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WHY IS AGRICULTURAL LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY HIGHER IN SOME COUNTRIES THAN OTHERS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gutierrez,   Luciano.
Agriculture productivity varies dramatically in different regions of the world. Using recent theories of economic growth and new data sets (Larson and al., 1999) as a guide, this study finds some empirical regularities between agricultural labour productivity growth, investment and education, as also for environmental factors, for 44 countries during the period 1980-1993. We find strong evidence that where agricultural investment and educated people rates are higher, agricultural labour productivity grows faster. Secondly, geographical factors as well as freer trade influence growth.  Finally, we find evidence of conditional convergence, which means that cross-country agricultural productivity does not converge to the same level of steady state but that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Growth; Labour productivity; Convergence; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21741

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Subjects Discussed at Previous Conferences, National Committee on Agricultural Policy, Foreword, Contents Pages
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17245

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts; Membership Information; Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30739

2010 Federal Reference Manual for Regional Schools, Income Tax Management and Reporting for Small Businesses and Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouchard,   Gregory J.; Bennett,   Joseph A.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121648

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Membership Application, Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27200

DEVELOPING REGIONAL INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS FROM THE U.N. FORMAT ADOPTED BY THE U.S. IN THE NEW 1972 INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dipietre,   Dennis; Walker,   Rodney L.; Martella,   David R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29404

Initial Negotiating Rights (INRs) in the WTO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Babili,   Mahmoud.
INRs as an important card in the game of WTO accession
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: INRs; WTO; Concessions; Article XXVIII; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48938

Taking a multiple-use approach to meeting the water needs of poor communities brings multiple benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); International Water and Sanitation Centre; Global Water Partnership (GWP).
This briefing was produced by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the GWP Advisory Center at IWMI. It draws primarily on research from the Multiple Use Systems (MUS) project and the Productive Uses of Water Thematic Group (Prodwat) (see references for further reading). The brief complements Catalyzing Change, the GWP handbook for developing IWRM and water efficiency strategies and plans, and the associated policy and technical briefs. Single-use approaches to water development and management do not reflect the realities of poor people’s water use. People use domestic water supplies for activities such as irrigating backyard...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water use; Domestic water; Irrigation water; Poverty; Water supply; Drinking water; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113060

Agricultural costs for reducing nitrogen surpluses in the Weser river basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heidecke,   Claudia; Kreins,   Peter.
Agriculture is to a large part responsible for nitrate leaching into groundwater and rivers in Germany, especially in highly intensive agricultural regions. To evaluate the link between nitrogen surpluses from agriculture and nutrient leaching into ground- and surface waters, a model network to analyse current and future nitrogen surplus developments and water quality is set up by connecting hydrological and hydrogeological models with the German agricultural sector model RAUMIS. A set of different environmental measures and their costs is selected to fulfil surface and groundwater targets of the European water framework directive (WFD) for the case of the Weser River basin. Results show that with additional agri-environmental measures covering around 1...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diffuse pollution / agricultural economic and hydrological modelling / cost of nutrient reduction measures / Weser river basin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109380

A TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS OF THE U.S.  DURUM WHEAT AND PASTA MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Babula,   Ronald A.; Rich,   Karl M.
A quarterly, partial-equilibrium vector-autoregression model of the U.S. durum wheat and pasta markets was estimated and simulated under three trade-barrier changes that are of potential relevance for the current round of WTO agricultural negotiations: a rise in the U.S. market-clearing durum wheat quantity from increased imports; a policy- or tariff- reduction-induced decline in U.S. durum wheat price; and a tariff-induced rise in U.S. pasta product prices.  In response to each shock, an array of quarterly dynamic response characteristics are examined: response reaction times, direction and pattern of quarterly responses, response durations, response multipliers, and strength of durum/pasta market interrelationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27818

Local Problems Facing Manufacturers: Results of the ERS Rural Manufacturing Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McGranahan,   David A.
The economic health of many rural towns and regions depends on their ability to maintain a competitive manufacturing sector. In a recent ERS survey, rural manufacturers reported that, more than any other factor, the quality of local labor hindered their competitiveness. Other frequently cited local problems included State and local taxes, environmental regulations, the attractiveness of the area to managers and professionals, and the quality of local schools. The extent of these problems varies by region more than along a rural-urban dimension. Labor quality problems were more likely to be reported by manufacturers who paid below average wages, hired less-educated workers, and used advanced technologies. Advanced technology users in counties that...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33765

Generalization of the Generalized Composite Commodity Theorem: Extension based on the Theil’s Aggregation Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kwon,   Dae-Heum; Bessler,   David A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49335

Institutional Performance in Natural Resource Management: A Study of Institutional Interaction in the Implementation of Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jain,   Dinesh; Gandhi,   Vasant P.
The effective management of natural resources is increasingly critical for growth and development in India. The research examines the nature and impact of the interaction between formal and informal institutional structures in the rural areas in the context of the implementation of the major national initiative of watershed development programmes in India. It uses the concepts of new institutional economics and management theories of governance. It develops a conceptual framework which can be used to understand and explain the need and dynamics of institutional interaction and its relationship to institutional performance. The relevance of the framework is examined through case studies and a primary survey on the determinants of institutional performance...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124319

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FRESH PRODUCE: A CASE STUDY USING STORE LEVEL SCAN DATA TO ANALYZE SALES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eastwood,   David B.
Complications have hampered the adoption of Universal Product Codes (UPCs) for fresh produce until recently.  The data being collected using Bar Codes and Price Look-Up Codes (PLUs) have many applications.  A case study of carrots demonstrates how analyses of scanning data can show the effects of new items on established products and the customer's willingness to pay for the new products.  For precut and organic carrots in a Knoxville area supermarket chain, total carrot volume increased as the new products were introduced while regular (bunch) sales declined sharply.  Consumers were willing to pay a premium for the convenience of precut products.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14339

Optimal Capital Structure in Centralized Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   David G.; Parcell,   Joseph L.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35809

EXTERNALITIES FROM ROAMING LIVESTOCK: EXPLAINING THE DEMISE OF THE OPEN RANGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Centner,   Terence J.; Griffin,   Ronald C.
Fence-in laws in most states require ranchers to pay for fences to keep their livestock from trespassing onto others’' property. Some states, or jurisdictions within states, have a fence-out rule that requires ranchers'’ neighbors to pay for fences to keep livestock out. Both rules are Pareto optimal. Using a potential Pareto criterion, we show that a preference for fence-out in some areas may end as conditions change, such as increased nonranching land uses. Changed conditions may have legal consequences. Specific fence-out and fence cost-sharing provisions may be potentially Pareto inefficient and may be challenged for being unconstitutional under the due process clause.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31183

FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN BR&amp;E PROGRAMS: A STUDY OF LOCAL COORDINATORS IN SIX STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ilvento,   Thomas W.; Loveridge,   Scott.
This study used a telephone survey of coordinators of local Business Retention and Expansion Programs (BR&amp;E). The focus of the of the study was to survey BR&amp;E coordinators who conducted programs in the last five years to better understand the factors that lead the community and the coordinator to undertake a BR&amp;E program. We used state program leaders to identify coordinators in six participating states: Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The states represented programs that had a similar approach to BR&amp;E in terms of a community approach which used volunteers by design. A total of 94 Coordinators were identified, and 80 responded to the survey during the summer and fall of 1998 (85% response rate). Of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15819

Costs of Producing Energy in Dutch Dairy Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebrezgabher,   Solomie A.; Meuwissen,   Miranda P.M.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
By 2020, Dutch dairy chains envisage to be self-sufficient with regard to energy used by dairy farms and dairy processors. This would require dairy farms to produce 25 PJ per year, possibly by a combination of wind, solar and biogas. Current analyses focus on biogas. To evaluate the project’s feasibility we estimated the expected technical and financial performance of 4 types of business models, i.e. “CHP-farm”, “CHP-large”, “green gas” and “central upgrading”. Data stem among others from 23 biogas plants in the Netherlands. Anticipating that CHP-models and green gas models occur with a likelihood of 40% and 60% respectively, the total number of biogas plants at dairy farms would amount to 463. There would however be an expected deficit of Euro 157 million...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Green electricity; Green gas; Empirical data; Technical performance; Financial performance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59116

Risk, Utility and the Value of Information in Farmer Decision Making
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byerlee,   Derek R.; Anderson,   Jock R.
A model is developed from decision theory for evaluating probabilistic information, especially for decision makers who are risk averse. The value of information to such a decision maker is disaggregated into mean and variance effects. It is shown that the degree of risk aversion of the decision maker may have important effects on the value attached to the information; however, there is not necessarily a positive correlation between risk aversion and the value of information, since the decision to acquire new information is itself often a risky decision. The concepts and procedures are illustrated by application to a fodder conservation decision with rainfall forecast information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12524

Anstöße für ein verbessertes Finanzmanagement in landwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kohne,   Manfred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97428

Banking on "Green Money": Are Environmental Financial Responsibility Rules Fulfilling Their Promise?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyd,   James.
Financial responsibility rules are an increasingly common form of environmental regulation. Currently, the operators of landfills, underground petroleum storage tanks, offshore rigs, and oil tankers must demonstrate the existence of adequate levels of capital as a precondition to the legal operation of their businesses. Environmental financial responsibility ensures that firms possess the resources to compensate society for pollution costs created in the course of business operations. In addition to providing a source of funds for victim compensation and pollution remediation, financial responsibility is thought to motivate better decision-making, particularly regarding the management of long-term risks. This article describes both the promise of financial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial responsibility; Environmental liability; Waste disposal; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q28; L51; K32.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10592

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9050

POLICIES FOR NONCOMMERCIAL FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   W. Fred.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17853

Default and Inference Options: Use in Recurrent and Ordinary Risk Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   James D.
How "default options" should be used in health risk assessment divides the risk analysis profession. Some argue that these should be "hard": set by policy, generally biased to be "health protective" and requiring a substantial body of evidence to replace by decision-specific alternatives. Others argue that they should be science-based, identified by consensus of the professional community, replaced by whatever decision-specific information may be available to the analyst. This paper shows that both positions have validity, and that both are incomplete. Each kind of construct has a useful role to play, but in different kinds of decisions. Because the two are different, we suggest giving them different names, "default option" being assigned to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk; Regulation; Decision making; Default options; EPA; FDA; Science; Policy; Public participation; Risk analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10712

RECENT TRENDS IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Catherine R.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33006

RESPONDENTS TO CONTINGENT VALUATION SURVEYS: CONSUMERS OR CITIZENS? - REPLY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blamey,   Russell K.; Common,   Mick S.; Quiggin,   John C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22391

Review of National Competition Policy Reforms
Provedor de dados: 31
In 2004 the Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to look at the impact on the economy and the community of NCP and related reforms and for areas which offer opportunities for significant gains. The Commission found that the benefits of NCP have greatly outweighed the costs. The benefits have flowed to both low and high income earners, and to country as well as city Australia. The Commission outlines how Australia’s ageing population and other international and domestic pressures necessitate further actions to raise productivity and sustainability. The Commission proposes a wide-ranging agenda for nationally coordinated reform, particularly in the areas of energy and water, freight transport, greenhouse gas abatement and consumer...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31898

Assessing Participation in the Milk Income Loss Contract Program and its Impact on Milk Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Antoni,   Jeremy M.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The MILC program, a counter-cyclical income support program, was designed to provide price support to dairy farmers. Since the inception of the MILC program it has been argued that the program is inefficient and rewards inefficiency by keeping high cost, small dairy farms in business. Large dairy producers have expressed concerns that the MILC payments have negatively affected their farming income. Using farm-level, ARMS data from 2005, this study investigated the factors that affect farmer’s decision to participate in MILC program and if participation in MILC has an impact on milk production. The results show that participation in MILC program is positively correlated with farmer’s educational attainment, organic certification subsidy, milk price,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy farms; Agricultural policy; Milk Income Loss Contract Program; Two-step probit estimation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; H20; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103775

Commodity Promotion Economics: A Symposium in Honor of Olan Forker's Retirement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrero,   Jennifer L.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122821

Distributional Impacts of Food Price Changes on Consumer Welfare in Hungary and Romania following EU Accession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubbard,   Carmen; Szigeti,   Judith; Podruzsik,   Szilard.
This paper focuses on the estimation of changes in economic welfare (real income) on different groups (income deciles) of Hungarian and Romanian consumers following food price changes as a result of accession to the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007. It identifies in both countries those consumer groups most vulnerable to food price changes using the most recent, official, post accession data. Slutsky Compensating Variation, based on Laspeyres indexes is employed for a food basket of 16 products. The results show that real food prices have changed with some going up and others falling. However, overall both Hungary and Romania have experienced a rise in real food prices by 9 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively. The rise in food prices has resulted in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prices; Consumers; Welfare; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95036

KÉNYSZERŰ ÉRTÉKVESZTÉS A MEZŐGAZDASÁGI TERMÉKEK PIACÁN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Varga,   Tibor.
Witnessing the long-standing resource insufficiency in Hungarian agriculture, the question arises: aside from obviously low efficiencies, to what extent have unfavorable prices led to this situation. In my presentation I will try to answer the question whether, assuming some kind of value-categories or other as given and measured against this, the permanent erosion of agricultural prices can be established. If so, could declining prices be connected to specific features of the agricultural sector? These answers may be useful for experts in make arrangements for decisions of agricultural policy. Research on micro-economic principles, shows that for an analysis of the value-distortion of our prices the equilibrium prices of the so-called “Walras market” (a...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Forráshiány; Ár értékaránytalanság; Támogatás; Élelmiszerláncok; Lack of sources; Price - value unballane; Subsidies; Food-chain; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43333

The Effects of Supply Shifts on Producers' Surplus: the Case of Inelastic Linear Supply Curves
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karagiannis,   Giannis; Furtan,   William Hartley.
This paper derives sufficient conditions (in terms of supply and demand elasticities) for producers to gain under different supply shifts when supply and demand are specified to be linear functions and supply is inelastic.  It is shown that regardless of the type of supply shift, producers lose whenever the sum of absolute values of supply and demand elasticities is less than one, while they gain when production takes place in the elastic portion of the demand.  In all other cases arising from alternative elasticity configurations simple formulas developed in this paper may be used to determine the direction of change in producers surplus.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26430

Intra and Inter organisational determinants of electronic-based traceability adoption: evidences from the French agri-food industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galliano,   Danielle; Orozco,   L.
Traceability, the ability to trace the origin of products throughout the supply chain, has become an instrument to assure food quality and safety in agri-food chains. This process is organized within both institutional and market constraints, yet it integrates also a technological sphere marked by the unprecedented development of information and communication technologies. This paper analyses the factors influencing firms’ behaviour, with regards to adopting electronic-based traceability, in the French agri-food industry. These factors (microeconomic determinants) related to firms’ internal characteristics and the factors related to their environment. We use data from the ICT and Electronic Commerce survey from 2002, carried out by the French National...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Technology adoption; Agri-food industry; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43952

Minnesota Agricultural Economist 697
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taff,   Steven J.
Crop Data Don't Reveal Much about Farmer Prosperity
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13176

Rural Diversification and Social Capital in Rural Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sakurai,   Seiichi; Yokoyama,   Shigeki.
This study investigates the effect of community factors on the development and diversification of rural Japan. Diversification is a matter of concern in rural communities as a means of revitalizing regional socio-economies. To establish new diversified activities, cooperation between rural residents is essential. Social capital (SC) is an important community factor that facilitates collective community action. The area analyzed in this study is the Awa area, where various kinds of agro-related activities have emerged, including rural-urban exchanges and agro-tourism. Traditional customs are also preserved in the area. We conducted both community and household-level surveys to collect data and investigate the general characteristics of the study area....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; M2; O18; Q13; Q26; R0.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25550

Bedded Pack Management System Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurgood,   John M.; Bagley,   Paula C.; Comer,   Challey M.; Flaherty,   Daniel J.; Karszes,   Jason; Kiraly,   Mariane.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57045

Impacts of Removing Fertilizer Subsidy and Procurement Program on the Indonesian Rice Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muharto,   Muharto; Koo,   Won W.; Yang,   Seung-Ryong.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23300

The Competitiveness of the Greek Μeat Ρrocessing Εnterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konstantinidis,   Christos.
The objective of the present paper is to examine the effect of certain economic factors on the competitiveness of the Greek meat processing enterprises. The meat sector went through significant changes over the last ten years affecting the structure of the entire industry. Competitiveness will be measured following traditional approaches where profitability and market share account the most. Detailed data from the 2002-2006 balance sheets were used applying econometric procedures. Analysis performed using panel data and three stages least square (3SLS) estimation. The main results show that there is no correlation between profitability and market share. Moreover the way which other factors affect profitability and market share is discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Market share; Profitability; Meat processing enterprises; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58078

Climate Change: National and Local Policy Opportunities in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teng,   Fei; Gu,   Alun.
Climate Change poses a wide range of potentially very severe threats in China. This aggravates the existing vulnerability of China and is one of the big challenges faced by the Chinese government. Adaptation programmes and projects are being developed and implemented at national and local level. As China is engaged in heavy investment in infrastructure development as a consequence of the rapid process of development and urbanization, mainstreaming adaptation into such development process is a priority for China. China has also made positive contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through participations in the CDM under the Kyoto Protocol framework. Although mitigation is not a priority at national or local level, it has been integrated into...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Local Policy; National Policy; Mitigation; Local Pollution; Environmental Economics and Policy; H7; Q54; Q56; O53.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9091

A NONLINEAR MODEL OF INFORMATION AND COORDINATION IN HOG PRODUCTION: TESTING THE COASIAN-FOWLERIAN DYNAMIC HYPOTHESES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruth,   Matthias; Cloutier,   L. Martin; Garcia,   Philip.
The pig-cycle 'explanation' expunded by Coase and Fowler followed a well-integrated economic logic and provides tremendous insight into our understanding of commodity cycles.  The paper presents a simulation model that replicates all of Coase and Fowler's results and tests its robustness with an application to U.S. hog production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20971

EVALUACIÓN FINANCIERA DE PRODUCCIÓN DE PEJELAGARTO (Atractosteus tropicus): CASO COOPERATIVA DE PRODUCCIÓN PESQUERA ACUÍCOLA “EL PEJELAGARTO”, S.C. DE R.L.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gonzalez Elias,   J. Martin; Ramirez Abarca,   Orsohe; Figueroa Hernandez,   Esther; Loera Martinez,   Jesus.
The profitability of production of pejelagarto (Atractosteus tropicus) was evaluated in two types of cultivation, in captivity conditions and in captivity conditions in association with the Mojarra Castarrica and Tilapia at the Aquaculture Production Cooperative Society "El Pejelagarto", located in Sabancuy, municipality of Carmen, Campeche, Mexico. For this purpose, the records of 10 years ago were used to calculate the following indicators of economic evaluation for the first mode of cultivation: Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit-Cost Ratio (B / C), Net Benefit-Investment (K / N) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The results obtained for this period were: NPV = 119,825.00, B / C = 1.08, N / K = 1.88 and IRR = 25.6%. The indicators for cultivation in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Profitability; Economic indicators; Pejelagarto.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114474

LAND AND ETHNICITY IN DAGESTAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanfield,   J. David.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land tenure--Russia (Federation)--Dagestan; Land reform--Russia (Federation)--Dagestan; Land tenure--social aspects--Russia (Federation)--Dagestan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12815

Consumer Price Formation with Demographic Translating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piggott,   Nicholas E.
We investigate how to theoretically and empirically incorporate demographic translating in consumer distance functions. Consumer distance functions yield inverse demand systems that are of interest when attempting to better understand questions of price formation. Translating procedures are important when incorporating pre-committed quantities, pre-allocated factors, or demographic variables (e.g., advertising, health or food safety information) in the inverse demand system. Examples are included for illustrative purposes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25252

BURUNDI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magalhaes,   Eduardo Castelo; Beintema,   Nienke M.; Ndimurirwo,   Leonidas.
This country brief reviews the major investment and institutional trends in Burundi’s public agricultural research since the early 1990s using new survey data collected under the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative (IFPRI–ISNAR–ASARECA 2001–02).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16188

Do Agricultural Subsidies Crowd-out or Stimulate Rural Credit Market Institutions?: The Case of CAP Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ciaian,   Pavel; Pokrivcak,   Jan; Szegenyova,   Katarina.
In this paper we estimate the impact the CAP subsidies on farm bank loans. According to the theoretical results, if subsidies are paid at the beginning of the growing season they may reduce bank loans, whereas if they are paid at the end of the season they increase bank loans, but these results are conditional on whether farms are credit constrained and on the relative cost of internal and external financing. In empirical analysis we use the FADN farm level panel data to test the theoretical predictions for period 1995-2007. We employ the fixed effects and GMM models to estimate the impact of subsidies on farm loans. The estimated results suggest that (i) subsidies influence farm loans and the effects tend to be non-linear and indirect; (ii) both coupled...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm credit; CAP; Credit constraint; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103085

Credit Markets for Small Farms: Role for Institutional Innovations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pillarisetti,   Satish; Mehrotra,   Nirupam.
Indian agriculture is characterized by the predominance of smallholders. This paper seeks to examine the access of small holders to agriculture credit in the context of financial sector reforms in India in the nineties. It explores the role of institutional and non institutional agencies in extending agriculture credit to the smallholder and the ground realities as revealed by recent data sets. The nineties also saw the unfolding of the largest microfinance programme in the world in India. While this was very successful in bringing micro enterprises under the credit purview, it was unable to cater to the need for agriculture credit. This paper examines the reasons for this and suggests that newer kinds of institutional innovations in the Pilot stage like,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture credit; Farm Size; Land Economics/Use; Q1; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52858

THE EFFECT OF CARCASS QUALITY ON BEEF CARCASS AUCTION PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Porter,   Darrell; Todd,   Mike C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22327

The Cut Flower Industry: R&amp;D Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113820

Development, Diffusion and Impact of Conservation Farming in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Tembo,   Gelson.
The study reported in this paper measures differences in profitability between conservation farming (CF) practices and conventional agriculture by comparing the value of differential output with the differential input costs. The main objective is to address and fill several important knowledge gaps by investigating three key features of conservation farming in Zambia: 1) the process by which CF originated and spread; 2) the scale of CF adoption  across household groups and regions; and 3) the impact of CF on crop output, input use, cost of  production and farm income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Conservation farming; Zambia; Conventional agriculture; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54464

A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ikerd,   John E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28824

DOES ENGEL'S LAW EXTEND TO FOOD AWAY FROM HOME?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   Patrick J.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27064

PRICING STRATEGY UNDER MONOPOLY CONDITIONS: AN EXPERIMENT FOR THE CLASSROOM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Robert G.; Beil,   Richard O., Jr.
This classroom experiment allows students to explore pricing strategies available to the monopolist.  Students are given full information about their costs but know nothing about demand except that it is simulated by the instructor.  They submit their price-asked and quantity-offered records on one day and receive the quantity-sold response from the instructor on the next day, continuing this routine until they discover the profit-maximizing price and quantity.  One of the objectives is to demonstrate that search strategies based on economic principles (MC=MR) can be more efficient than trial-and-error.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Experimental economics; Games; Monopolistic; Teaching; Demand and Price Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15420

Spatially Explicit Estimates of Crop Rotation Responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendricks,   Nathan P.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103876

An Investigation of Voluntary Discovery and Disclosure of Environmental Violations Using Laboratory Experiments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murphy,   James J.; Stranlund,   John K.
This paper uses laboratory experiments to test individual responses to policies that seek to encourage firms to voluntarily discover and disclose violations of environmental standards. We find that while it is possible to motivate a significant number of voluntary disclosures without adversely affecting environmental quality, this result is sensitive to both the fine for disclosed violations and the assumption that firms know their compliance status without cost.  When firms have to expend resources to determine their compliance status, motivating a significant number of violation disclosures yields worse environmental quality. Finally, relative to conventional enforcement, disclosure polices will result in more violations being sanctioned, but fewer of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14519

THE EXPECTED VALUE OF GENETIC INFORMATION IN LIVESTOCK FEEDING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   David K.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.; Moss,   Charles B.
Scientific inquiry is increasing our knowledge of plant and animal genomics.  The ability to specify heterogeneous production processes, to sort agricultural inputs by genotype, or to guide breeding programs to satisfy specific markets based on genetic expression may potentially increase producer and consumer benefits.  This research develops a decision analysis framework to assess the expected value of genetic information.  Expected returns are evaluated both in the presence of, and without, genetic trait information.  Potential gains in the value of information can be quantified as research unravels the linkages between genetics and crop and animal performance and quality.  An application to cattle feeding indicates potential gains to developing markets...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Value of information; Genetics; Livestock; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23609

1970 Farm Business Summary By Type of Farming for Northern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pearsons,   Edgar; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7550

Discriminação da função de produção e elasticidades de substituição de fatores na agropecuária do estado de Minas Gerais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baptista,   Antonio Jose Medina dos Santos; Castro,   Eduardo Rodrigues de; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso.
The objective of this study was to analyze the aggregate agriculture production function for the state of Minas Gerais. The analysis was accomplished in two phases. First, we separate the municipalities in terms of the productive efficiency, using the non-parametric approach of data envelopment analysis. In a second phase, a translog production function was adjusted for the efficient groups and for the inefficient ones, whose parameters were obtained by the ordinary least square method. This article indicates an analytic procedure that can subsidize the estimate of production functions more coherent with the reality, in the sense that relaxes the neoclassical assumptions that the firms are efficient. The results were coherent, once it was possible to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics; Aggregate production function; Technical efficiency; Elasticity of substitution; Minas Gerais.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56794

A influência da exportação de açúcar no porto de Santos sobre o frete rodoviário do fertilizante no estado de São Paulo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antonio,   Joao Paulo Gomes Rigueiral e; Carvalho,   Leandro Bernardino de.
This survey has the purpose to prove as and how much the volume of exported sugar by Santos port interferes in the freight value negotiated for fertilizer distribution for the final customer, in São Paulo State. For people who are directly connected to fertilizer logistic, it is very important to have knowledge of how this variable impact in its market and so, it is possible to plan and make feasible differential logistic strategies to can provide more competitiveness for its business. Through statistics methodology, it is possible to observe and quantify the influence of main variable that has interference in the delivery road freight to the final customer. Based on this, it will be able to conclude that the logistic linking between sugar and fertilizer...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-industrial logistic; Linear regression; Pearson's correlation; Distribution of fertilizer; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54600

Assessing the Feasibility of Broiler Manure Transportation and Application in Crop Production under Environmental Restrictions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattarai,   Keshav; Paudel,   Krishna P.
This study combines survey information and GIS based optimization model to identify the optimal distribution of broiler litter in crop production. The results obtained provide more plausible transportation routes than the method that does not utilize all these constraints.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35451

BOOK REVIEWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22593

The Determinants of the Municipality's Decision to Implement Recycling in Japan: Socio-Economic and Technological Factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Usui,   Takehiro; Chikasada,   Mitsuko.
The Japanese government has encouraged reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste with the slogan "3R" under the Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society. However, the law is non-binding in nature; thus, the collection of each type of recyclable containers and packaging is done at the discretion of the municipalities. Some municipalities do not provide collection services for these recyclables.  Why do some municipalities recycle while others do not? Few studies have investigated the determinants of the municipality's decision to collect recyclables. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting a municipality's decision to implement the collection of already sorted recyclable containers and packaging in Japan. We use a panel data...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Recycling; Panel Probit; Landfill; Incineration; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103759

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8395

Appendix to:  Welfare Effects of Food Labels and Bans with Alternative Willingness to Pay Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lusk,   Jayson L.; Marette,   Stephan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55428

Instructional Aids for Teaching How to Use the TI-59 Programmable Calculator
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hepp,   Ralph E.
This paper includes instructional aids for teaching students, farmers, research and extension workers how to use the TI-59 programmable calculator.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Programmable calculator; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 5; Q18.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54761

RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS--IS ANYONE LISTENING? DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15406

Volatility Persistence in Commodity Futures:Inventory and Time-to-Delivery Effects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karali,   Berna; Thurman,   Walter N.
Most financial asset returns exhibit volatility persistence. We investigate this phenomenon in the context of daily returns in commodity futures markets. We show that the time gap between the arrival of news to the markets and the delivery time of futures contracts is the fundamental variable in explaining volatility persistence in the lumber futures market. We also find an inverse relationship between inventory levels and lumber futures volatility.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Volatility persistence; Theory of storage; Volatility; Futures markets; Lumber; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37612

ALBANIAN LAND MARKET ACTION PLAN: PURPOSES, ACHIEVEMENTS, LESSONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jazoj,   Ahmet; Stanfield,   J. David; Barry,   Teresa.
The transition in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States from command to market-oriented economies requires new land market institutions and policies. Once privatization of land has moved far enough to permit and stimulate demand for market transactions, the question becomes one of establishing dynamic land markets (i.e., a growing volume of transactions) that also "work properly." Concerning the transition in the ownership and management of real property and the resultant efforts to create new land market institutions, the experience of Albania is instructive, and this paper outlines the establishment of an Albanian land market strategy. In the discussion of a market-oriented economy in Albania, the question was how to create the land...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land titles--Registration and transfer--Albania; Land use--Government policy--Albania; Institution building --Albania--Evaluation; Technical assistance--Albania--Evaluation; Land administration--Albania; Project appraisal--Albania; Land markets--Albania; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12803

UNION DENSITY EFFECTS IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johansson,   Robert C.; Coggins,   Jay S.; Senauer,   Benjamin.
Higher union density (the percentage of employees in an area who belong to unions) is known to raise the wages of union members. We find that in the supermarket industry, higher density locally also leads to higher wages for non-union members. Despite this, workers who are not in unions lose ground relative to union members. For a 10% increase in local union densities in the supermarket industry it is estimated that the wages of union employees in that labor market will increase by 5.3% and by 1.2% for nonunion. Hence, the union wage premium will increase in regions with higher union densities. At the time of the last national examination of the retail industry in 1977, union influence in the retail food industry was near its peak. Subsequently union...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14313

A Positivist Approach to Pigouvian Taxes based on an Evolutionary Algorithm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simmons,   Phil; Cacho,   Oscar J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Pigouvian tax; Pollution tax; Genetic algorithm; Political preferences; Environmental Economics and Policy; Political Economy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12941

Chickpea Production and Price Risk Management in the Northern Plains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brester,   Gary W.; Buschena,   David E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29193

The global feed market: Asian perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Zhang-Yue.
Global demand for feed, especially cereal feed, is expected to increase in the decades to come. At the global level, demand for cereal feed will be met by the supply. There are, however, disparities between regions. As a result of strong livestock industry development, the Asian region as a whole will have a shortage of cereal feed and will become a major cereal feed importer. This paper examines existing projections of feed demand and supply in the Asian region. It also sheds light on the implications of the feed demand and the livestock industry development in the Asian region for the Australian rural industries.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Feed market; Demand and supply; Asia; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120920

ASYMMETRIC PRICE TRANSMISSION IN THE ISRAELI CITRUS EXPORT SECTOR IN THE AFTERMATH OF LIBERALIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goetz,   Linde; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan.
The Israeli citrus export sector was liberalized in 1991 with the aim to increase citrus growers’ income and to improve overall efficiency of the international citrus marketing channel. However, the former government export monopoly’s activities were mainly taken over by four large companies accounting for over 90% of total Israeli citrus market exports. In addition, citrus exporters maintained the monopoly’s consignment system, substantially limiting transparency on how the grower price is determined. This lead the government to intervene in the newly liberalized market by implementing a minimum price agreement in the 1994/95 season to protect citrus growers against exporters’ abuse of market power. In this paper we analyze whether market power was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7594

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE POLICY: SOME PERSPECTIVES AND OBSERVATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Snyder,   Robert W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13550

Zöldenergia, klíma, társadalom
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gergely,   Sandor; Magda,   Sandor.
A zöldenergia (energetikai biomassza) előállítható elsődleges, másodlagos és harmadlagos biomasszából. Elsőként a melléktermékeket és hulladékokat célszerű felhasználni, majd pedig a fás és lágy szárú célültetvényeken előállított zöldenergia-hordozókat. A hazai mező- és erdőgazdasági melléktermék és hulladék energetikai célra hasznosítható évi mennyisége 4,9-5,7 millió tonna közötti, amely 40-50%-kal több, mint az évente kitermelt tűzifa. A földgázfűtés kiváltása a helyben keletkezett és/vagy termelt zöldenergia-hordozókkal már ma is gazdaságos, főként abban az esetben, ha települési és/vagy kistérségi logisztikai központ közbeiktatásával történik a zöldenergia-hordozók hasznosítása hőtermelésre. A zöldenergia-hordozók szabályozott körülmények között...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Zöldenergia; Energiahordozók; Fűtés; Faültetvény; Foglalkoztatás; Green energy; Energy resources; Heating; Woody energy plantation; Employment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119935

ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING IN THE SOUTHEAST US AGRICULTURE USING OPTIMIZATION AND ECONOMIC FORECASTING PROCEDURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Hatch,   L. Upton.
We used a memory shortening transformation method to forecast the future prices of the seven selected commodities in the Southeast USA. These forecasted prices were used to find the optimal crop selection in a model farm in a representative county of each of the ten states in the Southeast US under three likely climate change scenarios. It is found that the Hadley climate change scenario may be benign compared to Hot and Very Hot Scenarios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20622

Value added of Cluster Membership for Micro Enterprises of the Handloom Sector in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ali,   Merima; Peerlings,   Jack H.M.
By contrasting the performance of clustered micro enterprises with that of dispersed ones in the handloom sector in Ethiopia, this study shows that clustering significantly increases profit. To correct for selection bias, we match clustered and dispersed micro enterprises that share similar observable characteristics except for being clustered both in urban and rural areas. Results show that clustering is more profitable in urban than rural areas. It is also found that regional specific factors determining clustering of micro enterprises are different in urban and rural areas, highlighting the need to focus on local circumstances when formulating policies to promote clusters.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cluster; Micro enterprises; Propensity score matching; Handloom; Africa; Ethiopia.; Industrial Organization; L10; L67; R12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49922

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM ADOPTION OF WATER-RELATED AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellis,   John R.; Lacewell,   Ronald D.; Reneau,   Duane R.
This study estimates the expected benefits from adoption of new water-related technologies for the Texas High Plains, a region which is currently mining groundwater.  Adoption rates for two improved irrigation systems and limited tillage practices are assumed, and changes in net returns, resource usage, and irrigated acres are examined as measures of adoption benefits.  A recursive linear programming framework covering a 40-year period is employed, with results  indicating that, contrary to what one might hope, adoption will not significantly lengthen the life of the aquifer.  Annual water use changes very little with adoption, while irrigated acreages increase slightly.  Adoption does provide a substantial increase in annual net returns, with discounted...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32310

Managing Economic Risk from Invasive Species: Bug Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fournier,   Valerie; Manfredo,   Mark R.; Richards,   Timothy J.; Eaves,   James.
Invasive insect species cause billions of dollars of direct and indirect damage to U.S. crops each year.  The market for insuring insect damage is, however, far from complete.  The objective of this study is to design and value insect derivatives, or "bug options," which would offer growers a market-based means for transferring risk of pest damage to speculators or others who may profit from higher insect populations.  A bug option valuation model is developed and applied to Bemesia tabaci infestation in cotton.  The results show that insect derivatives may become important risk management tools for a wide range of growers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19553

Regulating Agricultural Contracts: What are the Tradeoffs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Steven Y.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93756

Extended generalized linear models: Simultaneous estimation of flexible link and variance functions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Basu,   Anirban.
I describe a command that simultaneously solves the extended estimating equations estimator for parameters in the link and variance functions along with those of the linear predictor in a generalized linear model. The method addresses difficulties in choosing the correct link and variance functions in these models. It decouples the scale of estimation for the mean model, determined by the link function, from the scale of interest for the scientifically relevant effects. It also estimates a flexible variance structure from the data, leading to efficient estimation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pglm; Pglmpredict; EEE; GLM; Skewed; Costs; Estimating equations; Link functions; Variance functions; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117541

Differences of county economic development in Hebei Province based on realistic competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Su-qing.
Rural Development
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: County economy; Economic differences; Realistic competitiveness; Hebei Province; China; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53436

Die Märkte für Getreide, Ölsaaten und Kartoffeln
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uhlmann,   Friedrich.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98693

ASSESSING EUROPEAN FARMERS’ INTENTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE 2003 CAP REFORM
Provedor de dados: 31
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

DIMENSIONS OF CONFLICT AND THE ROLE OF FOREIGN AID IN FIJI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gounder,   Rukmani.
As diversity is the strength for economic growth quality domestic institutions and good governance are some of the essential factors to achieve sustainable growth and maintain social stability and harmony. Therefore, necessary social, economic, political and institutional dynamics contribute to higher growth prospects and mitigate conflict in a multi-cultural society. Since the 1987 military coups some of the issues that have confronted the people of Fiji, and others, co-integrate with ethnicity, political instability, conflict and governance. This article links these issues and evaluates the characteristics and factors associated with the dimensions of conflict. In particular, the study highlights the nature and impact of conflict on the civil society and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conflict; Aid; Donor Approaches; Fiji; International Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23699

Price Linkage between International Price of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Cooking Oil Price in Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rifin,   Amzul.
Cooking oil in Indonesia is considered to be one of the staple food of Indonesian people. In the beginning of 2008, the price of cooking oil in Indonesia has increased significantly. One of the reasons is the increase of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) price in the international market. The objective of this research is to investigate the impacts of international price of CPO on the domestic price of CPO and cooking oil. Three specific objectives are included (1) To test whether international price of CPO and domestic price of CPO and cooking oil are related through cointegration tests, (2) To test the causal relationships between international price of CPO and domestic price of CPO and cooking oil and (3) To analyze how domestic price of CPO and cooking oil food...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crude palm oil; Vector autoregression (VAR); Granger response; Impulse response; International Relations/Trade; Q17; F14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50828

Foreign Direct Investment and Pollution Havens: Evaluating the Evidence from China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dean,   Judith M.; Lovely,   Mary E.; Wang,   Hua.
One of the most contentious debates today is whether pollution-intensive industries seek locations with weak environmental standards, turning these locations into  'pollution havens." Empirical studies to date show little evidence to support the pollution haven hypothesis, but suffer potentially from omitted variable bias, specification, and measurement errors. This paper estimates the strength of pollution-haven behavior by examining the location choices of equity joint venture (EJV) projects in China. We derive a location choice model from a theoretical framework that incorporates the firm's production and abatement decision, agglomeration and factor abundance. We estimate conditional logit and nested multinomial logit models using new data sets...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15854

FATORES QUE AFETAM A COMPETITIVIDADE NA PRODUÇÃO DE HORTALIÇAS ORGÂNICAS NO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tacconi Neto,   Ernesto Alexandre; Martins Ramos,   Anatalia Saraiva; da Silva Tacconi,   Marli de Fatima Ferraz.
The Brazilian organic market has been growing year by year, and it is important for the country because its production system preserves the environment, besides creating employments and income for rural workers. For this, it is necessary that these producers define ways of competing in the market, focusing on aspects that really add value to the clients. The objective of this research was to investigate, based on the rural producer’s perceptions, factors which affect the competition in the production of organic foodstuffs in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. This study can be classified as an applied research study, with descriptive objective and quantitative approach. The instrument used was the form, which aimed to research on the producers of organic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competitividade; Produto orgânico; Produtor rural; Alimento orgânico; Competitiveness; Organic product; Rural producer; Organic food.; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102015

A JOINT TEST OF PRICING-TO-MARKET, MENU COST AND CURRENCY INVOICING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Larue,   Bruno.
This paper investigates PTM behaviour and currency invoicing decisions of Canadian pork exporters in the presence of menu costs. It is shown that when export prices are negotiated in the exporter'’s currency, menu costs cause threshold effects in the sense that there are bounds within (outside of) which PTM is not (is) observed. Conversely, PTM is not interrupted by menu costs when export prices are denominated in the importer'’s currency. The empirical model focuses on pork meat exports from Canada to the U.S. and Japan. Hansen’'s (2000) threshold estimation procedure is used to jointly test for currency invoicing and PTM in the presence of menu costs. Inference is conducted using bootstrap methods. PTM effects are smaller when accounting for currency...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20295

The Effect of Point-of-Purchase Display Material on Sales of Fresh Texas Grapefruit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Written for Texas Valley Citrus Committee
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Point-of-Purchase; Texas; Grapefruit; Sales; Display Material; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96121

THE IMPORTANCE OF USING FARM LEVEL RISK ESTIMATES IN CRP ENROLLMENT DECISIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bechtel,   Amos I.; Young,   Douglas L.
Easily accessible county data produced frontiers which substantially underestimated the reduction in risk by enrolling in the CRP.  Furthermore, the county yield data portrayed an unattainable level of utility for a moderately risk averse farmer.  Farm level data predicted CRP enrollment similar to actual enrollment in the study region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35717

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Cattle Traceability: the Case of the Quebec Cattle Traceability System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pouliot,   Sebastien.
Animal identification and animal traceability have lept to the front of the food policy agenda. The ongoing implementation of the National Animal Identification System in United States has raised concerns over the costs and benefits of implementing and maintaining such a system. In this paper, we lay the foundations for estimating the costs and benefits of implementing cattle traceability in Québec. Our results could eventually be used to estimate the costs and benefits of adopting a similar system in the United States.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6522

Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of improved maize varieties in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia: A Tobit analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alene,   Arega D.; Poonyth,   Daneswar; Hassan,   Rashid M.
This study employed a Tobit model to examine factors that influence the adoption and intensity of utilisation of improved maize varieties in the West Shoa Zone in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The estimated results indicate that level of education, household labour, farm size, extension services, farm income, and timely availability of improved maize seeds significantly influence the adoption and intensity of use of improved maize. It also showed that the impact of off-farm income and age of the household head on adoption and intensity of use of improved maize seed was insignificant.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54223

Thin and lumpy: an experimental investigation of water quality trading
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suter,   Jordan F.; Spraggon,   John M.; Poe,   Gregory L.
Water quality trading schemes in the United States can predominantly be characterized by low trading volumes. In this paper we utilize laboratory economics experiments to explore the extent to which the technology through which pollution abatement is achieved influences market outcomes. Mirroring the majority of water quality trading markets, the sessions utilize small trading groups composed of six participants. To understand the extent to which abatement technology influences trading behavior, the experimental treatments vary the degree of heterogeneity in initial abatement costs and the potential for long-lived investments in cost-reducing abatement technology.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104023

How Effective are Cash Transfer Programs at Improving Nutritional Status?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manley,   James G.; Gitter,   Seth R.; Slavchevska,   Vanya.
PDF file removed temporarily by authors for revision.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cash transfers; Nutrition; Child health; International Development; O1.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103157

PRODUCERS PRICES FOR OLIVES AND OLIVE OIL IN TUNISIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Al-Zand,   Osama A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14287

Food Recalls and Food Safety Perceptions: The September 2006 Spinach Recall Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.; Nganje,   William E.; Condry,   Sarah C.; Cuite,   Cara L.
This paper examines public perceptions on food safety particularly relating to spinach, which was subject of countrywide recall in 2006. Results indicate that food safety perceptions may be driven by public trust/confidence in institutions whose activities may be directly or indirectly related to food safety. The results further suggest that food safety perceptions may also be related to the type of the product; for example, the public perceives frozen spinach differently from bagged fresh spinach. Additionally, the results show that low levels of objective knowledge about food pathogens and the resulting illnesses have implications on overall food safety.  Results further indicate that females and Caucasians perceived the four types of spinach as safe for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9679

Performance of agriculture insurance schemes in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhise,   Vinayak B.; Ambhore,   Shivaji S.; Jagdale,   Suryakant H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9245

LAND QUALITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND FOOD SECURITY: BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES AND ECONOMIC CHOICES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wiebe,   Keith D.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32974

Discount Rates in Risk v. Money and Money v. Money Tradeoffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alberini,   Anna; Chiabai,   Aline.
We use data from a survey of residents of five Italian cities conducted in late Spring 2004 to estimate the discount rates implicit in (a) money v. future risk reductions and (b) money v. money tradeoffs. We find that the mean personal discount rate is 2% in (a) and 8.7% in (b). The latter is lower than the discount rates estimated in comparable situations in many recent studies, greater than market interest rates in Italy at the time, and exhibits modest variation with age and gender. The discount rate implicit in money v. risk tradeoffs is in line with estimates from studies in the US and Europe, and does not depend on observable individual characteristics.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12209

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Southwestern Minnesota 1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Burkholder,   J.R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1942
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106980

Food Safety in Agricultural International Trade: The Spanish experience in Mediterranean products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briz,   Julian; de Felipe,   Isabel; Garca,   Marian.
Food international trade between developed and developing countries is increasing as a consequence of the worldwide liberalization movement. Tariffs and technical barriers are decreasing and many exporters in developing countries are ready to supply to developed markets. However there are non-tariff barriers, some of them related to food safety. The goal of this paper is to analyse how some food safety and quality control measures may be overcome by Less Developed Countries following some indications, such as a benchmarking analysis. The identification of “best practice” in operating firms may be useful to others.  We describe the evolution of international trade, the situation at destination and origin markets through the international channel. It is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International trade; Food safety; Benchmarking; Spanish export supply chain; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7898

MODELING NITROGEN LOADING RATE TO DELAWARE LAKES USING REGRESSION AND NEURAL NETWORKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sudhakar,   Prachi; Krishnan,   Palaniappa; Bernard,   John C.; Ritter,   William F.
The objective of this research was to predict the nitrogen-loading rate to Delaware lakes and streams using regression analysis and neural networks. Both models relate nitrogen-loading rate to cropland, soil type and presence of broiler production. Dummy variables were used to represent soil type and the presence of broiler production at a watershed. Data collected by Ritter &amp; Harris (1984) was used in this research. To build the regression model Statistical Analysis System (SAS) was used. NeuroShell Easy Predictor, neural network software was used to develop the neural network model. Model adequacy was established by statistical techniques.  A comparison of the regression and neural network models showed that both perform equally well. Cropland was...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15824

Back Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115975

ASSESSING CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR DIFFERENT UNITS OF ORGANIC MILK: EVIDENCE FROM MULTI-UNIT AUCTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akaichi,   Faiçal; Gil,   Jose Maria; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/28/10
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-unit Vickrey auctions; Organic milk; Information; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C91; D44.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60982

End Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: ARER Guidelines for Manuscript Submission
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45675

Multifunctional Agriculture and Domestic/International Policy Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blandford,   David; Boisvert,   Richard N.
The concept of multifunctionality, in which agriculture is viewed as a source of both commodity and non-commodity outputs, has stimulated debate on the desirability of further trade liberalization. We explore the economics of multifunctionality and its policy implications. We argue for a new policy approach in which land and natural resource managers are remunerated for positive non-commodity outputs and penalized for negative outputs. This would require devolution in policy implementation from the centre to the local level. Such an approach would permit countries to achieve broader social objectives, while at the same time continuing to pursue trade liberalization.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Domestic policy; Multifunctionality; Trade policy; WTO; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23910

Decomposing Total Factor Productivity Change of Cotton Cultivars (Barakat-90 and Barac (67)B) in the Gezira Scheme (1991 – 2007) Sudan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bushara,   Mohamed O.A.; Barakat,   Hoyam E.
The main objective of this paper was to decompose Total Factor Productivity Change (TFPCH) of cotton cultivars Barakat-90 and Barac(67)B in the Gezira scheme in 1991-2007, based on Data Envelopment Analysis Program (DEAP) Software Version 2.1, using model of input–oriented Malmquist indices Total Factor Productivity (TFP). This model could give meaningful results regarding technological and economic behavior relationship over time using balance panel data on Barac(67)B and Barakat-90 cultivars, Relevant secondary data were collected and analyzed to meet the stated objectives. This paper was aimed to decompose TFPCH into two components Technological Change (TECH) and Technical Efficiency Change (EFCH) and the latter was further divided into Scale Efficiency...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96648

Food security for sub-Saharan Africa: does water scarcity limit the options?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gowing,   John W.
Future food security can be achieved only by delivering substantial increases in agricultural production, but this has important implications for water availability. Water scarcity is not currently a major issue in sub-Saharan Africa, but it would be a mistake to neglect this issue. It would be a mistake also to assume that only plans for irrigated agriculture are affected. It should be recognised that a land-use decision is also a water-use decision. A plan based on improving rain-fed agriculture through adoption of measures to make better use of rainfall brings trade-offs in that there may be less runoff to satisfy the water needs of downstream users and environmental functions. Planning for future food security requires integrated analysis of land-use...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Water scarcity; Irrigation; Agriculture; Africa; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47864

Stata tip 18: Making keys functional
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Driver,   Shannon.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117507

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY TO IMPROVE NUTRITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Stuart.
A major premise of this paper is that the failure—or limited achievements—of many large-scale nutrition programs is very often a function of insufficient sustainable capacities within communities and organizations responsible for implementing them. Following a brief review of the various rationales for an intensified focus on capacity and capacity development, the paper examines the linkages between nutrition programming and capacity development processes before proposing a new approach to assessing, analyzing, and developing capacity. The ensuing sections then focus in more detail on the ingredients and influences of capacity at the levels of the community, program management, supporting institutions, and the government. Finally, the implications of a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16429

Evaluating Vector-Virus-Plant Interaction in Regional Supply of Peas and Lentils: A Limited Dependent Variable Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbakidze,   Levan; Lu,   Liang; Eigenbrode,   Sanford.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61892

ECONOMIC RESEARCH OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE, 1988-1990
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dote,   Grace.
This bibliography of Giannini Foundation members' publications, Economic Research of Interest to Agriculture was first issued on May 6, 1951, the eighty-first birthday of A.P. Giannini, and included the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics members' works from 1929 through 1950. The first three issues were compiled and edited by the Giannini Foundation's first librarian, Orpha E. Cummings, 1930-1958. The issues that followed were edited by librarians, Mary Lida Eakin, 1958-1967; Virginia A. Fox, 1967-1980; and Grace Dote, 1970-2001.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7326

Irrigated Acreage Projections in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Ruohong; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom,   John C.
Irrigated acreage is an important indicator for agricultural water demand which is a major category of water use. Three methodologies were applied in this study to project irrigated acreage of major crops in Georgia from 2010 to 2050. These three methodologies show consistent results. Total irrigated acreage of major crops in Georgia is projected to increase for the next 40 years. The acreage projection results provide useful information for Georgia agricultural policy makers and farmers.  However, the methodologies used in the study have some limitations. They can only be used under certain assumptions. Thus, better methodologies are needed for future related research.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigated acreage projection; Acreage response elasticities; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56468

Economic Determinants of Invasion and Discovery of Nonindigenous Insects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hlasny,   Vladimir; Livingston,   Michael J.
Introductions of nonindigenous organisms into the United States have been linked to international trade. The individual contributions of imports, immigration, and international travel, however, are poorly understood because introduction dates are unavailable. We examine relationships between economic trends and discoveries of nonindegenous insects and use these relationships to infer the timing and determinants of introductions. We find that a few variables can explain much variation in species introductions and identifications. The most significant contributor to the introduction appears to be agricultural imports. Currently available proxies for academic effort are weak determinants of the probability that introduced species are identified.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Identifications; Insects; Introductions; Invasive species; Nonindegenous; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; F18; N7; Q56.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45044

Impact of Water Supply Limitations from Federal Decisions in South Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   John R.C.; Michelsen,   Ari M.; Gollehon,   Noel R.
This study extends and refines a previous model and provides estimates of the economic value of water shortages from shortfalls in Mexican deliveries to the U.S. In the process, we identify and evaluate a range of crop choices, appropriate irrigation technology use, water source substitution, and other mitigation strategies used by farmers to deal with water shortages. The effects of exogenous crop price and yield risk, as well as and other structural considerations are incorporated in deriving the marginal value of irrigation water for reference drought years. Results show that South Texas farmers react to risk by diversifying their crop mix, which in turn has implications for the imputed value of water and soil resources. The derived shadow price of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water; Irrigation; Rio Grande; Optimization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19464

ANÁLISE DO DESEMPENHO CONTÁBIL-FINANCEIRO NO AGRONEGÓCIO BRASILEIRO: APLICANDO DEA AOS DADOS DE AGROINDÚSTRIAS DO ANO DE 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Macedo,   Marcelo Alvaro da Silva; Almeida,   Katia De; Fontes,   Patricia Vivas Da Silva; Barbosa,   Cleber; Lima,   Luiz Carlos Oliveira.
O Agronegócio é um dos mais importantes setores da economia brasileira e o segmento agroindustrial tem crescido de forma significativa. Devido a esta relevância, as questões técnicas e gerenciais deste segmento necessitam de uma atenção especial. Este artigo procura conduzir uma discussão sobre o desempenho organizacional, com base em variáveis contábil-financeiras, de vários setores econômicos do segmento agroindustrial brasileiro. Através da aplicação da Análise Envoltória de Dados (DEA), busca-se identificar o índice de desempenho multicriterial de cada empresa e fazer uma análise de benchmarking que mostra o quanto uma empresa ineficiente precisa mudar para se tornar eficiente. Os resultados mostraram que as melhores empresas são aquelas que melhor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Desempenho Contábil-Financeiro; DEA; Agribusiness; Accounting and Financial Performance; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109666

Causes of Multifunctionality: Externalities or Political Pressure?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baylis,   Katherine R.; Casamatta,   Georges; Peplow,   Stephen; Rausser,   Gordon C.; Simon,   Leo K.
The EU has argued that some agricultural subsidies are needed to provide the optimal amount of externalities (both positive and negative) produced by agriculture.  The argument is that agriculture is "multifunctional" and externalities such as rural development and landscape would be underproduced, while some forms of pollution (such as nitrogen runoff) would be overproduced without government intervention.  Meanwhile, the United States has raised the concern that multifunctionality is primarily an argument to transfer income to producers.  In this paper, we discuss the motivation for the EU agri-environmental measures and empirically test for those underlying causes.  We find that the programs are not targeted at those regions with the highest...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19297

Determinants and Consequences of Land Sales Market Participation: Panel Evidence from India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deininger,   Klaus W.; Jin,   Songqing; Nagarajan,   Hari K.
Although opinions on impacts of land market transfers are sharply divided, few studies explore the welfare- and productivity impact of land markets on a larger scale. We use a large Indian panel spanning almost 20 years, together with a climatic shock (rainfall) indicator, to assess the productivity- and equity-impact of market-mediated land transfers (sale and purchase)  as compared to non-market ones (inheritance). While frequent shocks increase land market activity, an effect that is mitigated by presence of safety nets and banks- land sales markets improved productivity and helped purchasers, many of them formerly landless, to accumulate non-land assets and significantly enhance their welfare.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9824

INFRASTRUCTURE, OPENNESS, AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY IN INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaobo; Fan,   Shenggen.
This paper aims to quantify the driving forces behind the observed divergence of Indian economy.  The results show that in a closed economy with agriculture as the predominant mode of production, the comparative advantage is mainly determined by the difference in land quality and climate across regions within a country.  However, when the economy opens its door to the rest of the world, a region’'s comparative advantage is evaluated in a broader global context.  Therefore, regions adjacent to more developed economies, or with better infrastructure such as ports and airports, enjoy a far better location advantage for trade and development than landlocked regions.  More investment in physical infrastructure such as roads will bring the interior regions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19902

Front Material
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover, Editorial Information, A Message from the Publisher, Table of Contents
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48851

Theory testing (hypothesis testing) in agricultural economics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meszaros,   Sandor.
According to Karl Popper, economics and agricultural economics should be deemed scientific if the theories (hypotheses) are subject to strict tests. The testing of agro-economic theories goes back 50 years in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan, and these methods are becoming increasingly part of educational research methodology. In fact, the author of this paper teaches this very subject at Debrecen University, and for this reason has endeavoured to provide an overview on current trends in this field. The present overview first discusses the role of testing in the research process (cognition), and then analyses the various classification methods (types) of testing. It deals in detail with the application of the (microeconomic) production-theory in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Theory testing; Hypotheses testing; Economics; Agricultural economics; Production-theory; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46658

MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovo,   Stefania.
Land and market imperfections shape the organization of agricultural production and lead to different production regimes within rural farm households in South Africa. This paper presents a theoretical model to explain the presence of three main households groups (classes) determined on the basis of the labor regime adopted: small peasants (working both on and off farm), self cultivators (autarkic in labor) and hiring in households. Membership in the three categories is determined by the endogenous shadow wage and the effective market wages. A generalized ordered logit model is used to test the main predictions of the model. Market imperfections, which prevent household from accessing markets, are expected to have different impacts on heterogenous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm households; Market imperfections; Liquidity constraint; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6675

Price Cointegration Analyses of Food Crop Markets: The case of Wheat and Teff Commodities in Northern Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaleta,   Moti; Gebremedhin,   Berhanu.
This paper examines the cointegration of grain market prices in Northern Ethiopia. Results are based on bi-monthly retail price data on wheat and teff collected from six markets in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. The data has 55 observations for each of the two crops in each of the six markets ranging over a period of May 2006 to October 2008. Johansen’s cointegration test reveals that most markets are cointegrated in wheat and teff retail prices. There is an indication that retail prices at Abi-Adi, a town located relatively farther away from the main asphalt road, is less integrated to other markets. This implies that infrastructural development is crucial for spatial market integration through market information transmission and physical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price cointegration; Food crop market; Error correction model; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; C31; C32; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51049

LOCAL CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kavanagh,   John C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17573

INCOME DIVERSIFICATION IN ZIMBABWE: WELFARE IMPLICATIONS FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ersado,   Lire.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15977

COMMODITY PROBLEMS AND PROGRAM CHOICES: WHEAT, FEED GRAINS, AND SOYBEANS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Houck,   James P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13723

VISITOR PREFERENCES AND VALUES FOR WATER-BASED RECREATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shrestha,   Ram K.; Alavalapati,   Janaki R.R.; Stein,   Taylor V.; Carter,   Douglas R.; Denny,   Christine B.
We used the open-ended contingent valuation method to elicit willingnes to pay (WTP) for day visitors and extended visitors on the Ocala National Forest (ONF), Florida.  A Tobit model specification was applied to account for the issues involved with censored WTP bids.  The results reveal that visitors would pay more for improved recreational facilities at the ONF.  In particular, our estimates show that visitors would pay $1 million for basic facilities, $1.9 million for moderate improvements, and $2.5 million for more improvements.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Tobit analysis; Water-based recreation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q23; Q26.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15069

MANAGING PRICE VOLATILITY IN AN OPEN ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF EDIBLE OILS AND OILSEEDS IN INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   P.V.
This study examines the impact of alternative price stabilization policies for edible oils and oilseeds in India on the farmers growing oilseeds, the consumers of edible oils and the processing sector with the help of a multi market equilibrium dynamic simulation model. Price stability in the edible oil sector is important at least for two reasons. It can help realize the growth potential in the production of edible oils and improve the nutritional security of Indian households. While efficiency considerations suggest the linking of domestic to world prices, extreme fluctuations in price have to be avoided, for they can lead to undesirable consequences both at the macro and micro levels. The questions addressed in this study include the following. What is...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16125

Black-Box Frontiers and Implications for Development Policy – Theoretical Considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Frohberg,   Klaus; Hockmann,   Heinrich.
The availability of efficiency estimation software – freely distributed via the internet and relatively easy to use – recently inflated the number of corresponding applications. The resulting efficiency estimates are used without a critical assessment with respect to the literature on theoretical consistency, flexibility and the choice of the appropriate functional form. The robustness of policy suggestions based on inferences from efficiency measures nevertheless crucially depends on theoretically well-founded estimates. This paper addresses stochastic efficiency measurement by critically reviewing the theoretical consistency of recently published technical efficiency estimates with respect to economic development. The results confirm the need for a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18772

A Study on Economic Analysis of Elephant Foot Yam Production in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivas,   T.; Ramanathan,   S.
Elephant foot yam is traditionally cultivated on commercial scales in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal. The statistics on area, production and yield of this crop are not available in the literature and this paper has estimated the cost of cultivation, farm income measures and resource-use efficiency of the crop in these states, except West Bengal. The study has indicated the gross cost of cultivation as Rs 1,73,105, Rs 93,450 and Rs 1,68,032 per ha and the benefit-cost ratios as 1.38, 1.38 and 1.50 for elephant foot yam cultivation in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, respectively. The study has revealed excessive use of all NPK fertilizers in Kerala, indicating the need for rationalization in use of these inputs, while...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58474

Leveraging regional growth dynamics in African agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdulai,   Awudu; Johnson,   Michael; Diao,   Xinshen.
This study focuses on public investments and policy reforms for leveraging growth spillovers at the Africa regional level. It reviews first the theory and evidence of knowledge and growth spillovers generally and second the evidence in the African context. Given the limited and scattered evidence of actual past spillovers, it reviews recent ex ante simulations using partial and general equilibrium models to stress the potential for spillovers from greater cooperation in agricultural research, and from trade liberalization, policy harmonization and investments in infrastructure. The results show that permitting greater crossborder transfers and adopting improved technologies could have large spillover multiplier effects on overall economic welfare in the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sub-Saharan Africa; Regional cooperation; Spillovers; Agricultural development; International Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57021

Implications of Transgenic Rice for Farm Households' Nutritional Vulnerability: Projections for Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liang,   Yan; Reaves,   Dixie Watts; Norton,   George W.
This paper employs multivariate regression to forecast the calorie intake of Bangladeshi farm households in the hunger season based on the household income, production, and demographic composition in the current (post harvest) season. Nutritional vulnerability profiles are derived from the estimation of ex ante mean and variance of future consumption. The results show the income increase induced by introducing transgenic rice will reduce each individual household's probability of suffering a future consumption shortfall and its vulnerability. The overall vulnerability profile of farm households improves in Bangladesh.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9748

Measuring the Impact of a BSE Announcement on U.S. Retail Beef Sales: A Time-Series Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crowley,   Christian S.L.; Shimazaki,   Yoshiaki.
On December 23, 2003, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that the United States Department of Agriculture had diagnosed the first U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease.” This study uses supermarket sales data to analyze the effect of the BSE announcement on U.S. retail beef sales, finding a statistically significant disruption of sales. In addition, we develop a forecast of retail beef sales revenues in the hypothetical absence of BSE. The forecast implies that the BSE announcement may have reduced domestic retail beef revenues in excess of $11 billion in the post-BSE period.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ARIMA models; BSE; Mad cow disease; U.S. retail beef sales; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59609

Social Learning, Neighborhood Effects, and Investment in Human Capital: Evidence from Green-Revolution India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yamauchi,   Futoshi.
This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. The estimates of learning-investment rule from farm household panel data at the onset of the Green Revolution in India, show that (1) agents learn about schooling returns from income realizations of their neighbors and (2) schooling distribution of the parents’ generation in a community has externalities to schooling investments in children that are consistent with social learning. Simulations show that variations in schooling distributions within and across communities generate through social learning substantial variations in child enrollment rate and average household income. The results suggest that imperfect information...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Human capital; Social learning; Neighborhood effects; Income risk; Schooling distribution; Technical change; India; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59592

A DISCUSSION OF WATER QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mapp,   Harry P., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29903

Estimating the Adoption of Bt Eggplant in India: Who Benefits from Public-Private Partnership?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krishna,   Vijesh V.; Qaim,   Matin.
The study analyzes ex-ante the adoption of insect resistant Bt eggplant in India. Farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) is estimated using the contingent valuation method. Given the economic importance of insect pests, the average WTP for proprietary Bt hybrids is more than four times the current price of conventional hybrids. Since the private innovating firm has shared its technology with the public sector, it is likely that public open-pollinated Bt varieties will also be released after a small delay. This will reduce farmers' WTP for Bt hybrids by 35%, thus decreasing the scope for corporate pricing policies. Nonetheless, ample profit potential remains. Analysis of factors influencing farmers' adoption decisions demonstrates that public Bt varieties will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public-private partnership; Biotechnology; Bt eggplant; Adoption; Willingness to pay; India; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25311

SELECTED TRADE RULES, STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES AFFECTING GRAIN PRODUCER MARKETING TRANSACTIONS IN LOUISIANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harper,   Susan Dale; Traylor,   Harlon D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26944

The FAST Method: Estimating Unconditional Demand Elasticities for Processed Foods in the Presence of Fixed Effects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bergtold,   Jason S.; Akobundu,   Eberechukwu; Peterson,   Everett B.
This study estimates a set of unconditional own-price and expenditure elasticities across time for 49 processed food categories using scanner data and the FAST multi-stage demand system with fixed effects across time. Estimated own-price elasticities are generally much larger, in absolute terms, than previous estimates, while our expenditure elasticities are generally much lower. The use of disaggregated product groupings, scanner data, and the estimation of unconditional elasticities likely accounts for these differences. Results of the study suggest providing more disaggregate product-level demand elasticities could aid in the economic analysis of issues relating to industry competitiveness or the impact of public policy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand elasticities; Indirect separability; Processed foods; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31108

"GREEN BOX" MEASURES FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT: HOW DECOUPLED CAN THEY REALLY BE? AN INVESTIGATION WITHIN SAM AND CGE FRAMEWORKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sayan,   Serdar; Tin,   Ela.
The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture classified some subsidies as "Green Box" measures and presuming that they would not distort production/trade patterns, kept them outside the AMS reduction commitments.  This study investigates the validity of this view through simulation results from SAM multiplier and CGE analyses for the US economy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20852

AZ ÖKOMARKETING GYAKORLATI MEGVALÓSULÁSA AZ ÉLELMISZER-GAZDASÁGBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szolnoki Gyozone Karkus,   Maria.
Az Európai Unióba való belépésünkkel a környezetvédelem, a fenntartható fejlődés minden területen nagyobb hangsúlyt kap. Különösen igaz ez az élelmi-szer-gazdaságra. Azok a kutatások is felértékelődhetnek ennek tükrében, ame-lyek a környezet-gazdaságtan különböző területein folynak. A szerző évek óta foglalkozik az ökomarketing elméleti és módszertani kérdéseivel, kutatásának eredményeit kétrészes tanulmányban adja közre.  A tanulmány első részében arra vállalkozott, hogy a nemzetközi szakiroda-lom alapján bemutassa az ökomarketing kutatás főbb állomásait, új irányzatait. A szerző tanulmánya két célt tűzött maga elé. Először azt kívánja bizonyítani, hogy az élelmiszer-gazdaság mind inputjai, mind outputjai oldaláról tekintve környezeti szempontból...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fenntartható marketing; Élelmiszer-gazdaság; Környezetbarát gazdálkodás; Kockázat; Jövedelemtermelő-képesség - sustainable marketing; Food economy; Environmentally friend farming; Risks; Income producing capability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54333

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: FARM-LEVEL, MARKET, AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van der Sluis,   Evert; Diersen,   Matthew A.; Dobbs,   Thomas L.
This study provides an overview of the economic costs, benefits, and risks involved with agricultural biotechnology at the farm level, at the market level, and for the farm and food system as a whole. Both advantages and disadvantages of agricultural biotechnology are discussed. Among the drivers of U.S. domestic and international consumer demand for transgenic crop products discussed are environmental and food safety concerns. A comparison is made between a "science-based" regulatory framework and a policy based on the precautionary principle. The authors argue that open dialogue is needed for achieving improved public understanding of agricultural biotechnology, and that analyses need to go beyond discussing the scientific merits of biotechnology, to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Acceptance; Agricultural biotechnology; Benefits; Costs; Public dialogue; Risks; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14654

Abstracts of Ph.D. Theses
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47688

TEACHING NOTE FOR CASE STUDY: “STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION DURING VOLATILE TIMES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Boehlje,   Michael.
This teaching note accompanies the case study titled “Strategic Decision Making under Uncertainty: Innovation and New Product Introduction during Volatile Times” published under the reference: Boehlje, M. And M. Roucan-Kane, ”Strategic Decision Making under Uncertainty: Innovation and New Product Introduction during Volatile Times”, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 12 (4), 2009. This case study outlines the strategic, marketing, and organizational issues facing the farm machinery and equipment division of Deere and Company as it is considering the development of products in the information domain, which encompasses many opportunities of disruptive innovations to market to new or underserved customers. While these disruptive...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching note; Uncertainty; Innovation; Real options; Portfolio; Agribusiness; D81.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54372

MUDANÇA INSTITUCIONAL E O IMPACTO NO PADRÃO TECNOLÓGICO: O CASO DA MECANIZAÇÃO DA COLHEITA DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR NO PARANÁ
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Junqueira,   Clarissa Pereira; Sterchile,   Shirla Patricia Weber; Shikida,   Pery Francisco Assis.
Due to changes in the institutional environment, mainly the Law 11.241/2002 (SP), which limits the burning of sugarcane and favors the mechanization of its harvest, there is a new technological pattern in the Brazilian production of sugar and alcohol. The objective of this article is to analyze the reasons behind the adoption of the mechanized harvest in the sugar and alcohol sector of Paraná state through field research (interviews and questionnaires applied during the second semester of 2007). The results show that the mechanization of the sugar cane harvest in Paraná was due to market pressures, allied to other factors: scarce labor in the state, environmental and market pressures, change of the technological standards and costs imputed by São Paulo...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Institutional environment; Mechanized harvest; Saccharu officinarum L.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62149

Exploring demand for forestry in Lake Victoria Basin (Western Kenya): An econometric approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jindal,   Rohit.
This paper determines the demand for a forestry program amongst rural households in western Kenya. It is based on a field survey with 277 households, using a stratified random sampling approach. The study follows attribute based method to elicit farmers’ preferences. Demand is measured in terms of additional number of trees that a household is willing to plant under different price schedules, including direct economic incentive to plant new seedlings. The mean willingness to plant new trees per household increases from 44 trees when farmers have to pay 10ksh/seedling, to 244 trees when farmers receive a payment of 10ksh/seedling. The paper uses fixed effects, random effects and random effect tobit models to estimate relevant parameters. Hausman...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Lake Victoria; Demand; Tree seedlings; Attribute based method; Demand and Price Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C23; Q23; Q57.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6347

Hard Driving and Efficiency: iron production in 1890
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berck,   Peter.
Published in Journal of economic history, v.38:4, Dec. 1978, p.879-900
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Iron; Natural resources; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37689

EVOLUTION OF THE ECONOMIC RESULTS AND THE STRUCTURE OF FARMS: AN ANALYSIS THROUGH THE BOOK-KEEPING DATA IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Ghelfi,   Rino; Merlo,   Maurizio; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Sarti,   Danio; Toffanin,   Giovanna; Vanelli,   Pietro.
The latest orientations of the CAP have had remarkable and wide-spread effects on the whole agri-food sector. It has deeply influenced the entrepreneurs' choices, with reference both to the production techniques and to the business organization. The changes have had inevitable reflexes on the economic results of the firms, thus determining adaptations regarding both the structure and the amount of inputs.   In this paper, an analysis of the book-keeping results of agricultural enterprises of Northern and Central Italy is carried out. We try to underline and analyze the evolution of the economic results and the main structural and organizational elements in the firms.  The accountancy data of a group of firms located in the Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14378

Renewable Liquid Fuels: Current Situation and Prospects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eidman,   Vernon R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q3.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94427

THE ECONOMICS OF OLIVE OIL AND OILSEEDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Al-Zand,   Osama A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13322

Current Ethanol Policy Framework: What is Needed - From Producers' and Growers' Perspective (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slater,   Samantha.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8103

The Common Agricultural Policy and EU Enlargement: Implications for Agricultural Production in the Central and Eastern European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez,   Javier.
This paper focuses on the consequences that an extension of the Common Agricultural Policy could have on agricultural production in the Central and Eastern European Countries. It reviews the evidence presented by recent attempts to quantify the potential impacts of accession on production levels in the CEECs. It also takes into account results from previous studies in order to analyse the importance that structural constraints might have on the capacity of the CEECs' agricultural sectors to respond to supply incentives under accession to the EU, and to examine some research questions that are still unanswered in relation to the supply potential of the CEECs. Some conclusions and policy recommendations are drawn at the end.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; CEECs; EU enlargement; Supply response; Structural constraints.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24945

Determinants of productivity change of crop and dairy farms in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in 1995-2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Xueqin; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.
IAAE Beijing conference 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Decomposition of TFP; Stochastic frontier models; Crop farms; Dairy farms; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51648

The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Tipping Points, Uncertainty and Weak Identification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   Jean-Thomas; Gavin,   Michael; Khalaf,   Lynda; Voia,   Marcel.
We consider an empirical estimation of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for carbon dioxide and sulphur, with a focus on confidence set estimation of the tipping point. Various econometric – parametric and nonparametric – methods are considered, reflecting the implications of persistence, endogeneity, the necessity of breaking down our panel regionally, and the small number of countries within each panel. In particular, we propose an inference method that corrects for potential weak-identification of the tipping point. Weak identification may occur if the true EKC is linear while a quadratic income term is nevertheless imposed into the estimated equation. Relevant literature to date confirms that non-linearity of the EKC is indeed not granted, which...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Kuznets Curve; Fieller method; Delta method; CO2 and SO2 emissions; Confidence set; Tipping point; Climate policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; C52; Q51; Q52; Q56.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119109

The Origin, Development And Structure Of Demand For Plant Genetic Resources. The Impact Of The In Trust Agreements To The CGIAR Collections Availability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Gotor,   Elisabetta; Holloway,   Garth J.; Watts,   Jamie.
The objective of this paper is to explore how the demand of germplasm held by CGIAR genebanks changed over time in order to assess the possible influence of the  1994 In Trust Agreements on germplasm demand. The proposed theoretic model motivates the realistic hypothesis that the consequences of the In-Trust Agreements lead to an enhancement of CGIAR germplasm utilization. Therefore the paper firstly examines the classical literature on biodiversity’s valuation and its recent developments and subsequently it investigates the origin of the agricultural biodiversity’s economic value, providing a basic conceptual framework to infer on factors determining the demand for germplasm. Two Bayesian estimation frameworks are applied to the IRRI accessions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop genetic resources; Germplasm collection; Search theoretic framework; Count data; Changepoints; O19; Q18; Q57; C11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36773

Regulating Farmers: Lessons Learned from the Delmarva Peninsula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Michelle.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Regulation; Agriculture; Policy; Water; State; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117404

Protektion passe?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hasse,   Rolf H.
Die Frage nach dem Stand und der Entwicklung des Handelsprotektionismus wird vielfach vereinfachend beantwortet: Danach haben die GATT-Runden einen kontinuierlichen Abbau bewirkt. Diese Aussage wird überprüft. Dabei wird von vier Thesen ausgegangen: (1) Protektionismus ist ein integraler Bestandteil der internationalen Arbeitsteilung. (2) Die internationale Arbeitsteilung hat stetig zugenommen, ebenso aber auch die Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen zugunsten der nationalen Wertschöpfung. (3) Die Analyse der GATT-Runden klammert wesentliche Protektionswirkungen der Währungspolitik aus. (4) Die Ausweitung der GATTPrinzipien auf den Dienstleistungshandel (GATS) sowie den Handel mit geistigem Eigentum (TRIPS) wird einen Zuwachs an (neuem) Protektionismus hervorrufen,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Economic Order; Commercial Policy; Trade Negotiations; International Relations/Trade; F02; F13.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26239

The economic value of releasing parasitoid for the control of maize stemborers in East and Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kipkoech,   Anderson Kipruto; Schulthess,   Fritz; Yabann,   Wilson K.; Maritim,   Henry K.; Muchugu,   Erick; Mithofer,   Dagmar.
The braconid larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron was introduced from Asia into East and Southern African region starting in 1993 to control the invasive exotic maize stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). A quasi-experiment was constructed using farmers that applied sublethal dosages of pesticide in assessing the counterfactual for the impact of the establishment of the introduced parasitoid in five countries in the region. Logistic regression method was used to estimate the probability that farmers’ would inadvertently exclude parasitoids in their maize field. Thereafter the propensity score matching method was used to find corresponding farmers excluding parasitoids among those who did not for yield comparison. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benefit-cost; Biological control; Impact assessment; Maize; Stemborers; Parasitoids; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51679

AGRICULTURAL LOAN EVALUATION WITH DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   R. Bruce; Hagan,   Albert R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29417

Cost and Returns of Sprinkler Irrigation Systems, North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Fred R.; Erickson,   Roger W.; Schaffner,   LeRoy W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60692

How Do Fertilizer Subsidies Affect Household Well-being Over Time? Evidence from Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker-Gilbert,   Jacob; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Replaced with revised version of poster on 07/23/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61319

Auswirkungen des Transformationsprozesses auf die sozioökonomischen Funktionen ukrainischer Landwirtschaftsunternehmen.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biesold,   Helga.
In the planned Soviet economy, agricultural enterprises in Ukraine played a significant role in maintaining social infrastructure in rural areas. The state insisted that these enterprises provide medical care, transport infrastructure, kindergartens, schools and housing, as well as food supplies. Over the course of transition, the economic and political conditions of agricultural enterprises has drastically changed. The state greatly reduced financing for rural social infrastructure. Additionally, agricultural production significantly fell. As a result, the agricultural enterprises partially cut their support of social infrastructure in the rural areas, and in some cases, even completely depleted it. At the same time, the living conditions of the rural...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93020

THE TRANSMISSION OF PRICE VOLATILITY IN THE BEEF MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Natcher,   William C.; Weaver,   Robert D.
This paper reconsiders the implications of efficient markets for transmission of price volatility across markets.  Tests of volatility transmission are based on conditional variances.  Results are reported for key grain and beef markets.  Transmission across cash, futures, and options is considered.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; GARCH; Market Efficiency; Beef Markets; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21511

State level analysis of drought policies and impacts in Rajasthan, India.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rathore,   M.S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Drought; Policy; Expenditure; Livestock; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92401

PRODUCTION STRUCTURE AND TRENDS IN THE U.S. MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morrison Paul,   Catherine J.
The U.S. meat products industries have experienced increasing consolidation. It has been speculated that this has resulted from cost economies, perhaps associated with technical change or trade factors. It has also been asserted that increased concentration in these industries may be allowing the exploitation of market power in the input (livestock) and output (meat product) industries. These issues are addressed for the four digit SIC meat and poultry industries. Findings show that the beef and pork products industries tend to have similar structures, which differ from the poultry industries. None of the industries, however appear to have exhibited excessive market power, particularly when scale economies (diseconomies), and resulting reductions...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30807

ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF CHANGING FEED-BEEF PRICE RELATIONSHIPS ON BEEF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN HAWAII:  A DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Poollen,   H. Walter; Leung,   PingSun.
A dynamic programming approach was used to evaluate the effect of changing the feed input to product price relationship on the beef production management decision process.  The dynamic programming model consists of nine submodels describing and analyzing the time-dependent beef production management decision process.  The model incorporates biological functions and economic principles.  Results clearly showed the importance of the feed-beef price relationships in management decision making.  Optimal beef production management strategies were generally consistent with beef production management practices followed in Hawaii under those feed-beef price relationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32538

Second Best Environmental Policies under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antoniou,   Fabio; Hatzipanayotou,   Panos; Koundouri,   Phoebe.
We construct a strategic trade model of an international duopoly, whereby production by exporting firms generates a local pollutant. Governments use environmental policies, i.e., an emissions standard or a tax, to control pollution and for rent shifting purposes. Contrary to their firm, however, governments are unable to perfectly foresee the actual level of demand, the cost of abatement and the damage caused from pollution. Under these modes of uncertainty we derive sufficient conditions under which the governments optimally choose an emissions tax over an emissions standard.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Strategic Environmental Policy; Pollution; Choice of Policy Instrument; Uncertainty; Environmental Economics and Policy; F12; F18; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59375

Possible Implications for U.S. Agriculture From Adoption of Select Dietary Guidelines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Wells,   Hodan Farah; Vocke,   Gary.
To help Americans meet nutritional requirements while staying within caloric recommendations, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, and fat-free or low-fat milk or milk products. This report provides one view of the potential implications for U.S. agriculture if Americans changed their current consumption patterns to meet some of those guidelines. For Americans to meet the fruit, vegetable, and whole-grain recommendations, domestic crop acreage would need to increase by an estimated 7.4 million harvested acres, or 1.7 percent of total U.S. cropland in 2002. To meet the dairy guidelines, consumption of milk and milk products would have to increase by 66 percent; an increase of that...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Dairy; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Dietary recommendations; Food; Food consumption; Food production; Fruit; MyPyramid Food Guidance System; Vegetables; Whole grains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7230

STABILIZATION IN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE: A REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKay,   D.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22653

U.S.-CANADA AGRICULTURAL POLICY HARMONIZATION: POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24033

A Review of the World Wheat Situation in 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Druce,   P.C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8315

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TECHNICAL AND ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY IN CHINESE AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF RICE PRODUCTION IN JIANGSU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fan,   Shenggen.
This paper develops a frontier shadow cost function approach to estimate empirically the effects of technological change, technical and allocative efficiency improvement in Chinese agriculture during the reform period (1980-93). The results reveal that the first phase rural reforms (1979-84) which focused on the decentralization of the production system have had significant impact on technical efficiency but not allocative efficiency. During the second phase reforms which was supposed to focus on the liberalization of rural markets, technical efficiency improved very little and allocative efficiency has increased only slightly, however. In contrast, the rate of technological change continued to increase, although at a declining rate during the second phase...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16107

Evaluating Marketing Channel Options for Small-Scale Fruit and Vegetable Producers: Case Study Evidence from Central New York
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LeRoux,   Matthew N.; Schmit,   Todd M.; Roth,   Monika; Streeter,   Deborah H.
An investigation of the relative costs and benefits of marketing channels used by typical small-scale diversified vegetable crop producers is conducted. Using case study evidence from four small farms in Central New York, this study compares the performance of wholesale and direct marketing channels, including how the factors of risk, owner and paid labor, price, lifestyle preferences, and sales volume interact to impact optimal market channel selection. Given the highly perishable nature of the crops grown, along with the risks and potential sales volume of particular channels, a combination of different marketing channels is needed to maximize overall firm performance. Accordingly, a ranking system is developed to summarize the major firm-specific...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Marketing channel; Small-scale; Fruit and vegetable producers; Case study; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49044

Modeling Interdependent Participation Incentives: Dynamics of a Voluntary Livestock Disease Control Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Tong; Hennessy,   David A.
This paper models producers’ interdependent incentives to participate in a voluntary livestock disease control program. Under strategic complementarity among participation decisions, after a slow start momentum can build such that market premium for participation and participation rate increase sequentially. Non-participation, partial participation and full participation can all be Nash equilibria while participation cost heterogeneity will dispose the outcome toward incomplete participation. We find plausible conditions under which temporary government subsidies to the least cost-effective producers causes tipping toward full participation. Applying parameters from the literature on Johnes’ disease, we illustrate factors that may affect participation....
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Incentives; Livestock disease; Momentum theorem; Strategic complementarity; Tipping; Voluntary program.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122358

The benefits to the Australian Pig meat industry from an increase in demand for a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slattery,   Henry; Griffith,   Garry R.; Malcolm,   Bill; Dunshea,   Frank.
This is the third of a series of papers examining the potential economic effects from the introduction of a hypothetical low cholesterol pork product into the Australian market. Here, a newly updated pig meat model reported by Griffith et al. (2010) is used to model the industry wide impacts of the Bellhouse et al. (2010) survey results on consumer willingness to pay for this new pork product. Six different scenarios are examined that are combinations of a 10, 20 or 30 per cent increase in consumer demand, with and without a 10 per cent increase in the costs of producing the more valuable pork. The simulation results for the various scenarios indicate total annual industry benefits of some $450m for an increase in aggregate willingness to pay of 30 per...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; Pork; Australia; Consumer willingness to pay; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114415

Adoption of Maize Production Technologies in the Coastal Lowlands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wekesa,   E.; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; Danda,   Milton Kengo; De Groote,   Hugo.
Maize is the major food crop grown in the coastal region of Kenya and constitutes a major component of the diet of the population in the region. However, average yields are far below the potential for the region and low production levels create serious food deficits. Over the years, new technologies have been introduced but adoption has remained low, especially for fertilizer. This paper examined current maize-farming practices and technological and socioeconomic factors that influenced adoption in the Kilifi and Kwale Districts of the Coast Province, that together account for half of maize production in the region. The study found low adoption levels for improved maize varieties and technology, especially fertilizer, among farmers in the area. Farmers...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Maize; Crops; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Food production; Production economics; Production factors; Plant breeding; Fertilizers; Yields; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; E14; E16.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56109

Az ökológiai gazdálkodás hatékonysági kérdései
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvincz,   Jozsef; Koltai,   Judit Petra.
Az életszínvonal emelkedésével egyre nagyobb hangsúlyt kap az egészséges táplálkozás, és ugyanakkor a mezőgazdasági termelésben jelentkező árutöbbletek kitörési pontok keresésére ösztönzik a gazdálkodókat, így az ökológiai gazdálkodás a mezőgazdaságban tevékenykedők egy csoportjának teljes, illetve részbeni megélhetési alapul szolgálhat. 2005-től azonban jelentős visszaesés tapasztalható mind az ökológiai termelésbe vont terület nagyságát, mind az ökológiai gazdaságok számát tekintve, a gazdálkodók egy része ugyanis különféle más integrált programokba kapcsoló¬dott a kedvezőbb feltételek és a magasabb támogatási összegek miatt.  Az egyes gazdaságtípusok esetében a birtokméret tekintetében szignifikáns különbség alapvetően nem állapítható meg. Mindez...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai gazdálkodás; Munkaerő-állomány; Bruttó termelési érték; Költség; Hatékonyság; Organic farming; Employed staff; Gross production value; Cost; Efficiency; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92477

Education and Training for the Informal Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boeh-Ocansey,   Osei; McGrath,   Simon; King,   Kenneth; Leach,   Fiona; Carr-Hill,   Roy; D'Souza,   Keith; Messina,   Graciela; Oketch,   Henry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12826

Dynamics in Inter-Firm Collaboration: The Impact of Alliance Capabilities on Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem; Den Ouden,   Brian.
In this study we question the direct relationship between alliance capability and alliance performance. We contend that this relationship is mediated through post-formation factors such as alliance management and relational quality. Drawing from the Resource Based View a model is presented that explicates these indirect relationships. Partial least squares analysis was used to test three hypotheses, using a sample of Dutch alliance managers responsible for non-equity alliances in agribusiness and the food industry. Our empirical findings affirm the hypothesized indirect relationships between alliance capabilities and alliance performance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Alliance capability; Relational quality; Alliance management; Alliance performance; Non-equity alliances; Resource Based View; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6776

Why Worry About Climate Change? A Research Agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tol,   Richard S.J.
Estimates of the marginal damage costs of carbon dioxide emissions suggest that, although climate change is a problem and some emission reduction is justified, very stringent abatement does not pass the cost-benefit test. However, current estimates of the economic impact of climate change are incomplete. Some of the missing impacts are likely to be positive and others negative, but overall the uncertainty seems to concentrate on the downside risks and current estimates of the damage costs may have a negative bias. The research effort on the economic impacts of climate change is minute, and should be strengthened, with a particular focus on the quantification of uncertainties; estimating missing impacts, interactions between impacts and higher-order...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12047

HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION OF SMALL, HIGH-RISK SUBPOPULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Richard A.; Brown,   Robert N.
The choice of decision framework used to set regulatory tolerance levels for hazardous substances can be divided into rigid and flexible tolerance levels. Rigid decision frameworks include zero or deminimis that fix risk levels for some subpopulation. and/or highly tolerances The accelerating identification of highly sensitive exposed individuals and the division of the population into ever smaller subpopulations at higher risk could prove to be tremendously burdensome on regulatory systems, particularly for rigid decision frameworks. Rigid tolerance levels, philosophically based on "rights" to zero or arbitrarily low excess risks for individuals, do not contain sufficient flexibility to account for small high-risk subpopulations. Furthermore, the equal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: De minimis; Sensitive; Decision framework; Cost benefit; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115914

Management of Dryland Sustainable Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shehrawat,   Pardeep Singh; Singh,   Sube.
The study was conducted in the Bhiwani district of Haryana state, which was selected purposively on the basis of maximum area under dryland agriculture. From the four blocks in the Bhiwani district 200 farmers (50 farmers from each block) were selected randomly. The concept of sustainable agriculture involves the evolution of a new type of agriculture rich in technology and information, with much less than intensive energy use and market purchased inputs. Thus, sustainability is the successful management of resources to satisfy the challenging human needs, while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural resources. Keeping in view the ever-increasing population, development of dry land agriculture, the depletion of natural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24308

REASONS FOR NONPARTICIPATION IN THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blaylock,   James R.; Smallwood,   David M.
This paper analyzed, via a multinomial logit model, the associations between household socioeconomic characteristics and the reasons eligible households give for not entering the Food Stamp Program.  Data were taken from the 1979-80 Low Income Supplemental Sample of the USDA  Nationwide Food Consumption Survey.  Statistical analysis revealed that households either residing in suburban areas, with employed members, or whose head is a high school graduate cited a lack of information about the program as the reason for nonparticipation more frequently than their counterparts without one of these characteristics.  An examination of alternative household profiles indicates that government efforts to disseminate information about the Food Stamp Program have been...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32372

JAAE Front page
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113515

Identifying and Measuring the Effect of Firm Clusters Among Certified Organic Processors and Handlers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaenicke,   Edward C.; Goetz,   Stephan J.; Wu,   Ping-Chao; Dimitri,   Carolyn.
This paper investigates the certified organic handler sector, a specialized component of the middle part of the farm-to-table marketing chain, and documents the impacts of firm agglomeration (or firm clusters) on firm-level performance or firm-level decisions.   After accounting for endogeneity in firm clustering, our findings confirm that firm clusters have significant impacts, though the estimate of the impact depends on how a firm cluster is defined.  For example, significant impacts on sales per employee range from an additional $0.17 million to $1.47 million, depending on whether a small or large number of firms is used as the minimum number to define a firm cluster.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Firm clusters; Organic; Treatment effects; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49205

DISCUSSION: AGINFO LINK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Anne.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16859

Reviewing the State of the Retail Fresh Meat Case (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dawrant,   Rick.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51583

Der Weinmarkt in der Welt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Dieter.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97531

ADOÇÃO DE NOVOS PARADIGMAS NA ORGANIZAÇÃO E GESTÃO DE EMPREENDIMENTOS SOLIDÁRIOS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O PROCESSO PRODUTIVO DO AÇAÍ ATRAVÉS DAS ASSOCIAÇÕES E COOPERATIVAS NO TERRITÓRIO RURAL DO BAIXO TOCANTINS – PARÁ – BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrade,   Lucia Cristina; Portela,   Roselene Souza; Ferrao,   Euzalina Silva; Souza,   Armando Lirio; Reis,   Adebaro Alves.
As transformações no mundo do trabalho vividas, desde o final da década de 60, pelos países capitalistas e os impactos daí resultantes sobre a reestruturação do sistema produtivo têm definido novas práticas produtivas, que precarizam as relações de trabalho, favorecem o desemprego, baixos salários e exigem novas e melhores qualificações dos trabalhadores. Nesse contexto, estes se vêem diante de um novo padrão de acumulação capitalista, no qual valores como a competitividade e o individualismo são reivindicados. Isto leva à necessidade de uma organização dos trabalhadores em outras bases produtivas e gestão pautada na cooperação e no desenvolvimento de ações que gerem alternativas de trabalho e renda. É neste cenário que surge a Economia Solidária, baseada...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trabalho; Cooperativismo; Economia solidária; Capital social; Empreendimentos solidários; Work; Cooperativismo; Solidary economy; Social capital; Enterprises solidary; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114020

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN GERMANY - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION -
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weingarten,   Peter.
This paper is concerned with agri-environmental policy in Germany and focuses in particular on soil and water conservation. At first it discusses to what extent agriculture contributes to erosion and the pollution of surface waters and groundwater with nutrients and pesticides. Whereas erosion is a minor problem in Germany water pollution due to modern and intensive agriculture is of major concern. In theory, a broad range of environmental policy instruments exists. In practice, agri-environmental policy in Germany is dominated by command-and-control-measures, whereas incentivebased measures are of minor importance. In this paper recent developments of the most important legal and institutional settings concerning soil and water conservation policies are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14912

IMPLICATIONS OF CONGLOMERATE MERGERS TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE 1970'S: POSITION PAPER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stout,   Thomas T.
Reasons for growth of conglomerates - Source of Funds - Methods of Operations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26701

Challenges to Ethanol Blending in the Southeast (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moenter,   Daniel H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37433

Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Agricultural Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awokuse,   Titus O.
Existing empirical evidence on the impact of macroeconomic variables on agriculture remains mixed and inconclusive. This paper re-examines the dynamic relationship between monetary policy variables and agricultural prices using alternative vector autoregression (VAR) type model specifications. Directed acyclic graph theory is proposed as an alternative modeling approach to supplement existing modeling methods. Similar to results in other studies, this study’s findings show that over the time period analyzed (1975–2000), changes to money supply as a monetary policy tool had little or no impact on agricultural prices. The primary macroeconomic policy instrument that affects agricultural prices is the exchange rate, which is shown to be directly linked to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural prices; Cointegration; Directed acyclic graphs; Monetary policy; VAR; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10239

Macroeconomics and Forest Sustainability in the Developing World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sedjo,   Roger A.
Governments often use fiscal, exchange rate, monetary policy as well as export promotion tax increases, privatization, and land reform as part of comprehensive adjustments packages for addressing economic imbalances, balance of payments, and structural weaknesses. Such approaches, however, have come under heavy criticism for failing to recognize the social and environmental costs associated with them. Critics have argued that economic growth, trade liberalization, and increased primary product exports increase pressure on many sectors, including the agricultural and forestry land use sectors. This paper examines a number of these types of external shocks. This paper makes two arguments. First, from a theoretical economic perspective, although in many cases...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Forests; Sustainability; Macroeconomics; Trade; Exchange rates; Structural adjustment; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10458

PESTICIDES AND CHILD HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM HISPANIC CHILDREN IN THE U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacInnis,   Bo.
This paper examines whether there is an externality of parental occupational exposure to pesticides on children's health, and whether some children are more severely affected by the externality than others.  Using the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination survey, we find children of exposed parents are more likely to develop chronic conditions and less likely to attain good health than children of unexposed parents, after controlling for a large set of child and family characteristics.  Furthermore, children from low socioeconomic status are most vulnerable to health shocks resulting from pesticides and other related environmental toxins.  Our analysis suggests that terminating the pathway of parental occupational exposure would be cost effective to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20184

MORE THAN AN IRCA OFFSHOOT: GROWTH OF LABOR CONTRACTING IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosenberg,   Howard R.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25068

Financing Growth of Cellulosic Ethanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
The U.S. biofuel industry is striving to produce ethanol from cellulosic feedstock sources in an effort to augment its existing corn grain-based ethanol production infrastructure.  Technology to commercially produce cellulosic ethanol is rapidly advancing due in large part to the availability of substancial federal research and development funding.  At the moment, several firms have pilot scale cellulosic ethanol production facilities under construction and testing.   The transition from pilot scale to full commercialization of cellulosic ethanol will be difficult, due in large part financial constraints being imposed both internally and externally on the biofuels industry.  This paper provides an overview of the biofuel industry’s current financial...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Biofuel cellulosic ethanol finance investment risk; Agricultural Finance; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44870

APPLYING LISA CONCEPTS ON SOUTHERN FARMS OR CHANGING FARM PHILOSOPHIES: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dicks,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30293

Evaluating the Demand Patterns for Irrigation Water: The Case of Western Macedonia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michailidis,   Anastasios; Arabatzis,   Garyfallos; Kamenidou,   Irene.
This article is concerned with the management of water resources in the region of Western Macedonia. Taking into account the great importance of agriculture as the principal consumer of water in the region, as well as the drastic increase in regional water consumption over the last decade, a related study evaluating the demand patterns for irrigated water can prove to be extremely valuable. This paper examines the demand patterns and probable trends for irrigated water using the Discrete Sequential Stohastic Programming (DSSP) Model for four agricultural products (apples, peaches, potatoes and tomatoes) and five specific subareas (the prefecture of Florina, the prefecture of Kastoria, the prefecture of Grevena, the city of Kozani and the city of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26438

UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF INEQUALITY DURING TRANSITION: THE OPTIMAL INCOME TAXATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kanbur,   Ravi; Tuomala,   Matti.
What explains the spectacular increases in inequality of disposable income in transitional economies of Central and Eastern Europe? There are at least two possible explanations. First, the pre-tax distribution of income became more unequal because of the shift to a market economy. Second, the degree of progressivity of the income tax system declined. But each of these factors is in turn determined by other structural changes associated with transition-notably, the decrease in public provision of key public goods, the decrease in non income tax revenue sources such as profits from public production, and perhaps a decline in society's inequality aversion. This paper develops a framework in which these different forces on inequality can be assessed. Using a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development; Public Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7240

THE USDA FIRM ENTERPRISE DATA SYSTEM: CAPABILITIES AND APPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krenz,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29650

Livelihoods and gender roles in drip-irrigation technology: A case of Nepal.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Upadhyay,   Bhawana; Samad,   Madar; Giordano,   Mark.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Gender; Drip irrigation; Technology; Rural women; Empowerment; Vegetables; Family income; Households; Villages; Farmers; Economic aspects; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92368

The Research on the Status of Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises of County in the Dominant Industry of Shaanxi County Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Tao.
The thesis analyzes the role of small-and-medium-sized enterprises of county in promoting county economy: the small-and-medium-sized enterprises of county become the material basis of developing production and boosting county economy; the small-and-medium-sized enterprises of county become the main channel of increasing farmers’ job opportunities and realizing affluent life; the development of the small-and-medium-sized enterprises of county become the propeller of development of urbanization and county economy; the development of the small-and-medium-sized enterprises of county creates excellent conditions for the construction of modern agriculture. The thesis indicates that the low level of county industrialization is the principal factor impeding the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: County economy; Small-and-medium-sized enterprises; Dominant industry; Shaanxi Province， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102378

Relationships between Agricultural policies and Environmental Effects in Japan: An Environmental-Economic Integrated Model Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sasaki,   Hiroki.
This study investigates the optimal agricultural land use allocation and nitrogen application to a representative Japanese farm. The site-specific nature of numerous agri-environmental issues necessitates analysis at a disaggregated level in order to capture the underlying heterogeneity of agricultural productivity and environmental sensitivity across different parcels of land. This study adopts an integrated approach—a decision-making economic model for representative farms is combined with a stylized site-specific biophysical model, which quantifies the impact of different policy instruments on agricultural production practices and on multiple environmental effects. This model estimates the government budget outlays and social welfare, which require...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Integrate model; Agri-environmental policy; Paddy field; Production quota; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109399

Analyzing the Impacts of the Proposed North American Free Trade Agreement on European-North American Dairy Trade Using a Joint-Input, Multi-Product Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bishop,   Phillip M.; Pratt,   James E.; Novakovic,   Andrew M.
Mathematical programming models, as typically formulated for international trade applications, may contain certain implied restrictions limiting price responsiveness, intermediate product flows, and arbitrage possibilities. These restrictions are especially important in the case of dairy, and may lead to results which are technically infeasible, or if feasible, not consistent with market equilibrating behavior. The difficulties encountered when modeling dairy trade are described, and an alternative formulation of a spatial model is presented. This formulation allows joint-inputs, multi-products, intermediate markets, and pure transshipment and product substitution forms of arbitrage.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121341

Mud crab aquaculture in Australia and Southeast Asia - Proceedings of the ACIAR Crab Aquaculture Scoping Study and Workshop 28–29 April 2003, Joondooburri Conference Centre, Bribie Island
Provedor de dados: 31
Proceedings of the ACIAR Crab Aquaculture Scoping Study and Workshop 28–29 April 2003, Joondooburri Conference Centre, Bribie Island
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118377

Buyback Programs: Goals, Objectives, and Industry Restructuring in Fisheries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirkley,   James E.; Walden,   John B.; Waters,   James R.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries has conducted several buyback programs to reduce harvesting capacity in fisheries.  These programs have attempted to maximize capacity reduction given a fixed budget.  However, restructuring issues have not been considered.  We explore the possibility of satisfying three different buyback objective  We examine the black sea bass trap fishery and determine the number of vessels given different allowable catch levels and objectives of maximizing technical efficiency, capacity utilization, and vessels in the fishery.  We find considerable variation in the number of vessels allowed to remain in the fishery given the different objectives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capacity utilization; Data Envelopment Analysis; Fishery buyback programs; Fishing capacity; C61; D24; Q22; Q28.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43422

THE GROCERY STORES' WAGE DISTRIBUTION: A SEMI-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF RETAILING AND LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Budd,   John W.; McCall,   Brian P.
How and why has the wage distribution in U.S. grocery stores changed between 1984 and 1994? Unlike other industries in the time period, the important change in the wage distribution is not rising inequality, but the real wages fell across the entire wage distribution. Changes in labor market institutions explain more than half of the change in the wage distribution in grocery stores. Specifically, the decline in the real value of the minimum wage explains little of the decline in the mean real wage but much of the change in the shape of the distribution between 1984 and 1994, and 95 percent of the decline at the lowest 10th percentile. The decline in union coverage in grocery stores and the narrowing of the union-nonunion wage gap explains much of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14347

Farmer response to rationed and uncertain irrigation supplies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Christopher J.; Narayanamurthy,   S.G.
Explores the theoretical and actual responses of farmers faced with irrigation supplies that are limited in relation to available land and labor resources, and where the actual schedule and available volume for delivery are uncertain.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water use efficiency; Evapotranspiration; Agricultural production; Irrigated farming; Irrigation scheduling; Water allocation; Water supply; Water scarcity; Water delivery; Reservoirs; Uncertainty; Yield; Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44582

REGIONAL PROGRESS OF THE LISBON STRATEGY OBJECTIVES IN THE EUROPEAN REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egri,   Zoltan; Tanczos,   Tamas.
As it is clear from the foregoing, the countries/country groups analyzed by education, R&amp;D and labor market characteristics show a rather mixed picture. There is a lot more work to do at community, regional and national levels. This is true not only for the member states but also for the candidate countries. Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 proceed well on the road towards achieving the objectives of more and better jobs, full employment and social cohesion. These are open countries and most of them do not hinder the free flow of persons regarding the citizens of the new member states. As to competitiveness, these countries are among the best not only in Europe but also in the world. The best example for using synergies is the Scandinavian cooperation in the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Lisbon strategy; Mobility factor; Education-employment factor; Human resources; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58920

COMPUTER INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WHOLESALERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lederer,   Bruce E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26470

Sourcing and Promotion of Local Foods by Food Cooperatives in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.; Woods,   Timothy A.
This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114767

ADDITIONALITY OF CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR U.S. WHEAT EXPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diersen,   Matthew A.; Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.; Satyanarayana,   Vidyashankara.
The value of credit guarantee programs has recently been called into question.  Credit guarantees are important marketing tools in the world wheat market, both to develop new markets and to compete in existing markets.  This study examines the additionality of export credit guarantees.  Empirical demand models were developed and estimated using pooled data among importing countries.  Models were estimated for each of the principal exporting countries providing export credit guarantees:  the United States, Canada and France.  Additionality of credit guarantees were also contrasted to the Export Enhancement Program.  Positive additionality was found for CCC guarantees, indicating that the GSM programs have resulted in additional exports that would not have...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Additionality; Export Credit Guarantees; Price Subsidy; GSM-102; EEP; Canada; United States; France; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23425

The role of real options analysis in the design of a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambie,   Neil Ross.
Analysing the effect of a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme (ETS) on energy-intensive industries using a simple model of the long-run equilibrium fails to fully capture the design implications of a scheme. When we allow for imperfect market structures and uncertainty, it is more useful to focus on how an industry is affected by the scheme’s design in moving to its long-run equilibrium. A real options modelling approach that analyses how firms in these industries are likely to respond to an ETS through their investment behaviour is proposed as a more insightful method for public policy analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change policy; Emissions trading; Investment; Real options; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47626

AN OPERATIONS EVALUATION OF PROGRESA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF BENEFICIARIES, PORMOTORAS, SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND HEALTH STAFF: FINAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adato,   Michelle; Coady,   David P.; Ruel,   Marie T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16013

The W. I. Myers Professorship of Agricultural Finance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.
This paper reviews the establishment and funding of the W. I. Myers Professorship of Agricultural Finance and the activities and accomplishments of early chair holders. Because considerable time has passed since the formation of the Chair, this record will undoubtedly be incomplete in unknown ways. William I. Myers (1891-1976) was born and reared on a dairy and tobacco farm in Chemung County, New York. He received his Ph. D. from Cornell and was appointed to the faculty in 1918. In 1920 he was the first person ever appointed full professor of agricultural finance. In 1932, during the depth of the depression, Myers was asked by Henry Morgenthau to prepare recommendations for a legislative program to solve the agricultural finance problem. His ideas were...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121057

Decaffeinated? Situation, Trends, and Prospects for Smallholder Coffee Production in Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loveridge,   Scott; Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel.
Most Rwandan coffee is currently grown and processed the same way it was a decade ago.  Consequently, Rwanda’s coffee production and marketing system has not been able to keep up with  changes in the global market for high quality coffee. Given world market gluts of relatively poor quality coffee, Rwanda is now exporting a product that fetches low prices. Despite the challenges in coffee marketing and production, coffee remains one of Rwanda’s most important official sources of foreign exchange and the drop in production is of major concern to both the public and private sectors. In an effort to assist decision makers in the coffee sector better understand factors affecting farmers’ production decisions and their attitudes about coffee, the FSRP fielded a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Coffee; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55354

A LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT AND FUTURE CHANGES IN U.S. FARM POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conley,   Chip.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17141

Factors Influencing Grain Production of Henan Province Based on Gray Correlation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Qiufang; Kang,   Guolei; Li,   Xiaofang; Li,   Bingjun.
The authors analyze the existing problems and macroscopic influencing factors in grain production of Henan Province, and then carry out an empirical study on the correlation between grain production and eight influencing factors in Henan Province of China by using the gray correlation analysis method. Finally, this paper puts forward related suggestions.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Grain production; Input factor; Gray correlation analysis; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53587

Food and Nutritional Insecurity and its Determinants in Food Surplus Areas: The Case Study of Punjab State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sidhu,   R.S.; Kaur,   Inderpreet; Vatta,   Kamal.
The incidence and depth of food and nutritional insecurity has been estimated and its determinants in a food-surplus area, viz. the state of Punjab, have been studied. The consumption expenditure has been found to be directly associated with the levels of income/assets in both rural and urban areas. The study has revealed that the food and nutritional insecurity prevails even in the food-surplus areas, with low-income households being more vulnerable to it. The access to food determined by the level of income and family-size has been found as the most important factor influencing food and nutritional security in food-surplus areas. Increase in production alone does not ensure food and nutritional security. The study has suggested that income and employment...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47365

The Adoption and Impact of Improved Maize and Land Management Technologies in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sserunkuuma,   Dick.
In spite of the fact that the Ugandan National Agricultural Research System has developed and released several production-enhancing technologies over a century, yields of most major crops at the farm level have been low. Given that about 80 percent of Uganda’s labor force is employed in agriculture, the scope for sustainable poverty reduction in Uganda depends very much on improving agricultural productivity. It is in this context, this paper examines why there has been poor adoption of production-enhancing technologies in the production of maize, which is a major crop in Uganda and what the impacts of the exiting production environment are on factor payments. This study reveals that farmers do not pay proper attention to soil fertility management, which...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production-enhancing technologies; Maize; Land management; Poverty reduction; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110145

A comparative efficiency analysis of wheat farms using parametric and nonparametric methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mo,   Lijia.
This study examined whether the efficiency measures were invariant to choice of parametric and nonparametric methods for a sample of 183 wheat farms. The efficiency measures from the deterministic parametric method were smaller than those from the deterministic method. There was a trade-off between scale efficiency and economic efficiency. In the deterministic nonparametric method, the economic efficiency, scale efficiency and overall efficiency results were invariant to the number of inputs or the dimensionality. Only allocative and pure technical efficiency measures depended on the dimensionality. This work illustrated the importance of holding curvature for the cost function in stochastic frontier results.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency analysis; Deterministic nonparametric method; Parametric stochastic frontier; Production Economics; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56427

THE EFFECT OF PRICE ON COUPON REDEMPTION: A CASE STUDY OF FLORIDA ORANGE JUICE INDUSTRY COUPON PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29564

Bivariate Ordered Probit Analysis of Public Attitudes Toward Multifunctionality of Agriculture in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Chang,   Jae Bong.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61757

Map Resources – ECO Farms in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanek,   Jiri; Brožová,   Ivana; Jarolimek,   Jan; Simek,   Pavel; Vogeltanzova,   Tereza; Cervenkova,   Eva.
The present paper deals with the creation of maps for the sake of a special map portal using the database of eco farms in the Czech Republic. The map output is being developed and implemented within the framework of the Research Program in mutual cooperation of the Department of Information Technologies, Information and Consulting Centre, other departments of the Faculty of Economics and Management CULS Prague with external partners, especially with the Ministry of Agriculture (Environment and Ecological Agriculture Section, Department of Ecological Agriculture) and the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (UZEI) - Division of Agro-environmental Policy in Brno. The maps are visualized by means of MPPR 1.0 system and have been processed – in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Map portal; Web browser; Google Maps; Eco farm; Ecological agriculture; Act No. 242/2000 Coll; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99229

PORTFOLIO DECISIONS OF SMALL AGRIBUSINESSES: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1993 NATIONAL SURVEY OF SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holmes,   Marionette; Park,   Timothy A.
This study develops a model for the financial portfolio allocations of small businesses and identifies the financial decisions of small agribusiness firms to develop optimal portfolio strategies. We will compare the performance of two econometric models in identifying firm and owner characteristics that influence asset and liability holdings in small agribusinesses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21848

Upper White Watershed Integrated Economic and Environmental Management Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benson,   Verel W.
This report outlines enhanced existing local cooperative water quality efforts, summarizes economic and physical data, and discusses how that information was used to develop analytical models.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44514

ESTIMATING REVENUE-CAPTURE POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC AREA RECREATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teasley,   R. Jeff; Bergstrom,   John C.; Cordell,   H. Ken.
A traditional contingent valuation approach and the “"trip response method"” were examined as potential techniques for measuring public area recreation revenue-capture potential.  Empirical results suggest that both methods are useful for assessing revenue-capture potential.  Additional research on alternative methods for assessing recreation revenue-capture potential is encouraged.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31236

Price Transmission and Food Scares in the U.S. Beef Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Livanis,   Grigorios T.; Moss,   Charles B.
The advent of mad cow disease in Canada in the United States raises numerous concerns regarding consumer reaction to information in the United States. To examine the role of consumer reaction to information we examine the response of price spreads in the U.S. beef market to a Food Safety Index derived from Lexis-Nexis. Specifically, we estimate a vector error correction model to examine the long and short-run effect of news on price spreads. Our results indicate that informational shocks are fairly transient in the retail prices, but persist at the wholesale and farm level.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19485

The State-by-State Effects of Mad Cow Disease Using a New MRIO Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Jiyoung; Park,   Changkeun; Nam,   Sangjeong.
Until recently, it is hard to find studies to estimate how much the total economic losses for U.S. or other states by the BSE incidents except one dominant study by Devadoss et al (2005), which used CGE (Computable Generalized Equations) model for U.S. However, they are not reporting the direct impacts by each state and indirect impacts resulting from state-by-state economic relations. The interindustry relations and spatial connections have required to developing the Multiregional Input-Output (MRIO) type model, and in the sense, the experience of beef export closures to foreign countries is the suitable case enabling to estimate the economic impacts via inter-regional inter-industrial connections. Therefore, this study estimated the U.S. economic losses...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Time-series; Multiregional Input-Output; Economic Impacts; Agricultural Policy; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21328

INDICADORES DE CONSUMO DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA E PRODUÇÃO AGROPECUÁRIA DE AGRUPAMENTOS COM MUNICÍPIOS DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Paulo Andre De; Simon,   Elias Jose.
O PROBLEMA QUE SE ENCONTRA É DE QUE AS POLÍTICAS DE UTILIZAÇÃO DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA NO MEIO RURAL SE LIMITAM À DISPONIBILIZAÇÃO DO INSUMO. ADOTAR DIRETRIZES QUE CONSIDEREM AS REGIÕES ADMISTRATIVAMENTE DIVIDIDAS PODE GERAR RESULTADOS INSATISFATÓRIOS, POIS PODEM EXISTIR, NUM MESMO EDR, MUNICÍPIOS CARENTES DE ENERGIA E OUTROS PLENAMENTE SATISFEITOS. MESMO NAQUELES ONDE A ENERGIA ESTEJA SATISFATORIAMENTE DISPONIBILIZADA OBSERVA-SE UMA SUBUTILIZAÇÃO DO INSUMO DEVIDO ÀS SUAS CARACTERÍSTICAS PRODUTIVAS. A HIPÓTESE COLOCADA É DE QUE NÃO HÁ INDICADORES OS QUAIS AUXILIEM NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS E PRIVADAS QUE AS TORNEM EFICIENTES ATRAVÉS DAS DECISÕES TOMADAS PARA O INCREMENTO DA UTILIZAÇÃO DA ENERGIA ELÉTRICA. O OBJETIVO DESTE TRABALHO FOI APRESENTAR...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Arâmetros; Energia produtiva; Suporte elétrico; Parameters; Productive energy; Electric support; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108604

Collinearity in Linear Structural Models of Market Power
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perloff,   Jeffrey M.; Shen,   Edward Z.
The well-known structural model used to estimate market structure suffers from a severe collinearity problem if the marginal cost and demand equations are linear.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market power; Estimation; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; L13; C1.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25012

Scheme of Constructing CGE Model of China's Direct Grain Subsidy Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Can.
This paper introduces the model of China's direct grain subsidy policy, adopts computable general equilibrium (CGE) theory, and advances the scheme of constructing the model of China's direct grain subsidy policy. On the basis of some assumptions, such as conforming to the complete competition of market, inexistence of move of capital and labor forces among countries, unchanged exchange rate and incomplete substitution, and the main body of behavior comprising representative households, producers, local government and central government, the model established in this paper includes production module and demand module. Moreover, the model takes into account equilibrium structure, the definition of profiting and macro condition for closure, the related...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Direct grain subsidy policy; CGE model; Model construction; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119699

Assessing Water Policies and Farmers’ Vulnerability in Groundwater Irrigation Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Varela-Ortega,   Consuelo; Esteve,   Paloma; Downing,   Thomas E.; Bharwani,   Sukaina.
Spain is the most arid country in Europe and water use as well as water depletion and environmental degradation have slowly become a matter of social concern. Balancing the two objectives of “water for rural livelihoods” and “water for nature” constitutes a difficult challenge for the water Administration. The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of water conservation policies in the Upper Guadiana River basin (Spain), where intensive irrigated agriculture resulted in the overexploitation of the Western La Mancha aquifer and the subsequent degradation of the highly valuable wetlands. Focus is made on farmers’ vulnerability to these policies. The methodology combines qualitative and quantitative aspects by the integration of an economic model and a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water policies; Economic model; Vulnerability assessment; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51687

Combinatorial optimisation of a large, constrained simulation model: an application of compressed annealing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doole,   Graeme J.; Pannell,   David J.
Simulation models are valuable tools in the analysis of complex, highly constrained economic systems unsuitable for solution by mathematical programming. However, model size may hamper the efforts of practitioners to efficiently identify the most valuable configurations. This paper investigates the efficacy of a new metaheuristic procedure, compressed annealing, for the solution of large, constrained systems. This algorithm is used to investigate the value of incorporating a sown annual pasture, French serradella (Ornithopus sativa Brot. cv. Cadiz), between extended cropping sequences in the central wheat belt of Western Australia. Compressed annealing is shown to be a reliable means of considering constraints in complex optimisation problems in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Combinatorial optimisation; Crop rotation; Simulated annealing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C63; Q15.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10438

The Well-Being and the Decisions of Farm Households: The Uses of Cross-Country Comparisons
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gundersen,   Craig.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15724

Copper Mining and Environmental Costs in Dominica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris-Charles,   Emaline L.; Pemberton,   Carlisle A.
A proposal from an international mining company to establish a copper mining operation in the Caribbean island of Dominica could be highly favourable, given the potential for financial benefits associated with such a project.  On the downside, such projects are often associated with environmental damage.  The area targeted for this copper mine was a rainforest in the north-eastern portion of Dominica occupying around 12 percent of the island’s total land area.    A critical question is therefore whether copper mining could be a viable alternative to agrarian uses of the targeted area, if both financial and environmental costs are taken into consideration.    A Contingent Valuation Survey of Dominicans and Visitors allowed for inclusion of non-market costs...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Copper mining; Dominica; Environmental costs; Sensitivity analysis; Cost-benefit; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36803

Rice Production in India — Implications of Land Inequity and Market Imperfections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prasanna,   P.A. Lakshmi; Kumar,   Sant; Singh,   Aruna.
The relationship between farm productivity and farm structure has been analyzed focusing mainly on one channel of transmission of this relationship, viz. input-use pattern in rice production. The hypothesized relationship tested in this study is that land inequality influences access to/ use of resources in rice production and in-turn influences productivity. Market imperfections aggravate the negative effect of land inequity on productivity. Results have shown that smallholders’ share in inputs like fertilizers, and irrigation has increased over time, but a large number of smallholders still do not have access to these resources. Study has demonstrated that policies like fertilizer subsidy, agricultural credit, and minimum support prices are able to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57500

EXPANDING OUTLETS FOR FARM PRODUCTS: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DOMESTIC FIELD ILLUSTRATED BY DAIRY PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bartlett,   Roland W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17402

A Statistical Analysis of the North Dakota Lignite Energy Industry's Contribution to the State Economy for 1992 and Projected 1993
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Public Economics.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121094

Going Digital: Computerized Land Registration and Credit Access in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deininger,   Klaus W.; Goyal,   Aparajita.
Despite strong beliefs that property titling and registration will enhance credit access, empirical evidence in support of such effects remains scant. The gradual roll-out of computerization of land registry systems across Andhra Pradesh’s 387 sub-registry offices (SROs) allows us to combine quarterly administrative data on credit disbursed by all commercial banks for a 11 year period (1997-2007) aggregated to the SRO level with the date of shifting registration from manual to digital. Computerization had no credit effect in rural areas but led to increased credit-supply in urban ones. A marked increase of registered urban mortgages due to computerization supports the robustness of the result. At the same time, estimated impacts from reduction of stamp...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Registration; Credit; Transactions; Computerization; India; International Development; Land Economics/Use; G28; Q24; R51; R52.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61257

THE ORGANIZATION AND PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN HILLSDALE, JACKSON AND LENAWEE COUNTIES - MICHIGAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harvey,   Lynn R.
Fire protection attempts to reduce the costs of fear, injury, death, uninsured property loss, and high fire insurance payments.  Municipalities in protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the community have generally placed a high priority on providing fire protection with public revenues as one of the services to the residents.   Local municipal officials face decisions on the allocation of financial resources.  An expenditure for fire protection is a foregone opportunity for expenditure on parks for example.  As growth occurs in a given area, local official must decide whether additional fire protection is needed, and if so, how should the protection be afforded?  Should the local government unit start up their own department, purchase additional...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11071

Live Cattle Imports by Port of Entry from Mexico into the United States: Data and Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guinn,   Christie; Skaggs,   Rhonda K.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23940

The Economic Effects of State Trading Enterprises: Market Access and Market Failure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCorriston,   Steve; MacLaren,   Donald.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25326

ON MARKET DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30413

ESTIMATING SAMPLING VARIANCE FROM THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY: A SYNTHETIC DESIGN APPROACH TO CORRECTING STANDARD ERRORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolliffe,   Dean.
Essentially all empirical questions that are addressed with sample data require estimates of sampling variance. The econometrics and statistics literatures show that these estimates depend critically on the design of the sample. The sample for the U.S. Current Population Survey (CPS), which serves as the basis for official poverty, unemployment, and earnings estimates, results from a stratified and clustered design. Unfortunately, analysts are frequently unable to estimate sampling variance for many CPS statistics because the variables marking the strata and clusters are censored from the public-use data files. To compensate for this, the Bureau of Census provides a method to approximate the sampling variance for several, specific point estimates, but no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19628

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF POLISH ORGANIC SECTOR IN LIGHT OF CO-EXISTANCE BETWEEN GMO AND NON-GM PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maciejczak,   Mariusz.
The perfect segregation of the different agricultural production types, namely conventional, organic or based on genetically modified organisms is not possible in practice. But the side by side functioning of this systems in agricultural production and further on of the products on the shelves requires suitable measures during cultivation, harvest, transport, storage, and processing to ensure co-existence. Consumers, food and feed industry, as well as wholesalers and retailers in European Union, including Polish ones demand a reasonable degree of choice between GMO and non-GMO derived products. Accordingly the ability to maintain different agricultural production and processing systems is a pre-requisite for providing a high degree of consumer choice. As...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Competitive advantage; Coexistance; GMO; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58905

Modelling Regional Agricultural Output Adjustments in Scotland in Response to CAP Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
The purpose of the paper is to present an agricultural supply model for Scotland used to estimate regional changes in agricultural outputs due to the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. Supply functions were estimated for several farm types based on generalised trans-logarithmic multiproduct cost functions (Caves, Christensen and Tretheway, 1981). The data used for the estimation were an unbalanced panel dataset constructed using farm level data from the Scottish Government’s Farm Accounts Scheme (FAS) survey. Using the estimated supply adjustments, individual farm level responses to subsidy and price changes were aggregated using agricultural census weights to estimate the output changes for different regions
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Regional models; CAP reform; Agricultural production econometrics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61111

Poorer performing paddock areas; do we:- Invest in amelioration, Vary input rates or Cull areas from the cropping system (IVC)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burt,   Evan; Blake,   John; McConnell,   Graeme.
Poorer performing paddocks have plagued farmers often because paddocks tend to be treated as homogeneous when most are heterogeneous in the response to our current systems. The treatment of these paddocks requires that knowledge of where yield and quality differences are occurring. Differences in yield and quality necessitate a response action to occur to ensure that the management of these paddocks change. The purpose of zone management is to optimise the yield and quality of produce from the inputs applied to achieve high output/input ratios across the zones within the paddocks. The identification of performance differences in paddocks ensures that more efficient zone management practices can be applied to the paddock increasing the chances to profit....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57839

Seasonality in the Demand for Bananas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aggrey-Mensah,   W.; Guise,   John W.B.
Weekly demand functions are estimated for bananas traded on the Sydney wholesale market using data for the period 1953 to 1967. Graphs of these functions suggest that the demand for bananas varies in a systematic fashion through the year. Further research will be required before it is possible to identify the specific dynamic factors responsible for these demand shifts. However, the short-run relationships which have been estimated provide quantitive information which could be used to evaluate the potential benefits to growers of a planned marketing program.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9173

Food Safety and Spinach Demand: A Shock Correction Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Calvin,   Linda; Kuchler,   Fred.
This paper generalizes the standard error correction model and applies this more general modeling procedure to an analysis of the spinach e-coli outbreak on consumer demand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-Coli; Error Correction Model; Spinach; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49208

ENHANCING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FOOD WHOLESALE SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF NEW JERSEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Tank,   Karen Rose; Schilling,   Brian J.
New Jersey is very much like many other states in the northeastern region of the United States.  On the other hand, it is unique in a number of ways.  New Jersey is characterized by (1) a large and affluent consumer base, (2) access to major ports and air transportation facilities which facilitates foreign imports and exports, and (3) large food manufacturing, retail and service sectors.  New Jersey's food wholesale sector is therefore an important economic sector with strong potential for future growth.  Food wholesalers can provide stable high-paying jobs in an economy still recovering from the 1989-92 recession.  Limited knowledge of the challenges facing this sector may hinder its potential growth and development.  Given the implications that could be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27846

Distribution of Benefits and Adoption of Bt Cotton in Pakistan: Ex-ante Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nazli,   Hina; Sarker,   Rakhal; Meilke,   Karl D.; Orden,   David.
This poster presents the potential impact of Bt cotton adoption in Pakistan. The size and distribution of economic benefits from the commercial adoption of Bt cotton in Pakistan are examined under four hypothetical scenarios. The adjusted economic surplus model is used to measure total benefits and their distribution between producers, consumers and technology innovators. To account for uncertainty in key parameters, the stochastic simulation techniques is applied. The results show that the total net benefits of adopting Bt cotton in Pakistan are large. As a result of increase in production, farmers get considerable benefits despite a decline in price. The share of benefits to innovators is small. The results indicate that the total cost of adopting latest...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bt cotton; Economic surplus model; Pakistan; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61180

Live Cattle Exports from Mexico into the United States: Where Do the Cattle Come From and Where Do They Go?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skaggs,   Rhonda K.; Acuna,   Rene; Torell,   L. Allen; Southard,   Leland W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93698

Electricity Generation in Fiji: Assessing the Impact of Renewable Technologies on Costs and Financial Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dornan,   Matthew; Jotzo,   Frank.
In recent years, renewable energy technologies have been advocated in Fiji on the basis that they improve energy security and serve as a risk-mitigation measure against oil price volatility. Despite this, there have been few attempts to measure the impact of renewable technologies on energy security. That analysis is important if the benefits of renewable energy technologies in Fiji are to be adequately evaluated. This paper develops and applies a method for assessing the potential contribution of renewable technologies to the security of electricity supply in Fiji. The method is based on an application of portfolio theory, traditionally used in financial markets, to the electricity generation mix in Fiji. The results demonstrate the impact of different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Renewable energy technologies; Energy policy; Electricity sector; Fiji; Oil prices; Portfolio analysis; Pacific islands; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100544

THE EFFECT OF LAND CLEARING REGULATIONS ON THE RATE OF FARM DEVELOPMENT - A CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moncrieff,   I.J.; Mauldon,   Roger G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22942

Consumer Surplus Estimates and the Source of Regression Error
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beatty,   Timothy K.M.; Brozovic,   Nicholas; Ward,   Michael B.
Contrary to widely held belief, we show that the source of regression error does not matter when calculating Marshallian surplus. A misspecified demand curve, not the assumed source of regression error, leads to differences in estimates of consumer surplus.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regression Error; Marshallian Surplus; Welfare Analysis; Consumer/Household Economics; D60; C24; Q51.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19477

Improving the Nutrition Quality at What Cost? The Economics of Reducing Sodium Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simpson,   Amanda N.; Campiche,   Jody L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123989

HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE NETHERLANDS: CHANGES AND CHALLENGES FOR 2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Oosten,   H.J.
Major shifts in world economy, society and technology will cause dramatic changes in Dutch horticulture and in the attitude of the government towards research. The horticulture industry will change from a production-driven to a customer-driven strategy while developing market-oriented product chains. More than ever, knowledge becomes a critical factor in competition. In contrast with the past, the horticulture industry will protect knowledge to increase its profitability.   The government will choose to focus on basic sciences, leaving applied research mainly to the industry.  This is a  major shift since the government used to be responsible for most research. Complete institutional research  programmes are no longer state-financed; instead, a system of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Foresight; Research policy; Strategy development; Horticulture; Netherlands; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12014

ANALYZING THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF ISO 9000 STANDARDS ON U.S. AGRIBUSINESSES SITES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mumma,   Gerald A.; Allen,   Albert J.; Couvillion,   Warren C.; Abdulkadri,   Abdullahi O.; Mugalla,   Constance Ileko.
We used a non-competitive market framework to assess the perceived impact of ISO 9000 standards on the operational efficiency of registered U.S. agribusiness sites. Kendall Coefficient of Concordance, W, was used to rank selected reasons for seeking registration to ISO 9000 standards.  The results indicated that registered sites seem to be achieving their goals for registration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19887

RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN A CHANGING WORLD (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Offutt,   Susan E.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33025

Price Discovery in Agricultural Commodities: The Shifting Relationship Between Spot and Future Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldi,   Lucia; Peri,   Massimo; Vandone,   Daniela.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114237

Can Canada's Supply Managed Dairy Industry Survive the Doha Round?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gifford,   Michael N.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24147

OPTIMAL USE OF QUALITATIVE MODELS: AN APPLICATION TO COUNTRY GRAIN ELEVATOR BANKRUPTCIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaylen,   Michael S.; Devino,   Gary T.; Procter,   Michael H.
Qualitative models can be used for decision making under uncertainty. This provides a useful framework for evaluating the models. If the costs for every action/state of nature combination are known, decisions made using a well-calibrated model would result in actual costs being close to expected costs. In addition, the actual cost can be compared to the cost of perfect foresight actions, giving a bound on the value of a better model. Application of these procedures is made using a logit model developed to predict Missouri country grain elevator bankruptcy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29262

EMPIRICAL TAXONOMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICAL ARCHETYPES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grimsrud,   Kristine M.; Wandschneider,   Philip R.
Economists usually assume that the private ethical system of individuals is Utilitarian. However, one finds a much broader range of ethical positions in the environmental ethics literature. Moreover, environmental policy debates seem to elicit alternative ethical systems. It would therefore seem prudent to increase our understanding of the role played by alternative environmental ethical systems. In this study we follow some descriptive ethical studies in examining the empirical ethical position of people based on a broad cross section of the American public. We review some taxonomic literature in environmental ethics and develop a conceptual model of the formation of environmental values. We then use canonical correlation to investigate the existence of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22034

INDICAÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS NO BRASIL: AS INDICAÇÕES DE PROCEDÊNCIAS JÁ OUTORGADAS E AS ÁREAS E PRODUTOS COM POTENCIAL DE CERTIFICAÇÃO.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gollo,   Silvana Saionara; Castro,   Alberto William Viana de.
Este artigo trata do tema das Indicações Geográficas, as quais se constituem numa das formas especiais de proteção aos produtos, que visam, principalmente, destacar seus aspectos distintivos, através da identificação e uso dos fatores naturais e humanos. A temática da indicação geográfica é uma área do direito de propriedade intelectual bastante discutida e aplicada em regiões da Europa e dos Estados Unidos, mais ainda pouco difundida no Brasil. Neste país existem quatro Indicações Geográficas na modalidade de Indicação de Procedência, envolvendo os vinhos fino da região do Vale dos Vinhedos – RS, o café do Cerrado de Minas Gerais, a carne do Pampa Gaúcho e a Cachaça de Paraty no Rio de Janeiro. O primeiro registro de Indicação Geográfica, na categoria de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indicação Geográfica. Indicação de Procedência; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109648

RECENT PUBLIC POLICIES AND THE SMALL FARMER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turner,   W.L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17348

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT PAYMENT LIMITS FOR MISSISSIPPI FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Coble,   Keith H.; Vergara,   Oscar; Broyles,   Meredith E.
This paper examines the issue of government payment limits and how changes to these limits could impact program crops producers in Mississippi.  Economic factors affecting the incidence of payment limits on various program crops are also discussed.  The latest proposed change to payment limits, bill S. 667, is evaluated in contrast to the provisions of the current farm bill.  Data from other states are also examined in order to obtain a better understanding of the regional differences in the application of payment limits.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15797

Egypt: The Environment for Adjustment to Trade Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elshennawy,   Abeer.
This paper investigated the potential effect of market failures in labor and capital markets in addition to market failure due to high transaction costs on the transitional path to trade liberalization. All three types of market failure were found to reduce the speed of adjustment to free trade and contribute to high adjustment costs. The paper also examined the consistency of the macroeconomic environment with the objectives of trade liberalization. It is postulated that a macroeconomic environment that is basically recessionary is likely to lead to high adjustment costs
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13895

Why Are Teachers “Overpaid” in Developing Countries?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Qihui.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61669

Regional Economic Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program: An Application of Input-Output Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mortensen,   Timothy L.; Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Leitch,   Jay A.; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121748

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29045

Detection and Treatment of Mineral Nutrition Problems in Grazing Sheep
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118038

Southern Dairy Farmers' Evaluation of Milk Handlers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liebrand,   Carolyn; Carley,   Dale H.; Ling,   K. Charles.
Southern dairy farmers' perception of their cooperative's or proprietary handler's performance, level of satisfaction with the milk handler, and reasons for staying with the handler, or for shifting handlers, were evaluated. The data were from a 1989 mail survey of Southern dairy farmers. The dairy farmers' differing evaluations of their milk handlers depended on the type of handler they dealt with, geographic location, and/or the characteristics of the farm and farmer. Generally, dairy farmers were concerned about price, deductions, and assessments. The price farmers received appeared to be a significant factor affecting farmers' satisfaction level. There appeared to be a tradeoff between price and deductions versus service, and market and payment...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Milk handler; Proprietary handler; Assured market; Price; S-217; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51568

Identifying National and International Vacuums Potentially Impacting NAFTA and Indigenous Peoples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Valerie J.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was made among three nation-states, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Each of these nation-states has indigenous populations within its borders. Each has chosen different legal mechanisms for interacting with indigenous peoples. For example, the United States has an extensive web of treaties with the tribes within its borders while Canada, in contrast, has relatively few. All three nation-states have grappled with armed conflicts with indigenous peoples well into the 20th century. Indigenous peoples within each have long social, cultural, economic, and political histories which cross the borders of these countries. Within the provisions of NAFTA, each nation-state reserved the right to deny investors...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: FTAA; Indigenous; Investor; NAFTA; Nation-state; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23875

Agricultural Policy Reform and Industry Adjustment in Australia and New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   David N.; Rae,   Allan N.
Some sectors of Australian and New Zealand farming have been heavily assisted in the past. New Zealand underwent an economy-wide deregulation in the mid-to-late 980s that included abrupt removal of practically all agricultural assistance. Policy reform in Australia has been more gradual and is industry focused, but in some cases substantial industry assistance has been withdrawn. Deregulation of the Australian dairy industry, and that of the sheep and beef sector in New Zealand, are discussed as case studies of these deregulations. Conclusions are drawn from these experiences, a major one being that previously-assisted farmers can successfully make the transition to market-driven agriculture.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural adjustment; Policy reform; Australia; New Zealand; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15762

LOSSES IN THE LOGISTICAL SYSTEM: THE CASE OF PERISHABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beilock,   Richard P.
The potential for losses in the logistical system is particularly great for perishables, as they are sensitive to time, climatic conditions, and handling. However, the literature is virtually silent regarding the extent and causes of such losses. This paper reports the results of a study of freight claims for produce and ornamentals. The results indicate that losses are of a magnitude that should merit the attention of shippers, carriers, and receivers. Various loss reducing measures are suggested.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26958

EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRACT AUCTIONS TO AEP'S EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallerani,   Vittorio; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
Agri-Environmetal Policy (AEP) application raised a wide debate about the determination of payment levels and the efficiency of the economic instruments used. In particular, some aspects support the hypothesis of relevant rents due to an overcompensation of farmers� compliance costs. A policy tool suitable for improving the efficiency of AEP can be the adoption of auctions mechanisms in contract allocation. In theory, in an auction mechanism, the farmers have incentives to reveal their compliance costs, helping to reduce the information rents and increase cost-effectiveness. A crucial problem therefore arises from the uneven distribution of information between landowners and the public administration. Auctions mechanism can be useful in reducing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Auction; Agri-Environmental Policy; Information asymmetries.; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6660

Wheat / Flour Price Transmission and Agricultural Policies in Ukraine: A Markov-Switching Vector Error Correction Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brümmer,   Bernhard; Zorya,   Sergiy.
The analysis of price transmission between raw and processed agricultural products in transition countries is complicated by the frequently changing conditions on their way from plan to market. We utilise a Markov-switching vector error correction model to allow for multiple regime shifts in the price relationship between wheat and wheat flour in Ukraine from June 2000 to November 2004. The analysis reveals four regimes. The observed temporal pattern of these regimes can be matched with certain political and economic events in Ukraine. In particular, we find a strong link between the 'high uncertainty' regime and discretionary policy interventions in 2003.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Markov-switching vector error correction model; Vertical price transmission; Regime shifts; Grain policies; Ukraine; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; C22; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24624

Evaluating Yield Models for Crop Insurance Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanoue,   Christopher; Sherrick,   Bruce J.; Woodard,   Joshua D.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.
Generated crop insurance rates depend critically on the distributional assumptions of the underlying crop yield loss model. Using farm level corn yield data from 1972-2008, we revisit the problem of examining in-sample goodness-of-fit measures across a set of flexible parametric, semi-parametric, and non-parametric distributions. Simulations are also conducted to investigate the out-of-sample efficiency properties of several competing distributions. The results indicate that more parameterized distributional forms fit the data better in-sample due to the fact that they have more parameters, but are generally less efficient out-of-sample–and in some cases more biased–than more parsimonious forms which also fit the data adequately, such as the Weibull. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Yield distributions; Crop Insurance; Weibull Distribution; Beta Distribution; Mixture Distribution; Out-of-Sample Efficiency; Goodness-of-Fit; Insurance Rating Efficiency; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61761

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover Page, Contents Page, Letter from President (Eric C. Oesterle), Forward, General Features of the Science Information Exchange, General Significance of SIE Compilations, Some General Information, Research Project Information Exchange, How to Use This Listing and the Science Information Exchange, Submission Forms
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26552

Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Meal Patterns, Milk and Soft Drink Consumption, and Supplement Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth.
The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several eating behaviors for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III) data. The measures provide a baseline to monitor eating behaviors of Americans, focusing on the low-income population.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33785

Dairy Food Consumption, Production, and Policy in Japan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campo,   Isabelle Schluep; Beghin,   John C.
We explore and investigate Japanese dairy markets. We first provide an overview of consumer demand and how it evolved after World War II. Using historical data and econometric estimates of Japanese dairy demand, we identify economic, cultural, and demographic forces that have been shaping consumption patterns. Then we summarize the characteristics of Japanese milk production and dairy processing and policies affecting them. We next describe the import regime and trade flows in dairy products. The analysis of the regulatory system of the dairy sector shows how its incentive structure affects the long-term prospects of various segments of the industry. The paper concludes with policy recommendations of how to reform the Japanese dairy sector.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Dairy; Japan; Milk; Policy; Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18596

CONCLUDING SESSION ON WORKSHOP DIRECTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.; Pursaga,   A.J.W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16741

The Interplay of Regulation and Marketing Incentives in Providing Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Moore,   Danna L.
This report examines the impact of process regulations mandated under the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) rule by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of USDA on food safety process control. The current level of food safety found in U.S. meat and poultry food products is a result of process and performance regulations and management-determined actions brought about by market incentives. Processing regulations include sanitation and other tasks related to food safety; management-determined actions include capital investment and other actions independent of process regulations, but possibly driven by performance standards. Performance standards—regulations that allow manufacturers to reach an acceptable level of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Process regulations; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) rule; Food safety regulations; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55837

MARKET INVERSION IN COMMODITY FUTURES PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yoon,   Byung-Sam; Brorsen,   B. Wade.
In an inverted market, current prices are higher than future prices and thus the price of storage is negative.  Market inversions as measured with futures spreads rarely occur during early months of the crop year.  However, market inversions frequently occur across crop years and near the end of the crop year.  In the last half of the crop year, market inversions clearly reflect a signal to sell stocks.  Too few inversions occur early in the crop year to reach a definitive conclusion for that period.  Behavioral finance offers possible explanations of why producers would hold stocks in an inverted market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Convenience yield; Cost of carry; Market inversion; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15077

USE OF A PROFIT MODEL TO MEASURE EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Connor,   Carl W.; Hammonds,   Timothy M.
Develop a model which quantitatively measures three efficiency components: technical, price and economic efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27889

Analysis of Consumer Attitudes and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Functional Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Di Pasquale,   Jorgelina; Adinolfi,   Felice; Capitanio,   Fabian.
The objective of this study is to analyze consumer behaviour in relation to functional foods by a direct survey. To this end, the proposal is an analysis of the reasons for choosing to consume this type of food or not, accompanied by a supplementary investigation, mostly to assess the relationship between consumption patterns and willingness to pay (WTP) for the most common categories of functional foods, such as milk fortified with CLA (conjugated linoleic acid). Our research shows that a proportion of the population is unaware of the existence of functional foods and their properties. Moreover, it shows that when the concept of functional foods is explained to consumers, this creates a greater willingness to pay for such food, which is strongly linked to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Willingness to pay; Consumer-directed survey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121857

Land Cover and Socio-economic Characteristics in the Eight Counties of Alabama: A Spatial Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gyawali,   Buddhi Raj; Fraser,   Rory; Wang,   Yong; Bukenya,   James O.
This study employed a clustering algorithm and a logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between cropland and demographic attributes obtained at the census block group level. The result indicated that population density, African Americans, and poverty are significantly related with crop land use in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20173

An Analysis of the Link between Ethanol, Energy, and Crop Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tokgoz,   Simla; Elobeid,   Amani E.
Replaced with revised version of paper 12/06/06.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural markets; Energy; Ethanol; Renewable fuels; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18453

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, September, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burns,   A.M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8281

EVALUATING THE RETURNS TO VARIABLE RATE NITROGEN APPLICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.; Mahajanashetti,   S.B.
Potential benefits of variable rate nitrogen application are illustrated and information needs identified. Lower costs of precision farming services, higher crop prices, and greater divergence in yield response potentials across management zones reduce the spatial variability required for profitable variable rate application. Information needs include identification and measurement of management zones within a field and estimation of management zone yield response functions, crop and input prices, and the cost of precision farming services.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production economics; Management zones; Nitrogen; Precision farming; Spatial break-even variability proportions; Variable rate applications; Yield response variability; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15393

Assessment of the Farm Level Agronomic and Financial Benefits of the Magoye Ripper in Maize and Cotton Production in Southern and Eastern Provinces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabwe,   Stephen; Donovan,   Cynthia; Samazaka,   David.
This research focuses on the performance in the Magoye ripper in maize and cotton production in Eastern and Southern Provinces during the 2004/2005 productions year. Findings include the following: In maize production, the ripper enabled higher yields compared to traditional animal ploughing, by increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizer applications, resulting in net profits per hectare of ZK575,800 in Eastern Province and ZK93,800 in Southern Province; In cotton, the input applications and size of fields were the most important determinants of yield, and the ripper had no significant individual effect. Farmers using the ripper indicated that it helped conserve water, enabled early land preparation and early planting; and Farmers not using their...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Inputs; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54623

CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS AND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. ANY PERSPECTIVE FOR AN EUROPEAN RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cucuzza,   Giuseppe.
The struggle against climate change represents one of the ‘new challenges’ which agriculture will have to face in the immediate future. The “Health Check” of the Common Agricultural Policy together with questions about the efficacy and simplification of the direct aid system and the adaptation of support tools for the European Union market, give climate change a central role in the relationship between agriculture and the environment, in that they are considered likely to affect the chances of success in terms of bioenergy increase and a more efficient management of hydro resources (Com 2007/722 fin). Agriculture being subject to the effects generated by climate change should identify and develop solutions that will favour the adaptation of cultivation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44863

Agricultural efficiency, malaria incidence and health expenses among Ugandan farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ulimwengu,   John M.; Badiane,   Ousmane.
The importance of health in promoting economic development has been forcefully stated by the World Health Organization’s Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. In this paper, we look at the impact of own household health expenses on malaria incidence and ultimately on agricultural efficiency. We use a non-parametric method to estimate agricultural efficiency, therefore avoiding the issue of identification of the proper household agricultural production function. In addition the simar-wilson approach followed in this paper accounts for bias induced by serial correlation among farmers. A Tobit model with endogenous health production function is used to estimate the impact of malaria incidence on agricultural efficiency. Data come from the 2006 National...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malaria; Efficiency; Tobit; Health; Agriculture; Expenses; Household; Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103839

CHANGES NEEDED IN THE ORGANIZATION OF RETAIL FOOD FIRMS TO MEET CHALLENGES AHEAD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Applebaum,   William.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27311

Acreage Decisions When Risk Preferences Vary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Cooper,   Joseph C.
This presentation summarizes an AAEA poster.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk preferences; Acreage decision; Soybeans; Corn; Wheat; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61005

Setting Research Priority for Livestock Sector in Gujarat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Das,   N.C.; Khunt,   K.A.
Research resource allocation strategy has been worked out for the livestock sector across districts/ regions of the Gujarat state by using multi-criteria scoring model. The study has covered all the 19 districts of the state and six livestock species. In the commodity priority, the highest share (83%) has been claimed by milk research, followed by draught power (15%). The research share of meat, egg, skin and hair &amp; wool is very low. The trend has been found same in the state as well as the districts. Within milk research, buffalo milk has got the highest priority in all the districts and research on poultry meat has claimed the highest share in meat research in most of the districts. The hide research should focus on the goat hide in the most of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47363

MACROECONOMIC, TRADE AND SECTORAL ISSUES IN THE AGRICULTURE OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diaz-Bonilla,   Eugenio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32921

Antidumping and Market Power in the Agriculture Sector, with a Special Case Study of the Fresh Tomato Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baylis,   Katherine R.
In this article we highlight the anticompetitive nature of antidumping (AD) legislation. Antidumping legislation was set up to protect domestic firms from predatory pricing by foreign firms. We argue that protecting highly concentrated industries drastically reduces competition at home. In cases where the industry consists only of one or two firms, import restriction may breed monopolies at the expense of domestic consumers. This article looks at cases filed by the agriculture sector, and at the market concentration of industries in this sector, to illustrate the above possibility. We study the case of fresh tomatoes in detail to further demonstrate the anticompetitive nature of AD legislation. We show the effect of AD legislation on imports, as well as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Antidumping legislation; Competition; Fresh tomato industry; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6320

Forest Carbon Sequestration: Some Issues for Forest Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
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

Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages in Romania’s Agri-Food Trade -Trends and Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rusali,   Mirela; Gavrilescu,   Camelia.
The paper is part of the studies concerning trade patterns and agri-food foreign trade policies in the EU enlargement context, aiming to assess the competitive trade advantages and disadvantages of the Romania’s agri-food products in the foreign trade relations. The analysis focuses on the challenges of the trade liberalization and its influence on the intensification of the commercial exchanges, the supply diversification and on the trade balance equilibrium, faced by Romania’s agri-food sector over the transition and pre-accession period. The structural reforms of the transition and EU accession preparations induced paramount changes in Romania’s agri-food trade pattern, i.e. a fluctuating evolution of the agri-food foreign trade, either in correlation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food trade; Competitiveness; Comparative trade advantage index.; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44118

Reform of Agricultural Trade Policies: Continuum or Stalemate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51599

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF IMPORTANCE RATINGS OF MEAT ATTRIBUTES BY LOUISIANA AND TEXAS CONSUMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hui,   Jianguo; McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.; Jones,   Dewitt.
This study provides an empirical investigation of how consumers rate meat attributes. Results show an importance order for 12 selected meat attributes and reveal some relationships between the importance ratings and consumer's demographic or socioeconomic characteristics. The findings suggest that (1) the meat marketing strategy should focus on freshness, taste, and appearance; (2) nutritional attributes have become important factors in the meat purchasing decision of female, educated, and married consumers; (3) older, married, low-income, or non-white consumers still remain price conscious; and (4) USDA label has become an important symbol of meat quality and safety to older, female, Baptist, and high-income consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meat attributes; Importance ratings; Meat marketing; Socioeconomic characteristics; Kruskal-Wallis test; Ordered-Probit model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15277

PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY: THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR AGRIBUSINESS EDUCATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Litzenberg,   Kerry K.; Dunne,   Anthony J.
This paper examines the important issues of establishing partnerships between agribusiness education programs and industry representatives including the benefits to firms, faculty and students. Detailed information is presented on how these partnerships are developed and implemented.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness internship; Agribusiness education; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24012

Mobilização de Recursos e Competitividade no Mercado de Vinhos Finos: uma análise da vitivinicultura de São Joaquim, SC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blume,   Roni; Hoff,   Debora Nayar; Pedrozo,   Eugenio Avila.
The new tendencies of the fine wine global consumer market have challenged organizations to observe their resources more efficiently in order to better structure and organize their strategies towards greater competitiveness and sustainability. Based on the Competitiveness and Resource-Based View approach, together with a study of certain market patterns and tendencies, this work aimed to evaluate how certain categories of resources are being managed in an attempt to promote the competitiveness of the fine wines from São Joaquim, a recent and little studied producing region in Santa Catarina state. An exploratory-descriptive study was done to assist experts involved in the São Joaquim vitiviniculture sector. It was possible to observe that image conception...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vitiviniculture; Competitiveness; Resource-Based View; São Joaquim.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90419

The Production Performance of China's Transforming Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Songqing; Huang,   Jikun; Rozelle,   Scott.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93981

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: List of Participants in the Workshop, Back Cover
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16845

IMPACTS OF THE NORTHEAST INTERSTATE DAIRY COMPACT ON SUPPLY, RETAIL PRICES AND THE WIC PROGRAM: AN INTRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicholson,   Charles F.; Wang,   Qingbin; Lass,   Daniel A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31607

ALTERNATE FORECAST METHODS FOR WATER AND LAND RESOURCES IN MINNESOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maki,   Wilbur R.
Alternate regional economic forecasting approaches were reviewed, including demographic, geographic, gravity/potential, location quotient, economic base, input-output, shift-and-share, and econometric. The current status of regional forecasting systems in state government was reviewed, also.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13981

Bringing competition to urban water supply
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sibly,   Hugh; Tooth,   Richard.
This paper proposes a market-based reform that would introduce competition into the provision of urban water. This proposal calls for a decoupling of infrastructure control and ownership of water whereby the property rights to water would be transferred to private hands. The proposal involves periodically allocation (e.g. by auction) of existing water stock held in urban catchments to virtual suppliers who then compete in providing bulk water. This change when coupled with effective third party access and retail competition would lead to a competitive market for the provision of urban water. The approach aims to address concerns over inefficient pricing and infrastructure provision under the current arrangement.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Urban water; Water utilities; Efficient water pricing; Market power mitigation; Introducing competition; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118541

The Iowa State University FAPRI Trade Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyers,   William H.; Devadoss,   Stephen; Helmar,   Michael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50638

A Study on the Extent of Adoption of Various Recommended Technologies in Wheat Cultivation in Punjab
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Mandeep; Chahal,   S.S.
The extent of adoption of various recommended production technologies and returns from wheat crop in Punjab have been studied for the years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. The results reveal that the area under recommended varieties of wheat has decreased from 95.29 per cent in 2006-07 to 90.63 per cent in 2008-09. At the same time, it has been observed that a majority of the sample farmers grow wheat at recommended time by using recommended quantity of seed per acre. Although the percentage of farmers who treat the seed before sowing wheat crop has increased from 27.81 per cent in 2006-07 to 39.00 per cent in 2008-09, still a majority of the farmers do not follow this technology. It has been advocated by the PAU that zero tillage of wheat can save up to Rs...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57474

FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE DEBT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyette,   Deborah K.; White,   Fred C.
A market share analysis is undertaken to determine the contribution of the size of market effect, the distribution effect, and the competitive effect, the distribution effect, and the competitive effect to gains for the five major farm real estate lenders. Results are used as a basis for selection of variables for a demand-supply analysis. Separate demand and supply equations for new farm real estate debt over the 1951-81 period are estimated by three-stage least squares for three major lending groups. The results are used as a basis for simulation of Federal Land Bank supply response to selected policy changes. If current market conditions continue through 1990, FLB market share is expected to decrease 12.34 percent over the 1987-90 period. Higher FLB...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32230

Why weak patents? Rational ignorance or pro-"customer" Tilt?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lei,   Zhen; Wright,   Brian D.
The issuance of weak patents is widely viewed as a fundamental problem in the current US patent system. Reasons that have been offered for the granting of weak patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) include examiners’ “rational ignorance” of the patentability of applications and pro-“customer” rules and institutions that create incentives for examiners to grant patents of dubious validity to their “customers”- applicants. In this paper, we study whether US examiners’ behavior in prior art search betrays their assessment of applications’ patentability. For a sample of US patents for which applications were also filed at the European Patent Office (EPO), we construct a measure of the fraction of prior art that is missed by US examiners. We...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weak patents; Rational ignorance; Cited prior art; Missed prior art; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49279

U.S. Commodity Promotion Organizations: Objectives, Activities, and Evaluation Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lenz,   John E.; Forker,   Olan D.; Hurst,   Susan J.
During the summer of 1990 we asked all of the U.S. commodity promotion organizations we could identify to complete a questionnaire about their objectives, program activities, and evaluation methods. The 116 organizationsthat responded had a total staff of 2,017 and invested over $750 million in programs and administration in 1990. The responses indicated that producerboards of directors are very much involved in formulating program objectives.All of our respondents place a high priority on increasing aggregate commodity sales and on maximizing producer net returns. They use a variety of strategies and means to achieve their objectives, and also use a variety of evaluation methods. This report discusses in detail the relationships among objectives,...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123097

HEALTH, BINGE DRINKING, AND LABOR MARKET SUCCESS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON YOUNG PEOPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keng,   Shao-Hsun; Huffman,   Wallace E.
Health, like schooling, is a form of human capital and can be expected to be positively related to labor productivity and labor supply.  The production of good health and labor productivity, however, sometimes competes with an individual's lifestyle, e.g., binge drinking.  In this study, an individual's health has three dimensions: current health status, binge drinking which is an unhealthy lifestyle, and stature or mature height which is a young adult's health endowment.  This study presents and fits a dynamic model of an individual's demand for health, demand for binge drinking, labor supply, and wage or demand for labor equations to NLSY 1979 cohort panel data of young people.  We find that binge drinking has a negative but insignificant effect on the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Labor productivity; Labor supply; Binge drinking; Youth; Panel data; Rational addiction; Human capital; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18252

EMPRESÁRIO: UMA ESCOLHA OCUPACIONAL DOS ESTUDANTES DE UMA UNIVERSIDADE DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leite,   Sheila Cristina Ferreira; Peres,   Fernando Curi.
Entender qual o tipo de mão-de-obra que o ensino superior estimula a formação de gosto e crença de atuação profissional é um aspecto de suma relevância. A busca por redução de custos e de risco acarreta o aumento da demanda por empresários, assim este estudo visa identificar e analisar a opção ocupacional de estudantes do ensino superior com foco na escolha por desempenhar atividades empresariais. Foi realizado um estudo de caso em duas escolas. Uma das universidades analisadas é a Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” – ESALQ, uma tradicional escola do ensino de Ciências Agrárias do Brasil, e a outra escola não foi identificada no estudo e constitui um grupo controle. Aplicou-se 614 questionários a estudantes ingressantes e formandos, sendo as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gosto empresarial; Intenção empresarial; Agronegócio e escolha ocupacional; Educação e escolha ocupacional; Ensino superior e empresários; Entrepreneurial desire; Entrepreneurial intentions; Occupational choice; Education and Occupational choice; Undergraduate course and entrepreneur; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109717

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA: NEW DIRECTIONS AND NEW CHALLENGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Janvry,   Alain; Key,   Nigel D.; Sadoulet,   Elisabeth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25096

Simplified Marginal Effects in Discrete Choice Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Soren T.; Newell,   Richard G.
We show that after a simple normalization of explanatory variables so that they equal zero at some desired reference point, marginal effects for continuous variables in probit and logit models simplify dramatically, becoming a function of only the estimated constant term. We present similar simplifications for computation of the asymptotic variance of marginal effects, as well as for the effects of dummy variables on predicted probabilities. We provide a simple table, which in combination with raw probit or logit estimates, is all one needs to compute the desired effects.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Logit; Probit; Discrete choice; Binary choice; Marginal effect; Data normalization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C25; C51; C81.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10631

Implications of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement for Agriculture and other Sectors of the Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhuang,   Renan; Mattson,   Jeremy W.; Koo,   Won W.
This paper examines the effects of the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) on various sectors of the economy in the two countries using a general equilibrium model. Additional analysis focuses on the agricultural sector.  Our analysis indicates that the increase in U.S.-Korea bilateral trade volume in recent years has been through intra-industry trade of high-technology products.  Under the KORUS FTA, the bilateral trade volume would increase for virtually all the sectors, and GDP and social welfare would improve for both countries.  However, producers of textile products in the United States and producers of agricultural and food products in South Korea would suffer from the FTA.  This agreement could benefit U.S. agriculture, but the benefits...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Korea; Free trade agreement; Trade creation; Trade diversion; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7636

Defining an Institutional Framework for the Labour Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnellan,   Trevor; Hanrahan,   Kevin F.; Hennessy,   Thia C.
This paper describes a conceptual framework for the empirical analysis of farmers’ labour allocation decisions. The paper presents a brief overview of previous farm household labour allocation studies. Following this, the agricultural household model, developed by Singh, Squire and Strauss (1986), which has been frequently applied to the study of labour allocation, is described in more depth. The agricultural household model, the theoretical model to be used in this analysis, is based on the premise that farmers behave to maximise utility, which is a function of consumption and leisure. It follows that consumption is bound by a budget constraint and leisure by a time constraint. The theoretical model can then be used to explain how farmers decide to...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Labour markets; Institutional framework; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123280

Book Reviews
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greer,   Glen; Hall,   Nigel H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118057

Review of An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata by Baum
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nichols,   Austin.
This article reviews An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata by Christopher F. Baum.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Econometrics; Textbook; Ivreg; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119260

Reforming the European Union Sugar Program: What Are the Market and Trade Implications?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbehri,   Aziz; Umstaetter,   Johannes.
The European Union sugar policies, in place for over 49 years, underwent a first major reform in 2005, yielding to mounting pressures coming from the EU 2004 enlargement, the recent EBA initiative to least developed countries and the recent WTO-panel ruling on EU sugar export subsidies. The reform package consists of lowering administrative prices as well as modifying the structure of production quotas leading to lower sugar production and bringing down subsidized export to within WTO limits. However, these reforms do not address other components of the EU sugar policies such as non-preferential tariffs, quota reallocation across regions, or opening up the competitive structure of the EU sugar industry. This makes it difficult to assess the economic and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21398

Consumer Response to Food Safety Events: An Interaction Between Risk Perception and Trust of Information in the Chicken and Beef Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shepherd,   Jonathan D.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6822

PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE FUTURE: FOOD PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldblith,   Samuel.
Now that the era of cheap energy is over what approaches does the food processing industry need to take to improve productivity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26813

SETTING PRODUCTION GOALS FOR FEDERAL COAL LEASING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prato,   Anthony A.
National and regional production goals have been established by the Department of Energy as guidance to the Department of the Interior in determining the location and rate of federal coal leasing as well as the determination of leasing targets for individual coal lease sales. This paper discusses the analytical procedures used by the Department of Energy in setting the 1980 biennial coal production goals. The goals are presented and compared to production forecasts obtained from other sources. Implications of these goals for federal coal leasing policies are considered.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32282

Who's cooking? Time spent preparing food by gender, income and household composition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Newman,   Constance.
We use the American Time Use Survey data and multivariate analysis to explore how time allocated to food preparation differs across income groups, household composition (number of adults and presence of children), and employment status of adults in the household.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21456

Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Byerlee,   Derek R.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
There have been numerous episodes of widespread adoption of improved seed and long-term achievements in the development of the maize seed industry in Sub-Saharan Africa. This summary takes a circumspect view of technical change in maize production. Adoption of improved seed has continued to rise gradually, now representing an estimated 44 percent of maize area in Eastern and Southern Africa (outside South Africa), and 60 percent of maize area in West and Central Africa. Use of fertilizer and restorative crop management practices remains relatively low and inefficient. An array of extension models has been tested and a combination of approaches will be needed to reach maize producers in heterogeneous agricultural environments. Yield growth overall has been...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sub-Saharan Africa; Maize; Seed; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113651

Raising the Financial Costs of Children and Fertility Responses: Evidence from the Kibbutz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ebenstein,   Avraham; Hazan,   Moshe; Simhon,   Avi.
Prior to 1996, Israelis in collective communities (kibbutzim) shared the costs of raising children equally. This paper examines the impact of the privatization of kibbutzim on fertility behavior among members. We find that fertility declined by 6-15 percent following the shift to privatization. In light of the massive change in financial costs associated with childbearing due to privatization, our results suggest that financial considerations may be a more modest factor in fertility decisions than generally regarded.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Kibbutz; Costs of Children; Fertility; Privatization; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122844

Which biofuel market does the ethanol tariff protect? Implications for social welfare and GHG emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crago,   Christine Lasco; Khanna,   Madhu.
The ethanol tariff is one of the instruments used by the government to encourage domestic ethanol production. Existing literature analyzing the market and welfare effects of the US ethanol tariff has concluded that removing the tariff would increase social surplus and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, due to the replacement of corn ethanol with lower cost and lower GHG intensive sugarcane ethanol. This paper re-examines these findings in the presence of a domestic cellulosic ethanol industry. The current RFS mandate requires 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuel, a portion of which could be met by any non-starch based biofuel that reduces emissions by at least 50% compared to an energy equivalent amount of gasoline. Sugarcane ethanol has been...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Ethanol tariff; Fuel externalities; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q17; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103784

NATIONAL ADMINISTERED PROTECTION AGENCIES: THEIR ROLE IN THE POST-URUGUAY ROUND WORLD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.; Sarker,   Rakhal.
This paper reviews the role of national administered protection agencies, whose responsibility is the enforcement of national trade remedy laws. After reviewing four recent trade remedy cases we argue that the role of the national administered protection agencies should be changed. Given the additional responsibilities the WTO has assumed in administering the Agreement on Agriculture, the growth of regional integration agreements and the increasing use of anti-dumping and countervailing duty actions against fairly traded imports, we argue that all trade actions should be taken to the WTO for settlement. The role of the national administered protection agencies should be changed to make them agents for trade liberalization. This would involve them taking on...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51212

Conocimiento y aceptación de leche genéticamente modificada en consumidores de la Región del Maule, Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnettler,   Berta; Sepulveda,   Oriana; Ruiz,   Danilo; Catalan,   Patricia; Sepulveda,   Nestor.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified foods; Conjoint analysis; Cluster analysis; Fluid milk.; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97370

DECISIONS 1992: FACING THE FISCAL CRISIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Everett B.; Alvarado,   Danilo; Orden,   David.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14817

Local and Sustainable Food Supply: The Role of European Retail Consumer Co-operatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin; Mikkola,   Minna; Canavari,   Maurizio; Asioli,   Daniele.
This paper investigates the rationale for local and sustainable food systems and retailer co-operatives as their entry points within local conditions. Emphasis is on localised food networks and connection between socially as well as environmentally sustainable production, distribution and consumption. Investigated is the premise that co-operative organisational structures, for reasons of their long-term socially responsible origins are at the forefront of development of local and sustainable food systems and are thereby in a position to offer a specific contribution to market development. Two key research questions are proposed: Firstly, is there a pre-determination of co-operatives to issues of sustainable and local food sourcing given the historical and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Local and sustainable food; Retailer co-operatives; Europe; Social responsibility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121953

Do rBST-Free and Organic Milk Stigmatize Conventionally Produced Milk?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kanter,   Christopher; Messer,   Kent D.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Producers are continually seeking to differentiate their products in the marketplace. A common approach is via labeling where differences in production methods are marketed. Yet, positive labeling for the new product has the potential to stigmatize the conventionally produced product by highlighting perceived problems with the product. The net economic result can be negative to producers as the conventional product that dominates the market is stigmatized by the new product that has little market share, and this leads to consumers decreasing their willingness to pay for the conventional product. This experimental research identifies this stigma effect in the case of milk, where the presentation of rBST-Free milk reduces consumers' willingness to purchase...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43491

Patents and Other Intellectual Property Rights
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moschini,   GianCarlo.
This article reviews intellectual property rights (IPRs), with some emphasis on the protection of agricultural and life sciences innovations. The main institutional features of IPRs are first discussed, along with a brief historical background and an articulation of the main rationale for the existence of such rights. This is followed by an overview of the principal economic issues related to IPRs. The main benefit/cost trade-offs of allowing patents and other IPRs are explained, and specific issues are then analyzed in some depth, including the scope of patent protection, the effects of patent races, and the problems arising when IPRs concern cumulative and/or complementary innovations. The economics of IPRs are further illustrated by considering...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Incentives; Innovation; Invention; Market failure; Monopoly; Property rights; Public good; Second best; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18466

Achieving food security in China: Implications of WTO accession
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Ronald C.
The results of a three-year study of the implications of China's accession to the WTO for its agricultural sector and policy options to maximise the benefits of the trade reforms are reported. The most important message from the study is that macro-economic and other non-agriculture specific policies can do much to improve the outcome for rural households and thereby improve food security. These policies include the promotion of urban development in inland areas and gradual reform of monetary policy. However, agricultural policies need further reform, including abandoning of price support and regional self-sufficiency policies, reform of monopolistic agricultural marketing and distribution activities, and reform of the state grain storage system....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58402

SOME ESTIMATES OF THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PHOSPHATIC AND NITROGENOUS FERTILISERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penm,   Jammie H.; Vincent,   David P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22574

Factors Influencing Job Choice among Agricultural Economics Professionals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McGraw,   Katherine; Popp,   Jennie S. Hughes; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Newton,   Doris J.
This article identifies factors that influence agricultural economics professionals’ job choice between academic and government employment. Respondents agreed that job responsibilities were the most important factor in choosing their current position. They also agreed that having a positive work environment, good salary, family time, adequate resources, and professional and social interaction were important job attributes. Proportionally more women than men regarded partner opportunities, nondiscrimination, time for child care, and supportive colleagues as very important attributes influencing their decisions. A binomial probit of respondents’ current job sector indicates significant job choice determinants include sector preference (academic or...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Academic and government agricultural economics professionals; Binomial probit; Job choice; Job preferences; Gender; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; C25; J24; J43; J45.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123779

Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Chengyan; Hall,   Charles R.; Behe,   Bridget K.; Campbell,   Benjamin L.; Dennis,   Jennifer H.; Lopez,   Roberto G.
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a price premium for biodegradable containers, but the premium is not the same for different types of containers. This article also shows the mixed ordered probit model generates more accurate results when analyzing the conjoint analysis Internet survey data than the ordered probit model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biodegradable; Willingness to pay; Marketing; Carbon footprint; Waste composition; Green industry; Nursery crops; Floriculture crops; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100524

Potential Effects of FTAA on US/CARICOM Fish Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keefe,   Alison M.; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Free Trade Areas of the Americas(FTAA); US/CARICOM Fish Trade; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45797

REVENUE IMPACTS OF MPP BRANDED FUNDS: A FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jakus,   Paul M.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Davis,   George C.
The USDA recently redirected the Market Access Program (MAP) to allocate all branded products export promotion funds to small firms and cooperatives.  The redirection was, in part, a response to reports by the General Accounting Office that were critical of past allocations of export promotion funds to large, experienced exporters.  This study uses a firm level analysis to examine firms’' effectiveness in using Market Promotion Program (MPP, which is now the MAP) funds to increase revenues.  Whereas point estimates suggested that smaller firms were more effective in translating MPP funds into increased revenue than larger firms, these point estimates for small firms were statistically indistinguishable from zero.  In contrast, large firms showed an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Export promotion programs; Export sales; Export revenues; Market Promotion Program; Firm-level analysis; Joint estimation; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21764

PREVISÃO DE PREÇOS NA BOVINOCULTURA DE CORTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nogueira,   Denismar Alves; Safadi,   Thelma.
This paper is dedicated to analysing the historical series of prices for the gross beef bovines in the state of São Paulo from 1988 to 1998. For the analysis on the series the time series models were considered, aiming at finding the one which would be able to provide the best suited preview, among the models adjusted. Economical series are usually not stationary, the case in which the series floats around a straight line with either positive or negative inclinations ( linear tendency ) being the most common. Another form of non-stationariness occurs when the series floats around a level for a given period of time, changing levels afterwards and floating around a new level. Such fact may result from an event occurred at some point in the timeline, like...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Analysis of Intervention; SARIMA models; Preview.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43287

Perspektiven des Gartenbaus in einem internationalen Markt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bokelmann,   Wolfgang.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98888

Determinants of Moral hazard in Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Schemes in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simtowe,   Franklin; Zeller,   Manfred; Phiri,   Alexander.
Moral hazard is widely reported as a problem in credit and insurance markets, mainly arising from information asymmetry. Although theorists have attempted to explain the success of Joint Liability Lending (JLL) schemes in mitigating moral hazard, empirical studies are rare. This paper investigates the determinants of moral hazard among JLL schemes from Malawi, using group level data from 99 farm and non-farm credit groups. Results reveal that peer selection, peer monitoring, peer pressure, dynamic incentives and variables capturing the extent of matching problems explain most of the variation in the incidence of moral hazard among credit groups. The implications are that Joint Liability Lending institutions will continue to rely on social cohesion and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Moral hazard; Joint liability; Dynamic incentives; Group lending; Malawi; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25287

Tracking the Effects of Conservation Easements on Property Tax Valuations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harpankar,   Kshama; Taff,   Steven J.
We establish a procedure to track the tax valuation history of properties that are fully or partially restricted with conservation easements to test the assertion that easements result in lower property valuations. Easements didn't decrease property valuations; they merely decreased the rate of value for the affected properties. On average, the restricted properties' valuations increased at a rate lower than did those for unrestricted properties - but not always, and certainly not uniformly. Valuation policy is specific to the local tax assessor: no sweeping assertions about easements and property taxes is warranted.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13493

Better Management of Wool Business and Native Biodiversity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moll,   Jim; Crosthwaite,   Jim; Dorrough,   Josh.
Better ways of managing native biodiversity and farm business are examined on selected wool properties across the Central Victoria region in Australia, using the Ararat Hills as a case study. Future management options are being developed in close collaboration with each producer in order to enhance native biodiversity while maintaining or improving farm profitability. Detailed vegetation surveys have been carried out on each property, and a set of management options developed that are consistent with regional conservation priorities. The options involve various levels of capital expenditure and outlay of time and resources. The challenge of the project is to come up with solutions that help offset this outlay of resources and minimise the costs involved....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24370

Malaria and National Income: Examining a Two Way Causal Relationship
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Datta,   Saurabh; Reimer,   Jeffrey J.
Simple plots of data show that malaria has a negative correlation with national income per capita, whether looking across countries at a point in time, or looking at a single country over time.  Some countries have been able to move from an equilibrium characterized by low income and high malaria, to a new equilibrium with higher income and lower rates of malaria.  This study develops and estimates a simultaneous equations model to explain these changes.  We distinguish three potential causal chains: (a) the ability for decreases in malaria to increase income, (b) the ability for increases in income to reduce malaria (reverse causality), and (c) external factors that may lead to both higher income and lower malaria (incidental association).  We find that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Antipoverty; GDP; Health; Economic growth; Malaria; Simultaneous equations; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; I1; I3; O1; O2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61179

Moral Hazard, Targeting and Contract Duration in Agri-Environmental Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fraser,   Rob W.
This paper extends the multi-period agri-environmental contract model of Fraser (2004) so that it contains a more realistic specification of the inter-temporal penalties for noncompliance, and therefore of the inter-temporal moral hazard problem in agri-environmental policy design. On this basis it is shown that a farmer will have an unambiguous preference for cheating early over cheating late in the contract period based on differences in the expected cost of compliance. It is then shown how the principal can make use of this unambiguous preference to target monitoring resources intertemporally, and in so doing, to encourage full contract duration compliance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100550

SOME ISSUES IN CONTINUOUS - AND DISCRETE - RESPONSE CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanemann,   W. Michael.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28928

Incentive to reduce crop trait durability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ambec,   Stefan; Langinier,   Corinne; Lemarie,   Stephane.
Inbred line seed producers face competition from their own consumers: farmers who save part of their harvest can costly self-produce. To reduce this competition, seed producers can switch to non-durable hybrid seed production.  In a two-period model, we investigate what is the impact of crop durability on self-production, pricing strategies and switching decision. We first study the pricing decisions and switching decisions of an inbred line seed monopoly. Then, we analyze how the monopoly's behavior is affected by the entry of a hybrid seed producer. We also examine how the introduction of royalties on farmers who self-produce improves efficiency.  Our main finding is that, for some constellation of costs, an inbred line seed monopoly has an incentive to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19251

The Taste of Pace: Situating Fast Food restaurants in Russia's agrifood system
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berman,   Danielle.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10013

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSUMERS DEMANDING AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CERTIFIED SAFER PORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Gay Y.; Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
A telephone survey of 609 Illinois households was conducted in spring 1999.  Most consumers surveyed have concerns about pork safety. Concerns were greatest among households with children, lower incomes, older consumers, and Blacks. Lower consumption of pork was associated with higher concern.  Consumers had more confidence in USDA certification of enhanced pork safety than in industry certification. Most consumers were willing to pay some price premium for a certified safer product. Those willing to pay more were more likely women, older consumers with incomes less than $70,000, who live in an urban household, and have concern about pork safety.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certified safer pork; Consumer demand; Food safety; Pork; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14697

Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Florida Orange Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spreen,   Thomas H.; Dwivedi,   Puneet; Goodrich-Schneider,   Renee.
This study is a part of a comprehensive study which attempts to create a baseline of global warming impact (expressed in total greenhouse gas emission and measured in terms of carbon equivalent) associated with the production and consumption of a gallon of orange juice available in the form of NFC (Not from Concentrate) and FCOJ (Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice) in Florida. A detailed life‐cycle approach is adopted and greenhouse gas emissions of all the steps in the supply chain starting from citrus nursery management to the point where customer purchases juice from a food store are considered. This study reports total greenhouse gas emission related with the management of an acre orange grove under the two scenarios of with and without resetting of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse Gas Emission; Orange Juice; Life‐Cycle Analysis; Florida; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100461

The future of the Dutch egg processing industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tacken,   G.M.L.; Cotteleer,   Geerte; van Horne,   Peter L.M.
This research examines the competitiveness of the Dutch egg products industry, as well as the consequences of tightening up the laws concerning layer poultry on the competitive position of the Dutch egg production industry. A tightening of the laws has, in fact, the effect of raising the production cost, and in this research the central question revolves around whether animal welfare-friendly egg products are perceived as products with added value by the buyers of egg products (mainly industrial buyers) and will thus also be offered for sale at a higher price. Furthermore, it will be investigated what the probable developmental directions are in the egg products industry if this higher price cannot be realised.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29137

BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION AND MASS MEDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suphachalasai,   Suphachol.
This paper investigates the relationship between a bureaucracy and mass media industry, and its implications to corruption. We develop a bureaucratic model of corruption with mass media. A representative profit maximizing media firm seeks for corruption news to be printed and sold. Channels through which competition in media industry and press freedom affect equilibrium corruption in a bureaucracy are modeled.  Different degrees of media freedom and competition affect production and employment decisions of media firms, and this in turn affects the effectiveness of media in monitoring corruption. Competition and freedom in media sector also have an influence on bureaucratic structure and consequently on equilibrium corruption. We find that the degree of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Corruption; Bureaucracy; Mass Media; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31929

New Industrial Organisation and New Technologies: Implications for Labour, Skills and Training in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castley,   R.J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30568

The Future of Rice Production, Consumption and Seaborne Trade: Synthetic Prediction Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Purevdorj,   Minjmaa; Kubo,   Masayoshi.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26751

VALUE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TO MID-SIZED NORTHERN PLAINS FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
As farms increase in size, operators face the decision of remaining loyal to local merchants or obtaining volume discounts from distant input suppliers.  When farmers bypass local merchants and buy inputs in volume, they often realize price discounts but forego many services including credit forebearance.  When farmers buy locally, they pay higher prices, which decreases profits and increases financial risk, but generates social capital which can be drawn upon during periods of economic adversity.  A theoretical model of farm financial risk evaluates borrower behavior in light of cash flow constraints, volume discounts, and social capital.  Results delineate financial risks involved and value of social capital.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Capital; Financial risk; Simulation; Social; Stochastic; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19169

Farm Labor and Farm Costs, 1951
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rorholm,   Niels; Engene,   Selmer A.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114747

AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SOCIETY AWARDS 1985
Provedor de dados: 31
For two decades, the Australian Agricultural Economics Society has sponsored an annual prize for Master's theses. At the Society's Annual General Meeting on 13 February 1985, the Society resolved to sponsor a biennial prize for Ph.D. theses, with the first award being made for a thesis accepted during the two-year period ending 30 September 1985. Both the Ph.D. and Master's prizes relate to theses in the field of agricultural economics accepted by an Australian or New Zealand University. For each prize, the most meritorious thesis is selected by a panel of three members appointed by the Society.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22903

VULNERABILITY OF THE LAND GRANT COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE: A PUBLIC AFFAIRS PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosenfeld,   Allen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17704

Le tourisme enogastronomique et le système agroalimentaire de la Province de Parme: le réseau des “ Musei del Cibo ” (Musées du Goût)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mozzoni,   I.
Promouvoir le développement économique et social d'un territoire commence par la reconnaissance de la vocation intime du territoire même. La vocation de la Province de Parme est sans doute orientée vers le secteur agroalimentaire. L'impact de l'agro-alimentaire, lié aux produits locaux, sur le domaine socio-économique en question, est essentiel, non seulement pour la valeur de la production industrielle et l'attraction de nouveaux investissements, mais aussi pour la relance du tourisme dans la région. Avec la redécouverte de la culture « locale » par les consommateurs, le rôle des produits typiques est devenu de plus en plus considérable par l'importance accordée à l’association « produit typique – terroir » et « produit typique - processus de production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produits typiques; Tourisme enogastronomique; Musées d’Identités; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95208

Gender and School Achievement in the Caribbean
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kutnick,   Peter; Jules,   Vena.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12859

How can Fishery Comanagement Groups Enhance Economic Performance? Hints from Japanese Coastal Fisheries Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uchida,   Hirotsugu; Wilen,   James E.
Although comanagement is gaining increasing attention as a way to manage fisheries, few studies have attempted to understand quantitatively which factors of comanagement are critical for their success. This study investigates fishery comanagement regimes adopted by coastal fisheries in Japan. Utilizing a wide variety of examples of fishery comanagement nationwide, we search for key rules and measures that underlie traditional, cultural, and social aspects of comanagement. The study focuses on the rules of the game adopted by comanaging groups called fishery management organizations (FMOs). Upon examination of successful fishery comanagement cases, we found two distinctive measures: effort coordination and pooling arrangements. Furthermore, anecdotal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9983

Social Networks in Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Udry,   Christopher R.; Conley,   Timothy G.
In this chapter we examine social networks among farmers in a developing country. We use detailed data on economic activities and social interactions between people living in four study villages in Ghana. It is clear that economic development in this region is being shaped by the networks of information, capital and influence that permeate these communities. This chapter explores the determinants of these important economic networks. We first describe the patterns of information, capital, labor and land transaction connections that are apparent in these villages. We then discuss the interconnections between the various economic networks. We relate the functional economic networks to more fundamental social relationships between people in a reduced form...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Endogenous networks; Informal credit; Social learning; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; O12; D85.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28488

Optimal Control of Nutrient Pollution in a Coastal Ecosystem: Agricultural Abatement versus Investment in Wastewater Treatment Capacity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laukkanen,   Marita; Huhtala,   Anni.
We examine in a dynamic framework how public resources should be allocated to small-scale water protection efforts in agriculture or alternatively to investments in large-scale waste water treatment plants to control point source loads. The building of waste water treatment capacity is characterized by high set-up costs as compared to the operating costs. We determine the optimal timing of investment, the rate of nutrient load reduction from point versus non-point sources, and the optimal switching policies from control of non-point pollution only to control of both non-point and point sources. The results of the analytical model are illustrated with simulation of optimal abatement policies for the Finnish coastal waters in the Gulf of Finland.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-point source pollution; Point-source pollution; Timing of investment; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24451

Where is Canada in Global Farm Talks?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helmer,   Jesse; Wolfe,   Robert.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24151

DISCUSSION: AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, TRADE AGREEMENTS AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16905

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF OZONE FOR INCREASING STORAGE TIME OF PERISHABLE FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rice,   Rip G.; Farquhar,   John W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27865

DISCUSSION: THE ROLE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pagoulatos,   Emilio.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30076

Uncertainty and Specific Investment with Weak Contract Enforcement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vercammen,   James.
The relationship between price uncertainty and specific investment is examined in a dynamic model that integrates the theories of real options and investment holdup.  Because of weak contract enforcement, bilateral firms cannot use a contract to govern their bilateral investment and exchange relationship. These firms instead rely on an implicit self-enforcing agreement, and they reduce the investment distortion by negotiating an ex ante transfer (i.e., the investment expense of one firm is partially paid for by the other firm).  In the absence of uncertainty, the ex ante transfer ensures that investment hold-up is fully eliminated.  Our main result is that uncertainty introduces an inefficiency into the ex ante transfer bargaining game, which in turn...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21044

Modelling Forestry in Dynamic General Equilibrium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lennox,   James A.; Turner,   James A.; Daigneault,   Adam J.; Jhunjhnuwala,   K.
Adequately representing dynamic characteristics of land use change and forestry in computable general equilibrium models is challenging but essential if modellers are to provide credible assessments of policies that directly or indirectly influence these phenomena. In this paper, we show how a dynamic representation of planted or naturally regenerating forests may be integrated within a neoclassical, intertemporal general equilibrium model. We demonstrate the application of such a model to assess the impacts of including forestry within a hypothetical emissions trading scheme in the US, showing the resulting changes in land use and increases in the optimal rotation length.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intertemporal general equilibrium; Optimal forest management; Forest carbon credits; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115409

Canadian Consumers’ Purchasing Behavior of Omega-3 Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chase,   Darren; Emunu,   John Paul; Nilsson,   Tomas K.H.; McCann-Hiltz,   Diane; Peng,   Yanning.
The development of innovative functional food products is a major trend in today’s food industry. The growth of this industry is driven by increased consumer awareness of their own health deficiencies, increased understanding of the possible health benefits of functional foods, development in formulation technologies, a positive regulatory environment, and changing consumer demographics and lifestyles. While there has been a proliferation of omega-3 products such as milk, eggs, yogurt, and margarine in the Canadian food market, very little is known about consumers of these products. We use ACNielsen Homescan™ data combined with survey data to develop profiles of omega-3 consumers in Canada. The focus of the study is on consumers of four products: omega-3...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99781

Cover and Contents Pages
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, Contents Page, Editorial Board, Association Officers, Executive Committee
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59226

Vegetable Production Concentrated on Very Large Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ali,   Mir B.; Lucier,   Gary.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121231

International trade and competitiveness analysis in the European Union: the case of prepared meat sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the competitive performance of the EU countries for the prepared swine meat sector during the period 1990- 2003. This sector has been chosen for the role that traditional products play in most EU countries. To assess competitiveness, the analysis evaluates several trade indices to compare the trends over the last fifteen years: Revealed Comparative Advantage, the Vollrath indices, Net Export Index, and Grübel - Lloyd index. The data source was the Eurostat data base, considering intra - EU export and import data referred to 17 sub- sectors with 8 digit codes. Moreover, cluster analysis has been applied to highlight groups of countries with similar features. Good competitive performance in the prepared swine meat...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; International Trade; EU; Prepared Meat; RCA.; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10058

A META-ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ogundari,   Kolawole.
This study sheds light on how study specific-characteristics impact mean technical efficiency (MTE) in Nigerian agriculture.  Also the paper extracts consensus message about MTE and its drivers in Nigerian agriculture based on studies covering the period 1999-2008. A meta-analysis using truncated regression was employed on a total of sixty four studies which yield eighty six observations for the econometric analysis. The regression results show that MTE in Nigerian agriculture increased significantly over the years. Study specific-characteristics such as sample size, number of inputs used as well as studies with focus on crop and livestock production were found to significantly impact MTE. Further analyses show that studies in the Northcentral, Southwest,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meta-regression; Technical Efficiency; Truncated Regression; Agriculture; Nigeria; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50327

Evaluating the Saskatchewan Short-Term Hog Loan Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lien,   Donald; Hennessy,   David A.
The Saskatchewan short-term hog loan program of 2002 provided a non-market credit line to participating hog producers. The repayment conditions for cash advances committed to by the provincial government depend on later hog prices, and so the program has derivative contract attributes. We model the contracts and use an estimated spot price stochastic process to establish summary statistics for producer benefits from the program.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Derivative contract; Domestic support; International trade agreements; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18571

Birtokkoncentráció, foglalkoztatás, diverzifikáció és multifunkcionalitás
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feher,   Alajos; Czimbalmos,   Robert; Kovacs,   Gyorgyi; Szepesy,   Edit.
A statisztikai adatok szerint a magyar mezőgazdaság munkaerő-felhasználása folyamatosan csökken. Cikkünkben rávilágítunk arra az ellentmondásra, ami a deklarált foglalkoztatási célok és a versenyképességet szolgáló gépberuházási támoga¬tások növekedése, valamint hatásai között feszül. E támogatások hozzájárulhatnak ahhoz, hogy a gazdák birtoknövelési törekvéseit erősítsék, s fokozzák a mezőgazdaság munkaerő-kibocsátását. Nem igazán halad a folyamatot potenciálisan mérséklő tevékenységdiverzifikáció sem. Három LEADER kistérségben 104 gazdálkodóra kiterjedő felmérésünkkel feltártuk a gazdák és gazdacsaládok gazdaságfejlesztési motívumait, a gazdaság diverzifikációjának helyzetét, a multifunkciós mezőgazdálkodással kapcsolatos terveiket, s az ezeket segítő és...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vidékgazdaság; Vidéki foglalkoztatás; Multifunkcionális mezőgazdaság; Rural economy; Rural employment; Multifunctional agriculture; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99119

Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Impacts: The Role of Non-parametric Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Perrin,   Richard K.
Our contribution in this article is to compare two methods of adjusting agricultural productivity estimates for the effects of bad environmental outputs. One method is a direct non-parametric Malmquist index with the environmental variables include.  The other method is to use the shadow prices from the Malmquist analysis to modify a Tornqvist-Theil with shadow shares for the environmental variables.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20565

Trends in Sudanese Cereal Production, Consumption, and Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdelrahman,   Ali H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18365

Acreage Decision under Price &amp; Yield Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Young-Jae; Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Brian,   Hilbun.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103334

Management of private tubewells in a conjunctive use environment: a case study in the Mananwala Distributary Command Area, Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malik,   Saleem M.; Strosser,   Pierre.
This paper analyzes the tubewell data collected by IIMI-Pakistan over a period of 4 years. While the main emphasis remains on the operation of private tubewells, public tubewells and canal water supplies are included in the analyses to give a more comprehensive picture of the conjunctive use environment, a characteristic of most of the irrigated areas of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigated farming; Tube well irrigation; Groundwater; Surface water; Watercourses; Conjunctive use; Water market; Salinity; Farming systems; Farm Management.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113013

Demand Enhancement through Food-Safety Regulation: Benefit-Cost Analysis of Collective Action in the California Pistachio Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich; Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.
Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to producers. Governments often attempt to enhance food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the voluntary efforts by private firms. This paper assesses a form of collective action that falls between typical government mandates and purely private action. The California pistachio industry recently established a U.S. federal marketing order. This order sets quality standards and requires inspection and certification, aiming to reduce the likelihood of dangerous or poor quality pistachios being sold to consumers and to provide some quality assurance to consumers. Simulation results indicate that, across...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Collective Action; Specialty Crops; Government Regulation; Marketing Orders; Pistachios; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; Q13; I18; H4.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25461

The Economics of Obesity-Related Mortality Among High Income Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rickertsen,   Kyrre; Tegene,   Abebayehu; Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Huffman,   Wallace E.
Replaced with revised version of paper 11/29/06.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18211

AN APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO ALFALFA BIO-MASS ENERGY AND MARKETING COOPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fruin,   Jerry E.
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers Cooperative (MNVAP), a farmer-owned cooperative based in west central Minnesota, has contracted to provide 75 megawatts of electric power produced from alfalfa stem biomass.  The cooperative is considering a novel enterprise--the production of both electrical power and alfalfa leaf meal products from alfalfa hay.  Seven hundred thousand tons of alfalfa hay from 200,000 acres grown by more than 1,000 farmers over twelve counties will need to be transported and separated into leaves and stems before power generation can occur.  The alfalfa leaves would be used in various animal feeds ranging from 17% to 30% crude protein.  Electrical power generated from this project will be more environmentally friendly than coal-based...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14476

Competitiveness of Russian Dairy Sector: Inter-Regional Comparison
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mokshina,   Polina.
In competitive market dairy production will shift to the regions with the best conditions. In the Soviet paradigm dairy production was evenly distributed throughout the country, what was caused by extremely low transportation prices and by differentiated by regions procurement prices. Thus, there was no specialized zones of dairy production. The start of economic liberalization in Russia was followed by the process of disintegration of the country's common economic space. Reforms entailed an increase in transportation costs and regional specialization based on comparative advantages of a certain commodity production. Specialized dairy producing zones started to emerge. This paper attempts to determine these zones in Russia in the nearest future. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Russia; Dairy farming; Competitiveness; Comparative advantage; Inter-regional comparison; Livestock Production/Industries; D49; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24638

Approach Choice and Innovative Model Design of Grass-root Agricultural Technology Promotion under the View of New Countryside
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Jian-bo; Dai,   Yu-bin; Lin,   Wei-qiang; Yan,   Hui-chao; Sun,   Xiong-song.
This paper introduces the approach types of agricultural technology promotion we can choose in the process of new countryside construction, and there are mainly 6 types, namely government-domination-oriented approach, market-development-oriented approach, university (scientific research institution) -education-oriented approach, farmers' participation-oriented approach, direct-training-oriented approach and individual-service oriented approach including 20 models. The problems existing in the grass-root agricultural technology promotion in the process of new village construction are analyzed as follows: the awareness of innovation is not strong; scientific research, education, and promotion are disjointed; the construction of specific work system lags...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural technology promotion; Approach; Internal requirement; Innovative model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119720

Analogous Products and Food Quality Products: Two Poles of the Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bošková,   Iveta.
The globalisation of processing industry and the consolidation of the international retail trade, together with the increase of imports after the EU access, supported the competition hot up and saturation of domestic food market.  Both food processors and food retailers are exposed to increasing competition. In order to maintenance on the market they are increasingly pressed to minimize their costs and/or to accomplish higher prices for products with competitive advantage. Besides of that all participants of the agri-food chain are pressed to intensify marketing support of their goods.  Aiming to reduce the costs, some of processors choose the way by the substitution of part of the input material by another, cheaper one. On the other hand, the offer of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competition; Marketing; Quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7880

THE EUROPEAN UNION’S FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: IMPLICATIONS OF AGRICULTURE’S ADAPTATION THROUGH SUSTAINED YIELD GROWTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zahniser,   Steven; Arriola,   Christine; Somwaru,   Agapi.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91406

International marketing developments and the effects on South African agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Merwe,   A.; Otto,   Rolf-Joachim.
The global agricultural marketing environment is changing rapidly. Coupled with the advance in technology, a borderless society is emerging that necessitates a rethinking of traditional agricultural policies. This paper analyses this trend by presenting an overview of issues currently affecting agricultural trade, both globally and in South Africa. The latter has undergone a significant deregulation and liberalisation process of its own. Coupled with global trends towards even further deregulation, especially during the 1999 round of multilateral trade negotiations, agricultural industries and economists will be required to focus their attention in this direction. While the former need to devise strategies that will enhance their international...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54436

Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Content: (1) Diersen, Matthew A., William W. Wilson, and Bruce L. Dahl. "Additionality of Credit Guarantees for Wheat Exports." (pp. 165-184); (2) Kinnucan, Henry W. and Myrland Oystein. "Welfare Effects of Supply Expansion with Trade Restrictions: The Case of Salmon." (pp. 185-204); (3) Lee, Dae-Seob, Yiqian Wang, and P. Lynn Kennedy. "Implication of U.S. Rice Export Promotion Programs: The Case of Selected Latin American Countries." (205-220); (4) Marshal, Maria I. and Thomas L. Marsh. "Endogenous Trade Protection in the Mexican Corn Market." (pp. 221-249); (5) Babula, Ronald A., Robert A. Rogowsky, and Robert F.J. Romain. "Exploitation and Analysis of Long Run Cointegration Properties of a Quarterly System of U.S. Wheat Related Product Markets." (pp....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49167

The Evolution of Quantitative Food Marketing Policy: A Public Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
Quantitative analysis of food marketing policy has played a critical role in the evolution of empirical industrial organization and antitrust enforcement over the past 40 years. This article highlights the contributions of the author and other agricultural economists. The second half of this article explains why an economist might want to do, or perhaps avoid, public policy work. It gives several examples from antitrust cases where economic policy analysis is a front-line contact sport.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Brand-level demand analysis; Expert economic testimony; Libel; Market power; Merger analysis; Price analysis; Reduced-form analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123309

Decoupling EU Farm Support: Does the New Single Payment Scheme Fit within the Green Box?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinbank,   Alan; Tranter,   Richard B.
Recent reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has led to a further decoupling of farm support. The EU believes that the new Single Payment Scheme, which replaces the former system of area and headage payments to farmers, tied to production, will qualify for green-box status in the WTO. We examine this contention, particularly in light of the recent WTO panel report on upland cotton.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; EU; Green box; Single Payment Scheme; WTO; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23867

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover, Officers for 1979, Contents Page, Call for Contributed Papers 1979
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27671

Labor Market Dynamics in Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foley,   Mark C.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, Russia experienced a series of economic shocks, resulting in large decreases in output but limited change in employment. Using information contained in a nationally representative longitudinal survey of Russian citizens, this research analyzes the labor market behavior of individuals from 1992 to 1996 during the transition to a market economy. Under Markovian assumptions, the pattern of transitions between labor market states is identified. Results indicate that the state sector has declined, but that the emerging private sector has played a limited role in alleviating growing unemployment. The probability of losing a job increased 75 percent from 1992 to 1996 while the re-employment...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor market dynamics; Economic transition; Russia; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28534

International Dairy Notes, June 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
Major Foreign Markets for U.S. Dairy Products--Spotlight on Japan
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Japanese Dairy Market; U.S. Dairy Exports; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37737

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for T.V.A. Phosphate-Test Demonstration Cooperators in Northwestern Minnesota (March 1, 1945 to February 28, 1946)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Olson,   Russell O.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107488

REGIONAL GAINS AND LOSSES FOR CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS FROM CHANGES IN FLUID MILK PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blakley,   Leo V.; Riley,   John B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29340

Minnesota Agricultural Economist 692
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levins,   Richard A.
Are Water Quality Regulations Giving Manure a bad Name?
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13186

Contents Page and Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Contents Page, Editorial Letter, Call for Papers
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45119

The Euro and its Impact on ASEAN Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaiwoot,   Chaipan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98714

TOWARD A MORE COMPREHENSIVE THEORY OF FOOD LABELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Padberg,   Daniel I.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115911

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF ISSUES FOR BIOAG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Frank J.; Akridge,   Jay T.
Supply chain management has become an increasingly important topic to agribusiness managers during the past five years.  Drivers of this trend include buyers seeking higher levels of customer service and efforts by firms to control costs, especially inventory. This case introduces the reader to supply chain management.  It would work well either as part of a capstone course, in a special topics course, or in an executive education course.  The case explores some of the issues and dilemmas associated with supply chain management efforts at BioAg, a small Midwestern firm that manufacturers agricultural chemicals that are environmentally sensitive.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34521

Options for Processing Shrimp Landed in South Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henry,   Mark S.; Barkley,   David L.; Vinuya,   Ferdinand D.; Gantt,   Brian P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113805

Is the Turkish Agri-Food Sector Ready for EU Entry?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Berkum,   Siemen.
Joining the EU's single market would subject the Turkish food supply chain to competition from mature industries and highly efficient, well-organised companies in the rest of the Union. To be ready for this competition, the Turkish agri-food chain has to tackle a number of serious bottlenecks, requiring modernisation and restructuring of the farm and food sector, and a more efficient marketing system, which provides for quality improvement incentives and price transparency. The rise of modern retail chains in the country and the inflow of FDI are two important factors that help preparing the Turkish food supply chain for the competitive pressures implied by the EU single market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: EU integration; Agri-food chain; Market structure and performance; Turkey; International Relations/Trade; F15; P27; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24626

PROS AND CONS OF TEMPORARY INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freebairn,   John W.
The objectives and relative effectiveness of different methods of providing temporary assistance to a particular industry experiencing a significant reduction in returns and liquidity are evaluated. It is doubtful that assistance can be justified for resource efficiency reasons. This is argued to be so when the cause of the downturn in industry returns is due to temporary factors, such as drought, and when it is due to long-term trend factors, such as economic growth. While an industry slump can cause welfare problems, most households are able to use contingency strategies, e.g. savings, or resort to existing welfare programs, e.g. unemployment benefits. Direct income grants are preferable to output and input subsidies as means of providing welfare...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22726

TWO-STAGE UTILITY MAXIMIZATION AND IMPORT DEMAND SYSTEMS REVISITED: LIMITATIONS AND AN ALTERNATIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   George C.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.
Two-stage utility maximization theory has been widely used in the literature to estimate import demand for agricultural commodities that are often inputs. This article examines the overlooked conceptual and empirical limitations of applying two-stage utility maximization theory to model the demand for imported commodities that are inputs. A discussion is presented about how the underutilized theory of two-stage profit maximization overcomes these limitations. Also discussed are the conditions under which errors illustration of the two-stage profit maximization procedure is provided.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30757

Social Equity and the Genetically Engineered Crops Controversy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glenna,   Leland L.; Jussaume,   Raymond A., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Y80.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94771

Interests and goals in the agricultural higher education system of Hungary – a methodological approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hajdu,   Istvanne; Lakner,   Zoltan.
In recent decades the Hungarian intelligentsia, both political and governmental, emphasised the importance of higher education in socio-economic modernisation. At the same time, after nearly twenty years of system-transition we have to see that the ambitious goals of reforms in many cases have been turned into their opposite. This paper analyses the key actors and their strategies in the higher education system, highlighting the most important obstacles to development based on a multi-actor strategy model, based on institutional economy and principle-agent theory. The results show considerable divergence in force and interest-structure of different actors. As a consequence of relationship of forces it has been shown that, without steadfast governmental...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Institutional economics; MACTOR; Policy analysis; Social bargaining; Stakeholder analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52200

Development and Prospects of the Greek Cooperative Credit System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karafolas,   Simeon.
The credit cooperative system was established in Greece in 1993, following the creation of the appropriate legislative framework. The Greek system distinguishes two types of institutions: the cooperative bank that functions as a bank and the credit cooperative that cannot provide banking services. The Greek cooperative system is characterized by the autonomous and nonhomogenous development of the cooperative banks and credit cooperatives. Moreover, in 2001 the cooperative banks created a central nation-wide bank that has since helped the further development of the credit cooperative system. However and despite the large number of geographic departments involved in the credit cooperative system, the expansion of cooperative banks in the Greek bank market is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative bank; Credit union; Credit cooperative; Cooperative credit system; Greece; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59700

OBITUARY: DONALD BIRTALL WILLIAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jarrett,   Frank G.; Lloyd,   Alan G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22387

ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF FARM SIZE: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Yee,   Jet.
Because of policy interest in the size distribution of farms, there is an interest in understanding the causes of changing farm sizes. This paper addresses an overlooked issue in the literature on the determinants of farm size, namely, the empirical specification of farm size. We examine 5 different size measures: acres operated, land and building value, cash receipts, cash receipts plus government payments, and a constructed measure of the rental value of farms. We graphically show the difference in trends in farm size using the various measures for the U.S. and selected states. We then discuss how the results of an analysis of the determinants of farm size depend on the farm size measure employed. The data set is a panel data set of 48 states from 1960...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34610

XLAYER: AN EXPERT SYSTEM PROVIDING MANAGEMENT ADVICE TO COMMERCIAL LAYER MANAGERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmisseur,   Ed; Pankratz,   John.
XLAYER, an expert/knowledge-based microcomputer program, was designed and developed to diagnose layer management problems and recommended expert remedial management advice. The program also provokes management action by calculating the economic loss attributed to major management problems. It analyzes data generated by a commercially marketed layer performance financial microcomputer program and has demonstrated the ability to emulate poultry management experts in the diagnoses of 80 individual layer management problems. The program provides scarce expert poultry management advice to poultry layer managers regardless of size and scale of operation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30100

The Potential Effects on United States Agriculture of an Avian Influenza Outbreak
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Scott; Madison,   Daniel; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Clark,   F. Dustan.
The U.S. poultry industry has spent considerable resources to date preparing for an outbreak of avian influenza in this country. This research quantifies the potential effects of two alternative avian influenza scenarios on the poultry industry. In addition, this research looks at effects on other agriculture sectors including the loss of feed demand from an outbreak and the impacts on aggregate measures like farm income and consumer food expenditures. The economic sector model maintained by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) is employed for these scenarios.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Disease outbreak; Econometric model; Poultry production; Poultry trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6516

EBAY ECONOMICS: FACTORS THAT DETERMINE ONLINE AUCTION PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schamel,   Guenter.
We analyze online auction prices for top range Bordeaux wine sold on the German eBay site, evaluating the impact of eBay specifics such as auction length, timing of the auction end (day of week, time of day), number of bids, buyer interest (page count), seller reputation, initial prices, picture effects, or private auctions (bidder identity remains undisclosed). Moreover, we evaluate the impact of Parker's rating and whether this quality information is revealed. Other variables of interest are wine age, brands, regional origin, and the 1855 classification. We estimate a main model and two subsets (with page counter, initial bid equal 1€). Our hedonic estimation of the full sample reveals that relative to Sundays, wine auctions ending on Fridays resulted in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20407

Applications of Biotechnology: Genuine Benefits or Empty Promises?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dennis,   Elizabeth S.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123927

Attitudes Towards and Satisfaction with Cooperatives in Alberta: A Survey Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dakurah,   Henry A.; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Osuteye,   Nicholas.
The purpose of the study is to assess the attitude towards, and satisfaction of residents of Alberta to their cooperatives. A mailed questionnaire to 1500 Alberta residents, with a 16% response rate is analyzed using Likert scales and the theory of planned behavior. The majority of the respondents are males, aged 45 or older, and earn incomes of $49,000 or less. They are reasonably educated with a high school, college or university degrees.  Results of the analysis also show a population that has a general positive attitude towards and is satisfied with their cooperatives as is reflected in assessing the performance of their cooperatives as good. Further analysis using the theory of planned behaviour show that respondents' attitude towards their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19559

Public and Private Institutional Responses to Advocacy Attacks:  The Case of the Global Cocoa Industry and Child Labour Abuse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clark,   Alexandra; Gow,   Hamish R.
Over the past decade the global agri-food industry has come under increasing attack by advocacy groups related to their production and marketing processes (Bowmar and Gow, 2009).  Advocacy groups have used these attacks to exploit the growing intergenerational disconnect between consumers and farming to campaign for narrowly defined political ideals while challenging traditional agricultural practices (Olin, 1999). This disconnect has provided advocacy groups the opportunity to use boycotts and other media attacks to severely adverse impact not only branded manufacturers and retailers, but their farmer suppliers. The agri-food industry’s challenge is to understand how to develop appropriate individual and collective responses to these attacks that minimize...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certification; Advocacy; Cocoa; Chocolate; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104726

Reflections on Cooperation and Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breimyer,   Harold F.
Cooperation is looked upon favorably because it connotes collective economic organization without duress or exploitation. This conceptualization may underlie most thinking about the place of cooperative organization in today’s society and the modern economy. Cooperation organizes economic activity on terms of equality at any stratum in the vertical sequence of producing and marketing farm products. Cooperatives’ government must no only be viable and functional but must incorporate democratic values. Boards of directors must be attuned to their members and effectively in control. The only valid defense of cooperatives is that they give reality to all that is good in cooperation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46272

Effects of Price and Quality Differences in Source Differentiated Beef on Market Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Young-Jae; Kennedy,   P. Lynn.
In order to estimate demand elasticities of source differentiated beef in South Korea, this study used the quantity of an endogenous demand system derived through maximizing the economic welfare of market participants including local beef consumers and local and foreign beef suppliers. The demand system is then weighted with respect to quality adjustment parameters to identify the effects of quality differences in source differentiated beef on market demand. As implied by the high relative price of locally produced ‘‘Hanwoo’’ beef, substitutability between local and imported beef is shown to be very weak and the own price elasticity of South Korean beef is shown to be inelastic. Related to quality differences between source differentiated beef, South...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Quality complement; Quality difference; Quality substitute; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; F10; F11; F13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48752

The 2006/07 Iowa Grain and Biofuel Flow Study: A Survey Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Tun-Hsiang (Edward); Hart,   Chad E.
This report is divided into two sections. The first part reports the statewide results for each of five surveyed groups: Iowa grain marketers, Iowa grain handlers, Iowa corn processors, Iowa soybean processors, and Iowa biodiesel producers. The state-level results provide a general idea of the grain and biofuel flows that occurred and the transportation that was utilized in the biofuel-boom era. In order to gain further insights into the regional level data, we present the survey results of grain marketers and handlers in each crop reporting district (CRD) in the second part of the report.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44298

Evaluation of Urban Land Intensive Use Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process - A Case of Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luo,   Xin-mao; He,   Hong-wei; Ke,   Xin-li.
Taking Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province, China as an example, evaluation index system of urban land intensive use is established from four aspects of land economic benefit, land utilization degree, investment intensity, and sustainable utilization. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to determine the weight of evaluation index in research region. Taking the index numerical value of Hubei Province as the standard value, index value of the research region is evaluated. Combining with the index weight obtained by AHP, urban land intensive use is evaluated by the weighted average. Result shows that land intensive use level of Zhongxiang City is much lower than the average level of Hubei Province. Therefore, urban land of Zhongxiang City is of is great...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Urban land; Intensive use; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Zhongxiang City; China; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58482

Geographic Differences in the Relative Price of Healthy Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Todd,   Jessica E.; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Penberthy,   Corttney.
Although healthy foods can be affordable, if less healthy foods are cheaper, individuals may have an economic incentive to consume a less healthful diet. Using the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database, we explore whether a select set of healthy foods (whole grains, dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, whole fruit, skim and 1% milk, fruit juice, and bottled water) are more expensive than less healthy alternatives. We find that not all healthy foods are more expensive than less healthy alternatives; skim and 1% milk are less expensive than whole and 2% milk and bottled water is generally less expensive than carbonated nonalcoholic drinks. We also find considerable geographic variation in the relative price of healthy foods. This price variation may...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (QFAHPD); Healthy food; Price; Geographic variation; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117976

THE BUTCHER THE BAKER THE PHARMACEUTICAL MAKER: WHY THE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH INDUSTRY MAY DIFFER FROM THE GENERAL BIOTECH INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dierker,   Daniel A.; Phillips,   Peter W.B.
This paper explores the apparent anomaly in the patenting strategies found in the agricultural biotechnology industry, when it is compared to the literature's view of the patenting strategies in the general biotechnology industry and in the pharmaceutical industry in particular. By extending an extensive game model of the agriculture biotechnology industry, we show that, like the rest of the biotechnology industry, the integration of the agriculture biotechnology industry into several large private research firms with accompanying government laboratories can be transactions-costs limiting and thus efficient, given the existing institutional structure.  A review of the literature respecting the general biotechnology industry reveals an apparent anomaly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19728

IMPACTS OF POLICY REFORM ON SUSTAINABILITY OF HILL FARMING IN UK BY MEANS OF BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acs,   Szvetlana; Hanley,   Nick; Dallimer,   Martin; Robertson,   Philip; Gaston,   Kevin J.; Armsworth,   Paul R.
Hill farming in UK is experiencing very difficult economic circumstances and many farmers rely on subsidies provided by the government for a large fraction of their income. The Peak District National Park is used as a case study to examine how farmers might respond to current policy changes � in particular, the move from area- and headage-based payments to the Single Farm Payment, and how optimal business plans should respond to these changes. The objective of this paper is thus to develop production models that predict how farmers will respond to changing policy framework conditions. For this purpose socio-economic surveys were carried out on 44 sample farms, in order to investigate how the land is managed on hill farms including ongoing policies and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Single Farm Payment; Hill farming; Linear programming model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6645

A SEQUENTIAL LINK APPROACH TO EVALUATING TRANSPORTATION FACILITY ADJUSTMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Marc A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29958

CO-OPERATIVES IN THE REPUBlIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abduganiyev,   Abdukakhkhor A.
The development of farmers' producer co-operatives, in the privet sector, can make a significant contribution to the improvements that are urgently required in agricultural production of Uzbekistan. Farmers' co-operatives can provide input-supply, marketing and processing operations in the private sector. In this report, relevant areas within the agricultural sector were reviewed, constraints identified and recommendations made for the future development of farmers' co-operatives in Uzbekistan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24009

DEMAND FOR NUTRIENTS: THE HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Rebecca H.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Moss,   Charles B.; Brown,   Mark G.
The household production approach is used to characterize the household's preference toward nutrients in food consumption.  Elasticities of substitution and Hicksian price elasticities are estimated, price- and expenditure-nutrient elasticities are calculated.  Results show that protein is the most expensive nutrient, and that nutrients played an important role in determining households' food consumption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20884

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: List of Available Publications, Conference Tour Acknowledgements
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27282

ON THE EMPIRICAL FINDING OF A HIGHER RISK OF POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS: IS RURAL RESIDENCE ENDOGENOUS TO POVERTY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fisher,   Monica G.
Research shows households are more likely to be poor in rural versus urban America. Does this phenomenon partly reflect that people who choose rural residence have unmeasured attributes related to human impoverishment? To address this, two models are estimated using Panel Study of Income Dynamics data. A single equation Probit model of household poverty replicates the well-documented finding of higher poverty risk in rural places. However, a two-stage instrumental variables approach accounting for residential choice finds no measured effect of rural location on poverty. Results suggest failure to correct for endogenous rural residence leads to over-estimation of the "rural effect".
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Endogeneity; Households; Instrumental variables; Poverty; Rural; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18917

Those with blue hair please step forward: An economic theory of group formation and application to Cajas Rurales in Honduras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elias,   Carlos G.; Alwang,   Jeffrey Roger.
This paper presents an economic model of group formation with an application to data collected from an agricultural credit program in western Honduras.  We formulate a simple theory of group formation using the concept of centers of gravity to explain why individuals join a group.  According to our theory, prospective members join based on the potential benefits and costs of group membership, and based on their perception of social distance between themselves and other group members.  Social distance is unobservable by outsiders but known by the individual: if you are in then you know who has blue hair.  Thus, we argue that social distance helps explain preferences for group formation.  To test our theory we analyze data collected from members and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6527

Overview of Rural Income Taxation: Issues, Implications and Importance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wood,   Richard.
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss aspects of taxation policy as it is applied to rural sector issues. The paper begins by reviewing the relevance of rural income volatility, and general trends in protection policy, for taxation policy design. Comments are included on the general appropriateness of concessional tax treatment and a description is provided of key taxation policy principles - equity, efficiency, certainty and administrability. The paper then illustrates how these taxation policy principles are taken into account during the policy advising process. Four case studies are used for this purpose: drought, water reform, horticulture and landcare.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12537

AJAE Appendix: A System Comparison Approach to Distinguish Two Non-Separable and Non-Nested Agricultural Household Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sonoda,   Tadashi.
The material contained herein is supplementary to the article named in the title and published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7090

A STANDARD COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurlow,   James; van Seventer,   Dirk Ernst.
The paper reports on the construction and testing of a Standard International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) computable general equilibrium model for South Africa. A 1998 social accounting matrix (SAM) for South Africa is compiled using national accounts information and recently released supply-use tables. By updating to a recent year, and by distinguishing between producers and commodities, this SAM is an improvement on the existing SAM databases for South Africa. Furthermore, this SAM is made consistent with the requirements of IFPRI's standard comparative static computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. This model is then used to simulate the economy- wide impact of a range of hypothetical policy levers, including: increased government...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16279

RURAL SHADOW WAGES, LABOUR SUPPLY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION UNDER IMPERFECT MARKETS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM VIET NAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Linde-Rahr,   Martin.
Due to market imperfections and sexual division of labour, this paper takes interest in gender specific values of agricultural labour products (or shadow wages) and the problem of aggregating agricultural production activities. The paper analyses two farming systems instead of using an aggregated agricultural harvest under the presumption that households are restricted in choosing crop patterns and consequently limited in their allocation of labour. The farming systems differ in the level of diversification over crops where a limited number of households are able to engage in the more diversified system (two crops: rice and sugar cane) while other households are restricted to cultivate only one of the two (rice). These circumstances are likely to be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20487

On the political economy of income redistribution and crime
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Imrohoroglu,   Ayse; Merlo,   Antonio; Rupert,   Peter.
In this paper we consider a general equilibrium model where heterogeneous agents specialize either in legitimate market activities or in criminal activities and majority rule determines the share of income redistributed and the expenditures devoted to the apprehension of criminals.  We calibrate our model to the U.S. economy in 1990, and we conduct simulation exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of expenditures on police protection and income redistribution at reducing crime.  We find that while expenditures on police protection reduce crime, it is possible for the crime rate to increase with redistribution.  We also show that economies that adopt relatively more generous redistribution policies may have either higher or lower crime rates than economies...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7497

MIT OPTIMIERUNGSANSÄTZEN BESSERE ENTSCHEIDUNGEN TREFFEN? – EINE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE IN EINEM PLANSPIEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schoenau,   Franziska; Musshoff,   Oliver.
In diesem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit Optimierungsansätze wie lineare Programmierungsmodelle geeignet sind, bessere Entscheidungen als reale Entscheider zu treffen. Auch beleuchtet werden Unterschiede im Entscheidungsverhalten und in den Produktionsstrategien. Dazu lassen wir ein gemischt-ganzzahliges lineares Programmierungsmodell (LP) und ein mehrperiodisches gemischt-ganzzahliges Programmierungsmodell (MLP) in einem Unternehmensplanspiel mit studentischen Teilnehmern konkurrieren. Es zeigt sich, dass die getesteten Optimierungsansätze tatsächlich erfolgreicher sind als die realen Entscheider im Durchschnitt. Allerdings übertreffen einzelne reale Entscheider die unter Anwendung von Optimierungsmodellen bestimmten Spielstrategien. Die...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Optimierungsmodelle; Planspiel; Verhaltensannahmen; Entscheidungsfindung; Optimization models; Business management game; Behavioural assumptions; Decision behaviour; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114520

Is There a Role for Producer and Consumer Subsidy Equivalents in Trade Negotiations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schwartz,   Nancy E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50675

Auswirkungen von Health Check und EU-Konjunkturprogramm auf die ländlichen Entwicklungsprogramme der deutschen Bundesländer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tietz,   Andreas.
Zusammenfassung: Als Folge des Health Check der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik sowie des europäischen Konjunkturprogramms wurden die Mittel des Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums (ELER) aufgestockt, um damit geeignete Maßnahmen zur Reaktion auf die „neuen Herausforderungen“ (Klimawandel, erneuerbare Energien, Wassermanagement, Biodiversität, Umstrukturierung des Milchsektors) zu ergreifen. Dieser Bericht analysiert die Änderungen, die die deutschen Bundesländer daraufhin im Jahr 2009 in ihren ländlichen Entwicklungsprogrammen vorgenommen haben. Die Analyse zeigt den großen Unterschied, der zwischen der formalen Anrechnung dieser zusätzlichen Mittel auf Maßnahmen gemäß den Prioritäten des Health Check und der tatsächlichen...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Ländliche Entwicklung; ELER; Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik; Health Check; Rural development; EAFRD; Common Agricultural Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102729

Estimation of a Censored AIDS Model: A Simulated Amemiya-Tobin Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Diansheng; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Kuhn-Tucker approach and its dual have been proposed to the demand system estimation when there are non-negativity bindings. However, empirical researchers have been struggling two decades in applying this method into practice due to: (1) the difficulty in derivation of a coherent econometric model, and (2) the cumbersome evaluation of high order probability integrals needed in parameter estimation. In this paper, we avoid the above two issues by using the Amemiya-Tobin demand system approach and the simulation procedure to evaluate the probability integrals. An AIDS model is estimated and the elasticities are obtained that are impossible to achieve when using Kuhn-Tucker approach. The model is applied to an analysis of Canadian household food demand.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Amemiya-Tobin; Censored demand system; AIDS model; Probability simulation; Canadian household food demand; Demand and Price Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C34; D12.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122113

ENTROPY MEASURES OF SPATIAL CONCENTRATION IN POULTRY PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29799

RENTABILIDADE DO PLANTIO DIRETO DE GRÃOS EM UNIDADES FAMILIARES NO NORTE DO PARANÁ, BRASIL.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuentes-Llanillo,   Rafael; Soares Junior,   Dimas; Carneiro,   Sergio Luis; Carvalho,   Adenir De; Marcolini,   Ciro.
O presente artigo avaliou a rentabilidade do conjunto de lavouras de grãos sob plantio direto, utilizando a análise multicaso de treze estabelecimentos agropecuários familiares de grãos no Norte do Paraná, Brasil, através da avaliação das margens brutas por hectare-ano ao longo de seis safras anuais entre 1998/99 e 2003/04. Averiguou-se ainda a existência ou não de uma relação entre a rentabilidade e os diferentes tipos de plantio direto com respeito ao nível de revolvimento do solo, à realização de rotação de culturas e ao acesso a maquinários apropriados.---------------------------------------------This article evaluated the profitability of the mix of grain crops under no-tillage, in a multiple case analysis of thirteen family enterprises of grains in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Margem bruta; Plantio direto; Agricultura de conservação; Agricultura familiar; Gross margin; No tillage; Conservation agriculture; Household farming; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108838

Cournot Competition on a Network of Markets and Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ilkilic,   Rahmi.
Suppose markets and firms are connected in a bi-partite network, where firms can only supply to the markets they are connected to. Firms compete a la Cournot and decide how much to supply to each market they have a link with. We assume that markets have linear demand functions and firms have convex quadratic cost functions. We show there exists a unique equilibrium in any given network of firms and markets. We provide a formula which expresses the quantities at an equilibrium as a function of a network centrality measure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cournot Markets; Networks; Nash Equilibrium; Centrality Measures; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; C62; C72; D85; L11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50679

Economics of Establishing a Beef Cattle Feedlot Using By-Products of Ethanol Production in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stearns,   Larry D.; Sell,   Randall S.; Watt,   David L.; Anderson,   Vernon L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23175

The Pig Farm Manager for Modelling Pig Production Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Enting,   J.; Zonderland,   J.J.
Before setting up or changing a pig farm operation, the consequences of the farm set up must be explored and changes planned. To calculate technical and economic consequences a farm manager model for pig production systems, the Pig Farm Manager, has been developed. The Pig Farm Manager estimates the effects of various farm designs as well as farm management on production, environmental and economical parameters. The Pig Farm Manager includes simulations for sow farms and finisher pig farms. In the model the user enters farm data on e.g. farm size, housing system or farm management (e.g. feeding strategy), which the model uses to calculate output-parameters. The Pig Farm Manager estimates cost price, profits, gross margins, costs and income per farm, per...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24302

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1973 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Otis,   Janet B.; Miller,   Barbara B.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13088

THE CONTROVERSY REGARDING DEVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parish,   Ross M.
Australia's balance of payments problems have, understandably enough, received a good deal of attention in the pages of the Economic Record in recent years. Some articles have proposed diagnoses of, and/or remedies for our "shortage" of foreign exchange. (1) Numerous references to the problem are also to be found in the series of articles dealing with the state of the national economy. (2) Furthermore, Australia's foreign trade difficulties have undoubtedly helped to inspire a number of articles dealing with general theoretical aspects of the problem of achieving external balance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22420

IMPACTS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR UNDER RISK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Steven D.; Robison,   Lindon J.
Implicit in most applications of the expected utility (EU) model is the assumption that only the decision maker's own income matters.  Moreover, studies that estimate risk preferences typically measure how individuals respond to changes in the level and likelihood of having their own income altered (Young).  The focus on own income in the EU model is consistent with the assumption most often applied in the neoclassical economic paradigm; namely, that the identity of participants in an economic exchange does not affect the outcome (Telser and Higinbotham).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11533

The Institutional Learning and Change Initiative: An Introduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: ILAC.
At a time of rapid environmental, social and technological change, the Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative promotes critical reflection and improved ways of working within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The goal is to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable poverty reduction. The ILAC Initiative draws on the expanding body of knowledge encompassing complex adaptive systems, innovation processes, organizational learning and program evaluation, and promotes the examination of research paradigms, institutional norms, management practices and professional behaviours. The Initiative aims to improve agricultural research and development efforts in four key areas: a) developing the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Learning; Impact; Evaluation; CGIAR; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52511

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pandya-Lorch,   Rajul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16335

Consumer Risk Reactions to Food Product-Harm Crises Over Time: Evidence From Cross-Cultural Field Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalogeras,   Nikos; Pennings,   Joost M.E.; van Ittersum,   Koert.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103769

AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF CONVERGENT VALIDITY OF BENEFIT TRANSFER IN CONTINGENT CHOICE: INTRODUCTORY APPLICATIONS WITH NEW CRITERIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Yong; Swallow,   Stephen K.; McGonagle,   Michael P.
Benefit transfer has been an important, practical policy tool appealing to government agencies, especially when time or budget is constrained. However, the existing literature fails to support convergent validity of benefit transfer using the stated-preference method. This empirical study examines the convergent validity of benefit transfer using the choice modeling method, a potentially promising technique compatible with the heterogeneity of the transfer contexts. Based on a survey designed for Rhode Island (RI) and modified only slightly for Massachusetts (MA), regarding coastal land management, four convergent validity tests were conducted on the benefit transfer from RI to MA. Although results fail to support convergent validity in all aspects, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benefit transfer; Contingent choice method; Choice experiment; Convergent validity; Land management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20040

A HEDONIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR NEW YORK MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Boisvert,   Richard N.
A hedonic cost function is used to isolate the operation and maintenance costs for water treatments.  For small systems, costs are substantial for some technologies, but not for others.  When regional differences in input costs are accounted for, small systems located in rural areas may have a cost advantage over similar systems closer to urban centers; however, costs of water treatment to meet Safe Drinking Water Act amendments may still be substantial.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31560

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Annual Meeting Field Trip Acknowledgements
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26826

THE ASSURANCE PROBLEM AND CONJECTURAL VARIATION IN PUBLIC GOODS PROVISION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13548

Greenhouse Tomatoes Change the Dynamics of the North American Fresh Tomato Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Roberta L.; Calvin,   Linda.
The rapid growth of the North American greenhouse tomato industry has changed the longstanding dynamics of the fresh tomato industry. During the 1990s, Canada emerged as the largest North American producer of greenhouse tomatoes, a prominence it never attained in the fresh field tomato industry. The United States and Mexico have also become important greenhouse tomato producers, consistent with their long dominance in North American fresh field tomato production. Greenhouse tomatoes have changed the look of U.S. retail tomato sales, where they now account for 37 percent of the quantity sold of fresh tomatoes. While the primary U.S. fresh field tomato product, the mature green tomato, long dominated retail sales, its share has decreased significantly due to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Greenhouse tomatoes; Field tomatoes; Mature green tomatoes; United States; Canada; Mexico; Market integration; Product differentiation; Seasonality in production; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7244

A partial analysis of the fruit and vegetable sector in Austria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hambrusch,   Josef; Quendler,   Erika.
With respect to the new Common Market Organisation (CMO) for fruit and vegetables, the present paper focuses on societal developments that influence the demand for fruits and vegetables, provides some basic information on fruit and vegetable production in Austria and, finally, describes the roles of Producer Organisations (PO) and retailers in Austria. The study is based on a literature review as well as on interviews with representatives of the POs. The results reveal that six Austrian POs face an increasing concentration process in the Austrian retail industry, which is important since roughly 90% of all fruits and vegetables are distributed in retail and discount outlets. Furthermore, during the last ten years the overall consumption of fruits and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fresh fruit and vegetable market; Austria; Common Market Organisation; Producer Organisations; Demand and Price Analysis; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51055

Wirtschaftlichkeit von Bioethanol – Produktion und Produktionskosten im nationalen und internationalen Vergleich
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henniges,   Oliver.
In this article the profitability of the bioethanol production in Germany is analysed under consideration of the international competition. Therefore, the production costs of bioethanol from wheat and beet in Germany as well as from sugar cane and corn in other representative countries are compared. Based on this, the competitiveness of imported as well as domestic bioethanol against gasoline on the German market are analyzed and the maximum payable feedstock price for sugar beet is calculated. The calculations lead to the result, that, despite the implemented mandatory blending, further cost reductions for the production of bioethanol in Germany are required in order to achieve competitiveness against imports, whereas the utilization of bioethanol is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bioethanol; Competitiveness; Sugar beet; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96749

Índice de desempenho competitivo das empresas de móveis da região metropolitana de Belém
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gama,   Zilda Joaquina Cohen; Santana,   Antonio Cordeiro de; Mendes,   Fernando Antonio Teixeira; Khan,   Ahmad Saeed.
The furniture industry of the Metropolitan Region of Belém provides many jobs opportunities and help to reduce the environmental impacts of sawmill, given that the shavings and wood residues of these firms are used as raw material. Factorial analysis was used to estimate the index of competitive performance (ICP) and to determine the competitive position of the firms in the furniture industry. The results showed that most of the furniture firms were located in an intermediate competitive level, which is due to the limiting factors such as lack of workforce, low technological level, difficult access to credit and low level of horizontal and vertical integration in the supply chain. The final results showed that only one, among the furniture firms, achieved...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Index of competitive performance (ICP); Factorial analysis; Furniture firms; Technology; State of Pará; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55175

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING OF FOREST RESOURCES: TWO ITALIAN CASE STUDIES; Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, June 17-18, 1996, Padova, Italy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franceschetti,   Giorgio; Pettenella,   Davide.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14366

Land use planning challenges and tools—tradeable development rights: design considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karanja,   Francis; Rama,   Ismo.
Tradeable development rights (TDRs) are market based instruments that allow a right to develop a parcel of land to move from one parcel to another. We examine TDRs as a potential instrument for achieving the economic objective of allocating development to its highest value use in Victoria. TDRs are examined as a tool within Victoria’s existing planning system for rural land, which has a number of objectives. Design considerations for applying TDRs in Victoria include the need to consider modifying development entitlements from a right to apply (RTA) to a right to develop (RTD). It will also be important to address potential infrastructure externalities. Additional challenges include developing a suitable metric, addressing potential development hotspots...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100701

Annual Report of the Farm Management Service for Veterans Taking On-the-farm Training in Southeastern Minnesota 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.; Adams,   R.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47785

CHALLENGES TO THE 2020 VISION FOR LATIN AMERICA: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SINCE 1970
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garrett,   James L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16209

Outlook for U.S. Retail Food Prices and Inflation in 2009 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50586

Kostprijsontwikkeling kuikenblees 2004-2010: Basisjaar 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Horne,   Peter L.M.; Bondt,   Nico.
This report relates to a comparative study of the production cost in 2004 of broilermeat in a number of EU countries and Brazil and the USA. This was supplemented with a review of the prospects towards 2010. For every country an insight was obtained into the developments in animal welfare, environmental measures, and food safety. It was concluded that in all EU countries the production cost will increase and as a result the difference with non EU countries will further increase. These costs relate, depending on the specific country, mainly to the environment, animal welfare, or food safety.  In dit rapport worden de kostprijzen van kuikenvlees in 2004 in verschillende EU-landen vergeleken met Brazilië en de Verenigde Staten. Voor alle genoemde landen is...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29124

Reinforcing the EU Dialogue with Developing Countries on Climate Change Mitigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vohringer,   Frank; Haurie,   Alain; Guan,   Dabo; Labriet,   Maryse; Loulou,   Richard; Bosetti,   Valentina; Shukla,   Pryadarshi R.; Thalmann,   Philippe.
The FP6 TOCSIN project has evaluated climate change mitigation options in China and India and the conditions for strategic cooperation on research, development and demonstration (RD&amp;D) and technology transfer with the European Union. In particular, the project investigated the strategic dimensions of RD&amp;D cooperation and the challenge of creating incentives to encourage the participation of developing countries in post-2012 GHG emissions reduction strategies and technological cooperation. This paper summarizes the main policy-relevant results of the project, including the requests for: (I) almost immediate decisions on ambitious mitigation; (II) a strong increase in Annex I support regarding R&amp;D spending and technology transfer; (III) a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate Policy; Technology Transfers; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q54; Q55.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60746

A taxonomy survey of decision support systems in agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manos,   Basil D.; Ciani,   Adriano; Bournaris,   Thomas; Vassiliadou,   I.; Papathanasiou,   J.
This paper presents the results of a research concerning the type, category and fields of applications of Decision Support Systems (DSS) and their contribution to decision-making in agriculture, mainly in the fields of planning and management of farms, farm regions and agricultural resources. More specifically, the paper includes a taxonomy survey that has been based on an analysis of all published works on applications of DSS from 1987 to 2001, as well as a categorized presentation of these applications. The relevant classification of DSS is made by treating subject (theoretical DSS or applicative), the source of publication (proceedings, scientific journal or dissertation), the type of DSS (Decision Support System, Expert System or Knowledge Based DSS),...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26406

The Irrational Investor’s Risk Profile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mooreland,   Jay, II.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Irrational investors; Behavioral finance; Risk profile questionnaire; Modern portfolio theory; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107787

A Review of Environmental Valuation in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sinden,   Jack A.
Australian attempts to value the environment began at least 40 years ago. Since then, environmental protection and natural resource management have become major national issues. But have the methods of valuation kept pace with the importance of the issues that they are meant to resolve? Can environmental and resource values actually be measured? This paper chronicles, reviews, and assesses the valuations of 40 years and more than 100 Australian authors.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12320

REFRIGERATED TRUCKING IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beilock,   Richard P.; Delciello,   James.
Trends in refrigerated trucking since the 1980s were examined.   Owner-operators have maintained their importance, but are more likely to operate under leases.  Equipment replacement and utilization rates are good.  Finally, drivers express high levels of satisfaction with driving and compensation and the large majority intend to remain in the profession.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Refrigerated trucking; Driver supply; Brokers; Transactions costs; Public Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35019

Labor Supply, Schooling and the Returns to Healthcare in Tanzania
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adhvaryu,   Achyuta; Nyshadham,   Anant.
We estimate the effects of higher quality healthcare usage on health, labor supply and schooling outcomes for sick individuals in Tanzania. Using exogenous variation in the cost of formal sector healthcare to predict treatment choice, we show that using better quality care improves health outcomes and changes the allocation of time amongst productive activities. In particular, sick adults who receive better quality care reallocate time from non-farm to farm labor, leaving total labor hours unchanged. Among sick children, school attendance significantly increases as a result of receiving higher quality healthcare, but labor allocations are unaffected. We interpret these results as evidence that healthcare has heterogeneous effects on marginal productivity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor supply; Health shocks; Schooling; Tanzania; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; I10; J22; J43; O12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107260

Risk Assessment in Economic Feasibility Analysis: The Case of Ethanol Production in Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.; Gill,   Robert Chope, II.
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the benefits of quantifying the economic viability of a proposed agribusiness under risk relative to a feasibility study which ignores risk. To achieve this objective, the economic viability of a 50 MMGPY ethanol facility in Texas is analyzed over a 10-year period in two ways: with no risk and with historical risk for prices and costs.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42095

IMPACTS OF LIBERALIZING THE JAPANESE PORK MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wahl,   Thomas I.; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Johnson,   Stanley R.
The Japanese pork market is protected by a complex set of restrictions, including a variable levy and an import tariff. The combination of these policies distorts the quantity, price, and form of Japanese pork imports. An important issue relevant to the liberalization of the Japanese pork market is the accurate measurement of the price wedge between Japanese and world pork prices. The analysis indicates that the tariff equivalent of the price wedge over the 1986-88 period was 44%. If the tariff equivalent of the price wedge is reduced over a ten-year period, Japanese pork imports are projected to increase by over 39% initially and by over 215% compared to baseline projections by the year 2000. Producer welfare can be maintained by a deficiency payment...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30735

Producer price and price transmission in a deregulated Ethiopian coffee market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Worako,   Tadesse Kumma; van Schalkwyk,   Herman D.; Alemu,   Zerihun Gudeta; Ayele,   Gezahegn.
Coffee producers in Ethiopia have historically received a very small share of the export price of green coffee. Reasons that are often mentioned are heavy government intervention and high marketing and processing costs. Prior to 1992, government regulation of the domestic coffee market in the form of fixed producer prices and the monopoly power of the Ethiopian Coffee Marketing Corporation put a substantial wedge between the producer price and the world price of coffee by imposing an implicit tax on producers. The domestic coffee marketing system in Ethiopia was liberalised after 1992, which was envisaged to have a positive effect on producer prices and price transmission signals from world markets to producers. This paper, with the help of Cointegration...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market deregulation; Producer price; Price transmission; Price asymmetry.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47658

Effects of Increased Biofuel Blending on Demand for Biomass, Food Production and Commodity Prices in Eastern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeller,   Heiko; Haring,   Anna Maria; Khachatryan,   Armen.
Renewable resources are gaining importance in modern society due to their expected positive effects on agriculture, the environment and the economy. To support renewable energy from biomass the EU promotes the cultivation of energy crops. A spatial equilibrium model is applied based on the concept of maximizing net welfare, to provide information whether energy crop production competes with food production for land area and to show the effects of increased biofuel demand on food prices. The Model of Interregional Trade of Energy Crops (ITEC) refers to Eastern Germany and adjacent areas of Poland. Results show that the regions produce enough feedstocks to meet the demand for food and biofuel production. In many cases both food crops and biofuels are either...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Energy crops; Spatial equilibrium analysis; Interregional trade; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; C00; C60; C68.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51477

Plant Breeding: A Long-term Strategy for the Control of Zinc Deficiency in Vulnerable Populations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruel,   Marie T.; Bouis,   Howarth E.
Because trace minerals are important not only for human nutrition, but for plant nutrition as well, plant breeding holds great promise for making a significant low-cost and sustainable contribution to reducing micronutrient deficiencies in humans, and may have important spinoff effects for increasing farm productivity in developing countries in an environmentally beneficial way. This paper describes ongoing plant breeding research that could increase the intake of bioavailable zinc from food staple crops among vulnerable populations in developing countries. The three most promising plant breeding strategies to achieve this goal are (1) increasing the concentration of zinc in the plant, (2) reducing the amount of phytic acid (a strong inhibitor of zinc...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Human Nutrition; Minerals; Planting Breeding; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97295

Host Country Attractiveness for CDM Non-Sink Projects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jung,   Martina.
In the present study, CDM host countries are classified according to their attractiveness for CDM non-sink projects. A cluster analysis is conducted based on three different factors determining host country attractiveness (mitigation potential, institutional CDM capacity and general investment climate) in order to elaborate a CDM host country classification. The results suggest that only a small proportion of potential host countries will attract most of the CDM investment. The CDM (non-sink) stars are China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia and Thailand. They are followed by attractive countries like Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mongolia, Panama, and Chile. While most of the promising CDM host countries are located in Latin...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Clean development mechanism; Kyoto Protocol; Attractiveness; Cluster analysis; Farm Management; Q25; C49.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26328

Farm level effects of EU policy liberalization: Simulations based on an EU-wide agricultural sector model and a supply model of the German agricultural sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deppermann,   Andre; Grethe,   Harald; Offermann,   Frank.
The impact of sectoral or economy wide policy scenarios is often of strong political and public interest, yet it is a scientific challenge. When analyzing different levels of aggregation, the use of single models may not be sufficient. In this paper we establish an interface between the European Simulation Model (ESIM) and the Farm Modelling Information System (FARMIS). The linkage of the two models allows us to quantify adjustment processes both at the sectoral level and at the farm group level for the German agricultural sector. Different liberalization scenarios are presented and compared to a reference scenario. The abolishment of market price support leads to a reduction of farm incomes, especially if direct payments are also reduced. The low absolute...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Model Linkage; Policy Impact Assessment; Income Distribution; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61083

SMALL HOLDERS, TRANSGENIC VARIETIES, AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: THE CASE OF COTTON FARMERS IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Jikun; Hu,   Ruifa; Rozelle,   Scott; Qiao,   Fangbin; Pray,   Carl E.
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bt cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the use of pesticides. Hence, we demonstrate that Bt cotton appears to be an agricultural technology that improves both production efficiency and the environment. In terms of policies, our findings suggest that the government should investigate whether or not they should make additional investments to spread Bt to other cotton regions and to other crops.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11995

Allocating Nutrient Load Reduction across a Watershed: Implications of Different Principles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Hongli; Jha,   Manoj K.; Gassman,   Philip W.
A watershed based model, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), along with transfer coefficients is used to assess alternative principles of allocating nutrient load reduction in the Raccoon River watershed in central Iowa. Four principles are examined for their cost-effectiveness and impacts on water quality: absolute equity, equity based on ability, critical area targeting, and geographic proximity. Based on SWAT simulation results, transfer coefficients are calculated for the effects of nitrogen application reduction. We find both critical area targeting and downstream focus (an example of geographic proximity) can be more expensive than equal allocation, a manifestation of absolute equity. Unless abatement costs are quite heterogeneous across the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21131

The Demand for Food Away from Home: Do Other Preferences Compete with Our Desire to Eat Healthfully?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Blisard,   Noel; Jolliffe,   Dean; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Health-oriented government agencies have had limited success at encouraging Americans to eat a healthful diet. One reason may be that other preferences compete with our desire to eat healthfully. We explore the effect of consumer preferences on the demand for food away from home, including frequency of eating out and choice of outlet type. Preferences for convenience and ambience are found to influence behavior. Furthermore, omitting these variables from econometric models can bias the estimated effect of preferences for a healthful diet.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Convenience; Food away from home; Nutrition; Omitted-variable bias; Preferences; Social marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30984

Modeling of the cure fraction in survival studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   Paul C.
Cure models are a special type of survival analysis model where it is assumed that there are a proportion of subjects who will never experience the event and thus the survival curve will eventually reach a plateau. In population-based cancer studies, cure is said to occur when the mortality (hazard) rate in the diseased group of individuals returns to the same level as that expected in the general population. The cure fraction is of interest to patients and a useful measure to monitor trends and differences in survival of curable disease. I will describe the strsmix and strsnmix commands, which t the two main types of cure fraction model, namely, the mixture and nonmixture cure fraction models. These models allow incorporation of the expected background...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Strsmix; Strsnmix; Predict; Relative survival; Cure models; Split population models; Postestimation; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119281

Stata tip 55: Better axis labeling for time points and time intervals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119299

AGRICULTURE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thiene,   Mara.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14391

RACIONAMENTO DE CRÉDITO NO BRASIL: EVIDÊNCIAS EMPÍRICAS PARA O SETOR EMPRESARIAL NO PERÍODO 2000 - 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrade Junior,   Wanderley Lopes De; Amin,   Mario Miguel.
Uma avaliação empírica da existência de racionamento de crédito, segundo Stiglitz e Weiss (1981), requer o estudo do impacto da política monetária sobre o mercado de crédito, em especial sobre a taxa de juros dos empréstimos. Desta forma, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar as relações dinâmicas existentes entre a taxa de juros praticada pelos bancos nas operações de crédito destinadas às empresas e a taxa de juros do mercado monetário brasileiro com vistas a evidenciar a existência de racionamento de crédito no Brasil. A importância da análise do fenômeno “racionamento de crédito” decorre do fato de que, existindo racionamento de crédito, a política monetária pode afetar o produto real sem grandes mudanças nas taxas de juros. Como resultado, verificou-se...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Política Monetária; Controle de Crédito; Política de Crédito; Taxa de Juro; Monetary Policy; Credit Control; Credit Policy; Interest Rate; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109079

DERIVED DEMAND ELASTICITIES: MARKETING MARGIN METHODS VERSUS AN INVERSE DEMAND MODEL FOR CHOICE BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marsh,   John M.
Three methods of calculating the derived elasticity of demand for Choice slaughter beef are used: (a) a traditional marketing margin approach, (b) a modified marketing margin approach, and (c) an econometric, inverse demand model approach. The first method is more restrictive than the second but both tend to overestimate beef price flexibility and revenue changes. The econometric model, though an incomplete demand system, yields demand elasticities that are more consistent with marketing flexibility but are less pronounced than estimates of a complete system. An example using a two-year revenue forecast compares slaughter revenue adjustments based on the first margin method with those based on structural demand models.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32607

EU Food Safety Standards, Traceability and Other Regulations: A Growing Trade Barrier to Developing Countries' Exports?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grote,   Ulrike; Frohberg,   Klaus; Winter,   Etti Maria.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25668

TESTS FOR LABOR MARKET EFFICIENCY IN BURKINA FASO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lamb,   Russell L.; Worthington,   Mark.
In this paper, we use data from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) survey of households in Burkina Faso, to assess market efficiency.  Two methods based on testable implications of the Agricultural Household Model (AHM) are used.  The first is based on the observation that if markets clear at prevailing prices, the household labor allocation will be such that shadow wages equate to market wages... The second looks for significance of household structural parameters on labor demand ...  The remainder of the paper is organized as follows.  In Section II, we provide a brief review of the Agricultural Household Model, highlighting the effect of market failure on separability and the role of shadow prices.  Section...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22079

Developing a benefit transfer database for environmental values in Queensland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Windle,   Jill; Rolfe,   John.
made in one situation to related circumstances. The benefit transfer process is typically reliant on the availability of a number of source studies which have appropriate levels of reliability and relevance to the issue of interest. However, the limited number of non-market valuation studies to draw on for source values currently limits the benefit transfer process. In this paper, an alternative approach to benefit transfer is outlined where a series of valuation studies were specifically performed to build a reference data base of values for benefit transfer purposes. The choice modelling technique was used to estimate community values for protecting soil, water and vegetation stocks in Queensland, Australia, where both state and regional populations were...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benefit transfer; Environmental valuation; Choice modelling; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10369

UTILITY MEASUREMENT FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO KNOW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halter,   A.N.; Mason,   Robert.
A practical technique for estimating decision-makers’ utility functions by survey or group methods is explained and illustrated. Results from a survey of 44 Oregon farmers are reported. Risk attitudes of respondents are related to farm and decision-maker characteristics. Regression analysis found age, education, and percentage of land ownership, either separately or jointly, to be statistically significant variables related to risk attitude. Risk attitudes measured from the estimated utility functions were found to be uniformly distributed across risk aversion, neutral and preference. Even though further empirical work is needed, it appears that the distribution of risk attitude among the human population cannot be predicted from a single variable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32548

Ethnic marketing possibilities and its ethics issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sas,   Annamaria; Kozma,   Agota.
This paper focuses on the possibilities of ethnic marketing and its ethic connections. The differences found in our face-to-face interviews and analysing questionnaire data will provide opportunities for Hungarian small enterprises. Targeting ethnic groups for marketing purposes results in ethical difficulties. In Hungary, ethnic marketing is yet an inexperienced concept. Based on these ideas the authors examine the ins and outs of using ethnic marketing in case of Germans in Hungary. Consumers with German ethnic attitude really want German products and brands. At the same time, enterprises have to emphasise the products’ “Germanness” and character in a better/stronger way because this can help for  better consumer  decision making.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ethnic marketing; Ethics; Identity; Segmentation.; Marketing; M31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94591

FRENCH QUALITY AND ECO-LABELING SCHEMES: DO THEY ALSO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobbs,   Thomas L.; Nguyen,   Genevieve; Bertramsen,   Sherry K.; Legagneux,   Bruno.
The environmental effects of various 'quality' and 'eco-labeling' programs in the Midi-Pyrenees region of the south of France are analyzed, using factor analysis, analysis of variance, and qualitative analysis. Implications for agri-environmental policies on both sides of the Atlantic are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22145

Farmers' Demand for Fertilizer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11612

Defending America's Food Supply Against Terrorism: Who is Responsible? Who Should Pay?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stinson,   Thomas F.; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Degeneffe,   Dennis J.; Ghosh,   Koel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18; H44; H56.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94473

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF GRAIN PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurkalova,   Lyubov A.; Jensen,   Helen H.
A stochastic grain production frontier model is estimated on a representative sample of Ukrainian state farms.  Technical inefficiency effects are modeled as a function of workforce composition, other farm-specific variables, and time.  Technical inefficiency increased over time.  Investment in farm infrastructure is associated with higher levels of technical efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20974

Belize Rural Development Programme (BRDP): Strategy, achievements and lessons learnt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Avila,   Marcelino.
Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Belize; 9th EDF; Agriculture; Rural development; Poverty reduction; Small and micro enterprises; Empowerment of stakeholders; Institutional strengthening; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; R11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122666

Sensitivity of WTP Estimates to Definition of ‘Yes’: Reinterpreting Expressed Response Intensity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kobayashi,   Mimako; Rollins,   Kimberly S.; Evans,   M.D.R.
Willingness to pay (WTP) estimation typically involves some strategy for mapping nondichotomous contingent valuation (CV) responses onto a dichotomous yes/no dependent variable. We propose a new approach to selecting which responses qualify as ‘yes.’ We apply the proposed method to polychotomous CV data for preventative land management programs in the Great Basin. We also estimate WTP using other methods of response recoding found in the literature. By contrasting the results under different approaches, we demonstrate how and why WTP point estimates vary across recoding methods and discuss the comparative advantages of our more generalized recoding approach that is based on predicted probabilities of ‘yes’ responses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Great Basin; Invasive weeds; Land management; Polychotomous format; Response intensity; Response mapping; Wildfire; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59332

DYNAMICS OF POVERTY AND FOOD SUFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ribar,   David C.; Hamrick,   Karen S.
This study examines dynamics in poverty and food insufficiency using newly available longitudinal data from the 1993 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation SIPP) and the follow-on Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD). The study uses these data to characterize the incidence and dynamics of poverty and food problems for the entire U.S. population and for different subgroups. It also estimates multivariate, discrete-choice regression models to examine the factors associated with transitions into and out of poverty and food insufficiency, and it analyzes the empirical results in the context of a life-cycle model of income and food consumption. Results indicate that the incidence of food insufficiency in the United States is low-less than 3 percent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food sufficiency; Food insufficiency; Food security; Food insecurity; Poverty; Well-being; Hunger; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33851

Trade-offs between conflicting animal welfare concerns and cow replacement strategy in out-wintering Scottish suckler herds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vosough Ahmadi,   Bouda; Morgan,   Colin A.; Stott,   Alistair W.
Since decoupling of the CAP, many Scottish suckler cow farms are facing financial difficulties. In response, many farmers are out-wintering extensively managed suckler cows to minimise production costs. These systems are of animal welfare concern. A range of trade-offs between animal welfare indicators and between animal welfare and farm profitability can be identified. A Dynamic Programming (DP) model was developed to study these trade-offs. Two herds were modelled assuming their feeding regimes were either low (LHERD) or high (HHERD). The objective of the DP was to maximise the expected net margin from a current cow and its successors over an infinite time horizon. Preliminary results showed that the rate of voluntary culling was higher in HHERD than in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Beef cow; Economics; Dynamic programming; Animal welfare.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61122

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION USING FARMLAND INVESTMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennings,   Enrique; Sherrick,   Bruce J.; Barry,   Peter J.
This study examines the impact of farmland investments on the risk-efficiency of mixed asset portfolios.  Traditional asset classes considered available for investment include various equity market indices, commercial REITs, corporate bonds of investment- and sub investment grade, government bonds and treasury bills, corporate bonds, ex-U.S. equity indices, short term interest rate indexes, and commodity investments.  Unlevered farmland returns were constructed at the state level as the sum of cash rent and capital gains less property taxes as a fraction of asset values.  In addition, a unique, high quality data set comprised of the returns to all managed farmland properties in the NCREIF Farmland Index was also considered.  A traditional optimal E-V...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19273

Das neue Gentechnikgesetz – ein Gentechnikverhinderungsgesetz? Eine umweltökonomische Analyse der haftungsrechtlichen Neuerungen im Gentechnikgesetz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Becker,   Alexander; Holm-Muller,   Karin.
In this article, legal consequences of the new German genetic engineering act are analyzed. In addition environmental economic analysis is presented of those parts of the act that introduce new litigation regulation to farmers. The different kinds of external costs arising from genetic engineering of plants and their allocation to different actors are considered. The paper focuses on the costs resulting from the postulated coexistence of conventional/organic farms and users of biotechnology. Excessive liability of farmers can be avoided, if the producers of genetically modified seeds accept any litigation claims against farmers. Furthermore, negotiations between neighbouring farms can be an option to keep the costs of damage prevention at reasonable levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Genetic engineering act; Liability; Coexistence; Market loss; Precautionary principle; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97315

Risk Management Strategies for Producer-Owned Peanut Shelling Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   Robert J.; Smith,   Nathan B.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Barnett,   Barry J.
The 2002 Farm Bill altered the peanut program.  Peanut producers have indicated interest in a New Generation Shelling Cooperative (NGSC).  This study simulates inherent risks and potential risk management strategies for a NGSC.  These strategies are ranked using various metrics to understand their impact on risk and return.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35595

Grain Market Reform in China: Global Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113816

District Institutes of Education and Training: A Comparative Study in Three Indian States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dyer,   Caroline; Choksi,   Archana; Awasty,   Vinita; Iyer,   Uma; Moyade,   Renu; Nigam,   Neerja; Purohit,   Neetu; Shah,   Swati; Sheth,   Swati.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12847

WAGE INCENTIVES IN WHOLESALE GROCERY WAREHOUSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edwards,   Richard A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27265

STRUCTURE, CONDUCT, AND PERFORMANCE CHANGES IN THE U.S. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Albert J.; Reeves,   Jeanne M.; Mumma,   Gerald A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26792

RISK PERCEPTION AND THE ANALYSIS OF RISK ATTITUDES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quiggin,   John C.
Risk has long been recognised as an important feature of the environment facing farmers. In recent years the von Neumann-Morgenstern expected utility theory has been used to analyse decision making under risk. However, many people behave in a manner inconsistent with the expected utility theory. One widely suggested explanation is based on subjective probability distortion. A number of attempts to incorporate this phenomenon into utility theories have been made. In this paper, the problems of analysing subjective probability distortion are discussed. Evidence from a survey of farmers' risk attitudes undertaken in conjunction with the 1977 BAE Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey is analysed in the light of this discussion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22866

A análise das características empreendedoras versus premissas da escola da estratégia empreendedora: um estudo multicasos no setor de alimentação
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barros,   Francisco Savio de Oliveira; Forte,   Sergio Henrique Arruda Cavalcante.
The managerial strategy thematic has been the object of a growing concern and studies in the academic literature, however few studies have been observed about the enterprising strategies. Thus, the main objective of this study is to identify the main characteristics of the process of strategy formation in companies of the enterprising context, relating them with the conceptual premises of the Enterprising Strategy School, as presented by Mintzberg et al (2000), using a field verification in small load companies in the food sector, with head offices in the city of Fortaleza. For this exploratory-descriptive study, accomplished during 2003, the primary data were collected through semistructured interviews with entrepreneurs and managers of the companies and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Enterprising strategy; Managerial strategy; Enterprising context.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43680

RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH ENTERPRISE DIVERSIFICATION: A FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.
Enterprise diversification is a self-insuring strategy used by farmers to protect against risk. This paper examines the impact of various farm, operator, and household characteristics on the level of on-farm diversification. Results provide evidence that larger farms are more specialized. Also, farmers who participate in off-farm income and farms located near urban areas are less likely to diversify. Additionally, results also show a significant positive relationship between diversification and farm/crop insurance and sole proprietorships. Finally, there is also evidence that farms that received government payments are more diversified than their counterparts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19711

THE PRICE COMPETITIVENESS OF HUNGARIAN WINES IN EUROPEAN UNION MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bozsik,   Norbert.
In the case of homogeneous goods (corn, eggs, milk, etc.) the price differential between products is the strongest determinant of success in market competition. In these days, however, it is more and more the highly processed foodstuffs that land on the consumer’s table. Wine is one of these. This study appraises the price competitiveness of Hungarian wines on EU markets. The question is to what extent do price differences determine the competitiveness of wine on potential markets? Or does a lower price give a real advantage to a special product like wine? Or is the demand for a product due to factors other than price? Our findings show that most Hungarian wines, except bottled white quality wines, are compatible on EU markets as far as prices are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wine market competition; Price advantage; Quantity; Borpiaci verseny; Árelőny; Értékesítési mennyiség; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54410

Impactos do programa de fomento à cafeicultura no pequeno produtor do município de Viçosa - MG: uma análise financeira sob condições de risco
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira Junior,   Silvio; Baptista,   Antonio Jose Medina dos Santos.
Diante da importância socioeconômica da cafeicultura para o município de Viçosa, a Secretaria Municipal de Agricultura e Meio Ambiente (SEAMA) lançou, em 1998, o “Programa Municipal de Fomento à Cafeicultura” (ProCafé). O presente trabalho procurou mensurar e analisar os benefícios financeiros desse programa para o pequeno produtor local, com o intuito de fornecer subsídios às autoridades e aos produtores efetivos e potenciais no que concerne aos riscos e oportunidades inerentes ao investimento. Os indicadores de viabilidade e a análise de sensibilidade mostraram, claramente, que é financeiramente viável investir na atividade. O programa ProCafé proporciona benefícios financeiros adicionais, melhorando significativamente a viabilidade e reduzindo...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cafeicultura; Rentabilidade; Análise de risco; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56822

ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF FOODBORNE SALMONELLA AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE CONTROL MEASURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henson,   Spencer J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foodborne illness incidence; Salmonella; Delphi method; United Kingdom; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25967

PREDICTING LAND PURCHASE BEHAVIOR IN A FAST GROWTH, INTENSELY AGRICULTURAL COUNTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skaggs,   Rhonda K.; Harper,   Wilmer M.
Attitudes toward farmland preservation, agriculture, development, and open space are used to predict land purchases in a rapidly developing, agricultural area.  Using data from New Mexico land buyers, a qualitative choice model gives probabilities of individuals purchasing irrigated valley farmland or desert mesa land based on attitudes and socio-economic characteristics.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35711

From the help desk: Kaplan–Meier plots with stsatrisk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Linhart,   Jean Marie; Pitblado,   Jeffrey S.; Hassell,   James.
stsatrisk is a wrapper for sts graph that adds a table to a survival plot with at-risk information, making it easy to create graphs that follow the list of recommendations given by Pocock et al. (2002) for Kaplan–Meier plots. We use stsatrisk to create plots in the desired format with the desired information.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Stsatrisk; Kaplan–Meier; Survival plots; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116212

Farming Options for Ameliorating Acidifying Soils in South - Eastern Australia: An Economic Assessment.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Islam,   Q.; Mullen,   John D.; Brennan,   John P.; Li,   G.D.; Helyar,   K.R.; Jones,   Randall E.
Acid and acidifying soils occur extensively in Australia. Currently, some 90 million hectares of agricultural land in Australia is considered to be acidic and around 35 million hectares are considered to be highly acidic which is both a serious agricultural and environmental problem. The nature, impact, and causes of soil acidification vary across Australia, as do farming systems and the institutional and socioeconomic issues relating to land management. In high-rainfall areas of south-eastern Australia, managing acid soils is particularly difficult in permanent pasture systems. In this paper, an economic analysis is made of the results of a long-term trial (MASTER – Managing Acid Soils Through Efficient Rotations) aimed at developing a sustainable...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soil acidity/pH/amelioration/farming/rotations/gross margin/stocking rates; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123818

