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Effects of both ecdysone and the acclimation to low temperature, on growth and metabolic rate of juvenile freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda, Parastacidae)
Provedor de dados: Iheringia Série Zoologia
Autores: Chaulet,Anouk; Vatnick,Itzick; Rodríguez,Enrique M.
Growth, metabolic rate, and energy reserves of Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) juveniles were evaluated in crayfish acclimated for 16 weeks to either 25ºC (temperature near optimum) or 20ºC (marginal for the species). Additionally, the modulating effect of ecdsyone on acclimation was studied. After 12 weeks of exposure, weight gain of both experimental groups acclimated to 25ºC (control: C25, and ecdysone treated: E25) was significantly higher than that of those groups acclimated to 20ºC (C20 and E20). A total compensation in metabolic rate was seen after acclimation from 25ºC to 20ºC; for both the control group and the group treated with ecdysone. A Q10value significantly higher was only observed in the group acclimated to 20ºC and treated with...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Energy reserves; Growth; Metabolic rate; Q10.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212013000200009

ASSESSING EUROPEAN FARMERS’ INTENTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Forest Carbon Sequestration: Some Issues for Forest Investments
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.
A major problem being faced by human society is that the global temperature is believed to be rising due to human activity that releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere; i.e., global warming. The major culprit is thought to be fossil fuel burning, which is releasing increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The problem of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide can be addressed a number of ways. One of these is forestry and forest management. This paper examines a number of current issues related to mitigating the global warming problem through forestry. First, the overall carbon cycle is described, and the potential impact of forests on the buildup of atmospheric carbon is examined. A major focus is the means by which forests and forest...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Forests; Carbon; Sinks; Sequestration; Forest management; Kyoto Protocol; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q15; Q21; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10571

Estimating the Impacts of Storage Dry Matter Losses on Switchgrass Production
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Larson,   James A.; Mooney,   Daniel F.; English,   Burton C.; Tyler,   Donald D.
This poster estimates dry matter losses as a function of harvest method, storage treatment, and time in storage. We then calculate the cost to store switchgrass bales under alternate harvest method and storage treatment scenarios; and determine the breakeven harvest method and storage treatment as a function of biomass price and time in storage.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biomass; Bioenergy crops; Function form; Sustainable systems; Farm Management; Production Economics; Q10; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61530

Farmland Conservation in the Netherlands and British Columbia, Canada: A Comparative Analysis Using GIS-Based Hedonic Pricing Models
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Cotteleer,   Geerte; Stobbe,   Tracy; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
As a result of urban development farmland in many countries is under pressure. Reasons to preserve farmland are related to cultural heritage, food safety, open space, the environment, but also slowing and restricting development is a reason. To protect farmland countries use different land use policies. This paper will look specifically at two jurisdictions: The Netherlands and a particularly rich farming area in British Columbia, Canada. For these areas we will investigate how the institutions and laws present in these jurisdictions contribute to agricultural land preservation. We will analyse farmland values in a GIS-based hedonic pricing framework to answer this question. This combination enables us to analyse direct impacts of laws and regulations...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Hedonic pricing models; Zoning policies; Geographical Information System; Agricultural land values at the urban fringe; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q10; Q15; R52.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37045

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEMES IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Entrepreneurial Supply Chains and Strategic Collaboration: The Case of Bagòss Cheese in Bagolino, Italy
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent; Marletta,   Piercarlo; Biere,   Arlo W.
Many small towns and communities are struggling to sustain their competitiveness in the face of increasing globalization. Yet, through entrepreneurial supply chains, some communities are organizing themselves to forge local solutions to their global challenges. The essence of entrepreneurial supply chains is its ability to facilitate alignment of all participants in the chain, eliminating moral hazard and opportunism risks. It is argued that this governance system and an ability to protect the common assets from infringement by outsiders are necessary for the success of these solutions. The research uses Bagòss cheese, produced in the small Italian village of Bagolino, to illustrate the characteristics of entrepreneurial supply chains and test the effect...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurial supply chain; Bagòss cheese; Globalization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53796

Portfolios of Agricultural Market Advisory Services: How Much Diversification is Enough?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Cabrini,   Silvina M.; Stark,   Brian G.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.; Martines-Filho,   Joao Gomes.
This study analyzes the potential risk-reduction gains from naïve diversification among market advisory services for corn and soybeans.  The total possible decrease in risk through naïve diversification is small, mainly because advisory prices are highly correlated on average.  Moreover, because marginal risk-reduction benefits decrease rapidly with size and the cost of holding the portfolios increases linearly due to services’ subscription fees, it is optimal to limit portfolio size to a few advisory programs.  Based on certainty equivalent measures and two representative risk-aversion levels, preferred portfolio sizes are between one and three programs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corn; Diversification; Market advisory service; Portfolio; Soybeans; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; G11; Q10; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43717

Market Segmentation Practices of Retail Crop Input Firms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Reimer,   Aaron; Downey,   W. Scott; Akridge,   Jay T.
The farmers targeted by crop input retailers may be divided into distinct groups or segments, but retail crop input firms vary in their ability to implement strategies to serve individual segments. In this study, segmentation practices among cooperatives and independently owned crop input retailers were explored. Addressing gaps between Best’s seven-step market segmentation framework and retailer practices will help practitioners serve evolving farmer-customers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market segmentation; Target marketing; Crop inputs; Distribution channel; Retailer; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53746

Economics of Natural Resource Scarcity: The State of the Debate
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Krautkraemer,   Jeffrey A.
Whether economic growth can be sustained in a finite natural world is one of the earliest and most enduring questions in economic literature. Even with unprecedented growth in human population and resource consumption, humans have been quite adept at finding solutions to the problem of scarce natural resources, particularly in response to signals of increased scarcity. Because environmental resources generally are not generally traded on markets, however, scarcity signals for these resources may be inadequate, and appropriate policy responses are difficult to implement and manage. In the debate over the economic scarcity of natural resources, one significant change in recent years has been a greater focus on the ecosystem services and the resource...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Natural resource scarcity; Environmental amenities; Resource substitution; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q01; Q10; Q20; Q30; Q40; Q50.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10562

Revealing an Equitable Income Allocation among Dairy Farm Partnerships
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dressler,   Jonathan B.; Tauer,   Loren W.
We formulate a method to determine an equitable division of dairy farm partnership income when partners provide unequal amounts of capital, labor, and management and empirically estimate this relationship.  New York dairy farm financial data are used within fixed effects and random coefficient panel regression models to reveal a systematic division of dairy farm partnership income among operators’ labor, capital, and management while controlling for heterogeneity arising from differing herd size.  Results indicate that controlling for time and heterogeneity across farms due to herd size are important factors when dividing net farm income among unpaid factors of production.  Empirical estimates of allocating dairy farm partnership income to equity,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Opportunity costs; Unpaid factors production; Net farm income; Operators’ labor; Capital; Management.; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102116

IMPACT OF THE CAP REFORM ON THE SPANISH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

CROSS COMPLIANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EUROPEAN BEEF AND PIG SECTOR
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Assessing Information Bias and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; Wade,   Mark A.
Imperfect information can lead to market failure and be an external factor impacting managers of agribusiness firms. A matrix method approach to content analysis was conducted by independent judges based upon established typologies. Food safety articles from consumer publications were examined, and information received by consumers was found to be biased.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Information bias; Consumers; Media; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53642

A Guatemalan Soycow Cooperative: Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Blumthal,   Meredith; Micheels,   Eric T.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.; Farrell,   Rhett C.
Teaching Notes available upon request: ifamr@ifama.org; Author video:http://www.youtube.com/user/ifamr1?feature=mhum#p/u/8/FhUZu2lt6Ns
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soycow; Cooperative; Guatemala; Teaching case; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96331

Applying a Sectoral System of Innovation (SSI) Approach to the Australian Red Meat Industry with Implications for Improving Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Australian Agrifood Industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitt,   Christine; Nelle,   Susan.
This paper describes an action research study conducted over four years (2002-2006) in the Australian red meat industry. The study aimed to extend the body of knowledge on innovation and entrepreneurship. It also sought to explore options for improving practice through interventions that would accelerate the development of innovation culture and capabilities. A conceptual framework was developed leading to a new Systems Innovation Intervention Framework. The framework was subsequently implemented via 30 individual pilots. The outcomes of the research study were tested for relevance more broadly within the Australian food industry and high levels of acceptance were reported.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Sectoral innovation systems; Innovation system failures; Intervention strategies; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53734

Modeling Texas Dryland Cotton Yields, With Application to Crop Insurance Actuarial Rating
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

HEALTH CHECK AND FARM EFFICIENCY: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FOUR EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL REGIONS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Competitive Analysis and Market Power of China’s Soybean Import Market
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Song,   Baohui; Marchant,   Mary A.; Reed,   Michael R.; Xu,   Shuang.
This research conducts a competitive structure analysis of the Chinese soybean import market which leads to the hypothesis that China’s soybean importers may have stronger market power in China’s soybean import market. Then, this research develops and simultaneously estimates a two-country partial equilibrium trade model to test U.S.-China market power of soybean trade. The empirical result supports our hypothesis that Chinese soybean importers have stronger market power relative to U.S. soybean exporters. This Chinese market power can be countered by U.S. and South American companies through developing new and expanding existing markets for soybeans throughout the world and investing in Chinese soybean storage and crushing capacity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chinese soybean import market; Competitive structure analysis; Market power; Two-country partial equilibrium trade model; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q12; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53744

The agri-food and other bio-based sectors in Spain. A description based on multiplier analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ferrari,   Emanuele; Cardenete,   Manuel Alejandro; Boulanger,   Pierre; Delgado,   M.C.; M'Barek,   Robert.
The turnover of the EU agri-food sector overtops 2,000 billion Euros a year and employs roughly 22 millions workers. The focus of this paper is on the sectors directly linked to agricultural production and the food industry. Having a comprehensive understanding of extended agri-food economic linkages is critical when designing pertinent policies to deliver the full potential of strong EU agri-food and other bio-based sectors. A more disaggregated view is required. This study stars from a Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) for Spain with a highly disaggregated agricultural sector (AgroSAMs) for the year 2000. This study uses the AgroSAMs in its entire disaggregation, in order to provide a descriptive analysis of the agri-food and bio-based sectors. The limits...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Food; Multiplier; Key sector; Spain; Agribusiness; C67; Q10.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124384

Equal or Just?  Intergenerational Allocations within Family Farm Businesses
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lange,   Kelly Y.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Hudson,   Darren; Johnson,   Phillip N.; Gustafson,   Bill.
A multi-disciplinary literature review was conducted in order to integrate multiple perspectives pertaining to family farm business transfer. Factors affecting perceptions of equality in family farm transfers were identified. Preliminary survey results analyze perceptions of equality within farm families and how these perceptions affect family farm transfer planning and implementation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family farm succession; Intergenerational transfer; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98814

Estimating the Economic Value of Specific Characteristics Associated with Angus Bulls Sold at Auction
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jones,   Rodney D.; Turner,   Tyler; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Marsh,   Thomas L.
The genetic traits of a purebred bull convey the reproductive and economic value to buyers. This study examines and compares the value of actual production weights (birth, weaning, and yearling weight), production expected progeny differences (EPDs) (birth, weaning, milk, and yearling), and ultrasound EPDs (carcass quality predictors) for purebred Angus bulls sold at auction. One EPD, birth weight, was valued by buyers more than its corresponding actual weight, though both actual weights and EPDs significantly impact price. Predictors of carcass quality were important in determining price. Finally, several individual animal factors and sale characteristics were significant in determining price.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Angus bulls; Carcass characteristics; EPDs; Marketing factors; Production factors; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45528

Measuring market power in the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rezitis,   Anthony N.; Kalantzi,   Maria A.
This paper measures the degree of market power of the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry over the period 1983–2007 at the three-digit SIC level. The present study also estimates the “deadweight” loss and the reduction of consumers’ income due to the possible existence of market power in the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry. Based on Bresnahan’s (1989) conjectural variation model, three different approaches are used to investigate competitive conditions of the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry. The first approach assesses the extent of market power of the whole industry over the period 1983–2007; the second approach tests the degree of market power in each one of the nine sectors of the industry over the whole...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjectural variation; Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry; Market power; Welfare losses; Agribusiness; D43; D60; L66; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114809

Labour Management for Profit and Welfare in Extensive Sheep Farming
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kirwan,   Susanne; Thomson,   Kenneth J.; Edwards,   Ian E.; Stott,   Alistair W.
Sheep welfare is an emerging topic in research and food marketing, and recent studies suggest that farm labour is a key factor for both animal welfare and productivity in extensive sheep farming systems, although little research has been done into labour utilisation in these systems. This paper reports field data collection on two commercial farms and the use of a linear programming (LP) model to link labour economics and animal welfare analysis. The model maximises the number of ewes to clooked after over the lambing period, when constrained by labour availability for various key tasks and by a pre-determined level of sheep welfare. The results show a trade-off between welfare level and labour input per sheep. Dropping tasks with less significant welfare...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labour; Sheep; Linear Programming; Animal Welfare; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q19; Y1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51060

Extension multi-indice del metodo beta en valoracion agraria
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Perez,   Jose Garcia; Cruz,   Salvador; Rosado,   Yolanda.
Resumen: El objetivo de este artículo es el estudio y generalización del método de las dos funciones de distribución, utilizado en la teoría de valoración y, más concretamente, en las valoraciones agrarias. El fundamento básico de este método, propuesto por Ballestero (1973), está en la utilización de un índice representativo del activo que pretendemos valorar y en la aceptación de una serie de hipótesis sobre la distribución de la variable índice y de la variable valor del activo. Hasta este momento y en todos los trabajos publicados sobre este método, se ha mantenido la limitación de utilizar un solo índice (aunque éste sea una síntesis de varios a los que pretende representar). En este trabajo se presenta un método que generaliza el anterior y que...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Valuation; Multi-index; Weighting; Beta; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28759

Productivity Growth and Convergence in Crop, Ruminant and Non-Ruminant Production: Measurement and Forecasts
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ludena,   Carlos E.; Hertel,   Thomas W.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Foster,   Kenneth A.; Nin Pratt,   Alejandro.
There is considerable interest in projections of future productivity growth in agriculture. Whether one is interested in the outlook for global commodity markets, future patterns of international trade, or the interactions between land use, deforestation and ecological diversity, the rate of productivity growth in agriculture is an essential input. Yet solid projections for this variable have proven elusive – particularly on a global basis. This is due, in no small part, to the difficulty in measuring historical productivity growth. The purpose of this paper is to report the latest time series evidence on total factor productivity growth for crops, ruminants and non-ruminant livestock, on a global basis. We then follow with tests for convergence amongst...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malmquist index; Productivity; Convergence; Projections; Crops; Livestock; Productivity Analysis; D24; O13; O47; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25392

Uncertainty and Producer Fed Cattle Marketing Decisions: Theory and Evidence
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fausti,   Scott W.; Lange,   Brent.
This article has been submitted to the CJAE.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Quality uncertainty; Risk; Market structure; Slaughter cattle markets; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; D40; D81; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102692

The Economic Contribution of Home Production for Home Consumption in South African Agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gilimani,   Benedict Mandlenkosi.
This study discusses the importance of home production for home consumption (HPHC) and its economic contribution to South African Agriculture. The Income and Expenditure survey 2000 (IES 2000) dataset is used to draw conclusions in this study. IES 2000 contains a section on HPHC. HPHC aims to capture information on the quantities and values of home produce consumed and sold to the market. Home production often forms an important part of the livelihood strategies of rural households in developing countries. The study focuses on rural households of two provinces, namely the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Although HPHC is also practiced by many households in the Limpopo province a decision was taken to only focus on KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape since these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: General Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58066

