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Comparison of Perception of Risk and Willingness to Consume GM Foods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Nganje,   William E.; Lesch,   William C.
The dichotomy between perceptions of the acceptability of risk associated with genetically modified (GM) foods and willingness to consume GM foods is investigated. Results indicate that some consumers are willing to consume GM foods even though they may perceive such foods as somewhat unsafe, with determinants such as self-perceived knowledge about the availability of GM foods and altruistic motives having positive and significant impacts on their consumption decision. Efforts towards decreasing perceptions of risk and ultimately increasing acceptance of, and demand for, GM foods should address issues related to their altruistic characteristics and outrage.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Genetic modified foods; Multinomial logit; Risk perception; Willingness to consume GM foods; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q19; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6876

Beef Labeling After BSE: Do Consumers Care about BSE Testing and GMO Labeling? Evidence from Canada and the US
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Steiner,   Bodo E.; Yang,   Jun.
Following the May 2003 Canadian BSE case, food safety issues have become even more prominent to policymakers and consumers. In both Canada and the US, governments and industry have responded with a variety of quality assurance, traceability and labeling schemes. However, there is little information available on the extent to which consumer perceptions differ regionally across North America towards labeling schemes. This paper attempts to fill this gap, by providing results on a variety of beef labeling strategies from choice experiments that were conducted in Alberta (Canada) and Montana (US). The analysis focuses on consumers' perceptions towards negative voluntary labeling with regard to BSE testing, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the use of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Choice experiments; Multinomial logit; Beef labeling; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; L66; C35.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6836

Labor Market Participation of Chinese Agricultural Households
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Herzfeld,   Thomas; Wang,   Xiaobing.
This work is devoted to the analysis of the different labor market participation regimes of Chinese farm households. Using household data over the period 1986-2000 from the province Zhejiang, we apply a multinomial logit model to empirically examine household, farm, and regional characteristics affecting the probability that farmers employ one of four alternative labor market regimes. Results suggest that labor market decisions are significantly related to several personal, farm, and village attitudes. In addition, we find the more market oriented policy reforms at the end of the 1980s stipulated that households participate in labor markets while the more anti-market reforms during the 1990s led to the opposite and encouraged autarky.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Labor markets; Agricultural household; Participation; Multinomial logit; Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital; D13; J24; J43; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24516

An Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Choice of Coastal Recreational Activities
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Caffey,   Rex H.; Devkota,   Nirmala.
A visitor’s decision to use a particular recreational site is influenced by the individual’s taste as well as the characteristics of the site. For this reason, improved knowledge of the visitors’ interests and factors influencing their choices are vital for both planning and policy formulations in coastal development. This study examines visitor characteristics and desired site specific characteristics in order to determine the factors affecting use of the Louisiana coast for specific recreational purposes. We use a multinomial logit model and internet survey data to evaluate the factors affecting individuals’ decisions to visit coastal Louisiana for a specific use. Results suggest that the major variables affecting the choice of coastal recreational...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coastal recreation; Destination use preference; Multinomial logit; Environmental Economics and Policy; C35; Q26.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104616

Farming and the Internet: Reasons for Non-Use
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.; Whitacre,   Brian E.
Rural broadband infrastructure and service has received a significant amount of funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These funds should increase broadband availability, but will broadband be used in rural areas and in particular by farmers? This paper uses Agricultural Resource Management Survey data to investigate why the majority of U.S. farmers choose not to use the Internet in their farm business. Although frequently cited by policymakers, concerns about inadequate Internet service or security actually account for a small percentage of responses. This research identifies targeted educational programs that focus on alleviating perceived barriers to Internet use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ARMS; Farming; Internet; Multinomial logit; Non-use; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97008

Growth of German dairy farms under the EU milk quota
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Mees,   Martin.
We estimate determinants of growth among German dairy farms between 1997 und 2005 under the EU milk quota system. Higher milk yield per cow, more family labour, and higher milk prices increase the growth rate of growing farms, ceteris paribus. Older growing farmers tend to grow at lower rates. In line with Weiss’ findings (1999) for Austrian farms, Gibrat’s Law of relative firm growth being independent of initial firm size does not hold for our subsample of farms growing in milk production, either: the growth rate is quite high for small farms and has a minimum for farms around 325,000 kg of initial quota. For the 16% of growing farms that have more initial quota the growth rate increases up to some out-of-sample maximum. We corrected for selection bias by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Keywords: farm growth; Gibrat’s Law; Milk quota; Multinomial logit; Selection bias; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61080