How Do Public Disclosure Pollution Control Programs Work? Evidence from Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Afsah,   Shakeb; Blackman,   Allen; Ratunanda,   Damayanti.
Although a growing body of evidence suggests that publicly disclosing information about plants' environmental performance can motivate emissions reductions, this phenomenon remains poorly understood. To help fill this gap, this paper presents original data from a survey of plants participating in the Program for Pollution Control, Evaluation and Rating (PROPER), Indonesia's widely-acclaimed public disclosure program. These data suggest that a key means by which PROPER spurs abatement is improving factory managers' information about their own plants' emissions and abatement opportunities. This finding contrasts with the prevailing view in the literature that public disclosure enhances pressures to abate placed on firms by external agents such as community...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public disclosure; Environment; Voluntary regulation; Informal regulation; Indonesia; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q28; Q25; O13.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10515

VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND CONTRACTING IN THE U.S. POULTRY SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vukina,   Tomislav.
This paper provides an economic explanation of the existing market organization of the poultry industry.  The vertical integration and the emergence of contracts with independent farmers is explained by risk sharing, technological progress and innovation dissemination, consumer demand for product reputation and uniform quality, and access to capital.  In addition, the sources of growers'’ discontent with existing contracts are analyzed and the potential need for government regulation is discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27819

Demand-Side Factors in Optimal Land Conservation Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ando,   Amy Whritenour; Shah,   Payal.
The dominant paradigm of conservation-reserve planning in economics is to optimize the provision of physical conservation benefits (measured in units like species protected) given a budget constraint. Large-scale biology-based priority setting implies that the value we place on biodiversity and ecosystem function is not affected by human proximity to that natural capital. There is significant evidence, however, that human willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation declines with distance (e.g. Loomis 2000) – a phenomenon we refer to as “spatial value decay”. This paper begins a new strand of the conservation planning literature that takes demand-side factors – the location of people in the landscape and the degree to which their willingness to pay for an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Endangered species; Optimal reserve-site selection; Spatial; Demand-side; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q24; Q57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49209

The Next Generation of Market-Based Environment Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stavins,   Robert N.; Whitehead,   Bradley W.
We examine what will be required if market-based environmental policy instruments are to become a major force in U.S. environmental policy. We define market-based instruments, and specify five categories: pollution charges; tradable permits; deposit refund systems; reducing market barriers; and eliminating government subsidies. We review major U.S. applications, including: EPA's emissions trading program; the leaded gasoline phasedown; water quality permit trading; CFC trading; SO2 allowance trading; and the RECLAIM program. We assess the U.S. experience in terms of the relatively limited use of these instruments and in terms of the mixed record of performance of implemented instruments. We ask how the next generation of market-based instruments can be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Q28; Q48.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10640

Testing a Performance Measurement Framework for Agri-Food Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aramyan,   Lusine H.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; van Kooten,   Olaf.
Measurement of entire supply chain performance is an important issue, because it allows for "tracking and tracing" of efficacy and efficiency failures and leads to more informed decision-making with regards to chain organization. The ultimate aim of implementing a performance measurement system is to improve the performance of the organization. If supply chains can get their performance measurement right, the data they generate will tell them where they are, how they are doing, and where they are going. The choice of appropriate supply chain performance indicators is rather complicated due to presence of multiple inputs and multiple outputs in the system. This issue becomes even more problematic in the field of food and agribusiness due to specific...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food chain; Indicator; Performance; Case study; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24228

Traceability in the U.S. Food Supply: An Application of Transaction Cost Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Chao-shih; Bravo,   Jesus.
Suboptimal supply of food and agricultural traceability is framed in a transaction cost analysis.  We propose a model that considers the variables of opportunism potential, agency costs, uncertainty, asset specificity, frequency, and transaction costs. The model is then applied to the development of a typology of feasible governance modes – market, hybrid, firm, or public bureau, considering levels of transaction costs and competencies of private firms. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed and future research opportunities are suggested.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability supply; Transaction cost economics; Agency theory; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61492

PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION - A MODEL WITH EMPHASIS ON WHAT AND WHEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flinchbaugh,   Barry L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17819

ESTIMATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE PASTORAL ZONE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: te Kloot,   Jack H.; Anderson,   Jock R.
Measurement of rates of technological change is frequently done in the context of the production function. While measurement suffers problems ranging from conceptual to statistical, this study focuses on the dependence of measurements on the algebraic form of the function specified and the statistical approach adopted. The data relate to an individual property in the central western Queensland sheep country.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9216

Scales or Stars? Consumer Preferences for Food Quality Signals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shang,   Wenjing; Hooker,   Neal H.
Food quality has become an increasing concern in the public health arena over recent years. Food manufactures and processors hygiene performance plays a crucial part in producing safer food products. While there are inspections assessing plants'’ hygiene performance, there is little direct communication of performance measures to consumers. This paper uses survey data to determine consumer preferences among a set of four alternative food labels which report such plant level performance scores. How much information, as well as the format they most prefer, is compared using a range of econometric models. Results show that consumers prefer number scheme, larger volume of quality information and are generally consistent with their preference. These findings...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21237

Bio-fuel Chains – An Overview on the Structure and the Value Chain Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dautzenberg,   Kirsti; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
Structural change in the agricultural sector as well as in the whole agricultural value chain is an ongoing dynamic process and creates a number of diverse phenomena. The EU Strategy for Biofuels (2006) and the Biomass action plan (2005) set a clear signal that the EU wishes to establish and to support the bio energy-industry. The perceivable aim of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) consists in reducing food production and in enlarging the non-food production. Another driver for the attractiveness of bio-energy and bio-fuel production is the recent development of prices of crude oil and natural gas. Furthermore bio-energy is seen as one of the key options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and substitute fossil fuels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6573

Impacts of U.S. Sugar Policy and the North American Free Trade Agreement in North American Sugar Containing Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pruitt,   J. Ross; Tilley,   Daniel S.
Sugar is one of the most protected agricultural commodities in the United States and other countries around the world through the use of production allotments, preferential marketing agreements, and tariffs.  These protectionist measures lead to increased input costs for manufacturers of candies and soft drinks.  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has in part altered the nature of sugar trade throughout the North American continent.  This paper presents a game theoretical Cournot model which illustrates how trade in sugar containing products and the location of sugar containing product manufacturers in North America is likely to be impacted by the combined effects of U.S. sugar policy and NAFTA. Current international agreements which affect...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21084

America’s Organic Farmers Face Issues and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Catherine R.; Slattery,   Edward; McBride,   William D.
Organic agriculture has established a foothold in many U.S. farm sectors, particularly among horticultural specialties, but the overall use of organic practices lags behind that of many other countries. Recent data from several producer surveys illustrate notable differences and similarities between organic and conventional farmers. Emerging issues in the organic sector include dampened consumer demand resulting from the weaker U.S. economy and potential competition from new labels like the “locally grown” label.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121962

Impact of Farmland Preservation Programs on the Rate of Urban Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brinkman,   Blondel A.; Miller,   Douglas J.; Nickerson,   Cynthia J.
Due to high losses of agricultural land in urbanizing areas over the past several years, state and local governments have adopted zoning regulations, right-to-farm ordinances, preferential property tax programs, and other means to protect agricultural land resources. Critics of the farmland preservation efforts note that these programs may only delay the ultimate conversion of farmland to urban uses and may simply shift urban development to neighboring areas (positive spillover effects). An alternative means of permanently protecting farmland is provided by purchase of development rights (PDR) programs, which enroll acreage from landowners who voluntarily sell the development rights to their farmland. Although ownership and all other property rights are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19384

The Fragility of Social Capital
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antoci,   Angelo; Sabatini,   Fabio; Sodini,   Mauro.
This paper addresses two hot topics of the contemporary debate, social capital and economic growth. Our theoretical analysis sheds light on decisive but so far neglected issues: how does social capital accumulate over time? Which is the relationship between social capital, technical progress and economic growth in the long run? The analysis shows that the economy may be attracted by alternative steady states, depending on the initial social capital endowments and cultural exogenous parameters representing the relevance of social interaction and trust in well-being and production. When material consumption and relational goods are substitutable, the choice to devote more and more time to private activities may lead the economy to a “social poverty trap”,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic Growth; Technical Progress; Social Interactions; Social Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; A13; D03; O43; Z13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50401

COMPLIANCE WITH EUREPGAP STANDARDS: DETERMINANTS, COSTS AND IMPLICATIONS ON PROFITABILITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FRENCH BEANS EXPORTERS IN KIRINYAGA DISTRICT, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muriithi,   Beatrice Wambui.
Horticulture provides many developing countries with opportunities for export diversification, poverty alleviation and rural development. However, stringent public and private-sector food-safety standards, for example EurepGap, pose a challenge especially to small export farmers. Compliance with these standards entails costly investments that may be a burden to smallholder farmers, failure to which might lead to their exclusion in the global market. A number of questions which require empirical research arise to confirm or refute these concerns. The study assesses awareness of the EurepGap standards among smallholder farmers and analyzes the critical factors influencing their compliance. It also identifies the costs of complying with these standards and...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117712

TOWARD FARM POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 1970'S TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF RURAL AMERICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaller,   W. Neill; Hildreth,   R.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29877

Agricultural Profits and Farm Household Wealth: A Farm-level Analysis Using Repeated Cross Sections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blank,   Steven C.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Nehring,   Richard F.; Hallahan,   Charles B.
This study examines the relationship between agricultural profits and farm household wealth across locations and farm sizes in U.S. agriculture. A multiperiod household model is used to develop hypotheses for testing. Results indicate that farmland has out-performed nonfarm investments over the past decade. Thus, households may want to keep their farmland to build wealth, even if it requires them to earn off-farm income. The analysis implies that decision will be made based on farm household wealth factors having little to do with agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm household; Off-farm income; Production profits; Wealth; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48749

Rapid Growth in Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops Continues in U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124034

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: SUBSTITUTES OR COMPLEMENTS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marchant,   Mary A.; Cornell,   Dyana N.; Koo,   Won W.
International agricultural trade has evolved over time.  Processed foods and developing countries have become major growth markets for U.S. agricultural exports, and foreign direct investment (FDI) has become even more important than exports as a means of accessing foreign markets.  The critical question is whether FDI is a substitute for or a complement of exports.  This research builds upon an existing theoretical FDI model and contributes to the literature through the development of a simultaneous equation system for FDI and exports, which is estimated using two-stage least squares.  Empirical analyses were used to examine the relationship between U.S. FDI and exports of processed foods into East Asian countries - China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: East Asia; Exports; Foreign direct investment; International trade; Processed foods; International Relations/Trade; F47; Q17; C3; F17.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15471

Sustainable Development Indicator Frameworks and Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geniaux,   Ghislain; Bellon,   Stephane; Deverre,   Christian; Powell,   Blaise.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57937

Comparing Parts with the Whole: Willingness to Pay for Pesticide-Free, Non-GM, and Organic Potatoes and Sweet Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   John C.; Bernard,   Daria J.
Auction experiments were used to investigate demand relationships and willingness to pay (WTP) for four versions of potatoes and sweet corn—conventional, organic, and two parts of organic: no pesticides and non-genetically modified (non-GM). Elasticities showed strong and asymmetric substitute relationships between organic and its parts. Combined premiums of the parts were not significantly different than the whole organic premium, suggesting WTP for the attributes are not additive. A two-stage heteroskedastic tobit model found significant WTP for each part dependent on demographics and beliefs about conventional versions. Results suggest segments for parts of organic could be established alongside the whole.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Auction experiments; Organic; Pesticides; Potatoes; Sweet corn; Willingness to pay; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97858

Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2009 Edition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stenberg,   Peter L.; Low,   Sarah A.
Three-quarters of U.S. residents used the Internet to access information, education, and services in 2007. Broadband Internet access is becoming essential for both businesses and households; many compare its evolution to other technologies now considered common necessities—such as cars, electricity, televisions, microwave ovens, and cell phones. Although rural residents enjoy widespread access to the Internet, they are less likely to have high-speed, or broadband, Internet access than their urban counterparts. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the difference in access may lie in the higher cost and limited availability of broadband Internet in rural areas. As a result, rural residents depend more on Internet use outside of the home, in places like the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Keywords: Internet; Broadband; High-speed internet; Telemedicine; Rural; Urban; Census data; Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); ERS; USDA; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59018

ESTIMATED HEDGING RISK WITH CASH SETTLEMENT FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elam,   Emmett W.
Beginning with the September 1986 contract, feeder cattle futures have been settled based on cash settlement rather than physical delivery. The effect that cash settlement will have on hedging risk for feeder cattle was estimated using Arkansas prices for 1977-86, but the results should be representative of other markets. For 600-700 pound steers and heifers, hedging risk is estimated to be lower for hedges placed in the new cash settlement contract. For steers and heifers weighing less than 600 pounds, hedging risk is estimated to be lower for the cash settlement contract for fall hedges, whereas hedging risk is estimated to increase for spring hedges.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32158

EFFECTS OF EBT CUSTOMER SERVICE WAIVERS ON FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirlin,   John A.; Logan,   Christopher.
Most State agencies are now using electronic benefits transfer (EBT) systems to issue food stamp benefits. To promote operational efficiency, some States have received waivers of certain rules governing EBT use. An exploratory study was conducted to ascertain the effects of these waivers on food stamp recipients. The results show that two of the waivers-those allowing recipients to select their own personal identification numbers and to receive EBT training by mail rather than in person-cause new food stamp recipients in waiver States to have more difficulties in using the electronic system than new recipients in nonwaiver States. Further, the difficulties are more apparent among the elderly or disabled. However, the problems tend to disappear as new users...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: EBT; New recipients; Customer service; Vulnerable subgroups; Recipient satisfaction; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33843

New Regulations Governing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Require New Solutions: Discussion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fleming,   Ronald A.; Thomas,   Michael H.
This paper discusses the three invited papers presented in the session titled “New Regulations Require New Solutions:  Federal Provisions Governing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations” (i.e., CAFOs).  These papers provide an excellent review of current state and federal laws and an excellent summary of what has been and is currently being done with respect to CAFO regulation.  The papers present three different policy approaches: i) alternative performance standards, ii) location-specific regulation, and iii) insurance-based underwriting of CAFO discharges.  Each approach has its drawbacks; however, blending theses suggested policies into current regulations would result in efficiency gains.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Alternative performance standards; Animal Feeding Operations; Confined Animal Feeding Operations; Environmental quality; Insurance; Livestock; Manure management; Market-based incentives; Regulation; Spatial regulation; D81; K32; Q52; Q55; Q58.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43349

Contract System for Circulation of the Right to Rural Land Contractual Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Wu-Kun; Wu,   De-En.
From the perspective of civil subject theory, law of value, comparative law and history of laws, the thesis expounds that the contract on the transfer of the contractual right of rural lands is in nature a civil contract instead of an administrative one. Then it explores the defects in the contract from the viewpoint of legal value goal, contract law and legal sociology, that is, the relevant provisions in Rural Land Contract Law and Explanations of Supreme People’s Court about the Issues concerning the Laws Applicable to the Trial of Cases of Disputes over Rural Land Contracting go against the principle of free contracting and run counter to the legal value goal of justice, so they do not achieve good implementing effect. Finally, the thesis demonstrates...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural lands; Contractual management right; Circulation means; Contract system; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97636

Decoupled Programs, Payment Incidence, and Factor Markets: Evidence from Market Experiments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastian,   Christopher T.; Nagler,   Amy M.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.; Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Whitaker,   James B.; Young,   C. Edwin.
We use laboratory market experiments to assess the impact of asymmetric knowledge of a per-unit subsidy and the effect of a decoupled annual income subsidy on factor market outcomes. Results indicate that when the subsidy is tied to the factor as a per-unit subsidy, regardless of full or asymmetric knowledge for market participants, subsidized factor buyers distribute nearly 22 percent of the subsidy to factor sellers. When the subsidy is fully decoupled from the factor, as is the case with the annual payment, payment incidence is mitigated and prices are not statistically different from the no-policy treatment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Laboratory market experiments; Agricultural subsidies; Subsidy incidence; Land market; Ex ante policy analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q18; D03; C92.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104108

SALES RESPONSES TO RECALLS FOR LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES: EVIDENCE FROM BRANDED READY-TO-EAT MEATS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomsen,   Michael R.; Shiptsova,   Rimma; Hamm,   Sandra J.
Empirical models are used to measure sales losses experienced by frankfurter brands following a recall for a foodborne pathogen.  Recalled brands experience a 22 to 27 percent sales decline after a recall.  Brand recovery occurs within 4 to 5 months after a recall.  Non-recalled brands do not experience sales losses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34602

Determinants of Agricultural Landowners’ Willingness to Supply Open Space Through Conservation Easements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Ashley D.; Bastian,   Christopher T.; McLeod,   Donald M.; Keske,   Catherine M.; Hoag,   Dana L.
Open space provides a range of benefits to many people of a community, beyond the benefits that accrue to private landowners. Parks and natural areas can be used for recreation; wetlands and forests supply storm-water drainage and wildlife habitat; farms and forests provide aesthetic benefits to surrounding residents. Moreover, undeveloped land can give relief from congestion. Agricultural lands are an important source of open space, but many of these lands are under great development pressure.  One tool that is currently being used to aid in the preservation of open space by landowners is conservation easements. The rate of land protection by state and local land trusts has tripled since the beginning of the decade, and the West is the fastest growing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6724

An Appraisal of Beekeeping Activities among Beneficiaries and Non-Beneficiaries of Ekiti State Agricultural Credit Agency (ESACA) Scheme in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fakayode,   S.B.; Babatunde,   Raphael O.; Olowogbon,   S.T.; Adesuyi,   W.S.
The study examined beekeeping activities in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Specifically the study appraised the costs and returns structure of beekeeping activities by beneficiaries of the ESACA scheme, examined the constraints to beekeeping under the scheme and outside the scheme and identified factors that affect beekeeping under the scheme and outside the scheme. A total of 150 beekeeper households were selected; 75 households each for ESACA beneficiary and non-beneficiary respondents across communities popularly known for beekeeping in Ekiti state. Descriptive statistics, costs and returns, regression and Kruscalwallis analyses were employed for data analysis. Beekeeping was found to be more profitable under the ESACA scheme than outside the scheme with returns...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kruscal-wallis; Costs and returns structure; Regression; Technical assistance; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95785

TAX REFORM AND REVENUE SHARING CHANGES: FISCAL IMPACTS ON SMALL, RURAL MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flynn,   Catherine L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17858

ANALYZING CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES IN OBESITY RATES: SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loureiro,   Maria L.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/30/04.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20209

On Measuring the Value of a Nonmarket Good Using Market Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   David S.; Minot,   Nicholas.
Our purpose is to present in detail numerical methods of measuring the value of nonmarket goods using market data, under either weak neutrality, weak complementarity, or any other preference restriction meeting the requirements discussed in this paper. It has been claimed in a number of places in the literature that numerical methods cannot be used to measure the value of nonmarket goods unless the very restrictive Willig conditions are satisfied. We show that this claim is mistaken, and that numerical methods can be used whether or not the Willig conditions are satisfied. Our numerical methods are more flexible than the existing analytical method because ours can be used with any Marshallian demand system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25272

OTIMIZAÇÃO DA LOCALIZAÇÃO DE ABATEDOUROS E CENTROS DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE AGROINDUSTRIAS DE FRANGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carmo,   Eliane Almeida do; Soares,   Joao Batista.
ste trabalho estudou a localização de uma agroindústria avícola e otimizou sua rede, dos integrados aos consumidores, determinando a quantidade de abatedouros e centros de distribuição que a empresa deve possuir e a localização destes de forma a minimizar custos. A partir da coleta de dados reais e utilizando ferramentas de Sistemas de Informação Geográficas e programação linear binária, determinou-se a configuração ótima para a rede bem como a configuração de diversos cenários alternativos. A função objetivo utilizada minimiza o somatório dos custos da localização do abatedouro, os custos da localização do centro de distribuição, os custos de produção e remessa dos frangos vivos do integrado até o abatedouro, os custos de abate e remessa até o centro de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avicultura; Otimização; Localização; ArcGIS; Aviculture; Otimization; Localization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109774

SWOT Analysis and Countermeasures of Industrial Development in Three Gorges Reservoir Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Wei-wei.
Based on the introduction of the general situation of the research area, the SWOT analysis is applied to study the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of the industrial development in Three Gorges Reservoir area. The strengths are represented by the following four aspects: abundant agricultural resources, rich tourism resources, rich mineral resources and rich hydro energy. The weaknesses are analyzed from the following three aspects: the backward infrastructure, the acute conflict of the emigration of manufactures and the poor exploitation of advantageous resources. The opportunities of industrial development, which cover the opportunities bought by the guidance of national policies and preferential policies, by the improvement of traffic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Three Gorges Reservoir area; Industrial Development; SWOT analysis; Countermeasures; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93669

Rice Consumption in the United States: New Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Jensen,   Helen H.
Evidence from recent U.S. food consumption surveys provides new information on the distribution of rice consumption, the characteristics of rice consumers, and the diets of people who consume rice. Recently available data from nationally representative surveys of food consumed by individuals in the United States allowed comparison of consumption today (2001-02) with consumption in the mid-1990s. Data come from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (1994-96) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-02). Rice is consumed by a significant portion of the U.S. adult population. In 2001-02, over 18 percent (18.2 percent) of adults reported eating at least half a serving of white or brown rice in one day of observed intake....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dietary guidelines; Rice consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18670

ECONOMICS OF IRRIGATION RETURN FLOW QUALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huszar,   Paul C.; Sabey,   Melvin B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32218

Learning by Doing – Farmers’ Specialized Cooperatives Development in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sultan,   Tursinbek; Huang,   Zuhui; Larsen,   Karin.
In many of the developing (transition) countries, government is promoting the use of cooperatives as organizations that can help enhance the development of farmers and other communities. Agricultural cooperatives are believed to function as a tool for the government in promoting the economic and social development, in particular by creating employment, generating income, eradicating poverty and strengthen farmers’ (market) power within the modern value chain. As for most transitional countries, Chinese government played a primary important role in agricultural cooperatives development. The government attempted to restructure the agro-food system to a modernized and industrialized one by supporting farmer cooperatives and producer organizations. Since the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122025

The Future of Securities Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luigi,   Zingales.
The U.S. system of security law was designed more than 70 years ago to regain investors’ trust after a major financial crisis. Today we face a similar problem. But while in the 1930s the prevailing perception was that investors had been defrauded by offerings of dubious quality securities, in the new millennium, investors’ perception is that they have been defrauded by managers who are not accountable to anyone. For this reason, I propose a series of reforms that center around corporate governance, while shifting the focus from the protection of unsophisticated investors in the purchasing of new securities issues to the investment in mutual funds, pension funds, and other forms of asset management.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: U.S. Security Law; Securities Regulation; Trust; Financial Economics; G2; G28; G01.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50356

REFORMING OUTDATED FENCE LAW PROVISIONS: GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS ONLY IF THEY ARE FAIR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Centner,   Terence J.
Conflicts between persons engaged in animal husbandry and their neighbors have given legislative bodies many challenges in responding to competing  equities.  One set of rules has concerned the enclosure of domestic livestock, and legislative bodies have adopted assorted fence rules to resolve competing interests associated with grazing by domestic animals.  Alternative fence-out legislation still exists in some jurisdictions for open range and very rural areas.  Under fence-out legislation, ranchers do not have to build fences to confine their animals; rather, persons who want to keep out stray livestock have the burden of putting up a fence.  Economists have given considerable attention to the externalities posed by livestock and the economic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16688

Spatial networks in multi-region computable general equilibrium models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lofgren,   Hans; Robinson,   Sherman.
"January 1999." Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-24).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Equilibrium (Economics); Economic policy; Spatial analysis (Statistics); Computable general equilibrium (CGE); General Equilibrium; Spatial Network; Multi-Region Modeling; Transportation Costs; Trade Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; C68; D58; R13; O18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97555

IMPACTS OF GATT/URUGUAY ROUND TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ON U.S. BEEF AND CATTLE PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brester,   Gary W.; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
The GATT/Uruguay Round trade negotiations have resulted in a multilateral relaxation of beef trade restrictions. A linear elasticity model of the U.S. beef industry is developed using log differentials equations. Beef consumption, production, and trade are disaggregated into appropriate ground and table cut components. The model predicts that GATT/Uruguay Round will cause asymmetric effects on ground and table cut beef consumers. In general, fed cattle and cow/calf producers will benefit from trade liberalization because of increases in fed and feeder cattle prices. However, nonfed cattle price will decrease.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31006

AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF EXPERIENCED-BASED LEARNING: A ROPES COURSE ILLUSTRATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Kim; Barbee,   Ryan.
This paper draws on empirical evidence to measure the impact of using corporate-like outdoor-based team training to enhance the effectiveness of student groups and teach team player skills.  Results indicate that outdoor team activities had greater effects and impacts on student behaviors and learning than in class team activities.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Team experiential learning; Outdoor-based training; Team building; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21531

MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, 1880-1970
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fitzharris,   Joseph C.
The growth of Minnesota's agricultural sector, 1880-1970, was quite considerable. More important than providing a history, this study provides the necessary background for examination of the agricultural research system of Minnesota. Here, the record will be detailed. This study examines, in turn, the record of: output and production; the factors of production; relative output and input prices changes; and the structural changes in the sector
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14023

Dinâmica econômica das flutuações na produção de cana-de-açúcar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Satolo,   Luiz Fernando; Bacchi,   Mirian Rumenos Piedade.
Desde meados da década de 70, os mercados brasileiros de açúcar e álcool têm passado por importantes transformações que conduziram o país de volta à posição de líder mundial na produção de cana-de-açúcar. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar o papel de choques de oferta (área e produtividade), de demanda (renda doméstica e exportação) e de preços (da cana e de açúcar e álcool) na evolução recente da produção de cana-de-açúcar. Durante a maior parte do período analisado, o setor sucroalcooleiro encontrava-se sob forte regulamentação estatal, com a produção de cana, de açúcar e de álcool limitadas por quotas, preços fixados e exportações determinadas pelo Instituto do Açúcar e do Álcool – IAA. Nos anos 80, a expansão da cana pode ser atribuída aos incentivos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindústria canavieira; Cana-de-açúcar; Séries temporais; Sugar and ethanol sector; Sugar cane; Time series; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117270

The Case for Intensity Targets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pizer,   William A.
While the rest of the world has pursued absolute emissions limits for greenhouse gases, the Bush administration has proposed an alternative policy formulation based, among other things, on reducing emissions intensity-that is, emissions per dollar of real gross domestic product. Critics of this formulation have denounced the general idea of an intensity-based emissions target, along with its voluntary nature and weak targets. This raises the question of whether intensity-based emissions limits, distinct from the other features of the Bush initiative, offer a useful alternative to absolute emissions limits. This paper makes the case that they do, based on how emissions targets are framed. The argument draws on four key observations: greenhouse gas emissions...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon; Climate; Policy; Intensity; Global warming; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q54; Q58; Q56.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10917

PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION AND AGRICULTURAL FLOWS: TOBACCO INPUTS AND CIGARETTES OUTPUTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Overton,   Benny; Beghin,   John C.; Foster,   William E.
This paper examines the effects of the use of increasingly-popular phytosanitary regulations on production costs, and output and factor trade flows.  The case addressed is that of the European regulation of maximum chemical residues in cigarettes manufactured with tobacco containing maleic hydrazide.  The paper presents simulations of the effects of tightening the input/output market linkages and on the substitution away from the residue-contaminated U.S. input to residue-free non-U.S. inputs.  This induced substitution results in higher costs, lower quantity supplied of the final product, and higher prices for U.S. cigarettes in Europe.  Cross-price effects lead to higher quantities of EU cigarettes sold and a corresponding increase in the use of all...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31587

NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE UPTAKE OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES: AN EXPLANATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salhofer,   Klaus; Glebe,   Thilo W.
The number of agri-environmental programs, as well as the share of agricultural land covered under these programs, varies significantly between EU member states. We analyze national differences in the uptake of agri-environmental programs by developing a model of countries'’ political objective function. Based on this model we identify six factors which may explain the extent to which agri-environmental policies are implemented: environmental benefits, opportunity costs of participation, financial budget pressure, the share of program expenditures financed by the EU, contribution to the EU budget, and political weight attributed to farmers'’ income. The conceptual approach is then supplemented by an empirical analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20191

NATIONAL ISSUES FORUMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinghorn,   Jon Rye.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17662

Boolean logit and probit in Stata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Braumoeller,   Bear F.
This paper introduces new statistical models, Boolean logit and probit, that allow researchers to model binary outcomes as the results of Boolean interactions among independent causal processes. Each process (or “causal path”) is modeled as the unobserved outcome in a standard logit or probit equation, and the dependent variable is modeled as the observed product of their Boolean interaction. Up to five causal paths can be modeled, in any combination—A and B and C produce Y, A and (B or [C and D]) produce Y, etc.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mlboolean; Dichotomous dependent variable; Boolean; Logit; Probit; Multiple causal paths; Complexity; Random utility; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116271

HOW EXTENSION PROGRAMMING CAN PROVIDE USEFUL INPUT FOR LAND TENURE AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS: PROJECTED COST STRUCTURES AND DECISION SUPPORT AIDS FOR TEXAS COASTAL BEND RICE LANDLORDS AND PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falconer,   Lawrence L.; Jahn,   Richard; Anderson,   David P.
The increased contribution of decoupled government payments on rice base acreage has led to a major change in land tenure agreements for rice-producing tenants and landlords in the Texas Coastal Bend. This paper reviews how Extension programming provides information and decision support aids to help both landlords and tenants make sound land tenure arrangements.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34782

Cereal Marketing and Household Market Participation in Ethiopia: The Case of Teff, Wheat and Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Berhanu; Hoekstra,   Dirk.
Teff, wheat and rice are becoming important market oriented crops in Ethiopia. This study aims at analyzing the market participation of farm households, market actors, market channels and determinants of household market participation for these crops. Results are based on analysis of data collected from community and household surveys in three districts in three regional states of the country in 2005. Analysis of descriptive information and econometric analysis are used. About 65 - 77% of households produce these market oriented commodities, on about 27 – 44% of the total cultivated area. About 47 – 60% of the produce of these market oriented commodities is sold.  The important market places for producers of these commodities are the district town markets...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52102

As exportações brasileiras: um enfoque de portfólio eficiente
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Gilca Garcia de; Carvalho,   Fatima Marilia Andrade de.
A seleção de uma pauta eficiente de exportação permite ao país melhor adequação ao planejamento de médio e longo prazo, com maior estabilidade e menores riscos, o que dá sustentabilidade ao desenvolvimento. O modelo de portfólio, de Markowitz, permite avaliar a pauta de exportação de um país por uma análise de retorno e risco, possibilitando a seleção de uma carteira ótima. Nesse contexto, foram avaliadas as pautas de exportação do Brasil em 6-dígitos da Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul. Verificou-se que a pauta nacional foi se diversificando com participações cada vez mais eqüitativas dos produtos componentes. As seções Matérias Têxteis, Indústrias Alimentares e Metais Comuns e Suas Obras foram selecionadas dentre as mais importantes, em todos os três...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Exportações; Markowitz; Portfólio; Risco; Mercosul; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56841

Expert opinion and cuisine reputation in the market for restaurant meals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fogarty,   James Joseph.
As food is an experience good, the market for restaurant meals is a market where the cost of acquiring information regarding quality is relatively high. In such markets consumers often turn to reputation measures to guide purchase decisions. As Australia does not have a longstanding cuisine style of its own, and given Australia has been open to substantial immigration inflows since federation, it represents an especially appropriate market to study regarding the impact of individual restaurant reputation and collective cuisine reputation on meal prices. The following study uses the hedonic price approach to investigate the implicit price of individual reputation indicators, cuisine type reputation indicators, and other objective indicators in the market...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Expert Opinion; Food; Hedonic Pricing; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; R22.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108666

CONTRIBUCIÓN DEL CAPITAL SOCIAL EN LA MICROEMPRESA RURAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ojeda Lopez,   Ruth Noemi; Mul Encalada,   Jennifer; Lopez Canto,   Leonor Elena; Jimenez Diez,   Olivia.
The present study research identified the level of social capital in a small enterprise and its impact in the company itself. In Latin America, the importance of this concept lies in its relevance because diverse disciplines uses it as a reference setting, today it is used not only as part of political science and sociology, but also as part of the organization theory, economics, human behavior and management. It put emphasis in the relationships among people, among organizations and not in the individuals as isolated subjects. One of its advantages is that the social capital can contribute in the analysis of the small local communities from a social perspective and economical development. Because of the nature of the data handled in this study a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Social capital; Small enterprise; Social development; Network; Learning; Knowledge generation and innovation.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93909

NAFTA Sweetener Markets: The Transition Towards Integration (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cropley,   John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8115

THE POTENTIAL LABOR SUPPLY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ESTIMATION METHOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stoll,   John R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29951

Agricultural water productivity: issues, concepts and approaches.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Simon; Gichuki,   Francis; Turral,   Hugh.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water scarcity; Irrigation water; Productivity; Indicators; Water conservation; River basins; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91963

ASSESSING THE JOINT INFLUENCE OF ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF INCREASES IN THE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY OF TRENDS IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vance,   Colin; Iovanna,   Rich.
This paper advances an empirical model assessing how, over both time and space, changes in land-use respond to changing economic and ecological conditions.  Focusing on Central North Carolina, a region that has undergone extensive changes in forest cover and agricultural lands over the past two decades, landscape dynamics are modeled by exploiting a spatial database that links several satellite images spanning the years 1975-1999 to a suite of socioeconomic, institutional and GIS-created explanatory variables.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21983

A quarter of a century of Australian agricultural economics -  some personal reflections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
The late Fred Gruen (1921–1997) was asked to write these previously unpublished reflections for the twenty‐eighth Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society in 1984; they were circulated in working paper format as Gruen (1986). In this paper, Fred, who made the transition from agricultural to general economics later in his career, offers a modest perspective on his contributions to agricultural analysis and policy. The unifying theme in this outstandingly productive life was his focus on public policy issues whose resolution would impact importantly on the lives of many — that is, his intellectual curiosity was driven ultimately by his philanthropy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117228

Multiplicadores domésticos “SAMEA” en un modelo multisectorial económico y ambiental de España
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morilla,   Carmen R.; Cardenete,   Manuel Alejandro; Llanes,   Gaspar.
En este trabajo se realiza una aplicación de los denominados sistemas híbridos, donde se integra información de distinta naturaleza (en este caso, económica, social y medioambiental Para ello se elabora una matriz de contabilidad social y medioambiental (SAMEA) de España para el año 2000, aplicada al recurso agua y las emisiones de gases efecto invernadero, estimada a partir de datos oficiales del INE. Este sistema se utiliza como pieza central de un modelo multisectorial del funcionamiento económico y medioambiental y se calculan los “multiplicadores domésticos SAMEA”. Estos multiplicadores muestran los efectos de las diferentes actividades en la producción total de la economía y en el deterioro medioambiental.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Modelos Input-Output; Evaluación de efectos medioambientales; Emisiones contaminantes; Cuentas ambientales; Agricultural and Food Policy; C68; Q51; Q52; Q56.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57283

A note on the performance measure of conservation auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe; Schilizzi,   Steven.
We argue that previous assessments of discriminatory-price conservation auctions may have systematically overestimated their performance relative to uniform-payment schemes due to an inappropriate counterfactual comparison. We demonstrate that the cost curve (and not the bid curve) is the relevant supply curve when a uniform payment is offered and provide a theoretically rigorous counterfactual based on that insight. We estimate that the performance of BushTender may have been overrated by more than 50%.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Auctions; Procurement; Tenders; Conservation; Economic experiments; Model validation; Plus: assessment method; Agricultural policy; Environmental policy; Market-based instruments; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C91; C92; D44; Q24; Q28.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100885

Price Discovery and Pricing Choice Under Divergent Supply Scenarios in an Experimental Market for Fed Cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.
Previous research has not addressed the impacts of alternative supply conditions on price discovery and pricing choice. This study estimated models with data from an experimental market, the Fed Cattle Market Simulator, encompassing live weight, dressed weight, and grid pricing under two alternative supply scenarios. Significance of variables explaining transaction price variation and pricing choice differed between the two supply periods. Overall results were close to expectations. Higher quality cattle marketed with a grid brought higher prices in both supply periods. Having lower quality cattle in either supply period increased the probability of cattle being marketed (purchased) on a live weight basis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Experimental market; Fed cattle; Market simulator; Price discovery; Pricing choice; Pricing methods; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30974

Heterogeneous Production Efficiency of Specialized Swine Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
This research evaluates the efficiency of swine firms differing by specialization type and employed technologies. Measures of technical, allocative, scale, economic, and overall efficiency are separately and jointly estimated for farrow-to-finish, farrow-to-feeder, feeder-to-finish, farrow-to-weanling, weanling-to-feeder, and mixed operations. Findings confirm appreciable differences in efficiency and causes of efficiency. Results suggest that overall efficiency of farrow-to-finish and farrow-to-weanling operations is on average lower than farrow-to-feeder, feeder-to-finish, and weanling-to-feeder operations. In addition, Tobit models examining how demographic factors, farm type, and input expenses influence efficiency indicate additional variation across...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Heteroskedastic Tobit; Firm specialization; Future anticipation; Producer heterogeneity; Production technology; Returns to scale; Swine; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35379

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Reviewers: August 1997-June 1998, Guidelines for Submission of Manuscripts, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee and Membership/Subscription Information
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15564

USING LAND EQUITY TO PROVIDE A RETIREMENT INCOME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.; Isaacs,   Steven G.
Many retiring farmers will need to use their land equity to provide a retirement income. Based on a present value analysis, retiring farmers may either decide to sell or lease their land. The analysis is needed because taxes, liability issues, and goals of the farmer complicate the decision.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Retirement; Land equity; Consumer/Household Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21644

How Important are Peer Effects in Group Lending? Estimating a Static Game of Incomplete Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Shanjun; Liu,   Yanyan; Deininger,   Klaus W.
We quantify the importance of peer effects in group lending by estimating a static game of incomplete information. In our model, group members make their repayment decisions simultaneously based on their household and loan characteristics as well as their expectations on other members' repayment decisions. Exploiting a rich data set of a microfinance program in India, our estimation results suggest that the probability of a member making a full repayment would be 15 percentage points higher if all the other fellow members make full repayment compared to the case where none of the other members repay in full. We also find that large inconsistencies exist in the estimated effects of other variables in models that do not incorporate peer effects and control...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Microfinance; Repayment; Strategic default; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51699

Animal Disease Economic Impacts: A Survey of Literature and Typology of Research Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pritchett,   James G.; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Johnson,   Kamina K.
Animal diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are a threat to the animal product marketing sector and the broader economy. Policy makers and industry stakeholders seek a means of assessing a disease threat's economic impacts when evaluating prevention and mitigation measures. But, differences in the focus of the impact analysis (production level, market prices, welfare), level of analysis (geographically, marketing phase) and proposed policy alternatives all influence the analytical approach. This paper surveys previous research, focusing on methodological approaches and results. Drawing from past research and future economic data needs, a typology is developed to guide researchers when defining the scope and policy alternatives of various...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal disease economics; Literature review; Marketing channel; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8177

Perceived Water Prices and Estimated Water Demand in the Residential Sector of Windhoek, Namibia. An Analysis of the Different Water Market Segments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kavezeri-Karuaihe,   Selma T.; Wandschneider,   Philip R.; Yoder,   Jonathan K.
We develop a demand model for the water market of Windhoek, Namibia, and segment the market by income. The model uses the perceived price concept developed by Shin (1985). Results confirm the Shin hypotheses that consumers don’t know actual prices, but respond to perceived prices.  The average price and covariates have the expected signs. However, marginal price (MP) coefficient is positive. Shin’s perception parameter (k) is negative in two of three income segments. In the Shin model, this implies that consumers respond to MP (through perceived prices). Ambiguities about prices warrant further investigation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36289

CO2 Emissions from Central Canadian Agriculture: Meeting Kyoto Targets and Its Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manaloor,   Varghese.
Agriculture sectors dependence on fossil fuel use (both direct and indirect) has increased dramatically over the past decades. Productivity increases have been achieved using technological improvements which use considerable amounts of energy inputs. Concerns about global environmental quality resulted in several countries signing the Kyoto protocol, which came into effect internationally, on February 16, 2005. Canada has made a commitment to the international community to stabilize CO2 emissions at 6 percent below 1990 levels. The target is supposed to be reached by 2008 and maintained through 2012. This paper estimates the CO2 emissions from input use in Central Canadian agriculture. Using elasticity estimates, the amount of price increase needed to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25778

An Analysis of Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER), Country Report Four
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: George,   June; Quamina-Aiyejina,   Lynda.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12873

RURAL LAND VALUES AND TENURE ARRANGEMENTS IN LOUISIANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   Gary A.; Henning,   Steven A.; Vandeveer,   Lonnie R.
This report presents the results from the first annual Louisiana Rural Land Market Survey. The survey was designed to collect detailed information from rural real estate professionals regarding market conditions in their areas. Results of this study suggest that land values vary by area of the state and the primary commodity grown on the tract. Substantial variation in land value within areas and by parish suggests a number of factors affect rural land values and markets. Further research will be designed to measure the effects of these various factors on rural real estate markets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31662

Use of the Hedonic Method to Estimate Lake Sedimentation Impacts on Property Values in Mountain Park and Roswell, GA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hill,   Elizabeth; Pugh,   Sam; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.
Metropolitan Atlanta has experienced explosive population growth in the past few decades, which has resulted in rapid residential growth. The City of Roswell is one the best examples of residential growth on the urban fringe of Atlanta, with its housing stock increasing by more than 50 percent from 1990 to 2000. Stormwater runoff created from these development sites is expected to be causing sedimentation accumulation in lakes within Roswell and a neighboring, downstream wildlife refuge located in the City of Mountain Park. Because sedimentation tends to fill-in and shrink lakes, our results provide some indication of the potential property damages associated with sedimentation. Furthermore, our results provide evidence that lake value is not monotonically...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9950

A Study of Iran’s Comparative Advantage in Saffron, the Red Gold
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Najarzadeh,   Reza; Reed,   Michael R.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Aghaei,   Mina; Rezagholizadeh,   M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61583

Economic Implications Of International Wheat Reserves
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zwart,   A.C.; Meilke,   Karl D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123581

END MATERIAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Guildelines for Manuscript Submission and Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31581

Phosphorus-Based Application of Livestock Manure and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norwood,   F. Bailey; Chvosta,   Jan.
The application of manure phosphorus at rates above crop uptake has resulted in water pollution for some regions.  In response, new manure management standards will require some farms to match manure phosphorus applications rates with crop uptake.  For some regions, this will lead to more crop acres and a shift toward crops with greater nutrient uptake, both of which will increase nitrogen runoff.  The greater nitrogen runoff could offset the lower phosphorus runoff to result in greater water pollution.  This demonstrates the law of unintended consequences, which results when policy does not consider how economic agents respond to incentives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Best management practice; Eutrophication; Manure management; Nutrient runoff; Phosphorus standards; Pollution control; Water pollution; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; D6; Q1; Q2.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43715

Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karszes,   Jason; Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121663

The Structural Estimation of Principal-Agent Models by Least Squares: Evidence from Land Tenancy in Madagascar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Zachary S.; Bellemare,   Marc F.
We develop a method to structurally estimate principal-agent models by ordinary least squares (OLS). We set up a general principal-agent model which explicitly incorporates the wealth levels of each party and the opportunity cost to the agent of entering the contract. This yields an optimal contract that is linearized by way of an Nth order Taylor approximation. This in turn imposes N(3N-1)/2 restrictions on the parameters and yields an empirical test of the canonical principal-agent model. In the application, we consider the case where N = 2 and apply our method to a sample of land tenancy contracts in rural Madagascar. Empirical tests lead to consistent failure to reject the hypotheses derived from our structural model, which lends support to our...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Principal-Agent Models; Contract Theory; Structural Estimations; Risk and Uncertainty; C12; C13; D86; O12; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49368

A Century of American Economic Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torgler,   Benno; Piatti,   Marco.
Using information collected from American Economic Review publications of the last 100 years, we try to provide answers to various questions: Which are the top AER publishing institutions and countries? Which are the top AER papers based on citation success? How frequently is someone able to publish in AER? How equally is citation success distributed? Who are the top AER publishing authors? What is the level of cooperation among the authors? What drives the alphabetical name ordering? What are the individual characteristics of the AER authors, editors, editorial board members, and referees? How frequently do women publish in AER? What is the relationship between academic age, publication performance, and citation success? What are the paper...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: American Economic Review; Publishing Economics; Rankings; Cooperation; Authors; Editors; Board Members; Referees; Connections; Awards; Paper  Characteristics; Economic History; History of Economic Thought; Environmental Economics and Policy; A10; A110; B00; B31; B40; I23; N01; J00; Z00.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102501

E. and J. Gallo Winery: "Maintaining Green" The Long History of The Environmental and Sustainability Movement within the Wine Industry (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Savage,   Chris.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52564

The Development of the Solomon Islands: An Analysis of Trends, Issues and Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
The Solomon Islands is one of the five least developed Pacific island nations according to the classification of the United Nations. This article reviews the situation of the Solomon  Islands in relation to its development generally but paying particular attention to: • Public and private finance; • Social issues such as education and health; • Its trade and external balance; and  • Economic infrastructure. Policy suggestions are made in relation to each of these matters and an assessment given of the development status of the Solomon Islands.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Solomon Islands; Pacific Island nations; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Public Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100033

DISCRIMINATION BY FORMAL LENDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schreiner,   Mark; Graham,   Douglas H.; Vink,   Nick; Coetzee,   Gerhard K.
Censored (Tobit) regression is used to estimate the effects of race, location of residence, and sex of the household head on formal debt held by South African households.  The magnitude of the effects suggests that lenders discriminate and that formal financial markets could be improved even without technical innovation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28336

THE MARKET FOR BROILERS THROUGH FAST-FOOD OUTLETS IN VENEZUELA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Jose E.
PROAGRO is the leading firm in the broiler business in Venezuela.  It is integrated through hatchery, grow-out, processing and distribution activities.  As a consequence of strict price regulation policies enforced by the government in the poultry products, PROAGRO experienced serious injury to its profitability over the last few years.  The most severe regulations were applied to PROAGRO's chief product (whole, ready-to-cook broiler with feet and giblets incorporated in the body cavity); therefore, PROAGRO's management has concentrated research efforts to find alternative ways to increase sales of products with larger margins through the most profitable distribution channels.  At the present time the distribution channel with the biggest margin for...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11258

An Analysis of Rural Livelihood Systems in Rainfed Rice-based Farming Systems of Coastal Orissa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samal,   Parshuram; Barah,   B.C.; Pandey,   Sushil.
The livelihood systems of farm households in coastal Orissa have been analysed based on a sample of 193 farmers. It is found that the incomes of these households were quite diversified. As against the general impression that crop income dominates household income, it is observed that the non-farm income has emerged important in the coastal Orissa. Rice, which has been traditionally the main source of income in this area, has slipped to the third position, next to remittances and income from non-farm activities. The income from non-farm works and rice has accounted for 71 per cent and 20 per cent of the total income, respectively. The non-farm sources have contributed more than 90 per cent towards income inequality. The source-wise income share has also...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57764

SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES FOR A CONVENIENCE LEARNING COURSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burton,   Robert O., Jr.; Schurle,   Bryan W.
This paper explores and analyzes supply and demand of university-level convenience learning courses.  Procedures involve use of microeconomic theory to conceptually analyze supply, demand, benefits and costs and a case study comparison of a traditional course to a convenience learning course that has been offered for three years.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21770

Impact of Alternative Land Management Options on Soil Fertility and Erosion in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birungi,   Patrick; Hassan,   Rashid M.
Using a data set collected in eight districts of Uganda, this study investigates how investment in soil fertility management (SFM) and conservation practices may affect natural resource outcomes, particularly the extent and level of soil erosion and soil nutrient loss. The study used ordered probit models and the results suggest that investment in SFM and conservation practices greatly improves soil fertility and reduces soil erosion. From a policy perspective, public investment to encourage use of SFM and conservation technologies would help the country achieve sustainable agricultural production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Management; Soil Fertility; Ordered Probit; Erosion; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8010

EMPIRICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO-CONSTRAINT MODELS OF RECREATION DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Douglas M.; Shaikh,   Sabina L.
Theoretical restrictions implied by the two-constraint recreation demand model are developed.  The structure necessary to specify empirical models shows that most current models of recreation incorporate time in a manner inconsistent with theory.  Results are applicable to all recreationists and are particularly useful to those with endogenous marginal values of time.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21629

THE NECESSITY OF STRATEGIC THINKING IN HUNGARIAN AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Zoltan; Husti,   Istvan.
Based on analysis of a time series of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) indicator and Relative Trade Advantage Index the performance of Hungarian agriculture and food industry has declined rapidly during the last fifteen years. This fact highlights the importance of searching new paradigms in development. In short term the increasing of production–quantity does not seem to be a rational way. The only alternative is the product–differentiation strategy. Under conditions of increasing competition in foreign markets the importance of domestic markets gains in importance. The domestic market is a dynamic one, too: the producers should be better focussed of new demands of specific consumer segments (e.g. elder generations, ethnic minorities etc…). On the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Future research; Marketing; System analysis; Strategic planning; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47551

Price Developments on the World Markets for Milk Products: The Case of Butter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Voneki,   Eva.
A time series model is estimated to identify the interrelation among prices on the international and the EU domestic market for butter. Although the findings were not derived from a causal model, the inspection of the data provides economically reasonable and important insights in structural relationship between international and domestic prices. It can be expected that similar relationships exists for other milk products as well. The fact that international prices in the EU and Oceania are causal for each other is an indication of an integrated market. However, price transmission is not perfect suggesting that competition between the EU and Oceania exists, however, but not as intense as it could be expected for a homogeneous good like butter. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy market; International trade; Market integration; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; F15; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25491

Imperfections in the Economics of Public Policy, Imperfections in Markets, and Climate Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stern,   Nicholas.
n the last twenty years economics has created much of lasting value and real potential: it has been a very fertile period. But economics has also suffered from what I shall term „collective amnesia‟ covering whole areas of public policy. And on policy and the role of government it has, embarrassingly in my view, swayed with the political winds to the detriment of both our profession and to outcomes. Both the amnesia and the political bending have contributed to the economic crisis of the last year or two and to hostility towards the profession. My purpose here is first to lament the amnesia on theories of public policy in imperfect economies, in short the subject of public economics, to describe the bending of public policy analysis to political vogue, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Policy; Climate Change; Public Economics; H.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55333

A diplomás munkaerő helyzetének vizsgálata (Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megyékben és Budapesten)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toth,   Eszter.
A kérdőíves megkérdezés – 1022 válasz – alapján megállapítható, hogy 100 001– 180 000 Ft közötti nettó átlagkereset jellemző a diplomás munkavállalók körében. A diplomát adó végzettség és a megkérdezettek munkaerő-piaci státusának összefüggéseit illetően megállapítható, hogy a diplomások között létezik ugyan munkanélküliség, de ez jóval kisebb mértékű, mint a KSH és a Munkaügyi Központok által kimutatott, alap- és középszintű végzettséggel rendelkező munkavállalók körében. A továbbtanulás – ami az Európai Unió szintjén is lényeges – a kérdőíves felmérés szerint nagyarányú, 67%-os.  --------------------  Based on 1022 answers of a survey it can be stated that the characteristic range of net average monthly salary is between 100 and 180 thousand HUF among...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Megyék fejlettségi szintje; Nemzetgazdasági ágak; Alkalmazottak; Nettó kereset; Munkaerő-piaci státus; Development level of counties; Economic sectors; Employees; Net salary; Position on labour market; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58607

INDEX OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION ARTICLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26617

EQUILIBRIUM AND EFFICIENT LAND-USE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER SPATIAL EXTERNALITY ON A LATTICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saak,   Alexander E.
Many cases of externalities in agricultural production, such as pesticide drift, cross-pollination, and offensive odors, are attributable to the incompatibility of neighboring land uses and exhibit distance dependence. We characterize equilibrium spatial patterns of externality-generating and -receiving land uses on a two-dimensional lattice with noncooperative, profit-maximizing producers. In equilibrium, generators or recipients form one or more neighborhoods with certain geometric properties, depending on how an externality dissipates with distance and whether there is an externality generated outside the region's boundaries. Efficient land-use arrangements maximize social welfare subject to the implementability constraints stipulating that no...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Graph partitioning; Land-use arrangement; Spatial externality; Supermodular game; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18501

Perfil fundiário e padrão de desenvolvimento tecnológico: uma análise a partir  dos municípios das regiões norte e noroeste do estado do Rio de Janeiro
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Souza,   Paulo Marcelo de; Ney,   Marlon Gomes; Mata,   Henrique Tome Da Costa.
O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a relação entre o grau de desenvolvimento tecnológico e a estrutura fundiária dos municípios da regiões Norte e Noroeste do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Para caracterizar o grau de desenvolvimento tecnológico, foi empregada a técnica da analise fatorial, enquanto o índice de Gini, a área média e o percentual da área ocupada pelos 5% maiores e os 50% menores estabelecimentos foram empregados para caracterizar o perfil fundiário. Constatou-se que há diferenças entre o grau e o perfil do desenvolvimento tecnológico atingindo pelas regiões, que estão relacionadas, provavelmente, com a as diferenças na estrutura fundiária de cada uma delas.----------------The objective of the research was to analyze the relation between the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tecnologia; Analise fatorial; Estrutura fundiária; Technology; Factor analyzes; Agrarian structure; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108084

Policies, legislation and organizations related to water in South Africa, with special reference to the Olifants River Basin.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Hubert; Stimie,   Chris M.; Richters,   E.; Perret,   Sylvain R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; River basins; Water use; Organizations; Institutions; Mapping; Government; Political aspects; Ethnology; Social status; Water policy; Water law; Land tenure; Water supply; Sanitation; Water users; Land use; Conflict; Private sector; Non-governmental organizations; Local government; Water users' associations; Catchment areas; Monitoring; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92770

Has growth in productivity in Australian broadacre agriculture slowed?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sheng,   Yu; Mullen,   John D.; Zhao,   Shiji.
Agricultural productivity growth has been strong relative to other sectors in the Australian economy, and relative to the agricultural sectors of other developed countries. However, as commonly observed among other developed economies, growth in productivity in the broadacre sector of Australian agriculture seems to have slowed in the past decade. This paper uses the adjusted cumulative sum square (CUSQ) index to examine the trend stability of total factor productivity in Australian broadacre agriculture over the period 1952-53 to 2006-07. The results show that a significant slowdown occurred around the mid-1990s. Further analysis shows that the slowdown in productivity growth is driven by a longterm decline in public R&amp;D investment in addition to poor...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Structural change analysis; CUSUM index; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59266

Natural Resources, Development Models and Sustainable Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Auty,   Richard M.
This paper starts out from the optimistic assumption that the basic policies for environmental economic development are known but uncertainties surround the speed of their adoption. In many developing countries the key obstacle is poor governance: consequently, renewable resources continue to be mined, non-renewable resources are depleted irresponsibly, and reductions in pollution intensity lag. Recent research identifies resource abundance as an important cause of policy failure. This is because the primary sector remains large in relation to GDP so that differences in the scale of natural resource rents (and in their socio-economic linkages) condition macro policy in important ways. Most developing countries are resource-rich, a condition that engenders...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24136

Factors Influencing the Temporal Diffusion of Broadband Adoption: Evidence from Oklahoma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whitacre,   Brian E.
This paper examines the shifting influence of household characteristics and telecommunications infrastructure on the residential broadband adoption decision for Oklahoma residents between 2003 and 2006. In particular, the spread of wired telecommunications infrastructure (namely cable Internet and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)) is examined, along with the effect that this diffusion has had on broadband access rates. The data indicates that the gap in broadband access rates between rural and urban areas has remained relatively constant over this period despite increased levels of cable and DSL throughout the state. In addition, an inter-temporal decomposition shows that the increasing levels of infrastructure are not the dominant cause of higher broadband...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Broadband; Internet; Temporal Diffusion; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; R11; O18; C1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6934

Establishing a Beef Cattle Feedlot using By-Products of Ethanol Production in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stearns,   Larry D.; Sell,   Randall S.; Watt,   David L.; Anderson,   Vernon L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121141

Comparison of Decision Rules for Subsurface Drip Irrigation Practices Using a Nonlinear Mathematical Programming Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salim,   Juma K.; Dillon,   Carl R.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Kanakasabai,   Murali.
A comparison of decision rules has been made for case studies of corn production using subsurface drip irrigation under three agricultural management practices (no irrigation, uniform irrigation, and variable rate irrigation). The uniform irrigation strategy appeared to perform the best than the other two management practices under different risk scenarios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corn production; Mathematical programming; Profitability; Risk management; Subsurface drip irrigation; Variable rate irrigation; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35517

Hedonic Pricing Evaluation on Agritourism Activity in Italy: Local Culture-based or Facility-based?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ohe,   Yasuo; Ciani,   Adriano.
This paper focused on how and what diversified activities influence the price level of agritourism. A hypothesis that contrasts two directions was examined: facility-based and local culture-based activities. First, from the conceptual consideration, we defined that agritourism based on local cultural resources can internalize positive externalities, which are accompanied by local cultural resources, into income, unlike facility-based activity that has no connection with local cultural resources. Second, the results of estimations from the price determinant ordered logit model clarified that owning a swimming pool was the most common and influential factor in enhancing the price level while regional diversity was observed in terms of local cultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agritourism; Local cultural heritage; Hedonic pricing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95210

Performance of traditional cooperatives: the Portuguese Douro wine cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rebelo,   Joao; Caldas,   Jose Vaz; Matulich,   Scott C.
Globalization is challenging the very core of cooperative governance and ownership decision, especially in Southern European countries, like Portugal, where a large number of producers are organized in traditional and Mediterranean-style agricultural cooperatives. This paper analyses the effects of governance and control variables related with size over two alternative indicators of performance: revenues transferred to members/patrons and capital structure. The results suggest that these cooperatives have difficulties being sustainable in the more competitive global wine markets, if they follow, essentially, a practice of maximum patronage refund, reducing their capacity to improve leverage and to finance more profitable, but risky, long run investments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q13; D22; L25.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99100

Sacramento County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1977-1981
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1977-1981.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95640

Direct Payments for Environmental Services from Mountain Agriculture in Japan: Evaluating its Effectiveness and Drawing Lessons for Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sakuyama,   Takumi.
This article evaluates the effectiveness of ex-post targeting of the direct payment program for mountain agriculture in Japan. A regression analysis explaining the entry into the program shows that the farm profitability and the production cost were significant positive and negative factor, respectively, in determining the uptake, while the efforts by local governments were a robust factor in facilitating the enrollment. These findings imply ineffective ex-post targeting and call for the differentiation of the premium, alternative incentives to promote forestation for the un-enrolled fields and additional funds targeted to those prefectures with the low uptake ratio. Lessons drawn from the Japanese experience for effective incentive measures in developing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cost-effectiveness; Direct payment; Environmental services; Mountain farming; Targeting; Transaction costs; Japan; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110128

The Exchange Rate -- can we, should we do something about it? (Comment on Stoeckel, Valentine and Higgs)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9655

Construction of the Legal System of Forestry Carbon Sequestration Transaction in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zou,   Limei; Wang,   Yuexian.
Legal nature of forestry carbon sequestration transaction in China is introduced. Forestry carbon sequestration transaction is a kind of formal, bilateral, consensual and compensatory legal behavior following the principle of autonomy and having the nature of contract. Legal regulation of forestry carbon sequestration transaction is necessary for making and using demonstration text of contract, distributing the subject right and responsibility of forestry carbon sequestration transaction, offering references for environmental protection and other fields, and developing the voluntary market of forestry carbon sequestration. Based on this, construction of legal system of forestry carbon sequestration transaction is discussed from nine aspects, such as...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Forestry carbon sequestration; Transaction; Legal system; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58484

Economies of Size, Farmer, Cooperatives, and Social Efficiency: Empirical Results from Swedish Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hedberg,   Anna.
The concept of economies of size is crucial for the analysis of price and output equilibria for a marketing cooperative. If there are economies of size in processing, a cooperatively organized processing industry may be socially preferable when compared to an investor-owned processor with monopsony power. This study investigates whether cost structure can be used as an efficiency argument for the cooperative dairy industry in Sweden. The results indicate economies of size in milk processing and, accordingly, marketing cooperatives appear to be a socially efficient form of business organization.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46431

Assessing the Uncertainty of Land Based Carbon Sequestration: A Parameter Uncertainty Analysis with a Global Land Use Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Yoon Hyung; Sohngen,   Brent.
This paper analyzes the effect of uncertainty in several key parameters on the marginal costs of carbon sequestration in forests. These parameters include the land supply elasticity, which governs the conversion of land from agriculture to forests and vice versa; parameters of the forest biomass yield function; parameters of the forest carbon density function; and parameters of the costs functions for accessing inaccessible land. Monte Carlo techniques are thus used to turn the global forest model with no probability (e.g., Sohngen &amp; Mendelsohn, 2003; 2007) into a proper probability model through Latin hypercube sampling.       For this paper, we have restricted our analysis to consideration of probability distributions for only two of the parameters...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty Analysis; Global Land Use Model; Carbon Sequestration; Monte Carlo simulations; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49416

Table Margarine in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1951
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8902

The Denial of Slavery in Management Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cooke,   Bill.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30566

Education, Employment and Social Inclusion within the European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laselle,   Laurence; Tisdell,   Clement A.
Employment and social inclusion have been regular themes in the agenda of the European Union for the past fifteen years. From a soft coordinated approach mainly focused on the fight against unemployment, the European Union has moved towards a more coordinated but still voluntary strategy for its Member States and this agenda now has multiple economic, social and environmental objectives. A constant feature of these strategies has been the use of education and training policies, in particular for young people who are at risk of social exclusion. This paper reviews the relevant agenda of the European Union and presents the concept of second chance schools initiated by the European Commission in 1995. It seeks to understand how the elements associated with...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: European Union; European Commission; Education; Social Inclusion; Second chance schools; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123542

FLOOD INSURANCE AS A COMPONENT OF LAND USE MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lacewell,   Ronald D.; McNeely,   John G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29937

INCORPORATING FIELD TIME RISK INTO A STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING MODEL OF FARM PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Apland,   Jeffrey.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14283

USAID Contributes to Building National Capacity to Strengthen Food Security: An Example from Mali
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boughton,   Duncan; Staatz,   John M.; Weber,   Michael T.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Downloads May 2008-July 2009: 13.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11333

THE EFFECT OF PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT ON STUDENT ALLOCATION OF TIME AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Willis L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13239

Marginal Productivity Analysis of Global Inter-sectoral Water Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Strzepek,   Kenneth M.; Juana,   James S.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
There is growing evidence that freshwater availability is declining, while competition among sectors for the withdrawal of this scarce resource is rapidly increasing,(Rosegrant et a, 2002). Therefore, the need to promote inter-sectoral water use efficiency from the demand-side management has necessitated a study to investigate the responsiveness of different productive sectors and sub-sectors to water prices. Extracting data from the GTAP and UNIDO databases and adopting the marginal productive approach by Wang and Lall (2002),and using the two-stage-least squares method, the translog production function is estimated, from which the output and price elasticities and the marginal value of water is computed for thirteen sectors. The results indicate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C21; C8; L6; L7; Q25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25748

Optimal Length of Moving Average to Forecast Futures Basis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatchett,   Robert B.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Anderson,   Kim B.
The question addressed in this study is which length of historical moving average provides the best forecast of futures basis. Differences in observed forecast accuracy among the different moving averages are usually less than a cent per bushel, and most are not statistically significant. Further, the search for an optimal length of moving average may be futile since the optimal length depends on how much structural change has occurred. Our recommendation is to use moving averages when there has been no structural change and to use last year’s basis or an alternative approach if the forecaster perceives that a structural change has occurred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Basis forecast; Grain; Law of One Price; Moving averages; Structural change; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61057

Análisis de rentabilidad de la inversión en mejoramiento genético de ganado bovino lechero bajo condiciones chilenas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kobrich,   Claus; Catalan,   F.; Martinez Valderrama,   Alfonso; Maino,   Mario.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Profitability index; Genotype-environment interaction; Semen price.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97348

A brief history of Stata on its 20th anniversary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117491

Reviewers
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118590

Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelson,   Laura; Dohlman,   Erik.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122576

THE WELFARE CONSEQUENCES OF CERTIFIED LABELING FOR CREDENCE ATTRIBUTES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoehn,   John P.; Deaton,   Brady J., Jr.
Certified labeling for credence attributes is examined using the concepts of pooled and separating equilibria.  The analysis addresses a latent credence good demand that differs from a conventional good demand by willingness to pay for the credence characteristic. Third-party certified labeling vertically differentiates the two products and a two separate markets replace a single pooled market. Market outcomes are examined theoretically and with empirical simulations. Costless labeling is net welfare improving, but impacts are highly asymmetric. Credence producers gain largely at the expense of conventional producers. Costly labeling may reduce welfare even with rather modest labeling costs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11758

Economic evaluation of a weed-activated sprayer for herbicide application to patchy weed populations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bennett,   Anne L.; Pannell,   David J.
Spatial distribution of weeds in a crop is patchy. Traditional boom sprayers waste herbicide by applying it to areas where weed density is already low. A new technology, Weed Activated Spray Process (WASP), uses sensors to detect the presence of weeds and control spray nozzles accordingly. The economic benefits of this technology to extensive crop farmers in Western Australia are investigated using a model based on the economics of information. Existing technology is likely to reduce profits because the weed density at which it switches off spraying is too high. Even if sensitivity to low densities could be improved, likely benefits of pre‐crop usage would still be very low or negative.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117284

Selecting Profitable Enterprises or Selling the Farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Blokland,   P.J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6986

A Intensidade da Exploração Agropecuária como Indicador da Degradação Ambiental na Região dos Cerrados, Brasil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cunha,   Nina Rosa da Silveira; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de; Gomes,   Marilia Fernandes Maciel; Braga,   Marcelo Jose.
Being constituted as the largest risk factor and effective degradation to the Savannah, the man’s intervention in the nature and, especially, the agricultural exploration require analysis and better monitoring. This work aims to analyze the relationship between the agricultural exploration and the environmental degradation in the area of the Savannahs, in 1995-1996. In particular, it is intended, to use multivariate statistical analysis, to verify the factors associated with the intensity of farming predominant in the determination of the degradation pattern, and to obtain indexes of exploration intensity to make possible to categorize and to group the microrregions in terms of degradation potential. The results showed that the intensity of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental degradation; Intensity of agricultural exploration; Savannah; Factorial analysis; Index of environmental degradation.; Agribusiness; Q50.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61241

Aquaculture technology adoption in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh: some preliminary results from farm record-keeping data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmed,   Mahfuzuddin; Abdur Rab,   M.; Bimbao,   Mary Ann P.
A report on the adoption by target farmers of three aquaculture technologies in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh. Preliminary results indicate that there were significant changes in fish production and resource use by farmer-cooperators from their previous practices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture systems; Technology transfer; Small scale aquaculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44730

LOOKING FOR GOVERNMENT'S ROLE AS AN AGRICULTURAL SAFETY NET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.
What makes agriculture especially deserving of an active government safety net?  What is different about agricultural production? Are we concerned about a safe and reliable food supply or about farmers' incomes and returns to assets? Those who make farm policy base their arguments on all of these points: the diffuse nature of agricultural production, the inherent production risk in agriculture, the need for a safe and reliable food supply, shortcomings in farm income, and low returns to assets in agriculture. This paper addresses these points and, in so doing, rules out some of these concerns as legitimate bases for current agricultural policies. By focusing on those that are genuine, U.S. farm policy could spend limited resources in areas where the most...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Farm income; Farm-sector safety net; Market power; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14707

Determinants of Dietary Quality: Evidence from Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rashid,   Dewan Arif; Smith,   Lisa C.; Rahman,   Tauhidur.
Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analyzing consumer demand for dietary energy (or dietary quantity), much less attention has been paid to the demand for dietary quality, an equally important aspect of food security. To address this gap in the literature, this paper uses data from a nationally representative household expenditure survey conducted in Bangladesh in 2000 on the food acquisition behavior of 7,440 households over a two week period. Two indicators of dietary quality are employed: household protein availability and household diet diversity. Using two-stage least squares regression to correct for the endogeneity of income, we find significant roles of income, education, gender of household head, and prices of key...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21326

An Experimental Economic Analysis of Carbon Trading Options for Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   John G.; Grainger,   Corinne.
Australia is currently developing a carbon emissions trading program. The Garnaut report recommendations include options for the allocation of carbon credits, trading schemes, banking and borrowing, and self reporting mechanisms. This paper reports the results of a series of economic experiments in which we explored spot and future markets given high and low levels of carbon credit reductions. The results provide important insights to the current debate in Australia and highlight the importance of well crafted market design.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Emissions trading; Compliance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q53; Q54.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51044

O PROCESSO DE TOMADA DE DECISÃO SOB O VIÉS DA ECOSSOCIOECONOMIA DAS ORGANIZAÇÕES: O CASO DE UMA COOPERATIVA CATARINENSE DE ARTESÃOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Felski,   Henrique; Sampaio,   Carlos Alberto Cioce; Dallabrida,   Ivan Sidney.
The objective of this work is to analyze the Arte Rio Cooperative’s decision making process to assess how far it comprehends its members’ cooperative production system, i.e. if there is a logic governing the process that is different from utilitarian economics. It was inferred that the logic involved in the decision making process is contrary to market economy rationality. The cooperative’s decision making process has found mechanisms to adapt to the dictates of the market economy, mechanisms which modify popular culture and knowledge and the cooperative lifestyle of its members. This is a qualitative study supported by bibliographic and document analysis, descriptive exploratory research, participative observation and structured script interviews. In the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decision making process; Rationality; Eco-socio-economics; Cooperation; Development strategy; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93582

Editorial - International Wheat Agreement
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8724

Central Banks’ Interest Rate and International Trade in BRIC Countries: Agriculture vs. Machinery Industry?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borodin,   Konstantin; Strokov,   Anton.
The paper investigates interrelations between the dynamics of national central banks’ interest rates and international trade within the BRIC countries. It shows that countries with lower interest rates experience growth of the share of machinery industry exports rather than agriculture and food products, and, on the contrary, in countries with higher interest rates the share of agriculture and food exports increases and the share of machinery industry products declines. The investigation has shown that a relative shift in the interest rate can affect the specialization of countries.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Central banks’ interest rate; Exports; Specialization; Agribusiness; F1.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115528

ASSESSING ECONOMIC RETURNS FROM FARMERS' RIGHTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Srinivasan,   Chittur S.
Many developing countries are attempting to address the inequities of plant breeders' rights by incorporating farmers' rights provisions in their Plant Variety Protection legislations to reward the role of farmers' as conservers and enhancers of agro-biodiversity. Developing countries expect to generate substantial revenues for biodiversity conservation or for community reward schemes through the application of farmers' rights provisions. This paper applies a patent-renewal model to assess the economic returns appropriated by plant breeders from new (protected) varieties in developed countries. The estimates confirm a widely held view in the literature that plant variety protection is a relatively weak form of IPR protection which allows plant breeders to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25887

Sequence analysis with Stata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brzinsky-Fay,   Christian; Kohler,   Ulrich; Luniak,   Magdalena.
We describe a general strategy to analyze sequence data and introduce SQ-Ados, a bundle of Stata programs implementing the proposed strategy. The programs include several tools for describing and visualizing sequences as well as a Mata library to perform optimal matching using the Needleman–Wunsch algorithm. With these programs Stata becomes the first statistical package to offer a complete set of tools for sequence analysis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sqclusterdat; Sqclustermat; Sqdes; Sqindexplot; Sqom; Sqparcoord; Sqset; Sqstatlist; Sqstatsum; Sqstattab1; Sqstattab2; Sqstattabsum; Sqtab; Sequence analysis; Optimal matching; Cluster analysis; Panel data; Longitudinal data; Explorative data analysis; Sequence index plot; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118169

RESEARCH UPDATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Price and Distribution Variations for Value-Added Vegetable Products in California. Jim Ahern and Marianne Wolf, Professors, Agribusiness Department, Cal Poly State University SLO.  Case Study of Heritage Ranch, "Wolf-Friendly Beef." Helen L. Aquino, Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural Economics, New Mexico State University.  Branding Locally Grown Fruit and Vegetables Via State Logos. John R. Brooker, David B. Eastwood, and Morgan D. Gray; Faculty Members; Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Findings of Strategies Followed by the 28 Past Winners of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, 1988-1996. Robert R. Cangemi and Raymond H. Lopez, Pace University, Lubin School of Business, White Plains,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26796

DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION IN RURAL AND METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE U.S.; Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, June 17-18, 1996, Padova, Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maki,   Wilbur R.
This paper addresses the growing concerns of local governments and residents about the high costs of urban spillover into adjoining rural areas.  From a rural agricultural perspective we focus on the loss of productive agricultural land and open space.  From a metropolitan core city perspective the focus shifts to the erosion of the city tax base and its fiscal capacity to pay for the associated high costs of neighborhood decline.  From a personal and private perspective, however, urban growth creates new opportunities for residential and commercial development.  Many sectors of the local economy share in these opportunities, including young families seeking their first single-family residence at a price they can afford.  Given the multiplicity of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14419

Environmental Policy, Education and Growth: A Reappraisal when Lifetime Is Finite
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pautrel,   Xavier.
This article demonstrates that when finite lifetime is introduced in a Lucas (1988) growth model, the environmental policy may enhance growth both in the short- and the long-run, while pollution does not influence educational activities, labor supply is not elastic and human capital does not enter the utility function. This is because finite lifetime and the appearance of newborns at each date creates a turnover of generations which disconnects the aggregate consumption growth to the interest rate. We show that the shorter is the horizon, the greater the effect of the environmental policy on growth, because the higher the “generational turnover effect”. We also demonstrate that when time is not the single production factor in education, the environmental...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Growth; Environment; Overlapping Generations; Human Capital; C; O.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42146

Winners and losers from Johne’s disease eradication from the Scottish dairy herd: a Markov-Chain simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weldegebriel,   Habtu T.; Gunn,   George J.; Stott,   Alistair W.
In this paper, we evaluated the welfare effects of a hypothetical programme of Johne's disease eradication from the Scottish dairy herd on different stakeholders in the domestic milk market. We undertook the evaluation using a Markov-Chain simulation and applying an economic welfare analysis which takes into consideration the effects of an eradication programme on product price, on output quantity, on cost and on milk yield for given levels of supply and demand elasticities. We found that, following the eradication of the disease, milk yield per cow increased for all herd sizes in Scotland whereas price and unit cost of milk production fell. Consequently, milk consumers gained around £14.3 million in discounted economic surplus and producers with infected...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Johne's; Eradication programme; Economic welfare effects; Economic surplus; I180.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36872

How Have Federal Milk Marketing Order Product Price Formulas Affected Milk Prices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12719

EXOGENOUS PRODUCTION SHOCKS AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AMONG TRADITIONAL IVORIEN RICE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sherlund,   Shane M.; Barrett,   Christopher B.
This paper uses a unique panel data set and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to obtain estimates of technical efficiency for 492 traditional rice plots in Côte d'Ivoire.  The objective of this paper is to explore the importance of explicitly controlling for exogenous shocks to production in technical efficiency estimation.  We show how omission of such variables in highly stochastic production environments can lead to serious inferential errors, with potentially significant policy implications.  Conventional DEA estimation of a production frontier, followed by second-stage Tobit estimation of the correlates of plot- level technical efficiency, suggest widespread and substantial inefficiency related to crop fragmentation and seed varieties.  However, when...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Africa (Sub-Saharan); Ivory Coast; Production frontiers; Agricultural productivity; Rice.; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; O12; Q12; D2.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20945

How Decoupled Is the European Union's Single Farm Payment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Elekes,   Andrea; Velikovszky,   Laszlo.
Our paper focuses on the key element of the 2003 CAP reform: on the single farm payment (SFP). The basic aim was to decouple direct payment from production decisions. Because of the widespread agricultural policy reforms (support producers with the least possible distortions) and of the on-going WTO negotiations, this is an issue attracting significant attention on behalf of agricultural economists. Different tools and different methodologies have been employed in the effort to better understand and rank policy measures in terms of their production and trade effects. Most of the literature classifies measures based on implementation criteria. Our paper assesses the decoupled nature of the single farm payment (SFP) based on WTO and OECD criteria. The EU...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; WTO; Decoupling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q17; Q18; F13; F15.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25339

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28956

ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING OF ELECTRICITY: EFFECTS ON CONSUMER UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES AND LIKELIHOOD TO BUY DECISIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Rong,   Huaping; Roe,   Brian E.; Levy,   Alan S.
Using data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy we test how price and environmental marketing and labeling affects respondents' uncertainty about product attributes and about their purchase intentions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20567

Long-term Global Agricultural Output Supply-Demand Balance and Real Farm and Food Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tweeten,   Luther G.; Thompson,   Stanley R.
Global food demand is estimated from population projections of the United Nations and food supply is projected from Food and Agriculture Organization yield data to quantify the global food supply-demand balance for 2025 and 2050. The eight food categories examined account for 95 percent of global food consumption.  Results indicate that the historic era of secularly falling real food prices is over. The real price of corn, for example, is not expected to fall over the next four decades at the annual rate of 1.3 percent that it fell annually from 1960 to 2006. The analysis foresees future real food prices fluctuating around a flat or rising trend. Slowed national economic growth from flat or rising real food prices may be little more than an irritant for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: World Food Supply-Demand; Food Prices; Agricultural Markets; Crop and Livestock Yields; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46009

Market Valuation of Preconditioning Feeder Calves
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Avent,   R. Keith; Ward,   Clement E.; Lalman,   David L.
Preconditioning calf programs, while not new, are becoming more prevalent. They provide benefits to cow-calf producers while adding value for feeder cattle buyers. However, questions remain regarding the economic costs and returns of such programs. A model was estimated with data from three consecutive-day sales, to determine the value that buyers place on preconditioning programs and related feeder cattle traits. Our results indicate that price premiums, although evident, appear to be insufficient by themselves to cover the marginal costs of preconditioning.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal health; Feeder cattle; Hedonic model; Marketing; Preconditioning; Prices; Value-added; Q13; Q12; Q11; C23.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42894

Seafood Trade and Market Access: Threats and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leadbitter,   Duncan.
Humans have been trading seafood and seafood products since time immemorial. This trade has commonly crossed national boundaries, but the scale of trade has increased markedly in the past twenty years. By and large the distilled view of nations is that trade is good and there has been considerable international pressure to encourage and facilitate trade. As trade has increased, so too have the debates over the costs and benefits due to the changes to incomes, wealth distribution, cultures and social cohesion that this trade has driven. Whilst trade has undeniable impacts on natural resources such as fisheries, it is not the sole and ultimate reason for the perilous state of many fisheries in the world. The sustainability of fisheries is ultimately...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124075

EFFECTS OF FARMERS' RISK ATTITUDES AND PERSONALITY TYPES ON PRODUCTION AND MARKETING DECISIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Pei; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Patrick,   George F.; Musser,   Wesley N.
Producers' risk perceptions, as well as their empirical measurement, have been an on-going concern for agricultural economists. Identification and categorization of producers' risk attitudes is important in both research and extension contexts. This study explores some alternative measures of farmers' attitudes and their relationships with observed producer behavior.  The effect of farmers' personality types, as derived from the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test, on marketing behavior is also explored.  There were positive and statistically significant correlations of producers' risk attitudes in various areas of the farm business. However, there are also some differences in producers' willingness to risk, especially in the finance area....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28677

Adoption of Food Safety and Quality Standards by China’s Agricultural Cooperatives: A Way out of Monitoring Production Practices of Numerous Small-scale Farmers ?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Jiehong; Jin,   Shaosheng.
China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of illegal use is often tied to numerous small-scale farmers. As it is a great challenge for Chinese government to monitor production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China’s agricultural cooperatives serves as an alternative approach to monitor the production practices of the small-scale farmers, and thus ensure improved quality of foods they produce. Based on the survey data from 124 vegetable cooperatives in Zhejiang Province, this study is designed to analyze the factors that affect adoption of food safety and quality standards by agricultural cooperatives in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food safety and quality standards; Cooperative; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50293

Akzeptanz von Informationssystemen durch Schweinemäster: Eine Kausalanalyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arens,   Ludwig; Plumeyer,   Cord-Herwig; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Im Zuge der Anstrengungen, die Verunsicherung der Verbraucher zu beheben, wird auf vielfältige Weise versucht, die Sicherheit von Lebensmitteln zu verbessern. Dabei ist auch der Informationsaustausch zwischen Akteuren in den Wertschöpfungsketten der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft in den Fokus gesetzgeberischer wie auch privater Initiativen gerückt. Neben technologischen Hindernissen, vor allem der fehlenden Kompatibilität von Informationssystemen, lassen sich auch Verhaltensaspekte als Hemmnisse des Informationsaustauschs und der Informationsverarbeitung identifizieren. Das Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es vor diesem Hintergrund, am Beispiel des Tiergesundheitsmanagements in der Schweinefleischwirtschaft Antworten auf die Frage zu geben, welche Einflussgrößen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Akzeptanz; Schweinemast; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; Tiergesundheitsmanagement; Partial Least Squares-Methode; Acceptance; Pig Fattening; Animal Health Management; Partial Least Squares Method; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114482

A survey of the assessments of the effectiveness of Preferential Trade Agreements using gravity models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cardamone,   Paola.
This paper reviews the empirical literature using a gravity model to assess the impact on trade of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and provides a critical analysis of the choices made to carry out the estimations. With respect to the effectiveness of PTAs, the main result that emerges from the review is that PTAs tend to foster trade between the countries involved. However, two empirical issues appear relevant. First, the use of dummy variables to proxy PTAs does not adequately describe the preferences granted and can be misleading. Indeed, the use of dummies does not allow to discern among the different preferential trade policy instruments used as well as to measure the level of the trade preferences granted. As a result, dummies do not allow to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7282

METHODS OF CALCULATING THE COSTS IN THE ROMANIAN MINING ENTERPRISES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trifoi,   Ion Gigi; Dumbrava,   Partenie.
Determining the cost-bearers takes place according to the physical form of the production and the requirements of the calculation method. In this sense, we could choose between the synthetic calculation methods using a single expense-bearer and analytical calculation methods implying the utilization of two or more expense-bearers and able to provide several necessary information for the economic-financial analysis of the enterprise in the purpose of fundamentinf economic decisions to be made by the operative leadership of the enterprise. As stated above, we can also mention the expenditure sectors that serve the analytical character of programming and of following the expenses related to the production capacity of the enterprise. At determining expenses...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Costs; Methods; Direct costs; Gross contribution; THM; Financial Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58908

Can Rank-Order Tournaments Improve Efficiency of Quality Differentiated Crop Markets Under Marketing Loan Program Operation?  The Case of U.S. Peanuts.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nadolnyak,   Denis A.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar.
In the paper, alternative contractual arrangements between crop producers and processors are evaluated with a view of addressing the major issues present in peanut markets in the U.S., the major EU supplier of high quality peanuts. The issues are the thinness of the spot markets and the absence of quality premiums, both of which impair market efficiency. Results indicate that introducing contracts with a system of quality differentials creates incentives for producer self-selection to participate in the post harvest cash market. Moreover, in the presence of  sufficiently high common production risk, tournament contracts are more efficient and preferred by the producers than the standard fixed premium schedules.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contracts; Tournaments; Efficiency; Spot markets; Peanuts; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24703

Governance of Inter-Sectoral Water Re-allocation within the Context of Urbanization in Hyderabad. Using the Institutions of Sustainability (IoS) framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jakhalu,   Atoho; Werthmann,   Christine.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114458

Migration, Unemployment and Net Benefits of Inbound Tourism in a Developing Country
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sahli,   Mondher; Nowak,   Jean-Jacques.
International tourism is increasingly viewed as one of the best opportunities for a sustainable economic and social development of developing countries. There is also an increasing concern from public policy makers as to whether mass tourism coastal resorts can play a catalytic role in the overall economic development and improve the real income of their community. In this paper, we present a general equilibrium model which explicitly takes into consideration specific features of some developing countries (e.g. coastal tourism, dual labour market, unemployment, migrations, competition between agriculture and tourism for land) to analyse the ways by which an inbound tourism boom affects this kind of country, in particular its real income. We define the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12157

RETAIL CONTRACTING AND GROWER PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patterson,   Paul M.; Richards,   Timothy J.
Contracting directly between produce shippers and retailers is growing in importance.  Retailers seek to obtain reliable supplies, while reducing their reliance on recurring market transactions.  Producers seek stable prices and market access.  These private transactions diminish spot market liquidity and enhance noncompetitive buying opportunities, raising concerns over the resulting impact on grower prices, whether under contract or not, and the future produce market structure.  Primary data are used to test hypotheses on contract participation.  Simulations on grower prices reveal that contract prices are generally lower, but less variable, than market prices, suggesting a form of risk sharing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20534

A Choice Model with Systematic Structures in Decision Weights
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang.
This article introduces a discrete choice model which incorporates a nonlinear structural adjustment to the standard utility coefficients or decision weights.  The proposed model is theoretically and empirically appealing when compared to several alternative approaches, and it can be estimated by conventional maximum likelihood.  Application of the proposed model in a case study shows that it outperforms two competing approaches in model fit.  Given its simplicity, this model is also capable of revealing consumers' heterogeneous choices.  It is shown that based on consumers' different characteristics, their product choice and its welfare implications are also potentially different.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Logit models; Stated choice; Structural adjustment; Weights; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7076

Book Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9634

FOOD SAFETY IN FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD TRADE: OVERVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16572

PREMIUM RATES FOR YIELD GUARANTEE AND INCOME PROTECTION CROP INSURANCE FOR GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA PEACHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Stephen E.; Kahl,   Kandice H.; Rathwell,   P. James.
We estimate actuarially sound premium rates for individual yield guarantee and income protection crop insurance products for Georgia and South Carolina peaches.  In most cases, the premium rate for an income protection product equals or exceeds the premium rate for an individual yield guarantee product for a given coverage level and average farm yield.  Although the premium rates for the two products differ in a statistical sense, they do not appear to differ in an economic sense except at high coverage levels for growers with very high yields.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Yield guarantee; Income protection; Peaches; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21699

Modeling Migration Effects on Agricultural Lands: A Growth Equilibrium Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hailu,   Yohannes G.; Rosenberger,   Randall S.
We estimate a system-of-equations model designed to measure the interaction between intertemporal patterns of changes in population, employment, and agricultural land densities. The model is applied to West Virginia for the 1990-1999 period. Consistent with recent findings on migration patterns, the results show that jobs followed people. New jobs were captured by commuters, while agricultural land losses were occurring in the commuters' counties of origin or bedroom communities. However, counties with relatively more profitable and concentrated agricultural enterprises were less susceptible to alternative land use pressure than counties with less productive or fragmented agricultural land. Elasticities indicate population change is elastic, whereas...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31379

The 24th hour of agricultural research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vida,   Adrienn; Baksa,   Adrienn.
Economic and social changes occurring in Hungary and all over the world mean new challenges for sciences. This trend goes also for agriculture; globalization, climate change, the increase in population and food demand, and the decrease of land used for food production at the same time cause problems that can be solved by means of sciences. The year 2007 was the beginning of a new era in agriculture and rural development. The financial period of 2007-2013 presents an essentially new situation in the European Union, so agricultural universities, high schools and research institutes, as well as market operators must undertake serious changes. As Hungary is basically an agricultural country; agriculture plays an important role in national economy, therefore...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrobusiness; Sectorial structure; Research and development (R+D); Competitiveness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47559

Midwest Welfare Program and Labor Force Participation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Sonya Kostova.
This paper examines family welfare and labor force participation of families potentially eligible for the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in the Midwest region. High wage rates and low unemployment rates decrease the probability of welfare participation. For these low-wealth families, labor supply is shown to be highly responsive to the wage rate.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18533

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND FAR EAST FARM MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dunbar,   John O.; Johnston,   Rupert B.; Mamer,   John W.; Mauch,   Arthur; Peterson,   Everett E.; Scott,   Raymond C.; West,   Quentin M.; Wilcox,   Robert W.; Pickrel,   Luther J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16983

Impacts of "Right of First Refusal" on Competitiveness of Fed Cattle Markets: Results from an Economic Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koontz,   Stephen R.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Right-of-First Refusal; Market Power; Fed Cattle Markets; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123875

Financing Agriculture in a Changing Environment: Macro, Market, Policy, and Management Issues; Proceedings of Regional Research Committee NC-161, McLean, Virginia, October 4-5, 1988
Provedor de dados: 31
Contents:  Policy and Management Issues in Agricultural Finance by, Cole R. Gustafson; Emerging Issues for the Farm Credit System, by Marvin R. Duncan; Methodology in Allowance for Loan Loss Determination, by Martin Fischer and Glenn Pederson; Selecting Tax Alternatives Under the Tax Reform Act, by Tammy Mickey and David Lins; Factors Influencing Farm Investment Behavior, by Eddy L. LaDue, Lynn H. Miller, and Joseph H. Kwiatkowski; Farmers' Use of Futures and Options Under Alternative Farm Programs: Farm Level Financial Analysis, by Calum G. Turvey and Timothy G. Baker; An Empirical Investigation of Risk Diversification Opportunities Within the Farm Credit System, by Charles B. Moss and Allen M. Featherstone; Adapting to Turbulent Credit Markets: Loan...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23407

THE PATTERN OF BILATERAL TRADE USING A DYNAMIC GRAVITY EQUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Mina; Cho,   Guedae; Koo,   Won W.
Using a dynamic gravity equation, we show that the national product differentiation model explains food and agricultural trade, while the product differentiation model explains large-scale manufacturing trade for both short- and long-run.  We provide reasons of discrepancy from Head and Ries (2001) in the short-run, and illustrate the positive impacts of world income growth on bilateral trades.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20248

Innovative Business Models for Rural America (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richman,   Scott.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37446

INCOME, WEALTH, AND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.; Hopkins,   Jeffrey W.
Agricultural policy is rooted in the 1930s notion that providing transfers of money to the farm sector translates into increased economic well-being of farm families. This report shows that changes in income for the farm sector or for any particular group of farm businesses do not necessarily reflect changes confronting farm households. Farm households draw income from various sources, including off-farm work, other businesses operated, and —increasingly — nonfarm investments. Likewise, focus  on a single indicator of well-being, like income, overlooks other indicators such as the wealth held by the household and the level of consumption expenditures for health care, food, housing, and other items. Using an expanded definition of economic well-being, we...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Farm households; Income; Wealth; Well-being; Off-farm employment; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33967

Economic Well-Being in Rural Communities: The Role of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kimhi,   Ayal.
Throughout the developed world, the share of agriculture in total income of the rural population is declining. This is due to push and pull factors. On one hand, terms of trade of agriculture are falling and farmers are forced to seek additional income sources. On the other hand, population expansion in rural areas, including an important component of urban-to-rural migration, creates attractive opportunities for alternative income-generating activities. The question is whether agriculture is good or bad for rural well-being. Are communities with more agriculture composed of stronger farms that enhance economic well-being, or perhaps more agriculture means lack of alternatives, in which case the outcome is the opposite? The answer has important...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19341

Composite Forecasting: some empirical results using BAE short-term forecasts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   L.O.; Wong,   Gordon.
The contention advanced in this paper is that forecast performance could be improved if short-term commodity forecasters were to consider formally the use of a variety of forecasting methods, rather than seeking to improve one selected method. Many researchers have demonstrated that a linear combination of forecasts can produce a composite superior to the individual component forecasts. Using a case study of two Bureau of Agricultural Economics' forecast series and alternative, time series model forecasts of the same series, four methods of deriving composite forecasts are applied on an ex ante basis and are thus evaluated as a means of improving the Bureau's forecast performance. Despite the fact that the authors could not, by combining the available...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12314

Environmental efficiency of small farms in selected EU NMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suta,   Cornelia Madalina; Bailey,   Alastair; Davidova,   Sophia.
The objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the environmental efficiency and farm commercialisation in selected EU NMS (Bulgaria, Romania and Poland). Using a cross- section of agricultural households, environmental technical efficiency scores are calculated using hyperbolic distance function approach. The results indicate there is a negative relation between the increase in commercialisation of small farms and the production of negative externalities, like nitrogen surplus.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Distance function; Nitrogen surplus; Market integration; Stochastic frontier analysis; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95323

Information, ICTs and Ethical Trade: Implications for Self-Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncombe,   Richard; Heeks,   Richard.
Increasing numbers of ethical trade initiatives are being launched, reflecting concerns about the limited benefits that globalisation brings to producers in developing countries. Ethical trade is an information-intensive activity yet little is known about the role of information systems in supporting this activity. Ethical trade - with its voluntary codes and consumer campaigns - also represents a new approach to interaction between market actors. This form of self-regulation is seen as an alternative to state regulation and sanctions, and more appropriate to a liberalised international economy. This paper provides a summary of the literature concerning ethical trade, selfregulation and the role of information. It presents models and issues in relation to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30638

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Binzhang; Kshirsagar,   Shukla; Johnson,   Thomas G.; Thatcher,   Craig D.; Norton,   George W.
Colleges of veterinary medicine are often asked to provide evidence of the economic impacts of their activities.  This report presents methods for evaluating a veterinary college and applies them to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.  Short-run impacts on income and employment are assessed as well as the long-run benefits of the research, extension, teaching, and clinical services of the college.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14855

THE TRANSFORMATION OF MARKET PLAYERS ON THE DEMAND-SIDE OF THE GRAIN MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kemenyne Horvath,   Zsuzsanna.
The aim of the study is to review the vertical and horizontal reshuffling that took place in a specific area of the Hungarian grain product cycle, i.e. raw material production, and its effect on the demand-side power structure. The answers derived from questionnaires and in-depth interviews allowed the classification of buyers using cluster analysis, and also the modeling of their decisions during the price negotiation. The completed analysis shows us that on the grain market, price leaders are primarily among the large trading companies and holdings, which can be attributed to their size, storage capacity, logistical capabilities and strategy. Processing (mills, feed mixers, seed-sellers), integrator, retail and other companies on the grain market are...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Grain sector; Process chain; Price leaders; Cluster analyses; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43242

THE NEW CROP INSURANCE REFORMS: WHERE WE'VE BEEN: WHERE WE'RE GOING (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ackerman,   Kenneth D.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33059

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF BST ON THE MINNESOTA MILK SUPPLY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helming,   John F.M.; Hammond,   Jerome W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14119

THE PRICING PERFORMANCE OF MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES IN CORN AND SOYBEANS OVER 1995-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Good,   Darrel L.; Martines-Filho,   Joao Gomes; Irwin,   Scott H.
The purpose of this research report is to evaluate the pricing performance of market advisory services for the 1995-2000 corn and soybean crops. Certain explicit assumptions are made to produce a consistent and comparable set of results across the different advisory programs. These assumptions are intended to accurately depict "real-world" marketing conditions. Several key assumptions are: i) with a few exceptions, the marketing window for a crop year runs from September before harvest through August after harvest, ii) cash prices and yields refer to a central Illinois farm, iii) storage is assumed to occur at on-farm or commercial sites, and iv) marketing loan recommendations made by advisory programs are followed wherever feasible. Based on these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14784

POLICY EDUCATION APPROACHES TO MINORITY LANDOWNERSHIP ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chesney,   Clyde E.; Rann,   Emery, III.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17679

DOES BRANDED FOOD PRODUCT ADVERTISING HELP OR HURT FARMERS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Mingxia; Sexton,   Richard J.; Alston,   Julian M.
A two-stage model is developed to study food processing firms' brand advertising and its welfare effects on farmers in a duopsony/duoploy setting.  In stage 1 firms compete to differentiate their products through brand advertising, and in stage 2 firms engage in quality competition.  Farmers may benefit or lose form brand advertising under alternative market conditions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21582

Agglomeration Economies in Ukrainian Dairy Sector: a Marked Point Process Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brümmer,   Bernhard; von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Nivievskyi,   Oleg; Schlather,   Martin.
Even after more than 15 years of transition from plan to market, agriculture in Ukraine still faces many challenges in terms of its structure. The evidence in the literature points to significant heterogeneity of technical efficiency and productivity scores in Ukraine. Moreover, both the recently approved WTO accession, and the ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement with the EU will require further improvements in productivity and competitiveness at the farm level. Using farm-level data for 2004-2005, we study the presence and possible causes of agglomeration economies in Ukrainian dairy sector. One of the most important results is that there are agglomeration effects in the sector. The performance of dairy farms is influenced by the performance of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ukraine; Dairy farming; Order-m frontier; Spatial dependence; Agglomeration.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94990

Animal Disease and the Industrialization of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   David A.; Wang,   Tong.
The industrialization of animal agriculture has fundamentally transformed animal health markets while animal health innovations have promoted this industrialization. The subtlety of these interactions shows how little we know about agricultural industrialization. To illustrate, we consider three stylized features of industrialized animal agriculture. These are the closing off of production activities from external effects, emphasis on control, and use of biosecurity measures. We find that animal disease externalities should lead to higher stocking on any given farm, and also to deficient entry into animal production. Eradicating the disease in a region increases both the stocking rate per farm and the number of farms. We show that antibiotics as a control...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Animal disease; Biosecurity; Biotechnology; Competitiveness; Confined animal agriculture; Economies of scale; Tragedy of the commons; Veterinary inputs.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93673

Ethnic Networks and Enterprise Credit: The Serahules of The Gambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gajigo,   Ousman; Foltz,   Jeremy D.
This work analyzes the effects of ethnic heterogeneity on credit and entrepreneurship in The Gambia. We develop a model of credit transactions based on ethnic density, which shows that where formal credit markets fail denser ethnic groups will have better access to credit. This work places a special emphasis on the Serahule ethnic group, which is ethnically dense and entrepreneurially successful. Our results show that Serahule-owned enterprises are indeed larger and more profitable. Furthermore, their marginal rate of return of capital is significantly lower than that of enterprises owned by other ethnicities, as one would expect with lower credit constraints.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61822

Applying regression quantiles to farm efficiency estimation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaditi,   Eleni A.; Nitsi,   Elisavet I.
This article is concerned with the methodological question of frontier production functions estimation for agriculture, and the appropriateness of regression quantiles, as a useful semi-parametric approach. Better insights are reached using the proposed methodology that provides robust farm efficiency scores estimates. Using the 2007 Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data for Greece, analysis shows that the distribution of efficiency scores is closer to normality when employing regression quantiles, while underestimation of efficiency obtained by other parametric or deterministic methods based on the conditional mean can be avoided. The results further suggest that government support aimed at enhancing farms viability should be directed towards payments...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Quantile Regression; Agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C14; D24; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61081

RESEARCH AND ADVERTISING DECISIONS IN AN OPEN ECONOMY:  THE CASE OF COLOMBIAN MILDS COFFEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sellen,   Daniel; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Research and advertising investment both offer the potential to increase producer surplus.  A model is developed that includes applied research and generic advertising with the aim of measuring marginal and optimal returns from each.  While applicable to specific firm behavior, the model is applied to data from the world coffee market, with particular focus on Kenyan and Colombian producer groups.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27849

Modeling environmental risk and land management trade-offs in the Great Barrier Reef catchment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mallawaarachchi,   Thilak; Mazur,   Kasia; Lawson,   Kenton.
We develop a catchment scale modeling framework to identify cost-effective strategies for joint onsite abatement and offsite mitigation of land-based pollution from agricultural activities that pose a risk to water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). An illustrative example of the Barron catchment in north Queensland is used to demonstrate an approach to specify social planner’'s problem for non-point source pollution management as a cost minimisation model to meet a specified reduction in land-based pollution emissions at the receiving waters of GBR. We focus on the tradeoffs between onsite pollution control and offsite pollution mitigation under a collective contract for nutrient reduction at a sub-catchment level and discuss implementation options.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-point source pollution; Water quality; Land use; Cost-effectiveness; Coastal zone management; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10377

A MONTE CARLO COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE ESTIMATORS OF AUTOCORRELATED SIMULTANEOUS SYSTEMS USING A U.S. PORK SECTOR MODEL AS THE TRUE  STRUCTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naik,   Gopal; Dixon,   Bruce L.
Monte Carlo analysis of the performance of alternative estimators of simultaneous system's coefficients in the presence of autocorrelation is performed.  The "true" underlying model is an estimated, three-equation, monthly model of the U.S. pork market.  Estimators for ex post forecasts are also compared.  Multicollinearity is found to be a salient characteristic likely adversely affecting estimator performance.  Results show that correcting for autocorrelation is desirable when levels of autocorrelation are high for both parameter accuracy and ex post forecasting.  However, the best structural coefficient estimator for high levels of autocorrelation is not necessarily the best estimator for ex post forecasting.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32250

Wetterderivate: Ein Instrument im Risikomanagement für die Landwirtschaft?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berg,   Ernst; Schmitz,   Bernhard; Starp,   Michael; Trenkel,   Hermann.
The risks associated with farming activities are likely to increase in the future. It, therefore, appears worthwhile to analyse new risk management instruments. This paper investigates weather derivatives for which a market has already emerged in the USA. Contrary to traditional financial derivatives, their payoff is determined by future weather events, such as temperature or precipitation. Thus, they hedge risks which result from climate. Since they address production risks they are complementary to instruments that hedge price risks, such as future markets. The objective of the paper is to evaluate the economic impacts of weather derivatives and to assess their potential as farm level instruments of risk management. After outlining the main...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Weather derivatives; Weather risk; Risk management; Stochastic simulation; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97213

DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL CROPS TRADE SECTOR OF SUDAN UNDER THE INCREASING WORLD FOOD PRICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elgali,   Mohamed B.; Mustafa,   Rajaa H.; Bauer,   Siegfried.
The agricultural trade of the Sudan is expected to develop under the recent dramatic increase of world food prices. Sudan as one of the developing countries and as price taker on the world agricultural market has been affected greatly by the world price increase. This paper aims at studying the impact of the increasing world food prices on developments of the agricultural crops trade sector of Sudan. In this paper a multimarket model is used as the main tool to estimate the increase of the world food prices on the crop trade sector. Multi-market analysis is a tool for simulating the effects of agricultural price policies on outcomes considered of interest to policy makers. The model under consideration takes the normal specification of a standard partial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade; Multi-market model; Sudan; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97067

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12491

COST SHARING, TRANSACTION COSTS, AND CONSERVATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lichtenberg,   Erik; Smith-Ramirez,   Ricardo.
Conservation subsidies may be awarded for otherwise profitable projects, in which case they do not improve environmental quality.  We show that transaction costs involved in such subsidy programs may induce farmers to reduce the size and scope of conservation projects.  An empirical study shows that cost sharing in Maryland has resulted in simpler projects that provide no greater environmental protection.  Water quality does not appear to be a goal of cost sharing; farm productivity and political considerations do.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22141

A DISCRETE SPACE URBAN MODEL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tajibaeva,   Liaila; Haight,   Robert G.; Polasky,   Stephen.
This paper analyzes the effects of providing environmental amenities associated with open space in a discrete space urban model. The discrete space model assumes distinct neighborhoods in which developable land is homogeneous within a neighborhood but heterogeneous across neighborhoods. We solve for equilibrium allocation of development, prices and welfare given a pattern of open space provision. We also analyze the optimal provision of open space across neighborhoods. In equilibrium, housing density and price in a neighborhood is increasing in the amount of open space provided in that neighborhood. Whether housing density and prices in other neighborhoods increases or decreases depends on whether the push from reduced availability of developable land in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21907

Combining Supply and Demand Estimates for Ecosystem Services from Cropland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Shan; Swinton,   Scott M.; Lupi,   Frank.
Payment-for-Ecosystem-Services (PES) programs are gaining appeal as flexible approaches to inducing the voluntary provision of ecosystem services (ES). Farmers, who manage agricultural ecosystems, provide important nonmarket ecosystem services to the public by their choice of production inputs and management practices. Although there exist various PES programs in the United States and Europe, we are aware of none that was designed based on a comprehensive understanding of the underlying supply and demand of ecosystem services. Taking advantage of unique, coupled datasets of stated preferences, this paper combines a supply-side cost function of farmers’ willingness to adopt practices that provide increased ES with a demand-side social benefit function of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Payment-for-Ecosystem-Services (PES); Contingent valuation; Aggregate supply and demand; Cropland; Eutrophication; Greenhouse gas; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q11; Q51; Q57; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103501

TEMPORAL PAYMENT ISSUES IN CONTINGENT VALUATION ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Craig A.; Giraud,   Kelly L.; Larson,   Douglas M.
We analyze agent response to disparate payment schedules for protection of critical habitat units for the Seller sea lion in Alaska. The model allows for identification of implicit and explicit discount rates using information from a system of maximum likelihood equations. Testing is done using data for one, five, and fifteen year payment treatments.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19753

Toward a Research Agenda to Promote Household Access to Food in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Molla,   Daniel.
The objective of this report is to review available evidence on the potential to  promote access to food for vulnerable groups in Ethiopia through two main methods: food transfer  programs, and appropriate policies influencing the food marketing system. These issues are  examined with a view to identifying priority issues for analysis under the MEDAC/MSU/USAID Food  Security Project in Ethiopia. In particular, the report presents trends in food aid and food  production in Ethiopia, and provides preliminary evidence of the possible disincentive effects of  food aid on agricultural production incentives and investments in the food marketing system;  discusses the costs and benefits of various food aid transfer programs, and highlights major  unresolved...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Food aid; Food production; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55591

AN ECONOMIC RESPONSE MODEL OF HERBICIDE APPLICATION FOR WEED CONTROL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pannell,   David J.
A biologically realistic model of crop yield response to herbicide application is presented. It includes functions for weed mortality from herbicide application and yield loss due to surviving weeds. The optimal herbicide rate and two types of decision thresholds are derived theoretically and illustrated with empirical examples. Responses of the various decision criteria to changes in parameters are also examined theoretically and empirically. A multidimensional threshold for weeds based on weed density and weed-free yield is presented. The issue of farmers using other than officially recommended herbicide rates is discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22352

EMU and Transatlantic Economic Relations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenen,   Peter B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26164

Energianövények szántóföldi termelésének optimalizálása
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bedene Szoke,   Eva; Mohamed,   Zsuzsanna.
Az általunk kidolgozott Biomassza Termelési Modell (BTM) lineáris programozáson alapul, és lehetővé teszi, hogy adott mezőgazdasági területre vonatkozóan meghatározzák az optimális vetésszerkezetet, különböző célfüggvények mellett. A különböző célfüggvények esetére vonatkozó optimalizálást a gazdasági környezet, különösen a szabályozó rendszer változása miatt tartottuk szükségesnek, amely adott körülmények között a legkedvezőbb gazdasági haszonnal jár. A döntés fő kérdése, hogy a rendelkezésre álló földterület és erőforrás-kapacitás mellett élelmiszercélú, vagy inkább energetikai célú hasznosítás irányában célszerű-e elmozdulni. --------------------------------------- We have developed a Biomass Production Model (BTM), which is based on linear programming....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biomassza-termelés; LP modell; Optimalizálás.; Biomass production; LP model; Optimisation; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99135

Soil Erosion Control and Damage Costs in Nigerian Small Farms: Implications for Farm Growth and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okoye,   Chukwuemeka U.
In Nigeria 90% of the agricultural primary produce is in the hands of small holders cultivating between 0.8-4 hectares. Farm size expansion is limited by population pressure, land fragmentation, poor market opportunities and lack of finance. This article presents estimates of soil erosion control(SEC) and soil erosion damage costs (SEDC) in small farmers' fields in Nigeria and examines the contents and direction of the country’s agriculture and environment policies vis-à-vis the SEC among small farmers. It was found that 24% of the farmers’ spending on tillage/cultural practices was directed at the institution of SEC measures, and that SEC-related defensive expenditures was 3.7 times more than the estimated SEDCs. The capacity of small farmers to respond...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soil erosion; Damage costs; Farm growth; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53079

INCOME TAX ASPECTS OF LIQUIDATION IN MULTIPERIOD LINEAR GROWTH MODELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reid,   Donald W.; Musser,   Wesley N.; Martin,   Neil R., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30462

Relationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka; Weaver,   Robert D.
The purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 chain partners from three European countries in four traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. Results suggest that various aspects...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation capacity; Chain relationship quality; Traditional food products; SMEs; Different chain relationship directions; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121841

Trust in Food-Safety Information Sources: Examining Differences in Respondents’ Opinions from a Three-State Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ekanem,   Enefiok P.; Mafuyai-Ekanem,   Mary; Tegegne,   Fisseha; Singh,   Surendra P.
This paper analyzes data from a telephone survey of 1,000 home-meal preparers from Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee. We evaluate the level of trust assigned by survey respondents to twelve sources used in gathering food safety information and provide guidance on effective ways of communicating food-safety information. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Health professionals, nutrition counselors, and food labels were highly trusted sources of food-safety information while the Internet, radio, and television were the least trusted.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55604

Review of Effective Convergence between China’s Rural Minimum Subsistence Security System and the Development Policy of Poverty Alleviation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Song.
Based on the conclusion of the related researches on China’s rural poverty alleviation policies and poverty problems, studies of Chinese scholars on the convergence between rural minimum subsistence system and the development policies of poverty alleviation are illustrated and personal understandings proposed. On the one hand, considering the actual situations of the quickening of China’s urbanization and deepening of poverty, it is necessary to make significant adjustment and transformation in China’s poverty reduction policies and minimum subsistence security system. On the other hand, it is pointed out that there is no omnipotent experience to follow in the convergence of minimum subsistence security system and poverty reduction policies. The actual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Countryside; Minimum subsistence security system; Poverty alleviation and development; Convergence; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113486

Estimating the Market Effect of a Food Scare: The Case of Genetically Modified StarLink Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Colin A.; Smith,   Aaron D.
Genetic modification of crops has revolutionized food production, but it remains controversial due to food safety and environmental concerns. A recent food safety scare provides a natural experiment on the corn market's willingness to accept unapproved genetically modified organisms. In 2000, a genetically modified corn variety called StarLink was discovered in the food-corn supply, even though it was not approved for human consumption. To estimate the price impact of this event, we develop the relative price of a substitute method, which applies not only to the StarLink event but also to rare events in other markets. We apply this method to measure the price impact of the StarLink contamination on the U.S. corn market. We find that the contamination led...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q11; Q18; C22.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25447

THE MEAT SECTOR OUTLOOK IN UNCERTAIN TIMES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Richard.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33510

A Farm Level Economic Analysis of Wildlife Habitat Buffers in Missouri
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carpenter,   Brent.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37773

GUATEMALA: THE COMMUNITY DAY CARE CENTERS PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15891

Economic Dynamics, Emission Trends and the EKC Hypothesis New Evidence Using NAMEA and Provincial Panel Data for Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mazzanti,   Massimiliano; Montini,   Anna; Zoboli,   Roberto.
This paper provides new empirical evidence on delinking trends concerning emission-related indicators in Italy. We discuss methodological issues regarding the analysis of delinking and examine the related Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC) literature to explore and assess the most value added research lines after more than a decade of intensive research in the field. The main contribution of the paper is in providing EKC evidence exploiting environmental-economic merged panel datasets at a decentralized level exploiting long time series and rich cross section heterogeneity at both sectoral and provincial level. This crucially augments the unsatisfactory outcomes deriving from cross country analyses, which are less informative for policy purposes since they...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10261

LABOUR SUPPLY AND OFF-FARM WORK BY FARMERS: THEORY AND ESTIMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robinson,   Chris; McMahon,   Pat J.; Quiggin,   John C.
Off-farm employment has become increasingly important as an aspect of resource adjustment and a source of income in Australian agriculture. However, it is surprising that there is a paucity of work on this topic reported in the agricultural economics literature. Therefore, we have drawn upon recent developments in labour economics in order to investigate off-farm employment in Australia. A conceptual model of the allocation of a farmer's labour between farm and off-farm work is developed and applied to cross-sectional data from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey. A Tobit maximum likelihood procedure is utilised to test the influences of the life cycle, level of human capital, wealth, non-wage income and farm income on the off-farm...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23051

Full Rank Rational Demand Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.; Pope,   Rulon D.
We extend the set of full rank nominal and deflated income demand systems to rational demand systems of any rank and present a unifying expression for the indirect preferences of all full rank demand models.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aggregation; Functional form; Integrability; Rank; Rational demand systems; Demand and Price Analysis; D12; E21.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7152

SOUTHERN FARMS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES: DEVELOPING DIRECTIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND POLICY: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Libby,   Lawrence W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29709

A METHODOLOGY FOR VALUING MULTIPLE-EXERCISE OPTION CONTRACTS FOR WATER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Villinski,   Michele T.
In this paper I use financial derivative pricing theory as a foundation for a computational approach to valuing multiple-exercise option contracts in a natural resources setting.  Evidence from the western United States shows that option contracts for water can be even more exotic than many exotic options considered in finance.  For instance, one contract negotiated between a municipal water authority and a large agricultural operation allows the municipality to exercise a call option on water up to seven times in a fifteen-year period. This is a highly non-standard option; there is no simple pricing formula to calculate its value.  Building on the Black-Scholes option-pricing framework I use dynamic programming techniques to construct a method for valuing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14379

TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE IN MEAT PROCESSING AND IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xia,   Yin; Buccola,   Steven T.
We develop a general model of processing cost, output demand, and factor demand in the U.S. meat processing industries, allowing for capital quasi-fixity and imperfectly competitive pricing.  The model is used to analyze the sources and nature of size economies and technical change in the meat sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21862

What Drives Strategic Behavior? A Framework to Explain and Predict SMEs' Transition to Sustainable Production Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalogeras,   Nikos; Pennings,   Joost M.E.; Garcia,   Philip.
The strategic choices of Small and Medium Enterprises in the agribusiness sector are fraught with large cost and revenue uncertainties. The transition to a new production system implies that SMEs must re-allocate resources and develop new strategies to achieve market goals. We highlight the agricultural, marketing and management literature on decision-making under risk for strategic decisions. Subsequently we discuss the various elicitation techniques to measure decision-makers'’ utility functions. That review indicates that one is able to measure the global utility function in a reliable and valid way. Particularly the measures based on experiments and rooted in expected utility framework seem to perform well. Furthermore, we develop various research...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21354

EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: York County Extension Staff.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17005

A VALUATION OF PUBLIC DEMAND FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN MONITORING AND ENFORCING FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: He,   Senhui; Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Rimal,   Arbindra.
Lack of consumer trust in governmental food safety regulators hinders the promotion of consumer confidence in the safety of their food supply.  One possible way to boost consumer trust is to allow nongovernmental agencies to participate in monitoring and enforcing food safety regulations.  This study identifies factors affecting consumer desire for the participation of nongovernmental agencies.  The information obtained from this study can be used in further valuation of the feasibility of the participation of nongovernmental agencies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nongovernmental agencies; Food safety regulations; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34778

BOOK REVIEW: HARDAKER, J. BRIAN, RUDD B.M. HUIRNE, AND JOCK R. ANDERSON. COPING WITH RISK IN AGRICULTURE. NEW YORK: CAB INTERNATIONAL, 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15067

CANADA-U.S. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS: A VIEW FROM CANADIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Duren,   Erna; Martin,   Larry J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17834

Foreign Trade and the National Export Initiative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nuzum,   Janet.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106127

Accounting for Uncertainty Affecting Technical Change in an Economic-Climate Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bosetti,   Valentina; Drouet,   Laurent.
The key role of technological change in the decline of energy and carbon intensities of aggregate economic activities is widely recognized. This has focused attention on the issue of developing endogenous models for the evolution of technological change. With a few exceptions this is done using a deterministic framework, even though technological change is a dynamic process which is uncertain by nature. Indeed, the two main vectors through which technological change may be conceptualized, learning through R&amp;D investments and learning-by-doing, both evolve and cumulate in a stochastic manner. How misleading are climate strategies designed without accounting for such uncertainty? The main idea underlying the present piece of research is to assess and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12143

ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE AUSTRALIA-U.S. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FOR U.S. DAIRY MARKETS AND DOMESTIC DAIRY FARM PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Balagtas,   Joseph Valdes; Brunke,   Henrich.
We develop a simulation model to analyze the effects on U.S. milk markets of an Australia-U.S. free trade agreement.  An important contribution to the literature is the derivation of explicit supply and demand relationships for milk components, which allows an analysis of long-term production, consumption, and trade patterns that is not tied to specific products.  Simulations indicate that increased imports from Australia, resulting from bilateral trade liberalization, would result in modest reductions in U.S. milk prices and production.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20164

The economic viability of Environmental Management Systems: an application of Analytical Hierarchy Process as a methodological tool to rank trade-offs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussain,   Salman; Halpin,   Lauran; McVittie,   Alistair.
Environmental management systems [EMS] are now a well established management tool in the ‘greening’ of industry. There is a large body of literature on methodological procedures and application strategies for implementing EMS. Associated with this proliferation of ‘how to’ manuals has been a limited discussion of why a firm ought to implement a management tool that inevitably affects the bottom line of profitability. We argue that there has been much less by way of methodologically rigorous and academically objective analysis of the motivation for EMS application. Much of this literature is coined in terms of the potential benefits (social, ethical and financial) with arguably an insufficient emphasis on potential real cost burdens. This arises in part...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61119

Exchange Rate Volatility and Bilateral Agricultural Trade Flows: The Case of the United States and OECD Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kafle,   Kashi R.; Kennedy,   P. Lynn.
This study documents the effect of exchange rate volatility and the real exchange rate on bilateral agricultural exports, imports and total trade (exports + imports) flows between the United States and OECD countries. The effect of exchange rate volatility is estimated both separately from and in combination with the real exchange rate. In addition, implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and use of the Euro as a national currency (Euro) are included as dummy variables and their effects on trade flows are also determined. A panel data set, which contains 28 cross-sections and 1148 observations, is used for bilateral trade flows between the United States and OECD countries from 1970 to 2010. With an empirical model based on a gravity equation, the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bilateral agricultural trade; Exchange rate volatility; OECD¬ countries; Gravity equation; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119736

Water Trading within NSW Irrigation Industry: An Empirical Evaluation of Scale, Reasons and Attitudes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Inderpal; Bari,   Maksudul; Flavel,   Noel J.
The paper discusses the level of water trading within the NSW Irrigation Industry along with water prices, reasons, attitudes and knowledge of both permanent and temporary water trading. It is based on the results of a survey of 1,115 irrigators representing over 10% of the total irrigators' population within NSW Water Sharing Plans that commenced during 2004 and various secondary data sources covering water trading. Temporary water trading in Murray and Lower Murray Darling and Lachlan catchments has expanded since the commencement of the Water Sharing Plans in NSW. Nearly 7% and 40% of the irrigators surveyed participated in the permanent and temporary water markets respectively. Fifty six percent of the irrigators believed that temporary trading was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water; Market; Irrigation Industry; Social and Economic Reasons; Scale of Trading; Water Sharing Plans and Attitudes; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6032

A CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY OF FIRMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acheampong,   Yvonne J.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
Stochastic frontier analysis is used to determine the relative efficiency of firms in the food industry in industrialized countries.  Using panel data analysis, the firm-specific factors, firm-size, the corporate tax rate and number of years of operation and country-specific effects as potential sources of efficiency are investigated.   Relevant implications are discussed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21859

POLICY OPTIONS TO FACILITATE CAREER REORIENTATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ellis,   Ira; Alter,   Theodore R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17558

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover; Officers for 1984; Contents Pages; Call for Papers
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26926

Euro-Mediterranean Supply Chain Developments and Trends in Trade Structures, in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalaitzis,   Prodromos; van Dijk,   Gert; Baourakis,   George.
Supply chains for fresh fruit and vegetables, are going through considerable re-shaping phase worldwide. This study analyses the trends which impose those changes and focuses mainly at the wholesale and export trading of the Euro-Mediterranean supply chain (namely, on how fruit and vegetable producer, wholesale and export firms react to the market forces that direct them). Producer organizations and wholesale firms one the one hand of The Netherlands, Germany and other EU member countries, and of Non- EU Member Mediterranean countries, on the other hand, are the subject of this study. Two graphical representation of the Dutch and the German supply chains respectively are presented here as the main instrument to demonstrate the dynamics of the sectors...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Euro-Med Free Trade analysis; Supply chain restructure; Supply chain efficiency; Fresh fruit and vegetables trade; Vertical coordination; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9428

EGG ADVERTISING, DIETARY CHOLESTEROL CONCERNS, AND U.S. CONSUMER DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
A model of the domestic demand for eggs was estimated from quarterly data over the period 1987 through 1995, incorporating an index of consumer dietary cholesterol concerns and generic advertising efforts by the American Egg Board and the California Egg Commission.  Empirical results indicated that most of the observed change in egg demand could be explained by dietary cholesterol concerns.  Simulating the model in a constant elasticity supply framework demonstrated that advertising efforts over the past several years have resulted in net benefits to egg producers largely when considering inelastic supply responses.  However, considering trade bias reduces these benefit-cost ratios substantially.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31510

Chapter 7: Food Retailing in the United States: History, Trends, Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stiegert,   Kyle W.; Hovhannisyan,   Vardges.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; L; D20; D40.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60678

PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN AN OPEN ECONOMY: A PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodgers,   Joan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13770

INFORMATION IMPACTS AND DETERMINANTS OF INFORMATION SELECTION: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruppel,   Fred J.; Fuller,   Stephen W.
Laboratory experimentation was used to assess the impacts of information disclosure in imperfect markets. A dual oligopoly market structure was designed with contract information disclosed to subjects under three treatments: no, partial, and full disclosure. Regression analysis revealed some increase in selling price with full information disclosure, but no discernable effects on negotiated prices with partial disclosure. Alternative specifications showed large traders earning significantly lower profits, and information on large traders significantly beneficial to both buyers and sellers. Probit analysis of information selection determinants revealed no significant economic content in trader requests for information under partial disclosure.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30727

Factor Demand, Output Supply Elasticities and Supply Projections for Major Crops of India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Praduman; Shinoj,   P.; Raju,   S.S.; Kumar,   Anjani; Rich,   Karl M.; Msangi,   Siwa.
Policy planners face the challenge of formulating suitable agricultural policy by which the required growth in domestic production can be achieved. To attain effective food security policy, one needs reliable empirical knowledge about the degree of responsiveness of factor demand and output supply for commodities. This paper is an attempt in this direction and estimates the factor demand and output supply elasticity for major crops grown in India. These elasticities are used to project the domestic supply of major commodities, viz. rice, wheat, pulse grains, nine major edible oilseeds, and sugarcane under various scenarios with and without acreage expansion and TFP growth. The results of supply projections are compared with the food demand and policy...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92090

Estimation of a Censored Demand System in Stratified Sampling: An Analysis of Mexican Meat Demand at the Table Cut Level (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio; Malaga,   Jaime E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47229

The Insertion of Small-scale Farmers into market auction, Can it really improve the Indonesian gurem farmers’ welfare? The perspective of the auction price formation and farmers’ motivation factors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Winarsih,   Dwi; Sutanto; Augier,   Laurent.
The condition of small-scale farmers in Indonesia is getting worse that is caused by an unfair low price that reflects to the low level of revenue for their income. This happens either because the dependency on trader/middlemen for selling the produce and the low accessibility of farmers to the market. The existence of auction mechanisms created by the Indonesian government auctions is still dominated by traders/middlemen, so that the increasing of prices have not affected to the farmers. Alternatively, by linking directly farmers to the auction mechanism will be analyzed in a descriptive and a qualitative ways from the point of view of price formation in the auction and the farmers’ determining factors to participate in the auction. The analysis conducts...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small-scale Farmers; Auction mechanism; Price formation; Farmer’s motivation; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91946

ON MARKETING QUOTAS FOR FLUID MILK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parish,   Ross M.
In this article I present a static economic analysis of the operation of milk marketing schemes (such as that administered by the New South Wales Milk Board) which employ marketing quotas for individual producers. This is a subject which has already received some attention in this Journal: I refer to the suggestion of Harris and Candler that marketing quotas for fluid milk should be freely traded among producers, and, more particularly, to Neutze's subsequent discussion of their proposal. Some of the problems raised, and apparent paradoxes uncovered in that discussion, will be considered in the second part of this article.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23015

THE FUTURE OF THE MISSOURI LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY: SUMMARY OF THE SEMINAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13485

CONCENTRATION IN AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33421

Food Security, Food Chains and Bioenergy Challenges for a Sustainable Development Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
Food system dynamics worldwide are under a new paradigm. Energy supply based on renewable natural resources is now a necessary solution, where agri-business can play an important role, and food systems will have to interact worldwide with new competitors for land and agriculture activity. The argument in this paper is based on the evidence that innovation and technology changes in food production (agricultural production) can offer a sustainable supply of grain and biomass, when demand behaviour is consistent and very flexible (demand elasticity above 1). The main argument is based on the hypothesis that demand behaviour is the main driver in food systems, which can be observed looking at technical and technological changes in production systems in Europe...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49884

Organization and Performance of National Maize Seed Industries: A New Institutionalist Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Michael L.; Smale,   Melinda.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7698

The Evolution and Expansion of Risk Management Education Programs in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jose,   H. Douglas; Tilmon,   H. Don.
A rapidly changing business environment has dictated a need for farmers to  improve their risk management skills. The 1996 Federal Agricultural  Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) also created a new environment for  American farmers by eliminating planting restrictions and deficiency payments.  Congress recognized the changing environment by mandating the Secretary of  Agriculture to initiate a risk management education program. A memorandum of  understanding specified the responsibilities of the federal agencies involved in  risk management services and education. A work group representing all public  and private organizations concerned with risk management services and  strategies was convened. The work group established a set of objectives, the five...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6936

The Role of Transaction Costs and Bargaining Power in Wildlife and Landscape Services Production: A Micro-Econometric Model for Dutch Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polman,   Nico B.P.; Peerlings,   Jack H.M.
In this paper a theoretical and empirical model is developed for analysing the decisions of individual farmers whether or not to produce wildlife and landscape services, how much of these services to produce and form an environmental co-operative in order to reduce transaction costs or to build up bargaining power. The model is applied for Dutch dairy farmers as the main users of agricultural land in the Netherlands. Simulations show that the reduction of transaction costs makes it attractive for farmers to form an environmental cooperative in case of a fixed price for wildlife and landscape services. Therefore more wildlife and landscape services are produced and more farmers are involved compared to a situation with individual supply. If demand is no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wildlife and landscape management; Micro-econometrics; Transaction costs; Co-operation; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24948

HEDONIC PRICE ESTIMATION FOR COMMODITIES:  AN APPLICATION TO COTTON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ethridge,   Don E.; Davis,   Bob.
A model of hedonic prices – implicit prices of embodied quality attributes – was developed for cotton lint and the relative importance of various quality attributes were estimated with regression analysis from sample data on observed sales of cotton. Results indicated that producer prices were sensitive to variations in fiber length, micronaire, and trash content. Results also revealed differences in relative importance and sensitivity between years.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32258