Does agricultural growth have a causal effect on manufacturing growth?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Shifa,   Abdulaziz B.
Though the role of agricultural growth for manufacturing growth has been at the center of the discourse on economic development, empirically identifying the causal effect of agricultural growth on manufacturing growth has remained illusive for the correlation between the two doesn't necessarily imply causality. This paper attempts to overcome the identification problem. Since agriculture is heavily dependent on the weather, random weather variations are used as instruments to identify the causal impact of agricultural growth on manufacturing growth. Results show that agricultural growth has a significant positive impact on manufacturing growth. The impact is higher the higher is agriculture's share in the economy (as measured by GDP and employment share)....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Growth; Manufacturing Growth; Instrumental variable.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; O14; O25; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116003

Agricultural Development in Traditional Asian Economies: Observations Prompted by a Livestock Study in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Export Implicit Financial Performance: The Case of French Wine Companies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Viviani,   Jean-Laurent.
Noting the difficulties of measuring a company’s export performance and especially financial performance, we develop a new measurement approach grounded on modern portfolio theory. The export intensities and the global financial performance of exporting companies being known, this approach allows deducing the export margin ratio, export risk and correlation of domestic activities with export activities. Using a sampling from French companies in the wine industry from 2001-2005, these implicit financial export performance characteristics are estimated. Main results found: export activities permit a better global margin-risk relationship essentially due to diversification gains because export financial performance seems to be inferior to the domestic one for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Export; Financial measures; Performance; Wine industry; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Q10; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53795

U.S. FARM BILL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR BEGINNING FARMERS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sureshwaran,   Suresh; Ritchie,   Stephanie.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beginning Farmer and Rancher; Farm Bill; Conservation; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Q00; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109476

U.S. Market Potential For Dried Distillers Grain With Solubles
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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: Report
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46342

Structural Change in a Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ng,   Desmond W.
As changes in modern agribusiness markets have placed increasing emphasis to the study of structural change processes, this research advances an agent based model to examine transitions from a spot market exchange to a vertically coordinated arrangement in a supply chain system. This agent base simulation model draws from the subjective theme of Austrian entrepreneurship, behavioral theories of the firm and social networks. The results of this agent based simulation model indicate that structural change occurs with market structures that facilitate information transmission rather than from incentive based contractual arrangements.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agent based models; Structural change; Austrian economics; And social networks; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53643

Supply Chains for Emerging Renewable Polymers:  Analysis of Interactive Sectors and Complementary Assets
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Goldsmith,   Peter D.; Cordier,   Jean; Godin,   Philippe.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chains; Renewables; Economics of biobased industrial markets; Complementary assets; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Q10; Q27; Q42; Q47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103985

Industry Organization and Output Size Distribution of Cotton Gins in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mutuc,   Maria Erlinda M.; Hudson,   Darren.
With cotton output declining by 46 percent from 2005-2008 (from 23.89 M bales in 2005 to 12.8 M bales in 2008), gins are processing less cotton.  This paper examines how output size distribution of cotton gins in the U.S. has evolved and the extent to which the developments in the U.S. ethanol industry, specifically the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005 (and its subsequent revisions), have influenced this structural process.  Markov transitional probability matrices (TPMs) are estimated for two periods: 1994-2004 and 2005-2008 to determine changes in output size distribution of gins.  TPMs indicate that relative to the pre-2005 period, gins had a greater propensity to process lower outputs after 2005. It is purported that in industries constrained...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Cotton gins; Transitional probabilities; Markov; Minimum efficient scale; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Industrial Organization; Q10; Q12; L11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56424

Staying in Touch through Extension: An Analysis of Farmers’ Use of Alternative Extension Information Products
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jones,   Lauren E.; Diekmann,   Florian; Batte,   Marvin T.
The U.S. farming industry is evolving quickly. It is therefore important that state Extension services be prepared to evolve as well. This study uses data collected in a 2007 survey of Ohio farmers to evaluate likelihood and frequency of use of various services offered by Extension as well as overall satisfaction with Extension services. Results indicate that tailoring of topics and communication methods to type of farm and/or farmer informational needs could improve the use of Extension resources. This implies that targeting of information products and methods may improve the performance of Extension education programs and customer satisfaction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Communication methods; Double hurdle model; Extension information demand; Extension satisfaction; Value of information; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90669

Deforestation
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Folmer,   Henk; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q23; Q58; R14.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37035

Actuarial Implication of Structural Changes in El Niño-Southern Oscillation Index Dynamics
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Chen,   Shu-Ling.
The influence of climate variability on agricultural production and financial risks faced by an individual or an institution has been the center of the public discussion in the recent years.  The changing weather patterns and environmental conditions could cause substantial unpredicted economic loss.  Failure to capture the changing climate would underestimate the insurance contract’s expected indemnity and further create a major obstacle for insurance sectors.  In this paper, we undertake a case study of El Niño-Southern Oscillation Index insurance for coastal Peru proposed by Skees.  We examined the behavior of El Niño dynamics and found El Niño indices are changing over time.  A class of generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Actuarial rating; Climate variability; El Niño; Fractional integration ARCH; FIGARCH; Index insurance; Structural change; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; G21; G22; Q10; Q14.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61384

IMPORTANCE OF CAP REFORMS FOR THE DUTCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN 2000-2020
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Programming Regional Rural Development for Poland: A Research Perspective
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ADOPTION: NEW EVIDENCE FROM LOMBARDY REGION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

A Comparative Study of China's and Australia's Cotton Production
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

HEALTH CHECK AND LABOUR MARKET: CRITICAL EVIDENCES AND POLITICAL NEEDS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ievoli,   Corrado; Macri,   Maria Carmela.
Rural employment is one of the most important item of the Common Agricultural Policy reform. Attractiveness and development of rural areas are strictly linked to quality of job opportunities in rural areas. In addiction role of migrant workforce in primary sector viability is not enough considered. So it’s necessary to build a conceptual framework to analyse the interaction existing between immigration and agricultural labour market. Therefore the first aim of the paper is to build such framework considering the several approaches which can be used to face the issue. This framework is used to analyse the Italian case; Italy has become an important destination for migrations, and in this country a migrant workforce plays an important role in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Check; Labour Markets; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44786

The agro- structural change in the Alps and its outlook until 2020. A model based on key determinants
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoffmann,   Christian; Stiefenhofer,   Annika; Streifeneder,   Thomas.
The agro-structural change in the Alps has been gaining intensity steadily since 1980. Farms continuously feel the pressure to adapt to changed economic, political, and social conditions. Those diverge significantly between the different alpine countries but also within a country. Based on the developments so far, the current situation and expected future framework conditions, this paper intends to indicate possible developments for future agro-structural trends in the Alpine arc. Using multivariate regression analyses, significant indicators were derived from harmonised parameters on municipality level, which influence farm abandonment. They form the basis of the forecast of farm abandonment until 2020. Based on agro-economic scenarios from the project...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro structural-change; Farm abandonment; Simulation models; Alps; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95316

An Analysis of Global Timber Markets
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sohngen,   Brent; Mendelsohn,   Robert; Sedjo,   Roger A.; Lyon,   Kenneth S.
This paper presents a model of global timber markets that captures the evolution of a broad array of forest resources and timber market margins over time. These margins include the inaccessible northern and tropical margins, plantation establishment, and timberland management. A baseline case is presented and discussed. Five alternative scenarios are then presented. These scenarios allow us to consider several important questions about timber market behavior and the future supply of industrial fiber: (1) What happens along the northern and the tropical inaccessible margins? (2) What role do timber plantations play? and (3) How do shifts in management intensity interact with market forces? The baseline case suggests that both prices and harvests rise over...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Global timber markets; Forest plantations; Model; Forecast; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q21; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10449

Optimal Switchgrass Harvest Strategies Accounting for Yield and Nitrogen Requirement Differences by Month of Harvest
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Haque,   Mohua; Epplin,   Francis M.
Extending switchgrass harvest over many months would require a smaller investment in harvest machines, but would result in a lower average harvestable yield per acre and would require more nitrogen fertilizer, less land for storage, and more land for growing switchgrass.  A model was constructed and solved to determine the optimal strategy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Cellulosic; Ethanol; Harvest; Mathematical programming; Nitrogen; Switchgrass; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56435

Do Market Oriented Firms Demonstrate Clarity on Their Value Discipline? Evidence from Illinois Beef Producers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Micheels,   Eric T.; Gow,   Hamish R.
A market orientation has been shown to lead to improved firm performance in a variety of industries (Narver and Slater, 1990; Deshpande et al., 1993). In previous research, it has been argued that performance benefits are a result of a greater awareness of the sources of value the product provides to the consumer, without specifically describing how value was created. Treacy and Wiersema (1993) developed the concept of value disciplines, which are three distinctive means of value provision, namely operational excellence, customer intimacy and product leadership. More recently, Narver et al. (1998) argued that market oriented firms have a clear understanding of how they provide value to customers, but this assertion has yet to be empirically tested. A new...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Market orientation; Organizational learning; Value disciplines; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53800

The Beginning Farmers’ Problem In Canada
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

The Impact of Broadband on U.S. Agriculture: An Evaluation of the USDA Broadband Loan Program
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kandilov,   Amy M.G.; Kandilov,   Ivan T.; Liu,   Xiangping; Renkow,   Mitch.
We evaluate the impact of USDA’s low-cost broadband loan programs on the U.S. agricultural sector.  The broadband loan programs increase access to high-speed internet in recipient communities, which can raise farm sales by increasing both farm output and prices received by producers.  Further, high-speed internet may drive down costs by providing information on cheaper inputs and better management practices, leading to an overall improvement in farm profits.  Using data from the 1997, 2002, and 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture, we employ a panel difference-in-differences estimator, as well as a difference-in-differences propensity score matching estimator, to show that the two USDA broadband loan programs have positive impacts on farm sales, expenditure,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Broadband loans; Program evaluation; Farm sales; Expenditure; And income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Public Economics; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103634

Price Signals as Indicators of Profitability at Various Stages of Production in Oklahoma Beef
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Williams,   Brian R.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.
Cow-calf producers face an annual decision on when to sell their calves. They can sell them at any point between weaning and slaughter, with the objective of finding the profit maximizing selling point. This paper investigates the use of price signals to determine profit maximizing selling points/retention strategies. Three retention strategies, one for fall calving and two for spring calving, are considered. Producers can sell their calves at weaning, after preconditioning, after grass pasture, after wheat pasture, or after the feedlot depending on the retention strategy. These price signals indicate the optimal selling point based on an observable price ratio at weaning. This paper also considers factors such as the level of preconditioning premiums and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Producer Profitability; Price Signals; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q13; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98769

Food Price Volatility and Macroeconomic Factors: Evidence from GARCH and GARCH-X Estimates
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Apergis,   Nicholas; Rezitis,   Anthony N.
This article examines food price volatility in Greece and how it is affected by short-run deviations between food prices and macroeconomic factors. The methodology follows the GARCH and GARCH-X models. The results show that there exists a positive effect between the deviations and food price volatility. The results are highly important for producers and consumers because higher volatility augments the uncertainty in the food markets. Once the participants receive a signal that the food market is volatile, this might lead them to ask for increased government intervention in the allocation of investment resources and this could reduce overall welfare.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Relative food prices; Volatility; Macroeconomic factors; GARCH and GARCHX models; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; E60; Q10; Q19.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100650

Analisis Malmquist y DEA intertermporal de las agriculturas de la Union Europea
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Aldaz,   Natalia; Millan,   Joaquin A.
En este trabajo se realiza un análisis comparado de dos métodos no paramétricos de medida de productividad total de los factores con datos de panel basados en programación: índices de Malmquist y un modelo DEA intertemporal que permite acotar las medidas de eficiencia y progreso técnico, suponiendo cambio técnico no regresivo. La aplicación se realiza sobre las agriculturas de los países de la Unión Europea, encontrándose algunas diferencias importantes entre ambos enfoques. Los resultados sugieren menor crecimiento de productividad agraria y, sobre todo, una ordenación  distinta de países en relación con dichos crecimientos que los encontrados en otros trabajos.  Palabras clave: Productividad, DEA, Agricultura, Europa, Datos de panel.  SUMMARY This paper...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Productivity; DEA; Agriculture; Europe; Panel data; Agricultural and Food Policy; D24; O47; Q10.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28796

Medición de la ecoeficiencia en procesos productivos en el sector agrario. Caso de estudio sobre producción de cítricos
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ribal,   Javier; Sanjuan,   Neus; Clemente,   Gabriela; Fenollosa,   M. Loreto.
La eco-eficiencia se define mediante la ratio “valor económico/impactos ambientales”. En este trabajo se evalúa la eco-eficiencia de la producción de cítricos en la Comunidad Valenciana. Se han construido 24 escenarios de producción de naranjas según sus prácticas agrícolas y se han determinado sus impactos ambientales mediante Análisis de Ciclo de Vida así como su valor económico añadido. Los resultados se refirieron a 1 kg de naranjas. La integración de la evaluación económica y la ambiental en la ratio se realizó mediante Data Envelopment Analysis. Entre los escenarios más eco-eficientes predominaron los de producción ecológica.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Eco-eficiencia; Data Envelopment Analysis; Análisis de Ciclo de Vida; Cítricos; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57290

The Issue of Land Ownership and Rural Nationalism in the East Central European/ECE/Countries. A Case Study of Hungary
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Burger,   Anna.
Land has had a crucial role in the rural-nationalist ideology, especially with respect to its scarcity. In this ideology the land itself embodies a symbolic meaning which could be referred to as the "national mother-earth" which must be protected from aliens. This was the reason why the governments of the ECE candidate countries asked and received a period of 7-12 years exemption from EU rules with respect to the free movement of capital for the purpose of purchasing agricultural land.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land ownership; EU accession; ECE countries; Rural nationalism; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Q10.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24554

Transformations in Agriculture and their Implications for Rural Development
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Credit Risk Assessment and Racial Minority Lending at the Farm Service Agency
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Escalante,   Cesar L.; Brooks,   Rodney L.; Epperson,   James E.; Stegelin,   Forrest E.
The nature of credit risk assessment and basis of loan approval decisions of the Farm Service Agency are analyzed in the aftermath of the black farmers’ 1997 class action suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  This study did not uncover convincing evidence of racial discrimination against nonwhite borrowers under a binomial logistic framework based on the probability of a loan application’s approval.  Moreover, the collective use of more stringent and objective credit-scoring measures usually employed by commercial lenders is less evident in the Farm Service Agency’s evaluation of loan applications.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Binomial logistic regression; Credit risk; Credit-scoring model; Direct lending; Farm Service Agency; Guaranteed lending; Racial bias; Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; G20; G21; G28; Q10; Q14.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43749

Economics of Forest and Agricultural Carbon Sinks
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q23; Q27; Q54.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37013

Impactos socioeconômicos do cultivo de camarão marinho em municípios selecionados do Nordeste brasileiro
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sampaio,   Yony; Costa,   Ecio de Farias; Albuquerque,   Erica; Sampaio,   Breno Ramos.
This paper analyses the impact of farmed shrimp on the economy of ten municipalities in the Northeast of Brazil. A model of the municipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used to estimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipal finances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable contribution to job increases, in particular formal employment. Indirect and induced impacts are reduced because of spillovers to larger municipalities and other states. Income impacts can be sizable in particular in small counties. In general, the generated income represents a large share of total municipal product. In relation to municipal finance, direct contribution is rather small but indirect, through product increases and mainly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmed shrimp; Municipal level impacts; Direct; Indirect and induced impacts; Job; Income; Tax impacts.; Agribusiness; Q10; Q22; R11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61195

Innovation in Food Products: First-mover Strategy and Entropy Metrics
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Hooker,   Neal H.; Shanahan,   Christopher J.; Broring,   Stefanie.
The objective of this research is to investigate food product innovation in the context of the first-mover strategy among food manufacturers within agrifood supply chains. The emphasis of the analysis is on developing a useful metric for tracking new product development in the context of first-mover strategy. Entropy is introduced as a novel and useful means of examining first-mover strategy and new product development (NPD) in general. Understanding the complexities of the first-mover strategy and tracking NPD with entropy metrics holds promise for enhancing the analysis of agrifood supply chains and assisting firms in deciphering broad strategies of their rivals.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: First-mover strategy; Food product innovation; Entropy; Organic; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53729

