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| Roeder, Norbert; Kilian, Stefan. |
| In Germany agricultural land use is very heterogeneous with respect to management orientation and productivity even at local level. Also the rate of structural change shows a wide variation. While for a limited number of factors (e.g. farm size) a stable relation to structural change could be widely confirmed for different parts of Germany, the results for other indicators are contradictory. This holds especially for indicators describing to the marginality of a site. Many concerns related to structural change and development of land use intensity, e.g. abandonment of high nature value farmland, are only relevant in a very specific local context. Therefore, it is necessary to establish indicators for farm development on a disaggregated level. This paper... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Data mining; Regionalization; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q10; Q15. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51463 |
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| Dooley, Frank J.. |
| Prior research presumes that the U.S. livestock feed demand for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) can accommodate the rapid growth in DDGS production. The objective of this work is to reexamine the market potential for DDGS by considering factors that limit the adoption rate of DDGS. An estimate of DDGS market size requires information about DDGS inclusion rates, animal populations, and adoption rates. The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry will saturate the dairy and hog markets for DDGS by the end of 2009, while the beef and poultry use must triple to consume all available product. One must be circumspect of these forecasts for three reasons. First, the supply of DDGS is contingent on ethanol production. If the downturn in ethanol... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q13. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45968 |
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| Diab, Yaser A.A.; Mousa, Magdi A.A.; Warnock, Daniel F.; Hahn, David E.. |
| The Barakat Fruit Farm desires to increase their share of the exportable grape market in Egypt. Unfortunately, the grape cultivars currently cultivated by the farm bear fruit after the early market window to the European Union when prices are high. An analysis of the company, competition, consumer, market channel, and conditions, provides insight into possible solutions to the challenges faced by the farm management. Designed for undergraduate classroom use, this case encourages students to think outside of traditional production techniques to arrive at solutions that are viable from both crop culture and financial standpoints. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Decision case; Horticulture; Agriculture economics; Grape production; Production Economics; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q11. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53752 |
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| Anriquez, Gustavo; Stamoulis, Kostas G.. |
| This paper examines the relationship between rurality and poverty, and the role the agricultural sector can play in rural development, poverty reduction, and overall development. The historical views regarding the role of the primary sector in development are presented, and then using original data, the paper argues that there was an historical misjudgment against the primary sector that served as a foundation for anti-agricultural bias in public policy until the late 80’s. Finally, this paper explains how under certain conditions territorial/regional development strategies may prosper, but in other conditions, particularly in the least-developed countries rural space, agriculture is still necessarily the starting point for rural development. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Agricultural growth; Poverty reduction; Production linkages; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q10; O10; O13. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112591 |
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| 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 |
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| Bergeron, Nancy; Sedjo, Roger A.. |
| El Nino events are likely to affect maple syrup production since it is very sensitive to weather patterns. A statistically significant direct correlation has not been found in our preliminary analysis, however. This may be because many other factors affect production and because weather anomalies also occur in non-El Nino years. Few defensive activities are available to maple syrup producers to alleviate the negative impacts of weather anomalies on their production. Hence, the value of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) forecasts to them is likely to be low, even if a clear correlation between productivity and ENSO events was eventually found. Overall, small welfare impacts of El Nino weather events are expected from their impact on the maple syrup... |
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Palavras-chave: El Nino; Forests; Maple syrup; Economic welfare effects; Dieback; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; D61; Q10; Q20; Q23; N5. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10671 |
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| 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 |
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| Crescimanno, Maria; De Stefano, V.; Galati, Antonino. |
| This paper sets out the results of a research project carried out by the University of Palermo and financed by the Sicilian Region, which aims to establish the impact of the Fischler Reform on Sicilian agriculture, and to project future scenarios that take into account some of the changes that the production process may undergo in the Region, following both the application of the Reform itself (now in force) and the eventual application of indications contained in the Health check. The impacts of the Fischler Reform, and especially the application of the Single Payment scheme to companies, were examined in cereal cropping companies, especially considering the significant amount of durum wheat cultivation in vast areas of the Region’s hilly and its... |
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Palavras-chave: CAP; Future of the CAP; Sicilian agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44804 |
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| Burnett, J. Wesley; Ferrer, Myra Clarisse R.. |
| Agricultural production is highly dependent on inorganic substances including fertilizers. High-yielding crop varieties, such as corn, require large amounts of primary nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Farmers often add a surplus of nutrients to crops to maximize yields. Utilization of primary nutrients has increased by more than 300% while that of nitrogen alone has increased by more than 600% between 1960 and 2007 (USDA, 2009). From 1964 to 2007, the use of nitrogen in the corn sector alone increased from 1,623,000 to 5,714,000 nutrient tons (USDA, 2009). While increasing production, increased fertilizer use can potentially create negative externalities in the form of nitrate-nitrogen contamination in groundwater.... |
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Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics; Nitrogen/Nitrate Contamination; Dynamic Optimization; Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; C61; C63; Q10; Q51; Q53. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96032 |
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| Fraser, Iain; Bitzios, Michael; Haddock-Fraser, Janet. |
| In this paper we present the results of a Choice Experiment (CE) conducted to examine how the inclusion of an attribute for a functional ingredient affects consumer food choice. Specifically, we examine consumer attitudes towards bread and the inclusion of a functional ingredient (eg, inulin), which can be added to bread to increase the quantity and the effectiveness of fibre in the final product A novel feature of the design of this CE was the use of Means-End-Chain analysis via semi-structured interviews to reveal key attributes to be included in the CE. In addition, the CE included the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ) so as to collect information on all participants underlying eating behaviours. Preliminary analysis of the data reveals that... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Functional Food; Bread; Choice Experiment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I10; Q10; R22. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91755 |
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| Siebert, John W.; Hagerman, Amy D.; Park, John L.. |
| The fast-growing US ethanol industry has historically been characterized by large downstream investments made by farmers. The authors assess the value which the stock market may hold for downstream investment by farmers as well as by ethanol manufacturers themselves. The model framework used herein expands on the original VEST framework developed by Siebert, Jones and Sporleder. A word of caution, the model herein is not intended to provide an on-going, risk-reducing business strategy. However, it can and does provide a quick method to calculate the reasonableness of a downstream investment request that a farmer (or any business person) might be challenged to consider. Although virtual stock market investments may certainly assist in value added... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Corn; Equities; Ethanol; Value added; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q32. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53737 |
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