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Cover Page, Contents Pages, Call for Contributed Papers 1982, Message from the President - Charles W. Coale, Membership Application
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27725

Was the NOAA Panel Correct about Contingent Valuation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carson,   Richard T.; Hanemann,   W. Michael; Kopp,   Raymond J.; Krosnick,   Jon A.; Mitchell,   Robert C.; Presser,   Stanley; Ruud,   Paul A.; Smith,   V. Kerry; Conaway,   Michael; Martin,   Kerry.
The past few years have seen a highly charged debate about whether contingent valuation (CV) surveys can provide valid economic measures of people's values for environmental resources. In an effort to appraise the validity of CV measures of economic value, a distinguished panel of social scientists, chaired by two Nobel laureates, was established by NOAA, to critically evaluate the validity of CV measures of nonuse value. The Panel provided an extensive set of guidelines for CV survey construction, administration, and analysis, and distinguished a subset of items from their guidelines for special emphasis and described them as burden of proof requirements. Of particular interest was the Panel's requirement that CV surveys demonstrate "responsiveness to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation; Scope test; NOAA Panel; Environmental Economics and Policy; D6; H4.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10503

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT:  A GUIDE FOR THE MARKETING PRACTITIONER INVOLVED IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ooijen,   Rudy.
The main objective of this paper is to develop a general framework for rural development in which marketing will play a major role.  This framework could make the "learning by doing" process more efficient and effective.  Specific goals of this paper are to provide the reader with: (1) a better overall understanding of the rural development and marketing development process, (2) an analysis of approaches used by rural development projects in their effort to improve rural marketing, and (3) a systematic approach to rural marketing development. The focus will be on the semi-subsistence and subsistence farmers, who provide a major share of total production and marketed surplus in most developing countries.  The importance of the development of the...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Marketing.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11148

POLICIES TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FERTILIZER USE AND SUPPLY TO 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bumb,   Balu L.; Baanante,   Carlos A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16358

THE ECONOMIC AND ETHICAL AMBIGUITIES OF AFRICAN DEBT FORGIVENESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrett,   Christopher B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28345

OFF-FARM LABOR AND THE STRUCTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF CORN/SOYBEAN FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nehring,   Richard F.; Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Banker,   David E.
While the growing importance of off-farm earnings suggests  large benefits accrue to farmers from efforts to expand off-farm income opportunities, survival still depends on greater efficiency. To comprehensively gauge the economic health of  farm operator households we interpret off-farm income as an output along with corn, soybeans, livestock, and other crops.  To accomplish this task we use two related methodologies. First, using 2000 data, we setup a multiactivity cost function to analyze labor allocation decisions within the farm operator household and also to estimate returns to scale and scope.  Second, using 1996-2000 data, we follow an input distance function approach to estimate returns to scale, technical progress, cost economies, and technical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19763

The Impact of the Crude Oil Price on the Livestock Sector under a Regime of  Integrated Energy and Grain Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.
The study finds that the emergence and expansion of the ethanol sector was associated with a fundamental transformation of the integration of the energy and agricultural sectors. In particular, the correlation structure between crude oil and grain prices increased dramatically, becoming more statistically significant, and with all anomalous signs corrected. Before the ethanol boom, the correlation of the crude oil price and corn was -0.117. It increased to 0.876 in the ethanol boom period. Soymeal correlation increased from 0.182 to 0.909, and distillers dried grains with solubles increased from -0.252 to 0.834. As a result, the energy market is also now impacting the livestock sector through feed costs, which account for more than half of total costs....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Energy sector; Agricultural sector; Least-cost feed ration; Biofuel; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49240

NON-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES: ROLES, DIFFICULTIES, AND PROSPECTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Cobia,   David W.
A wide variety of cooperatives outside the agricultural sector have been playing an important role in the nation's rural and urban areas by providing housing for the elderly and poor, affordable health care, child care, and education.  These firms may constitute both business models that reduce the cost of operating a business and effective community development models that forge cooperation among local government and communities.  However, limited information is available about how these non-agricultural cooperatives operate, how they were formed, or what are their problems or difficulties as non-traditional cooperatives.  This study of 162 randomly selected non-agricultural cooperatives across the United States attempts to answer these questions and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Non-agricultural cooperatives; Formation; Operation; Factors affecting success; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23134

EUROPEAN UNION ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, June 17- 18, 1996, Padova, Italy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dona,   Wilma Viscardini.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14436

Sugar: A Commodity Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayne,   J.B.
Sugar is one of the many primary products which has been in short supply since the end of the recent war. Present trends in production indicate a return to the productive level of 1939, but certain increases in demand indicate that the supply of this product is unlikely to reach the planned objectives within at least the next two or three seasons.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9076

Fertility in South Dublin a Century Ago: A First Look
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guinnane,   Timothy W.; Moehling,   Carolyn M.; Grada,   Cormac O.
Ireland's relatively late and feeble fertility transition remains poorly-understood. The leading explanations stress the role of Catholicism and a conservative social ethos. This paper reports the first results from a project that uses new samples from the 1911 census of Ireland to study fertility in Dublin and Belfast. Our larger project aims to use the extensive literature on the fertility transition elsewhere in Europe to refine and test leading hypotheses in their Irish context. The present paper uses a sample from the Dublin suburb of Pembroke to take a first look at the questions, data, and methods. This sample is much larger than those used in previous studies of Irish fertility, and is the first from an urban area. We find considerable support for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ireland; Fertility; Demography; Labor and Human Capital; J1; N3.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28434

Studying How E-Markets Evaluation Can Enhance Trust in Virtual Business Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manouselis,   Nikos; Costopoulou,   Constantina; Sideridis,   Alexander B.
One of the major drawbacks of conducting business online is the raised level of risk associated with business transactions. Potential business partners usually have limited information about each other’s reliability or product / service quality before an online transaction. In this paper, we focus on the problem of selecting a trustful electronic market (e-market), in order to perform business transactions with it. In particular, we examine how the decision of selecting an appropriate e-market can be facilitated by an e-market recommendation algorithm. For this purpose, a metadata model for collecting and storing e-market evaluations from the members of a virtual business community in a reusable and interoperable manner is introduced. Then, an e-market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-market; Metadata; Recommender system; Virtual community; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7721

Der Markt für Milch und Milcherzeugnisse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerlach,   Sabine; Spiller,   Achim; Wocken,   Christian.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97173

Publication Effects in the Recreation Use Values Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosenberger,   Randall S.; Stanley,   Tom.
This paper provides an overview of an extensive recreation use values database that was developed to investigate the presence of and effects of publication selection bias in this literature.  The recreation use values literature has a long history of value transfer applications, which may be affected by publication selection bias.  The database consists of 325 studies providing 2,594 estimates of value for over 26 recreation activities for the US and Canada.  Preliminary analyses show that document type (journal, agency report, consulting report, dissertation, etc.) result in statistically different mean values.  Similarly, motivations or the primary contribution of documents show that documents introducing efficiency in design or estimator provided...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonmarket Valuation; Publication Selection Bias; Recreation Use Values; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q26; Q51; C80.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9883

Agricultural Sustainability in Marginal Areas: Principles, Policies and Examples from Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: South Asia; Agricultural sustainability; Natural resource conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53635

Managing Expected Switchgrass Biomass Yield Variability by Strategically Selecting Land to Lease
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Debnath,   Deepayan; Stoecker,   Arthur L.; Epplin,   Francis M.
Biorefineries that plan to use switchgrass exclusively will have to account for year-to-year variability in feedstock production. The objective of this research is to determine the quantity, class, and location of land to lease for switchgrass production to provide for the needs of a biorefinery. The firm could elect to lease land based on average switchgrass yields or to lease to attempt to insure that even in the worst case (based on historical data) production year the area leased will produce sufficient feedstock to fully provide for the needs of the biorefinery. EPIC was used to generate empirical distributions of switchgrass biomass yields for three land classes for each of 30 counties. Mathematical programming was used to address the objectives and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: EPIC; Mathematical programming; Switchgrass; Yield variability; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty; Q42; Q12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124230

Managing and Sharing the Risks of Drought in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Chris; Crean,   Jason; Kingwell,   Ross S.; Hertzler,   Greg.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25319

Stringency and Distribution in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme –The 2005 Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kettner,   Claudia; Koppl,   Angela; Schleicher,   Stefan P.; Thenius,   Gregor.
With the release of the verified emissions for installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the first trading year 2005 we are able to compare actual emissions and allowances for each installation. Based on data available for 24 Member States as of January 2007, this paper uses a thorough data analysis for about 9,900 installations to investigate evidence on three issues: first, the stringency of the total allocation cap and allocation differences both among the Member States and a selection of emission intensive sectors; second, the distribution of the size of installations; and third, the spread of allocation discrepancies and possible allocation biases regarding the size of installations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10262

DER TÜRKISCHE TOMATENSEKTOR – REGIONALE GESICHTSPUNKTE UND RÄUMLICHE MARKTINTEGRATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weitzel,   Enno-Burghard; Keskin,   Gulsen; Brosig,   Stephan.
Tomatoes have the largest share among fruits and vegetables, which add substantially to the gross agricultural product in Turkey. We describe the structure and development of this sector from the year 1990 onwards, covering farms in primal production, trade facilities, processing firms, and marketing channels. An analysis of retail prices for table tomatoes in 22 provinces and their dynamics follows. Finally we employ a threshold vector error-correction model to analyse integration among the markets for table tomatoes in the presence of transaction costs. The results show a ring of integrated provinces along the coasts of Turkey, while the interior provinces are rather separated. In some cases price transmission only occurs when deviations from an...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Gemüse; Tomaten; Türkei; Marktintegration; Fehlerkorrekturmodell; Tomatoes; Turkey; Spatial market integration.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q13; C22; L11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91910

Overview of Low-carbon Economy Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fu,   Hui.
The paper has a detailed literature review in low-carbon economy research of academy circle in our country from three aspects that are conception and connotation of low-carbon economy, necessity and urgency of developing low-carbon economy and path choice of realizing low-carbon economy in our country. Low-carbon economy is the “green economy” that obtains the maximum output by discharging minimum greenhouse gases with the main characteristics of “three low and three high” that are low energy consumption, low pollution, low discharge and high effect, high efficiency, high benefit. To China, developing low-carbon economy is the inevitable choice in realizing peaceful rising and sustainable development as a responsible large country. It conforms to world...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Low-carbon economy; Policy suggestion; Path choice， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102396

WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clifford,   William B.; Hoban,   Thomas J.; Whitehead,   John C.
The North Carolina Agriculture Survey was designed to estimate the willingness to pay for agricultural research and extension programs.  We find that North Carolina households are willing to pay between $218 and $401 million for food production programs and between $251 and $698 million for water quality programs annually.  We find evidence of divergent validity and differences in the willingness to pay estimates from the single-bound and multiple-bound data.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural research and extension programs; Contingent valuation; Divergent validity; Multiple bound questions; Single bound questions; Demand and Price Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15294

ASSESSING KOSOVO'S HORTICULTURAL POTENTIAL – THE MARKET FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ON THE BALKANS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian.
Kosovo had been a net exporter – at least of some – fruit and vegetables in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before the civil war. Current reconstruction efforts therefore focus on restoring the past horticultural potential of the now independent province. This paper analyses the competitiveness of the Kosovar fruit and vegetable sector. By calculating average net trade flows during 1996-2000 for more than 20 individual fruit and vegetables and seven aggregates, demand potentials for the Balkan regional market are identified for potatoes, lettuce, garlic, dried beans and pears. In addition, average export unit values are calculated as price proxies in order to assess export price competitiveness in the region. While demand potentials for locally...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kosovo; Balkans; Horticulture; Market analysis; Export potential; Agriculture in international trade; Agricultural and natural resource economies; Aggregate supply and demand analysis; Prices; Marktanalyse; Nachfragepotential; Internationaler Agrar-handel; Agrar- und Ressourcenökonomie; Analysen des aggregierten Ange-bots und der aggegrierten Nachfrage; Preise.; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; D 40; F 14; O 52; Q 00; Q 11; Q 17.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92025

Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca; Del Giudice,   Teresa; Pascucci,   Stefano.
Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme. Specifically, we used a theoretical framework to describe and assess the relationships between urbanization and farm-styles in the city belt. Our analysis is based on a case study in the protected area of the Campi Flegrei Regional Park situated in the north-western part of the Neapolitan metropolitan area, which is a peri-urban rural area with severe environmental management problems. Our results from the empirical analysis allowed us to distinguish the farms of the area into three behavioural-social groups on the basis of specific features, in...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community Supported Agriculture; Peri-urban agriculture; Regional Park of Campi Flegrei; Cluster Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121952

Promoting a strong seed sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minot,   Nicholas.
Given that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence of poverty and malnutrition in the world, the stagnation in per capita grain production there is worrisome. Since 1970, per capita grain production in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined more than 10 percent. Increasing the productivity of staple foodcrops will help poor farmers and consumers, and one of the most sustainable ways to expand food production in Sub-Saharan Africa is to generate new technologies—including staple seed varieties—that are adapted to the constraints of the continent's small-scale farmers. The region thus requires a cost-effective system of seed production and distribution to ensure that appropriate seeds are delivered to farmers. Both the private and public sectors have a role to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; Seed systems; Private sector; Public sector; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46010

The Compensative Effects of Tobacco Leaf Price Changes on Tax Revenue in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Hailong; Kinnucan,   Henry W.
Tobacco production in China is influenced by a government-set procurement price for tobacco leaf, and an excise tax on tobacco leaf revenue.  This study examines the increase in the procurement price needed to keep tax revenue constant in the face of a 50% reduction in the tax rate.  This “compensative effect” is important because reductions in the tax rate are contemplated and tobacco tax revenue is a major source of funding for rural communities. Based on an equilibrium-displacement model of China’s tobacco sector, results suggest the “Compensated Effect Elasticity” (CEE) is between 1.0 and 2.5.  This means a 50% cut in the tax rate would necessitate an increase in the procurement price of between 50% and 125%.  Sensitivity analysis indicates CEE is most...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tobacco leaf; Tax rate; Procuring price; Compensative effects; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46727

THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES GRAIN MARKETING SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Reynold P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14209

Diffusion of Innovations on Community Based Small Worlds: the Role of Correlation between Social Spheres
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tanimura,   Emily.
Which types of networks favor the diffusion of innovations in the sense that an innovation whose intrinsic benefits are greater than those of an established choice will be able to replace the latter when it is initially used only by a small fraction of a large population? For deterministic and regular networks there are characterizations, based on a coordination game model of the diffusion of innovations. Here we study this question for a class of irregular random networks, Small world networks, which are of interest as more realistic models of social networks. We consider a random graph model based on a community structure, in which the choice of a parameter allows us to obtain as special cases several well known models, in particular Watts' Small world....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Diffusion of innovations; Small World Networks; Contagion Threshold; Community Structure; Social Networks; Environmental Economics and Policy; D85.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96842

NATIONAL IMPACTS OF A REGIONAL PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Douglas,   Justin J.; Reilly,   J.J.
This paper demonstrates a method whereby the national multiplier effects of a given regional industry (or group of industries) can be calculated. The method obviates the need to assume that national input-output coefficients will be duplicated in each regional case, and further does not necessitate the estimation of a complete regional input-output model. An example, utilizing some data originally collected for a regional input-output model of Central Queensland, is included.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22490

Estimating Equilibrium Models of Sorting Across Locations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bayer,   Patrick; Timmins,   Christopher.
With the growing recognition of the role played by geography in all sorts of economic problems, there is strong interest in measuring the size and scope of local spillovers (i.e., simple anonymous agglomeration or congestion effects, or more complicated interactions between individuals or firms of specific types). It is well-understood, however, that such spillovers cannot be distinguished from unobservable local attributes using just the observed location decisions of individuals or firms. We propose an empirical strategy for recovering estimates of spillovers in the presence of unobserved local attributes for a broadly applicable class of equilibrium sorting models. This approach relies on an instrumental variables strategy derived from the internal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Local spillovers; Location choice; Economic geography; Natural advantage; Social interactions; Network effects; Endogenous sorting; Discrete choice models; Agglomeration; Congestion; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; H7; R0; R2; R3.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28448

The Welfare Impacts of National and International Agricultural Efficiency Gains - A South African Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McDonald,   Scott; Pauw,   Kalie; Punt,   Cecilia.
Ongoing agricultural and food commodity price declines associated with efficiency gains in agricultural production, both domestically and internationally, can have important welfare effects for a country. The fact that consumers can buy cheaper imported and/or domestically produced foodstuffs has various spin-off effects in the economy. However, as with any economic shock there are winners and losers, and hence it is important to gain an understanding of the economywide effects, specifically in terms of the employment effects and the income- and substitution effects associated with relative price changes in the economy. In this paper the impact of domestic and international efficiency changes in the agricultural sector is modelled using a South African...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15629

MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS OF FACTORS USE LEVEL: THE CASE OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Riesgo,   Laura; Arriaza Balmón,   Manuel.
In this paper we present a methodology to analyse input use in the agricultural sector. The novelty of the theoretical model explained is that it has been developed considering a multi-criteria environment. Thus, the optimal input use condition is determined by the assessment of "multi-attribute utility" and "multi-attribute marginal utility". We show how the approach adopted in this paper is a generalization of the single-attribute expected utility theory. The theoretical model developed is further implemented in an empirical application that studies water for irrigation use as a particular case.  Results show how multi-attribute utility functions elicited for a sample of 52 irrigators explain differences on irrigation water use in relative homogenous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25836

BIOECONOMIC MODELING OF THE GULF SHRIMP FISHERY: AN APPLICATION TO GALVESTON BAY AND ADJACENT OFFSHORE AREAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blomo,   Vito; Stokes,   Kenneth W.; Griffin,   Wade L.; Grant,   William; Nichols,   John P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30274

Targeting Industry Clusters for Regional Economic Development: An Overview of the REDRL Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barkley,   David L.; Henry,   Mark S.
An industry cluster is a geographically bounded collection of similar and/or related firms that together create competitive advantages for member firms and the local economy. The targeting of economic development programs at industry clusters provides three principal advantages: multiplier effects are stronger, employment growth potential is enhanced, and new firm spin-offs are promoted. The Clemson University Regional Economic Development Research Laboratory (REDRL) targeting method uses a screening process to identify local industry clusters with high potential for future growth. The region’s industries must pass five screens to be selected as a targeted cluster: substantial local presence as indicated by number of establishments and employees, industry...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113803

Economic Comparison of Commodity and Conservation Program Benefits: An Example from the Mississippi Delta
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Parkhurst,   Gregory M.
Changes to commodity programs in the 2002 Farm Bill increased the value of crop base acreages on which decoupled payments are received.  The bill also expanded the availability of key conservation programs.  This paper compares the value of payments from commodity programs (along with continued crop production) to the easement payment (and recreational lease revenue) available under the Wetland Reserve Program.  A net present value model using risk-adjusted returns is employed in the analysis for Mississippi delta cropland containing rice, cotton, and soybean base.  Sensitivity analysis is conducted on some of the key variables affecting the decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Countercyclical payment; Direct payment; Net present value; WRP; Q12; Q15; Q18; C15.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43390

Development of Productive Forces and the Changes of Rural President's Consumption Concept
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Xiangyang.
The developmental status of productivity in Chinese rural area is introduced. Since the implementation of the agriculture supporting policies in 2004, the productive forces in rural areas have been improved greatly. It is reflected on the following aspects: great enhancement of rural labors' cultural quality; the quantity of agricultural machines has been increased; the level of production management and decision has been increased greatly. The paper analyzes the promotion role played by the development of productive forces to rural residents' consumption conception. The development of productive forces has laid a solid foundation for changing rural residents' consumption concept; changed rural residents' consumption Structure and improved the socialized...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Development of productive forces; Rural president; Consumption concept; Cultural consuming; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118296

Application of Pricing Strategy in the Management of Recreational Fishery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Chen; Han,   Xingyong.
This paper analyzes the feasibility of carrying out various pricing strategies in recreational fishery management. It also introduces the four common pricing means, which are time (season) differential pricing, customer differential pricing, quantity discount and two-part tariff system. The effects of pricing strategy of recreational fishery on social welfare are studied taking time (season) differential pricing as an example.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Recreational fishery; Pricing strategy; Welfare; China; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53526

THEFT AND RURAL POVERTY: RESULTS OF A NATURAL EXPERIMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fafchamps,   Marcel; Minten,   Bart.
This paper investigates the relationship between theft and poverty in rural areas. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulting in a massive -- if temporary -- increase in poverty. This situation constituted a natural experiment of the effect of poverty on theft. Using original survey data collected in June 2002 at the height of the crisis, we find that crop theft increases with poverty and that an increase in law enforcement personnel reduces cattle theft, a form of organized crime. Results suggest that theft is used by some of the rural poor as a risk coping strategy. Increased transport costs led to a rise in cattle and crop theft, suggesting that isolation raises...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25902

Sugar Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   John M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33294

POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE SINCE 1986
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   C. Edwin; Nelson,   Frederick J.; Dixit,   Praveen M.; Conklin,   Neilson C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16851

Measuring the Economic and Cultural Values of Historic Heritage Places
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Throsby,   David; Deodhar,   Vinita; Hanna,   Bronwyn; Jewell,   Bronwyn; O’Connor,   Zena; Zednik,   Anita.
This research project on the valuation of cultural heritage is developing a methodology for a quantitative valuation study of the use and non-use values of historic heritage places.  The methodology developed in this project will provide a template for subsequent empirical applications to generate data of use in the formulation of heritage policies and programs.  The initial stages in reaching this larger objective have involved determining how historic heritage places are to be categorised for measurement, establishing the process by which heritage attributes will be determined for valuation, and developing and trialling an effective measurement framework.  The principal techniques being developed for valuation assessment in the project are derived from...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107584

Coconut Germplasm in the South Pacific Islands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foale,   Mike A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113880

Mexican agricultural export competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malaga,   Jaime E.; Williams,   Gary W.
This article analyzes the export performance of the Mexican agricultural and food sector in recent years with emphasis on the changing competitiveness of those exports in the U.S. and world markets. The paper includes an examination of the general trends in Mexican agricultural and food exports, an analysis of the international competitiveness of the major subgroups of Mexican agriculture based on the Revealed Comparative Advantage methodology, an assessment of the competitiveness of Mexican exports of specific agricultural and food products to the United States, and a consideration of the effectiveness of Mexico's agricultural and food export market diversification efforts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mexico; Export; Competitiveness; Agricultural.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93507

EXTENSION PROGRAM ON THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thor,   Eric.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17542

FORECASTING FOR AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freebairn,   John W.
The paper provides a review of the objectives of forecasts and of the techniques for generating forecasts in the context of agriculture. Forecasts provide information to facilitate decision making. The techniques are evaluated in terms of assumptions about the processes generating the forecast variables, their relative requirements for time, data and other resources, and their relative forecast accuracy. An evaluation of naive, informal model and econometric model forecasts of Australian agricultural commodity prices and production levels is reported.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22334

Modelling of Economic Losses due to Some Important Diseases in Goats in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   B.; Prasad,   Shiv.
A simple mathematical model has been formulated to assess the losses due to a disease in goats in India. The losses due to important diseases in goats have been computed for a 15-year period (1991- 2005) based on published reports. The rank analysis has revealed that number of incidence was maximum for PPR, followed by FMD and sheep and goat pox. These three diseases have accounted for 54 per cent of the total incidences. The maximum deaths on per year average basis for the period 1991-2005 have been due to PPR, followed by sheep and goat pox, enterotoxaemia and CCP. These four diseases have accounted for about 74 per cent of deaths. The overall order with respect to the number of incidences has been found as: PPR &gt; FMD &gt; sheep and goat pox &gt; CCP...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47686

THE PROPENSITY TO EXCESS CAPACITY IN THE LETTUCE SUBSECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baires,   Filadelfo; Clevenger,   Tom.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32169

Biofuels, Growth and Agricultural Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Msangi,   Siwa.
Global projections for increasing food demand combined with increasing demand for energy from all sources – including crop-based biofuels – point towards greater stress on food systems and their supporting ecosystems. In many parts of the world, increasing household incomes has translated into increasing demands for energy, of which transportation fuel comprises a fast-growing share. Accompanying the world’s steady population growth is an increasing demand for food and the necessary feedstuffs to fuel the requisite increases in livestock production. The combination of these two trends will inevitably lead to greater stresses and demands on the natural resource base and eco-systems that underlie the world’s food and energy production systems – such as land...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Agriculture; Food Security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51723

Produção para Autoconsumo entre Agricultores Familiares da Comunidade de Jacarezinho – Encantado/RS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonezer,   Crsitiane; Santos,   Francis Dos; Rambo,   Anelise Graciele.
Este estudo pretende analisar a produção para autoconsumo de agricultores familiares da comunidade de Jacarezinho, pertencente ao município de Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul. Para isso, a visão de agricultores, é analisada a partir de perspectivas que se propõem a entender como são percebidos por eles os alimentos produzidos para o autoconsumo, tendo por contraponto a produção moderna, surgida a partir dos anos 70. Buscar-se-á, também, observar o destino dos alimentos produzidos inicialmente para o consumo (trocas, doações, comercialização) a fim de identificar a existência ou não de excedentes que pudessem vir a ser comercializados.---------------This study intends to analyse the production for self-consumption of family agriculturists of the community of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Autoconsumo; Agricultura familiar; Hábitos alimentares; Self-consumption; Family agriculture; Alimentary habits; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108078

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES:  LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Allshouse,   Jane E.; Cromartie,   John.
U.S. consumption of food commodities is projected to rise through the year 2020, mainly due to an increase in population. But the mix of commodities is expected to shift because of an older and more diverse population, rising income, higher educational attainment, improved diet and health knowledge, and growing popularity of eating out. This study analyzes data from USDA's food consumption survey to project the consumption, through the year 2020, of 25 food groups and 22 commodity groups. Per capita consumption of fish, poultry, eggs, yogurt, fruits, nuts and seeds, lettuce, tomatoes, some other vegetables, grains, and vegetable oils is predicted to rise, whereas consumption of beef, pork, other meat, milk, cheese, potatoes, and sugar is expected to fall....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Eating out diet and health knowledge food-commodity translation database food consumption projections commodity consumption projections Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals; 1994-96 and 1998 Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33959

Introductions of Invasive Species: Failure of the Weaker Link
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burnett,   Kimberly M.
The prevention of invasive species is modeled as a "weaker link" public good. Under the weaker link aggregation technology, individual contributions beyond the lowest level will provide benefits, but these benefits progressively decline as contributions exceed the minimum. A two-region model is constructed, assuming incomplete information concerning costs of provision. This framework allows us to explain why we observe underinvestment in prevention, how information facilitates efficiency, and under what conditions information is most relevant. Specific implications regarding improved invasive species prevention policy are extracted and discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Weaker link; Invasive species; Public good aggregation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10179

IMPACTS OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING PLANT ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doeksen,   Gerald A.; Rathwell,   P. James.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30318

U.S. WOOL POLICY AND ITS EFFECTS ON APPAREL WOOL IMPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polasek,   Metodey.
The United States occupies a rather unique position in the world wool trade - besides being one of the world's largest apparel wool producers, she also needs to supplement her requirements by sizeable imports from wool surplus countries. However, wool imports into the U.S. have a strong competitive advantage over domestic wools, not only price-wise but also on account of their uniformity and generally better preparation. For this reason the ability of the wool exporting countries to enlarge very substantially their markets in the U.S. by displacing some domestic wools is largely dependent on the American policy of sheltering and fostering the domestic wool industry. For decades, the traditional means of achieving this has been by levying specific tariff...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22460

The NAFTA Panel on Dairy and Poultry: What Will They Decide?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123566

OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURE TO MITIGATE GREENHOUSE GASES: A GRASS ROOTS APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paustian,   Keith H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33068

Law of One Price in International Commodity Markets: A Fractional Cointegration Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohanty,   Samarendu; Smith,   Darnell B.; Peterson,   E. Wesley F.; Meyers,   William H.
This paper examine the Law of One Price (LOP) in the International Commodity markets using a fractional cointegration analysis.  Out of nine pairs of price series examined, fractional cointegration supports the existence of the LOP in eight cases as compared to three cases as in standard cointegration process.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18400

IS THE PROFIT MOTIVE AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF GRAZING LAND USE AND RANCHER MOTIVE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torell,   L. Allen; Bailey,   Scott A.
We build our economic models and estimate grazing policy impacts based on the standard economic model of profit maximization. Yet, over 30 years of research and observation has shown that, for many, consumptive and quality of life values are the most important reasons for the purchase of western ranches. Ranch buyers want an investment they can touch, feel and enjoy, and they have historically been willing to accept low returns from the livestock operation. Profit maximization appears to be an inadequate model for explaining rancher behavior; in estimating what impacts altered public land policies will have; and in de-scribing grazing land use and value. In this study, only 27% of the value of New Mexico ranches in the most productive rangeland areas was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36451

A Note on Business Cycle Non-Linearity in U. S. Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Steven.
The recently examined durability-asymmetry hypothesis of Cook (1999) is re-evaluated using the diagnostic tests of time deformation proposed by Stock (1987, 1988). An application of these tests to disaggregated data on U.S. consumers’ expenditure provides further support for this hypothesis, with the findings given an economic interpretation in terms of variables evolving at differing speeds over different phases of the business cycle. Additionally, building upon the studies of Cover (1992), Karras (1996) and Rhee and Rich (1995), recent research by Arden et al. (2000) has shown the relaxation of the assumptions of linearity and symmetry typically employed in macroeconometric models to result in monetary policy having clear asymmetric effects on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Time deformation; Asymmetry; Non-linearity; Consumers’ expenditure; Consumer/Household Economics; C12; E32.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43990

Shocks, sensitivity and resilience: tracking the economic impacts of environmental disaster on assets in Ethiopia and Honduras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Michael R.; Little,   Peter D.; Mogues,   Tewodaj; Negatu,   Workneh.
Droughts, hurricanes and other environmental shocks punctuate the lives of poor and vulnerable populations in many parts of the world. The direct impacts can be horrific, but what are the longer-term effects of such shocks on households and their livelihoods? Under what circumstances, and for what types of households, will shocks push households into poverty traps from which recovery is not possible? In an effort to answer these questions, this paper analyses the asset dynamics of Ethiopian and Honduran households in the wake of severe environmental shocks. While the patterns are different across countries, both reveal worlds in which the poorest households struggle most with shocks, adopting coping strategies which are costly in terms of both short term...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55402

Modellierung der Auswirkungen einer Entkopplung der Direktzahlungen in der EU auf die Flächenallokation und Wiederkäuerproduktion: Eine Analyse unterschiedlicher Modellergebnisse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balkhausen,   Oliver; Banse,   Martin; Grethe,   Harald; Nolte,   Stephan.
Decoupling of direct payments can be expected to have complex effects and the net effect on crop and fodder acreage is unclear. A literature review reveals that various simulation models uniformly project a decline of the cereal and silage maize acreage as well as ruminant production in the EU-15 in the course of decoupling of direct payments. In contrast, model results are mixed with respect to the direction of the decoupling effect on oilseed and pasture as well as voluntary set aside area. The model type is not found to have a systematic effect on model results. It is rather the assumptions about the effects of direct payments on production which differ widely and drive model results to a large extent. A model analysis which is based on the partial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decoupling; Direct payments; Land allocation; Partial equilibrium agricultural sector models; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97401

Evaluating Dryland Crop/Livestock System Alternatives for Risk Management under Declining Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lust,   David G.; Almas,   Lal K.; Stewart,   Bob A.; Colette,   W. Arden.
Production budgets for dryland crop and crop/livestock systems are developed to estimate yields, costs and returns for dryland wheat and sorghum and for alternative dryland crop/livestock systems. A crop simulation model aids yield estimation. The yield and return distributions are used to estimate risk and relative risk for included alternatives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relative Risk; Ogallala Aquifer; Crop-Livestock Systems; Wheat; Sorghum; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46843

FONTES DE CRESCIMENTO DAS EXPORTAÇÕES DO COMPLEXO SOJA BRASILEIRO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coronel,   Daniel Arruda; Carvalho,   Fatima Marilia Andrade de; Machado,   Joao Armando Dessimon.
O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar as principais fontes de crescimento das exportações brasileiras de soja em grão, farelo e óleo de 1995 a 2004. Para tanto, utilizou-se o modelo de comércio internacional Constant-Market-Share, que permitiu decompor as fontes de crescimento em quatro efeitos, quais sejam, crescimento do comércio mundial, composição da pauta, destino das exportações e competitividade. Os dados para o cálculo do modelo Constant-Market-Share foram coletados junto ao Sistema de Análise das Informações de Comércio Exterior (ALICE), da Secretaria de Comércio Exterior (SECEX), que possui os dados de exportações brasileiras Free on Board (FOB) em dólares, à Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) e à Organização Mundial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Complexo Soja; Constant-Market-Share; Comércio Internacional; Soy Complex; Constant-Market-Share; International Commerce; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103128

The Benefits of Air Pollutant Emissions Reductions in Maryland: Results from the Maryland Externalities Screening and Valuation Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Austin,   David H.; Krupnick,   Alan J.; Burtraw,   Dallas; Stoessell,   Terrell.
This paper reports the results of policy simulations of environmental and human health externalities arising from the production of electricity. The primary purpose of this paper is to illustrate the Maryland Externalities Screening and Valuation Model, developed for the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources. A secondary purpose is to estimate likely Maryland benefits from Title IV emissions reductions at electric power generation facilities. Sources and scope of benefits, and the potential of policy to achieve specific environmental and human health goals, are suggested by the results. We find that expected health benefits from reductions in power plant emissions dominate the estimated benefits of improved recreational visibility and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Integrated assessment; Health and environmental benefits; Valuation; Uncertainty; Environmental Economics and Policy; I81; Q24; Q25; Q26; Q49.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10825

AN EVALUATION OF CONSUMER SEGMENTS FOR FARMERS’ MARKET CONSUMERS IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arrington,   Kendra; Dennis,   Jennifer H.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
In Spring 2005 and Fall 2009 consumer surveys were collected in several Metropolitan 4 cities in Indiana and Illinois to explore differences based on psychographic and behavioral 5 characteristics of farmers’ market consumers. Consumer intercept surveys were conducted in: 6 South Bend, IN; Bloomington, IN; Springfield, IL and Peoria, IL. Likert scale questions were 7 analyzed using factor and hierarchical cluster analysis to identify clusters of consumers based on 8 several farmers’ market characteristics. Survey results show that of the 164 Metropolitan 9 surveys analyzed, 85.3% of respondents were Caucasian, 71.9% were between the ages of 35 and 10 64 and 78% were female. Data analysis showed that four clusters were formed: Recreational 11 (42%),...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cluster analysis; Consumers; Farmers’ market; Primary data; Surveys; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93919

AN ANALYSIS OF WHOLESALER-HOST COMPUTER SERVICE FOR MID AND LOW SALES VOLUME INDEPENDENT FOOD RETAILERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletcher,   Stanley M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27851

POTENTIAL CORN ACREAGE EXPANSION FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION: WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
Several recent developments have stimulated farmers' interest in raising corn for ethanol production in northwestern North Dakota.  The purpose of this study is to estimate the corn supply response of western North Dakota farmers for ethanol production.  Two focus groups of western North Dakota farmers (Williston and Minot) were organized.  The market premium over prevailing local corn prices that was required by western North Dakota farms to entice additional production of an ethanol specific hybrid was determined.  Aggregation of these farm responses yielded a supply function of corn for the region.  Results show that sufficient corn can be produced in the surrounding region to support a 12 million gallon ethanol facility if modest price premiums are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Corn supply; Response; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23593

GENDER AND LOCAL LEVEL DECISION MAKING: FINDINGS FROM A CASE STUDY IN SAMANGAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wakefield,   Shawna.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14640

The impact of wage differentials on choosing to work in agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural labor; Agricultural wages; Benefit-cost analysis; Irca; Labor supply; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47251

Dietary Effects of Menu Choices in the National School Lunch Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Crepinsek,   Mary Kay; Jensen,   Helen H.
Childhood and adolescence are unique periods of growth and development. In addition to maturing physically, children begin to make independent choices about when, where, and what they eat. Good nutrition during childhood and adolescence plays a key role in assuring adequate growth and development, preventing the long-term risk of chronic disease, and enhancing health and well-being. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) school meal programs play an important role in children’s diets and can thus influence their weight status and health. On average, children obtain more than one third of their daily energy intake from meals consumed at school during the school year (Briefel et al 2009). The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: National School Lunch Program; Nutrition; SNDA-III; School menu; Dietary intake; Children; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I00.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49489

LEAST SQUARES AND ENTROPY AS PENALTY FUNCTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Preckel,   Paul V.
Mathematical measures of entropy as defined by Shannon (1948) and Kullback and Leibler (1951) are currently in vogue in the field  of econometrics, primarily due to the comprehensive work by  Golan, Judge, and Miller (1996). In this paper, an alternative interpretation of the entropy measure as a penalty function over deviations is presented. Using this interpretation, a number of parallels are drawn with least squares estimators, and it is demonstrated that, with a minor modification of the traditional least squares estimator, both approaches may be applied to the general linear model.  The advantages and disadvantages of each approach are discussed, and a philosophical approach to the selection of estimation technique is suggested.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Entropy; Econometrics; Penalty functions; Estimation; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28625

Developing an institutional model for the extension and adoption of environmental Best management Practices by pastoral farmers in New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Journeaux,   Phil.
The practice of extension of environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs) involves the integration of a range of complex issues. Currently the practice of this in New Zealand is somewhat piece-meal, ad-hoc, and not well coordinated amongst the organisations involved. There is also a strong rationale for Government involvement. This paper discusses these issues and proposes a way forward.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97130

Consumer WTP for Blueberry Attributes: A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach in the WTP Space
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shi,   Lijia; House,   Lisa; Gao,   Zhifeng.
A stated preference experiment is conducted to elicit consumer WTPs for various blueberry attributes. The mixed logit model is employed to account for consumer heterogeneity. The model is set up in the WTP space where the distributions of WTPs are directly specified. Considering the high diversity of consumer perception and the remarkable benefits from differential marketing, we apply the hierarchical Bayesian approach and the discussion is based on the individual level WTP estimates. The results show that “local produced” attribute is preferred over simply “produced in the U.S.” by most respondents. By contrast, less than 50% of the respondents are willing to pay premium for organic blueberries. In addition, hardly any relationship between demographics...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to Pay; Blueberry Attributes; Mixed Logit; Preference Space; WTP Space; Hierarchical Bayesian; Differential Marketing; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103524

Incorporating Local Water Quality in Welfare Measures of Agri-environmental Policy: A Choice Modelling Approach Employing GIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tait,   Peter R.; Baskaran,   Ramesh.
The spatial distribution of agro-environmental policy benefits has important implications for the efficient allocation of management effort. The practical convenience of relying on sample mean values of individual benefits for aggregation can come at the cost of biased aggregate estimates. The main objective of this paper is to test spatial hypotheses regarding respondents’ local water quality and quantity, and their willingness-to-pay for improvements in water quality attributes. This paper combines choice experiment and spatially related water quality data via a Geographical Information System (GIS) to develop a method that evaluates the influence of respondents’ local water quality on willingness-to-pay for river and stream conservation programs in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water Quality; Choice Experiment; Geographical Information System; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q51; Q25; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116074

BALANCING FOOD SAFETY AND RISK: DO DRUG RESIDUE LIMITS AFFECT INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN BEEF?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   John S.; Otsuki,   Tsunehiro; Majumdar,   Baishali.
There have been a number of high profile food safety disputes in trade over the past decade.  These include the widely publicized dispute at the World Trade Organization between the U.S. and EU over hormone treated beef.   Consumers in some industrialized countries have also expressed concern over the health implications of consuming beef produced with antibiotics and other artificial supplements.  Developing countries are affected in a significant way in both how disputes are settled, as well as the balance between risk and safety reflected in how standards are set.  This paper examines the impact of drug residue standards on trade in beef and trade affect of setting harmonized international standards.  We find that if international standards set by Codex...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21971

THE MINNESOTA RURAL REAL ESTATE MARKET IN 1976... INCLUDING SPECIAL STUDIES OF: THE RED RIVER VALLEY, THE EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON THE FARMLAND MARKET, A CONTOUR MAP OF MINNESOTA LAND VALUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christianson,   Rodney; Nelson,   Stephan; Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13092

Japan-New Zealand Trade and Fishery Frictions:  Some Characteristics and Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okada,   Yoshinori.
The greatest friction in trade and fishery between Japan and New Zealand was the Total Economic Relationship, which was insisted by the PM of NZ. NZ wanted to export dairy foods in exchange for admitting fishing. Both governments experienced a long and tough negotiation. Recently frictions have happened in various sectors, such as Environmental and Food Customs. The friction looks broad and dangerous. In spite of the emotional reactions, however, I don't think that is a serious problem. Both sides should know the importance and the character. If both sides do not respond correctly, trade will stagnate in the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade and Fishery Friction; Total Economic Relationship; Trade negotiation; Environmental Friction; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31967

John R. Commons and the Evolution of Institutions: The Case of the Malian Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theriault,   Veronique; Sterns,   James A.
Applying John R. Commons institutional economic framework, this paper analyzes the evolution of the key institutions in the Malian cotton sector starting with the CFDT contract following the country‘s Independence in 1960; the nationalization of the cotton gin company, CMDT, in 1974; the completion of a vertically integrated market structure from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s; and, finally, to the current state of the market-oriented reforms in 2010. In accordance with John R. Commons’ economic theory, institutional changes in the Malian cotton sector have led to both intended and unintended consequences impacting economic performance at the farm, gin, and State levels, which in turn, has contributed to the emergence of new limiting factors. At present, the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: John R. Commons; Institutions; Cotton; Mali; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124460

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE DEPLETION OF THE OGALLALA AQUIFER: A CASE STUDY OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS OF TEXAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Terrell,   Bonnie L.; Johnson,   Phillip N.
Dynamic optimization and input-output models were used to estimate the impacts of depletion of the Ogallala aquifer in the Texas Southern High Plains.  It was found that cropping patterns would shift toward water efficient crops and dryland production; and regional economic activity is likely to be adversely affected.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21589

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Guidelines for Manuscript Submission and Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26837

Transaction Frequency and Hedging in Commodity Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
This study examines the effect of transaction frequency on profit and cash flow risk for firms that periodically purchase inputs, continuously transform inputs into outputs, and periodically sell output. Soybean-processing profit and cash flows are computed for unhedged, direct-hedged, and risk-minimizing-hedged processing with up to 52 transactions per year. Findings include: (a) higher transaction frequencies result in lower unhedged profit and cash flow risk and lower hedging effectiveness, (b) anticipatory hedging provides less risk protection than product-transformation hedging, (c) stabilizing cash flow stabilizes annual profits but the converse does not hold, and (d) hedging profits makes cash flow more variable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Process hedging; Risk management; Soybean crushing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30985

NOTES ON "THE MARKETING OF AUSTRALIAN WOOL"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durbin,   S.I.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9141

Management of Fishery Resources in Yangtze River Estuary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Meiling; Huang,   Shuolin.
We introduce the fish fauna composition and main commercial fishes in Yangtze River estuary. We also analyze the current situation of resources and environment in Yangtze River estuary as well as the influential factors. Finally, related countermeasures are put forward on how to protect and use the fishery resources in Yangtze River.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Yangtze River estuary; Fishery resources; Management; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53517

Consumers' Perception of Sustainably Produced Food: The case of local and organic production technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whorton,   Carly S.; Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent.
This paper identifies ways to improve on the current literature regarding sustainable production technologies, in this case, organic and local products. A survey method is used to examine organic and local markets in place of a single product to gain a better understanding of consumers‟ response to these products, their reactions to price differences of these products, and how their preferences change based on changing income level and prices. The sample was drawn from a commercial database and was attempted to be made random across the U.S. population. In place of results, hypotheses are presented as data were late coming back.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer preferences; Sustainability; Organic; Local; Willingness to value; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99738

Growing Demand for Animal-Protein-Source Products in Indonesia: Trade Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.
New elasticities were estimated from Indonesia's 1996, 1999, and 2002 National Socio-Economic Survey, or SUSENAS, data using a double-hurdle demand specification. The estimates suggest that major changes in Indonesian household diets are expected in the coming years, as income growth is sustained and as urbanization proceeds at a fast pace. The consumption 'trading-up' pattern for animal-protein source products observed in many countries may also occur in Indonesia. In this particular case, households will shift from fish to dairy and meat products. The trade impacts of this emerging consumption pattern will be determined by the cost of adjustment in Indonesia's domestic productive capacity and the influence of the country's predominantly Islamic tradition.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand; Household consumption; Trade; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18502

Agricultural policy reform in the United States: an unfinished agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stuart,   Kimberly; Runge,   C. Ford.
The 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) contained important breaks with a tradition of crop-by-crop subsidies dating back to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933. Farmers with recorded base acres were given the opportunity (which nearly all accepted) to sign a seven-year `contract' with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), under which payments will be continued on the merged base acres on a declining schedule until the year 2002. FAIR is an unfinished agenda. First, the coverage of `freedom to farm' is only partial, with numerous commodities left out of the decoupling programme. Second, the largest producers will augment their already significant receipts with generous lump sum transfers from USDA. This will further reinforce...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118010

Economic Principles for Saving the Cooperative Extension Service
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoag,   Dana L.
The Cooperative Extension Service is an outstanding success story for education, but a model whose value is now in question. I focus on economic principles that apply to the question, "Is it time to end Extension, and if not, how can it be saved?" Six principles are identified: public goods, competitive advantage, privatization, long-run sustainability, business practices, and political economy. There is cause to support Extension, but leadership is needed to establish a common direction and to implement changes. Strategic planning would be helpful to identify these changes and to make Extension's value known to clientele and policy makers. Includes biography of Dana L. Hoag.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Abolish Extension; Cooperative Extension Service; Economic value; Save Extension; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30982

Sustentabilidade e meio ambiente no Brasil: uma análise a partir da curva de Kuznets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sousa,   Alexandre Gervasio; Araujo,   Aracy Alves; Santos,   Ricardo Bruno Nascimento dos; Santos,   Francivane Teles Pampolha Dos; Diniz,   Marvelo Bentes.
O presente trabalho investigou a validade hipótese da Curva de Kuznets – CK, sobre variáveis que se apresentam como Proxy ambiental, e que indicam a sustentabilidade, para os municípios brasileiros para os anos de 1991 e 2000. As variáveis Proxy do meio ambiente foram representadas pelo déficit em água potável, déficit em saneamento básico e déficit na coleta de lixo, outras variáveis, que representam o desenvolvimento sustentável foram taxa de mortalidade infantil, déficit na alfabetização de adultos e expectativa de vida e renda per capita. Todos os resultados indicam que a hipótese de Kuznets não é válida, indicando que essa hipótese é limitada para explicar a questão ambiental e a sustentabilidade nos municípios brasileiros. This paper investigated the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desigualdade; Desenvolvimento econômico; Hipótese de Kuznets; Inequality; Economic development; Kuznets hypothesis; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103103

Variation of Cultivated Land Quantity in Coastal Cities and Its Driving Forces - A Case of Huludao City, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li-juan,   Tang; Lei,   Lei; Ling,   Cao.
Variation of cultivated land quality in 10 major cities and its driving forces are introduced in recent 10 years. And economic development and population growth are the common driving forces for the reduction of cultivated land in coastal cities. Among them, economic development is the main driving force. Taking Huludao City as an example, driving factors of cultivated land variation in Huludao City are studied by Principal Component Analysis according to the relevant statistical data in the year 1998-2007. Result shows that in recent 10 years, total cultivated land area has increased in Huludao City, especially in the years 1998-2002. Driving force of cultivated land variation in Huludao City can be summarized as economic growth, population growth and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coastal city; Cultivated land; Quantity variation; Driving force; Principal component analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93242

R&amp;D Spillovers, Economic Growth, Convergence, and Divergence: A Time-Series Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohtadi,   Hamid; Datta,   Anusua.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50864

The Evolution of Enterprise Reform in Africa: From State-owned Enterprises to Private Participation in Infrastructure - and Back?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nellis,   John.
Many African state-owned enterprises (SOEs), particularly those in infrastructure, have a long history of poor performance. From the outset, SOE financial and economic performance generally failed to meet the expectations of their creators and funders. By the late 1970s, the situation was alarming, and by early 1980s, critical. The poor financial performance of SOEs became so burdensome to government budgets that it attracted the attention of the international financial institutions, or IFIs. In response, in the 1980s, the World Bank approved SOE reforms that could be summed up in the term “commercialization”. By the mid-1990s, however, the idea of making SOEs function efficiently and effectively under government management was largely abandoned by the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12193

Agricultural Mechanism of Spreading Catastrophe Risk in China and Legislation Conception
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Xu-dong; Sun,   Yao-wei.
This paper introduces agricultural catastrophe and its characteristics, and conducts comparative analysis on existing mechanism of spreading agricultural catastrophe risk, indicating that the mechanism of administrative remedy has the greatest efficiency and highest cost; the mechanism of social assistance has the lowest cost, but its efficiency is lowest and there are unstable factors; market mechanism, namely the insurance of agricultural catastrophe, is the rational choice of agricultural department in mechanism of risk spreading. This paper analyzes the status quo of China’s insurance of agricultural catastrophe, indicating that the main body of management in China’s insurance of agricultural catastrophe is missing. In addition, the market demand is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural catastrophe; Spreading mechanism; Agricultural insurance; Legislation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113475

Book Reviews and Notes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1962
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8887

Sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l’Ouest : Enjeux et Eléments Stratégique pour sa Réalisation.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dembele,   Niama Nango; Staatz,   John M.
The situation analysis and perspectives on food security West Africa shows a widening gap between the needs of consumption and nutrition and food availability at Global countries, households and individuals. Low gains productivity in food production and import capacity are the major constraints to the achievement of security Food in the region. The agricultural growth becomes the prerequisite for improving the food situation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; West Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18; Q17; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58546

Technical efficiency of water use and its determinants, study at efficiencies in small-scale irrigation schemes in North-West Province, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Speelman,   Stijn; D'Haese,   Marijke F.C.; Buysse,   Jeroen; D'Haese,   Luc.
This paper analyses the efficiency with which water is used in small-scale irrigation schemes in North-West Province in South Africa and studies its determinants. In the study area, small-scale irrigation schemes play an important role in rural development, but the increasing pressure on water resources and the approaching introduction of water charges raise the concern for more efficient water use. With the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) techniques used to compute farm-level technical efficiency measures and sub-vector efficiencies for water use, it was shown that under Constant Returns to Scale (CRS) and Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) specification, substantial technical inefficiencies, of 49% and 16% respectively, exist among farmers. The sub-vector...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7904

Reducing Indonesia’s Deforestation-based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warr,   Peter G.; Yusuf,   Arief Anshory.
Indonesia has set the target that by the year 2020 its emissions of greenhouse gases will be reduced by 26 per cent relative to business-as-usual conditions. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of a subsidy to the use of land in forestry as a means of achieving this goal. The analysis uses a general equilibrium model of the Indonesian economy characterized by explicit treatment of land use, disaggregated by industry and by region. The results of the analysis indicate that the subsidy cost of permanently reducing carbon emissions by 26% is a little over US$1 per metric tonne of carbon emissions abated. This cost needs to be compared with that of alternative instruments and with the price of carbon that might be agreed under the proposed REDD scheme...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100730

DEMAND SUBSTITUTION BETWEEN NATURAL, FLAVORED, AND SYNTHETIC CITRUS JUICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chern,   Wen S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29352

On the Implications of Technological Innovation for Environmental Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parry,   Ian W.H.
This paper draws on a number of recent studies to shed light on several policy issues raised by the impact of environmental policies on technological innovation. First, to what extent does induced innovation raise the overall net benefits to society from environmental policies? Second, how does induced innovation affect the appropriate choice among alternative environmental policy instruments? Third, how does it affect the optimal stringency of environmental regulations? Fourth, should environmental policies be supplemented with additional policies to promote innovation, such as research contracts or prizes for new technologies?
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environment; Technological innovation; Pollution control; Instrument choice; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q28; O38.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10797

Nontariff Agricultural Trade Barriers Revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hillman,   Jimmye S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50695

THE EFFECTS OF TRADE PROMOTION ON CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunjal,   Kisan R.
Canadian agricultural trade promotion expenditures have dramatically increased from C$.4 million in 1969/70 to C$26.5 million in 1981/82.  To evaluate the effect of these expenditures on agricultural exports an econometric analysis is presented in this study.  The extended distributed lag model for export demand is developed and estimated using an iterative autoregressive least squares with instrumental variable (IALSI) method of estimation.  The results reveal that the trade promotion programs (aggregate expenditure levels) have had a statistically significant effect on agricultural exports.  The analysis of dynamic multipliers indicates that the effect of trade promotion expenditure on export levels is likely to decline gradually and last for about a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28947

BARRIERS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIAN SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE FARMS: EVIDENCE FROM MICRO-DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kimhi,   Ayal; Chiwele,   Dennis K.
The objective of this paper is to identify factors which limit the ability of Zambian farmers to increase Maize productivity and/or diversify their crop mix. Both may enable wealth accumulation, investments, and further expansion. Specifically, we link variations in agricultural decisions, practices, and outcomes, to variations in the tightness of the different constraints. We model crop production decisions as having recursive structure. Initially, farmers decide on land allocation among the different crops, based on their information set at planting time. Then, as new information (weather, market conditions) is revealed, farmers can change output by influencing the yield. This recursive structure enables to separate the effects of the constraints on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Diversification; Maize Productivity; Recursive Decisions; Two-stage Estimation; Censored Dependent Variables; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O1; Q1.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21877

BOOK REVIEWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23040

Rent-Seeking in Noxious Weed Regulations: Evidence from US States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Min,   He; Gopinath,   Munisamy; Buccola,   Steven T.; McEvoy,   Peter B.
Many non-native insect, disease, and weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to the U.S. environment, agricultural production, and exports. In this study we focus on regulations controlling the spread of noxious weeds, especially the regulatory differences among US states and investigate the determinants of such regulations. With a simple game-theoretic framework, we derive cross-state regulatory congruence as a function of ecological and agronomic characteristics and stakeholder lobbying through political contributions.  Empirical results suggest ecological and agronomic dissimilarities drive large cross-state differences in noxious weed regulation across states.  However, evidence of stakeholder interests in shaping these regulations is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21212

Impacts of Budget Reconciliation on U.S. Crop Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Knapek,   George M.
The President has called for a $6.96 billion savings in expenditures to agriculture over a five year period.  A budget reconciliation is required to achieve these targeted savings from farm bill authorized expenditures.  This study uses optimal control theory and farm level simulation to quantify the impacts on U.S. crop producers of reducing federal spending for agricultural income supports.  Results indicate that the least harmful method for the Agricultural Committees to achieve budget savings of $3 billion is to reduce loan rates.  At higher levels of net budget savings, some risk adverse decision makers would prefer that the Committees reduce target prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19540

Santa Clara County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1981
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1981.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Includes individual reports from each year for 1981.; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99353

Michael E. Wetzstein Lifetime Achievement Award
Provedor de dados: 31
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Michael E. Wetzstein; Lifetime Achievement Award; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92607

Removing Distortions in the U.S. Ethanol Market: What Does It Imply for the United States and Brazil?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elobeid,   Amani E.; Tokgoz,   Simla.
We analyze the impact of trade liberalization and removal of the federal tax credit in the United States on U.S. and Brazilian ethanol markets using a multi-market international ethanol model calibrated on 2005 market data and policies. The removal of trade distortions induces a 23.9 percent increase in the price of world ethanol on average between 2006 and 2015 relative to the baseline. The U.S. domestic ethanol price decreases by 13.6 percent, which results in a 7.2 percent decline in production and a 3.8 percent increase in consumption. The lower domestic price leads to a 3.7 percent rise in the share of fuel ethanol in gasoline consumption. U.S. net ethanol imports increase by 199 percent. Brazil responds to the higher world ethanol price by increasing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Ethanol; Renewable fuels; Trade liberalization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F13; F17; Q17; Q18; Q42.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9808

LOGISTICAL STRATEGIES AND RISKS IN CANADIAN GRAIN MARKETING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.; Carlson,   Donald C.E.
Supply chain management in grain marketing has become very important with the maturity of the industry.  This is particularly important in the Canadian grain marketing system which has experienced disruptions for various reasons over many years.  These problems have been the topic of numerous industry evaluations, have resulted in a complaint about service obligations and recently have been addressed by the Estey Commission.  A detailed model of the supply chain in the Canadian grain logistics system was developed in this paper to evaluate factors that cause disruptions, as well as the effect of several important logistics and marketing strategies on system performance. The results indicated that in a normal year there is sufficient randomness throughout...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Grain Marketing; Transportation; Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23159

Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: ILAC Initiative; PRGA Program; ILRI.
Summary of workshop on Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change. March 26–28, 2008, Cali, Colombia
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Impact; CGIAR; Workshop; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52537

Determinants of Student Performance in an Undergraduate Financial Accounting Class
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrington,   Donna Ramirez; Kulasekera,   Kumuduni; Bates,   Rick; Bredahl,   Maury E.
This study investigates the effects of class size, high school accounting, aptitude and attitude on learning , measured by the difference between post-test and pre-test scores, in an undergraduate financial accounting class, after controlling for students' major and semester level.  Statistical analysis showed that scores of students in small classes improved by 48%, while scores of students in the large classes improved by 6% percent, implying a decline in learning by 88% by shifting to larger classes.  High school accounting was found to improve pre- and post-test scores but the improvement on their post-test scores was significantly lower, implying a diminishing effect of high school accounting on performance as the complexity of the course material...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34117

Premium Estimation Inaccuracy and the Actuarial Performance of the US Crop Insurance Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Octavio A.; Carpio,   Carlos E.
This article explores the impact of the likely levels of inaccuracy associated with two main types of premium estimation methods, under different sample sizes, on the actuarial performance of the US crop insurance program. The analyses are conducted under several plausible assumptions about the insurer versus the producers’ estimates for their actuarially fair premiums. Significant differences are found due to estimation method and sample size, with the currently used procedures resulting in the worse actuarial performance. Several conclusions and recommendations are provided that could markedly reduce the amount of public subsidies needed to keep this program solvent.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Subsidies; Crop Insurance Premium Estimation; Loss-Cost Procedures; Risk Management Agency; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102463

TRANSMISSÃO DE PREÇOS DA SOJA ENTRE OS MERCADOS EXTERNO E INTERNO: UMA ABORDAGEM PARA A REGIÃO DE MARINGÁ.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonin,   Julyerme Matheus; Barczsz,   Silvio Silvestre.
Esse artigo buscou analisar a relação de preços entre o mercado interno, especificamente a região de Maringá e o mercado externo da soja no período de julho de 1994 a dezembro de 2007. A teoria que embasa o trabalho é a Lei do Preço Único. Em se tratando de preços nos mercados interno e externo, deve-se verificar se tais preços são altamente relacionados, o que significa que são bons indicadores e podem ser considerados como referências seguras na tomada de decisão dos agentes, além de observar sua causalidade e sentido. Para tanto, foram realizados os testes de estacionariedade, causalidade de Granger e de co-integração. O teste de Granger sugere que há relação bidirecional entre as séries de preço analisadas, observou-se também a existência de uma...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transmissão de preço; Causalidade; Co-integração; Maringá; Price transmission; Causality; Co-integration; Maringá; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118707

FREE TRADE IMPACTS ON THE U.S. AND SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletcher,   Stanley M.; Paggi,   Mechel S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30367

Are Agricultural Values a Reliable Guide in Determining Landowners’ Decisions to Create Carbon Forest Sinks?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaikh,   Sabina L.; Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
This research examines the effects of various factors on farmer participation in agricultural tree plantations for economic, environmental, social and carbon-uptake purposes, and potential costs of sequestering carbon through afforestation in western Canada. Using data from a survey of landowners, a discrete choice random utility model is used to determine the probability of landowners’ participation and corresponding mean willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for a tree-planting program. WTA includes positive and negative benefits to landowners from planting trees, benefits not captured by foregone returns from agricultural activities on marginal land. Estimates of WTA are less than foregone returns, but even so average costs of creating carbon credits...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Willingness to accept compensation for tree planting; Afforestation; Climate change; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q23; Q54.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37017

China Pear Value Chain: Implication for Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Zuhui; Zhang,   Jing; Chen,   Kevin Z.
The objective of this paper is to describe different types of value chain, to capture value added activities of each chain, to discuss the organizational and institutional link in each value chain and its implications for the role of small farmers. We focus on two counties in Hebei and Zhejiang of China. Taking pear for example, analysis of value chain is conducted using data of representative samples of pear value chain. For each chain, value added activities, cost composition, profit distribution, organizational and institutional linkages are illustrated, and corresponding conclusions are indicated. After a systematic analysis of organizational and institutional linkage and value adding activities of every chain as well as cost-benefit analysis of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Value Chain; Smallholder; Pear; Industrial Organization; L1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49946

Optimizing whole-farm management considering price and climate risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Niklaus; Finger,   Robert.
We investigate impacts of climate change (CC) and likely increases in price risks on income, income variability, utility and on adaptation responses in crop production in Western Switzerland. To this end, a bio-economic model is used that combines a crop growth model with an economic decision model non-parametrically using genetic algorithms. Our analysis focuses on the farm-level, which enables us to integrate a much wider set of potential adaptation responses in our analysis. The model is applied to four scenarios that represent likely changes in environmental conditions due to CC as well as increasing price risks due to market liberalization, and combinations thereof. It shows that CC has the larger influence on farm-level income and utility as well as...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic Algorithms; Agricultural Modeling; Climate Change; Price risks; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122533

CAP reform scenario calculations for the German Neckar river basin and England with the regional model ACRE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseler,   Martin.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/13/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform scenario; Agricultural production system; Regional model; Model transfer; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7968

Human Capital, Household Welfare, and Children’s Schooling in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Handa,   Sudhanshu; Simler,   Kenneth R.; Harrower,   Sarah.
In 1996, following years of war, the government of Mozambique invited IFPRI to analyze the country’s widespread poverty to help develop a strategy for alleviating it, based on a nationally representative household survey of living conditions. As part of the collaboration, IFPRI also provided training in policy analysis to researchers at the Ministry of Planning and Finance and to faculty at Eduardo Mondlane University. The initial collaborative work on the poverty assessment report by IFPRI and its host institutions was the starting point for numerous papers, policy briefs, seminars, and reports. Results from the poverty assessment and an IFPRI research report titled Rebuilding after War: Micro-level Determinants of Poverty Reduction in Mozambique...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Education; Economic aspects; Mozambique; Quality of life; Social conditions; Economic development; Effect of education; Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37896

EXAMINING PRICE PATHS OF A PORTFOLIO OF AGRO-BIOTECHNOLOGY SEEDS: THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION AND FARMERS' RESPONSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinwa-Muzinga,   Annie; Mazzocco,   Michael A.
Biotechnology techniques have played an important role in meeting farmer's needs in the seed industry given the changes in customer's preferences.  This paper analytically evaluates the time paths of pricing a portfolio of seeds, which simultaneously encourages seed adoption and maximizes a firm's returns within a competitive environment while considering shorter product life cycles.  Using a dynamic programming (DP) approach, the results indicate that the single pricing model and the portfolio pricing model are materially affected by the firm's initial market share, the farmer's attitude towards seed attributes, and the firm competitiveness within the industry.  Farmer's acceptance of a seed variety will have an impact on seed price or actions from the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19829

Incursion Management: An agent based modeling approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elliston,   Lisa; Yainshet,   Alasebu; Hinde,   Ray.
An exotic disease incursion management model was developed to estimate the regional economy effects of a potential karnal bunt incursion in south eastern Queensland. By developing an agent based spatial model that integrates the biophysical aspects of the disease incursion with the agricultural production system and the wider regional economy the model can be used to analyse the effectiveness of alternative management strategies for a range of different incursion scenarios. It is also possible to estimate the effectiveness and economic implications of education campaigns to improve the likelihood of detection by farmers in the field or at the silo.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58406

MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION: AN APPLICATION TO FARMERS' RISK-INCOME PREFERENCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patrick,   George F.; Blake,   Brian F.; Whittaker,   Suzanne H.
Magnitude estimation, a technique developed by psychology for obtaining ratio scaled values, was used to derive risk-income preferences of ninety-one central Indiana farmers.  Both variability-income and bankruptcy-income measures were developed and related to farmers' socio-economic attributes.  Wealth and education had limited effects compared with off-farm employment, percent debt and expected levels of income, percent debt and net worth growth.  Magnitude estimation provided reliable estimates of preferences.  Farmers gave greater importance to the bankruptcy-income measure of risk-income preferences, but only a small portion of the variation of either measure could be explained.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32583

A PECUÁRIA DE CORTE NO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonjour,   Sandra Cristina de Moura; Figueiredo,   Adriano Marcos Rodrigues; Marta,   Jose Manuel Carvalho.
O artigo objetivou caracterizar a ocupação da pecuária de corte em Mato Grosso, enfocando diferentes aspectos do processo histórico e econômico, bem como da sua manutenção. Permitiu explicar as diversas tecnologias usadas na pecuária de corte a partir da colonização, classificando o estado em diferentes regiões e com características distintas. Identifica-se ainda a ampliação da produção e da qualidade do rebanho relacionada à migração recebida pelo estado com a produção de matéria-prima e a conseqüente instalação de frigoríficos em todas as regiões do estado. This paper characterized the livestock expansion in Mato Grosso focusing on different aspects of the historical and economic processes, as well as their maintenance. It allowed the explanation of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pecuária de corte; Mato Grosso; Colonização; Livestock; Mato Grosso; Colonization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102468

A PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MEAT PROCESSING PLANT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nudell,   Daniel J.; Kraenzel,   David G.; Petry,   Timothy A.; Faller,   Timothy; Hughes,   Harlan G.; Brown,   Erin.
The number of small commodity livestock slaughter plants in the Upper Northern Plains region continues to decline.  Significant factors contributing to this decline include:  1) pressure to consolidate, thereby capturing economies of scale; 2) relatively stringent federal inspection specifications, along with; 3) HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points) requirements. At the same time, consumer demand (markets) for specialty, selected, and exotic meats appears to be growing.  For example, the recent market successes in Europe evidenced by the North American Bison Cooperative based in New Rockford, North Dakota. Several alternative livestock producer groups have emerged which include lamb, ratite, elk, deer, goat, poultry, rabbit, specialty beef,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Multi-species; Specialty meats; Specialty livestock; Alternative livestock; Economies of scale; HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points); Slaughter plants; Processing plants; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23293

Britain's Foreign Trade Problem and Its Effect on British Food Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8307

Ex Ante Economic Impact of Genetically Modified (GM) Cowpea in Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dofonsou,   Sika Gbegbelegbe; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James; Adeoti,   Razack; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Lusk,   Jayson L.
The net impact of pest-resistant GM crops on the welfare of both producers and consumers in developing countries is currently unknown and subject to speculation. This study uses choice-based conjoint protocol to estimate the net impact of pest-resistant Genetically Modified (GM) cowpea on net social welfare in Benin given price and income risks. Results imply that Bt cowpea will increase expected net social welfare by about $US 50 million per year in Benin given no inefficiencies in the seed sector. If inefficiencies in the seed sector are such that cowpea growers can access Bt cowpea seeds only 50% of the time, net benefits from Bt cowpea drop to about $US 11 million per year.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9817

NUTRITION LABELING: DOES THE MESSAGE REACH THE CONSUMER?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Levy,   Alan S.; Bockstael,   Nancy E.
Nutrition labeling does not necessarily lead to healthier diets.  Consumers may substitute away from unhealthy products in food categories where differences in other quality characteristics (e.g., taste) are relatively small and towards unhealthy products in categories where differences may be large.  The effects are largest among less-educated and younger individuals.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21021

BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUMMARY FOR CASH GRAIN FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hepp,   Ralph E.; Nott,   Sherrill B.
No abstract available.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11648

SAZONALIDADE DA OFERTA DE PRODUTOS HORTÍCOLAS: O MERCADO DE BERINJELA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anefalos,   Lilian Cristina; Moreira,   Silvia Rocha; Cipolli,   Katia Maria Vieira Avelar Bittencourt; Turco,   Patricia Helena Nogueira; Tavares,   Paulo Eduardo Da Rocha.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar o mercado de berinjela no período de 2001 a 2006 para estudar a evolução dos índices sazonais de volume e preço comercializados nos principais entrepostos de São Paulo e Minas Gerais. Para isso foram utilizadas séries históricas mensais de preços e volumes comercializados para se determinar seu padrão sazonal anual, a partir do método da média geométrica móvel centralizada. No caso da berinjela, verificou-se elevação da oferta do produto a partir de agosto e setembro, com conseqüente redução nos preços praticados nos entrepostos. Com a aplicação de novas tecnologias, pode ocorrer oferta de produtos de melhor qualidade, influenciando decisivamente a sazonalidade de preços no mercado...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hortaliça; Sazonalidade; Entreposto; Produto fitoterápico; Vegetable; Seasonality; Mart; Fitoterapeutic product; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113377

THE COST-PRICE SQUEEZE ON AUSTRALIAN FARM INCOME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glau,   T.E.
Relative price movements for major agricultural commodity groups are reviewed. Estimates of the movement in real farm income per farmer are presented for Australian agriculture over the period 1949 to 1969, and for the sheep industry for the period 1953 to 1967. Increased productivity has offset the adverse price movements experienced by farmers over the period examined. The effect of the cost-price squeeze on farm investment and adjustment is discussed. The continuing cost-price squeeze has not prevented sustained investment by farmers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22975

JOHNE'S  DISEASE ON U.S. DAIRY OPERATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ott,   Stephen L.
One objective of the NAHMS Dairy '96 Study was to assess dairy producer awareness of Johne's disease, estimate national and regional  herd-level prevalence of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection, estimate  economic losses due to Johne's disease on dairy operations, and describe use of recommended preventive  measures on U.S. dairy operations.  Data were collection from U.S. dairy operations with at least 30 milk cows in 20 states representing 79.4 percent of  U.S. dairy cows via questionnaires administered to dairy managers and blood  samples collected from milk cows by Veterinary Medical Officers and Animal Health Technicians. Sera were tested for antibodies to M. paratuberculosis using a commercially available ELISA. Results showed lack of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Dairy; Cattle; Johne's disease; M. paratuberculosis; Economics; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32763

Networks in Rural Economy: Valorising Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeire,   Bert; Gellynck,   Xavier; De Steur,   Hans; Viaene,   Jacques.
Historically, perspectives on the economic development of rural regions have been dominated by the modernization model of agriculture (van der Ploeg and Van Dijk, 1995). During the last decades this model has increasingly been abandoned in an effort to reduce the negative outcomes associated with that model, driven by the changing concerns of consumers and society in response to these outcomes (van der Ploeg, 1999, Weatherell et al., 2003). Parallel to this socioeconomic evolution the theoretical perspectives on rural development altered. Discourses about the evolution of rural development describe the succession of an exogenous, modernist model of rural development by an endogenous model and in the end leading to an integrated model of rural development,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49846

Um Estudo sobre a Pobreza Rural com Abordagem Multivariada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neder,   Henrique Dantas.
É realizada a aplicação de uma metodologia para a construção de um índice de pobreza multivariada abrangendo um conjunto de variáveis que vão além do conceito de insuficiência de renda (considerado em medidas de pobreza unidimensionais), incluindo condições domiciliares, de saneamento, de mercado de trabalho e de educação. Comparam-se os resultados obtidos por esta metodologia e aqueles obtidos pela construção de um índice de pobreza unidimensional para os anos de 1995 e 2004, considerando-se as Unidades da Federação do Brasil. O principal aspecto relevante encontrado é que os indicadores de pobreza multivariada têm um ordenamento bastante distinto para as Unidades da Federação quando comparados com o ordenamento do indicador de pobreza baseado na...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pobreza rural; Desenvolvimento rural; Pobreza multivariada; Indicadores sociais; Rural poverty; Rural development; Multivariate poverty; Social indicators; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106087

Two-Buck Chuck and Wine Quality: Hedonic Price Analysis of Cool Climate Wines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane; Ritchie,   Jennifer; Rickard,   Bradley J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103951

The First Fifty Years of Agriculture in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   C.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8925

Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Hart,   Chad E.
The effect of sampling error in estimation of farmers' mean yields for crop insurance purposes is explored using farm-level corn yield data in Iowa from 1990 to 2000 and Monte Carlo simulations. We find that sampling error combined with nonlinearities in the insurance indemnity function will result in empirically estimated crop insurance rates that exceed actuarially fair values by between 2 and 16 percent, depending on the coverage level and the number of observations used to estimate mean yields. Accounting for the adverse selection caused by sampling error results in crop insurance rates that will exceed fair values by between 42 and 127 percent. We propose a new estimator for mean yields based on a common decomposition of farm yields into systemic and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Actual production history (APH); Crop insurance; Mean yields estimation; Sampling error; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18600

New Market Realities Affect Crop Program Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dismukes,   Robert; Young,   C. Edwin.
Despite higher commodity prices, producers must still mitigate and manage risks.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122580

FACTORS INFLUENCING CHANGES IN POTATO AND POTATO SUBSTITUTE DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Kagan,   Albert; Gao,   Xiaoming.
Despite the rapid rise in complex carbohydrate consumption over the last twenty-five years, fresh potato consumption has fallen by over 50%.  Fresh potato growers and retailers alike need to know whether these changes reflect consumer responses to changing relative prices or incomes, or whether they are due to changes in consumer tastes.  This paper uses a linear approximation almost ideal demand system (LA/AIDS) to investigate the effect of relative prices, expenditures, and a set of socioeconomic variables on complex carbohydrate demand.  Estimation results show that the socioeconomic variables explain some of the changes in demand, but a significant amount remains as evidence of a change in consumer tastes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31359

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10228

TRANSITIONS IN MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cuellar,   Sandra.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33137

Willingness of Peasant Households in Mountainous Areas towards Land Transfer ——A Case of Beiliang Village, Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Xu-fang; Cheng,   Qiao-li; Liu,   Jing-shu.
In this paper, the Beiliang village, Wuxiang County ,of Shanxi Province is chosen as the study object. The methods investigation and interview are applied. And then the status quo of land transfer is analyzed from the aspects of private land transfer, the form of land transference, the land transfer fee, the contracts of the land transfer and farmers’ knowledge on land transfer law and so on. Through the investigation and research on peasant households’ willingness towards land transfer and the factors that affect the land transfer, the willingness of farmers’ land transfer in recent years are transferred. Farmers’ land transfer willingness in recent years is clear. On the strength of the analysis, the scientific basis for the reasonable transfer of land...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peasant households; Land transfer; Willingness; Shanxi Province ， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102390

Working-Land Conservation Structures: Evidence on Program and Non-Program Participants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   Dayton M.; Schaible,   Glenn D.; Johansson,   Robert C.; Daberkow,   Stan G.
In recent years, the Federal government has placed more emphasis on working-land conservation programs. Farmers can be reimbursed for adopting certain conservation practices, such as the installation of in-field or perimeter conservation structures, to enhance water quality and soil productivity. In an effort to better understand the relationships between operator motivations, program incentives, and the environmental benefits of conservation programs, a multi-agency survey, the Conservation Effects Assessment Project-Agricultural Resources Management Survey (CEAP-ARMS), was conducted in 2004 across 16 states representing more than one-million farmers growing wheat. The nationally representative survey integrates Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) data on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21438

Market Factors of North Dakota Hard Red Spring Wheat Shipments, July- December, 1965
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   David C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104187

MARKETING OF SELECT FRESH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE CLEVELAND, OHIO, METROPOLITAN AREA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Randall E.; Drake,   Barbara H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27903

Adjusting Monetary Measures of Poverty to Non-Monetary Aspects: An Analysis Based on Sri Lankan Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weerahewa,   Jeevika; Wickramasinghe,   Kanchana.
This paper reassesses the status of poverty in Sri Lanka using a monetary measure which was adjusted for people's perceptions about the social climate.  Data collected by the Sri Lanka Integrated Survey was used to obtain incidences of poverty using cost of basic need (CBN) poverty lines and poverty lines adjusted for people's perceptions.  The results reveal that the poverty measurements significantly differ with the two approaches though poverty ranking remains more or less consistent.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Measurement of Poverty; Social Climate; Sri Lanka; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19294

Empirical Comparisons of In-Store Display vs. Feature Advertising and Trade Promotions vs. Consumer Promotions, Measured at the Brand and the Category Levels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dufour,   Jean-Claude; Maisonnas,   Stephane.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26744

TRADING POULTRY LITTER AT THE WATERSHED LEVEL : A GOAL FOCUSING APPLICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Kezelee Q.; D'Souza,   Gerard E.
We explore the transfer of poultry litter among watersheds incorporating both economic characteristics (litter demand and supply) and environmental characteristics (vulnerability to phosphorus runoff, a major pollutant).  A combination of techniques was employed: the Lemunyon-Gilbert P-Index model to determine watershed environmental vulnerability, GIS for land use coverages, and a goal focusing model (incorporating Saaty's eigen-value approach for penalty weight estimation) to identify optimal litter shipments among watersheds.  Both primary and secondary data were used.  The results should be useful to producers and policy makers in the study area and in other areas where poultry production is linked to water quality, and contribute to a more sustainable...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31615

AN ECONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF IMPACT OF PHENOLOGICALLY TIMED IRRIGATION ON CORN YIELD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gowon,   Dawuda T.; Andersen,   Jay C.; Biswas,   Basudeb.
An economic production function was derived in an analysis of water application to corn by phonological time periods. The quantities of use of water by growth periods as delineated by physical stages were tested for influence on final output of dry matter and grain. Several years’ data for three locations were utilized. The results tend to confirm the conceptual models and previous work in this type of analysis. Certain periods of growth were more critical than others.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32553

Waste in the Inner City: Asset or Assault?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ackerman,   Frank; Mirza,   Sumreen.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15599

RANKING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTS BY AJAE PAGE COUNTS: A REAPPRAISAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinnucan,   Henry W.; Traxler,   Greg.
AJAE per capita page counts provide one measure of an institution's research strength.  In this article we refine Willis et al.'s measure of department size and, based on the refined measure, recomputed departmental rankings for North American institutions.  Results indicate that Northeastern United States departments are more widely represented among the top 20 institutions than 20 years ago and that two Canadian institutions-Guelph and British Columbia-rank in the top 12.  The median AJAE publication frequency for the top 30 research institutions is about one article per research faculty member every 12 years.  The AJAE page-count measure was found to be highly correlated (R2 = 0.82) with citation counts, whether narrowly or broadly defined.  Thus, AJAE...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31446

Measuring Agricultural Innovation System Properties and Performance: Illustrations from Ethiopia and Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spielman,   David J.; Kelemework,   Dawit.
Agriculture; developing countries; innovation; Ethiopia; Vietnam
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Developing countries; Innovation; Ethiopia; Vietnam; Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O13; O32; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50791

Monetary Impacts and Overshooting of Agricultural Prices in a Transition Economy: The Case of Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakucs,   Lajos Zoltan; Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
The paper focus on the time adjustment paths of the exchange rate and agricultural producer and industrial prices in response to unanticipated monetary shocks following model developed by Saghaian et al. (2002). Results indicate that agricultural prices adjust faster than industrial prices to innovations in the money supply, affecting relative prices in the short run, but strict long-run money neutrality does not hold. The impulse response analysis shows that an exogenous shock to the money supply has a significant and volatile effect on the three price variables. The extent of overshooting in agricultural prices is twice as large as for exchange rates or industrial prices. This indicates that in the case of monetary shocks the sectors associated with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural prices; Exchange rates; Monetary shocks; Overshooting; Transition economy; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9422

Sistemas de calificación y desarrollo rural: Análisis comparado entre los casos de Portugal y Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simoes,   Orlando; Velarde,   Irene; Schiavone,   Elena.
Los “Sellos de calidad” que vinculan el alimento con su origen geográfico y las tradiciones, y cuyo fin es traducir al consumidor las cualidades especiales del producto, constituyen sistemas voluntarios de diferenciación, basados en la certificación por un tercero independiente (privado o estatal) de esos atributos derivados del origen geográfico Su obtención y uso efectivo posterior, requieren de la organización colectiva de los actores, tanto en la codificación de sus prácticas de cultivo y elaboración, como del control de su cumplimiento. La “apropiación” de ese valor diferencial que se origina en el atributo calificado, se concreta en sellos, que pueden ser a su vez, marcas individuales de gestión conjunta, o colectivas o de certificación; o...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acción colectiva; Sistemas de calificación; Indicaciones geográficas.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95341

THE DEMAND FOR WHOLESALE BEEF CUTS BY SEASON AND TREND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Namken,   Jerry C.; Farris,   Donald E.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
This study estimates demand during the 1980-90 period for wholesale beef cuts by season and by trend.  A data set containing monthly nominal prices for wholesale cuts and average choice boxed beef from January 1980 to December 1990 was collected from multiple sources.  The approach expressed the change in demand for wholesale cuts as the change in the price ratio of individual cuts relative to the price of boxed beef.  This approach shows changes in amount by season and over time relative to the average wholesale cut.  Brisket, Armbone Chuck, Bottom Gooseneck, and Knuckle showed the strongest demand in winter and lowest in summer.  Top (Inside) Round had a clear downward trend in demand, but the seasonal pattern was less pronounced and more erratic than...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27599

Surveys: What Does One Need to Know More About Them
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Djunaidi,   Harjanto.
The use of surveys as a data collection method gained its popularity in recent years.  However, one needs to be aware of the possibility to make measurement errors due to incorrect surveys design.  The way how a question is asked and the choice the respondents have to choose from shape the sample space which in turns will affect the expected value, variance and co-variance of a random variable.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35289

Book Reviews
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12525

A Study of the Demand for Medical Services in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Rebecca H.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Brown,   Mark G.
This paper presents a version of the household production theory to explain the demand for health.  In this study we have explored the factors that influence the demand for medical services and medical expenditures in Taiwan.  A negative binomial model was used to study the demand for medical services.  We found that the demand for medical services and medical expenditures are related to household composition, household income, family size, occupation of the household head, and living environments.  In addition, we found higher usage of medical services on average for those households with medical insurances other than the national health insurance.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Medical service; Demand; Negative binomial model; Count data; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53389

A DECISION SUPPORT AID FOR BEEF CATTLE INVESTMENT USING EXPERT SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falconer,   Lawrence L.; Long,   Charles R.; McGrann,   James M.
The beef cattle investment decision provides an excellent opportunity to increase the economic efficiency of beef cattle production. The investment questions that face beef cattle producers are of interest to beef cattle producers, educators, and financial institutions involved in lending to beef cattle producing firms. This study develops a decision support aid utilizing expert system technology to assist beef cattle producers in making well-founded investment decisions with respect to the firm's beef cattle herd.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle investment; Decision support; Export systems; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15228

Fifty Years of Farmland Protection Legislation in the Northeast: Persistent Issues and Emergent Research Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bills,   Nelson L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44689

Linking the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jotzo,   Frank; Betz,   Regina.
A detailed proposal for an economy-wide emissions trading scheme in Australia was tabled by the government in December 2008 with a proposed start date for mid-2010. The government proposes unilateral linking, with no initial bilateral linkages, through the clean development mechanism and joint implementation. The proposal has resulted in serious concern about significant permit price increases and price capping, leading to a ban on permit sales.   This research paper evaluates the proposed Australian scheme in relation to international emissions trading and linkages. Different scenarios for the Australian permit price under unilateral linking are considered. Options for bilateral linking with the European Union and New Zealand schemes are also evaluated,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Climate change policy; Australia; Emissions trading; International linkages; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94814

A spatial bio-economic modelling approach on the trade-offs between global bioenergy demand, agricultural intensification, expansion, and trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lotze-Campen,   Hermann; Popp,   Alexander; Beringer,   Tim; Muller,   Christoph; Lucht,   Wolfgang.
Increased future demands for food, fibre and fuels from biomass can only be met if the available land and water resources on a global scale are used and managed as efficiently as possible. The main routes for making the global agricultural system more productive are through intensification and technological change on currently used agricultural land, land expansion into currently non-agricultural areas, and international trade in agricultural commodities and processed goods. In order to analyse the trade-offs and synergies between these options, we present a global bio-economic modelling approach with a special focus on spatially explicit land and water constraints as well as technological change in agricultural production. For a given bioenergy demand...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land use change; Spatial modelling; Technological change; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C61; F15; Q24; Q25.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51458

SOME PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bielik,   Peter; Rajcaniova,   Miroslava.
Slovak Republic was among ten new members joining European Union in May 2004. Since then the EU accession has influenced the social and economic aspects of life in the country and still continues to do so. The main purpose of this article is to present several problem areas of socio-economic development of Slovak agriculture. In details, we will focus to the position of agriculture in the National economy, development trends of Slovak Agriculture and transformation process, entrepreneurial structure and use of land, economic situation in Agriculture and the development of selected socio-economic indicators in agriculture. Finally, we will mention about the present situation and priorities of the Slovak Agricultural Policy.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Economic and social development; Transformation process; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43183

Study of Rice Marketing System in Iran
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feizabadi,   Yaser.
Rice comes second after wheat in Iran`s food consumption economy. Rising population and recent growth in GDP has made Iran one of the greatest rice importer countries all over the world. That is why rice marketing has always been a controversial issue in Iran`s agricultural economics. To study rice marketing system in Iran, this paper aims to calculate rice marketing margin, market efficiency and marketing cost coefficient in seaside Mazandaran province( where 70 percent of domestic rice production is obtained )Over the period 2000-2010. Results show that firstly HYV`s wholesale marketing margin is less than local varieties in 2000 while this trend is reversed in 2010. Secondly, retail marketing margin, total marketing margin, market efficiency and cost...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mazandaran Province; Marketing Margin; Rice; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108944

TEMPORAL UNCERTAINTY AND IRREVERSIBILITY: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DECISION TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF TRANSGENIC CROPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wesseler,   Justus.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26010

INTERNATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL R&amp;D SPILLOVERS: ATTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS AMONG SOURCES FOR BRAZIL'S NEW CROP VARIETIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pardey,   Philip G.; Alston,   Julian M.; Chan-Kang,   Connie; Magalhaes,   Eduardo Castelo; Vosti,   Stephen A.
In general, reported rates of return to agricultural R&amp;D are high, but questions have been raised about upward biases in the evidence.  Among the reasons for this bias, insufficient attention to attribution aspects-matching of research benefits and costs-is a pervasive problem, the magnitude of which is illustrated here with new evidence for Brazil.  Over the period 1981 to 2003, varietal improvements in upland rice, edible beans, and soybeans yielded benefits attributable to research of $14.8 billion in present value (1999 prices) terms; 6.1 percent of the corresponding value of crop output.  If all of those benefits were attributed to Embrapa, a public research corporation accounting for more than half Brazil's agricultural R&amp;D spending, the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Brazil; Agricultural R&amp;D; Attribution; Soybeans; Rice; Beans; Benefit-cost ratios; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14422

THE POLITICS OF UNDERINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Gorter,   Harry; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
This paper develops a political economy framework that determines the factors causing underinvestment in public research expenditures. Governments are unable to fully compensate for unequal income distribution effects of research because of either their inability to make credible commitments or of deadweight costs associated with compensation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6848

Trends in the Quick-Frozen Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spinks,   G.R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8757

USER'S GUIDE TO SEGREG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stinson,   Thomas F.; Fang,   Kweiwu; Lubov,   Andrea.
SEGREG is a computer program which enables users to perform segmented regression on ordered data sets, given that the boundaries of each segment, or subset point that defines the two best subsets and for the two switching points that define the three best subsets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13330

Analysis of Factors Influencing Adoption of Dairy Technologies In Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Makokha,   Stella Nabwile; Karugia,   Joseph Thuo; Staal,   Steven J.; Oluoch-Kosura,   Willis.
Indicators of poverty in western Kenya show high poverty levels. The area has low dairy development yet the potential for dairy development is quite high. Dairy farming has the potential to reduce poverty by increasing incomes and reducing unemployment. This paper reports factor interrelationships in dairy adoption with a view to understanding factors that influence adoption. The binary probit model was used to analyse data from 1575 households. Contrary to findings from similar studies elsewhere, some factors had a negative association with adoption, thus unfolding a unique adoption process. The association between the factor interactive affects and technology adoption highlighted the importance of exploring factor interrelationships. The widely held...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Factor interrelationship; Spatial factors; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52094

Buyer Market Power in UK Food Retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Tim A.; McCorriston,   Steve; Morgan,   C. Wyn; Weldegebriel,   Habtu T.
The potential existence of buyer market power in UK food retailing has attracted the scrutiny of the UK's anti-trust authorities, culminating in the decision to launch the second of two comprehensive regulatory inquiries in recent years. Throughout, detection of buyer power has been dogged by the paucity of reliable evidence of its existence. In this paper we present a simple theoretical model of oligopsony which delivers quasireduced form retailer-producer pricing equations in which the presence of market power can be detected using readily available market data. Using a cointegrated vector autoregression, we find empirical results that are consistent with the presence of oligopsony power in all six food products investigated.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Buyer power; Cointegrated VARs; UK food industry; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46007

UNCERTAINTIES OF ESTIMATING THE WELFARE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demont,   Matty; Tollens,   Eric.
In literature, impact estimates of agricultural biotechnology vary strongly according to the region, the crop, the year, the scale, and the methodology of the study.  Therefore, this paper provides a methodological background for analysing, interpreting, and comparing these estimates.  All possible uncertainties entailed in the estimation procedure are reviewed as well as a methodology to incorporate them into a stochastic simulation model.  This procedure can be used to assess the welfare effects of agricultural biotechnology in the European Union.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31828

Valoracion de bienes ambientales complejos: una alternativa multicriterio
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús.
RESUMEN La valoración económica de bienes ambientales complejos presenta una serie de aspectos problemáticos. Este trabajo se centra en dos de ellos: la linealidad de los atributos en función de valor de estos bienes y la heterogeneidad en las funciones de utilidad de los individuos. Para ello se propone una metodología basada en la Teoría de la Utilidad Multiatributo que permite contrastar la importancia dada a estos aspectos. Dicha metodología se aplica a un espacio natural protegido en la provincia de Granada. De los resultados se puede concluir que la no-linealidad de los atributos y la heterogeneidad de las funciones de utilidad individuales son aspectos relevantes en la valoración de bienes ambientales.    ABSTRACT Economic valuation of comlex...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Complex environmental goods; Heterogeneity; Attribute non-lineartiy; Multiattribute utility; Valuation; Bienes ambientales complejos; Heterogeneidad; Linealidad de atributos; Utilidad multiatributo; Valoracion; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q18; Q25.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7055

Private Sector Development Strategy: Some Critical Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hodge,   Graeme.
This paper aims to articulate aspects of the Private Sector Development Strategies of two key Development Banks in order to reflect on commonalities and differences. The paper reviews these strategies and focuses on what is included and what is omitted, as well as commenting on the characteristics of these strategies as corporate direction setting. The degree to which strategies seem to have incorporated organisational learning, power relationships and cultural contexts is then assessed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30610

Editorial - ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hynes,   H.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8767

IMPLEMENTING AN EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY: A CONSUMER VIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haas,   Ellen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17901

Distribution of Agricultural Research Impacts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Fred C.
When there is a correspondence between two logical systems, duality can be used to derive a correspondence between results in one system and results in another system (Russell and Wilkinson, 1978). Under appropriate regularity conditions, dual functions such as normalized profit functions in production economics embody the same information on technology as the more familiar primal production functions. The technology can be examined directly using the primal approach or indirectly using the dual approach. It is often easier to estimate product supply and input demand relationships using a dual approach, because only endogenous variables appear on the left-hand side of equations and only exogenous variables appear on the right-hand side of equations...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50023

OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, TECHNOLOGY USE AND OUTPUT DETERMINANTS AMONG FISHERFOLKS IN OGUN WATERSIDE AREA, OGUN STATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olubanjo,   O.O.; Akinleye,   S.O.; Balogun,   A.M.
This study examines the occupational characteristics and technology options of capture fisheries in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State. Data were collected from respondents selected randomly from four fishing communities in the local government using questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Most of the respondents are male, aged above 30 and had minimal education. Lagoon fishing is the most common and there was an inverse relationship between fishing water distance and frequency of fisher folk plying the route. Non-motorized fishing technologies were used by most of the respondents. The significant variables in the regression analyses are fixed production costs and high sea fishing. Recommendations centered on...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fishing technology; Fishing income; Technology use; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54400

Producers' Price Expectations and the Size of the Welfare Gains from Price Stabilisation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scandizzo,   Pasquale Lucio; Hazell,   Peter B.R.; Anderson,   Jock R.
This paper uses a simulation model to measure the size of the social welfare gains from price stabilisation within the general setting of a non-linear, multiplicative risk and lagged expectations model of the market. The size of the gains is found to be relatively small when producers plan on the basis of rational expectations, but it can be quite substantial for other types of expectations behaviour, including those commonly assumed in empirical supply analysis. We conclude that, in many cases, improved market information services may more economically provide the substantial part of the social benefits of price stabilisation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12452

Social Protection in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: Investigating the Impact of Community Based Health Insurance in Rural Senegal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jutting,   Johannes Paul.
Community based health insurance schemes are becoming increasingly recognized as an instrument which help farmers in rural areas of low income countries to better manage health. Health risks present a permanent threat to the income earning capacity of poor people. Beside direct economic cost for treatment and lost working time, indirect cost such as a reduction in labor supply materialize which increases the vulnerability of the household. It is often hypothezised that community based health insurance improve social protection, but quantitative analysis is largely missing. Against this background, this paper analyzes if members in a mutual health insurance scheme have a better access to health care than non-members taking "les mutuelles de santes" (mutual...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community based health insurance; Impact analysis; Social protection; Senegal; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24803

The Complexities of the Interface between Agricultural Policy and Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Troy G.; Schmitz,   Andrew.
Tariff and non-tariff barriers are widespread as applied to agricultural trade. The theory of gains from trade considers the impacts of free trade relative to no trade and to non-tariff barriers, while the theory of agricultural policy generally places little weight on the international trading sector. However, it is necessary to combine agricultural policy with the international trading sector so that agricultural policy instruments such as price supports are considered together with barriers to trade such as tariffs. This is possible within the context of welfare economics when considering the costs and benefits of alternative agricultural and trade policies.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Biofuels; Export taxes; Gains from trade; Tariffs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120424

Context and the VSL: Evidence from a Stated Preference Study in Italy and the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alberini,   Anna; Scasny,   Milan.
We report on the results of a survey based on conjoint choice experiments that was specifically designed to investigate the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality benefits of environmental policies that reduce premature mortality. We define “context” broadly to include i) the cause of death (respiratory illness, cancer, road traffic accident), ii) the beneficiary of the risk reduction (adult v. child), and iii) the mode of provision of the risk reduction (public program v. private good). The survey was conducted following similar protocols in Italy and the Czech Republic. When do not distinguish for the cause of death, child and adult VSL are not significantly different from one...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: VSL; Conjoint Choice Experiments; Mortality Risk Reductions; Cost-benefit Analysis; Forced Choice Questions; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I18; J17; K32; Q51.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90952

WTO-Verhandlungen: Warum die Einigung so schwierig und dennoch so wichtig ist
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brockmeier,   Martina; Pelikan,   Janine.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96732

Review of Applied Health Economics by Jones, Rice, Bago d'Uva, and Balia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jenkins,   Stephen P.
This article reviews Applied Health Economics by Jones, Rice, Bago d’Uva, and Balia.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Health economics; Stata texts; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120934

Characterization and Typification of Sheep Farms Oriented Towards Meat Production in Aragon (Spain)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pardos,   L.; Maza Rubio,   M.T.; Fantova,   E.
The general aim of the present study is to characterize a group of meat sheep farms that form part of the management network of an Aragonese co-operative using a series of different variables: sociological, structural, technical, income and costs and economic results. The Factor Analysis has proved to be extremely useful in revealing the interrelations between different variables that characterize farms. Moreover has served as the basis for a subsequent segmentation by applying a Cluster Analysis. Having defined the groups, a Variance Analysis was performed to see if they were also statistically different in a set of additional variables that was necessary to obtain a practical significance. Economic results are not linked to certain feed costs but rather...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9430

THE U.S. BEEF INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO BEEF SAFETY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Gary.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33237

Die CMA auf dem Prüfstand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Becker,   Tilman C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97321

ASPECTS OF HEDGING THEORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goss,   Barry A.
In this paper, interpretative comments are offered on some established aspects of the economics of futures trading, including the nature of the equilibrium condition in the case of an inverse carrying charge, some inferences about traders' market positions made from estimates of returns, and the implications of the normal backwardation hypothesis in cases where hedgers are net long. The paper also includes a survey of the recent literature on the forward pricing function of futures markets, with a discussion of, inter alia, the methods used to investigate the hypothesis that futures prices are anticipations of delivery date spot prices, and the possible reasons why some markets perform this function better than others.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22916

ECONOMICS AND ECONOMISTS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schapper,   Henry P.
My subject arises from a recent, though limited, personal experience in economic planning in an underdeveloped country. This was as a member of the Economic Survey Mission on the Economic Development of Zambia organised jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the F.A.O. It confronted me with questions about the usefulness of economics and the adequacy of economists for the development of policies to enable the majority of mankind to be freed from the shackles of poverty.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22649

Energy, Agriculture, and GHG Emissions: The Role of Agriculture in Alternative Energy Production and GHG Emission Reduction in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aravindhakshan,   Sijesh C.; Koo,   Won W.
Energy, agriculture, and GHG emissions are highly interrelated. Several agricultural commodities are currently used as feedstock for biofuel production to replace fossil fuels. As the largest consumer of energy, the U.S. has taken several initiatives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, achieve energy security, and reduce GHG emissions. The industrial community of the U.S. invested heavily in biofuel and wind energy production. North Dakota has highest potential in producing wind energy and biomass from dedicated energy crops. Unfortunately these resources are not fully utilized for producing renewable energy. North Dakota is an energy intensive economy and per capita energy consumption is higher than other states. This technical bulletin provides a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Renewable energy; Wind power; Ethanol; Greenhouse gas emissions; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101222

Debt, Trade, and Payments Issues of Developing Countries and U.S.-Mexican Economic Interdependencies
Provedor de dados: 31
Debt problems of developing countries seriously constrain their economic and social development as well as the prospects and pace of economic recovery in the developed countries. Debt and trade problems of Mexico are particularly important for the U.S. agricultural economy because of the size and importance of U.S.-Mexican agricultural trade. The importance of Mexico as a U.S. trading partner lends importance to research on Mexican supply, demand, and trade of agricultural commodities and on macroeconomic and monetary policies affecting Mexico's demand and capacity to import. The ninth meeting of the Consortium on Trade Research focused on the debt, trade, and payments problems of developing countries and on U.S.-Mexican economic relationships.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Debt; Trade; Mexico; United States; Agricultural policy; Research.; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51270

Effects of Tariff Liberalization due to EU Accession on Slovak Agricultural Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drabik,   Dusan; Pokrivcak,   Jan; Ciaian,   Pavel.
The paper analyzes the changes in agricultural trade patterns in Slovakia that occured during the gradual trade liberalization due to European Union enlargement in 2004. The results indicate that approximately 30% of the increase in agricultural imports from the EU15 and CEECs between 2000 and 2005 was due to the discriminatory trade liberalization between Slovakia and the EU15 and CEECs, i.e. due to the formation of a customs union. Part of the increase in agricultural trade with the EU15 and CEECs was at the expense of trade with more efficient producers from the rest of the world, i.e. there is an indication that some trade diversion could have occurred. The second wave of agricultural trade liberalization (from 2002 onward) brought about greater...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6820

THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX TREATMENTS ON OPTIMAL LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISE SELECTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pounder,   John T.; Schoney,   Richard A.; Peterson,   Gustof A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29482

Air Pollution Control Policy Options for Metro Manila
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krupnick,   Alan J.; Morgenstern,   Richard D.; Fischer,   Carolyn; Rolfe,   Kevin; Logarta,   Jose; Rufo,   Bing.
The Asian Development Bank has sponsored research on market-based instruments for managing pollution in Metro Manila, Philippines, where air quality is seriously degraded. This report offers three policy options for reducing particulate emissions and their precursors. For stationary sources, we recommend an emissions fee that creates efficient financial incentives to reduce emissions while raising revenues for monitoring and enforcement activities. For mobile sources, we propose a pilot diesel retrofit program using a low-cost technology that is effective at existing 2,000 ppm sulfur content. Second, we recommend a charge on the sulfur content of diesel fuel to encourage meeting and surpassing the 500 ppm standard to allow for more advanced particulate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Air pollution; Emissions tax; Philippines; Particulates; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q25; Q01.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10612

MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING - ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MISPLACED GOVERNMENT EFFORT IN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grier,   Kevin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18138

On the Impact Assessment of ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) Projects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spriggs,   John; Farquharson,   Robert J.; Martin,   Bob.
The current ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) guidelines for impact assessment of agricultural development projects see impact assessment as being useful for both accountability to stakeholders and as a learning tool to find out what works, what doesn’t work and why. The methodology involves the use of conventional economic evaluation and the estimation of a money metric based on measuring outcomes in terms of economic surplus changes attributable to directed actions and activities. On the question of accountability to stakeholders, this paper suggests that the money metric may not be the best outcomes-based measure of performance against development goals and that other performance indicators ought to be considered. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Project evaluation; Impact assessment; Adaptive project management; Cambodia.; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59162

Optimal Tillage and Planting Equipment for Central and Western North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krenz,   Ronald D.; Micheel,   Charles C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51936

Income Tax Management and Reporting for Small Businesses and Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cuykendall,   Charles H.; Bouchard,   Gregory J.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122219

IMPACTS OF CONCENTRATION IN HOG PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN RURAL ILLINOIS: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Zhang,   Liying.
This paper evaluates the impact of increasing concentration of the livestock sector on the economic welfare of rural Illinois. A pooled time-series, cross-sectional model is developed to study the dynamics of structural changes in hog production for the period 1981-1997. The model tests the efficient-market hypothesis on local rural economies. Keywords:  hog production, concentration, economic impacts, rural communities
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hog production; Concentration; Economic impacts; Rural communities; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21846

Early Crediting of Emissions Reduction - A Panacea or Pandora's Box?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michaelowa,   Axel; Stronzik,   Marcus.
The Kyoto Protocol sets legally binding emission targets for industrialized countries without accounting for reductions carried out prior to 2008, the beginning of the first commitment period. There exists only one exception, the project-based Clean Development Mechanism. Two other possible ways to allow crediting for early reductions are discussed in this paper, a domestic scheme and early Joint Implementation. The implications of these concepts are analyzed on a macro as well as on a micro level taking the domestic and international commitments into account. They can lead to a strong redistribution and are prone to free riding. We conclude that early crediting makes  built on clear baselines, sets incentives for innovation and provides for institutional...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26345

IMPACTS OF FARM SUPPLY COOPERATIVES ON OLIGOPOLISTIC FARM INPUT MARKETS: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Martin L.; Hammond,   Jerome W.; Dahl,   Dale C.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13746

A Case for Re-evaluation of Income Averaging for Primary Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Douglas,   Robert A.; Davenport,   Scott V.
Income averaging for primary producers is a long-standing tax policy in Australia. Major changes were made to the scheme in 1983 to overcome anomalies associated with the previous scheme. However the amended scheme has not been subject to review.  In this review, the scheme is found to perform poorly against the traditional evaluation criteria of equity, efficiency and simplicity. The general conclusion is that to avoid cross-subsidisation and investment distortions which are often inherent features of any general scheme, it is appropriate to consider the adequacy of self-averaging mechanisms.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12464

INNOVATION AND REGULATION IN THE PESTICIDE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
This paper examines the impact of pesticide regulation on the number of new pesticide registrations and pesticide toxicity.  Results suggest that regulation adversely affects new pesticide introductions but encourages the development of pesticides with fewer toxic side effects.  The estimated regression model implies that a 10% increase in regulatory costs (about $1.5 million per pesticide) causes a 5% reduction in the number of pesticides with higher toxicity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31508

Estimation and Analysis of Rational Expectations Model of International Cotton Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tokovenko,   Oleksiy; Gunter,   Lewell F.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
The paper outlines an approach to estimation and analysis of rational expectations international cotton market. A multiple model bootstrap filter is used to compute unobserved market expectations and their distributions. Estimation results are used to analyze the welfare effects of exogenous trade shocks and government programs, with application to the national market security.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9760

Innovation and Market Structure in the Manufacturing Sector: An Application of Linear Feedback Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uchida,   Yuichiro; Cook,   Paul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30702

The Value of Cultural Heritage Sites in Armenia: Evidence from a Travel Cost Method Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alberini,   Anna; Longo,   Alberto.
This paper applies the travel cost method to visits to cultural sites in Armenia by domestic visitors. Respondents intercepted at four cultural monuments provided information on their visitation patterns, experience at the site, perception of the state of conservation of the monuments, and rating of the quality of the services and infrastructures. We combine actual trips with stated trips under hypothetical programs that would enhance the conservation of the monuments and improve one of (i) the cultural experience at the site, (ii) the quality of the infrastructure, or (iii) the quality of the services, and use the combined actual and stated trips to fit a panel data model. Our investigation shows that that there are significant use values associated with...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12223

Testing for Moral Hazard and Ranking Farms by Their Inclination to Collect Crop Damage Compensations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myyra,   Sami; Pietola,   Kyosti.
This paper tests for the extent of moral hazard problem within a Crop Damage Compensation (CDC) program that is similar to traditional multi peril crop insurances but is publicly funded and openly accessible for all farmers in Finland. We further estimate the potential of using the observed farmer and farm characteristics in ranking and classifying farms according to their incidence towards losses when they are protected. The data are the claimed and granted indemnity payments for each farm over the fifteen year period of 1995-2009. These data are complemented by data on total farm population in 2005. The data suggest that most of the farmers (60%) have not made any claims in the CDC program over the 15 year period. Those farms that claimed compensation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114632

DIAGNÓSTICO DA AMBIÊNCIA ORGANIZACIONAL DA COMUNIDADE DE PRODUTORES DE PIMENTA LONGA (PIPER HISPIDINERVUM) UNIÃO DA LINHA SEIS DO PROJETO DE COLONIZAÇÃO HUMAITÁ EM PORTO ACRE – AC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teixeira,   Solange Maria Chalub Bandeira; Carvalho,   Lucas Araujo.
Este trabalho apresenta o resultado parcial de uma pesquisa maior sobre a avaliação ambiental e sócio-econômica da produção de pimenta longa (Piper hispidinervum) de uma comunidade de produtores de um projeto de colonização do INCRA. Trata-se da sistematização do que foi levantado em campo, através de pesquisa realizada com 10 (dez) produtores rurais, pertencentes a uma associação de produtores do Projeto de Colonização Humaitá (INCRA), no município de Porto Acre (Ac). O diagnóstico contemplou o levantamento de forças propulsoras e restritivas inerentes à ambiência de cada propriedade rural, elencadas numa matriz. Os resultados mostraram a necessidade de rever as políticas públicas e a gestão dos negócios rurais, de forma a dar subsídios e mais respaldo às...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avaliação ambiental e sócio-econômica; Pimenta longa; Comunidade de produtores rurais; Diagnóstico; Desenvolvimento sustentável; Políticas públicas; Environmental and socio-economical evaluation; Long pepper; Rural producers community; Diagnosis; Supporting development; Public politics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109231

The Role of Electronic  Communications in Stabilizing Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59832

USING COUNTY-LEVEL DATA TO STUDY THE RACE AND ETHNICITY OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN CALIFORNIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dicken,   Chris; Wilde,   Parke E.
This paper uses county-level administrative data from California to investigate Food Stamp Program participation patterns for several race and ethnicity categories. Some policy relevant questions are: 1) How does the Food Stamp Program's coverage differ by race and ethnicity? 2) How do changes in the caseload over time differ by race and ethnicity? and 3) How important are county-level data for understanding the association between economic conditions and program participation patterns for different race and ethnicity groups?
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22220

A New Soil Conservation Methodology and Application to Cropping Systems in Tropical Steeplands: A comparative synthesis of results obtained in ACIAR Project PN 9201
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113906

Interaction of European Carbon Trading and Energy Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bunn,   Derek W.; Fezzi,   Carlo.
This paper addresses the economic impact of the EU Emission Trading Scheme for carbon on wholesale electricity and gas prices. Specifically, we analyse the mutual relationships between electricity, gas and carbon prices in the daily spot markets in the United Kingdom. Using a structural co-integrated VAR model, we show how the prices of carbon and gas jointly influence the equilibrium price of electricity. Furthermore, we derive the dynamic pass-trough of carbon into electricity price and the response of electricity and carbon prices to shocks in the gas price.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon Emission Trading; Energy Markets; Structural VECM; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q48; L94; C32.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9092

Analysis of the Korean Beef Market: A Study of Hotel Buyers' Perspectives of Beef Imports from Three Major Sources Part II
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Renee B.; Unterschultz,   James R.; Veeman,   Michele M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24085

Mandatory Supply Controls and Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyers,   William H.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50688

Ethical Negotiation Tactics Among Students at Land Grant Universities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Gregory M.; Duffy,   Patricia A.; Nixon,   Clair J.; Robison,   Lindon J.
Study uses a 16-question negotiation ethics survey to examine ethical attitudes among undergraduates at Oregon State, Auburn, Michigan State and Texas A&amp;M Universities.  About 600 students were surveyed.  The results revealed that gender, age, religious activity and community service were major factors influencing ethical behavior.  Family income, size of hometown, and most high school activities had virtually no influence on ethical behavior.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36601

Estimation of Economic Returns to Soil and Water Conservation Research – An Ex Ante Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rao,   C.A. Rama; Kareemulla,   Kalakada; Nagasree,   K.; Venkateswarlu,   B.; Kumar,   Shalander.
The economic returns to investment made in soil and water conservation research have been analyzed. Technologies such as conservation furrow, residue incorporation have been found to be economically viable under farmers’ conditions. The study has covered four locations, viz. Agra and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Kota in Rajasthan and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The economic surplus analysis has revealed that when adopted on a large scale, soil and water conservation technologies generate significant economic surplus as reflected in high NPV and BC ratio. The share of producer surplus has been found to be higher in the total economic surplus generated from technology adoption. Thus, investments in generation and transfer of soil and water conservation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92093

Determinants of farm diversification and interaction with the CAP. An application to FADN of Marche region (Italy)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finocchio,   Romina; Esposti,   Roberto.
This work analyzes farm diversification activities in an Italian region (Marche). The study examines 387 farms from Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) over a six-year period (2000-2005), applying Discrete Choice Models to identify their business. Recognizing the driving forces of such diversification strategy can be useful to better design those agricultural policies explicitly aimed at promoting agricultural multifunctionality as well as social and environmental sustainability. The linkage between diversification choices and CAP payments is thus also investigated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm diversification; Discrete Choice Models; Multifunctionality; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44251

CHARACTERIZING UNCERTAIN OUTCOMES WITH THE RESTRICTED HT TRANSFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moffitt,   L. Joe.
Restrictions on the hyperbolic trigonometric (HT) transformation are imposed to guarantee that a probability density function is obtained from the maximum likelihood estimation.  Performance of the restricted HT transformation using data generated from normal, beta, gamma, logistic, log-normal, Pareto, Weibull, order statistic, and bimodal populations is investigated via sampling experiments.  Results suggest that the restricted HT transformaltion is sufficiently flexible to compete with the actual population distributions in most cases.  Application of the restricted HT transformation is illustrated by characterizing uncertain net income per acre for community-supported agriculture farms in the northeastern United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Hyperbolic trigonometric transformation; Uncertainty; Farm Management; C2; Q1.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15074

CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WATERSHED PROTECTED AND FLOOD PREVENTION ACT TO OVER-ALL WATER POLICIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Gladwin E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17453

UNBALANCED NESTED COMPONENT ERROR MODEL FOR ESTIMATING PEST DAMAGE FUNCTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Juan; Mitchell,   Paul D.
A recently developed nested error component model for unbalanced panel data is used to estimate insect damage functions.  The model estimates the separate random effects for location and year on the variability of yield loss and has smaller standard errors for the regression coefficient than the comparable OLS model.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20002

Implicaciones de NAFTA, TLCUEM y de la integración de China a la OMC en el mercado de la berenjena: una perspectiva de equilibrio espacial
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guajardo,   Ramon; Rios,   Maricela.
Este artículo estudia el impacto de NAFTA, TLCUEM y de la integración de China a la OMC en el mercado mundial de la berenjena. Los impactos son medidos en términos de cambios en los flujos comerciales y en los precios. Se especificó y estimó un modelo de equilibrio espacial con precios endógenos y se simularon escenarios alternativos: con y sin la operación de los tratados y la integración de China a la OMC. Los resultados mostraron que la operación de estos tratados crea desviación de comercio. Además, la integración de China a la OMC aun con libre comercio mundial no impacta al mercado mundial de la berenjena.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Modelos de equilibrio espacial; Mercado de la berenjena; Programación cuadrática; Liberación comercial.; Agricultural and Food Policy; C6; D4; F1; N5.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57282

Micro-Level Decision for Area Shift in Favour of High-Value Crops: A Case of Horticultural Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mehta,   Pradeep Kumar.
Area shift towards horticultural crops is vital for increasing farm income, productivity and overall employment in the agricultural sector. Several economic (price and income) and non-economic (food-security concerns) factors influence farmers’ decisions at the farm level. This paper has examined the role of both price and income, along with the role of food-security goals, in the decision-making of farmers regarding shift from low-value crops (food crops) to high-value commercial crops (horticultural crops). It has been shown that higher food requirements at home inhibit the extent of crop-substitution decision of the farmers. However, farmers are less responsive to the changes in the prices of food grains (in terms of changing their consumption) as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57414

Dairy Farm Business Summary, Central Valleys Region, 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Radick,   Charles Z.; Allhusen,   George; Karszes,   Jason; Putnam,   Linda D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121923

GLOBALIZATION OF THE FROZEN POTATO INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plummer,   Charles; Makki,   Shiva S.
This paper examines the globalization of the frozen potato industry, including the expansion of production and processing of potato products in the global market place, and future prospects for the industry. We find that developing countries with high income growth rates could be major growth markets for U.S. frozen potato products in the future.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19950

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the January 2003 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Feldman,   Paul A.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Klose,   Steven L.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2001-2007 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming operations in the nation’s major production regions came from two sources: - Producer panel cooperation to develop economic information to describe and simulate representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms. - Projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) January 2003 Baseline. The FLIPSIM policy simulation model incorporates the historical risk faced by farmers for prices and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42699

Are Hospitals Seasonally Inefficient? Evidence from Washington State Hospitals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Friesner,   Daniel L.; McPherson,   Matthew Q.; Rosenman,   Robert.
Efficiency measurement has been one of the most extensively explored areas of health services research over the past two decades. Despite this attention, few studies have examined whether a provider’s efficiency varies on a monthly, quarterly or other, sub-annual basis. This paper presents an empirical study that looks for evidence of seasonal inefficiency. Using a quarterly panel of general, acute-care hospitals from Washington State, we find that hospital efficiency does vary over time; however, the nature of this dynamic inefficiency depends on the type of efficiency being measured. Our results suggest that technical and cost efficiency vary by quarter. Allocative and scale efficiency also vary on a quarterly basis, but only if the data are jointly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Seasonality; Efficiency; Hospitals; Data envelopment analysis; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12957

THE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES IN CORN AND SOYBEANS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irwin,   Scott H.; Martines-Filho,   Joao Gomes; Good,   Darrel L.
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of market advisory services for the 1995-2000 corn and soybean crops. A new database from the Agricultural Market Advisory Services (AgMAS) Project is used in the evaluation. This database should not be subject to survivorship and hindsight biases. Overall, the results provide limited evidence that advisory programs as a group outperform market benchmarks, particularly after considering risk. In contrast, some evidence exists that advisory programs as a group outperform the farmer benchmark, even after taking risk into account. There is little evidence that advisory programs with superior performance can be usefully selected based on past performance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22256

Amaranth: A Food Crop From the Past for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grosz-Heilman,   Rebecca; Golz,   Joel T.; Helgeson,   Delmer L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121422

A TERMÉKFELDOLGOZOTTSÁG LOGISZTIKAI KÖLTSÉGEKRE GYAKOROLT HATÁSÁNAK BIZONYÍTÁSA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duleba,   Szabolcs.
Az első hipotézis beigazolódott, valóban van összefüggés a termékek külső szállítási és a raktározási költségei között. Ez minden bizonnyal a logisztikai költségek termékfeldolgozottságtól való függésének tudható be.  A második feltevés – a csoportosíthatóság – csak részben igazolódott be. A mi-relit- és tejtermékek például valóban egyfajta tulajdonságaik miatt kerültek egy csoportba, de az üdítő, péksütemény egységekkel, vagyis a másik két csoportalko-tóval már nehezen indokolható az összetartozásuk. Termékfeldolgozottságuk nem egyezik az előző két egységével, igaz elég távol is helyezkedtek el azoktól.  A harmadik hipotézis nem igazolódott be. A „Hazai szállítás” változó éppen hogy negatívan mozgott a „Külső szállítás” változótól, nem pedig vele együtt....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szállítási és raktározási költségek; Termékek csoportosíthatósága; Termékek feldolgozottsága; Főkomponens-analízis; Cost of transport and storage; Classifiable nature of products; Level of product processing; Component analysis; Industrial Organization; Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54419

Modeling economic, biophysical, and environmental dynamics of potato production system
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khakbazan,   Mohammad; Hamilton,   Cliff; Belcher,   Kenneth W.
The adoption and use of diversified cropping practices has become widely accepted by producers. However, the profitability of an enterprise is dependent on the biophysical and economic factors. The biophysical factors determine the enterprise relationship among the various crops, their interactions with the ecosystem, and how each of them fits into the overall management plan. The economic factors determine the relative advantage of each crop and service in the farm plan. Although there have been experimental studies in Canada examining the impacts of rotations on the agronomics of field crops, there is limited research in modeling economic and environmental dynamics of the potato production system. Potato production in Manitoba has rapidly increased in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34167

The Future Prospect of PV and CSP Solar Technologies: An Expert Elicitation Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bosetti,   Valentina; Catenacci,   Michela; Fiorese,   Giulia; Verdolini,   Elena.
In this paper we present and discuss the results of an expert elicitation survey on solar technologies. Sixteen leading European experts from the academic world, the private sector and international institutions took part in this expert elicitation survey on Photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies. The survey collected probabilistic information on (1) how Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&amp;D) investments will impact the future costs of solar technologies and (2) the potential for solar technology deployment both in OECD and non-OECD countries. Understanding the technological progress and the potential of solar PV and CPS technologies is crucial to draft appropriate energy policies. The results presented in this paper...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Expert Elicitation; Research; Development and Demonstration; Solar Technologies; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q42; Q55.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121699

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Breads Marketed as "Low-Carbohydrate"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Nganje,   William E.; Kaitibie,   Simeon; Johnston,   Gretchen.
Bread producers are taking advantage of healthy feeding habits by developing new "low carbohydrate" products to entice customers.  These low carbohydrate breads are generally more expensive than conventional types.  This study tests the hypothesis that consumers are willing to pay higher premium for "low carbohydrate" breads at various locations and markets. We use retail data in a hedonic pricing framework to estimate the premium paid for the "low carbohydrate" attribute of bread.  Results show that the implicit price of the "low carbohydrate" attribute of bread ranges from about 0.06¢ to 1.1¢ per gram, reflecting the amount consumers are willing to pay above the price of conventional bread.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Low carbohydrate bread; Hedonic price; Willingness to pay; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; D12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19428

CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARDS FAIR TRADE COFFEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McGarry Wolf,   Marianne; Romberger,   Carissa Leigh.
This study examines consumers’ awareness of fair trade coffee and their purchase interest concerning fair trade coffee. The research uses a survey instrument that was administered through the use of a personal interview. The random sample of 200 coffee purchasers was collected in San Luis Obispo County, California. San Luis Obispo County was designated the best test market in the United States by Demographics Daily (Jackoway 2001). San Luis Obispo was found to be the best of 3,141 counties to represent a microcosm of the United States based on 33 statistical indicators. This research uses simulated test marketing research to examine consumer interest in purchasing a branded fair trade coffee and finds that the branded fair trade coffee is appealing to only...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59264

Quality Evaluation of Electronic Data Exchange System between Business and State Authorities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ulman,   Milos; Havlicek,   Zdenek.
The paper presents a new view of quality evaluation of a system of electronic data exchange between a business and government. A method for evaluation of the electronic data exchange system between a business and state authorities is presented in the paper. The method is called CBG (Communication between Business and Government). A goal of the CBG method is to evaluate the system of electronic data exchange between a business and state authorities, not only to evaluate applications such as an electronic data box or an electronic submission of tax. A pilot version of the CBG method provides a tool to evaluate and measure important attributes of the electronic data exchange system between businesses and state authorities
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Electronic data exchange; State authority; Evaluation of quality; Attribute; Method; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96861

Predicting the Benefits of Banana Bunchy Top Virus Eradication in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   David C.; Liu,   Shuang; Edwards,   Jacky; Villalta,   Oscar; Aurambout,   Jean-Philippe; Kriticos,   Darren J.; Drenth,   Andre; De Barro,   Paul J.
Benefit cost analysis is a tried and tested analytical framework that can clearly  communicate likely net changes in social welfare from investment decisions to  diverse stakeholder audiences. However, in a plant biosecurity context, it is often  difficult to predict policy benefits over time due to complex biophysical interaction between invasive species and their hosts. In this paper, we demonstrate how benefit cost analysis remains highly relevant to biosecurity decision-makers using the example of a plant pathogen targeted for eradication from banana growing regions of  Australia, banana bunchy top virus. We develop a partial budgeting approach using a stratified diffusion spread model to simulate the likely benefits of eradication to the banana...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biosecurity; Benefit cost analysis; Invasive alien species; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124270

Fruit Farm Business Summary, Lake Ontario Region, 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Gerald B.; DeMarree,   Alison M.; Byma,   Justin P.
This report is a summary of 2005 farm business data collected from 17 fruit farm businesses located in Western New York State. Apples are the predominant fruit crop. The data are presented as averages for all 17 farms. The business analysis includes a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and several financial and production analyses for the farms. Also included are blank columns for the user to enter his or her own farm data for comparison purposes.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121921

Measuring Industry Concentration in Canada's Food Processing Sectors 1990-2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   Darryl; Rude,   James.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28056

SOIL QUALITY ATTRIBUTE TIME PATHS:  OPTIMAL LEVELS AND VALUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Elwin G.; Lerohl,   Mel L.; Messele,   Teklay; Janzen,   H. Henry.
We develop a dynamic soil quality model to evaluate optimal cropping systems in the northern Great Plains. Modeling soil quality attributes is feasible, and attribute model results apply to a wide range of soils. A crop production system with continuous spring wheat and direct planting is the most profitable system. This system has low soil erosion and high quality attributes, indicating the benefits of increased soil quality exceed the higher maintenance costs. On-site value of additional soil organic carbon (OC) ranges from $1 to $4/ton OC/hectare/year. These values for soil OC impact the optimum tillage practice, but not the crop rotation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30827

The Basic Formula Price Futures Contract: A New Dairy Industry Risk Management Tool
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.; Cropp,   Robert A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12694

THE ROAD HALF TRAVELED: AGRICULTURAL MARKET REFORM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kherallah,   Mylene; Delgado,   Christopher L.; Gabre-Madhin,   Eleni Z.; Minot,   Nicholas; Johnson,   Michael.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16028

MICHIGAN EXTENSION PROGRAM IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mauch,   Arthur.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17398

Assessment of North Dakota's State and Local Tax Burden with Statistical Appendix
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leitch,   Jay A.; Hovde,   Brett; Taylor,   Richard D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23359

Live and Feeder Cattle Options Markets: Returns, Risk, and Volatility Forecasting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brittain,   Lee; Garcia,   Philip; Irwin,   Scott H.
The paper examines empirical returns from holding thirty- and ninety-day call and put positions, and the forecasting performance of implied volatility in the live and feeder cattle options markets. In both markets, implied volatility is an upwardly biased and inefficient predictor of realized volatility, with bias most prominent in live cattle. While significant returns exist holding several market positions, most strategies are strongly affected by a drift in futures market prices. However, the returns from selling live cattle puts are persistent, and evidence from straddle returns identifies that the market overprices volatility. This overpricing is consistent with a short-term risk premium whose effect is magnified by extreme changes in market conditions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Live cattle; Feeder cattle; Options; Returns; Risk; Volatility forecasting; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53038

Reviewers
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118149

DEVELOPMENT AND FEDERAL GRAZING POLICY IMPACTS ON TWO COLORADO COUNTIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rowe,   Helen Ivy; Barlett,   E. Tom.
Ranchers have concern over how federal policies such as the Endangers Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and other laws and regulations will affect the status of their ranching operations.  The objectives of this study were to compare impacts of public forage losses on ranches in areas experiencing rapid growth (Routt County) and minimal growth (Moffat County) in Colorado.  Thirty-five personal interviews  obtained detailed cost-and-return information on public, leased, and private land.  Enterprise budgets for seven distinct ranch averages were entered into a linear programming (LP) model to calculate impacts on ranches of public forage reductions of 25%, 50%, and 100%.  Changes in net ranch returns and livestock production reflect the economic impact of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16634

Retail Trade Area Analysis Watford City North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Wanzek,   Janet K.; Zetocha,   Dale F.; Bastow-Shoop,   Holly E.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Public Economics.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119433

EVALUATING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FOOD RETAILING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stout,   Thomas T.; Doehler,   Robert C.
The authors report the results of a study measuring shopper attitudes about food specials merchandising and food retailing performance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27272

A Note on Cost Functions and the Regression Fallacy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   William J.
Random variation in output may lead to serious bias in cost function estimates. Despite the availability of simple, consistent instrumental variable estimators to deal with this problem, most empirical studies appear to have ignored this errors-in-variables problem, or dealt with it in an ad hoc manner. In this note, an instrumental variable approach is suggested, and applied to the estimation of cost-output relationships for a sample of irrigated citrus farms. Ordinary least squares was found to result in a statistically significant bias. Although this bias did not alter the economic interpretation of the results for the sample used, the bias is likely to be more serious for samples with greater chance variation in output. Thus, it is argued that all cost...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12514

THE CONSERVATION RESERVE AND SUPPLY CONTROL: IS THE BASE BITE THE BEST BET?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taff,   Steven J.
To examine the extent to which the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) brings about a reduction in surplus commodity production, I develop a simple model that incorporates the farm-level production effects of entry into the Reserve.  The model is used to estimate the reduction in aggregate program crop acreage under two CRP program alternatives: (1) the "base bite," which requires a proportional reduction in a farm's commodity base as a condition of CRP entry (the current law) and (2) no base bite, which for supply control purposes would rely upon a "displacement" of acreage actually available for planting.  Data from the first four rounds of CRP bidding permit comparison of the supply control impacts of the alternative provisions.  The base bite is shown...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13574

