, among other things, new food safety standards. The act includes a clause that exempts small firms from new regulatory requirements. This paper investigates the effects of a small firm exemption from more stringent food safety standards. The model compares food safety, total output and the number of market participants for different food safety regulation with and without an exemption for small firms. The numerical examples show that a more stringent food safety regulation increases food safety, increases the price of food, decreases the total output and decreases the number of firms. A new food safety standard with an exemption for small firms increases the average food safety...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Heterogeneous firms; Regulation; Regulatory exemption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D21; M31; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103885

Bargaining structures in French dairy sector and impact of policy reforms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Jianyu.
The recent CAP reform to reduce gradually the intervention price of some industry products induces changes in both the raw milk price schemes and the bargaining structures in the French dairy sector. In this article, we develop a bargaining model to investigate the reason of current and potential changes. We find that the relative strongness of the downstream processors has great influence on the bargaining outcomes and the equilibrium bargaining structures. The policy reform changes the relative strongness of downstream processors and therefore, induces the change in the equilibrium price schemes and bargaining structures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bargaining structure; CAP reform; French dairy sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; Q13; L10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6662

Macroeconomic Effects of the Stock Management for Irrigation and Drainage Facilities in Japan: Application of Recursive- Dynamic CGE model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kunimitsu,   Yoji.
The stock management of irrigation and drainage facilities was macro-economically evaluated. The recursive-dynamic CGE model was developed and used for policy simulation. Results demonstrated that effects of activity spread to other industries and total benefit calculated by the consumers’ surplus change was more than the total costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Computable General Equilibrium Model; Recursive dynamic model; Consumers’ surplus; Cost-benefit ratio; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Public Economics; H30; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98132

World Rice Outlook  International Rice Baseline Projections, 2011-2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Chavez,   Eddie C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: International rice; Baseline projections; Policy; Arkansas Global Rice Model; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; C02; F01; F14; F17; Q17; Q18; R11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112998

Food Marketing and Pricing Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons for Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Access to Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Jones,   Stephen P.
This study surveys the empirical record of grain marketing and pricing policy in selected Eastern and Southern Africa countries. The paper addresses five key issues with major implications for food policy in Africa: (a) why the anticipated supply response to market liberalization has not yet occurred; (b) why the common assumption of state taxation of farmers to support a cheap food policy does not apply in most of these countries; (c) why the temporary successes of the state-led approach to stimulating smallholder grain production were unsustainable; (d) why the elimination of government food subsidies associated with market reform has not adversely affected consumers; and (e) why marketing board deficits have risen rather than declined after the reforms...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food marketing; Pricing policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads June 2008 - June 2009: 10; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54694

Agricultural and Food Security Policy Analysis in Central America: Assessing Local Institutional Capacity, Data Availability, and Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Flores,   Luis; Mather,   David.
Performance of the agricultural sector in developing countries is fundamental to ensuring robust and equitable economic growth and broad-based food security. Yet donor support to agricultural development in developing countries has declined continuously for 30 years. This same period saw dramatic deterioration in developing countries’ institutional capacity to provide services to their agricultural sectors. These trends may now be changing, due in part to the global food price crisis of 2007 and 2008 and concerns that it unleashed about the world’s ability to feed its poorest inhabitants. This paper reports on the results of a two week trip to Guatemala and Nicaragua made by Michigan State University’s Food Security Group. The purpose of the trip was to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Food policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q12; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90991

Agricultural Intensification in Rwanda: An Elusive Goal. Fertilizer Use and Conservation Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Mpyisi,   Edson; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources, and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer use; Agricultural intensification; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54585

The role of structural changes in increasing competitiveness of Baltic dairy farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veveris,   Armands.
The paper provides analysis of dairy farms in the Baltic States, their development since accessing EU. During this period the specialisation level has increased but the total number of farms has fast reduced. The total economic indicators increased until 2007, but they still significantly lag behind Western Europe. Big investment has been made, but in the result, the cost level has not reduced but even increased, which has several reasons. Thus many farms were not ready to survive the economic downturn. The results of the research allow concluding that when planning future support for dairy industry the main attention should be paid to introducing cost competitive technologies, supporting cooperation in the purchase and use of fixed assets; it is necessary...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy sector (O13); Income (Q14); Investment (O16); Support (Q18).; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O13; Q14; O16; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95309

THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SMALLHOLDER TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION:  THE CASE OF SRI IN MADAGASCAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Christine M.; Barrett,   Christopher B.
This paper explores the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption, with particular reference to a high-yielding, low-external input rice production method in Madagascar.  We present a simple model of technology adoption by farm households in an environment of incomplete financial and land markets.  We then use a probit model and a symmetrically trimmed least squares estimation of a dynamic Tobit model to analyze the decisions to adopt, expand and disadopt the method.  We find that seasonal liquidity constraints discourage adoption by poorer farmers.  Learning effects – both from extension agents and from other farmers– exert significant influence over adoption decisions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Technology adoption; Learning; The System of Rice Intensification; Conformity effects; Farm Management; O0; O1; Q0; Q16; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14735

Preferences, trust and willingness to pay for food information: An analysis of the Italian Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nocella,   Giuseppe; Stefani,   Gianluca; Romano,   Donato.
Lack of consumer trust and communication strategies are probably the main determinants of information failure in modern food markets. This study attempts to tackle these aspects affecting the quality of food information by investigating questions related to what topics are more relevant to consumers, who should disseminate trustful food information, and how communication should be conveyed. Primary data were collected both through qualitative (in depth interviews and focus groups) and quantitative research. Quantitative research was conducted by means of a questionnaire administered in 2006-2007 to a sample of Italian respondents using both a web and a traditional mail survey. Reading preferences, willingness to pay and trust towards public and private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food information; Trust; Preference heterogeneity; Segmentation; Italy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D18; D89; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114606

El caso quota hopping en el contexto de la politica pesquera comun
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torreiro,   Marcos Dominguez; Alvarez,   Ana Freijeiro; Lafuente,   Manuel M. Varela.
RESUMEN: En este trabajo se analizan las estrategias relativas al proceso de internacionalización de la propiedad dentro del sector pesquero comunitario (en particular la conocida como "quota hopping", aplicada sobre todo por el sector pesquero español). En el desarrollo del proceso ha surgido un conflicto derivado de la defensa del carácter nacional de las cuotas asignadas en la Unión Europea siguiendo el Principio de Estabilidad Relativa. La implantación consiguiente de medidas proteccionistas tales como la exigencia de "vínculos económicos" ha alterado el contexto en que los agentes involucrados en el proceso de internacionalización tomaban sus decisiones. En nuestro artículo analizamos las diferentes estrategias y valoramos los resultados.   SUMMARY:...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quota hopping; Common fisheries policy; Fishing regulation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q22; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28764

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pursell,   Garry; Gulati,   Ashok; Gupta,   Kanupriya.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48483

Using panel data to estimate the effect of rainfall shocks on smallholders food security and vulnerability in rural Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demeke,   Abera Birhanu; Zeller,   Manfred.
Ethiopia's agriculture is predominantly rainfed and hence any irregularity in weather conditions has adverse welfare implications. Using panel data, this paper analyzes the effect of rainfall shocks on Ethiopian rural households' food security and vulnerability over time while controlling for a range of other factors. To this end, we generated a time-variant household food security index which is developed by principal components analysis. Based on the scores of the index, households were classified into relative food security groups and their socioeconomic differences were assessed. The exploratory results show that compared to the less secured households, the more secured ones have male and literate household heads, tend to have a greater number of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Principal components analysis; Rainfall; Panel data; Ethiopia; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; C13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57994

TARIFF RATE IMPORT QUOTAS, DOMESTIC MARKET STRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM: THE CASE OF TAIWANESE RICE IMPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; de Gorter,   Harry.
After joining the WTO in 2002, Taiwan allowed rice imports for the first time by implementing an import quota subject to a special safeguard tariff.  In 2003, the import quota was expanded to a two-tier tariff rate import quota system.  Although Taiwan maintained land set-asides and domestic support prices for producer sales to the State Trading Enterprise, the latter was limited to importing only 65 percent of the import quota with the rest sold to private traders.  This sudden transformation of the Taiwanese import regime and rice market along with the government proposal for a "strategic alliance" amongst traders highlights the importance of studying the effects of policy reforms in the framework of imperfect domestic market structure.  The purpose of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tariff rate quota; Strategic alliance; Domestic support; Market structure; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36274

Financial Liberalization and Japan's Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godo,   Yoshihisa.
The system of agricultural cooperatives, called JA, is one of the most politically powerful organizations in Japan, and it has continuously called for agricultural protection. In spite of its importance, information on JA's banking and insurance businesses has been limited for foreign researchers because of the uniqueness and complexity of the JA system. This paper provides a clear understanding of JA's activities and explains the political dynamics in Japan's agricultural sector. Up until the early 1990s, JA could count on stable profits from its banking and insurance businesses because of the government's favorable treatment of JA. Using these profits, JA had been successfully forming farmers into a solid voting group until the mid-1990s. However, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Financial Economics; E5; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25477

Farm level impact of rural development policy: a conditional difference in difference matching approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salvioni,   Cristina; Sciulli,   Dario.
We use a conditional difference-in-difference matching estimator and a 2003-2007 balanced panel drawn from the FADN Italian sample to evaluate the impact at the farm level of the implementation of the first Italian Rural Development Programme (RDP). We find that, in average, farms receiving at least a RDP payment increased family labor, while they did not increase total labour employed on farm. In addition, they experienced an increase in labor profitability and added value, even though the estimate significance varies accordingly to the matching method used. Our findings, suggest that the implementation of the first RDP produced a positive direct impact on rural GDP, while it did not prove to be effective in terms of rural employment growth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Rural Development Policy; Conditional diff-in-diff matching; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; C14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99421

Using Evolutionary Game Theory to Examine U.S. and EU Agricultural Policy Institutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   David S.; Mittenzwei,   Klaus.
A brief review of the history of agricultural policymaking in Europe and the U.S. reveals that major policy changes have often been brought about by major socio-political "shocks," such as the Great Depression and World War II. Such shocks also lead to the creation of institutions that tend to stay in place for long periods after the initial shock has passed. We use evolutionary game theory to model and simulate the effects of socio-political shocks on political institutions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Evolutionary game theory; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; D72; C73.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24538

Evaluating CAP alternative policy scenarios through a system dynamics approach in rural areas of Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Efstratoglou,   Sophia; Giannakis,   Elias; Psaltopoulos,   Dimitrios.
Current considerations for the post-2013 CAP create the need for the investigation and evaluation of alternative CAP scenarios and their effects on agriculture, environment and regional development in EU rural areas. To this end, a system-dynamics model is developed and utilized to evaluate the impacts of alternative CAP scenarios in a Greek rural area (prefecture of Trikala). This particular model features four basic subsystems (agriculture, environment, regional economy and human resources) specified and analyzed through a linear programming model, a dynamic input-output model and an age-cohort demographic model, respectively. Four alternative policy scenarios are specified, dealing with possible developments on Pillars 1 and 2. Model simulations produce...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Policy impact assessment; Rural development; System dynamics; Agricultural and Food Policy; C61; C67; Q18; R58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99361

Impacts of the flat rates and digressive schemes on the distribution of Direct Payments in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kleinhanss,   Werner.
The Mid-Term Review and the Health Check reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) include numerous options for national implementation of the Single Payment Scheme. After the far-reaching decoupling of Direct Payments, a further reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is necessary with respect to the financial guidelines to be established for the period after 2013. Referring to Germany, the principles of the hybrid and regional models and their effects on the distribution of Direct Payments are shown. With regard to future CAP, the impacts of alternative payment options are analysed based on farm individual FADN data of EU-27. Options of digressive premium schemes, including capping with regard to labour input and regionalised or EU-wide flat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Direct Payments; Decoupling; Modulation; FADN; Financial Economics; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114754

Food Security Policy and the Competitiveness of Agriculture in the Sahel: A Summary of the "Beyond Mindelo" Seminar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Minot,   Nicholas.
This report summarizes the results of the USAID-sponsored Beyond Mindelo conference  on food security policy and the competitiveness of agriculture in the Sahel.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads October 2008 -  July 2009: 21; Q18.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54739

Modelling Organic Farming at Sector Level – An Application to the Reformed CAP in Austria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmid,   Erwin; Sinabell,   Franz.
We analyse whether the 2003 CAP reform and the anticipated new program of rural development will lead to an expansion or a reduction of organic farming. An extended version of the Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) method is developed in order to differentiate organic farming from conventional and other agri-environmental management practices in a sector model. Austria is chosen for the case study because 8 % of its farmland are managed organically, and detailed data on alternative management practices are available. The results suggest that the recent agricultural policy reforms will make organic farming more attractive for farmers, given the price premiums relative to conventional products will remain at observed levels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Common Agricultural Policy; Program for Rural Development; Agricultural sector modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q11; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25300

Transmision de precios en los mercados regionales de ovino en Espana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boshnjaku,   L.; Ben Kaabia,   Monia; Gil,   Jose Maria.
Resumen El análisis de las relaciones de precios existentes en un determinado sector permiten, por un lado, ofrecer una idea aproximada del funcionamiento de los mercados y, por otro, anticipar respuestas ante shocks inesperados en mercados relacionados. El objetivo de este estudio se ha centrado en el análisis de la transmisión de precios entre los principales mercados de ovino en España. Para llevar a cabo este estudio se ha adoptado un enfoque econométrico que ha tenido en cuenta las propiedades estocásticas de las series, la posible naturaleza multivariante de los procesos de transmisión, y la distinción entre el comportamiento a corto y largo plazo. Los resultados indican que los mercados de ovino se encuentran bastante interrelacionados pudiéndose...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Price transmission; Cointegration; Lead-lag relationships; Spanish lamb sector; Demand and Price Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28747

INVESTIGATING THE ECONOMIC AND WATER QUALITY EFFECTS OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM ON ARABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS: A SCOTTISH CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mouratiadou,   Ioanna; Russell,   Graham; Topp,   Cairistiona; Louhichi,   Kamel.
The 2003 Common Agricultural Policy Reform aimed to promote the socio-economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems. An important question is how far the Reform has indeed encouraged farmers to contribute to achieving broad economic and environmental goals. The economic and water resource effects of the Reform have been explored for the case study area of the Lunan catchment, which is typical of Scottish arable cropping areas. Land use data analysis, bio-physical modelling and bio-economic modelling were used in combination to identify the effects of a range of scenarios. The results indicate only small changes in the cropping pattern and associated economic and water quality indicators as a result of the Reform, with the main changes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Bio-economic modelling; Water; Land use; Scotland.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18; Q25.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44797

Decoupled Direct Payments Under Base Acreage and Yield Updating Uncertainty: An Investigation of Agricultural Chemical Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peckham,   Janet G.; Kropp,   Jaclyn D.
Decoupled payments were thought to have minimal impacts on current production decisions and input use. However, the literature has identified several mechanisms through which decoupled payments become coupled. We analyze the effects of uncertainty regarding future policy changes on farm-level production decisions and input use, focusing on farmers’ expectations of base acreage and yield updating. Using farm-level data, we find positive relationships between both decoupled and other government payments and real per acre expenditures on agricultural chemicals. Furthermore, there is evidence that decoupled payments may affect the intensive margin more than other government payments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coupling; Decoupled payments; Input use; Intensive margin; Updating; Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61214

FUNCTIONAL FOODS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SECTOR'S MAIN ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castellini,   Alessandra; Canavari,   Maurizio; Pirazzoli,   Carlo.
In Europe the demand of functional foods varies remarkably from country to country, on the basis of the alimentary traditions, the enforced legislation and the different cultural heritage that people have acquired. The opportunities of expansion on the market seem to be quite favorable and the interest of the consumers is rather high.  But the diffusion of these products in the community area is slowed down by some obstacles. One of main ones is the lack of an official law-recognized definition for these references, necessary in order to clearly assign these products to the food sector rather than to the pharmaceutical one.  In a such situation, we note that nowadays it is impossible to carry out a complete survey of this world, due to the lack of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18; L65; L66.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14456

Uma Abordagem Estratégica Sobre Planificação De Programas De Pesquisa Agrícola Na África Sub-sahariana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55204

Do Consumers Really Care about Biotech Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Xi; Zhong,   Funing; Zhou,   Bin.
This paper is Selected for presentation at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2009. The research is partially funded by ERS/USDA China Project and Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province in China. The authors are grateful for comments from Dr. William Lin and Dr. Francis Tuan at ERS/USDA, and Prof. Loren Tauer at Cornell University. All errors are those of the authors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biotech labeling; Actual sales data; Household survey data; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46198

Democracy and Agricultural Protection:  Parametric and Semi-parametric Matching Estimates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olper,   Alessandro; Falkowski,   Jan; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
We estimate the effect of democratic transitions on agricultural protection in a sample of 74 developing and developed countries, observed in the 1955-2005 period. We employ both differences-in-differences regressions and semi-parametric matching methods, exploiting the time series and cross-sectional variation in the data. Our semi-parametric matching estimates show that parametric methods might underestimate the true effect of democracy on agricultural protection. We find a strong increase in agricultural protection (reduce in taxation) after a country transition to democracy. Specifically a democratic transition increases agricultural protection by about 9 percent points. However, the effect is asymmetric as the effect of leaving democracy on protection...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Democratic Reforms; Agricultural Distortions; Comparative Political Economics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; D72; F13; O13; P16; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49313

Political Economy of Agricultural Distortions: The Literature to Date
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
The 1980s and first half of the 1990s were a very active period in the field of political economy of agricultural protection. While the past decade has witnessed a slowdown in this area, there have been very important developments on political economy in other parts of the economics profession. This paper reviews key new insights and developments in the general political economy literature and draws implications for the study of the political economy of distortions to agricultural incentives.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Political economy; Agricultural distortions; High-income countries; Developing countries; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; N50; O13; P16; P26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50308

Consumer and Market Responses to Mad-Cow Disease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schlenker,   Wolfram; Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto.
We examine how consumers and financial markets in the United States react to two health warnings about mad cow disease: The first discovery of an infected cow in December 2003 as well as health warnings about the potential effects aired in the highly-watched Oprah- Winfrey show seven years earlier. Using a unique UPC-level scanner data set, we find a pronounced and significant reduction in beef sales following the first discovered infection. This effect slowly dissipates over the next three months. Interestingly, no significant impact can be detected in the diary files of the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) that has a much smaller sampling frame. However, futures prices show a comparable drop in prices to the scanner data. Contracts with longer maturity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Mad cow diseases; Consumer expenditure survey; Scanner data; Futures prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; Q18; M31.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7164

Policies and Public Investments to Promote Smallholder Green Revolutions in Africa: Lessons from Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Many parts of Asia have achieved impressive gains in agricultural productivity and poverty reduction over the past half-century. By contrast, sustained agricultural development remains elusive in most of Africa. Policy makers are struggling to find the answers but there is no consensus about what the right mix of policies and public investments are. Can African policy makers learn from Asia’s green revolution? Conditions differ in many respects between Africa and Asia, as well as across countries within Africa, and the impacts of various investments and policies in Asia may not necessarily produce the same impacts in Africa. However, it is instructive to understand the mix of public investments and policies that helped many Asian countries achieve their...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Smallholder; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62157

Explaining Inefficient Policy Instruments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Gorter,   Harry.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48638

Assessing the Impacts of Single Farm Payments on Farm Investment and Output in French Arable Farms: a Dynamic Stochastic Farm Household Model with Debt Constraints
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mary,   Sebastien.
The Common Agricultural Policy has radically been reformed in 2003 with the introduction of “decoupled” direct payments. Economic theory suggests that direct payments are expected to have no impact on production in a static deterministic environment with perfect markets for capital and labour. But if factor market imperfections or uncertainty are taken into account, this is no longer true. Taking into account these potential impacts, the empirical literature has studied the impacts of farm payments. However, most studies are based on assumptions such as perfect markets, risk neutrality or static environment. Recent researches have also often neglected the role of debt constraints. The paper develops and numerically solves a dynamic stochastic farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Single Farm Payment; Farm investment; Dynamic stochastic farm household model; Debt constraints.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91681

The economics of agrobiodiversity conservation for food security under climate change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascual,   Unai; Narloch,   Ulf; Nordhagen,   Stella; Drucker,   Adam G.
Subsistence-based and natural resource-dependent societies are especially vulnerable to climate change. In such contexts, food security needs to be strengthened by investing in the adaptability of food systems. This paper looks into the role of agrobiodiversity conservation for food security in the face of climate change. It identifies agrobiodiversity as a key public good that delivers necessary services for human wellbeing. We argue that the public values provided by agrobiodiversity conservation need to be demonstrated and captured. We offer an economic perspective of this challenge and highlight ways of capturing at least a subset of the public values of agrobiodiversity to help adapt to and reduce the vulnerability of subsistence based economies to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Adaptation; Agrobiodiversity; Economic incentives; Resilience; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q24; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117623

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soloaga,   Isidro; Lara,   Gabriel.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48432

Can the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 Help Trim America's Waistline?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duffy,   Patricia A.; Yamazaki,   Fumiko; Zizza,   Claire A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Dietary Guidelines; Obesity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122794

The effects of decoupling on Italian COP sector:  an ex-post evaluation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: De Vivo,   Carmela; Henke,   Roberto; Pupo D'Andrea,   Maria Rosaria; Vanni,   Francesco.
One of the main objectives of the 2003 CAP reform was that to enhance farm competitiveness and make farmers able to catch market signals and adjust their production level and specialization accordingly. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the effects of decoupling in Italy COP sector comparing the estimated results of some structural and economic indicators of a sample of farms before and after the 2003 reform using data from the Italian Institute of Statistics and of the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN).  The analysis shows an improvement of income in farms that kept COP production specialization through the years under study. At the same time, farms that opted for a different specialisation in the post reform period improved their economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Decoupling; Italian FADN; COP sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98984

Agricultural Price Distortions, Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cororaton,   Caesar B.; Corong,   Erwin L.; Cockburn,   John.
This paper analyzes the poverty and inequality implications of removing agricultural and non-agricultural price distortions in the domestic market of the Philippines and abroad. Liberalization in the rest of the world is poverty and inequality reducing, whereas full domestic liberalization increases national poverty and inequality. Poverty declines while inequality increases marginally in the combined scenario of both global and domestic agriculture reform. Although the reduction in the national poverty headcount is small in the latter scenario, the poorest of the poor – particularly those living in the rural areas – emerge as “winners”, given their strong reliance on agricultural production and unskilled labor wages.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52790

Diagnóstico da Estrutura, Comportamento, e Desempenho dos Mercados Alimentares Rurais de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56019

PROFIT EFFICIENCY AMONG BANGLADESHI RICE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rahman,   Sanzidur.
Production inefficiency is usually analysed by its two components - technical efficiency and allocative efficiency. In this study we provide a direct measure of production efficiency of the Bangladeshi rice farmers using a stochastic profit frontier and inefficiency effects model. The data, which is for 1996, includes seven conventional inputs and several other background factors affecting production of modern or high yielding varieties (HYVs) of rice spread across 21 villages in three agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh. The results show that there are high levels of inefficiency in modern rice cultivation. The mean level of profit efficiency is 77% suggesting that an estimated 23% of the profit is lost due to a combination of both technical and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stochastic profit frontier; Profit efficiency; Bangladesh; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; O33; Q18; And C21.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25898

Food Security and Economic Growth in the Sahel: A Summary of the September 1989 Cereals Workshop
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Agostino,   Victoire C.; Staatz,   John M.
This paper summarizes the empirical research results presented and related discussions  at the USAID-sponsored Workshop on Food Security and Economic Growth in the Sahel, held in  Washington, D.C., September 6-8, 1989. This workshop focused on regional trade and food security  policy dialogue in anticipation of the CILSS/Club du Sahel seminar on that topic scheduled in  November. Special emphasis was given to involve participants who have conducted empirical  research in Mali, Senegal, and Niger.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Sahel regional trade; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54737

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Athukorala,   Prema-chandra; Huong,   Pham Lan; Thanh,   Vo Tri.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48475

Consumer Willingness to Pay for "Second-Generation" Genetically Engineered Products and the Role of Marketing Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rousu,   Matthew C.; Monchuk,   Daniel C.; Shogren,   Jason F.; Kosa,   Katherine M.
Environmental and consumer groups have called for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food products in the United States, stating that consumers have the “right to know.”  Herein, we use a nonhypothetical field experiment to examine the willingness to pay for GE-labeled products, using the only second-generation GE product currently on the U.S. market-GE cigarettes.  Our results suggest consumers pay less for GE-labeled cigarettes when marketing information is absent.  But, when presented with marketing information on the attributes of the cigarette, we find no evidence that consumers pay less for GE-labeled cigarettes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Auctions; BDM mechanism; Cigarettes; Field experiment; Genetically engineered foods; Second-generation; C91; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43501

Socio-economic Characteristics of Individuals Affected by AIDS-related Prime-age Mortality in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This study is designed to help policy-makers and development agencies in the formulation of AIDS prevention and mitigation strategies. The study determines the ex ante socioeconomic characteristics of individuals who die between the ages of 15 to 59 years of age (hereafter called “prime age” mortality), using nationally representative panel data of individuals surveyed in rural Zambia between 2001 and 2004.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Prime-age mortality; HIV/AIDS; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54613

FOOD AID EFFECTIVENESS: "IT'S THE TARGETING, STUPID!"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.
In the 1992 United States presidential campaign, Bill Clinton and his staff regularly invoked the forceful reminder "It's the economy, stupid!" in order to maintain a tight focus on the core issue that would ultimately decide their electoral success or failure.  This initially seemed reductionist to many observers, because a presidential campaign is a complex affair, with myriad issues and pressures confronting the candidate every day.  But Clinton and his staff were ultimately proved correct.  Most of the important issues that could ignite or derail their campaign did boil down to the economy, and their famous, ruthless focus proved highly successful.    This paper advances the argument that similar focus on issues of targeting are essential if food aid...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Q18; O1; I1.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14754

THE LIBERALIZATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS UNDER OLIGOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scoppola,   Margherita.
Paper removed by author for revision 12/09/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tariff Rate Quotas; Oligopoly; Trade Liberalization.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Q18; F13; L13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44822

Competition and Dynamics in Trade Patterns: Hungarian and Slovenian Agri-Food Trade with the European Unions' Trading Partners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
Trade balances and unit values in Hungarian and Slovenian bilateral agri-food trade with Austria, Germany and Italy, respectively, to distinguish types of the one-way and the two-way trade flows, categories of price competition and categories of quality competition in the twoway trade flows, their dynamics and stability over time are analyzed. The two-way matched trade flows prevail among trade types. In the matched two-way bilateral agri-food trade there is prevalence of categories of price competition over categories of non-price competition, but varies across trading partners. In Hungarian agri-food trade the first category of successful price competition and the third category of successful non-price or quality competition prevail, suggesting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competition; Trade types; Dynamics; Mobility index; F12; Q17; Q18; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25760

Institutional Uncertainty at Home and Away: The Case of Lemons from Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romano,   Eduardo; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94379

Modeling Heterogeneity in Consumer Preferences for Select Food Safety Attributes in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   David L.; Wang,   H. Holly; Wu,   Laping; Olynk,   Nicole J.
Food safety issues often arise from problems of asymmetric information between consumers and suppliers with regards to product-specific attributes. Severe food safety scandals were observed recently in China that not only caused direct economic and life loss but also created distrust in the Chinese food system domestically as well as internationally. While much attention has focused on the problems plaguing the Chinese government’s food inspection system, little research has been dedicated to analyze consumers’ concerns over food safety. In this paper we measure consumer preferences for select food safety attributes in pork and take their food safety risk perceptions into account. Several choice experiment models, including latent class and random...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Choice experiment; Willingness-to-pay; Risk perceptions; Random parameters logit; Latent class logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61175

Interactive programming of rural development funds – lessons from the field
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmid,   Julia Christiane; Hager,   Astrid; Kirschke,   Dieter.
Within this paper, we present an interactive modelling approach to support budgeting decisions at the program level and discuss its potential and limitations to contribute to more objective-oriented policy-making. The central feature of the approach is a linear optimisation model which is interactively defined and used together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. We show how the current EAFRD framework can be translated into a model, and how this provides positive learning effects and increases in-house communication and transparency. From a conceptual point of view, the case study underlines the necessity to provide a simple and applicable methodology causing certain compromises with regard to theoretical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development policy-making; Interactive programming; Budgeting; Decision aid; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18; H72; R51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94892

Does Increase in Women's Income Relative to Men's Income Increase Food calorie Intake in Poor Households? Evidence from Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aromolaran,   Adebayo B.
This paper addresses an important but not widely investigated question of how calorie consumption in African low income households would respond to intra-household redistribution of income from men to women. Specifically, I use survey data on a sample of 480 households from semi-rural areas of south-western Nigeria to analyze the response of per capita calorie intake to changes in women’s share of household income, after controlling for per capita income and demographic characteristics at individual, household and community levels. I also examine the effect of marginal increases in household income on per-capita calorie intake conditional on the income distribution factor, women’s share of income. My results suggest that redistributing household income...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nigeria; Intra-Household Redistribution of Income; Women’s Income Share Elasticity; Calorie Consumption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D13; I12; O15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51374

Implementation of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) in the Pork Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Steve R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94688

Rural livelihoods in the EU new member states: subsistence production versus market integration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fredriksson,   Lena; Davidova,   Sophia; Bailey,   Alastair.
Commercialisation of small farmers, of which many are subsistence farmers producing mainly for own consumption needs, is an important policy objective for the restructuring process of the farm structure in the EU New Member States (NMS). Drawing on primary survey data from five EU NMS, this paper first assesses the importance of subsistence farming in the NMS through the valuation of subsistence production at market prices. Secondly, the paper analyses the differences between subsistence and commercial households. Where previous studies normally classify households as subsistence or commercial based on a pre-defined threshold, the use of latent class regression in this paper represents a way to systematically analyse heterogeneous groups of households in a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural households; Subsistence; Commercialisation; Market integration; Latent class regression; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94902

Do Trade Agreements Reduce the Volatility of Agricultural Distortions?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cadot,   Olivier; Olarreaga,   Marcelo; Tschopp,   Jeanne.
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the extend to which trade agreements affect agricultural trade policy volatility. Using a new panel database compiled as part of the World Bank's Agricultural Distortions research project, we estimate the effect of regionalism (proxied in various ways) on the volatility of price distortions measured by the absolute value of their first differences, averaged, for each country and year, over all agricultural goods. Using an instrumental-variable approach to correct for the endogeneity of regional trade agreements, (RTAs), we find that participation in RTAs has a significantly negative effect on agricultural trade-policy volatility. We find that the WTO's agricultural agreement also contributed to reducing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural protection; Volatility; Credibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; F10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50303

Regional Trade and the Economic Development of Northern Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Economic development; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55207

An Evaluation of Crop Forecast Accuracy for Corn and Soybeans:  USDA and Private Information Agencies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egelkraut,   Thorsten M.; Garcia,   Philip; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.
Using 1971-2000 data, we examine the accuracy of corn and soybean production forecasts provided by the USDA and two private agencies.  All agencies improved their forecasts as the harvest progressed, and forecast errors were highly correlated and unbiased.  The relative forecast accuracy of the agencies varied by crop and month.  For corn, USDA’s forecasts ranked as most accurate of the three agencies in all periods except for august during the recent period and improved most markedly as harvest progressed.  For soybeans, forecast errors were very similar, with the private agencies ranking as most accurate for August and September and making largest relative improvements for August during the recent period.  The USDA forecasts were dominant for October and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corn; Private agencies; Production forecasts; Soybeans; USDA; Q11; Q13; C82; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37835

Impact On Small Farmers and Fishermen Through Use Of Mobiles in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mittal,   Surabhi; Gandhi,   Sanjay; Tripathi,   Gaurav.
Telecommunication and more specially mobile phones have the potential to provide solution to the existing information asymmetry in various lagging sectors like Agriculture. India’s agricultural sector suffers from low growth rates and low productivity. Issues in access to information is a week point at every stage of the agrisupply chain. For small farmers base economy like India, access to information can possible enable better incomes and productivity to the farmers. This paper through focus group discussions and in-depth interview with farmers in villages of India, has tried to find answers to the use and impact of mobile and mobile enabled services on agricultural productivity. The answers to these questions are of relevance to develop better policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mobile and Agriculture; India; Productivity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Production Economics; Q13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52809

Classical Horizontal Inequities in the Provision of Agricultural Income Support
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allanson,   Paul.
This paper explores the redistributive effect of classical horizontal inequities induced by agricultural support policy. Within farm type horizontal inequity (HI) is associated with differences in the level of support received by farms of a given type and level of pre-support income, whereas between farm type HI arises from systematic differences in support levels between commodity regimes. The overall redistributive effect of HI in Scottish agriculture is shown to be substantial, though systematic discrimination between farm types proves not to be the major cause. The imperfect targeting of support revealed by the empirical findings has implications for the design of policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm income support; Horizontal inequity; Agricultural and Food Policy; D63; I38; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24769

Análise da Mortalidade de Adultos Nos Agregados Familiares Rurais em Moçambique e Implicações para Políticas.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Donovan,   Cynthia; Weber,   Michael T.; Alage,   Albertina.
Resultados de pesquisa do Departmento de Análise de Políticas, MADER, Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; AIDS; HIV; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55240

Bilateralism in Agriculture when Countries use Distorting Domestic Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: May,   Daniel E.
A recent theoretical research proved that countries always have an incentive to deviate from global free trade when international markets are oligopolistic and when governments are politically biased. This result suggests that global free trade in agriculture (GFTA) cannot be reached as political bias and market power have both been identified. According to May (2011), bilateral agreements could eventually be used as alternative political tools to reach GFTA. This article extends the work of this author to determine whether bilateralism could also lead to GFTA in a realistic world where governments use distorting domestic policies to protect their agricultural sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bilateral Agreements; Agricultural Trade Liberalization; Distorting Domestic Policies; International Trade Networks.; International Relations/Trade; F12; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114657

Systematic Policy Decisions on Direct Income Payments in Agricultural Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fellmann,   Thomas; Mollers,   Judith.
Direct income payments (DIP) are in the centre of the discussion in the ongoing political debate whether agricultural policy objectives can be pursued in an economically more efficient and less distorting way. This paper discusses under which circumstances DIP are an appropriate and efficient measure to address the objectives of agricultural policies. It identifies and examines the characteristics that DIP should have in the context of different objectives. If governments want to meet their policy objectives by the use of DIP efficiently, a precise definition of the objective is crucial. An optimal policy design achieves a specific objective while keeping the impact on economic distortions low and ensuring efficiency in the allocation of resources. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct income payments; Agricultural policy; Policy objectives; Decision tree; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; E6; H5.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25684