THE EFFECTS OF CAP REFORM ON THE PERIURBAN AGRICULTURAL AREA IN THE PLAIN OF THE CITY OF ASSISI (CENTRAL ITALY)
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Creating Carbon Offsets in Agriculture through No-Till Cultivation: A Meta-Analysis of Costs and Carbon Benefits
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Manley,   James G.; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Moeltner,   Klaus; Johnson,   Dale W.
Carbon terrestrial sinks are often seen as a low-cost alternative to fuel switching and reduced fossil fuel use for lowering atmospheric CO2. To determine whether this is true for agriculture, one meta-regression analysis (52 studies, 536 observations) examines the costs of switching from conventional tillage to no-till, while another (51 studies, 374 observations) compares carbon accumulation under the two practices. Costs per ton of carbon uptake are determined by combining the two results. The viability of agricultural carbon sinks is found to vary by region and crop, with no-till representing a low-cost option in some regions (costs of less than $10/tC), but a high-cost option in others (costs of $100-$400/tC). A particularly important finding is that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Costs of soil carbon credits; Conventional and zero tillage systems; Carbon accumulation in soil; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q50.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36994

Modelo Principal-Agente para contratos entre pequenos produtores e empresa exportadora de manga no Rio Grande do Norte
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sampaio,   Luciano Menezes Bezerra.
Fruit production is an activity of great importance in the Brazilian commercial balance and even more in the Northeastern region. Intermediation is a regular practice in the fruit exporting market due to existence of requirements, such as quality certificates, and of internal problems in production and commercialization, such as credit limitations and absence of product standardization. Large companies, cooperatives, associations and NGOs receive products from many small producers and export them together with their own products. In Northeast, it is common that the exporting agent offers contracts to producers that include technical, administrative and legal assistance plus input supply. This paper proposes a model, using the principal-agent approach of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Game theory; Small producers; Irrigated fruit production; Exportation; Agribusiness; Q10; Q12; D86.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61921

Feeding the Cities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Beyond the Food Miles Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: de Cara,   Stephane; Fournier,   Anne; Gaigne,   Carl.
In this paper, we study the impact of urbanization on the location of agricultural production and the GHG emissions related to transportation activities. We develop an economic geography model where the location of agricultural activities and urban population are endogenous. We show that increasing agricultural yields induce the spatial concentration of agricultural production in the least urbanized region if agricultural transport costs are relatively low and in the most urbanized region otherwise. In addition, interregional trade in agricultural commodities is desirable to reduce GHG emissions, except when urban population is equally split between cities. However, the market may induce too much agglomeration of agricultural production when yields are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Urbanization; Agriculture location; Transport; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q10; Q54; R12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114350

Plans communaux de sécurité alimentaire et leur relation avec les PDSEC, le PNSA et les Banques de céréales
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Traore,   Abdramane; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Mali; Cereal banks; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57143

Industry Speaks Reflections on the Irrational
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gobbee,   Jose E.
This article analyzes the various components of the current financial crisis and its implications for agriculture. While financial markets have been overrun by steep losses, violent price movements, and irrationality associated with a classic bubble, agricultural markets still have sound fundamentals and their underlying real assets may prove to be a safe haven during these trying times.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic slowdown; Global recession; Agricultural commodities; Demand; Financial crisis; Political Economy; Production Economics; Public Economics; Q10; Q11; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53742

Improving Food Security in Africa: Highlights of 25 Years of Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT FARM BILL
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

THE IMPACT OF CAP REFORM ON ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

NATIONAL IMPACTS OF CHANGES IN LIVESTOCK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hillberg Seitzinger,   Ann; Paarlberg,   Philip L.; Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
This research estimates the U.S. economic welfare effects of livestock disease surveillance.  One type of surveillance considers livestock diseases already in the United States.  Annual national economic welfare increases $1.4 billion on average compared with a Federal surveillance budget for endemic diseases of $300 million annually. Other surveillance deals with reducing the risk of foreign animal diseases entering and becoming established. The estimated annual gain to producers from surveillance for foreign animal diseases is $401 million dollars.  Consumers experience additional benefits of $170 million annually.  Total annual benefits are $571 million versus a foreign animal disease surveillance budget of $165 million.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock disease; Surveillance; Economics; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97837

Motivation for Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Abandonment: A Case Study of U.S. Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; English,   Burton C.
We estimate a bivariate probit model with sample selection to identify factors affecting adoption and abandonment of precision farming technologies for cotton farmers, using the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey conducted in 12 Southern states in the United States.  Farmers for whom being at the forefront of agricultural technology is not an important reason for adoption are more likely to abandon precision farming technologies.  This study identified various factors associated with adoption and retention of precision farming technologies. Findings from this study offer significant information to policy‐makers for a better formulation of agri‐environmental programs that encourage farmers to adopt environmentally benign farming practices...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology Abandonment; Technology Adoption; Bivariate Probit with Sample Selection; Multinomial Logit; Precision Farming; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98838

Determining Optimal Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer Using Random Parameter Models
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tumusiime,   Emmanuel; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Mosali,   Jagadeesh; Johnson,   Jim; Locke,   James; Biermacher,   Jon T.
The parameters of yield response functions can vary by year. Past studies usually assume yield functions are nstochastic  ‘‘limited’’ stochastic. In this study, we estimate rye– ryegrass yield functions in which all parameters are random. The three functional forms considered are the linear response plateau, the quadratic, and the Spillman-Mitscherlich. Nonstochastic yield models are rejected in favor of stochastic parameter models. Quadratic functional forms fit the data poorly. Optimal nitrogen application recommendations are calculated for the linear response plateau and Spillman-Mitscherlich. The stochastic models lead to smaller recommended levels of nitrogen, but the economic benefits of using fully stochastic crop yield functions are small because...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cereal rye–ryegrass; Monte Carlo; Nitrogen; Random parameters; Stochastic plateau; Production Economics; Q10; C12; D24.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117949

Análisis económico de la “bio-carbonización” como práctica de manejo agrícola
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ramirez,   Juan Andres; Rosales Alvarez,   Ramon.
Las altas concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero, específicamente CO2, han sido señaladas como la principal causa del cambio climático. La adopción de prácticas agrícolas capaces de incrementar el contenido de carbono en el suelo, ha sido propuesta como una estrategia de bajo costo y disponibilidad inmediata para enfrentar este fenómeno. La Bio-carbonización es una de estas prácticas agrícolas, la cual implica la aplicación de carbón vegetal al suelo, de modo que el carbono queda capturado en una forma altamente recalcitrante al tiempo que se mejora la calidad del suelo. Este artículo es el primero en evaluar la viabilidad financiera y considerar algunos de los efectos económicos de la práctica, estimados para una finca tipo en la altillanura...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultura sostenible; Altillanura colombiana; Análisis costobeneficio; Programación lineal; Secuestro de carbono; Servicios ambientales.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; C6; D60; O30; Q10; Q24; Q50.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60734

Industry-Academic Partnerships The View from the Corner Office
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Wysocki,   Allen F.; House,   Lisa.
Industry-academic partnerships are described and discussed from the perspective of industry. Eight types of partnerships are discussed, including internships, mentoring, site visits, faculty-directed research, student research, consulting, in-class visits, and industry advisory boards. The benefits, problems, costs, motivation to participate, and advice for managing industry-academic partnerships are presented.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industry partnerships; Industry collaboration; Internship; Mentor; Field trip; Consulting; Advisory board; Industrial Organization; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53725

Bánffi Soda Limited Partnership
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kiserdi-Pallo,   Imola; Baker,   Gregory A.
Teaching Notes available: ifamr@ifama.org; Author video:http://www.youtube.com/user/ifamr1#p/u/10/XRwmg7ahg0M
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategy; Competitor analysis; Soda water; Hungary; Teaching case; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96328

Farm-Level Evidence on the Sustainable Growth Paradigm from Grain and Livestock Farms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Escalante,   Cesar L.; Turvey,   Calum G.; Barry,   Peter J.
This study uses the sustainable growth rate model to investigate, measure, and analyze sustainable growth rates and trends for Illinois farmers. Results of farm-level econometric analyses indicate the relevance of the sustainable growth paradigm in explaining most farm financial decisions made each year. Grain farms have shown a greater tendency to balance growth through adjustments in production efficiencies while livestock farms rely more on financial leveraging strategies. In general, our results have shown that the farm sector has adapted to positive or negative sustainable growth challenges consistent with the Higgins' model and that, from an equilibrium point of view, countercyclical measures of the sustainable growth challenge indicate that there...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural finance; Asset turnover; Balanced growth; Capital structure; Panel corrected standard errors; Random-effects model; Sustainable growth challenge; Farm Management; Q14; Q13; D9; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25329

LINKING CROSS-COMPLIANCE AND AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES: A CASE STUDY IN EMILIA ROMAGNA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

ENDOGENOUS INITIATIVES AS A CHANCE TO IMPROVE RURAL LIVELIHOOD? RESULTS OF A CASE STUDY IN BALTOW, SOUTH-EASTERN POLAND
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas.
Polish rural areas, compared to other EU-25 member states, still show a high agricultural employment due to a lack of job opportunities in other rural economic sectors. In particular, in South-eastern Poland the shut down of heavy industry companies in the early 1990s left many rural inhabitants only with small incomes from their peasant farms or pensions. In the commune Ba³tów (South-eastern Poland) in order to counteract these developments, local development associations and a regional partnership undertook initiatives to stimulate the regional economy by creating a tourism infrastructure. This paper presents a case study, conducted in Ba³tów, which analyses local problems, development chances, and experience with local endogenous initiatives. The main...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Tourism; Leader+; Endogenous; P32; Q10; R11; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14900

The Law of the Minimum and Sources of Nonzero Skewness for Crop Yield Distributions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tumusiime,   Emmanuel; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Boyer,   Christopher N.
Crop yields are not commonly found to be normally distributed, but the cause of the non-normal distribution is unclear. The non-normality might be due to weather variables and/or an underlying von Liebig law of the minimum (LoM) production function. Our objective is to determine the degree to which an underlying linear response stochastic plateau production function can explain the skewness of Oklahoma wheat yields at varied nitrogen rates. We use farm-level wheat data from a long-term experiment in Oklahoma, which is a unique data set to the literature. The Tembo et al. (2008) production function provides negative skewness at all levels of nitrogen with skewness near zero for both very high and very low levels of nitrogen. Observed skewness for wheat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Linear plateau model; Non-normal distributions; Skewness; Wheat; Yield distribution; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98820

Heterogeneity in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance Systems: The International Food Standard (IFS) in European Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Net Effect of Education on Technology Adoption by U.S. Farmers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The objective of this study is to estimate the net effect of education on technology adoption for U.S. farmers. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, this study develops a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision with adoption of both time saving and management intensive technologies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Education; Technology adoption; Off-farm labor supply; Precision farming; Genetically modified crops; Simultaneous equations model; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56450

Measuring the Relative Profitability of Mid-South Cotton Production from an Alternative Gin Seed Rebate Model
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fannin,   James Matthew; Paxton,   Kenneth W.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the opportunity returns forgone to cotton producers in the lower Mid-South region of the United States for growing cotton, compared to alternative commodities. We calculate the actual net returns per acre for selected cotton-producing counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In addition, we calculate the opportunity returns per acre if the acres planted in cotton were planted in the highest net return commodity per acre between corn and soybeans during the period 1997 through 2008. Our results find that producers in these cotton producing-counties faced sizeable opportunity revenues foregone averaging 43% between 2003 and 2008. Most observers of the cotton industry would argue that these foregone revenues are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton ginning; Returns above variable costs; Cotton; Corn; Soybeans; Production Economics; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98794

FARM BILL STAKEHOLDERS: COMPETITORS OR COLLABORATORS?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Market Information Sources Available Through the Internet: Daily to Yearly Market and Outlook Reports, Prices, Commodities and Quotes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Le Vallee,   Jean-Charles.
The WWW, along with email, are simple forms of information technology which have become easily accessible through the Internet. They offer great sources of up-to-date information and data-sets of all kinds. They allow you to get in contact, communicate and exchange information in electronic form. Of particular interest are the increasing number of web sites which pertain to agriculture and notably to markets. You may find quotes on futures within 10 minutes of their actual calls, and you may also find outlook reports on specific commodities for the years to come. This paper serves as a guide to these different sources on market information presently available on the Internet1. These sources may be daily, weekly, monthly or yearly reports, outlook reports,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Internet information sources; Marketing; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 9; Q10.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54686

Bulgarian rural development policy implementation and new rural paradigm
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Linking Small Scale Farmers in China with the International Markets: A Case of Apple Export Chains
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaoyong; Qiu,   Huanguang; Huang,   Zhurong.
This study describes how governance mechanisms were formed that link small-scale apple farmers in China with export markets. These institutional innovations have improved the efficiency of price transmission and generated higher profit margins for various actors in the supply chain, in particular for small-scale farmers. Chinese apple exports are highly coordinated through ongoing long term loyal network relationships and vertical integration. Relevant policy implications and further challenges are discussed in the conclusion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Price transmission; Institutions; Market integration; Demand and Price Analysis; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53798

Spatial Marketing Patterns for Corn Under the Condition of Increasing Ethanol Production in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; George,   Adam.
Events external to agriculture have set in motion the conditions for structural change in the marketing of corn in the U.S. These included a rapid increase in the price of crude oil from $40 per barrel to over $100 caused by hurricanes, geopolitical events, an increased global demand for energy from countries like China and India, and in December 2007, the U.S. raising the renewable fuel standards. The results of this research show that there could be significant changes in the historical utilization and marketing of corn in the U.S. The change in movement patterns provides one source of visible evidence that a structural change is underway.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Corn; Spatial marketing; Structural change; Crude oil; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q13; Q27.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53726

Crop Production Functions for Analysis of Global Change Impacts in Spain
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gomez,   Sonia Quiroga; Iglesias,   Ana.
The goal of this paper is to increase the capacity of the agriculture sector to understand and respond to the climate variability, by reducing the uncertainty of the farmers over decisions that are affected for meteorological conditions. To study the yield responses to meteorological variables in the past is crucial to understand the vulnerability of the agriculture to the climate change in the future. We have estimated regression models where the historical yields have been put in dependence of variables that can represent main drivers of global change, such as climate variables and technological ones. In this context we evaluate its influence over the yields. Among the conclusions we find that the adaptation to climate change requires challenges in which...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spanish agriculture; Climate; Global change; Crop Production/Industries; C50; C52; Q10.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24565

DIRECT PAYMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE LAND MARKET IN POLAND
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dziemianowicz,   Ryta Iwona; Przygodzka,   Renata; Sadowski,   Adam.
The article makes an attempt to answer the question: how direct payments affected the land market in Poland? The first part of the article explains the theoretical aspects of direct payments as an instrument of agricultural policy and their prospective effectiveness. Also the special character of the solutions adopted by Poland in relation with the use of this instrument was shown. The second part presents the main problems of the land market in Poland, taking into account both the supply and the demand factors of this market. The third part concentrates on searching for the cause-effect relations between the direct subsidies and the changes in the land market in Poland. They suggest, among others, that the forecasts regarding the retaining of land in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct Payments; Land Market; Agriculture Policy; Structure of Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q15; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44807

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation through Agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schneider,   Uwe A.; Kumar,   Pushpam.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q55; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94500

Greene Gardens
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Hanson,   Kirk O.
The case describes the 2006 E. coli outbreak in the California spinach industry. The case unfolds over a period of about one month, with four separate eventful days described in detail. At the end of the narrative for each day, the reader is asked to decide how he or she would respond to the events and justify his or her decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Business ethics; Communication; Crisis management; Spinach; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53747

Level of Carbon Tax Required for Switchgrass and Miscanthus to Compete with Coal for Generating Electricity
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Aravindhakshan,   Sijesh C.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Taliaferro,   Charles M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon tax; Miscanthus; Switchgrass; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61133