Farm Operator Benefits from Direct Marketing Strategies: How Does Local Food Impact Farm Financial Performance?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Wozniak,   Shawn J.
In the era of a global economy, farmers face increasing pressure in developing a portfolio of various marketing channels. However, the literature on direct marketing strategies has mainly focused on consumers. Using farm-level data this study investigates factors associated with the choice of three direct marketing strategies. We apply a selectivity based approach for the multinomial logit model to assess the relationship between the choice of direct sales marketing strategy on the financial performance of the business. Findings from this study suggest that obtaining an Internet connection and accessing the Internet for farm commerce increases the likelihood of using intermediated marketing outlets. Using the Internet for farm commerce and operating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing outlets; Multinomial logit; Farm sales; Selectivity correction; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103756

A Comparative Analysis of US and Canadian Consumers' Perceptions Towards BSE Testing and the use of GM Organisms in Beef Production: Evidence from a Choice Experiment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Steiner,   Bodo E.; Yang,   Jun.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/24/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice experiments; Multinomial logit; Beef labeling; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; L66; C35.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9977

A TWO-STAGE MODEL OF THE DEMAND FOR SPECIALTY CROP INSURANCE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Knox,   Lyle; Richards,   Timothy J.
Legislators are considering raising catastrophic (CAT 50% coverage) crop insurance premiums.  However, estimates of a two-stage coverage-choice and participation model using county-level data from California grape growers show that the demand for CAT insurance is price-elastic, therefore, premium increases will worsen the financial performance of the grape-insurance program.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Discrete / continuous choice; Grapes; Multinomial logit; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21681

THE EFFECT OF PERSONAL AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS UPON GRAIN MARKETING PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sartwelle,   James D., III; O'Brien,   Daniel M.; Tierney,   William I., Jr.; Eggers,   Tim.
A survey of Kansas, Texas, and Iowa agricultural producers was taken to examine the factors affecting their grain marketing practices. Sales indices models and models of qualitative choice are used to determine whether marketers' choices of cash market, forward contract, or futures and options oriented marketing practices are significantly affected by their personal farm business characteristics. Results indicate that geographic location, farm size, grain enterprise specialization, farming experience, use of grain storage, and use of crop insurance have significant effects upon the respondents' choice of grain marketing practices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural options; Cash marketing; Futures; Grain marketing practices; Multinomial logit; Tobit; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15396

ANALIZING WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IMPACTS USING A MULTINOMIAL LOGIT LAND USE MODEL
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fezzi,   Carlo; Bateman,   Ian J.; Day,   Brett H.; Posen,   Paulette; Rigby,   Dan.
We develop a two-stage, multinomial logit model of UK land use to investigate the impact of policy changes upon agriculture. The model utilizes a large panel database covering the entirety of England and Wales for 14 years between 1969 and 2004 integrated with the economic and physical environment determinants of all major agricultural land use types. Our model performs well in out-of-sample prediction of current land use and we use it to assess a proposed implementation of the Water Framework Directive via a tax on fertilizer. Results indicate that such policy change would generate substantial switching from arable to grassland systems, reducing significantly the amount of nitrate leaching into UK water-bodies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water Framework Directive; Land use models; Discrete choice models; Multinomial logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6666

THE IMPACT OF PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING: A LATENT CLASS APPROACH
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.
Typically, marketers define market segments by their demographic characteristics, assuming that these segments represent consumers with relatively homogeneous buying patterns.  A more managerially useful definition, however, groups consumers of similar behavior directly and then seeks to find demographic commonalities among them.  This study uses a latent class analysis technique to segment consumers based on their responsiveness to a set of marketing variables, finding that a multiple-segment model provides a better fit to the data, and that these segments differ significantly in their responsiveness. By targeting marketing activities to their most responsive segments, the efficiency of commodity promotion can be dramatically improved.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Apple; Demand; Latent class analysis; Multinomial logit; Segmentation; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15307

