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| Quattri, Maria A.. |
| The availability of enabling institutions, information systems and infrastructure is a precondition to enhance agricultural markets’ efficiency, and make market actors less vulnerable to price instability. This paper investigates whether the focus on institutional and technological upgrading is enough to make Ethiopian agricultural markets more efficient. In particular, given that a requirement for exchange efficiency is the lack of unexploited mutually beneficial spatial arbitrage opportunities, we look for evidence of increasing returns to transaction size and returns to scale in transport using detailed trader surveys collected in 2001 and 2007. Whilst transport costs could be reduced by assembling loads and avoiding trans-shipments for the... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Ethiopia; Market efficiency; International Development; Risk and Uncertainty; O13; Q13. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122512 |
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| Gomez, Miguel I.; Nunez, Hector M.; Onal, Hayri. |
| The spread of Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) represents a real threat to the U.S. soybean sector. We assess the potential impacts of ASR on domestic soybean production and commodity markets as well as the competitive position of the US in the soybean export market. We develop a mathematical stochastic dynamic sector model with endogenous prices to assess the economic impacts of ASR on US agriculture. The model takes into account the disease spread during the cropping season, the inherent uncertainty regarding the risk of infection, and the dichotomous decisions that farmers make (no treatment, preventive treatment, and curative treatment) facing the risk of infection. Our results suggest substantial impacts from potential ASR spread on agricultural output,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Asian Soybean Rust; Stochastic Models; Dynamic Models; Agribusiness; Marketing; C61; Q13. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51177 |
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| Fomina, Julia; Fomin, Eduard. |
| On the agricultural market, like any other market, there are transaction costs such as “discovering what the relevant prices are, the costs of negotiating and concluding a separate contract for each exchange transaction1”, and others. According to our research the average level of transaction costs in Russia for small and medium-sized enterprises is about 28% of the total cost. If the transaction costs of agricultural market are high, in order to reduce them entrepreneurs can arrange the additional production of goods within the firm, replacing market relationships on the relations within the firm. For example, in Russia, the large grain producers often have their own storage of grain (elevators) and mills, bakeries and even shops, because it is more... |
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Palavras-chave: Commodity market; E-commerce; Food sector; Self-organizing.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; L81; Q13; Q17.. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122028 |
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| 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 |
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| Krishnakumar, Jyotsna; Chan-Halbrendt, Catherine. |
| Considering India as a potential export market for 100% Kona coffee, this study explores consumer preferences for imported, specialty, high-end Kona coffee in South India. Conjoint choice experiment with latent class analysis is used and results indicate that India offers an export market potential for Kona coffee, provided it caters to consumer preferences. Results show a significant preference for strong taste. The relative importance of price is lower than taste but majority are also adverse to higher prices. However,15% of the sample population does not care about price but does care about taste, indicating the possibility of a high-end niche market segment. Based on the results, marketing strategies and policy recommendations have been suggested. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: India; US Coffee Export; Kona Coffee; Conjoint Choice Experiment; Latent Class Analysis; Agribusiness; Q13. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96334 |
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