Avaliação das Necessidades dos Utentes do SIMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56049

Quem Come Milho Amarelo? Alguns Resultados Preliminares de um Inquérito sobre as Preferências dos Consumidores de Farinha de Milho na Cidade de Maputo
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56018

Aspekte des Gewässerschutzes und der Gewässernutzung beim Anbau von Energiepflanzen - Ergebnisse eines Forschungsvorhabens im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nitsch,   Heike; Osterburg,   Bernhard; Buttlar,   Christine von; Buttlar,   Hans-Bernhard von.
Zusammenfassung: Der vorliegende Arbeitsbericht entstand im Rahmen eines Forschungsvorhabens im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes und beleuchtet mit dem Thema „Gewässerschutz und Energiepflanzen“ einen Aspekt, der bisher nicht im Fokus der Diskussionen um den Energiepflanzenanbau stand. In dieser Studie wurden relevante Verwertungsketten für die energetische Nutzung von landwirtschaftlicher Biomasse in Deutschland anhand potenzieller Auswirkungen auf die Gewässer bewertet. Mögliche negative Wirkungen auf die Gewässer sind häufig auch aus Klimaschutzgründen relevant. Vorgestellt werden zudem Möglichkeiten des gewässerschonenden Anbaus. Die Analyse stützt sich auf die Auswertung von Literatur sowie schriftlicher und telefonischer Befragungen verschiedener...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Energiepflanzen; Gewässerschutz; Biogasanlagen; Landnutzung; Steuerungsinstrumente; Energy crops; Water protection; Biogas plants; Regulation instruments; Land use; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; K32; Q18; Q24; Q25; Q42.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103662

AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE FUTURE CAP REFORM ON THE ITALIAN TOMATO SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele; Petriccione,   Gaetana; Solazzo,   Roberto.
The Health Check (HC) document traces the path for a new revision of the CAP. The communication content can be summarised in the following points: decoupling at regional and not at historical level, a more intensive modulation mechanism differentiated according to the total volume of subsidy received by the farm and a new implementation of the art. 69. The aim of this paper is to assess the effect of the HC on the farms producing fruits and vegetables in Italy, with a particular emphasis on the processed tomato production. The model based on the PMP approach simulates the regionalisation mechanism and the new modulation per brackets. The analysis carried out on a FADN sample of farms located in Emilia-Romagna region highlights as the HC new measures affect...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Future CAP reforms; Tomato sector; CAP assessment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44831

Approche méthodologique. Analyse de la compétitivité et l'évolution des avantages comparatifs dans la sous-région.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diallo,   Boubacar Cisse; Crawford,   Eric W.; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mali; Food security; Rice; Maize; West Africa; Competivity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q12; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58550

Comerciantes de Pequena Escala Esperam Boas Colheitas, Mas Preços ao Produtor São Baixos nas Zonas de Difícil Acesso: O Que Fazer para Incentivar a Produção e a Comercialização Agrícolas?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA- Departamento de Estatística e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MINAG - Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55251

Modelling Environmental Effects of Agriculture: The Case of Organic Rye and Grey Partridge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miettinen,   Antti; Huhtala,   Anni.
Our optimal control model identifies economic reasons as to why farmland bird populations have dramatically declined in modern agricultural landscapes. By integrating recreational wildlife values into farm level decision-making on arable crop choice and herbicide use, we derive those economic instruments needed for creating suitable conditions for game bird species on farmland. Based on the Finnish data available on the grey partridge (Perdix perdix), we illustrate how the optimal acreage subsidy for organically-grown areas, herbicide tax rates and the hunting licence fee could be estimated in monetary terms. Finally, we discuss the benefits and costs of cultivating organic cereals which will enhance preservation of the grey partridge.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental benefits; Grey partridge; Herbicides; Optimal control; Rye; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q57; Q18; H41.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24462

Il quadro normativo sulle denominazioni commerciali dei prodotti ittici nella gestione delle frodi: strumento di gestione o problema irrisolto?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gaviglio,   Anna; Pirani,   Alberto; Demartini,   Eugenio.
Authors suppose the amounts of fraudulent seafood sales reported in recent years to be somehow correlated to the problems of Italian commercial fish-naming policy. However, given the lack of data and studies, the work has an exploratory nature focusing on three main issues: the seafood labeling policy framework, the evolution of lists of fish species’ trade names and the spread and type of fraudulent sales. According data authors believe that the fish-naming system is improving, however that lack of studies estimating the right amount of diversification in trade names for marine species seems so to be a weakness for a winning policy. Furthermore, seafood retailers seems to assume an important role on fraud management and government should support research...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fish products; Labeling; Consumer protection; Research perspectives; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; L15; Q18; Q22.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/130451

More Than Just Food: The Diverse Effects of Food Assistance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Helen H.; Wilde,   Parke E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; I18; I38; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95752

Determinants of Rural Income, Poverty, and Perceived Well-Being in Mozambique in 2001-2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Low,   Jan W.; Tanque,   M. Pequentino; Boughton,   Duncan; Payongayong,   Ellen M.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rural income; Mozambique; Poverty reduction; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56061

O Papel do Mercado de Trabalho, Microempresas, e Agricultura na Reducao da Pobreza Rural em Mocambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Benfica,   Rui M.S.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55220

Standards-as-Barriers versus Standards-as-Catalysts: Assessing the Impact of HACCP Implementation on U.S. Seafood Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Caswell,   Julie A.
The United States mandated a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) food safety standard for seafood in 1997. Panel model results for the period 1990 to 2004 suggest that HACCP introduction had a negative and significant impact on overall seafood imports from the top 33 suppliers. While the effect for developed countries was positive, the negative HACCP effect for developing countries supports the view of “standards-as-barriers” versus ”standards-as-catalysts.” When the effect is analyzed at an individual country level a different perspective emerges. Regardless of development status, leading seafood exporters generally gained sales volume with the U.S., while most other smaller trading partners faced losses or stagnant sales.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food standards; International trade; Developed and developing countries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q18; F14; L51.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7386

Passado, Presente E Futuro Do Sistema De Informação De Mercados Agricolas (SIMA).
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Donovan,   Cynthia; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Tschirley,   David L.; Arlindo,   Pedro.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56054

Effects of the WTO and Free Trade Agreements on Japonica Rice Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Hyunok; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Three trade policy changes underway and on the horizon have the prospect to alter global markets for japonica rice. This paper considers likely global market effects of expansion of access into the market in Japan and Korea, and reduced subsidy for japonica rice (among other crops) in the United States. We consider these policy changes in the context of a proposed Doha Development Agenda WTO agreement and one potential outcome of the proposed Free Trade Agreement between Korea and the United States (KUS-FTA). We use an equilibrium displacement model to ask how market prices, quantities and other aggregates change as a result of policy changes. The global model includes six aggregates in the world market, China, Korea, Japan, the United States, other...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Japonica rice; WTO; Import access; FTA; Domestic subsidies; Policy simulation; International Development; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25460

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS ON A LOCAL SCALE BEYOND 2013 – THE CASE OF CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND (SCOTLAND, UK)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergmann,   Holger; Thomson,   Kenneth J.
With the latest reform of EU Structural Policy, the Highlands and Islands have been excluded from further support by Structural Funds beyond 2013, but the new Scottish Rural Development Programme has increased CAP Pillar 2 expenditures in Scotland. A modified version of a system dynamics model constructed for an EU-wide case-study project (TOP-MARD) was used to simulate the effects of these and other policy changes in Caithness and Sutherland (C&amp;S), a remote rural area in Northern Scotland. Several alternative modelling scenarios were developed, mostly relating to reconfigurations of Pillar 2 spending within the area. The modelling results, i.e. projections from 2001 to 2021, are discussed in terms of agricultural employment, regional population, and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; CAP reform; Scotland; Pillar 2; Regional modelling; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q01; Q18; R23; R50.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50935

How did external pressures change Japan's protectionist farm policies from the Uruguay Round to TPP?: A Surplus Transformation Curve (STC) analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arahata,   Katsumi.
Japan’s seemingly monolithic protectionist farm policies were often easily moderated by external pressures. This study analyzes the change of the degree and the methods of protectionist farm policies, focusing on Japan’s most important crop, rice. It calculates consumer surplus, producer surplus and government spending in the past fifty years and integrates these figures into one diagram utilizing the STC (surplus transformation curve) analysis, developed by Bruce Gardner in 1983.     The result of the analyses suggests that external pressures have a considerable impact on domestic protectionist farm policies. For example, in 1986 when the demand by the RMA (Rice Milling Association) in the U.S. that Japan should open its rice market was issued, the STC...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Surplus Transformation Curve; Japan’s rice policy; Acreage control; External pressure; Agricultural and Food Policy; Public Economics; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103402

AGRICULTURAL POLICY UNCERTAINTY AND ANTICIPATORY FIRM LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan.
This paper investigates, through a dynamic stochastic adjustment model the extent to which an active agricultural policy can be the source of volatility in agricultural investment. It is shown that noise in formulation of agricultural policy has adverse effects even in cases where earlier results would take that investment is increased.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Agricultural Policy; Investment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; D8; E2; H20; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21734

Impacts of Prime Age Adult Mortality on Rural Household Income, Assets, and Poverty in Mozambique: Analysis with the TIA Panel Data Set
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Mather,   David.
Research Results from the Department of Statistics and the Policy Department, MINAG-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy Mozambique; HIV/AIDS; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55254

ECONOMIC AND TRADE INDICATORS FOR ASIA, 1960 TO 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48435

The Credit Support System in the Polish Agriculture. The Evaluation of 10 Years Performances
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Danilowska,   Alina.
The aim of the paper is to evaluate the 10 years performance of the credit support system in the Polish agriculture. The analysis showed that during 10 years of the running the system about 10% of farms were its beneficiaries. The positive changes in agricultural sector took place but it is difficult to separate the credit assistance effects. The system has the advantageous influence on the creation of the sustainable financial system in the rural areas by helping cooperatives banks to overcome difficulties by generating stable farmers' credit demand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Preferential credit; Cooperative bank; Credit market; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24457

Estimation of Farm-Forward Regional Economic Impacts for the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District in Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Dudensing,   Rebekka M.; McCorkle,   Dean A.; Hanselka,   Daniel D.; Hudson,   Darren; Amosson,   Stephen H.
Impacts of alternative agricultural water conservation strategies are being evaluated in the Texas Panhandle.  Stakeholders have expressed concern that all effects need to be accounted for including the regional economy. A methodology was developed to evaluate the effects on the backward and forward-linked processing sectors and differentiated results are presented.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Backward-linked; Forward-linked; IMPLAN; Ogallala Aquifer; Water policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q32; Q38.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119823

Intra-Household Redistribution of Income and Calorie Consumption in South-Western Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aromolaran,   Adebayo B.
This study investigates how per capita calorie intake in low income households of rural southwestern Nigeria responds to changes in total household income and women’s share of household income. The study addresses two major questions. First, is calorie-income elasticity large enough to justify the use of income increases as a food/nutrition policy strategy for increasing calorie intake among low income households? Second, what is the potential effect of intra-household redistribution of income from men to women on per capita calorie consumption? My results show that calorie-income elasticity is small and close to zero, implying that income policies may not be the most effective way to achieve substantial improvements in calorie consumption. I also find...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nigeria; Intra-household redistribution of income; Women’s income share elasticity; Income elasticity; Calorie consumption; Consumer/Household Economics; D13; I12; O15; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28450

An Updated Look at the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nin Pratt,   Alejandro; Yu,   Bingxin.
We analyze the evolution of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) over the past 40 years, looking for evidence of recent changes in growth patterns using a nonparametric Malmquist index. Our TFP estimates show a remarkable recovery in the performance of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agriculture during between 1984 and 2003 after a long period of poor performance and decline. That recovery is the consequence of improved efficiency in production resulting from changes in the output structure and an adjustment in the use of inputs, including an overall net reduction in fertilizer use but increased fertilizer use in most of the best-performing countries. Policy changes implemented by African countries between the mid-1980s and the second...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Total factor productivity; Sub-Saharan Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51731

Accounting for multiple impacts of the Common agricultural policies in rural areas: an analysis using a Bayesian networks approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viaggi,   Davide; Raggi,   Meri; Sardonini,   Laura.
In evaluating the potential effects of the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy, a particularly challenging issue is the representation of the complexity of rural systems either in a static or dynamic framework. In this paper we use Bayesian networks, to the best knowledge of the authors, basically ignored by the literature on rural development. The objective of this paper is to discuss the potential use of Bayesian Networks tools to represent the multiple determinants and impacts of the Common Agricultural Policies in rural areas across Europe. The analysis shows the potential use of BNs in terms of representation of the multiple linkages between different components of rural areas and farming systems, though its use as a simulation tool still...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian Networks (BNs); Farm-household; Multiple outcomes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q1; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99592

Liberalizing Trade, and its Impact on Poverty and Inequality in Nicaragua
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanchez,   Marco V.; Vos,   Rob.
The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations stalled in 2008 owing in no small degree to a lack of agreement on the terms of substantially reducing trade-distorting support for agricultural products and to what extent this would be beneficial to developing countries. Nicaragua presents an interesting case in point, being one of the poorest economies in Latin America with still a relatively large agricultural sector and high degrees of rural poverty. In 2005, the country signed a free trade agreement with the United States. A previous study showed that most welfare gains of this agreement for Nicaragua would potentially come from the increased market access for textiles and clothing exported to the United States. Under the agreement, the country stands...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52796

Maize Exportation Threat to Rural Food Security? Results of a Survey of Rural Households in Northern Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA, Research Team.
Research results from SIMA-Department of Statistics and Department of Policy Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55225

Potential Impact of the Kwacha Appreciation and Proposed Tax Provisions of the 2006 Budget Act on Zambian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fynn,   John; Haggblade,   Steven.
The study aims to quantify the impact of the Kwacha appreciation and to project the  broad impact on the agricultural export, domestic production and processing sectors. It explores  the scope for mitigating actions – by farmers, commercial enterprises and government authorities –  that might provide a means of survival of export operations and the retention of income-earning  opportunities by rural communities in the commercial and small scale agricultural sectors. The  study aims to assess the impact of the Kwacha appreciation on the viability of agricultural  enterprises and income earning opportunities in the context of the new tax regulations proposed  in the 2006 budget. It is anticipated that the findings of this study should establish a  foundation...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia Kwacha appreciation; Agricultural export; Domestic  production; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54475

Transmission des fluctuations et calcul des prix de parité à l’importation du riz en et du maïs en Guinée
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diakite,   Yacouba.
Calculation of maize and rice parity prices in Guinea.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Guinea; Parity prices; Markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62167

Access to Land, Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Rural Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karugia,   Joseph Thuo; Oluoch-Kosura,   Willis; Nyikal,   Rose Adhiambo; Odumbe,   Michael; Marenya,   Paswel Phiri.
The increasing land scarcity and the worsening trend of poverty in Kenya in recent years have raised concerns about the focus on land-based agriculture as the basis of growth in the rural areas. This paper combines two complementary data sets obtained from two locations in Kenya, drawn against distinctively different land availability patterns, to examine the diverse rural asset base and key sources of livelihood in the rural areas. The analysis reveals that while access to productive land is still an important determinant of livelihoods in the rural areas, even where land holdings are very small, growth in farm productivity alone may not guarantee households sufficient incomes to escape poverty. We find evidence to suggest that growth of non-farm sector...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Livelihoods; Land holding; Assets; Kenya.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q15; Q18; O18; O13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25488

Food Scares and Consumer Behaviour: A European Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Lobb,   Alexandra E.; Traill,   W. Bruce.
In this paper a consumer food choice model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is extended to account for risk perception and trust. The data are from a nationally representative European survey of 2 725 respondents from five countries, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The model relates the intention to purchase chicken in an extended TPB framework, which incorporates risk perceptions, and trust in alternative sources of food safety information. This model was run for two behaviours of interest: the standard likelihood of intention to purchase and the likelihood of intention to purchase conditional on news about a salmonella incident. The model has good predictive power and shows distinct country differences. Only in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety information; Trust; Risk perception; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Chicken; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D80; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25613

Consumer incentives to comply with nutritional recommendations – an economic approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dejgaard Jensen,   Jorgen; Hansen,   Aslak H.; Fagt,   Sisse; Velsing Groth,   Margit.
Inappropriate diets have been found to cause long-term health problems in most industrial and post-industrial countries worldwide. Despite the existence of dietary guidelines in many countries – and widespread familiarity with these guidelines – large shares of the populations do not comply with these guidelines. The objective of the paper is to investigate economic explanations for non-compliance quantitatively, focusing on consumers’ perceived value of reduced freedom of choice, if they should comply with the dietary recommendations. The paper establishes and econometric simulation model for Danish food consumers, which is used for calculating these economic welfare losses, as well as the contribution to these losses from individual recommendations....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutritional guidelines; Compensating variation; Econometric model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116432

Health and Economic Impacts of Mycotoxins in Foods in Latin America and the Caribbean
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Pauline E.; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mycotoxins; Health; Economic impact; Latin America; Caribbean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122895

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Martin,   William J.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48557

A Microcomputer Based Planning and Budgeting System for Agricultural Research Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodman,   Daniel C.; Stilwell,   Thomas C.; Smith,   P. Jordan.
This paper presents a prototype model for a microcomputer generated integrated planning, budgeting, reporting, and management information system suitable for agricultural research organizations in developing countries.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads November 2008-June 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54751

Declining "Common" Agricultural Policy? CAP Reform of 2003 and Its National Implementation in the Member States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Elekes,   Andrea.
This paper focuses on the basic element of the 2003 CAP reform process: on the single farm payment and its national implementation models. We examine possible economic impacts (production distorting effects, redistribution, restructuring, resource allocation and effects on land market) of the basic SFP models. In sum, we can say that the 2003 CAP reform and the new support provide an opportunity to overcome some of the difficulties the CAP faces with. However, the wide range of national diversities threatens the principle of the single market, and transparency and operation of the common market organizations. As there is a wide range of possible constructions member states can decide for, the common nature of the CAP gets more and more questionable.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Decoupling; Single farm payment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18; F13; F15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24480

Carbon Footprint: A New Farm Management Consideration in the Southern High Plains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weinheimer,   Justin; Rajan,   Nithya; Johnson,   Phillip N.; Maas,   Stephan.
As concerns continue to mount regarding man induced impacts to the global climate, the SHPT region could be faced with a unique scenario in which the net carbon balance should be considered in the producer’s enterprise selection and production systems. Currently, the SHPT produces nearly one third of the U.S. cotton crop. Under a potential cap and trade system the challenge for the agricultural industry in the SHPT may be how to sustain the region’s economic base and production capabilities. Thus, the objective of this study was to measure the net carbon relationships between irrigated cotton and irrigated corn production systems on the SHPT using data from the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC, 2009). Due to the unique management and production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cape and Trade; Carbon; Farm management; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q18; Q28; Q54; Q56.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61760

Measuring the Effects of Decoupled Payments on Indica Rice Production Under the 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Becker,   Anthony D.; Judge,   Rebecca P.
As a heavily subsidized crop with significant exports, rice bears at least a superficial similarity to upland cotton, which causes some to speculate that current rice policy exposes the U.S. to the same WTO sanctions as were levied in 2005 against U.S. cotton subsidies.  This paper examines the impact of decoupled payments on U.S. indica rice production in the southern states of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, a region chosen because it accounts for nearly all U.S. rice exports to Central and South America.  Using Arellano’s and Bond’s generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique for dynamic panel models on county-level data, we find that both direct and counter-cyclical payments exert significant, positive effects on...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Rice policy; Farm commodity programs; Acreage response; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120073

Propositions de mesures à court terme pour réduire le haut niveau des prix de certaines denrées de première nécessité notamment les céréales, le bétail-viande et le ciment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Traore,   Abdramane.
The high increase in the prices of cereals, meat, and building materials is due to the weakness of stocks, increased exports, and the increase of internal demand. To attenuate the effect of the high increase in the price of cereals, meat and cement, the following measures are necessary: • Import important quantities of maize • Draw down on the national security stock, in consultation with the donors. • Reduce the price of animal feeds through reduction in the price of cotton-seed from the state-run cotton ginning facilities • Reduce slaughter fees • Reduce the cost of transportation through reduction in taxes on fuel and spare parts, and • Reduce the tariff on imports of cement Elements of a medium-term strategy to hold down food prices include: • At the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Mali; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55453

Surveillance in Fruit Flies Free Areas: An Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florec,   Veronique; Sadler,   Rohan; White,   Benedict.
Increasing pressure to reduce the use of pre and post-harvest treatment chemicals to control insect pests has led to calls for alternative control methods. As a result, the implementation of area-wide management of pests could be developed as either an alternative to chemicals or as a means of reducing pesticide use. However, maintaining an area-wide management programme can be expensive as it requires the execution of surveillance activities, exclusion measures and contingency plans for a rapid eradication response in the case of a pest outbreak. A sound benefit-cost analysis is an essential starting point to measure gains from research and development into improved methods of surveillance and exclusion. This paper presents a study of the costs of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Surveillance measures; Queensland Fruit Fly; Area-Wide Management of Pests; Pest-free area; Invasive species; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q1; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100882

CAP Reform and the Mediterranean EU-Member States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borresch,   Rene; Kavallari,   Aikaterini; Schmitz,   P. Michael.
In the previous years the Mediterranean Member States of the EU came across the Reform of the CAP and especially last year faced the second wave of the Reform for three typical Mediterranean products, namely cotton, olive oil and tobacco. In this paper a partial equilibrium model is used to simulate the impacts of decoupling, as a key point of the decided CAP Reform. The second wave of the Reform appears to be of crucial importance for the southern EU countries and although the producer's income is reduced, there are positive welfare effects.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Partial equilibrium model; CAP reform; Greece; Italy; Spain; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q17; D59.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24607

Software Directories for Microcomputers: An Annotated Bibliography, Second Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.
This paper is a 1984 update on cost-effective microcomputer data collection, management, and analysis techniques for developing country applications.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54749

Séries Históricas dos Preços de Grão de Milho Branco e Suas Tendências Reais em Alguns Mercados do País no Período Compreendido Entre Abril 1993 e Setembro 1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Mabota,   Anabela; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Le Vallee,   Jean-Charles; Arlindo,   Pedro; Achicala,   Rafael A.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56033

“FADN - FER system description and its exploitability in Agricultural Policies impact evaluation: the system can accept further development specification in order to assist Policies design and evaluation?”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esposito,   Laura; Macri,   Antonio; Tommasi,   Irene.
In this paper we examined subsides received from actions set in motion by the two Pillars of EU Structural Policies. Data come from Fadn-Fer system that collects a large number of variables regarding results and economical behaviour of farmers active in the rural areas, including business and public entrepreneurs. Both FADN register and FER questionnaire collect data on CAP and RD contributes received to perform activities proposed by CAP/RD Pillars and measures; then FADN -FER databases can be used for Policies evaluation exercises as well as to improve Policies’ design and targets. The available vectors of data have been analyzed through an approach that aims to represent the principal financial records and figures of the EU structural policies in two...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Policies Evaluation; Subsidies; Type of farming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; R11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99584

Prioridades de Investimento para o Desenvolvimento do Sistema de Sementes em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rohrbach,   David D.; Low,   Jan W.; Pitoro,   Raul; Cucu,   Alfredo; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Boughton,   Duncan; Rafael,   Guilhermina; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Jocene,   Domingos.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56048

Small is Beautiful? Firm's Size, Prevention &amp; Food Safety.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rouviere,   Elodie; Soubeyran,   Raphael.
The European General Food Law of 2005 and the newly promulgated FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FFSMA) of 2010 ask all food operators to implement preventive efforts. In this article, we explore the link between firm’s size and preventive efforts. We show two main results. First, when there is no cross-contamination, small firms will provide higher preventive efforts than large firms. When there is crosscontamination, the effort-size curve may have a "inverted-U" shape. From our results we can argue that when implementing or enforcing food safety regulations, public authorities should consider both firms size and food safety hazard.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prevention effort; Firm size; Food safety; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18; L15; L5.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123410

Implications of Integrated Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coble,   Keith H.; Barnett,   Barry J.
Moving from price-triggered to area revenue–triggered programs was perhaps the most common theme among 2007 farm bill proposals. Area revenue–triggered commodity programs may make farm-level revenue insurance products seem redundant, raising questions about why the federal government should continue both programs. Area revenue–triggered programs would remove much of the systemic risk faced by producers. As a result, private sector insurers may be able to insure the residual risk without federal involvement. This paper examines the effects of moving to area revenue–triggered commodity programs with a focus on public policy issues that would likely arise.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commodity programs; Revenue insurance; Systemic risk; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; D81; G22; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46981

Discussion: The Economics of Animal Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren.
This discussion highlights some of the strengths and weaknesses of the literature on animal welfare. Most pointedly, the literature on the economics of animal welfare is quite scant. As exemplified by these papers, however, there is a growing body of literature, especially those related to added costs of production and consumer demand for animal welfare attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Cost estimates; Willingness to pay; Consumer research; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92579

Assessment of Alternative Maize Trade and Market Policy Interventions in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony.
The economic reforms in maize marketing and trade policies implemented during the 1990s have been highly controversial, and there remains a lack of solid empirical investigation on the impacts of these reforms on national food security, price stability and rural income growth. This study aims to provide a detailed evidence-based analysis of the impacts of maize marketing and trade policies on smallholder agricultural production growth, access to food by consumers, and other important national policy objectives. These insights from Zambia can hopefully move forward the continuing debate in the region on how maize marketing and trade policies should be structured in the future.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Maize; Trade; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54492

Is Agricultural Production Spillover the Rationale Behind NEPAD CAADP Framework? Spatial Econometric Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ulimwengu,   John M.; Sanyal,   Prabuddha.
Since 2003, the NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads of State and Governments as a vision for the restoration of agricultural growth, food security, and rural development in Africa. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development that eliminates hunger and reduces poverty and food insecurity. As pointed out by Etro (2001), the creation of a union or adoption of a common agenda should move the equilibrium toward the first best solution whenever policies generate spillovers. This arises because the ability of a common agenda to reduce the scope of free-riding behavior among member countries. In addition, increasing world market integration leads to more externalities which call...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAADP; Agriculture; Spatial panel model; Externalities; Spillover.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C31; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60945

Regional Distribution of Short-Run, Medium-Run and Long-Run Quota Rents Across EU-15 Milk Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moro,   Daniele; Nardella,   Michele; Sckokai,   Paolo.
This paper evaluates the distribution of short- and long-run marginal costs and quota rents across the EU-15 milk producers, by estimating a system of cost and input share equations on a panel data of dairy farms from 1996 to 2001. Regional and geographical location and the size of milk operations have been considered as the major factors affecting marginal costs. The results on quota rents highlights that Italian and Greek dairy farmers receive the highest economic rent (260 €/ton), while in Portugal the lowest (101 €/Kg) at least in the short-run. This is an indication that Italian and Greek milk supply would be the least 'sensitive' to a reduction in the intervention price. Several countries show negative long-run quota rents, indicating that in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Quota rents; Marginal costs; Livestock Production/Industries; C21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24615

EU and World Agricultural Markets: Are They more Integrated after the Fischler Reform?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mela,   Giulio; Canali,   Gabriele.
This work uses cointegration techniques allowing for structural breaks to assess the extent to which the Fischler reform of the CAP increases price transmission elasticity (PTE) between the world and European corn, wheat, and soybean markets. Results show that the reform increased PTE in the case of corn and wheat, while its impact was negligible for soybeans. However, the long-term relationship (cointegration) between world and European prices can be detected only taking into account – other than the Fischler reform’s structural break – also the fact that world commodity markets were interested, in 2003-04 and 2007-08, by price bubbles. In particular the latter affected the world – European corn price relationship in the ascending phase, while the wheat...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Structural breaks; Agricultural commodity prices; Fischler CAP reform; Risk and Uncertainty; C22; Q02; Q18; O13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122480

Confirmada Baixa de Produção de Cereais e Feijões no Norte de Moçambique e no Malawi: Implicações sobre as Exportações para o Malawi e os Preços ao Produtor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Miguel,   Arlindo; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Arlindo,   Pedro; Nhane,   Simao C.
Resultados das investigações do SIMA - Departamento de Estatística - Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER - Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55223

Convergence Hypothesis: Some Dynamics and Explanations of Agricultural Growth across Indian States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Somasekharan,   Jayasekhar; Prasad,   Syam; Roy,   V.P. Nirmal.
In the recent years there has been considerable emphasis on understanding the regional dimensions of economic growth in India within the convergence implications of neoclassical growth paradigm. The study has tested the convergence hypothesis in per capita agricultural output and foodgrains productivity across the major 15 states of India. During 1971-2007, Indian states have exhibited sigma divergence in per capita agricultural output. The study on relationship between initial foodgrain output and growth rates has shown a divergence pattern rather than convergence during 1971-1988, and we could observe a weak convergence during 1988-2007.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beta convergence; Sigma convergence; Agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q1; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118228

The Role of the Imports for Re-Exports Program in Determining Canadian Demand for Imported Cheese: Implications for U.S. Exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew.
Given the importance of the Imports for Re-exports Program in (IREP) in Canada, this study assessed the impact of per-unit export returns on Canadian demand for imported cheese. If Canadian importers increase utilization of IREP, U.S. exports to Canada will remain unchanged while imports from the EU will increase.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Canada; Cheese; Import demand; IREP; Rotterdam model; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8214

Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off-Farm Labor by Limited-Resource Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vergara,   Oscar; Coble,   Keith H.; Patrick,   George F.; Knight,   Thomas O.; Baquet,   Alan E.
We study the relationship between the off-farm labor decision and the limited-resource farmers’ and spouses’ off-farm experience, education, and sources of income.  We found that farmers’ and spouses’ off-farm experience and wages are significant factors in explaining the off-farm labor supply decision.  Contrary to expectations, farm income variability is not significant in the farmers’ and spouses’ decision to see off-farm work.  The off-farm labor supply of farmers and their spouses is negatively correlated with income transfers from the government.  It was also found that the spouse is a residual supplier of on-farm and off-farm labor.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm income variability; Limited-resource farmer; Off-farm work; Tobit regression; C34; D19; D81; J15; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43394

The Impacts of Alternative Policy Scenarios on Multifunctionality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehtonen,   Heikki; Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Niemi,   Jyrki S.; Ollikainen,   Markku.
This paper provides first results of the sector model approach to analyze the effects of alternative policy scenarios on the multifunctional role of Finnish agriculture. In terms of environmental non-commodity outputs we focus on nutrient runoffs, landscape diversity and biodiversity. As regards to socio-economic outputs our focus is on direct and indirect agricultural labour force. The results suggest that while partial de-coupling agricultural supports from production is not likely to result in any drastic decline of agricultural production the amount of green fallow will increase considerably. As a result, the agricultural land will become biologically richer. The agricultural labour force is likely to decrease substantially irrespective of agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Multifunctionality; Sector model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24459

Cost and Return Structure for the Promising Enterprise of Off-Season Vegetables in Himachal Pradesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bala,   Brij; Sharma,   Nikhil; Sharma,   R.K.
The costs and returns structure has been reported for the production of major off-season vegetables, viz. tomato, cabbage cauliflower and peas in two vegetable-dominated developmental blocks of the district Kullu. Primary data have been collected through survey method for the agricultural year 2007-08. The study has revealed that per hectare cost A1 was highest for tomato, followed by cabbage, cauliflower and lowest for peas, among the selected vegetables. However, per quintal cost of cultivation has been found to be highest for peas, followed by cauliflower, tomato and cabbage. Costs on plant protection measures have been the major constituents of cost A1 in all the crops, followed by expenditure on seed and fertilizers. Vegetables being the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Off-season vegetables; Himachal Pradesh; Cabbage; Tomato; Cauliflower; Peas; Cropping pattern; Economics of off-season vegetables; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q13; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109512

Research on Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eicher,   Carl K.; Baker,   Doyle Curtis.
This survey focuses on the rural economy which is broadly defined to include the  agricultural sector plus rural nonfarm activities such as small-scale industry, trade, processing,  and fishing. It reviews research on migration, employment, and income distribution in order to  understand linkages between the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural development; International Development; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54071

Commentaires sur les forces motrices des changements dans l'agriculture paysanne rwandaise 1990-2001: Agriculture et Elevage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Mpyisi,   Edson; Loveridge,   Scott.
The purpose of this policy synthesis is to document major shifts in output and provide hypotheses about the reasons behind the changes. The paper also documents troubling trends in the traditional agriculture sector, underscoring the need for improved agricultural input and output systems.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Crops and livestock; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55353

Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salois,   Matthew J.; Tiffin,   J. Richard; Balcombe,   Kelvin George.
The relationship between income and nutrient intake is explored. Nonparametric, panel, and quantile regressions are used. Engle curves for calories, fat, and protein are approximately linear in logs with carbohydrate intakes exhibiting diminishing elasticities as incomes increase. Elasticities range from 0.10 to 0.25, with fat having the highest elasticities. Countries in higher quantiles have lower elasticities than those in lower quantiles. Results predict significant cumulative increases in calorie consumption which are increasingly composed of fats. Though policies aimed at poverty alleviation and economic growth may assuage hunger and malnutrition, they may also exacerbate problems associated with obesity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Calorie and nutrient consumption; Food and nutrition policy; Income elasticities; Nonparametric; Panel; Quantile regression.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C11; C14; C21; C23; O10; O47; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103647

The Benefits and Beneficiaries of "Public" Investment in Herbicide Use Research and Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crowe,   Bronwyn; Lindner,   Robert K.; Llewellyn,   Rick S.
The allocation of benefits from research and development of new herbicide uses is dependent on patent status. The agricultural chemical industry will preferentially invest in herbicide R&amp;D that increases the use of on-patent herbicides from which a company can capture a price premium. The distribution of benefits from increased use of on-patent herbicide will alter over time, with grain growers benefiting at the expense of agrichemical companies once the patent expires. Public sector investment in herbicide R&amp;D may also benefit the agrichemical industry. The size and allocation of the benefits from R&amp;D into on-patent herbicides is analyzed using economic surplus techniques. Two case studies are examined. One involves research into the choice...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25330