Governance Control Mechanisms in Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Cabo,   Paula; Rebelo,   Joao.
Over the last decade Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (ACCs) have increasingly face survival challenges related to their difficulty in gathering equity. The main source of ACCs equity is the net benefit; thus, understanding how ACCs governance can work on correcting bad economic performance is of crucial importance to overcome this constraint. The main objective of this paper is to describe the governance control mechanisms in the ACCs. Five governance mechanisms are identified: board and chairman change (internal mechanisms), central ACC intervention by an agent or by management board replacement and merger. Empirical analysis proved that the internal governance mechanisms activity is not related to the ACC performance. Additionally: (a) ACCs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Credit; Governance; Multinomial logit; Agricultural Finance; D23; L29 –.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25338

FACTORS INFLUENCING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN A LOUISIANA AQUACULTURE SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Caffey,   Rex H.; Kazmierczak,   Richard F., Jr.
A multinomial logit model was estimated and used to analyze the impact of various producer characteristics on the adoption of flow-through and recirculating technology in soft-shelled crab production.  Because of the industry's geographic isolation and high turnover rate, data was collected by personal interviews in 1991.  The results suggest that increased adoption might be fostered by targeting education programs towards full time, family operated businesses in nontraditional production regions.  However, development of effective education programs may be hindered by the lack of a significant relationship between producer adoption decisions and the information provided by university or extension personnel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Technology adoption; Aquaculture; Multinomial logit; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15413

Maximum simulated likelihood estimation of a negative binomial regression model with multinomial endogenous treatment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Deb,   Partha; Trivedi,   Pravin K.
We describe specification and estimation of a multinomial treatment effects negative binomial regression model. A latent factor structure is used to accommodate selection into treatment, and a simulated likelihood method is used for estimation. We describe its implementation via the mtreatnb command.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mtreatnb; Multinomial treatment effects; Latent factors; Count data; Negative binomial; Multinomial logit; Multinomial logistic; Halton sequences; Maximum simulated likelihood; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117575

FSA Direct Farm Loan Program Graduation Rates and Reasons for Exiting
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dixon,   Bruce L.; Ahrendsen,   Bruce L.; Nwoha,   Ogbonnaya John; Hamm,   Sandra J.; Danforth,   Diana M.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct loans are intended to provide transitory credit to creditworthy borrowers unable to obtain conventional credit at reasonable terms. Farm loan program (FLP) effectiveness is measured in part by how readily direct loan borrowers graduate to conventional credit. A survey of FSA borrowers originating direct loans during fiscal years 1994-1996 is used to estimate graduation rates. A majority of 1994-1996 loan originators did exit the direct FLP by November 2004. A multinomial logit model indicates financial strength at origination resulted in greater likelihood of farming without direct loans approximately 9 years after loan origination.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct loans; Farm Service Agency; Graduation; Multinomial logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; G20; G28; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6295

Bayesian estimation of non-stationary Markov models combining micro and macro data
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Storm,   Hugo; Heckelei,   Thomas.
In this poster a Bayesian estimation framework for a non-stationary Markov model is developed for situations where sample data with observed transition between classes (micro data) and aggregate population shares (macro data) are available. Posterior distributions on transition probabilities are derived based on a micro based prior and a macro based Likelihood function thereby consistently combining previously separated approaches. Monte Carlo simulations for ordered and unordered Markov states show how observed micro transitions improve precision of posterior knowledge as the sample size increases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian estimation; Markov transitions; Prior information; Multinomial logit; Ordered multinomial logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103645

Agricultural Input Market Segments: Who Is Buying What?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Alexander,   Corinne E.; Wilson,   Christine A.; Foley,   Daniel H.
For agribusiness managers and salespeople, understanding customers and their preferences and behaviors is crucial to success. This study uses cluster analysis to identify five distinct buyer segments for expendable input purchases for U.S. crop and livestock commercial producers. A multinomial logit model is used to predict segment membership based on demographic, behavioral, and business management factors. Results provide important information for agricultural input suppliers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cluster analysis; Input suppliers; Market segmentation; Multinomial logit; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59673

