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| Mishili, Fulgence J.; Fulton, Joan R.; Shehu, Musa; Kushwaha, Saket; Marfo, Kofi; Jamal, Mustafa; Chergna, Alpha; Lowenberg-DeBoer, James. |
| The production and trade of cowpea (Vigna Uniculata), called "blackeyed peas" in the US, are a growing business for farmers and merchants serving the rapidly expanding urban areas of West and Central Africa. Cowpea fits the needs of the urban poor. It is an inexpensive source of protein that does not require refrigeration. A better understanding of consumer preferences for cowpea is essential to market development. The main objective of the study was to determine the cowpea grain quality characteristics that command a price premium or provoke a discount in Ghanaian, Malian and Nigerian markets. Specifically, the study looked at the impact of the grain size, texture, color, eye color, and bruchid-damaged grains on cowpea market prices. The data for the... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28684 |
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| Ibro, Germaine; Fulton, Joan R.; Lowenberg-DeBoer, James. |
| Kosai, a deep-fat fried fritter made from cowpea, is an important product for economic development and poverty alleviation. Kosai is sold as street food almost exclusively by women entrepreneurs who use the money they earn from selling kosai on savings and daily expenditures for their family. In addition, cowpea is the more important indigenous African legume and kosai production uses a significant amount of cowpea. Data was collected, via personal interviews, with about 400 vendors in three different cities in the West African country of Niger. Results revealed that vendors with more experience were more likely to be successful. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21160 |
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| Wysocki, Allen F.; Fairchild, Gary F.; Weldon, Richard N.; Biere, Arlo W.; Fulton, Joan R.; McIntosh, Christopher S.. |
| Agricultural marketing courses cover a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Undergraduate committees, program coordinators, and marketing-oriented faculty struggle with the appropriate number and content of marketing course offerings. Curricula issues are discussed from the perspectives of three agricultural economics departments. Size, expertise, interests, and pedagogic philosophy assist in determining the number, mix, and content of courses. Solving these problems includes modulization and increasing depth or breadth, to reflect the changing marketing system and student needs. Educators must continually look outward at the changing food system and inward to their marketing curriculum to assess needs and implement changes as they are warranted. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness curricula; Agricultural marketing; Marketing courses; Marketing curricula; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14670 |
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| Kushwaha, Saket; Musa, A.S.; Lowenberg-DeBoer, James; Fulton, Joan R.. |
| Cowpea is the most important indigenous African grain legume for both home use and as a cash crop. Because of its tolerance to drought it is especially important for the Sahel. Genetic transformation of cowpea with Bachilius Thurengius (Bt) genes to control pod boring insects has many advantages, but little is known of the potential consumer response. This paper analyzes and reports the results of a survey of 200 consumers in northern Nigeria in early 2003 concerning consumer awareness of and acceptance of biotechnology. Ninety percent of the respondents were aware of GM products. Those respondents who were most concerned about the ethics of genetic transformation were likely to disapprove of such products, while those individuals who identified... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20216 |
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| Otoo, Miriam; Fulton, Joan R.; Wu, Steven Y.; Ibro, Germaine. |
| We use field experiments in Niger to investigate the nature and efficiency of contractual structures in market transactions between kossai vendors and cowpea grinders (key input suppliers). Three contractual structures were employed: gift contract, standard price contract and discretionary bonus contract (most incomplete). Gift contracts and standard price contracts involve an upfront payment of grinding fees where discretionary bonus contracts involve payment after the quality of service is observed. Gift contracts were found to be the most ex-ante efficient with the highest acceptance rates. Discretionary bonus contracts (most incomplete) were the most ex-post efficient that is, resulted in the highest quality. Our results suggest that the degree of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Incomplete contracts; Street food vendors; Experimental economics; International Development. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61458 |
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| Vickner, Steven S.; Davies, Stephen P.; Fulton, Joan R.; Vantreese, Valerie L.. |
| This paper develops two brand-level demand models, where prices are treated as endogenous, to estimate unilateral market power in a representative product-differentiated oligopolistic food market. The results are estimated using point-of-purchase scanner data and are used to quantify the impact of a private-label brand on the economic performance of national brands. Specifically, our study calculates demand parameter estimates and returns to retailer vertical coordination for the frozen vegetable marketthe third largest private-label food and beverage category in the United States, after ice cream and carbonated beverages. Consistent with broader industry trends, empirical evidence suggests that the private-label brand maintained a slight competitive... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27755 |
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| Parliament, Claudia; Lerman, Zvi; Fulton, Joan R.. |