Fallstudie zur Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage  im Landkreis Oberallgäu (Bayern)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rudow,   Katja; Pitsch,   Marion.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Fallstudie im Landkreis Oberallgäu ist es, die Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage auf verschiedene Bereiche der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raumes in einem „typischen“ benachteiligten Gebiet vertieft zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden vorhandene Statistiken, relevante Literatur und die Daten des Testbetriebsnetzes ausgewertet sowie Befragungen mit Landwirten und Experten durchgeführt. Anhand einer schriftlichen Befragung von Beratern aus strukturell ähnlichen Landkreisen wurde die Übertragbarkeit der Fallstudie geprüft und alle Ergebnisse anschließend auf einem Workshop mit den für die Ausgleichszulage zuständigen Fachreferenten der Länder und des Bundes diskutiert.  Ergebnis der Fallstudie war, dass zum Zeitpunkt der Untersuchung die...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benachteiligte Gebiete; Ausgleichszulage; Berggebiet; Fallstudie; Less Favoured Areas; Compensatory allowance; Mountainous areas; Case study; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; P25; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103252

Public investment to reserve Dutch disease: the case of Chad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levy,   Stephanie.
This paper studies the relevance of agricultural policies for avoiding Dutch Disease, which affects many less developed countries experiencing a resource boom. Using a computable general equilibrium model calibrated for Chad, we study the impact of using this country’s annual oil revenue for public investment, particularly in the development of road and irrigation infrastructure. Our model takes into account the integration of markets and migration processes. We find that improving water access would reduce Chad’s dependence on food aid and entail a substantial improvement in rural household welfare.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O110; O130; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55398

Using Weak Separability and Generalized Composite Commodity Theorem in Modeling Ground Beef Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulz,   Lee L.; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Xia,   Tian.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/15/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Aggregation; Generalized Composite Commodity Theorem; Beef demand; Weak separability; Demand and Price Analysis; Q13; Q18; R32.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103904

The Evolving Landscape of IP Rights for Plant Varieties in the United States, 1930-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pardey,   Philip G.; Koo,   Bonwoo; Drew,   Jennifer; Nottenburg,   Carol.
The United States was the first country in the world to explicitly offer intellectual property protection for plant varieties.  Beginning in 1930, asexually reproduced plants were afforded plant patent protection, in 1970 sexually propagated plants could be awarded plant variety protection certificates, and beginning in 1985, courts confirmed that varieties of all types of plants were eligible for utility patents.  From 1930 to 2008, a total of 34,340 varietal rights applications were lodged.  The number of rights being sought continues to grow, with 42 percent of all the varietal rights claimed since 2000.  Contrary to popular perception, most of these rights are for horticultural crops (69 percent), with ornamentals accounting for the lion’s share of the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Plant patents; Plant variety protection; Utility patents; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; Q18; O32; O34.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119346

The possible effects of the CAP Reform on farm employment in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elek,   Sander; Ferto,   Imre; Forgacs,   Csaba.
This study analyses the possible impacts of CAP reform on farm employment in an economically disadvantaged rural region in Hungary using survey among farmers. Results show that farmers are rather pessimistic about the employment effects of CAP reformy expecting a decrease in the number of farm jobs regardless of the type. Econometric analyses suggest that farm size in terms of area is positively related to the expected number of male employment on the farms, whilst the less favoured land has negative effects on the male employment except seasonal workers. Farms employing more labour expect thet number of full time female workers to slightly increase, whilst the number of part-time and seasonal employees is expected to decrease. Less favoured areas have...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Farm employment; Hungary; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118672

Agricultural Distortion Patterns Since the 1950s: What Needs Explaining?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Croser,   Johanna L.; Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto.
This paper summarizes a new database that sheds light on the impact of trade-related policy developments over the past half century on distortions to agricultural incentives and thus also to consumer prices for food in 75 countries spanning the per capita income spectrum. Price-support policies of advanced economies hurt not only domestic consumers and exporters of other products but also foreign producers and traders of farm products, and they reduce national and global economic welfare. On the other hand, the governments of many developing countries have directly taxed their farmers over the past half-century, both directly (e.g., export taxes) and also indirectly via overvaluing their currency and restricting imports of manufactures. Thus the price...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Political economy; Agricultural price and trade policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; F59; H20; N50; O13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50305

Title Etude sur la transmission des fluctuations et le calcul des prix de parité du riz et du maïs au Niger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Addoh,   Sani Laouali; Ousmane,   Salifou Sanda.
Calculation of rice and maize parity prices in Niger.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Niger; Food policy; Parity price; Marketing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62164

Assessing Domestic Demand for Organic and ‘Locally Grown' Produce on An ‘Organic Island': Dominica's Dilemma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boys,   Kathryn A.; Willis,   David B.; George,   Seraphine; Hammig,   Michael D.
The economy of Dominica faces a unique set of challenges.  As with many other Caribbean nations, Dominica has historically been dependent upon agriculture.  Over the past several hundred years, the island's economy has been largely supported through the concentrated mono-cropping of a variety of export-oriented crops including coffee, limes, vanilla, and bananas (FAVACA, 2008).  Today, approximately 45% of Dominica's labor force is employed in the agricultural sector (FAVACA, 2008).  While neighboring countries have economically benefited from tourism, due to its lack of white sand beaches, Dominica is not a typical tourist destination.  Taking advantage of its landscape, rainforests, and diversity of natural wildlife, in an effort to diversify its economy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Caribbean; Organic; Locally grown; Food; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Marketing; O13; O54; Q01; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103903

The 2005 episodes of the "banana war" serial. An empirical assessment of the introduction by the European Union of a tariff-only import regime for bananas.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni.
The EU Common Market Organization for bananas has been generating international controversies since its introduction in 1992.  Many thought the 'banana war' had come to an end when, at the 2001 WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, a Decision was taken for the EU to introduce, no later than 1 January 2006, a 'tariff-only regime' which ' would result in at least maintaining total market access for MFN banana suppliers'.  However, proposals by the EU for a tariff-only regime have been rejected in a two-step WTO arbitration in 2005 because they were found not to satisfy this requirement.  On 1 January 2006 the EU unilaterally introduced a tariff-only regime.  The paper presents the main results of a modelling effort aimed at analyzing this policy issue.  The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Q17; Q18; F13; C21; C6; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18854

The Welfare Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in German Pork Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heinrich,   Barbara; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are an externality of the pork production process. To respond to climate change concerns and reduce GHG emissions, internalizing this external effect using a market-based economic instrument would be economically efficient. We calculate the welfare effects of GHG emissions using a partial equilibrium model of the German pork market. Sensitivity analysis is used to investigate the impacts of emission prices and emission rates on the welfare effects of reducing GHG emissions. Potential overall welfare gains amount to roughly € 360,000 in the base setting and increase to roughly € 3 million when emission prices are tripled. This sensitivity highlights the need for more dependable estimates of key parameters such as emission...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare effects; Greenhouse gas emissions; Pork production; Partial equilibrium model; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; H23; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108793

Production Effects of the European Union’s Single Farm Payment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rude,   James.
Since 1992, reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy has involved several rounds that have gradually changed the method of support from market based intervention purchases to direct producer payments. The change in the method support provides less production incentives and is less trade distorting. The Single Farm Payment (SFP) is the latest policy instrument which is the most decoupled from production decisions. This study examines the SFP in terms of its production effects, its compliance with the Annex 2 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and the implications for Canadian agricultural policy reform.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Common Agriculture Policy; Decoupled payments; WTO green box; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7335

Business Relationships and B2B Communication in Selected European Agri-food Chains – First Empirical Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian; Hartmann,   Monika; Bavorova,   Miroslava; Hockmann,   Heinrich; Suvanto,   Hannele; Viitaharju,   Leena; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Henchion,   Maeve M.; McGee,   Claire; Dybowski,   Grzegorz; Kobuszynska,   Mira.
The roles of business relationships and B2B communication in selected European agri-food chains are analyzed. Using survey data from 1,026 farmers, food processors and retailers in two commodity sectors (meat and cereals) and five different EU countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Poland), we test the empirical relevance of several theory-based determinants of relationship goodness. This is undertaken for the overall dataset and separately for different supply chain stages (farmer-processor versus the processor-retailer relationship) and for the individual countries. The estimation results, derived from structural equation modeling, suggest that the most important contributor to good business relationships is effective communication, with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Business relationships; B2B communication; Agri-food; Value/supply chain; Structural equation modeling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53645

Cow-Calf Producer Perceptions Regarding Individual Animal Traceability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulz,   Lee L.; Tonsor,   Glynn T.
This study provides valuable insights into cow-calf producer voluntary participation in the National Animal Identification System and producers’ perceptions of several issues critically impacting the success of voluntary traceability systems. Cow-calf producers believe that the most important issues to the U.S. beef industry in designing a national, individual animal traceability system are monitoring/managing disease, maintaining current foreign markets, accessing foreign markets, and increasing consumer confidence. Furthermore, producers are concerned with cost, liability, reliability of technology, failure of system to meet stated goals, and confidentiality of information associated with these systems.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal traceability; Cow-calf; National Animal Identification System; Voluntary adoption; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q18; R38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100517

Agricultural Policies in the Presence of Distorting Taxes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parry,   Ian W.H.
This paper uses analytical and numerical general equilibrium models to assess the efficiency impacts of agricultural policies in a second-best setting with pre-existing distortionary taxes. We analyze production subsidies, production quotas, acreage controls, subsidies for acreage reductions and lump sum transfers to agricultural producers. We find that pre-existing taxes raise the cost of all these policies and by a substantial amount. Under our central estimates this increase in cost is typically at least 100-200 percent. Two effects underlie these results. First, raising the rates of distortionary taxes to finance subsidy policies leads to additional efficiency losses. Second, policies that raise (lower) the costs of producing agricultural output lead...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Distortionary taxes; Efficiency impacts; General equilibrium analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; H21.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10905

EU Dairy Sector: Impact of Luxemburg Reform, EU Enlargement and Trade Negotiations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouamra-Mechemache,   Zohra; Ali-Kein,   Hela Hadj; Jongeneel,   Roelof A.; Tonini,   Axel; Requillart,   Vincent.
The EU dairy sector is facing a period of significant changes that are due to three major decisions: the EU enlargement, the Luxembourg reform and on-going WTO negotiations. To evaluate the impact of such changes we developed a model of the EU and world dairy industry. The model is composed of two modules that interact: a milk and beef supply module and a dairy industry module. In this paper we present the model and focus on elements that are crucial for a better understanding of the impact of reforms: quota rents in the EU, evolution of production in the new member states and trade policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Dairy industry; Partial equilibrium model; International Relations/Trade; C21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24581

ECONOMIC AND TRADE INDICATORS FOR AFRICA, 1960 TO 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandri,   Damiano; Valenzuela,   Ernesto; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48467

Does Scale Matter? Cost Effectiveness of Agricultural Nutrient Abatement When Target Level Varies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iho,   Antti.
Agricultural production is facing high requirements on nutrient runoff reduction. Furthermore, the reductions should by done efficiently. For instance, the European Water Framework Directive calls for cost-effectiveness from schemes of measures to fulfill the target of good water quality in European river basins. In this paper we analyse the implications of target level variation on efficiency properties of agricultural phosphorus abatement. We analyse the robustness of cost-effectiveness as the scheme of measures is adopted from another, identical river basin with different target level on total phosphorus abatement. We find that even between homogeneous regions the cost-effective scheme of measures is unique for all target levels of reduction, and that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness; Phosphorus abatement; Buffer strips; Wetlands; Fertilizer use; Water framework directive; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q25.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24701

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Cameroon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bamou,   Ernest; Masters,   William A.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48518

Les actions de l’Université d’Etat du Michigan (MSU) au Mali à travers son projet PASIDMA (projet d’appui au système d’information décentralisé du marché agricole)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.
Michigan State University (MSU) has been active in Mali since 1985, with its first projects focusing on the analysis of agricultural development policies and the problems related to food security in Mali. MSU contributed or contributes to: -Helping support the agricultural market information system (OMA) by providing technical assistance for the design and implementation of the market information system, staff training, and computerization. -National capacity building by developing human resources through the transfer of experiences, in-service training , and the offering of the opportunities to 4 Malian women to pursue their studies at MSU for Masters or PhD programs; -Supporting IPR by mobilizing funds to allow it to redesign its 2-year agricultural...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Mali; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55454

The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parks,   Joanna C.; Smith,   Aaron D.; Alston,   Julian M.
The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program (FSP); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Obesity; Body mass index (BMI); Nutrition assistance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H53; I12; I18; I38.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100692

Maize Price Projections for Zambia's 2006/07 Marketing Season
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven.
The coming 2005/06 maize harvest promises to be a good one, certainly better than last  season. Market prices have begun falling, and the question now is how far they are likely to fall.  Government currently has a maize export ban in place. This short note aims to assess the likely  price levels this coming season, with and without an export ban.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54619

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Korea and Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Honma,   Masayoshi; Hayami,   Yujiro.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48479

Expanding the Focus of Cost-Benefit Analysis for Food Safety: A Multi-Factorial Risk Prioritization Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
A pressing need in the area of food safety is a tool for making overall, macro judgments about which risks should be given priority for management. Governments often seek to base this prioritization on public health impacts only to find that other considerations also influence the prioritization process. A multi-factorial approach formally recognizes that public health, market-level impacts, consumer risk preferences and acceptance, and the social sensitivity of particular risks all play a role in prioritization. It also provides decision makers with a variety of information outputs that allow risk prioritization to be considered along different dimensions. Macro-level prioritization of risks based on multiple factors is an important expanded use of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cost-benefit analysis; Food safety; Risk prioritization; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; I18; L51; Q18; K32; H11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42131

Assessing the Impact of Recent Trade Policy Changes in the Banana Market under Alternative Market Structures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni; Scoppola,   Margherita.
The paper focuses on the importance of the assumptions made about market structure and firm behaviors in empirical trade policy analysis. It addresses this issue with reference to recent changes in the EU import regime for bananas, namely the Economic Partnership Agreements and the December 2009 WTO agreement on bananas. The paper’s contribution to the literature on the issues addressed is threefold: first it develops two original models which incorporate imperfectly competitive market structures in a spatial modeling framework; then it proposes a methodology to assess the degree of market power in international trading which is applied to the banana market and, finally, it assesses how analysis of the implications of the most recent changes in the EU...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bananas; Economic Partnership Agreements; WTO; Imperfect Competition; Spatial models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115436

Too Connected to Fail: The Effect of Alliance Network Structure on Farm Survival
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirwan,   Barrett E.; Martens,   Andrea.
Exogenous, unobserved factors often confound the effects of alliance networks.  More capable farmers might be less likely to exit and more likely to have a large number of alliances.  In this case the negative correlation between alliance network size and exit likelihood is due to the unobserved confounder--farmer ability--not the effect of network size on exit likelihood. Recognizing the endogeneity of alliance network size when determining a farm’s survival likelihood, we employ an empirical model that accounts for the bias caused by unobserved effects. We account for time-invariant unobserved effects with individual fixed effects.  We control for county-level confounding factors with a time-varying county effect. Finally, we address unobserved,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Networks; Alliances; Agriculture; Policy; Organizational structure; Industrial organization; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; L1; L14; L26; Q1; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103573

Production Incentives from Static Decoupling: Entry, Exit and Use Exclusion Restrictions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Kropp,   Jaclyn D.
The use of agricultural decoupled support has increased as World Trade Organization (WTO) member nations implement less trade distortive policies. However, the true production effects of these policies are still unclear. We show how the exclusion restrictions of U.S. direct payments, namely, the fruit and vegetable restriction and the requirement of keeping land in good agricultural use, cause the decoupled payment to become fully coupled over time as relative profits adjust. Theoretically, decoupled payments can be more trade distorting than an equivalent (same level of taxpayer expenditure) fully coupled subsidy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Infra-marginal support; Cross-subsidization; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49158

Wealth, Debt, Government Payments, and Yield Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Girante,   Maria Joana; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
We use a large sample of Kansas Farm Management Association farms for eight different crop/practice combinations (dryland and irrigated corn, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat) for 1994 through 2006 to evaluate the determinants of relative yield performance and explore the ability of financial variables to account for some of the remaining unexplained variation. Our hypothesis is that more financially sound farms should be able to implement better production techniques, thus have better yields. We further test whether decoupled payments can be used to enhance yield performance. Our hypothesis is that payments may be used to boost investment in inputs or equipment that can lead to better yields. Our results suggest this could be the case.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Yield performance; Decoupled payments; Credit constraints; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49353

Canadian Chicken Industry: Consumer Preferences, Industry Structure and Producer Benefits from Investment in Research and Advertising
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Shank,   Benjamin; Panter,   Chris; Nilsson,   Tomas K.H.; Cash,   Sean B.
The Canadian chicken industry has operated under supply management since the mid-1970s. Canadian consumer preferences for chicken have grown dramatically since then possibly in response to concerns about health and the levels of fat and cholesterol in red meats. However Canadian consumers are also looking for convenience with their food purchases. Canadians are buying their chicken in frozen further processed forms, fresh by cut without skin and bone and in a variety of other different ways reflecting their unique willingness to pay for various attributes. There is also an increasing trend for retailers and processors to brand the fresh chicken product sold through grocery stores (for example, Maple Leaf Prime). The preferences Canadian consumer have for...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Chicken consumption; Differentiated products; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52088

The Effects of Different Political Schemes on the Willingness to Invest, Firm Profitability and Economic Efficiency in the Dairy Sector - An Agent-Based Real Options Approach-
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feil,   Jan-Henning; Musshoff,   Oliver; Balmann,   Alfons.
In recent years, the dairy sector has been exposed to strong changes in general conditions and extreme fluctuations in milk prices. Farmers and lobbyists have therefore asked politicians for additional market regulation. In this paper an agent-based real options market model is developed, which allows the analysis of the effects of different political schemes on the willingness to invest, firm profitability and economic efficiency in the dairy sector. The model results show that political schemes generally increase the willingness to invest in competitive markets under consideration of real options effects. However, they do not offer any substantial financial benefits to the producers and can cause a significant reduction in welfare. Furthermore, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Real Options; Competition; Policy Impact Analysis; Dairy Sector; Agricultural and Food Policy; D81; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100039

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Nicaragua
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berthelon,   Matias; Kruger,   Diana; Saavedra,   Diana.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48433

Farms and Ecosystem Services
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruhl,   J.B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem services; Multifunctionality; Green subsidies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q57; K32; Q18; Q01; Q32; Q38.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94651

Interactions between the Agricultural Sector and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic:  Implications for Agricultural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Villarreal,   Marcela; Pingali,   Prabhu L.; Hemrich,   Gunter.
This paper considers how the design of agricultural policies and programmes might be modified to better achieve policy objectives in the context of severe HIV epidemics and underscores the central role of agricultural policy in mitigating the spread and impacts of the epidemic.  Based on projections of future demographic change in the hardest-hit countries of eastern and southern Africa, HIV/AIDS is likely to have the following effects on the agricultural sector:  (1) increased rural inequality caused by disproportionately severe effects of AIDS on relatively poor households; (2) a reduction in household assets and wealth, leading to less capital-intensive cropping systems for severely affected communities and households; and (3) problems in transferring...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy; HIV/AIDS; Structural Transformation; Production Factors.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Downloads July 2008-July 2009: 8; Q18; J43; O12.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23804

Food Crises and Food Markets: Implications for Emergency Response in Southern Africa.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Concern about humanitarian crises in southern Africa, especially in light of the surge in world food prices since 2007, has been accompanied by calls for direct government action in food markets. This paper reviews how Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique handled private food markets during the food crises of 2001/02, 2002/03, and 2005/06, which may provide important lessons for the management of future crises. Lack of trust between government and traders can lead to behavior that undermines the interests of each and harms consumers and farmers; Malawi and Zambia have persistently fallen into this trap while Mozambique has partially avoided it. Empirical policy analysis can make an important contribution to resolution only within a consultative process involving...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Southern Africa; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Markets; Emergency response; Trust; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54559

A Evoluçao da Economía Rural no Periodo Pos-Guerra: Liçoes duma Missao de Sondeio no Distrito de Monapo na Provincia de Nampula
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Rapid appraisal; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56016

CREATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MARKET IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Melnychuk,   Volodymyr; Parkhomenko,   Sergiy; Lissitsa,   Alexej.
Land reform started in Ukraine 14 years ago became one of the most important issues in transformation of large state agricultural enterprises into market oriented agricultural enterprises. Significant changes in land use and land ownership has happened as a result of land reform implementation in Ukraine. Namely, state monopoly on land was eliminated, agricultural land was privatized, citizens of Ukraine received land plots in possession, first land transactions have happened at agricultural land market etc. Actual data regarding Ukrainian land relations reformation is systematized in this Discussion paper with especial focus on establishing the prerequisites of further formation and perspective development of the agricultural land market in Ukraine....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land market reform; Transition; Ukraine; Land Economics/Use; O13; O17; P26; P32; P48; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14928

Raising the Productivity of Public Investments in Zambia’s Agricultural Sector.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Shawa,   Julius J.; Malawo,   Emma; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Agriculture provides the main support for Zambia’s rural economy, and because of this, growth in the agricultural sector is the clearest avenue through which poverty reduction can be achieved in Zambia. Yet despite widespread recognition of the strong connection between agricultural development and poverty reduction, there is continuing under-provision of public goods investments for over a decade. Zambia’s primary policy objective of achieving accelerated growth and competitiveness in the agricultural sector cannot be achieved unless adequate public resources are committed towards catalyzing the desired growth. Strong evidence from southern Africa as well as throughout the world indicates that long–term public investment in research and development,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Public investment; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54479

WTO Doha Round: Impact of an Agreement on Agriculture and the Importance of Sensitive Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binfield,   Julian C.R.; Donnellan,   Trevor; Hanrahan,   Kevin F.; Westhoff,   Patrick C.
The Doha round of WTO negotiations has been ongoing since 2001. In the summer of 2008 the negotiations on the modalities for a new WTO agriculture agreement collapsed when seemingly on the verge of a successful conclusion. In this paper we present quantitative analysis of the impact of a new WTO agreement undertaken using a partial equilibrium model of Irish and EU agriculture. Results are presented on the agreement’s impact on Irish and EU-27 agriculture markets and on Irish agricultural sector incomes. Our analysis highlights the importance of the Baseline counter-factual, and will illustrate that protection afforded by the conferral of sensitive product status differs from commodity to commodity. The paper will draw conclusions concerning the economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: WTO; Agriculture; Policy analysis; Partial equilibrium modelling; Baseline; Scenario analysis; Tariffs; Tariff rate quota; Sensitive products; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50936

Revenue Protection for Organic Producers: Too Much or Too Little
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singerman,   Ariel; Hart,   Chad E.; Lence,   Sergio H.
A framework is developed to examine organic crop insurance established by the Risk Management Agency (RMA). Given that RMA links organic and conventional crop prices, the model is calibrated to reflect both markets to illustrate the impacts that pricing has on insurance coverage. Findings indicate that at the 75% coverage level, RMA's fixed price factor implies an effective coverage ranging from 45% to 106% depending on the ratio of planting-time organic to conventional market prices. Results suggest RMA's program is likely to induce adverse selection, because the nominal coverage level is likely to substantially deviate from the effective coverage.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Organic agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124370

The Impact of CAP and EU Cohesion Support on Growth and Convergence of the Eastern Slovenia Region in the Period 2007-2013
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Juvancic,   Luka; Kuhar,   Ales; Sila,   Urban; Erjavec,   Emil.
The paper investigates economic performance of the Eastern Slovenia region in the changed economic and policy environment after the accession to the EU. The likely impacts of public expenditure in the field of cohesion and agricultural policy in the period of the Community financial perspective 2007-2013 are analysed by the regional Input–Output model estimated with modified GRIT methodology. Results of the impact analysis carried out by application of various policy scenarios suggest that: (i) the analysed funds can significantly contribute to the overall output growth of the regional economy; (ii) EU budgetary inflows contribute to economic convergence of the region; (iii) differences between the projected impacts primarily depend on the regional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional input-output model; Slovenia; Common Agricultural Policy; EU cohesion policy; International Relations/Trade; R11; R15; R58; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24766

MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS, HUMAN CAPITAL AND PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY:  EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICAN FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.; Sherlund,   Shane M.; Adesina,   Akinwumi A.
Little empirical work has quantified the transitory effects of macroeconomic shocks on farm-level production behavior. We develop a simple analytical model to explain how macroeconomic shocks might temporarily divert managerial attention, thereby affecting farm-level productivity, but perhaps to different degrees and for different durations across production units. We then successfully test hypotheses from that model using panel data bracketing massive currency devaluation in the west African nation of Cote d'Ivoire. We find a transitory increase in mean plot-level technical inefficiency among Ivorien rice producers and considerable variation in the magnitude and persistence of this effect, attributable largely to ex ante complexity of operations, and the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; O1; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14744

A Realidade a Cerca da Subida de Preços: A Dinâmica dos Preços de Alimentos em Moçambique e as Implicações Políticas.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Balate,   Argentina; Donovan,   Cynthia; Abdula,   Danilo Carimo; Mlay,   Gilead; Bata,   Olanda.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA- Departamento de Estatística e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MINAG - Direcção de Economia – Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy Mozambique; Demand and Price Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55257

Evaluation of rural development programs after Poland’s accession to the EU: regional CGE approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zawalinska,   Katarzyna.
rural policy, pillar 2, Poland
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development policy; Regional computable general equilibrium model; Poland; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18; R13; H43; O1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51342

The Response of Ethiopian Grain Markets to Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Negassa,   Asfaw; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The objective of this paper is to determine how liberalization of Ethiopia’s grain  marketing system in March 1990 has affected the level and volatility of wholesale prices and  price spreads between major regional cereal markets. The paper also identifies issues and problems  needing attention to guide future policy decisions with the aim of reducing costs in the food  system and thereby promoting the welfare of grain producers and consumers in Ethiopia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Grain markets; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55595

Obstacles to a Doubly Green Revolution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blackman,   Allen.
Increasingly, conventional wisdom dictates that agrarian policy in developing countries should foster a "doubly green revolution" that both protects the environment and boosts output. Like the first green revolution, such a transformation will entail convincing millions of farmers to adopt new practices and, as a result, will confront well-documented barriers to technological change in developing-country agriculture. It will also face a number of new obstacles, including a divergence between the interests of policymakers and farmers, a policy environment biased in favor of input-intensive agriculture, and the fact that many environmentally friendly technologies entail relatively high set-up costs. At least in the short run, institutional constraints will...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Developing country; Green revolution; Environment; Environmental Economics and Policy; O13; O33; Q2; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10476

AUSWIRKUNGEN EINER EU-OSTERWEITERUNG IM BEREICH DER AGRARPOLITIK AUF DEN EU-HAUSHALT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Gerald; Wahl,   Olaf; Meinlschmidt,   Ewa.
This discussion paper presents the results of a study on the impacts of EU East enlargement on the EU agricultural budget. The calculations have been carried out with the partial equilibrium model 'Central and Eastern European Countries Agricultural Simulation Model (CEECASIM) that has been developed at IAMO. An accession scenario has been assumed in which the Common Agricultural Policy as reformed by the European Council of Berlin in March 1999 is applied in ten Central and Eastern European countries. Besides the price support measures also the area payments and the animal premiums as well as the production quotas for milk and sugar are implemented in the candidate countries. According to the model results the annual expenditures for the ten Central and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: EU East Enlargement; EU Budget; Sector Modelling; Agricultural Sector; Partial Equilibrium Model; Policy Analyses; Agricultural and Food Policy; C69; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14871

TURKEY BEYOND CAP: AGRO-FOOD COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samoggia,   Antonella; Maccani,   Paola; Michetti,   Matteo; Can,   Erguder; Topcu,   Ceren; Tansug,   Zeynep Solak.
The objective of this paper is to analyse the role that European countries’ institutional relations and economic policies have in improving the competitiveness, sustainable development and structural adjustments of farms and agro-food economy in Turkey by supporting sustainable and long-lasting foreign agricultural commercial relations. In particular, the paper analyses the case study of Turkey and Emilia-Romagna region agro-food economic trade and the institutional relations developed within a political and institutional framework of actions over the last decade showing how these initiatives have contributed to enhance the role of Turkey as an increasingly important trade partner country. The paper concludes that future CAP budget constraints should lead...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro-Food Policy; Turkey; International Trade; Cap; Enlargement; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44851

The effect of EU derogation strategies on the complying costs of the nitrate directive
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van der Straeten,   Bart; Buysse,   Jeroen; Nolte,   Stephan; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Claeys,   Dakerlia; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
Within the framework of the nitrate directive, member states have the possibility to apply for derogation, i.e. increasing fertilization standards under certain conditions. Several EU regions have made use of this possibility but all in a different way. In 2009, 6 different derogation policies were worked out. This paper focuses on the differences between the applied policies and makes an assessment of the impact of these differences on the application rate of derogation, the manure surplus and the costs to allocate the manure. Based on the MP-MAS model described by Van der Straeten et al. (2010) the different scenarios are applied on a single case area (Flanders) and the economic effects have been simulated. Results show large differences between the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nitrate directive; MAS-model; Derogation; Flanders; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; Q51; Q52.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99426

Consumer Preferences for Fair Trade Foods: Implications for Trade Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rousu,   Matthew C.; Corrigan,   Jay R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q18; Q51 Effects.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94657

Produção e Comercialização de Culturas Alimentares: Que Expectativas para o Presente Ano? O Ponto de Vista dos Comerciantes Rurais de Pequena Escala no Norte e Centro de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55234

Tariffication of Tariff Rate Quotas under oligopolistic competition: the case of the EU import regimes for bananas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scoppola,   Margherita.
The paper develops a two-stage capacity constrained duopoly model, in which the mode of competition is endogenous and the constraint is flexible, to investigate the impact of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) and their liberalization. The model predicts that the greater the gap between the price of the licences plus the in-quota tariff and the out-of-quota tariff, the closer the outcome of the game to the pure Cournot outcome. The tariff equivalent changes according to the prevailing mode of competition under the TRQ. The model is used to address the issue of the tariffication of the non-ACP TRQ for EU banana imports. The results suggest that under the TRQ firms competed on quantity and that the tariff equivalent is higher than the tariff introduced by the EU in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Tariff rate quota; Oligopoly; Bananas; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; F13; L13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115419

The Effects of Transitional Yields on Adverse Selection in Crop Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walters,   Cory G.; Shumway,   C. Richard; Chouinard,   Hayley H.; Wandschneider,   Philip R.
Transitional yields based on county average can be used by producers as the basis to obtain crop insurance on fields that have not previously produced the crop.  Using field-level crop insurance contract data for several crops in five different growing regions we examine the impact of this asymmetric information on adverse selection.  Our results indicate that adverse selection does exist from the use of transitional yields and that it is crop specific but not land-quality specific.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adverse selection; Crop insurance; Transitional yields; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9849

Characteristics of Individuals Afflicted by AIDS-related Mortality in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1980s generally found a positive  correlation between socioeconomic characteristics such as education, income, and wealth and  subsequent contraction of HIV. However, as the disease has progressed, the relationship between  socioeconomic status and HIV contraction may have changed in many areas of Sub Saharan Africa,  although there is little hard evidence to support this. This paper seeks to determine the ex ante  socioeconomic characteristics of individuals who die between the ages of 15 to 59 years of age,  using nationally representative panel data on 18,821 individuals surveyed in 2001 and 2004 in  rural Zambia. The findings from this study will help policy-makers and development agencies  better...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Socioeconomic status; Zambia; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54472

Optimal Farm Size under an Uncertain Land Market: the Case of Kyrgyz Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scandizzo,   Pasquale Lucio; Savastano,   Sara.
The paper illustrates a theoretical model of real option value applied to the problem of land development. Making use of the 1998-2001 Kyrgyz Household Budget Survey, we show that when the hypothesis of decreasing return to scale holds, the relation between the threshold value of revenue per hectare and the amount of land cultivated is positive. In addition to that, the relation between the threshold and the amount of land owned is positive in the case of continuous supply of land and negative when there is discontinuous supply of land. The direct consequence is that, in the first case, smaller farms will be more willing to rent land and exercise the option where, in the second case, larger farms will exercise first. The results corroborate the findings of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Option value theory; Farm size; Uncertainty; Irreversibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O13; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52844

Small farms in Italy between decline and innovative formula: an entrepreneurial model analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capitanio,   Fabian; Adinolfi,   Felice; Malorgio,   Giulio.
During the three-year period of our investigation, we found that the weight of family run farms declined and there was an increase in the role of farms integrated in the market and in integrated low-impact farm. This is a partial change which may be an indicator of a greater capacity of the entrepreneurial fabric to come to the market and the ability to capitalise on the relationship between farm and territory. Comparison between the two periods observing the behaviour of common farmers confirmed the substantial stability of the reference framework and offered further scope for interpretation. First, only about 22% changed their strategic profile. Shifts between strategic profiles especially affected family-run farms and light weighted specialised farms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers strategic profile; Enterpreneurial analysis; Rural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53003

2011 Updated Arkansas Global Rice Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Chavez,   Eddie C.
The Arkansas Global Rice Model is based on a multi-country statistical simulation and econometric framework.  The model is disaggregated by five world regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.  Each region includes country models which have a supply sector, a demand sector, a trade, stocks and price linkage equations.  All equations used in this model are estimated using econometric procedures or identities.  Estimates are based upon a set of explanatory variables including exogenous macroeconomic factors such as income, population, inflation rate, technology development, and especially, government determined policy variables which reflect the various mechanisms by which countries intervene in their rice sector economy.  Individual country...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Rice; Trade model; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; CO2; C61; F11; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102650

Markets Need Predictable Government Actions to Function Effectively: The Case of Importing Maize in Times of Deficit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Mwiinga,   Billy; Shaffer,   James D.
Food relief for vulnerable groups is important in times of deficit. For the remainder  of the population, well functioning grain markets can save lives during times of food shortfalls.  This note illustrates how predictable Government behavior in the market can improve markets’  ability to meet the needs of consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54609

Asymmetric Response of Nutrient Intakes to Cereal Price Changes among the Poor in China: Implications for the Effect of Cereal Price Subsidies on the Poor’s Nutrient Intakes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shimokawa,   Satoru.
Previous studies commonly assume that the effects of introducing and ending cereal price subsidies on the poor’s nutrient intakes are symmetric. We question the assumption of symmetry and show that the poor’s nutrient intakes respond asymmetrically to declines and increases in the price of cereal in China. Our results imply that introducing cereal price subsidies can increase the poor’s total energy intake by increasing their calorie intakes from fat and protein, and that ending such subsidies would insignificantly affect the poor’s total energy intake; however, it may further increase their calorie intakes from fat and protein.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food price subsidy; Nutrition; Poverty; Asia; China; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I38; O12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51661