The Direct Economic Effects of Stricter Standards Towards the Protection of Human and Animal Health in Swine Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mora,   Cristina; Menozzi,   Davide.
The objective of this study is to present the results of a research carried out on a group of farms involved in pig fattening (48 farms) to evaluate the economic impact of implementing human and animal health regulation. The five types considered in any case represent 90-95% of the total health costs, there are therefore economies of scale and considering the types of expenditure, veterinary medicines have a strong incidence on fattening farms, together with medicated feed for consumption on the farm and the control of Aujeszky's disease. The overall health costs have on average reached the 2% of total costs and the same value of the net income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Human health; Animal health; Standards; Economic impact; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24978

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FOR THE YEAR 1937
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1938
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13118

Poverty Targeting, Resource Degradation and Heterogeneous Endowments – A Micro-Simulation Analysis of a Less Favored Ethiopian Village
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuiper,   Marijke H.; Ruben,   Ruerd.
Persistent and widespread poverty in less favored areas (LFAs) is attributed to fragile natural resources and poor markets. Limited assets may keep households outside the reach of poverty policies targeted at LFAs. We explore in a stylized manner the role of heterogeneous household assets for (1) policies aimed at poverty reduction; (2) within-village income inequality; (3) soil erosion. With a farm-household microsimulation model we analyze for each household in a remote Ethiopian village three sets of policies: technology improvement, infrastructure investment, and off-farm employment through migration or cash for work (CFW) programs. Combating poverty with a single policy, migration reduces the poverty headcount most. Because of self-selection, CFW...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Less-favored areas; Farm households; Poverty; Erosion; Micro-simulation; Ethiopia; Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C6; Q12; Q56.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25340

Advertising, Structural Change, and U.S. Non-Alcoholic Drink Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiao,   Hui; Kinnucan,   Henry W.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
The dominant pattern in U.S. non-alcoholic drink: consumption over the past 25 years has been a steady increase in per capita soft-drink: consumption, largely at the expense of coffee (and to a lesser extent) milk consumption. Our findings suggest that the major factor governing this pattern is structural change. Specifically, trend was found to be statistically significant in three of the four equations estimated in the Rotterdam system. Moreover, the estimated trend-related changes in per capita consumption (-1.0 percent per year for milk, 2. 1 percent for soft drinks, and 3.7 percent for coffee and tea) leave at most 28 percent ofthe observed quantity variation for 1990-1994 to be accounted for by changes in relative prices, income, and advertising....
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Beverage demand; Milk consumption; Structural change; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122688

A GAME THEORETIC ANALYSIS OF TURKISH ACCESSION TO A EUROPEAN CUSTOMS UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Atici,   Cemal.
The entrance of additional countries into a European customs union, in this case Turkey, and its impact on agriculture are examined. Results from a trade simulation model are used as components of a Political Preference Function and utilized within a game theoretic framework to identify the optimal strategies for Turkey, the EU, and the U.S. Turkey's best interest, from an agricultural perspective, involves adoption of agreements made in the Uruguay round of GATT as a developing country rather than applying EU protection. Although free trade is not the optimal solution, simulations indicate that the solution does involve the reduction of agricultural protection levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31289

PRACTICAL CHALLENGES TO ESTIMATING THE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURAL R&amp;D: THE CASE OF PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heisey,   Paul W.; Morris,   Michael L.
Interest in the economics of plant breeding first emerged during the late 1960s and early 1970s following the well-known green revolutions in wheat and rice.  Since that time, few branches of agricultural research have been subjected to as much scrutiny as plant breeding.  Impacts assessment studies consistently conclude that the economic benefits generated by successful plant breeding programs are large, positive, and widely distributed. Case studies repeatedly find that investment in crop genetic improvement generates attractive rates of return compared to alternative investment opportunities. Similarly, case studies consistently show that the welfare benefits resulting from the adoption of modern varieties (MVs) are broadly shared by producers and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19828

Does Agricultural Liberalization Reduce Rural Welfare in Less Developed Countries? The Case of CAFTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   J. Edward; Naude,   Antonio Yunez; Jesurun-Clements,   Nancy.
Conventional economic wisdom and findings from aggregate economy-wide models suggest that removing tariffs on agricultural imports is detrimental to rural welfare in less developed countries. This paper explores the rural welfare effects of own-country agricultural liberalization under CAFTA using a disaggregated rural economy-wide model that nests within it a series of micro agricultural household models. Our simulation findings suggest that CAFTA would reduce nominal incomes for nearly all rural household groups in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. However, compensating variations that take into account rural economy-wide adjustments to policy shocks are mostly negative, implying that current agricultural protection policies are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11993

The Food Retail Revolution in Poor Countries: Is It Coming or Is It Over?: Evidence From Madagascar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minten,   Bart.
Global retail chains are becoming increasingly dominant in the global food trade and their rise leads to dramatic impacts on agricultural supply chains and on small producers. However, the prospects and impacts of a food retail revolution in poor countries are not yet well understood. Here, we examine this question in Madagascar, a poor but stable country where global retailers have been present for over a decade. Our survey and analysis finds that while global retail chains sell better quality food, their prices are 40 to 90% higher, ceteris paribus, than those seen in traditional retail markets. In poor settings, characterized by high food price elasticities, a lack of willingness to pay for quality, and small retail margins, supermarkets appear to set...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food retail; Supermarkets; Food quality; Africa; Madagascar; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42394

Defining agricultural and forestry systems in econometric land use models: Some critical reflections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Munchhausen,   Susanne von.
The paper discusses the way pastoral and forestry systems are defined in econometric land use modelling on a national level. It briefly reviews the relevant data bases and modelling tools. Above all, it reflects on the questions asked and information needed in the work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Policy. The paper presents the first results of a working group about the key policy questions related to land use and land use change and the adequacy of the related analyses and modelling approaches.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96491

ADAM SMITH'S GLOBALIZATION (BUT ANTI-SECULARIZATION) THEORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvey,   James E.
In the Western world the voices calling for a secular society have grown ever louder over the last three centuries.  In addition to these normative advocates, various social scientists have propounded the "secularization thesis"; after analysing history from a purportedly positive view, they have argued that "modernization" leads to a secular society.  Recently globalization has been seen as another cause of secularization.  At the same time, the revival of various religions has cast doubt on these claims.  In this paper we return to one of the founders of modernity for guidance.  Adam Smith advocated globalization on economic and moral grounds.  He did not see secularization as an inevitable consequence of globalization.  Further, despite his awareness of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23716

STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE ANALYSIS OF FUTURES AND OPTION STRATEGIES FOR HEDGING FEEDER CATTLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   R. Wes.
Stochastic simulation and generalized stochastic dominance are used to compare the risk-return properties of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures contract with those of the feeder cattle put option contract.  Cash marketing, futures, and option strategies are analyzed for four backgrounding systems common to the mid-south region of the United States.  The results show that at-the-money put option strategies dominate corresponding futures contract strategies according to generalized stochastic dominance.  This implies that at-the-money put option contracts are superior to feeder cattle futures contracts for risk-averse backgrounders in the mid-south region of the United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31533

Simulation of Livestock Breeding Economics in Conditions of the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foltyn,   Ivan; Kopecek,   Petr.
In the paper there are described mathematical principles of biological, technological and economic model relations and connections in animal breeding on which the mathematical model AGRO-ZV is based. With the model it is possible to simulate impacts of the agricultural policy on livestock breeding economics and commodity economics in dependence on different agricultural policy variants. In the article there is illustrated a usage of the model for simulation of dairy cattle economics before (2003) and after (2004) the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical modeling; Livestock breeding; Dairy cattle econmics; Model AGRO-ZV; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24660

VALUE JUDGEMENTS AND EFFICIENCY IN PUBLICLY SUPPORTED RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ladd,   George W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30238

It Happened All at Once: Switching Regressions, Gravity Models and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Norbert L.W.; Bray,   Victoria.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61825

A Profile of Farmers' Market Consumers and the Perceived Advantages of Produce Sold at Farmers' Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Marianne McGarry; Spittler,   Arianne; Ahern,   James.
This study examines responses of 336 produce consumers in San Luis Obispo County, California, to compare the profile of farmers’' market shoppers to those who do not shop at farmers'’ markets. The characteristics of produce sold in farmers’' markets are compared to those sold at supermarkets to determine why consumers shop in farmers’' markets. This examination of the demographic profile of farmers’' market produce consumers indicates that they are more likely to be female, married, and have completed post graduate work. The age levels, income levels, and employment status are similar between farmers'’ market shoppers and farmers'’ market non-shoppers. Farmers'’ market shoppers indicate that cooking and family meals are important to them. Consumers...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26768

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Subjects of Previous Conferences, Foreword, Contents Pages, R.J. Hildreth Award for Career Achievement in Public Policy Education: Barry L. Flinchbaugh and Ronald D. Knutson; Outstanding Achievement in Public Issues Education, Abstracts
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17948

Are Academics Messy? Testing the Broken Windows Theory with a Field Experiment in the Work Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramos,   Joao; Torgler,   Benno.
We study the broken windows theory with a field experiment in a shared area of a workplace in academia (department common room). We explore academics’ and postgraduate students’ behaviour under an order condition (clean environment) and a disorder condition (messy environment). We find strong support that signs of disorderly behaviour triggers littering. In the disorder treatment 59% of the subjects litter compared to 18% in the order condition. The results remain robust when controlling compared to previous studies for a large set of factors in a multivariate analysis. When academic staff members and postgraduate students observe that others violated the social norm of keeping the common room clean the probability of littering increases ceteris paribus by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Broken Windows Theory; Field Experiment; Littering; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Z130; C930; K420.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94623

Issues In Negotiating Reductions In Support For Canadian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.; Warley,   T.K.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123569

APPLICATION OF A PLANT LOCATION MODEL TO AN AREA'S COTTON GINNING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuller,   Stephen W.; Washburn,   Monty.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29797

SOME REFLECTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campbell,   Keith O.
In this paper I propose to review briefly some of the more significant points which seem to be emerging from recent studies of capital formation in agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22637

TRANSPORTATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurston,   Samuel.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26899

THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT'S CONTRACT RESEARCH PROGRAM AS AN INSTRUMENT TO ENHANCE THE UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH ON FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holme,   John.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27513

SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1966 ANNUAL REPORT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13163

SOME PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING GOODS AND SERVICE TRADE BETWEEN REGIONS USING THE TRADE REPORTS FROM IMPLAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holland,   David W.; Pirnique,   Frank.
In empirical models like inter-regional input-output models and inter-regional computable general equilibrium models it is essential to know the economic linkage between regions in the form of inter-regional trade and factor flows. This report describes several approaches to estimating inter-regional trade using the information produced in the IMPLAN Commodity Trade Report and the Commodity Summary Report. In other words, it is assumed that the counties in both the core and periphery regions have been identified and regional input-output accounts for each region have been constructed using IMPLAN Pro 2.O. The calculation procedure for each approach is illustrated with an empirical example.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Inter-regional trade; IMPLAN; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12965

PRIOR REGULATION AND POST LIABILITY AS COMPLEMENTS: AN APPLICATION TO PRESCRIBED BURNING LAW IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuhlendorf,   Samuel; Engle,   David; Tilley,   Marcia L.; Yoder,   Jonathan K.
Prescribed burning is increasingly being recognized as a useful land management and conservation tool, but with it comes the risk of fire and smoke damage to the property of others. All but two states have codified laws specifying criminal penalties or liability rules for prescribed burning, but the laws in a number of states have changed in recent years or are under review. We develop an economic model of the incentive and welfare effects of prescribed burning and the use of prior regulation and post liability as instruments to address potential external damage from the use of prescribed fire.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20753

Do School Nutrition Programs Influence Child Weight?  A Treatment Effect Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capogrossi,   Kristen; You,   Wen.
Schools have significant influence on children’s health making health interventions targeting schools more likely to succeed such as the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP). A key question that this literature currently concentrates on is to what extent do SBP and/or NSLP directly contribute to the observed outcome of child weight? This study assesses the impact by analyzing multiple simultaneous treatments on weight as the child progresses from 1st to 8th grade while acknowledging self-selection into the programs. Specifically, we utilize Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) and Difference-in-Differences (DID) methodologies to address the issue. We find that participating in only NSLP decreases the probability...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Child weight; School nutrition programs; Treatment analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123816

San Luis Obispo County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1950-1963
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1950-1963.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99312

Customer relationships strategy: an Australian cattle producers’ case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jie,   Ferry.
An analysis of beef supply chains revealed that a strategic focus on beef quality was critical to that part of the chain involving producers. Moreover, beef quality was directly related to customer relationship management. Across the industry, there are a diverse set of customers each with different needs. This means that it is difficult for individual producers to develop a successful approach to customer relationship management without developing a product focus on one or two of these customer segments.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chains; Beef; Australia; Customer relationship management; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121499

COOL and Consumers' Willingness to Pay in the Fresh Produce Industry - Some Initial Impressions from the Field
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sterns,   James A.; House,   Lisa; VanSickle,   John J.; Wysocki,   Allen F.
The debate about Country-of-Origin labeling (COOL) has centered on the projected benefits and costs of its implementation. This study uses data from a Vickery auction (n=320) to estimate willingness to pay for COOL. Preliminary findings suggest, on average, consumers value COOL, are not homogenous, and prefer fresh produce grown in the U.S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15644

Does supplementary food program help children during the crisis? Evidence from Indonesian Panel Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Satriawan,   Elan.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of supplementary food program that was aimed to help the children to maintain their health when facing the 1997/98 economic crisis in Indonesia. To do so we apply difference-in-difference method for two different kinds of sample: unmatched and matched one. The results from unmatched (using pooled OLS and fixed-effect) and matched (average treatment effect based on propensity scores) tend to be consistent: during 1997/98 crisis, children who were exposed to the program have better nutritional status relative to those who were not. Yet with matching sample we manage to produce higher estimated program effect on nutritional status of the treated children. This result may suggest that the use of matched sample may even...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21210

Virtual Consumption but Real Market. Does your avatar eat or drink on Second Life?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges.
Second Life® (SL) is an innovative digital world created in June 2003 by Linden Lab, a Californian company, acting only on the Internet. The purpose of SL is to provide entertainment via virtual experiences to customers who act, travel, buy and discuss into this world through their own avatar. SL is a 3D interactive combination of improved chat and video game, without any strict rules nor clear objective for the game apart to spent time in virtual reality and to enjoy this experience. SL is the most important Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Digital world; Virtual consumption; Global branding; Food- related consumer behaviour; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59114

Estimates of the increase in milk production due to the introduction of maize silage to a dairy farm in KwaZulu-Natal: A time series approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mkhabela,   Thulasizwe S.
A method involving time series modelling is provided for evaluating the effects of an abrupt intervention, such as the adoption of a new technology, when no control is available for comparative evaluation. The new technology was the introduction of maize silage into the feeding programme of a dairy farm in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. A model was developed using historical milk data from a nine-year period. The model was used to forecast subsequent milk production on the dairy farm had maize silage not been introduced, and these forecasts were compared with actual production after the introduction of maize silage. Milk production was more than 320,000 litres greater than forecast in ten seasons over a four-year period after the introduction of silage....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9492

Estimating the Impacts of Storage Dry Matter Losses on Switchgrass Production
Provedor de dados: 31
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

The Impacts of GAFTA on Syrian Trade after Its full Implementation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baghasa,   Hajar; Babili,   Mahmoud.
Studies about GAFTA’s impact on Syria are still few, especially those about its impacts on the agricultural sector. In fact, concerned researchers are in urgent need to know recent developments in GAFTA implementation and to review its updated impacts on Syrian agricultural sector. Therefore, we, NAPC, suggested producing a working paper about GAFTA, including revision for its current situation, its implementation’s impact on Syrian agricultural trade, and economic regression for Syrian- GAFTA members trade comparing with Syrian- third parties trade (especially the EU). In addition to the general introduction, the paper also includes an evaluation to the Syrian position on the scale of GAFTA targets’ achievement. The paper checks commercial developments...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: غافتا (GAFTA); سوريا (Syria)، التجارة الزراعية (Agricultural trade) ، المشاكل (problems); Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50320

CONTROL OF AGRICULTURE-- AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guither,   Harold D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17315

SELECTED PAPERS, ANNUAL MEETINGS, SAEA, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, FEBRUARY 1998
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15106

INCREASING RETURNS ON INVESTMENT IN CONVENIENCE FOOD STORES THROUGH MERCHANDISING PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leed,   Theodore W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27521

SOME CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS IN THE EVALUATION OF WATER POLLUTION DAMAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Long,   Burl F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29881

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH AND THE EXPERIMENT STATION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Debertin,   David L.; Bradford,   Garnett L.
This paper discusses the role of agricultural economics research within the land-grant university system.  Fundamental differences between research in the biological sciences and the social sciences are delineated.  Implications of these differences for experiment station research programs are discussed.  Recommendations are made which have potential for enhancing the role of agricultural economics within colleges of agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30199

Who Benefits from Quality Labelling? Segregation Costs, International Trade and Producer Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jackson,   Lee Ann.
This paper analyses the impact of quality based labelling on product prices, factor allocation and the resulting effects on producers within the context of an international trading system. A general equilibrium model, calibrated to 1998 data, describes United States and European Union labelling regimes for genetically modified agricultural products. The results indicate that the labelling choice of trade partners have large distributive impacts within national economies, as well as across countries and highlight the importance of using general equilibrium framework to understand the system wide impacts of labelling policies that differentiate products based upon quality characteristics. These results are essential for policy makers seeking to understand...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labelling; International trade; Political economy; General equilibrium; Biotechnology.; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57897

The Role of the Supermarket Buyer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Perosio,   Debra J.
This study investigates the standard procurement and merchandising practices of wholesale and retail supermarket dairy buyers in New York State. Although much anecdotal and trade information exists regarding how wholesale/retail buyers make decisions, their standard operating practices have not previously been well documented. Yet these decisions and resulting strategies at wholesale/ retail levels can significantly enhance or diminish marketing initiatives and, in particular, the impact of advertising and promotion programs of the dairy industry. The primary data for this study were gathered from dairy directors and buyers from 17 wholesale and retail supermarket companies serving New York State. Mail surveys were employed to determine the factors that...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122826

Influencia de politicas ambientales en la captura de carbono por parte de las masas forestales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balteiro,   Luis Díaz.
RESUMEN: Desde que recientemente se ha reparado en los ecosistemas forestales como posibles sumideros del CO2 atmosférico, se ha propuesto el establecimiento de masas forestales como medida para reducir las concentraciones de este gas. Esto llevaría a que las plantaciones forestales presentaran objetivos adicionales de carácter ambiental. Bajo la óptica de un propietario privado o un posible inversor en esta clase de activos forestales, estas circunstancias sitúan al centro decisor ante un problema de producción conjunta, diferente al que existía hasta hace poco tiempo. Por otro lado, desde un punto de vista social interesará que la captura de carbono sea máxima.  Se han estudiado dos posibles casos de forestaciones, y los resultados muestran que el...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carbon sequestration; Forest Economics; Forest Policy.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q23.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28757

Validating Dynamic General Equilibrium Model Forecasts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   NaiChia; Roe,   Terry L.
The maintained hypotheses embodied in structural general equilibrium models calibrated to data have tended to make economists and policy makers insecure regarding their empirical foundation. Advances in dynamic general equilibrium (DGE) theory and its empirical application have exacerbated this insecurity since the forecasts provide by these models brings questions of validation to the forefront. Here, methods are developed to measure the magnitude of bias in DGE forecasts that are simple to implement. We adopted the concordance correlation measure, and introduced a time function method to assess the bias in DGE forecasts. A time-series confidence interval method is also introduced to formally judge the "good" forecasts from the "bad". A calibrated DGE...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21325

Effectiveness of Government Protective Policies on Rice Production in Iran
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Najafi,   Bahaeddin; Bakhshoodeh,   Mohamad.
To evaluate the government intervention effects on growth of rice production in Iran, the nominal protective rate was calculated and a Nerlove supply model was applied to a time series of 1983-1998. The results showed that in the majority of these years, producers has not been supported and therefore, redirecting the rice market is recommended. In order to get more efficient approach than the government intervention, diminishing the share of the government in the market and strengthening the private sector may be listed on the top of a list that could be regarded as a plan for making rice production profitable.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nominal protection rate; Rice; Iran; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24922

THE SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Havlicek,   Joseph, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29601

A Panel Data Study of the Determinants of Micronutrient Intake in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yi; Shankar,   Bhavani.
Rapid economic growth in China has resulted in substantially improved household incomes. Diets have also changed, with a movement away from traditional foods and towards animal products and processed foods. Yet micronutrient deficiencies, particularly for calcium and vitamin A, are still widespread in China. In this research we model the determinants of the intakes of these two micronutrients using household panel data, asking particularly whether continuing income increases are likely to cause the deficiencies to be overcome. Nonparametric kernel regressions and random effects panel regression models are employed. The results show a statistically significant but relatively small positive income effect on both nutrient intakes. The local availability of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I12; O12.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25585

The FAPRI Baseline Model of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hart,   Chad E.; Smith,   Darnell B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18641

Agricultural Extension for the Invisible Actors in Hunger Drama in Rural Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egbuna,   Ngozi.
It is now an undisputable fact that rural women farmers produce more than half of all the food grown in Nigeria. They are mainly responsibility for providing food for their families as they plant, harvest and fish, gather fuel wood, fetch water, cook as well as process and sell foodstuffs. This paper describes them as invisible actors in the hunger drama because though they feed the nation, they have little or no access to factors of production that boost productivity such as extension services. Indeed, while the dominance of women in rural areas are evident, policy makers, planners and extension officials often behave as if women did not exist, as if the situation and needs of all farmers were the same, whether men or women. Agricultural extension is one...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Extension; Women Farmers; Rural Nigeria; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24280

The Potential for Structural Change in the Northeast Dairy Manufacturing Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stephenson,   Mark W.; Novakovic,   Andrew M.; Pratt,   James E.
A transshipment model of the Northeast dairy sector is developed to assess the potential for structural change in the manufacturing industry. It is detennined that the reduction of existing hard product processing capacity near metropolitan areas would diminish total costs. Industry-wide savings of about 60 million dollars annually would be realized by fluid, soft product, cheese and butter/powder manufacturers. The model points to finn level as well as industry level incentives to move toward a more concentrated dairy manufacturing sector in the Northeast.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121539

PRODUCTION RESPONSES AND PRICE DETERMINATION IN THE FLORIDA WATERMELON INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wall,   G. Bryan; Tilley,   Daniel S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29561

SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENERGY POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   James R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17812

From the help desk: Comparing areas under receiver operating characteristic curves from two or more probit or logit models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cleves,   Mario A.
Occasionally, there is a need to compare the predictive accuracy of several fitted logit (logistic) or probit models by comparing the areas under the corresponding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Although Stata currently does not have a ready routine for comparing two or more ROC areas generated from these models, this article describes how these comparisons can be performed using Stata’s roccomp command.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curve; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116016

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Western Agricultural Economic Association Reports and Minutes; Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts; Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32189

Managing Quality under Heterogeneous Consumer Demand and Product Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Babcock,   Bruce A.
Based on accepted advances in the marketing, economics, consumer behavior, and satisfaction literatures, we develop a micro-foundations model of a firm that needs to manage the quality of a product that is inherently heterogeneous in the presence of varying customer tastes or expectations for quality. Our model blends elements of the returns to quality, customer lifetime value, and service profit chain approaches to marketing. The model is then used to explain several empirical results pertaining to the marketing literature by explicitly articulating the trade-offs between customer satisfaction and costs (including opportunity costs) of quality. In this environment firms will find it optimal to allow some customers to go unsatisfied. We show that the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer satisfaction; Heterogeneous customers; Quality expectations; Quality heterogeneity; Quality management; Repeated purchases; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18637

ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL FOR OFF-FARM MANURE PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gollehon,   Noel R.; Christensen,   Lee A.; Ribaudo,   Marc; Aillery,   Marcel P.; Agapoff,   Jean; Breneman,   Vincent E.
A Chesapeake Bay Watershed manure management model estimates the minimal regional cost of land applying manure at $110 to $130 million, depending on crop producer's’ willingness to accept manure and the nutrient standard enforced.  Annualized capital costs of existing industrial plants indicate that off-farm options should be considered.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19791

How to Measure Innovative Modes of Governance in the EU Rural Policy: Key Dimensions, Indicators and Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Secco,   Laura; Da Re,   Riccardo; Gatto,   Paola; Pettenella,   Davide; Cesaro,   Luca.
Good governance approaches in policy formulation and implementation - based on key concepts like participation, networking, transparency and accountability - are more and more adopted by the EU in addressing its rural policies reforms. Public Administrations at all levels should be evaluated with respect to their capacity to respect good governance principles. First, on the basis of a meta-analysis of ongoing initiatives (e.g. the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators), a methodological framework for assessing the quality of new governance modes is presented. Secondly, on the basis of case-studies in Italy, the monitoring and evaluation tools currently used by the European Commission to assess Administrations’ performances in rural development...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Governance; Indicators; Rural Development Programs; Local Action Groups; Agricultural and Food Policy; R58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99589

RISK RATIONING AND ACTIVITY CHOICE IN MORAL HAZARD CONSTRAINED CREDIT MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Stephen R.; Carter,   Michael R.
This paper explores the productivity and income distribution effects of asymmetric information and risk preferences on the credit market. A model of contract design in the presence of moral hazard is developed in which competitive, risk neutral lenders offer contracts to risk averse agents who hold the option to invest capital and labor time in an entrepreneurial activity. The model gives rise to the potential for quantity rationing and an additional form of non-price rationing called risk rationing. Both quantity and risk rationed agents would seek credit and carry out the entrepreneurial activity in a first best, or symmetric information world. When information is asymmetric, the menu of available loan contracts shrinks. In equilibrium, neither type of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12675

Impure Public Technologies and Environmental Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Markandya,   Anil; Rubbelke,   Dirk T.G.
Analyses of public goods regularly address the case of pure public goods. However, a large number of (international) public goods exhibit characteristics of different degrees of publicness, i.e. they are impure public goods. In our analysis of transfers helping to overcome the inefficient provision of such goods, we therefore apply the Lancastrian characteristics approach. In contrast to the existing literature, we consider the case of a continuum of impure public goods. We employ the example of international conditional transfers targeting to overcome suboptimal low climate protection efforts by influencing the abatement technology choice of countries.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Impure Public Goods; Lancastrian Characteristics Approach; Conditional Transfers; Ancillary Benefits of Climate Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; H87; Q54.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44226

MARKET ANALYSIS OF A STUDENT AGRIBUSINESS ORGANIZATION AS A PLANNING AND EDUCATIONAL TOOL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Hoag,   Dana L.
Although marketing principles and strategies are taught in all major agribusiness management programs in the country, few agribusiness student groups use these very principles in the planning of their own activities. This article describes a market research project developed by the AgriBusiness Association at Colorado State University (CSU) as an example of how to integrate coursework with an undergraduate agribusiness organization's program of activities. In addition to reinforcing marketing principles learned at CSU, the project taught students the importance of setting objectives, research design, and data analysis. Many of the findings were used to plan and improve the club.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness clubs; Marketing; Undergraduate students; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14689

A Marketing Systems Approach to Removing Distribution Barriers Confronting Small-Volume Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Charles R.; Brooker,   John R.; Eastwood,   David B.; Epperson,   James E.; Estes,   Edmund A.; Woods,   Timothy A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; L11; L25.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94364

Female Schooling, Non-Market Productivity, and Labor Market Participation in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aromolaran,   Adebayo B.
Economists have argued that increasing female schooling positively influences the labor supply of married women by inducing a faster rise in market productivity relative to non-market productivity. I use the Nigerian Labor Force Survey to investigate how own and husband’s schooling affect women’s labor market participation. I find that additional years of postsecondary education increases wage market participation probability by as much as 15.2%. A marginal increase in primary schooling has no effect on probability of wage employment, but could enhance participation rates in self-employment by about 5.40%. These effects are likely to be stronger when a woman is married to a more educated spouse. The results suggest that primary education is more productive...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nigeria; Female schooling; Women’s labor market participation; Non-market productivity; Labor and Human Capital; I21; J22; J24; O15.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28451

The role of acculturation, context of reception and capitals in the economic integration of Latino newcomers to the Midwest in 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valdivia,   Corinne; Dozi,   Pedro V.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61904

NEW CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL DAIRY TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mitchell,   N.
This paper was presented at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS SYMPOSIUM in Auckland, New Zealand, January 18-19, 2001.  The Symposium was sponsored by: the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, the Venture Trust, Massey University, New Zealand, and the Centre for Applied Economics and Policy Studies, Massey University.  Dietary changes, especially in developing countries, are driving a massive increase in demand for livestock products.  The objective of this symposium was to examine the consequences of this phenomenon, which some have even called a "revolution." How are dietary patterns changing, and can increased demands for livestock products be satisfied from domestic resources? If so, at what cost?  What will be the flow-on...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14554

Integration of Irrigation and Dryland Farming in the Southern Murray Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rutherford,   John.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1959
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8971

SELECTED PAPERS ABSTRACTS; ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA ABSTRACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29362

MUITO ALÉM DO TRADICIONAL VERSUS MODERNO: DILEMAS CONTEMPORÂNEOS NO ESPAÇO RURAL UM ESTUDO DE CASO DO MUNICÍPIO DE ROSÁRIO DO SUL/RS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neumann,   Pedro Selvino; Haas,   Jaquline Mallmann; Sulzbacher,   Aline Weber; Troian,   Alessandra; Troian,   Alexandre.
O estudo teve por objetivo analisar o processo de transformação do espaço rural do município de Rosário do Sul/RS, localizado na campanha gaúcha, atentando para conseqüências do incremento de atividades agrícolas nos convencionais espaços destinados a pecuária extensiva. A pesquisa seguiu as orientações gerais do método Análise-Diagnóstico de Sistemas Agrários e na abordagem crítica da contraposição entre o moderno e o tradicional, e acerca dos supostos benefícios que esta consolidação/substituição pode promover. Entre os principais resultados alcançados destaca-se a desmistificação de alguns mitos tidos pelo senso comum da campanha gaúcha como um espaço homogêneo e pouco dinâmico. No caso de Rosário do Sul, a [nova] organização espacial conjuga a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Campanha gaúcha; Desenvolvimento rural; Pecuária extensiva tradicional; Agricultura familiar; Gaucho countryside; Rural development; Tradicional extensive livestock; Familiar agriculture; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109446

The Socio-Economic Situation of Female Heads and Poor Heads of Households in Rural Botswana: A Village Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moepeng,   Pelotshweu T.; Tisdell,   Clement A.
This article explores the socio-economic situation of female heads and poor heads of household in rural Botswana by means of a case study of the village of Nshakazhogwe, a village considered to be typical for rural east Botswana. It examines the extent to which the occurrence of poverty of household heads is related to their gender, varies with the numbers in that household, and depends on whether or not they have paid employment. The number of sources and types of sources of income that household heads have are considered and are found to be related to whether they are poor or not. Transfers of income (private and from government) are given particular attention as a potential means of reducing the incidence of poverty. In this regard, poor heads of...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Botswana; Gender inequality; Poverty; Female-headed households; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123544

STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF EXHCHANGE RATE ON IMPORT DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Young-Jae; Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Hilbun,   Brian M.
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact the exchange rate has on local prices and import demand.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Exchange rate; Direct and indirect effects; Korean beef market; International Relations/Trade; F10; F11; F13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56415

OATS AND BARLEY ACREAGE SUPPLY FUNCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ryan,   Mary E.; Abel,   Martin E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13731

THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: INTRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28814

Rift Valley Fever: An Economic Assessment of Agricultural and Human Vulnerability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes-Fraire,   Randi; Hagerman,   Amy D.; McCarl,   Bruce A.; Gaff,   Holly.
This research focused on the assessment of the U.S. agricultural sector and human vulnerability to a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak and the implications of a select set of alternative disease control strategies. Livestock impact assessment is done by using an integrated epidemic/economic model to examine the extent of RVF spread in the Southeast Texas livestock population and its consequences plus the outcome of implementing two different control strategies: emergency vaccination and larvicide vector control separately plus when they are used simultaneously. Human impact assessment utilized an inferential procedure, which comprises of a cost of illness calculation to assess the dollar cost of human illnesses and deaths, as well as a Disability Adjusted...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rift Valley Fever; Outbreak; Welfare; Vaccination; Larvicide.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98629

Demand Shifts in Beef Associated with Country-of-Origin Labeling to Minimize Losses in Social Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanselka,   Daniel D.; Davis,   Ernest E.; Anderson,   David P.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93390

Emerging Market and Policy Responses to Ethiopia's Grain Harvest of 1995-96
Provedor de dados: 31
Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Ethiopia; Cereal price; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54953

PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND MEASURES OF FIT IN A GLOBAL, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Jing; Arndt,   Channing; Hertel,   Thomas W.
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models have been widely used for quantitative analysis of global economic issues. However, CGE models are frequently criticized for resting on weak empirical foundations. This paper builds on recent work in macro-econometric estimation, developing an approach to parameter estimation for a widely employed global CGE model, the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model. An approximate likelihood function is developed and the set of optimum elasticity values is obtained by maximizing this approximate likelihood function in the context of a back casting exercise.  In addition, two statistical tests are performed. The first of these tests compares the standard GTAP elasticity vector with the estimated trade elasticity...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28687

Certain elements of population retaining ability and the ability to economically provide for a population of the countryside
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tikasz,   Ildiko Edit.
According to the data of population density, most of Hungary’s territory has rural features. Achieving EU supports in order to focus on developing the most underdeveloped communities, and in order to lessen the differences between communities, to establish priorities and to determine the rank of rural communities based on their development potential is necessary. The need of measurability arises because of comparison and classification. A possible target area is an analysis of population retaining ability and the ability to economically provide for a population of rural areas.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48340

WEATHER DERIVATIVES AND SPECIFIC EVENT RISK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turvey,   Calum G.
This paper investigates the relationship between weather events and agricultural risks. Specific event risks are defined by outcomes related to a specific event such as low temperature and rainfall. Using Ontario data this paper describes specific events and shows how these specific events can be insured using weather derivatives and insurance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heat insurance; Rainfall insurance; Weather derivatives; Weather options; Crop insurance; Agricultural risk; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21550

Empirical Assessment of Baseline Conservation Tillage Adoption Rates and Soil Carbon Sequestration in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurkalova,   Lyubov A.; Kling,   Catherine L.
The study proposes a methodology for developing a carbon sequestration baseline attributable to the current use of conservation tillage. An integral component of the methodology is the explicit acknowledgment that there is an uncertainty in the baseline because of the uncertainty associated with the use of econometrically estimated models. The results of applying the method to a major crop production area, the Upper Mississippi River Basin in the central United States, are reported for two major crops in the region, corn and soybeans. The approach to estimation of the baseline should be readily transferable to other geographic areas and conservation practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21169

Environment, irreversibility and optimal effluent standards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jou,   Jyh-Bang.
The present article investigates the use of performance standards to correct environmental externalities. Each firm in an industry emits waste in the production process, and, in turn, the average waste emissions of the industry adversely affect the firm's productivity. The firm, which incurs sunk costs when employing capital to abate waste emissions, is uncertain about the efficiency of capital. The firm will underestimate environmental externalities and will therefore pollute more than is socially efficient. To correct this tendency, the regulator can set a limit on either emissions or the emission‐output ratio at the socially efficient level. The firm will invest more, produce more, and pollute less when the regulator implements the former than when the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117864

Economic Features of Canadian Organic Food at the Mass-market Retail Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vercammen,   James.
Over the past decade, Canada’s organic food industry has focused on the production of organic grains, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables and a limited amount of organic dairy products. Canadian organic grains and oilseeds are mostly destined for export, whereas Canadian organic fruits and vegetables and dairy products are mostly consumed domestically. With the exception of dairy products and a few other products such as breakfast cereal and fruit juice, Canadian companies have been mostly absent from the rapidly growing markets for processed organic foods. The extent to which these markets are currently being penetrated by Canadian organic food manufacturers and the size of the price premiums earned by these companies are worthy of investigation. Very little...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45742

OUTLOOK FOR THE FARM ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Keith J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32909

Conformación de la agroindustria del amaranto en Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco, México. Elementos que han permitido la transformación productiva y social en las familias rurales.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manzo,   Ramos F.; Lopez-Ornelas,   G.
El presente trabajo versa sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria del amaranto al sur del Distrito Federal, Ciudad de México. Esta actividad, además de ser de gran importancia económica para la localidad y comunidades vecinas, ya que en ella participan familias enteras, da un elevado sentido de pertenencia y cohesión entre los habitantes. La actividad agroindustrial consta de cuatro procesos: producción primaria, acopio, transformación y comercialización. Las familias amaranteras, que participan en este trabajo, participan en toda la cadena de valor desde hace varias generaciones. El eje de análisis se refiere a los factores que permiten la transformación en estructura y funcionamiento de la unidad de producción campesina hacia unidades agroindustriales....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindustria; Familia rural.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95200

A Baseline Analysis of Participants in the Conservation Reserve Program in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mortensen,   Timothy L.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Leitch,   Jay A.; Ekstrom,   Brenda L.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119548

DEVELOPING A RETAIL MANAGEMENT COURSE: A CASE STUDY OF APEC 3821
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nefstead,   Ward E.
The author reports on the process of developing a retail management course to fit the agricultural economics curriculum.  Retail examples are obtained from farm supply, garden centers  and retail food businesses.  Unique differences for these applications are discussed and incorporated in the instruction of the designated course. A course evaluation is provided.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20479

Economic Potential of Swine Effluent in Intensified Forage Systems in the Southern Plains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Seong Cheol; Vitale,   Jeffrey D.; Turner,   Jason Clemn; Stoecker,   Arthur L.; Hattey,   Jeffory A.
The projected long-run increase in corn prices from $2.50 to $3.50 per bushel is expected to have a similar effect on feed prices, pushing up feed costs by as much as 50 percent. With feed costs on the rise, increasing forage production through more intensive management techniques becomes a potentially viable option. This study uses experimental data from a seven-year study in the Oklahoma Panhandle to assess the economic feasibility of intensifying forage production. Four commonly used forage grasses in the region were field tested using two alternative fertilizer sources – swine effluent and urea. The results found that only the two cool season grasses – orchard grass and wheatgrass – generated positive economic returns under intensification.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118955

LONG-RUN PRICE RISK IN U.S. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schnepf,   Randall D.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
The last three years have realized significant structural changes in the U.S. agricultural policy environment.  These changes include nearly complete planting flexibility and the elimination of target-price-based income support for agricultural producers.  Many have questioned the extent to which such policy changes may influence the variability of agricultural prices.  This analysis uses price series dating from 1944 to develop a multivariate framework to evaluate the long-run (inter-season) determinants of endogenous variability for the prices of corn, wheat, and soybeans.  An annual measure of price variability is calculated from monthly spot market cash prices for each of the three commodities.  The generalized method of moments estimation technique is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21687

WILL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (EVER) BECOME PART OF U.S. FARM POLICY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monke,   James D.; Durst,   Ron L.
Various forms of farmer savings accounts have been proposed to help U.S. farmers manage their income variability.  Financial incentives include tax-deferral and government matching deposits. This paper estimates farmer eligibility, program size, and benefit distributions for two congressional proposals: FARRM accounts and a farm counter-cyclical savings account program.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19820

A Spatial Mathematical Model Analysis of the Linkage between Agricultural Trade and Deforestation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Christoph; Lotze-Campen,   Hermann.
Like agricultural trade, deforestation has increased tremendously throughout the past five decades. We analyse the linkage between both factors by applying trade and forest policy scenarios to the global land-use model MAgPIE ("Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment"). The model predicts global landuse patterns in a spatially explicit way and uses endogenously derived technological change and land expansion rates. Our study is the first which combines global trade analysis with a spatially explicit mapping of deforestation. By implementing self-sufficiency rates in the regional demand and supply equations, we are able to simulate different trade settings. Our baseline scenario fixes current trade patterns until the year 2045....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115993

Ecologically-Based Management of Rodent Pests
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114821

Protected areas, tourism and development of the countryside
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zurc,   Jana.
Paper replaced 11/2/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Protected areas; Development; Tourism; Slovenia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q01; Q56; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95306

Trading Carbon into Agriculture: making it happen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acworth,   William; Edwards,   Astrid.
With agriculture occupying approximately sixty per cent of Australia’s land surface, policy makers, scientists and land managers are becoming increasingly interested in opportunities to sequester greenhouse emissions through land use change. The announcement of the Labor Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative brings Australian agriculture a step closer to participating in recognised domestic and international climate change mitigation action. In this paper, the costs and opportunities for carbon sequestration options under the Carbon Farming Initiative are assessed. The following section discusses the substantial hidden costs that may be associated with an offset trading scheme and potential for these costs to substantially shrink the size of the market....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon trading; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100528

THE TEXAS RICE INDUSTRY COALITION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (R.I.C.E.): MAIN POINTS FROM SIX FOCUS GROUPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurow,   Amy Purvis; Rister,   M. Edward; Sneary,   Shannon L.; Stasny,   Sarah.
The Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment (R.I.C.E.) was formed in February, 1995.  Their stated mission is to build a coalition of interests to foster and strengthen relationships between the rice industry and the natural resources of our rice-producing area in Texas.  In June, 1995, a series of six focus groups was conducted.  These round table discussions involved two groups of producers (from the East Side and West Side of Houston), two groups of environmentalists in the Houston area, and two groups of non-farming Houstonians (adults and children).  These focus groups were structured to elicit opinions from various viewpoints concerning the opportunities, challenges, and priorities of Texas R.I.C.E.   The goal of the two producers focus...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23971

General and partial equilibrium analysis of the impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on the U.S. rice sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Durand-Morat,   Alvaro; Wailes,   Eric J.
The market conditions proposed by CAFTA are likely to positively impact the U.S. rice sector. Despite the differences in the impact of the agreement, both analytical approaches, namely, partial and general equilibrium modeling, yield results in the same direction. The small difference in the results from both approaches suggests low income and cross-sectoral effects between the U.S. rice sector and other segments of the economy. U.S. rice production is likely to expand to meet an increasing international demand for this commodity. The U.S. rice milling industry should also expect benefits from CAFTA, expanding by 1 percent in the general equilibrium model and up to 8 percent in the partial equilibrium framework.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19238

The U.S. and World Cotton Outlook for 2011/12 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106175

THE STABILIZATION VALUE OF GROUNDWATER AND CONJUNCTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gemma,   Masahiko; Tsur,   Yacov.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7138

The role of trust in the performance of supply chains: A dyad analysis of smallholder farmers and processing firms in the sugar industry in Swaziland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masuku,   Micah B.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of trust in the performance of the sugar industry supply chain in Swaziland. The study utilized perceptions of 124 smallholder cane growers in the sugar industry in Swaziland. Items presented in a Likert type scale were used to measure cane growers’ trust in the millers. Descriptive statistics involving cross tabulation were used to determine the impact of trust on the performance of the cane growers, which in turn has an influence on the performance of the whole sugar chain. The results indicate that farmers who have trust in the millers perform better than those without trust, and hence they contribute to the performance of the whole chain, in terms of more and good quality sugarcane supplied to the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10135

Household-Level Livestock Marketing Behavior Among Northern Kenyan and Southern Ethiopian Pastoralists
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellemare,   Marc F.; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Osterloh,   Sharon M.
Pastoralists in East Africa's arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) regularly confront climatic shocks triggering massive herd die-offs and loss of scarce wealth. On the surface, it appears puzzling that pastoralists do not make extensive use of livestock markets to offload animals when climatic shocks temporarily reduce the carrying capacity of local rangelands, and then use markets to restock their herds when local conditions recover. In recent years, donors and policy makers have begun to hypothesize that investments in livestock marketing systems might quickly pay for themselves through reduced demand for relief aid,by increasing pastoralist marketing responsiveness to temporal variation in range conditions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14749

COVER and CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover, title page and contents page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31647

The Agricultural Research System of the Philippines: A Reconnaissance Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evenson,   Robert E.; Waggoner,   Paul E.; Bloom,   Paul R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8431

Technology Adoption and Off-Farm Household Income: The Case of Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Hendricks,   Chad; Mishra,   Ashok K.
We model the interaction of off-farm work and adoption of agricultural technologies and the impact of adopting these technologies on farm household income from on farm and off-farm sources after controlling for such interaction, and estimate the model for the case of adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT) soybeans using a nationwide survey of soybean farms for 2000.  We find that adoption of HT soybeans is positively and significantly related to off-farm household income for U.S. soybean farmers, after controlling for other factors.  In addition, while on-farm household income is not significantly related to adoption, total household income increases significantly with adoption.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural household model; Biotechnology; Herbicide tolerant soybeans; Off-farm income; Technology adoption; O33; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43487

LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC GOODS PROVISION IN RURAL CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaobo; Fan,   Shenggen; Zhang,   Linxiu; Huang,   Jikun.
In developing countries, identifying the most effective community-level governance structure is a key issue and, increasingly, empirical evaluation of the effects of democratization on the provision of local public goods is needed. Since the early 1990s, tens of thousands of villages in rural China have held local-government elections, providing a good opportunity to investigate the effect of democratization on the level of public goods provision. Using a recent village survey conducted over a significant period of time, this paper compares governance by elected officials with that of appointed cadres and finds that elected officials tend to tax constituents less and provide them with higher levels of public services.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Governance; Democracy; Public goods provision; China; Public Economics; D73; H41; P35.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16120

Time-of-Use Pricing for Electric Power: Implications for the New York Dairy Sector, A Preliminary Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Middagh,   Mark C.
This paper examines the cost of electric power consumption on New York dairy farms. More specifically, it is a preliminary evaluation of the cost changes that dairy farmers may experience when residential time-of-use electricity rates are implemented by New York State utilities. Using a model developed for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, the operating cost of farm electrical equipment is estimated using both flat rate pricing and NMPC's new time-of-use rates, which are now being implemented for their farm and residential customers. Twenty-five "typical" family-operated dairy farms are evaluated with this model. Initial results indicate a cost decrease up to 10 percent as a result of the switch to time-of-use rates. Larger farms will experience a greater...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121481

AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE 1990S: CHANGING SETTING AND CHARACTERISTICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zinn,   Jeffrey A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17195

Análise de conteúdo e análise de discurso nas ciências sociais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cappelle,   Monica Carvalho Alves; Melo,   Marlene Catarina de Oliveira Lopes; Goncalves,   Carlos Alberto.
Transforming collected raw-state data into research results involves the use of certain precedures so as to systematize, categorize and enable its analysis by the researcher.In the specific case of the analysis of communications, adequate mechanisms are demanded so one is able to find in data obtained by means of interviews, messages and documents in general information that illustrate, explain or help bring investigated phenomena to light. Among such mechanisms are the analysis of contents and the analysis of speech as theorical-methodological propositions, intending to surpass their status as “simple techniques of analysis” and compose a field of knowledge. Thus, this present text has been elaborated aiming to providing a better understanding about what...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Analysis of contents; Analysis of speech; Social sciences.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43563

UMA ANÁLISE DO CUSTO DE VIAGEM PARA A PRAIA DA AVENIDA EM MACEIÓ
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abreu,   Eliane Aparecida Pereira De; Silva,   Agnaldo Gomes da; Silva Junior,   Gilberto Gomes Da; Melo,   Rebecca Suzannah Nascimento De.
A cidade de Maceió em Alagoas constitui uma cidade litorânea da Região Nordeste do Brasil dotada de beleza natural tais como praias e lagoas, as quais constituem atrativos para o turismo tanto nacional como internacional. Todavia, nesta o crescimento do setor turístico tem sido afetado pela poluição dos recursos ambientais, mais especificamente o despejo do esgoto em praias e lagoas. Dentre as praias urbanas de Maceió, a Praia da Avenida apresenta as piores condições, sendo isto evidenciado pela poluição, pela destruição do calçadão, a fraca iluminação e o pouco policiamento. Em decorrência dos efeitos benéficos do tratamento dos recursos ambientais e o impacto na saúde e no turismo, este estudo tem como objetivo estimar o valor que a população atribui à...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: : Valoração Econômica; Custo de Viagem; Economia Ambiental; Economical valoração; Trip cost; Environmental economy; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114116

Research returns redux: a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&amp;D
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Marra,   Michele C.; Pardey,   Philip G.; Wyatt,   T.J.
A total of 289 studies of returns to agricultural R&amp;D were compiled and these provide 1821 estimates of rates of return. After removing statistical outliers and incomplete observations, across the remaining 1128 observations the estimated annual rates of return averaged 65 per cent overall — 80 per cent for research only, 80 per cent for extension only, and 47 per cent for research and extension combined. These averages reveal little meaningful information from a large body of literature, which provides rate‐of‐return estimates that are often not directly comparable. This study was aimed at trying to account for the differences. Several features of the methods used by research evaluators matter, in particular assumptions about lag lengths and the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117834

Consumer Choice of Private Label or National Brand: The case of organic and non-organic milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhuang,   Yan; Dimitri,   Carolyn; Jaenicke,   Edward C.
We use a two-stage, sample selection model to investigate organic milk purchases using Neilsen’s Homescan data.  In the first stage, households decide on a weekly basis to buy mainly organic milk or non-organic milk.  Results from this stage show that higher income, better education, having children at home, and several other demographic and marketing variables have a positive effect on organic choice.  In the second stage, consumers then choose to buy mainly private label milk or national brand milk conditional on their first-stage choice.  Most demographic and marketing variables are found to affect the organic and non-organic private label decision in the same way.  However, our results show that a few factors, such as marriage status and children,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk; Private label; Sample selection; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49207

Expert Opinion and the Demand for Experience Goods: An Experimental Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilger,   James; Rafert,   Greg; Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto.
There exist two significant obstacles to analyzing the effect of expert opinion on consumer demand for experience goods: (1) the relationship between good reviews and high product demand may be spurious and driven by high product quality, and (2) even if expert opinion increases consumer demand, it is unclear whether it does so by providing quality information or by alerting consumers to the existence of a particular product. We utilize an experimental approach in a retail grocery chain in which we display expert opinion information for a group of randomly selected wines to overcome these obstacles. We find that although there is no overall consumer response to expert opinion provision, a subset of highly reviewed wines experienced an increase in demand....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6055

Smallholder Cash Cropping, Food Cropping and Food Security in Northern Mozambique: Summary, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Cash cropping; Food cropping; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56022

Identifying Economies of Size in Conventional Surface Water Treatment and Brackish-Groundwater Desalination: Case Study in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyer,   Christopher N.; Rister,   M. Edward; Sturdivant,   Allen W.; Lacewell,   Ronald D.; Harris,   Bill L.
Two primary potable water-treatment technologies used in South Texas include conventional surface-water and reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination of brackish-groundwater. As the region's population continues to grow, municipalities are searching for economical means to expand their water supplies. Economies of size for both technologies are an important consideration for future expansion decisions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6728

Managing nitrate pollution in a Tunisian irrigated area: A multi-criteria analysis approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laajimi,   Abderraouf; Ben Nasr,   J.; Ferchichi,   M.
In Tunisia, the extension of irrigated area is justified by its important role in the development and diversification of agricultural production. Nevertheless, the strong intensification of the agricultural activities may lead to the pollution of underground water resources due to an excess use of fertilisers and other chemical products. In fact, the high nitrate concentrations observed in some Tunisian irrigated areas, are related to the excessive use of nitrate fertilizers in intensive agriculture. The objective of the present study is to implement decision-making methods allowing a better combination of factors production by optimization of an economic objective and an environmental objective. This research is based on multi-criteria modelling through...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nitrate pollution; Environmental impact; Multicriteria analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44186

FARM BUSINESS GOALS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   Christopher E.; Moss,   Leeann E.; Hahn,   David E.
This paper investigates empirically the relationship between both farm business goals and sources of competitive advantage, and various farm and producer characteristics using new primary data collected from a survey of Ohio farmers. Results show that most farmers do not recognize sources of competitive advantage and practice strategy implementation beyond reliance on longstanding paradigms for success within the context of government farm program support and the use of traditional risk management tools. However, several key insights emerge. Farmers who engage in cost leadership strategies are more profitable. Farmers who suggest that the goal of their farming operation is to enhance profitability/efficiency use more management tools, while lifestyle...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19618

WHO DETERMINES FARM PROGRAMS? AGRIBUSINESS AND THE MAKING OF FARM POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alston,   Julian M.; Carter,   Colin A.; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
Political-economic analyses of the causes and consequences of agricultural commodity policies typically emphasize farmer and consumer (taxpayer) interests and underplay the role of agribusiness. A more complete understanding of agricultural policy requires paying attention to the important role of agribusiness interests. Policies that benefit farmers (e.g., price supports, supply controls, deficiency payments) may either enhance or reduce agribusiness profits. The type of policy instrument preferred by agribusiness varies among commodities, depending on the technology of the marketing processes beyond the farm gate and the elasticity of final demand. This paper emphasizes the idea that instruments of farm policy are chosen in response to pressures from...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm programs; Farm policy; Agribusiness; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51252

Agricultural Contracts and Alternative Marketing Options: A Matching Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.
The increasing use of agricultural contracts and processor concentration raises concerns that processors may offer lower contract prices in absence of local competition. This study examines the price competitiveness of marketing and production contracts depending on the availability of alternative marketing options. A propensity score matching method is used to compare prices using contract data from a farm-level national survey. The results show that the absence of other contractors or spot markets in producers’ areas does not lead to statistically significant price differences in agricultural contracts for most commodities, providing evidence that most agricultural processors do not exercise market power by reducing prices when other local buyers are not...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural prices; Alternative marketing options; Local competition; Marketing contracts; Production contracts; Propensity score matching; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90672

Second Annual Report of the Better Farming Club of Freeborn County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.; Bevan,   Roland C.; Lawson,   W.M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1930
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108289

The Impact of Imports on Price-Cost Margins: An Empirical Illustration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Lopez,   Elena.
This article decomposes the impact of imports on domestic price-cost margins into separate price and cost effects.  Using data from 24 food-processing industries, the empirical results show that although the direct impact of imports on prices is always negative, a positive net impact on price-cost margins occurs in industries characterized by low own-price elasticity of demand and diseconomies of scale. Further results show that the disciplining effect of imports is more preponderant the lower the degree of domestic competition.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market power; Imports; Market structure; International trade; Food industry; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25153

THE ECONOMICS OF SNOW MANAGEMENT:  AN APPLICATION OF GAME THEORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Snyder,   John R.; Skold,   Melvin D.; Willis,   Wayne O.
The physical potentials of managing snow to obtain additional soil water for the enhancement of plant growth have been demonstrated. The benefits exceed the costs of snow management when averaged over time. The net benefits in any one year may be positive or negative, however, depending in part upon climatic variables. This paper casts the decision of whether or not to practice snow management as a farmer-against-nature game theory model. If farmers are pessimistic about precipitation prospects, snow management is not a profitable practice. When normal or above normal precipitation is expected, snow management is profitable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32293

A METODOLOGIA DA PRODUÇÃO MAIS LIMPA EM EMPRESAS RURAIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque,   Jose de Lima; Silva,   Elizandro Souza Da; Da Silva,   Rosineide Vieira; Santos,   Cleidijane Siqueira.
O objetivo desse artigo é mostrar que a metodologia da Produção Mais Limpa pode ser aplicada em empresas rurais assim como é implementada pelo setor industrial. No modo de produção atual do setor primário e industrial existem pelo menos duas características comuns a ambos, são elas: o desperdício de matérias-primas e de energia. O anseio de minimizar ou eliminar as causas e os efeitos desta situação são os principais objetivos da Produção Mais Limpa. Este trabalho procurou realizar uma pesquisa através da coleta de dados secundários em periódicos, artigos técnicos e bibliografia especializada sobre a contribuição da metodologia da produção mais limpa para a eficiência e eficácia das empresas rurais. Percebeu-se que as empresas, ao adotarem esse modelo de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produção mais limpa; Qualidade total; Metodologia; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102891

A MAGYAR BAROMFI ÁGAZAT AKTUÁLIS PROBLÉMÁI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szollosi,   Laszlo; Nabradi,   Andras.
We analyzed the existing situation of poultry sector with industrial experts and professionals of “Generating projects based on sector specific innovation in the poultry sector” symposium organized by University of Debrecen Centre for Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Agricultural Business and Rural Development in 2007. The objective of the study is to identify major problems and their main causal relationships of Hungarian poultry sector, and also prepare problem tree and objective structure related to the development of this industry, which could be proper base for a strategy and generating sector specific innovation. The problem tree based on sector approach is a graphical arrangement of problems differentiated according to ‘causes’ and ‘effects,’ joined...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Versenyképesség romlás; Finanszírozási nehézségek; Ágazati stratégia; Decrease of competitveness; Financial problems; Strategy; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43320

IMPLAN MODELING APPLICATIONS IN STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maki,   Wilbur R.; Olson,   Douglas C.; Lindall,   Scott A.; Senf,   David R.; Schallau,   Con H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13896

CONCENTRATION OF AGRICULTURE AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF EAST-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhemoyda,   Oleksandr V.; Gerasymenko,   Nataliia.
One of the main problems facing all countries at the European agri-food market is achieving agricultural specialization. Such specialization can bring additional advantages with regard to differentiation in the markets. In this paper we seek to identify the sources of competitive advantages of agriculture in Central and East- European countries. The primary purpose of our research is to identify newly emerging patterns of regional specialization within and across these nations, and to examine their effects on agricultural productivity, regional competitive advantages and international trade patterns. We draw on various public data sources to analyze the patterns of geographic concentration. To determine the level of the concentration we use the following...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional specialization; Agriculture; Location of agriculture; East-European countries; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58147

Global Warming and the Future of Pacific Island Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
This article briefly outlines the cause of global warming, its trends and consequences as indicated by the International Panel on Climate Change. Sea-level rise is one consequence of particular concern to Pacific island states. It also reviews the views of economists about connections between economic growth and global warming. Whereas the majority of economists did not foresee a conflict between economic growth and global warming, the possibility of such a conflict is now more widely recognized following the Stern Report. International efforts, such as through the Kyoto Protocol, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their atmospheric concentration are discussed and prospects for post-Kyoto policies are considered. It is predicted that a significant...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Environmental Kuznets curve; Global warming; Kyoto Protocol; Pacific islands; Post Kyoto; Sea-level rise; Small island developing states; Stern Report.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55106

UNITED STATES IMPORTS OF SPECIALTY PRODUCE: AN IMPORTER'S PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Figueroa,   Enrique E.; Echeverri,   Luis G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26682

Importance of EU Label Requirements: An Application of Ordered Probit Models to Belgium Beef Labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Ward,   Ronald W.
The objective of this paper is to determine which information cues related to quality and origin really attract consumer interest, specified as the level of attention paid to and perceived importance attached to label cues. The focus is (1) on indications of quality through quality marks, (2) on indications referring to the mandatory European beef labelling regulation, and (3) on indications reflecting origin. Data are collected from a sample of 278 beef consumers in Belgium. Ordered probit models are specified and estimated to assess the impact of household characteristics and a beef labeling information campaign. Findings reveal that consumer interest is generally low for traceability, moderate for origin and high for direct indications of quality....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22077

Levies on Agricultural Commodities: Who Benefits? A Rapid Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Shawa,   Julius J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Shaffer,   James D.
This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity  taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty  alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better  understanding of the effects of the grain levy on the national policy objectives of promoting  food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural commodity taxes; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54469

Thirty Years of Agricultural Transition in China (1977-2007) and the "New Rural Campaign"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Xiangping; Fock,   Achim.
Agriculture in China has experienced a compelling growth in the early 1980s, a buoyant upbeat in the early 1990s, and an extended period of low growth after 1995. Decollectivization, mar-ket reforms, public investments and technology have played a critical role during this overall successful process. However, the transition has also led to increasing inequalities between the agricultural and non-agricultural population, and substantial institutional issues remain to be fully addressed. The Chinese government is now reemphasizing agriculture and rural develop-ment under its New Rural Campaign with the objective to address rural-urban inequalities, but a stronger emphasis on participation and tenure reforms is warranted.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Rural development; Transition; Institutions; China; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; O43; P21; P32.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7953

Preliminary Evaluation of Alternative Models for Banana Production Forecasting in the Windward Islands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomas-Louisy,   Luvette; Alexander-Louis,   Theresa.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Banana Production; Production Forecasting; Banana in the Windward Islands; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45593

Reaching the Poor: The 'Costs' of Sending Children to School: A Six Country Comparative Study, Synthesis Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyle,   Siobhan; Brock,   Andy; Mace,   John; Sibbons,   Mo.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12830

EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY ASPECTS OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spurlock,   Stanley R.; Clifton,   Ivery D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30435

Beef Supply Response Under Uncertainty: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mbaga,   Msafiri Daudi; Coyle,   Barry T.
This is the first econometric study of dynamic beef supply response to incorporate risk aversion or, more specifically, price variance. Autoregressive distributed lag (ADL) models are estimated for cow-calf and feedlot operations using aggregate data for Alberta. In all cases, output price variance has a negative impact on output supply and investment. Moreover, the impacts of expected price on supply response are greater in magnitude and significance than in risk-neutral models.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Autoregressive distributed lag model; Beef supply response; Dynamics; Uncertainty; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31068

Challenges to U.S. - Africa Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Richard.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33345

Nonfarm Employment and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ghana: A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Owusu,   Victor; Abdulai,   Awudu.
This article investigates the impact of nonfarm employment on farm household income and way out of poverty, using farm household data from Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana. A propensity score matching model is used to evaluate the impact participating in both wage and self-employment. Separate estimates are also provided for males and females. The results from the study show that nonfarm employment has a positive and robust effect on farm household income and a negative and significant effect on the likelihood of being poor. Self-employment was found to have much higher impacts than wage employment, reflecting the fact that most employment opportunities in the rural areas are in the former sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-farm employment; Poverty; Matching; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51363

Transitioning from Transaction-Based Markets to Alliance-Based Supply Chains: Implications for Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Jackson,   Constance Cullman; Bolling,   Dennis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93608

Trends and Developments in India's Livestock Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Gali,   Jyothi.
Since India’s independence some 50 years ago, it has experienced considerable economic growth and structural change; a trend accelerated by its structural reforms which began in 1991.  These changes are also reflected in trends in its livestock sector which has shown considerable growth in recent decades (especially since the late 1970s).  There have also been major changes in the composition of the Indian livestock sector.  The population of non-ruminants (particularly chickens) has expanded very rapidly and so their relative importance has risen substantially.  Non-ruminant production (poultry and pigs) has increasingly become commercialised and industrial in nature.  Trends and developments in India’s livestock industries since 1961 are outlined....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: India; Livestock production; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48006

Bankruptcy Risk and Imperfectly Enforced Emissions Taxes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranlund,   John K.; Zhang,   Wei.
Under favorable but reasonable conditions, an imperfectly enforced emissions tax produces the efficient allocation of individual emissions control; aggregate emissions are independent of whether enforcement of the tax is sufficient to induce the full compliance of firms, and differences in individual violations are independent of firm-level differences. All of these desirable characteristics disappear when some firms under an emissions tax risk bankruptcy—the allocation of emissions control is inefficient, imperfect enforcement causes higher aggregate emissions, and financially insecure firms choose higher violations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bankruptcy; Emissions Taxes; Limited Liability; Environmental Economics and Policy; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; L51; Q28; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42127

EMERGING RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batie,   Sandra S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17663

FACTORS INFLUENCING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CREDIT RATIONING AMONG SMALL-SCALE FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN KWAZULU-NATAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fenwick,   L.J.; Lyne,   Michael C.
The Heckman two-stage procedure is used to identify and rank the determinants of internal and external credit rationing in rural households using data sourced from two districts in the former KwaZulu homeland. The results confirm international findings that high transaction costs faced by rural households limit their access to formal credit markets. Income and savings levels are significant determinants of the level of credit obtained, with savings acting as a substitute for credit. Better access to financial markets will require public investment in rural infrastructure, literacy and vocational training, and legal reform in order to lower transaction costs, improve income levels, and facilitate the efficient use of collateral. Savings lose their value as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54892

Dynamic modelling of agricultural policies: the role of expectation schemes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Femenia,   Fabienne; Alexandre,   Gohin.
The highly disputed effects of agricultural trade liberalisation are mostly simulated with static models. Our main objective in this paper is to evaluate the robustness of the static simulation results to the consistent modelling of dynamic behaviours and to the linked specification of price/return expectations. Focusing on a complete trade liberalisation scenario of arable crop markets by developed countries, we find that available static results are quite robust to dynamic specifications and to most expectation schemes. Endogenous market fluctuations due to expectation errors may appear following trade liberalisation. These fluctuations are nevertheless limited by the many feedback effects revealed by our general equilibrium framework.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Dynamics; Endogenous fluctuations; Expectation errors; Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51665

The Edwards Aquifer Water Resource Conflict: Examining Impacts of USDA Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaible,   Glenn D.; Lacewell,   Ronald D.; McCarl,   Bruce A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35923

MODELING MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF AGRICULTURE AT A FARM-LEVEL: THE CASE OF KERKINI DISTRICT, NORTHERN GREECE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vassalos,   Michael; Dillon,   Carl R.; Freshwater,   David; Karanikolas,   Pavlos.
Multifuncionality has become a central concern at both conceptual and empirical levels. In this study, a comparative evaluation of the economic performance of conventional and multifunctional farms (mainly organic farms) was conducted for the Lake Kerkini region (North Greece) with the use of mixed integer non-linear programming method. The economic performance of farms was evaluated in terms of farm income, resource allocation, production level and production mix. The results indicate that multifunctional farms have overall better economic performance and young farm managers are keener to adopt multifunctional farming than the older ones. Differences between the model results and the observed facts are attributed to the structural characteristics of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Greek farming; Multifunctionality of farming; Farm decision making; Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91134

OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shagam,   Shayle D.
Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32851

AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE WHOLE-FARM IMPACT OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Elisabeth,   Pascal.
The full impact of an investment in a management information system (MIS), such as precision agriculture (PA), comes from improved managerial decision making throughout the whole farm and not just from improvements in a specific part of the farm.  This study was conducted to determine whether the adoption of PA had a positive impact on whole-farm profitability. To overcome problems of simultaneity and self-selection in the adoption decision of PA, this study used a two stage econometric model using data from farms in Southwest Minnesota. The PA adoption decision was evaluated in the first stage, and the impact of adopting PA was evaluated in the second stage. The whole farm rate of return to assets (ROA) was used to measure the impact of PA. For all 212...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Precision agriculture; Economics; Adoption; Profitability; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22119

Exchange Rate Misalignment and Its Effects on Agricultural Producer Support Estimates: Empirical Evidence from India and China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cheng,   Fuzhi; Orden,   David.
There have been different degrees of exchange rate disequilibrium in the developing countries during transition or reform periods since the mid 1980s. The level of the exchange rate and its misalignment can have significant impacts on agricultural policy measures such as Producer Support Estimates (PSEs). In the conventional PSE analysis, however, the actual (nominal) exchange rates are used. There is general agreement that the use of actual exchange rates may introduce a bias in the PSE calculations, and that this bias can be substantial in some cases. But there is less agreement on the most appropriate alternative. In this study, we utilize various time series techniques to derive estimates of the equilibrium exchange rates in India and China from the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Producer Support Estimates (PSEs); Agricultural support; Agricultural production; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59778

Muddied Waters: Estimating the national economic cost of soil erosion and sedimentation in New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eastwood,   Callum; Krausse,   Michael; Alexander,   Robert R.
Soil erosion research in New Zealand has focused on the on-site costs of soil loss in the form of production loss and storm damage. Subsidization and implementation of soil conservation measures have primarily been justified through maintenance or improvement of farm productivity levels. The shift in responsibility for soil conservation management and damage remedies from national to regional government has highlighted public good issues raised by soil erosion. This paper develops an inventory and assessment of the relative magnitude of the impacts of soil erosion and sedimentation in New Zealand. It also provides an estimate of the total economic costs of these impacts based on the limited data available. The impacts of greatest economic significance are...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123632

Global Grain Stocks and World Market Stability Revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Stephen W.; Sharples,   Jerry A.
The world's grain stocks are providing more world market stability than they did prior to 1978. Even though the volatility of world grain production increased since 1978, global consumption volatility declined. Grain production variability in the Soviet Union, United States, and Argentina appear to be major potential sources of instability to world grain markets, though much production variability in the Soviet Union and the U.S. is offset by their own stock adjustments. U.S. stocks have played a major stabilizing role on world grain markets. EC grain stocks in recent years have also played a stabilizing role. Reductions in U.S. and EC grain stock levels, a possible result of trade liberalization talks, could have important implications for market...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51144

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: CARGILL LIMITED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dolynchuk,   Jamie.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16788

Analysis of Risk Management Practices of Specialty Crop Producers in New York: Implications for Crop Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Gerald B.; Uva,   Wen-fei L.; Cheng,   Mei-luan.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122121

Identifying Common Fallacies in the Choice of Environmental Taxes for Agricultural Pollution Control: The Absence of Transaction Costs and the Normality of Agricultural Pollutants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kampas,   Athanasios.
The choice of environmental taxes is one of the central themes in policy design for agricultural pollution control, which dominates both empirical and theoretical research. This paper examines two assumptions very often employed in applied research, namely the absence of transaction costs and the normality of agricultural pollutants. Our results indicate that the well-known superiority of emission taxes over input taxes may not always be valid, when transaction costs are taken into account. Further more, the assumption of normal distributed agricultural pollutants overestimate the relative abatement costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26422

Discussion: Commodity Price Discovery: Problems That Have Solutions or Solutions That Are Problems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fortenbery,   T. Randall.
This paper examines three invited papers focused on commodity prices. Public responses to high nominal commodity prices and perceived increases in price risk have ranged from attempts to assign blame, attempts to change contracting arrangements, and development of public policy that ‘‘protects’’ the market from future occurrences of unacceptable behavior. Interestingly, a result of increased commodity price volatility has suggested that futures markets no longer ‘‘work.’’ This is ironic given that futures markets initially came into existence as tools for managing the negative impacts of commodity price risk. In response to perceptions of market failure some are looking for strategies to regulate the who and how of futures trading.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Futures markets; Hedging; Price risk; Risk management; Speculation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; G13; Q11; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53084

An Examination of New Food Product Development Processes: A Comparative Case Study of Two Hazelnut Candy Manufacturers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Demiralay,   Aslihan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31979

CONTINUIDAD DE EMPRESAS FAMILIARES RURALES Y URBANAS DEL MUNICIPIO EXHENEQUENERO DE DZIDZANTÚN EN EL ESTADO DE YUCATÁN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tamayo Manrique,   Jose Maria; Tamayo Cortez,   Jorge Abraham; Madero Llanes,   Jorge Emeterio; Monforte Mendez,   Gustavo Adolfo.
Nowadays, more than the 90% of the companies in Mexico (IPADE 2000) are companies that belong to families; therefore, they play a dominant role in the economy. The goal of this investigation is to indicate which factors affect, in a differential way, the rural and urban family business at Dzidzantun municipality in Yucatan State. The study of four family's companies of the municipality of Dzidzantun will help to explain which factors affect the continuity in this type of companies. Among outstanding factors in the research appears the family cohesion, good communication among the family members and the lack of training. The results could let the entrepreneurs develop a new perspective about continuity in their business: a valuable family patrimony.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural family; Business family and succession.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114477

Land Tenure and the Adoption of Agricultural Technology in Haiti
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smucker,   Glenn R.; White,   Thomas A.; Bannister,   Michael.
There has long been an active debate in Haiti—as in many other developing countries— over whether or not the customary tenure system constrains technology adoption and agricultural development, and whether cadaster and land titling should be national priorities. This paper contributes to this debate by reviewing and interpreting the body of literature and new empirical evidence concerning the relationship between land tenure and the adoption of technology in rural Haiti. The findings suggest that (a) formal title is not necessarily more secure than informal arrangements, (b) informal arrangements based on traditional social capital resources assure affordable and flexible access to land for most people, and (c) perceived stability of access to land—via...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50042

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaLonde,   Bernard J.; Wayman,   Wilber S., Jr.
Examines and compares the extent of the use of computers by food firms and industry in general in the field of transportation and distribution.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27566

Differential Influence of Relative Poverty on Preferences for Ecosystem Services: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glenk,   Klaus; Barkmann,   Jan; Schwarze,   Stefan; Zeller,   Manfred; Marggraf,   Rainer.
Ecosystem services generate benefits that enter human consumption either directly or indirectly via their contribution to human production activities. In this contribution, we provide evidence that (i) the demand of peasants for ecosystem services in rural Indonesia depends on relative poverty; and that (ii) the type of reaction to poverty depends on the specific relation of the ecosystem services to peasant production and consumption. In early 2005 a representative choice experiment study was conducted in the Lore Lindu area in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, to quantify regional economic preferences (marginal willingessto- pay: MWTP) for four different ecosystem services (n=249; rattan and water availability, shading in cacao agroforestry, population size...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Relative poverty; Choice experiment; Ecosystem services; Environmental valuation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q21; Q51; Q56; Q57.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25681

Would Functional Agricultural Foods Improve Human Health?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Traill,   W. Bruce; Arnoult,   Matthieu H.; Chambers,   Stephanie A.; Deaville,   E.R.; Gordon,   Michael H.; John,   P.; Jones,   Philip J.; Kliem,   K.E.; Mortimer,   S.R.; Tiffin,   J. Richard.
Concern over diet-health relationships has moved to the forefront of public health concerns in the UK and much of the developed world. It has been estimated, for example, that obesity costs the UK National Health Service up to £6b per year (Rayner and Scarborough, 2005), but if all consumers were to follow recommended healthy eating guidelines there would be major implications for food consumption, land use and international trade (Srinivasan et al, 2006). This is unlikely to happen, at least in the short term, but it is realistic to anticipate some dietary adjustment toward the recommendations, resulting in an improvement in diet quality (Mazzocchi et al, 2007). Although consumers are reluctant to make major changes to their diets, they may be prepared to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49893

2001 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hilker,   James H.; Alderman,   Nicole.
One word summarizes the current outlook for the U.S. economy.  That word is confusion.  First, we review the recent behavior of the U.S. economy.   Ten years of economic expansion without a recession had led some to believe that we could have continual expansion without a recession.  The year 2000 was the fourth year in a row with growth exceeding 4 percent and this was accomplished with relatively stable prices.  unemployment was about 4 percent or below what many perceived as a sustainable rate of unemployment without rapid inflation.  Stock market prices had increased and some consumers were spending their "new wealth."   However, the stock market showed signs of weakness beginning in 1999.  That weakness grew, especially for technology stocks and price...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11639

Economics of Dockage Removal in Barley: Background, Cleaning Costs, Handling, and Merchandising Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Scherping,   Daniel J.; Cobia,   David W.; Johnson,   D. Demcey.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23213

Allocation of CO2 Emissions Allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burtraw,   Dallas; Palmer,   Karen L.; Kahn,   Danny.
Cap-and-trade programs for air emissions have become the widely accepted, preferred approach to cost-effective pollution reduction. One of the important design questions in a trading program is how to initially distribute the emissions allowances. Under the Acid Rain program created by Title IV of the Clean Air Act, most emissions allowances were distributed to current emitters on the basis of a historic measure of electricity generation in an approach known as grandfathering. Recent proposals have suggested two alternative approaches: allocation according to a formula that is updated over time according to some performance metric in a recent year (the share of electricity generation or something else) and auctioning allowances to the highest bidders....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Emissions trading; Allowance allocations; Electricity; Air pollution; Auction; Grandfathering; Generation performance standard; Output-based allocation; Cost-effectiveness; Greenhouse gases; Climate change; Global warming; Carbon dioxide; Sulfur dioxide; Nitrogen oxides; Mercury; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q2; Q25; Q4; L94.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10650

The WTO Trade Negotiations: Why the Emphasis on Development?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Robert L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37505

The Coordination and Design of Point-Nonpoint Trading Programs and Agri-Environmental Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horan,   Richard D.; Shortle,   James S.; Abler,   David G.
Agricultural agencies have long offered agri-environmental payments that are inadequate to achieve water quality goals, and many state water quality agencies are considering point-nonpoint trading to achieve the needed pollution reductions. This analysis considers both targeted and nontargeted agrienvironmental payment schemes, along with a trading program which is not spatially targeted. The degree of improved performance among these policies is found to depend on whether the programs are coordinated or not, whether double-dipping (i.e., when farmers are paid twice-once by each program-to undertake particular pollution control actions) is allowed, and whether the agri-environmental payments are targeted. Under coordination, efficiency gains only occur...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31374

Estimation of the Recreational Use Value Gained from Recreational Fishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna at Portland, Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ezzy,   Edward; Scarborough,   Helen.
Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus Maccoyii) is a global resource which is critically endangered. The Committee for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) sets commercial quota levels for member nations, including Australia, each year. However, southern bluefin tuna is also a popular “trophy” fish with recreational anglers and the size of the total recreational catch in Australia is unknown but thought to be significant. This study focuses on the recreational southern bluefin tuna catch at Portland, in southwest Victoria and is based on data collected during the 2010 fishing season. The results indicate that the size of the recreational catch at Portland is significant in terms of the management of the fishery. A travel cost study was undertaken to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Travel cost method; Recreational fishing; Southern bluefin tuna; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100546

Analysing options for the Red Gum Forests along the Murray River
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bennett,   Jeffrey W.; Dumsday,   Robert G.; Gillespie,   Robert.
The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council is conducting an investigation into the management of the public land River Red Gum Forests of the Murray River Valley in Victoria. In this paper the authors apply the results of an earlier Choice Modelling exercise commissioned by VEAC to estimate the non-use values of the forests. A Benefit Cost Analysis of VEAC's draft recommendations included assessment of the market and non market values associated with different River Red Gum forest management strategies. It is concluded that the use of water for environmental flows is competitive with its use for irrigation. Other economic values associated with timber harvesting, grazing and duck hunting are small in comparison with the water values.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Choice Modelling; Environment; River Red Gums; Benefit Cost Analysis; Water Resources; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6029

A Kibbutz Dilemma: Social Movement or Self-Interested Group?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Avrahami,   Eli.
One of the characteristics of the kibbutz was that it belonged to a nation-wide movement, it was open to the outside world and was involved in all aspects of society. In view of the changes taking place in the kibbutzim and in their surroundings the kibbutz may forfeit its characteristics as an assertive and centralized, or at least federative, organization. In consequence the kibbutz may cease to be a social movement seeking to attain goals of universal value and turn into an organized self-interested pressure group. The dilemma faced by the kibbutz is whether it will be a system of egotistic people seeing themselves as shrewd-calculating-yuppies, or members of a social movement seeking to attain goals of universal value, considered by others as "freiers"
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62056

The U.S. Proposed Carbon Tariffs, WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   ZhongXiang.
With countries from around the world set to meet in Copenhagen to try to hammer out a post-2012 climate change agreement, no one would disagree that a U.S. commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions is essential to such a global pact. However, despite U.S. president Obama’s recent announcement to push for a commitment to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2020, in reality it is questionable whether U.S. Congress will agree to specific emissions cuts, although they are not ambitious at all from the perspectives of both the EU and developing countries, without the imposition of carbon tariffs on Chinese products to the U.S. market, even given China’s own recent announcement to voluntarily seek to reduce its carbon intensity by 40-45% over the same...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Post-2012 Climate Negotiations; Border Carbon Adjustments; Carbon Tariffs; Emissions Allowance Requirements; Cap-And-Trade Regime; Lieberman-Warner Bill; Waxman-Markey Bill; World Trade Organization; Kyoto Protocol; China; United States; Environmental Economics and Policy; F18; Q48; Q54; Q56; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60682

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: THE U.S. EXPERIENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13897

ESTIMATING REGIONAL OUTPUT RESPONSE TO AN EXHAUSTIBLE NATURAL RESOURCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casey,   James E.; Jones,   Lonnie L.; Lacewell,   Ronald D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32208

The Dual Nature of Choice:  When Consumers Prefer Less to More
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norwood,   F. Bailey; Lusk,   Jayson L.
Economists typically assume that more choice is better, and consumers are more likely to purchase from a larger choice set.  However, marketing and psychological studies show this is not always the case.  This paper reports results from experiments designed to further investigate the so-called excessive-choice effect.  First, we investigate whether people would voluntarily reduce their choice set size.  Second, we investigate whether the excessive-choice effect, found in previous studies, is robust to changes in experimental design.  Third, we explore how personality influences preferences for choice set size.  Results show that the excessive-choice effect indeed exists for some people, but on average people prefer greater choice.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34850

Water users' association in 28L and 29R outlets of Mettupalayam Distributary in Lower Bhavani Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sureshvaran,   R.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Farmers associations; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113708

Strukturwandel durch Fusionen im Ernährungssektor: Ein anhaltender Konzentrationsprozess?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neumann,   Gyde; Weiss,   Christoph R.
Mergers and acquisitions substantially affect the structure of the German food industry. This study analyses changes in the number of mergers and acquisitions for 21 German industries between 1976 and 1994. The results of an econometric panel data analysis show (a) a high degree of persistence, (b) distinct anti-cyclical fluctuations and a positive trend of merger activities as well as (c) significant effects of industry specific characteristics. Contrary to the available empirical literature the econometric model differentiates between industry characteristics of “acquiring” and “acquired” firms.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mergers and acquisitions; Food industry; Structural change; Merger waves; Panel analysis; Industry characteristics; Economic cycle; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98904

Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Elevator Merchandising Margins in Oklahoma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adam,   Brian D.; Hong,   Seung Jee; Dicks,   Michael R.
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) takes cropland out of production for 10 years, reducing grain supplies available to elevators. Results suggest that the program has negatively impacted elevator merchandising margins, but that elevators adjusted rather quickly to CRP changes, making most of the adjustment within 1 year. The reduction in margins reflects an element of pressure on agribusiness that has not been measured in previous studies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Conservation Reserve Program; Country elevators; Land retirement programs; Merchandising margins; Q1; Q2; D4; L1.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42835

Estimating Threshold Effects of Generic Fluid Milk and Cheese Advertising
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adachi,   Kenji; Liu,   Donald J.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/01/06.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13754

Auction Markets for Specialty Food Products with Geographical Indications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schamel,   Guenter.
We present a first analysis of auction markets for specialty food products. We identify auction prices, trade volume and value for domestic and foreign origin specialty ham with geographical indications (GIs) which were actually sold in online auctions in Germany within a one-month period. Applying hedonic modeling, we examine potential factors that may influence online bidding behavior and final auction prices. We estimate positive auction price effects for weight, bidding activity, and auction length, that the domestic product is sold at a discount, that higher shipping cost have a negative impact on final prices, and that auctions ending on Fridays and Saturdays yield lower prices. The model may be used to estimate the value of GIs. In our example, we...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer economics; Geographical indications; Auctions; Information; Marketing; D12; D44; D83.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25606

Chinese Regional Agricultural Productivity: 1994-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tong,   Haizhi; Fulginiti,   Lilyan E.; Sesmero,   Juan P.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/24/09.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: TFP growth; Stochastic production frontier; Malmquist index; Provincial TFP.; Productivity Analysis; O4; O5; Q1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51784

A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DA EXPEDIÇÃO CAMINHOS DO CAMPO NO DIMENSIOAMENTO DA SAFRA DE SOJA E MILHO PARANAENSE E O POTENCIAL DE EXPANSÃO DE ÁREA DO CENTRO-NORTE DO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mafioletti,   Robson; Bragagnolo,   Cassiano; Sbrissia,   Gustavo Fischer; Ferreira,   Giovani; Loyola,   Pedro.
O trabalho teve como objetivo estimar a safra paranaense, que somando as culturas da soja e do milho foi recorde chegando em 2007/08 a 21,2 milhões de toneladas, aliado a isso tem-se uma situação favorável de preços internacionais, que gera resultados positivos para o setor produtivo e permite a recuperação do setor que passou por anos complicados por problemas climáticos e de preços. A estimativa da safra foi realizada com uma amostra de dados que representam 78% da área de soja e 61% da área de milho do Estado do Paraná. Quanto as questões relacionadas a biotecnologia – soja transgênica – RR, os resultados foram os esperados, de que essa é mais uma tecnologia disponível ao produtor e esta evoluindo para ser cada vez mais competitiva com a soja...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soja; Milho; Expedição; Preços; Biotecnologia; Soybean; Corn; Expedition; Prices; Biotecnology; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109453

Producers Returns from Cooperative Sugarbeet Processing in the Southern Red River Valley
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Anderson,   Donald E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60446

Aspekte gemeinsamer Agrarpolitik 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manegold,   Dirk.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98108

MULTIPLE JOB-HOLDING AMONG U.S. FARM WOMEN: OFF-FARM WORK AND ON-FARM DECISION-MAKING USING A BARGAINING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Findeis,   Jill L.; Swaminathan,   Hema.
Participation rates for farm women in off-farm labor markets continue to increase, as does their participation in making major farm decisions such as whether to buy or sell land, adopt a new production practice or invest in farm equipment.  Data from the Survey of U.S. Farm Women conducted in 2001 by Penn State in collaboration with researchers at the Economic Research Service and in collaboration with NASS are used to examine the multiple work roles of farm women off the farm and in farming.  Descriptive statistics for the results of the 2001 survey are compared to those from the last major survey of U.S. farm women conducted by Rosenfeld in 1980. Then, using data limited to farm couples, models of job choice considering jointness in participation are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bargaining models; Multiple job-holding; Decision-making; Intergenerational transfer; Farm women; Off-farm employment; Employment; Labor; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19736

AN EVALUATION OF POST CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES IN THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Phillip N.; Segarra,   Eduardo.
Four policy alternatives for CRP lands upon expiration of the current contracts in Hale county, Texas are evaluated using chance-constrained programming. It was found that if CRP contracts are extended at the current average rental rate, 40 percent of the current enrollment would be expected to return to crop production, while 66 percent would return to crop production if the program were eliminated. The results also indicate that the marginal value of CRP payments to producers is lower than the marginal value of deficiency payments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Chance-constrained programming; Soil erosion; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15275

Market Information: A Low Cost Tool for Agricultural Market Development?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabota,   Anabela; Arlindo,   Pedro; Paulo,   Antonio M.; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Results of Researchs from SIMA-DEST and Department of Policies Analysis MADER-Directorate of Economics
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural market development; Mozambique; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55235

Envesting in an Agricultural Legacy:  Impact of a Targeted Young and Beginning Farmer Loan Program in Arkansas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goeringer,   L. Paul; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Dixon,   Bruce L.; Popp,   Michael P.
America’s agricultural producers continue to age.  According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture, the average age of farm operators increased from 55.3 in 2002 to 57.1 in 2007.  During the same period, the Census shows a thirty percent decrease in the number of farmers under the age of 25.  Young and beginning producers (YBPs) entering agriculture can be faced with high startup costs and the lack of land to own or rent.  To address this potential shortage of future farmers, we propose a program for the Farm Credit System to assist YBPs by offering Farm Service Agency guaranteed loans.  In this program YBPs are given concessionary interest rates in consideration for adopting conservation and recommended “best” practices.  To gauge the impact of the loan...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124427

IMPROVED FOOD SERVICE MARKETING STRATEGIES REFLECTING CHANGING CONSUMER VALUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krueckeberg,   Harry F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26857

The Effect of Information Choice and Discussion on Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay for Nanotechnologies in Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roosen,   Jutta; Bieberstein,   Andrea; Marette,   Stephan; Blanchemanche,   Sandrine; Vandermoere,   Frederic.
We evaluate the impact of different information sequences on participants’ hypothetical willingness to pay (WTP) for food produced using nanotechnology. In three treatment groups, information on the health, societal, or environmental impact linked to nanotechnology was revealed in different sequences: an imposed order, a chosen order, and a chosen order after a discussion among participants. Results show that information choice is important. While in the imposed order, the first information revealed has no effect on WTP, the information chosen first has a strong impact. Discussion has no further impact. Health information was a priority and significantly decreased WTP, while societal and environmental information did not significantly influence WTP.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Discussion; Experimental economics; Food nanotechnology; Information choice; Willingness to pay; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117398

THE EFFECT OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY ON EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN RURAL COUNTIES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Sara-Beth; Ilvento,   Thomas W.; Hastings,   Steven E.
This paper analyzes the role of local economic development strategies on employment. Data were collected on employment changes in 146 nonmetro counties along with a survey of economic development offices (99 surveys, 67.8%). Using OLS, results show that counties that increased economic development emphasis had higher employment growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15831

UNDERSTANDING FARM-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CIMMYT'S MICRO SURVEYS IN EASTERN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doss,   Cheryl R.
Drawing on a series of technology adoption studies carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in collaboration with national agricultural research systems in Eastern Africa during 1996-98, this paper suggests alternative approaches for designing technology adoption studies to obtain as much useful information as possible. It describes the Eastern African studies and summarizes specific lessons learned, asks what can be learned from farm-level studies in a few communities, explores generic limitations of micro studies and a range of problems and issues faced in carrying out such studies, addresses challenges that arise in trying to put together a set of compatible micro studies, and lists overall conclusions and specific...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46552

Who Owns Carbon? Property Rights Issues in a Market for Greenhouse Gases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allan,   Travis; Baylis,   Katherine R.
With the Kyoto Protocol having come into force on February 16, 2005, participating nations face a pressing deadline to develop systems to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Any form of GHG reduction that includes a trading component will involve a change in the definition and/or allocation of property rights attached to emission credits, and any change in property rights will affect the ability of governments to efficiently reduce GHGs. Creation of property rights for carbon is complicated by the need to balance 1) clear incentives for firms to invest in emissions reduction with 2) unintentional creation of a lasting right to pollute. In particular, Canada’s federalist system poses some unique difficulties for policy makers in designing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46380

Industry Leaders' Perspectives on Communicating the Cooperative Value Package
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keeling Bond,   Jennifer J.; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Communication; Cooperatives; Value Package; Agribusiness; Q13; P13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117414

Agroholdings in Russia: Breaking the Vicious Circle?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Wandel,   Jurgen; Nedoborovskyy,   Andriy.
The paper discusses the accelerated emergence of agroholdings in the Russian Federation.  It is argued that the foundation of these highly integrated structures I due to the special (macro-) economic and institutional condition of the transition process in Russia. Moreover, it is shown that agricultural enterprises which are part of an agroholding were lacking behind other organisational forms in terms of economic efficiency. One reason for this finding is the highly centralized decision structures which, as experiences in Western Europe shows, are only suitable for very special agricultural value chains, but not for agriculture in general.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Firm Organisation; Vertical Integration; Agricultural Technology; Farm Input Market; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24416

A Review of Value-Added Centers: Objectives, Structures, Staffing, and Funding
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Johnson,   Aaron J.
Value-added centers have been established in many states. These centers vary greatly in objectives, operational structures, staffing, and funding. This paper uses examples of several centers and programs, with a specific emphasis on three centers, to provide a better understanding of value-added centers and their operations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Multidisciplinary; Planning; Value-added; Agribusiness; L3; O1; Q0.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6525

SHOULD ANY AD HOC DISASTER AID BE TARGETED TO THE "HOLE" IN THE FARM SAFETY NET?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnaby,   Glenn Arthur, Jr.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33128

THE IMPACT OF AGROFORESTRY-BASED SOIL FERTILITY REPLENISHMENT PRACTICES ON THE POOR IN WESTERN KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Place,   Frank; Adato,   Michelle; Hebinck,   Paul; Omosa,   Mary.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15939

DOES INCLUSION OF LANDOWNERS' NON-MARKET VALUES LOWER COSTS OF CREATING CARBON FOREST SINKS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaikh,   Sabina L.; Suchanek,   Pavel; Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
This research examines effects of various factors on farmer participation in agricultural tree plantations for economic, environmental, social and carbon-uptake purposes. Using data from a survey of Canadian agricultural landowners, a discrete choice random utility model is used to determine the probability of farmers' participation and corresponding mean willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for a tree-planting program. WTA includes positive and negative nonmarket benefits to landowners from planting trees. Estimates of WTA are less than foregone agricultural rents, but average costs of creating carbon credits still exceed their projected value under a CO2-emissions trading scheme
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18151

Agro-Exports and the Rural Resource Poor in Latin America: Policy Options for Achieving Broadly Based Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Michael R.; Barham,   Bradford L.; Mesbah,   Dina; Stanley,   Denise.
Concentrating on fundamental sector-level impacts that shape the nature of agro-export growth, this paper indicates how intrahousehold impacts fit into the analysis. Section 1 is introductory. Section 2 puts forward the conceptual framework needed to understand sectoral impacts of agro-export growth on the rural resource poor, impacts that can be divided into a small-farm adoption effect, a land-access effect, and a labor-absorption effect, all of which are interlinked. Section 3 explores the economic forces that shape the magnitude of the direct (adoption and land access) and indirect (labor absorption) effects of agro-export growth. Its chief message is that the agronomic and economic characteristics of agro-export crops interact with the intrinsic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12754

Estimating productivity of water at different spatial scales using simulation modeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Droogers,   Peter; Kite,   Geoff.
A clear understanding of the current water balance is required to explore options for water saving measures. However, measurement of all the terms in the water balance is infeasible in terms of spatial and temporal scale, but hydrological simulation models can fill the gap between measured and required data. For a basin in Western Turkey, simulation modeling at three different scales, field, irrigation scheme and basin scale, was performed to obtain all terms of the water balance. These water balance numbers were used to calculate the Productivity of Water at the three spatial levels distinguished to assess the performance of the systems.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resources; Productivity; Simulation models; Water scarcity; Water supply; Water balance; Performance indexes; Indicators; River basins; Cropping systems; Crop yield; Cotton; Hydrology; Economic analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44568

IMPORT TENDERS AND BIDDING STRATEGIES IN WHEAT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
Bidding competition plays an important role in price discovery and the determination of suppliers in international grains.  In this paper we analyze international bidding competition for wheat for a specific importer.  Tender data over the period 1993-1999 were analyzed and bid functions estimated by class of wheat (hard red spring, hard amber durum, and hard red winter denoted as HRS, HAD, and HRW, respectively) and by selling firm.  A stochastic simulation model was developed to determine the optimal bid and to analyze factors affecting bidding behavior and competition. The tender data indicated there was a surprisingly wide range of bids. Variation of bids across firms submitted for individual HRS tenders had standard deviations that ranged from $5/mt...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Auction; Bidding; Wheat tenders; Optimal bid; U.S.; Canada; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23285

Determinants of direct foreign investment: Evidence from Jordan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khrawish,   Husni Ali; Siam,   Walid Zakaria.
In order to show the effect of direct foreign investment flows on the economy of Jordan, this study comes to examine the economic and financial risks on FDI on the macro level over the period (1997- 2007). This study applies a version of the model developed by Chan and Gemayel (2004) by using Multiple Linear Regression Model. The analysis revealed that there exists significant and positive relationship between foreign direct investment flows into the economy of Jordan and economic and financial variables. The study claims for further FDI promotion through incentives to attract new investments. These factors are: providing targeted fiscal incentives, such as tax concessions, cash grants, and specific subsidies; improving domestic infrastructure; promoting...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct foreign investment; Economic and financial risks; Export of goods and services and exchange rate stability.; Financial Economics; International Development; F21; O53.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95943

AS CONSEQÜÊNCIAS DOS ACORDOS DE LIVRE COMÉRCIO SOBRE O SETOR DE LÁCTEOS NO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvim,   Augusto Mussi.
Este artigo analisa os principais efeitos dos acordos de livre comércio sobre o setor lácteo no Brasil, a exemplo do acordo regional entre os países do Mercosul e da UE, da ALCA e do acordo multilateral de comércio junto a Organização Mundial de Comércio. Para atingir tal objetivo foi utilizado de um modelo de equilíbrio parcial formulado como um Problema de Complementaridade Mista que permite avaliar mudanças em termos de produção, comércio e bem-estar considerando diferentes cenários alternativos. Este modelo considera multi-regiões e multi-produtos, o que permite analisar o impacto de políticas de livre comércio para diferentes regiões e diversos produtos lácteos processados.---------------------------------------This paper discusses the main effects of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Roblema de Complementaridade Mista; Modelos de equilíbrio parcial; Setor leiteiro; Análise multiregional e multi-produto; Mixed Complementary Problem; Partial equilibrium models; Milk sector; And multiregional and multi-product analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108580

Are Cooperatives Hybrid Organizations? An Alternative Viewpoint
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valentinov,   Vladislav; Fritzsch,   Jana.
This paper questions the designation of cooperatives as hybrids of market and hierarchy on the grounds that cooperatives possess more differences from these governance mechanisms than commonalities with them. It is argued that the definition of a governance mechanism’s hybridity depends on the definition of the governance continuum, with the conventional market-hierarchy continuum failing to accommodate the specificity of the cooperative organization. Utilizing the logic of the property rights theory of the firm, the paper develops an alternative continuum for cooperative, hierarchical, and market organization. These governance mechanisms are shown to exhibit growing difference in the extensiveness of property rights assigned to the involved contractual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58688

Fishery Management Under Multiple Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sethi,   Gautam; Costello,   Christopher; Fisher,   Anthony C.; Hanemann,   W. Michael; Karp,   Larry S.
Among others who point to environmental variability and managerial uncertainty as causes of fishery collapse, Roughgarden and Smith (1996) argue that three sources of uncertainty are important for fisheries management: variability in fish dynamics, inaccurate stock size estimates, and inaccurate implementation of harvest quotas. We develop a bioeconomic model with these three sources of uncertainty, and solve for optimal escapement based on measurements of fish stock in a discrete-time model. Among other results we find: (1) when uncertainties are high, we generally reject the constant-escapement rule advocated in much of the existing literature, (2) inaccurate stock estimation affects policy in a fundamentally different way than the other sources of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25117

Stata tip 3: How to be assertive
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   William.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116203

Development of the CNPP Prices Database
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Lino,   Mark; Juan,   WenYen; Marcoe,   Kristin; Bente,   Lisa; Hiza,   Hazel A. B.; Guenther,   Patricia M.; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Data are available at: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPlansCostofFood.htm
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food prices; USDA Food Plans; NHANES; CNPP Prices Database; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45851

Policies Supporting Organic Food Markets in the EU: Analyses by Stakeholders in 11 European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vairo,   Daniela; Haring,   Anna Maria; Dabbert,   Stephan; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
There is no single 'best way' of policy development. Bottom-up approaches to policy design and a broad debate among stakeholders facilitate policy learning and innovation. A novel approach of a bottom-up policy design process involving stakeholders is introduced. First results obtained by this methodology are presented. The outcomes of a large international effort for a development of policies for organic food and farming in Mai 2004 in Europe are analyzed: the synthesized results from 11 European countries (AT, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, GB, HU, IT, PL, SI) on the current situation of policies related to the organic food market in Europe are highlighted and policy recommendations for the development of the organic food and farming sector formulated....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-stakeholder involvement; Policy learning/transfer; Network; Organic food market policy; Policy recommendations; Europe; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9386

CONTRACT BARGAINING FOR POTATOES AND OTHER CROPS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delong,   Vernon.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33473

DETERMINE THE KEY FACTORS OF THE AGRARIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE 21TH CENTURY IN HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Czarl,   Adrienn.
Economic growth is the top economic and political priority of world leaders. Countries with significant rate of development are higher ranked and serve as models for the developing countries and for the economies in transition.  As an EU member, Hungary needs to close up the gap also in case of the agriculture. After analysing the period 1994-2004 the major factor among supports influencing growth is investment subsidies ahead of current flow supports such as Supports to reduce the cost of agricultural production.  Irrespective of the alternating periods, the gradients established in the statistical analyses and the results from the study of elasticity along the period justify one of the basic tenets of modern economics: in order to achieve the bigger...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic growth; Agriculture; Influence; Subsidy; EU; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58901

Effectiveness of Best Management Cropping Systems to Abate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer-Aurich,   Andreas; Weersink,   Alfons; Jayasundara,   Susantha; Wagner-Riddle,   Claudia.
Best management practices (BMPs) for cropping systems that involve conservation tillage and nutrient management are proposed as potential win-win solutions for both farmers and the environment. While originally targeted as a means for improving soil and water quality, these BMPs may also contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation efforts have focused primarily on the ability of BMPs to sequester carbon and the subsequent potential revenue source carbon sequestration may represent to farmers. Increasingly, evidence from experimental stations calls into question the potential for C-sequestration with reduced tillage in soils in Eastern Canada. However, there are other ways in which BMPs can reduce GHG emissions: lowering fuel and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45987

Coping with Natural and Institutional Drought
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuck,   Eric C.; Frasier,   W. Marshall.
Groundwater and surface water in the South Platte River basin of northeastern Colorado are hydraulically linked. Consequently, use of groundwater in the basin reduces surface water flows in the South Platte River. To avoid open-access problems in this situation, both surface water and groundwater in the basin are jointly administered under the prior appropriation doctrine. This gives preference to the earliest developed water rights relative to later rights when water supplies are insufficient to meet all demands. Groundwater development typically occurred after surface water development, so rights related to groundwater are generally sufficiently junior as to be exercised only in the wettest years. Historically, the state engineer has been empowered to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45743

IMPLEMENTING AN EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY: IMPACT ON FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crowder,   Richard T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17919

CRIME AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deller,   Steven C.; Ottem,   Thomas D.
The impact of crime on the local quality of life of a region is examined. Using the methods suggested by Roback (1982) hedonic pricing analysis is used to examine the effects of eight categories of crime on property values and wages. The hedonic results are then used to calculate the implicit prices of the various types of crime. Prices are computed for both urban and rural areas reflecting differences in lifestyle and the corresponding impact of crime. As expected, crime has a measurable negative cost and lowers overall quality of life in a region and the level of impact varies significantly by type of crime.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12652

Review of A Gentle Introduction to Stata by Acock
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mulcahy,   Michael.
This article reviews A Gentle Introduction to Stata by Acock.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Introductory statistics; Social science; Teaching Stata; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117591

The Cost of Compliance with Biosafety Regulations in Indonesia and The Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falck-Zepeda,   Jose Benjamin; Yorobe,   Jose M., Jr.; Manalo,   Abraham; Ramon,   Godfrey; Amirsuhin,   Bahagiawati; Lokollo,   Erna M.; Zambrano,   Patricia.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9947

Reviewers for Volume 42
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117289

When to Exit Dairy Farming: The Value of Waiting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Dressler,   Jonathan B.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121632

German Foreign Economic Policy in the Age of Globalisation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koopmann,   Georg.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26395

Agricultural Prices and Income Distribution among Farmers: A Whole-Household, Multi-Country, Multi-Year Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rios,   Ana R.; Shively,   Gerald E.; Masters,   William A.
Recent studies have emphasized that the poorest farmers are often net buyers of key commodities and therefore harmed by rising prices. We use LSMS data from Tanzania, Vietnam and Guatemala to test the degree of net purchases or sales by income level. We find that poorer farmers may be net buyers of individual crops, but only the poorest are net buyers of all crops. More generally, net sales among poor farmers are low. We conclude that agricultural price changes have a diverse but limited influence on poor farmers’ welfare, because their farm sales tend to be offset by food purchases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market participation; Poverty; Inequality; Multi-continent multicountry; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49314

Panel Presentation: Renewable Energy - Inroads to Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Page, Gregory R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8023

Food Quality Standards in Equilibrium Models: A Discussion of Current Modeling Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nolte,   Stephan; Rau,   Marie-Luise.
Throughout recent year food quality standards have become a ubiquitous phenomenon that nationally and globally influences agri-food markets. With equilibrium models commonly used in the quantitative analysis of market and trade effects, we review possible approaches to modeling standards existent in the literature, elaborate the reasoning behind them and discuss their suitability to reflect "real world" situations. While the modeling approaches identified may respectively depict a specific situation, they may not be appropriate in others. That is they capture certain effects of standards only. With increasing ability to account for the various effects of standards, the modeling approaches become more complex and the data requirements increase.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; Standards; Modeling approaches; Equilibrium models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; F1; C6; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25653

Mapping Population and Economic Trends in Rural and Small-Town America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cromartie,   John; Breneman,   Vincent E.; Parker,   Timothy S.; Nulph,   David.
An interview with one of the authors is featured online at: www.ers.usda.gov/podcast/
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121249

SHADOW PRICE IMPLICATIONS OF SECOND DEGREE STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCamley,   Francis P.; Rudel,   Richard K.
Second degree stochastic dominance (SSD) can be, but seldom is explicitly, applied to problems having continuous variables.  A model is presented which, for any SSD efficient solution, facilitates exploration of the set of SSD consistent shadow prices.  The model is tested by applying it to a problem described by Hazell.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36370

The economics of transmission constraints on wind farms: some evidence from South Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boerema,   Nicholas; MacGill,   Iain.
The impacts of transmission congestion and network investment on the development of the Australian wind energy industry have received growing attention from wind farm developers as well as relevant policy stakeholders such as the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). There are many potential wind farm sites across the country with excellent wind regimes yet only limited transmission capacity. At least one wind farm in South Australia has spent a period following construction where its output was curtailed by transmission constraints (NEMMCO, 2009). Current market rules do not guarantee dispatch to an existing wind farm as more wind generation connects to the same transmission. Given the expense of transmission network extension and augmentation,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Integration; Market price; NEM; South Australia; Wind; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107741

Forest Carbon Sequestration under the U.S. Biofuel Energy Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yoo,   Do-il; Skog,   Kenneth E.; Ince,   Peter J.; Kramp,   Andrew D.
This paper analyzes impacts of the U.S. biofuel energy policies on the carbon sequestration by forest products, which is expressed as Harvested Wood Products (HWP) Contribution under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Estimation for HWP Contribution is based on tracking carbon stock stored in wood and paper products in use and in solid-waste disposal sites (SWDS) from domestic consumption, harvests, imports, and exports. For this analysis, we hypothesize four alternative scenarios using the existing and pending U.S. energy policies by requirements for the share of biofuel to total energy consumption, and solve partial equilibrium for the U.S. timber market by 2030 for each scenario. The U.S. Forest Products Module (USFPM), created...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Forest Products; Carbon Sequestration; Biofuel Policies; HWP Contribution; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103961

QUANTIFYING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO ASIAN-U.S. FOOD TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.; Wang,   Joanne.
Data on U.S. Food and Drug Administration import detentions and alerts are used to quantify regulatory barriers experienced by Asian food products entering the United States. These data offer the only comprehensive means of assessing regulatory barriers without relying on expert opinion, although they fall short of placing a dollar value on the volume of trade affected. The data show that meeting food regulations is a significant barrier to Asian food products entering the United States, especially for products originating in developing and newly industrialized countries.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Asia; Food products; Regulatory standards; Trade; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14696

Cash Flow and Agricultural Investments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirwan,   Barrett E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6280

The Impacts of U.S. Cotton Programs on the World Market: An Analysis of Brazilian and African WTO Petitions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Mohanty,   Samarendu; Ethridge,   Don E.; Fadiga,   Mohamadou L.
Brazil, supported by Australia challenged U.S. cotton programs at the September 2003 meeting of the WTO settlement Body. Brazil complained that U.S. cotton subsidies such as marketing loans, export credits, commodity certificates, direct payments and counter cyclical payments are depressing world prices and are injurious to Brazilian farmers. In addition, the West and Central African Countries (WCA) countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad have filed a petition with the WTO claiming that they are losing export earnings of 1 billion dollar a year as a result of subsidies by the United States and the European Union (BBMC, 2003). For WCA countries, both production and export of cotton have increased in the last decade but export revenues have declined...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53150

QUALITY MEANS PROFIT IMPROVING PERISHABLE OPERATIONS, SANITATION AND PERFORMANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McGowan,   W.C.; Harris,   Lewis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27310

Evolving Milk Pricing Model for Agribusiness Centres: An Econometric Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saravanakumar,   V.; Jain,   D.K.
The two-axes pricing policy is followed normally in the dairy business centres of Tamil Nadu. Though it is scientifically rational, it ignores the input prices, technology and government policies. For sustaining the growth momentum and achieving an annual average growth of 7-8 per cent in the next five years and considering that dairying is practised as a component of mixed farming systems, it becomes imperative to take into account the interrelationship among the enterprises and general economic factors while fixing the milk price. In this study, development of a price determination model has been reported. It is based on the cost of production and takes into account price and non-price factors, viz. technology, and projected different price scenarios of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57391

CONSISTENT ESTIMATION OF LONGITUDINAL CENSORED DEMAND SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyerhoefer,   Chad D.; Ranney,   Christine K.; Sahn,   David E.
In this paper we derive a joint continuous/censored demand system suitable for the analysis of commodity demand relationships using panel data.  Unobserved heterogeneity is controlled for using a correlated random effects specification and a Generalized Method of Moments framework used to estimate the model in two stages.  While relatively small differences in elasticity estimates are found between a flexible specification and one that restricts the relationship between the random effect and budget shares to be time invariant, larger differences are observed between the most flexible random effects model and a pooled cross sectional estimator.  The results suggest the limited ability of such estimators to control for preference heterogeneity and unit value...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19992

Agricultural-Food Policy Perspective from Washington
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahalt,   J. Dawson.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59749

The Extended Family and Intrahousehold Allocation: Inheritance and Investments in Children in the Rural Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quisumbing,   Agnes R.
This paper examines the role of the extended family on investments in children, using data from a retrospective survey of three generations in the rural Philippines. Econometric results show that interactions between grandparent characteristics and child gender significantly affect the distribution of proposed land bequests between sons and daughters. However, grandparents significantly affect gender-specific investments in children's education only in resource-constrained families. Family-specific effects are more important in determining the pattern of investment in children within the nuclear family, while individual heterogeneity rather than family-specific unobservables dominates the extended family results. Interactions between parent characteristics...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Family; Economic Aspects; Philippines; Social Conditions; Gender issues; Land tenure; Gender; Property rights; Education; Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97311

Selected Trade Agreements and Implications for U.S. Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wainio,   John; Gehlhar,   Mark J.; Dyck,   John H.
Since 2001, the United States has concluded negotiations with 13 countries, resulting in 8 trade agreements (TAs). Three additional agreements have been negotiated but not yet ratified by Congress, as of March 2011. Other countries have become increasingly active in negotiating their own trade pacts. This proliferation of TAs between key U.S. trading partners and competitors may have raised concerns among U.S. exporters, whose share in established markets could be eroded by such deals. In this study, ERS examines how recently concluded TAs between ASEAN (Southeast Asia) countries and China and Australia/New Zealand, as well as pending TAs between the United States and Korea, Colombia, and Panama, will likely affect U.S. agricultural trade. Model results...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market access; Free trade agreements; Tariffs; Trade agreements; Trade creation; Trade diversion; Trade promotion agreements; GTAP model.; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102754

Changes in Characteristics of NSW Wheat Varieties, 1965-1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   John P.; Bialowas,   Adam.
A study was made of the changes from 1965 to 1997 in wheat varieties grown in selected shires representing farming systems across NSW. The eight shires examined were Wagga, Temora, Cowra, Carrathool, Lachlan, Coonabarabran, Gunnedah and Narrabri. In each shire, approximately 8-10 varieties were grown each year. Generally, three of those varieties were grown on a substantial proportion of the area; the minor varieties were either new varieties in the process of being built up to their peak adoption or older varieties in the stage of being replaced. In southern shires, there has been a tendency to reduce the number of varieties grown, while in the northern shires the number of varieties grown has increased since 1965.  The progress of breeders in developing...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28003

Land Development and Current Use Assessment: A Theoretical Note
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: England,   Richard W.; Mohr,   Robert D.
This paper jointly models a landowner's decision to develop a parcel and the option to enroll that parcel in a current use assessment program. The analytical results highlight different factors that influence the effectiveness of a current use program in delaying development. The results also underscore the difficulty a local government might have in influencing the behavior of the landowner. Except for altering eligibility rules, a local government employing current use assessment has but two policy tools: a penalty for development and the property tax rate.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31343

Financial Development and International Trade: Regional and Sectoral Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Susanto,   Dwi; Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Costa,   Rafael F.
Financial development has been argued as a potential source of comparative advantage and its relationships with trade has been theoretically developed. This theory posits that countries that are well financially developed should experience greater volumes of international trade. We empirically investigate the effects of financial development on trade of both agricultural and manufactured products. The results show a positive impact of financial development on bilateral trade flows for the manufacturing sector, which enjoys a greater impact than the agricultural sector. The impacts differ across regions. In most cases, developing countries (Asia, Latin America, MENA and SSA) experience greater impacts of financial development on exports in both agriculture...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural sector; Comparative advantage; Financial development; International trade; Manufacturing sector; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102647

Non-Linear Dynamics and Predictable Forecast Errors: An Application to the OECD Forecasts for Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antzoulatos,   Angelos A.; Wilfling,   Bernd.
Recent theoretical advances in consumption theory suggest that there may exist predictable consumption surges which, if not taken sufficiently into account in forecasting, may lead to predictable forecast errors. We use this insight to identify economic variables that might help improve the OECD's forecasts for Germany's consumption and GDP growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumption; GDP; Macroeconomic forecasts; Non-linear dynamics.; Consumer/Household Economics; C53; E21; E37.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26169

EVOLUTION OF THE AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM: THE CASE OF THE SEED INDUSTRY;  Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grillenzoni,   Maurizio; Ragazzoni,   Alessandro.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14424

U.S. BEEF TRADE AND PRICE RELATIONSHIPS WITH JAPAN, CANADA, AND MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marsh,   John M.
U.S. live cattle and beef trade has increased substantially since the mid-1980s. Total beef imports (cattle and beef, dressed weight) increased from 2.51 billion pounds in 1985 to 3.89 billion pounds in 1998. Total beef exports (cattle and beef, dressed weight) increased from 0.42 billion pounds to 2.38 billion pounds over the same period. Consequently, net imports declined by 0.58 billion pounds. On a value basis, U.S. net beef exports (value of total beef exports less the value of total beef imports) has become considerably less negative, increasing by 88 percent from 1980 to 1998. The overall improvement in the U.S. beef trade was characterized, however, by different trade impacts with the major export customers and import suppliers. These countries are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29165

Atlas demographique des populations de poissons d'eau douce d'Afrique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moreau,   J.; Palomares,   M.L.D.; Torres,   F.S.B.; Pauly,   Daniel.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Freshwater fish; Population dynamics; Stock assessment; Growth curves; Catch/effort; Recruitment; Fishery biology; Africa; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44838

FOOD PROCESSING PROFITS DURING ECONOMIC STAGNATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallo,   Anthony E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26558

THE EFFECT OF AN EMBARGO OF CALIFORNIA PEACHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bauer,   Larry L.; Wells,   Gary J.; Rathwell,   P. James.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30442

Parallel Research, Multiple Intellectual Property Right Protection Instruments, and the Correlation among R&amp;D Projects
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Moschini,   GianCarlo.
The choice of a research path in attacking scientific and technological problems is a significant component of firms' R&amp;D strategy. One of the findings of the patent races literature is that, in a competitive market setting, firms' noncooperative choices of research projects display an excessive degree of correlation, as compared to the socially optimal level. The paper revisits this question in a context in which firms have access to trade secrets, in addition to patents, to assert intellectual property rights (IPR) over their discoveries. We find that the availability of multiple IPR protection instruments can move the paths chosen by firms engaged in an R&amp;D race toward the social optimum.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Intellectual property rights; Parallel R&amp;D; Patent races; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18379

Dairy Farm Business Summary, Southeastern New York Region, 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.; Kiraly,   Mariane; Walsh,   Joseph J.; Hadcock,   Stephen E.; Hulle,   Larry R.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121885

Grains and Oilseeds Outlook for 2010 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fisher,   Max.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90765

The Effect of Distance and Road Quality on Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Traders' Wages: Evidence from Zaire
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minten,   Bart; Kyle,   Steven C.
Major investments in infrastructure rehabilitation have been undertaken by govemments, development banks and donors in developing countries in recent decades. In Sub-Saharan Africa roaddeterioration isperceivedtobeoneofthemaincausesforthelimitedsupplyresponseafter price liberalization in agricultural markets. Studies of the quantitative effects on marketing margins are rare. This analysis shows that the wholesale -producer food price margin is strongly influenced by the quality of the road infrastructure. Evidence from Zaire shows that food prices decrease faster than transportation costs increase and that traders' wages are higher on bad roads. A trader's model incorporating uncertainty in input costs is used to explain this phenomenon.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121304

Factors Influencing Consumer Likelihood of Purchasing a Flexible-Fuel or Hybrid Automobile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Xiaogu; Clark,   Christopher D.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.; English,   Burton C.; Yen,   Steven T.
Developing fuels and vehicles that reduce our reliance on fossil fuels has become a priority due to the threat of global climate change and desire for reduced dependence on oil imports. Flexible-fuel vehicles that can run on ethanol/gasoline blends of up to 85% ethanol and hybrid electric vehicles present two such opportunities. While production of both flexible-fuel and hybrid vehicles is increasing, there is still a great deal of uncertainty about how consumers will respond to these products. To address this uncertainty, data was collected through an online survey of automobile owners that asked respondents how likely they were to choose either a flexible-fuel or hybrid vehicle as their next vehicle. A bivariate probit model was used to jointly analyze...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Flexible-fuel vehicles; Ethanol; E85; Hybrid electric vehicles; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60981

Consumers Cut Back on Convenience But Not Necessarily Quantity When Incomes Fall
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121017

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1980S AND BEYOND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tweeten,   Luther G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32103

A NOTE ON BREEDING FLOCK COMPOSITION IN RELATION TO ECONOMIC CRITERIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Townsley,   Robert; Schroder,   William R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22532

KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND: ADDING VALUE IN AGRICULTURE IN THE VENETO REGION OF ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clemens,   Roxanne.
Italy’'s relatively small area, high population density, and high land and labor costs have created the challenges of ensuring profitably for agricultural producers, slowing urban encroachment onto arable land, and keeping farm families on land that has been handed down within the families for generations. As part of the solution to these issues, the European Union is enacting policies to reduce producer dependence on direct subsidies while increasing the competitiveness of agricultural products and returns to producers, reinvigorating rural communities, and encouraging environmentally sound production methods. These regulations provide incentives for producers to add value to their products by obtaining legal recognition of typical products, participating...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agritourism; Geographical indications; Regional products; Reinvigorating rural communities; Traditional foods; Typical products; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Production Economics; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18706

Supply-side Policies to Conserve Biodiversity and Save the Orangutan from Oil Palm Expansion: An Economic Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Swarna Nantha,   Hemanath.
Tropical forests are biodiversity-rich but are dwindling at a rapid rate, not only in Southeast Asia but elsewhere also. The result is a loss of natural ecosystems, a reduction in carbon sequestration, and increasing global extinction of wild species, including iconic species. While several developments contribute to the destruction of tropical forests, the main threat comes from their clearing for the purpose of agricultural production, for example in the Amazon Basin for the expansion of the beef industry and soya bean cultivation. In Borneo and Sumatra, the principal threat to tropical forests comes from the expansion of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation. This is expected to result in significant biodiversity loss and is a danger to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Oil Palm; Borneo; Orangutan; Conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55111

Local Markets, Local Varieties: Rising Food Prices and Small Farmers' Access to Seed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Cohen,   Marc J.; Nagarajan,   Latha.
In-depth field research—undertaken by IFPRI with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other partners in India, Kenya, and Mali—brings to light new evidence about farmers’ access to seed and the role of village markets in supplying it, with a focus on semi-arid environments.1 The findings point to several policy options aimed at improving the effectiveness of these markets, which can be crucial for reducing the potential negative impacts of high food prices. Such options might be considered in tandem with those recommended for more favorable environments, where seed systems already function more effectively. This brief introduces the issues that drove this research project, relevant concepts, and methods. The accompanying...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49998

Projections of Future Participation and Needs in Outdoor Recreation for North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Randall S.; Leitch,   Jay A.
This report presents projected participation levels in selected outdoor recreation activities for North Dakota residents. It is the fifth study to collect data on recreation participation rates for North Dakota's State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23212

Induced Technological Change in a Limited Foresight Optimization Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hedenus,   Fredrik; Azar,   Christian; Lindgren,   Kristian.
The threat of global warming calls for a major transformation of the energy system the coming century. Modeling technological change is an important factor in energy systems modeling. Technological change may be treated as induced by climate policy or as exogenous. We investigate the importance of induced technological change (ITC) in GET-LFL, an iterative optimization model with limited foresight that includes learning-by-doing. Scenarios for stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentrations at 400, 450, 500 and 550 ppm are studied. We find that the introduction of ITC reduces the total net present value of the abatement cost over this century by 3-9% compared to a case where technological learning is exogenous. Technology specific polices which force the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12036

The Role of area-yield crop insurance program face to the Mid-term Review of Common Agricultural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Serrao,   Amilcar; Coelho,   Luis.
The mid-term review of Common Agricultural Policy increases the complexity of the decision-making process of farmers. The subsidies are substituted for a single decoupled income payment. The farmers decide what crops and livestock will produce based on climate, soils conditions and agricultural market signals and not based on subsidies granted to each one of the crop and livestock activities. The area-yield crop insurance program might have an important role on increasing production and facing natural catastrophes. This paper studies the introduction of the area-yield crop insurance program to reduce the risk originating from the variability of farmers'’ income and to compare this alternative with other agricultural policy alternatives in the context of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cumulative Propospect Theory; Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy; Discrete Sequential Stochastic Programming Model; Area-Yield Crop Insurance program; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21411

How Much Do Consumers Benefit from New Brand Introductions? The Case of Potato Chips
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Gopinath,   Munisamy; Pick,   Daniel H.
This study identifies consumer welfare from new brand introductions in the potato chip market. Price and variety effects of new brand introduction are measured by estimating a demand system underlying an expenditure function. Variety effects are positive in most cities, while price effects are generally negative when consumers exhibit some variety preference. Variety effects dominate price effects in most cities; an opposite effect observed in some cities may indicate high entry barriers or joint brand- and price-based marketing strategies. Results indicate that consumers and producers gain from product innovations, but substantial regional variation exists in the distributional effects of new brand introduction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: City-demand system; Compensating variation; Consumer welfare; New brands; Virtual prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105529

Economic Impact of Sisseton-Wahpeton College on the Regional Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Bangsund,   Dean A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120312

Charging for the use of plant varieties
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
Private and many publicly funded plant breeding organisations charge farmers for use of varieties they develop. This article compares four alternative charging mechanisms and outlines responses to these alternatives by farmers and plant breeders. Risk‐averse farmers and breeders are shown to have opposite preferences for charging mechanisms. Results suggest profit‐based or royalties are preferred by farmers whereas breeders prefer area or tonnage‐based royalties. Risk‐sharing arrangements between both parties could lead to an overall preference for profit‐based or royalties. However, this finding is subject to important caveats and practical limitations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117468

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover Page; Editorial Information; Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32079

Economical Evaluation through Gross Profit and Cash Flow in Different Beef Cattle Systems in Rio Grande Do Sul
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silveira,   Vicente Celestino Pires; Viana,   Joao Garibaldi Almeida; de Oliveira,   Carolina Balbe; Vargas,   Adriana Ferreira Da Costa.
Beef cattle production is suffering numerous difficulties in productive and economical terms in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Expanding new markets, competition with other meats, external competition through imported Mercosul beef, new growth and slaughter processes bring new challenges to the Brazilian livestock production. In the case of Rio Grande do Sul, another factor to be considered is the competition with Central States in the internal market. Meat prices received by farmers in the last years stayed constant, but prices of the main production inputs are still rising. This scenery brought continuous income decrease to the beef cattle farmers. As a result, many farmers are selling part of their lands or leaving beef cattle production. This paper...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle systems; Gross profit; Cash flow; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24231

Compétitivité de la filière riz local au Togo: Une évaluation du taux de protection nominale, effective et du coût en ressource domestique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tabone,   Kperim; Koffi-Tessio,   Egnonto M.; Diagne,   Aliou.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors which influence the competitiveness of local rice in Togo in order to contribute to a better formulation of a rice policy.  This analysis was done by a characterization of the actual situation of the local production and by the evaluation of the incentives of the state pricing policy as well as the production’s competitiveness. The approach of the Policy Analysis Matrix (MAP) or reference price was used.  The analysis of the results shows, on the one hand, that the production of local rice in Togo exhibits a comparative advantage compared to imported rice and, on the other hand, that the public interventions favour the local production. Indeed, the local production benefits from an implicit protection...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Policy Analysis Matrix (MAP) rice; Quality; Competitiveness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95781

Distillers Dried Grain Product Innovation and Its Impact on Adoption, Inclusion, Substitution, and Displacement Rates in a Finishing Hog Ration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.
This study finds that the use of distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) as feed is greatly influenced by the development of DDGS products that are available in the market. We find that newer-generation DDGS products have a higher optimal inclusion rate, reaching the maximum allowable rate of 20% for swine, and they have a higher displacement rate of 0.23 for soymeal and 0.93 for corn. Although both traditional and newer-generation DDGS products are primarily used as a corn substitute for energy, it will take only a relatively small change in the price or matrix A (or both) for the newer-generation DDGS to primarily substitute for soymeal for the limiting amino acid, lysine. In contrast, traditional DDGS products have a lower optimal inclusion rate of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; DDGS; DG; Distillers dried grain with solubles; Distillers grain; Feeder-finisher; Optimal feed ration.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43556

Potential Harmonization of Supplier-Retailer Interests: The US Food Industry &amp; Comparisons with International Examples (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konig,   Gabor.
Seminar presented to USDA Economists Group, Washington, DC, USA 03 September 2008
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market structure; Conflicts; Concentration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43764

DOŚWIADCZENIA ODDOLNYCH INICJATYW ROZWOJU REGIONALNEGO ORAZ PERSPEKTYWY DLA PROGRAMU LEADER+ W REGIONIE DOLINY STRUGU W POLSCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas.
This paper presents the results of a case study of local economic development in Dolina Strugu, Podkarpackie voivodship, Poland. Its aim is to analyse local development problems and chances, to investigate the potential of endogenous initiatives to support economic development, and to examine the prospects for an implementation of the EU’s initiative Leader+. The case study primarily relies on interviews conducted with local government authorities, NGOs, business owners and farmers in summer 2005. The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region because two thirds of the people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly absent. To respond to these...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Endogenous initiative; Leader+; Cooperation; Poland; Ländliche Entwicklung; Endogene Initiative; Kooperation; Polen; Rozwój wsi; Inicjatywa lokalna; Współpraca; Polska; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; P 32; Q 13; R 11.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91960

World Wheat Policy Simulation Model: Description and Computer Program Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benirschka,   Martin; Koo,   Won W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23333

2001 OUTLOOK OF THE U.S. AND WORLD SUGAR MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
This report evaluates the U.S. and world sugar markets for 2000-2010 by using the Global Sugar Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, population growth, weather conditions, and technological changes.  Both the U.S. and world sugar economies are predicted to improve over the next ten years after the current over supply is reduced. World demand for sugar is expected to grow faster than world supply, resulting in gradually increasing Caribbean sugar prices from 8.51 cents/lb in 2000 to 12.67 cents/lb in 2010. The U.S. wholesale price of sugar is projected to increase from 22.5 cents/lb in 2000 to 26.6 cents/lb in 2010, if the United States maintains its sugar programs. World...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sugar; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ending Stocks.; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23602

BOOK REVIEWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22371

What Future for the U.S. Reserve Programs?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dicks,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92856

U.S. Tobacco Growers’ Concern about the Impact of the FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feleke,   Shiferaw T.; Starnes,   Jane H.; Tiller,   Kelly.
The objective of the paper is to establish an empirical relationship between household characteristics and tobacco growers’ perception of the impact of the FDA regulation. A logistic model is applied on primary data that came from the Center for Tobacco Grower Research’s (CTGR’s) 2011 mail survey of tobacco producers. Results indicate that over 80 percent of the sample tobacco growers are concerned about the impact of the FDA regulation. The profiles of growers who reported to be concerned about the impact of the FDA regulation are not significantly different from those of growers who reported that they are not concerned or somewhat concerned. This result highlights the importance of engaging all groups of growers in discussion to elaborate whether, and if...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tobacco; U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration; Regulation; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119792