Impacts of labour on interactions between economics and animal welfare in extensive sheep farms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Vosough Ahmadi,   Bouda; Dwyer,   Cathy M.; Erhard,   H.W.; Morgan-Davies,   Claire; Waterhouse,   A.; Milne,   Catherine E.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Ringrose,   Sian; Goddard,   Pete; Phillips,   Kate; Stott,   Alistair W.
This study quantified interactions between animal welfare and farm profitability in British extensive sheep farming systems. Qualitative welfare assessment methodology was used to assess welfare from the animal's perspective in 20 commercial extensive sheep farms and to estimate labour demand for welfare, based on the assessed welfare scores using data collected from farm inventories. The estimated labour demand was then used as a coefficient in a linear program based model to establish the gross margin maximising farm management strategy for given farm situations, subject to constraints that reflected current resource limitations including labour supply. Regression analysis showed a significant relationship between the qualitative welfare assessment...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sheep; Labour; Animal Welfare; Linear Programme; Livestock Production/Industries; C6; Q10; Q19; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91803

Análise da participação da agropecuária no PIB dos EUA de 1960 a 2001
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brugnaro,   Ricardo; Bacha,   Carlos Jose Caetano.
This paper analyses the evolution of agriculture’s participation in the US gross domestic product (GDP) from 1960 to 2001. An econometric model is run in order to identify the main variables that determine this participation. From 1960 to 2001, there is a downward trend of agriculture’s participation in the US GDP with a break from 1971 to 1973, in other words, agriculture’s participation in the US GDP decreased from 1960 to 1970, increased from 1971 to 1973 and decreased again from 1973 to 2001. The 1971-1973´s break in the downward trend of agriculture’s participation is econometrically proved. Dataset organized in graphs show grain and meat production steadily enlarged from 1970 to 2001, what is closely related to the productivity increase and federal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GDP; Agriculture importance; Econometric model; The USA; Agribusiness; Q10; A10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61243

Immigration and Farm Labor: What Next?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Consumer Preferences and Trade-Offs for Locally Grown and Genetically Modified Apples: A Conjoint Analysis Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Novotorova,   Nadezhda K.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
Using conjoint analysis methodology, this study used an online survey to measure consumers’ preferences for the apple attributes as place of production, method of production, and price. The results of the conjoint analysis indicate that consumers are willing to make trade offs between the studied attributes. Segment analysis indicates Place-oriented consumers may be willing to pay 60% to 70% premiums for locally grown apples. The high consumer preferences for locally grown products combined with environmental benefits transferred through genetic modification provide an opportunity for producers to capture and build their markets, especially within certain market segments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Consumer preferences; GM; Locally grown; Consumer/Household Economics; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53738

Institutional Analysis of Swidden: The Case of Swiddners in Orissa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jyotishi,   A.
Swidden being a widespread form of land use in the tropics comprehensively defining it become a difficult task. Its characteristics embrace different types of topography, demographic feature, ethnic and ecological diversities. It also varies in terms of cropping pattern, frequency of land use, tools and methods of practice. It is argued that the institutions governing swidden are static in nature and do not adapt to the requirements of the changing ecological and social needs. This necessitates understanding what characterise institutions in a traditional swiddening society, and hence, changes in these characteristics to appreciate whether swidden is a static form of agriculture or changing over the time and space. There are a few aspects, which underscore...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Swidden; Institution; Land-use; Property-rights; Market-integration; Orissa; Farm Management; O13; N55; Q10; Z13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25763

The Impact of Coordination of Production and Marketing Strategies on Price Behavior: Evidence from the Idaho Potato Industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bolotova,   Yuliya; McIntosh,   Christopher S.; Muthusamy,   Kalamani; Patterson,   Paul E.
High potato price volatility, decreasing demand for fresh potatoes and prices below the cost of production led to a decision of a number of Idaho potato growers to organize the United Fresh Potato Growers of Idaho, a marketing cooperative. The programs and strategies of the cooperative target both the production and marketing of fresh potatoes in Idaho. To evaluate the effectiveness of the programs implemented by the cooperative, we examine the level and volatility of fresh potato prices during two periods: before the cooperative was organized and when the cooperative is in the market. We find empirical evidence suggesting that fresh potato prices were higher and less volatile during the period when the cooperative was in the market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural markets; Cooperative; Price volatility; Potato industry; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q10; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53648

UTILIZATION OF RELATIVE LAND ALLOCATION IN THE CALIBRATION OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLY MODELS BY THE PMP APPROACH
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Welfare Effects of Mandatory Traceability When Firms are Heterogeneous
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien.
We develop a framework in which the cost of producing a quantity food and the cost of food safety differs across firms.  We show that large firms may supply the safest food even though small firms have a cost advantage in producing safe food.  The model shows that mandatory traceability can decrease the overall safety of food when small firms that supply the safest food exit the industry.  Our model applies to food safety but can be applied to a wide range of issues related to regulation and product quality.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Quality; Traceability; Regulation; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Production Economics; D21; L11; L15; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61017

FORCES AFFECTING CHANGE IN CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bechdol,   Elizabeth; Gray,   Allan W.; Gloy,   Brent A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Competitiveness; Crop Production; Agricultural Biotechnology; Agricultural Sustainability; Agricultural Inputs; Agricultural Profitability; Crop Production/Industries; Q10; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100787

THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NEXT FARM BILL DEBATE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Agricultural Statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Differences in Institutional Arrangements and their Impacts on Agricultural Statistics Systems. A Synthesis of Four Country Case Studies.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
A major push supporting improved data collection and                         analysis is required if African                         countries are to successfully design and implement results-                         based Poverty Reduction Strategy                         Programs (PRSP) and the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural                          Development Program                         (CAADP) being promoted by the New Partnership for African                         Development (NEPAD).                         Over the years there have been many initiatives to build                         statistical capacity in Africa. Many                         problems have plagued these efforts, including inadequate                         funding and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Statistics; Institutions; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54558

Bang for the Buck: Cost-Effective Control of Invasive Species with Different Life Histories
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Buhle,   Eric; Margolis,   Michael; Ruesink,   Jennifer L.
Strategies for controlling invasive species can be aimed at any or all of the stages in the life cycle. In this paper we show how to combine biological data on population dynamics with simple economic data on control cost options to determine the least costly set of strategies that will halt an invasion. We then apply our methods to oyster drills (Ocinebrellus inornatus), an economically important aquaculture pest that has been accidentally introduced worldwide. If the costs of intervention were the same across life stages, extermination of adults would be an inefficient way to control species with the population dynamics characteristics of invaders. In the oyster drill case, however, efficient control targets adults because they are much easier to find.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Invasive species; Bioeconomics; Control strategies; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q2; Q22.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10793

The Evolution of the Rationale for Government Involvement in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

STATISTICAL FARM REGISTER IN THE EU ACCEDING COUNTRIES - A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Turtoi,   Crina; Akyildirim,   Oguzhan; Petkov,   Plamen.
Professional paper
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Statistical farm register; Agricultural husbandries; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C10; C44; Q10.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123966

National and Regional Impacts of U.S. Agricultural Exports
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Paggi,   Mechel S.; Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Adcock,   Flynn J.; Hanselka,   Daniel D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Trade; Output; Employment; Exports; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q11; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104208

Trends and Opportunities in Agriculture An Executive Interview with Lowell Catlett
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas.
Agriculture will change more in the next decade than it did in the last century. Lowell Catlett is a futurist sharing his knowledge and insight on the new trends and technologies shaping the future of agriculture and how those working in this sector can take advantage of new opportunities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Communication; Opportunity; Technology; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53804

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN THE CAP DECISION MAKING: A CASE STUDY ON THE SUGAR REFORM
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Iagatti,   Matteo; Sorrentino,   Alessandro.
This paper represents the first step of a wider research project on the relation between the EU institutional settings and the policy outcome. We specifically tackle the CAP definition process and the role of the Commission inside consultation procedure, proposing a case study on the sugar CMO reform of 2006. Using and adapting the theoretical framework proposed by Putnam (1988) we first check the suitability of sugar for such analysis than we reconstruct the various phases of the sugar CMO definition process evaluating qualitatively, the main issue in discussion, MSs position in relation also to the final outcome and the role played by the Commission in this context. The analysis is carried out as a documental study in which we collected and evaluate the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP Reform; Sugar reform; Institutional settings; Consultation procedure; CMO; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44847

Linking Small Farmers to Emerging Agricultural Marketing Systems in India—The Case Study of a Fresh Food Retail Chain in Punjab
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Singla,   Naresh; Singh,   Sukhpal; Dhindsa,   P.K.
Research Notes
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Retail chain; Small farmers; Agricultural marketing system; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q13; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109514

India’s Agrarian Crisis and Corporate-Led Contract Farming: Socio-economic Implications for Smallholder Producers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sharma,   Vijay Paul.
The paper discusses India’s agrarian crisis and the role of corporate-led contract farming in addressing these crisis. A two-stage Heckman model was used to explain determinants of participation in contract farming, and whether participation in contract farming affects farm income. The results indicate that contract farming has a positive impact on crop productivity and farm income. The socio-economic factors that influenced participation in contract farming were education, age, farm size, access to institutional credit, source of off-farm income and membership to an organization. Factors related to the likelihood of participation in contract farming slightly differed from the factors affecting farm income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrarian crisis; Smallholder producer; Corporate-led contract farming; Agricultural Produce Marketing (APMC) Act; Heckman model; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53735

Collective Activities for the Management of Rural Common-Pool Resources: A Case Study of Irrigation System from Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Furuzawa,   Shinichi; Kiminami,   Lily; Kiminami,   Akira.
Generally, an appropriate maintenance and management of the common-pool resources (CPRs) in rural areas can contribute to the enhancement of the “quality of life” of inhabitants through improvement of the local environment, etc. In recent years, with the aging of farm households and the rise in the number of non-farm households, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the farm households alone to maintain and manage the CPRs in the farm villages of Japan. Therefore, the cooperation by beneficiaries including non-farm households is considered to be desirable. However such cooperation may be difficult to achieve, as the participation of non-farm households in the management of such resources leads to the diversification of stakeholders. In this study, we...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common-pool resources; Diversification of stakeholders; Cost-benefit calculus; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Q10; Q2.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51542

Eliciting Risk Preferences: A Field Experiment on a Sample of French Farmers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bougherara,   Douadia; Gassmann,   Xavier; Piet,   Laurent.
We designed a field experiment involving real payments to elicit farmers’ risk preferences. Farmers are a very interesting sample to study since risk has always played an important role in agricultural producers’ decisions. Besides, European farmers may face more risky situations in the future. In this context, it is very important for any economic analysis focusing on agriculture to correctly assess farmers’ behaviour in the face of different sources of risk. We test for two descriptions of farmers’ behaviour: expected utility and cumulative prospect theory. We use two elicitation methods based on the procedures of Holt and Laury (2002) and Tanaka et al. (2010) on a sample of 30 French farmers. The experiment consists in asking subjects to make series of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk Attitudes; Field Experiment; Farming; Risk and Uncertainty; C93; D81; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114266

Defining and Characterizing Approaches to Farm Management
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Johnson,   James D.
Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify approaches to farm management based on a list of management questions posed to a sample of U.S. cash-grain farmers.  Three approaches were identified by the factor analysis:  price negotiation, long-term cost control, and input adjustment.  Estimated factor scores regressed against farm and operator characteristics indicate a profile of producers using each approach that is closely related to stage-of-life of the farm operator and farm business.  In addition to operator age and planning horizon, operator risk preference and farm organization and location were other important determinants of the approach to management.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cash-grain farms; Factor analysis; Farm management; Latent variables; Management approach; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; Q10; D21; C40.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43755

Marion Clawson's Contribution to Forestry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.
Marion Clawson passed away in April 1998 at the age of 92. He was a giant in the field of resource and environmental economics who devoted the last decade and one-half of his professional career to forest and forest related issues. He produced over 30 professional books and hundreds of papers. This paper presents a broad overview of his career as an economist, with a focus on his work in and influence on forestry and forest policy. From the early 1970s through to his last professional book in 1983, and his final professional contributions in the mid 1990s, Clawson devoted most of his professional efforts to forest issues. His influence on forests and forest policy was substantial, especially in the context of public policy toward America's publicly owned...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marion Clawson; Forest; Economics; Resources; Policy; Timber; Recreation; History; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; B31; Q10; Q20; Q23; Q24; Q26; Q28.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10755

Does “Convenience Agriculture” Affect Off‐farm Labor Allocation Decisions?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Chintawar,   Sachin.
The objective of this study is to examine the effect of adoption intensity of GM crops on off‐farm labor supply by farm households. Using ARMS data in 2004, 2005 and 2006, we estimate a two stage simultaneous Tobit model and find that adoption intensity of GM crops has a negative impact on off‐farm labor supply by operators and a positive impact on off‐farm labor supply by spouse. This may be due to the comparative advantage of operators and spouses. Our results find that GM crops adoption has different but significant implications on off‐farm labor supply by operators and spouses and underscores the importance of understanding farm households’ decisions to explain behaviors of farm businesses in the United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Technology Adoption; Two stage simultaneous Tobit model; GM Crops; Off‐farm labor; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61633

POLICY IMPACT ON PRODUCTION STRUCTURE AND INCOME RISK ON POLISH DAIRY FARMS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

DIFFERENTIATION AND SYNERGIES IN RURAL TOURISM: EVIDENCE FROM ISRAEL
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tchetchik,   Anat; Fleischer,   Aliza; Finkelshtain,   Israel.
This paper applies a discrete-choice framework with product differentiation to model the rural tourism industry in Israel and to jointly estimate the effect of lodging and farm characteristics on consumer preferences and firms' costs. The model accounts for heterogeneity in tastes and technologies and allows for unobservable product characteristics. We find evidence for technological synergy in joint production of farming and rural hospitality, but none in the demand. The differentiation in the industry is vast and is the major contributor to the price-cost margin, which averages 62%. An additional minor cause are government regulations, which restrict supply. Simulation results demonstrate the growth potential of the industry and show that the government...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural tourism; Differentiated goods; Oligopoly markup; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q10; L11; L83.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7178

Leadership May Have Decisive Influence on Successful Transition of Production Cooperative
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Canola-Wheat Rotation versus Continuous Wheat for the Southern Plains
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Duke,   Jason C.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.; Peeper,   Thomas F.
Crop rotations are not common in the wheat belt of the Southern Plains. After years of continuous wheat, weeds have become increasingly difficult and expensive to manage. Yield data were elicited from farmers and used to determine if canola-wheat-wheat rotations are economically competitive with continuous wheat in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop rotation; Wheat; Canola; Elicited yield distributions; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46620

Industry Speaks Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Neves,   Marcos Fava.
This article addresses some of the partial truths and misinformation in media reporting over the booming food prices debate. Many studies are only linking biofuels to the inflation cause, while ignoring several other factors such as the growth of the world population, economic development and income distribution. An overview of the causes is discussed and 10 strategies proposed which policy makers, governments, and organizations can adapt to move the world forward towards long-term sustainability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food crisis; Bio-fuels; Strategy; Sustainability; Problem solving; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q16; Q27.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53731

Regional differences in the determinants for structural change in German agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

Learning by Doing, Risk Aversion and Use of Risk Management Strategies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Ashok,   Mishra K.
Using a national survey, double hurdle models are estimated to examine the impact of farmers’ risk attitude on use of production and marketing contracts. Risk averse farmers are less likely to use contracts but risk attitude does not have any significant impact on the intensity at which contracts are adopted.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk attitude; Double hurdle model; Production contracts; Marketing contracts; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q13; D81.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103851