Consumer Demand for Quality: Major Determinant for Agricultural and Food Trade in the Future?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.; Joseph,   Siny.
The impact of consumer demand for quality on the agricultural and food system is an increased emphasis on quality differentiation but not all in the direction of upgrading quality. The more elite market segments are thriving and reaching growing numbers of consumers but the basic price/quality markets remain strong. Most recent economic studies find that consumers are willing to pay for food safety and other quality attributes, and for information about them. The magnitude of the valuations varies by food product, attribute, country, and study design. This literature and a case study of genetically modified foods suggest that consumer demand has a strong effect on agricultural and food trade.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Food safety; Consumer demand; Willingness to pay; International trade; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; L15; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7390

Modeling the efficiency of the agri-environmental payments to Czech agriculture in a CGE framework incorporating public goods approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kristkova,   Zuzana; Ratinger,   Tomas; Majerova,   Jana.
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/03/11.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental public goods; Agri-environmental policy; CGE models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q11; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99422

A Real Options Framework for Analyzing Program Participation as Human Capital Investments: The Case of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mitchell,   Paul D.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Coble,   Keith H.; Knight,   Thomas O.
We develop a real options framework to model producer participation in a subsidy program as a human capital investment to learn how the stochastic subsidy affects returns and how to adapt production activities to new program incentives, formally linking the framework to a multinomial logit specification for empirical applications.  Analysis of farmer intentions for participation in the ACRE program created by the 2008 Farm Bill finds that reluctance to participate was driven largely by risk aversion and perceptions about income risk from yield and price variability, consistent with the theory that uncertainty creates an option value discouraging human capital investments.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy; Commodity Programs; Farm Bill; Multinomial Logit; Real Options Theory; Subsidy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92896

Fiscal Policies in Highly Unequal Societies: Implications for Agricultural Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Ramon E.
The paper discusses the economic effects of misallocation of public expenditures in favor of private goods rather than public goods. It first lays out certain key hypotheses regarding the consequences of the apparent public sector allocation inefficiency and the factors that explain this phenomenon. It then discusses existing empirical evidence that lends at least indirect support to these hypotheses. Finally, it presents new empirical evidence for the rural sector in Latin America which documents the extent of the misallocation of public expenditures, its consequences for agricultural growth and rural poverty, and the role of certain key politico-institutional factors in explaining the misallocation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public expenditure; Public goods; Agricultural growth; Subsidies; Social equity; International Development; H40; H41; H42; O13; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112595

Increasing Kenya's Agricultural Competitiveness: Farm Level Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyoro,   James K.; Wanzala,   Maria N.; Awuor,   Tom.
The objective of this paper is to address the farm level issues that affect the production costs and so the competitiveness of domestic food and commercial production. It compares domestic production prices of key food commodities with the equivalent parity prices to assess the extent to which the domestic prices for maize, wheat, and sugar, and export and domestic crops are competitive. This paper identifies and assesses the factors that influence domestic production costs. It also identifies strategies that could increase food and export crops’ productivity, by that reducing production costs and encourage competitiveness of the domestic production.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Maize; Wheat; Sugar; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55151

Macro Trends and Determinates of Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naseem,   Anwar; Kelly,   Valerie A.
To reverse the declining trends in soil fertility levels in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the use of fertilizers and other land augmenting technologies needs to increase. While overall fertilizer consumption in SSA has increased by as much as 200% from 1970 levels, the growth has been highly variable across countries, regions and time. Fertilizer use is significantly lower than that observed in other parts of the developing world, especially Asia, where fertilizer (along with other productivity enhancing technologies) has been credited with the large increases in yields. Moreover data for the 1990s suggests that overall fertilizer consumption in SSA has been declining. Designing appropriate policies and interventions to stimulate fertilizer demand and supply,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Fertilizer use; Sub-Saharan Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Downloads June 2008-June 2009: 29; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54671

Food Security and Efficacy of the Intervention Mechanism in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prahadeeswaran,   M.; Ramasamy,   C.; Selvaraj,   K.N.
Rice and wheat are the two major foodgrains in India and their level of production determines the country self-sufficient. Forecasts on cereals supply range from 250 to over 300 million tones in the country by the year 2020. Mere availability of foodgrains is not a sufficient condition to ensure food security but also necessary that the poor have sufficient means to purchase food. Poor economic access leads to food security and it has been checked by the government mechanism through the operation of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and foodgrains are distributed at subsidized prices to the people living Below Poverty Line (BPL). It is a safety net to more than 330 million poor and those nutritionally at risk and an important delivery channel with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Targeted Public Distribution System; Fair Price Shops; Minimum Support Price; Monte Carlo Technique; Food Security and Poverty; J21; H4; H5; O2; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25465

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Food Security Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Food Security Group at Michigan State University.
Decades of research have led to substantially improved understanding of the nature of food insecurity. Until the food crisis of 2007/08, a combination of economic growth and targeted programs resulted in a steady fall in the percentage of the world’s population suffering from under-nutrition (from 20% in 1990/92 to 16% in 2006). Yet over a billion people still face both chronic and/or transitory food insecurity due to long-standing problems of inadequate income, low-productivity in agricultural production and marketing, and related problems of poor health and absence of clean water. Among regions of the world, the greatest number of the food insecure lives in South Asia, while Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest proportion of population that is food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food Security; Research; Capacity building; Outreach; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55047

Introdução de Novas Tecnologias Agrícolas e Estratégias de Comercialização no Centro de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uaiene,   Rafael N.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Central Mozambique; New technologies; Inventory credit; Household farm model; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55860

Recent Trends in Agricultural Land Prices in South Africa: A Preliminary Investigation Using Cointegration Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Obi,   Ajuruchukwu; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.
The main objective of this paper is to report preliminary findings on the recent trends in agricultural land prices in South Africa against the backdrop of growing concerns over their rising levels. Given the important role of land prices, the impact such increases would have on significant national development efforts, including the on-going land reform programme and other aspects of agricultural restructuring, provide strong justification for this investigation. The cointegration approach was employed within a framework that allowed for both long-run and short-run dynamics of the relationships to be identified. Building on previous structural modelling of farmland prices in the country, and using much expanded time series spanning forty-nine years, it...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; C22; E3; Q15; Q18; Q24.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25234

Impact of climate change on wheat market and food security in Sudan: stochastic approach and CGE model and CGE Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sassi,   Maria; Cardaci,   Alberto.
The paper aims at analysing the impact of the likely change in rainfall on food availability and access to food in Sudan. The empirical investigation is based on an integrated approach consisting of a stochastic method and CGE model. The former provides the likely changes in sorghum, millet and wheat productivity and their probability of occurrence according to rainfall predictions based on historical data. These results are at the basis of the shocks simulated in a standard CGE model augmented with a stochastic component. Achievements underline the negative impact on the two dimensions of food security taken into consideration, mainly due to a reduction in cereal supply, a marked cereal inflation pressure and income contraction; the grater negative effect...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Food security; Stochastic approach; Cge; Sudan; Environmental Economics and Policy; C68; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124110

Socially Optimal Taxation of Alcohol: The Case of Czech Beer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janda,   Karel; Mikolasek,   Jakub; Netuka,   Martin.
The proposed paper belongs to the literature on food demand and optimal taxation and to the literature dealing with economics of alcohol production and consumption. We investigate the question of optimal taxation for the commodity whose consumption has positive and negative features both for individual consumer and for the society. The commodity we analyze is the Czech beer.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Almost Ideal Demand System; Alcohol; Beer; Brewing industry; Consumption; The Czech Republic; Elasticity; Price; Spirits; Tax; Wine.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Health Economics and Policy; Public Economics; D12; L66; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61464

The Influence of Market and Agricultural Policy Signals on the Level of Organic Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wheeler,   Sarah Ann.
Over the last two decades, organic farming has been one of the few sectors of agriculture to increase exponentially across the world. This paper aims to analyse the relationship of market and agricultural policy signals on the share of organic farming, with a cross-country analysis in two key years (1990 and 2001). Evidence is provided on the importance of public organic agricultural support, organic farming research and development, the availability of marketing and sales outlets for organic produce and countries environmental regulations in positively driving the adoption of organic agriculture by farmers. There seems to be more support for the influence of agricultural policy signals than market signals.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Agricultural policy signals; Market signals; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Q10; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25333

Vertical and Spatial Integration of Grain Markets in Ethiopia: Implications for Grain Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Negassa,   Asfaw; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The major objective of this study was to assess the performance of grain markets in  Ethiopia at the individual market levels and for groups of markets which are spatially linked. By  examining the nature of relationships among producer, wholesale, and retail prices in individual  markets and among different markets, the study is also aimed at improving the understanding of  the grain market operation under the emerging new grain market structure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Grain markets; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55598

Food Consumption for the Poor: A Supply or an Income Issue? Evidence from Less-favored Regions in Rural China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Jing; Hare,   Denise; Zhong,   Funing.
The world food crisis has brought about heated discussions on policy responses and actions to achieve future stability and security in food consumption for the poor. While many viewing it as a supply proglem and propose to cope with it by incrasing self-supply, there are also propostitions of viewing it more as an income problem. This paper has taken the experience of China into study. Being the most populous nation in the world and with rural low-income and low food consumption groups still a noticeable portion in the rural area, China has devoted strenuous efforts by utilizing various policy approaches. This paper has estimated empirically the impact of different policy measures, i.e., the predominantly used traditional policy aimed at increasing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Food production policy; Food security; Less-favored regions; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18; Q01.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61342

Developing Income Proxy Models for Use by Title II-funded NGOs in Kenya: A Technical Report for NGOs and USAID/Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Mathenge,   Mary K.
This paper details the specific procedures utilized to develop the income proxy method for Kenya NGOs, reports on the performance of the method, and brings together in one place each part of the package needed to implement the method. The next section provides general background on income proxy methods; section III reports on the full income survey that formed the basis for development of the proxy method; section IV provides details on model development, including definition of income components, the types of proxy variables tested, and the performance of the models, while section V briefly explains how the models are to be used. Finally, section VI provides an overview of the rural economy in the study zone based on the detailed income data set collected...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Income Proxy Model; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55153

Adverse Selection in the Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Does the Higher Level Entry Scheme Design Reduce Adverse Selection?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quillerou,   Emmanuelle; Fraser,   Rob W.
The Environmental Stewardship Scheme provides payments to farmers for the provision of environmental services based on agricultural foregone income. This creates a potential incentive compatibility problem which, combined with an information asymmetry on farm land heterogeneity, could lead to adverse selection of farmers into the scheme. However, the Higher Level Scheme (HLS) design includes some features that potentially reduce adverse selection. This paper studies the adverse selection problem of the HLS using a principal agent framework at the regional level. It is found that, at the regional level, the enrolment of more land from lower payment regions for a given budget constraint has led to a greater overall contracted area (and thus potential...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adverse selection; Agri-environment; Environmental Stewardship; Principal-agent; Contract; Environmental Economics and Policy; D78; D82; H44; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51068

Access to Land and Poverty Reduction in Rural Zambia: Connecting the Policy Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Zulu,   Ballard; Kajoba,   Gear; Weber,   Michael T.
Key Policy Message: - Despite having relatively low population densities, inadequate access to land is one of the major causes of rural poverty in Zambia. - The apparent paradox of inadequate access to land for many rural households in a country of low population density is partially reconciled when taking into account that economically viable arable land requires at least some degree of access to basic services, water, road infrastructure, and markets. The basic public investments to make settlement economically viable have yet been made in many areas of Zambia. - Depending of future land allocation policy, access to good quality land with a market potential may become increasingly beyond the reach of many small-scale farm households, making it more...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Land; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Q18; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55054

Promoting Fertilizer Use in Ethiopia: The Implications of Improving Grain Market Performance, Input Market Efficiency, and Farm Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demeke,   Mulat; Said,   Ali; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This report assesses how the recent deregulation of fertilizer prices will affect the  profitability of fertilizer use on various crops throughout Ethiopia. The report also identifies  other policy measures that can increase the cost-effective use of fertilizer to promote productivity  growth throughout the food system.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Fertilizer; Grain markets; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55594

Agricultural Protection Growth in Europe, 1870-1969
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
Dramatic changes took place in agricultural policies in Europe in the 19th and 20th century. In the 1860s European nations agreed on a series of trade agreements which spread free trade across the continent. In the 1960s European nations concluded an international agreement which spread heavy government intervention and protection against imports across the continent. This paper offers hypotheses as to the causes of these dramatic changes in agricultural protection.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political economy; Agricultural distortions; High-income countries; Economic development of Europe; F13; N53; O13; Q18; P16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50296

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Madagascar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maret,   Fenohasina.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48551

THE FDA'S FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ribera,   Luis A.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: The 111th Congress; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120003

Software Directories for Microcomputers: An Annotated Bibliography
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.
This paper is a listing of directories for the researcher in a developing country to find suitable software for microcomputers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputer software; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54762

SNAP Efficacy and Food Access – A Nationwide Spatial Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonanno,   Alessandro; Ghosh,   Gaurav S.
As the public expenditure for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - formerly the Food Stamp Program (FSP) - increases, improving the effectiveness of the policy becomes pivotal to limit further surges in public spending. Along with social stigma, transaction costs, associated in part to the accessibility and proximity to food outlets, are the main deterrent to program participation. This study presents an empirical assessment of the relationship between food access and FSP participation among eligible population. The analysis uses county-level data for the continental U.S., distinguished by different stores formats (grocery stores, convenience stores and a non-traditional, low-priced alternative, Wal-Mart Supercenters) accounting for the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Stamps; Food Access; Spatial modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; L81; C21.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116437

Distortions To Agricultural Incentives in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pomfret,   Richard.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48379

Portuguese Retailers’ Motivations to Adopt Front of Pack Nutrition Labels: A Qualitative Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldeira,   Monica; Sottomayor,   Miguel; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.
Nutrition is an important food marketing differentiation criterion. There is growing evidence of the relation between diets and health conditions. Thus there is a potential conflict between industry and public health authorities over the use of nutrition labels. Understanding industry motivations for simplified nutrition labels use is paramount to scrutinize market dynamics, improve label policy design and its evaluation. The aim of this research is to ascertain how retailers perceive consumer’s attitudes to nutrition labels and what motivates their use. We conducted in-depth semi-structure interviews with senior managers in leading Portuguese retail chains. Our results suggest that retailers’ adopt FOP to aid their customers’ food choices, as a response...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrition labels; Retailers; Semi-structured interviews; Content analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; M31; M38; M14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109189

Rationalization and Harmonization of Seed Policies and Regulations in Eastern and Central Africa: Effecting Policy Change through Private Public Partnerships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minde,   Isaac J.; Waithaka,   Michael M.
Cereal grains are important staple foods in Africa but yields are still too low at 1.5 tons per ha for maize while compared with a global average of 4.5 tons per ha. This can be partly attributed to limited development of commercial seed markets, low use of improved seeds, small and highly fragmented seed markets. Many released varieties are not widely disseminated due to closed national markets dominated by a few international companies and parastatals, and restrictive laws, regulations and policies. Transactions costs within and across national boundaries are high because of differing arrangements across countries. Establishment of common regulatory structures is expected to reduce transactions costs and promote increased trade and hence use of improved...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Seeds; Harmonization; Public-private partnerships; Eastern Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25703

Moral Hazard, Targeting and Contract Duration in Agri-Environmental Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fraser,   Rob W.
This paper extends the multi-period agri-environmental contract model of Fraser (2004) so that it contains a more realistic specification of the inter-temporal penalties for non-compliance, and therefore of the inter-temporal moral hazard problem in agri-environmental policy design. On this basis it is shown that a farmer will have an unambiguous preference for cheating early over cheating late in the contract period based on differences in the expected cost of compliance. It is then shown how the principal can make use of this unambiguous preference to target monitoring resources intertemporally, and in so doing, to encourage full contract duration compliance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Moral Hazard; Contract Duration; Agri-Environmental Policy; Targeting; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108795

Como Será a Colheita e Comercialização de Culturas Alimentares em Moçambique em 2004/05? Resultados de Algumas Constatações no Centro e Norte de Moçambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Resultados das Investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55238

Learning from Doing: Using Analysis of Fertilizer Demonstration Plots to Improve Programs for Stimulating Fertilizer Demand in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Nyirimana,   Joseph.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55381

Traceability and Labelling of GMOs as a Framework for Risk Management in European Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlier,   Christophe.
Traceability and labelling are required by European regulation for food produced from GMOs. For this regulation one of the main advantages of traceability consists in providing information that should allow the precise withdrawal of products from the production process. This paper tests this idea. For that purpose, it seeks to establish whether the mandatory traceability will create an information set refined enough to locate GMO products in the production process. In this respect, the limits of the European regulation are pointed out. It is shown however that results are improved as soon as labelling is introduced alongside the requirement of traceability.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Labelling; GMO; Risk management; Food safety; Risk and Uncertainty; I18; K32; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24700

Designing Market-based Approaches to Short and Long-run Emergency Assistance in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Emergency assistance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55205

Farming Exit Decision by Age Group: Analysis of Tobacco Buyout Impact in Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pushkarskaya,   Helen N.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
This article analyzes factors that affected the decision to exit tobacco production in the wake of the tobacco buyout program using the data collected through a survey of Kentucky tobacco farmers. Using the Heuristic logistic regression model, we find that the decision to exit tobacco growing was affected by efficiency considerations, availability of off-farm employment, and exit barriers. Availability of off-farm employment had the strongest effect on farmers younger than 46, while the effect of variables measuring efficiency and exit barriers seemed to be more uniform across age groups. Based on the results we suggest several policy interventions.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Age group; Industry exit; Tobacco buyout; Tobacco farming; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; C25; D21; E24; J00; J11; J24; J43; Q18; R23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56653

Factores determinantes de la insercion de las explotaciones de vacuno de carne de Navarra en mecanismos de diferenciacion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramos,   Almudena Gomez; Muniz,   Ignacio Atance; Apezteguia,   Belen Iraizoz.
El sector de vacuno de carne está sufriendo un proceso de reajuste para adaptarse a una demanda que exige un producto diferenciado y de calidad homogénea en un mercado dominado cada vez más por la gran distribución. En este contexto se desarrollan los mecanismos de diferenciación de la producción que tratan de coordinar los procesos de producción con la comercialización, insertando al ganadero en este proceso. El presente trabajo estudia la relación entre los mecanismos de diferenciación y las características de los sistemas de producción de carne de vacuno, incidiendo sobre las causas que llevan a la explotación a insertarse o no en alguno de ellos. Para ello se ha analizado el caso de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra en la que se desarrolla desde hace más...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle sector; Differentiation mechanism; Logit model; Protected Geographic Indication.; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28795

O Debate sobre o Cajú em Moçambique: Que vias Alternativas?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mole,   Paulo Nicua; Weber,   Michael T.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cashew; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55210

Do Farmers Really Benefit from High Food Prices? Balancing Rural Interests in Kenya's Maize Pricing and Marketing Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Yamano,   Takashi; Nyoro,   James K.; Awuor,   Tom.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54641

The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parks,   Joanna C.; Smith,   Aaron D.; Alston,   Julian M.
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the cornerstone of the U.S. federal income and food safety net policy. The FSP has subsidized the food budget for millions of American households for over forty years, spending more than $60 billion per year in recent times. Prior research has demonstrated that women who participate in the FSP are more likely to be overweight or obese than eligible non-participants. This finding raises the concern that the additional income provided by FSP benefits induces participants to eat significantly more calories and gain weight, contributing to the U.S. obesity epidemic. Previous studies of the FSP have yielded mixed results. In this study we develop new conceptual and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program (FSP); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Obesity; Body mass index (BMI); Nutrition assistance; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18; H53; I12; I18; I38.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103537

Changing contributions of different agricultural policy instruments to global reductions in trade and welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Croser,   Johanna L.; Anderson,   Kym.
Trade negotiators and policy advisors are keen to know the relative contribution of different farm policy instruments to international trade and economic welfare. Nominal rates of assistance or producer support estimates are incomplete indicators, especially when (especially in developing countries) some commodities are taxed and others are subsidized in which case positive contributions can offset negative contributions. This paper develops and estimates a new set of more-satisfactory indicators to examine the relative contribution of different farm policy instruments to reductions in agricultural trade and welfare, drawing on recent literature on trade restrictiveness indexes and a recently compiled database on distortions to agricultural prices for 75...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural price and trade policies; Trade restrictiveness index; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; F15; N57; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58881

An Agro-Economic Production Model for a Middle European River Basin - First Results of CAP Reform Scenario Calculations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseler,   Martin; Krimly,   Tatjana; Wirsig,   Alexander.
ACRE is an Agro-eConomic model for agricultural pRoduction on rEgional level. Based on an extension of Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) this model was developed as a decision tool for politics with respect to questions of global change- and political scenarios. Currently, ACRE is applied in the RIVERTWIN-Neckar project and politic scenarios of the CAP reform 2003 were calculated. This paper introduces ACRE, its theoretical framework, and the first results of political scenario calculations, which where done for the Neckar river basin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production model; Regional model; Interdisciplinary projects; CAP reform 2003; Positive Mathematical Programming; Agricultural and Food Policy; E23; Q15; Q21; Q18; C61.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25612

Staple food prices in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
Prepared for the Comesa policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malawi; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58558

Modeling Interactions of a Carbon Offset Policy and Biomass Markets on Crop Allocations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Michael P.; Nalley,   Lawton Lanier.
Arkansas cropping pattern changes at the county level were estimated under various scenarios involving a likely decline in water availability, the development of a biomass market for renewable energy production, and the potential of a widely used carbon offset market.  These scenarios are analyzed separately and jointly to determine which of the three scenarios is expected to have the largest impact on net (emissions – sequestration) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, renewable fuels feedstock supply, and producer net returns. Land use choices included conventional crops of rice, cotton, soybean, corn, grain sorghum, pasture, and hay. Specialty crops of loblolly pine and switchgrass were modeled for their respective potential to sequester carbon and provide...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carbon offsets; Irrigation restriction; Pine; Switchgrass; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q11; Q15; Q16; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113533

Consumers’ Valuation of GMO Segregation Programs in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matsumoto,   Shigeru.
The contingent valuation method was used to elicit Japanese consumers’ willingness-to-pay for genetically modified organism (GMO) segregation programs.  The results revealed that most consumers pay nonnegligible premiums for products produced under strict GMO-segregation programs.  However, we found that the premium did not vary by the threshold level of GMO content in the product.  We further found that a government certification did not increase the premium for GMO-segregation programs.  Therefore, an additional mandatory regulation to reduce GMO contaminations would not be worthwhile because such a regulation would incur substantial enforcement costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation method; Genetically modified organism segregation; Willingness-to-pay; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; D12; M31; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43760

Business Models and Producer-Owned Ventures: Choices, Challenges, and Changes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Park,   John L.
Producer-owned business models are rapidly evolving. Producer-owned, value-added ventures face a number of organizational challenges, including capital acquisition, security exchange registration, antitrust exemption, borrowing eligibility, and operational flexibility. This paper examines the success of evolving producer-owned business models in addressing these challenges. The need for uniform criteria to distinguish producer-owned business from other business forms throughout the complex structure of policies and laws affecting value-added ventures is highlighted.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Value-added organizational form; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Q13; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6529

Preços mais Estáveis, mas Ligeiramente mais Baixos foi a tónica da Última Campanha de Comercialização de Castanha de Cajú 1997-8 em alguns Distritos de Nampula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55206

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valdes,   Alberto; Jara,   Esteban.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48391

Staple Food Trade in the COMESA Region: The Need for a Regional Approach to Stimulate Agricultural Growth and Enhance Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.
COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA Twenty Fourth Meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee Nairobi, Kenya 2-4 November, 2009
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Grain; Trade; Food policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62227

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alfieri,   Andrea; Arndt,   Channing; Cirera,   Xavier.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48552

Deficiency Payments and Market Power: Effects of Imperfect Competition on Welfare Distribution and Decoupling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo.
Despite the increasing importance of market power in the food industry, most policy models assume perfect competition. Ignoring market power may lead economists to make incorrect, or at least misleading, policy recommendations. In this paper I develop a theoretical model in which market power can alter conclusions regarding the welfare effects of a specific policy change: replacing deficiency payments with decoupled payments to farmers, and apply it to the U.S. wheat market and milling industry.  The main conclusions of the theoretical model are that, middlemen’s market power may cause i) an increase in public expenditure, ii) an extraction of policy rents from the taxpayers by the middlemen, and iii) a reduction of the social benefit from decoupling...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Deficiency Payments; Market Power; Financial Economics; Q18; L13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9767

Fallstudie zur Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage  im Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (Sachsen­Anhalt)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pohl,   Christian.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Fallstudie ist, die Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage auf verschiedene Bereiche der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raumes in einem „typischen“ benachteiligten Gebiet vertieft zu untersuchen. Die Region steht dabei stellvertretend für eine Ackerbauregion mit Roggenanbau auf leichten Böden in den neuen Bundesländern. Dazu wurden vorhandene Statistiken, relevante Literatur und die Daten des BMELV­Testbetriebsnetzes ausgewertet sowie Befragungen mit Landwirten und Experten durchgeführt. Anhand einer schriftlichen Befragung von Beratern aus strukturell ähnlichen Landkreisen wurde die Übertragbarkeit der Fallstudie geprüft und alle Ergebnisse anschließend auf einem Workshop mit den zuständigen Fachreferenten der Länder und des Bundes...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benachteiligte Gebiete; Ausgleichszulage; Fallstudie; Less Favoured Areas; Compensatory allowance; Case study; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103254

The Integration of Rural Households into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
A major determinant of rural development in China is the way by which rural households integrate with rural industries. Three forms of integration – market integration, vertical integration and integration through local groups – are investigated. Policy measures that may facilitate household integration, household specialisation and market segmentation are identified. Findings for the ruminant livestock sector are widely applicable to other agricultural industries in China.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Rural development; Livestock; Markets; Vertical integration; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25318

Crecimiento económico y exclusión social en la agricultura familiar argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lattuada,   Mario; Estrada,   Eduardo Moyano.
RESUMEN: En este artículo, sus autores analizan el proceso de crecimiento económico experimentado por Argentina en la década de los noventa y sus efectos sobre la agricultura de la región pampeana. Este trabajo pretende contribuir, desde una perspectiva sociológica, al debate sobre las posibilidades y limitaciones de reproducción de la agricultura familiar en un contexto marcado por la aplicación de programas de ajuste estructural y de retirada del Estado de muchas de sus tradicionales áreas de actuación. Para ello, en primer lugar, se describen los indicadores productivos y económicos que dan cuenta de la evolución del sector agropecuario argentino en la última década. En segundo lugar, se exponen los distintos factores que contribuyeron al deterioro del...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farming policy; Rural society; Social exclusion; Family agriculture.; Farm Management; Q18; R20; R11.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28743

An Evaluation of Selected Microcomputer Statistical Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pease,   James W.; Lepage,   Raoul; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Laker-Ojok,   Rita; Thelen,   Brian; Wolberg,   Paul.
This evaluation goes into greater depth to aid researchers in determining adequacy of comprehensive statistical programs for analysis of small- or medium-size data sets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputer statistical programs; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 3; Q18.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54756

A Informação: Alavanca de Baixo Custo para o Desenvolvimento dos Mercados Agrários?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Resultados das Pesquisas do SIMA-DEST e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural market development; Mozambique; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55236

Using Double-Log Imperfect Import Substitutes Model to Estimate Compensated Elasticities and Welfare Impacts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musyoka,   M.P.
Decisions on the effects of safeguard mechanisms have been more on theoretical grounds often due to lack of precise estimation of elasticities that can be used to calibrate welfare effects. Alston et.al., (2002) demonstrate that the double logarithmic demand models can be augmented by Slutsky equation to create compensated demand equations which, when estimated result into precise compensates elasticities important for welfare analysis. This study demonstrates a similar adjustment on a dynamic double log Imperfect Import substitutes model to allow for estimation of compensated and uncompensated elasticities. Elasticities from three estimators OLS, SURE and IV indicate that imported wheat, maize and rice are normal commodities in Kenya. The uncompensated...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Safeguard mechanism; Imperfect import substitutes; Welfare impacts; Wheat; Kenya; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95774

Introduction of New Agricultural Technologies and Marketing Strategies in Central Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uaiene,   Rafael N.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Central Mozambique; New technologies; Inventory credit; Household farm model; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55861

Rapid Reconnaissance Guidelines for Agricultural Marketing and Food System Research in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holtzman,   John S.
This paper develops rapid reconnaissance guidelines for conducting research on  agricultural marketing components of food systems. A rapid reconnaissance survey is a broad and  preliminary overview of the organization, operation and performance of a food system or  components therefore, designed to identify system constraints and opportunities. It can be used  as a tool for identifying system dynamics, linkages and overall problems, which can then be  examined more intensely during follow-up programs of research.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rapid reconnaissance; Marketing; Downloads September 2008-July 2009: 13; Q18.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54741

COHERENCE BETWEEN STRATEGIES AND TOOLS IN ITALIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 2007-2013: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Panico,   Teresa; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Pascucci,   Stefano.
In the years to come Rural Development Policies will be an increasingly important part of EU Cohesion Policies. In particular, Convergence Regions with a high percentage of rural areas and a major development gap will be the most affected by this scenario. The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first is to analyze Italian Rural Development Programs in order to investigate how the Italian regional authorities have interpreted the potential role of the new RD programs and identified the specific strategies to be pursued. The second objective is to evaluate the coherence between strategies and tools indicated in the different programs. The financial plans will be compared in order to detect the possible different strategic approaches existing among...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: RDP; Policy Coherence; Italian RDP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44805

Staple food prices in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Dewina,   Reno.
Prepared for the Comesa policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58553

Início Antecipado da Campanha de Comercialização de Milho, Feijões e Mandioca: Preços Altos Caracterizam a Campanha de Comercialização de 2007/08
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Equipe Tecnica do SIMA.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mozambique; Agriculture; Africa; Food security; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53454

Commodity prices, structural constraints and food price shocks in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conforti,   Piero; Sarris,   Alexander H.
This paper explores the impact of the recent soar in world commodity prices on economic activity and household welfare in Tanzania, and the possible policy responses to that shock. The analysis is based on a single country computable general equilibrium model that includes considerable factor market and household details, as well as marketing margins between producers, consumers and foreign markets. Results indicate that the Tanzanian economy may fail to benefit from the opportunities arising from the increase in world agricultural prices, as this would imply a considerable reduction in most production activities, but the few that are directly export oriented. Policies can counteract only to a limited extent these negative impacts. Tariff and domestic tax...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food price soar; General equilibrium policy analysis; Tanzania; Structural constraints; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51905

Impact of the National School Lunch Program on Children’s Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Xiang; Ishdorj,   Ariun; Higgins,   Lindsey M.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch; Food Insecurity; Ordered Probit; Instrumental Variables; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; I18; I38; P46; Q18; R28.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119778

Interlinked Transactions in Cash Cropping Economies: Rationale for Persistence, and the Determinants of Farmer Participation and Performance in the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Marketing; Cash crop; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56069

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Valdes,   Alberto.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48558

Complementarity between Irrigation and Fertilizer Technologies - A Justification for Increased Irrigation Investment in the Less-Favored Areas of SSA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yilma,   Tsegaye; Berger,   Thomas.
There is a downward spiral of declining soil fertility, low crop yield and increasing poverty in the less-favored areas of SSA. The semi-arid tropics of northern Ghana share this episode. The soils in this part of the country are naturally less endowed, have little organic matter content and farmers use very little inorganic fertilizer. Existing studies indicate that the erratic nature of rainfall in the area increases risk and constrains farmers' investment on inorganic fertilizer. However, agronomic studies suggest that promotion of sustainable use of inorganic fertilizer is indispensable at least in the short to medium term to break the downward spiral. Therefore, promoting sustainable use of inorganic fertilizer use remains to be a policy challenge....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25701

Comparing Yields and Profitability in MADER's High- and Low-Input Maize Programs: 1997/98 Survey Results and Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56038

Preferences Erosion and Trade Costs in the Sugar Market: The Impact of the Everything but Arms Initiative and the Reform of the EU Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conforti,   Piero; Rapsomanikis,   George.
The changes recently introduced in the EU Common Market Organization for sugar will interact with preferential imports from developing countries and least developed countries that enjoy preferential treatment for exports to the EU, as well as by trade and adjustment costs. This paper focuses on the impact of the EU Commission’s sugar policy reform and the Everything But Arms initiative on the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the Least Developed Countries. Simulations are run with an empirical model structure comprising a partial equilibrium model for the world sugar market and a gravity model to replicate least developed countries bilateral trade with Europe. Particularly, the gravity approach is employed to model the abolition of import...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EBA; Sugar; Gravity; Trade; C53; International Relations/Trade; Q18; C23.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25641

Canadian Consumers' Preferences for Food Safety and Agricultural Environment Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Veeman,   Michele M.; Li,   Yu.
This project applies statistical models to analyse the relative importance ratings for selected food risk issues given in January 2003 by a representative cross-Canada sample of consumers. Ratings for environmental risks that may be associated with agriculture are also assessed. Results of ordered probit econometric models that analyze the influence of respondent's socio-economic and demographic characteristics on food and environmental risk ratings indicate that these are influenced by gender, age, income, employment and location of residence. Males tended to choose lower risk ratings; residents of Quebec tended to give higher risk ratings to most of the queried food and environmental safety issues. The results suggest that measures of trust in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Environmental risks; Risk perceptions; Quantitative assessment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C12; D12; I19; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91557

IMPACT ANALYSIS OF FOOD POLICY RESPONSE ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MAIZE SUBSECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeulen,   Hester; Ndibongo Traub,   Lulama; Meyer,   Ferdinand H.
This study quantifies the possible income and nutritional impact of the recent commitment by the South African Department of Agriculture to increase budgetary spending on agricultural development. Three levels of models are utilized.  The first, a large-scale partial equilibrium model, generated an outlook for maize grain under two possible future scenarios; the first is the baseline scenario under which it is assumed no additional government investment in the agricultural sector takes place, the second allows for the impact of an investment within the maize subsector large enough to increase local maize production by 15% above the baseline.  The second model, a rational distributed lag model, links the grain sector to the maize meal down-stream market....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial Equilibrium Model; Vertical Price Transmission; Household Food Security.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; C22; C32; C53; D1; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51396

