SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

MacDonald, James M.; Korb, Penelope J..

Marketing and production contracts covered 39 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production in 2008, up from 36 percent in 2001, and a substantial increase over 28 percent in 1991 and 11 percent in 1969. However, aggregate contract use has stabilized in recent years and no longer suggests a strong trend. Contracts between farmers and their buyers are reached prior to harvest (or before the completion stage for livestock)and govern the terms under which products are transferred from the farm. Contracts are far more likely to be used on large farms than on small farms, and they form one element in a package of risk management tools available to farmers. Production contracts are used widely in livestock production, while marketing contracts are...

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Production contracts; Marketing contracts; Farm structure; Farm size; Farm income; Contracting; Agricultural Resource Management Survey; ARMS; Risk analysis; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101279

AN EVALUATION OF SELECTED DECISION MODELS: A CASE OF CROP CHOICE IN NORTHERN THAILAND

Vieth, Gary R.; Suppapanya, Pramote.

This research examines the predictability of a profit maximization model, an expected value-variance utility maximization (E-V) model, and two versions of the target-MOTAD model for modeling risky agricultural production decisions. Model solutions were translated into expected value and variance of farm income for analysis. Direct comparison and chi-square analysis of actual and predicted expected income distributions were used in the analyses. It was concluded that the utility maximization and cash-cost target-MOTAD models predicted distributions of farm income better than the variable-cost target-MOTAD and profit maximization models.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Decision models; Expected utility maximization; Farm income; Profit maximization; Target-MOTAD; Crop Production/Industries.

Ano: 1996

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15128

An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System

Assessment of the effectiveness of maize seed assistance to vulnerable farm households in Zimbabwe

This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in response to various factors; and background data and information to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. The 2008 report begins with a special feature describing recent developments in global commodity markets when prices rose dramatically over the past year. It continues by reviewing each segment of the system, going upstream from consumers to food distribution, food, beverage and...

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agri-food; Gross Domestic Product; GDP; Employment; Exports; Imports; Innovation; Inflation; Farm typology; Farm income; Government support; Program payments; Profitability; Processing; Concentration; Water; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46805

Langyintuo, Augustine S.; Setimela, Peter S..

The publication describes outcomes of a study to assess the effectiveness of a large-scale crop seed relief effort in Zimbabwe during 2003-07. Aims of the effort, which was supported by the British Department for International Development (DfID) and coordinated by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) regional office in Harare, included broader diffusion of open-pollinated maize varieties (OPVs), as opposed to hybrids. Based on the findings of the study, the authors recommend that, to increase benefits to vulnerable groups, participants in such efforts should effectively disseminate information on selecting and recycling seed, supported by training and field demonstrations, and should target relatively well-endowed farmers initially. Recommendations...

Broiler Farms' Organization, Management, and Performance

Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Technical aid; Farm income; Food production; Maize; Open pollination; Hybrids; Zimbabwe; Crop Production/Industries; International Development.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7655

Perry, Janet E.; Banker, David E.; Green, Robert C..

This study provides a comprehensive view of the organization, management, and financial performance of U.S. broiler farms. Using data from USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS, formerly known as the Farm Costs and Returns Survey), we examine farm size, financial structure, household income, management practices, and spousal participation in decision-making. We compare broiler operations with other farming enterprises and their earnings with that of the average U.S. household. Because most of the 7 billion broilers produced in the United States in 1995 were raised under contract, we also explore the use of contracts and the effects of contracting on the broiler sector.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Contracting; Broilers; Poultry; Farm characteristics; Farm income; Farm operator characteristics; Risk management strategies; Livestock Production/Industries.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33739

Characteristics of Canada's Diverse Farm Sector

Developments in the Agricultural and Rural Capital Market of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Niekamp, Deborah.

Much of the research in the past on farm structure and economic well-being focused almost exclusively on farms based on their size, their contribution to total agricultural production, or national net farm income. These aggregate measures do not by themselves adequately explain how well the farm is functioning. Confidence in highly aggregated measures of financial performance in agriculture needs to be tempered with an understanding of the diversity that exists within the farm sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) developed a farm typology, to better explain why particular groups respond differently. The AAFC typology classifies farms into more homogeneous groups based on five factors: organizational structure (non-family farms) age (retirement...