EIN OKONOMISCHES AUKTIONSEXPERIMENT ZUR AUSWAHL DER TEILNEHMER AN UMWELTSCHUTZPROGRAMMEN (German)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe; Schilizzi,   Steven.
Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht die Effizienz unterschiedlicher Ausgestaltungen von Auktionen zur Auswahl von Landwirten an Umweltprogrammen mittels eines ökonomischen Experimentes. Es wird eine Preisauktion, bei der die Leistung des Landwirts fixiert ist und er ein monetäres Mindestgebot für ein Teilnahmeentgelt abgeben soll, mit zwei unterschiedlichen Mengenauktionen verglichen, bei denen die Entgeltzahlung für den Landwirt fixiert ist und er aus unterschiedlichen Maßnahmen mit unterschiedlicher Leistung ein Angebotsbündel zusammenstellen soll. In der ersten Auktionsrunde ist die Leistung (=Stickstoffreduktion) je Euro Teilnahmeentgelt bei der Preisauktion signifikant höher als für die Mengenauktionen. Allerdings sind die Lerneffekte zwischen den...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Auktion; Ökonomisches Experiment; Umweltprogramm.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7607

Cognitive Dissonance as a Means of Reducing Hypothetical Bias
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alfnes,   Frode; Yue,   Chengyan; Jensen,   Helen H.
Hypothetical bias is a persistent problem in stated preference studies. We propose and test a method for reducing hypothetical bias based on the cognitive dissonance literature in social psychology. A central element of this literature is that people prefer not to take inconsistent stands and will change their attitudes and behavior to make them consistent. We find that participants in a stated preference willingness-to-pay study, when told that a nonhypothetical study of similar goods would follow, state significantly lower willingness to pay than participants not so informed. In other words, participants adjust their stated willingness to pay to avoid cognitive dissonance from taking inconsistent stands on their willingness to pay for the good being...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Apples; Cognitive consistency; Hypothetical bias; Instrument calibration; Willingness to pay.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47737

Effects of Soybean Checkoff Research Expenditures on U.S. Soybean Yields and Net Revenue: A Time Series Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bessler,   David A.
Statistical methods are used to study relationships between research expenditures (adjusted for inflation) made from producer checkoff programs and soybean yields and net revenues in the United States for the years 1978 – 2007. Results presented are for yield and net revenue data and research expenditures for the entire United States. We find that research expenditures over the years 1994 to 2007 are responsible for a 0.95 bushel per acre per year increase in soybean yields. We calculate net producer revenues to be about $17 per acre higher than would have been the case without the soybean research checkoff expenditures.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Soybean; Soybean Checkoff; Soybean Yields; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90494

Natural Resource Economics, 1946-75
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castle,   Emery N.; Kelso,   Maurice M.; Stevens,   Joe B.; Stoevener,   Herbert H.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95734

Environmental Targets and Shadow Prices of Bad Outputs in Organic and Conventional Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huhtala,   Anni; Marklund,   Per-Olov.
We present a framework for deriving shadow prices for negative environmental impacts regulated in agriculture. The shadow prices can be used as indicators of the costs of environmental regulation imposed as reflected in alternative farming technologies adopted. We illustrate our analytical findings with implications of the Finnish water protection policy measures on conventional and organic livestock farms over the period 1994-2002. Generally, the representative organic farm is found to be more technically efficient relative to its own technology than is the conventional representative farm. However, there is no statistical indication of a difference between these two particular representative farms in valuing the costs of undesirable output (manure) at...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental performance; Technology choices; Nutrient surplus; Environmental Economics and Policy; H23; C21; Q12; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24575

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12422

REGULATING IRRIGATION VIA BLOCK-RATE PRICING: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bar-Shira,   Ziv; Finkelshtain,   Israel; Simhon,   Avi.
In this paper, we adapt Burtless and Hausman’'s (1978) methodology in order to estimate farmer's’ demand for irrigation water under increasing block-rate tariffs and empirically assess its effect on aggregate demand and inter-farm allocation efficiency.  This methodology overcomes the technical challenges raised by increasing block rate pricing and accounts for both observed and unobserved technological heterogeneity among farmers.  Employing a micro panel data documenting irrigation levels and prices in 185 Israeli agricultural communities in the period 1992-1997 we estimate water demand elasticity at -–0.3 in the short run (the effect of a price change on demand within a year of implementation) and –-0.46 in the long run.  We also find that, in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Block-Rate Pricing; Irrigation; C13; Q15; Q28; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14982

Time Series Evidence of Relationships Between U.S. and Canadian Wheat Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohanty,   Samarendu; Smith,   Darnell B.; Peterson,   E. Wesley F.
In this paper, relationships between U.S. and Canadian wheat prices are examined using cointegration and error correction approach.  The use of an error correction model is appropriate because U.S. and Canadian wheat prices are first differenced stationary and cointegrated.  The results suggest that both U.S. durum and hard spring wheat prices respond to restore the equilibrium relationship with the corresponding Canadian price while the Canadian price does not respond to restore equilibria.  That is, the structure of the respective policies is such that Canadian markets are largely insulated from influences flowing from the United States while U.S. markets are not insulated from Canadian influences.  These results could be interpreted to support the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18575

THE ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNITED STATES: IS THE ORGANIZATION MAN DESTROYING OUR TRADITIONAL INDIVIDUALISM?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patton,   Robert D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16982

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH POLICIES FOR SALE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schleich,   Joachim.
This paper generalizes the Grossman-Helpman political economy model to characterize the structure of environmental and industry protection for a small open economy when domestic and/or trade policies are the outcome of a noncooperative common agency game between sector-specific producer lobbies and the government. For a consumption externality, the political equilibrium results if domestic and trade policies are available, are production-enhancing protection of organized industries, but the same environmental protection as Pigouvian taxes. Subsidies to organized industries counterbalance environmental taxes when there is a production externality, and it is ambiguous whether domestic or trade policy alone leads to more environmental protection. In addition,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51207

Social Security, Unemployment, and Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brauninger,   Michael.
The paper develops an overlapping generations model that highlights interactions between social security, unemployment and growth.  The social security system has two components: old age pensions and unemployment insurance.  Pensions have a different effect on economic growth.  Both pensions and unemployment benefits influence equilibrium unemployment caused by wage bargaining.  Since unemployment impairs growth, both types of social security have an indirect, negative effect on growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Unemployment benefits; Pensions; Wage bargaining; Endogenous growth; Labor and Human Capital; E24; H55; J51; J64; J65.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26346

BOOK REVIEWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23004

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE U.S. GRAIN SYSTEM: DIFFERENTIATION AND IDENTITY PRESERVATION TRENDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elbehri,   Aziz.
This report examines current trends in the U.S. grain industry. Many identity preservation(IP) grain systems have emerged recently, driven by a confluence of supply and demand factors. IP grain requirements for specific production protocols, marketing channels, and quality assurance depend on whether the crops are trait-specific, non-GM (genetically modified), organic, or pharmaceutical. Cost structures vary according to the relative importance of segregation and risk management. High information management, greater market coordination, and frequent reliance on contracts characterize IP grains. IP grain markets are also inherently riskier, with volatile supply, inelastic demand, and fluctuating price premiums. Increasing grain differentiation is altering...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Identity preservation; Production differentiation; Specialty grain; Segregation cost; Traceability; Quality assurance; Grain attributes; Risk management; Information management; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7185

The Canadian Wheat Board: Government Guarantees and Hidden Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodloe,   Carol.
The operations of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), a state trading enterprise, have generated controversy over the years, partly because of an alleged lack of transparency in its operations. This study examines one aspect of operations that is not well understood – the government guarantee of CWB borrowing and export credit sales. The CWB is able to take advantage of this special privilege to generate a “financial cushion,” or non-market based revenue, that it can use to enhance returns to producers, discount export prices, or pay administrative expenses. Current WTO negotiations should build on U.S. and EU proposals on STEs and export credit guarantees to address potential trade-distorting practices of STEs such as the CWB.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Canadian Wheat Board; Financial cushion; State trading enterprise; World Trade Organization; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29160

General Notes and News and Staff Notes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8314

GARDENS OF OCEANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walter,   Annie; Lebot,   Vincent.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114070

What Determines the Variety of a Household's Vegetable Purchases?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Hayden; Harris,   James Michael; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
The USDA encourages people to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables through the Food Guide Pyramid and participation in the National 5-A-Day Partnership. A varied diet helps ensure a complete mix of nutrients, and a lack of variety in vegetable consumption has been further linked to the incidence of obesity (e.g., McCrory et al.). To assist these efforts, the USDA's Economic Research Service has investigated the factors that influence the purchase of vegetables, and identified obstacles to variety.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33603

Impact of Hired Foreign Labor on Milk Production and Herd Size in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Susanto,   Dwi; Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Adcock,   Flynn J.; Anderson,   David P.
Foreign labor has become increasingly important component of U.S. agriculture. Disruption in the supply of agricultural labor has been argued to significantly affect agricultural production. This study analyzes the impacts of foreign labor shortages on the dairy industry using national survey data. The results suggest that a 30 percent hired foreign labor shortage will result in 10.1 billion pound decline in total U.S. milk production. This is equivalent to a loss of 458.9 thousand dairy cows. One of the key implications of this study is the need for immigration or labor policies that help maintain consistent labor availability and stability of the dairy farm workforce.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96371

An Assessment of Commodity Export Performance in South Pacific Countries, 1960 to 1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fleming,   Euan M.; Blowes,   Anita.
We examine export performance and the factors influencing export growth in ten South Pacific countries, concentrating on the comparative influences of geographic endowments, policies and institutions. The countries under study are Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Only Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands experienced a positive trend in total commodity export values. Agricultural export values grew significantly only in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Most countries experienced growth in non-agricultural commodity export values, albeit from a low base.  As a general rule, export performance was superior for countries with richer endowments of natural resources. Geographic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12949

USDA PERSPECTIVE ON THE OUTLOOK FOR COTTON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levin,   Andrew; MacDonald,   Stephen; Meyer,   Leslie A.; Skelly,   Carol.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33423

RELEVANCE OF POLICY ANALYSIS: NEEDS FOR DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND PACKAGING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skees,   Jerry R.
This article challenges the traditional model of the economist as a humble technocrat who simply provides analysis given the preferences of policy decision-makers.  Since decision-makers rarely reveal their preferences, it is important that the would-be policy research/analyst know the political economy and be willing to identify potential performance goals for society.  Researchers who are willing to incur the transaction cost associated with becoming involved in useful policy research must learn to work within the imperfect policy process.  Policy research that considers the importance of implementation and that acknowledges the institutions and the history will have the highest chance of being useful to policy-makers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Implementation; Institutions; Policy research; Political economy; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15440

Lifetime Achievement Award- Comments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Womack,   Abner W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43880

The New Food Safety Standard ISO 22000. Assessment, Comparison and Correlation with HACCP and ISO 9000:2000. The Practical Implementation in Victual Business
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mamalis,   Spyridon; Kafetzopoulos,   Dimitrios P.; Aggelopoulos,   Stamatis.
The present paper aims to study the application of new standard of food safety: ISO 22000:2005 in the catering industry. At the beginning the study made a comparison between ISO 22000 with the HACCP system and the ISO 9000:2000 standard, in order to identify their similarities and differences, while it pinpoints and records the reasons for creating and applying the ISO 22000 standard. Due to the preliminary nature of this study, we are given the opportunity to assess the practical application of ISO 22000 in an array of victual businesses and the repercussions on them, through their managers’ points of view. The present research will explore the influence of the ISO 22000 to the food safety issues, marketing, financial, operational and the business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Food Quality; ISO 22000; ISO 9000:2000; HACCP; Restaurant industry; Food Marketing.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58088

The Value of Transportation for Improving the Quality of Life of the Rural Elderly
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Israel,   Alicia; Mjelde,   James W.; Dudensing,   Rebekka M.; Cherrington,   Linda; Jin,   Yanhong H.; Chen,   Junyi.
When an elderly individual living in a rural community is no longer able to drive, issues that come with living in an isolated area (i.e. limited access to health and personal services, distance between home and town centers) are exaggerated and the individual may experience a decrease in their quality of life.  Public transportation that supports elderly individuals may be an important issue for rural communities to consider in creating an aging-friendly community and maintaining quality of life for residents who are no longer able to drive.  The purpose of this research is to obtain an understanding of opinions about public transportation for the elderly held by rural county residents and their WTP for transportation options through an additional vehicle...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Elderly Transportation; Rural Transportation; Rural Elderly; Rural Quality of Life; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119667

New York Economic Handbook, 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Extension Staff.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122043

TEXAS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES: A COMPARISON WITH OTHER STATES FOR 1996
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stallmann,   Judith I.
This report is part of an educational series on Texas state and local taxes and public expenditures.  State and local government expenditures per capita and per $1,000 of personal income in Texas are compared with those of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.  For each expenditure the national average, median, maximum and minimum are given along with the corresponding expenditure for Texas and Texas's rank nationally.   For all state and local expenditures, Texas ranks 42nd per capita and 40th per $1,000 of personal income.  Texas ranks just below the median on education and public safety.  It ranks below the median on transportation and social services expenditures.  Texas ranks lowest in the nation on administrative expenditures.  It ranks 24th...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23983

Agricultural Supply Chain Traceability System Based on Multi-Agent System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Honglin.
In order to overcome defects in existing ASCTS (Agricultural Supply Chain Traceability System, a new traceability system based on Multi-Agent System (MAS) is put forward. By qualitative method, I analyze problems of application of Agent technology in tracing quality of agricultural products. Physical model is built for this system and structure of traceability system is determined. Finally, algorithm is presented for major entities. From analysis of algorithm, it is proved that this system has some reference value in improving breadth and depth of product traceability.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Multi-Agent System; Agricultural product supply chain; ASCTS; Agricultural product security; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122949

EU Aid for ACP Investment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Susanna.
The partnership between the EU and the ACP countries (that include 38 of the world's 49 least developed countries) has a long standing history and was renewed in 2000 with the Cotonou Agreement. Furthermore, the European Commission has become the world's fifth largest donor of development aid - and therefore one of the most important - in the 1990's. When total aid is looked at the ACP countries are disproportionally among those receiving the most foreign aid per capita in the world and hence the effects of European aid are of special relevance for them. The aim of this paper is therefore to investigate the effect European aid has on investment in the ACP countries. It contributes to the ongoing debate on aid effectiveness by arguing that the impact f aid...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26129

NORTH DAKOTA LIGNITE ENERGY INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE ECONOMY FOR 2007 AND PROJECTED FOR 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
A survey of firms involved in lignite mining and/or conversion resulted in estimates of their expenditures to in-state entities. An input-output model was applied to estimate secondary and total impacts of the direct expenditures. Direct expenditures totaled $806.8 million for 2007 and were estimated at $995.4 million for 2008. The total (direct plus secondary) contribution to the North Dakota economy was estimated to be $2.4 billion for 2007 and $2.8 billion for 2008. State tax revenues resulting from industry activities totaled $89 million in 2007, and industry direct employment totaled 3,882. In addition, economic activity resulting from the industry was estimated to support more than 21,000 jobs in other sectors of the state economy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Lignite; Coal; Economic impact; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6137

An Economic Risk Analysis of Tillage and Cropping Systems on the Arkansas Grand Prairie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hignight,   Jeffrey A.; Watkins,   K. Bradley; Anders,   Merle M.
No-till (NT) has been shown to reduce fuel, labor, and machinery costs compared to conventional-till (CT) but very few rice producers in Arkansas practice NT.  The low adoption rate is most likely due to difficulties in management but also limited information on the profitability and risk of NT.  Most rice producers are knowledgeable on NT costs savings but consider it less profitable due to yield reductions offsetting costs savings.  This study evaluates production costs, crop yields, and economic risk of both NT and CT in five rice-based cropping systems (continuous rice, rice-soybean, rice-corn, rice-wheat, and rice-wheat-soybean-wheat).  Yields, crop prices, and key input prices are simulated to create net return distributions.  Stochastic efficiency...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cropping systems; Rice; No-till; Certainty equivalent; Risk premium; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56354

THE IMPACT OF THE YOUNG-OLD AND THE OLD-OLD ON A SMALL RURAL REGION: AN APPLICATION OF THE WISCONSIN ECONOMIC IMPACT MODELING SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stallmann,   Judith I.; Deller,   Steven C.; Shields,   Martin.
The literature on the economic and fiscal impacts of in-migrating retirees on rural communities concentrates on the young, newly-retired.  An issue not systematically addressed are the impacts on the communities as these retirees age.  The Wisconsin Economic Impact Modeling System, a county level conjoined input-output/econometrics simulation model, is used to assess the impact of an aging rural population.  Using data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey, profiles of two household types are constructed and used to simulate the economic impact of an additional 500 elderly households into a small rural economy.  Household types vary by age and, as a result, have different income levels and expenditure patterns.  As...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aging; Economic impacts; Development policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23987

Scarcity and Growth in the New Millennium: Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simpson,   R. David; Toman,   Michael; Ayres,   Robert U.
In their 1963 classic Scarcity and Growth Howard Barnett and Chandler Morse argued that resource scarcity did not threaten economic growth. A second investigation in the late 1970s, Scarcity and Growth Reconsidered, reached largely the same conclusion. The 25 years since that work was published have witnessed many developments. The message of Scarcity and Growth that depletion of market resources was not a problem has given way to a concern that "new scarcities" of environmental quality, global climate, and biological diversity are emerging. Resources for the Future recently assembled a distinguished group of international scholars to again address scarcity and growth. This paper describes their charge and summarizes their findings. Technological progress...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: History of economic thought; Technological change; Renewable resources and economy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; B12; B20; N50; O13; O14; O33; O47; Q20; Q32.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10835

NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY: THE OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF A BIOLOGICAL POPULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul; Holt,   Matthew T.
Assuming a competitive market, conditions are determined for when a steady-state equilibrium does not exist in the optimal dynamic management of a biological population. Irregular and unpredictable behavior (called “"chaos"”) can arise from fully rational economic decision making. High interest rate, adjustment costs, and an inelastic demand can contribute to market instability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30770

THE STATUS AND CONDITION OF NEW JERSEY'S FOOD RETAIL INDUSTRY: GROCERY STORES, SUPERMARKETS, AND OTHER FOOD STORES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Tank,   Karen Rose; Schilling,   Brian J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18184

Wine Roads in Greece: A Cooperation for the Development of Local Tourism in Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karafolas,   Simeon.
An association of Wine Roads was developed in Greece at the beginning of the 1990s in an attempt to boost rural tourism. The association was created by wine producers in the regions of Macedonia and was then extended to Epirus, Thessaly and Thrace. Its main purpose has been the promotion of wine companies and the association's regional members, while its specific targets have been the development of local tourism, the support of cultural heritage and the improvement of product quality and related services. The Wine Roads initiative has received substantial financial support from the European Union and the State of Greece, mainly through the LEADER II program. However, socioeconomic results for the participating companies and regions appear to differ. An...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wine roads; Rural tourism; Cooperation; Financing; LEADER program; Greece; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58678

Application of Weather Derivatives in Multi-Period Risk Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vedenov,   Dmitry V.; Sanchez,   Leonardo.
This work is a first attempt to analyze the effect of weather derivative availability on the risk management strategies in a multi-period setting, when crop activities take place twice a year. Rice production in Ecuador is used as a case study.  Numerical solutions show farmers improve their well-being by reducing their risk exposure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Weather Derivatives; Risk Management; Multi-Period.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103740

Environmental flow allocation and counter-cyclical trading in the River Murray System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: English,   Ben; Brearley,   Taron; Coggan,   Anthea.
Australia's climate is characterized by highly variable rainfall. As a consequence, many aspects of riverine ecosystems need both very wet and very dry periods to function effectively. This contrasts with water demands from industrial and agricultural sectors, which place a premium on access to a constant supply of water. This combination of demands suggests there could be considerable value in using water banking and trading mechanisms to reduce the social cost of achieving environmental objectives. In this paper, the concept of counter-cyclical trading is outlined and influences on its potential for reducing the cost of achieving environmental flow objectives evaluated. The potential value of using mechanisms to enable counter-cyclical trading across low...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental flow; Counter-cyclical; Water trading; Water banking; River Murray System; Demand and Price Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58407

Economic Analysis of Management Practices to Reduce Phosphorus Load to Lake Eucha and Spavinaw
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Howry,   Sierra S.; Stoecker,   Arthur L.; Storm,   Daniel E.; White,   Michael J.
Changes in management practices are often proposed to reduce phosphorus loading from a watershed due to over application of poultry litter. This study determines the choice, location, and level of each best management practice in the watershed to meet a Total Maximum Daily Load and margins of safety at least cost.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Best management practice; Phosphorus runoff; Poultry litter; Target MOTAD; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6793

Pay-At-The-Pump Auto Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khazzoom,   J. Daniel.
PAY-AT-THE-PUMP is a proposal to replace the current insurance system of lump sum payments for automobile insurance by a mechanism whereby motorists pay for their insurance as they buy fuel for their vehicles. PAY-AT-THE-PUMP has several advantages. It reduces insurance cost and cross subsidies and enhances equity. It also benefits the environment, safety, balance of payments, and security. In this paper we study limited but very important issues in the theory and implementation of PAY-AT-THE-PUMP insurance. We address issues of efficiency, subsidy, equity, externalities, safety, insurance cost and cost of insuring the uninsured motorist under a PAY-AT-THE- PUMP regime. We use the insurance industry's criticisms of mandatory auto insurance as a lens...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Converting fixed to variable cost; Efficient pricing of auto insurance; Environmental benefit of Pay-at-the-Pump; Exposure risk; Insurance cost; Insurance externalities; Mandatory insurance; Safety; Uninsured motorist; Universal auto insurance; Risk and Uncertainty; L2; L9; M2; Q2; Q4; R4.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10906

Economics and marketing of the live reef fish trade in Asia–Pacific: Proceedings of a workshop 2–4 March 2005, Noumea, New Caledonia  Hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118340

Profile likelihood for estimation and confidence intervals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royston,   Patrick.
Normal-based confidence intervals for a parameter of interest are inaccurate when the sampling distribution of the estimate is nonnormal. The technique known as profile likelihood can produce confidence intervals with better coverage. It may be used when the model includes only the variable of interest or several other variables in addition. Profile-likelihood confidence intervals are particularly useful in nonlinear models. The command pllf computes and plots the maximum likelihood estimate and profile likelihood–based confidence interval for one parameter in a wide variety of regression models.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Pllf; Profile likelihood; Confidence interval; Nonnormality; Nonlinear model; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119282

Access Issues for Plant Breeders in an Increasingly Privatized World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lindner,   Robert K.
There is a growing trend to widespread privatisation of crop breeding, and there are grounds for expecting this trend to continue and even to accelerate. Possible consequences for Australian grain growers and the national interest of much greater private sector involvement in plant breeding are explored. Growing privatisation and commercialisation of plant breeding will lead to increased competition between plant breeders. While this increased competition has been at least partly driven by the potential for value creation, it also is likely to enhance value creation from plant breeding so long as there is adequate continuing investment in the capacity for plant breeding, and more particularly in productivity enhancing enabling technology. In the event of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Privatisation; Plant breeding; Access; Enabling technologies; Competition policy; Excludable public goods.; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57909

An empirical model of optimal import phytosanitary inspection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Surkov,   Ilya V.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; van Kooten,   Olaf.
This paper presents an empirical model of optimal budget allocation for import inspection of imported commodities. In this model, the budget constrained inspecting Agency wants to minimize the expected pest costs related to import trade pathways. The model is applied to the problem of budget allocation for inspection of chrysanthemum cuttings imported to the Netherlands. The numerical results imply that under a budget constraint, resources should be first allocated for inspection of pathways with the greatest expected pest costs. Pathways with lower expected pest costs should receive less or no resources. The inspecting Agency has to trade off risks between inspected and non-inspected pathways.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21253

Asymmetric Price Transmission and Non-linear Adjustment in the Iranian Mutton Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falsafian,   Azadeh; Yazdani,   Saeed; Moghaddasi,   Reza.
This paper analyses the asymmetric price transmission and non-linear adjustment at the farm and retail levels in the Iran’s mutton market. We applied a multivariate threshold error correction mechanism for monthly price data. We tested the non-linear adjustment using sup-LR, sup-LM and sup-Wald tests. The results confirm the presence of non-linear cointegration relationship between the retail and farm prices. In short-run, the price transmission behavior reveals that reactions of both the retail and farm prices to positive and negative deviations from the long-run price spread are asymmetric. More specially, the retailers show more strong responses to the both positive and negative shocks imposed to the farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Threshold Cointegration; Non-linearity; Mutton; Price; Iran; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114363

Productivity Differences between Male and Female Managed Farms in the Eastern and Central Highlands of Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Njuki,   Jemimah M.; Kihiyo,   V.B.M.; O'Ktingati,   A.; Place,   Frank.
This study was carried out in an agroforestry farming system in the central highlands of Kenya. The purpose of the study was to compare the productivity and technical efficiency of male and female managed farms. The study also sought to investigate the sources of differences in the Total Value Product and the technical efficiency of farms. Using a female dummy, the study found no evidence of differences in total value product between male and female managed farms. Male managed farms were however more technically efficient than female managed farms. The highest proportion of farms in the lowest bracket of efficiency levels was female managed farms. The total value product was found to be positively affected by age of the farmer, female labour and inputs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25693

OPTIMAL CULLING POLICY FOR BREEDING EWES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   P.F.
This article demonstrates a method to determine the optimal culling, policy for a sheep breeding flock. A model of the flock is constructed and profitability calculated for different age distributions of ewes. The method is illustrated with data obtained from an actual farm by a farm management consultant.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22751

The John L. Dillon Memorial Lecture 2010:  The rise and fall of farm management as an academic discipline: an autobiographical perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardaker,   J. Brian.
The title relates to the title of the Inaugural Lecture of the Late Professor John L Dillon, Foundation Professor of Farm Management at UNE, in whose memory this lecture series was established. The author has been involved in the farm management discipline for more than 50 years. He reflects on the nature and origins of the discipline and outlines some key aspects of its evolution. The discipline boomed in the 1960s and 70s, both internationally and at UNE. Yet it has fallen into relative decline subsequently. He suggests some of the reasons for the decline, focussing particularly on issues in Australia. He discusses the need for a revival in a world in which food security is likely to be an increasingly serious problem. He concludes with thoughts about...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120906

MARKETING PREFERENCES AND BEHAVIOUR OF A GROUP OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION VEGETABLE FARMERS IN EASTERN CAPE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madikizela,   S.P.; Groenewald,   Jan A.
Irrigation vegetable farmers in Seymour District, Eastern Cape, have had problems concerning market access. Initial action by the researcher showed that problems can be solved. A survey showed younger farmers to be better educated, more businesslike and more eager to solve problems than older farmers. The unavailability of transport, poor infrastructure, lack of market information and to a lesser extent, dishonesty of some traders are major problems for these farmers. The community involved should be regarded as progressive, and can be expected to prosper once their problems have been solved.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56715

Economic Effects of Oil and Food Price Shocks in Asia and Pacific Countries: An Application of SVAR Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alom,   Fardous.
This study investigates the economic effects of external oil and food price shocks in the context of selected Asia and Pacific countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Thailand. The study is conducted within the framework of SVAR model using quarterly data over the period 1980 to 2010 although start date varies based on availability of data. The study reveals that resource poor countries that specialize in heavy manufacturing industries like Korea and Taiwan are highly affected by international oil price shocks. Oil price shocks negatively affect industrial output growth and exchange rate and positively affect inflation and interest rates. On the other hand, oil poor nations such as Australia and New...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Oil price; Food price; Shocks; Economic effects; Asia; Pacific; SVAR; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115346

Lessons in Cooperative Failure: The Rice Growers Association Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keeling Bond,   Jennifer J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31796

BIOFORTIFICATION: HARNESSING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15903

MICROFINANCE MARKET NICHES AND CLIENT PROFILES IN BOLIVIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gonzalez-Vega,   Claudio; Meyer,   Richard L.; Navajas,   Sergio; Schreiner,   Mark; Rodriguez-Meza,   Jorge; Monje,   Guillermo F.
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey of clients of five microfinance organizations believed to be among the best in Bolivia.  These lenders represent different combinations of organizational design, lending technology, and market area of operations.  Two are regulated financial intermediaries and three are NGOs.  Two operate in rural areas (PRODEM and Sartawi) and three operate in urban areas (BancoSol, FIE, and Caja Los Andes).  Two offer individual loans and three grant loans through joint liability groups.  The paper discusses household-enterprise profiles of a sample of 622 clients and identifies terms and conditions of loan contracts with these organizations to evaluate the depth and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28332

CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED EXTENSION EVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wood,   William W., Jr.; Demarco,   Susan B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17906

Systems of Local Self-Administration after Agricultural Transformation - Experiences of a Local Resource Management Project in East Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laschewski,   Lutz.
This article raises the question of the constitution of rural society in postsocialist countries, and explores the possibilities of participatory approaches in rural development and resource management in face of given social conditions in the local context. The unifying scientific "idea" is currently associated with the concept of social capital. The ability to form social capital can be seen as a central prerequisite both for economic development and the protection of resources (that is, for sustainable development). An important element of this concept is the networking of the actors within the region and with external actors.   As a result of historical development the network relations in the rural areas of East Germany have a specific structure. What...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18897

Governance in the East Indian Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hofstede,   Gert Jan; Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
(Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company), one of the world’s major players in the international food market of the 17th and 18th centuries. Can the experiences of the VOC teach lessons that today’s food production networks may take to heart? There are three domains in which changes might have occurred since the times of the VOC that could be relevant to this question. These are the people themselves, the rules of the game that can be captured by the term governance, and context factors. The article will investigate all three. As far as the people are concerned it will look at factors such as worker conditions, attitudes, and culture in general. In the area of governance the paper will consider contract enforcement and coercion...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49876

Smallholder Heterogeneity and Maize Market Participation in Southern and Eastern Africa: Implications for Investment Strategies to Increase Marketed Food Staple Supply
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mather,   David; Boughton,   Duncan; Jayne,   Thomas S.
In many African countries, as well as in other parts of the world where a significant part of the rural population is poor and food insecure, policymakers face what is called the food price dilemma. On the one hand, they need to provide farmers with incentives to increase the quantity of marketed food staples to feed a growing population, especially in rapidly growing urban centers where unrest can be politically destabilizing. On the other hand, because staple foods account for a large portion of total household expenditures for both urban and rural households, policymakers also are drawn to policies that lower the retail price of staple foods for consumers. Achieving both objectives – increasing marketed supplies of food staples while maintaining low...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Africa; Food security; Food supply; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118473

2002 OUTLOOK OF THE U.S. AND WORLD SUGAR MARKETS, 2001-2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
This report evaluates the U.S. and world sugar markets for 2001-2011 by using the Global Sugar Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, population growth, weather conditions, and technological changes.  Both the U.S. and world sugar economies are predicted to improve over the next 10 years after the current over supply is reduced. World demand for sugar is expected to grow faster than world supply, resulting in gradually increasing Caribbean sugar prices from 7.81 cents/lb in 2001 to 12.05 cents/lb in 2011. The U.S. wholesale price of sugar is projected to increase from 21.7 cents/lb in 2001 to 25.2 cents/lb in 2011, if the United States maintains its sugar programs. World...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sugar; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ending stocks; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23645

Costs of Native Hay Harvesting Systems in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51934

GROUNDWATER PROTECTION POLICY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: A RECURSIVE STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baker,   Brian P.
Contamination of groundwater by agricultural practices presents a dilemma between protecting a vital resource and maintaining a valuable part of the economy.  Policies to balance these objectives are presented.  In addition to an historical baseline, policies that ban certain pesticides, taxes and subsidies, and control cultural practices are also considered.  A model is developed to reflect the current state of agriculture in Eastern Suffolk County.  This model consists of a recursive programming component, which has input for it generated by a stochastic model of Colorado potato beetle pest dynamics and management strategies to control those pests.  While income is reduced by banning pesticides, the reduction is small when compared with the improvement...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28826

Bidding behavior in environmental contract auctions with incomplete monitoring
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romstad,   Eirik; Alfnes,   Frode.
It is well known from the compliance literature that whenever it costly to monitor agents' compliance to contract terms, compliance is likely to be incomplete. This paper goes one step further by examining the implications of incomplete monitoring on agent's sales offers in auctions for environmental contracts. From a monitoring perspective we show allocation contracts to least cost also produces another gain – that less resources need to be spend on monitoring and enforcement. To get full use of this insight one needs to have auction procedures that provide incentives for truthful revelation of agents' private alternate incomes. Our second result is that the incentives for truthful revelation is lost when monitoring is incomplete unless the expected value...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental contract auctions; Monitoring and compliance; Truthful revelation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115985

Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Method Selection And Application To Three Contrasting Agricultural Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   A.E.; Sheath,   Gavin W.; Smeaton,   D.
Agribusiness, farm business and agricultural-environmental decisions which varied in their characteristics were used to evaluate multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) in an agricultural context. This paper discusses differences between the case studies, strengths and weaknesses of the methods used, and the success of the MCDM process based on participants’ expectations and experiences. While MCDM can help identify the best decision, the main benefits identified in using MCDM included better understanding of their own and other’s perspectives, a means to explain the decision and a structured way to work through the decision process. Key problem areas identified included time limitations, understanding and ownership.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multiple criteria decision making; Agriculture; Decision making; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98510

1985 FARM AND FOOD LEGISLATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guither,   Harold D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17967

THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW: MULTIFUNCTIONALITY IN INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diaz-Bonilla,   Eugenio; Tin,   Jonathan.
Current agricultural negotiations in the World Trade Organization are grappling on how to fully integrate agriculture within the general rules for trade in goods. The notion of multifunctionality of agriculture has been suggested as a reason to justify special treatment for that sector, including the continuation of its protection and subsidization. Many developing countries are still analyzing whether the idea has something to offer them in terms of their negotiating positions and policy framework. While multifunctionality has been invoked for supporting agriculture in developed countries, a similar idea, although not called so at the time, was clearly behind support for industry in developing countries. Again in this case, the policy implication was that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16301

AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURE: A NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul; Aliber,   Michael.
A nonparametric analysis of technical, allocative, scale, and scope efficiency of agricultural production is presented based on a sample of Wisconsin farmers. The results indicate the existence of important economies of scale on very small farms, and of some diseconomies of scale for the larger farms. Also, it is found that most farms exhibit substantial economies of scope, but that such economies tend to decline sharply with the size of the enterprises. Finally, the empirical evidence suggests significant linkages between the financial structure of the farms and their economic efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30811

QUALITY OF IRRIGATION WATER IN VENETO REGION: NITRATES AND PHOSPHOROUS CONTENTS;  Proceedings of the 4th Minnesota Padova Conference on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, September 4-10, 1994, Wayzata, MN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Consalter,   Agostino; Bertin,   Placido; Giandon,   Paolo.
Surface water pollution caused a growing concern for environmental damages (algine bloom, waterlife reduction, etc.) mostly for some aspects connected to public health (through the food chain or directly to water management), to crops and to soils (loss of fertility and foodstuff production capacity) especially given by the accumulation of toxic substances.  In 1991 the Veneto Region Land Reclamation Union began to cooperate with ESAV in order to carry out an investigation on water quality conditions to optimize its use and to prevent pollution.  The results emerging from this enquiry are taken into consideration in this study-case, as regards the main soluble nitrogen (nitrates) and phosphorus (ortophosphates) forms to know the level of nitrogen and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14444

How to Promote Quality Perception in Wine Markets: Brand Advertising or Geographic Indication?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Chengyan; Marette,   Stephan; Beghin,   John C.
In the context of the wine industry, we investigate producers'’ choice between geographic indications and brand advertising to convey information to consumers. Producers also decide whether or not to select an effort level for improving the quality of their products. We show that if this effort is selected, a producer will prefer to rely on brand advertising for promoting its products and set up its own reputation. Despite the sharing of the promotion cost, a geographic indication does not sufficiently reward the effort for improving quality. Finally, the selection of both instruments by producers is examined.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21310

AN OPERATIONAL TOOL FOR EVALUATING POVERTY OUTREACH OF DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROJECTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeller,   Manfred; Sharma,   Manohar P.; Henry,   Carla; Lapenu,   Cecile.
Development institutions and projects frequently seek to target poorer segments of the population. Yet, existing methods for evaluating their outreach are generally unsuited to most operational settings, since they are either too costly and cumbersome (e.g., detailed income or household surveys), or they produce results that are not comparable between villages or regions within a country (e.g., participatory poverty appraisals). This paper presents a new and operationally suitable method to measure the poverty of clients of development projects in relation to the general population of nonclients. The method was developed in response to demands by donors and development practitioners for a low-cost evaluation instrument that could be used as a regular...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16443

ON THE FACILITATIVE ROLE OF THE ECONOMIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - CASE STUDY OF A GEORGIA SHRIMP HARBOR INVESTMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Bill R.; Ersoz,   A.; North,   Ronald M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30536

Analysis of the Korean Beef Market: A Study of Hotel Buyers' Perspectives of Beef Imports from Three Major Sources Part 1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Renee B.; Unterschultz,   James R.; Veeman,   Michele M.; Jelen,   Paul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24129

Forward Hedging Under Price and Production Risk of Wheat
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xing,   Liu; Pietola,   Kyosti.
This paper estimates optimal hedging ratios for a Finnish spring wheat producer under price and yield risk. The forward contract available for hedging fixes the price and quantity at the time of sowing for a delivery at harvest. Autoregressive models are used to obtain point forecasts for the conditional mean price and price volatility at harvest. Expected yield and yield volatility are estimated from the field experiment data. A range of coefficients of absolute risk aversion are used in the computations. The results suggest that yield volatility is large and it dominates the price volatility in the optimal hedging decisions of the Finnish wheat producers. Nevertheless, a potential for large negative correlation between the price and the yield decreases...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging ratio; Risk; Forward contract; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24467

Market Access for Local Food through the  Conventional Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abate-Kassa,   Getachew; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
The paper examines relationships and linkages between the conventional supply chain actors (wholesalers and retailers) and local food producers based on a study conducted in Southeast Michigan. A case study approach was employed to examine chain actors’ operations and to explore their roles, experiences and perceptions about local foods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the owners and managers of eleven retailers and six wholesalers. The study found differences in local food perceptions, buying experiences and perceived benefits and risks associated with local food sourcing activities. The study also identified some competition between local independent food retailers and alternative market outlets. The major implication of the findings is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local food; Supply chain; Buying local; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100876

ESTIMATING THE COST OF FOOD SAFETY REGULATION TO THE NEW ZEALAND SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cao,   Kay; Maurer,   Oswin; Scrimgeour,   Frank G.
In New Zealand, the Animal Products Act 1999 requires all animal product processing businesses to have a HACCP-based risk management program by the end of 2002. This paper attempts to measure the effects of such regulation on the variable cost of production of the New Zealand seafood industry. Using the framework developed by Antle (2000), a model of quality-adjusted translog cost function is estimated using census of production data from 1929 to 1998. Our results show that variable costs could increase from 2% to 22% or from 2 cents to 19 cents per kilogram.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Compliance costs; Seafood; Production Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57840

Transition to Organic Cropping Systems under Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Archer,   David W.; Kludze,   Hillarius.
We analyze the risks, returns and optimal adoption strategies for a representative Minnesota farm switching from conventional to organic cropping systems. The EPIC simulation model was calibrated based on the yields observed in a farming systems field study. A farm-level simulation model was constructed using the EPIC simulated crop yields and historical prices.  Results were compared for an expected utility maximizing farm under a range of risk aversion levels, with and without management learning curves and biological transition effects.  A dynamic programming model was then constructed to evaluate the joint effects of machinery replacement decisions, learning curves, and biological transition effects on optimal adoption strategies. Results show that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21278

Fat Chance: Modelling the Socio-Economic Determinants of Dietary Fat Intake in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shankar,   Bhavani.
Quantile Regression methods have much to offer the investigation of the determinants of dietary intake. Dietary inadequacy or excess occurs at the tails of nutrient and food intakes, and it seems intuitive that intake responses in these areas will differ from elsewhere along the intake distribution. We apply quantile regression to examine the drivers of a key aspect of dietary health, fat density of energy intake in China. The sample of 2612 individuals between the ages of 20 and 45 is derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The following insights emerge: (i) Fat density increases with income, but worryingly the income effect is more pronounced at the upper conditional tail of fat intake (ii) While it is confirmed that an urban location...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diets; Nutrition; China; Quantile Regression; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51538

Spanyolul tanul a magyar mangalica!
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torok,   Aron.
A sonkákat gyártó spanyol vállalat felismerte a mangalicában rejlő lehetőséget, azt, hogy a mangalica zsiradékkal finoman átszőtt húsának összetétele nagymértékben hasonlít annak az ibérico sertésfajtának a húsához, amiből a termékeiket gyártják. A spanyolok felvásárolták az állatok számukra értékes részeit, s hazánkban egyre többen fogtak ismét a mangalica tartásába. Az 1990-es évek második felétől kezdve a mangalica reneszánszát éli. Egyre több hazai húsüzem kezdett ismét mangalicát feldolgozni, önálló mangalica termékcsaládokkal megjelenve a piacokon. A mangalicák törzskönyvezését az újra megalakult Mangalicatenyésztők Országos Egyesülete végzi, s csak az a sertés nevezhető mangalicának, amelyről az egyesület igazolást ad....
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Mangalica; Hungarikum; Serrano sonka; Őshonos állat; Mangalica; Hungaricum; Serrano ham; Native breeds; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119922

Are Competitors' Free Trade Agreements Putting U.S. Agricultural Exporters at a Disadvantage?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wainio,   John; Dyck,   John H.; Gehlhar,   Mark J.; Vollrath,   Thomas L.
The growing number of free trade agreements among U.S. competitors has prompted questions about whether U.S. agricultural exporters may lose a share of the global market. ERS research shows that the recently created ASEAN-China and ASEANAustralia/ New Zealand free trade agreements are likely to have modest adverse impacts on U.S. agricultural exports. The Mercosur-Colombia free trade agreement has reduced U.S. agricultural exports to Colombia; U.S. grain sellers face increasingly stiff competition due to preferential tariffs granted to Mercosur exporters.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121095

Political Cycles : The Opposition Advantage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gautier,   Pascal; Soubeyran,   Raphael.
We propose a two dimensional infinite horizon model of public consumption in which investments are decided by a winner-take-all election. Investments in the two public goods create a linkage across periods and parties have different specialities. We show that the incumbent party vote share decreases the longer it stays in power. Parties chances of winning do not converge and, when the median voter is moderate enough, no party can maintain itself in power for ever. Finally, the more parties are specialized and the more public policies have long-term effects, the more political cycles are likely to occur.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12194

Retail market prices of fonio reveal the demand for quality characteristics in Bamako, Mali.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dury,   Sandrine; Meuriot,   Veronique; Fliedel,   Genevieve; Blancher,   Sandy; Guindo,   Fanta Bore; Drame,   Djibril; Bricas,   Nicolas; Diakite,   Lamissa; Cruz,   Jean-Francois.
African consumers' expectations concerning quality of food products are great. In spite of constrained budgets, we showed that market retailed prices revealed quality preferences of the consumers and not only production costs. In very poor countries like Mali, food innovation is limited by the very low purchasing power of the population. However, technological food product or process innovations are possible and sometimes valuable. Demand driven innovation may lead to open new markets, opportunities for small and medium scale enterprises and to improve consumers' welfare. Based on this assumption, technical research was done to provide new food products. In this paper, using both sensory test and a hedonic price approach, we estimated consumer demand for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7949

PREDICTED FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LEAFY SPURGE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Leitch,   Jay A.
The Leafy Spurge Biological Control program was designed to use insects and plant diseases from the plant's original European habitat to control infestations in the United States.  The widespread adoption of biological agents to combat leafy spurge and the initial success in reclaiming previously infested land has prompted an evaluation of the potential future economic benefits of the biological control of leafy spurge in the Upper Midwest.  Based on expert opinion and historical data, leafy spurge in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming was projected to infest 1.85 million acres, of which, 65 percent was estimated to controlled with biological agents by 2025.  Based on a survey of county weed board personnel, North Dakota and Wyoming are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biological control; Leafy spurge; Economic impacts; Upper Midwest; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23130

EXPERT OPINION VERSUS TRANSACTION EVIDENCE: USING THE REILLY INDEX TO MEASURE OPEN SPACE PREMIUMS IN THE URBAN-RURAL FRINGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotteleer,   Geerte; Stobbe,   Tracy; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Due to economic and population growth farmland and to a lesser extend other undeveloped areas are under pressure in the urban-rural fringe in British Columbia, Canada. The objectives of this paper are to determine if residential property values near Victoria, BC include open-space premiums for farmland or parks or both, and to determine if using assessed values instead of market prices of the property result in the same findings. We estimate a SUR (Seemingly Unrelated Regression) model with two hedonic pricing equations, one with actual market values as the dependent variable and one with assessed property values, and compare the resulting estimates of shadow prices for open space amenities. Furthermore, we take account of spatial autocorrelation and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic pricing models; Assessed property values; Value of open space; Geographical Information System; Reilly; GMM; Spatial dependence; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6705

Sub-therapeutic Antibiotics and Productivity in U.S. Hog Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Key,   Nigel D.; Mathews,   Kenneth H., Jr.
Antimicrobial drugs are fed to hogs at sub-therapeutic levels to prevent disease and promote growth.  However, there is concern that the presence of antimicrobial drugs in hog feed is a factor promoting the development of antimicrobial drug-resistant bacteria.  This study uses a sample-selection model to examine the impact that use has on the productivity of U.S. hog operations.  The analysis did not find a relationship between productivity and sub-therapeutic antibiotics fed during finishing, but productivity was significantly improved when fed to nursery pigs.  Restrictions on feeding antimicrobial drugs during the nursery phase would likely impose significant economic costs on U.S. hog producers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21148

The Impacts of Ethanol on the US Catfish Farm Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Hualu; Muhammad,   Andrew; Herndon,   Cary W., Jr.
In this study, we estimated catfish feed and farm price reduced form equations. Of particular importance was the impact of the recent increase in grain prices induced by ethanol production on feed cost and farm prices. This relationship was examined using an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. Results show that a 1% increase in corn prices caused a 0.134% and 0.263% increase in feed prices in the short- and long-run, respectively. Catfish farm prices increased by 0.106% (short-run) and 0.211% (long-run) given a 1% increase in feed prices.  Between 2004 and 2008, corn prices increased from $2 to $6 per bushels. Taheripour and Tyner (2008) state that of the total increase, 25% was due to US ethanol subsidies and 75% was due to the increase in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Catfish; Price; Catfish feed; Ethanol; Autoregressive distributed lag model; ARDL; Demand and Price Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46248

HOW PUBLIC POLICY WORK IS DONE IN MY COUNTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bishea,   A.M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17210

Impacts of Trade Liberalization on the New York Horticultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Gerald B.; Bills,   Nelson L.; Schluep,   Isabel.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121123

Rural and Small Town Population is Growing in the 1990s
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendelson,   Robert; Bollman,   Ray D.
Rural and small town Canada continues to grow. Rural and small town growth rates vary widely among the provinces. Much of the growth within rural and small town areas is in the small towns. Sub-provincial data show wide regional differences within each province. The population in larger urban centres is growing faster. Thus, the share of Canada's population living in rural and small town areas has declined to 22 percent in 1996. Newfoundland is the only province with over 50 percent of its population living in rural and small town areas.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28026

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the January 2007 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Herbst,   Brian K.; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2005-2012 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming operations in the nation’s major production regions came from two sources: • Producer panel cooperation to develop economic information to describe and simulate representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms, and • Projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) January 2007 Baseline. The FLIPSIM policy simulation model incorporates the historical risk faced by farmers for prices...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42086

L’action publique et la consolidation des Systèmes Agroalimentaires Localisés : réflexion à partir d’un territoire fromager du Sertão du Sergipe Brésil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menezes,   Sonia Souza Mendonca; Cerdan,   Claire.
Dans cet article nous cherchons à présenter la configuration sociale et spatiale du territoire fromager dans le Sertão du Sergipe basé sur des rapports de proximité et réciprocité et un fort sentiment d’appartenance des acteurs à leur territoire. Cette configuration originale a permis le développement d’un bassin laitier, associant un grand nombre de producteurs familiaux, aujourd’hui à l’origine de la création d’emplois et revenus en milieu rural, du maintien de nouvelles activités économiques et de la promotion d’un savoir-faire traditionnel et des produits typiques (fromages à pâte pressée ou cuits). Ces derniers sont ancrés dans l'histoire d’hommes et femmes partageant une même identité, un même territoire: agriculteurs, producteurs de fromage,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fromage artisanal; Politiques publiques; Indication Géographique; Patrimoine Culturel.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95234

Endogenous Discounting and Climate Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tsur,   Yacov; Zemel,   Amos.
Under risk of abrupt climate change, the occurrence hazard is added to the social discount rate. As a result, the social discount rate (i) increases and (ii) turns endogenous to the global warming policy. The second effect bears profound policy implications that are magnified by economic growth. In particular, we find that greenhouse gases (GHG) emission should be terminated at a finite time so that the ensuing occurrence risk will vanish in the long run. Due to the public bad nature of the catastrophic risk, the second effect is ignored in a competitive allocation and unregulated economic growth will give rise to excessive emissions. In fact, the GHG emission paths under the optimal and competitive growth regimes lie at the extreme ends of the range of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Abrupt climate change; Hazard rate; Discounting; Economic growth; Emission policy; H23; H41; O13; O40; Q54; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37944

ASSESSING FOOD PRODUCTION POTENTIALS IN THE FINAL STATE OF STATIONARY POPULATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weber,   Adolf.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13347

A REVIEW OF TARIFF RATE QUOTA ADMINISTRATION IN CANADIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barichello,   Richard R.
To analyze Canada's Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) administration, a model of efficient quota administration is put forward. After examining the operation of the Canadian TRQ system for its twenty-one TRQs, conclusions are drawn. In general this system has worked well in Canada. The quotas are almost all filled, and the administration is transparent and not costly for quota-holders to use. Among the international lessons from Canada's experience are that few WTO rules may be needed in this area, aside from steps to ensure the TRQ is fully available to users and can be freely transferred among them.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31335

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY IN NUTRITION - Issue 41, September 30, 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kadiyala,   Suneetha; Gillespie,   Stuart.
Headlines:  Child Survival, Growth, and Development; HIV/AIDS; Micronutrients; Obesity; Crises and Shocks; Policy; The Back Page.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16489

Tariff Escalation in the Doha Talks--Bringing the Issue to Resolution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wainio,   John; Vanzetti,   David.
Development objectives dictate that the Doha negotiations address tariff escalation. This could increase the production and export of processed goods in developing countries, expand investment and employment, and reduce dependence on primary product exports. Despite its importance, little progress has been made, notwithstanding that a final resolution to the negotiations will not be possible without bringing this issue to resolution. This paper quantifies tariff escalation within WTO members' tariff schedules and the degree to which a tiered formula could address this problem. Utilizing a detailed partial equilibrium global agricultural trade model we estimate the possible gains to developing countries from reducing tariff escalation.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tariff escalation; Agriculture; Trade; Tariffs; WTO; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6034

Book Notes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8863

EFFICIENCY MEASURES USING THE RAY-HOMOTHETIC FUNCTION: A MULTIPERIOD ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neff,   David L.; Garcia,   Philip; Hornbaker,   Robert H.
Recent investigations have provided mixed assessments of farm firm efficiency. This analysis examined the efficiency of a homogeneous sample of central Illinois grain farms over a six-year period. A best-practice frontier was constructed using the ray-homothetic function, which allowed optimal farm output to vary with factor intensity. Efficiency measures were found to increase with temporal aggregation. The ray-homothetic approach was found to attribute high scale inefficiencies to larger sample farms in cases where the factor shares did not vary appreciably across farms. The findings suggest that policy recommendations regarding farm efficiency must be made with care.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30053

CREATING A MARKET FOR CARBON EMISSIONS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sandor,   Richard L.; Skees,   Jerry R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32957

THE ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC AND MARKETING PLANNING APPLIED IN THE CASE OF AVITAL COMPANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Milikic,   Sanja.
In the paper, the market and their variables are described, creating the environment in which companies interact. The methodology of market analysis is given as the way to penetrate into new market. It starts with analysis of macro and micro environment of the company, than analyse the competitors and consumers, define market segments and the strategies to run business. The global strategies of entering the market are described as well as getting into new markets.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Strategic planning; Marketing planning; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53555

Impact of Land Institutional Factors on Farm Management and Soil Quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shuhao,   Tan.
Soil quality has important implications for sustainable agricultural development and food self-sufficiency in many developing countries. A decrease in soil nutrient stocks, one of the components of soil quality, necessitates more inputs and greater management skills in order to compensate for the reduction in nutrients availability. This is why the interaction of agricultural development and soil quality management attracts widespread attention from researchers. Applying plot level data on input/output, and a selected number of soil quality indicators and farm household level information, from the three villages, this paper examines the impact of land fragmentation and land tenure on soil management, the dynamic component of soil quality, crop husbandry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land fragmentation; Land tenure; Farm management; Soil quality; Productivity; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51662

CONCEPTUAL UNDERPINNINGS OF POLICY ANALYSIS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freshwater,   David.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30374

U.S. - Mexican Tomato Wars and the 1996 Antidumping Suspension Agreement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunter,   Lewell F.; Ames,   Glenn C.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: 1996 Antidumping Suspension Agreement; U.S.-Mexican Tomato Wars; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45705

An Ex Post Evaluation of the Conservation Reserve, Federal Crop Insurance, and Other Government Programs: Program Participation and Soil Erosion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Vincent H.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
Recent research has questioned the extent to which government policies, including conservation and risk management programs, have influenced environmental indicators. The impacts of income-supporting and risk management programs on soil erosion are considered. An econometric model of the determinants of soil erosion, program participation, conservation effort, and input usage is estimated. While the Conservation Reserve Program has reduced erosion an average of 1.02 tons per acre from 1982 to 1992, approximately half of this reduction has been offset by increased erosion resulting from government programs other than federally subsidized crop insurance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Farm policy; Soil erosion; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31090

Pricing and Marketing Practices for North Dakota Durum and HRS Wheat: 1990 Crop Year
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scherping,   Daniel J.; Wilson,   William W.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51199

PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD TOWARD A BETTER BALANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paarlberg,   Don.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17411

2006 Agricultural Economic Outlook and U.S. Trade and Agricultural Policy Prospects (Power Point Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penn,   J.B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33281

ESTIMATION OF HOUSEHOLD BRAND-SIZE CHOICE MODELS FOR SPAGHETTI PRODUCTS WITH SCANNER DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Changwon; Senauer,   Benjamin.
The A.C. Nielson household scanner panel is used to analyze factors affecting brand-size choices for spaghetti.  These data link product purchases, which are scanned, with household demographics and market information on the store where purchased.  A multinominal logit model and a nested logit model are specified and estimated.  In addition to the effects of inventory and brand loyalty, the most interesting results relate to the price elasticities of choice probabilities.  These elasticities are much more elastic than those found in traditional food demand analysis.  Different brands and sizes of spaghetti products on the same supermarket shelf are very close substitutes for the consumer.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14336

28th Annual Conference - Australian Agricultural Economics Society, Sydney, 7-9 February 1984
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118923

REPLACING ASSETS UNDER ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION LAWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.; Anderson,   John D.
The accelerated depreciation laws provide more revenue in earlier years of a new asset due to shielding of taxes. The laws seem designed to encourage farmers to purchase assets more often. This paper exams the optimal purchase period for a beef cattle farm buying replacement cows. While the accelerated depreciation laws do help farms, the optimal asset life is seldom shortened.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20058

Assessing Sustainability at Farm Level using RISE Tool: Results from Armenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Urutyan,   Vardan E.; Thalmann,   Christian.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114820

THE REVOLUTION IN RETAIL PAYMENT SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Whitehead,   David.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27841

Integration of Irrigation and Dryland Farming in the Southern Murray Basin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rutherford,   John.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8921

Smallholder Farmers and Collective Action: What Determines the Intensity of Participation?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Elisabeth; Qaim,   Matin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114354

Government Payments and Farmland Concentration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Michael J.; Key,   Nigel D.
Over the last twenty five years commodity crop farms have steadily declined in number and grown in average size, and production has shifted to larger operations.  During the same period, the share of agricultural payments going to large farms has increased, in large part because payments are tied to actual or historical crop production.  This study evaluates whether payments from federal farm programs may have contributed to the concentration of farmland.  Using zip code-level data constructed from the micro files of the 1987-2002 Agriculture Censuses the study estimates the association between government payments per acre and subsequent growth in weighted median farmland area.  A semi-parametric generalized additive model controls for location and initial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21097

The Impact of Natural Amenity on Farmland Values: A Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of natural amenity on farmland values in the contiguous United States using a quantile regression approach and data from the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Agricultural Resource Management Surveys. The contribution of this study is three-fold. First, we explicitly include variables representing natural amenity and soil characteristics of farmland. Second, we employ a quantile regression approach to examine potentially heterogeneous impacts of natural amenity and soil characteristics at different quantiles of farmland values. Third, we utilized data from a nationwide survey of farm household to examine findings in studies using regional data are consistent at a national scale. Our quantile regression analysis...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland Values; Quantile Regression; Natural Amenity; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; C14; Q15; Q24.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119804

The Impact of ‘Rice for the Poor’ on Household Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pangaribowo,   Evita Hanie.
This study investigates the impact of the 'Rice for the Poor' program - an almost universal program of Indonesian Social Safety Net (SSN) Programs launched in 1998. The general aim of the program was to mitigate the decrease of household nutrition well-being. The program has provided highly subsidized rice for poor households. Using the Indonesian Family Life Survey, this study implements propensity score matching combined with difference in difference method. It is revealed that the program has increased households' consumption on nutrient-rich, animal source food though aid-fungibilty was also present.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Impact evaluation; ‘Rice for the Poor’; Nutrient-rich food; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124358

Parametric Budgeting Using a Model of the Sheep Enterprise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrne,   P.F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9051

Are Our Agricultural Risk Management Tools Adequate for a New Era?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk; Commodity programs; Insurance; Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; D80; G11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94700

Shocks, Sensitivity and Resilience: Tracking the Economic Impacts of Environmental Disaster on Assets in Ethiopia and Honduras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Michael R.; Little,   Peter D.; Mogues,   Tewodaj; Negatu,   Workneh.
Droughts, hurricanes and other environmental shocks punctuate the lives of poor and vulnerable populations in many parts of the world. The direct impacts can be horrific, but what are the longer-term effects of such shocks on households and their livelihoods? Under what circumstances, and for what types of households, will shocks push households into poverty traps from which recovery is not possible? In an effort to answer these questions, this paper analyzes the asset dynamics of Ethiopian and Honduran households in the wake of severe environmental shocks. While the patterns are different across countries, both reveal worlds in which the poorest households struggle most with shocks, adopting coping strategies which are costly in terms of both short term...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12648

A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sjo,   John; Biere,   Arlo W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29491

CO-OPERATIVES AND FARMERS IN THE NEW AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fulton,   Murray E.; Sanderson,   Kim.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31780

Regional and Structural Impacts of Alternative Dairy Policy Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.
Milk and dairy product prices have fallen to their lowest levels in 3 years following the record highs of 2004 and 2005. The large government stockpiles of non-fat dry milk are gone, but threaten to build again as non-fat dry milk and cheese prices decline nearer the support price level. A new farm bill is scheduled to be written in 2007. The Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program included in the last farm bill was only authorized through September 2005. Subsequent legislation reinstated the MILC program through August 2007. WTO negotiations are on-going and could influence U.S. farm programs 1/. Dairy’s role in the U.S. amber box limit of $19.1 billion may necessitate some possible trade-offs with other commodities. Dairy counts about $4.2 billion...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42094

Quality related communication approaches for organic food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bodini,   Antonella; Richter,   T.; Felder,   R.
As food quality becomes more complex, consumer s are tending to reduce their involvement in the food purchase decision- making process. Consequently, prices are becoming more significant as they represent an easy choice criterion when consumer s have less information about the differences between the product and process quality inherent in food items (including environmental or social issues). The organic food sector provides high, complex food quality profiles and has therefore been seriously affected by this development. Consequently some SMEs in the food business sector are starting to emphasize certain quality factors, such as sustainable production and processing, as a means of communicating their added value to consumer s. Based on published...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10077

DERIVED DEMAND FOR IRRIGATION WATER: THE CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shumway,   C. Richard.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29439

Impacts of the SURE Standing Disaster Assistance Program on Producer Risk Management and Crop Insurance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Barnett,   Barry J.; Coble,   Keith H.
This research investigates the potential effects of the row crop provisions of the standing disaster assistance program (SURE) in the 2008 Farm Bill.  Results suggest little impact on producer crop insurance purchase decisions, though the program does seem to provide an incentive for mid-level coverage.  Payments under the program should be expected to differ considerably across geographic regions and levels of diversification, with the program providing the greatest benefit to undiversified producers in more risky production regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Disaster assistance; Farm Bill; SURE; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49304

Debugging Mathematical Programming Models: Principles and Practical Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pannell,   David J.; Kingwell,   Ross S.; Schilizzi,   Steven.
Bugs are an unavoidable aspect of mathematical programming (MP) modelling. In this paper we discuss the prevention and diagnosis of bugs in MP models. The topic is rarely addressed in the literature but is crucial to the success of modelling projects, especially for large models. We argue that finding a bug and understanding unexpected results (whether or not due to a bug) are very closely related activities. We identify different types of bugs and suggest practical strategies for dealing with each. Adopting procedures for prevention of bugs is essential, especially for large models. We outline the prevention strategies we have adopted and found successful for the MIDAS and MUDAS models.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12306

U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPORT DEMAND PROJECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abel,   Martin E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13998

UNIVERSITIES AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY PATENT PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Foltz,   Jeremy D.; Barham,   Bradford L.; Kim,   Kwansoo.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26030

Potential Impacts of a Green Revolution in Africa – the Case of Ghana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breisinger,   Clemens; Diao,   Xinshen; Thurlow,   James; Al-Hassan,   Ramatu M.
Agricultural growth in Africa has accelerated, yet most of this growth has been driven by land expansion. Land expansion potential is reaching its limits, urging governments to shift towards a green revolution type of productivity-led growth. Given the huge public investments required, this paper aims to assess the potential impacts of a green revolution. Results from a CGE model for Ghana show that green revolution type growth is strongly pro-poor and provides substantial transfers to the rest of the economy, thus providing a powerful argument to raise public expenditure on agriculture to make a green revolution happen in Africa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Green Revolution; Growth; Poverty; Africa; Ghana; CGE; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; D58; O13; O55.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51086

Modelos económicos que explican la restricción crediticia en medianos productores agrícolas en Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reyes,   Alvaro.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credit constraint; Middle-scale farmers.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97368

CONSUMER RESPONSES TO ONLINE FOOD RETAILING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morganosky,   Michelle A.; Cude,   Brenda J.
Consumer behavior in the context of online food retail channels is analyzed.  The research is a follow-up to an earlier study conducted in early 1998 on consumer response to online food shopping.  In the 1998 study (N=243), a majority of the sample (51 percent) were "new" users of online food shopping (&lt;6 months); 35 percent were "intermediate" users (1-6 months); and only 14 percent were "experienced" users (&gt;6 months).  In contrast, the new user segment in the follow-up study (N=412) was 29 percent; the intermediate segment was 28 percent; and the experienced group was 43 percent.  Demographic profiles and shopping behaviors of respondents in the two studies are compared.  Using cluster analysis, four distinct segments of online food shoppers are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26530

The First Fifty Years of Agriculture in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   C.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8686

Read This Paper Even Later: Procrastination with Time-Inconsistent Preferences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Carolyn.
Salience costs, along with imperfect foresight, have been used in previous studies to explain procrastination of a one-time task. A companion to this paper, "Read This Paper Later: Procrastination with Time-Consistent Preferences" analyzes the extent to which procrastination of a divisible task is compatible with rational behavior. While the fully rational model explains key qualitative observations, it requires an extremely high rate of time preference or elasticity of intertemporal substitution to generate serious procrastination and cannot explain undesired procrastination at all. This paper investigates the extent to which dynamically inconsistent preferences can better explain such impatience and address the issue of self-control failures. Two types...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Procrastination; Natural resource economics; Hyperbolic discounting; Differential discounting; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q3; D9; J22; J31.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10725

Growing Jobs in Rural America through Collaboration (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monson,   John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60346

The impact of nature conservation on agricultural greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions – an economic assessment of selected German study regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaller,   Lena; Droesler,   Matthias; Kantelhardt,   Jochen.
Using a significant amount of public funding, large-scale nature-conservation projects in Germany aim to secure and develop ecologically valuable areas and endangered habitats and species. Due to the substantial land-use changes accompanying these projects, their implementation can also have relevant climate effects – one result which has not been explicitly focused upon previously. Our study analyses major cost positions in implementing such projects, particularly the expense of changing or abandoning agricultural land-use for conservation purposes. We link public funding to relevant climate effects and derive CO2 abatement costs. Therefore we conduct plot-specific ex-post analyses of agricultural land-use and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Our study...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108797

An Exploration of Irish Consumer Acceptance of Nanotechnology Applications in Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greehy,   Grainne; McCarthy,   Mary; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Dillon,   Emma J.; McCarthy,   Sinead.
Nanotechnology has come to the attention of food stakeholders in recent years. It offers many potential benefits to food companies and consumers, for example the ability to produce healthier food without compromising taste, but it has also generated much debate, in particular about potential unknown risks associated with food applications of nanotechnology. This research provides some insights into Irish consumer acceptance of food related applications of nanotechnology and details the determining factors framing consumers’ attitudes. Key issues investigated include consumers’ awareness of and attitudes towards nanotechnology, the subjective values (including perceived risk-benefit trade-offs) that frame these attitudes and the influence of new information...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Novel food technologies; Nanotechnology; Consumer acceptance; Risk perceptions; Risk communication; Deliberative discourse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122006

Kern County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1930-1941
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1930-1941 (1933 not available).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1941
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62328

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE RED IMPORT FIRE ANT ON THE HOMESCAPE, LANDSCAPE, AND THE URBANSCAPE OF SELECTED METROPLEXES OF TEXAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lard,   Curtis F.; Hall,   Charles R.; Salin,   Victoria.
The imported fire ant has become a major economic pest to various sectors of the Texas economy.  In order to determine the economic impact of this pest on selected urban areas, an economic study was conducted in 1998-1999 in the 5 metroplexes of Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston to estimate the costs of controlling and managing fire ants.  The main purpose of this study was to estimate the annual economic impact of the fire ant on the households, schools, cities, and golf courses for the aforementioned metroplexes.  Other sectors within the urban areas are affected but this study shows the major impacted sectors that interfere with the human activities in living areas, work areas and recreational areas.   Annual expenditures for the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23994

Economic Implications of the Transfer of Functions Legislation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scorsone,   Eric; Martin,   Joseph M.
Recent introduction of HB 4780 and its companion pieces of legislation (HB 4781-4788) has raised a number of questions about the appropriate level of government to deliver services to Michigan residents. Essentially, under provisions contained in the bill, elections, tax collections, and assessment functions would be transferred from "rural" townships to the county where the township is located. The bill defines a rural township as a township or charter township unit with population less than 10 thousand, or population between 10 and 20 thousand but does not provide police and fire on a 24-hour basis and sewer and water services to more than 50% of its residents. The Michigan Township Association (MTA) expects that 95% of Michigan townships would be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6562

Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Hongli; Rubin,   Ofir D.; Babcock,   Bruce A.
As the United States begins to move towards putting an economic value on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the need for improved accounting standards becomes acute. Lifecycle analysis (LCA), which involves the systematic collection and interpretation of material flow in all relevant processes of a product, has become the accepted procedure to use to determine greenhouse gas emissions of products ranging from transportation fuels, to building materials, to food production (Farrell et al., 2006; Hill et al., 2006; Owen, 2004). The basic motivation of LCA is that, to conduct a fair assessment of the environmental impacts of a product, it is necessary to take into account all of the processes throughout the product’s lifespan, including the extraction...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49101

Effect of Sand Mining on Economic Performance of Groundwater Irrigation in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Selvakumar,   R.; Venkataraman,   R.; Sundaravaradarajan,   K.R.
The effect of sand mining on the economic performance of groundwater irrigation has been studied in the Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. A comparison of water productivity for different farms-size categories has been done in sand mining and non-sand mining blocks. The cropping sequence, cropping intensity, irrigation particulars, investment pattern on tubewells, use of different HP-motors, etc. have been studied in sand mining and non-sand mining blocks. The study has revealed that due to sand mining externality, the watertable has gone down and to offset this effect, the farmers have been increasing the horse-power of their motors. Thus, investment has been increasing in the sand mining block in all farm-size categories. Its...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47671

How Inefficient Really Are the Small-Scale Rice Farmers in Eastern India?: Examining the Effects of Microtopography on the Estimation of Technical Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuwa,   Nobuhiko; Edmonds,   Christopher M.; Banik,   Pabitra.
We focus on the impact of failing to control for differences in land types defined along toposequence on estimates of farm technical efficiency for small-scale rice farms in eastern India.  In contrast with the existing literature, we find that those farms may be considerably more technically efficient than they appear from more aggregated analysis without such control. Farms planted with modern rice varieties are technically efficient. Furthermore, farms planted with traditional rice varieties operate close to the production frontier on less productive lands (upland and mid-upland), but significant technical inefficiency exists on more productive lands (medium land and lowland).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier production function; Productivity; Rice; India; Farm Management; O13; O33; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19435

How Rising Competition Among Microfinance Lenders Affects Incumbent Village Banks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McIntosh,   Craig; de Janvry,   Alain; Sadoulet,   Elisabeth.
This paper uses data from Uganda's largest incumbent microfinance institution to analyze the impact of entry by competing lenders on client behavior. We first examine the geographic placement decisions of competitors, and find that placement decisions are strongly affected by district-level characteristics. We observe that increased competition induces a decline in repayment performance and in savings deposited with the incumbent Village Bank, suggesting multiple loan-taking by clients. Urban clients take multiple loans primarily from lenders with more individual methodologies, while rural clients borrow from several group lenders. Individuals who operate larger businesses are the ones most likely to leave the incumbent Village Bank when a Solidarity Group...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Microfinance; Competition; Credit markets; Financial Economics; O16; D14; L1.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25073

POVERTY, FOOD SECURITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pinstrup-Andersen,   Per; Pandya-Lorch,   Rajul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16346

THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, AND FOOD INSUFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gundersen,   Craig; Oliveira,   Victor.
The ability of food stamps to ameliorate food insufficiency in the U.S. is estimated with self-selection models which incorporate the systematic differences between eligible food stamp participants and non-participants.  The analysis is performed with a sample of eligible households from the 1992 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20839

An Economic Analysis of the Costs of Manufacturing Commercial Feed in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Austin,   Philip E.; Nelson,   David C.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104188

THE IMPACT OF TRUST ON COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP RETENTION, PERFORMANCE, AND SATISFACTION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Mark H.; Morrow,   J.L., Jr.; Batista,   Juan C.
This research explores the effect of trust in the relationships among members and between members and the management teams of two agricultural marketing cooperatives (co-ops).  Specifically, this research focuses on the impact of trust on co-op members' performance, satisfaction, and their commitment to remaining a part of the co-ops.  We examine trust along two dimensions: cognitive and affective.  We argue that cognitive-based trust will be more salient in some contexts while affective-based trust will be more salient in other settings.  Findings suggest that in both co-ops, trust among members and trust between members and co-op management are important predictors of group cohesion, which is a measure of the strength of members' desires to remain in a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34587

HETEROSKEDASTICITY IN CROP YIELD MODELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Seung-Ryong; Koo,   Won W.; Wilson,   William W.
This study examines three alternative models of correcting for heteroskedasticity in wheat yield: the time trend variance, the GARCH, and an econometric model that includes the potential sources of heteroskedasticity. Nonnested test results suggest that modeling the sources of heteroskedasticity is the preferred procedure. Including potential sources of heteroskedasticity as explanatory variables removed the heteroskedasticity in the sample wheat yields. The results also suggest that the GARCH specification is a promising model of correcting for heteroskedasticity when the sources cannot be identified. The time trend variance model alone may misspecify the true variance structure.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30738

CERTIFICATION ON SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BIOFUEL SECTOR: a case study on Brazilian ethanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zezza,   Annalisa.
This paper tries to identify under which conditions voluntary certification could be an answer to the governance of sustainability at global level. The study addresses the case of biofuel sustainability certification in Brazil and the role of the EU Directive on biofuels. The case study has permitted to identify and analyze some of these factors as the degree of dependence from foreign market, the policy environment, the structure of the supply chain, the benefits and costs associated to certification as well as some unintended consequences. The research has been conducted through a case study in the state of Sao Paolo (Brazil).
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Certification; Brazil; EU; Sustainability; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124112

The Portuguese Tomato Processing Sector: Market Structure, Concentration and Firm Behaviour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martins,   Maria De Fatima; De Oliveira,   Lorena.
The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution and the structure of the Portuguese processing tomato industry. We intend to pick up the dynamics, the strategic behaviour and structural the changes in the tomato industry in Portugal during the period of 1990-2005. An overview of world and domestic production and trade in the last two decades is followed by the descriptive analysis and by the development of the market structure. The market structure analysis was carried out during 1990 - 2002, under the Structure-Conduct-Performance framework. This paper examines the concentration effect on the performance and firm's strategy. The result indicates that, market concentration in tomato processing industry in quantity is a moderate concentrate market but...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tomato processing industry; Concentration; Firm Strategy; Market power; Competitiveness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9445

CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE UNDER CUSTA: HIGHLIGHTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Mattson,   Jeremy W.
The report summarizes highlights of papers presented in the conference entitled "Challenges in Agricultural Trade under CUSTA" held in Fargo, North Dakota on October 26-27, 2000.  The main objective of the conference was to analyze emerging issues in agricultural trade between the United States and Canada under the U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA).  Specific themes include: (1) changes in trade patterns under CUSTA, (2) CUSTA's impact on bilateral agricultural trade,  (3) recent evolution of the U.S. and Canadian marketing systems, (4) major issues for future commercial integration, and (5) trade disputes and negotiations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade; Free trade agreement; Wheat; Barley; Cattle; Beef; Trade disputes; Trade negotiations; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23552

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts; Membership Information; Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32448

ECONOMIC RESEARCH OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE, 1985-1987
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dote,   Grace.
This bibliography of Giannini Foundation members' publications, Economic Research of Interest to Agriculture was first issued on May 6, 1951, the eighty-first birthday of A.P. Giannini, and included the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics members' works from 1929 through 1950. The first three issues were compiled and edited by the Giannini Foundation's first librarian, Orpha E. Cummings, 1930-1958. The issues that followed were edited by librarians, Mary Lida Eakin, 1958-1967; Virginia A. Fox, 1967-1980; and Grace Dote, 1970-2001.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7273

Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Does the Waivable Mandate Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Ruiqing; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Hennessy,   David A.
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) aims to support investment in cellulosic biofuel refineries by mandating a floor on the amount of biofuels being consumed in every calendar year. Tradable Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) is the market mechanism by which the mandates are to be met. But the RFS allows for a waiver of the mandates. In this paper we construct a conceptual model to study the impact of RINs on stimulating investment in cellulosic biofuel refineries under a waivable mandate. In a two-period framework, we compare the first-period investment level in three scenarios: (1) laissez-faire, (2) non-waivable mandate implemented through RINs, and (3) waivable mandate implemented through RINs. We find that RINs associated with a waivable mandate may or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic biofuels; Renewable identification numbers; Waivable mandate; Investment; Industrial Organization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61165

IMPACT OF FOOD AWAY FROM HOME ON CHILDREN'S DIET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Poor diet and inactivity are key factors for the high incidence of obesity among children in US. Using household production theory, we derive the demand for children's health and apply cross-section and pseudo-panel techniques. FAFH has negative impact on children's HEI in both analysis and significant in cross-section analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22239

Federal Crop and Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Income Protection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Vincent H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29227

Alternativas de políticas comerciais para o agronegócio brasileiro sob diferentes pressuposições de retorno à escala
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gurgel,   Angelo Costa; Campos,   Antonio Carvalho.
Este trabalho procura determinar os impactos de diferentes opções de política comercial, sob pressuposições alternativas de retornos à escala e natureza da competição, nos segmentos industriais, com ênfase especial nas indústrias ligadas ao agronegócio. O modelo de equilíbrio geral aplicado, GTAPinGAMS, é usado para implementar as simulações. Os resultados sugerem que os ganhos de bem-estar tenham sido superiores no modelo que considera as imperfeições de mercado. As variações setoriais na produção, importações e exportações foram levemente diferentes em magnitudes e sinais, sob pressuposições alternativas de estruturas de mercados, e dependentes da política comercial implementada. As diferentes medidas de política comercial permitem o aproveitamento de...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Política comercial; Economias de escala; Equilíbrio geral; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56829

Effizienz und totale Faktor-produktivitat in der ukrainischen Landwirtschaft im Transformationsprozess
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej; Odening,   Martin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7391

CHANGING PRICES, CHANGING CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Purcell,   Wayne D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14819

ENCOURAGING FARMERS TO PRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westra,   John V.; Zimmerman,   Julie K.H.; Vondracek,   Bruce.
Farmers produce many things in abundance for which they receive income, including food, feed, fiber and fuel.  Similarly, farmers generate environmental benefits such as improved water quality by reducing soil and nutrient loss and improved wildlife habitat by managing their operation in certain ways.  Unfortunately, most farmers receive limited or no compensation for these positive externalities they produce.  If we wish to encourage more of these positive externalities, policies need to be established and implemented that compensate producers for the benefits society receives from specific farming practices.  This research examined how production practices that provide environmental benefits would affect water quality (nutrient and sediment loss),...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19785

INCOME ELASTICITY AND FUNCTIONAL FORM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beatty,   Timothy K.M.; LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15835

AN ANALYSIS OF NUTRIENT INTAKE FOR SELECTED FAMILIES IN FLORIDA'S EXPANDED NUTRITION PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gorham,   J. Michael; Prato,   Anthony A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29349

Efficiency and Returns to Scale Measurements with Shared Inputs in Multi-Activity Data Envelopment Analysis: An Application to Farmers' Organizations in Taiwan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Po-Chi; Chang,   Ching-Cheng; Hsu,   Shih-Shun.
This paper addresses the question how team production promotes efficiency of a firm when some inputs can be rewarded on the basis of outputs but some cannot because they are shared among outputs and non-separable.  A multi-activity DEA model with variable returns to scale is proposed to provide information on the efficiency performance for organizations with inputs shared among several closely related activities.  The model is applied to study the case of 279 farmers' associations in Taiwan.  The result suggests that it is important to improve the efficiency of the non-profit oriented activities to improve their overall performances.  Three out of four departments of TFAs can gain from economies of scale through expansion, while the remaining one gains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-activity DEA; Shared inputs; Efficiency measure; Directional distance function; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9781

EFETIVIDADE DOS SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO DAS AGROINDÚSTRIAS TORREFADORAS E BENEFICIADORAS DE CAFÉ LOCALIZADAS EM PORTO VELHO – RO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira,   Degson; Souza,   Mariluce Paes De; Passos,   Rosalia Maria; Oliveira,   Marcelo Batista; Souza Filho,   Theophilo Alves.
A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a efetividade dos sistemas de informação disponíveis nas agroindústrias torrefadoras e beneficiadoras de café em Porto Velho – RO. Para tanto, sistematizou-se um referencial teórico acerca dos avanços tecnológicos da sociedade da informação, particularizando alguns conceitos de sistemas de informação e reflexões teóricas sobre a avaliação dos mesmos. É um estudo descritivo, utilizando-se de técnicas de entrevistas e aplicação de formulários com perguntas semi-estruturadas e a observação sistemática in loco. A análise dos dados observados revelou que os sistemas de informação existentes estão facilitando e contribuindo na realização dos trabalhos pelos usuários, fornecendo as informações que precisam, bem como...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sistemas de Informação; Efetividade de Sistemas de Informação; Agroindústrias de Café; Information Systems; Information Systems Effectiveness; Coffee Agriindustries; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109668

Trends versus cycles in global wine export shares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Labys,   Walter C.; Cohen,   Bruce C.
The global wine market has witnessed major changes in recent years. Some of these changes are structural in nature or trend-following, whereas others are cyclical. Recently, new market entrants have increased their exports not only to traditional European markets but to other importing regions as well, whereas Old World producers have experienced declining market shares. However, the evidence examined here suggests that market share data also contain strong cyclical components. Mixed results also occur when the wine export data are disaggregated into products. This paper employs econometric methods to analyse the recent major shifts in world wine market shares and explains whether these are more of a secular trend-setting nature or of a temporary cyclical...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International wine trade; New World wine producers; Old World wine producers; Wine cycles; Wine market shares; Wine trends; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116981

OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ENDOGENOUS QUALITY CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Ruben.
This paper examines how ownership structure affects quality choice and the subsequent equilibrium outcomes within a duopoly framework. Specifically, investor owned firms and cooperatives are analyzed in a closed market setting where these firms may coexist in the economy. The conditions under which ownership structure matters are identified. We conclude that ownership structure matters if the cost of quality at farm level is fixed or if there is a variable cost exhibiting non-constant returns to scale. Two farm level cost functions, a fixed cost function that is increasing and convex in quality, and a variable cost function that is increasing and convex in quantity are analyzed. The two processing firms play a two-stage game where each of the firms...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19869

A COMPARISON OF NOMINAL AND REAL HISTORICAL RISK MEASURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ford,   Beth Pride; Musser,   Wesley N.
Previous studies of historical risk have used either nominal or real data to calculate risk measures for agricultural prices and income. However, the effects of using nominal and real data have not been evaluated. This study utilizes theoretical variance approximation relationships to examine variances from detrended real and nominal time series. The relationships between variances are derived for quarterly U.S. farm milk prices for 1960-72, 1973-80, and 1981-90. Contrary to common intuitive arguments, results indicate that variances of real time series can be larger than variances of nominal series. While definitive conclusions are not possible, several reasons for using nominal data in risk analysis are given.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Detrending; Indices; Nominal data; Risk measurement; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15259

Conservation Payments, Liquidity Constraints and Off-Farm Labor: Impact of the Grain for Green Program on Rural Households in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uchida,   Emi; Rozelle,   Scott; Xu,   Jintao.
This study evaluates the off-farm labor response of rural households participating in the Grain for Green program in China, the largest conservation set-aside program in the developing world. Using a panel data set that we designed and implemented, we examine the impact of the program on changes in off-farm labor participation between 1999 (pre-program) and 2004 (post-program) using a difference-in-differences approach and several extensions that account for program intensity. We also test whether the program impact is diverse depending on level of physical and human capital of participants.  We find that on average the Grain for Green program has a positive effect on off-farm labor participation. Importantly, however, we find that program effects vary...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Payments for environmental services; Off-farm labor supply; Grain for Green program; China; Program evaluation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; J22; O13; Q23.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9698

La externalizacion del trabajo agrario y las empresas de servicios a la agricultura
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Navarro,   Alicia Langreo.
Resumen: En este artículo se analiza el proceso de externalización de las labores agrarias y el consiguiente desarrollo de una agricultura terciarizada. La fragmentada dimensión laboral y económica de las explotaciones agrarias determina el proceso de externalización de las tareas agrarias en la medida en que no permite ni la incorporación de innovaciones que exige el desarrollo del sistema alimentario ni la incorporación del capital humano necesario. Esta demanda ha propiciado la existencia de una red de empresas de servicios a la agricultura capaz de favorecer la incorporación de innovaciones y de aportar cualificación profesional que se ha convertido en una oportunidad de empleo en el mundo rural. La externalización de las labores agrarias comenzó con...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Outsourcing; R&amp;D; Work force organisation; Labor and Human Capital; L23.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28756

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, Contents Pages
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15143

Demand for Florida fresh specialty citrus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Muraro,   Ronald P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Citrus; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52713

Aaron Sapiro's Theory of Cooperatives: A Contemporary Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ginder,   Roger G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46397

PARTICIPANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: List of Participants
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17173

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12585

ANIMAL HEALTH: THE POTENTIAL ROLE FOR LIVESTOCK DISEASE INSURANCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grannis,   Jennifer L.; Green,   John W.; Bruch,   Megan L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27972

Socioeconomic Factors and the Consumption of Wine in Tenerife
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   G. Guirao; Fernandez,   V. Cano; Yurda,   M.I. Lopez; Donate,   M.C. Rodriguez.
In this paper we measure the impact of an individual's socioeconomic conditions on the decision to consume wine in a traditionally wine-producing area. Based on the data obtained in an exhaustive survey on wine consumption and through discrete choice models, we assess the changes which come about in the decisions to consume the different types of wine under consideration, and we obtain the most relevant distinctive and differentiated characteristics for each one of them.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine consumption; Socioeconomic characteristics; Discrete choice models; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24798

Globalisation and Regulatory Autonomy in Small Developing States: The Case of Jamaican Telecommunications Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lodge,   Martin; Stirton,   Lindsay.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30669

Capital Use Intensity and Productivity Biases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Matthew A.; Alston,   Julian M.; Pardey,   Philip G.
This is a substantially revised version of “Capital Use Intensity and Productivity Biases.” Andersen, Matt A.; Alston, Julian M.; Pardey, Philip G., St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics; University of Minnesota, International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP), 2007. (Staff paper P07-06; InSTePP paper 07-02)
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: U.S. agriculture; Pro-cyclical productivity; Capital utilization; Primal productivity bias; Productivity Analysis; D24; C51; Q1; O4; O47.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93143

EFFECT OF DEBT POSITION ON THE CHOICE OF MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR FLORIDA ORANGE GROWERS: A RISK EFFICIENCY APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moss,   Charles B.; Ford,   Stephen A.; Castejon,   Mario.
This study examined the relationship between debt position and choice of marketing instrument. Specifically, this study employed first and second degree stochastic dominance, and stochastic dominance with respect to a function to determine whether the efficient marketing instrument changes between debt positions. The results indicate that the choice of marketing instrument does vary with debt position in some marketing periods if the decision-maker is moderately risk averse.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30046

Santa Clara County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1966-1969
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1966-1969.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99350

Economic Impact of a Targeted Marketing Loan Program on North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saxowsky,   David M.; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Marketing.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120981

Relações de produção na pecuária leiteira: um estudo de caso das respostas da produção aos preços mensais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira Junior,   Silvio; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso.
It is intended to verify the relations between input and products concerning to replaceability or complementarity, as well as the impacts of monthly variations on product prices (milk and meat) and input (fuels, work, concentrate) in the production system in Brazil that possess cows of 2.000 to 3.000 kilograms of milk for nursing. The results show that monthly variations in prices paid or received by producers cause considerable monthly changes in the markets for milk and the input considered.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Profit translog function; Prices; Dairy cattle; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56737

Analysis on the Development Trend of Oasis Subject and Its Countermeasures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Kaiyong; Yang,   Le; Pang,   Wei; Pan,   Xudong; Zhang,   Fenghua.
The research status, development and trend of oasis subject were analyzed, and related countermeasures to develop oasis subject were put forward.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Oasis subject; Subject; Development; Construction; China; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53602

ETHANOL'S IMPACT ON THE U.S. CORN INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Mattson,   Jeremy W.; Andino,   Jose; Koo,   Won W.
This report evaluates the U.S. corn sector, especially changes in ethanol production.  This analysis is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural polices, weather conditions, and technological change.  Changes in ethanol production will impact the production, feed use, and exports of corn, as well as the general price level.  Federally mandated ethanol usage dictates the growth of ethanol production in the United States.  Other factors have limited impact on corn price.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ethanol; Government subsidies; Feed use; Corn; Exports; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23512

Innovative approach in improving of housing and municipal services in Kazakhstan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shelomentsev,   Pavel.
The author argue necessity to approach to housing and municipal sector in Kazakhstan  as to market-based and comprehensive  system producing quality and stable services to consumers.  The article profiles policy directions and particular tasks and tools for further reforms in housing and municipal economy in the country.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Housing; Municipal economy; Innovative approach; Improvement mechanism.; Public Economics; R31; R38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94727

The Economic Value of Irrigation in the Texas Panhandle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Wright,   Andrew P.; Hudson,   Darren; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Amosson,   Stephen H.
The Texas Panhandle relies largely on the Ogallala Aquifer for access to water for irrigated agricultural production.  With current pumping rates and slow recharge rates, the aquifer will at some point in the future no longer be an economically viable source of water for agriculture.  The objective of this study is to estimate the value of irrigated agriculture to the region.  A hypothetical policy restriction is imposed which assumes a one hundred percent conversion to dryland agriculture.  The study estimates the economic impact of such a change on producer income and the resulting socioeconomic impacts on communities in the region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic impacts; IMPLAN; Irrigated production; Ogallala Aquifer; Water policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q18; Q32; Q38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56433

ESTATE TRANSFER SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelsey,   Myron.
Brief description of estate transfer tools and a discussion of the Federal estate and gift tax.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11790

Food Safety Requirements in African Green Bean Exports and Their Impact on Small Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Narrod,   Clare A.; Roy,   Devesh.
Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products, in an effort to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. However, in order to access developed country markets and urban domestic markets, these products must meet food safety requirements, including protocols relating to pesticide residues, field and pack house operations, and traceability. Faced with stringent food safety requirements, companies that establish production centers in low-income countries might exclude poor farmers, thus negatively impacting the poor. We herein study this issue in the case of the green bean export sectors in three African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia. In the short-term, stringent food safety...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International food safety standards; Smallholders; Supply chains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42362

2004 Michigan Dairy Grazing Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 10 dairy grazing farms from across Michigan. These 10 farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months of the year and that grazing provided more than 30 percent of the forage consumed during the year. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University's TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were checked for accuracy. While considerable variation in the data exists, average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion that follows.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11709

Climate Change and Forest Ecosystem Sinks: Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Eagle,   Alison J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18152

MORBIDITY/MORTALITY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF SWINE IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bush,   Eric J.
A national survey on swine health was conducted by the National Animal Health Monitoring System ( NAHMS ) from December 1989 through January 1991. The survey sample was designed in collaboration with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS ) in order to provide inferences about the nation's hog population, 95 percent of which was represented. The program consisted of two parts: the first was a general farm management and policy questionnaire  that was completed by 1,661 producers. The second part of the program was a monitoring phase that took place over a three-month period for each of 712 participating producers. Per litter estimates for the national population showed an average of 9.9 piglets born alive and 8.4 weaned. Estimates attributed 57...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Swine; Monitoring; Epidemiology; Production; Morbidity; Mortality; Births; Litter size; Prevention; Disease; Docking; Teeth clipping; Vaccination; Injection; Antibiotics; Water quality; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32761

A STRUCTURAL CHANGE ANALYSIS OF THE COST EFFICIENCY OF FARMS IN SCOTLAND 1989-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
One of the aims of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to increase the competitiveness of farmers through increasing their exposure to markets. An aspect of competitiveness is the gains in economic efficiency. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to estimate indicators of farm efficiency for the period 1989 to 2008 by farm type and to analyse what the effect on efficiency of changes in the CAP has been. In terms of the methodology, the information used comes from the Scottish Farm Account Scheme (FAS) survey, which allows us to assemble panel dataset and to construct cost efficiency indicators. The results indicate while mixed farms and lowland farms have maintain their levels of efficiency. LFA farms have seen their efficiency reduced...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm efficiency; Stochastic cost frontier; Scottish agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109398

Análise do desempenho das exportações brasileiras de carne bovina: uma aplicação do método Constant-Market-Share, 1995-2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Machado,   Lenilma Vera Nunes; Amin,   Mario Miguel; Carvalho,   Fatima Marilia Andrade de; Santana,   Antonio Cordeiro de.
The study analyzes the behavior of the Brazilian’s beef exports, in natura, during the 1995 to 2003 period. It shows that the substantial increase in exports made the country one of the leading beef exporters and tries to identify the factors that contributed for this growth. The methodological procedures involve the application of the Constant-Market-Share model to identify the sources of growth of the exports through the world trade growth effect, origin of exports effect and competitive effect. The composition effect was not estimated given the fact that the model was applied to only one product. The results show that the competitive and structural effects gave a significant increase to the Brazilian’s exports. The study shows, also, that Brazil...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Brazilian’s beef exports; Constant-Market-Share; Competitive and structural effects; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55191

Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Hongli; Babcock,   Bruce A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/15/08.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Complements in supply; Ethanol; (in)direct land use changes; Substitutes in supply; Yield increases.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37406

IDENTIFICATION OF BONA FIDE FARMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Fred C.; Clifton,   Ivery D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30518

FUTURE AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bieda,   K.
The leitmotif of this paper is the strong, rising and alarming trend of deficits in Australia's balance of payments current account, which makes it overwhelmingly important to increase exports. Market promotion, substantially the existing method, will not do the job in a world with politically set up trade barriers. Multilateral political negotiations about the removal of the trade barriers within the G.A.T.T. system are unlikely to help for Australia's range of exports. Therefore Australia must enter into bilateral negotiations with any likely important customer, the most obvious one being Japan, to lower trade barriers on a bilateral basis, and this under the existing international agreements can be done only under the guise of a partial free trade area.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22404

FRESH VERSUS PROCESSED UTILIZATION OF FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Muraro,   Ronald P.
The allocation problem of sending grapefruit to packinghouses versus processing plants is considered in this paper. The authors examine on-tree grower prices reported by the USDA for fresh and processed grapefruit and report that these prices do not reflect the alternative returns necessary for this allocation decision. The USDA processed on-tree price is a weighted average of returns for fruit that is intended for processing and fruit that is not intended for processing while the USDA fresh on-tree price is for fruit that is only intended for the fresh market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27218

1999 BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUMMARY FOR SWINE FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nott,   Sherrill B.
This report is a summary of the financial and production records kept by swine farmers enrolled in the Telfarm/MicroTel record program through Michigan State University Extension. Farm records were included if a Finan summary was completed on 1999 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses.  The summary was included if cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow, and if the debt discrepancy was less than $1,000.  The averages are reported in the tables below; it should be recognized that considerable variability exist in the data. Six (6) of the nine (9) farms grew crops in addition to hogs. The unweighted mean of acres cropped was 1,047 acres; the standard deviation of the mean was 583 acres and the median was...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11522

GROWTH PATTERN, SUSTAINABILITY AND TRADE IN A LAND CONSTRAINED ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irz,   Xavier T.; Roe,   Terry L.
This paper develops a two-sector model of growth where agriculture is considered explicitly.  Key features of the model include: the reliance of agricultural production on a fixed but degrading resource base, the use by the farm sector of industrially produced inputs and differing rates of technological progress in the two sectors.  On the demand side, the low income elasticity for food as well as the life-sustaining function of food consumption are recognized. In this simplified framework, the sustainability of growth can be related to the existence of a steady state reflecting the ability of the economy to feed its population.  This property is used to identify the characteristics within and outside of agriculture conducive to the sustainability of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Agriculture and growth; Dynamic general equilibrium model; International Development; O41; O13; F11.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21762

Towards GMO-free landscapes? Identifying driving factors for the establishment of cooperative GMO-free zones in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Consmuller,   Nicola; Beckmann,   Volker; Petrick,   Martin.
Since the end of the quasi-moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the European Union in 2004, the establishment of GMO-free zones has become an EU wide phenomenon. In contrast to other European countries, Germany follows the concept of cooperative GMO-free zones where neighbouring farmers contractually refrain from GMO cultivation. In this article, we address the question which underlying factors could account for the establishment of cooperative GMO-free zones in Germany. Drawing on the existing literature on spatial agglomeration of different farming systems and the establishment of GMO-free zones, we provide the first systematic study on driving factors for the regional formation of GMO-free zones in Germany. The empirical analysis is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetically modified organisms (GMO); GMO-free zone; Econometric analysis; Germany; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114493

Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deininger,   Klaus W.; Ayalew,   Daniel; Yamano,   Takashi.
Mixed evidence on the impact of formal title in much of Africa is often used to question the relevance of dealing with land policy issues in this continent. We use data from Uganda to assess the impact of a disaggregated set of rights on investment, productivity, and land values and to test the hypothesis that individuals' lack of knowledge of the new law reduces their tenure security. Results point towards strong and positive effects of greater tenure security and transferability. Use of exogenous knowledge of its provisions as a proxy for the value of the land law suggests that this piece of legislation had major economic benefits that remain to be fully realized.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25431

Sutter  County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1975-1981
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1975-1981.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99911

AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF PROGRESA ON PRE-SCHOOL CHILD HEIGHT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Behrman,   Jere R.; Hoddinott,   John.
The nutrition of preschool children is of considerable interest not only because of concern over their immediate welfare, but also because their nutrition in this formative stage of life is widely perceived to have substantial persistent impact on their physical and mental development and on their health status as adults. Children’s physical and mental development shapes their later lives by affecting their schooling success and post-schooling productivity. Improving the nutritional status of currently malnourished preschoolers may, therefore, have important payoffs over the long term. Within rural Mexico, stunting, or short height relative to standards established for healthy populations, is the major form of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Low weight...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16387

A magyarországi máktermelésről
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karacsony,   Peter; Toth,   Kalman; Pinek,   Gyula; Pal,   Robert.
Hazánkban az utóbbi években egyre nagyobb területeken folyik alkaloida és étkezési mák termelése. Megállapítható, hogy nem igazolódtak be azok a várakozások, melyek az uniós csatlakozástól a máktermelés csökkenését várták, annak ellenére, hogy az unió korlátozta egyes hazai, magasabb alkaloidatartalmú fajták termelését. Vizsgálataink alapján megállapítható, hogy a máktermelés magas hektáronkénti termelési költsége ellenére jövedelmező. Ha a hazai máktermelést az 1960-as évek szintjére emelnék, akkor az hozzájárulhatna a napjainkban fennmaradásukért és mindennapi megélhetésükért küzdő – elsősorban a szegényebb kelet-magyarországi régiókban – gazdálkodók megélhetéséhez.   ------------------------------------- The area used for growing poppy seed for human...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Mák; Alkaloida; Étkezési mák; Eredményesség; Poppy seed; Alkaloid; Poppy seed for human consumption; Efficiency; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119932

IMPACTS OF THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 1996 (FAIR ACT) ON THE NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Aakre,   Dwight G.
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIR Act) decouples government farm subsidy payments from both price and production and provides farmers with nearly complete planting flexibility.  Government spending under this act will be limited to $35.63 billion for 1996-2002 period. The net farm income for all six representative farms under the 1996 FAIR Act is projected to be higher than under the 1990 farm act early in the forecast period and lower after 1999 under the 1996 FAIR Act. Cropland prices are projected to fall 19.8% between 1996 and 2002 under the 1996 FAIR Act, while cropland prices are projected to fall 18.5% under the 1990 farm act.  Cash rental rates are projected to follow cropland prices.  Debt-to-asset ratios for most...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: FAIR Act; Net farm income; Debt-to-asset ratio; Cropland prices; Land rental rates; Farm operating expenses; Capitalization rate; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23150

ESTIMATING LINEAR PROBABILITY FUNCTIONS: A COMPARISON OF APPROACHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Debertin,   David L.; Pagoulatos,   Angelos; Smith,   Eldon D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29495

THE DISTRIBUTION OF TAX BURDENS AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE BENEFITS IN METRO AND NONMETRO ARIZONA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoyt,   Paul G.; Ayer,   Harry W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32212

Land Degradation in Ethiopia: What do Stoves Have to Do with it?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gebreegziabher,   Zenebe; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; van Soest,   Daan P.
Land degradation is a particularly vexing problem in developing countries; as forests are depleted, crop residues and dung are used for fuel, which degrades cropland. In Ethiopia, the government encourages tree planting and adoption of energy efficient stove technologies to mitigate land degradation. We use data from 200 households in Tigrai, Ethiopia to examine the adoption of new stove technologies. Adoption is an economic decision, related to savings in time spent collecting fuel and cooking, and cattle required for everyday purposes. Results indicate adopters of efficient stoves reduce respective wood and dung use by 68 and 316 kg per month.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land degradation; Technology adoption; Africa; Ethiopia; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O55; Q24; Q55.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37026

The Impacts of Clementine Imports on Florida Tangerine Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Clementine; Imports; Florida tangerines; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36815

A POLLUTION TRADING SYSTEM WITH COST ASSYMETRY: An Application to Nonpoint Source Trading in the Boone River Watershed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valcu,   Adriana M.; Kling,   Catherine L.
The goal of watershed scale analysis is to assign to each field unit the best set of agricultural practices in order to achieve a maximum outcome from both environmental and economic perspectives. Watershed physically based models linked to multiobjective optimization models can overcome the high dimensionality of watershed pollution problem. Market based instruments such as permit trading settings which consider abatement measures’ cost heterogeneity have been regarded as being superior to command and control programs. Empirical analysis reveals that when local environmental authority and farmers have different cost information, a permit trading program has the potential to offer cost savings.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103719

Future Opportunities for Rural Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Hunger has become such a significant and strategic problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that it can no longer be evaded. With the majority of Africans living in rural areas, rural and urban population both rapidly increasing, cereal and livestock production stagnant or falling, 194 million people living with food insecurity, child malnutrition doubling, poverty increasing, and economic growth lagging behind other developing regions, a new development strategy incorporating different approaches needs to be developed for this region. To drive out hunger, agriculture needs to be the core component of poverty alleviation programs in SSA, but agriculture alone will not end hunger. Seasonal migration and rural nonfarm activity are also important to the livelihood...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42803

Efficiency Analysis of Rural Hospitals: Parametric and Semi-parametric Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nedelea,   I. Cristian; Fannin,   James Matthew.
This paper examined cost efficiency differences between rural hospitals participating in the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Program and a group of non-converting, prospectively paid rural hospitals using both a two-stage semi-parametric approach as well as stochastic frontier analysis (SFA).  CAHs receive Medicare cost-based reimbursement, in contrast with the rest of the hospitals reimbursed under Medicare prospective payment system (PPS).  However, cost-based reimbursement has been associated with inefficiency in hospital operations and, consequently, concerns have been raised about the efficiency of CAHs.  Results showed a positive and significant effect of CAH status on cost inefficiency under both model specifications suggesting that CAHs were less...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural hospitals; Efficiency; SFA; Two-stage approach; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119725

Közép-szigetköz állattenyésztésének helyzete és fejlesztése
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horvath,   Eszter.
A Szigetközben a legnagyobb értéket maga a táj képviseli, melynek megőrzése, fenntartása, a valamikori híres állattenyésztés újraélesztése különösen nagy feladatot ró a mezőgazdaságra, a vállalkozókra. A vizsgálatok középpontjába a szigetközi állatitermék-termékpályája állt, továbbá a térség állatitermék-előállításának vidékfejlesztésben betölthető szerepe és lehetőségeinek feltárása szerepelt. A vizsgálati eredményeket helyzetértékelési modell foglalta össze, mely szerint csökkent az állatállomány, a gazdaságok száma és a kibocsátott állati termékek mennyisége, korszerűtlen a technológia és technika, a vertikális termékpálya hiányos és feszültségekkel terhelt, a gyepgazdálkodás lehetőségei kiaknázatlanok, a gazdálkodók termelési motiváltsága alacsony...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szigetköz; Állati termék; Modellalkotási eljárások; Vidékfejlesztési stratégia; Fejleszthető területek; Region Szigetköz; Livestock products; Modelling procedures; Rural development strategy; Prosperous areas; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58599

The Optimal Intertemporal Management of the Soil and Phosphorus and the Equilibrium in Economic and Biophysical Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goetz,   Renan-Ulrich; Keusch,   Alois.
The paper proposes the use of meta models to determine the optimal intertemporal management of soil and phosphorus losses from agricultural land. This approach allows finding a equilibrium of the economic and biophysical system simultaneously. In contrast to the existing literature the model takes account of nonlinear relationships and of a large number of agricultural activities. The mathematical problems arising from this complex setup are addressed and the model is solved numerically. The results show that the second best policy in form of soil protection scores is highly inefficient, while another second best policy in form of land-use taxes is nearly as efficient as the first best policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soil erosion; Phosphorus runoffs; Land-use tax; Soil protection scores; Dynamic optimization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24783

Theoretical and methodological topics in the institutional economics of European agriculture. With applications to farm organisation and rural credit arrangements.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrick,   Martin.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92318

Public Spending and Poverty Reduction in an  Oil-Based Economy: The Case of Yemen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chemingui,   Mohamed Abdelbasset.
This study is part of a collaborative project between the International Food Policy Research Institute and the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait on public policy and poverty reduction in the Arab region. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of an increase in public spending in priority areas on economic growth and poverty reduction in Yemen. To accomplish this objective, the study builds a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model to provide a baseline scenario of changes in the economy and poverty levels in Yemen during the period 1998-2016. Alternative scenarios are then compared to isolate the specific impact of several policies on poverty. The scenarios assume an increase in public spending devoted to three priority areas (agriculture,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42412

Production Trends in New South Wales: Items of Interest for June, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8317

Stata tip 6: Inserting awkward characters in the plot
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116218

Übermäßige Werbung und Marktsegmentierung durch staatliche Förderung der Regionalvermarktung: Eine theoretische Analyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Anders,   Sven M.; Thompson,   Stanley R.
The protection of the regional origin of foods is a major part of the food-quality policy in the EU. It is the objective of this article to analyze economic effects of such policy instruments. Two different types of policy are distinguished which are both designed to promote regional products. First, generic promotion of a homogeneous commodity at the national and/or regional level in the spirit of NERLOVE and WAUGH is investigated. This instrument aims at shifting the demand for the advertised commodity outward. We derive theoretically that excessive advertising does exist if several promotion activities at different regional levels exist at one time. It would be more cost-effective due to product substitutability to move from separate strategies at the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Country-of-origin labelling; Regional-origin labelling; Excessive advertising; Generic promotion; Market segmentation; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97214

Food Processors’ Use of Contracts to Purchase Agricultural Inputs: Evidence from a Pennsylvania Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaenicke,   Edward C.; Shields,   Martin; Kelsey,   Timothy W.
Using data from a survey of Pennsylvania food processors, we investigate what firm-level characteristics make a processor more or less likely to buy agricultural inputs and ingredients though contracts. We find that over 20 percent of Pennsylvania processors use contracts, and over 44 percent of agricultural inputs (based on value) are purchased under contract. We also analyze the two related questions of what firm attributes, attitudes, or other factors make a firm more likely to use contracts at all, and what factors lead a processor who does contract to use them more intensively.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Food processors; Logit; Sample selection; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44698

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12496

ROSTER OF MEMBERS 1976: FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH SOCIETY, INC.
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27807

HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR FRESH POTATOES:  A DISAGGREGATED CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Thomas L.; Ziemer,   Rod F.; Chavas,   Jean-Paul.
A model of household fresh potato consumption incorporating prices, income, family size and other socioeconomic effects is estimated by maximum likelihood Tobit procedures.  The effects of truncation bias due to non-purchasing households are evaluated and decompositions of the Tobit elasticities are performed for various sub-groups of the data.  The market development implications of this type of disaggregated commodity analysis are explored.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32373

Statistiques Agricoles: Production Agricole, Superficies et Utilisation des terres, Année agricole 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyarwaya,   Jean Baptiste; Shingiro,   Emmanuel; Mpyisi,   Edson.
Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et Division des Statistiques Agricoles (DSA) Ministère de l’Agricuture, de l’Elevage et des Forêts, MINAGRI
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Statistics; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54584

Economic Implications of the Methyl Bromide Phaseout
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osteen,   Craig D.
The pesticide methyl bromide is being phased out internationally under the Montreal Protocol. Methyl bromide has been used for over 50 years to control insect, nematodes, pathogens, and weeds. It is used for soil fumigation before planting many fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and agricultural nurseries; for post-harvest fumigation of commodities in storage and prior to shipment; and for government-required quarantine treatment to prevent the spread of regulated exotic pests. Many U.S. users are concerned that existing alternatives to methyl bromide will be less effective and cause financial losses. To help mitigate the impacts of the phaseout, USDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), universities, and private firms are working to develop new...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33697

Impacto dos rendimentos de aposentadoria e pensão na redução da pobreza rural
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maia,   Alexandre Gori; Oliveria,   Marcelli Mariano; Ballini,   Rosangela; Dedecca,   Claudio Salvadori.
Este trabalho analisa o impacto dos rendimentos de aposentadoria e pensão sobre a redução da pobreza no Brasil. Mais especificamente, a análise terá como foco as diferenças existentes entre as famílias das áreas urbanas e rurais do país, nos anos de 1995 e 2006. A hipótese central é de que as aposentadorias e pensões cumprem importante papel no rendimento das famílias mais pobres e das áreas rurais, contribuindo principalmente para a redução da pobreza nas regiões mais precárias do país. Esta dependência teria ainda aumentado no período analisado devido, sobretudo, à vinculação dos rendimentos de aposentaria e pensão ao salário mínimo e aos ganhos reais observados por este no período.------------------------This papers analyzes the impacts of retirement...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rendimento de aposentadoria e pensão; Pobreza rural; Distribuição de renda; Retirement pensions; Rural poverty; Income distribution; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108073

An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Honey Industry: Econometric Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Willett,   Lois Schertz.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121363

COMPUTER-FACILITATED COMMUNICATION NEEDS AND VALUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dill,   Donald W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26856

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND FEDERAL IRRIGATION POLICY:  A REAPPRAISAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Robert A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32562

Examining Share Lease Arrangements for Grain Operations in the Texas Panhandle under Changing Market Conditions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gueck,   Nicole; Jones,   DeDe; Yates,   Jay; Klose,   Steven L.
This paper examines the profit maximizing share arrangement for both landlords and tenants producing grain in the Texas High Plains (based on risk preference), and determines whether the results are affected by input costs and market prices.  Results of the analyses show that tenants and landlords prefer different arrangements in all scenarios.  Results also indicate that a tenant would prefer a different lease arrangement in 2008 than in 2005, while the landlord’s preference would remain unchanged.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Landlord; Tenant; Share Lease; Grain; Texas; Market Conditions; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45929

A Cost Approach to Economic Analysis under Production Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul.
This paper explores the economics of input decision by a firm facing production uncertainty. It relies on a state-contingent approach to production uncertainty. First, the paper develops a methodology to specify and estimate cost-minimizing input decisions under a state-contingent technology. Second, the analysis is applied to time series data on US agriculture. It finds strong empirical evidence that, in the analysis of input choices, expected output alone does not provide an appropriate representation of production uncertainty. The results provide empirical support for an output-cubical technology. This indicates that an ex post analysis of stochastic technology (as commonly found in previous research) appears appropriate. The analysis also provides...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production uncertainty; State contingent; Cost; Cubical technology.; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C3; D21; D8.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21081

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE EMERGENCE OF CLUB BEHAVIOR IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tothova,   Monika; Oehmke,   James F.
The opposing US and EU positions regarding genetically modified crops threaten to polarize the world into countries who accept biotechnology and countries that don't. The paper investigates the emergence of ‘'clubs'’ of countries that adopt GM similar standards. The paper explains the emerging standards, trade patterns, and club behavior.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20023

Returns on investment in wild dog management-beef production in the South Australian Arid Lands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wicks,   Santhi; Allen,   Benjamin.
Beef cattle producers in Australia have reported an increase in calf losses as a result of wild dog attacks in recent years. However, while control measures may reduce calf losses from wild dog attacks, they may also reduce attacks on kangaroos. Thus, wild dog control measures may inadvertently increase kangaroo competition with cattle for grazing vegetation, which is potentially costly for graziers. In this study the net returns to beef production from investments in wild dog controls in a case study area—omitting the social and environmental effect of wild dogs—is assessed. The case study area for this study includes the natural resource management district groups of Marla–Oodnadatta and Marree–Innamincka, in the South Australian Arid Lands. A...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124479

NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hammerschmidt,   Neil.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32858

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Cramon-Taubadel,   Stephan; Nivievskyi,   Oleg; von der Malsburg,   Emanuel Elsner; Movchan,   Veronika.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48512

Technical Guide to C-SIDE (Software for Intake Distribution Estimation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dodd,   Kevin W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18653

Farm Business Analysis Survey of 30 Farms in the Clear Lake Soil Conservation Demonstration Area 1942
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welch,   C. Herman, Jr.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1943
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105589

AGRICULTURE IN AN ECOSYSTEMS FRAMEWORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aillery,   Marcel P.; Hrubovcak,   James; Kramer,   Carol S.; Shoemaker,   Robbin A.; Tegene,   Abebayehu.
By broadening the definition of an ecosystem to include economic activities, can we better characterize the interactions and relationships among agricultural activities and important indicators of ecological system health?  This paper addresses research approaches for assessing the role of agriculture in an ecosystems context.  Environmental regulation and resource management policies have heightened the interest in understanding interactions among agricultural activities and the natural resource base, including the impacts of agriculture on environmental quality and the impacts on agriculture of ecosystem restoration efforts.  What are the most meaningful indicators of environmental quality?  Which agricultural practices and policies should be considered,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31398

Inventory and Transformation Hedging Effectiveness in Corn Crushing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
In response to the development of the U.S. ethanol industry, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) launched the ethanol futures contract in March 2005. This contract is promoted by the CBOT as allowing ethanol producers to hedge corn crushing using strategies similar to those used in soybean crushing. The similarities end, however, when the lack of short-term correlation between corn and ethanol prices is compared to the strong correlation between soybean and soy product prices. This contrast motivates the examination of the price risk management capabilities of the CBOT’s ethanol futures contract. Standard hedging methodology is applied to weekly cash and futures price data from March 23, 2005 through March 7, 2007. Findings include (1) for two- to eight-week...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethanol futures; Hedging; Cross hedging; Corn crushing; Processing hedge.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37557

The Impact of India's Cotton Yield on U.S. and World Cotton Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Welch,   Mark; Mohanty,   Samarendu; Fadiga,   Mohamadou L.
Cotton is India’s main cash crop. It contributes to the livelihood of 60 million people and accounts for 30 percent of the country’s agricultural domestic product (Barwale et al., 2004). Total cotton acreage in India is estimated at 9 million hectares, the largest in the world (Gandhi, 2006). About 65 percent of cotton production activities are rainfed and subject to the vagaries of weather. Cotton is grown in nine states, spread over three agroclimatic zones with different planting schedules. Planting usually ends by the first week of June in northern regions (Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan), by mid-August in the central region (Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh), and by the first week of September in parts of the south (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53149

Commercial and Producer Applications Using Options on Grain Futures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Satrom,   John P.; Chan,   Alfred K.; Wilson,   William W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23431

Shocks, livestock asset dynamics and social capital in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mogues,   Tewodaj.
This paper uses household survey panel data of 416 rural households to study livestock asset dynamics in the north-east of Ethiopia. The period under examination (1996-2003) was marked by severe environmental shocks, including a series of droughts. Using as point of departure the literature on the evolution of productive assets in the presence of risk, which relates asset paths to initial endowments, we test the hypothesis of wealth divergence and the existence of asset poverty traps. Results indicate rather that livestock asset dynamics are marked by convergence over time. Examining the role of social capital in recovery and growth of households’ endowments, both local social relationships as well as ‘bridging’ social capital seem to have a positive...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55395

Las Federaciones de Usuarios de Riego de la Sierra Centro de la Republica del Ecuador Presentan: “El Proyecto de apoyo integral para las comunidades rurales con agrotecnologias avanzadas”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carrasco Vinueza,   Pedro Eduardo; Burgos Arce,   Martha Cecilia.
Los productos agrícolas son uno de los ejes más importantes de las economías globales y nacionales, por lo que la agricultura ecuatoriana enfrenta grandes desafíos y oportunidades, teniendo en cuenta que el pequeño y mediano productor se encuentra en absoluta desventaja e inferioridad de condiciones en relación a muchos países de la región y del mundo, y de los grandes productores nacionales. Esta realidad obliga al sector productor a innovar en la tecnología y en la reconversión de su estructura para poder lograr la seguridad agroalimentaria, y con los excedentes insertarse con éxito en los mercados internacionales.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95327

Do Protectionist Trade Policies Protect? The Unintended Consequences of an Antidumping Tariff
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brester,   Gary W.; Smith,   Vincent H.; Marsh,   John M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93719

AN ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION OF RABBIT MEAT IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beal,   Meghan N.; McLean-Meyinsse,   Patricia E.; Atkinson,   Cheryl.
Results from a random sample of 1421 households in the southern United States suggest that the most likely consumers of rabbit meat are men, non-college graduates, those with household incomes at or below $50,000, households with children, and Louisiana residents. The current market for rabbit meat is small. However, the meat is lower in fat, cholesterol, and calories, and higher in protein than beef, chicken, turkey, or pork, and these desirable nutritional attributes may spark future demand.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27148

CONSEQUENCES AND PLACE OF MARKETING AGREEMENTS IN STABILIZING FARM INCOME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mehren,   George L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17404

MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Randall,   Alan.
Paper from Plenary session
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57334

Empirical Analysis of Stanchion and Parlor Milking Cost on New York Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katsumata,   Kentaro; Tauer,   Loren W.
This paper empirically estimates cost functions for two milking technologies, stanchion and parlor, using farm level data from New York dairy farms for the years 1993 through 2002. A translog cost function was estimated along with input cost share equations for each milking technology by Iterative Seemingly Unrelated Regression. Any pair of inputs among feed, hired Labor, and cows had some degree of substitutability except for a pair of feed and hired labor evaluated by the Allen elasticity, and that of hired labor and feed evaluated by the Morishima elasticity. Additionally, economies of scale were found to exist over the entire range of output levels of the samples. The cost of stanchion technology was lower than that of parlor technology over the sample...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6886

RISK AVERSION, UNCERTAINTY AVERSION, AND VARIATION AVERSION IN APPLIED COMMODITY PRICE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frechette,   Darren L.; Wen,   Fang-I.
Standard models of hedging behavior assume that either hedgers wish to minimize net price variation or they wish to balance variation versus profits. These models treat variation as risk and fail to distinguish between variation that is random and variation that is not random over time. Newer models of decision making differentiate between random and nonrandom variation somewhat, but they inadequately distinguish variation from risk. This paper reviews the distinctions among variation, uncertainty, and risk and calculates optimal hedge ratios for two models addressing the distinction. Empirical optimal hedge ratios typically decline toward zero when variation aversion is included in the models. These results may help explain why hedgers commonly hedge less...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19062

VERTIKÁLIS INTEGRÁCIÓK AZ ÉLELMISZERGAZDASÁGBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szentirmay,   Andras; Gergely,   Istvan.
Az élelmiszergazdasági termékpályák különböző koordinációs mechanizmu-sai közül a vertikális integráció a legerőteljesebben összehangolt rendszer, amely napjainkban a legtöbb esetben önálló gazdasági szervezetekben (szövetkezetek-ben, vállalatokban stb.) összpontosul. A vertikális integrációk működésének alapelve ágazatoktól függetlenül rendkí-vül hasonló képet mutat, de az egyes ágazatok belső sajátosságainak köszönhetően más-más fejlődési stádiumig jutott el az élelmiszergazdaság különböző szektorai-ban. Az élel¬miszer-előállítás vertikális szervezésében az alapanyagokat szolgáltató mezőgazdasági termelés, és a készterméket előállító feldolgozóipar egyaránt érde-kelt, de az érdekeltséget mindkét fél esetében más-más tényezők indukálják. A vertikális...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Élelmiszeripari nagyvállalatok szerepe; Élelmiszuerbiztonság; Jövedelemképződés az élelmiszerláncban - role of food industry; Food safety; Profitability of food chain; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54298

Concentration in Hungarian Food Retailing and Supplier-Retailer Relationships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Juhasz,   Aniko; Stauder,   Marta.
The paper is a summary about the Hungarian retail sector based on the results of different research projects completed in the last five years. From all of these studies and of course the wide ranging domestic and international literature we had to conclude that the retailers have become more and more the exclusive owner of the information about the consumers and with this they become the new "captains" of the food chain. Thus we always started our research with gathering information about the situation of the Hungarian retail sector because we believed if we want to help those who try to adapt (the suppliers) then we have to know much more about those who dictate (the retailers). Analysing the concentration in company and not branch level we can say that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food retailing; Concentration; Market structure; Supplier-retailer relationships; Industrial Organization; D3; L81.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25766

IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING AID PROGRAMS TO U.S. AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christensen,   Raymond P.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17388

Prairie Crop Diversification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Elwin G.; Young,   Douglas L.; Zentner,   Robert P.
The Canadian prairies traditionally have been dominated by spring wheat production. Crop diversification is now being advocated to enhance farm-level risk management, ecological benefits, nutrient cycling, and pest and disease control, and to reduce the farm economy’s reliance on income from a single crop. There has always been interest in diversifying away from wheat, but until recently, economically feasible alternatives have been limited, and government policies may have constrained the shift to other crops. Knowing the impact of prices and policies on crop diversification is essential to understanding producer response and to determining strategies to enhance cropping diversity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45695

Assessment of Urban Carrying Capacity.  A Case Study of Environmental and Institutional Implications for Water Resource Management in Hyderabad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chennamaneni,   Ramesh; Rao,   Subba.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36945

Identification of Supply Models of Retailer and Manufacturer Oligopoly Pricing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Villas-Boas,   Sofia Berto; Hellerstein,   Rebecca.
This note outlines conditions under which we can identify a vertical supply model of multiple retailers' and manufacturers' oligopoly-pricing behavior. This is an important question particularly when the researcher believes, contrary to the traditional assumption followed in the empirical literature, that retailers may not be neutral pass-through intermediaries. We show that a data-set of an industry's product prices, quantities, and input prices over time is sufficient to identify the vertical model of retailers' and manufacturers' oligopoly-pricing behavior given nonlinear demand, for homogeneous-products industries, and given multi-product firms, for differentiated-products industries.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Identification; Vertical relationships; Oligopoly models of multiple manufacturers and retailers.; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; L13; L22.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25052

Will Geographical Indications Supply Excessive Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Merel,   Pierre R.; Sexton,   Richard J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114651

Whole Truth in Herbicide Labelling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordblom,   Thomas L.; Medd,   Richard W.
The 1999 National Competition Policy Review of Ag &amp; Vet Chemical legislation recommended, inter alia, that registrants no longer be required to prove ‘APPROPRIATE’ levels of efficacy of their products but only that the claims on product labels be ‘TRUE’. ‘Appropriate’ efficacy standards amount to market regulation, limiting economic competition from formulations with lower efficacies. Cheaper formulations with lower efficacies are excluded from the marketplace by such standards. Unanswered is the question of what ‘TRUTH’ on a label means in practical terms. Flexibility in dose rates and guidance with usage information is not always well-stated on herbicide labels. There is considerable evidence that efficacy of herbicide varies with dose and with...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123711

End-Use Certificates for Wheat: Trade-Distorting Administrative Barriers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Buckingham,   Donald E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50711

IMPERFECT COMPETITION AND STRATEGIC TRADE THEORY: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stiegert,   Kyle W.; Wang,   Shinn-Shyr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14589

An Analysis of the Tradeoffs between Policy Instruments to Induce Dairy Producers in California to Participate in a Centralized Digester
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hurley,   Sean P.; Ahern,   James; Williams,   Douglas W.
Tradeoff between different utility rates and policy intervention to induce dairy producer to join a regional digester are studied.  Results demonstrate that a regional digester for the dairy industry in California is feasible given the digester receives $0.05 per kWh and government intervention or $0.0925 per kWh with no intervention.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9927

PROBLEMS IN BREAKING THE POVERTY CYCLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cizon,   Francis A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17533

Institutional Changes for Agricultural and Rural Development in the CEEC and CIS Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koester,   Ulrich; Brümmer,   Bernhard.
The paper emphasizes the importance of embedded institutions for the transformation of the agricultural sector and rural economies in the transition countries and identifies and analyses institutional aspects regarding agriculture and rural development common to the transition countries. It focuses on the institutional dimension of reform policies, i.e. on the political economy aspects of the transition process that were decisive for the success or failure of the reforms. The importance of identifying the “mental models” of various stakeholders during the transition process is emphasized and the reasons are explored why the transition process in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe has not resulted in a restructuring of the agricultural sector...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Transition countries; Agriculture; Agricultural reform; Agricultural policy; Rural development; Farm structure; Institutions; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112605

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MARKET PRICE SIGNALS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF FED BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Padberg,   Daniel I.
The beef industry in the United States consists of several distinct production levels ranging from the cow-calf producer at the lowest level to the final consumer.  These sectors face varying levels of profitability, degrees of market power, conflicting goals, and price signals.  Environmental regulations involve questions of what costs are involved, who is in a position to pay these costs, and whether market prices are capable of signaling different environmental practices. Understanding the relationships within the beef industry may allow researchers to fine-tune analyses of environmental issues in the beef industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; BMP; Cattle; Pricing; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15528

The Ghost of Extinction: Preservation Values and Minimum Viable Population in Wildlife Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Eiswerth,   Mark E.
The inclusion of a minimum viable population in bioeconomic modeling creates at least two complications that are not resolved by using a modified logistic growth function. The first complication can be dealt with by choosing a different depensational growth function. The second complication relates to the inclusion of the in situ benefits of wildlife into the analysis. Knowledge about the magnitude of the in situ benefits provides no guide for policy about conservation management. Simply knowing that people are willing to pay a large amount each year to protect a species says nothing about whether one should manage habitat to protect or enhance the species’ numbers, unless the species is in imminent danger of extinction. If willingness to pay is to be a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marginal willingness to pay; Endangered species and extinction; Minimum viable population; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q20; Q24; C61.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9790

TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNDER NAFTA: WHERE FROM HERE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meilke,   Karl D.; Huff,   Karen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16819

A 'DIFFERENTIAL' DIFFERENTIAL DEMAND SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancuso,   Anthony J.
Traditionally, estimation of demand systems is predicated on the validity of several axioms of consumer behavior. While such abstractions make empirical work easier, they can also overlook important economic behavior. Because the price of a good does not reflect the total cost of purchase, there is reason to believe that consumer responses to changes in price are not continuous. Utilizing a regime switching model, we show that there are indeed important threshold effects, and that these effects bias elasticity estimates toward zero.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21811

On Container Versus Time Based Inspection Policies in Invasive Species Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batabyal,   Amitrajeet A.; Nijkamp,   Peter.
We study the problem of precluding biological invasions caused by ships transporting internationally traded goods in containers between different regions of the world. Using the long run expected net cost (LRENC) of inspections as the apposite managerial objective, we address the following important question: Given that inspection is a cyclical activity, is the LRENC lower when a port manager’'s inspector inspects cargo upon the arrival of a specified number of containers (container policy) or is this LRENC lower when this inspector inspects cargo at fixed points in time (temporal policy)? We construct a queuing theoretic model and show that in an inspection cycle, irrespective of whether the inspection policy choice is made on the basis of an explicit...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19356

Cost-Size and Revenue Relationships in the Cotton Growing Industry of South-Western New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ryan,   James G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8678

MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS - WITHOUT PRODUCTION CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wood,   G. Burton.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17627