Globalisation of Indian Diets and the Transformation of Food Supply Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pingali,   Prabhu L.; Khwaja,   Yasmeen.
This paper examines the change in the nature of food demand in India in the last twenty years. It identifies two distinct stages of diet transition associated with the period of economic growth. During the first stage, income-induced diet diversification, consumers move away from inferior goods to superior foods and substitute some traditional staples, especially rice. In the second stage, diet globalisation, the influences of globalisation are much more marked with increased consumption of proteins, sugars and fats. Diet diversification has marked the process of transformation in food production systems. The implications for small and marginal farmers could be serious, unless there are incentives and policies that allow them to move away from subsistence...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: India; Globalization; Diet Transformation; Food Supply; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; F02; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23796

Do Farmers Really Benefit from High Food Prices? Balancing Rural Interest in Kenya's Maize Pricing and Marketing Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Yamano,   Takashi; Nyoro,   James K.; Awuor,   Tom.
This paper uses information from rural household surveys in 24 districts in Kenya to inform current debate on maize pricing policy. Specifically, it sheds light on how rural farm households are being affected by governmental efforts to support maize price levels. Using information on landed import costs of white maize from South Africa with and without the import tariff, it simulates the effects of eliminating the tariff on rural smallholder farmers, large-scale farmers, and urban consumers. It then examines the implications of these findings for the design of strategies to promote agricultural productivity and rural income growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Maize; Marketing; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55149

The EU's Import Regime for Oranges - Much Ado about Nothing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goetz,   Linde; Grethe,   Harald.
EU imports of oranges are restricted not only by ad valorem tariffs but also by the entry price system establishing a minimum import price. In addition, the EU applies a comprehensive system of trade preferences. The hypothesis of this paper is that, in contrast to its complexity, the effectiveness of the EU import system for oranges is low with respect to its goals, i.e. protecting EU producers on the one hand an d creating imports from preference receiving countries on the other. The comparison of import prices for oranges from extra-EU countries with the EU entry price shows that the former are about 40% higher than the latter on average. Also, it is pointed out that at least 72% of extra-EU orange imports during the EU harvest season en ter the EU...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade preferences; Oranges; Tariff rate quota; Entry price; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25604

The Organization, Behavior, and Performance of the Informal Food Marketing System in Maputo
Provedor de dados: 31
The objectives of the Maputo Market Study were: to develop an initial description and preliminary analysis of the structure and conduct of the informal food wholesaling and retailing sector in Maputo, with emphasis on the marketing of maize grain and flours, and to quantify the principal costs incurred and approximate margins earned by traders in the sector. This report briefly describes the Maputo Market Study. It identifies and describes the function of the principal informal market places in Maputo, and examines the organization and behavior of informal food wholesaling in Maputo.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food marketing system; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56168

A Regulamentação de Comercialização da Castanha de Caju: Como Torná-la um Instrumento Revitalizador do Sub-Sector Cajueiro em Moçambique?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Boughton,   Duncan; Pitoro,   Raul.
Resultados das Investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economia
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55222

How Will the Proposed Crop Marketing Authority Affect Food Market Performance in Zambia? An ex Ante Assessment to Inform Government Deliberation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shawa,   Julius J.
Abstract:  This policy synthesis highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report with the same title. It aims to summarize the rationale and objectives of the CMA and the possible consequences of adopting the proposed legislation. We also identify alternative or additional measures that the government could take to overcome constraints in crop marketing.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop marketing; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54611

Fruit and Vegetables Go Back to School
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   John L.; Campbell,   Benjamin L.; Silva,   Andres; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I38; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94490

An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Fat Taxes: Prices Effects, Food Stigma, and Information Effects on Economics Instruments to Improve Dietary Health
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cash,   Sean B.; Lacanilao,   Ryan D.; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.; Raine,   Kim.
There is currently no published research on how food taxes may affect consumer behaviour when the imposition of the tax itself may be considered a source of consumer information. The work undertaken here seeks to address this gap in the literature by using experimental methods to enhance understanding on the joint effects of price changes induced by a fat tax and the stigma associated with the application of the tax. First, we conduct an interdisciplinary literature review (drawing from economics, psychology, and health promotion) and theoretical investigation of the impact of stigma on economic choice behaviours. We then employ Attribute-Based Stated Choice Methods (ABSCM) to elicit consumer response to fat tax scenarios that rely only on price changes,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Health policy; Fat taxes; Warning labels; Choice experiments; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45499

The sampling bias in multi-agent simulation models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buysse,   Jeroen; Frija,   Aymen; Van der Straeten,   Bart; Nolte,   Stephan; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; Claeys,   Dakerlia; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
For practical considerations, it is in some case impossible to simulate MAS models at population level. The current paper shows that MAS models applied to samples with heterogeneous costs of interactions between agents have biased results. Heterogeneous costs of interactions in MAS models can come from the spatial dimension in MAS models or from fixed costs per interaction. The paper presents two correction procedures to remove the sampling bias and to increase the reliability of the outcome. The correction procedures can be very promising for future applications of MAS models because it becomes possible to deploy more complex models without bias on more detailed datasets that are only available at sample level, which will be the case for country- or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: MAS; Bias; Correction; Resampling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; Q51; Q52.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99599

MILK QUOTAS ABOLISHMENT AND SIMPLIFICATION OF THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME: IMPLICATIONS ON DAIRY FARMERS’ PRODUCTIVE STRATEGY IN THE WEST OF FRANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lelyon,   Baptiste; Chatellier,   Vincent; Daniel,   Karine.
Paper removed at request of authors - 06/23/09.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farm; CAP Health Check; Abolition of milk quotas; Price volatility; Bioeconomic model; Utility efficient programming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q12; Q18; C61.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44795

Can Dispersed Biomass Processing Protect the Environment and Cover the Bottom Line for Biofuel?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egbendewe-Mondzozo,   Aklesso; Swinton,   Scott M.; Bals,   Bryan D.; Dale,   Bruce E.
This paper compares environmental and profitability outcomes for a centralized biorefinery for cellulosic ethanol that does all processing versus a biorefinery linked to a decentralized array of local depots that pretreat biomass into concentrated briquettes.  The analysis uses a spatial bioeconomic model that maximizes predicted profit from crop and energy products, subject to the requirement that the biorefinery must be operated at full capacity.  The model draws upon biophysical crop input-output coefficients simulated with the EPIC model, as well as input and output prices, spatial transportation costs, ethanol yields from biomass, and biorefinery capital and operational costs. The model was applied to 82 cropping systems simulated across 37...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Biomass production; Bioenergy supply; Cellulosic ethanol; Environmental trade-off analysis; Bioeconomic modeling; EPIC; Spatial configuration; Local biomass processing; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q16; Q15; Q57; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119348

Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otieno,   David Jakinda; Hubbard,   Lionel J.; Ruto,   Eric.
In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there is significant inefficiency in nomadic and agro-pastoral systems. Further, in contrast with ranches, these two systems were found to have lower technology gap ratios. The average pooled technical efficiency was estimated to be 0.69, which suggests that there is considerable scope to improve beef production in Kenya
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Technology gap; Beef cattle; Production systems; Stochastic metafrontier; Kenya.; Livestock Production/Industries; D24; O32; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108947

Politica agricola y competitividad. Efectos de sistemas alternativos de ayudas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muniz,   Ignacio Atance; Azcarate,   Isabel Bardaji; Saralegui,   Carlos Tio.
RESUMEN: La reforma de la Política Agrícola Común (PAC) de la Agenda 2000, justifica la intervención pública como medio de consecución de dos objetivos fundamentales: potenciar la competitividad de la agricultura europea y defender su carácter multifuncional. Este artículo trata de analizar el grado de consecución del primero de estos objetivos, en su doble vertiente de adopción de nuevas tecnologías productivas y de reforma estructural. Para ello se han construido sendos modelos de programación matemática con los que se simulan los efectos de la adopción de diferentes innovaciones tecnológicas sobre explotaciones tipo de dos comarcas agrícolas españolas (Tierra de Campos de Valladolid y Campiña Baja de Córdoba). Junto con la Agenda 2000 y su situación...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Common Agriculture Policy (CAP); Agenda 2000; Competitiveness; Agricultural Systems; Mathematical Programming Models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q10.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28735

Perspectives d'évolution des marchés céréaliers pour la campagne de commercialisation 2005/2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diarra,   Salifou Bakary; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Observatoire Du Marche Agricole; Presidence De La Republique; Republique Du Mali Un Peuple Un But Une Foi; Commissariat A La Securite Alimentaire; Comite Technique De Coordination Des Politiques De Securite Alimentaire; Secretariat Technique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55814

Guidelines for Selection of Microcomputer Hardware
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Christopher A.
This paper is aimed primarily at researchers in developing countries who have little experience with computers and limited access to information about microcomputer hardware. It is an introduction to various components and features of microcomputers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputer hardware; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 8; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54758

Exploring the Price Spike
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Braun,   Joachim; Torero,   Maximo.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; I30; O12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94696

An Empirical Investigation of the Linkages between Government Payments and Farmland Leasing Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiu,   Feng; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/29/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract choice; Hybrid contract; Farm bill; Program payments; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49242

Would There Be Surplus Grains for Biofuels? An Assessment of Agro-economic Factors and Biofuel Production Potential at the Global Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Timilsina,   Govinda R.
Paper removed for editing by author 10/19/11.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Land resources; Productivity increase; Food supply; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q0; Q42; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113125

FAT TAX: A POLITICAL MEASURE TO REDUCE OVERWEIGHT? THE CASE OF GERMANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thiele,   Silke.
Using an Almost Ideal Demand System food price elasticities for German households are calculated. These elasticities serve as a basis to simulate the effect of the substitutions of different food types due to a tax on saturated fat. The change of food structure causes effects on the energy and nutrient supply of individuals as well as, on consumer welfare. These effects are analyzed for different German household groups. It is found that decreases in energy and fat intake are small but potentially effective especially for low-income households. However, due to the collateral decrease of nutrients which Germans have deficient supply of, the total health effects of a fat tax remain unclear. Furthermore the results show that low-income groups would bear...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fat tax; Foods; Nutrients; Welfare effects; Almost Ideal Demand System; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; Q18; P46; I12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116393

Aggregation and Calibration of Agricultural Sector Models Through Crop Mix Restrictions and Marginal Profit Adjustments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wiborg,   Torben; McCarl,   Bruce A.; Rasmussen,   Svend; Schneider,   Uwe A.
All agricultural sector models must deal with aggregation and calibration somehow. The aggregation problem involves treating a group of producers as if they all responded in the same way as a single representative unit. The calibration problem concerns making a model reproduce as closely as possible an empirically observed set of decision maker actions. This paper shows how both calibration and aggregation are addressed through crop mix restrictions combined with marginal profit adjust-ments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical programming; Aggregation; Calibration; Crop mix; Marginal cost; Agricultural sector model; Agribusiness; C6; C61; Q1; Q11; Q17; Q18; R12; R13; R14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24567

Agro-Industria e Agricultura Familiar: Formas de Organizacao das Transaccoes e Reducao de Probreza Rural em Mocambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Sambo,   Liria.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER - Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agroindustrial; Smallholder agriculture; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55232

Impact of HIV/AIDS-Related Deaths on Rural Farm Households' Welfare in Zambia: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Using comprehensive rural farm household longitudinal data from Zambia, this paper  measures the impacts of prime-age (PA) adult morbidity and mortality on crop production and cropping  patterns, household size, livestock and non-farm income. The paper adopts and extends the  counterfactual (difference-in-difference) approach by controlling for initial (pre-death)  household conditions that may influence the severity of the impacts of adult mortality. In  particular, the study controls for initial poverty status, landholding size, effective dependency  ratios, and the gender and position of the deceased person. Moreover, the possibility that PA  death in the household is endogenous is taken into account by conceptualizing the measurement of  effects of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; HIV/AIDS; Prime-age mortality; Endogeneity; Rural livelihoods; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54473

The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbrook,   Steve A.; Armbruster,   Walter J.; Thompson,   Mary M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94382

Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Damaseke,   M.; Govereh,   Jones; Simumba,   D.
The main question which this research originally sought to answer was whether or not inorganic fertilizers are generally profitable used alone on maize, or with pesticides on cotton, for small farmers in Zambia. Rather than give a definitive answer for each Zambian farmer, the authors developed a framework for analysis and applied that framework to locations with sufficient information. Using simple value/cost ratios, researchers estimated the potential profit of fertilizer for those sites. Then, using the distributions of response rates of the crops (incremental yields) found in the trials and output prices based on regional price series, the probabilities are estimated for VCRs, using a minimum of VCR of 2.0 for profitability. The results for selected...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Cotton; Zambia; Fertilizer profitability; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54460

Focussing on Consumer Attention: Price-Quality Relationships and Reputation Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schamel,   Guenter.
In Germany, the focus of agricultural policy is now "the consumer". In the aftermath of the BSE crisis, farmers are encouraged to produce higher quality "ecological" food for which consumers are willing to pay more. Food is an experience good and quality signals are becoming a more important determinant of the prices received. However, given consumers' cognitive limitations, all signals can not receive equal attention. We argue that consumer attention to product quality signals increases with its producer's quality performance, and given attention spillovers (collective reputation), with the expertise of associated producers. Over time, collective reputations should have an effect on price when attention (or quality performance) is low, but should lose...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food and beverages; Consumer economics; Regional and producer reputation; Consumer/Household Economics; L66; D83; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24933

Agricultural Price Seasonality and Market Failure: Examining the Net Seller Household and the Net Benefit Ratio Definition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vergez,   Antonin.
On the basis of a household typology distinguishing between net sellers, net buyers and self sufficient, the Net Benefit Ratio (NBR), defined by Deaton (1989), is used to approximate households' first order welfare variations when price change. In this paper, we discuss both the typology's criteria and the classic formula of NBR, since they are based a) on produced and consumed quantities rather than real marketed volumes and b) on a unique selling and buying price for all surveyed households. We propose another definition of a net seller and a new NBR expression allowing the analyst to take into account market failures (MF) and price seasonality (PS), which are two constancies in developing countries. We use two sets of data (from Mexico and Mali), to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Household welfare; Food crop; Net buyer; Net seller; Net benefit ratio; Price seasonality; Survey; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; D12; C14; Q12; D31; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7911

Prospects and Challenges in Lithuanian Agricultural Markets After EU Accession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyers,   William H.; Kazlauskiene,   Natalija; Krisciukaitiene,   Irena.
Medium-term prospects for key agricultural markets in Lithuania are analysed under alternative policies. Policy alternatives show the impacts of EU accession and also the impacts of implementing AP reforms in 2007. The model is a partial equilibrium, multi-commodity model where commodity prices are linked to key prices in major EU markets. The accession analysis shows significant impacts on production, prices, and even on relative prices. It indicates impacts on production and trade patterns. The most realistic scenario (SAPS to 2006 and SFP from 2007 to 2010) generates a growth in product value more than 10 percent higher than the non-accession scenario. The largest increase is in the value of milk production. There also is a decline in crops share and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU accession; CAP reform; Policy; Industrial Organization; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24602

Food Aid Allocation Policies: Donor Coordination and Responsiveness to the Needs of Recipient Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuhlgatz,   Christian; Abdulai,   Awudu; Barrett,   Christopher B.
This study employs a multivariate Tobit model to investigate whether food aid flows of the main donor countries – USA, EU (Community Aid and Member States), Canada, Japan and Australia – respond to recipient countries’ needs and the extent to which the donors interact in their food aid allocation. The response of global food aid is also analyzed with a censored least absolute deviation (CLAD) model to highlight the overall performance of aggregate food aid. The empirical results generally indicate that both global and bilateral food aid are effective instruments in improving food security at the national level in recipient countries. In particular, global food aid is found to be significantly targeted to poorer countries, as well as countries facing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food aid; Need-orientation; Donor coordination; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; F35; I38; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51686

Riceflow: a Multi-region, Multi-product, Spatial Partial Equilibrium Model of the World Rice Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durand-Morat,   Alvaro; Wailes,   Eric J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rice; Spatial trade model; Bilateral trade; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C02; C61; F11; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92010

Introducing Genetically Modified Plants: Now or Later -  An Option Value Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romstad,   Eirik; Brimi,   Live; Ljorerud,   Urda.
Using market data, we have estimated the quasi option value of delaying to grow genetically modified corn and soybeans in Europe. We find that the current quasi option value of growing genetically modified soybeans and corn in Europe is high. This makes it likely that for the time being the information value of waiting exceeds the market gains of growing genetically modified plants in Europe.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quasi option value; Value of information; Genetically modified plants; Crop Production/Industries; Q29; G13; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24655

Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Export Market: What Happened to Wheat Prices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curwen,   Reece; Mugera,   Amin W.; White,   Benedict.
This paper investigates whether deregulation of the Australian wheat export market induced a structural change in the price data generation process. We examine the unit root properties of Western Australian wheat prices by testing for the possibility of single and double structural breaks in the price series. Daily prices for the period 20th of May 2003 to 14th of September 2010 are used. We find that the wheat price series has a unit root with two structural breaks but neither break coincided with the time when the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 came into effect on 1 July 2008. We conclude that change in local market behaviour would have started prior to actual deregulation with subsequent effect on local price.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Deregulation; Unit root; Structural breaks; Wheat price; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102023

Algumas Reflexões sobre a Pobreza e as Perspectivas para o Crescimento do Sector Rural de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Tschirley,   David L.; Weber,   Michael T.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55208

The Role of Risk in the Decision to Produce Post-Decoupling - A Stochastic Budgeting Example
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thorne,   Fiona S.; Hennessy,   Thia C.
Under the Mac Sharry and Agenda 2000 reforms, direct payments comprised a significant portion of farmers' income in the EU. Farmers had to engage in production to receive these payments but the payments were relatively risk-free and therefore risk may not have played an important role in the production decision. This paper considers the effect of the decoupling of direct payments from production in the EU and in particular, on the role of production risk in the decision making process. In an environment where direct payments are completely decoupled from production, farmers may engage in an 'entitlement farming' system, that is retain their land only to activate the decoupled payment and not actually produce any tangible goods. This paper examines the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Risk Analysis; Production Risk; Decision Analysis; Stochastic Modelling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25415

Global Food Production under Alternative Scenarios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huan-Niemi,   Ellen; Niemi,   Janne; Niemi,   Jyrki S.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Global food production; Agriculture trade liberalisation; Climate policy; EU agricultural subsidies; Economic recession; Agribusiness; Q17; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96333

Review of Sample Design for Zambia Post-harvest Survey (1997/98) and Recommendations for Improving the Sampling Strategy and Estimation Procedures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Megill,   David J.
Following a review of the sample design for the 1997/98 Zambia Post-Harvest Survey  (PHS), described in the survey reports, summary results were tabulated from the survey data to  examine the distribution of the households for the different domains of analysis such as farm  size groups. Summary data were also examined for the different crops and animals. The purpose of  this report is to document the findings and recommendations from this review. Specific  recommendations are made on potential improvements to the sample design. This report also  includes the results of the CENVAR analyses, and specifies the procedures for weighting the data  and calculating the standard errors. A separate report on “Review of Questionnaire for  Post-Harvest Survey...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54457

Informação para o Sector Privado Agrícola: Novos Serviços do SIMA em Apoio aos Produtores, Comerciantes e Processadores do Sector Agrícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56050

Impacts of EU Accession on Hungarian Primary and Processed Agricultural Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jambor,   Attila.
In 2004, Hungary joined the European Union (EU) along with nine other Central and Eastern European Countries, causing several changes in the field of agriculture. One of the major changes was the transformation of national agri-food trade. The aim of the paper is to analyse the effects of EU accession on the Hungarian primary and processed agri-food trade, especially considering revealed comparative advantages, by using recent data. Results suggest that EU accession raised the intensity of trade contacts but had a negative impact on trade balance. Nominal values of both exports and imports increased after 2004, however, Hungarian agriculture is increasingly based on raw material export and processed food import. It also turned out that revealed comparative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU accession; Agri-food trade; Primary and processed products; Agribusiness; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108946

Assessing the Impact of Recent Trade Policy Changes in the Banana Market under Alternative Market Structures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni; Scoppola,   Margherita.
The paper focuses on the importance of the assumptions made about market structure and firm behaviors in empirical trade policy analysis. It does it with reference to the most recent changes in the EU import regime for bananas, namely the Economic Partnership Agreements and the December 2009 WTO agreement on bananas. The paper’s contribution to the literature on the issues addressed is threefold: it develops two original models which incorporate imperfectly competitive market structures in a spatial modeling framework; it provides an assessment of the degree of market power in international banana trade and, finally, it assesses how the analysis of the implications of the most recent changes in the EU import regimes for bananas is affected by the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bananas; Economic Partnership Agreements; WTO; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; F13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98985

Slovak Agricultural Markets Under Alternative CAP Scenarios - AG-MEMOD Modelling Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pokrivcak,   Jan; Bartova,   Lubica; Ciaian,   Pavel.
Slovak sectoral partial equilibrium econometric model based on AG-MEMOD approach is used to analyse the development of the Slovak agricultural markets after EU accession. Simulation results for cereals, oilseeds and meats are provided in this article. Two scenarios are analysed: non-accession baseline and accession with adoption of single area payment scheme. EU accession is expected to increase prices of most products, the biggest increase of prices will occur in animal sector. Because of higher prices consumption will go down. Decrease of consumption will be mitigated by income growth. Production will not increase substantially due to decoupling of direct payments. Trade balance for majority of products will improve.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial equilibrium econometric model; EU accession; Slovakia; Agricultural markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; C51; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24674

Effects of Cash Crop Production on Food Crop Productivity in Zimbabwe: Synergies or Trade-offs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This paper studies the dynamics between cash cropping and food crop productivity in Gokwe North District in Zimbabwe, a major cotton producing area. The main research issues were: (1) to identify the determinants of commercialized crop production at the household level; and (2) to determine the effect of increasing crop commercialization on household food productivity. The paper derives a household crop commercialization index, defined as the ratio of crop sales to total crop production. Econometric models were developed for identifying the determinants of household-level commercialization and for measuring its effects on food crop productivity.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cash crop production; Food crop productivity; Zimbabwe; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Downloads June 2008 - July 2009: 62; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54670

U.S. Cotton Subsidies: Drawing a Fine Line on the Degree of Decoupling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rossi,   Frederick J.; Schmitz,   Andrew; Schmitz,   Troy G.
The impact of the U.S. cotton policy depends on several interrelated factors; how input subsidies interact with producer price supports, producer price expectations, and the extent to which price supports are decoupled from production. Cotton subsidies have a direct impact on world cotton prices, depending on the extent to which price supports are coupled to production. At one extreme, there is a price impact of 12.4% when producers make decisions at the loan rate, but the average price impact is 20.9% when producers make decisions based on the target price. Results are presented for intermediate cases of decoupling.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Counter-cyclical payments; Decoupling; Loan rate; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q17; Q18; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6621

The Implications of Alternative U.S. Domestic and Trade Policies for Biofuels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yano,   Yuki; Blandford,   David; Surry,   Yves R.
The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS), which involves mandates for various biofuels, is complex and has been often misinterpreted or oversimplified in previous studies. In this paper we analyze the implications of the RFS for the U.S. domestic and international ethanol markets. We demonstrate the vital role of the advanced biofuel mandate within the RFS. Impacts of changes in tariffs on imported fuel ethanol and subsidies for U.S. domestic ethanol production are examined. One of our important findings is that the RFS could result in serious misallocation of resources in both a national and international context. There is a possibility that the United States could be required to import sugarcane-based ethanol to meet the advanced biofuel mandate,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Trade liberalization; Renewable Fuel Standard; Mandate; Subsidies; Industrial Organization; F13; Q18; Q42; Q48.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91832

The Pricing and Distribution of Yellow Maize Food Aid in Mozambique: An Analysis of Alternatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Yellow maize; Food aid; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56013

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – DEVELOPMENT AND PRINCIPLES OF FUNCTIONING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej; Laka,   Oksana; Gagalyuk,   Taras; Mykolayovych,   Kwasha Sergiy.
The following Discussion Paper depicts main principles and mechanisms of agricultural policy of European Union. The study is aimed to show the wide Russian speaking research community only a short historical background and few elements of current Agricultural Policy rules and should be seen as a starting point for further analysis and discussions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: European Union; Agrarian policy; Reform; Europäische Union; Agrarpolitik; Reform; Европейский Союз; Аграрная политика; Реформа.; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; O13; O 17; P26; P32; P48; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92019

Qual o Papel da Agricultura Familiar Comercial no Desenvolvimento Rural e Ruduço da Pobreza em Moçambique?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carrilho,   Joao; Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56057

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives In Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopes,   Mauro de Rezende; Lopes,   Ignez Vidigal; Oliveira,   Marilene Silva de; Barcelos,   Fabio Campos; Jara,   Esteban; Bogado,   Pedro Rangel.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48390

Evaluating Agri-Environmental Schemes – The Marginal Costs of Ecosystem Services
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Wossink,   Ada.
We provide a new approach for assessing the cost of marginal ecosystem changes and the effectiveness of agri-environmental schemes. The approach is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the bio-economic production interactions between marketed outputs and non-marketed ecosystem services at the micro level. To frame the economic nature of the problem, we employ a generalized joint production model in combination with cost minimization. The generalized joint production framework allows for the consideration of complementary, substitutive and competitive relationships between agricultural production and non-marketed ecosystem services generation and avoids double counting. From this theoretical model we distinguish three theoretical cases depending...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental services; Bio-economic modelling; Economies of scale and scope; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99425

On- and Off-Farm Labour Supply of Dutch Dairy Farmers: Estimation and Policy Simulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ooms,   Daan L.; Hall,   Alastair R.
This research focuses on the effect of decoupled payments on labour supply of Dutch dairy farmers. Data availability leads to the fact that we can not estimate structural labour supply equations. We show how to derive reduced form equations suitable for policy simulations. We use the panel data sample selection estimation approach Wooldridge (1995) to estimate the off-farm labour supply equation. This method is based on Mundlak's (1978) linear panel data estimation approach, which we use to estimate the on-farm labour supply equations. Even though, simulations show a significant negative effect of decoupled payments on labour supply, the economic significance of this effect is very limited.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Labour supply; Panel data; Sample selection; Policy simulation; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; C23; C24; C51; C53; D13; J22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24506

Analysis of Consumer Preferences for Biotech Labeling Formats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   R. Wes; Mclennon,   Everald.
Conjoint analysis is used to measure the preferences of United States consumers for labeling of biotech foods. The study found that consumers in the sample support mandatory labeling of biotech foods. This suggests that U.S. consumers would support revisions to the present voluntary labeling policy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Results also showed that the preferred labeling formal is a text disclosure that describes the benefits of biotechnology in combination with a biotech logo.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Biotechnology; Labeling; Conjoint Analysis; Q18; Q13.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42937

A Panel Data Analysis of the Determinants of Farmland Price: An Application to the Effects of the 1992 Cap Reform in Belgium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duvivier,   Romain; Gaspart,   Frederic; Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
This study identifies the effects of the 1992 and subsequent CAP reforms on arable farmland price in Belgium. We first propose a brief literature review of studies identifying the determinants of farmland price. Afterwards, we use a panel data set to estimate a capitalization model of farmland price. We first show that the compensatory payments introduce by the 1992 CAP reform exert a positive effect on the arable farmland price in Belgium. We also identify a structural break in the land price equation after the adoption of the new support instruments as well as a regional break between Wallonia and Flanders.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland price; Land market; Common Agricultural Policy; Capitalization of agricultural support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q10; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24577

SPATIAL DEVELOPMENTS OF HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURE IN THE TRANSITION: THE CASE OF CROP PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferto,   Imre.
The paper investigates spatial changes in cultivation and land use of wheat, maize and oilseed in Hungarian agriculture using different methods to measure these changes. The results suggest that spatial structure of crop productions has remained fairly stable during analysed period. The spatial concentration increased significantly for wheat and maize production and maize land use, whilst the changes were not significant for other cases. Estimates confirm the presence of spatial autocorrelation for all cases. The degree of spatial autocorrelation has no unambiguous pattern over time, except for maize production. Finally, we have not found significant relationship measured by PSE index between agricultural support and spatial concentration, but estimates...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Land use; Spatial analysis; Hungary; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90871

The Changing Political Dynamics of Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godo,   Yoshihisa.
The system of agricultural cooperatives, collectively referred to as JA, is one of the most politically powerful organizations in Japanese politics.  Based on its strong ties with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in government for almost the entire postwar period, JA has lobbied the Japanese government to maintain its various restrictive trade policies regarding agricultural commodities.  JA is regarded by many as being Japan’s biggest obstacle to further international trade liberalization.  How has JA become so politically powerful, and will JA continue to dictate the position of the Japanese government in international trade negotiations?  In order to provide clear answers to these questions, this study focuses on JA’s sociopolitical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural cooperatives; Small-scale farmers; Farmland-use regulations; Financial liberalization; Japan; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; R52.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51400

Effects of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage and Subsidizing Milk: Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, and Obesity among US Children
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Smith,   Travis A.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed as a means to improve U.S. diet and health and generate revenue to address obesity-related issues. A related concern is that children’s intake of SSBs, a third that of milk consumption in the late 1970s, now equals milk consumption. Displacing milk by SSBs may shortchange the buildup of bone mass, increasing the risk of fractures and osteoporosis in later life. Accordingly, we examine the effects that a 20- percent SSB tax and a 20-percent milk price subsidy would have on the diet and health of American children. We estimated US beverage demand systems and used the estimated demand elasticities to examine the impacts of the hypothetical SSB tax and milk subsidy. Our results suggest that a 20-percent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB); Soda tax; Milk subsidy; Beverage demand; And obesity; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C30; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116448

CAP versus Rural Policy Challenges, Paradigm change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Vasary,   Viktoria.
Rural development in the European Union has to face several challenges. Negative effects of old and new challenges (if these challenges are not faced effectively) might enhance and accelerate those processes that are taking place slowly for the present but that are definitely irreversible. On the basis of sector-specific approach problems related to agriculture should be focused on. It has to be, however, highlighted that there is an ongoing paradigm change: there is a shift from the agricultural policy aiming at food self sufficiency and income parity towards a sustainable rural policy with spatial focus. The shift itself is considered a continuous challenge, too. The following questions as objectives of the paper arise: - Are there policy instruments...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common agricultural policy; New rural paradigm; European added value; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q01; Q18; Q28; Q57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115547

Mass Media and Public Policy:  Global Evidence from Agricultural Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olper,   Alessandro; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
Mass media plays a crucial role in information distribution and thus in the political market and public policy making. Theory predicts that information provided by mass media reflects the media’s incentives to provide news to different types of groups in society, and affects these groups’ influence in policy-making. We use data on agricultural policy from 67 countries, spanning a wide range of development stages and media markets, to test these predictions. We find that, in line with  theoretical hypotheses, public support to agriculture is strongly affected by the mass media. In particular, an increase in the share of informed voters, and a greater role of the private televisions in society is associated with policies which benefit the majority more: it...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mass Media; Media Structure; Information; Agricultural Protection; Political Economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Political Economy; Public Economics; D72; D83; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51694

Impact of HIV/AIDS-related Adult Mortality on Rural Households' Welfare in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.
This study estimates the impacts of prime-age (PA) adult morbidity and mortality on  crop production and cropping patterns, household size, livestock and non-farm income in Zambia  using nationally representative rural farm household longitudinal survey data. The findings  provide important information to assist policy makers, donors, and development planners in  designing interventions to mitigate the impacts of the AIDS on vulnerable households.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; HIV/AIDS mortality; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54616

Environmental Opportunities and Challenges of Genetically-Engineered Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolfenbarger,   L. LaReesa; Owen,   Micheal D.K.; Carriere,   Yves.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Q16; Q18; Q24; Q25.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94846

Can politicians calm public fears of food-borne risks or do they adopt excessively stringent preventive measures?: A political economy approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arahata,   Katsumi.
The purpose of this paper is to examine politically sensitive food safety problems from the viewpoint of political economy. The model was built in order to clarify the behaviors of consumers and politicians, employing the prospect theory and the median voter theorem. Major findings and policy implications in this study are as follows:     Firstly, as an outcome of the theoretical analysis, it is suggested that politicians may magnify consumers’ excessive response to food scares.     Secondly, several countervailing factors that can mitigate such consumers’ excessive responses may exist. Nevertheless, in Japan, they may be weak or may have become weak and do not mitigate such excessive responses.     Finally, it is recommended that politicians’ staff or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Political economy; The prospect theory; The median voter theorem; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Public Economics; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51621

A experiência norte-americana com o seguro agrícola: lições ao Brasil?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guimaraes,   Marcelo Fernandes; Nogueira,   Jorge Madeira.
Agricultural insurance is considered to be an effective to manage rural risks. Surprisingly, its adoption by farmers is very limited all over the world. An outstanding exception is the United States of America, country in which this instrument has achieved remarkable success. Nevertheless, the process of diffusion of agricultural insurance in the USA was slow and expensive. It has also required significant government intervention through a variety of complementary actions. In this context, countries willing to introduce this instrument among other agricultural policy tools, as it seems the case of Brazil, should proceed with caution. Agricultural insurance success has important pre-requisites and its general diffusion may amplify its problems. The analysis...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural risk management; Agricultural insurance; North American agricultural policies.; Agribusiness; Q18; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60814

Staple food prices in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Tostao,   Emilio.
Prepared for the Comesa policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mozambique; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58561

Evaluating the Effects of Decoupled Payments under Output and Price Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kotakou,   Christina A.; Katranidis,   Stelios D.
This paper examines the effects of decoupling policies on Greek cotton production under the hypothesis that producers face uncertainty about output price and quantity. Using our estimation results we simulate the effects on cotton production under four alternative policy scenarios: the ‘Old’ CAP regime (i.e. the policy practiced until 2005), the Mid-Term Review regime, a fully decoupled policy regime and a free trade-no policy scenario. Our results indicate the decoupled payment will have two contradictious effects on risk aversion. Producers become less risk averse through the wealth effect but more risk averse because of the increased output variance. The overall result of these two effects depends on the degree of risk aversion by farmers. We found that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; D21; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91753

2008 Michigan Dairy Industry Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bitsch,   Vera.
The Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Team conducted an industry survey with the objectives of identifying and rating industry priorities. After holding discussion groups across the state, two questionnaires were developed and sent to 2,237 dairy farm owners and operators and 480 allied industry professionals in the state; 23.4% of the dairy farmers and 28.1% of the allied industry professionals returned questionnaires with useable data. This report summarizes respondents’ ratings of industry issues, as well as education and knowledge needs. In addition, educational preferences, management practices, Internet use and access, demographic information, and farm characteristics are outlined.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dairy farmers; Dairy industry; Extension evaluation; Information sources; Internet use; Survey questionnaire; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; M0; Q12; Q13; Q14; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51842