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Economic well-being; Agricultural production; Farm income; Financial performance; Diversity farm typology; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.

Ano: 2002

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54465

Angelova, Biljana; Bojnec, Stefan.

Factor Markets Coordination: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, Belgium

Economic Impact of the Mid-Term Review on Agricultural Production, Farm Income and Farm Survival: A Quantitative Analysis for Local Sub-Regions of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany

Palavras-chave: Capital market; Farm income; Subsidies; Loans; Agricultural and rural development; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Political Economy.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117490

Henningsen, Arne; Henning, Christian H.C.A.; Struve, Carsten; Mueller-Scheessel, Joerg.

This study analyzes the impact of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) on the agricultural sector in Schleswig-Holstein, a federal state in Germany. First, a very detailed farm group linear programming model is built to quantify the effects on agricultural production and farm incomes. The production adjustment to the MTR and its impact on farm profit vary significantly between individual farms. These results depend mainly on the farm type and the resource endowments of the farms. Second, the impact on structural change is examined with a farm survival model. Although the MTR clearly reduces the incomes of several farm types, it accelerates the structural change only gradually.

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Policy reform; Modeling production adjustment; Farm income; Structural change; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q12; Q18.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24644

Economic Impacts in North Carolina of a Peanut Support Price and Quota Reduction

Martin, Laura L.; Brown, A. Blake.

Excessive government losses and pressure from end users of peanuts have increased the likelihood of a peanut support price and quota reduction in the 1995 farm bill. This study analyzes the economic impacts of reducing the national quota support price on North Carolina farm income and rural communities. Effects of policies that reduce quota support price for Virginia-type peanuts from $675 per ton to levels of $600 and $500 per ton are estimated. Reductions in the quota support price have significant impacts on quota owners and peanut producing regions. A 10 percent reduction in quota and a $500 support price would result in a $43 million income reduction to North Carolina.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Peanut production; Peanut policy; Farm income; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis.

Ano: 1996

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90380

El ingreso en las unidades de producción rural en 2004

Colegio de Postgraduados

Gaucín Piedra, Salvador Darío.

Es muy variable la importancia de la actividad agropecuaria como generadora de ingresos en el sector rural, complementada por diversas fuentes. En el presente trabajo, se identifica y analiza la composición y distribución del ingreso bruto en 2004 para una muestra de 1,600 unidades de producción rural, por estrato de productores, región en que se ubican, grado de marginación de la localidad y condición de pobreza. Para el total de la muestra, 69% de los ingresos fueron agropecuarios, 21.6% no agropecuarios ganados (autoempleo y salarios no agropecuarios) y 9.4% no agropecuarios no ganados (remesas y apoyos gubernamentales). Para los estratos de mayores ingresos, así como para las unidades de producción ubicadas en el norte del país, en zonas de baja y muy...

Tipo: Tesis

Palavras-chave: Ingreso; Unidad de producción rural; Distribución del ingreso; Maestría; Economía; Farm income; Rural households; Income distribution.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1677

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Agricultural Holdings in View of Structural Changes in Estonia

Farm Income, Financial Conditions and Government Assistance - Data Book

Matveev, Eduard.

This presentation provides comparative analysis of agricultural holdings in Estonia based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data. The FADN data for reference years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 have been analysed. The FADN data analyses showed, that there are very big differences in the structure of the agricultural holdings. Individual farms represent ca 92% of the total population of agricultural producers but at the same time their part in total production attains less than 50% according to the FADN data for year 2003.

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Comparative analysis; Economic efficiency; Estonia; Farm income; Land ownership; Net value added; Land Economics/Use.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24423

Farm Income, Financial Conditions and Government Assistance - Data Book, 2010

The purpose of this data book is to provide easy access to key economic and financial indicators for the farm sector and information on government assistance to the agriculture and agri-food sector. The information is prepared in consultation with the provincial ministries responsible for Agriculture. Assistance is also provided by other members of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as well as by officials in other federal and provincial departments. The data book is divided into four sections. Section A presents information related to farm income. Section B contains information on farm financial conditions. Section C provides data on government expenditures for the agri-food sector. Section D provides information on estimates of support to agriculture....