The reality of climate change and Africa’s development agenda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lalthapersad-Pillay,   P.
Studies affirm that developing countries will be hardest it by the dynamics of climate change given that they have to contend with extreme poverty levels and waning levels of economic growth. Climate variability will impact on water resources, land, forests and ecosystems, all of which will threaten livelihoods and food security. In developing countries the effects of climate change will manifest as increased and deeper exposure to vulnerabilities, with the previously attained development gains being compromised. Together these factors will impact on the achievement of the MDGs. Although Africa contributes negligibly to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, it will be worst affected due to its geographical location, its dependence on climate-sensitive resources...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95977

Agricultural Household Hedging With Off-Farm Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blank,   Steven C.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92863

The International Competitiveness of the Table Egg Industry of Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harry,   Edric.
The research undertaken was four-fold. First, to investigate whether government policy provides protection and by extension, incentives for the local table egg farmers to remain in production. To do so, EPC's for all commercial farms in the industry were estimated to arrive at a weighted or industry EPC.     The study also investigated whether the local tables egg industry had a comparative advantage or was efficient in the production of table egg. The Domestic Resource Cost (DRC) coefficient was used as a proxy of efficiency and comparative advantage. DRC's were calculated for the twenty-three farms.     Having established that the industry was competitive, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to determine the extent to which feed costs, the major...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Regression model; Table egg industry; Domestic Resource Cost (DRC); Sensitivity; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36799

Wage and Price Control Policies in Socialist Transitional Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fardmanesh,   Mohsen; Tan,   Li.
This paper studies the structural impact of wage and price control policies in socialist transitional economies using a two-sector three-factor small open economy model. It illustrates the results quantitatively via simulation exercises. At the earlier stage of the transition when labor is immobile, a strict control on the price of the non-tradables and the wage rate minimizes the fall in employment and output. Also, a more severe control on the price of the non-tradables than on the wage rate alleviates the fall in the real wage at negligible costs in lost employment and output. At the later stage of the transition when labor becomes mobile, the liberalization of the price of the nontradables can proceed faster than that of the wage rate. This policy...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Liberalization; Structural adjustment; Price policy; Wage policy; Socialist transitional economies; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28515

A Spatial Equilibrium Model for IDlperfectly CODlpetitive Milk Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kawaguchi,   Tsunemasa; Suzuki,   Nobuhiro; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Traditional spatial equilibrium models have assumed that markets are either perfectly competitive or monopolistic. In this paper, a generalized spatial equilibrium model is developed which allows for any degree of market conduct from perfect competition to monopoly. The model incorporates a "dual structure" in which there are oligopolistic consignment sellers (producer marketing boards) and perfectly competitive producers receiving pooled returns. The usefulness of the model is demonstrated using Kyushu regional milk market data in Japan. Numerous spatial equilibrium solutions are generated for the Kyushu milk market assuming alternative sets of imperfectly competitive behavior with the "dual structure." It is demonstrated that actual interregional milk...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122832

INFORMAL MARKETS: WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   Manohar P.; Zeller,   Manfred.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16246

Die Bedeutung der EU-Institutionen in der Klimapolitik - eine Public Choice-Analyse -
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bockem,   Alexandra.
Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, anhand des Instrumentariums der Neuen Politischen Ökonomie die zu beobachtenden Ineffizienzen in der europäischen Klimapolitik zu erklären. Diese bestehen zum einen in einer Bevorzugung ineffizienter klimapolitischer Instrumente gegenüber anreizorientierten Maßnahmen wie beispielsweise der CO2- /Energiesteuer. Darüber hinaus ist eine Diskrepanz zwischen weitgesteckten Emissionsreduktionszielen und deren mangelhafter Umsetzung zu erkennen. Trotz der Überlegenheit europaweiter Maßnahmen im Klimaschutz ist die diesbezügliche Politik der EU weiterhin von unkoordinierten nationalen Programmen geprägt. Die EU-Klimapolitik ist ein Teilbereich der europäischen Umweltpolitik, welche ihre Legitimation aus Art. 130r-t EGV erhält....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26326

An Analysis of Local Market Concentration Levels and Trends in the U.S. Grocery Retailing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franklin,   Andrew W.; Cotterill,   Ronald W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25173

Impacts of Soybean Imports on Indian Processors, Farmers, and Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Persaud,   Suresh Chand; Dohlman,   Erik.
﻿India is one of the world’s largest importers of vegetable oils in part because of    low domestic oilseed production, and tariff and nontariff barriers preventing    oilseed imports. Simulation results indicate that India could lower its barriers to    soybean imports without adversely affecting farmers, since imports are economically attractive to crushers even when subject to modest tariffs which sustain    pre-liberalization farm and wholesale prices. Soybean processors in India achieve    higher rates of capacity utilization and lower unit costs using imported oilseeds.    Moreover, it is possible to partially redistribute to consumers the sizable gains    processors experience by lowering the soybean oil tariff.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: India; Oilseeds; Processing cost; Soybeans; Trade liberalization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62276

EFFECTS OF FOREIGN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ON U.S. BILATERAL EXPORTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY RELATED AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wisniewski,   Suzanne L.W.
This paper examines the effect of foreign intellectual property right (IPR) systems and the policies that comprise them on U.S. exports of biotechnology related agricultural input industries.  Policy components include the extent of patent coverage across industry sectors, enforcement mechanisms, provisions for loss of patent protection, memberships to other international patent agreements, and duration of patent protection.  Extending the empirical and theoretical work of Smith (2002), this paper uses a gravity model to analyze how IPRs affect the market power and market expansion effects of exports to countries with differing abilities to imitate technology.  The findings suggest that strengthening global IPRs grant a market power effect to U.S....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22222

Empirical Performance of Alternative Option Pricing Models for Commodity Futures Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Gang; Roberts,   Matthew C.; Roe,   Brian E.
The central part of pricing agricultural commodity futures options is to find appropriate stochastic process of the underlying assets. The Black's (1976) futures option pricing model laid the foundation for a new era of futures option valuation theory. The geometric Brownian motion assumption girding the Black's model, however, has been regarded as unrealistic in numerous empirical studies. Option pricing models incorporating discrete jumps and stochastic volatility have been studied extensively in the literature. This study tests the performance of major alternative option pricing models and attempts to find the appropriate model for pricing commodity futures options.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19183

Efficiency and Distributional Impacts of Tradable White Certificates Compared to Taxes, Subsidies and Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraudet,   Louis-Gaetan; Quirion,   Philippe.
Tradable White Certificates (TWC) schemes, also labelled Energy-Efficiency Certificates schemes, were recently implemented in Great Britain, Italy and France. Energy suppliers have to fund a given quantity of energy efficiency measures, or to buy so-called "white certificates" from other suppliers who exceed their target. We develop a partial equilibrium model to compare TWC schemes to other policy instruments for energy efficiency, i.e., energy taxes, subsidies on energy-saving goods and regulations fixing a minimum level of energy-efficiency. The model features an endogenous level of energy service and we analyse the influence of the substitutability between energy and energy-saving goods to produce the energy service, as well as the influence of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Energy Saving Policies; Energy-Efficiency Certificates; White Certificates; Rebound Effect; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q38; Q48; Q58.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46554

The Cost of Food Self-Sufficiency and Agricultural Protection in South Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beghin,   John C.; Bureau,   Jean-Christophe; Park,   Sung Joon.
As part of its food security policy, South Korea has been pursuing food self-sufficiency using high tariffs and high administrative prices in key agricultural and food markets. Using a dual approach to trade and trade restrictiveness indices, we analyze the impact of these market distortions on welfare and trade volume. Then, we compute optimum distortions, which minimize the welfare cost of observed self-sufficiency and production objectives. We rationalize these optimum distortions to what could be claimed as legitimate protection under a "food security" (FS) box in World Trade Organization negotiations. FS-box protection is sensitive to changes in the definition and the extent of the FS objectives. We show that FS via production targets and reliance on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural distortions; Food security; Korea; Protection; Targeting; WTO negotiations; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24879

CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR NON-CONVENTIONALLY GROWN PRODUCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Underhill,   Sheila E.; Figueroa,   Enrique E.
This study examines the potential for marketing fresh fruits and vegetables with labels indicating enhanced food and/or environmental safety attributes as compared to conventional produce. Four labels were investigated: Organic, Certified Organic, Certified Pesticide Residue-Free, and Grown with IPM. Results confirm findings of other surveys relating to concerns about pesticide residues. Seventy-one percent (71%) of respondents stated they believed that pesticide residues in food present a serious or moderate health hazard to consumers. In addition, 74% believed that pesticides pose a serious or moderate hazard to the environment, and 64% felt there was a serious or moderate hazard to farm workers. Results indicate there is a positive information effect...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27067

OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IN 2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Joel L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90755

Profit and Costs of the Development of Rural Cooperative Economic Organizations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Huai-Liang; Wei,   Xin.
Through analyzing the economic profits of rural cooperative economic organizations, the following conclusions are obtained. The rural cooperative economic organizations can get the economic profits which are in accordance with the demands of market-oriented economy. The rural cooperative economic organizations can benefit from sharing the knight service provided by the government; reducing and avoiding various kinds of risks in operation; applying the agricultural technology and standardization production. Besides, the organizations can share the profits bought along by the standardization production of agricultural production and their members can enjoy the profits bought by socialized service system. In addition, the rural cooperative economic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural cooperative economic organization; Profit and cost. Preferential policy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97629

Complexity and Obsolete Data Concepts: Canadian Farm Policy, and the Changing Structure of Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freshwater,   David.
Agricultural data systems remain based upon now obsolete concepts. In particular, the "full-time, family farm" is still organizing concepts for much of the farm data system, and for agricultural policies. Yet farming has clearly bifurcated into: a relatively small number of large farms that produce the majority of the food and fiber; and a large number of small part-time farms that depend mainly on off-farm income for household well-being. Both types are family farms, but they are not the family farms of the past. It is broadly recognized that large farms pose complex challenges for data collection and policy. But small farms are also complex. While small farms may not account for much production they are important for land use issues and for maintaining...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Data concepts; Farm policy; Agricultural policy; Canada; Data collection; Risk; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119473

Seafood Label Effectiveness in the Amherst Market: A Study of the Quality and Quantity of Point of Purchase Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wagstaff,   James.
As evidenced by the recent release of a comprehensive Institute of Medicine report on seafood consumption and by the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill, it is clear that there is growing concern about the health benefits and risks of fish consumption. This research project was designed to analyze the seafood market in Amherst, Massachusetts, and, specifically, to explore the effectiveness of seafood product labeling provided by the largest retailers in the area. Studying the availability of seafood and the associated labeling practices reveals how the Amherst market meets the needs of different consumers. While each venue generally adheres to the regulatory requirements of seafood labeling, this research includes recommendations as to how the market might...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Seafood; Country of Origin Labeling; Retail Availability; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; D12; L15; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7388

Lessons of best practice in rural development: is there a pan-European consensus?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubbard,   Carmen; Gorton,   Matthew.
This paper analyses expert attitudes to managing rural development in both established (EU15) and New Member States (NMS). It draws on case studies of five regions in the EU15 that have undergone, at least in some respects, successful rural development post-accession. Lessons of best practice were identified from interviews and supporting documentation, and verified / refined using a policy Delphi exercise. The results highlight the importance of creating appropriate national and regional structures to implement EU funded projects, capacity building, decentralisation, social capital and networking, and the role of “institutional memory”.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; EU; Policy Delphi; Community/Rural/Urban Development; O18; P25; R58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94906

Hedonic Price Analysis of Thoroughbred Broodmares in Foal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maynard,   Leigh J.; Stoeppel,   Kelly M.
Thoroughbred broodmares are the foundation of a successful racing operation. This study estimated the impact of breeding, racing, and market characteristics on broodmare auction prices. Data represent 604 in-foal broodmares sold in Keeneland’s 2005 sale. Prices were highly responsive to the sire’s stud fee, the broodmare’s age, and progeny performance in graded stakes races, with pronounced day-of-sale effects. The stud fee marginal value was substantially lower than one break-even estimate, suggesting possible disincentives for investment in stallion services. Out-of-sample forecasts were far superior to naïve forecasts but were not accurate enough to use in isolation from other decision aids.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Broodmare; Forecasting; Hedonic price analysis; Thoroughbred; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62295

Stata tip 65: Beware the backstabbing backslash
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122606

Should China revisit the 1994 fiscal reforms?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmad,   Ehtisham.
The 1994 reforms in China were remarkably successful in stabilizing the economy and raising revenues for the benefit of sustainable growth and permitting the central government to redistribute resources to poorer regions through an equalization framework. However, the rise of informal local borrowing in the absence of effective own-source revenues raises possible risks and imbalances in the future. There is thus a need to reconsider the fundamentals of intergovernmental fiscal relations, building on the basis laid in the 1994 reforms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics; H2; H5; H6; H7.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115922

Papers Delivered to the 36th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society, Canberra, 1992
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118902

STATE REGULATION OF SERVICES IN REAL ESTATE MARKET OF RUSSIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Medovy,   Alexander.
The paper defines role of state in regulation framework of real estate market of Russia. Factors influencing on decreasing state regulatory level are analyzed. The author describes role and significance of administrative and economic methods of state regulation in real estate market. Some policy measures are recommended to improve regulatory environment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: State regulation; Real estate market; International Development; Public Economics; L85; L88.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94537

Book Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9066

IMPLICATIONS FOR TRADE TENSION AND DISPUTES ARISING FROM STRUCTURAL IMPACTS OF NAFTA: A CANADIAN HOG INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rice,   Martin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16877

How distorting are direct payments?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; Whitaker,   James B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21247

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michalson,   E.L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29515

Evidence on the Value of EU Quality Certification Schemes. The Case of Dry-cured Ham in Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resano,   H.; Ana,   I. Sanjuan; Albisu,   Luis Miguel.
Consumer’s preferences for cured ham are investigated with conjoint analysis. A mixed rank-ordered logit model which allows the investigation for heterogeneous preferences and its sources is estimated. In particular, we analyse to what extent consumers’ socio-demographic traits affect their price-sensitiveness and whether consumer’s sensory (hedonic) valuations and attitudes towards ham with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) affect the preferences for specific attributes. The results show that consumers with a low-medium age and income are more price sensitive. Consumers more leaned sensorially towards the own regional product (with or without PDO), are more inclined to purchase this product, and consumers with a more favourable attitude towards PDO...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mixed rank-ordered logit; Conjoint analysis; Heterogeneous preferences; Consumers; Cured ham.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58117

Fertilizer trade and pricing in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Omamo,   Steven Were.
Liberalized fertilizer markets in eastern Africa typically deliver fertilizer to smallholder farming regions at prices that render its use unprofitable. Simultaneously, faced with little demand for fertilizer in these regions, fertilizer traders appear unwilling to invest in measures that might reduce farm-gate prices. A basic question throughout the region is therefore how to cost-effectively increase smallholders' access to fertilizer, under conditions of liberalized and privatised trade in the input. This paper explores that question for Uganda using data from a wide-ranging study of Uganda's fertilizer sub-sector. The prevailing system of fertilizer procurement and distribution is found to imply a market structure dominated by retail-level trade, high...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9503

Aquifer Depletion and the Cost of Water Conservation:  The Southern High Plains of Texas Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wheeler,   Erin A.; Segarra,   Eduardo; Johnson,   Phillip N.; Willis,   David B.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.
Irrigated agriculture has played a vital role in the development and growth of the Great Plains Region of the United States. The primary source of water for irrigation in this region is the Ogallala Aquifer. The Southern portion of the Ogallala Aquifer is considered exhaustible due to the low level of recharge relative to the quantities of water pumped. Analysis and evaluation of water conservation policies which could extend the economic life of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Southern High Plains of Texas and Eastern New Mexico, and which could contribute to maintaining the viability of the regional economy is important. This study evaluates the impacts of water conservation policies which limit drawdown of the Ogallala Aquifer. County level dynamic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Water conservation; Water policy evaluation; Aquifer management; Dynamic optimization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25410

Determinants of Agricultural Cash Rents in Germany:  A Spatial Econometric Analysis for Farm-Level Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Habermann,   Hendrik.
This article analyses determinants for 2001 farmland rental prices from 4376 farms in Germany. We derive our regression equation from a spatial reaction function to allow for spatial transmission of rental prices. Results from a general spatial model show that a € 1 per hectare higher rental price in a farmer’s neighbourhood coincides with a € 0.57 higher rental price he has to pay. For policy evaluation we estimate the marginal incidence of regional EU per-hectare premiums. We find a value significantly above one and propose an explanation for this counterintuitive result based on the long-running nature of rental contracts, simultaneity of premium introduction and intervention price cuts as well as assumed stickiness of rental prices. Regional livestock...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland rental price; Per-hectare premium; Spatial econometrics; Subsidy incidence; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51685

Book Reviews and Notes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8814

Engaging People, Engaging in Service: A Case Study of a Community Garden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Hays,   Lauren.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community garden; Slow Food; Local food; Agricultural literacy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103585

An Ex post Evaluation of Economic Impacts of Foot-and-Mouth Disease on Taiwan Using a Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hsu,   Shih-Hsun; Lee,   Duu-Hwa; Chang,   Ching-Cheng; Lin,   Hsing-Chun; Yang,   Tzu-Chiang.
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in 1997 has resulted in significant losses to Taiwan's hog industry which was the most important industry in Taiwan's agricultural sector at that time.  Hog farmers have suffered great losses due to the cost of slaughtering infected hogs and reduced revenues in the hog market.  Furthermore, all pork exports are prohibited according to the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) regulation.  There have been a number of ex ante studies that have quantified the potential impacts of FMD on Taiwan's economy (e.g., Tsai 1999, Lin and Hsu 1999).  That is, the potential impact assessment was done when the event of FMD just broke out. This article provides an ex post economy-wide assessment of the FMD impacts on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foot-and-mouth disease; Ex post simulation; Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C68; BE27; BL16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19545

THE APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE ANTI-DUMPING CASE AGAINST CHINA: AN ESTIMATE OF CHANGE IN WASHINGTON'S REVENUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Voorthuizen,   Hilde; Cho,   Sung-Yeol; Schotzko,   R. Thomas; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.
Increasing volumes of apple juice concentrate imports from China into the U.S. began in the mid 90s as a result of low Chinese prices.  In 1999, the U.S. Apple Association launched a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (USITC) regarding the Chinese price strategy.  During the course of investigation, the U.S. Apple Association requested that the Department of Agricultural Economics at Washington State University analyze the impact on the total value of juice apples utilized in Washington during the span of the USITC investigation.  To determine the magnitude of the effect of the USITC investigation, not only on finished apple juice prices but also on the Washington raw product price, an inverse demand for finished product and an input...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26519

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Improved Attributes of Fresh  Vegetables: A Comparison Between Atlanta and Berlin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lai,   Yue; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Huang,   Chung L.; Bruckner,   Bernhard; Schonhof,   Ilona.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35914

Erfassung, Bewertung und Minderung von Treibhausgasemissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osterburg,   Bernhard; Nieberg,   Hiltrud; Ruter,   Sebastian; Isermeyer,   Folkhard; Haenel,   Hans-Dieter; Hahne,   Jochen; Krentler,   Jan-Gerd; Paulsen,   Hans Marten; Schuchardt,   Frank; Schweinle,   Jorg; Weiland,   Peter.
Zusammenfassung: In dieser Studie werden Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) aus der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft analysiert und Möglichkeiten zu ihrer Reduzierung erörtert. Darüber hinaus wird die Eignung von Ökobilanzen für die Bewertung von Produktionsverfahren und Produkten untersucht. In Kapitel 2 werden theoretische Grundlagen für die Umsetzung von Klimaschutzpolitiken erörtert. Als Bilanzierungs- und Analysemethoden werden die Emissionsberichterstattung, die umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnungen, Ökobilanzen (Life Cycle Assessment) und Carbon Footprints vorgestellt. Es folgt in Kapitel 3 eine Analyse der THG-Emissionen des deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektors nach Quellgruppen der Klimaberichterstattung sowie in Bezug auf Produktionsprozesse...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Klimawandel; Treibhausgase; Landwirtschaft; Kohlenstoff Fußabdruck; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Agriculture; Carbon footprint; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q1 (Q18); Q 5 (Q51; Q 52; Q 54).
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103666

The influence of weight and fat on lamb prices revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hufton,   Charlie; Griffith,   Garry R.; Mullen,   John D.
Previous research has found inconsistencies in the valuation of weight and fat characteristics of lamb carcasses between the saleyard and wholesale markets. In this paper, recent New South Wales saleyard and wholesale price data on different classes of lamb are analysed using hedonic methods to determine the relative influence of weight and fat on prices received. Fat score 2 lambs are heavily discounted relative to fat score 3 lambs, and there are significant seasonal price differentials, but there are no significant premiums or discounts for weight or other fat characteristics. These results hold for both the saleyard and wholesale markets. The implication is that the efficiency of price discovery in the Australian lamb market has improved a little in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lamb; Marketing; Hedonic models; Carcass characteristics; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6021

Should subsistence agriculture be supported as a strategy to address rural food insecurity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aliber,   Michael; Hart,   Tim G.B.
At first glance South Africa’s black farming sector appears to contribute rather minimally to overall agricultural output in South Africa. However, despite the complexity involved in this sector and the often marginal conditions in which agriculture is practised it appears to be important to a large number of black households. Furthermore, the significance they attach to subsistence agriculture as means of supplementing household food supplies seems to heavily outweigh other reasons for engaging in agriculture. Some South African researchers have indicated the contribution subsistence production makes to household food security, despite the prevalent complexities and the low input nature of this production. Statistics South Africa’s Labour Force Survey...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Subsistence production; Labour Force Survey; Traditional crops; Local agricultural practices; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58215

Economic Outlook for Representative Cotton Farms Given the August 2005 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Knapek,   George M.; Feldman,   Paul A.
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&amp;M University develops and maintains data to simulate eighteen representative cotton operations in major production areas of seven states. The chief purpose of this analysis is to project those farms’ economic viability for 2005 through 2009. The data necessary to simulate the economic activity of these operations is developed through ongoing cooperation with panels of agricultural producers in each of these states. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) provided projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates in their August 2005 Baseline. Under the August 2005 Baseline, only the moderately sized Tennessee cotton farm (TNC1900) and Louisiana cotton farm...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42106

Infrastructure in developing countries: An overview of some economic issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dethier,   Jean-Jacques; Moore,   Alexander.
This paper surveys the main issues and controversies in the economic literature on infrastructure in developing countries. Section I reviews the evidence on the role of infrastructure in promoting economic growth. It is argued that, although infrastructure may be more important for growth than other types of capital, the exact size and form of its effect is less clear than is often assumed. Section II looks at the issue of infrastructure “needs”, estimates of which are pervasive in both the academic and policy literature. It is argued that the preoccupation with such estimates is largely misplaced. More crucial is to develop systems of infrastructure enabling competition through an appropriate market structure. Therefore, section III reviews the economic...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Infrastructure; Developing Countries; Economic Growth; Regulation; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; L9; L16; O16; O2.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123305

The Financial Performance of North Dakota Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKee,   Gregory J.
Agricultural input supply and marketing cooperatives are an important part of North Dakota's agricultural economy. North Dakota agricultural cooperatives purchase and merchandise feed and food grains, maintain inventories of farm inputs, and provide specialized services. In 2004, 224 farm supply, agricultural processing, and grain handling cooperatives were present in the state (Coon and Leistritz 2005). These include independent local cooperatives and those affiliated with federated cooperatives.  The objective of this research is to assess the financial performance of North Dakota agricultural input supply and grain handling cooperatives between 2002 and 2006. In section one, the characteristics of a cooperative business and how this relates to the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7631

Economic Feasibility of Bovine Growth Hormone
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatch,   L. Upton; Kinnucan,   Henry W.; Molnar,   Joseph J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59886

Preliminary Assessment of Nitrous Oxide Offsets in a Cap and Trade Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ribaudo,   Marc; Delgado,   Jorge; Livingston,   Michael J.
Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas that is emitted from cropland treated with nitrogen fertilizer. Reducing such emissions through nutrient management might be able to produce offsets for sale in a cap and trade program aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. We use the Nitrate Leaching and Economic Analysis Program (NLEAP) model and data from the Agricultural and Resource Management Survey to examine what changes in rate, timing, or method of application a farmer would take to produce offsets. We find that reducing the application rate is the most favored approach for producing offsets. We also find that some management choices may increase nitrate losses to water.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nitrous oxide; Nutrient management; Cap and trade; NLEAP; Greenhouse gas; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117776

Changing business environment: implications for farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malcolm,   Bill.
The natural, technological, economic, political and social environment in which farmers farm constantly changes. History has lessons about change in agriculture and about farmers coping with change, though the future is unknowable and thus always surprising. The implication for farm operation is to prepare, do not predict.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Preparation; Prediction; Farm management; Uncertainty; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122904

THE EFFECTS OF FARMLAND, FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES ON PROXIMATE HOUSING VALUES: RESULTS OF A CONJOINT ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irwin,   Elena G.; Roe,   Brian E.; Morrow-Jones,   Hazel.
Using stated-preference data from a choice-based conjoint analysis instrument, we estimate willingness to pay for the presence of neighboring land that is dedicated to agricultural use (versus a developed land use) and for the preservation of surrounding farmland as permanent cropland.  The data also elucidate how individuals balance the values associated with nearby agricultural land patterns with other key neighborhood characteristics such as neighborhood parks, housing density, commute times, school quality and neighborhood safety.  The median respondent from a randomly chosen sample of Columbus, Ohio homeowners was willing to pay $843 annually to avoid immediate conversion of 10 percent of agricultural land within one mile of the house valued in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19611

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARM SIZE AND THE TECHNICAL INEFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION OF WHEAT FARMERS IN THE EASTERN FREE STATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Zyl,   Johan; Thirtle,   Colin G.
Some comments are required to put in perspective the results obtained by Ngwenya, Battese and Fleming (1997). In particular, it is necessary to examine their main conclusion that in 1988/89 there was a significant inverse relationship between the technical inefficiency of wheat farmers in the Eastern Free State and farm size, because this is in direct contrast with the findings of Van Zyl, Binswanger and Thirtle (1995) who used the same dataset.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56717

Recovery of Incomplete Data of Statistical Livestock Number Applying an Entropy Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xavier,   Antonio; Martins,   Maria de Belem Costa Freitas; Fragoso,   Rui Manuel de Sousa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115790

ECONOMETRIC AND ARIMA MODELS IN PREDICTNG CATTLE AND HOG PRICES:  AN EVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ingco,   Merlinda D.
Forecasting has been very important in decision making at all levels and sectors of the economy.  In agriculture, where the decision environment is characterized by risks and uncertainty largely due to uncertain yields and relatively low price elasticities of demand of most commodities, decision makers require some information about the future and the likelihood of the possible future outcomes.  Forecast information serves many users.  Farmer's production and marketing decisions, for instance, are often based on some perspective of the likely pattern of price movements over the coming year.  Likewise, production prospects for the season are used by market intermediaries in coordinating their resources.  Outlook information about production and consumption...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11116

POLICY CHANGES AND THE DEMAND FOR LOTTERY-RATIONED BIG GAME HUNTING LICENSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scrogin,   David; Berrens,   Robert P.; Bohara,   Alok K.
Lotteries are commonly used to allocate big game hunting privileges. In this study, lottery demand and consumer surplus are modeled before and after policy changes designed to increase participation. The application is to New Mexico elk hunt lotteries. Given the volume and variety of hunts, we adopt a disaggregated and flexible count modeling approach. Two welfare measures are estimated: Marshallian surplus and a proposed measure that incorporates consumer uncertainty. The Marshallian measure produces smaller and slightly less precise estimates.  However, regardless of the surplus measure examined, welfare increased significantly with the policy changes, while revenues changed by less than 1%.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30891

Productivity Divergence Across Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeager,   Elizabeth A.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This study used 30 years of continuous data for 135 farms in Kansas to explore changes in productivity using Malmquist productivity indices. The indices were used to determine whether there was productivity convergence or divergence in Kansas farms. The results showed that there was significant divergence among the farms and not a tendency for farms to catch-up to the same levels of productivity as the top farms in the sample. The average annual productivity growth over the sample period, 1979-2008, was 0.50 percent. The top farms based on MPI were larger in terms of value of farm production, crop farm income and livestock farm income and received a larger percentage of their income from oilseeds, feed grains, and swine than the other farms on average and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61174

A Portfolio Approach to Cooperative Price Risk Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gjolberg,   Ole; Steen,   Marie.
Agricultural producers face significant price risk. For some products, farmers may hedge this risk in well-functioning futures markets. For several products, however, no such risk management instrument is readily available. We suggest that farmers reduce price risk by organizing cooperatives where members diversify by creating "accounting" portfolios. The approach is illustrated with data from the Dutch flower market, and some practical problems connected to such cooperative risk pooling in agriculture are addressed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46374

Local Food Impacts on Health and Nutrition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Ramirez,   Octavio A.; Escalante,   Cesar L.
Prevalence of local foods is believed to answer several food issues one of which is health and nutrition. This study focused on the on the availability of local foods to consumers and see its relationship with two specific diet-related diseases namely, obesity and diabetes. Other variables were included in the analysis to provide additional evidence to previous findings. Factors considered are divided into 5 groups namely diet-, local food-, environment-, education- and gender-related factors. Diet- and environment-related variables provide the most perceptive findings while local food variables provided significant however weak evidence of positive impacts to health and nutrition.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local foods; Diabetes; Obesity; Food environment; Farmers' market; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I15; I31.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103664

Organic Farming Policies and the Growth of the Organic Sector in Denmark and the UK: A Comparative Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daugbjerg,   Carsten; Tranter,   Richard B.; Holloway,   Garth J.
There has been little systematic analysis of the extent to which organic farming policies have influenced growth in the organic sector. Analyses of organic farming policy instruments, for the most part, provide extensive and detailed reviews of instruments applied either in a single country or across countries. Hence, there is a great need to examine systematically whether there is a relationship between the introduction of organic farming policies and the growth of the organic food sector, and whether particular designs of organic farming policies are more effective than others. In this paper, we take the first step in the endeavour of analysing the effects of organic farming by undertaking an econometric analysis of the relationship between organic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44173

Researches on Relationship between Circular Agriculture and Industrial Diversity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zuo,   Mi; Feng,   Gong.
First, this paper establishes the conceptual model of circular agriculture, conducts systematic analysis on the circular agriculture on the basis of conceptual model, and discusses the characteristics of closeness and openness of circular agriculture and relationship between closeness and openness of circular agriculture. Second, this paper introduces the industrial diversity related to circular agriculture, defines the concept of industry and the concept of industries related to agriculture, and illustrates the related industries that are conducive to circular agriculture and the related industries that are not conducive to circular agriculture. Finally, this paper analyzes the mutual relationship between circular agriculture and industrial diversity as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Circular agriculture; Circular material; Industrial diversity; Closeness; Openness; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118219

A factor analysis approach to measure the biased effects of retail fruit juice advertising
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Xiaoming; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fruit juice advertising; Factor analysis; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52742

Robust standard errors for panel regressions with cross–sectional dependence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoechle,   Daniel.
I present a new Stata program, xtscc, that estimates pooled ordinary least-squares/weighted least-squares regression and fixed-effects (within) regression models with Driscoll and Kraay (Review of Economics and Statistics 80: 549–560) standard errors. By running Monte Carlo simulations, I compare the finite-sample properties of the cross-sectional dependence–consistent Driscoll–Kraay estimator with the properties of other, more commonly used covariance matrix estimators that do not account for cross-sectional dependence. The results indicate that Driscoll–Kraay standard errors are well calibrated when cross-sectional dependence is present. However, erroneously ignoring cross-sectional correlation in the estimation of panel models can lead to severely...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Xtscc; Robust standard errors; Nonparametric covariance estimation; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119278

Approximating Bayesian Posteriors using Multivariate Gaussian  Quadrature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cranfield,   John A.L.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Liu,   Songquan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35791

SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF MILLET AND SORGHUM IN SENEGAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niane,   Amadou D.
The history of starvation in the world is very tightly linked with the history of humanity.  The problem of starvation was discussed in 1945 at the Worldwide Constitutional Conference of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  The main goal of the organization was and remains a food policy for the benefit of all, in order to liberate all people from starvation.   Since 1950, there has been a notable decrease in agricultural production per capita in the developing counties in comparison to the needs.  In 1972 and 1973, poor harvests created a dramatic situation in many regions of the world and once again it was in the developing countries where people suffered the most.  In the Sahel countries, many thousand of lives would have been lost...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10962

Summary Report of the Various Farm Management Services in Minnesota for 1962
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walch,   Herbert N.; Nodland,   Truman R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52684

Assessing the Impact of Cap-and-Trade Climate Legislation on Agriculture in the Northern Plains: A Policy Simulation with Farmer Preference and Adaption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Yong; Koo,   Won W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cap-and-trade; Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Agricultural impact; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61532

TRANSPORT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT RELATED TO PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breakiron,   P.L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27292

EXPLAINING RURAL HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN RECYCLING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jakus,   Paul M.; Tiller,   Kelly; Park,   William M.
Rising landfill costs have forced solid waste managers to consider waste stream reduction alternatives such as household recycling.  Explaining the factors which motivate households to recycle is important to regions where households must bear a large portion of the recycling cost because unit-based garbage disposal fees and curbside recycling are not feasible options. Empirical results indicate that residents are responsive to constraints introduced by the household production technology, such as time costs and storage space, but are not responsive to variables measuring a recycling promotional program. Promotion efforts should switch focus from broader "public good" benefits of recycling to reducing household-level household production constraints.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dropoff recycling; Household recycling participation; Rural regions; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15529

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Impacts on Japan’s Import Demand for Cooked and Uncooked Poultry, Beef, Pork, and Other Meats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taha,   Fawzi A.; Hahn,   William F.
First developed meat import demand system, disaggegating poultry meat into two products, cooked poultry (safe)and uncooked poultry meat (less safe). The model includes, beef, pork, and other meats as well.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CBS model; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI); BSE; Meat import demand system; Cooked poultry; Uncooked poultry; Beef; Pork; Other meats; Structural change; Japan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q17; Q18; Q21.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103853

CLOSING THE BARN DOOR: CONSTRUCTION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RESTRICTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osgood,   Daniel E.; List,   John A.; Margolis,   Michael.
This paper tests if the endangered species protection process accelerates construction by developers seeking to avoid potential restrictions.  The case of the pygmy owl outside of Tucson, Arizona is used as a natural experiment.  It is found that the protection process has accelerated development.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36598

The GMO Regulation in the EU and the Commercial Conflict with the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Raul Compes; Carrau,   Javier Guillem.
The United States is the leading country in the application of biotechnology to agricultural methods. One of the principal reasons for this is the flexibility of its legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). A significant part of its production of soya or corn is already genetically modified, so that its companies need to avoid technical barriers to their exports in the world markets. In the EU, negative public opinion has contributed to the adoption by the authorities of exigent legislation in order to avoid the possible risks to human health and the environment posed by GMO. The EU's authorisation procedure for these organisms is long and meticulous. Furthermore, a compulsory labelling system has been adopted for products, which contain GMO or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GMO; Regulation; WTO; Protocol of Biosafety; Political Economy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24924

Intensity of Food Stamp Use and Transient and Chronic Poverty: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Atasoy,   Sibel; Mills,   Bradford F.; Mykerezi,   Elton.
The relationship between food assistance and inter-annual family poverty dynamics is examined using data from the 1995-2003 Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We generate expenditure-based poverty measures to examine the determinants of transient and chronic poverty, with particular focus on the differential role that Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation may have on each dimension of poverty. Results indicate that transient poverty accounts for a larger share of economic hardship than chronic poverty. Both dimensions of poverty are reduced at nearly the same rate by additional months of FSP participation. In general, the determinants of chronic and transient poverty are not found to differ significantly; both aspects of poverty appear to be correlated with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6541

Do Farmers Benefit from Participating in Specialty Markets and Cooperatives? The Case of Coffee Marketing in Costa Rica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wollni,   Meike; Zeller,   Manfred.
Historically low prices in the conventional coffee market have caused financial and social hardship among coffee farmers. In the face of this crisis, specialty markets have attracted the attention of the international donor community. These market segments have shown consistent growth over the last decade and exhibit price premiums in international markets. Therefore, if higher prices are passed on to farmers, access to specialty markets could help to alleviate the crisis brought on by low prices in the conventional sector. The present study attempts to identify the factors that determine farmers' participation in specialized markets and whether participation in these markets leads to higher prices for farmers. A two-stage model is used to analyze farmers'...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Central America; Costa Rica; Coffee; Specialty markets; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25670

The Enhanced I/M Program in Arizona: Costs, Effectiveness, and a Comparison with Pre-regulatory Estimates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrington,   Winston; McConnell,   Virginia D.; Ando,   Amy Whritenour.
Using data from 1995 and 1996, we estimate the cost of the Arizona Enhanced I/M Program and the emission reductions achieved. We begin by enumerating briefly the components of I/M costs and discuss their size and incidence. Then we describe the empirical information from Arizona and how we use it to construct cost estimates for both vehicle inspection and repair of failing vehicles. Inspection costs include the costs of operating the test stations and the costs motorists incur in time and money to get to the station and go through the testing process. We find that the inspection costs account for over two-thirds of the full costs of I/M, while costs associated with actual vehicle repair account for only one third. We conclude by comparing the empirical...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: I/M cost-effectiveness; Vehicle emissions; Mobile sources; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q25.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10867

An Approach on Integrated Territorial Competitiveness to Ensure Long Term Viability in Rural Areas of Andalusia (Spain)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Delgado,   Felisa Cena; Cobos,   Rosa Gallardo; Granados,   Pilar Garrido.
After more than ten years of rural development programmes in Andalusia, there is ongoing concern about the sustainability of the rural development initiated by the LEADER-PRODER programmes in the hypothetical event that such programmes were no longer in place. In order to be able to express an opinion about this issue, it is important to answer to an entire series of questions about the concept of territorial competitiveness as a guarantee of the long term viability of a rural area. In order to be able to respond to these questions, as part of a wider research project into the transformation of rural areas in Andalusia, the competitive position of 3 territories in the "Campina Alta" (Cordoba), which have been benefiting from rural development programmes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9423

PROFITABILITY AND RISK OF U.S. AGRICULTURAL BANKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.; Zhang,   Feng.
Study of profitability and risk of agricultural banks is very important in assessing the ability to adequately finance agricultural production and rural development. A recursive system of profitability and risk equations is estimated to compare the performance of agricultural with nonagricultural banks and to identify factors which affect performance. A linear regression model which measures risk-adjusted profitability confirms the results from the recursive system. Results show that agricultural banks perform better than nonagricultural counterparts on average even after controlling for risks and other factors. Further, off-balance-sheet business is found to be negatively related to the risk-adjusted profitability of agricultural banks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35491

A COMPARATIVE STATIC ANALYSIS OF OKLAHOMA'S VEGETABLE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari; Schatzer,   Raymond Joe; El Beheisi,   Yousif.
The impact of hypothetical changes in yields, costs, and demand that might result from the organization of Oklahoma vegetable growers into cooperatives or other multifarmer marketing associations is estimated using a sector programming model. A comparative static analysis is used to evaluate the impact of these changes on planted acreage, growers' revenues, and consumers' and producers' surplus. The results of this analysis indicate that changes in demand are most effective in increasing revenues for Oklahoma growers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Comparative static analysis; Oklahoma vegetable crops; Produce cooperative association; Sector programming model; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15233

The Lure of Tequila and the Bestowing of Motherly Love: Does it Matter Whether Public Cash Transfers are Given to Women or Men? Evidence from the PROGRESA and PROCAMPO Programs in Rural Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Benjamin; Handa,   Sudhanshu; Stampini,   Marco; Winters,   Paul C.
This paper aims at evaluating the impact of two different cash transfer programs in rural Mexico - Procampo and Progresa - on total consumption, food consumption and other outcomes like investment, schooling and health care. Progresa is targeted to women, while Procampo goes to farmers, mostly men and many of which are poor. We show that both programs boost consumption. However, they obtain this effect through different channels. Progresa is destined to consumption expenditure directly, while Procampo, which is paid to landholders, boosts investments and needs time to produce its benefits. Furthermore, we separate program from gender effects and show that cash transfer programs targeted to men are beneficial only when the recipients own means of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender effect; Program effect; Rural poverty; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24836

Social Benefits of Multifunctional Agriculture in Finland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yrjola,   Tapani; Kola,   Jukka.
This study aims at assessing the costs and benefits of multifunctional agriculture, and it is one of the very first studies using a quantitative approach to this new subject. The starting point is that if current farm subsidies are regarded as means to maintain the multifunctional characteristics of agriculture, what happens if subsidies are reduced. The effects of the decline in agricultural support on multifunctional characteristics of agriculture in Finland are estimated using the cost-benefit analysis (CBA). Only a part of the consequences can be assessed by the CBA due to lack of data on the economic value of many elements of multifunctional agriculture. Hence, the results should not be generalised too strongly, but they still provide useful...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Non-market benefits; Externalities; Cost-benefit analysis; Finland; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24812

PRODUCER COOPERATIVE FORMATION INTEREST OF MICHIGAN TURKEY GROWERS: SURVEY RESULTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weatherspoon,   Dave D.; Rahn,   Allan P.; Martin,   Laura L.
In response to a crisis in the Michigan turkey industry, the Michigan turkey industry task force was created.  The task force's role was to develop and disseminate information regarding the Michigan turkey industry.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11588

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Guidelines for Submission of Manuscripts; 1991 Executive Committee and Membership/Subscription Information
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30054

A Política de Preços Mínimos: Benefícios para Quem, e a que Custo?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: SIMA,   Technical Team.
Resultados das investigações do Projecto de Segurança Alimentar em Moçambique MAP-Direcção de Economia-Dpto. Estatística
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55194

TRADE REMEDY LAWS AND NAFTA AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunning-Trant,   Caroline; Carter,   Colin A.
Trade remedy law is viewed as a major vehicle for protection in U.S. agriculture. The objective of this paper is to summarize the use of trade remedy law by U.S. agriculture and to highlight examples of where the use of these laws conflicts with free trade agreements such as NAFTA. Empirical evidence is presented of the effects of U.S. trade remedy laws on agricultural imports. We find evidence that is consistent with trade diversion on positive rulings and an "investigation effect" on negative rulings.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11962

Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arora,   Anchal; Bansal,   Sangeeta.
Recent studies in the literature examining impact of government seed price intervention on adoption of Bt cotton get different results depending on the specifics of the situation analyzed. According to one study, reduction in seed prices enables farmers to buy seeds at lower prices and this can result in surge of area sown under Bt cotton. The other view holds that seed price interventions have little impact on the adoption rates rather these interventions may adversely affect firms’ incentives to innovate. Which of the two views characterize adoption of Bt cotton in India? Using three variations of dynamic logistic model, this paper analyzes the impact of certain economic factors like seed prices, technological development, and cotton prices on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diffusion of technology; Bt cotton; Seed price interventions; Technological development.; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O33; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104154

Estimation of Efficiency with the Stochastic Frontier Cost Function and Heteroscedasticity: A Monte Carlo Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Taeyoon; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Kenkel,   Philip L.
The objective of this article is to address heteroscedasticity in the stochastic frontier cost function using aggregated data and verify it using a Monte Carlo study. We find that when the translog form of a stochastic frontier cost function with aggregated data is estimated, all explanatory variables can inversely affect the variation of error terms. Our Monte Carlo study shows that heteroscedasticity is only significant in the random effect and the unexplained error term not in the inefficiency error term. Also, it does not cause biases, which is quite opposite of previous research. These are because our model is approximately defined by first order Taylor series around zero inefficiency area. But, disregarding heteroscedasticity causes the average...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6408

Simulating economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Emily M.; Ahmadi-Esfahani,   Fredoun Z.; Isberg,   Sally R.
In genetic improvement programs, candidates for breeders are ranked by the profitability of their offspring, expressed as a weighted sum of the genetic gain from selection. In this paper, we estimate the economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles. A bioeconomic profit function for a representative breeding pair is used to determine the optimal slaughter age following genetic improvement in each selection objective. The results indicate that estimated farm profitability increases by nearly # A111 for a 1-week reduction in juvenile slaughter age, # A78 for a 1 per cent increase in the proportion of first-grade skins produced, and # A33 for an increase in the number of viable hatchlings per clutch. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118318

DISCUSSION: VALUATION OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTS: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schneeberger,   Kenneth C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29578

Competition and Its Regulation: Key Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Paul.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30627

Long-Term Agricultural GHG Emissions and Economic Growth: The Agricultural Environmental Kuznets Curve across Italian Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coderoni,   Silvia; Esposti,   Roberto.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114426

Meta-evaluations in government and government institutions: A case study example from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madzivhandila,   T.P.; Griffith,   Garry R.; Fleming,   Euan M.; Nesamvuni,   A.E.
In this paper we draw on impact assessment work of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) to present an example of meta-evaluation – an evaluation of evaluations – in an agricultural research, development and extension setting. We explore quality issues relating to evaluation studies in the context of government institutions. Program evaluation standards (PES) are divided into categories of utility, feasibility, propriety and accuracy to provide a framework for the meta-evaluation. The PES are presented as a universal measure of evaluation study quality. The intent of using them here is to judge the adequacy of PES as a universal quality measure or meta-evaluation base and to extract useful insights from ACIAR program...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meta-evaluation; Evaluation Quality; Program Evaluation Standards; Evaluation Model; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Limpopo Department of Agriculture (South Africa); International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59098

Food Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Lead to Higher Labor Productivity
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Nguyen,   Sang V.; Blayney,   Donald P.; Chambers,   William; Nelson,   Kenneth B.
Processing plants in eight major food industries were highly productive before being acquired and they significantly improved their labor productivity afterward, Economic Research Service and U.S. Census Bureau researchers found in their analysis of Census data. The plant-level data on production inputs and costs provided a detailed picture of food-production facilities involved in mergers and acquisitions. The industries are meatpacking, meat processing, poultry slaughtering and processing, cheese making, fluid milk processing, flour milling, feed processing, and oilseed crushing. The analysis suggests that mergers and acquisitions contributed to the general improvement in labor productivity, echoing an earlier ERS study. Labor productivity is defined as...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Mergers; Acquisitions; Labor productivity; Consolidation; Structural change; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7246

Documenting Food Safety Claims and Their Influence on Product Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Ji; Hooker,   Neal H.
In response to increasing customer attention to food attributes, agribusinesses are employing novel product differentiation strategies. As an example, we investigate the use of food safety claims on new packaged food products from the food manufacturers’ perspective. First, using two product innovation databases, we investigate claim use on labels in seven English-speaking countries over the period from 1980 to 2008. Then, based on manufacturer recommended selling prices and using U.S. data (from 2002 to 2008), we apply parametric and nonparametric hedonic methods to identify supply-side (agribusiness) valuations of chemical and microbiological claims in two food categories. We identify a significant 5 cent premium per ounce for a “preservative free” claim...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety claims; Parametric and nonparametric hedonic models; Price premium; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59232

Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 2000/2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Jason; Nelson,   Jeannie; Misra,   Sukant K.; Ethridge,   Don E.
The size of the Texas-Oklahoma spot market analyzed by the Daily Price Estimation System (DPES) for the 2000/2001 marketing year decreased considerably from the previous year. The average price received by producers during the 2000/2001 marketing year was about 50.9 cents/lb. The 2000 crop was generally of good quality, but the averages for the first digit of the color grade and leaf grade detoriated as compared with the 1999 crop. The percentage of bales having level 1 and 2 bark, and level 1 and 2 other extraneous matter decreased in comparison to the 1999 crop. With the exception of the second digit of the color grade price discounts for the 2000 crop decreased for all quality attributes. The premiums for the first digit of the color grade and strength...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31249

Panel Data Estimation Methods on Supply and Demand Elasticities: The Case of Cotton in Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kotakou,   Christina A.
This article examines the effects of the application of panel data estimation methods on a system of equations with unbalanced panel data. We apply pooled, random-effects, and fixed-effects estimation in three data sets: small, medium, and large farms to examine the relationship between farm size and the elasticity of cotton supply with respect to cotton price.  Our results indicate that the adoption of various estimation methods entails different estimated parameters both in terms of their absolute value and in terms of their statistical significance. Additionally, the elasticity of cotton supply with respect to price varies according to farm size.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm size; Panel data; Supply elasticity; Systems of equations; Demand and Price Analysis; C33; D21; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100637

Economic Viability of Rainwater Harvesting by Renovating Village Ponds in Small Agricultural Watershed of Johranpur (HP)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arya,   Swarn Lata; Yadav,   R.P.
The study has evaluated the benefits and financial structure of the project in the village Johranpur, district Solan (Himachal Pradesh) where a project under the NATP on ‘Rainwater Management on Micro Watershed basis’ was undertaken in the year 2000. It has also studied the extent of employment generated by the project and has assessed the changes in the land-use pattern in the project area. The results have revealed that technology of diverting run-off from agricultural fields to renovated ponds and its recycling to the same area with peoples’ participation and other technological interventions could produce remarkable results and have tripled the net agricultural income. The project was implemented at an initial cost of 9.21 lakhs and farmers incurred...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57748

INTEGRATION IN BENIN MAIZE MARKET: AN APPLICATION OF THRESHOLD COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKenzie,   Andrew M.; Pede,   Valerien O.
The degree to which markets are spatially efficient has important implications for market liberalization and other policy reforms. After several attempts to control and regulate the marketing of maize in Benin, a liberalized free-market system was finally adopted in 1990. It was assumed that a free-market system would perform more efficiently and enhance maize market integration compared with the more government oriented systems of the past. However, trade barriers still exist in the form of traders' associations across market locations. Recent market integration literature has focused on the influence of transaction costs and threshold effects on tests for integration. Hansen and Seo's two regime threshold cointegration model is used to analyze the degree...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19293

CROSS-COUNTRY TYPOLOGIES AND  DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO  END HUNGER IN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaobo; Johnson,   Michael; Resnick,   Danielle; Robinson,   Sherman.
A key motivation behind this study is to explore the many patterns of interactions between economic and non-economic factors in sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter referred to as Africa) in order to map out a typology of different types of country situations and thus, corresponding future options to develop strategies to end hunger and poverty in the region. The study builds on the earlier work of Irma Adelman and Cynthia Morris who argued that economic development is a dynamic, multi-faceted, nonlinear, and malleable process, a process explained by the many complex interactions between social, economic, political and institutional changes. As in Adelman and Morris, we use factor analysis to reduce a large number of variables into a manageable set of key...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60175

Stochastic Analysis of World Cotton Outlook Addendum to the 2007/08-2017/18 Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fadiga,   Mohamadou L.; Pan,   Suwen; Ethridge,   Don E.; Hudson,   Darren; Mutuc,   Maria Erlinda M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: The cotton market baseline analysis released in 2008 (Ethridge et al.) provided critical information about the future of the world cotton market over the next ten years (2007/02- 2017/18). It is based on a deterministic approach that utilizes the world fiber model developed by the Cotton Economics Research Institute (CERI) at Texas Tech University (Pan et al. 2004). The world fiber model is a multi-country multi-sector partial equilibrium model that includes the world’s 24 major cotton importing and exporting countries and regions. While the deterministic model provides the best available point estimates of potential market outcomes; It does not reveal information about the underlying variability of these markets over time.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53140

The biology and culture of tropical oysters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Angell,   C.L.
Reviews the biology and ecology of oysters, and experimental and culture techniques used in the tropics; describes problems in tropical oyster farming and identifies research needs to further develop this form of aquaculture. Three oyster genera are discussed: Ostrea, Crassostrea and Saccostrea. The advantages and disadvantages of various species of each genus with regard to aquaculture are also described.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Oyster culture; Tropics; Biology; Farm Management.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44687

Rastreabilidade e Segurança do Alimento: Uma Investigação em um Contexto de Perigo Moral
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade.
Investiga-se, com um modelo principal-agente, como a confiabilidade de um sistema de rastreabilidade afeta a segurança do alimento. A confiabilidade de um sistema de rastreabilidade capaz de preservar a identidade dos fornecedores de matéria-prima atreladas ao alimento e pagamentos contingentes constituem mecanismos de incentivos. Mostra-se que adotar rastreabilidade é condição necessária mas não suficiente para a maior segurança do alimento. Argumenta-se que a regulação via imposição de níveis mínimos de confiabilidade  para os sistemas de rastreabilidade pode ser inócua. Já a elevação do valor das penalidades aplicadas em casos de crises de segurança do alimento promoveriam alimentos mais seguros.--------------This article investigates how the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Segurança do alimento; Informação assimétrica; Rastreabilidade; Food safety; Assymetric information; Traceability; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108089

Will Variable Rate Application Technology Pay in Tennessee?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cochran,   Rebecca L.; Larson,   James A.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.
Costs differ among variable rate application systems.  Most feasible in Tennessee are the 1-bin and 2-bin spreader beds mounted to existing chassis with an owner-added variable rate controller and global positioning system.  Truck spreader systems required more acreage or larger custom charges making it difficult to breakeven and earn a profit.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Grid soil sampling; Precision farming; Site-specific information; Variable rate application; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34678

Book reviews
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Anderson,   Jock R.; Godden,   David P.; Davenport,   Scott V.; Pannell,   David J.; Trapnell,   Lindsay N.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117377

COUNTY GOVERNMENT FINANCES IN MINNESOTA: AN OVERVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waldo,   Arley D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13615

HURDLE COUNT-DATA MODELS IN RECREATION DEMAND ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shonkwiler,   John Scott; Shaw,   W. Douglass.
When a sample of recreators is drawn from the general population using a survey, many in the sample will not recreate at a recreation site of interest. This study focuses on nonparticipation in recreation demand modeling and the use of modified count-data models. We clarify the meaning of the single-hurdle Poisson (SHP) model and derive the double-hurdle Poisson (DHP) model. The latter is contrasted with the SHP and we show the DHP is consistent with Johnson and Kotz's zero-modified Poisson model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31027

AN APPLICATION OF GAME THEORY TO SUPERMARKET PRICING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eugene.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27946

A Note on the Appropriate Measure of Tax Burden on Foreign Direct Investment to the CEECs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellak,   Christian; Leibrecht,   Markus; Romisch,   Roman.
In this note we show that tax-rate elasticities of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Central and East European Countries (CEECs) derived from statutory corporate income tax rates (STRs) are likely to be flawed. From a conceptual point of view STRs are problematic as they neither capture tax base effects, nor effects of the home country, the international or the supranational tax laws on the corporate tax burden. Concerning FDI, from an empirical point of view STRs are questionable as their behavior over time and between country-pairs may be very different from that of the conceptually superior bilateral corporate effective average tax rates (BCEATRs). We compare the variability of STRs and BCEATRs of seven major home countries of FDI in eight major CEEC...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Corporate income taxation; Effective tax rate; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Enterprises; Financial Economics; F2; H00; H25.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26365

Efficient Documentation and Webmarketing Strategies for DNAs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gupta,   Naman; Michaelowa,   Axel.
In accordance with the modalities and procedures for a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) decided in Marrakech 2001, "Parties participating in the CDM shall designate a national authority for the CDM." Till date only 89 Parties have established their Designated National Authority (DNA). Capacity building and marketing the national CDM programmes to buyers of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) or project investors is one of the important tasks of host countries. In that context, website development and hosting is a key outreach mechanism for DNAs to market their national CDM programme as well as improving their country's competitiveness on the global market. But also Annex I DNA websites can play a useful role, particularly for host country companies who...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: CDM; DNA website; Non- Annex I countries; Annex-I countries; Marketing; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q540; Q560.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26172

Albania and Trade Liberalization Using our trade advantages in the Free Trade Agreement with EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tabaku,   Irma.
According to the World Trade Organization agreements frameworks, individual countries can agree to lower customs tariffs and other trade barriers, in order to open and keep service markets open. In this context, Albania has already concluded free trade agreements with nine countries of the region: Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Moldova, Turkey, Kosovo, Romania, Bulgaria (the last two are EU members now) and by January 2009 the ratification process from the European members’ countries finished. What this means is free exchange of goods and services between these countries by better exploiting their competitive advantages. To better exploit the advantages from free trade at first we need to find out which the Albanian sectors that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade Policy; Free Trade Agreement; Competitive Advantage; Trade Performance.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58146

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the November 2002 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2001-2007 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming operations in the nation’s major production regions came from two sources: - Producer panel cooperation to develop economic information to describe and simulate representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms. - Projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) November 2002 Baseline. The FLIPSIM policy simulation model incorporates the historical risk faced by farmers for prices and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42703

SURVEY EVIDENCE ON PRODUCER USE AND COSTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Books,   Nora.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26009

EFFECT OF CAPTIVE SUPPLY ON FARM-TO-WHOLESALE BEEF MARKETING MARGIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pendell,   Dustin L.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
Debates about captive supplies have been ongoing for more than a decade.  This study investigates the effects captive supplies have on the beef farm-to-wholesale marketing margin.  A relative price spread (RPS) model is used to estimate beef farm-to-wholesale marketing margins.  Estimates indicate that forward contracts and marketing agreements have a small positive relationship with margins that is marginally significant.  Packer fed cattle may or may not be related to margins to depending upon model specification.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35965

Drip Irrigation and Southern New Mexico Chile Pepper Production: A Survey of Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skaggs,   Rhonda K.; Hillon,   Mark; Phillips,   Richard.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23939

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Cover, Officers for 1975, Contents Page, Message from the Past-President - Jarvis L. Cain
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27707

Report of the Farm Management Service for Farm-borrowers of Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Resettlement Administration for the Year 1936 (For tenant-operated farms with cash leases in Southern Minnesota)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranney,   W.P.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1937
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113279

IMMOVABLE PROPERTY MARKETS IN METROPOLITAN TIRANA, ALBANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stanfield,   J. David; Childress,   Malcolm; Dervishi,   Artan.
This paper uses information from three empirical studies to describe, after seven years of privatization and real estate market transactions, how the physical space of the city of Tirana is presently organized, and how active real estate markets have been. The first empirical study, fielded in December 1997 (completed in January 1998), was based on an "area sample" of the city of Tirana. One-hectare grid squares were overlaid on the city's 3,060 hectares within the municipal boundary, and a random sample was taken of these grids. Eighteen grid squares within the ring roads (an area of 340 hectares) and 14 grid squares between the ring roads and the outer municipal boundary (an area of 2,720 hectares) were randomly selected. Within the selected grid squares...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Real property--Prices--Albania--Tirana Land use; Urban--Albania--Tirana Land titles--Registration and transfer--Albania--Tirana Real estate development--Albania--Tirana Land markets--Albania--Tirana Land tenure; Urban--Albania--Tirana Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12766

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Subjects Discussed at Previous Conferences, National Committee on Agricultural Policy, Foreword, Contents Page
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17639

ECONOMICS OF POULTRY LITTER UTILIZATION AND OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR PHOSPHORUS DISPOSAL IN GEORGIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; McIntosh,   Christopher S.
Poultry litter can be used as plant nutrients or cattle feed.  Both of these alternatives may increase phosphorus concentration in the nearby watershed.  Use of phosphorus consistent litter application rule in nutrient management combined with permit system has potential to curtail the over production of litter and prevent the possible contamination of water.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23813

Unintended Consequences: The Spillover Effects of Common Property Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rausser,   Gordon C.; Hamilton,   Stephen F.; Kovach,   Marty; Stifter,   Rayan.
The closure of the Hawaiian longline swordfish fishery over the period 2001- 2004, which was motivated by the protection of endangered sea turtles, created the elements of a natural experiment that allows identification of the market transfer of catch (and sea turtle by-catch) to other regions. This paper exploits the fact that the vessels in the Hawaiian longline fishery sell their catch in the US fresh swordfish market to analyze the pattern of changes in US fresh and frozen swordfish consumption both before and after the closure regulation was imposed. The mechanisms by which any unintended consequences on endangered sea turtles in other fishery locations in the world are shown to take place through the US swordfish market. At the estimated annual...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6181

Traceability of meat: Consumers' associations and their willingness-to-pay
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lichtenberg,   L.; Heidecke,   Sandra-Jasmin; Becker,   Tilman C.
The willingness-to-pay by German consumers for the credence characteristic traceability of pork and turkey is analysed by means of the conjoint analysis additive model, also taking the consumers´ associations with the term traceability and the QS label into account. The results indicate a different WTP regarding traceability of pork and turkey for specific consumer groups. A majority considers meat traceability as important. However, the distinctive sensitivity to price exhibited is a result of the fact that traceability is only of secondary importance as an assessment criterion, after price. Food retailers should adjust their communication and price policies in order to take advantage of the consumers’ higher WTP for traceable products according to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Willingness-to-pay; Meat traceability; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43951

Evaluating Non-Price Water Demand Policies During Severe Droughts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuck,   Eric C.; Proft,   Rebecca; Waskom,   Reagan.
Western states and provinces live under constant drought threat. When and how to time restrictions on outdoor watering are crucial management issues. The effectiveness of various policies is assessed using experience from Colorado during a severe drought.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46364

Strategic Marketing Decisions for Organic Agricultural Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
A group of organic agricultural producers facing a strategic decision is featured. If they decide to form an organization to market their produce jointly, they will have to select a distribution channel. This case presents the demand conditions, requirements, advantages, and disadvantages of different distribution channels for organic vegetables, both on a general level and as they relate to this particular group. The following channels are addressed: roadside stands, farmers' markets, distributors, retailers, restaurants, institutions, and processors. Study questions for use in an academic course or workshop are included.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Distribution channels; Strategic management; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8170

INTEGRATED CATTLE FEEDING HEDGING STRATEGIES, 1972-1976
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shafer,   Carl E.; Griffin,   Wade L.; Johnston,   Larry D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30474

MAGÁNERDŐ-GAZDÁLKODÁS AZ AGRÁR VÁLLALKOZÁSOKBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andrasevits,   Zoltan; Schiberna,   Endre.
Az új Nemzeti Erdőstratégiában megfogalmazott erdőtelepítési előirányzatok sikere alapvetően a földtulajdonosok döntéseitől függ, mivel új erdők gyakorlati-lag csak a jelenlegi mezőgazdasági művelési ágba sorolt magántulajdonban lévő földterületeken telepíthetők. Vizsgálatunk alapján megállapítható, hogy Nyugat-Dunántúlon azoknak a gazdáknak a körében, akik – a növénytermesztés és az ál-lattenyésztés mellett – már ma is rendelkeznek erdőterületekkel, viszonylag so-kan lennének hajlandóak újabb erdőket telepíteni gyenge minőségű szántó- és gyepterületeiken. Végső elhatározásukat azonban a támogatások alakulásától te-szik függővé. Azt várják, hogy a telepítés költségeinek normatív támogatásán felül részesüljenek abból az Európai Unióban szokásos támogatásból...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nemzeti Erdőstratégia; Erdőtelepítási hajlandóság; Megtérülés számítások - National Forests Strategy; Willingness to plant forest; Return calculations; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54295

O HIATO DA PRODUÇÃO AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA NO PERÍODO DE 1961 A 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Cristiane Marcia; Baptista,   Antonio Jose Medina dos Santos.
A produção agrícola constitui um dos principais indicadores de bem-estar da população rural de uma economia, sendo a mais utilizada quando se pretende avaliar a prosperidade econômica do setor agrícola. O objetivo deste estudo foi apresentar uma interpretação da produção agrícola com base na literatura sobre crescimento econômico e no conceito de produto potencial, que permite caracterizar a evolução da oferta potencial da economia, no período de 1961 a 2006. Este estudo baseia-se nos princípios da teoria da produção, especificamente no conceito de função de produção, que indica a relação técnica entre a produção máxima obtida em determinada unidade de tempo e os fatores utilizados no processo de produção, utilizou-se a abordagem não-paramétrica de análise...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produto agrícola efetivo; Hiato do produto agrícola; Agricultura brasileira; Effective agricultural Product; Agricultural potential Product; Brazilian agriculture Product; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113181

AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazanyi,   Janos.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a cornerstone of EU policy relating to rural areas. Initially, it aimed to provide a harmonised framework for maintaining adequate supplies, increasing productivity and ensuring that both consumers and producers received a fair deal in the market. These priorities have shifted to environmental and animal welfare concerns, as well as food safety and security aspects. As a consequence, the CAP has gradually moved from a production-based structure of subsidies to a market-oriented system, integrating standards for food, environment and biodiversity, as well as animal welfare. In 2010, the EU launched an extensive debate on the future of the CAP, as the European Union needs a better tailored, reformed Common Agricultural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; European agriculture; Rural Development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91122

China's Reformed Science and Technology System: An Overview and Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhicun; Tisdell,   Clement A.
Starting from the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, this article provides background on China’s science and technology (S&amp;T) system and the perceived growing urgency of reforming it in order to support continuing economic growth in China.  The need for reform became even more pressing once China commenced its market-oriented economic reforms in 1979.  Comparative data are provided on China’s S&amp;T sector, the processes of reforming China’s S&amp;T system is outlined and discussed as well as changing patterns in the source of funds for its S &amp; T research.  China’s evolving technology market is given particular attention as well as its establishment of a patent system.  The importance of closer ties between technology...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Economic reforms; Patents; Research and development; Science and technology policy; Technology markets; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90528

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: List of Participants
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17695

An Evaluation of the Virginia Nutrient Credit Trading Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stephenson,   Kurt; Aultman,   Stephen; Shabman,   Leonard A.
Federal and state regulatory agencies frequently support and encourage the use of market-based effluent trading to achieve social water quality goals. This paper evaluates the design of the recently approved Virginia Nutrient Trading Program. The cost implications of setting a near limit of technology point source cap and requiring new and expanding sources to meet specific technology-based performance standards are examined.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21071

Economic Parameters for Corn Ethanol and Biodiesel Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eidman,   Vernon R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34879

NAREA DISTINGUISHED AND HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31571

European Takeover Law: The Case for a Neutral Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Enriques,   Luca.
This paper argues that in revising the Takeover Bid Directive, EU policymakers should adopt a neutral approach toward takeovers, i.e. enact rules that neither hamper nor promote them. The rationale behind this approach is that takeovers can be both value-creating and value-decreasing and there is no way to tell ex ante whether they are of the former or the latter kind. Unfortunately, takeover rules cannot be crafted so as to hinder all the bad takeovers while at the same time promoting the good ones. Further, contestability of control is not cost-free, because it has a negative impact on managers’ and block-holders’ incentives to make firm-specific investments of human capital, which in turn affects firm value. It is thus argued that individual companies...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Takeover Bid Directive; Board Neutrality; Mandatory Bid Rule; Market for Corporate Control; Financial Economics; K22; G34; G38.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60748

Price Transparency in the Voluntary Price Reporting System for Live Cattle: Theory and Empirical Evidence from South Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fausti,   Scott W.; Diersen,   Matthew A.
The ability of the former federal voluntary price reporting system to facilitate market efficiency in the cash markets for U.S. livestock was questioned by producer groups and academic researchers prior to implementation of federal mandatory price reporting regulations. In the cash market for slaughter cattle, concerns raised in the literature centered on the effect of thinning cash markets and strategic price reporting behavior on the robustness of voluntary cash price reports issued by the USDA-Agricultural Marketing Services. A theoretical framework is developed describing the interregional spatial linkages between cash markets and price reporting regimes (mandatory versus voluntary). Data from South Dakota and Nebraska cash markets for live cattle are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32027

The robust variance estimator for two-stage models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardin,   James W.
This article discusses estimates of variance for two-stage models. We present the sandwich estimate of variance as an alternative to the Murphy–Topel estimate. The sandwich estimator has a simple formula that is similar to the formula for the Murphy–Topel estimator, and the two estimators are asymptotically equal when the assumed model distributions are true. The advantages of the sandwich estimate of variance are that it may be calculated for the complete parameter vector, and that it requires estimating equations instead of fully specified log likelihoods.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Robust variance estimator; Murphy–Topel estimator; Two-stage estimation; Estimating equation; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116000

Effects of Demographics and Attitudes on WTP for Fuel Import Reductions through Ethanol Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Clark,   Christopher D.; English,   Burton C.
Energy economics
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Imported fuel; Willingness to pay; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119146

Agricultural Productivity Trends in India: Sustainability Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   Praduman; Mittal,   Surabhi.
The sustainability issue of the crop productivity is fast emerging. The post-Green Revolution phase is characterized by high input-use and decelerating total factor productivity growth (TFPG). The agricultural productivity attained during the 1980s has not been sustained during the 1990s and has posed a challenge for the researchers to shift the production function upward by improving the technology index. It calls for an examination of issues related to the trends in the agricultural productivity, particularly with reference to individual crops grown in the major states of India. Temporal and spatial variations of TFPG for major crops of India have also been examined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57779

SPLIT-SAMPLE TESTS OF "DON'T KNOW" AND "INDIFFERENT" RESPONSES IN AN ATTRIBUTE BASED CHOICE MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fenichel,   Eli P.; Lupi,   Frank; Hoehn,   John P.; Kaplowitz,   Michael D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stated preference; Contingent valuation; No opinion; Internet survey; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21070

A POSITIVE ROLE FOR GRADUATE AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robbins,   Lynn W.
Agribusiness graduate students should do problem-solving and take business courses to understand the environment in which they will practice their theory.  The longer we wait to teach them application, the greater are the chances of losing our critical mass in terms of relevancy and political support.  We can, and should, cultivate a broader range of agribusiness problems and clientele groups.  We can effect change immediately by doing more agribusiness research.  We can assure our long-run existence through a stronger political support base by educating our graduate students in the ways of firm-level agribusiness application.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32159

Behaviour of Fruit and Vegetable Buyers on the City Markets in Croatia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kovacic,   Damir; Radman,   Marija; Kolega,   Ante.
Better knowledge of the consumer is the presumption for preparing the efficacious selling concept. Our research is limited on the preferences, requests, habits and attitudes of the consumers which are buying fruit and vegetable on the city markets in Croatia. The main goal of this research is identification and description of the different market segments based on the relevant buying characteristics of the consumers, that is their psychological, geographic and socio-demographic characteristics. The result of this research will be used as basis for the target marketing. We used mail survey method with structured questionnaire in this research. The survey was made in June 2000 on the random sample of 1000 buyers on the city markets in Zagreb, Rijeka, Split...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Croatia; City markets; Fruit and vegetable; Consumer segmentation; Target marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6963

CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO MERCADO CONSUMIDOR DO PEQUI (CARYOCAR BRASILIENSE CAMB.), EM GOIÂNIA - GO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Eliane De; Longhi,   Eloisa Helena; Vanderlei,   Job Carneiro; Martins,   Therezinha Krisley; Rocha,   Eduardo Villela.
O pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) é um fruto nativo com ocorrência generalizada no Bioma Cerrado. O consumo e comercialização do fruto "in natura" e de seus derivados, com importância sócio-econômica, geram renda e emprego para agricultores familiares e trabalhadores com pouca qualificação profissional. Entretanto, a exploração sustentável desta atividade encontra-se ameaçada pelo desconhecimento do mercado consumidor, inexistência de padrões de qualidade na comercialização, dispersão, desarticulação e informalidade dos agentes e segmentos do arranjo extrativista. Visando gerar informações que contribuam para o fortalecimento da cadeia extrativista e o desenvolvimento sustentável, este trabalho teve como objetivos identificar e caracterizar os agentes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Caryocar brasiliense; Pequi; Mercado consumidor; Consumidor final; Caryocar brasiliense; Pequi; Commercialization; Consumer market; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109068

How consumers link traceability to food quality and safety: An international investigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Rijswijk,   Wendy; Frewer,   Lynn J.
It is not yet understood whether the implementation of traceability systems can contribute towards restoring consumer confidence in food quality and safety, one of the goals of the European Food Law. To date, little is known about how consumers perceive the role and potential impact of traceability within the supply chain. This paper aims to provide insight into how traceability information can offer guarantees of food quality and safety, and contribute towards increased consumer confidence. Data, collected in four EU countries, examines salient cognitions and attitudes that underpin consumer beliefs about product traceability that will influence their decision making. It will link traceability- related food attributes to perceived benefits (in terms of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Consumer Perception; Food Safety; Food Quality; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10061

Exploring the Inter-Relationships of Strategic Planning, Work System Design and Performance Management in Regulatory Agencies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eldridge,   Derek.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30643

Decision Support System for Evaluating Rural Water Supply Infrastructure Scenarios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stoecker,   Arthur L.; Sanders,   Dee Ann; Whitacre,   Brian E.
This paper seeks to develop a methodology that will be useful for rural water districts in assessing the future of their water systems infrastructure.  In particular, the use of free water simulation software and publicly available data on population, roads, and terrain present rural water systems with the opportunity to analyze their existing distribution system and forecast where problems are likely to occur.  This methodology will allow various alternatives (such as consolidation with a neighboring system, or pipe upgrades) to be evaluated and the costs of implementing these alternatives to be explored.  Finally, different avenues for funding the associated costs can be summarized and presented to the community, including the steps needed to apply for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural Water; Infrastructure; Simulation; EPANET; Community/Rural/Urban Development; R53; R58.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56526

Optimal Allocation of Land for Conservation: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dissanayake,   Sahan T.M.; Nunez,   Hector M.
This paper was replaced with a revised version on 7/26/10
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation; General Equilibrium Modeling; Optimal Land Allocation; Conservation Tax; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q57; C68.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61820

Risk measurement: an introduction to value at risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Linsmeier,   Thomas J.; Pearson,   Neil D.
This paper is a self-contained introduction to the concept and methodology of "value at risk," which is a new tool for measuring an entity's exposure to market risk. We explain the concept of value at risk, and then describe in detail the three methods for computing it: historical simulation; the variance-covariance method; and Monte Carlo or stochastic simulation. We then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the three methods for computing value at risk. Finally, we briefly describe some alternative measures of market risk.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14796

Maximizing Probability of Return as a Method to Consider Risk in Farm Planning Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaiser,   Eddie H.; Robinson,   Bobby H.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116879

Savings and technology choice for risk averse farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   Donna C.
Farmers in developing countries have limited opportunities for borrowing to even out variability associated with risky farm income, but they can save. A dynamic programming model of savings is presented in the current paper which examines optimal savings strategies for farmers, using a case study of integrated rice-shrimp farms in Vietnam. It is shown that when savings are accounted for, the expected utility ranking of different risky farm choices may not differ that much between farmers with different levels of risk aversion.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118593

MINNESOTA'S BANK STRUCTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shane,   Mathew.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13443

Contents Pages
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8687

Dynamic Analysis and Forecasts of Rough Rice Price under Government Price Support Program: An Application of Bayesian VAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: No,   Sung Chul; Salassi,   Michael E.
This study constructs a Bayesian VAR model of US rice prices, in conjunction with supply and demand functions. Various validation tests are conducted to examine whether or not the BVAR model satisfies its dual functionality: Providing a dynamic analysis of the effects of a price support program and generating reasonable short-term rice price forecasts.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35279

RURAL COMMUNITY HOUSING: POLICY ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziebarth,   Ann.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17461

The Insurance Role of Remittances on Household Credit Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richter,   Susan M.
The economic literature has highlighted how in the absence of income insurance risk averse households may voluntarily withdraw from credit markets, since contract terms may transfer too much risk to the household (Boucher, Carter, and Guirkinger, 2007). Therefore, households may forgo activities with higher expected income in favor of activities with less income variability across states of nature (Morduch, 1995). Recent literature has also evaluated how remittances provide households with insurance against income shocks (Yang and Choi, 2007; Rosenzweig and Stark, 1989) and how remittances may help households bypass financial intermediaries (Woodruff and Zenteno, 2001; Taylor, Rozelle, and de Brauw, 2003). There has been minimal attention, however, on how...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy; F22; F24; L14; O1; 015.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6261

ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF RISK IN COMMODITY SUPPLY MODELS: AN ANALYSIS OF SOW FARROWING DECISIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holt,   Matthew T.; Moschini,   GianCarlo.
The role of price risk in sow farrowings is investigated by using bivariate ARCH-M and GARCH-M models and a nonparametric kernel estimator. To account for the relevant time horizon of irreversible supply decisions, predictions for mean price and conditional price variance are iterated forward. The empirical results vary markedly in terms of their implications for risk response in hog supply decisions, with the ARCH-M and GARCH-M models suggesting a small and negative risk effect. Estimates of the marginal risk premium also indicate moderate and variable departures from marginal cost pricing in sow farrowing supply decisions.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30737

Wartime Agriculture in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 1954
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8838

Analysis of Production Efficiency of Mexican Coffee-Producing Districts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cardenas,   Gabriela; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.; Houston,   Jack E.
Despite the decline of coffee prices during the 1990s, coffee production remains a main economic activity for producers in Southeastern Mexico. This paper analyzes the coffee production system for 24 municipios, or districts, in Veracruz, Mexico during a five-year cropping period (1997-–2002). A stochastic frontier approach is used in order to estimate an input distance function and evaluate production efficiency during the period. Factors such as coffee quality and access to markets are tested in terms of their effect on efficiency. The results show the production process in these municipios, as measured by technical efficiency, seems to be stable over time despite of price fluctuations in the global market. Production of staple crops (corn) along with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19470

APPLICATION OF HURDLE NEGATIVE BINOMIAL COUNT DATA MODEL TO DEMAND FOR BLACK BASS FISHING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN  UNITED STATES.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bilgic,   Abdulbaki; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.
This paper identifies factors that influence the demand for a black bass fishing trip taken in the Southeastern U.S. using a double hurdle negative binomial count data model. The probability of fishing for a black bass is estimated in the first stage and the trip frequency for fishing a black bass is estimated in the second stage given that the individual has a positive probability towards undertaking a black bass fishing trip in the Southeast.  The applied approach allows the decomposition of the effects of factors responsible for the decision of taking a fishing trip and the number of trips.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35079

Higher Food Prices Can Take a Bite Out of SNAP Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanson,   Kenneth; Andrews,   Margaret S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124065

QUALITY ADJUSTED PRICE INDICES FOR DOUGLAS-FIR TIMBER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brannman,   Lance; Buongiorno,   Joseph; Fight,   Roger.
The purpose of this paper is to determine if there have been systematic changes in the characteristics of Douglas-fir stumpage sold on National Forests in the Pacific Northwest that would significantly bias the price of stumpage.  Four hedonic methods were used to develop indices of pure price change holding stumpage characteristics constant.  None indicated a significant trend in quality over the period 1968 to 1978.  Quality differences, however, appeared to play a role in the year-to-year price changes.  The advantage and inconveniences of each indexing method and their use for various purposes are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32572

Determinants of Cost Inefficiency of Critical Access Hospitals: A Two-stage, Semi-parametric Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nedelea,   I. Cristian; Fannin,   James Matthew.
This study examines, post-conversion, cost inefficiency of Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) using a two-stage approach.  While the results suggest that Medicare cost-based reimbursement and longer participation in the CAH program may increase the cost inefficiency of CAHs, the extent of this inefficiency increase is lower than what previous literature showed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Critical Access Hospitals; Cost inefficiency; Two-stage approach; Bootstrap; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98643

THE FUTURE OF LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuh,   G. Edward.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15193

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandara,   Jayatilleke S.; Jayasuriya,   Sisira.
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Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Distorted incentives; Agricultural and trade policy reforms; National agricultural development; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13; F14; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48480

Biofuels: Market Integration and Farm Policy (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ray,   Daryll E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8080

U.S.-CANADA WHEAT TRADE AND ITS EFFECTS ON U.S. PRICE AND INCOME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Mattson,   Jeremy W.
The objectives of this study are to analyze the factors causing an increase in wheat imports from Canada and to estimate the effect of increased wheat imports on U.S. prices and farm income.  An econometric model is developed and estimated to determine these factors and effects.  Canadian exports to the United States are estimated as a function of U.S. price, the U.S. - Canada exchange rate, and other variables, while U.S. price is estimated as a function of imports from Canada, U.S. domestic supply and consumption, and exports.  The two equations are estimated simultaneously.  Results from this model are used to estimate the effect of imports from Canada on U.S. farm prices and income.  Results indicate that imports from Canada have a significant negative...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Canada; Bilateral trade; Hard red spring wheat; Durum wheat; Farm price; Farm income; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23572

Counterfactual Approach for Assessing Agri-environmental Policy: The Case of the Finnish Water Protection Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lankoski,   Jussi E.; Ollikainen,   Markku.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114404

Marketing Efficiency of Green Peas under Different Supply Chains in Punjab
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sidhu,   R.S.; Sidhu,   M.S.; Singh,   J.M.
During the year 2007-08, the area under green peas in Punjab was 18.45 thousand hectares with a production of 1.11 lakh tonnes. The total consumption at the farm level being just 2.54 per cent, the marketed surplus was 97.46 per cent. The maximum quantity of green peas was sold by the growers in the wholesale market (about 89%) and the rest was sold at the farm, in the village and in Apni Mandi. The marketing of green peas has been studied by three supply chains, viz. I: Producer → wholesaler (through commission agent) → retailer → consumer; II: Producer → retailer (through commission agent) → consumer; III: Producer → consumer. The net price received by the producer was 67 per cent, 69 per cent and 94 per cent in supply chains I, II and III respectively...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing efficiency; Green peas; Supply chains; Punjab; Price spread; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q13; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119379

A Three-Year Study on the Effect of Trellis Type on Yield, Fruit Size, and Economics of Blackberry Production in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krewer,   Gerard; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Boyhan,   George.
Tissue-culture propagated "Chicksaw" blackberry plants were set four feet apart in April of 2000 as part of a five-year trellising trial near Reidsville, Georgia. There were five treatments: an untrellised control, posts with plastic baling string on both sides, posts and three vertical wires, "raspberry" V trellis, and Limited Arm-Rotation Shift-Trellis (eliminated in 2003). There were four replications with twenty feet for each treatment per replication, for a total of 80 feet per treatment. Primocanes were tipped at 3.5 to four feet and re-tipped several times during the summer when new growth exceeded about 12 inches. Mature plant height at the end of the growing season was about five feet. Starting in the third growing season, yield data was collected...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8561

The Horizon Problem and New Generation Cooperatives: Another Look at Minnesota Corn Processors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crooks,   Anthony C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31791

FARM LABOUR REMUNERATION, LABOUR LEGISLATION AND COMMERCIAL FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   R.A.; Ortmann,   Gerald F.; Lyne,   Michael C.
A survey was conducted in 1995 among 135 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal to analyse labour remuneration and farmers' perceptions about the impact of labour legislation recently extended to agriculture. Farm labour remuneration normally includes cash wages and payments in kind (such as rations, housing, land use rights and clothing). The study suggests that, all things being equal, farmers who pay relatively lower cash wages tend to provide more rations per worker and allocate more land use rights. Most respondents agreed that there is some need for labour legislation in agriculture, but the majority perceived the present legislation to be time-consuming and costly, and wanted the legislation to be less ambiguous, more flexible and less extensive....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54980

Policies drain the North China Plain: Agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kendy,   Eloise; Molden,   David J.; Steenhuis,   Tammo S.; Liu,   Changming; Wang,   Jinxia.
The report examines the relationships between agricultural policies in the North China Plain, the approaches to water management that evolved from them, the quantity of water that was actually used, and the consequent groundwater depletion beneath Luancheng County, Hebei Province, from 1949 to 2000. To systematically address these relationships, we use a comprehensive water-balance approach. Our results indicate that a single, longstanding policy-that of using groundwater to meet the crop-water requirements not supplied by precipitation-is responsible for the steady rate of groundwater decline.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production; Groundwater; Aquifers; Water shortage; Irrigation efficiency; Agricultural policy; Crop production; Wastewaters; Water management; Hydrology; Economic development; Crop yield; Cotton; Wheat; Sprinkler irrigation; Water conservation; Water use efficiency; Pumping; Water balance; Vegetables; Rural economy; Irrigated framing; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44560

IMPROVED FOOD SERVICE MARKETING STRATEGIES REFLECTING CHANGING CONSUMER VALUES: INDUSTRY REACTOR, A SMALL BUSINESS MAN'S VIEWPOINT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Jerry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26845

LE PROGRAMME COMMUNAUTAIRE DE GARDERIE AU GUATEMALA: UN CIBLAGE EFFICACE DE L'AIDE ALIMENTAIRE DANS LES REGIONS URBAINES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruel,   Marie T.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16517

RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTES - A CLASSIC PROBLEM IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carley,   Dale H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29331

THE REFORM OF RICE MILLING AND MARKETING IN THE OFFICE DU NIGER: CATALYST FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS STORY IN MALI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diarra,   Salifou Bakary; Staatz,   John M.; Bingen,   R. James; Dembele,   Niama Nango.
This chapter focuses on how changes in the rules regarding who could compete in rice milling in the ON combined with technological change in rice production and new macro-economic policies (particularly the CFA franc devaluation) to lead to a transformation of rice production and marketing in the ON.  The chapter also pays particular attention to the synergies between technological changes in rice production, the introduction of new marketing and macroeconomic policies, and the evolution of institutions governing rice production in the ON on the transformation of agriculture in this region of Mali.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11729

An International Comparison of the Effects of Government Agricultural Support on Food Budget Shares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   J. Corey; Coble,   Keith H.
This study evaluates econometrically the effect of government support to agriculture on a measure of the affordability of food in 10 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The panel model we construct specifically utilizes two values calculated by the OECD: Producer Support Estimates as a percentage of gross farm receipts and the Consumer Nominal Protection Coefficient. These two variables represent transfers from taxpayers to agricultural producers through government programs and transfers from consumers to government through protectionist measures, respectively. By using dummy variables, we find implications for groups of countries on the basis of their relative levels of support and protection.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Obesity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47196

DISCOUNTING AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karp,   Larry S.; Tsur,   Yacov.
A constant social discount rate cannot reflect both a reasonable opportunity cost of public funds and an ethically defensible concern for generations in the distant future. We use a model of hyperbolic discounting that achieves both goals. We imbed this discounting model in a simple climate change model to calculate constant equivalent discount rates" and plausible levels of expenditure to control climate change. We compare these results to discounting assumptions and policy recommendations in the Stern Review on Climate Change.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Discounting; Climate change modeling; Stern Review; Markov Perfect Equilibria; Environmental Economics and Policy; C61; C73; D63; D99; Q54.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7149

Expectations, Experiences, Trust in the Case of Short Circuit Food Supply Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martino,   Gaetano; Fritz,   Melanie.
Farmers Markets are receiving an increasing attention by both food chains actors and social scientists. Economic and sociological studies are contributing to the comprehension of these forms of exchange. Both consumers and producers are fostering their expectations about the renewal of a mode of exchange which sustained local production‐ consumptions linkages. The main economic function of these organizational structures seems to be the reduction of the price paid by the consumers and the enhancements of allocation of farm products. The basic interpretation of these forms of exchange focuses on market structure, nonetheless the exchange relationships seems to emphasize several dimensions, including economic and cultural aspects. The objective of the paper...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers Markets; Networks; Trust; Food chains sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D4.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100592

Agricultural Production and Externalities Simulator (APES) prototype to be used in Prototype 1 of SEAMLESS-IF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donatelli,   Marcello; van Evert,   Frits K.; Rutgers,   Ben; Trevisan,   Marco; Sorce,   Andrea; Balderacchi,   Matteo; di Guardo,   Andrea; Ewert,   Frank; Leffelaar,   Peter; Meuter,   Eelco; Adam,   Myriam; Smith,   Jo; Gottschalk,   Pia; Acutis,   Marco; Trevisiol,   Patrizia; Gentile,   Antonella; Bellocchi,   Gianni; Carlini,   Laura; Duru,   Michel; Cruz,   Pablo; Gary,   Christian; Kansou,   Kamal; Wery,   Jacques; Dupraz,   Christian; Braudeau,   Erik; Martin,   Pierre.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9299

THE STRUCTURAL AND PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF RETAIL MERGERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marion,   Bruce W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27836

ON-FARM FACTORS INFLUENCING INVESTMENT IN CROP SOWING MACHINERY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
Farmers in grain industries make important decisions about investment in crop sowing machinery. This paper shows how some on-farm factors affect profit-maximising levels of investment in crop sowing machinery. The paper examines the effect on optimal investment of discontinuities in sowing opportunities, varietal portfolios and soil portfolios.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22364

Minnesota Applied Economist 720
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Department Head's Notes; Remembering Professor Emeritus Earl Fuller; Applied Economics Welcomes Three New Faculty Members: Elton Mykerezi, Joseph Ritter, Chengyan Yue; Brian Buhr Selected As a CIC Fellow; Visiting International Faculty Join the Department: Ana Lucia Kassouf, Chengyuan Wei; Stephen Aultman Named First CHS Fellow; Two Students Receive Departmental Scholarships; Hannah Kellogg Dowell Receives Builders Society Award; Alumni Updates: Carl Aakre, Ed Lotterman, Paul McNamara; Like Ike: Teaching Economics at ICAF in Washington, DC, Gerard McCullough; CLS Studies the Benefits of Early Childhood Education, Judy Temple; Grain Marketing is Simple Mixes the Serious with Some Fun; Minnesota Applied Economists's New Look; Recent Publications
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7562

PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PROTECTION: DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR MULTIPLE PRODUCERS OF REGIONAL SPECIALTY CROPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Centner,   Terence J.; Turner,   Steven C.; Bryan,   John T.
Specialty crops grown by multiple producers are often viewed by consumers as differentiated products that command a price premium. Since price premiums are dependent upon differentiation of an item from generic counterparts, specialty crops must have distinctive identities that cannot be copied or mimicked by others. Trademarks are normally employed to differentiate and protect products, but the limitation of trademarks to products from a single source means that differentiation of specialty crops grown by multiple producers may involve difficulties in precluding free riders from adopting the same name. Through a case study of Georgia's Vidalia Onions and an examination of producer price data, this article explores the problem of the protection of product...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26680

Dairy Farm Business Summary, Central Valleys Region, 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.; Karszes,   Jason; Radick,   Charles Z.; Wickswat,   Cathy S.; Manning,   James P.; Balbian,   David; Allhusen,   George; Buxton,   Sandra A.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121881

INVESTMENT, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN A NEOCLASSICAL ADJUSTMENT COST FRAMEWORK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cechura,   Lukas.
This paper deals with the analysis of the impact of credit rationing on the farmer’s economic equilibrium and the analysis of different policy scenarios in a derived neoclassical adjustment cost framework. The theoretical model is an optimal dynamic investment model, in which the upper bound on investment is introduced. The limit of the investment enables to analyse the consequence of the occurrence of credit rationing on farmer’s capital accumulation, investment and supply. The method of optimal control is used to solve the optimization problem. The results show that the occurrence of credit rationing may significantly determine a farmer’s economic equilibrium. Then the analysis of defined policy scenarios suggests that a loan guarantee efficiently solves...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Credit constraint; Investment; Capital; SGAFF (Supporting and Guarantee Agricultural and Forestry Fund); Adjustment cost and farmer’s economic equilibrium; Kreditrationierung; Investitionen; Kapital; EAGFL (Europäische Ausrichtungsund Garantiefond für die Landwirtschaft); Dynamische Anpassungskosten und langfristiges Gleichgewicht.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; C61; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91954

Interstate Trade in Market Milk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Small,   Annette M.
Interstate trade has been a feature of the policy debate for several agricultural products in Australia, including wheat, eggs and dairy products. Interstate trade in market milk has been an on-going policy issue since the early 1970s, but has largely been prevented by informal agreements and threats of retaliation. Formal arrangements preventing free interstate trade are unlawful, being contrary to Section 92 of the Australian Constitution. Due to recent changes in the marketing arrangements for manufacturing milk, interstate trade in market milk now has the potential to rapidly deregulate the whole Australian dairy industry, with the consequent problems of resource dislocation and adjustment The potential impacts of interstate trade in market milk are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9663

THE WAEA AS HEIR-APPARENT OF A REGIONAL MANDATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gessaman,   Paul H.
Sixty years ago agricultural economists established a regional professional organization now called the WAEA.  As it evolved, interest-based member constituencies emerged.  Perspective for discussion of WAEA actions, activities, and roles as the heir-apparent professional organization for western region agricultural economists is provided through identification of conditions and problems endemic to the region, and commentary on the decline of alternative regional differences.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32149

System Dynamics in Quality Certifications: Development of an Audit Quality Controlling System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albersmeier,   Friederike; Schulze,   Holger; Spiller,   Achim.
Over the past few years, certification schemes in the agribusiness sector have gained great importance as an instrument of quality assurance in the supply chain (Jahn et al. 2005; Fulponi2006; European Communities 2006a). Especially in the EU several standards have been established,which partially diverge extremely according to their focus, target groups and goals.While most of these systems have a rather low diffusion in the food sector (e. g. Label Rouge or Geprüfte Qualität Bayern), certification schemes such as QS, BRC, IFS or EurepGap already cover substantial parts and are widely known within the business (European Communities 2006a). However, the reputation and status which these systems have built up during the past few years, greatly depend on the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6585

Food security and sustainable agriculture in India: The water management challenge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumar,   M. Dinesh.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainable agriculture; Food security; Water management; Water scarcity; Groundwater depletion; Waterlogging; Salinity; Soil degradation; Water use efficiency; Productivity; Equity; Irrigation water; Pricing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92666

A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CHARACTERISTICS OF FARMERS IN THE EASTERN REGION OF UPPER VOLTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ouedraogo,   Ismael S.
This paper aims at deepening and understanding of the agricultural marketing characteristics of farmers in the Eastern region of Upper Volta, West Africa.  This work was requested by the Eastern Regional Development Organization (ORD) of the Voltaic government and the local U.S. AID Mission to provide some early guidepoints in the preparation of proposals for a major multi-donor integrated rural development project.  The paper analyzes, at the farmer's level, utilization of crops, sales of purchases of crops and animals, other marketing transactions of farmers (trading in crops, processing of crops, gathering of fruit and nuts), and farmer's level of participation in the marketing system.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11054

Review of Statistical Evaluation of Measurement Errors by Dunn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
This article reviews Statistical Evaluation of Measurement Errors by Dunn.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Measurement errors; Linear models; Mixed models; Gllamm; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116280

MONOTONICITY AND CURVATURE - A BOOTSTRAPPING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes.
This research contributes to the ongoing discussion on functional flexibility and theoretical consistency by comparing the empirical performance of two second order flexible functional forms - the Symmetric Generalized McFadden and the Transcendental Logarithmic. It proposes an estimation procedure to enhance the domain of applicability for the Translog by a combination of matrix decomposition, classical non-linear estimation techniques as well as bootstrapping based resampling. The validity of the proposed procedure is exemplified by applying it to a sample of small-scale farmers. The results show that the range of theoretical consistency can be crucially enhanced for the Translog functional form by maintaining its flexibility and statistical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Econometric Modeling; Flexible Functional Forms; Theoretical Consistency; Bootstrapping; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14948

THE NON-NEUTRALITY OF WTO BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCISE TAXES UNDER IMPERFECT COMPETITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCorriston,   Steve; Sheldon,   Ian M.
Border tax adjustments for environmental taxes should leave imports of final goods unchanged.  If intermediate and final goods markets are imperfectly competitive though, non-neutrality can result.  Under Cournot behavior, an import tax equal to the environmental tax is too high, and under Bertrand, an import subsidy is the appropriate policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19673

The Changing Cost of Performing Agricultural Research: An Index Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murphy,   Joseph W.; Kaldor,   Donald R.
Inflation erodes the purchasing power of dollars in every budget in our society. Budgets of agricultural research organizations have been no exception. Inflation has been defined as an increase in the average of prices {I}. A popular indicator of the rate of inflation is the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (cpr) {2}, The CPI is intended to apply to consumer purchases, yet the concept implies that a similar indicator of the annual percentage change in prices of inputs purchased by agricultural research organizations conceivably could be developed. This paper reports an attempt to develop a quantitative measure of changes in the purchasing power of dollars appropriated from 1973 to 1978 for agricultural research in state agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49066

The Market for Payment Entitlements in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roeder,   Norbert; Kilian,   Stefan.
In 2005, Germany implemented CAP decoupled payments. Direct payments were converted into tradable, production decoupled, single farm payments (SFP) by a hybrid model. From 2010 - 2013, there will be a gradual transition to a regional model. The following paper shows the results of an analysis of the market for payment entitlements in Germany between 2005 and June 2007. Data are derived from the German Central IACS database (ZID). In this period 1.2 of the 17 million payment entitlements changed their owner. A closer look at the figures reveals that despite a large difference in the face value of the entitlements, the entitlements are rarely traded in order to optimize farm budget. In most cases, trade of entitlements is directly linked to farm or land...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fischler Reform; SFP; Decoupling; Q180.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36868

Factors Impacting Participation In and Purchases Made by Members of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Kenkel,   Philip L.
The Oklahoma Food Cooperative (OFC) facilitates transactions between producers and consumers of locally-grown food items.  Even with more than 3,000 members and roughly $1M in annual sales, the OFC still needs to establish its long-term sustainability.  Both customer-members and supplier-members of the OFC were surveyed to determine the factors driving their current and continued participation in the cooperative.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Local food movement; Member communications; Business sustainability; Strategic planning; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98816

The Excitement and Value of Discovering Tourism Economics: Clem Tisdell's Journey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Outlines how Clem Tisdell came to discover tourism economics and charts the basic route that he followed in developing that interest. This article is developed by first considering his early years (1939 to 1960), that is the period prior to his commencement of postgraduate studies at the Australian National University, then his postgraduate studies at the Australian National University (1961-1963), and his lecturing appointment at this university in the period 1964-1972. It was towards the end of this period that his research interests started to change significantly and provided a springboard for his later focus on tourism economics and the environment. It was during his appointment as Professor of Economics at the University of Newcastle (1972-1989) that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Ecological economics; Economic development; Environmental economics; India; Nature-based tourism; Sustainable tourism; Tourism economics; Wildlife conservation.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; F18; L83; O10; Q5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90631

Response of Cotton to Oil Price Shocks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mutuc,   Maria Erlinda M.; Pan,   Suwen; Hudson,   Darren.
Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 6-9, 2010
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Oil price; Demand shocks; Supply shocks; Structural vector autoregression; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96675

The Food Processing Industry, Globalization and Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilkinson,   John.
Transformations in the food processing sectors of developing countries are increasingly seen as strategic from the point of view of export earnings, domestic industry restructuring and dietary issues. This article reviews a selection of the literature on these themes. It begins with a discussion of the main trends identifiable in the food processing industries of the three regional blocs of the developed world, since it is their combined impact that determines the complex patterns of globalization. There follows a discussion of the importance of non-traditional food processing exports by developing countries and the different interpretations to which it has given rise. The internal transformations of the food processing sector of developing countries under...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food processing industry; Restructuring; Exports; Dietary issues; SME; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11999

THE RED MEATS INDUSTRY: STRUCTURAL CHANGE OR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faminow,   Merle D.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124343

Study on Ecological Compensation System and Land Desertification Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Zhixiang; Gao,   Bingtao.
The problems of desertification control in China are analyzed from the perspective of ecological compensation. Firstly, there is no guarantee of ecological compensation system in desertification control. On the basis of knowing land desertification connotation, the western region is taken as an example to analyze the serious consequence brought by land desertification, besides, the connotation and importance of ecological compensation are summarized, as well as the views related to resolve the benefit compensation of ecological environment in the world are introduced. The ecological compensation is mainly based on the compensation theory of public goods and the value theory of ecological environment, besides, it emphasizes using tax to realize...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Ecological compensation system; Land desertification; Creative Conception; China; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54032

1984 BARGE RATES FOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMODITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halbach,   Daniel Walter; Fruin,   Jerry E.; Wulff,   Scott M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14236

System Schema Analysis of County Economy Talents Shortages Based on the Perspective of Returning-home Entrepreneurship
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tu,   Guo-ping; Xu,   Fen.
According to the discussion of domestic scholars on county talents, we know that the researches concerning county human resources mainly focus on discussing the problems such as the total amount, distribution, quality and introduction of county talents though the analysis of coordination between talents and county economic development, and the research of relationship between industry adjustment and talents need. However, there have no relevant documents about the analysis and discussion of county talents problems based on system schema theory. In view of this reality, on the basis of the introduction of the system schema theory propounded by management guru Peter Senge, we conduct the feedback schema analysis of the restricted factors of talents shortages...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: County economy; Growth limits schema; Human resource shortage; Returning-home entrepreneurship; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94265

Price Setting in Food SMEs: Which Role for Marketing Capability? An Empirical Analysis in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Cavaliere,   Alessia.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fighting for survival due to globalization, growing competition with big retailers, and strategies adopted by large industrial companies. Difficulties in pricing are also revealed in the literature. Therefore, appropriate activity is needed to be more a price maker than a taker, and to reach a better market power. On the other hand, market opportunities for SMEs are related to demand evolution toward food quality and traditional food products. To profit by such opportunities, SMEs need to focus on consumer requirements, by differentiating their products. In this way, firms could apply a premium price that justifies the peculiar value of the product, and that the consumer should be willing to pay. Nonetheless,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traditional food products; Price setting; Marketing capability; Ordinal regression model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122000

MODAL SHIFTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND DULUTH/SUPERIOR TO LAND TRANSPORTATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fruin,   Jerry E.; Fortowsky,   J. Keith.
Proposals to close the Minneapolis Upper Harbor, and convert the area to housing, light industry and recreational uses, would eliminate the barge movement of commodities to/from the Upper Harbor. Several proposals have assumed that this would also eliminate associated freight movement through this area of Minneapolis. However, there would still be a need to move materials such as sand and gravel, cement, steel products, and other construction materials into Minneapolis; and scrap metals from Minneapolis. Truck movements of grain, fertilizer and other commodities from/to northwest of Minneapolis would be rerouted over land through or around Minneapolis to utilize downstream harbors. This study estimates the private costs and public externality costs imposed...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Public Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14057

PROCUREMENT RISKS AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONSISTENCY IN WHEAT SHIPMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
Consistency of functional characteristics in wheat is a concern confronting buyers and sellers.  This research analyzes the cost and risk of different procurement strategies for importers.  A stochastic simulation model is used to determine the  probability of a functional characteristic being satisfied subject to quality targets and costs for alternative purchase strategies (purchase by protein only, variety, location, variety by location, or functional tests).  Joint probabilities of meeting specifications and costs were determined for the alternative purchase strategies.  Stochastic dominance was used to determine which purchase strategies dominate others, and stochastic efficiency was utilized to determine the degree of preference.  Results indicate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Buying Strategies; Location; Variety; Functional Characteristic Tests; Costs; Risks; Simulation; Stochastic Dominance; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23498

Zur Reduzierung niederschlagsbedingter Produktionsrisiken mit Wetterderivaten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Musshoff,   Oliver; Odening,   Martin; Xu,   Wei.
In this paper we price a precipitation option based on empirical weather data from Germany using different pricing methods, among them the burn analysis, index value simulation and daily simulation. For that purpose we develop a daily precipitation model. Moreover, a decorrelation analysis is proposed to analyse the spatial basis risk that is inherent to rainfall derivatives. The models are applied to precipitation data in Brandenburg, Germany. Based on simplifying assumptions of the production function we quantify and compare the risk exposure of grain producers with and without rainfall insurance. It turns out that a considerable risk remains with producers who are located remotely from the weather station. Another finding is that significant differences...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Weather risk; Weather derivatives; Precipitation model; Basis risk; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18822

Target Prediction of Cultivated Land Resources Based on Influencing Factors and Time Series Model—A Case of Anqiu City, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Jun; Cheng,   Yu.
Taking Anqiu City, Shandong Province, China as an example, dynamic change of cultivated land resources of Anqiu City is analyzed from the aspects of the quantitative change of cultivated land resources, the structural change of cultivated land resources, and the regional differences of cultivated land change. Based on the land demand prediction of grain demand, the land demand prediction of economic crop production, and the land requirement goal, factors affecting the requirement goals of cultivated land resources are discussed. Linear Prediction Model and Polynomial Forecasting Model are used to discuss the goal forecast of cultivated land resources based on time series, which provides basis for decision making of land use in Anqiu City within planning...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land resources; Influencing factor; Time series; Anqiu City; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93456

Demand for Nutrients in Chain Restaurants in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernando,   Jeewani; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Mohapatra,   Sandeep; Rude,   James.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrient Demand; Food Away from Home; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61417

WERE U.S. CROP YIELDS RANDOM IN RECENT YEARS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Kuang-Hsing Terence; Seaver,   Stanley K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30463

Análise da estrutura de mercado na cadeia produtiva do leite no período de 1998 a 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barros,   Fabiano Luiz Alves; Lima,   Joao Ricardo Ferreira de; Fernandes,   Rosangela Aparecida Soares.
The dairy industry productive chain is among the most important domestic agricultural and cattle raising products, accounting for a significant part of agribusiness. In the last years, this sector has undergone significant structural changes, with increased participation of relatively smaller enterprises and reduced number of larger enterprises in the market. The aim of this work is to understand the dynamics between industry and retail performance and the effect on the prices paid to dairy producers. Specifically, this work aims to calculate the sector’s concentration indexes and causality indexes between the prices paid to the producer, the industry markup and the retail prices. Based on price temporal series, a VAR model was estimated and the Granger...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market concentration; Dairy sector; Granger causality test; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95067

Wheat Cleaning Decisions at Country Elevators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   D. Demcey; Scherping,   Daniel J.; Wilson,   William W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23329

Ambient Returns: Creative Capital's Contribution to Local Manufacturing Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wojan,   Timothy R.; McGranahan,   David A.
This paper addresses the possibility that competitive rural manufacturing is increasingly driven by quality-of-life factors required to attract highly skilled and creative workers. Recent findings that highly creative workers are drawn to amenity-rich rural areas provide the empirical leverage for testing anecdotal claims that these areas tend to contain small manufacturing bases that are more reliant on innovation. This contrasts with the cost advantage rationale of traditional rural manufacturing, an advantage that is eroding with increased globalization. The analysis provides the first empirical evidence that the start of entrepreneurial manufacturing plants and the adoption of advanced technologies and management practices are strongly associated with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Amenities; Competitiveness; Entrepreneurship; Product cycle; Rural manufacturing; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10162

FOOD BIO-SECURITY: FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sowards,   Robert D. (Dan).
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33546

2008 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 11 Michigan swine farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of fat hogs, feeder pigs and cull breeding hogs sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project and the Farm Credit Service system in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed on 2008 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data were checked to verify that cash discrepancy was less than 10% of gross cash inflow and that debt discrepancy was less than $1,000. While considerable variation in the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122344

SYMPOSIUM--CONTEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IN AUSTRALIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campbell,   Keith O.
It seems to me that there are three major aspects of agricultural economics research which we might fruitfully examine in this symposium: (i) the nature of the research which has been and should be undertaken; (ii) the organisation required for effective research; and ( iii) the financing of such research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22838

USING USDA FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ARRIVALS TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF A STATE'S PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beilock,   Richard P.; Portier,   Kenneth M.
This paper examines the problem of transforming information on fresh fruit and vegetable Arrivals to U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas into a distribution of products to larger geographical regions.  Three methods for the regional distribution of Florida-grown produce are compared.  A new method, which takes into account regional population sizes in the allocation of an area's produce to the region, is shown to produce allocations similar to those obtained through trucker surveys.  Finally, the new approach is applied to produce from other areas, and allocations to regions compared to that obtained using the Arrivals data only.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28800

The Health Impacts of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuels in Developing Countries: Knowledge, Gaps, and Data Needs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ezzati,   Majid; Kammen,   Daniel M.
Globally, almost three billion people rely on biomass (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung) and coal as their primary source of domestic energy. Exposure to indoor air pollution from the combustion of solid fuels has been implicated, with varying degrees of evidence, as a causal agent of disease and mortality in developing countries. We review the current knowledge on the relationship between indoor air pollution and disease, and on the assessment of interventions for reducing exposure and disease. Our review takes an environmental health perspective and considers the details of both exposure and health effects that are needed for successful intervention strategies. We also identify knowledge gaps and detailed research questions that are essential for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Household energy; Developing countries; Exposure assessment; Exposure-response relationship; Indoor air pollution; Intervention; Public health; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10864

Trade Liberalization and USA Lumber Exports, 1982-1986
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hammett,   A.L.; McNamara,   Kevin T.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60036

El Dorado County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1982-1989
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1982-1989.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117954

Proposition de méthodologie pour l’élaboration des plans de sécurité alimentaire de trois cercles test
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.
Presidence De La Republique; Republique Du Mali Un Peuple Un But Une Foi; Commissariat A La Securite Alimentaire; Comite Technique De Coordination Des Politiques De Securite Alimentaire; Secretariat Technique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mali; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55589

A COMPARISON OF RISK EFFICIENCY CRITERIA IN EVALUATING GROUNDNUT PERFORMANCE IN DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bailey,   Elizabeth; Boisvert,   Richard N.
This paper contributes to an evaluation of the performance of ground nuts in drought-prone areas by estimating yield response functions to water from experimental data. They are combined with meteorological data to simulate yields by location. Efficient genotypes are identified by several risk criteria. Genotype rankings based on these risk criteria and simulated yields are different from those based on experimental data and plant scientists' traditional methods of evaluation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22997

Analysis of USDA Mandatory Hog Price Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grimes,   Glenn; Plain,   Ronald L.; Meyer,   Steve R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92652

Informing irrigation districts developing in Nicaragua: challenges from a social capital and collective action perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Novo,   Paula; Garrido,   Alberto.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114603

OFF-FARM WORK PARTICIPATION, OFF-FARM LABOR SUPPLY AND ON-FARM LABOR DEMAND OF U.S. FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.
The paper presents econometric evidence on off-farm work participation, off-farm hours of work, and on-farm hours of work for U.S. farm operators using a national sample of farmers for the USDA's 1991 Farm Costs and Return Survey.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20846

GENERAL MILLS: COMMITTED TO WHOLE GRAIN  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crockett,   Susan J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32864

INDICADOR DE SUSTENTABILIDADE DASHBOARD: ANÁLISE DA SUSTENTABILIDADE DA PRODUÇÃO FAMILIAR DE FRUTAS NO MUNICÍPIO DE ITAPURANGA - GO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campos,   Claudia Aparecida; Ribeiro,   Francis Lee; Souza,   Cleonice Borges De.
O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a sustentabilidade da produção tradicional e orgânica de frutas dos agricultores familiares do município de Itapuranga, por meio do indicador de sustentabilidade Dashboard. O principal problema é que o sistema de produção tradicional de frutas utilizado por estes agricultores estava sendo desenvolvido com o uso intensivo e inadequado de insumos químicos (fertilizantes e agrotóxicos) causando problemas de ordem social e econômica aos agricultores e impactos ao meio ambiente. De acordo com os resultados, conclui-se que: o sistema de fruticultura orgânica, mesmo se encontrando em fase inicial apresentou por meio do Indicador de Sustentabilidade Dashboard o Índice de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Global (IDS) com uma performance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura orgânica; Dashboard; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Organic agriculture; Dashboard; Sustainable development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109448

Vertical Market Structure, Commodity Exports and Trade Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCorriston,   Steve; Sexton,   Richard J.; Sheldon,   Ian M.
In the analysis of commodity markets, comparatively little attention is paid to the fact that commodity exports are intermediates that form inputs into the food processing and retail sectors in developed countries. Exporting countries correspondingly argue that access to developed country markets are determined by market structure characteristics of the downstream food sector. Given the vertical nature of these markets, they are most appropriately characterised by successive oligopoly and/or oligopsony. We explore trade policy issues facing commodity exporters, and show that the impact of tariff reform on commodity exporters is determined by the market structure characteristics of the downstream sectors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical market structure; Trade reform; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; F12; Q17.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24754

Environmental water needs and impacts of irrigated agriculture in river basins:  A framework for a new research program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smakhtin,   Vladimir U.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Water conservation; Irrigated farming; River basins; Environmental effects; Ecosystems; Water requirements; Water allocation; Catchment areas; Lagoons; Wetlands; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92695

CHAIN QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
This paper investigates the relationship between the chosen quality strategy and the vertical co-ordination mechanism of a focal company by using new institutional economics, as well as strategic management approaches. The theoretical findings are tested using evidence from 19 of the largest Polish dairy cooperatives, surveyed in spring 2006. The results show that all co-ops recognise the changing market requirements and are treating food quality as more than plain food safety and the ability to continuously reproduce an ex ante defined set of attributes. However, compared to investor-owned dairies, co-ops are disadvantaged in quality-based competition due to their lower flexibility and access to financial and qualified human resources. To overcome this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network theory; Relationship management; Quality management; Cooperatives; Poland; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7604

INDIVISIBLE AND SPATIAL COMPONENTS OF DAIRY FIRM EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dalton,   Timothy J.
This paper contrasts nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) and free disposal hull (FDH) representations of dairy technology to determine whether factor indivisibilities and firm-specific location components affect economic performance. Location and capital structure variables, in addition to technology and firm structure, are used in a second-stage model to explain firm inefficiency using a Tobit estimator.  Capital structure and location factors are correlated with firm efficiency in the DEA models but not the FDH indicating that the FDH representation may account for these factors in the in the first-stage efficiency modeling.  Results indicate that failing to control for firm-specific spatial constraints and capital divisibilities will bias...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20320

Optimum Farm Enterprise Organization in Southeast Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Vreugdenhil,   Harvey G.; Herman,   Wendell D.
This study reports on the effects of price changes upon the most profitable enterprise organization of three sizes of farms in the southeast central area of North Dakota. The research for this report was conducted under North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Project 1344 "Economics of Crop Production Technology."
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23376

LAND REFORM, FARM STRUCTURE, AND AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE IN CIS COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7177

Interpretation of Long-term Trade Projections:  China's Role in Forecast Discrepancies and its Impact on Expectations for World Agricultural Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Seth D.; Hansen,   James M.; Meyers,   William H.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44998

Breeder Demand for and Utilisation of Wheat Genetic Resources in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   John P.; Godden,   David P.; Smale,   Melinda; Meng,   Erika C.H.
As part of an ACIAR-funded project on genetic diversity in wheat in Australia and China, Australian wheat breeders were surveyed to assess the importance of genetic diversity to breeders. This paper reports the findings of that survey, and identifies the key issues that concern wheat breeders. The issues addressed include the breeders’ attitude to diversity and the diversity available in their current gene pool. The sources of materials that breeders use to maintain and/or increase diversity in their programs are identified, and ways in which diversity influences breeding decisions are also examined. More importantly from the policy view point, survey responses identify changes over time in the environment in which breeders operate that affect the extent...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Genetic/diversity/wheat/breeder/survey; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123776

Safe Minimum Standards in Dynamic Resource Problems -- Conditions for Living on the Edge of Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Margolis,   Michael; Naevdal,   Eric.
Safe Minimum Standards (SMSs) have been advocated as a policy rule for environmental problems where uncertainty about risks and consequences are thought to be profound. This paper explores the rationale for such a policy within a dynamic framework and derives conditions for when SMSs can be summarily dismissed as a policy choice and for when SMSs can be defended as an optimal policy based on standard economic criteria. We have determined that these conditions can be checked with quite limited information about damages and risks. In order to analyze the SMSs in a dynamic setting, we have developed a method for solving optimal control problems where the state space is divided into risky and non-risky subsets.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Safe minimum standards; Optimal control; Critical zone; Threshold effects; Mixed risk spaces; Risk and Uncertainty; C61; Q20; Q30.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10568

Rural Development and Unemployment Reduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blinova,   Tatiana V.
The objective of this paper is to study the link between rural regional development strategies and unemployment reduction in agricultural regions. Based on empirical data, the paper presents the assessment of the "diversification effects" for the regional labor demand achieved through the development of the non-state sector, small businesses and the service market on the regional labor markets' behavior. By using the regression models we analyze how labor market performances depend on the patterns of the employment structure. Special attention is paid to the comparative analysis of agrarian and industrial regions. It is shown that high rates of employment in the agriculture weaken the position of the region on the labor market. However, diversification of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Russian regions; Agricultural; Diversification effects; Unemployment reduction; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24821

PRESENTATION BY THE MANITOBA RED MEAT FORUM TO THE WDO STEERING COMMITTEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Faminow,   Merle D.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124308

ECONOMIC INFLUENCES ON BIO-FUEL PRODUCTION IN TANZANIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mohamed,   Sarah S.H.
The importance of bio-fuels as an alternative to oil is growing due to the increasing volatility of oil prices.  As bio-fuels increasingly replace oil, their higher demand can be an opportunity for developing underdeveloped countries rich with resources for bio-fuel production to engage in such production and as a result, develop.  The feasibility of growing the relevant feedstock, Jatropha curcas, in this case, for the production of bio-fuels, specifically, bio-diesel, in Tanzania is evaluated.  The factors, which are investigated, include policy, population density, technology and infrastructure.  It was found that the labour characteristics, population density and the state of the available technology provide suitable conditions for bio-fuel production....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99231

How different is mining from mineral processing? A general equilibrium analysis of new resources projects in Western Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiang,   Ye.
Western Australia has experienced an investment surge in the minerals sector of the economy in recent years. Unlike previous surges, this one involves a large proportion of mineral‐processing projects. In this study, the differential effects on the WA economy of 25 mining and 10 mineral‐processing projects are analysed using an economy‐wide model of WA. The results indicate that: (i) both the mining and mineral‐processing projects will have substantial flow‐on benefits to the WA economy as a whole; (ii) on an A$1‐million‐invested basis, mineral processing has larger flow‐on effects on employment and generates more export revenue than does mining once the projects are operational.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117148

Valuing nested names in the Portuguese olive oil market: An exploratory study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sottomayor,   Miguel; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.; Teixeira,   Mario Sergio.
The Portuguese olive oil market had a remarkable development in recent years. Production is rising steadily is response to a EU program supporting a renewal of olive groves. Moreover there is a proliferation of national brands and private labels. These are often associated to regional collective labels or to organic production. The aim of our research is to determine how consumers value these nested names or co-brands. We conducted a pilot survey on a convenience sample of 103 consumers in the Oporto and Lisbon metropolitan areas as well in a rural area. Our results reveal some contradictions, for instance while origin is an important purchasing criteria, few PDO olive oils are recognized. Moreover, only 25% of respondents identify organic olive oils sold...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive oil; Nested names; Valuation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95233

An Examination of the Connecticut Dairy Inspection Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Gary V.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25169

Net Costs of Wildlife Damage on Private Lands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rollins,   Kimberly S.; Heigh,   Lori; Kanetkar,   Vinay.
This study models net welfare impacts on producers who receive utility from on-farm wildlife populations that are not costlessly disposable. Wildlife damage levels where net benefits are zero indicate producers' maximum willingness to pay for on-farm wildlife. An empirical model is developed. Results for Ontario producers suggest the net welfare loss from damage is approximately half of the value of the yield loss for those with damage. In aggregate, however, on-farm wildlife generates net benefits to producers that outweigh costs by about 10-to-1. The distribution of net benefits is highly skewed across producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Random effects probit; Tolerance thresholds; Wildlife benefits; Wildlife damage; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30921

On the Efficacy of Contractual Provisions for Processing Tomatoes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Ligon,   Ethan.
This paper uses extensive data on production outcomes for processing tomato growers in California to examine the efficacy of explicit incentives observed in grower-processor contracts. Our data include all deliveries of tomatoes to some 51 processors over a period of 7 years in which at least 65 unique types of contracts are employed. Results indicate that incentives account for a significant proportion of observed variation in production outcomes, and that complementarities across different sorts of "incentive instruments" play a prominent role in contract design. Although explicit incentives explain a substantial portion of the variation in production outcomes relative to that which could be explained by incentives (as captured by processor/year fixed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21990

Expert Opinion versus Transaction Evidence: Using the Reilly Index to Measure Open Space Premiums in the Urban-Rural Fringe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotteleer,   Geerte; Stobbe,   Tracy; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
Due to economic and population growth farmland and to a lesser extend other undeveloped areas are under pressure in the urban-rural fringe in British Columbia, Canada. The objectives of this paper are to determine if residential property values near Victoria, BC include open-space premiums for farmland, parks or golf courses, and to determine if using assessed values instead of market prices of the property result in the same findings. We estimate a Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) model with two hedonic pricing equations, one with actual market values as the dependent variable and one with assessed property values, and compare the resulting estimates of shadow prices for open space amenities. Furthermore, we take account of spatial autocorrelation and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Hedonic pricing models; Spatial dependence; Assessed property values; Open space; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use; R14; R52; C21; Q20; H23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37085

Book Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12506

ERS: Rural Development &amp; Natural Resources (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scholl,   Jon.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106963

Famine in Ethiopia: Policy Implications of Coping Failure at National and Household Levels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Webb,   Patrick; von Braun,   Joachim; Yohannes,   Yisehac.
This study argues that famines are preventable.  What was once a universal threat to human life is now primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is likely to be the only continent to experience a continued high level of famine mortality during the 1990s, as well as an increase in absolute poverty. Therefore, the current challenge facing policymakers and research organizations such as IFPRI is to reduce the negative effects of famine in Africa and to lay the foundations for its longer- term eradication. This research by Patrick Webb, Joachim von Braum, and Yisehac Yohannes was designed to contribute to a better understanding of the root causes of famine and thereby to identify appropriate policies and projects for famine mitigation. As part of a larger IFPRI...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Famines; Ethiopia; Droughts; Government policy; Food supply; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37973

A SUPERMARKET'S ANSWER TO THE CHALLENGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   James T., Jr.
Discussion of Supermarket General's entry into the fast food business.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27007

Analysing Family Farm Succession: A Probit and a Competing Risk Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Tietje,   Hendrik; Weiss,   Christoph R.
The present study examines family and farm characteristics affecting the choice and the timing of intergenerational farm transfers. Using survey data which are linked to accounting data for 272 farms in Northern Germany, we use a probit approach to examine whether specific farm and family characteristics are related to the likelihood of succession within a given period. We go beyond the existing literature by applying a competing risk approach to study the process and thus the timing, respectively of the two competing events – succession or exit from farming. We find that farm characteristics significantly influence succession considerations to the extent that they affect the value of the farm for the potential successor.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intrafamily succession; Survey data; Competing risk; Farm Management; Q12; J26.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24699

A Social Scientist's Perspective on the Potential Benefits of the Census of Marine Life
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanchirico,   James N.
Over 300 natural scientists in 53 nations are taking part in the Census of Marine Life (CoML) to investigate what lived, what lives, and what will live in the oceans. The CoML is a scientific experiment that is exploring the limits of ocean science. The paper discusses the potential applications of CoML research and the mechanisms by which the potential benefits can be measured and preserved. I recommend developing and integrating policy advisory committees with the natural science activities to both maximize the benefits of the research and to avoid unintended consequences.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Marine policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q20.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10739

Biophysical and institutional factors in watershed management: A comparative analysis of four pilot watershed projects in India’s tribal belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Bhattacharya,   Kamal; Scott,   Christopher A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Watershed management; Development projects; Institutions; Social aspects; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92658

Cover and Contents Pages
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover; Editorial Information; Back Cover; Contents Page;
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30713

UNCERTAINTY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF SALINITY WITH IRRIGATION WATER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feinerman,   Eli; Vaux,   Henry J., Jr.
The impact of uncertain salt balances in irrigate fields is assessed with a hydroeconomic model that incorporates the effects of salinity.  Uncertainty in two parameters that jointly determine root zone salinity is investigated and the conclusions prove to depend upon the way in which these parameters enter the mass-balance equation for soil salinity.  It is shown that water has a risk reducing marginal effect on output when growers are risk averse and, under certain conditions, when they are risk neutral.  The effects of prices, water quality, and crop salt sensitivity on the conclusions are analyzed and an empirical example is employed to illustrate the magnitude of the impacts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32141

A CASE FOR MINOR FOOD PRODUCTS NEEDING A DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swope,   Daniel A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27520

SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF FOOD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS AMONG RACIALLY DIFFERENT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS:  AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Carlton George; Moussie,   M.; Dinning,   J.S.; Christakis,   G.J.
This paper examines the impact of selected socioeconomic characteristics on aggregate and group food expenditure patterns of racially different low-income households.  A double logarithmic functional form was used to explain responses in household food expenditures to socioeconomic factors.  Household income, family size, and Food Stamp Program participation were found to exert a strong positive impact on food expenditures.  The general educational level of the homemaker registered no significant impact on household food expenditures.  However, the nutritional knowledge of the homemaker increased the efficiency of food purchasing activities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32092

CREATING AGRIBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN THABA NCHU BY INTRODUCING WATER HARVESTING TECHNIQUES: A PROFITABILITY AND RISK ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baiphethi,   Mompati N.; Viljoen,   Machiel F.; Kundhlande,   Godfrey.
Thaba Nchu is a semi-arid area with low and erratic annual rainfall not exceeding 600mm. Various dryland crops are produced with relatively low yields and high risk of failure. Lack of appropriate technology and other constraints has led to most of the arable land being unused thus restricting agribusiness opportunities in an area where unemployment and food insecurity are thriving.  Rainwater harvesting has a huge potential to increase crop yields in Thaba Nchu and reduce the risk of losses, and thus improve food security and enhance sustainability. Different in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) techniques have been tested and applied at Glen and Thaba Nchu. This paper gives comparative results for three crops produced with regard to relative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19076

REFORMA AGRÁRIA NO SUDOESTE DO PARANÁ: ORIGEM E SITUAÇÃO ATUAL DO ASSENTAMENTO MISSÕES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lima,   Romilda De Souza; Lauffer,   Jovilde Girardello.
Apesar de o Brasil ser formado por uma grande extensão de terras agricultáveis, a maior parte destas áreas concentra-se a um número pequeno de proprietários. Uma distribuição desigual que tem origem no processo de ocupação e distribuição do espaço rural do País. Essa desigualdade vem, no decorrer dos anos, sendo uma das principais causas de conflitos pelo acesso a terra no País. No Paraná os conflitos pela posse de terra começaram desde os anos 1940 com a ocupação das terras. Em 1957 no sudoeste do estado, houve a primeira desapropriação com fins sociais no Brasil. Objetivando conhecer a realidade e a forma de implantação de um assentamento de reforma agrária no sudoeste do Paraná, este trabalho foi desenvolvido. Buscou-se para tanto, identificar a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Assentamento; Reprodução econômica; Reforma agrária; Nesting; Economic and social reproduction; Agrarian reform; International Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109532

Editor's Report for 1991
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12503

Smallholder Household Maize Production and Marketing Behavior in Zambia and Its Implications for Policy.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulu,   Ballard; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Beaver,   Margaret.
The ability of agricultural policy makers to promote national development objectives requires an accurate and reasonably current picture of what crops farmers grow, what they eat, the importance of various crops in their incomes, and how they spend their money. In Zambia’s case, there is reasonably accurate information on production levels and trends in a specific set of crops grown by smallholder farmers, but very little knowledge of how important these specific crops are in smallholders’ total crop incomes, the importance of crop production in total smallholder incomes (which include livestock and non-farm activities), and how changes in crop prices affect smallholders’ welfare. This paper presents a comprehensive picture of crop production and marketing...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Maize; Marketing; Production; Zambia; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54481

A Bio-Economic Model of Recirculation Shrimp-Production Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Xia (Vivian); Hanson,   Terrill R.; Spurlock,   Stanley R.; Hudson,   Darren.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55625