Production Effects of Decoupled Commodity Program Payments: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; Kirwan,   Barrett E.; Roberts,   Michael J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Instrumental Variables; IV; Policy; Agriculture; Subsidies; Production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Q1; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49201

Discussion: Economic Sustainability of Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Constance,   Douglas H.
The three articles in this invited paper session examine value-added strategies related to agriculture and food at the state and federal level designed to enhance rural development.  Two of the papers dealt with the GO TEXAN program and the other with organic agriculture. All three papers were well written and interesting, but all three also shed light on the problem of using classical economic theory to interpret differentiated agriculture and food products as opposed to undifferentiated commodities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Organic; Rural development; Value added; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Marketing; Q18; Q56.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113540

Meeting Food Aid and Price Stabilization Objectives through Local Grain Purchase: A Review of the 1996 Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amha,   Wolday; Stepanek,   Julie; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw.
The objective of this paper is to identify factors that can improve the ability of  future local purchase activities to achieve a range of national food policy objectives. This  analysis reviews the design and implementation of 1996 local purchase activities in Ethiopia in  relation to three key policy objectives: price stabilization for farmers; promoting the  development of a competitive and low-cost food marketing system; and procuring food aid resources  in a cost effective manner.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55596

Promoting Organic Food: Information Policy Versus Production Subsidy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tribl,   Christoph; Salhofer,   Klaus.
In developed countries governments aim to increase the market share of organic products. Assuming that organic farming creates a positive externality, we address the question of how this environmental benefit can be internalized best. Using the concept of heterogeneous producers and consumers we compare two policy options to enhance organic supply and demand with respect to their efficiency and distributional effect: First, we analyze the effect of a supply-side oriented policy like a subsidy on organic production. Second, we compare this policy measure to a demand-side oriented information policy, which aims to enhance the acceptance and identification of an organic food label. Third, we assume a mix of both policy measures. The main findings of this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Labeling; Production subsidy; Information policy; Welfare; Agricultural and Food Policy; D61; D62; L15; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24653

DIETARY EVOLUTION OVER TIME IN EUROPE, BETWEEN CYCLOPS AND PHAECIANS . AN OUTLOOK ON THE ROLE OF SUPPLY-SIDE FACTORS IN DRIVING CHANGES IN THE FOOD PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finardi,   Corrado; Arfini,   Filippo; Turrini,   Aida.
The present study intends to shed light, both from a descriptive and investigative point of view on the dietary evolution taking place in Europe during last 45 years, using secondary data from FAO FBS, which can cover the entire time span considered and allow for several extrapolation and timeseries analysis, differently than single survey data.. After a clustering of selected european national diets, using specific metrics with respect both to internal and external variety (as measured by appropriate indicators), we intended to check the actual distance that average, national diets have in front of the so called Food Pyramid, which consists in a balance of several food items in adequate proportions and in fact glorifies the healthy virtues of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diets; Evolution; Clustering; Food pyramid; Europe; Trade; GI; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; E37; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116443

An attempt to modelling revenue insurance schemes at the farm level by means of Positive Mathematical Programming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Severini,   Simone; Cortignani,   Raffaele.
Farmers face increasing income uncertainty and the debate is growing on the role of insurance schemes and of public support in this field. This paper applies a PMP modelling approach that takes into explicit consideration risk aversion behaviour to test its applicability to evaluating the potential impact of insurance schemes. This is done by introducing a revenue insurance scheme into a model developed on a small group of crop farms in Italy. The paper represents a preliminary assessment of the soundness of the proposed approach. It identifies some limitations that should be overcome to improve the proposed approach. Despite these limitations, it seems a useful tool to investigate the impact of insurance schemes and policy relevant parameters such as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Insurance schemes; PMP; Farmers’ behaviour; Risk aversion; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; C61; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99431

EFFECTS OF POLICY INSTRUMENTS ON FARM INVESTMENTS AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS IN THE SPANISH COP SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Serra,   Teresa; Gil,   Jose Maria.
Our paper assesses the impacts of the partially decoupled (PD) scheme, implemented during the 1990s and first half of the 2000s in the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), on on-farm investment as well as on other production decisions. The Spanish COP sector was taken as a case study due to its economic and political relevance. The empirical analysis is applied on farm-level data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), observed from 2000 to 2004, based on. We use a reduced-form application of the dual model of investment under uncertainty and a system of censored and non censored equations is estimated. PD payments are found to increase short-run production and to generate a statically significant increase in the investment in farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm investments; Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics; Q12; Q18; D80.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49971

Alternative Instruments for Ensuring Food Security and Price Stability in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorosh,   Paul A.; Dradri,   Simon; Haggblade,   Steven.
Given heavy dependence on rainfed maize production, Zambia must routinely cope with pronounced production and consumption volatility in their primary food staple. Typical policy responses include increased food aid flows, government commercial imports and stock releases, and tight controls on private sector trade. This paper examines recent experience in Zambia, using a simple economic model to assess the likely impact of maize production shocks on the domestic maize price and on staple food consumption under alternative policy regimes. In addition to an array of public policy instruments, the analysis evaluates the quantitative impact of two key private sector responses in moderating food consumption volatility— private cross-border maize trade and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Price; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54488

The Economic Impacts of Avian Influenza on World Poultry Trade and the U.S. Poultry Industry: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Djunaidi,   Harjanto; Djunaidi,   Andrew C.M.
Simulation results showed that simultaneous outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Asia, the United States, Brazil, and selected European countries will have significant impacts on world poultry trade. Assuming demand for chicken meat is constant, the global export price is simulated to increase by 9.63%. HPAI outbreaks in the United States, Economic Union, and Brazil will have a greater impact on export price than in any other possible three-region case. Outbreaks in the United States and Brazil would still lead to major impacts on world poultry trade, confirming large country effects.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bird flu; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Economic impacts; H5N1; HPAI disease; Spatial equilibrium; U.S. poultry industry; World chicken trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q17; Q11; Q18; F14; F17; F47.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6539

Um Método Simplificado para Avaliar a Suficiência Nutricional em Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rose,   Donald; Tschirley,   David L.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food consumption; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56035

Agriculture in Indonesia: Lagging Performance and Difficult Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barichello,   Richard R.; Patunru,   Arianto.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Development; O13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94712

STRATEGIES FOR SMALLHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: COMMERCIALISATION, DIVERSIFICATION AND EXIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooks,   Jonathan; Cervantes-Godoy,   Dalila; Jonasson,   Erik.
This paper proposes a strategic framework for policies to assist smallholders in developing countries. It describes the inevitable features of structural change in the agricultural and rural economy, the associated pressures that these changes place on smallholders, and the consequent need for policies to facilitate rather than impede adjustment. A key premise of the framework is that, for the majority of smallholders, the long term (i.e. inter-generational)future lies outside the sector. Hence, long-term policies need to make a distinction between those who potentially have a competitive future in the sector and those who do not. In either case, many of the necessary policies will not be agriculture-specific, so it is important that agricultural policies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholders; Rural development; Agricultural policy; Structural change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; O20; Q18; R23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52867

Learning from the 2002/03 Food Crisis in Southern Africa: Lessons for the Current Year
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Arlindo,   Pedro; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Mwiinga,   Billy; Weber,   Michael T.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Research Results of SIMA (Market Information ) DEST (Statistics Department)t and DAP (Policy Analysis Department) of MINAG (the Ministry of Agriculture of Mozambique), Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food crisis; Southern Africa; Trade; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55250

FÖRDERUNG DER ENTWICKLUNG DES LÄNDLICHEN RAUMES IN POLEN UND BAYERN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sroka,   Wojciech; Happe,   Kathrin.
This paper compares the polish Programme for Rural Development (PROW) and the Bavarian counterpart (BayZAL). The focus is on comparing objectives and Instruments. The different development axes are at the centre of the analysis. The two programmes differ with regard to funding. The programmes are based on differing philosophies concerning the funding of different measures. These are due to differences in economic development and the quality of the human capital in rural areas. Both programmes emphasise measures related to agriculture despite of the claim to target at the whole rural area.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Entwicklung ländlicher Räume; Vergleichende Analyse; Polen; Bayern; Rural development; Comparative analysis; Poland; Bavaria; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91904

Border Effects on Spatial Price Transmission between Fresh Tomato Markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso: Any Case for Promoting Trans-border Trade in West Africa?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amikuzuno,   Joseph.
Cross-border trade in food commodities within sub-regional economic blocks in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) is believed to be faster, cheaper, more convenient and welfare-enhancing than trade between SSA countries and the USA or EU. The difficulty of commodity arbitrage across borders in SSA is however a fundamental impediment to price transmission, market integration and the realisation of the welfare-enhancing role of cross-border trade. This study examines the impact of border and distance on price transmission between tomato in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. The analysis applies a linear and a regime-switching vector error correction model to estimate wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato markets in Ghana and a producer market in Burkina-Faso. The estimated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price Transmission; Border; Tomato; Ghana; Burkina-Faso; International Relations/Trade; C32; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108943

THE FUTURE OF THE CAP – A DECLINING POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grochowska,   Renata; Kosior,   Katarzyna.
The CAP, more than any other EU policy, has traditionally been seen as the core of European integration. Yet, the interests of the member states over agricultural agenda diverge to an extent that has encroached on the supranational construction and the communautaire nature of this policy area. The 2008 health-check debate has clearly shown a tendency for providing several policy options, which vary significantly the level of agricultural support among Member States (partial decoupling, additional payments within Article 69 of the Council Regulation No 1782/2003). The second pillar of the CAP is treated in fact as an indirect source of subsidies for farmers, instead of improving economic and social development in rural areas. In fact, specific patterns of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; National preferences; Health-check debate; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44787

Organic Productions and Capacity to Respond to Market Signals and Policies: An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of FADN Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele.
The paper approaches the problem of assessing the impacts of market and rural development policies oriented at stimulating the growth and spread of organic farming in Italy. From the methodological perspective, an innovative formulation of Pmp is presented and discussed; it is applied to a set of farms belonging to the FADN sample, specifically located in Emilia Romagna and Sicily. The Pmp model has the capacity to estimate the impact of policies on crops not yet present at the time the farm data was recorded. From the empirical standpoint, various sets of policies are simulated on cluster of farms both conventional and in course of conversion in organic production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic products; PMP; CAP; Farm Management; Q12; C61; Q18; C38.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114229

The Future of European Agriculture - An Updated Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Isoard,   Stephane; Witzke,   Heinz Peter.
This paper reports the results of a European agricultural outlook exercise that updates former studies in three ways, i.e. in terms of timeframes, spatial coverage and policy context.  This updated European agricultural outlook constitutes a key component of the forthcoming 'State of the Environment and Outlook report' of the European Environment Agency (EEA).  Both activity variables and environmental indicators are reported for a baseline projection and alternative scenarios.  The main findings include the following: European harvested land is expected to continue to be primarily used to fodder activities and production of cereals (80% of total area); yields increase is projected to be the main source of production growth in Europe over the next 20...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural outlook; European agricultural policy; Environment; Agribusiness; C61; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24500

Five Decades of Distortions to Agricultural Incentives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48742

Regulation of Glyphosate-Resistant Sugar Beets: Challenges and Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oeschger,   Tara; Schweikhardt,   David B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Roundup Ready Sugar Beets; Regulation; Deregulation; Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Assessment; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18; Q55; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117399

An Investigation of the Marketing of Butterfat by the Canadian Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clark,   J. Stephen; Brown,   Bettina; Dunlop,   Diane; Yang,   Jinbin; Prochazka,   Petr.
This study examines the Canadian Dairy Commission’s marketing of butterfat. Previous studies have concentrated on the evaluation of butterfat by using total kilograms of milk. Measuring milk as kilograms is based the assumption of fixed proportions between kilograms of milk and kilograms of butterfat. However, measuring dairy using kilograms may not be a good proxy for the underlying butterfat. In this study we argue that dairy fat maybe an inferior factor of production, whereas kilograms is a normal factor of production. This means that following kilograms within the marketing system may not track butterfat. In fact, butterfat may respond in an opposite direction to kilograms when prices and incomes change. Assuming that butterfat is an inferior factor...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Inferior factors; Dairy fat; Health policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45501

Las cuotas lecheras en Espana: analisis estructural comparado de los efectos en su gestion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ordonez,   Victoriano Calcedo.
RESUMEN: La reestructuración que acompaña al régimen de cuotas en España, que pudo tener un sesgo más propio, sigue en sus resultados pautas de otros países de la UE. La trayectoria del proceso es similar a la de Alemania o Francia. Sin embargo, en cuanto al patrón para la gestión de las cuotas se ha venido inclinando hacia el esquema flexible del Reino Unido y Holanda, incluso regionalizando de facto el tráfico de cuotas, pues las transacciones entre CC.AA. están sometidas a fuertes limitaciones administrativas. En España el sistema de estado ha propiciado un escenario como el francés o el alemán, pero obtenido de esa gestión liberal de las cuotas según los modelos británico y holandés. Más que la desvinculación de cuota y tierra, han jugado los intereses...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Milk production; Milk quotas; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28761

Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689-1899:Agricultural Trade Policies, Alcohol Taxes and War
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nye,   John V.C.
Britain – contrary to received wisdom – was not a free trader for most of the 1800s and, despite repeal of the Corn Laws, continued to have higher tariffs than the French until the last quarter of the century War with Louis XIV from 1689 led to the end of all trade between Britain and France for a quarter of a century. The creation of powerful protected interests both at home and abroad (notably in the form of British merchants, and investors in Portuguese wine) led to the imposition of prohibitively high tariffs on French imports -- notably on wine and spirits -- when trade with France resumed in 1714. Protection of domestic interests from import competition allowed the state to raise domestic excises which provided increased government revenues despite...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Political economy; Agricultural trade policies and war; Economic history of Europe; Alcohol taxes; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18; H20; N40; N43; N53; O13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50295

Evaluation of the Conservation Reserve Program: Disaggregate slippage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uchida,   Shinsuke.
Among multiple slippage effects potentially generated in voluntary land retirement programs, this study attempts to identify one unique source of slippage. Specifically, I examine slippage caused by within-a-farm land conversion from uncultivated land to cropland. With the U.S. Agricultural Census farm-level longitudinal data on land use and enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), I find that an average partial-farm CRP participant converts 25% of noncropland to cropping activities as a consequence of CRP enrollment. Also, an estimated slippage rate varies across farm types and regions. In particular, farms with relatively inelastic crop acreage supply lead to more slippage. Knowledge about the mechanisms through which slippage occurs should...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Land use; Land conservation; Slippage.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q24; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103612

Economic Parameters for Corn Ethanol and Biodiesel Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eidman,   Vernon R.
This article presents current investment and operating costs of ethanol and biodiesel plants for alternative prices of feedstock. The price of these two fuels is estimated for alternative prices of crude oil with the existing renewable fuels policy. The excise tax credit, currently $0.51 per gallon of ethanol and $1.00 per gallon of biodiesel, is a major contributor to the fuel price and profitability of these industries. The analysis demonstrates how the crude oil price, feedstock price, and excise tax credits interact to impact profitability of these industries
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Biofuels; Ethanol; Renewable energy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; Q28; Q42.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6519

Unscrambling Africa: Regional Requirements for Achieving Food Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven.
Africa has inherited highly arbitrary political borders that vastly complicate current efforts to accelerate agricultural growth and reduce hunger. Because Africa’s inherited political borders arbitrarily partition agro-ecological zones and natural market sheds, current country borders serve as barriers, hampering agricultural technology transfer, hindering agricultural trade and dampening incentives for farmers and agribusinesses to invest in Africa’s many regional breadbasket zones. Feasible solutions revolve around neutralizing these deleterious effects through regional scientific networks and regional corridor development programs.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food Security; Markets; Technology transfer; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; R12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97030

Modeling farmer participation to a revenue insurance scheme by means of Positive Mathematical Programming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Severini,   Simone; Cortignani,   Raffaele.
European farmers face increasing income uncertainty and the debate is growing on the role of insurance schemes and of public support in this field. This debate is further stimulated by the perspective of introducing instruments to cope with risk also in the Common Agricultural Policy. Therefore, there is a need for empirical analysis and tools aimed at providing empirical evidences on this subject. This paper applies a PMP modelling approach that takes into explicit consideration risk aversion behaviour to test the possibility to use it to assess the implications of participating in a insurance scheme. This is done by introducing a revenue insurance scheme into a model developed on a small group of crop farms in Italy. In particular, a quadratic mix...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Insurance schemes; PMP; Farmers’ participation; Risk aversion; Non-linear mix-integer programming; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; C61; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116001

Double Transplanting: Economic Assessment of an Indigenous Technology for Submergence Avoidance in the Flood-Prone Rice Environment in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azad,   Md Abdus Samad; Hossain,   Mahabub.
In the northern part of Bangladesh a large proportion of land is medium and low-lying which are subjected to the risk of flooding from heavy rains during the month of August and September. Consecutive days of heavy rains after the crop establishment causes flash floods leading to death of seedlings and additional costs for re-transplanting. In response to this environmental problem, farmers practice a system of double transplanting of rice, locally known as Bolon to avoid crop failure from submergence. One-month old seedlings are transferred to another field with dense transplanting, and then re-transplanted to the main after the risk of flash flood is over. Scientists argue that the system would have lower yield and higher costs, thereby lower profits...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop establishment method; Productivity; Profitability; Technical efficiency; Crop Production/Industries; O3; Q16; Q18; Q19; Q55.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25448

Health Check der EU-Agrarpolitik - Auswirkungen der Beschlüsse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomann,   Horst; Kleinhanss,   Werner; Kreins,   Peter; Ledebur,   Oliver von; Offermann,   Frank; Osterburg,   Bernhard; Salamon,   Petra.
Zusammenfassung: Der Agrarministerrat hat im November 2008 zum Health Check (HC) der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) eine politische Einigung erzielt. Das Ziel der Studie im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz ist es, aufbauend auf einer Wirkungsanalyse der Kommissionsvorschläge zum HC, die Konsequenzen der HC-Beschlüsse mit Hilfe des Modellverbundes der vTI-Agrarökonomie sowie mit einer statistischen Auswertung des EU-Testbetriebsnetzes (FADN) im Vergleich zu einer Referenzsituation im Zieljahr 2015 zu untersuchen. In der Referenzsituation wird eine langfristig positive Entwicklung im Agrarbereich unterstellt. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in Deutschland nach den Modellergebnissen die Milcherzeugung nach...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Health Check; Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik; Modellgestützte Politikfolgenabschätzung; Common Agricultural Policy; Model-based impact analyses; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102726

Assessing the impact of the EU Common Agricultural Policy pillar II support using micro-economic data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buysse,   Jeroen; Verspecht,   Ann; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
The paper uses the case of Flemish investment support to make a quantitative analysis of pillar II support based on micro-economic data from the FADN and the administrative dataset of the investment support fund. A dynamic panel estimation quantifies the effect of support for settingup young farmers, structural investment support and support for investments on farm diversification, animal welfare or environmental investments.. The results show that investment support for farm diversification and structural support increase the total output and the income. Environmental investment support increase costs and decrease the farm income without a significant impact on output. The conclusion for the national debate is that the structural and the diversification...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pillar II; Investment support; Decoupled subsidies; Dynamic panel estimation; Flanders; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18; Q51; Q52.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99596

Rural Poverty Dynamics, Agricultural Productivity and Access to Resources
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gamba,   Paul; Mghenyi,   Elliot W.
The objectives of this paper are: measure the prevalence of rural poverty in 1997 and 2000, based on the nationwide Tegemeo survey; categorize households according to whether they were above the poverty line in both 1997 and 2000, entered into poverty or exited from poverty between 1997 and 2000, or were above the poverty line in both years; identifies the household-level and community-level factors associated with rural poverty through econometric analysis; and the implications of these results for the design of appropriate poverty reduction strategies. Such analysis is intended to guide donor programs and interventions designed to attack the roots of chronic poverty.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Rural Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55165

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON US AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beach,   Robert H.; Thomson,   Allison M.; McCarl,   Bruce A.
There is general consensus in the scientific literature that human-induced climate change has taken place and will continue to do so over the next century. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes with “very high confidence” that anthropogenic activities such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation have affected the global climate. The AR4 also indicates that global average temperatures are expected to increase by another 1.1°C to 5.4°C by 2100, depending on the increase in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases that takes place during this time. Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, temperature increases, altered precipitation patterns and other factors influenced by climate have...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Crop yields; EPIC; FASOM; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C61; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91393

The Impact of The European Enlargement and CAP Reforms on Agricultural Markets. Much Ado about Nothing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Beghin,   John C.; Dong,   Fengxia; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Fuller,   Frank H.; Matthey,   Holger; Tokgoz,   Simla; Wailes,   Eric J.
We analyze the effects of the 2004 CAP reform and EU enlargement on European and world agricultural markets. We compare the results from a CAP reform only and a CAP reform plus enlargement scenarios to a no-enlargement baseline implementing Agenda 2000 CAP policies. We utilize the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute's policy analysis model to simulate the effects of CAP reform and EU enlargement on production, consumption, and trade for the EU, its New Member States (NMS), and major players in world agricultural markets. The model is a partial-equilibrium model of world agricultural markets including important producer and consumer countries in world livestock and products, dairy, grains, oilseeds and products, cotton and sugar markets. Each...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Trade reform; Policy reform; Enlargement; New member states; European Union; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; F1; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25618

Meeting Food Aid and Price Support Objectives through Local Grain Purchase: A Review of the 1996 Experience in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54956

Modeling the Effects of Pasture Expansion on Emissions from Land-Use Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dumortier,   Jerome; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Dong,   Fengxia; Du,   Xiaodong; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Mulik,   Kranti.
Replaced with revised version of paper 12/14/2010.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Pasture expansion; Greenhouse gas emissions; Land-use change; Pasture extensification; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q17; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57262

Arroz Transgénico en Uruguay: un modelo de simulación para estimar los beneficios económicos potenciales.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hareau,   Guy Gaston; Mills,   Bradford F.; Norton,   George W.
economic surplus, imperfect markets, adoption rate, GMO, monopoly power.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: En pequeños países en desarrollo como Uruguay; Los beneficios económicos potenciales que se obtendrían por la adopción de nuevas tecnologías agrícolas basadas en biotecnología están limitados por una base productiva reducida. En este trabajo se evalúa ex - ante el impacto económico de una variedad de arroz transgénico resistente a herbicidas donde el poder de mercado de la multinacional propietaria de la variedad afecta las tasas de adopción a través del margen monopólico en el precio de la semilla. Se emplean métodos de simulación estocástica para estudiar la variación de los resultados a cambios en los parámetros tecnológicos y en las tasas de adopción. La media del excedente económico de los productores es de US$1; 82 millones; Mientras que la ganancia monopólica es de US$0; 55 millones. Estos beneficios económicos relativamente escasos sugieren que; Sin estrategias de política pública que incrementen los beneficios potenciales y reduzcan los costos de investigación; Las multinacionales no invertirían recursos significativos en el desarrollo de una variedad transgénica adaptada a las condiciones locales. Las alianzas con instituciones nacionales y el acceso a mercados regionales ampliados también contribuyen a incrementar los incentivos privados en I&amp;D.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C14; E17; Q16; Q18; Q55.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121683

Periodicals for Microcomputers: An Annotated Bibliography, Second Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.
This paper compiles a list magazines, journals, and newspapers helpful to agricultural scientists and other researchers in developing countries with timely information about microcomputers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008-July 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54750

International Pork Trade and Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Shang-Ho; Reed,   Michael R.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
International pork trade has not only been influenced by trade agreements but also altered by consumer perceptions on disease-infected animals. This study uses a gravity model with fixed-effects to investigate how pork trade is affected by foot-and-mouth disease among 186 countries. Results confirm that pork export falls when an exporting country develops FMD. Exporters with a vaccination policy have larger negative impacts than those with a slaughter policy. Further, pork importers that develop FMD and institute a slaughter policy will import more pork, but importers with a vaccination policy import the same level of pork. In order to retain a position as a top pork exporter, a slaughter policy is often a better choice than a vaccination policy.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foot-and-mouth disease; Pork exports; Regional trade agreement; Gravity model; Zero-valued trade.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C52; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124356

Resolving Canada-U.S. Trade Disputes in Agriculture and Forestry: Lessons from Lumber
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biggs,   Jeffrey; Laaksonen-Craig,   Susanna; Niquidet,   Kurt; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Prominent trade disputes between Canada and the U.S. involve agriculture and forestry, with lack of transparency caused by Canadian non-market institutions a source of U.S. objections. Though there has been a recent flurry of activity in the binational dispute resolution panel on Canadian exports of wheat, one of every six panels since 1989 has involved softwood lumber. We examine lessons from the lumber dispute to shed light on U.S. objections to the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). We argue that U.S. lumber lobbyists will continue to use perceived Canadian institutional obscurity to keep pressure on policymakers, while the CWB system enables similar agricultural interests in to agitate for trade sanctions. Traditional strategies such as dispute resolution...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18; Q23; Q27.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37011

Special Interests versus the Public Interest in Policy Determination
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rausser,   Gordon C.; Roland,   Gerard.
This paper focuses on recent theoretical developments in political economy and what role they might play in explaining and reforming individual country and global distortions in food and agricultural markets. Four groups of forces are isolated: political governance structures emphasizing the role of democratic mechanisms; the design of polycentric structures for assigned governmental authority for setting policy instruments; market structure and other socioeconomic characteristics; and the role of sector mobility and asset diversification. Each of these forces are distilled and data sources are reviewed that will allow econometric specifications that have both explanatory and policy reform implications.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political economy; Agricultural distortions; Public interest; Vested interests; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; H23; N50; Q18; O13; P16; P26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50294

Farm Commodity Prices: Why the Boom and What Happens Now?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westhoff,   Patrick C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Q11; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94643

The Recovery of Consumer Purchasing Behavior after a Food Crisis: A Case Study of the Melamine Incident in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quan,   Shiwen; Zeng,   Yinchu; Yu,   Xiaohua; Liu,   Yuanyuan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Purchase Behavior; Trust; Food Crisis; Milk; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61042

ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR DIETARY IMPROVEMENT AMONG FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Yen,   Steven T.; Dong,   Diansheng; Smallwood,   David M.
Most Americans need to consume more fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. This need is particularly acute among low-income individuals. The objective of this study is to examine the cost effectiveness of two economic policies that use alternative policy levers available within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamp Program) to increase consumption of these under-consumed foods. Data from three nationally representative surveys are used to estimate demand elasticities, marginal propensity to spend on food out of food stamp benefits, and consumption amount of and spending on under-consumed foods among food stamp recipients. Results of the analyses suggest that a 10% price subsidy would curtail consumption deficiencies by 4–7% at...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CEX; SNAP; Price subsidy; NHANES; NFSPS; Vegetables; Milk; Fruits; Food stamps; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; C34; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53339

Milk Marketing Orders: Who Wins and Who Loses?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chouinard,   Hayley H.; Davis,   David E.; LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.; Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94762

Supply Response of Crops in the Southeast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Rachel K.; Duffy,   Patricia A.; Novak,   James L.; Wilson,   Norbert L.W.
An econometric model was used to estimate the supply response of corn, cotton, and soybeans in the Southeast United States.  The analysis includes state-level data from 1991-2005 for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, taking into account the effect of wealth, revenue risk, and farm program provisions.  Estimated elasticities were low and many parameters were not statistically significant.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply Response; Government Programs; Risk; Wealth; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46756

Trade Liberalizing Impacts of NAFTA in Sugar: Global Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.; Westhoff,   Patrick C.; Sherwell,   Pablo.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Policy; NAFTA; Sugar; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96338

From “May Contain” to “Does Contain”:  The price and trade effects of strict information requirements for GM maize under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouet,   Antoine; Gruere,   Guillaume P.; Leroy,   Laetitia.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/22/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; International Trade; Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q17; Q18; F18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61533

Small Enterprises in Egypt: A Study of Two Governorates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davies,   Stephen P.; Seale,   James L., Jr.; Mead,   Donald C.; Badr,   Mahmoud; Sheikh,   Nadia El; Saidi,   Abdel Rahman.
This paper discusses small enterprises in Egypt to determine the number of firms, levels of employment, and basic enterprise characteristics by industry group; to examine a sample of firms in selected industries to determine production and distribution patterns, economic viability, constraints, and potential for future growth; and to suggest to the Egyptian government and USAID the type of policies, programs, and projects that might support development of small enterprises.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Egypt; Small enterprise; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 7; Q18.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54755

Where Do Consumers in Nairobi Purchase their Food and Why Does this Matter? The Need for Investment to Improve Kenya's "Traditional" Food Marketing System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Ayieko,   Miltone W.; Mathenge,   Mary K.; Weber,   Michael T.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Food marketing system; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54643

The Impact of Ethanol Production on the U.S. Gasoline Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marzoughi,   Hassan; Kennedy,   P. Lynn.
This paper uses a simultaneous equation system to determine the impact of ethanol fuel production on the U.S. motor gasoline market, especially gasoline prices. Based on estimation results, every billion gallon increase in ethanol production decreases gasoline prices by as much as 6 cents.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Gasoline Market; Corn; Biofuel; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119752

Policy implementations for organic agriculture: A real options approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tzouramani,   Irene; Liontakis,   Angelos E.; Sintori,   Alexandra; Alexopoulos,   George.
Organic farming has experienced a vast increase within the EU, despite the fact that it implies greater risk and uncertainty than that of conventional farming. This is the result of the increased environmental concern and the rising demand for quality food, which led to the implementation of the organic policy scheme. Nevertheless, the production of organic fruits, including cherries, is still limited in the EU. Farmers will adopt this alternative farming system only if the support provided by the existing policy regime out weights the increased risk and uncertainty. This study explores the effectiveness of the current policy measures for the production of organic cherries in Greece, using the real options methodology. The framework of real options...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Keywords: organic agriculture; Real options; Agriculture policy; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; D81; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51079

Hedging a Government Entitlement: The Case of Countercyclical Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Coble,   Keith H.; Miller,   J. Corey.
This research evaluates whether the introduction of countercyclical payments creates an incentive for program crop producers to hedge the expected government payment using futures and/or options. Results indicate that some level of countercyclical payment hedging is optimal for risk-averse decision makers. However, optimal hedge ratios depend on planting time expectations of marketing year average price as well as on what crop, if any, has been planted on countercyclical payment base acres. These results suggest that the ability to hedge may make these payments more decoupled but also illustrate the distortion of producer behavior induced by farm programs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Countercyclical payment; Expected utility; Hedging; Policy; Risk; Demand and Price Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6299

Tunisian agriculture: Are small farms doomed to disappear?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jouili,   Mustapha.
In Tunisia, small and medium-sized family farms dominate agriculture. From the early 80s, with the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP), the conditions of production and reproduction of small farms have radically changed. In addition to the unfavorable trend of the prices, these farms are increasingly excluded from credit, land and support services. The ultimate consequence is a tendency in real incomes to decline, particularly sharp for small farms in the arid regions of the country. Faced with this degradation, small farms have developed mechanisms of adaptation or regulation allowing them to survive and, even in certain cases, to ensure more than a simple reproduction. But, it seems that the limits of these mechanisms of resistance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agricultural policy; Small farms; Tunisia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q10; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52816

Transmissão de Preços de Milho Branco entre Moçambique, Malawi e Zâmbia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paulo,   Antonio M.
Apresentado no Seminário Sobre Perspectivas de Produção e Comercialização Agrícola na Campanha 2010/2011 Organizado pela Direcção de Economia do Ministério da Agricultura de Moçambique Maputo, 22 de Agosto de 2011; Paper Presented at Market Outlook Conference for 2010/2011 Agricultural Crop season.  Organized by the Directorate of Economics, Ministry of Agriculture of Mozambique Maputo, August 22th, 2011.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Moçambique; Milho branco; Comércio transfronteiriço; Integração de mercados; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115598

The Acreage and Borrowing Effects of Direct Payments Under Uncertainty: A Simulation Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Girante,   Maria Joana; Goodwin,   Barry K.
We use simulation methods in an expected utility maximization framework to analyze a farmer’s optimal resource allocation in the presence of government payments, decoupled and not. This framework is extended to incorporate the optimal choice of investment levels in the presence of credit constraints. Further extensions include a wealth-dependent interest rate and decreasing marginal yields. We find decoupled payments affect the optimal choices of the credit-constrained farmer through a collateral-enhancement effect, so they do distort production. The 2005 proposal by Senators Grassley, Dorgan, Hagel, and Johnson to tighten limits on commodity payments is not found to affect payments of the typical Kansas farmer.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Credit constraints; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49349

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRANSITION COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rungsuriyawiboon,   Supawat; Lissitsa,   Alexej.
Malmquist total factor productivity (TFP) index has been extensively applied in the literature to measure productivity growth decomposition. This study applies a parametric decomposition of a Generalized Malmquist TFP index to measure and compare the levels and trends in agricultural productivity in European countries, making use of the most-recent data available from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations. The aim of this study is to measure TFP developments in agriculture of transition countries after breakdown of socialism and to compare their TFP growth with other European countries. The Generalized Malmquist productivity index can be decomposed into technological change, technical efficiency change and scale efficiency change....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transition countries; Malmquist; Multifactor Productivity; Agriculture; Productivity Analysis; Q16; Q18; P27.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14903

Economic and Poverty Impacts of Agricultural, Trade and Factor Market Reforms in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhai,   Fan; Hertel,   Thomas W.
Capitalizing on the most recent estimates of agricultural price distortions in China and in other countries, this paper assesses the economic and poverty impact of global and domestic trade reform in China. It also examines the interplay between the trade reforms and factor market reforms aimed at improving the allocation of labor within the Chinese economy. The results suggest that trade reforms in the rest of the world, land reform and hukou reform all serve to reduce poverty, while unilateral trade reforms result in a small poverty increase. Agricultural distortions are important factors in determining the distributional and poverty effects of trade reform packages, although their impacts on aggregate trade and welfare appear to be small. A...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52787