EXPLAINING THE CLIMATE-DEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION OF CROPS IN SPACE –THE EXAMPLE OF CORN AND CORN-COB-MIX IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lippert,   Christian; Chatzopoulos,   Thomas; Schmidtner,   Eva; Aurbacher,   Joachim.
This article analyses the current climate-dependent spatial distribution of corn and corn-cob-mix in Baden-Württemberg using 2007 data at the county and community level. We use OLS and spatial econometric models to estimate the effects of different climate and non-climate variables on the share of grain maize in UAA. Whereas the temperature effect is missed by means of OLS regression, the adequate spatial error model at the county level yields a highly significant positive effect of mean annual temperature. Additionally, it displays a temperature cut-off point after which corn share is less likely to rise due to temperature increase. These effects are supported by a non-spatial multinomial logit model at the community level. The latter further indicates...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial distribution of corn; Spatial econometrics; Multinomial logit; Climate change; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114504

Assessing the Returns from Organic Marketing Channels
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.
Organic farmers face heightened pressure in developing a portfolio of different marketing channels and in bargaining competitively with increasingly sophisticated marketing participants in the supply chain for organic products. This research assists producers by identifying specific farm and demographic factors that enhance earnings given the choice of marketing outlet. The two significant selectivity coefficients confirm that organic earnings when marketing through a single outlet are biased upward since farmers who are better suited to market through multiple outlets have already moved away from this marketing strategy. An accurate evaluation of the projected earnings from any marketing strategy must account for selectivity effects.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing outlets; Multinomial logit; Organic production; Selectivity correction; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57626

Análise da alavancagem das empresas de capital aberto do agronegócio brasileiro: uma abordagem usando logit multinomial
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bressan,   Valéria Gama Fully; Bressan,   Aureliano Angel; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de; Braga,   Marcelo Jose.
This study intends to verify which variables affect the financial leverage of Brazilian agribusiness companies, considering the migration in the indebtedness ranges as proposed in the model of Matarazzo (1998). 26 companies were selected in accordance to the following links of the agribusiness chain flow: a) agricultural production; b) input supplying; and c) processing and distribution. The study was conducted using a multinomial logit model, based on annual data from 1999 to 2005. The results indicate that the variables tangibility of assets, growth opportunities, size and profitability were statistically significant in the explanation of the debt structure of Brazilian agribusiness companies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Financial leverage; Capital structure; Agribusiness; Multinomial logit; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54077

The Economic Determinants of the On-farm Management of Rice Cultivars in the Rhone River Delta (France)
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jaeck,   Melanie; Lifran,   Robert.
The aims of our paper are to identify economic determinants of the on-farm cultivars diversity and to empirically characterize the farmers' diversification choices. We focus on the private decision making process involving the choice of rice cultivars and the corresponding allocation of farmland. For a specific crop, the choice of cultivars, and the resulting cultivars portfolio, involves the farmer comparing benefits and costs. Among the many costs involved, we focus on diversity's management costs. Our results rely on original data collected during the spring 2009 in the study area, and involve a sample of 86 economic units growing rice. We estimated a count data model, in which the endogeneous variable is the number of cultivars grown on the farm. After...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Varietal diversity; Rice cultivar; Multinomial logit; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115508

Why Don't Farmers Adopt Precision Farming Technologies in Cotton Production?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Pandit,   Mahesh; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Segarra,   Eduardo.
We used the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey data collected from farmers in twelve U.S. states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) to understand why farmers do not adopt seemingly profitable precision farming technology. Farmers provided cost, time constraint, satisfaction with the current practice and other as reasons for not adopting precision farming technology. Results from a multinomial logit regression model indicated that manure application on field, more formal education, larger farm size, participation in conservation easement or agricultural easement generally decreases the probability of nonadoption of precision agriculture in cotton...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Precision agriculture; Technology adoption; Multinomial logit; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C25; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104828