Parma Agrifood Research Management Knowledge Network: PARMa KN
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Braga,   Francesco S.; Baker,   Gregory A.
The case focuses on the proposed development of the Parma Agrifood Research Management Knowledge Network (PARMa KN). The PARMa KN is intended to be a global network of leading professionals drawn from academia, industry, and the public sector. The proposal is for the group to be funded by the City of Parma and corporate, foundation, and individual donors. Its main objective would be to build value for society through the development of cutting-edge research, educational programs, and service activities for firms in the food and agribusiness sector. It is hoped that the new foundation will bring international expertise to food and agribusiness firms in Parma to help them to expand and remain globally competitive.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consulting; Trade association; Industry association; SWOT; Industry research; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53730

U.S. MARKET POTENTIAL FOR DRIED DISTILLERS GRAIN WITH SOLUBLES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

Farming Fish in a Transitional Economy: A Case for East Timor
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wood,   Toby Ryan; Chan-Halbrendt,   Catherine.
This case study evaluates the economic potential for a grow-out mariculture enterprise in East Timor while highlighting how such a business venture could help engage a transitional nation in foreign trade, increase employment opportunities and encourage community based projects that promote sustainable resource use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Mariculture; Grouper; East Timor; Transitional economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53741

Opportunities for Producing Table Grapes in Egypt for the Export Market: A Decision Case Study
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

Rural Development and Poverty Reduction: Is Agriculture Still Key?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

El seguro de ingresos como instrumento de estabilizacion de las rentas de los agricultores: aplicacion al sector olivarero espanol
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

The Impact of El Nino on Northeastern Forests: A Case Study on Maple Syrup Production
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
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

The Crisis of Small Farms in Central Italy: Can Farmer Turnover Slow Down the Downfall?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Market Orientation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Examination of the Illinois Beef Industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Micheels,   Eric T.; Gow,   Hamish R.
This paper explores the importance of a producer’s market orientation on their subjective performance within agricultural commodity markets. Using a structural equation model of beef producers, our findings suggest that market oriented firms are highly innovative and achieve superior performance. These findings are consistent with previous research on the market orientation-performance relationship in heterogeneous product markets. The cost focus of a firm was also found to have a significant influence on innovation, but no direct effect on performance. This suggests that beef producers should follow a balanced approach utilizing both an external market and an internal productivity focus to achieve superior returns as opposed to solely focusing on internal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market orientation; Beef production; Innovation; Performance; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53649

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: FINDINGS OF A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN CENTRAL, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wolz,   Axel; Buchenrieder,   Gertrud; Markus,   Richard.
Rising energy prices for fossil fuels, the unreliable supply of energy imports during the last winters and – concerning the 12 new members states (NMS) – the demand by the European Union (EU) for developing National Renewable Energy Action Plans have stimulated the national discussion and political action on renewable energy (RE) among all European countries. Particularly among the 12 NMS the share of RE has increased during the last years. Among the candidate and potential candidate countries (CC and PCC) the discussion on RE has just started. When looking at the impact of RE on agricultural and rural development the effects are relatively small. An expansion of rape seed cultivation and, to a smaller extent, of the production of wood pellets could be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Renewable energy; Comparative survey; Agricultural and rural development; New members states of the EU; Candidate and potential candidate countries.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Political Economy; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O52; Q10; Q28; Q42; R11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94719

POSSIBLE FUTURE SCENARIOS FOR SICILIAN CEREAL CROPPING IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Future of the CAP; Sicilian agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44804

Dynamic Optimization of Nitrogen Use in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
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

Functional Ingredients and Food Choice: Results from a Choice Experiment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

CATTLE STOCK AND THE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL MEAT PRODUCTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Arsić,   Slavica; Kljajic,   Natasa; Vukovic,   Predrag.
Professional paper
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle breeding; The production of beef; Pork; Mutton and poultry meat; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q19.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123962

Convergence in Agriculture: Evidence from the European Regions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Alexiadis,   Stilianos.
Although there have been numerous studies on regional convergence, agriculture has received far less attention. In this study, the intention is to augment the existing literature by testing for convergence in agricultural productivity among the EU-26 regions. A low rate of absolute convergence is estimated over the period 1995-2004 whilst evidence of club convergence is apparent.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Absolute and Club Convergence; Agriculture; European Union Regions; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; O47; C2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118866

Virtual Investment Concepts and the Ethanol Industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: 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

A Categorical Data Analysis on Risks in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
This study compares farm operators’ risk perceptions and actual realization of risk attitudes revealed through off-farm labor, enterprise diversification, and use of contracts, crop insurance, and other types of insurance, using data from 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Results from ordered logit model and multivariate probit models unexpectedly found that risk loving farmers are more likely to employ risk management strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98839

La Industria Habla Reflexiones en la Irracionalidad
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gobbee,   Jose E.
El articulo analiza algunos componentes de la crisis financiera mundial y las implicancias para el sector agropecuario. Mientras los mercados financieros han tenido fuertes declinaciones con movimientos violentos junto a la irracionalidad de la burbuja clásica, en el sector agropecuario todavía se mantienen fundamentals positivos y sus activos duros pueden servir como destino de inversión durante esta época difícil.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Recesión global; Commodities; Demanda; Crisis financiera; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Q10; Q11; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53803

The Increasing Multifunctionality of Agricultural Raw Materials: Three Dilemmas for Innovation and Adoption
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boehlje,   Michael; Broring,   Stefanie.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bio-economy; Industry convergence; Renewables; Disruptive innovation; Multifunctionality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Q10; Q27; Q42; Q47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103981

Range and Limit of Geographical Indication Scheme: The Case of Basmati Rice from Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Giraud,   Georges.
Basmati is well renowned as the most aromatic rice over the world. Populated urban markets are prone to accept a premium to Basmati, whom price is the highest for rice on trade and domestic markets. Punjab province represents 90% of overall Basmati rice production in Pakistan since immemorial times. This area forms the genuine alluvial lands appropriate for Basmati cultivation. Due to its price premium, some opportunist behaviors appear such as cropping blending of polished long grain from other varieties. The need of protection is clearly documented, but the registration of a Geographical Indication, will probably increase Basmati market shortages.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Basmati rice; Marketing; Commodity chain; Geographical Indication; Pakistan; Marketing; Q10; Q13; Q15.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53628

A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed cotton production rose from 32,000 metric tons (mt) to about 180,000 mt a decade later (three-year averages centered on 1994 and 2005). The number of farmers involved in the sector grew similarly, yields trended upwards (though slowly), and the country dramatically improved the quality of its lint, becoming the outstanding performer  in Sub-Saharan Africa in this regard by the mid-2000s. Yet the sector has experienced two serious crashes since reform, both involving rampant credit default by farmers supported with seasonal input credit by ginning companies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Cotton; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q10; Q11; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62145

Global Supply Chain: An Executive Interview with Mary Shelman
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas.
Mary Shelman discusses forces driving higher food prices and some of the changes which are impacting the global food supply chain. Shelman coordinates Harvard Business School’s premier Agribusiness Seminar attended annually by more than 200 CEOs and top managers from global firms. She also organizes and teaches similar programs in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Her research focuses on the forces shaping global agribusiness. Her experience bridges academia, as an author and teacher of dozens of case studies on strategic change and challenges in global agribusiness firms, with industry experience.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Global food supply chain; Food prices; Markets; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q10; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53802

Should Surveys be Conducted Online or On Paper? A Comparison
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Batte,   Marvin T.; Ernst,   Stanley C.; Woods,   Timothy A.
Internet consumer surveys have become increasingly popular in agricultural and food research. This study compares the results of an identical survey instrument implemented by mail and the Internet respectively. Aspects compared include survey logistics, timeline, costs, consumer demographic and socioeconomic features, observed univariate variables, and multivariate regression coefficient estimates and predictions. Results do reveal some differences in data collected by these two approaches. However, given the similarities between the two samples, the differences observed do not offer enough support to command either approach as superior to the other. It appears both methodologies can generate high quality data and are appropriate when used carefully.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Internet Survey; Mailed Survey; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C83; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61307

The FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act and the Exemption for Small Firms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Conventional Tillage versus No-till: Characteristics of Producers and Farms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Djido,   Abdoulaye Ibrahim; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.; Epplin,   Francis M.
A survey of Oklahoma farmers was conducted to determine characteristics of farms across three tillage categories: conventional tillage exclusively; no-till exclusively; other (combination of systems). The seven percent that use no-till exclusively crop more acres, rent more acres, and use more crop rotations than farms that use conventional tillage exclusively.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: No-till; Conventional tillage; Survey; Farm machinery; Farm size; Wheat; Perceptions; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46717

Industry-Academic Partnerships – Benefit or Burden?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Baker,   Gregory A.; Wysocki,   Allen F.; House,   Lisa; Batista,   Juan C.
In an applied discipline such as agribusiness management, there are many opportunities for collaboration between academia and industry. This article highlights opportunities for industry-academic partnerships through research, sabbatical leaves, consulting, outreach, student enrichment activities, and industry advisory boards. The principal benefits and pitfalls associated with each type of collaboration are discussed along with tips for managing industry-academic partnerships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industry partnerships; Industry collaboration; Industrial Organization; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53630

INVESTIGATING THE ECONOMIC AND WATER QUALITY EFFECTS OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM ON ARABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS: A SCOTTISH CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Competing in a Mature Market: The Case of Super AM Food Markets
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Harling,   Kenneth.
The EXPO-AM supermarket entered the Rochester, Massachusetts food market using a retailing format that its parent company had used successfully in England where it went under the store banner “Super EU.” This case describes how the concept was developed and implemented in Rochester over a three year period, 2000-2003. At the time of the case, 2003, Ted Edwards, the general manager of Super AM Food Markets, has been asked to prepare a turnaround plan for the banner after it has shown poor performance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supermarket; Competitive advantage; Competitive rivalry; Strategy implementation; Organizational structure; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53739

R&amp;D Appropriability and Planned Obsolescence: Empirical Evidence from Wheat Breeding in the UK (1960-1995)
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rangnekar,   Dwijen.
Plant breeders face a unique appropriation problem - plants are reproducible, genetic information is heritable and seeds can be multiplied. The paper uses indicators of varietal age as a proxy for durability to examine strategies of planned obsolescence. Using wheat breeding in the UK, evidence of strategies of planned obsolescence is confirmed. This is then corroborated with evidence of tendencies towards increased proliferation of varieties on the market and breeding strategies that focus on incremental productivity improvements (i.e. increased efficiency) and narrow and limited disease resistance (i.e. reduced durability).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Planned Obsolescence; R&amp;D appropriability; Innovation; Plant Breeding; Crop Production/Industries; L13; O31; Q10.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24904

Viability of Organic Production in Rural Counties: County and State-Level Evidence from the United States
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kostandini,   Genti; Mykerezi,   Elton; Tanellari,   Eftila.
We investigate the determinants of organic farming in the United States. State-level data show that the organic farming sector has grown over the last decade, but growth has been very heterogeneous with few states accounting for most of the growth. Further analyses of county data reveal that favorable natural amenities, water for irrigation, and government payments have a positive effect on most measures of organic farming used here. Results further point out that organic farming operations are more popular among young farmers. Adjacency to metro areas is also an important determinant for the number of organic operations. Organic farming is more important for the agricultural sector of the areas that are somewhat remote but that does not appear to be the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: County; Organic farming; Rural; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Marketing; Q10; R58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113539

DO ANTIBIOTICS REDUCE PRODUCTION RISK FOR U.S. PORK PRODUCERS?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Liu,   Xuanli; Miller,   Gay Y.; McNamara,   Paul E.
Production risk from live weight variation of market pigs has become a more important concern in U.S. swine production. Packers are concerned about the variation in carcass size because of the demand for standardized cuts and the use of automation in the slaughter process. Swine producers care about standardized pigs because of revenue implications and possible links to animal health and productivity. Pig size variation can be due to various condition and inputs including antibiotics. However, discussions on risk reduction from antibiotic use have generally not been considered. Our work extends previous studies by systematically examining the aspects of production risk reduction and highlights the potential results of banning antibiotics from a risk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production risk; Antibiotics; Swine; Utility; Stochastic dominance; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22026

Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Chapoto,   Antony; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Kirimi,   Lilian; Kadiyala,   Suneetha.
Campaigns to prevent the spread of HIV require accurate knowledge of the characteristics of those most likely to contract the disease. 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. As the disease has progressed, the relationship between socioeconomic status and HIV contraction may have changed, although there is little evidence to support this. An emerging strand of the literature on the AIDS epidemic in Africa posits that poverty is increasingly associated with the spread of the disease. However, this conclusion is somewhat contentious, as other recent studies find mixed evidence of a poverty-AIDS...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Hiv/aids; Food security; Zambia; Kenya; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Q10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56782

Drivers of Demand for Imported Horticultural Commodities: A Cross-Country Comparison
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rickard,   Bradley J.; St. Pierre,   Christine M.; Becker,   Gabriel M.
International trade of horticultural commodities is increasingly important in many regions of the world, yet relatively little research has studied import patterns of key horticultural crops. Using data between 1991 and 2005, we find that import demand for horticultural commodities in developed countries has been driven primarily by prices and the level of trade openness while income and diet considerations were more important in emerging countries. Furthermore, our results show that the determinants of import demand differed across the selected crops, and therefore information can be lost if data for horticultural commodities are aggregated.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Emerging markets; Horticultural commodities; Import demand; International trade; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q10; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53749

Are Organic Farmers Really Better Off Than Conventional Farmers?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hiroki,   Uematsu; Mishra,   Ashok K.
We employed the propensity score matching and estimated the causal effect of being certified organic crop producers on farm household income and its various components in the United States. Contrary to the standard assumption in economic analysis, certified organic farmers do not earn significantly higher household income than conventional farmers. Certified organic crop producers earn higher revenue but they incur higher production expenses. In particular, certified organic producers spend significantly more on labor expenses, insurance payments, and marketing charges than conventional farmers. The results suggest that early adopters of organic farmers have done so for non pecuniary reasons and the lack of economic incentives can be an important barrier...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Propensity score matching; Nearest neighbor matching; Average treatment effect; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Q10; Q13; J43; C21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103862

Social-Economic Impacts of the Marine Shrimp Culture in Selected Brazilian Cities
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sampaio,   Yony; Costa,   Ecio de Farias; Albuquerque,   Erica; Sampaio,   Breno Ramos.
The impact of farmed shrimp on the economy of ten municipalities are analyzed. A model of the municipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used to estimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipal finances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable contribution to job increases, in particular formal employment. Indirect and induced impacts are reduced because of spillovers to larger municipalities and other states. Income impacts can be sizable in particular in small counties. In general, the generated income represents a large share of total municipal product. In relation to municipal finance, direct contribution is rather small but indirect, through product increases and mainly transferences from State and Country...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmed Shrimp; Job; Income; Municipal Level Impacts; Direct Indirect and Induced Impacts; Tax Impacts; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q22; R0.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25589

AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE FUTURE CAP REFORM ON THE ITALIAN TOMATO SECTOR
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Economic Value Added versus Traditional Performance Metrics in the Czech Food-Processing Sector
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Chmelikova,   Gabriela.
The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between Economic Value Added, traditional performance measures (Return on Assets ‘ROA’ and Return on Equity ‘ROE’) and their ability to measure the creation of shareholder wealth in food-processing firms in the Czech Republic. To assess the relationship, a simple regression test was used and the following hypothesis were tested: • a strong positive linear relationship exists between EVA and the traditional performance measures of ROA and ROE and • the EVA measure reflects changes in shareholder wealth more consistently than the traditional performance measures ROA and ROE. The regression analysis results indicate in all cases a positive correspondence between EVA and financial performance metrics...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic value added; Traditional performance metrics; Information content; Food-processing sector; Consumer/Household Economics; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53736

An Investigation of Significant Factors Influencing Western Australian Wool Producers to Produce Wool: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Quaddus,   Mohammed; Islam,   Nazrul; Stanton,   John.
Why Australian wool producers remained in the business despite the hardship they have experienced for much of the 1990s from low prices of wool? This question was raised frequently by research scientists and policymakers of the wool industry. A recent exploratory study gives a notion that Australian wool production could be a 'lifestyle' choice and/or a choice other than economic reasons. To validate this notion this paper investigates the factors that drive and motivate the Western Australian wool producers, as identified in the exploratory study, by applying a Structural Equation Modelling approach. An innovative mixed research method is adopted in this study. Telephone survey is conducted among a random selection of 290 wool producers in WA. The results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; C21; L2; L7; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25275