Agri-Environmental Policy: Understanding the Role of Regional Administration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eggers,   Jorg; Laschewski,   Lutz; Schleyer,   Christian.
With regard to agri-environmental schemes (AES) under Regulation (EC) 1257/99, we suggest that their ineffectiveness, inefficiency, and divers uptake is inherent to the way they are institutionalised in the European CAP framework. Based on experiences of the GRANO research project that initiated two Agri-Environmental Forums in Brandenburg (Germany) to integrate local actors directly into designing and implementing local AES we argue that the process of designing AES can be conceptualised as a complex negotiation process at Laender level. The related institutional settings shape possible outcomes and scheme designs. With only "passive support" for decentralised and participatory approaches yet compulsory complex bureaucratic procedures on part of the EU,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental policy; Subsidiarity principle; Germany; Environmental Economics and Policy; H11; H77; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24496

Fallstudie zur Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage im Landkreis St. Wendel (Saarland)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gasmi,   Samy.
Zusammenfassung: Ziel dieser Fallstudie im Landkreis St. Wendel ist es, die Wirkung der Ausgleichszulage auf verschiedene Bereiche der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raumes in einem „typischen“ benachteiligten Gebiet vertieft zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden vorhandene Statistiken, relevante Literatur und die Daten des Testbetriebsnetzes ausgewertet sowie Befragungen mit Landwirten und Experten durchgeführt. Anhand einer schriftlichen Befragung von Beratern aus strukturell ähnlichen Landkreisen wurde die Übertragbarkeit der Fallstudie geprüft und alle Ergebnisse anschließend auf einem Workshop mit den für die Ausgleichszulage zuständigen Fachreferenten der Länder und des Bundes diskutiert. Die Benachteiligung im Landkreis St. Wendel ist in erster Linie der...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Benachteiligte Gebiete; Ausgleichszulage; Kleine Gebiete; Fallstudie; Less Favoured Areas; Compensatory allowance; Case study; Areas with specific handicaps; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q19.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103253

Synergistic Green and White Revolution: Evidence from Kenya and Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Xiangping.
Rising agricultural productivity in developing countries is crucial to ease the tension of increased population and haunting concern on food security. Nevertheless the soaring price of fertilizer and sluggish dissemination of improved seed varieties prohibit the poor to tap benefits from increased productivity. In the presence of the pressing button on food security, subsidizing fertilizer and seeds is recently voiced heavily. This study reveals that the adoption of improved maize variety in Kenya leads to higher yield than that in Uganda. By introducing livestock programs, the agricultural productivity in Kenya is sustained with a synergy between the “Green Revolution” and “White Revolution”. To tap agricultural potentials in Africa, subsidizing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Green revolution; Livestock; Fertilizer; Food security; Propensity score matching; Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q18; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51367

The Swedish 1990 Agricultural Reform - Adjustments of the Use of Land
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersson,   Fredrik Ca.
This paper provides an empirical analysis of adjustments of land use as a result of the conversion programme in the Swedish agricultural reform of 1990. The determinants of farmers' choice to voluntarily convert arable land to other uses and the share of land converted are analysed with the Heckman selection model. The results suggest that the decision to convert is significantly affected by a farmer's age, the size and location of the farm, the type of farming, and the macroeconomic situation in the region. Farm operators on farms highly specialised in grazing livestock and farmers on large farms were found to be more prone to convert.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sample selection; Agricultural reform; Sweden; Set aside; MTR; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24706

Implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in the Beef Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peel,   Derrell S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94687

Irrigation water pricing between governmental policies and farmers’ perception: Implications for green-houses horticultural production in Teboulba (Tunisia)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chebil,   Ali; Frija,   Aymen; Thabet,   Chokri.
A positive mathematical programming model was constructed in this study to assess the effect of three water pricing scenarios on Teboulba’s agricultural production systems. The effects of these scenarios were estimated for three groups of farmers from three irrigated districts. Results show that water demand in group 1 remains inelastic until achieving the price of 0.20 TD. A price above this level decreases water consumption, farmer’s incomes as well as seasonal labor demand. For groups 2 and 3, the water demand curves remain highly inelastic even with a full cost recovery price. However, once reaching this last price, the model shows important income reductions reaching 20% of the current observed income. Moreover, a pricing policy aiming to recover...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Water pricing; Positive mathematical programming; Greenhouses; Economic impact; Teboulba; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118863

Transmission of World Food Price Changes to African Markets and its Effect on Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
Paper to be presented at the Comesa policy seminar “Food price variability: Causes, consequences, and policy options" on 25-26 January 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Markets Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Food prices; Global markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58563

IMPACT OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM ON ORGANIC FARMING IN GERMANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanders,   Jurn; Nieberg,   Hiltrud; Offermann,   Frank.
The financial performance of organic and conventional farming is highly influenced by the EU direct payment policy. While organic farms receive considerable support from agrienvironmental programmes, the design of the first pillar put organic farming at a disadvantage in the past. The 2003 CAP reform has changed this situation particularly by decoupling direct payments and reducing price support. This paper has therefore the aim to identify and assess the impact of the CAP reform on the relative profitability and production structure of organic farms in Germany. The statistical analysis of FADN data from the years 2003/04 and 2006/07 suggests that differences in payments from the first pillar decreased, affecting positively the relative profitability of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Decoupling; Relative profitability; CAP Health Check; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44845

Welfare distribution between EU Member States through different national decoupling options. Implications for Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dominguez,   Ignacio Perez; Wieck,   Christine.
SUMMARY: This paper makes use of an agricultural sector model to analyse welfare effects derived from different national implementation options of the CAP Reform 2003. It shows that agricultural prices developed more favourable in a full premium decoupling scenario, since agricultural production declines more pronounced compared to a partial decoupling scenario. The use of the partial decoupling mechanism helps Member States to distribute income into less favoured areas but is not the optimal policy choice. However, if other Member States follow the same path of reform, a "prisoner's dilemma" will most likely be observed: partial decoupling appears as the preferred option for individual Member States, since high domestic production and high producer prices...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Partial equilibrium analysis; Modelling; Decoupling; Welfare analysis.; Agricultural and Food Policy; C61; D60; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8005

Net Farm Income and Land Use under a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Justin Scott; McCarl,   Bruce A.; Murray,   Brian C.; Rose,   Steven K.; Alig,   Ralph J.; Adams,   Darius M.; Latta,   Gregory S.; Beach,   Robert H.; Daigneault,   Adam J.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93683

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Hu,   Ruifa; van Meijl,   Hans; van Tongeren,   Frank W.
China has made a major investment in biotechnology research.  Genetically modified (GM) cotton is widely adopted and the list of GM technologies in trials is impressive.  At the same time there is an active debate on when China should commercialize its GM food crops.  The overall goal of this paper is to provide an economy-wide assessment of these issues under various scenarios.  Based on a unique data from empirical micro-level study and field trial in China and a modified GTAP model, our results indicate that the development of biotechnology has an important impact on China's production, trade and welfare.  Welfare gains far outweigh the public biotechnology research expenditures.  Most gains occur inside China.  Policy makers should put less weight on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic impacts; Biotechnology; Genetically modified crops; China; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C68; D58; F13; O33; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25883

Post-Buyout Burley Tobacco Production and Trends in the Traditional Burley Regions of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tiller,   Kelly; Jones,   Lakeya.
The 2004 federal tobacco buyout ended the longstanding tobacco quota and price support programs, and also eliminated all tobacco reporting requirements.  Producers are adjusting to the free market with scant information.  The 2006 Burley Tobacco Survey provides an initial glimpse of post-buyout burley tobacco production, trends, challenges, and expectations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tobacco; Quota buyout; Farmer survey; Tobacco production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34987

Can the lack of coordination between an agricultural authority and a water agency generate inefficiencies?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Elsa; Stahn,   Hubert.
The point of departure of this work is the situation occurring in the Crau area (South-East of France). In this region, organic farmers use surface water for irrigation and excess water percolates into an aquifer that is used as a source for local residents. In contrast to the standard framework, agricultural production thus increases groundwater levels. In this paper, using a dynamic model, we derive the myopic and socially optimal food and water consumption paths. The first aim is to bring to the fore that an intervention is needed and that, in such a specific case, the environment can be protected thanks to some "good" production incentives. We then analyze the problem of coordination that can occur when two distinct local authorities - an agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Externalities; Agricultural policy; Water policy; Coordination of policies; Environmental Economics and Policy; H23; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91811

Challenges for China's Agricultural Exports: Compliance with Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Fengxia; Jensen,   Helen H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94456

Citizens' Attitudes Towards Multifunctional Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hyytia,   Nina; Kola,   Jukka.
This paper examines Finnish citizens' attitudes towards multifunctional agriculture and further, the connections among these attitudes, consumers' willingness to pay, and some socio economic factors. Attitudinal dimensions were executed by using factor analysis. The respondents (N=1300) were distributed into clusters based on their attitudes. It would be expected that people who have positive attitudes, would also state high values of WTP. Instead, this study suggests that attitudes and WTP do not have a positive relation. People are willing to support domestic agriculture as a provider of safe and high-quality food. However, a remarkable proportion of Finnish citizens have a positive attitude towards externalities and joint products of agriculture.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Agricultural prices; Attitudes; Consumer/Household Economics; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24736

Food Security Survey: Phase I,  Agricultural Production and Land Use Season 2000A
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edson,   Mpyisi; Jean Baptiste,   Nyarwaya; Emmanuel,   Shingiro; Daniel,   Clay; Valerie,   Kelly A.
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA,  MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL RESOURCES, AND FORESTRY,  Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA)
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Agricultural production; Land use; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55535

An Assessment of Current Policy Initiatives in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Tschirley,   David L.
This paper assesses three of these policy initiatives: input credit provision for  smallholder  producers of selected cash crops including cotton, the proposed creation of a Cotton  Board, and the emergence in 2003 of District Council levies as a point of conflict between local  governments and cotton companies. The purpose of the paper is to provide guidance to public and  private decision makers regarding key modifications which may need to be made to these policies  to ensure continued healthy development of the sector.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54612

Governing the Co-existence of GM Crops: Ex-Ante Regulation and Ex-Post Liability under Uncertainty and Irreversibility
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckmann,   Volker; Soregaroli,   Claudio; Wesseler,   Justus.
The future institutional environment for the co-existence of genetically modified (GM) crops, conventional crops and organic crops in Europe combines measures of ex-ante regulation and ex-post liability rules. Against this background we ask the following two questions: How does ex-ante regulation and ex-post liability under irreversibility and uncertainty affect the adoption of GM crops? What are the implications for regional agglomeration of GM and non-GM crops? Ex-ante regulations and ex-post liabilities for using GM crops will induce additional costs. These costs are modelled in a classical way. The model is advanced by including irreversibility and uncertainty and taking into account transaction costs of negotiating possible solutions with neighbouring...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Co-existence; GM crops; Liability law; Public regulation; Technology adoption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; K13; O33; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18845

Food Aid and Biofuels: The Effects of Biofuel Policies on Procurement and Delivery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cardwell,   Ryan T.; Kerr,   William A.
The food-aid community almost unanimously condemns policies that encourage crop production for fuel.  Both food-aid donors and recipients are concerned that biofuels will increase foodgrain prices and leave donors unable to meet commitments.  The effects of biofuel-induced higher cereal prices on food-aid recipients are complicated functions of several factors, each of which must be considered in an analysis of the effects of biofuel policies.  These factors include the level of biofuel-induced price increases, changes in relative commodity prices, donor-recipient relationships and the sources from which food aid is procured.  This article analyses the effects of biofuel policies on the food-aid supply chain and concludes that the more reliant a recipient...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food aid; Biofuels; Development economics; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; O13; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51705

Evaluation of the Japanese Rice Policy Reforms under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takahashi,   Daisuke; Honma,   Masayoshi.
This study aims to quantitatively evaluate the rice policy reforms in Japan since 1995. First, we review the development of the Japanese rice policy reforms since the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture and the transition of the representative indices that measure the level of agricultural protection, such as the producer support estimate (PSE) and the aggregate measure of support (AMS). Next, a quantitative evaluation of the volume of transfers facilitated by the rice policies is carried out by employing the standard framework of welfare analysis. The changes in social welfare are simulated when the ex ante and ex post policies related to rice, namely, direct payment per output, purchase of rice by the government, and acreage control, are abolished and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice policies; Welfare analysis; Acreage control; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51421

Assessment of Biotechnology Policies and International Trade in Key Markets for U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marchant,   Mary A.; Song,   Baohui.
The United States leads the world in agricultural biotechnology research, adoption, commercialization, and exports.  Our biotech commodities are highly dependent on international markets.  Thus, any biotech policy changes by key importing countries may affect U.S. agricultural biotech product exports.  This article identifies key markets for U.S. agricultural exports including biotech commodities and discusses current and proposed biotech policies in key markets for U.S. agricultural exports focusing on Canada, Mexico, Japan, the European Union (EU), and China.  Among these markets, labeling of biotech products is voluntary in Canada and Mexico but is mandatory in Japan, the EU, and, most recently, in China.  For the EU, U.S. corn exports were almost...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Biotech policy; Corn; Cotton; International trade; Soybeans; U.S. agricultural exports; Q13; Q17; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43513

Assessment of the Farm Level Financial Profitability of the Magoye RipperiIn Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Donovan,   Cynthia; Samazaka,   David.
With the risk of the drought in the agricultural production areas of Zambia, conservation farming (CF) was introduced as a set of technologies that can improve productivity while reducing plant stress due to moisture constraints. Under animal traction, CF involves using the Magoye ripper to minimize soil disturbance in land preparation and to help improve water conservation, thus enhancing farmers’ land and labor productivity. This technology has been promoted by Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Zambia and shows promise in on-station and on-farm trials.  This research is based on actual farmer use of the ripper in Eastern and Southern Provinces in 2004/2005, a year with erratic rainfall...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Conservation Farming; Magoye Ripper; Zambia.; Africa; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54482

Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warr,   Peter G.
A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-reducing within Thailand, whether other countries participate in the liberalization or not. This poverty reduction occurs among both farm and non-farm households and this qualitative outcome is not dependent on the particular poverty line used in the analysis. Liberalization in agricultural products alone raises poverty incidence among farm households, while reducing it slightly among non-farm households.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52791

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Kazakhstan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pomfret,   Richard.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48360

Weaknesses in Institutional Organization: Explaining the Dismal Performance of Kenya's Coffee Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mude,   Andrew G.
In this paper, we use the experience of Kenya's failing Coffee Cooperatives to show that, under certain circumstances, membership based organizations can give rise to perverse incentives that undermine the benefits of organizing and lead to a reduction in member productivity and welfare. We identify certain features of the institutional environment underlying Kenya's coffee cooperatives that facilitate rent-seeking behavior. The lack of a formal regulatory structure with credible enforcement mechanisms, the presence of informal electoral practices conducive to vote-buying, and the legal support for local monopsonies that facilitates exploitive pricing all contribute to the dismal performance of Kenya's coffee cooperatives. Using a data set of more than 200...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Cooperatives; Decentralization; Rent-Seeking; Technical Inefficiency; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; D7; Q13; Q18; Z13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25306

Does Targeting a Designated Area Crowd out the other Preservation Programs’ Efforts?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Xiangping; Lynch,   Lori.
Maryland has introduced a number of land preservation programs over the past 40 years to permanently preserve resource lands. Although new programs can increase the number of acres being preserved, they might have unintended impact on land preservation due to interaction with existing land preservation programs.  The Maryland Rural Legacy program began in 1997 by designating large contiguous blocks of land and focusing its preservation efforts only in those areas. The program’s could attract existing programs to shift their preservation effort into this designated rural legacy areas if there exist economy of scale or they subsidized existing programs’ effort through matching funds. Alternatively, it could crowd out the others’ preservation efforts in these...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crowding effects; Designated preservation areas; Land preservation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q24; Q28; Q58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49339

Modelling Agricultural Commodity Markets under Imperfect Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soregaroli,   Claudio; Sckokai,   Paolo.
In this paper, we develop a model that explains the exporters’ behaviour in international commodity markets considering explicitly the case of an imperfectly competitive structure of these markets. More specifically, drawing from the imperfect competition and trade literature, we derive price transmission equations between producer and consumer prices and between producer and export prices that can be included in large commodity models in order to verify how results of these models change assuming the imperfect competition hypothesis. The results obtained carrying out a simple simulation exercise, with two competing exporting countries and one importing region, show the relevance of assuming imperfect competition in commodity markets.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Imperfect Competition; State Trading Enterprises; Policy simulation; Cereal markets; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q12; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116012

A Socio-Economic Survey of the Smallholder Sector in the Province of Nampula: Research Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
The decision was made to conduct a survey among smallholder households, which would be  as comprehensive as possible, given the limitations of personnel, timing and funding. This paper  discusses the research design and survey methods that were employed, as well as the rather unique  circumstances in which the study was implemented.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55916

Zambian Cotton in a Regional Context: Performance under Liberalization and Future Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Zulu,   Ballard.
This paper is directed toward policy makers and private stakeholders in Zambia’s  cotton sector. Its purpose is: 1) to assess key elements of the performance of Zambia’s cotton  sector relative to other selected African countries; 2) to develop preliminary insights into the  driving forces behind Zambia’s performance and also the threats to improved future performance;  and 3) to identify key issues within the sector that merit continued applied research and  dialogue with stakeholders.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54610

Implementation of EU Agri-Environmental Measures at the Regional Level: Economic and Political Constraints
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertoni,   Danilo; Peri,   Massimo; Olper,   Alessandro.
In this paper we apply a political objective function approach developed by Salhofer and Glebe (2004) to explain the high variability of agri-environmental program implementation at the EU regional level. The analysis covers 55 EU regions during the period 2001-2002, using basic data extracted from the Common Monitoring Indicators collected by the UE Commission for the programme's evaluation process. The main results indicate that the area covered by agri-environmental programs increases in regions where budget constraints are less severe and where the social demand for environmental amenities is more relevant. Moreover, agri-environmental programs are negatively related to the participation opportunity cost and show a non linear relation with the farmer's...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental measures; CAP; Regional and agricultural policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q24; Q28.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24777

Working-age Adult Mortality and Primary School Attendance in Rural Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yamano,   Takashi; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Adult mortality; Education; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54645

Risk-Adjusted Comparison of Conservation Reserve Program Payments Versus Production Payments for a Corn-Soybean Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
Conservation reserve program (CRP) payments amount to several billion dollars annually.  Payments are allocated to both remove land from production and to help farmers pay for conservation improvements.  However, research examining whether farmers increase their utility with CRPs is limited.  This paper uses simulation analysis and certainty equivalents to compare farming income to payments under the CRP.  Farming income is a combination of crop production and government payments as specified in the 2002 Farm Bill.  This analysis focuses on farms in three different counties in Kentucky.  Results indicate that CRPs are good choices for many farmers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certainty equivalents; Conservation; CRP; Government payments; Risk; Simulation; Q15; Q18; Q16; C15.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43391

Observations and Emerging Lessons from the 1998/99 High-Input Maize Program in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Massingue,   Jaquelino; Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Tschirley,   David L.; Boughton,   Duncan; Serrano,   Alexandre.
Research Results from the Department of Policy Analysis MARD-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Farmer associations; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55218

Are Citizens Willing to Pay for Agricultural Multifunctionality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kallas,   Zein; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel.
Agricultural multifunctionality is the recognition of the joint exercise of economic, environmental and social functions by this sector. In order to make this concept operative for the design of public policies, it is necessary to estimate the social demand for such functions. The main objective of this article is to present an empirical application in this line. For this purpose we have taken the agricultural system of cereal steppes in Tierra de Campos (Spain) as a case study. The economic valuation technique used is the Choice Experiment. The results suggest the existence of a significant demand for the different functions, although this demand is heterogeneous, depending on the socio-economic characteristics of the individuals.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural multifunctionality; Agricultural policy; Economic valuation; Choice experiment; Consumer/Household Economics; Q18; Q11; Q25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25476

Management Type Environmental Policy Instruments – An Empirical Investigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Walsh,   John.
The overall aim of this study is to empirically investigate the cost structure of a management agreement type agri-environmental instrument and to identify factors for cost variation over space and time. We control for the actual level of compliance by using compliance weighted average scheme cost ratios. Beside technological and economic performance measures, we also incorporate risk proxies. In addition, we consider unobserved heterogeneity or path dependency with respect to unknown administrative, spatial and farm specific factors. Hence, we try to disentangle random and fixed scheme cost effects by applying a bootstrapped mixed-effects regression approach using the empirical case of the Environmental Stewardship Scheme in the UK. Regional and sectoral...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem Services; Scheme Cost; Risk; Mixed-Effects Regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91731

Efficacy of European Policies on Rural Landscape: the Case Study of Sardinia (ITALY)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Idda,   Lorenzo; Madau,   Fabio A.; Orru,   Elia; Pulina,   Pietro; Sini,   Maria Paola.
Over the last decades, a large number of developed countries have explicitly recognized the importance of benefits generated from agricultural and rural landscape into their legislation. Since the early '90, preservation and enhancing of rural landscape has played an increasing role also into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) promoted by the European Union (EU). More generally, the whole European rural development policy seems to recognize an important role to the keeping of agricultural and rural landscape. The present work is a part of a wider research aimed to identify rational instruments for guidance policies on rural landscape. The specific purpose of this paper is to evaluate efficacy of Sardinian (Italy) regional policies on rural landscape. In...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural landscape; Rural and environmental policies; Structural policies; Efficacy policies evaluation; Sardinia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; Q28; R59.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24778

Agriculture and Rural Economic Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deller,   Steven C.; Gould,   Brian W.; Jones,   Bruce L.
The role of farm dependence and size on rural economic growth is examined with data from 2,240 nonmetropolitan U.S. counties for the period 1990-1995. A simple neoclassical model of regional economic growth is set forth with a central question relating to the role of agriculture on rural economic convergence.  Traditional neoclassical theory predicts that poor rural areas should grow proportionally faster than rich areas.  As interpreted in the academic literature and popular press, a preponderance of small family farms should enhance growth.  Results suggest that a higher level of local dependence on production agriculture could lower growth rates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic growth; Production agriculture; Rural development; O47; Q18; R11.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43153

Agricultural Policy Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.; Valdes,   Alberto.
This paper outlines a methodological approach for use by FAO to collect, analyze and monitor agricultural policy indicators (API) for developing countries. The aim is to establish a consistent and comparable set of policy indicators, allowing analysts to examine whether agriculture in particular countries is being stimulated or retarded by the set of policies employed. The API should also be useful in the context of quantitative models of policy impacts and market projections. Ideally, the indicators should function as building blocks for the more comprehensive policy measurement. This paper is presented in four parts. Part I gives an overview of the rationale for monitoring, the relationship between policy monitoring, quantitative modeling and evaluation,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Trade and development; Policy indicators; Domestic support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q17; Q18; O10; O19.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23789

The Economics of Smallholder Households in Tobacco and Cotton Growing Areas of the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Zandamela,   Julieta; Miguel,   Arlindo; de Sousa,   Natercia.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Tobacco; Cotton; Household; Zambezi Valley; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56064

Inqérito ao Sector Familiar da Província de Nampula: Obseravações Metodológicas
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55917

Are Consumers in Developing Countries Willing-to-Pay More for Micronutrient-Dense Biofortified Foods? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chowdhury,   Shyamal K.; Meenakshi,   J.V.; Tomlins,   Keith; Owori,   Constance.
Vitamin A deficiency is a major health problem in Africa and in many other developing countries. Biofortified staple crops that are high in pro vitamins A and adapted to local growing environment have the potential to reduce the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. One such example is the orange-fleshed sweetpotato. However because of its distinctive orange color, which is in contrast to the white varieties that are typically consumed in Africa, it is important to assess whether consumers will accept it.  It is this question that this paper attempts to address, using a choice experiment with the real product to quantify the magnitude of the premium or discount  in consumers’ willingness to pay that may be associated with it.  In addition, it also considers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cheap talk; Field experiments; Hypothetical bias; Conjoint analysis; Universal logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C35; C93; D 83; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49945

Product Attribute Saliency and Region of Origin: Some Empirical Evidence from Portugal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   J. Freitas; Ribeiro,   J. Cadima.
This paper empirically investigates the extent to which consumer preferences may act as promoters of regional products. Three products are studied in terms of the importance consumers attach to various product attributes with particular emphasis on region of origin information. The estimation of a hedonic price function, which relates the price of Portuguese regional products to its various attributes, provided empirical support to the hypothesis that region of origin matters to consumers. The study shows that wine, olive oil and cheese from some regions of origin have a significant impact on price. Particularly, some regions of origin are expected to have price premiums, while others are expected to have discounts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional products; Hedonic approach; Wine; Olive oil; Cheese; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C21; D83; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24667

CROP INSURANCE AND THE FUTURE FARM SAFETY NET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Keith J.; Bulut,   Harun.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Insurance; Farm bill; Farm Programs; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120007

Adverse Selection in the Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Evidence in the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quillerou,   Emmanuelle; Fraser,   Rob W.; Fraser,   Iain.
The Environmental Stewardship Scheme provides payments to farmers for the provision of environmental services based on foregone agricultural income. This creates a potential incentive compatibility problem which, combined with an information asymmetry on farm land heterogeneity, could lead to adverse selection of farmers into the Scheme and therefore reduced cost-effectiveness of the Scheme. This reduced cost-effectiveness would be represented by a systematic overpayment of farmers for the land enrolled into the Scheme, compared to the opportunity cost of production. This paper examines the potential adverse selection problem affecting the higher tier of the Environmental Stewardship, the Higher Level Stewardship, using a principal agent framework combined...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adverse selection; Agri-environment; Environmental Stewardship; Principal-agent; Contract; Environmental Economics and Policy; D78; D82; H44; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91676

Welfare Implications of Washington Wheat Breeding Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nogueira,   Lia; Marsh,   Thomas L.
We calculate the welfare effects of the WSU wheat breeding programs for producers and consumers in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, the United States and the rest of the world.  We develop a partial equilibrium multi-region, multi-product, multi-variety trade model for wheat that provides consumer, producer and total surplus for each wheat class and region.  Our results provide evidence suggesting that WSU wheat breeding programs have increased welfare in Washington State, in the United States and the rest of the world.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Welfare; Wheat breeding programs; Economic surplus; Partial equilibrium; Agribusiness; F14; F17; Q11; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93419

Política de Preços e Distribuição da Ajuda Alimentar de Milho Amarelo em Moçambique: Uma Análise de Alternativas
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Yellow maize; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56014

Microcomputer Statistical Packages for Agricultural Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.
This paper discusses statistical packages for agricultural researchers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Statistical package; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54754

On the Role of Government in Food Staples Markets: Perspectives from   Recent Research and Implications for Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tostao,   Emilio; Tschirley,   David L.
This brief reviews results of applied research regarding the role of government in staple food markets in East and Southern Africa. The purpose of the brief is to draw lessons for Mozambique as it decides how to use the grain storage silos it has been building since 2009. The authors suggest that: Mozambique is in an unusually strong position to take advantage of private sector activity to stabilize prices over time and space; Additional investment in road and rail infrastructure, incentives, and institutions, would help bring down transaction costs and allow private action to further stabilize prices; Additional stabilization, for those times when Mozambique has to rely on imports from the world market beyond what they normally make, could be obtained in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Mozambique; Food security; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q13; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62154

Farm-level Perspectives in Rwanda's Coffee Supply Chain Coordination Challenge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Mpyisi,   Edson; Weber,   Michael T.
This synthesis shows the need to update and improve household-level information on Rwanda’s coffee sector, so that appropriate policies may be put into place to increase the level and diversity of smallholder and rural business income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55349

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Cote d’Ivoire
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abbott,   Philip C.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48522

FOOD-FOR-WORK FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE LAND USE: CAN IT WORK?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holden,   Stein T.; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Hagos,   Fitsum.
Food-for-work (FFW) programs are commonly used both for short-term relief and long-term development purposes.  In the latter capacity, they are increasingly used for natural resources management projects. Barrett, Holden and Clay (forthcoming) assess the suitability of FFW programs as insurance to cushion the poor against short-term, adverse shocks that could, in the absence of a safety net, have permanent repercussions. In this paper we explore the complementary question of FFW programs' potential to reduce poverty and promote sustainable land use in the longer run through induced changes in investment patterns.   FFW programs commonly aim to produce or maintain potentially valuable public goods necessary to stimulate productivity and thus income growth....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Q18; O1; Q2; I1.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14759

Distortions to Cotton Sector Incentives in West and Central Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baffes,   John.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48526

Confirmatory Bias under Food-Borne Risk: A Lab Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Ying; Just,   David R.; Wansink,   Brian.
An experiment was conducted to investigate the interaction between consumers’ past eating behaviors, risk perceptions and future information processing procedure. In the study, participants were required to choose whether or not to eat chicken that was potentially be tainted with Avian Influenza (AI). Results showed that people decreased the consumption when facing ambiguous signals regarding the food quality, but would not cease to eat altogether. Due to a taste of consistency, participants updated their risk perceptions and judgments based on their eating behaviors. The more chicken individuals ate the more favorably they tended to rate the food, suggesting confirmatory bias. Even though consumers with previous experience could pick up signals faster,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cognitive Dissonance; Confirmation Bias; Self-compliance; Justification; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; D03; D12; D83; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61312

Agro-Industry and Smallholder Agriculture: Institutional Arrangements and Rural Poverty Reduction in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benfica,   Rui M.S.; Tschirley,   David L.; Sambo,   Liria.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER - Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agroindustrial; Smallholder agriculture; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55231

The Evolution of Agricultural Policies and Agribusiness Development in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas; Jank,   Marcos Sawaya.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; O54; O13; Q15.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94415

Los factores determinantes del paso de las explotaciones de la leche a la carne en la Cornisa Cantabrica: analisis empirico para una comarca del interior de Galicia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvarez,   Alfonso Ribas; Iglesias,   Edelmiro Lopez; Loureiro,   Maria L.
Este trabajo pretende contribuir al estudio de los factores que determinan el paso de las explotaciones de vacuno de leche a vacuno de carne en la Cornisa Cantábrica, examinando para ello la relación de este proceso con las características productivas y familiares de las explotaciones. Además, se contrasta en concreto el papel jugado por la concentración parcelaria, la principal medida de reforma de estructuras agrarias aplicada en la agricultura de estas regiones durante las últimas décadas. Los datos empleados se refieren al período 1985-1999 y a una muestra de 458 explotaciones con ganado bovino (activas en 1999) sobre una población de 1.420 unidades productivas  situadas en la Comarca Interior de la provincia de A Coruña. De esas unidades productivas,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy farms; Cattle production; Land consolidation; Logistic regression; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8008

An Annotated Directory of Statistical and Related Microcomputer Software for Socioeconomic Data Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Stevens,   Robert D.; Stilwell,   Thomas C.; Weber,   Michael T.
This report provides detailed information about comprehensive general statistical software and provides information on other statistical and related software of special interest to those using microcomputers to conduct socioeconomic data analysis.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Socioeconomic data analysis software; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54759

Recommendations on Sampling and Estimation Methodology for Rwanda Agricultural Surveys
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Megill,   David J.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP;  Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry;  U.S. Agency for International Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Sampling and estimation methodology; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55464

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America and the Caribbean
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kym; Valdes,   Alberto.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48575

Impacts and adaptive capacity as drivers for prioritizing agricultural adaptation to climate change in Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schlickenrieder,   Jeremy; Quiroga,   Sonia; Diz,   Agustin; Iglesias,   Ana.
In the face of likely climate change impacts policy makers at different spatial scales need access to assessment tools that enable informed policy instruments to be designed. Recent scientific advances have facilitated the development of improved climate projections, but it remains to be seen whether these are translated into effective adaptation strategies. This paper uses existing databases on climate impacts on European agriculture and combines them with an assessment of adaptive capacity to develop an interdisciplinary approach for prioritising policies. It proposes a method for identifying relevant policies for different EU countries that are representative of various agroclimatic zones. Our analysis presents a framework for integrating current...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Agriculture; Climate change; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117617

Household Income and Assets in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005: Can Pro-Poor Growth Be Sustained?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; Cunguara,   Benedito; Boughton,   Duncan.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Mozambique; Income; Growth; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56072

Internationaler Handel und multifunktionale Landwirtschaft : Ein Agrarsektormodell zur Analyse Politischer Optionen und Entscheidungsunterstutzung
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Gerald.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector; Policy analysis; Agricultural trade; Multifunctionality; External effects; Taxes; Subsidies; Sector modeling; International Relations/Trade; C61; C69; D62; H23; H41; Q71; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18824

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF CROATIA´S AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICY ON THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weingarten,   Peter; Frohberg,   Klaus; Winter,   Etti Maria; Schreiber,   Catrin.
Croatia recently signed several trade liberalisation agreements. The cornerstones of its trade policy are WTO membership, the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU and Croatia's application of membership as well as bilateral free trade agreements within the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. The objective of this paper is to quantify the impact of Croatia's agricultural trade policy on the agri-food sector. For the analysis, a partial equilibrium model based on 1999/2000 data is used. Trade between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, the EU-15 and the rest of the world is modelled for 12 product groups. Three liberalisation scenarios are analysed for the years 2002 and 2005. The scenarios differ with regard to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Croatia; Trade liberalisation; Agri-food sector; Partial equilibrium analysis; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14932

The Impact of Nonfarm Activities on Agricultural Productivity in Rural China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Ye; Wang,   Chenggang; Pan,   Suwen.
Although evidence abounds that the development of rural non-farm activities have increased rural household income and contributed to rural development, the underlying structure and mechanism of the linkage between agricultural productivity and non-farm activities is poorly understood.  Using a unique panel dataset of Chinese villages, this article examines the mechanism by which non-farm activities influence agricultural productivity.  I find that Chinese villages’ non-farm revenue has a significant positive effect on agricultural land productivity.  Although non-farm activities do withdraw labor out of agriculture and therefore dampen land productivity, that negative effect is negligible in comparison with the land productivity improvement brought by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural non-farm activities; Labor migration; Agricultural productivity; Infrastructure capital.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; O13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103605

Policies to Protect Food Safety and Animal Health
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Clark,   F. Dustan; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Hamm,   Sandra J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q16; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94388

Mexico's Changing Pork Sector: The Forces of Domestic and International Market Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Clemens,   Roxanne; Jensen,   Helen H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94440

ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISK EXPOSURE IN THE NILE BASIN OF ETHIOPIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Di Falco,   Salvatore; Veronesi,   Marcella.
This study investigates the impact of climate change adaptation on farm households’ downside risk exposure (e.g., risk of crop failure) in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. The analysis relies on a moment-based specification of the stochastic production function. We estimate a simultaneous equations model with endogenous switching to account for the heterogeneity in the decision to adapt or not, and for unobservable characteristics of farmers and their farm. We find that (i) climate change adaptation reduces downside risk exposure, i.e., farm households that implemented climate change adaptation strategies get benefits in terms of a decrease in the risk of crop failure; (ii) farm households that did not adapt would benefit the most in terms of reduction in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Climate change; Endogenous switching; Ethiopia; Risk exposure; Stochastic production function; Skewness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; D80; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115549