Factors Affecting the Impact of CAP Scenarios on Farm Structure: An Analysis Based on Stated Intentions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bartolini,   Fabio; Viaggi,   Davide.
Several authors have emphasised the effect of agricultural policy (such as SFP) as a driver of structural change. This paper aims to identify the determinants of the change in the use of productive factors under different policy scenarios. The analysis is performed ex ante, assessing the effect of CAP abolishment (as compared to the current CAP) on the use of productive factors, based on stated intentions by farmers. The results highlight the role of farm size, intensity and education in determining different patterns of reaction to policy changes. Also differences are identified among the three main component of structural change, land, capital and labour, with the latter being the less dependent upon the CAP.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Structural changes; CAP; Stated intentions; Multinomial logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114244

Farmers' Perceptions about Spatial Yield Variability and Precision Farming Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Cotton Production in 12 Southeastern States
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kotsiri,   Sofia; Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Marra,   Michele C.; Velandia,   Margarita M.
This paper examines how cotton farmers' perceptions about their spatial yield variability influence their decision to adopt precision farming technologies. Utilizing cross-section survey data from 12 Southeastern states and a two-step econometric modeling approach, we find that farmers who perceive their yields as more spatially heterogeneous will more likely use site specific information gathering technologies and apply their inputs at a variable rate. In addition, our empirical analysis shows that perceptions about future profitability and importance of precision farming, along with socio-economic factors, also drive the technology adoption decision. These results have implications for producers contemplating the variable rate management decisions, as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multinomial logit; Endogeneity; Variable rate input applications; Site specific information gathering technology; Yield perceptions; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98689

Cereal supplies in rural families of the Senegalese Groundnut Basin. Who is responsible for meeting family food needs ?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sakho-Jimbira,   Maam Suwadu; Benoit-Cattin,   Michel.
In the traditional operation of production-consumption groups in rural areas of Senegal, the group chief, or Borom njël, has a social duty to make sure family food needs are met. His ability to do this is supported by certain social rules governing these groups, and by a favourable environment. However, various changes have now adversely affected the environment. These changes prompted us to assess the Borom njel's current ability to go on playing his social rule as a food provider. From data collected in two villages of the Senegalese Groundnut Basin, using multivariate analysis, we identified three production-consumption group profiles according to how the Borom njel ensured main cereal supplies: (i) market purchase with migrants' remittances; (ii) home...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Senegal; Groundnut Basin; Cereal supplies; Consumption-production groups; Multinomial logit; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7934

Cooperative Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Capital Constraints
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Manfredo,   Mark R.
Several explanations for merger activity exist for publicly traded firms, but none consider the unique aspects of cooperatives. This study develops a test for the hypothesis that cooperative consolidation occurs primarily in response to capital constraints associated with a lack of access to external equity capital. An empirical model estimates the shadow value of long-term investment capital within a multinomial logit model of transaction choice in a panel data set of the 100 largest U.S. cooperatives. The results substantially confirm the capital-constraint hypothesis. Thus, the primary implication is that internal growth may be a more viable alternative to consolidation if new forms of cooperative financing are developed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capital structure; Cooperative; Discrete choice; Joint ventures; Mergers; Multinomial logit; Strategic alliances; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30718

Farmer strategies to face labor shortages in Chilean agriculture
Provedor de dados: Ciência Rural
Autores: Aguirre,Verónica; Echeverría,Rodrigo; Olmedo,Clara; Blanco,Gustavo.
This study analyzes the strategies that farmers in the south of Chile use to face current labor shortages and identify the variables that determine each of these strategies. A multinomial logit model and odds ratios plots with predicted probabilities were applied to a sample of 384 farmers. Interviews and focus groups were applied to specific producers, professionals and public officials. The main results show that only 32.3% of farmers declared that labor shortage is a problem. Of this percentage 52% chose the strategy of paying better, 13.8% chose improve the workers' working conditions, 9.5% chose to mechanize, and 24.1% did not follow a strategy. The production of labor-intensive products (e.g., exportable fruit) determines the strategy of paying...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Labor shortage; Agricultural labor; Multinomial logit; Farmers' strategies; Chilean agriculture.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000800030