Implications of resource structure on the partial productivity of agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tosin,   Milos; Knezevic,   Marija; Stavljanin,   Biljana.
Resource structure in the observed countries, who belong to different agriculture types expressed through relationship land/work ratio, indicates significant variations. Different resource supply is crucial in determining the level of productivity of labor and land in agriculture, and therefore, affects the competitiveness of agriculture, the competitiveness of an entire national economy as well.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource supply; Productivity of labor; Productivity of land; Competitiveness; Different types of agriculture.; Agricultural Finance; Productivity Analysis; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94638

Long Term Structural Changes in the EU Countries (1970-2000): Convergence or Divergence in the Agri-Food System?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Peroni,   Marco; Brasili,   Cristina; Fanfani,   Roberto.
The main objective of this paper is to analyse the structural changes in European Agri-food systems in the last 30 years in order to verify the presence of a convergence process towards a more homogeneous structure among EU countries. This analysis considers the relative importance of the main components of Agri-food systems (agriculture, food industry and food consumption) and how they change over time. The analysis of convergence utilise the European National Accounting Data (from the SEC2 Data Base of Eurostat) from 1970 to 2000 for twelve EU countries. We use tests of convergence on cross section data by countries, but also stochastic kernel methodologies to verify the dynamic evolution of groups of countries inside the EU. The results show there are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro-food System; Structural Changes; EU countries; Convergence; Industrial Organization; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25659

Market Analysis for Dried Distillers Grain in Indiana
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dooley,   Frank J.
The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry in Indiana has saturated the local market for the principal co-product, distillers grains with solubles (DDGS). In the near term, Indiana’s livestock industry can be expected to consume up to 895,000 tons of DDGS per year. But given production of 2.7 million tons, Indiana’s ethanol producers will rely on railroads and barges to ship excess production to out-of-state destinations. Livestock producers will have a ready access to DDGS across the state.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Indiana; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46340

Agricultural Productivity Convergence:  Myth or Reality?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Poudel,   Biswo N.; Paudel,   Krishna P.; Zilberman,   David.
We tested agricultural productivity convergence in the United States using the state level total factor productivity data and utilizing new estimation and cluster identification methods to identify convergence in the data. The empirical investigation did not indicate any evidence of agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) convergence at the state level. However, we found the evidence of TFP convergence at the regional level for some regions/clusters.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural total factor productivity; Convergence; Human capital; U.S. states; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q10; O47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100654

The Effect of Climate Change on Wetlands and Waterfowl in Western Canada: Incorporating Cropping Decisions into a Bioeconomic Model
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Withey,   Patrick; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
We extend an earlier bioeconomic model of optimal duck harvest and wetland retention in the Prairie Pothole Region of Western Canada to include cropping decisions. Instead of a single state equation, the model has two state equations representing the population dynamics of ducks and the amount of wetlands. We use the model to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands and waterfowl, including direct climate effects as well as land use change due to biofuel policies aimed at mitigating climate change. The model predicts that climate change will reduce wetlands by 47-56 percent from historic levels. Land use change is expected to reduce wetlands by 45 percent from historic levels, whereas direct climate effects will range from a reduction of 2-11...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic modeling; Wetland protection; Wildlife management; Climate change; Biofuels; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q57; C61; Q25; Q54; C13; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117437

Source Differentiated Mexican Dairy Import Demand
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ramirez,   Miguel A.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Mexico is a major destination of dairy exports and is the single largest importer of US dairy exports. We use a restricted source almost ideal demand system to estimate the demand for dairy products imported into Mexico. The estimation facilitates an examination of the demand for dairy imports and the results have implications for exporting firms and countries. Our estimates indicate fierce competition for the Mexican market between the US, Oceania, and “other countries” primarily from South America.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dairy trade; Import demand; Almost ideal demand system; Source differentiation; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q11; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53627

Convergence Hypothesis: Some Dynamics and Explanations of Agricultural Growth across Indian States
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Modelling yield risk measures of major crop plants
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kobus,   Pawel.
The paper deals with the problem of modelling yield risk measures for major crop plants in Poland. Hence, in some cases the gamma distribution offers a better fit to the data than normal distribution, and in addition to linear models, generalized linear models were also used. The research was based on data from Polish FADN, with sample sizes ranging from 416 up to 2300, depending on the crop plant. It was found that models based on the farm level data, can explain on average 20% of variation coefficient unevenness. The most important variables were average yield, type of farming, arable area and land quality. The elimination of the average yield from the models reduced the average determination coefficient to about 9%.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production risk; Risk measures; Yield distribution; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; C46.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122535

Assessing Input Brand Loyalty among U.S. Agricultural Producers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Harbor,   Anetra L.; Martin,   Marshall A.; Akridge,   Jay T.
This study explores the prevalence and determinants of brand loyalty for agricultural input products. Results suggest that loyalty for both expendable and capital inputs is high among commercial agricultural producers in the United States. Producer attitudes, beliefs, and some demographic characteristics are useful identifiers of brand loyalty among commercial producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Brand loyalty; Dealer loyalty; Capital inputs; Expendable inputs; Farmer purchase decisions; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Q10; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53626

Business Relationships and B2B Communication in Selected European Agri-food Chains – First Empirical Evidence
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Spatial Economic Analysis in Data-Rich Environments
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bell,   Kathleen P.; Dalton,   Timothy J.
Controlling for spatial effects in micro-economic studies of consumer and producer behavior necessitates a range of analytical modifications ranging from modest changes in data collection and the definition of variables to dramatic changes in the modeling of consumer and producer decision-making.  This paper discusses conceptual, empirical, and data issues involved in modeling the spatial aspects of economic behavior in data rich environments. Attention is given to established and emerging agricultural economic applications of spatial data and spatial econometric methods at the micro-scale.  Recent applications of individual and household data are featured, including models of land-use change at the urban-rural interface, agricultural land values, and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C21; Q10; Q12; Q15; Q56.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25241

Measuring Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Contribution to State Agricultural Productivity
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.
A methodology for measuring public agricultural research capital is developed and described for the first time, new public agricultural research capital measures for each of the 48 contiguous US states, 1970-1999, are presented, and a new econometric analysis of the contribution of public agricultural research capital to state agricultural productivity is reported. Public agricultural research capital across the states is shown to have five different growth patterns, only one of which is at a constant rate. New TFP results show that public agricultural research capital contributes significantly to agricultural productivity and is larger than previous estimates. Intrastate and spillin public agricultural research capital are shown to be complementary, but...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research capital; Agriculture; States; Measurement; Productivity decomposition; TFP; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O3; O4; Q16; Q10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55845

The Effectiveness of Facilitated Business-to-Business Word-of Mouth Marketing Strategies on Target Participants’ Information Sharing Behavior
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Xu,   Pei; Fulton,   Joan R.; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Akridge,   Jay T.
This study examines the impact of facilitated business-to-business (B2B) word-of-mouth (WOM) on participants' information transmission decisions. We also examine characteristics of WOM participants and determine the types of participants who spread information. Understanding WOM participants' information sharing decisions is extremely important to agribusinesses using WOM in their marketing mix. For an expendable crop input, the most important factor in determining whether producers share WOM initiative information with peers is how often they are asked for advice by their peers. In contrast, for an expendable companion animal product the most important factor in determining whether veterinarians share WOM initiative information with peers is whether they...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Facilitated B2B WOM; Effectiveness of facilitated B2B WOM; Indirect impact of facilitated B2B WOM; Agribusiness firms’ information sharing decisions; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53751

Willingness to Pay for Improved Milk Sensory Characteristics and Assurances in Northern Kenya Using Experimental Auctions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wayua,   Francis O.; Shibia,   Mohamed G.; Mamo,   Moses S.; Bailey,   DeeVon; Coppock,   D. Layne.
Pastoralists in northern Kenya may be able to diversify income by selling milk in nearby towns and cities. However, milk sold in open-air markets in communities in northern Kenya is often of low quality in terms of its sensory characteristics. The milk is also often adulterated before sale. These markets are characterized by poor consumers who need to make choices about milk quality with virtually no information other than their own sensory perceptions. These conditions are similar in many parts of the world for many different commodities and products. An examination was undertaken using experimental auctions to determine if consumers in the border town of Moyale, Kenya are willing to pay for enhanced milk sensory characteristics and assurances. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Willingness-to-pay; Milk; Kenya; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Q10; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53797

Turning up the heat on African agriculture: The impact of climate change on Cameroon’s agriculture
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Molua,   Ernest L.
This paper examines the effect of changes in climatic averages on agricultural production at the national level in Cameroon. The empirical results reveal that Cameroon’s agriculture is influenced by climate variables. The economic value of the projected output in 2050 ranges from USD3.5 billion (41% less than the 1961–2001 mean value at 2.5oC increase in temperature and 8.5% increase in precipitation) to US$ 7.1 billion (18.5% greater than the 1961–2001 mean, for a 1.5°C increase in temperature and a 15% increase in precipitation). A 3.5% increase in temperature associated with a 4.5% increase in precipitation in the absence of irrigation facilities would be detrimental to Cameroon’s agriculture, leading to a loss of almost 46.7% in output value. This...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cameroon; Agriculture; Climate variation; Global warming; Econometric methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O3; Q10; Q20.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56967

TURKEY BEYOND CAP: AGRO-FOOD COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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 Impact of Protest Responses in Choice Experiments
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Barrio,   Melina; Loureiro,   Maria L.
Not much attention has been given to protest responses in choice experiments (CE). Using follow-up statements, we are able to identify protest responses and compute welfare estimates with and without the inclusion of such protest responses. We conclude that protest responses are fairly common in CE, and their analysis affects the statistical performance of the empirical models. In particular, when the sample is corrected by protests, our results come from utility consistent models. Thus, future choice experiments should consider the role of protest responses as contingent valuation studies have done.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Protest Responses; Choice Experiments; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q01; Q10; Q50.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98050

FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND REFORMING THE CAP
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Frahan,   Bruno Henry de; Nkunzimana,   Tharcisse; De Blander,   Rembert; Gaspart,   Frederic; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Low and variable farm income has been a main rationale for heavy government intervention in agricultural markets and income transfers to farmers whether in Europe in response to disruptive agricultural imports and low world prices at the end of the 19th century or in the US in response to the Great Depression. While the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is again discussed and new directions are examined, it is fundamental to know to what extent low and variable farm income is still a problem in contemporary European agriculture and a valid rationale for designing the new CAP. In this context, this paper first examines the income level and distribution of farm households compared to those of non-farm households for a selection of OECD...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm household income; Poverty; Common Agricultural Policy; European Union; OECD.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44814

Use of a Producer Survey to Reconcile Differences in Experiment Station Yield Estimates
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Duke,   Jason C.; Epplin,   Francis M.
Average producer practice reveals that the expected returns are greater from dual-purpose wheat grown for both forage and grain than for grain-only wheat. Variety trials report an 11 bushel per acre yield advantage and hence economic advantage for grain-only. Research was conducted to reconcile the inconsistency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct elicitation method; Dual-purpose; Simulation; Stocker steers; Survey; Triangular distribution; Wheat; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56436

Innovativeness and Innovation: Implications for the Renewable Materials Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Detre,   Joshua D.; Johnson,   Aaron J.; Gray,   Allan W.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovativeness; Innovation; Supply chain management; Triple bottom line; Corporate social responsibility; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Q10; Q27; Q42; Q47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103983

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Food Security Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Managing Global Climate Change An Executive Interview with Carole Brookins
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas.
Carole Brookins is an international consultant known for her work as a policy and trade strategist on issues concerning the global political economy and its effect on the food and agriculture sector. She currently serves on the board of several corporate and non- profit organizations concerned with global food system issues and is currently helping to develop solutions which can offset the effects of global climate change through the reduction and management of carbon emissions—an issue of increasing importance in future food marketing and world trade. This interview was conducted by Doug Jose is a Professor and Extension Farm Management Specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln and host of the Market...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Global climate change; Food marketing; Carbon Exchange Market; Transportation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53806

Managing Global Climate Change An Executive Interview with David Lobell
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas.
Many of the world’s poorest regions could face severe crop losses in the next two decades because of climate change, according to Dr. David Lobell, a Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University in the program on Food Security and Environment. The average world temperature is increasing slightly says Lobell and a one-degree Celsius increase over time greatly impacts climatic growing conditions. Unfortunately, agriculture is also the human enterprise most vulnerable to changes in climate. Understanding where these climate threats will be is central to our efforts in fighting hunger and poverty over the coming decades. Dr. Lobell outlines some of the challenges that lie ahead and steps researchers are taking to combat the issues. This interview was...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Environment; Climate threats; Hunger and poverty; Global warming; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q27.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53805

Forestry Sequestration of CO2 and Markets for Timber
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.; Sohngen,   Brent.
Forestry has been considered to have potential in reducing the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide by sequestrating carbon in above-ground timber and below-ground roots and soil. This potential has been noted in the Kyoto Protocol, which identified specific forestry activities for which carbon sequestration credits could be obtained. To date, a few forestry efforts have been undertaken for carbon purposes, but most of these efforts have been on a small scale. Proposals have been under discussion, however, that would result in the creation of very large areas of new forest for the purpose of offsetting some of the additional carbon that is being released into the atmosphere. Concerns are expressed, however, that large-scale sequestration operations...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon; Forests; Sequestration; Leakages; Timber markets; Prices; Models; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q15; Q21; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10778

Final Estimates of Arkansas Crop Losses from Poor Harvest Conditions in 2009--January 25, 2010
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Stiles,   Scott; Wailes,   Eric J.; Watkins,   Brad; Miller,   Wayne P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Arkansas; Crops; Disaster; Revenue; Loss; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q11; Q54.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57087

Global Coffee Import Demand in a New Era: Implications for Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Feleke,   Shiferaw T.; Walters,   Lurleen M.
With coffee prices at their lowest in a century, producing countries, which are mostly developing countries, are facing the worst crisis in history. The International Coffee Organization (ICO) acknowledges that poverty and unemployment are growing so rapidly that the consequences would be dire if nothing is done to halt the decline. This study draws welfare implications for producing countries based on import demand analysis for coffee in the three largest importers – the United States, European Union, and Japan. A differential production approach is employed. Results imply that coffee-producing countries will continue to be worse off with the expansion of exports. Hence, we suggest that they attempt new marketing strategies that include consistent...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coffee; Import; Marketing strategies; International Relations/Trade; F10; F11; Q10.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50274

The Influence of Market and Agricultural Policy Signals on the Level of Organic Farming
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Technology Capital: The Price of Admission to the Growth Club
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Evenson,   Robert E.; Fuglie,   Keith O.
We assess long-run patterns of global agricultural productivity growth in developing countries between 1970 and 2005 and examine the relationship between investments in technology capital and productivity.  To measure agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) we employ a Solow-type growth accounting method to decompose output growth into input and TFP growth.  For technology capital we construct two indexes reflecting national capacities in agricultural research and education-extension for 87 developing countries. We then correlate technology capital levels with long-term growth rates in agricultural TFP. Our findings show that average agricultural TFP growth in developing countries accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s but fell marginally in the early...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Agricultural extension; Agricultural research; Land quality; Agricultural cost shares; Growth accounting; Total factor productivity (TFP); International Development; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16; O13; O30; O47; O57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51398

Impact of Fuel Price Increases on Texas Crops
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Eggerman,   Chris R.; McMahon,   Sarah A.; Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/02/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop model; Simulation; Input-output model; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C53; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35303