The Impact of Investments in Maize Research and Dissemination in Zambia, Part II: Annexes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howard,   Julie A.; Chitala,   George M.; Kalonge,   Sylvester M.
Annexes to IDWP 39/1
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Downloads December 2008 - June 2009: 4; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54731

Staple food prices in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Govereh,   Jones; Haggblade,   Steven; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Prepared for the COMESA policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the Comesa-MSU-IFPRI African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58556

Mozambique's Food Security Success Story
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economía-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55195

Heat or Eat?: An empirical analysis of U.K. cold weather income support
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beatty,   Timothy K.M.; Blow,   Laura; Crossley,   Thomas.
Paper removed by author 10/14/10.  An updated version will be posted soon.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Deprivation; Food Expenditure; Heat or Eat; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; D12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51903

Economic Evidence of Willingness to Pay for the National Animal Identification System in the US
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade; Buhr,   Brian L.
This article investigates the willingness to pay for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in the US. It is assumed that with the NAIS in place, consumers' risk perception about zoonosis, BSE or mad cow and residues in meat may be mitigated. Therefore, food safety indices for beef, pork and poultry summing the number of references to meat safety found in the top fifty English language news articles in circulation in the US have been constructed. These indices were incorporated in generalized almost ideal demand systems to estimate the effect of those food safety scares on the demand for meat in the US. It has been found that food safety impacts upon the final demand for meat in the US are small and do not show lagged effects. Using the preferred...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Animal Identification System; Food Safety; System of Demand Equations; Meat Industry; USA; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; C22; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25342

Measuring the Effects of Prime-age Adult Mortality in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yamano,   Takashi; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Kenya; Prime-age adult mortality; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54642

CREATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MARKET IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Melnychuk,   Volodymyr; Parchomenko,   Sergej; Lissitsa,   Alexej.
Land reform started in Ukraine 14 years ago became one of the most important issues in transformation of large state agricultural enterprises into market oriented agricultural enterprises. Significant changes in land use and land ownership has happened as a result of land reform implementation in Ukraine. Namely, state monopoly on land was eliminated, agricultural land was privatized, citizens of Ukraine received land plots in possession, first land transactions have happened at agricultural land market etc. Actual data regarding Ukrainian land relations reformation is systematized in this Discussion paper with especial focus on establishing the prerequisites of further formation and perspective development of the agricultural land market in Ukraine....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land market reform; Transition; Ukraine; Bodenmarktreform; Transformationsprozess; Реформа рынка земли; Переходный период; Украина; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; O13; O 17; P26; P32; P48; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92022

Subsidy Incidence in Agricultural Land Markets: An Experimental Investigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagler,   Amy M.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.; Bastian,   Christopher T.; Ehmke,   Mariah D.
We use laboratory market experiments to control for market power and social norms in order to evaluate market outcomes associated with subsidy incidence. We estimate the incidence of a stylized agricultural subsidy in laboratory land rental negotiations and compare the market behavior of university students to agricultural professionals. In separate sessions with both subject groups, 21.5 percent of a per-unit subsidy paid to the buyer (tenant) was passed on to sellers (landlords). The consistent treatment effect between students and professionals is encouraging, particularly in the use of experimental laboratory methods for ex ante analyses of agricultural policy impacts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural subsidies; Ex ante policy analysis; Laboratory market experiments; Land market; Professional versus student subject pools; Subsidy incidence; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q1; Q18; C92.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103032

Analysis of Adult Mortality Within Rural Households in Mozambique and Implication For Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Donovan,   Cynthia; Weber,   Michael T.; Alage,   Albertina.
Research results from the Department of Policy Analysis, MADER, Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; AIDS; HIV; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55239

EXCHANGE RATE EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orden,   David.
With sustained appreciation of the U.S. dollar over the past 4 years, the exchange rate has again taken on importance for agriculture.  This overview paper revisits the analysis of exchange rate impacts, reviewing the relevant conceptual arguments, summarizing the evidence economists and agricultural economists have marshaled from the 1970s and the 1980s and from several more recent papers, presenting some illustrative recent empirical analysis of exchange rate effects, and briefly examining the detrimental consequences that sustained appreciation of the dollar is having on U.S. farm policy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Agricultural trade; Exchange rate; International Relations/Trade; F31; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15466

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndlela,   Daniel; Robinson,   Peter.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48515

Is the Glass Half-empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Agricultural Production Trends in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Negassa,   Asfaw.
This policy brief highlights some of the key trends in Zambia agricultural production  since the implementation of partial agricultural reform.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Agricultural production; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54603

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burrell,   Alison M.; Kurzweil,   Marianne.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48388

Cotton Sector Policies and Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Behind the Numbers in Mozambique and Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Tschirley,   David L.; de Marrule,   Higino Francisco; Osorio,   Afonso; Zulu,   Ballard.
Research results from SIMA-Department of Statistics and Department of Policy Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton; Mozambique; Zambia; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55233

Properties of Flexible Functional Forms for Modeling Bilateral Export Supply and Import Demand in Multi-Country Agri-Food Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Winter,   Etti Maria; Frohberg,   Klaus.
This paper illustrates the opportunities of incorporating more advanced functional forms into multi-country trade policy models. It suggests the use of flexible forms such as the Symmetric Generalized McFadden Function (SGMF) or the Normalized Quadratic-Quadratic Expenditure System (NQQES). Particularly if issues namely trade in differentiated products, preferential trade and effects of standards and traceability on bilateral trade are considered the NQQES offers attractive properties since it allows estimating variety specific expenditure elasticities which might compensate for example increased certification costs. A second aim of the paper refers to the critique on the handling of model parameters in calibrated policy models. In general, employed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bilateral trade modelling; Flexible functions; Calibration; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; B41; C61; F13; Q18; Q17.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24471

Evaluation and Prospects of Policies for Less Favoured Areas in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hashiguchi,   Takuya.
Since 2000, ‘The System of Direct Payment of Subsidies to Farmers in Hilly and Mountainous Areas’ is in operation in Japan. The objective of this paper is to evaluate and survey Japan’s policy for less favoured areas. This system has two characteristics: ‘coverage subsidies for disadvantage’ and ‘subsidies for rural community activation’. Given these characteristics, the subsidy system can be evaluated to have exhibited high effectiveness. I have statistically analyzed the outcomes of this system. But I conclude that it does not have a promising future because subsidies are inadequate for maintaining household finances of farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural Policy; Direct Payment; Less Favoured Areas; Subsidy; Japan; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95302

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability in Viet Nam: Profiles of Four Vulnerable Groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovendal,   Christian Romer.
This report documents the main findings of the vulnerable profiling work carried out in Viet Nam, in cooperation with national partners and under the framework of a UNDP “Policy and Strategy for Sustainable Food Security in Viet Nam” project, as a means to support the planning of appropriate interventions at the national level. Similar studies were undertaken in Guatemala and Nepal, and related work was carried out in Afghanistan and diverse mountainous areas in connection with the International Year of Mountains (2002).  The report describes the livelihood strategies of four vulnerable groups (small farmers in the Red River and Mekong Deltas, small farmers in the Northern Region, artisanal fisherfolk in Central Coastal Region, and urban workers without...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Vulnerability; Food Insecurity; Vulnerable Groups; Livelihoods Profiling; Nepal.; Food Security and Poverty; Q18; Q19; O20.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23798

Economic Impacts of Regionalization of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Philip L.; Seitzinger,   Ann Hillberg; Lee,   John G.
This analysis examines the economic impact of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and the consequences of regionalization. The results suggest that an outbreak would have serious economic effects. Depending on the regionalization scenario, returns to capital and management in the poultry meat and egg sectors would fall between $602 million and $853 million dollars over 16 quarters. Consumers of poultry meat lose $900 million in consumer surplus in the first four quarters, a decline of 10.7%. Egg consumer surplus falls 17.1%. Regionalization lowers the economic welfare losses for producers because it dampens the export loss.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6517

THE GENERATIONAL TURNOVER IN AGRICULTURE: THE AGEING DYNAMICS AND THE EU SUPPORT POLICIES TO YOUNG FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carbone,   Anna; Subioli,   Giovanna.
The scarce presence of young farmers is commonly considered one of the main weak points in the competitiveness of European agriculture. Firstly, the lack of young farmers puts under risk the survival of the sector itself, given that the main effect of an inadequate rate of generational turnover is that the exit of farms from the sector for ageing is not balanced by the entry of new farms run by young farmers. Secondly, the competitiveness of the sector suffer from the lower investment and innovation propensity of elder farmers. For these reasons, and also to slow down the pace of depopulation in most remote rural areas, the EU has always support the entry of young entrepreneurs in the primary sector. With the more recent CAP reforms, the main effort in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Young farmers; Generational turnover; Rural Development; CAP; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44731

Farm Animal Welfare and Quality Verification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uzea,   Adrian D.; Hobbs,   Jill E.
Existing empirical evidence suggests that farm animal welfare may not be a top-of-mind issue for many consumers in North America. Nevertheless, there is pressure from animal welfare groups on food retailers and processors to implement more stringent requirements for their suppliers. Is the demand for more stringent animal welfare protocols primarily determined by a subset of consumers with very strong preferences or by an underlying change in consumer and societal preferences? Who do consumers trust for credible quality assurances with respect to farm animal welfare attributes? This paper provides a basis for further analysis of these issues. The roles of different stakeholders in delivering farm animal welfare quality assurances to consumers are first...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm animal welfare; Quality assurance; Labelling; Certification; Heterogeneous consumers.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45498

Environmental Good Production in the Optimum Activities Portfolio of a Risk Averse Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Havlik,   Petr; Jacquet,   Florence; Boisson,   Jean-Marie; Veysset,   Patrick; Lherm,   Michel.
An analytical framework is proposed for analysis of environmental good production by farmers in the case of price uncertainty.  Environmental good production contracted by means of agri-environmental agreements is treated as a risk less option in the farmer's production activities portfolio.  Efficient frontiers were generated using mathematical programming farm level models of suckler cow farms in Monts du Cantal, in France.  It was demonstrated that for a DARA risk averse farmer: 1) the agreement payment level is not without impact on the farming intensity on parcels not subscribed under the corresponding argi-environmental programme, 2) a lump sum payment matters under uncertainty, 3) the overall impact of the lump sum payment on environmental good...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Portfolio optimisation; Biodiversity; Agricultural policy; Mathematical programming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q18; Q28.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24594

Apprentissage par l’Expérience: L’Utilisation des Résultats des Démonstrations du MINAGRI et du PDMAR pour Améliorer les Programmes de Stimulation de la Demande d’Engrais au Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Nyirimana,   Joseph.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage, et des For  MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Population; Extension; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55382

FOOD AID AND COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL FOOD TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.
1. This paper was commissioned by the Trade and Markets Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to address the relationship between food aid and commercial international food trade as background to an anticipated OECD study on the export competition aspects of food aid.  The terms of reference for this study call for "a critical review of the existing literature on the potential use of food aid as an export support policy or, alternatively, the potential that food aid bears implications similar to those of export supporting policies."     2. This paper can be summarized as follows.  Food aid has multiple objectives, modalities and effects and there has been significant movement over time in each of these areas....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; O1; Q17; F1; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14742

Would Subsidizing a Food Pathogen Vaccine Upset the Food Policy Applecart
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marette,   Stephan; Roe,   Brian E.; Teisl,   Mario F.
Vaccines against several common foodborne pathogens are being developed and could substantially alter the policy tools available to address foodborne illness.  However, little analysis is available to suggest how social welfare would be affected by these new vaccines.  To address this void, we use stated preference data to estimate consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for food safety vaccines and then simulate the welfare impacts on related commodity markets of subsidizing consumer purchases of the vaccine within a partial equilibrium framework.  To obtain consumer demand for the vaccine from the stated preference data, we simultaneously estimate model parameters in an econometrically coherent manner that recognizes the recursive nature of responses to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Vaccine; Partial equilibrium; Welfare analysis; Stated preference; Food policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61480

CAP reform and its impact on structural change and productivity growth: A cross country analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kazukauskas,   Andrius; Newman,   Carol F.
The recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have exposed the European agricultural sector to a new set of constraints and challenges. The decoupling of direct payments from production is expected to make production decisions more market-oriented as farmers move from mainly subsidy revenue maximization objectives toward profit maximizing behaviour. However, ex-post analyses of the productivity of farms have yet to uncover any evidence of a positive effect of the decoupling policy on farm productivity. Using the Irish, Danish and Dutch farm level data, we identify the extent to which both system and product switching after the introduction of decoupling has occurred and to what extent these changes have contributed to productivity growth in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Semiparametric estimation; Farming; Decoupling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; D24; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61103

Etude sur la transmission des fluctuations et les prix de parité du riz et du maïs au Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traore,   Pierre; Diarra,   Salifou Bakary.
Calculation of maize and rice parity prices in Mali.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Mali; Food policy; Markets; Prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62165

The Risk Attitudes of U.S. Farmers: Comparisons to the General Population and Business Owners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roe,   Brian E.
I compare the risk attitudes of a large, representative sample of farmers to representative samples of the general population and of non-farm small business owners using a robust survey measure of risk tolerance. I find no difference between farmers and the general population in average risk tolerance while small business owners are significantly more risk tolerant than farmers. If farmers shared the same demographic profile as the general population, farmers would be significantly more risk tolerant while if farmers shared the profile of nonfarm business owners they would have similar risk tolerance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers; Risk attitudes; Occupational choice; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103226

Smallholder Cash Cropping, Food Cropping, and Food Security in Northern Mozambique: Research Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cash cropping; Food cropping; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56021

Economic Impact and Trade Implications of the Introduction of Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella figiensis) into Puerto Rico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alamo,   Carmen I.; Evans,   Edward A.; Brugueras,   Alba; Nalampang,   Sikavas.
This article addresses the issues of the potential impacts of the introduction of black sigatoka into Puerto Rico under situations in which the government assists growers in managing the spread of the disease, with and without prohibitions on imports of plantains and bananas.  An equilibrium displacement model is used to quantify the impact of black sigatoka.  The results indicate that under both scenarios the net economic benefits to society were negative.  Over the long term, the government would be well-advised to invest in research to develop plantain and banana varieties that are resistant to black sigatoka.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Banana; Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis); Economic impact analysis; Equilibrium displacement model; Invasive species; Plantain; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43218

Technical efficiency of organic milk-farms in Germany - the role of subsidies and of regional factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Sebastian.
This paper investigates the efficiency of organic milk farms in Germany based on data from 1994/95 to 2005/06. Five inputs and one output are analyzed by means of a stochastic frontier production function, allowing for heteroscedasticity and technical effects. The selection of determinants of technical efficiency includes 5 groups of indicators. The analysis is focused on the impacts of farm support of organic farms and of regional factors, that can influence technical efficiency. The results show, that the agri-environmental payments show a negative effect on efficiency. Farms, which receive investment aid, show lower efficiency scores. Finally, the implication for agricultural policy are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency Analysis; Organic Farming; Agglomerations Effects; Subsidies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q12; Q18; D24.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51301

Incorporating environmental impacts into value added from organic and conventional farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huhtala,   Anni; Marklund,   Per-Olov.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/16/05.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: National income accounting; Environmental performance; Technology choices; Environmental Economics and Policy; H23; O47; Q18; Q25.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19259

AAMP Proceedings Report:  Trade in Food Staples: Promoting Price Stability and Food Security through Intra-Regional Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
African Agricultural Markets Programme Training Workshop and Policy Seminar Nairobi, Kenya December 2008, COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Trade; Africa; Agriculture; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54704

What Happens if You Try to Run Current Farm Programs on a Tighter Budget?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westhoff,   Patrick C.; Brown,   Scott.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94356

Economic Impact on Food Security of Varietal Tolerance to Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Coastal Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McSween,   S.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Salegua,   Venancio Alexandre; Pitoro,   Raul.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Coastal Mozambique; Cassava brown streak disease; Nikwaha; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55863

Private Decisions and Public Goods: Trade-Offs in the Conservation Programs in the New Farm Bill: Discussion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Todd D.
The 2002 Farm Bill creates several opportunities for landowners to adopt management practices that protect and improve soil and water quality.  Landowners considering enrollment in conservation programs must compare the monetary and nonmonetary costs and benefits from removing land from production agriculture.  The overall purpose of this invited paper session was to improve the understanding of the factors affecting a landowner’s decision to enroll in conservation programs.  Papers addressed the environmental benefits of conservation programs and compared the returns to enrolling in conservation programs to the returns from production agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certainty equivalents; Conservation; Econometrics; Government payments; Risk; Simulation; Q18; Q16; C15; C31.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43417

Improving Information and Performance in Grain Marketing: an Assessment of Current Market Information Systems, and Recommendations for Developing a Public Grain MIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Diskin,   Patrick K.; Molla,   Daniel; Clay,   Daniel C.
This paper focuses on one dimension which is at the core of all modern economies: how  to provide private and public agents with timely and accurate information regarding current and  expected future market conditions. Its objective is to show the need for a public market  information system for agricultural markets in Ethiopia, and to present concrete proposals that  can be reviewed, debated, and modified as necessary by the relevant Ethiopian authorities in  collaboration with Food Security Research Project (FSRP) personnel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55590

Analysis of Adoption of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes: The Case Study of Gaza Province in Mozambique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazuze,   Feliciano M.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Sweet potato; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55868

Health Check der EU-Agrarpolitik - Auswirkungen der Legislativvorschläge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomann,   Horst; Heiden,   Michael; Kleinhanss,   Werner; Kreins,   Peter; Ledebur,   Oliver von; Offermann,   Frank; Osterburg,   Bernhard; Salamon,   Petra.
Zusammenfassung: Die Europäische Kommission hat Mitte Mai 2008 Legislativvorschläge zum Health Check (HC) der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) vorgelegt. Das Ziel der durchgeführten Studie im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz ist es, die Wirkungen der HC-Vorschläge mit Hilfe des Modellverbundes der vTI-Agrarökonomie sowie mit einer statistischen Auswertung des EU-Testbetriebsnetzes (FADN) zu analysieren. Die Auswirkungen der HC-Vorschläge wurden in einer komparativ-statischen Betrachtung gegenüber einem Referenzszenario im Zieljahr 2015 analysiert. Nach den Modellberechnungen wird die Milcherzeugung in Deutschland nach Auslaufen der Quotenregelung um 6 % ausgedehnt. Dies impliziert ein Absinken des...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Health Check; Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik; Modellgestützte Politikfolgenabschätzung; Common Agricultural Policy; Model-based impact analyses; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102725

Dangers of Using Political Preference Functions in Political Economy Analysis: Examples from U.S. Ethanol Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   David S.
Rausser and Freebairn (1974) proposed a method for empirically measuring the political power of interest groups competing in real-world political economies. In the first half of the 1990s, staunch criticism of PPF methodology appeared. Von Cramon-Taubadel (1992) obtained counter-intuitive results in PPF simulations using a simple model of EU wheat and barley policy instrument use. Bullock (1994) emphasized that PPF methodology requires that observed policy be Pareto efficient policy, which requires researchers to manipulate the dimensions of their models so that the number of interest groups is exactly one more than the number of policy instruments. He concluded “[PPF methods] need not reveal anything meaningful about interest group political power, and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Political Economy; Q18; Q16; Q48.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124118

Risk-Reducing Effectiveness of Revenue versus Yield Insurance in the Presence of Government Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vedenov,   Dmitry V.; Power,   Gabriel J.
Government farm support programs such as Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) and Counter-Cyclical Payments (CCP) have payoff structures that effectively make them costless price insurance instruments. A combination of these payments with yield insurance may provide a viable alternative to revenue insurance. This paper finds that, contrary to expectations, the revenue product analyzed is uniformly superior to yield insurance under both current (2002) and proposed (2008) Farm Bill structures of government payments. Given minor adjustments, however, yield insurance combined with government payments can provide more effective risk management than revenue insurance in production areas with low yield–price correlation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Copulas; Crop insurance; Farm bill; Government payments; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46982

THE FUTURE OF MILK IN THE LIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY CHANGES TOWARDS 2025 – A DELPHI STUDY ON FUTURE CHALLENGES OF THE FINNISH MILK SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rikkonen,   Pasi; Aakkula,   Jyrki; Rajaniemi,   Mari.
The production of milk is facing major challenges in the coming reforms of Common Agricultural policy (CAP). At the same time the global market demand for refined milk products is changing mostly because of increasing welfare in Asian market (China, India). These EU and global level changes affect Finnish agriculture in many ways. In this paper the focus is on the future of milk production in Northern perspective studied with one of the futures studies method, the Delphi method. The Delphi method aims to identify and explore alternative future possibilities, their probabilities of occurrence, and their desirability by tapping into the expertise of respondents. The studied themes in the Delphi questionnaires were defined according to their policy relevancy....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Future of the CAP; Delphi Study; Milk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44794

Estimation of Demand Elasticity for Food Commodities in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Praduman; Kumar,   Anjani; Parappurathu,   Shinoj; Raju,   S.S.
The food demand in India has been examined in the context of a structural shift in the dietary pattern of its population. The results have reinforced the hypothesis of a significant diversification in the dietary pattern of households in recent years and has found stark differences in the consumption pattern across different income quartiles. The food demand behaviour has been explained using a set of demand elasticities corresponding to major food commodities. The demand elasticities have been estimated using multi-stage budgeting with QUAIDS model and another alternative model, FCDS. The study has revealed that the estimated income elasticities vary across income classes and are lowest for cereals group and highest for horticultural and livestock...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food demand; Demand elasticity; QUAIDS model; FCDS model; Household food demand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109408

Gains from trade liberalization with imperfectly competitive world markets. A note.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni.
The paper shows how analyses assuming perfect competition can yield a distorted estimation of the expected effects of a trade liberalization when market imperfections exist. The analytical framework adopted is very simple and three extreme imperfect market structures are considered. In the first case, the exporting country maximizes its producer and consumer surplus by intervening in the world market. The second market imperfection considered is the existence of a private firm playing the role of "pure middleman" in the world market. Then the case of a producer-owned marketing board which is granted exclusive export authority is addressed. It is shown that estimates of the impact of a tariff reduction in terms of prices and volume traded obtained assuming...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trade liberalization; Imperfect markets; Monopoly; Monopsony; Marketing board; International Relations/Trade; F12; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28798

Welfare- and trade-based indicators of national distortions to agricultural incentives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Peter J.; Croser,   Johanna L.; Anderson,   Kym.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48627

Main Lessons of the Agricultural Market Outlook and Food Security Conference in Mozambique for the Commercial Year 2004/2005.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Research Results from the Agricultural Market Information System (SIMA)- Dept. of Statistics and the Policy Analysis Department, MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55245

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warr,   Peter G.; Kohpaiboon,   Archanun.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48474

Food Security II Cooperative Agreement: Project Fact Sheets (1996 version)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Michael T.
Individual project fact sheets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54685

The impact of pillar I support on farm choices: conceptual and methodological challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moro,   Daniele; Sckokai,   Paolo.
In the near future the CAP will continue to be structured around two pillars. In the first pillar the main instrument for producers’ support is the decoupled Single Farm Payment. In this paper we review the methodological framework for analysing decoupled payments in models of agricultural production. Market and technological uncertainty, credit constraints, farm household choices involving extra-agricultural decisions, policy uncertainty and long-run impact of decoupling on investment and land values are the relevant issues that should be pursued by methodological and empirical analysis. Future research should refine the analysis of decoupled payments, mainly trying to provide results that can be useful for policy simulation, to bridge the gap between...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Decoupled payments; Agricultural production models; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99836

THE ABROGATION OF SET ASIDE AND THE INCREASE OF CEREAL PRICES: CAN THEY REVERT THE DECLINE OF CEREAL PRODUCTION GENERATED BY DECOUPLING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Severini,   Simone; Valle,   Stefano.
The decoupling of direct payments, caused by the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), has generated an incentive for farmers to decrease the production of cereals, oilseeds and protein crops (COP) and (because of the reform of sugar CMO) sugar beet. In some cases, this has also provided a strong enough incentive for farmers to let some of the available land uncultivated in the years immediately following the introduction of the SPS. However, in the last few years, cereal prices have sharply increased under the pressure of a growing world demand. Under this situation, the EU Commission has abrogated the set aside requirement allowing the cultivation on idle land. In this way the Commission intends to allow EU farmers to take advantage of the new...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Decoupling; Set Aside; Cereal Prices; PMP; Farmers behaviour.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44782

The Effects of Government Maize Marketing Policies on Maize Market Prices in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Myers,   Robert J.; Nyoro,   James K.
The Government of Kenya pursues maize marketing policy objectives through the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) which procures and sells maize at administratively determined prices, and stores maize as a contingency against future shortages. A private sector marketing channel competes with the NCPB and prices in this channel are set by supply and demand forces. This paper estimates the effects of NCPB activities on the historical path of private sector maize market prices in Kenya between 1989 and 2004. Results provide important insights into the historical effects of the NCPB, and will provide useful input into deliberations on the appropriate role for the NCPB in the future. It was not possible to use a fully structural econometric model to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Income transfers; Maize policy; Price stabilization; VAR; International Development; C22; O2; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25555

EU-wide Distributional Effects of EU Direct Payments Harmonization analyzed with CAPRI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gocht,   Alexander; Britz,   Wolfgang; Ciaian,   Pavel; Gomez y Paloma,   Sergio.
We argue in this paper that available econometric estimates of farmers’ risk aversion do not measure true farmers’ preferences towards risky outcomes. Available analyses are mostly of static nature and indeed measure the parameters of the synthetic optimal value function rather than the deep parameters of the utility functions. We derive analytical and empirical results in a simple dynamic and stochastic framework showing that that there is not a simple relationship between utility functions and value functions when agents have many decision variables. In particular we find that the value function does not necessarily exhibit DARA when the instantaneous utility function satisfies DARA and conversely. We recommend performing dynamic econometric estimation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Distributional effects; SPS; Flat-rate payment; CAP reform; Farm level model; CAPRI farm type layer; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114624

De fortes baisses des prix des céréales sèches en perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diarra,   Salifou Bakary.
The 2006 – 2007 agricultural campaign was characterized by a good rainfall. As a result, cereal production has increased according to the survey conducted by CPS/DNSI.. The prices of cereals reflect this increase in production. To keep producers from selling their products at lower prices, it is recommended to constitute the national food security stock and cereal banks at commune level in December 2006, lift measures forbidding the exports of cereals, and put in place overdraft facilities for producers and traders for cereals storage.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57453

Subsector Analysis: Its Nature, Conduct and Potential Distribution to Small Enterprise Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boomgard,   James J.; Davies,   Stephen P.; Haggblade,   Steven; Mead,   Donald C.
This paper is concerned with the conduct of meaningful policy and project relevant  research on small enterprise development. It responds to a growing demand for operationally  useful small enterprise research, a demand which has surged over the past ten years in the wake  of increasing concern with equity issues coupled with recent evidence on small enterprise  efficiency.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Small enterprise; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Downloads December 2008-July 2009: 18; Q18.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54745

Global Welfare and Trade-Related Regulations of GM Food: Biosafety, Markets, and Politics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruere,   Guillaume P.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/22/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified food; International trade; Regulations; Political economics.; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q17; Q18; F50.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60897

Bioeconomic Modeling of Greenhouse Whiteflies in California Strawberries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKee,   Gregory J.; Carter,   Colin A.; Chalfant,   James A.; Goodhue,   Rachael E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94377

Collective Reputation, Entry and Minimum Quality Standard
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rouviere,   Elodie; Soubeyran,   Raphael.
This article deals with the issue of entry into an industry where firms share a collective reputation. First, we show that free entry is not socially optimal; there is a need for regulation through the imposition of a minimum quality standard. Second, we argue that a minimum quality standard can induce firms to enter the market. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a minimum quality standard should not always be considered as a barrier to entry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Collective Reputation; Entry; Minimum Quality Standard; Industrial Organization; L11; H41; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6325

Consumer Preferences for U.S. Beef Products: A Meta Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Xiaohua; Gao,   Zhifeng.
By conducting a meta-analysis using 50 observations collected from 15 primary studies, we systematically analyze heterogeneities in consumer preferences for U.S. beef products and the results have valuable implications both from a policy perspective as well as from a methodological perspective. The main findings include that consumers in European and Asian countries are willing to pay less for U.S. beef products than those in North American countries and that the BSE incidence in the U.S. substantially damaged consumer preferences for U.S. beef products outside the U.S. but not in the U.S. The results with respect to methodological heterogeneities also indicate that choice experiments yield higher WTP values and that the sample size is negatively...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: U.S. beef; COOL; WTP; Meta analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q18; Q51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61033

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL PRICES UNCERTAINTY ON THE SUDANESE SORGHUM MARKET: A STOCHASTIC APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sassi,   Maria.
The paper simulates the possible sorghum price change and the related probability of occurrence under different rainfall scenarios and in a context of price uncertainty on international markets. The empirical investigation is based on the stochastic approach. Results underline an expected increase in sorghum price under the effect of the high level of uncertainty in precipitation and in international market price; the most intense likely change produced by the international market price of sorghum uncertainty; the need to overcome the agricultural view in policy making in order to include a market perspective.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Drought; Food prices; Stochastic approach; Sudan; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q54.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124111

La tipologia de las explotaciones en funcion de su viabilidad economica y demografica: aplicacion a las explotaciones de bovino en Galicia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Francisco Sineiro; Iglesias,   Edelmiro Lopez; Fernandez,   Roberto Lorenzana; Pacos,   Bernardo Valdes.
RESUMEN En este artículo se elabora una tipología de las explotaciones de bovino en Galicia en función de su viabilidad económica y demográfica, empleando como fuente las bases de datos anonimizadas de los censos agrarios de 1989 y 1999. Los resultados así obtenidos son utilizados en una triple dirección: ofrecer una radiografía de la estructura actual del sector, interpretar sus transformaciones recientes y proyectar las tendencias para la próxima década (1999-2009). El análisis permite concluir que el sector está integrado por tres grandes grupos de explotaciones, con unas características y unas perspectivas muy diferentes: aquéllas con viabilidad económica y demográfica, sólo 1/5 pero que concentran ya la mayor parte del output; las que están en manos...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Viability of farms; Agrarian structures; Bovine livestock; Galicia; Structural adjustment; Livestock Production/Industries; C81; Q12; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28775

PROJECTING WORLD FOOD DEMAND USING ALTERNATIVE DEMAND SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Wusheng; Hertel,   Thomas W.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Eales,   James S.
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are increasingly being used to project world food markets in order to support forward-looking policy analysis.  Such projections hinge critically on the underlying functional form for representing consumer demand.  Simple functional forms can lead to unrealistic projections by failing to capture changes in income elasticities of demand.  We adopt as our benchmark the recently introduced AIDADS demand system and compare it with several alternaive demand systems currently in widespread use in CGE models.  This comparison is conducted in the context of projections for disaggregated global food demand using a global CGE model.  We find that AIDADS represents a substantial improvement, particularly for the rapidly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food demand; Agricultural trade; Functional form; Demand system; CGE modeling; Demand and Price Analysis; D12; C68; F17; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25905

Periodicals for Microcomputers: An Annotated Bibliography
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stilwell,   Thomas C.
This paper is a listing of magazines, journals, and newspapers if up-to-date books on microcomputers and related software for scientists in developing countries.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Microcomputers; Food Security and Poverty; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 12; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54764

Single payment scheme and dual values of land in PMP models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Judez,   Lucinio; de Andres,   Rosario; Urzainqui,   Elvira.
Land dual values are one of the important aspects of the results of mathematical programming models used to evaluate the impact of agricultural policy measures at regional and farm level. When the decoupling of direct payments and the payment entitlements per hectare are included in PMP models in the context of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), the analysis of the land dual values is more complex than in models which do not take these aspects into account. In this paper, we present a theoretical analysis of the land dual values when the SPS is included in PMP farm models. This theoretical analysis is carried out for the base year (linear model) and for a simulated year (quadratic model).The results of this analysis are illustrated by comparing numerically...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Positive mathematical programming; Single Payment Scheme or Single Farm Payment; Land dual values; Agricultural and Food Policy; C61; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98997

Priority Setting for Public-Sector Agricultural Research in Mozambique with the National Agricultural Survey Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walker,   Thomas S.; Pitoro,   Raul; Tomo,   Alda; Sitoe,   Isabel; Salencia,   Celestino; Mahanzule,   Rosalina; Donovan,   Cynthia; Mazuze,   Feliciano M.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique;  Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Priority setting; Mozambique; Rice; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56113

Batata Doce de Polpa Cor Alaranjada - Parcerias Prometedoras para Assegurar a Integração dos Aspectos Nutricionais na Investigação e Extensão Agrícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   Jan W.; Uaiene,   Rafael N.; Andrade,   Maria Isabel; Howard,   Julie A.
Resultados das Investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Sweet potato; Malnutrition; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55216

Prime-Age Adult Morbidity and Mortality in Rural Rwanda: Effects on Household Income, Agricultural Production, and Food Security Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Bailey,   Linda; Mpyisi,   Edson; Weber,   Michael T.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and Division of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Forestry MINAGRI MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Household income; Rwanda; Adult mortality; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55387

Decoupled Payments and the Localization of Activities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daniel,   Karine; Kilkenny,   Maureen.
This article considers the impacts of (de)coupled farm sector support on the locations of farming and agro-industrial activity. An economic geography model is developed which has two types of regions, one with extensive agricultural production (rural), the other with intensive farming that is more densely populated (urban). The farm and agro-industrial sectors are vertically linked. A service sector that is not directly linked to either basic industry is also explicit. We show that coupled and decoupled subsidies affect the spatial distribution of farming, industry, and service sector activity. Support that is provided to all farmers regardless of crop, thus semi-decoupled, increases spatial agglomeration. Support targeted to farmers of particular crops,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Location; Agriculture; Economic geography; Decoupling; Agricultural Finance; R12; R58; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24942

Exportaçã de Milho: Ameaça Contra a Segurança Alimentar Rural? Resultados de Um Inquérito às Famílias Rurais do Norte de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA, Research Team.
Resultados das investigações do SIMA-Dest e Departamento de Análise de Políticas MADER-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55226