| A comparison of regional dairy cooperatives with investor-owned dairy firms from the period 1976-87 produced empirical findings that are at variance with the hypotheses suggested by the theory of cooperatives. The cooperatives in the sample performed significantly better than the IOFs when compared by leverage, liquidity, asset turnover, and coverage ratios, while the rate of return to equity was not found to be significantly different. Techniques are also proposed for valuing the nonmarket aspects of cooperatives that are not captured by financial ratio analysis. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46229 |
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| Faye, Mbene Dieye; Jooste, Andre; Lowenberg-DeBoer, James; Fulton, Joan R.. |
| In examining demand for a product it is useful to think of consumers not as purchasing the product, but as purchasing its characteristics that provide utility. Consequently, it is important to measure the specific characteristics that consumers perceive as providing them with utility. In this article a hedonic pricing model is used to investigate the influence of different cowpea characteristics on cowpea prices in Senegal. The results provide valuable information for research institutions, producers, and traders. Cowpea plant breeders should emphasise large grain size as the main characteristic since buyers are willing to pay a premium for this characteristic. This should translate into higher returns on R&D. There exist differences between markets in... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9494 |
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| Fulton, Joan R.. |
| The current changes in agriculture, often referred to as industrialization, are creating a work environment for agribusiness employees that is more complex than ever before. It is paramount that agricultural economics and agribusiness programs adequately prepare students for this changing work environment. In particular it is essential to help students develop good analytical and communication skills. Specifically students need to be able to integrate ideas from different areas, identify similarities and differences, identify alternative courses of action, analyze the consequences of the alternative actions and communicate the implications of the action. This paper reports on a successful agribusiness capstone course that made extensive use of active... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34547 |
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| Parliament, Claudia; Lerman, Zvi; Fulton, Joan R.. |
| A comparison of regional dairy cooperatives with investor owned dairy firms for the period 1976-1987 produced empirical findings that are at variance with the hypotheses suggested by the theory of cooperatives. The cooperatives in the sample performed significantly better than the IOFs when compared by leverage, asset turnover, and coverage ratios, while the rate of return to equity was not found to be significantly different. Techniques are also proposed for valuing the nonmarket aspects of cooperatives that are not captured by financial ratio analysis. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1989 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14245 |
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| Fulton, Joan R.; Keenan, Michael. |
| State cooperative councils serve a valuable role for local cooperatives by providing services including education, legislative monitoring and lobbying, and promotion of the cooperative form of business. This paper outlines the specific challenges that state councils are experiencing in today's changing agribusiness environment. The results of a survey of members of the Colorado Cooperative Council are reported. Logit analysis is performed to identify the factors contributing to the cooperatives' satisfaction with the state council and the cooperatives' use of the council's services. The paper concludes with suggestions for action by state councils. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46196 |
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| Fulton, Joan R.; Adamowicz, Wiktor L.. |
| This research explores the factors that influence the commitment of members to their cooperative organization. Previous empirical and theoretical research is reviewed. The cooperative members' decisions regarding patronage are then described in terms of a random utility model. Logit analysis, with data from member surveys of a large grain marketing cooperative. indicates that the factors that influence member patronage are: the ability to share in profits through dividends. The ability to purchase chemicals and fertilizers at the grain elevator, and the percentage of the total farm income obtained from grain operations. There is some evidence that farmers' patronage is positively associated with competitive grain pricing and negatively associated with the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46391 |
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| Fulton, Joan R.; Popp, Michael P.; Gray, Carolyn. |
| Strategic alliance and joint venture agreements are analyzed using the prisoners' dilemma and assurance problem models of game theory. Hypotheses regarding the factors contributing to the success/failure of the agreements are formulated. These hypotheses are confirmed with data from interviews with managers of grain marketing cooperatives in eastern Colorado. Our results suggest that joint venture and strategic alliance agreements represent an opportunity for local cooperatives to take advantage of size economies while maintaining their individual business identities. Successful agreements require not only attention to the financial and operational components but diligence in the interpersonal dynamics of trust, commitment, and open communication. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46187 |
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