MARKET ANALYSIS FOR DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS IN INDIANA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dooley,   Frank J.
The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry in Indiana has saturated the local market for the principal co-product, distillers grains with solubles (DDGS).  In the near term, Indiana’s livestock industry can be expected to consume up to 895,000 tons of DDGS per year.  But given production of 2.7 million tons, Indiana’s ethanol producers will rely on railroads and barges to ship excess production to out-of-state destinations.  Livestock producers will have a ready access to DDGS across the state.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market potential; Distillers grains; Indiana; Livestock; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45965

Efficiency and Productivity Changes in the Indian Food Processing Industry: Determinants and Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ali,   Jabir; Singh,   Surendra P.; Ekanem,   Enefiok P.
This paper analyses efficiency and productivity changes in 12 broad segments of food manufacturing industries during pre and post liberalisation periods, covering a period of two decades, from 1980-1981 to 2001-2002. The nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach is used to compute the Malmquist Total Factor Productivity (TFP) change, which has been further decomposed into efficiency and technical change. This paper also evaluates the performance of major inputs used in the food processing industry and identifies the causes of inefficiency across various segments. Based on the findings, the paper gives suggestions that can be used by policy makers and food processors in making decisions regarding various technical and managerial aspects to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Technical Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity (TFP); Food Processing; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); India; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53745

A Brief History of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 1924-2009
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dixon,   Bruce L.; Minden,   Alicia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Department history; Teaching; Research; Grants; Personnel; Publication outlets; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; A30; N90.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55779

A mosaic type of development - the Agri-food Districts experience in Italy
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brasili,   Cristina; Fanfani,   Roberto.
The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are now considered in the national and international literature as one of the main factors of the successful and rapid industrial development of Italy after the Second World War. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the IDs approach and then the distinctive figures of the agrifood districts. A mosaic type of development characterised the geographical distribution of the different agrifood districts in the Italian experience. The different origins of agrifood districts often determines their production and structural characteristics of firms, with a relevant role of SMEs. In many cases, these districts originated from handcraft traditions and specific local demand. Their specialized production is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-Food Districts; Italian Industrial Districts (IDs); Technical efficiency of a panel of firms; Economic Development; International Development; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9404

COHERENCE BETWEEN STRATEGIES AND TOOLS IN ITALIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 2007-2013: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Of Junk Food and Junk Science
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Collins,   Robert A.; Baker,   Gregory A.
The popular press has triumphantly announced that the cause of the obesity epidemic is “junk food.” After a moment’s reflection, however, it seems likely that the true causal structure of the obesity epidemic can be neither single-equation nor univariate. Therefore, while the hypothesis that “junk food” is the cause of obesity has little a priori plausibility, these articles in the popular press present a testable hypothesis that, in spite of some measurement impossibilities, is tested here. While one can always argue about p values etc., it is safe to say that the results show no evidence to indicate support for a causal link. The second section of the paper explains this result and suggests a rudimentary structural model of obesity that begins to address...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Junk food; Granger-causality; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53799

The Agrifood Districts in the New Millennium
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brasili,   Cristina; Fanfani,   Roberto.
The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are considered to be one of the main reasons for the rapid industrial development and success of Italy since the Second World War. The SME's have also played an important role in this. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the ID approach and the main structural changes in the new millennium, due to them facing the process of globalization. The distinctive figures of the agrifood districts and their mosaic style of development are than analysed to highlight the similarities and differences between them and the other IDs. First show that they are more relevant and that their geographical distribution is more important than those of other recently analysed Italian ID's. The different zones of origin of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic Development; Agrifood Districts; Industrial Districts (IDs); SME’s role; Efficiency of firms; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100456

Parental Motivation in Family Farm Intergenerational Transfers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lange,   Kelly Y.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Johnson,   Phillip N.; Hudson,   Darren; Belasco,   Eric J.
An intergenerational transfer model incorporating both altruism and exchange is presented for family farm transfers.  A simulation study is conducted to test parental motivation in intergenerational transfers of family farm businesses.  Results indicated that family farm intergenerational transfers are altruistically motivated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family Farms; Intergenerational Transfer; Family Farm Succession; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103231

Estimating Carbon Supply Curves for Global Forests and Other Land Uses
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.; Sohngen,   Brent; Mendelsohn,   Robert.
This study develops cumulative carbon 'supply curves' for global forests utilizing an dynamic timber supply model for sequestration of forest carbon. Because the period of concern is the next century, and particular time points within that century, the curves are not traditional Marshallian supply curves or steady-state supply curves. Rather, the focus is on cumulative carbon cost curves (quasi-supply curves) at various points in time over the next 100 years. The research estimates a number of long-term, cumulative, carbon quasi-supply curves under different price scenarios and for different time periods. The curves trace out the relationship between an intertemporal price path for carbon, as given by carbon shadow prices, and the cumulative carbon...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon supply curves; Sequestration; Timber; Forests; Model; Global warming; Prices; Markets; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q15; Q21; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10663

Price Determinants of Ranch Horses Sold at Auction in Texas
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lange,   Kelly Y.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Wilson,   Kris; Johnson,   Wesley.
A hedonic pricing model was used to determine parameters affecting ranch horse prices at two Texas auctions.  Color, sex, age-sex interaction, sale order, and consigning ranch were all found to significantly affect price.  Sire analysis found that progeny performance records did not significantly affect price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Auction; Hedonic model; Ranch horses; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; C01; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56491

Final Estimates of Arkansas Crop Losses from Poor Harvest Conditions in 2009--December 10, 2009
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Stiles,   Scott; Wailes,   Eric J.; Watkins,   Brad; Miller,   Wayne P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Losses; Poor Harvest; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Q10; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56391

Politica agricola y competitividad. Efectos de sistemas alternativos de ayudas
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH INSURANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FROM AGRICULTURAL INPUT USE: AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Capitanio,   Fabian.
The biological nature of agricultural production processes induce a higher degree of uncertainty surrounding the economic performance of farm enterprises. This has contributed to the development and acceptance of forms of public intervention aimed at reducing income variability that have no parallel in other sectors of the economy. In particular, subsidized crop insurance are a widely used tool. The impact of these programs on the decisions of production generates effects on input use, land use and thus, indirectly, environmental outcomes. The importance of this issue has grown in parallel with the growth in importance of the collective role of agriculture sector that has addressed the recent guidelines adopted by many developed countries. To examine the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Risk Management; Crop Insurance; Input Use Decisions; Environmental Externalities; Mathematical Programming.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; Q10; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44834

Principales determinantes de la productividad total de los factores en el sector agrario espanol
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Diaz,   Pilar Exposito; Gonzalez,   Xose Anton Rodriguez.
RESUMEN: En este trabajo se analizan, de forma conjunta y para el periodo 1970-1995,  los factores que a priori deben ser muy relevantes para explicar el comportamiento de la productividad total en el  sector agrario español. En el estudio se utilizan dos procedimientos principales de modelización: lo que podemos considerar como metodología econométrica "tradicional" y la metodología de cointegración. Se acepta la influencia sobre la productividad, coincidiendo con los resultados que se obtienen mayoritariamente en  otros estudios sobre el tema, de variables como el capital humano o los gastos en I+D agrario, pero se resalta adicionalmente  la gran influencia de otras variables como las condiciones climáticas, los cambios en la propia estructura productiva...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis; Q10.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28736

Have Recent Increases in International Cereal Prices Been Transmitted to Domestic Economies? The Experience in Seven Large Asian Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dawe,   David.
International cereal prices (in US dollar terms) have been increasing since 2003, but it is domestic prices that affect food consumption and production. This paper analyzes, for seven large Asian countries, the extent to which domestic prices have increased since 2003 and presents several conclusions. First, the data show that the increases in world cereal prices have been accompanied by a real depreciation of the US dollar. For many countries (but not all), this depreciation has neutralized a substantial proportion of the increase in world prices. Second, domestic commodity specific policies in several of these Asian countries have further stabilized domestic prices relative to the change in world prices. This has been especially true for rice, the main...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Asia; Price transmission; Rice; Cereals; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; F10; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37087

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: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

The Effect of Uncertainty on Contingent Valuation Estimates: A Comparison
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Shaikh,   Sabina L.; Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
We examine the impact of uncertainty on contingent valuation responses using (1) a survey of Canadian landowners about willingness to accept compensation for converting cropland to forestry and (2) a survey of Swedish residents about willingness to pay for forest conservation. Five approaches from the literature for incorporating respondent uncertainty are used and compared to the traditional RUM model with assumed certainty. The results indicate that incorporating uncertainty has the potential to increase fit, but could introduce additional variance. While some methods for uncertainty are an improvement over traditional approaches, we caution against systematic judgments about the effect of uncertainty on contingent valuation responses.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Respondent uncertainty; Willingness to accept; Contingent valuation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q10; Q15; Q23.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37025

Spatial Approaches to Panel Data in Agricultural Economics: A Climate Change Application
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Baylis,   Katherine R.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.; Piras,   Gianfranco.
Panel data are used in almost all subfields of the agricultural economics profession. Furthermore, many research areas have an important spatial dimension. This article discusses some of the recent contributions made in the evolving theoretical and empirical literature on spatial econometric methods for panel data. We then illustrate some of these tools within a climate change application using a hedonic model of farmland values and panel data. Estimates for the model are provided across a range of nonspatial and spatial estimators, including spatial error and spatial lag models with fixed and random effects extensions. Given the importance of location and extensive use of panel data in many subfields of agricultural economics, these recently developed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Panel data; Spatial econometrics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C33; Q10; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113518

RESEARCH REGARDING OIL SEEDS CROPS DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA IN THE EU CONTEXT
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Popescu,   Agatha.
Professional paper
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rape; Soybean; Sunflower; Cultivated area; Yield; Production; Romania; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q10; Q01.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123964

Rapport de Mission Conjointe OMA/PROMISAM
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
The mission aimed at evaluating cereal markets in order to inform and advise decision- makers. The mission noted a drop in the price of rice in the region of the Office du Niger due to the increase in the off-season cultivated acreages and the adequate supply of fertilizers to the region. Similarly, the price of coarse grains also dropped in major areas of their production. However, producers and traders face the challenge of storage for a long period. Consequently, it is recommended to reinforce the capacity of storage of private traders.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q10.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57061

Lessons from the Canadian Cattle Industry for Developing the National Animal Identification System
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Murphy,   Ryan G.L.; Pendell,   Dustin L.; Smith,   Gary C.
The primary focus of animal identification programs, which are rapidly developing throughout the world, is to effectively respond to animal health emergencies that have the potential to cause devastating consequences to animal and public health. Additional benefits of an animal identification program include maintaining or expanding international trade, increased consumer confidence, and improved supply chain management. The primary objective of this paper is to provide a series of recommendations for the U.S. to consider as it continues to develop the National Animal Identification System. The secondary objective is to explain how some progressive operations, spanning all sectors of the live cattle and beef industry supply chain complex in Canada, have...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal Identification; Canadian Cattle Identification Agency; National Animal Identification System; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53748

Role of Panel Analysis in Identifying Asymmetric Information with Optional Unit Provision in Federal Crop Insurance
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem.
This paper has a two-fold contribution, first we demonstrate the relationship of spatial, temporal and residual yield risk estimated from a two-way panel random effects model to asymmetric information with an optional unit provision in the federal crop insurance program. Second, the yield risk components are incorporated in a discrete choice model to examine the presence of asymmetric information due to potential yield switching with optional unit provisions. Empirical application to 1998 U.S. cotton crop insurance data reveals the presence of asymmetric information with optional unit provisions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Adverse Selection; Moral Hazard; Optional Unit Policy; Crop Insurance; U.S. Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; D82; G22; Q10.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54983

Methods of Change and Financial Performance of Dairy Farms Before and After a Switch to Management Intensive Grazing
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Taylor,   Philip Eugene.
Interest in Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) of dairy cattle has increased during the last 2 decades. Most dairy producers utilizing MIG were former confinement or non-intensive pasture operations while the others started their operation with MIG. While research publications tout the financial and other benefits of MIG, often comparing them to non-MIG dairies, and anecdotal evidence in popular farm press has shown MIG in a favorable light, comparing a MIG dairy farm to itself before and after the management switch has not been a subject of research scrutiny. Knowing the potential impact of a switch to MIG prior to making a management decision to do so would be a significant piece of information for a dairy farm to understand if contemplating such a...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Grazing; Economics; Pasture; Management; Farm; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q10; Q12; Q19.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56008

USDA Requirements for Implementing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Preston,   Warren P.; Kim,   Soo.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94686

Tunisian agriculture: Are small farms doomed to disappear?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Can Carbon Sinks Be Operational? RFF Workshop Proceedings
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.; Toman,   Michael.
An RFF Workshop brought together experts from around the world to assess the feasibility of using biological sinks to sequester carbon as part of a global atmospheric mitigation effort. The chapters of this proceeding are a result of that effort. Although the intent of the workshop was not to generate a consensus, a number of studies suggest that sinks could be a relatively inexpensive and effective carbon management tool. The chapters cover a variety of aspects and topics related to the monitoring and measurement of carbon in biological systems. They tend to support the view the carbon sequestration using biological systems is technically feasible with relatively good precision and at relatively low cost. Thus carbon sinks can be operational.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon; Sinks; Global warming; Sequestration; Forests; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q15; Q21; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10480

U.S. Consumers’ Valuation of Quality Attributes in Beef Products
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Abidoye,   Babatunde O.; Bulut,   Harun; Lawrence,   John D.; Mennecke,   Brian; Townsend,   Anthony M.
A sample of U.S. consumers were surveyed in a choice based experiment in the Fall of 2005 and Spring 2006 to elicit consumers’ preferences for quality attributes in beef products. Based on the resulting data, a random coefficients logit model is estimated, and consumers’ willingness to pay for these quality attributes in beef products is obtained. The results indicate that consumers have strong valuation for traceability, grass-fed, and U.S. origin attributes in a standard rib-eye steak and are willing to pay a premium for these attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conjoint analysis; Quality attributes; Random parameters; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Q10; Q1.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100645

Supplying Improved Seed to Farmers in Rural Kenya: The Case of Freshco Kenya Ltd.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mabaya,   Edward T.; Cramer,   Laura K.; Mahiga,   Veronica K.; Pham,   Huong Q.; Simpson,   Tara M.; Tang,   Xiaowei C.
Freshco, a small producer and distributor of hybrid maize seed and macadamia seedlings, was one of the first private companies to enter the Kenya seed market after its liberalization. Currently, the company produces and markets six high yielding maize varieties that are suited for diverse agro-ecological conditions. Despite the company’s encouraging growth in the local maize seed market, Freshco’s executives recognize the need to scale up operations to stay competitive. The company’s challenge is to recognize business opportunities and customer needs in an environment susceptible to ecological, political, and socioeconomic change.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Seed industry; Smallholder farmers; Scenario planning; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53743

Can Education Be a Barrier to Technology Adoption?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The objective of this study is to test the widely‐held belief that the effect of education has a positive impact on technology adoption. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey "ARMS" data, we estimate a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision with adoption of GM crops and precision farming. We confirm that the marginal effect of education on technology adoption is significantly larger for large farms for both GM crops and precision farming and it is unexpectedly negative for GM crops at all levels of farm size. These results suggest that formal education can be a barrier to technology adoption, especially for small scale farmers who have higher tendency to work off‐farm.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Education; Technology Adoption; Off‐farm Labor Supply; Precision Farming; Genetically Modified Crops; Simultaneous Equations Model; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61630

Implementation of a Traceability System From Constraints to Opportunities for the Industry: A Case Study of Quebec, Canada
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lavoie,   Gilbert; Forest,   Jean-Francois.
Increasing frequency of epidemiological crisis and their disastrous consequences are motivating nations, around the world, to introduce traceability systems. Traceability systems enable identification, prevention of propagation, and control of diseases and health problems in the shortest possible delay. However, while this effort is praise worthy and indeed necessary, the implementation of a traceability system is complicated primarily because it involves additional constraints and costs to the industry. This article describes the introduction and success of a compulsory traceability system in the Quebec province of Canada by presenting the approach and the strategies that were adopted to minimize constraints and generate opportunities for the industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Strategy; Strategic alliance between industry and government; Epidemiological crisis; Information technology; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53753