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Farm income; Farm financial conditions; Government expenditures; Estimates of support to agriculture; Farm cash receipts; Expenses and income; Operating revenues; Farm family income; Farm debt; Assets; Liabilities; Net worth; Producer Support Estimate; PSE; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52050

Farm Productivity and Rural Poverty in India

The Farm Income, Financial Conditions and Government Assistance data book is a compendium of mainly historical data series from several sources. This information is compiled together to provide a comprehensive view of the situation in primary agriculture and the expenditures that governments are making to ensure a strong and competitive sector. The data book represents a convenient single resource for users of key economic and financial indicators of the primary agriculture sector. The data book also provides valuable information on government assistance to the agriculture and agri-food sector not readily available from other sources. The information in the data book is prepared in consultation with the provincial ministries responsible for Agriculture....

Tipo: Book

Palavras-chave: Farm income; Farm financial conditions; Government expenditures; Estimates of support to agriculture; Farm cash receipts; Expenses and income; Operating revenues; Farm family income; Farm debt; Assets; Liabilities; Net worth; Producer Support Estimate; PSE; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115680

Datt, Gaurav; Ravallion, Martin.

To what extent do India’s rural poor share in agricultural growth? Combining data from 24 household sample surveys spanning 35 years with other sources, we estimate a model of the joint determination of consumption-poverty measures, agricultural wages, and food prices. We find that higher farm productivity brought both absolute and relative gains to poor rural households. A large share of the gains were via wages and prices, though these effects took time. The benefits to the poor were not confined to those near the poverty line.

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH DAKOTA FARMS, 1993-1995

Palavras-chave: Farm income; India; Rural poor; Prices; Poverty; Food Security and Poverty; Productivity Analysis.

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97041

Swenson, Andrew L.; Gustafson, Cole R..

The performance of over 500 North Dakota farms, 1993-1995, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics.

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH DAKOTA FARMS, 1994-1996

Palavras-chave: Farm financial management; Farm management; Farm income; Liquidity; Solvency; Profitability; Repayment capacity; Financial efficiency; Financial benchmarks; Tenure; North Dakota.; Agricultural Finance.

Ano: 1996

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23187

The performance of over 500 North Dakota farms, 1994-1996, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics.

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH DAKOTA FARMS, 1995-1997

Ano: 1996

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23393

The performance of over 550 North Dakota farms, 1995-1997, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics. There was severe deterioration of financial performance in 1997 because of poor crop profitability. Livestock farm performance was weak, but improved from 1996. Median net farm income was $14,290 in 1997 compared to $31,603 in 1996. Three out of ten farms had negative net farm income and 57 percent of all farms were not able to make scheduled term debt payments.

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH DAKOTA FARMS 1996-1998

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23200

The performance of over 530 North Dakota farms, 1996-1998, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics. There was severe deterioration of financial performance in 1997. Financial performance in 1998, although the second lowest in the 1991-1998 period, improved because strong crop yields and emergency federal aid helped offset low crop and livestock prices. Median farm net income was $19,491 in 1998, $14,290 in 1997 and $31,603 in 1996. One-fourth of farms had negative net farm income and 51 percent of farms were not able to make...

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH DAKOTA FARMS 1997-1999

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23233

The performance of over 530 North Dakota farms, 1997-1999, is summarized using 16 financial measures. Farms are categorized by geographic region, farm type, farm size, gross cash sales, farm tenure, net farm income, debt-to-asset, and age of farmer to analyze relationships between financial performance and farm characteristics. Farm financial trends for the 1991-1999 period are also presented. Financial performance in 1999 was the best since 1993, and had great improvement from 1997 and 1998 when one-fourth of farms had negative net farm income and over one-half of farms were not able to make scheduled term debt payments with the year's income. Although crop prices were low in 1999, there was extraordinary government and crop insurance payments, and...