Investigation of Factors Influencing the Technical Efficiency of Agricultural Producers Participating in Farm Credit Programs: The Case of Greece
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rezitis,   Anthony N.; Tsiboukas,   Kostas; Tsoukalas,   Stauros.
This study investigates a number of factors influencing technical efficiency of Greek farms participating in the 1994 European Union (EU) farm credit program.  Technical efficiency measures are obtained within the framework of a parametric stochastic frontier. Factors showing a positive effect on technical efficiency are value of liabilities, number of hours of mechanical operation, large land size, and rental land, whereas those showing a negative effect are value of EU product subsidies, value of off-farm family income, and hired labor.  The value of investments incurred by farms because of their participation in the 1994 farm credit program does not show any significant effect on technical efficiency.  The predicted levels of technical efficiency...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm credit program; Stochastic frontier; Technical efficiency; Q10; Q12; Q16; Q19.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43157

Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for New Genetically Modified Food Products: Evidence from Experimental Auctions of Intragenic and Transgenic Foods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Colson,   Gregory; Huffman,   Wallace E.
Early GM traits were obtained by transferring genes across species, largely from soil bacteria. Part of the consumer resistance to them has been their transgenic nature. Recently, breakthroughs have occurred using intragenic bioengineering where genes are moved long distances within a specie, for example in potato, and without antibiotic markers. The objective of this research is to assess consumers’ acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for new intragenic fresh potato, tomato, and broccoli with higher levels of antioxidants and vitamin C, which are consumer traits. To elicit consumer valuations, a new series of experimental auctions were conducted in 2007 that built upon methodology developed in our earlier research. WTP was assessed in a multi-round...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM foods; Consumer attributes; Willingness to pay; Economics experiments; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; D11; D82; D44.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49986

Analyzing the Economic Impact of Climate Change on Global Timber Markets
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sohngen,   Brent; Sedjo,   Roger A.; Mendelsohn,   Robert; Lyon,   Kenneth S.
In this paper, we show how ecological and economic models can be linked to determine the economic impact of climate change on global timber markets. We begin by discussing some of the important issues relevant to global impact analyses such as this. We then outline our general modeling framework and discuss the particular models that will be used. Finally, we discuss some of the important issues involved with linking the two types of models.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Economic model; Timber; Timber market; Dynamic; Optimal control; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10462

Commodity-based Trade and Market Access for Developing Country Livestock Products: The Case of Beef Exports from Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rich,   Karl M.; Perry,   Brian D.; Kaitibie,   Simeon.
While Ethiopia is Africa’s largest livestock producer, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers and animal diseases have traditionally constrained market access. A system dynamics model examined the feasibility of a proposed SPS certification system under a number of scenarios. Model results indicate that the system may not be viable for beef exports to Middle Eastern markets. However, the binding constraint is high domestic input costs rather than the costs of SPS compliance. Sensitivity analyses reveal that while investments in feed efficiency and animal productivity would enhance Ethiopia’s export competitiveness, the competitive nature of international beef markets may still prevent market access.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: SPS; Livestock; Market access; System dynamics; Ethiopia; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53794

Economics of the Variable Rate Technology Investment Decision for Agricultural Sprayers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mooney,   Daniel F.; Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.
Producers lack information about the profitability of variable rate technology (VRT) for agricultural sprayers. An economic framework was developed to evaluate the returns required to pay for VRT investments. Payback variables included input savings, yield gains, and reduced application costs. We illustrate the framework with two example investment scenarios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Capital budgeting; Decision aid; Farm management; Precision agriculture; Map-based; Sensor-based; Site-specific management; Variable rate technology; Farm Management; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46860

Executive Interview - Kristian Moeller
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sibiya,   Thandokwakhe.
Throughout history people have been facing risks associated with food. Food scares of the twentieth century have caused consumer panic leading to loss of confidence in the safety of the food chain. Many public and private initiatives in the form of food quality certification schemes have evolved to restore confidence. One such private initiative is the GLOBALGAP (former EUREPGAP). This executive interview discusses the role of GLOBALGAP in food certification with Dr. Kristian Moeller who is the Managing Director for GLOBALGAP. This discussion took place during IAMA’s 17th Annual World Forum and Symposium in Parma, Italy on June 25, 2007.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: EUREPGAP; GLOBALGAP; Food safety; Good agricultural practice; Farm assurance. transmission rather than from incentive based contractual arrangements.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53647

The Impact of Biofuel Production on Food Security: A Briefing Paper with a Particular Emphasis on Maize-to-Ethanol Production
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Makenete,   Andrew L.; Lemmer,   Wessel J.; Kupka,   Julia.
A multi-feedstock approach is crucial for sustainable biofuel production in South Africa. In respect of ethanol production, biofuel producers should be allowed to draw on a range of starch-based crops including maize. A multi-feedstock approach will enable producers to select crops best suited to the agro-climate of the regions where their plants are situated and to minimize logistic costs by sourcing crops grown closest to their plants. In recent months, plans to use maize to produce ethanol have raised concerns that this could jeopardize food security in South Africa.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel production; Food security; Maize; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q27.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53646

Designing the Last Mile of the Supply Chain in Africa: Firm Expansion and Managerial Inferences from a Grocer Model of Location Decisions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Weatherspoon,   Dave D.; Ross,   Anthony.
The recent interest in the expansion of retail food chains and the perceived problems resulting from competition between these new, sophisticated supply chains and the most basic of food distribution networks in emerging economies have been greatly debated in the literature. This paper is a seminal approach to examining South-South food firm (grocer) foreign direct investment by incorporating data on the informal market into a facility location decision model. There are unique environmental complexities that developing/transitioning economies present. The unique finding of this model is that informal employment patterns, in both Agricultural and non-Agricultural sectors, influence the firm’s location. Given the absence of data, South-South foreign direct...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply Chain; Africa; Informal Markets; Facility Location Model; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53625

Environmental Amenities and Optimal Agricultural Land Use: The Case of Israel
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kan,   Iddo; Haim,   David; Rapaport-Rom,   Mickey; Shechter,   Mordechai.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of changing land allocation among crops as a mechanism for increasing social welfare, where production profits and amenity benefits are augmented. A positive mathematical programming model is calibrated and applied to the northern part of Israel, using a crop-discriminating amenity-benefits function. Changes in land allocation increase social welfare by 2.4% nationwide, and by up to 15% on the regional level. Regional scale farming-profit losses amount to up to 6%. Due to the decreasing-return-to-scale nature of the amenity-benefits function, the inter-regional variability appears sensitive to the manner in which the country is divided into regions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural land use; Environmental amenities; Optimizing social welfare; Q10; Q24; Q50.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42832

Trends in Kenyan Agricultural Productivity: 1997-2007
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kibaara,   Betty; Ariga,   Joshua; Olwande,   John; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Egerton University Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Kenya; Productivity; Productivity Analysis; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56117

Buyer and Seller Responses to an Adverse Food Safety Event: The Case of Frozen Salmon in Alberta
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Maynard,   Leigh J.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Nickoloff,   Megan.
Fish is a low-fat protein source high in omega-3 fatty acids, but in 2004 consumers also heard that farmed salmon had high levels of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs). This research evaluated how Canadian consumers and processors reacted to the conflicting health messages. Demand estimates and time-series analysis of 2001-2006 frozen meat scanner data in Alberta, Canada show a significant drop in salmon expenditure share following the PCB finding. The industry responded by launching low-priced wild salmon products, which contributed to significant demand expansion. The analysis illustrates how a food safety threat was averted and even served as a catalyst for growth.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Salmon; Scanner data; Food safety; Demand; Directed acyclic graphs; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q11; Q16; Q22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53629

Bt and Ht Corn versus Conventional Pesticide and Herbicide Use. Do Environmental Impacts Differ?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nillesen,   Eleonora; Scatasta,   Sara; Wesseler,   Justus.
In this paper we empirically assess and compare the environmental impact of pesticide programs for Bt, Ht (glufosinate) and conventional corn in Europe, employing the Environmental Impact Quotient. We use field trial data from Narbons, France 2004 as well as secondary data. Our results show that management of Bt corn has a lower environmental impact than conventional corn programs. Herbicide treatment of the Ht variety also has a much lower environmental impact than that of the two conventional programs. Our empirical findings support the argument of lower environmental and health impacts with respect to pesticide use when growing Bt and Ht corn. The outcomes are relevant for environmental benefit-cost analysis of Bt and Ht corn.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EIQ; Pesticide use; Bt; Ht corn; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q16.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25504

El sector agricola peruano y sus interrelaciones con el entorno macroeconomico: un modelo econometrico
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Briceno Lira,   Arturo.
Este documento plantea un modelo econométrico que permite cuantificar y simular el impacto de las políticas macroeconómicas sobre el desempeño agrícola de los principales cultivos de la agricultura nacional, clasificados en importables (trigo, arroz y maíz amarillo duro), exportables (café, algodón y azúcar) y no transables (papa). Una de las principales características del modelo es el uso de especificaciones econométricas dinámicas basadas en modelos de corrección de error para variables cointegradas.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sector agropecuario; Modelos econometricos; Agricultural sector; Econometric models; Peru; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; C50.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42260

Agricultural Clusters in China
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kiminami,   Lily; Kiminami,   Akira.
The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of clustering in the development of agriculture and rural communities in China. We shall examine in detail the food industry, which is the link in the food chain that propels the industrialization of agriculture, and identify instances of industrial agglomeration and business collaboration. Next, we shall analyze the externalities (i.e. spillovers) of clusters, demand conditions in cluster formation, and the effectiveness of business collaborations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural clusters; Rural development; Business collaboration; China; Japan; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Public Economics; Q10; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51471

The Clustering of Organizational Innovation: Developing Governance Models for Vertical Integration
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Burress,   Molly J.; Cook,   Michael L.; Klein,   Peter G.
This case explores a cluster of firms that emerged sharing a particular ownership structure. Typically, clusters are thought of as interrelated firms that produce similar products and services. However, we document the emergence and evolution of a cluster of entrepreneurial ventures that developed using a unique governance structure. We explore the deviant case of Renville, MN because of its notable success in developing a series of entrepreneurial ventures that provided producers with the opportunity to vertically integrate.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Collective entrepreneurship; Organizational innovation; Joint vertical innovation; Cluster; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53740

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: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
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

Per Unit Costs to Own and Operate Farm Machinery
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Beaton,   Aaron J.; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Kastens,   Terry L.; Williams,   Jeffery R.
With increasingly thin margins and new technologies, it is important that farm managers know their cost of field operations on a per unit basis (e.g., acre, ton, bale).  Accurate per unit costs give confidence when constructing enterprise budgets and evaluating new technologies, such as no-till.  Custom rates are often used as a proxy for per unit costs; however, this research, using entropy and jackknife estimation procedures, found that custom rates understate total ownership and operating costs by approximately 25% for an average Kansas farm.  Estimates from these models are then used to benchmark actual costs against expected cost.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benchmark; Custom rates; Custom work; Entropy; Jackknife; Machinery costs; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q10; Q12; C51; C60.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43720

Customer Satisfaction in Farmer-to-consumer Direct Marketing
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lulfs-Baden,   Frederike; Spiller,   Achim; Zuhlsdorf,   Anke; Mellin,   Matthias.
The importance of direct marketing for high quality farm products has increased during the past few years. This paper analyzes the impact of customer satisfaction and its driving forces for farmer-to-consumer direct marketing and is based on a customer survey among 1,537 customers in 33 organic and conventional on-farm stores in Germany. The results emphasize the role of store atmosphere, customer service and product quality as the main factors which influence customer satisfaction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing; Customer satisfaction; Partial least square analysis; Service quality; Farm products; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Q10; Q13; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53644

A Mosaic Type of Development: The Agri-Food Districts Experience in Italy
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Brasili,   Cristina; Fanfani,   Roberto.
The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are now considered in the national and international literature as one of the main factors of the successful and rapid industrial development of Italy after the Second World War. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the IDs approach and then the distinctive figures of the agrifood districts. A mosaic type of development characterised the geographical distribution of the different agrifood districts in the Italian experience. The different origins of agrifood districts often determines their production and structural characteristics of firms, with a relevant role of SMEs. In many cases, these districts originated from handcraft traditions and specific local demand. Their specialized production is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-Food Districts; Italian Industrial Districts (IDs); Technical efficiency of a panel of firms; Economic Development.; International Development; A1; C23; O1; Q10; Q17.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25405

Conservação pós-colheita de frutos de araçá-vermelho em função do estádio de maturação e temperatura de armazenamento
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
Autores: Drehmer,Amanda Maria Furtado; Amarante,Cassandro Vidal Talamini do.
O presente trabalho objetivou estudar os efeitos do estádio de maturação e temperatura de armazenamento sobre a fisiologia de araçá-vermelho. Frutos colhidos nos estádios de maturação verde (coloração vermelha da epiderme &lt; 20%) e maduro (coloração vermelha da epiderme &gt; 50%) foram armazenados nas temperaturas de 0; 5; 10; 20 e 30ºC (UR de 85-90%) para a quantificação das taxas respiratórias e alterações na coloração da epiderme (L='lightness' e hº=ângulo 'hue'). Houve aumento substancial na taxa respiratória com o aumento na temperatura de armazenamento de 0 a 30ºC, com Q10 @ 2,7. Frutos colhidos no estádio de maturação verde apresentaram, em relação a frutos colhidos no estádio maduro, sensível redução na qualidade, caracterizada pelo menor teor de...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Psidium cattleianum Sabine; Fisiologia pós-colheita; Respiração; Q10; Amadurecimento.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452008000200009

Effect of maleic hydrazide on respiratory parameters of stored onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.)
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology
Autores: Benkeblia,Noureddine.
The respiration rate (RR) (CO2 production), activation energy (Ea) and Q10 of maleic hydrazide-treated onion bulbs (Allium cepa, cv. Rouge Amposta) at 20.10-6 mol.L-1 (MH1) and 45.10-6 mol.L-1 (MH2) were measured at 4, 10 and 20ºC. Immediately after treatment, the Q10 of MH-treated and control bulbs were not significantly different. After 8 weeks of storage, Q10 of control and both MH-treated bulbs increased and ranged from 2.34 and 2.89. Respiration rate of onions increased during storage, and after 24 weeks, RR values of control, MH1 and MH2 were 0.43, 0.32 and 0.26 mmol CO2.kg-1.h-1 at 20ºC respectively; and 0.26, 0.20 and 0.17 mmol CO2.kg-1.h-1 at 10ºC respectively. At 4ºC, no significant difference was observed between control and MH-treated bulbs....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Activation energy; MH; Onion; Q10; Respiration rate; Sprouting; Storage.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04202004000100007

Qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de butiá em função do estádio de maturação na colheita e do manejo da temperatura
Provedor de dados: Ciência Rural
Autores: Amarante,Cassandro Vidal Talamini do; Megguer,Clarice Aparecida.
Este trabalho objetivou avaliar os efeitos do estádio de maturação na colheita, da temperatura de armazenamento e do tempo para o resfriamento na preservação da qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de butiá. Os frutos foram colhidos em três estádios de maturação (verde, verde-amarelo e amarelo) e armazenados a 0±2°C e 20±2°C. Frutos armazenados a 0±2°C apresentaram melhor retenção de firmeza, de cor verde da epiderme, de acidez total titulável (ATT) e de sólidos solúveis totais (SST), em relação àqueles armazenados a 20±2°C. Os benefícios da refrigeração na preservação pós-colheita foram maiores para frutos colhidos em estádio verde, apesar da sua qualidade inferior, caracterizada pelos altos valores de ATT e baixos valores de SST em relação aos colhidos nos...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Butia eriospatha (Martius) Beccari; Fisiologia pós-colheita; Respiração; Q10; Cadeia de frio; Amadurecimento; Conservação.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782008000100008