SUPPLY RESPONSE IN FRANCE, GERMANY, AND THE UK: TECHNOLOGY AND PRICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arnade,   Carlos Anthony; Kelch,   David R.; Leetmaa,   Susan E.
We extend the methodology of a two-step profit function to obtain area and yield elasticities.  We then estimate the effects of price and technology on crop output of France, Germany, and the UK. Area elasticities were obtained by adding area shadow price equations to the standard dual model of output and input equations. Change in output is dominated by technology in the UK and mixed in France and Germany.  The results indicate policies affecting price will have diverse responses across countries and crops.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19702

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF SOUTH AFRICA:  AN INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT STRUCTURES, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR PRIVATE BASED REFORM INITIATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aling,   James N.
The changing political economy and present structure and performance of the commercial agricultural sector in South Africa necessitates change. An institutional approach is adopted to review the origin of past and present institutions and organizations in the commercial sector.   Private based reform initiatives are focused upon as one of the possible processes through reform in the sector can be undertaken. The private based reform initiatives undertaken in the sugar sub sector are analyzed from a situation, structure and performance perspective in attempt to explain the origins and outcomes of these initiatives.   Successful lessons from the case study are examined with two other private based reform initiatives, namely sharecropping and employee share...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11073

TESTING PROTECTION FOR SALE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Hathie,   Ibrahima.
This paper tests the Grossman-Helpman Protection for Sale model using panel data from U.S. food processing industries with endogenous protection, import penetration, and political campaign. The results support the key predictions of the model: organized industries are granted higher protection that decreases with import penetration and the price elasticity of imports.  Furthermore, the presence of import quotas raises the level of protection substantially. The estimated weight on aggregate welfare is strikingly similar those found by Goldberg and Maggi (1999) and Gawande and Bandopadhyay (2000), implying that protection is not for sale in these industries.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19682

The Persistence of Poverty in Rural China: Applying an Ordered Probit and a Hazard Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Herzfeld,   Thomas; Wang,   Xiaobing.
The present study investigates the analysis of poverty persistence of Chinese farm households in the well-off Zhejiang province in the southeast. We firstly apply an ordered probit model examining household, farm, and regional characteristics affecting the probability that households are chronically poor. In addition, we apply a hazard approach to identify the risk of falling into and climbing out of poverty. Results indicate that there are increasing chances to climb out of poverty over time, and that the risk of falling into poverty seems to decrease after the household spent some time outside poverty.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty persistence; China; Rural population; Hazard analysis; Dynamics; Food Security and Poverty; C23; D1; I32; R29.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25249

Use of distillers by-products and corn stover as fuels for ethanol plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tiffany,   Douglas G.; Morey,   R. Vance; De Kam,   Matthew J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48713

VALUE OF FEED PEAS TO SWINE DIETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Mattson,   Jeremy W.
Traditionally, hog production has been concentrated in the Corn Belt region of the United States.  During the past decade, North Carolina has become an important hog production state and now ranks second only to Iowa.  More recently, expansion in the U.S. hog industry has been in other non-traditional hog production states in the west/west central regions of the United States.  In the current study, field peas are considered as a least-cost hog ration ingredient in three U.S. markets.  The results of a linear programming analysis suggest that peas can be an attractive alternative as a feed ingredient in hog diets.  Even at relatively high prices, peas can be part of the least-cost diet replacing feedstuffs such as corn, barley, and soybean meal.  Except at...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Feed peas; Swine diets; Least-cost rations; Linear programming; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23578

INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION TO INCREASE FARMERS' REVENUE: A CASE STUDY OF SMALL SCALE FARMING IN SHEEP: TRANSKEI REGION, SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: D'Haese,   Marijke F.C.; Verbeke,   Wim; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido; Kirsten,   Johann F.; D'Haese,   Luc.
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa.  Until recently smallholder farmers in the Transkei region had limited access to a profitable market outlet for their wool.  In response, the South African wool industry has taken the initiative to help local farmers by building shearing sheds, under which the local association can bulk the wool and trade directly with the brokers.  More direct access to the wool brokers is a prerequisite for the farmer to develop a viable business.  This article investigates on the effect of membership in the local shearing shed association on the farmers' revenue.  A two-step regression model of the gross margin is used to analyse whether farmers selling through the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural development; Institutional innovation; South Africa; Heckman procedure; Transaction costs.; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25888

Understanding Zambia’s Domestic Value Chains for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
The proportion of smallholder households selling horticultural produce is very low suggesting that new demand points could enjoy substantial supply response if they link effectively to the smallholder sector. The small-scale traditional marketing system continues to dominate fresh produce flows in the country. Prices for consumers in this system are much lower, and quality is comparable and sometimes superior to supermarkets. Yet these markets suffer from serious structural problems due to a lack of public investment and little collaboration between public officials and traders in market management. The Urban Markets Development Program represents a major and impressive effort to improve wholesale and retail markets in the country, but has run into...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Horticulture; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54621

Does Agriculture Help Poverty and Inequality Reduction? Evidence from Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viet Cuong,   Nguyen.
This paper measures impacts of production of crops, forestry, livestock and aquaculture on household welfare, poverty and inequality in rural Vietnam using fixed-effects regressions. Data used in this paper are from Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys 2002 and 2004. It is found that impact estimates of the production of crops and forestry on per capita income and consumption expenditure are not statistically significant. Impact estimates of the livestock production are positive and statistically significant for per capita income, but not statistically significant for per capita expenditure. However, the aquacultural production has positive and statistically significant impacts on both income and expenditure. As a result, the aquacultural production...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Farm households; Welfare; Poverty; Inequality; Vietnam; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; I32; Q12; O13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118576

Transcript of Remarks and International Agricultural Trade Outlook (Paper and PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Terpstra,   A. Ellen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8079

Consumer Preferences For Loin and Topside Steaks From Beef Carcasses of Different Classification Criteria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingston,   O.L.
Considerable resources in the beef industry have recently been devoted to the establishment of a system of product description. A prerequisite for the success of any such system is the objective determination of consumer preferences. The trial outlined in this paper was aimed at determining consumer preferences for beefloin and topside steaks, based on selected carcass classification criteria. It was found that consumers preferred lean steaks from young, electrically stimulated carcasses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12442

Food security in Uganda: a dilemma to achieving the millennium development goal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ssewanyana,   Sarah N.; Kasirye,   Ibrahim.
The status of food security in Uganda is worrying. The share of Ugandans suffering from food insecurity measured in terms of caloric intake is alarmingly high with low rates of income poverty. Based on the 2005/06 Uganda National Household Survey data, the study provides insights into access to food at household level. More importantly, the study shows that average caloric intake stood at 1,970 calories per person per day, which is below the minimum caloric requirement of 2,200 calories. As such, a population of 17.5 million Ugandans in 3.1 million households were unable to meet the minimum caloric requirement in 2006. This raises questions on whether Uganda will be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1: halving extreme poverty and hunger...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Caloric intake; Famine; Ssewanyana; Food prices; EPRC; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113614

ARE THE TOTAL DAILY COST OF FOOD AND DIET QUALITY RELATED: A RANDOM EFFECTS PANEL DATA ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Andrea; Dong,   Diansheng; Lino,   Mark.
There is a common perception that healthy food costs more than less healthy food. In this study we use a demand model for diet quality, rather than the quantity of food. Since in our data, total daily cost and diet quality are both calculated from the foods chosen, we account for the fact that cost is endogenous. We find that while total daily food cost is statistically significant in relation to diet quality, the degree of association is very small. Hence, it does not appear that cost alone prevents individuals in the United States from purchasing a healthy diet. Other factors such as food culture and environment, health behaviours, and demographics are more important. Our findings suggest that the choice to consume a healthy diet is very complicated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Diet cost; Cost of food; Food culture; Diet quality; HEI-2005; Random effects model; Demand model; NHANES; MPED; CNPP Food Prices Database; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; C3.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116395

Wildfire and Respiratory Illness: Linking Fire Events and Attributes to Health Outcomes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moeltner,   Klaus; Kim,   Man-Keun; Yang,   Wei; Zhu,   Erqian Julia.
Existing studies on the economic impact of wildfire smoke have focused either on single fire events or entire fire seasons without distinguishing between individual occurrences. Neither approach allows for an examination of the marginal effects of fire attributes, such as distance and fuel type, on health impacts and costs. Yet, improved knowledge of these marginal effects can provide important guidance for efficient wildfire management strategies. This study aims to bridge this gap using detailed information on 35 large-scale wildfires in the California and Nevada Sierras that have sent smoke plumes to the Reno / Sparks area of Northern Nevada over a three-year period. We relate the daily acreage burned by these fires to daily data on local hospital...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wildfires; Air quality; Respiratory illness; Distributed lag models; Count data models; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103433

ESTIMATING TRUCK RATES FOR REFRIGERATED FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   J.B.; Farris,   Donald E.
Food companies and analysts often need transportation rate data to explore market opportunities.  In some cases, it may not be practical or necessary to obtain actual rates for all routes under consideration.  This study provides analysis of truck rate patterns and alternative rate-estimating equations.  The original objective was to provide shipping cost estimates for a national beef-marketing model involving 30 regions of the United States.  The data set is 254 rates for refrigerated shipments of boxed fresh meat throughout the United States in 1988.  Distance of the routes range from 50 to 2,923 miles.  The average route is 1,181 miles, at a cost of $1,324 per load of $3.31 per cwt.  The average cost per 100 miles was $0.28 per cwt.  This simple average...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26547

Manure Stew - U.S. Ingredients: Carrots, Sticks, and Water
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johansson,   Robert C.; Kaplan,   Jonathan D.
Increased funding for agri-environmental programs and increased regulation of manure waste will affect the U.S. agricultural sector and environmental quality. This paper explores the economic and environmental consequences from livestock producers' adoption of manure management strategies and crop producers' use of manure nutrients under various payment schemes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21900

AVAILABILITY AND MARKET POTENTIAL ON NON-AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES IN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Cobia,   David W.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Many North Dakota communities find it financially difficult to provide or maintain such necessary services as public safety, water and sewer services, garbage disposal, grocery and retail stores, local credit, medical care and similar other services due to gradual decline in both population and businesses.  Declining population also stresses the existing businesses as they compete for a shrinking customer base while the cost of operating a business is likely to be increasing. Cooperatively-owned businesses are means by which needed products and services can be provided at a reasonable cost and at the same time provide meaningful employment opportunities.  Thus, the cooperative approach may provide an option for rural communities in North Dakota for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Trade analysis; Market potential; Cooperatives; Non- agricultural; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23348

FOREIGN TRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alcorn,   George B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17621

AN ANALYSIS OF OKLAHOMA DIRECT MARKETING OUTLETS: CASE STUDY OF PRODUCE FARMERS' MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari; Agustini,   Haerani N.
The objectives of this study are to examine consumer preferences among various marketing channels including direct marketing in Oklahoma, and to analyze the impact of various demographic variables on purchasing choice.  Specifically, this research focuses on the links between demographic factors and shopping preferences.  Data from consumers' survey in 21 farmers' markets in Oklahoma will be used to analyze consumer preferences using an ordered logistic regression analysis method.  Farmers' market producers and market managers were also surveyed.  The results of this study identify consumer characteristics that influence produce demand and consequently growers' return at Oklahoma farmers' market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34710

AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN VIETNAM: PRODUCER SUPPORT ESTIMATES, 1986-2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nguyen,   Hoa; Ulrike,   Grote.
Since 1986, Vietnam started to move from a centrally-planned towards a market-oriented system. It underwent several major economic and trade reforms – a process which is still not completed. At the same time, it also started to open its economy. Vietnam has become a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), signed several bilateral trade agreements and is currently negotiating accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). First positive results of the reform process became visible in the early 1990s when poverty declined to a large extent. Since then, the Vietnamese agricultural sector has also experienced high growth and impressive export achievements. The country changed from a food importer to one of the major exporters worldwide. The question...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Markets; Free trade; Trade agreements; World Trade Organization; Poverty; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60456

Regulatory Independence and Political Interference: Evidence from EU Mixed-Ownership Utilities’ Investment and Debt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cambini,   Carlo; Rondi,   Laura.
This paper examines the investment and financial decisions of a sample of 92 EU regulated utilities, taking into account key institutional features of EU public utilities, such as: a) regulation by agencies with various degrees of independence; b) partial ownership of the state in the regulated firm; and c) the government’s political orientation, which may ultimately influence the regulatory climate to be either more pro-firm or more pro-consumers. Our results show that regulatory independence matters for both investment and financial decisions. Investment increases under an Independent Regulatory Agency (IRA), while ownership has no effect. Leverage also increases when the IRA is in place, especially so if the regulated firm is privately controlled....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Regulated Utilities; Investment; Capital Structure; Private and State Ownership; Regulatory Independence; Government’s Political Orientation; Financial Economics; G31; G32; L33; L51; L90.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91002

Hedonic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Using Agricultural Land Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Shan.
Agriculture, an ecosystem transformed by humans for the purpose of supplying food, fiber and biofuel, can provide people a host of benefits, or ecosystem services (ES). While markets exist for farm products, many of today’s central agro-environmental policy concerns are related to ES that lack complete markets, such as regulating ES and recreational, aesthetic and cultural ES. Valuation of non-marketed ES linked to agriculture is needed to improve their utilization and efficient provision. Some ES that facilitate agricultural production or provide natural amenities can be perceived by people through various natural resources and landscapes on farmlands and surrounding areas. One indirect way to measure the value of ES is via what people pay for the lands...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural land; Hedonic; Ecosystem services; Sales price; Appraisal value; GIS.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q24; Q51; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59321

Comparing the Productive Efficiency of Cooperatives and Private Enterprises: The Portuguese Wine Industry as a Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barros,   Carlos Pestana; Santos,   J.C. Gomes.
This paper compares the efficiency of cooperatives and private enterprises in the Portuguese wine industry, employing data envelopment analysis (DEA). The use of DEA for the analysis of comparative efficiency within a sector is a key tool in evaluating organizational competitiveness. Competitiveness should be based on benchmarking the different types of organizations that comprise the viniculture sector. We conclude that Portuguese wine cooperatives, on average, are more efficient than their private counterparts. Economic implications arising from the study are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Private enterprises; Technical efficiency; DEA; Wine industry; Portugal; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58683

Competition Between Table Margarine and Butter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
In December, 1955, the New South Wales Government amended the Dairy Industry Act, 1915-1955, to increase the quota of margarine production in this State from 2,500 tons to 9,000 tons per annum. Following - on a large increase in the Queensland quota some years earlier, this development heightened the perennial fears of dairying industry organisations that competition from margarine would have very serious effects on the incomes of Australian dairymen. However, speaking during the second reading of the bill (November 23, 1955), the Minister for Agriculture and Food Production gave as his opinion that "whatever effect margarine has upon the dairy industry at present, the tendency in the future will be for it to diminish ... ". It is the purpose of this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8931

Analyzing the Determinants of Technical Efficiency Among Traditional Dairy Farms in Wisconsin: A Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chidmi,   Benaissa; Solis,   Daniel; Funtanilla,   Margil; Cabrera,   Victor E.
This study analyzes the determinants of TE among traditional dairy farms in the State of Wisconsin taking into account dairy farms’ heterogeneity. To do so, we first estimate a production frontier and the level of TE using the SPF framework. Then we analyze the determinants of TI using a quantile regression analysis. The results indicate that the determinants of TE affect in very specific ways farmers with different levels of TE. This result confirms our hypothesis on the importance of controlling for farm heterogeneity when analyzing the determinants of TE. This issue is also important from an empirical point of view. Policy makers could improve the effectiveness of their work by targeting specific agricultural services and aid designed for farmers with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Dairy; Quantile regression; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61320

Agrifood Certification Schemes in an Intercultural Context: Theoretical Reasoning and Empirical Findings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gawron,   Jana-Christina; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The need for adequate systems to guarantee the quality of food products has become more and more obvious in recent years. As a consequence, not only in Germany but throughout the world, the number of certification schemes has been increasing for nearly a decade. Due to the implementation of these standards in various countries, a considerable number of contingency factors exist that may influence the effectiveness and efficiency of such schemes. These factors include the diverse political, economic and social conditions in the different countries. Numerous studies attribute a decisive role in the successful implementation of management instruments to cultural influences. Cultural conditions may differ considerably from region to region around the world....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Certification Schemes; Culture; Intercultural Context.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58018

Feeder Cattle Costs and Returns 1950-1953
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zoller,   Richard Bernard; Nodland,   Truman R.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91349

Zollkontingente bei US-amerikanischen Käseimporten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gast,   Michael W.
A tariff-rate quota (TRQ) is a two-tier tariff. The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture provides for the transformation of remaining import quotas into TRQs in order to eliminate quantity restricting import barriers to trade. However, more often than not are TRQs de-facto-quotas. The profit-maximizing condition for an importer confronted with two differentiated goods under a common quota is derived. The main focus of the present article is the US import regime for cheese which was transformed according to the tariffication process into a TRQ system. Analysis of cheese import quantities shows that this transformation has indeed little changed. Being the only remarkable exception in partially overcoming the import barriers, the case of New Zealand...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tariff-rate quota; Cheese; USA; Differentiated products; Price discrimination; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98246

NEW VARIETIES AND THE RETURNS TO COMMODITY PROMOTION: THE CASE OF FUJI APPLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Patterson,   Paul M.
The Fuji apple variety is relatively new in the U.S. As a new product, questions concern the relative impact of consumer learning by experience, by variety-specific promotion, or by generic apple promotion. A two-stage (LES/LAIDS) model incorporating both types of promotion is used to estimate the effect of generic and variety specific promotion, as well as consumer experience, on the demand for Fuji apples. Estimates show each to have a positive impact, and also show new or speciality apple varieties to be relatively price inelastic, but income elastic. Grower returns to promotion are calculated with an equilibrium displacement model of price changes and producer surplus. Changes in producer surplus provide a base-scenario benefit: cost ratio of 6.33:1.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31339

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover; 2004 Officers and Directors; Editorial Information; Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27240

METHODOLOGY FOR INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GDP AND PRODUCTIVITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qi,   Shunrong; Coggins,   Jay S.; Xu,   Lan.
The paper provides a methodology that is feasibly implemented for integrated environmental-economic (or 'green') GDP accounting and productivity measurement. The shadow prices for environmental inputs, which enable us to calculate green GDP and to design a pollution tax scheme and tradable permit system for social optimum, can be derived. The development of the statistics of green GDP and green productivity growth provides a fundamental component of policy-making for socially optimal growth and of formulating the market mechanisms for environmental management.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20682

Earmarking of pollution charges and the sub-optimality of the Pigouvian tax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Tingsong.
One approach to internalising a negative externality of economic activity is to impose a Pigouvian tax equal to the marginal cost of the externality. However, this approach overlooks the possibility that the tax revenue can be earmarked to correct the externality directly, i.e. financing the environmental protection projects. It is found that a pure Pigouvian tax is usually not an optimal policy. This issue is examined in both partial and general equilibrium, static and dynamic settings. Certain conditions for justifying a pure Pigouvian tax or a fully earmarked tax scheme are developed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117732

DOES NUTRITION LABELING LEAD TO HEALTHIER EATING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teisl,   Mario F.; Levy,   Alan S.
Nutrient labeling is found to significantly affect consumer purchase behavior; some evidence that consumers may act as if they hold nutrient (or health risk) budgets is found. Providing nutrient information may allow consumers to more easily switch consumption away from "unhealthy" products in those food categories where differences in other quality characteristics (e.g., taste) are relatively small between the more and less "healthy" products, toward "unhealthy" products in categories where differences may be relatively large (i.e., a "substitution effect").  If this substitution effect is large, nutrient labeling may not change the overall consumption of "unhealthy" nutrients and thus may not lead to significant changes in health risk.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27209

A STATIC POLICY FOR A DYNAMIC INDUSTRY: THE CALIFORNIA YOUNG ACT OF 1935
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumner,   Daniel A.; Wilson,   Norbert L.W.
An economic history of the development of California dairy policies from 1935 to 1965 is used to support the hypothesis that the incompatibility of discrete policy changes for a dynamic industry generates deadweight losses.  Combining quantitative industry data with legal and personal narratives provides evidence in support of the hypothesis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy policy; Quota; Agricultural history; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21566

Food Recalls and Food Safety Perceptions: The September 2006 Spinach Recall Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.; Nganje,   William E.; Condry,   Sarah C.; Cuite,   Cara L.
This study analyzes public perceptions on food safety using a national survey conducted soon after the nationwide spinach recall (November 2006). We explore relationships between peoples' perceived risks of food contamination (spinach in this case) and their trust in the institutions in charge of safeguarding/ensuring safety. Finally, we explore relationships between individual observance of basic good food handling practices and food safety. Trust in institutions through which food passes and regulatory agencies were shown to be critical in determining food safety perceptions. For example, skepticism with which the public views food corporations (processors, transporters or retailers) impacted food safety perceptions negatively. On the other, confidence...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food recalls; Food safety; Public perceptions; Spinach; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10004

THE DEMAND FOR SWEET SPREADS: DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS FOR DETAILED COMMODITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helen,   Dale; Willett,   Lois Schertz.
In this paper we estimate the price and income elasticities for five sweet spreads using a two-stage budgeting procedure.  The first stage modeled the consumer's budget decision as a Tobit model, where total sweet spread expenditures are based on income and demographic variables.  The second stage, including only those households with nonzero first stage expenditures, was treated as a standard consumer allocation problem using the AIDS model.  To incorporate population demographics, the AIDS model was expanded by specifying the constant term as a linear function of demographic variables.  The coefficients for the prices and expenditures are highly significant and demand is elastic for all five goods.  The most significant demographic effects are due to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29054

The Effects of Maize Trade with Malawi on Price Levels in Mozambique: Implications for Trade and Development Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Ana Paula; Tschirley,   David L.
Resultados das investigações do Departamento de Análise de Políticas MAP-Direcção de Economía
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Maize trade; International Relations/Trade; Q18.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55213

CDM Potential for Rural Transition in China Case Study: Options in Yinzhou District, Zhejiang Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Xingshu; Michaelowa,   Axel.
This paper aims to examine the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to address energy- related issues during the rural transition process in China, using a case study of quickly urbanizing and industrializing Yinzhou district in coastal Zhejiang province. Yinzhou's per capita GDP reached US$ 3100 in 2002, three times China's average, and is targeted to achieve $10,000 in 2020. We assess the current energy status of Yinzhou, and provide projections of energy consumption and CO2 emissions up to the year 2020. Energy resource shortages and limited possibilities to obtain coal-fired electricity from national grid illustrate the opening gap between energy supply and demand. We find that Yinzhou's CDM potential is concentrated in efficiency...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Clean Development Mechanism; China; Urbanization; Energy efficiency; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q 540; Q 580.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26152

Participation, compliance and synergies at the farm level between the single payments scheme and farm certification labels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wieck,   Christine; Annen,   Dominic N.
Most European farmers receive direct payments under the Single Payment Scheme and in addition, are member of farm certification schemes. Incentives to participate in these schemes are manifold: farm requirements often at least partially overlap, farm structure allows rather easy compliance, but also low monitoring intensities, detection rates, or sanctions may contribute to “free ride” on participation. The paper develops a theoretical model that explains farmer’s joint compliance behaviour and determinants of participation and tests the model using individual farm survey data. Evidence from the survey indicates that farmers weigh the relevance of compliance, control, detection and sanctions differently for the Single Payment Scheme and farm certification...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Single payment scheme; Cross compliance; Farmers’ participation; Determinants; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122123

Managing R&amp;D risk in renewable energy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rausser,   Gordon C.; Papineau,   Maya.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48726

PERCEPTIONS OF LEAFY SPURGE BY PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, LOCAL DECISION MAKERS, AND RANCH OPERATORS; SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Nudell,   Daniel J.
A survey of 459 ranchers, 56 local decision makers, and 50 public land managers (565 total) was conducted to evaluate managerial, institutional, and social factors that may affect the rate and extent of implementation of various leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) controls.  The study focused on a five-county region in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.  The questionnaire focused on weed management in general and specifically on the perceptions and attitudes of ranchers, land managers, and local decision makers who have been directly and indirectly affected by leafy spurge.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy spurge; Weed management; Rancher opinion; Public land manager opinions.; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23236

U.S. Farm Structure: Declining—But Persistent—Small Commercial Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.
The continuing shift in production away from small commercial farms to larger farms is driven by financial pressures and aging operators. Some small commercial farms are profitable, while others stay in business by accepting low returns for their labor. Small commercial farms produced 22 percent of the Nation’s farm output in 2007.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121896

HOW NAFTA WILL AFFECT AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES: REGIONAL IMPACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumner,   Daniel A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17189

Developmental Upsurge of Leisure Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhong,   Chunyan; Wang,   Jinghua.
This paper expounds the developmental status and characteristics of leisure agriculture, as well as the inevitability of the developmental upsurge. It also analyzes the problems brought by over-heated development of leisure agriculture. And the countermeasures adopted by government and related sections are put forward from the aspects of developmental ideas, plan, management, construction of infrastructure and cultivation of talents.
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Leisure agriculture of China; Developmental upsurge; Problem; Countermeasures and proposals; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53511

Production Trends in New South Wales: Items of Interest for January, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8247

Hog Operations Increasingly Large, More Specialized
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Key,   Nigel D.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124007

TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kriebel,   Wesley R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17723

A MERGE Model with Endogenous Technological Change and the Cost of Carbon Stabilization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kypreos,   Socrates.
Two stylized backstop systems with endogenous technological learning formulations (ETL) are introduced in MERGE: one for the electric and the other for the non-electric markets. Then the model is applied to analyze the impacts of ETL on carbon-mitigation policy, contrasting the resulting impacts with the situation without learning. As the model considers endogenous technological change in the energy sector only some exogenous key parameters defining the production function are varied together with the assumed learning rates to check the robustness of our results. Based on model estimations and the sensitivity analyses we conclude that increased commitments for the development of new technologies to advance along their learning curves has a potential for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12083

FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Nudell,   Daniel J.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Faller,   Timothy.
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control.  The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of capital investment required by members in the cooperative. Three sheep flock management alternatives were initially considered for the cooperative.  These were 1) winter lambing, 2) spring lambing, and 3) fall lambing.  The fall lambing scenario was determined to be infeasible because of logistics associated with gathering and transportation of pregnant ewes and lack of grazing pressure on leafy spurge throughout the grazing season.   The total capital investment...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Cooperative; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23270

Delayed Action and Uncertain Targets. How Much Will Climate Policy Cost?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bosetti,   Valentina; Carraro,   Carlo; Sgobbi,   Alessandra; Tavoni,   Massimo.
Despite the growing concern about actual on-going climate change, there is little consensus about the scale and timing of actions needed to stabilise the concentrations of greenhouse gases. Many countries are unwilling to implement effective mitigation strategies, at least in the short-term, and no agreement on an ambitious global stabilisation target has yet been reached. It is thus likely that some, if not all countries, will delay the adoption of effective climate policies. This delay will affect the cost of future policy measures that will be required to abate an even larger amount of emissions. What additional economic cost of mitigation measures will this delay imply? At the same time, the uncertainty surrounding the global stabilisation target to be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Climate Policy; Stabilisation Costs; Delayed Action; Environmental Economics and Policy; C72; H23; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44219

Estimación del valor económico de la calidad del agua de un río mediante una doble aproximación: una aplicación de los principios económicos de la Directiva Marco del Agua
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Saz Salazar,   Salvador; Hernandez Sancho,   Francesc; Sala Garrido,   Ramon.
El principal objetivo de la Directiva Marco del Agua de la Unión Europea es logar un “buen estado” de las aguas europeas para el año 2015 mediante una combinación de diferentes medidas. En este estudio, dos métodos de preferencias declaradas, el método de valoración contingente y el método de ordenación contingente, han sido aplicados para obtener la valoración económica de una hipotética mejora de la calidad del agua de un río. La comparación de las dos metodologías muestra que las valoraciones obtenidas con el método de ordenación contingente son considerablemente mayores que las obtenidas con la valoración contingente. Por último, los valores estimados se agregan para obtener una aproximación cuantitativa a los beneficios sociales derivados de esta...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beneficios sociales; Calidad del agua; Directiva Marco del Agua; Ordenación contingente; Valoración contingente.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q25; Q26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57280

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE: AN EXPERIENCE FROM RABOBANK AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinton,   Brad.
Knowledge and information transfer have become important ingredients for an organisation's competitive advantage.  Knowledge management has emerged as an overarching strategy to enhance knowledge creation, information transfer, utilisation, and reticulation in order to generate innovation and improve organisational performance.  Part of this strategy involves the creation of Communities of Practice.  These are networks of individuals with a common, shared purpose grouped together to facilitate knowledge building, idea creation and information exchange.  The experience establishing Communities of Practice at Rabobank Australia and New Zealand is examined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34328

Predicting the Acceptance for High Beta-Carotene Maize:  An Ex-Ante Estimation Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tothova,   Monika; Meyers,   William H.
This paper postulates a household decision model that takes into account the production consumption tradeoffs between traditional and biofortified seed. The objective is to understand the effect of these differing traits on the adoption decision when white maize is preferred by the consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44835

Typification of Dairy Farms According to Criteria of a Socioeconomic Nature: An Illustration in "El Paramo" of Leon (Spain)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robles,   Rita Robles; Vannini,   Luigi; Nistal,   Roberto Alvarez.
The impossibility of carrying out an individual analysis and of finding solutions for each agricultural business, makes advisable the use of classification techniques that allow the identification of groups with common characteristics. The aim of this study is clustering dairy farms in an agricultural region located in the north of Spain, known as "El Paramo". To this end, a survey has been carried out on a representative sample of dairy farms, and subsequently, a Cluster Analysis has been made, which has resulted in five groups of farms being clearly defined from a social and economic point of view.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farming systems research; Cluster Analysis; Dairy farms; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24531

Economic Asymmetries, Trade Liberalization and Integration: Issues and Policy Implications for CARICOM Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Walters,   Lurleen M.; Lowe,   Garfield G.; Davis,   Carlton George.
Much has been written about the challenges facing CARICOM as a result of the liberalization, globalization and integration phenomena. This paper adds value to the conversation by addressing the nexus between and among economic asymmetries, trade liberalization and economic integration, as it relates to CARICOM as small developing economies. The paper seeks to highlight the salient issues of CARICOM economic adjustment challenges under trade liberalization and integration imperatives, particularly as they may be subjected to the constraints of economic asymmetries. In doing so, it steps away from the conventional approach of reciting a series of data usually associated with the issues and instead, engages in commentary and assessment regarding the changing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15703

FOOD INDUSTRY INFORMATION: EXPLOSION OR COLLAPSE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Panyko,   Frank.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27662

Determinants of Argentina’s External Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Catao,   Luis; Falcetti,   Elisabetta.
Following the liberalization reforms of the late 80s and early 90s, several emerging market economies have experienced large and persistent trade deficits. This paper focuses on the Argentine experience, examining the extent to which trade imbalances in the 1990s resulted from income and relative price movements, as well as from shifts in foreign trade elasticities associated with structural changes. New estimates of export and import equations are presented using a broader set of variables than previous studies and distinguishing between intra and extra MERCOSUR trade. We find that considerable export sensitivity to world commodity prices, domestic absorption, and economic activity in Brazil, combined with a high income elasticity of imports, are key...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Argentina; Foreign trade elasticities; International competitiveness; MERCOSUR; International Relations/Trade; F11; F14; F31.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44427

The Prospects and Challenges of Information Retrieval by University Students: A case study of Post Graduate Students of the University of Ghana, Legon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fordjour,   R.; Badu,   E.E.; Adjei,   E.
The poor performance of students in the various universities has been attributed to the inability of students to effectively retrieve information for academic work. The purpose of the study was to investigate the prospects and challenges of information retrieval among university students. The survey research method was used to investigate the awareness and use of information retrieval systems, document retrieved and its relevance to student’s information need, challenges of information retrieval among students and future expectation of information retrieving skills by students. Three student faculties in the University of Ghana, Legon participated in the study. A questionnaire consisting of 29 items was used as an instrument for collecting data. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96831

Assessing rural consumers’ WTP for orange, biofortified maize in Ghana with experimental auctions and a simulated radio message
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: De Groote,   Hugo; Tomlins,   Keith; Haleegoah,   Joyce; Awool,   Manfred; Frimpong,   Benedicta; Banerji,   Abijit; Chowdury,   Shyamal K.; Meenakshi,   J.V.
Deficiencies of micronutrients such as vitamin A are widespread, expecially in Africa. Biofortified crops such as maize, bred for high levels of provitamin A might offer a solution, but these crops are often bright orange, and African maize consumers prefer white. To estimate the consumers interest in orange biofortified maize, sensory evaluations were organized in rural Ghana with white, yellow and orange maize. The effect of information on willingness to pay for biofortification was estimated using a simulated radio message. Results indicate that color preferences are highly regional, wide variation exist within regions, and the provision of information is able to change these preferences. The color of biofortified maize should therefore not be seen as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Maize; Biofortification; Consumers; Experimental auction; Sensory evaluation; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96197

Influence of generalized trust on Canadian consumers’ reactions to the perceived food risk of three recurring BSE cases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   Yulian; Veeman,   Michele M.; Adamowicz,   Wiktor L.
Interest in the influence of trust on consumers’ responses to food risk perceptions associated with Canadian instances of BSE motivates this study, in which Canadian households’ expenditures on fresh meat are assessed in the context of the first three recurring risk events in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was found to have affected Canadian cows. Engel Curve analysis focusing on the dynamics of the monthly meat expenditure shares for a selected sample of 437 Canadian households for 2002 through 2005 is applied based on data on household expenditures for meat purchased by a national sample of Canadian households from the Nielsen Homescan® Canadian panel, supplemented by survey responses on BSE risk perceptions and measures of trust. Two sets...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Generalized Method of Moments (GMM); Trust; Consumer/Household Economics; D12; C29.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100725

Determinants of Wages and Returns to Education in Rural India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Subbaraman,   Subhashini; von Witzke,   Harald.
This study focuses on estimating determinants of wages across primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in rural India by the type of work contract involved. Casual labourers, with short term work contracts and nearly absent benefits and wage employees, with long term work contracts, higher wages and benefits represent dual sections of the labour market. Here we demonstrate that human capital and other factors that has been proven to explain variation in wages in other labour markets, explain little about wages in casual employment sector. Further, pattern of returns to education for casual labourers were found to decrease with increasing educational levels and was negative for higher education. Such a trend was no t noticed among wage employees, where...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Returns to education; Wages; Particular labour markets; Labor and Human Capital; J3; J4.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25660

Correcting for multiple destination trips in recreational use values using a mean-value approach; An application to Bellenden Ker National Park, Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nillesen,   Eleonora; Wesseler,   Justus; Cook,   Averil.
This paper focuses on an empirical application of the travel cost method, to estimate the recreational use value of Bellenden Ker National Park, part of the Wet tropics World Heritage Area Queensland, Australia. Walking appears to be one of the main activities associated with recreational experiences in the region. Substantial socio-economic as well as environmental benefits are expected to be gained if the areas was to be developed further, with regard to walking tracks, provided that this would be done in an environmentally sustainable way. Two overnight tracks within the park have been selected to obtain information about visitors’ experiences with the tracks in the past, to address specific needs for possible future developments. A standard assumption...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Multi-criteria analysis; Multiple trip bias; Travel cost method; Wet Tropics World Heritage Area; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46733

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF TRACTOR PURCHASE DECISION IN SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA:  A COMPUTER SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maamun,   Muhamad Yusuf.
Although most of the rice area in Indonesia is still prepared manually, since the early 1980s the government has promoted tractors for land preparation through subsidized loans. This has increased capital investment in agriculture; and for the farmers, the cost of owning and operating tractor has become an important part of farm costs. By the late 1980s, a rapid increase in the number of tractors intensified competition, reducing capacity utilization below an economically viable level. Thus, many tractor owners defaulted on their loans.  This study investigates the financial profitability of tractor ownership in South Sulawesi, using a computer spreadsheet. The analysis uses input and output data (technical coefficient) collected by the Consequences of...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11212

Interviews with Ground Water Experts in Twenty Regulated Riparian States: Selected Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Branch,   Marian.
Michigan, like many other states, is concerned that current ground water regulations are not adequate for addressing increasing demands placed upon the state’s aquifers and is currently revising its ground water policies. In order to identify components of effective ground water policies, we interviewed (via telephone) 70 ground water experts in 20 regulated riparian states which have a history of managing ground water within a riparian doctrine. Our respondents were from agencies, extension, universities, water resource institutes, and special interest groups, as well as legislators. Our sample includes experts who were involved in policy design as well as experts who work with ground water regulations on a daily basis. The questions in our...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Riparian groundwater policy; Interview groundwater experts; Environmental Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics; Q25 - Water; Q28 - Government Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44813

Bilateral Commitment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bade,   Sophie; Haeringer,   Guillaume; Renou,   Ludovic.
We consider non-cooperative environments in which two players have the power to commit but cannot sign binding agreements. We show that by committing to a set of actions rather than to a single action, players can implement a wide range of action profiles. We give a complete characterization of implementable profiles and provide a simple method to find them. Profiles implementable by bilateral commitments are shown to be generically inefficient. Surprisingly, allowing for gradualism (i.e., step by step commitment) does not change the set of implementable profiles.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12160

Factors Influencing a Lender's Decision to Grant North Dakota Farmers Operating Credit
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119561

Did the CAP reform affect off-farm labour participation in Italian farms?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corsi,   Alessandro; Salvioni,   Cristina.
The process of change in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from trade and market distorting measures to more neutral interventions has been long, but in this process the 2003 reform (the so-called Fischler reform) has been the most important step, leading to a more decoupled, and hence less market distorting, support (Oecd, 2004) and introducing the fully decoupled Single Farm Payment Scheme (SFP). In this paper, we estimate a model of operators’ off-farm labour participation from a panel of Italian COP farms drawn from the FADN. To this purpose we use a random effects probit model, thus controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. The results suggest that the effects of the reform on off-farm labour participation, if any, are weak. No variable directly...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; Off-farm work; Farm household; Agricultural and Food Policy; J220; J430; Q120; Q180.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124098

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PLANTING FLEXIBILITY AND CONSERVATION 1990 FARM BILLS FOR FUTURE FARM LEGISLATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Shunxiang; Walker,   David J.; Brusven,   Merlyn A.
The interaction of the planting flexibility and conservation compliance provisions from the 1985 and 1990 farm bills was evaluated using an integrated systems model.  Results showed that flex and compliance policy in combination reduced net returns and government costs, diluted environmental benefits of conservation compliance, and increased grower responsiveness to market signals, compared with conservation compliance alone.  Strict compliance and higher flex levels were the most detrimental to farm income and environmental goals.  Decoupling in current and future policy proposals will promote conservation goals.  Budgetary reductions in future farm policy could reduce conservation incentives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31579

DIE ROLLE DER AGRARWISSENSCHAFTEN IM PROZESS DER POLITISCHEN ENTSCHEIDUNGSFINDUNG-ERGEBNISSE EINES FORSCHUNGSPROJEKTES (German)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kropp,   Cordula; Schiller,   Frank; Wagner,   Jost.
Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, welche Rolle agrarwissenschaftliche Expertise im politischen Prozess auf der Bundesebene in Deutschland spielt und vor allem wie diese Expertise von Seiten der Politik aufgegriffen wird. Anhand des Modells des Politik-Zyklus werden die verschiedenen Phasen der Entscheidungsfindung dahingehend untersucht, mit welcher Art von Schnittstellenkommunikation zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik sie verbunden sind, in welchen institutionellen Strukturen diese stattfindet, welche Bedingungen durch diese Strukturen geschaffen werden und welche Rolle damit der Wissenschaft im politischen Geschehen dadurch zukommt. Diese Betrachtungsweise ermöglicht ein besseres Verständnis der gegenseitigen Erwartungen und Problemwahrnehmungen in den...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wissenschaftliche Politikberatung; Politik-Zyklus; Politische Entscheidungsfindung.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7595

Bewertung von Landschaftsfunktionen mit Choice Experiments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Kim; Schmitz,   P. Michael; Wronka,   Tobias C.
The first application of choice experiments as an environmental valuation method in Germany clearly demonstrates the potential of this method for the valuation of agriculture's multifunctionality. Choice experiments are a reasonable enhancement of the conjoint analysis as they are capable of calculating the theoretically correct welfare measures in the form of implicit prices. In combination with business and ecological models this allows for the comprehensive valuation of agriculture's multifunctionality in the sense, that in addition to the supply or cost side of land use scenarios the demand or benefit side is accounted for. In this study the integrated ecological and economical valuation of land use scenarios was demonstrated for two different...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiments; Environmental valuation; Multifunctional agriculture; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98082

Interaktive Programmierungsansätze für die Gestaltung von Agrar- und Umweltprogrammen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirschke,   Dieter; Jechlitschka,   Kurt.
Planning agricultural and environmental programmes has become a complex task. In this paper we show how interactive programming can help to solve such complex policy decision-making problems. The basic linear programming model is implemented with Excel. We show, for a hypothetical agricultural and environmental programme, how the approach can be used in an interactive way between scientists and policy decision-makers. The approach allows to visually demonstrate and quickly assess the consequences of changing assumptions and framework conditions on the programme design. It could effectively improve the quality of policy decision-making support; it requires the actors’ willingness, of course, to engage in a real dialogue.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and environmental programmes; EU agricultural policy; Decision-making support; Linear programming; Policy support; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98361

Specialized Dairy Farms in Southern Minnesota 1971-1972
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomas,   Kenneth H.; Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8466

Prediction of Loan Deficiency Payments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cooper,   Joseph C.; Plato,   Gerald E.
This paper develops a stochastic model for estimating potential loan deficiency payments to U.S. corn producers in a discrete-dynamic context. We minimize the potential for misspecification bias by using nonparametric and semi-nonparametric approaches as specification checks in the model. The model permits the forecast at planting time of the resulting empirical distribution of LDP payments for that crop year. Using this model, the paper examines the sensitivity of this distribution to changes in expected price levels.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Domestic support; Loan deficiency payments; Marketing loan benefits; Corn; Yield; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9717

INTRODUCING MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION INTO THE GTAP MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hertel,   Thomas W.; Swaminathan,   Padma V.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28704

A gyermekkori elhízás és az élelmiszercímke összefüggéseinek marketing szempontú vizsgálata
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szucs,   Robert Sandor.
Afiatalkorúak célcsoportja a piac leginkább befolyásolható szegmensét jelenti. Kutatásaink szerint a fiatalok fele nem fordít különösebb figyelmet az egészséges táplálkozásra, s a fiataloknak csupán egyharmada érti az élelmiszercímke jelöléseit. Súlyosbítja a helyzetet, hogy magas zsír-, só-, cukortartalmú élelmiszereket (például gyorséttermi láncok termékei, kóla, chips) népszerűsítenek. Ahazai élelmiszercímke-szabályozásban mindenképpen célszerű figyelembe venni más országok gyakorlatát, különös tekintettel az Egyesült Államok élelmiszercímkéire, valamint a Magyar Nemzeti Szívalapítvány elképzeléseire. Az elmaradás eredménye a 20%-ban túlsúlyos, egészségügyi problémákkal küzdő fiatal nemzedék!...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Élelmiszercímke; Gyermek- és fiatalkori elhízás; Magas zsír-; Só-; Cukortartalmú élelmiszer; Fogyasztóvédelem; Food label; Child and youth obesity; Foods with high fat; Salt and sugar content; Consumer protection; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99197

SOME MAJOR ISSUES AFFECTING MINNESOTA'S COMPETITIVE POSITION IN UNITED STATES AND WORLD DAIRY MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buxton,   Boyd M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13449

Towards a Genuine Sustainability Standard for Biofuel Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Gorter,   Harry; Tsur,   Yacov.
Sustainability standards for biofuel production calculated via life cycle accounting (LCA) require a certain reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to gasoline. Recently it has been shown that LCA gives biased results and should be extended to incorporate indirect land use change (iLUC). We show that even including iLUCs, LCA is still biased and distorted because it is based on GHG emission and uptake calculations, which assume economic values only if (i) the environmental price of carbon is constant over time and (ii) the social discount rate (SDR) equals zero. We offer a sustainability standard free of these restrictions, expressed in terms of a range of SDRs and a maximal GHG payback period. Applying our methodology to Brazilian and U.S....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Biofuel Production; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48927

Perceptions of Southern Mindanao Farmers On the Quality of Temperate Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Concepcion,   Sylvia B.; Montiflor,   Marilou O.
In Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City, Southern Mindanao Philippines, vegetable farmers hold a specific worldview on what quality vegetables are. This paper aims to define this worldview, compare this with expectations of marketing intermediaries down the vegetable supply chain, and assess the gaps between these views. Discrepancies between and among the definitions of the different groups affect the entire chain because of incompatible decisions in production, marketing and quality management. These decisions contribute to the efficiency or inefficiency of the entire chain. Introduction
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57848

Fossil Fuel Extraction and Climate Policy: A Review of the Green Paradox with Endogenous Resource Exploration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Osterle,   Ines.
Policies aimed at reducing emissions from fossil fuels may increase climate damages. This “Green Paradox” emerges if resource owners increase near-term extraction in fear of stricter future policy measures. Hans-Werner Sinn (2008) showed that the paradox occurs when increasing resource taxes are applied within a basic exhaustible resource model. This article highlights that the emergence of the Green Paradox within this framework relies on the non-existence of a backstop technology and fixed fossil fuel resources. In doing this, it initially presents a basic exhaustible resource model which includes a backstop technology and shows that the implementation of a specific sales tax path is effective in mitigating global warming. Secondly, it considers the case...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Green Paradox; Supply-side dynamics; Climate Policy; Exhaustible Resources; Fossil Fuels; Exploration; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q31; Q54; Q58; H23; H32.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122010

Determinants of U.S. Textile and Apparel Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amponsah,   William A.; Ofori-Boadu,   Victor.
A gravity model using panel data is applied to determine factors affecting textiles and apparel trade flows into the United States. The study confirms that a nation's aggregate output and per unit productivity serve as important determinants of textiles and apparel trade into the U.S., and the exporting country's depreciating exchange rate as well as its lower prices relative to U.S. prices for textiles and apparel play an important role in determining textiles and apparel trade flows to the U.S. market. Since the WTO's multilateral trade restraining policies of the multi-fibre arrangement (MFA) is found to have slowed down imports, its abrogation in 2005 should lead to greater textiles and apparel imports to the U.S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Brand equity; Brand valuation; Real options; Food firms; Growth option value; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8191

REJOINDER ON THE NERLOVE-WAUGH ADVERTISING THEOREM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9214

Generalized Estimation Methods for Non-i.i.d. Binary Data: An Application to Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sooil; Haab,   Timothy C.
We challenge the assumption of i.i.d random utility across alternatives embedded in typical applications of logit models to dichotomous choice contingent valuation data.  Using a Gumbel mixed distribution which nests a number of traditional models, we show that the logistic distribution is not a suitable distribution for contingent valuation analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19138

THE FARMER'S GRAIN MARKETING GUIDE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: German,   Carl L.; Smith,   Linda; Barnaby,   Glenn Arthur, Jr.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15814

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Daniel E.
PowerPoint presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33003

Selection of Food Safety Standards
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cho,   Bo-Hyun; Hooker,   Neal H.
Food safety regulations are evolving to more performance-based regimes in which firrms have greater flexibility and responsibility for adopting effective controls. Within this context, this paper compares performance and process standards modeling the variability of industry-level compliance and therefore the resultant level of food safety. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted manipulating five factors: the variances of input use of efficient and inefficient firms, the proportion of inefficient firms in the industry, the mean of the error term for inefficient firms, and the policymakers' level of risk aversion. Results suggest that process standards may be preferred over performance standards when inefficient firms prevail in the industry, when input use...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21077

THE IMPACT OF KNAPWEED ON MONTANA'S ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hirsch,   Steven A.; Leitch,   Jay A.
The economic impact of three invasive, exotic weeds--diffuse, spotted, and Russian knapweed (Centaurea diffusa, C. maculosa, and Acroptilon repens)--on Montana's economy was estimated using a procedure developed for another invasive weed species.  Published data and that from a survey of county weed boards were used to estimate direct negative impacts of over $14 million annually due to infestation of over 2 million acres of rangeland and wildland.  This amounts to about $10.63 on each infested grazing land acre and $3.95 on each infested wildland acre.  Direct plus secondary economic impacts, estimated using an input-output model, are about $42 million annually, which could support over 500 jobs in the state's economy. This first approximation suggests...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa; C. maculosa; And Acroptilon repens); Montana; Economic impact; Invasive weeds; Rangeland; Wildland; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23289

Risk Efficient Strategies for Using Winter Wheat Pasture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Karen W.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Peel,   Derrell S.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/31/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35393

Farm production costs estimation trough PMP Models: an application in three Italian Regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Donati,   Michele; Marongiu,   Sonia; Cesaro,   Luca.
The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model suitable for the estimation of variable cost of production associated with different farm activities. This work present, discuss and demonstrates that the Generalised PMP model is a useful theoretical framework for the representation of farm choice, including for the description of costs related to the production function chosen by each entrepreneur. For this characteristics the model can be used for the farms belonging the FADN sample providing a powerful tools for researcher that would like to know variable costs of production for agricultural activities or estimate the impact of agricultural policy and market reform at regional and sectorial level. The main...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Variable cost of production; Positive mathematical programming; Farm accountancy data network; Production Economics; Q12; C61; Q18; C38.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124117

The Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alford,   Andrew R.; Clark,   Richard A.; Griffith,   Garry R.
A critical component of the Continuous Improvement and Innovation (CI&amp;I) process described in Paper 4 above is Performance Assessment - analysing and interpreting the results achieved, and not achieved, in relation to the focus and target outcomes. This is made easier if specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are established during Action Design and monitored during Action Implementation. The target outcome for the Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) Strategy is to design and implement effective and efficient MME mechanisms that will demonstrate improvements and innovations in individual beef businesses and supply chains and in the broader Australian beef industry.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Measurement; Monitoring; Evaluation; KPIs; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122184

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE FOOD RETAILING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Weliwita,   Ananda.
We develop a flexible model to examine competitive conditions in the food retailing industry based on the Box-Cox transformation of the demand and industry equilibrium conditions.  The impact of key technological and market developments on shifts in the competitive index is examined.  Adoption of optical scanning technology was positively related to the market power index but the index was stable and consistent with competitive conditions over the 1982-1992 period.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Market power; Food retailing; Box-Cox model; Technological innovations; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16680

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, June, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   J.R.; Coleman,   G.C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8354

Cotton in Zambia: 2007 Assessment of its Organization, Performance, Current Policy Initiatives, and Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Kabwe,   Stephen.
Cotton is one unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After liberalization in late 1994, production rose from 20,000 mt to over 100,000 mt in the 1998 harvest year. After collapsing to less than 50,000 mt in 2000, it has risen steadily, nearing 200,000 mt in 2005. Over 2002-2005, exports of cotton lint were first among all agricultural exports in value, 30% higher than any other agricultural export (Export Board of Zambia 2006). The closest competitor to cotton during this time –raw cane sugar –is primarily produced on large operations, while cotton is almost entirely a smallholder crop. Its potential role in poverty alleviation and food security is, thus, very large. The success of this sector has been achieved despite persistent...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54485

STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN U.S. CHEESE MANUFACTURING:  A TRANSLOG COST ANALYSIS OF A PANEL OF CHEESE PLANTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguero,   Jorge M.; Gould,   Brian W.
Over the last 20 years the cheese manufacturing sector has become the most important market for U.S. farm milk. Using a plant-level dataset encompassing the 1972-1997 period we examine the production characteristics of this industry.  Using the results obtained from our cost function we estimate a series of measures of input substitutability and scale economies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20274

Managing Client Information: Feedback Loop Lessons From Latin America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cohen,   Monique; Wright,   Katie.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23744

DISCUSSION: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: RESPONSIBILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS, AND PAYOFFS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Braschler,   Curtis H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29621

Milk and Cream Procurement Practices of Minnesota Creameries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Earl H.; Knudtson,   Arvid C.; Koller,   E. Fred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1957
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47757

Managing Complexity in Modern Farming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
Modern farming in Australia is no longer simple. Farms are large, multi-enterprise businesses underpinned by expensive capital investments, changing production technologies, volatile markets and pervasive regulation. The complexity of modern broadacre farming leads to the question: what is the nature of the relationship between farm business complexity and farm profitability? This study uses bioeconomic farm modelling and employs eight measures of complexity to examine the profitability and complexity of a wide range of broadacre farming systems in Australia. Rank order correlations between farm profitability and each measure of complexity show inconsistent relationships, although the most profitable farming systems are found to be reasonably complex on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Farm modelling; Management; Profitability; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59090

THE GROWING NATURAL FOODS MARKET: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES FOR MASS MARKET SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richman,   Nessa J.
Seven serious obstacles hinder the success of mass market grocery stores that try to succeed in the natural foods market. Finding timely and complete market information, linking with natural foods suppliers, and pricing and marketing natural foods are the three most important. Uncertainty about future standards for natural foods is the only major obstacle for natural foods stores. The problems facing mass market stores trying to succeed in the natural foods market are related to the market structure for natural food, to compatibility between standard operating procedures in the mass market and natural foods market, and to inadequate data collection about prices and other market characteristics. The problem for natural food stores is due to policy,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14317

Marine Protected Areas as Fishery Policy: A Discussion of Potential Costs and Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanchirico,   James N.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are currently receiving considerable attention as a "new" tool to control overexploitation. Many advocates argue that MPAs will provide a plethora of benefits ranging from improved habitat to higher fish stocks with little costs. Fishermen argue, not surprisingly, that the costs resulting from closing areas could be significant and need to be considered in the debate. In this paper, a set of biological, industry, and management hypotheses drawn from the literature analyzing the effects of MPAs are discussed. In doing so, a framework is presented that can be used to assess the expected returns to society from investing in MPAs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Renewable resources; Fisheries; Marine protected areas; No-take zones; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q22; Q28.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10728

Welfare distribution and poverty in Uganda, 1992 to 2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okidi,   John A.; Okwi,   Paul O.; Ddumba-Ssentamu,   John.
This study covers a period of far-reaching economic reform policies and programs in Uganda. Measures of inequality and stochastic dominance analysis are applied to a series of regionally representatives national household surveys data to shed light on the patterns of inter-temporal changes in levels and distribution of welfare in Uganda. Stochastic dominance analysis of welfare distribution reveals that Ugandan households were better off in 2000 and 1997 than in 1992 irrespective of the choice of a poverty line. Using a sub-regional panel data set that was constructed on the basis of rural/urban categorization we estimate elasticities of poverty with respect to growth to illustrate that deliberate policies focusing on welfare distribution would...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Inequality; Stochastic dominance; Poverty reduction; Poverty elasticities; Okidi; EPRC; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93853

State-Level Variation in Land-Trust Abundance: Could It Make Economic Sense
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albers,   Heidi J.; Ando,   Amy Whritenour.
Few economic analyses examine land trusts, their decisions, and the land-trust "industry," despite their growing importance. For example, statistics on the wide variation in the number of trusts in different regions of the United States raise questions about whether such variation makes economic sense. This paper builds a model to identify the optimal number of private conservation agents. The model depicts two competing forces: regional spatial externalities in conservation benefits that increase the efficiency of having fewer agents and organizational costs, and fund-raising specialization, which increases the efficiency of having more agents. Using state-level variables, we perform a count-data analysis of the number of trusts conserving land in each...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land trusts; Public goods; Organizational size; Conservation benefits; U.S. land conservation; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10873

NATURAL RESOURCE SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Willis,   David B.; Holland,   David W.
A computable general equilibrium model is used to estimate the impact a resource supply constraint, that restricts federal timber harvest, has on a timber dependent region.  Impacts are compared to impacts generated from an input-output mode and indicate an upward bias in estimated income and employment losses using IO methods.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35085

OPENING REMARKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bottum,   J. Carroll.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1953
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17205

World water demand and supply, 1990 to 2025: scenarios and issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seckler,   David; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Molden,   David J.; de Silva,   Radhika; Barker,   Randolph.
Presents two alternative scenarios of water demand and supply for 118 countries over the 1990 to 2025 period and develops indicators of water scarcity for each country and for the world as a whole. This study is the first step in IWMI's long-term research goal: to determine the extent and depth of water scarcity, its consequences for individual countries and what can be done about it.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water balance; River basins; Basin irrigation; Water use efficiency; Water supply; Water requirements; Domestic water; Water scarcity; Water demand; Water shortage; Irrigated farming; Productivity; Food security; Recycling; Rice; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61108

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover, Subjects Discussed at Previous Conferences, National Public Policy Education Committee, Foreword, Contents Page
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17920

Policy Options for the Tree Crop Industries in Papua New Guinea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fleming,   Euan M.; Yala,   Charles.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114798

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN BENUE STATE NIGERIA: A PARAMETRIC STOCHASTIC INPUT DISTANCE FUNCTION APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aye,   Goodness C.; Mungatana,   Eric D.
The study evaluates the technical, allocative and cost efficiencies of maize farmers and analyses the impact of technological innovations on these efficiency measures. The investigation of farm efficiency is of vital importance from both microeconomic and macroeconomic points of view. It indicates the potentials there is to improve productivity, household welfare, overall economic growth and poverty reduction by improving efficiency. It also assists policy makers in better targeting and priority setting. Policy conclusions may vary with the approach used for analysis. A number of efficiency studies in Nigeria employed the stochastic production or cost function approach. While the former may suffer from simultaneous equation bias, the later may not be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58882

PECAN SUPPLY FACTORS AND 1995/6 SEASON PRICE FORECASTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shafer,   Carl E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23991

Honey Industry Survey: An Update
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Willett,   Lois Schertz.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121376

Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Metarhizium-based Biopesticide to Control Cotton Bollworms in Benin (West Africa)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adetonah,   Sounkoura; Coulibaly,   Ousmane; Nouhoheflin,   Theodore; Kooyman,   C.; Kpindou,   D.
The study assesses farmers’ perceptions and willingness to pay for a biopesticide developed from Metarhizium anisopliae a fungi. A sample of 400 conventional and organic cotton producers was randomly selected in cotton producing zones in Benin and interviewed for their perceptions on the efficacy of the biopesticide and the likely prices they are willing to pay for the product to control a major pest like Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm causing substantial crop losses. An econometric model (Logit) is used to identify factors highly likely to affect farmer’s willingness to purchase the product. The results show that Helicoverpa armigera or cotton bollworm is perceived by farmers as the most severe pest with losses reaching up to 100%. Farmers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biopesticides; Cotton bollworms; Farmers survey; Benin; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52128

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: HOW IT AFFECTS VIRGINIA AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Martin; Peterson,   Everett B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14824

An analysis of the dispute European Communities - Protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlier,   Christophe; Ngo,   Mai-Anh.
The dispute "European Communities - Protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs" that opposes the European - Union to the United States and Australia, has been raised by the European regulation concerning the protection of geographical indications. This dispute has two important issues. First, the Panel demonstrated that the European regulation did not comply with national treatment promulgated by the TRIPS and the GATT 1994 Agreements. Second, the Panel affirmed the possibility of coexistence between GIs and identical prior trademarks. This article considers these two issues and depicts the position of the parties at the end of the dispute regarding GIs' protection. The first part of this article presents...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Intellectual property; National treatment; TRIPS; Dispute settlement.; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10032

1951 Annual Report - Veterans Farm Management Service - Southeastern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Swanson,   H.W.; Pond,   George A.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113760

Managing Migration through Quotas: An Option-theory Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moretto,   Michele; Vergalli,   Sergio.
Recent European Legislation on immigration has revealed a particular paradox on migration policies. On the one hand, the trend of recent legislation points to the increasing closure of frontiers (OECD 1999, 2001,2004), also by using immigration quotas. On the other hand, there is an increase of regularization, i.e., European policies are becoming less tight. Our aim here is to study these counterbalanced and opposite policies in European immigration legislation in a unified framework . To do this, we have used a real option approach to migration choice that assumes that the decision to migrate can be described as an irreversible investment decision where quotas represent an upper bound limit. Our results show that the paradox of counterbalancing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Immigration; Real Option; Quota System; F22; J61; O15; R23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37818

The contribution of innovations in total factor productivity of organic olive enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karafillis,   C.C.; Papanagiotou,   Evangelos.
This paper measures the contribution of innovations in total factor productivity(TFP) of organic olive farmers. By constructing an innovation variable instead of the use of a time trend, technical change is replaced by technical difference and TFP growth becomes TFP difference. Primary cross section data on organic olive enterprises from a Greek region is used in the application of the restricted frontier profit function. Farmers are classified into groups according to their innovative ‘profile’. TFP difference among consecutive innovation groups is decomposed into technical difference and adjustment in innovativeness effects. Furthermore, efficiency differences among innovation groups are estimated. Results indicate that more innovative farmers perform...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovations; Total factor productivity; Profit efficiency; Organic farming; Greece; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43645

Transformational Crisis, Transformational Depression, The Changing Agriculture The Hungarian Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Vasary,   Viktoria.
Using the expression „transformational crisis” invented by János Kornai and used for the whole national economy the paper intends to define the common characteristics of this transformational crisis evolved in the countries concerned. Besides the paper tries to define and interpret this expression in sector approach just as to further develop it in consideration of agriculture. The eastern enlargement of the EU is considered to be different from the former enlargements when it came to the accession of countries with comparatively consolidated agricultural structure and increasing agricultural output. In Hungary the very source of possible difficulties is to be seeked in the transformational depression. Due to the transformational depression the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transformational crisis; Transformational depression; EU-adaptation in the agricultural sector; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7835

A Frictionless Marketplace Operating in a World of Extremes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wysocki,   Allen F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93606

How can we evaluate conservation auctions? Three Possible methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schilizzi,   Steven.
By design, tenders are used when costs are unknown. But if costs are unknown, how can we evaluate the tenders, when their evaluation involves measuring their cost-effectiveness? We identify three approaches: theoretical, empirical and experimental. We first use experimental data to compare the efficiency of each approach, then apply the most efficient one to field data from the Scottish fishing vessel decommissioning program. We estimate the potential errors one would make in using a less efficient approach. In this case, we demonstrate a novel use of controlled lab experiments for interpreting field data and evaluating policy effectiveness.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Auctions; Conservation; Experiments; Evaluation; Measurement; Market-based policy instruments; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124442

Die Lage der Weltwirtschaft und der deutschen Wirtschaft im Herbst 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26119

Determinants of non-farm labour participation rates among farmers in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim-Applegate,   Hazel; Rodriguez,   Gil; Olfert,   M. Rose.
In recent decades, non‐farm employment has become prevalent and an important source of income for Australian farm families. However, models identifying the relative significance of the socioeconomic variables influencing non‐farm employment participation rates have never been estimated in Australia. In this paper, a bivariate probit model of non‐farm employment participation rates was estimated, using information from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics (ABARE) 1994–1995 surveys. It was found that the participation decision of the farm operator and spouse is likely to be jointly determined, that non‐farm employment participation increased at a declining rate with age among farmers and that university education enhances the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118071

Farm Household Economic Well-Being (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Milkove,   Daniel; Parker,   Timothy S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50607

EMPIRICAL MEASUREMENTS OF HOUSEHOLDS' ACCESS TO CREDIT AND CREDIT CONSTRAINTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND EVIDENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diagne,   Aliou; Zeller,   Manfred; Sharma,   Manohar P.
This paper presents a new methodological framework for measuring the level of household access to credit. It provides an analytical framework for examining the determinants of household credit limits and derives implications on information needed to examine the extent to which households are credit constrained. Empirical application of this method involves directly eliciting credit limit information in household surveys. Illustrations are provided using data from Bangladesh and Malawi.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16465

Factors for Successful Development of Farmer cooperatives in Northwest China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garnevska,   Elena; Liu,   Guozhong; Shadbolt,   Nicola M.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chinese cooperatives; Successful factors; Cooperative development; Northwest China; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117603

Modellgestützte Politikberatung in der Agrar- und Agrarumweltpolitik
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeddies,   Jurgen.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98357

Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karszes,   Jason; Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121914

The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: A New World Order for Agricultural Trade?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacLaren,   Donald.
Agriculture has been successfully brought back into the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. In this review, which is intended to draw heavily on a set of unpublished conference papers, a brief history of the issues, the proposals and the outcomes for agriculture are presented. The possible implications for the agricultural sectors of the Australian and New Zealand economies are discussed. The formation of regional trading arrangements and their place in a multilateral trading environment is analysed. Agricultural trade and environmental issues are discussed within the context of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement. Finally, some items for the future agenda are presented.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12468

Fruit Flies: Solutions to Food Crop Losses and Opportunities for Business Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drew,   Dick.
Fruit flies are the major insect pests of fruit and vegetable production, worldwide. In developing countries, fruit crop losses are so large that they contribute significantly to reduced household food security, poor human nutrition and poverty. In addition to the direct crop losses, many countries lose export trade opportunities if they have major pest fruit fly species, while others spend considerable sums on quarantine detection and eradication procedures in order to remain free of fruit fly. Indeed, fruit flies rate with some of the major animal diseases in terms of economic losses and quarantine problems.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124447

A LANCASTERIAN APPROACH FOR SPECIFYING DERIVED DEMANDS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batie,   Sandra S.; Jensen,   Robert B.; Hogue,   Linda G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29964

SOCIAL CAPITAL, TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valentinov,   Vladislav.
ABSTRACT Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for community as a whole. The relevance of the social capital concept for transitional agenda is explained by the increasing responsibility of private collective action and grass-roots decisions in managing the business activities in agriculture, since this is required by the more democratic foundations of the market economy. Different forms of business organisations are shown to be differentially but consistently associated with social capital, with the major social...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Social capital; Agricultural cooperative; Economic organisation; Sozialkapital; Agrargenossenschaft; Ökonomische Organisation; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; D23; P31.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14935

STUDY OF FOOD LOSSES IN THE DISTRIBUTION PHASES OF THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   John W.; Pierson,   Thomas R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27509

RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS ESTIMATION OF GEORGIA SOYBEAN ACREAGE RESPONSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahouissoussi,   Nicolas B.C.; McIntosh,   Christopher S.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
The general method of moments procedure is used for estimating a soybean acreage response function assuming the producers hold rational expectations. Results indicate that soybean, corn, and wheat futures prices, lagged acreage, and government programs are significant factors for determining soybean plantings. Implications of the results are that crop acreage selection by Georgia producers is not very responsive to demand shocks. Thus, producers in other regions are more likely to absorb impacts from these shocks on crop acreage selection.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soybeans; GMM; Elasticities; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15270

FOOD DEMAND IN URBAN CHINA: AN APPLICATION OF A MULTI-STAGE CENSORED DEMAND SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Kang Ernest; Chern,   Wen S.
Since its economic reform, China has changed significantly as it makes its transition from a centrally-planned to a consumer-oriented economy and thus has gradually increased household income and changed consumption patterns in urban China. This study attempts to provide an in-depth understanding of heterogeneous consumer patterns in urban China by developing a multi-stage censored demand system using household data. Specifically, this study develops an economic model considering heterogeneous consumption patterns across households and commodity groupings and estimates econometric models of a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QAIDS) using household data. Three methodologies are integrated including constructing a multi-stage demand system,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21919

PROFIT CONSISTENCY AND MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR SUCCESSFUL NORTH DAKOTA FARMS, 1995-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.; Swenson,   Andrew L.
Farm profitability varies widely among producers, but the reasons for those differences are not clear as it is generally not known if the same farms are in the higher profit categories every year.  Characteristics of the individual producer also vary substantially.  Farm size, crop yields, cost of production, debt structure, and land ownership are some of the traits which differ among farms.  This study analyzed farm finance data from the North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Program over the years 1996-2000 to determine if the characteristics of profitable farms were different from the characteristics of farms which were not as profitable.  A secondary objective was to evaluate if farms remained in similar profit quartiles every year.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management Program; Farm characteristics; Return on assets; Costs; Land ownership; Debt structure; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23607

Spatial variation in benefits and costs, or why pollution isn't always for sale
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berck,   Peter; Helfand,   Gloria E.; Kim,   Hong Jin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Abatement cost; Air pollution; Benefit-cost; Analysis; Clean air act; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43914

Consumer Awareness, Perceptions and Behaviour Towards Farmed Versus Wild Fish
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Brunso,   Karen.
This study provides empirical evidence about European consumer awareness, perceptions and behavior towards farmed and wild fish.  The evidence is based on three empirical studies: a consumer survey in Belgium in March 2003, focus group discussions with consumers in Belgium and Spain in May 2004, and a pan-European consumer survey with a sample of 4,786 fish consumers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Span and Poland in November-December 2004.  Consumer awareness about the farmed or wild origin of fish is rather poor, particular among lighter fish user groups.  Perceptions are quite diverse across Europe.  Furthermore, perceptions often contrast with current scientific evidence, in particular with respect to behalf and nutritional value where consumers...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Attitude; Aquaculture; Consumer; Fish; SEAFOODplus; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; M31; Q13; Q22.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56075

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Child Feeding and Care: Preliminary Insights from the Project on Linkages between Child Nutrition and Agricultural Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   Victoria; Tefft,   James F.; Kelly,   Valerie A.; Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Downloads May 2008-June 2009: 46.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11467

Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction: A Review of Methods and Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwangi,   Esther; Markelova,   Helen.
While much attention has been given to examining various aspects of poverty, a number of studies have shown that institutional environment in which the poor exist conditions welfare outcomes, thus highlighting the inherently crucial importance of institutions for poverty reduction. The institutions of property rights and collective action are among those identified as playing a major role in the livelihood strategies of the poor. This paper highlights ways to operationalize the conceptual framework developed by Di Gregorio and colleagues (2008), which provides an analytical tool to study poverty through the institutional lens with a special focus on collective action and property rights. By emphasizing the multidimensionality of poverty, the authors...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Property rights; Poverty reduction; Evaluation; Vulnerability; Power; Institutions; Wellbeing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44355

EL DESTETE PRECOZ COMO UNA HERRAMIENTA PARA INCREMENTAR LA RENTABILIDAD EN LOS RANCHOS GANADEROS DE SONORA, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibarra Flores,   Fernando A.; Moreno Alvarez,   Cyrenne Y.; Martin Rivera,   Martha H.; Moreno Medina,   Salomon; Denogean Ballesteros,   Francisco G.; Baldenegro Campa,   Arturo; Leon Montijo,   Fernanda L.
This study was created at Carbó, Sonora, México, during 2006 to determine calf production strategies evaluating: 1) Early weaning (EW), 2) Creep feeding (CF) and 3) Control (C), and to analyze benefice-cost and their profitability. Sixty animals were randomly selected from a 5 year old Charbray cow group that calved among the 15 and 20 of June 2006. For each treatment, 20 animals were grouped, 10 males and 10 females. Evaluated variables were: (1) Calf birth weight, (2) Cow weight and body condition at calving, (3) calf weight at calving, (4) Calf selling weight; (5) Weight and cow condition at calving, (7) Calf production costs and (8) Profitability projection with the three sceneries indicated. Evaluated variables were analyzed by ANOVA (P&lt;0.05). Some...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ratability; Early weaning; Creep feeding; Beef production and; Sonoran desert.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99470

Institutional factors affecting irrigation performance in Pakistan: research and policy priorities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandaragoda,   Don Jayatissa; Firdousi,   G.R.
The strong irrigation tradition has sustained the broad based community interest in irrigation. The result is a very complex institutional milieu in which a set of formally established irrigation rules and organizations exists side by side with an intricate set of social institutions. The two sets act like a dual system often in conflict with each other. The authors, while analyzing the present institutional barriers, have highlighted the importance of irrigation rules and procedures in the institutional framework.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Performance evaluation; Institutions; Poverty; Legislation; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113726

FUTURE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spitze,   Robert G.F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30071

Kern County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1969-1973
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1969-1973.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62343

IMPLICIT PRICES OF WETLAND EASEMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shultz,   Steven D.; Taff,   Steven J.
Farmland prices were regressed against sale size, gross production values, surrounding land uses and wetlands, and perpetual wetland easements administered by United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Each additional wet wetland acre reduced average cropland values by $209 or 51% of average local cropland values while each additional wetland easement acre reduces average land values by $234 which corresponds to 57% of  local cropland values.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22163

The Maputo Market Study: Research Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Research methods; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing; Q18.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55997

The Regional Incidence of European Agricultural Policy: Measurement Concept and Empirical Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anders,   Sven M.; Harsche,   Johannes; Herrmann,   Roland.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24900

Effective gender mainstreaming in water management for sustainable livelihoods: From guidelines to practice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zwarteveen,   Margreet Z.; Valee,   Domitille; Molden,   David J.; Muylwijk,   Joke; Bilgi,   Meena; Udas,   Pranita; Douma,   Annelieke; Hirsch,  Danielle.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Gender; Equity; Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91945

O processo de sucessão em empresas familiares: um estudo de caso no ramo de laticínios no Sul de Minas Gerais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rezende,   Cristiane Ferreira de; Andrade,   Daniela Meirelles; Rezende,   Daniel Carvalho de.
Family Business, or small-holding is a unique form of organization. Existing in the whole world, it generates income and jobs besides significantly moving the economy in several countries. In Brazil, the family business companies have been largely struck by the economic changes in the 1990's, besides facing problems inherent to the relations between business and family, noticeably in the succession aspect. This piece of work was carried out seeking to empirically understanding the mechanism and peculiarities as for the successory process in such enterprises, the relation between business and family. For such purpose, surveys were carried out with all the partners of a family dairy-related company in the south of Minas Gerais, which is presently run by its...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family business; Sucession; Dairy segment; Sucessory process.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43597

Innovation Systems and the Competitive Progress in Developing Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Metcalfe,   Stan; Ramlogan,   Ronnie.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30672

Producer Investment Factors in Food-Processing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Barton,   David G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31798

HUMAN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mosley,   James L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17324

A GROUP INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR FARMER ADOPTION OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: AN APPLICATION TO THE NITRATE POLLUTION PROBLEM IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ipe,   Viju C.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.
The paper demonstrates a group incentive program to encourage farmer adoption of best management practices.  It is demonstrated that the best management practices may not actually reduce farm profits but may increase farm profits and reduce environmental pollution.  This may bring about a win-win situation for sponsor, the farmer participating in the program, and  the society as a whole.  The results show that the farmers subjective beliefs about response of corn yields and profits to nitrogen application differ from the simulated responses which in turn results in the willingness-to-Accept for adoption best management practices significantly higher than the expected program payments.    The program could be implemented as an educational effort to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Group incentive; Adoption; Best management practices; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21704

Estimation of Price Elasticities from Cross-Sectional Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Chanjin; Dong,   Diansheng; Kaiser,   Harry M.; Schmit,   Todd M.
This study develops an empirical framework that can be used to estimate quality-adjusted price elasticities from cross-sectional data, which are theoretically consistent and comparable to elasticities from time-series data.  The new approach shows the importance of properly adjusting for quality variation in demand analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20517

Increase in milk price volatility experienced by Flemish dairy farmers: A change in risk profile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Winsen,   Frankwin; Wauters,   Erwin; Lauwers,   Ludwig H.; de Mey,   Yann; Van Passel,   Steven; Vancauteren,   Mark.
This paper reports on the increased volatility in the milk price received by Flemish dairy farmers and its consequence on the risk profile of selected Flemish dairy farms. The volatility of the milk price has doubled since January 2007. It is suggested that this increasing volatility could have a significant impact on the risk profile of dairy farms. Indeed our results show that the risk profile is changing depending on the volatility and average price for milk. However this change is not very substantial compared to some other subsectors. Also we show that in our case study of selected farms that if the milk price volatility doubles an average milk price increase of about 12% compensates for the increased volatility on return on assets. Finally this paper...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115758

Economics and Tourism Development: Structural Features of Tourism and Economic Influences on its Vulnerability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
To a large extent, economic factors explain the global growth of the tourism industry, the concentration of tourism in high-income countries, and the high degree of cross-border tourism between higher income countries themselves. This is discussed. In doing so, shortcomings of tourism statistics reported by the World Tourism Organisation are examined. These statistics can be quite misleading as a means of identifying the relative importance of tourism to different nations. This is shown by rank correlations and conceptually. Economics not only influences the geographical spread of tourism but it is a major determinant of market structures in the tourism industry. These industrial market structures, such as those involving monopolistic competition, combined...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Tourism industry; Tourism; International Relations/Trade; Public Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90522

Eficiencia tecnica en pesquerias multiespecie: una aproximacion primal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orea,   Luis; Pinilla,   Antonio Alvarez.
RESUMEN: El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar, desde el punto de vista primal, la eficiencia técnica de una muestra de barcos dedicados a la pesca de merluza en Asturias. Un rasgo característico de esta actividad es la importancia que tienen las capturas de otras especies distintas de la merluza. La naturaleza multiproducto de esta actividad plantea distintas alternativas de modelización. En este trabajo se comparan los resultados obtenidos a partir de la estimación de una función de producción agregada, una función de producción multiproducto y una función de distancia. Los tres modelos se estiman utilizando el estimador intragrupos. En una segunda etapa, los índices de eficiencia se calculan a partir de los efectos individuales una vez eliminada la...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Distance function; Multiproduct; Fisheries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q22; P11.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28758

Regional Networking and Multilateral Context: Enhancing Capabilities in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soliman,   Marwan.
In times where multilateralism is to be the vector of free trade and the conveyor for liberalism, the phenomenon of regionalism has been increasing quiet steadily. Would it be a transitional step for their members towards multilateralism, or a manner to hide from it without being forgotten? Whatever the response may be to this question, regionalism has been "admitted" by the WTO in its article XXIV. The contradiction here is that regionalism is not always complying with WTO regulations such as including "substantially all trade" as well as "non discrimination" principle. The advantage of regional practices is its taking into account particularities and specifications of the member countries, what the WTO doesn't seem to consider. We argue that, as much the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9528

Countermeasure Research on Problems Impeding Farmers’ Successful Entrepreneurship in Minority Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Xiao-jin; Xu,   Cong-wei.
By investigating the problem of farmers’ entrepreneurship in Gongcheng Yaozu Autonomous County, lying in Guilin, Guangxi, the thesis expounds the existing problems impacting farmers’ successful entrepreneurship in minority areas as follows: firstly, the musty idea of local cadre is obstacle to farmers’ successful entrepreneurship; secondly, the problems of scattered farmers’ entrepreneurship resources, waste and shortage of resources impact good effect of entrepreneurship; thirdly, farmers lack awareness of characteristics and brand, influencing the market competitiveness of products; fourthly, the existence of smallholder consciousness critically hampers the marketization and internationalization of entrepreneurship accomplishments; fifthly, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Minority areas; Farmers’ entrepreneurship; Unfavorable factors; Practical problems; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113489

SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER IN THE SAHEL: THAT IS THE QUESTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wyatt,   T.J.; Samake,   Odiaba; Tiendrebeogo,   Jean-Pierre.
Nutrient depletion concerns researchers and policy makers in the Sahel.  A village-level programming model determines the size of fertilizer subsidy necessary to encourage farmers to apply the recommended dosage to their millet fields.  Results indicate that subsidies would be extremely costly and less than half the expenditures accrue to the farm-household.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21650

Importing Federal Reserve economic data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drukker,   David M.
This note describes freduse, which imports datasets from the Federal Reserve economic data (FRED®) repository.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Freduse; Federal Reserve economic data repository; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117588

THE POTENTIAL OF DAIRY FUTURES CONTRACTS AS RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Christopher A.; Berwald,   Derek K.
We examine the young dairy futures market as a risk management tool.  Using New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) data, we find that the BFP futures market is efficient and may potentially be a useful hedging tool.  However, we also find that competition from Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) contracts has significant detrimental effects on the NYBOT dairy futures contracts.  As a result NYBOT dairy futures contracts are likely to dry up.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21709

Role of Customers' Demands and Environment in Priorities of Development among Young Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csitari,   Melinda.
The level of a country's long-term food-supply and agricultural export is basically determined by the agricultural and food industrial investments. In Hungary the level of the agricultural output have decreased considerably in the previous years, and the investments have dropped drastically at the beginning and in the middle of the 1990s. In the following years it is an important task to realize the missing developments, especially as our agriculture needs significant projects to comply with the increasing demands. It is necessary not only to increase the output, but also to improve the quality of the production and the products, because it is more and more important to supply the custumers with good-quality product both in the export and in the internal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7022

Tuolumne County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1972-1981
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1972-1981.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99919

Potential Demand for Apple Hard Cider in Michigan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mainville,   Denise Y.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
This paper reports the results of market place and consumer research for hard apple cider. The objectives of the research were to determine potential demand for and constraints to the supply of hard apple cider in Michigan. The research was undertaken using on-site and focus group interviews of managers of microbrews, brew-pubs, restaurants and retailers. The research revealed much enthusiasm over HC market potential among purveyors interviewed, particularly among microbrewers, brew-pubs, and specialty retailers. Respondents estimated the potential value of Michigan hard cider market to be relatively small but significant-from 1-5% of purveyors' alcohol sales, and as high as 20% in some cases. Potential hard cider consumers are diverse and include 1)...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11711

COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Begemann,   Brett D.
The agricultural biotechnology industry has evolved from a focus on outstanding science to a more mature phase where firms focus on near-term products and building businesses.  Understanding complex relationships and distribution channels and a global perspective are crucial to commercialization.  Yet, leading-edge technology and early identification of key traits will be critical to developing superior products that ensure competitiveness in the marketplace.   Monsanto is organizing around a life sciences model where seed, crop chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food ingredient businesses will exploit mutual synergies driven by basic science and discovery.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Monsanto; Strategies; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15540

Table of Contents
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54880

Valoracion del agua de riego por el metodo de precios quasi-hedonicos: aplicacion al Guadalquivir
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berbel,   Julio; Mesa,   Pascual.
La estimación del valor del agua puede hacerse mediante diferentes métodos, de los cuales este trabajo propone el método de precios "quasi-hedónicos". El agua se considera en este trabajo como una variable externa que impacta en el precio diferencial de la tierra, y cuyo valor estimamos para la Cuenca del Guadalquivir. Los resultados nos muestran un valor capital del agua en el rango 2,8 €/m3 a 4,2 €/m3 con un valor más frecuente de 3,46 €/m3, que según el tipo de capitalización empleado nos daría un valor medio de renta del agua entre 0,14 €/m3 (para r=4%) a 0,35 €/m3 (para r=10%).     ABSTRACT The valuation of natural resources is a tool used for improving allocation and management of water resources. This research proposes a quasi-hedonic approach as a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigated agriculture; Hedonic price; Environmental valuation; Water value; Agricultura de riego; Precios hedónicos; Valoracion ambiental; Valor del agua; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q25; C13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7059

DISCUSSION: THE ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES IN A CHANGING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Joyce E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29328

Of Models and Measures: Some Thoughts on the Use and Abuse of Policy Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50880

No cause for concern? Climate Change impacts on European Oilseed and Cereal markets in 2050
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moeller,   Thordis; Grethe,   Harald.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95947

Disaggregating Mexican Migrant Networks: The Parts are Greater Than the Whole
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Winters,   Paul C.; Stecklov,   Guy; Davis,   Benjamin.
In this paper, we explore the role of social networks in the migration decision focusing on the distinct influence networks have on domestic and international migration. The analysis focuses particular attention on the composition of migrant networks in order to improve our understanding of how network composition influences the migration decision. Using data from rural Mexico, we consider migration in a multiple choice context allowing for the possibility that individuals can migrate within Mexico for agricultural and non-agricultural employment as well as to the United States. Our principle result is that the parts are greater than the whole; using disaggregated measures of social networks highlights the complexity of network effects on migration...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Migration; Networks; Mexico; Network composition; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12952

Interoperability of Knowledge Units in Plant Protection: Case Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berankova,   Martina; Houska,   Milan; Kvasnicka,   Roman.
In this work, we provide two case studies on interoperability and transfer of knowledge in the environment of a company dealing with plant protection. We find that the area of plant protection is highly oriented on working with knowledge. In this case interoperability of knowledge can play an important role in acquiring knowledge from different environments to solve specific problem in companies dealing with plant protection. Nevertheless, the concept of interoperability is well-developed on the level of data and information only. We stem from our previous works, where we defined a logical concept for the interoperability of knowledge on the level of knowledge units. The objective of this work is to show how to apply our process model of knowledge...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Interoperability; Knowledge transfer; Plant protection; Knowledge unit; Process model; Environmental Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99226

INNOVATIVE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL FARMERS: LOCAL SCHOOLS AS CUSTOMERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schofer,   Dan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26513

APPLICATION OF RECURSIVE PARTITIONING TO AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SCORING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Novak,   Michael P.; LaDue,   Eddy L.
Recursive Partitioning Algorithm (RPA) is introduced as a technique for credit scoring analysis, which allows direct incorporation of misclassification costs.  This study corroborates nonagricultural credit studies, which indicate that RPA outperforms logistic regression based on within-sample observations.  However, validation based on more appropriate out-of-sample observations indicates that logistic regression is superior under some conditions.  Incorporation of misclassification costs can influence the creditworthiness decision.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Finance; Credit scoring; Misclassification; Recursive partitioning algorithm; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15129

Australia's Fat Lamb Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingsland,   Alison M.
The fat lamb industry has been gaining increasing importance in Australia during recent years. Expansion of production has been encouraged by favourable prices relative to wool, by the extended application of diversified farming methods and by the preference of our chief customer, the United Kingdom, for lamb rather than mutton. The gradual increase in the proportion of crossbreds to merinos over recent years is an indication of the rising interest being shown in fat lamb raising. The proportion of crossbred wool grown in New South Wales alone increased from 9 per cent. to 17 per cent. of the total clip during the war.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8364

Employment and Growth Effects of Tax Reforms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michaelis,   Jochen; Birk,   Angela.
This paper explores how revenue-neutral tax reforms impact employment and economic growth in a model of endogenous growth and search frictions on the labor market. We analyze how savings and the incentive to create new jobs are affected by tax swaps between wage income taxes, payroll taxes, capital income taxes and taxes levied on capital costs. In our framework, the payroll tax is found to be neutral. If this tax is used to finance a cut in the capital income tax, we will observe an increase in both growth and, via the capitalization effect, employment. Most other tax reforms, however, imply a trade-off between employment and growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Search unemployment; Growth; Tax reform; Public Economics; E6; H2; J6; O4.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26275

Cost-Efficient Valuation of Aesthetic Amenities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Purvis,   Jack; Kramer,   Elizabeth; Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.
In order to avoid costly data collection practices common in hedonic valuation of aesthetic amenities, easy-to-collect secondary County tax and geospatial data are used to derive estimates for spatial effects on residential land values. Three Georgia Counties were selected due to data availability: Clarke, Henry, and Richmond. All properties meeting panel-design criterion are included in analysis samples. Large datasets prompt the omission of traditional hedonic model variables such as property characteristics. The focus of analysis is directed toward Canopy and Impervious land-cover estimates. Focal means are calculated at different ranges for immediate and neighborhood-wide assessment of surrounding cover. Community variables designed to describe...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98872

El Paso Housing Sector Econometric Forecast Accuracy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fullerton,   Thomas M., Jr.; Kelley,   Brian W.
There is comparatively little empirical evidence regarding the accuracy of regional housing sector forecasts. Much of the recent analysis conducted for this topic is developed for housing starts and indicates a relatively poor track record. This study examines residential real estate forecasts previously published for El Paso, TX using a structural econometric model. Model coverage is much broader than just starts. Similar to earlier studies, the previously published econometric predictions frequently do not fare very well against the selected random walk benchmarks utilized for the various series under consideration.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Applied econometrics; Metropolitan housing sector forecasts; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Political Economy; C53; R15; R31.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45534

Motivations for Proactive Environmental Management and Innovative Pollution Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khanna,   Madhu; Speir,   Cameron.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9788

FAPRI 2006 U.S. Baseline Briefing Book
Provedor de dados: 31
This report presents a summary of ten-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets providing information about the outlook for agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and a variety of other indicators.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44879

Purchase of Development Rights and Conservation Easements: Frequently Asked Questions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wright,   John B.; Skaggs,   Rhonda K.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23943

Modelling the Impact of Decoupling on Structural Change in Farming: Integrating Econometric Estimation and Optimisation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   Thia C.; Rehman,   Tahir.
Implementation of the Mid Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy on farming in Europe is expected, and intended, to initiate structural changes in European agriculture. This impact of the agricultural policy reform will be triggered at the farm level with both up- and down-stream effects for agriculture in Europe. Modelling such a phenomenon is challenging. An integrated modelling approach, involving farm level optimisation models and exogenously estimated econometric models of farmer behaviour, is developed for Ireland; this framework is a general one and is applicable elsewhere. Entry and exit from farming, postulated as the main consequences of the policy reform, are estimated exogenously to determine their role in the allocation of farm labour....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Common Agricultural Policy; Decoupling; Farm Level Modelling; Linear Programming; Succession; Labour Allocation; Agricultural and Food Policy; C6; Q12; Q15; Q58.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25271

RESEARCH UPDATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Farmers' Markets and Tourism: Some Information About These Customers at a Regional Farmers' Market, by David B. Eastwood and John R. Brooker; Assessing the Extent and Causes of Supermarket Under-Capacity in Low-Income Rural Areas, by Phil Kaufman; Food-System Quality Control and Stage of Distribution, by Garth J. Holloway; A Reaserch Proposal: An Investigation of Quality Strategies Followed by Past Winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and Their Application to the Food Industry, by Robert R. Cangemi and Raymond H. Lopez; Development of a Produce Inventory System for Small Food Retailers: A Case Study, by J. Richard Bacon, Ulrich C. Toensmeyer and Charles Goulston; Speciality Foods Shops Count Customers (Current and Defections),...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26597

Empirical Analysis on the Impacts on Chinese Agro-products Export Caused by Technical Barrier to Trade on Chinese Agro-products Export
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Qi.
In view of the impacts on Chinese agro-products export caused by various technical barriers to trade, the academic circles analyzed it from the costs and quantity of exported agro-products. On the basis of the status quo of Chinese agro-products, the gravity model is introduced to analyze the impacts on Chinese agro-product export caused by technical barriers to trade. The results show that as long as the quality of Chinese agro-products can achieve the standard set by developed countries, for one thing, the health of Chinese consumers can be ensured, for another thing, the export of Chinese agro-products will be more smooth, which can provide reference for our government making decisions and solving trade dispute.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Technical barrier to trade; Gravity model; Agro-products; Export; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113433

Analysis of the Impact of Urbanization and Enhanced Incomes on Demand for Food Quality in Hanoi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ali,   Mubarik; Quan,   Nguyen The; van Nam,   Ngo.
This study relates the demand for quality foods in Hanoi in terms of its nutritional composition, diversity, price, processing stage, source, and extent eaten outside home with urbanization and enhanced incomes. The vast differences in these foods quality parameters across different socioeconomic groups and regions in and around Hanoi city suggest the changing nature of the food quality with increased income and urbanization. One lesson learned from this analysis is that urbanization and increased income may not necessarily bring all positive changes in food quality. While the diet becomes more balanced in terms of micronutrient, the increased demand for fat-based calories, processed and restaurant foods, and drift away from fresh sources of farm and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25727

Returns and Economic Efficiency of Sheep Farming in Semi-arid Regions: A Study in Rajasthan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suresh,   A.; Gupta,   D.C.; Mann,   J.S.
The economics of sheep-farming and its economic efficiency have been reported using field level data collected from the semi-arid regions of Rajasthan in 2005. The net return per average flock of 54 has been found Rs 25000 per year. The sheep-farming activity attracts labour employment of 581 mandays per annum, more than three-fourths of which is engaged in grazing. The female labour has been found to contribute 12 per cent of the total labour requirement. The main items of expenditure are feed and fodder, veterinary care, hired labour charges and interest. The major modes of return are sale of live-animals, wool, milk and manure. The overall average economic efficiency has been found to be 75 per cent, indicating that the returns could be improved by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47676

Agricultural policy research in South Africa: Challenges for the future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vink,   Nick.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54207

A Meaningful U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Climate Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stavins,   Robert N.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cap-and-Trade System; Carbon Dioxide; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Climate Change; Carbon Taxes; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q540; Q280; Q380; Q480; Q580.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44469

Supply Chain Contracts and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starbird,   S. Andrew.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93487

MIGRAÇÃO ESPONTÂNEA DE TRABALHADORES NO SETOR SUCROALCOOLEIRO.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moraes,   Marcia Azanha Dias Ferraz De; Figueiredo,   Margarida Garcia De; Oliveira,   Fabiola Cristina Ribeiro De; Detomini,   Euro Roberto.
Com a reestruturação e modernização do Complexo Agroindustrial (CAI) canavieiro no Estado de São Paulo, milhares de trabalhadores rurais oriundos das regiões mais pobres do Brasil passaram a migrar todos os anos para São Paulo. Estes migrantes vêm para trabalhar no corte manual da cana-de-açúcar e, enxergam nesta atividade uma forma de melhorar as condições de vida, a partir do dinheiro ganho durante a safra. Porém, devido principalmente às questões ambientais, a queima da cana-de-açúcar ficará proibida por lei num futuro próximo. Desta forma, em virtude da proibição da queima da cana-de-açúcar e conseqüente aumento da mecanização na colheita, grande parte desta mão-de-obra estará sem o emprego no corte da cana-de-açúcar. O presente estudo, então, teve...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Migração espontânea; Corte de cana; Mecanização; Impactos sócio-econômicos; Spontaneous migration; Sugarcane manual cutting; Mechanisation; Social and economical impacts; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117269

THE ECONOMICS OF REFUGE DESIGN FOR BT CORN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hyde,   Jeffrey; Martin,   Marshall A.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Dobbins,   Craig L.; Edwards,   C. Richard.
Planting Bt corn on large areas may lead to European corn borer (ECB) resistance to Bt.  Scientists recommend planting a non-Bt corn refuge as part of a resistance management strategy.  Different refuge configurations may impact farm profits differently.  This paper analyzes the economics of alternative refuge configurations in Indiana.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bt Corn; Refuges; European corn borer; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21519

An economic analysis of the possibility of reducing pesticides in French field crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jacquet,   Florence; Butault,   Jean-Pierre; Guichard,   Laurence.
The paper aims to study the effects of reducing pesticide use by farmers in the arable sector in France and the feasibility of a policy target of reducing pesticide use by half. The originality of the approach is to combine statistical data and expert knowledge to describe low-input alternative techniques at the national level. These data are used in a mathematical programming model to simulate the effect on land use, production and farmers’ income of achieving different levels of pesticide reduction. The results show that reducing pesticide use by 30% could be possible without reducing farmers’ income. We also estimate the levels of tax on pesticides necessary to achieve different levels of reduction of pesticide use and the effect of an incentive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticide use; Policy incentive; Environmental indicators; Low-input techniques; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109382

Diversification and Its Impact on Smallholders: Evidence from a Study on Vegetable Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joshi,   P.K.; Joshi,   Laxmi; Birthal,   Pratap Singh.
There is an emerging concern about the viability of small farm agriculture, particularly in the context of on-going process of globalization. It is contended that viability of small farms can be improved through diversification of agriculture into higher-value crops like fruits and vegetables. This paper has assessed the impact of diversification of agriculture towards vegetables on farm income and employment using household level information from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The results clearly reveal that vegetable production is more profitable and labour-intensive, therefore it fits well in the small farm production systems. The smallholders are relatively more efficient in production and own more family labour in contrast to large farmers....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57759

Poverty and Agricultural Growth: Chile in the 1990s
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Ramon E.; Anriquez,   Gustavo.
This paper analyzes the roles of agriculture in reducing poverty. Following the methodology proposed by Lopez (2002), three channels by which agricultural growth reduces poverty are tested: (i) its effects on the real wage of unskilled workers (and/or its possible effect in reducing their unemployment); (ii) the direct impact of agricultural growth on the income of poor farmers; and, (iii) the effect on real food prices. The paper concludes that the pro-poor role of agricultural expansion is dramatic. Agricultural growth tends to improve all measures of poverty significantly with head count falling around 7.3% as a consequence of a 4.5% increase in agricultural output. An important result is that while the economy-wide effects taking place via food prices...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural growth; Chile; Poverty; Rural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12013

Public Money for Public Goods: Winners and Losers from CAP Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zahrnt,   Valentin.
To attain fundamental reform of the post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a serious debate is needed in 2009/10 that prepares the decisions to be taken in 2011/12. The paper contributes to this debate, first, by arguing that the Single Farm Payment should not become the mainstay of the future CAP but be gradually phased out. Second, it proposes that the existing two-pillar structure of the CAP should be replaced by a public goods pillar (containing all efficient policies to be preserved) and a discretionary pillar (encompassing all inefficient policies to be removed over time). This would give member states flexibility in how they phase out inefficient policies, while the EU reform agenda would not be clogged with the contentious details of their...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: CAP; Subsidies; Budget review; Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51300

An experimental study of wine consumers’ willingness to pay for environmental characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bazoche,   P.; Deola,   C.; Soler,   Louis-Georges.
The reduction of pesticides use is becoming a priority for the public authorities in many countries. We conducted an experiment with wine consumers to see whether end-consumers value the dissemination of information about environmentally-friendly production practices. The experiment was devised to (i) evaluate whether there is a premium for environmentally-friendly wines, (ii) determine whether or not consumers are sensitive to label owners who implement and guarantee the environmental actions, (iii) and assess the impact of public messages about the consequences of pesticide use. Some 139 participants were divided randomly into two groups. One group had no specific information about the current state of pesticide use in farming. The other group was given...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness to pay; Wine; Effect of information; Experimental economics; Environment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43651

THE ROLE OF PRODUCTION METHODS IN FRUIT PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR: HYPOTHETICAL VS ACTUAL CONSUMERS’ PREFERENCES AND STATED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Riccarda; Raffaelli,   Roberta; Notaro,   Sandra.
In recent years, concerns for potential risks on human health related to the overuse of chemical pesticides have encouraged research of alternatives production methods as integrated pest management (IPM) and organic agriculture. Consumer preferences for these practices or for new product characteristics often have been evaluated using stated preference techniques such as Choice Experiment (CE). Nevertheless, it has been found that in these surveys respondents generally report higher hypothetical than real willingness to pay, providing the existence of the so-called “hypothetical bias”. While the presence of this bias has been widely reported in Contingent Valuation, its investigation in CE is still at the beginning. Moreover, in most of the cases, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fruit purchasing behaviour; Production methods; Mitigation practices; Hypothetical bias; Real choice experiment; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C35; Q18; D12; C93.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116426

Towards the Development of Innovative Strategies for Traditional Food Chains in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier; Vanhonacker,   Filiep; Verbeke,   Wim.
Traditional food products (TFPs) represent an important part of each European Member State’s cultural heritage and provide critical economic inputs to many regions via their production and sale. Nevertheless, a major challenge for the traditional food sector is to improve its competitiveness by applying innovations while at the same time maintaining traditionalism. Therefore, modernization of all aspects of the traditional food sector is necessary with special emphasis on the integrity of chains (EC, 2007). This illustrates a need for a chain strategy for the traditional food sector in the EU. Despite this recognition, the actual development of such chain strategies lags behind because of some particular issues which still needs to be addressed (e.g....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59207

Lender Liability: Nature, Extent, and Economic Impact of Agriculturally Related Claims in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Solemsaas,   Peter J.; Gustafson,   Cole R.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121751

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTING ARRANGEMENTS USED BY THE MINNESOTA TURKEY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dornbush,   Calvin W.; Boehlje,   Michael.
The objective of this report is to summarize knowledge about contracts used in the turkey industry which may be helpful in initiating contracts in other agricultural enterprises.  Characteristics common to all Minnesota contracts are described.  Contracts are divided into three main categories and similarities of contracts within those categories are described.  Budgets developed at the University of Minnesota were used to calculate the return to labor and management (RLM) for each type of contract.  Feed costs were set at six levels to show how risk and return are shared as feed costs change.  Historic wholesale prices were used to establish a probability distribution for effective prices paid to growers.  The Agricultural Risk Management Simulator (ARMS)...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13447

Norwegian Data on Agricultural and Household Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hegrenes,   Agnar.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15722

The Capacity, Capability and Competency Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Timms,   Janice; Clark,   Richard A.
In the beef industry, as in many agricultural industries in Australia, there is a wealth of high quality capacity building available in topics such as animal breeding, nutrition, grazing land management, record keeping, property planning etc. However there are very few capacity building opportunities targeting (1) the higher level knowledge and skills needed to achieve both rapid and sustainable improvement and innovation, and (2) the knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage sustainable industry improvement and innovation. The BPP Capacity, Capability and Competency Strategy is designed to equip all BPP partners, teams and networkers with the knowledge, skills, resources and support to achieve and sustain beef business and industry improvement and...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Capacity; Capability; Competency; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121992

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SUPPLY CHAINS FOR SOYBEAN PEROXIDASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lentz,   T. Daniel; Akridge,   Jay T.
Soybean peroxidase is an enzyme derived from soybean hulls.  Peroxidase has much commercial potential as an ingredient in the manufacturer of polymers and specialty chemicals, as a dough conditioner, and as a component in medical test kits.  Commodity soybean cultivars contain various amounts of active peroxidase enzyme.  This study evaluates alternative supply chain arrangements for moving soybean hulls containing peroxidase from producer to processor. Results suggest at current peroxidase levels in soybeans, supply chain arrangements involving soybean segregation offer cost advantages over the standard commodity supply chain.  In addition, a supply chain involving high peroxidase cultivars may offer enough cost savings over the commodity supply chain to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27213

Assessing programmes for the provision of agri-environmental services               – An efficiency analysis realized in Southern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kantelhardt,   Jochen; Eckstein,   Karin; Hoffmann,   Helmut.
Agricultural land use does not only concern farmers, but is of high relevance for the environment. Agri-environmental programmes aim to foster the environmental soundness of agricultural production. The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of agri-environmental programmes on the economic and the environmental performance of farms. Using the nonparametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we calculated the economic as well as the environmental efficiencies of farms and examined whether farms are able to succeed in combining environmental and economic efficiency. As study object serves a South German agri-environmental programme, the Bavarian KULAP. A farm survey was conducted covering a total of 102 farmers. The results show that farmers who...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental programme; Data envelopment analysis; Environmental efficiency; Economic efficiency; Environmental Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51688

CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF SAEA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segarra,   Eduardo.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15089

Dairy Farm Amalgamation and Increased Farm Output
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCarthy,   W.O.; Hodgson,   N.; Briggs,   J.E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9123

Zur Effizienz landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen in Brandenburg – Eine Data Envelopment Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balmann,   Alfons; Czasch,   Britta.
The transition of East German agriculture led to major structural adjustments that showed some very particular phenomena. For instance, most of the successors of the former agricultural production cooperatives (LPGs) make slight losses and they operate at a higher employment level than new and re-established farms. In this paper we try to explain these phenomena with the farms' history prior to the transition period. Particular attention is given to sunk costs, the identity of members and employees, and old debts. A Data Envelopment Analysis of 210 financial statements distributed over the financial years 1992/93 to 1995/96 gives evidence that these historical arguments had a decisive impact on the farms' behaviour. However, this impact decreases over...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Transition; Farm behaviour; Organisation; Sunk costs; DEA; Farm Management; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98876

Communities and Participatory Forest Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kanowski,   Peter.
Forest management which is more inclusive of the interests of local people has been one of the central foci of forestry globally for the past 25 years. Countries in which there is a strong dependency between people and forests, such as Nepal, have been at the forefront of this more participatory forest management, which is closely associated with devolution of State authority over forests. The participatory management paradigm recognises both the potential of local people and the limits of central government for sustainable forest management. A second generation of participatory forest management is now emerging, drawing on the diverse experiences and mixed outcomes of the first generation; increasingly, it recognises the need for synergistic collaboration...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124413

RETAIL FOOD PRICE FORECASTING AT ERS:  THE PROCESS, METHODOLOGY, AND PERFORMANCE FROM 1984 TO 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joutz,   Frederick L.; Trost,   Robert P.; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Clauson,   Annette L.; Denbaly,   Mark.
Forecasting retail food prices has become increasingly important to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  This is due to the changing structure of food and agricultural economies and the important signals the forecasts provide to farmers, processors, wholesalers, consumers, and policymakers.  The American food system is going through fundamental structural changes.  It is unclear how these changes will affect the cyclical variation of food price markups and translate into changes in retail food prices. The only government entity that systematically examines food prices and provides food price forecasts (on an annual basis) is the Economic Research Service, and agency of USDA.  This report explains the ERS procedures in forecasting food prices and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33575

Lifetime Achievement Award: Thomas H. Spreen
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43875

Baseline Update for US Agricultural Markets: Projections for agricultural and biofuels markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Westhoff,   Patrick C.; Brown,   Scott.
This document serves as a mid-year update to the 2008 FAPRI baseline prepared in January 2008. It reflects market developments and incorporates estimate information available in early August 2008.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42906

Optimal Coverage of Installations in a Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanderson,   Todd; Ancev,   Tihomir; Betz,   Regina.
Trading schemes for emission allowances have become a panacea for nations aspiring to reduce their aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases from industry in a cost-effective manner. The contention of this paper is that an emissions trading scheme (ETS) should not be based on blanket coverage of installations on a downstream level, but should rather be designed to include some installations, and from some industrial sectors. In the case of an ETS there are high costs of administration, monitoring and transacting imposed on the installations covered. These costs are supposed to be more than offset by the cost savings realised through trading in the market for emission allowances. However, the paper shows that not all installations can fully offset...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Emissions Trading Scheme; European Union; Marginal Abatement Costs; Environmental Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6047

THE CAP REFORM AND EC-US RELATIONS: THE GATT AS A "CAP" ON THE CAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guyomard,   Herve; Mahe,   Louis Adrien Pascal; Roe,   Terry L.; Tarditi,   Secondo.
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy has entailed the substitution of new income support instruments for the former price based instruments, mainly in the cash crop sector.  Our first point is that the domestic political balance was unable to generate such a large change in policy design, in spite of inefficiencies and inbalances.  The pressure of the US has been a major factor in the design of the reform.  We argue that trade interests have been crucial to catalyze international collective action in order to countervail domestic pressure groups.  The pursuit of an agreement in the GATT is therefore a means to place a cap on the CAP and foster some reform and control over sectors such as sugar and dairy in other countries.  We do not foresee the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14432

Environmental Policy, Spatial Spillovers and the Emergence of Economic Agglomerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kyriakopoulou,   Efthymia; Xepapadeas,   Anastasios.
We explain the spatial concentration of economic activity, in a model of economic geography, when the cost of environmental policy - which is increasing in the concentration of emissions - and an immobile production factor act as centrifugal forces, while positive knowledge spillovers and iceberg transportation costs act as centripetal forces. We study the agglomeration effects caused by trade-offs between centripetal and centrifugal forces. The above effects govern firms’ location decisions and as a result, they define the distribution of economic activity across space. We derive the rational expectations equilibrium and the social optimum, compare the outcomes and characterize the optimal spatial policies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agglomeration; Spatial Economics; Environmental Policy; Knowledge Spillovers; Transportation Cost; Environmental Economics and Policy; R3; Q5; H2.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54289

The Determinants of US Outgoing FDI in the Food-Processing Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xun,   Lei; Awokuse,   Titus O.
Global economic growth has led to an increase of FDI activity in the agro-food sector, which together with the increased FDI in the manufacturing sector, has generated increased FDI activity in food processing. This paper fills a gap in the literature on the role of FDI by extending the recent Knowledge-Capital (CMM) model of multinational enterprises to the food processing sector. Following the CMM model, this paper analyzed the determinants of US outgoing FDI in the food processing sector using data on developed countries over the period 1983 -– 2002. The result suggests that economy size, factor endowment, home country trade cost and host country investment cost have significant effect on FDI activity in the food processing sector. Only weak empirical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19131

Challenges of Accommodating Non-Market Values in Evaluation of Wildfire Suppression in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Venn,   Tyron J.; Calkin,   David E.
Presently, implementing the 2001 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, which requires fire management priorities to be set on the basis of maximising the market and non-market values to be conserved or enhanced, is extremely challenging because those charged with implementing the policy have limited information about the value that society places on non-market resources at risk. This paper considers the problem of accommodating non-market values affected by wildfire in social benefit-cost analysis. There are substantial gaps in scientific understanding about how the spatial and temporal provision of non-market values are affected by wildfire, and considerable challenges in evaluating social welfare change arising from specific wildfire events. This...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Non-market valuation; Historic range and variability; Bushfire; Wildfire policy; Wildfire economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9903

OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES ON AGRIBUSINESS RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND OUTREACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holder,   David L.
Many of my thoughts in this paper come from the author's experience in conducting comprehensive reviews of agricultural economics departments. The author suggests the need to look at the forces affecting the demand for our products and be willing to challenge many of the myths about the structure and performance of the university system and the agribusiness system.  Agriculture is losing a lot of its uniqueness and becoming part of the mainstream.  Colleges of agriculture have changed considerably in the last 50 years; they will change even more in the next fifty years.  What is our unique niche?  How willing are we to adapt to its challenges?  These questions must be answered in regard to the future of agribusiness research, teaching, and outreach.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16607

Decomposing Changes in Agricultural Price Gaps
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liefert,   William M.
The paper develops a procedure for decomposing changes in agricultural price gaps, defined as the difference between a commodity's domestic producer and border prices. Two decomposition approaches are presented, depending on whether policy allows transmission from changes in trade prices and exchange rates to domestic prices. The methods allow one to isolate and measure the effect on the price gap of changes in agricultural policy versus non-policy variables. The decomposition procedure is demonstrated in an example involving the price gap for Russian poultry in the late 1990s. The results are consistent with the argument that for developing and transition economies, the main cause of changes in price gaps is incomplete transmission of changes in exchange...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14592

PRICE DISCOVERY IN THINLY TRADED MARKETS: CASH AND FUTURES RELATIONSHIPS IN BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL FUTURES MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mattos,   Fabio; Garcia,   Philip.
This study investigates the relationship between cash and futures prices in the Brazilian agricultural market, focusing on the effects of trading activity on the price discovery mechanism of futures markets. The results are mixed, but several points begin to emerge. In general, higher trading activity is linked to the presence of long-run equilibrium relationships between cash and futures prices. In these cases, futures prices appear to play a more dominant role in the pricing process. In more lightly traded markets, neither long-run relationships nor short-run leads and lags can be found. Where short-run interactions exist, they are simultaneous in nature but weak.  Overall, our findings suggest that the level of market activity necessary to develop...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19019

AN ECONOMIC AND RISK ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF TILLAGE AND NITROGEN SOURCE ON SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN CORN PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pendell,   Dustin L.; Boyles,   Scott B.; Williams,   Jeffery R.; Rice,   Charles W.; Nelson,   Richard G.
The economic potential of no-tillage versus conventional tillage to sequester soil carbon using either commercial nitrogen or manure for continuous corn production is evaluated. Results indicate which system provides the highest net returns, which system is preferred by risk averse decision makers, and the price of carbon credits under alternative risk aversion preferences.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34770

Institutional Impediments to Groundwater Trading: the case of the Gnangara groundwater system of Western Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skurray,   James H.; Pandit,   Ram; Pannell,   David J.
The development of a market in groundwater usage rights can be inhibited by constraints arising from the institutional context. Such impediments may reduce the potential gains from trade and may generate high transaction costs for prospective traders.  We analyse the regulations and policies influencing groundwater transfers in a case-study area -- the Gnangara groundwater system around Perth, Western Australia -- and identify significant impediments to a groundwater market.  Property rights are found to be conditional, temporary, and vulnerable to amendment. Regulatory approval is required for all transfers. Facilitating infrastructure is lacking, and price information is unavailable. Management area boundaries reflect land ownership and use rather than...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q15; Q25; Q28; Q38; Q56; Q57; Q58; D02; R52; H41; H23; H11; D23; D47; D78; H44.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117825

Practical Model and Countermeasures for the Development of Ecological Circular Agriculture in Zhejiang Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Qi; Zheng,   Shui-ming; Ye,   Xue-zhu; Zhao,   Shou-ping; Yu,   Guo-guang.
Development status and five principal practice modes of ecological cycling agriculture are introduced, such as the quantitative reduction mode with the characteristics of fertilizer reduction and clean production, the ecological chain connection and conversion mode including the combination of farming and grazing and the new mode of farming, the agricultural waste recycling mode with biogas as a link and the comprehensive utilization of waste, quality enhancement mode of agricultural products, and eco-cycle mode of agricultural park. Based on the analysis of the socio-economic characteristic environment of these modes, corresponding policy suggestions are put forward in order to promote the development of circular agriculture, such as improving the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological circular agriculture; Development pattern; Zhejiang Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108473

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND COPING WITH ECONOMIC SHOCKS: AN ANALYSIS OF STUNTING OF SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carter,   Michael R.; Maluccio,   John A.
South African households live in an environment characterized by risks, and many face a significant probability of experiencing economic losses that threaten their daily subsistence. Using household panel data that include directly solicited information on economic shocks and employing household fixed-effects estimation, we explore how well households cope with shocks by examining the effects of shocks on child nutritional status. Unlike in the idealized village community, some households appear unable to insure against risk, particularly when others in their communities simultaneously suffer large losses. Households in communities with more social capital, however, seem better able to weather shocks.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16401

Thinking on Promoting International Trade Competitive Advantage of Agricultural Products in Guangxi Based on CAFTA Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Guihong.
This paper analyzes the status quo and the existing problems of international  trade development of agricultural products in Guangxi based on CAFTA framework as follows, the international  trade of agricultural products in Guangxi shows a trend of rapid growth, but the structure of export products is simple; the distribution of export market is irrational; the export goods are mainly the resources-intensive goods and labor-intensive goods, with low added value of goods; the brand of agricultural products lacks strong overall international  competitiveness. In the context of CAFTA framework, in order to foster the international trade competitive advantage of agricultural products in Guangxi, corresponding suggestions are put forward as follows: the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CAFTA; Guangxi; Agricultural products; International trade; Competitive advantage; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118310

Is There an End to U.S.-Canadian Softwood Lumber Disputes?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Devadoss,   Stephen.
I develop a two-country theoretical trade model to show that Canadian subsidies increase lumber supplies and exports to the United States, and the U.S. retaliatory tariff raises U.S. prices safeguards producers, but hurts consumers.  These results underscore the short-sightedness of policy decisions in a bilateral trade dispute, as empirical results from the multiregional spatial equilibrium trade model highlight that both countries pursue myopic policies without taking into account the reactions of other exporters and importers.  For instance, after the imposition of U.S. tariffs, other exporters grab the market share lost by Canada in the United States, while Canada augments its exports to other importers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Canadian subsidy; Lumber market; U.S. tariff; WTO ruling; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; F13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43754

Temporal Insensitivity of Willingness to Pay: How do they evaluate in CVM?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sooil; Haab,   Timothy C.
In addition to scope and scale embedding effects, temporal insensitivity of willingness to pay, also known as temporal embedding effect, has been a well known anomaly in eliciting willingness to pay for environmental quality change, especially over time. Stevens et al. (1997) defines two types of temporal embedding effects: strong insensitivity and weak insensitivity to payment schedule. This paper proposes an alternative definition of the temporal insensitivity. Temporal insensitivity implies that a subject in the survey responds consistently to value elicitation questions regardless of payment schemes. The sequential test tests the temporal insensitivity using the oyster reef restoration programs in Chesapeake Bay. Test results show that willingness to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Temporal insensitivity of willingness to pay; Temporal embedding effect; Implicit discount rate; Sequential test; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9972

Entrepreneurship in the Kibbutz Setting: Towards a Classification of New Business Ventures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samuel,   Yitzhak; Heilbrunn,   Sibylle.
This study deals with business entrepreneurship in the kibbutz. The study presents an attempt to identify what kinds of new business ventures emerge in the kibbutz setting. The empirical findings reveal a large number and variety of new business ventures characterizing the business trend in the kibbutz nowadays. More specifically, this paper presents a taxonomy of new business ventures, based upon a sample of 571 enterprises initiated by 150 community organizations of the kibbutz movement in Israel. By means of 8 parameters and using the multidimensional scaling analysis method, 7 major types of corporate entrepreneurship emerge from our data set. These distinctive types are labeled and described as the Innovator, the Culturalist, the Artisan, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61054

Improving Extension Effectiveness for Organic Clients: Current Status and Future Directions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Luanne; Park,   Timothy A.
Responses from a national survey of U.S. organic farmers indicated dissatisfaction with the extension service. An ordered probit model was used to identify the factors influencing effectiveness ratings of extension advisors by farmers. Study findings show that part-time, higher income organic farmers who used a variety of highly rated private-sector information sources rated extension providers as more effective. Farmers in the Northeast and West regions rated extension usefulness more highly than in other regions. Not accounting for these demographic components in effectiveness ratings may result in under- or overestimation of results of organic-targeted extension programs. Extension agents can improve their usefulness to organic farmers by complementing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Extension service; Ordered probit model; Organic farming; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31055

Valoração de atributos de qualidade em pêssegos comercializados no estado de São Paulo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lima,   Lilian Maluf de; Caixeta Filho,   Jose Vicente; Kassouf,   Ana Lucia; Amorim,   Lilian.
Econometric models were developed to estimate the implicit prices for selected quality attributes of fresh peaches commercialized in the state of Sao Paulo. Such estimation is conducted in two stages of the distribution chain, namely, wholesale and retail sales. Data on the price and quality attributes (such as color, size, varieties and types of damages) of fresh peaches were obtained from cross-sectional data in different time periods. The estimation of Hedonic Prices is proposed as a method to evaluate post-harvest price variations from wholesale to retail sales. The results obtained allowed us to identify the gains accrued in each stage, deriving from the improvement in the product quality attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peach; Hedonic price; Evaluation; Quality; Post-harvest; Losses.; Consumer/Household Economics; Q13; C21.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60809

The Social Networks of Rural Business Owners in East Central Alberta
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deans,   Mae; Gill,   Dhara S.; Apedaile,   Leonard Peter.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24065

AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO EM COOPERATIVAS DE CRÉDITO: UMA APLICAÇÃO DO MODELO DE GESTÃO ECONÔMICA - GECON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva Filho,   Gil Teixeira da.
This piece of work is an evaluation on the performance of a farm credit Cooperative in the state of Minas Gerais with 12 service agencies in different cities. For such purpose the Modelo de Gestão Econômica ( Economic Management Model )-GECON was used, which is a tool for managerial analysis developed by the GECON Nucleus researchers staff, supported by the FIPECAFI foundation of the University of São Paulo. The GECON is a model which can be applied on several types of organizations and has been broadly used on banking organizations. Through analysis it was verified that the cooperative analysed has a structure of relatively high costs and expenses, which compromises its economic results and makes it necessary to promote an effective...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credit cooperativism; Economic management model - GECON; Evaluation on performance.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43530

Extent and Characteristics of Retail Fresh Beef Branding
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Dutton,   Jennifer M.
Limited information exists regarding the extent and characteristics of branded fresh beef. Retail package data from a sample of grocery stores in three metropolitan areas enabled determining the extent of branded beef for ground beef, roasts, and steaks. Logit models identified factors affecting the probability of beef products being branded, and the probability of beef products carrying specific types of brands compared with store brands and generic (unbranded) beef. The extent of branded beef and type of brand both varied by store type, specific product, quality designation, package type, and presence of special labeling.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55986

The Cost of Australian Farm Injuries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Low,   J.M.; Griffith,   Garry R.
A telephone survey was conducted of 919 farms from three shires in the sheep/wheat belt of New South Wales. Data from the cohort study spanning 18 months measured the incidence and profile of farm work related injury, risk factors and the range of costs associated with injury occurrence. On average. 22.6 per cent of farm businesses reported one or more injuries per year, while 8.3 per cent reported one or more serious injuries per year. Seven categories of injury were identified as significant problem areas. These were manual handling, eye, motorcycle-related, sheep-related, cattle-related, tractor-related and horse-related injuries. The costs associated with injury occurrence that were measured included medical treatment, transport for treatment,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12369

THE IMPACT OF THE MINNESOTA USURY LAW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shane,   Mathew.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13457

Energy Input Use and CO2 Emissions in the Major Wheat Growing Regions of India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manaloor,   Varghese; Sen,   Chandra.
Energy Input Use and CO2 Emissions in the Major Wheat Growing  Regions of India    ABSTRACT   The structural and technological changes that have taken place over the past several decades have resulted in an increased use of direct and indirect energy inputs in Indian agriculture.  In particular, the substitution of capital for labour has increased the reliance of agriculture on non-renewable energy use.    Increased wheat production in India has been achieved through the expanded use of increasingly sophisticated inputs, such as farm machinery, fertilizers, herbicides, and irrigation. All these involve the use of commercial energy.  The use of fossil fuel in the agriculture industry contributes to the overall Greenhouse emissions.  This study estimates the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51695

Measuring Farm Net Income To Better Achieve Policy Objectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freshwater,   David.
The farm problem is a longstanding topic in agricultural economics, and farm organizations continue to press claims that they are disadvantaged and deserve public support. While society may choose to support farmers it is clear that existing farm programs to not do an effective job of providing support. Farm income and farm subsidies are highly concentrated and the lowest income farmers receive little support. Moreover most households with low farm income typically manage their farm to achieve this goal. Politically, commercial farms require that hobby farms continue to be recorded as actual farms in order to mask the small number of enterprises that actually benefit from farm programs. Whether this lead to good public policy is another matter.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm problem; Income distribution; Farm household objective function; Farm income; Farm policy; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42315

CIMMYT's Wheat Program Overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curtis,   Byrd C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50670

Contents Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9000

A PRODUÇÃO CAMPONESA EM FOCO: PASSOS METODOLÓGICOS PARA O CÁLCULO DE GRAVITAÇÃO ECONÔMICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andre,   Joao Vicente.
O artigo estuda a contribuição camponesa ao processo de desenvolvimento regional numa área amazônica, com especial ênfase ao chamado desenvolvimento endógeno e a teoria gravitacional econômica, relacionando diversos dados e indicadores socioeconômicos. Parte-se do pressuposto de que, apesar das possíveis interpretações de publicações oficiais e dos interesses envolvidos, a produção de origem camponesa apresenta uma participação relevante no espaço e no tempo, contribuindo positivamente para o processo de desenvolvimento socioeconômico da região estudada. O primeiro passo metodológico foi o de fazer um levantamento da mesorregião selecionada em números e relacionar estes dados de origem socioeconômica com a teoria gravitacional no processo de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Campesinato; Desenvolvimento Endógeno; Desenvolvimento Regional; Gravitação econômica; Peasant; Endogenous development; Regional development; Economical gravitational; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108625

Structural Change in Russian Transition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gregory,   Paul R.; Lazarev,   Valery.
This paper examines structural change in the Russian economy in 1990-2001, as measured by the changing composition of output and consumption, using international panel data sets as a frame of reference. It calculates a series of indexes to determine the extent to which the Russian economy is converging towards market economies. Although the Russian structure of output is becoming increasingly similar to that of upper-middle and the lower tier of high-income countries, the structure of Russian manufacturing is inconsistent with its income level and the extent of labor reallocation remains inadequate. Russia’s pattern of consumption remains distorted due to the incomplete price liberalization.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Post-Communist Transition; Value Added; Labor Productivity; Composition of GDP; Price Distortions.; Political Economy; E20; P20.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28531

MEETING PRIVATE GRADES AND STANDARDS IN TRANSITION AGRICULTURE: EXPERIENCES FROM THE ARMENIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cocks,   Jack; Gow,   Hamish R.; Dunn,   Daniel J.
One of the main trends emerging from the agroindustrialization process is the rise of 'grades and standards' (G&amp;S) in food products.  G&amp;S were initially developed by the public sector to reduce transaction costs and ensure product quality and safety but have become a strategic instrument of competition in differentiated product markets (Reardon et al, 2001).   Firms are using grades and standards to protect and develop brands in the international marketplace and in some cases to fill in for missing public standards.  While producers in developed countries have the resources to meet these requirements, in developing countries these changes have tended to exclude small firms and farmers from participating in market growth, because of the implied...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22144

DEVELOPING A CORPORATE MANAGEMENT IN A JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konopyanova,   Galina.
Balanced and effective formalization of rules of corporate management are important for companies to implement reliable strategies and sustain on market. The paper outlines the board of directors’ responsibility within the OECD  principles of corporate management. As the author states, relations between board of directors and a company management  must be essentially improved in Kazakhstan. It is argued that the current state of board directors’ authority in Kazakhstan companies does not provide their involvement in developing and controlling strategic course and values on market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corporate management; Stock company; Board of directors; Strategic management; Public Economics; M14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94544

Forecasting the market outlook for the South African maize and sorghum sector using econometric modeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poonyth,   Daneswar; van Zyl,   Johan; Meyer,   Ferdinand H.
In this study, an econometric model of the South African maize and sorghum sector is estimated. Using the developed model, a market outlook for the two major grain sectors – maize and sorghum - for 1999/00 to 2006/07, is generated under the specified assumptions. Results indicate that for both maize and sorghum, consumption will gradually increase over time. In spite of varying areas of maize and sorghum being harvested, total production will also gradually increase over time due to increases in particularly yields.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54221

Estimativa de uma equação de demanda de exportações brasileiras de café - período de 1980 a 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvim,   Flavio Henrique Botelho; Bacha,   Carlos Jose Caetano; Alves,   Cesar de Castro.
Este trabalho estima uma equação de demanda de exportações brasileiras de café, considerando-se o período de 1980 a 2001, por parte dos países importadores. As principais variáveis determinantes dessa demanda são o preço do café brasileiro, o preço do café colombiano e a quantidade mundial exportada de café. Essa última variável é considerada proxy da renda dos consumidores estrangeiros e dos gostos desses consumidores de café brasileiro. Constatou-se que a demanda de exportações brasileiras de café apresenta elasticidade-preço e preço-cruzada próxima da unidade, e elasticidaderenda inferior a um. Esse alto valor absoluto da elasticidade-preço da demanda internacional de café brasileiro, provavelmente, é fruto do cenário internacional que caracterizou o...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Exportações; Café; Elasticidades; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56817

Contracting for Environmental Property Rights: The Case of Vittel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Depres,   Christophe; Grolleau,   Gilles; Mzoughi,   Naoufel.
Based on an authentic case of contracting for environmental property rights, our paper shows several implications of applying the Coase’s propositions. The case study adds empirical content to basic transaction costs concepts by analyzing the design and implementation of a contractual arrangement between a pollutee –a bottler of mineral water Vittel– and several polluting farmers. We analyze the bargaining between land and water rights owners and the bottler Vittel to determine how transaction cost issues (valuation disputes, bi-lateral monopoly conditions, and third-party effects) were overcome and how they succeeded in contracting for environmental property rights. We provide several comparisons of the Vittel case with other similar cases, leading to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Case study; Contracting; Environmental property rights; Environmental-related transactions; Private arrangement; Vittel; Environmental Economics and Policy; H23; K23; Q15; Q25.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24729

Temporal Stability of Recreation Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parsons,   George R.; Stefanova,   Stela.
We evaluate the stability of coefficient and willingness to pay (WTP) estimates for recreation services over two time periods. To address this question, we estimate a Random Utility Maximization (RUM) model of recreation demand, using two datasets from different time periods, but concerning the same study area. We then compare the estimation results and evaluate the temporal stability of preferences that drive recreation choices. The two datasets are on trips made by Delaware residents to beaches in the Mid-Atlantic region: Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and Northern Virginia. The first dataset was collected using a mail survey in 1997 and the second dataset was gathered through an Internet survey in 2005. Besides the time periods, and the survey methods,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Recreation demand; Nonmarket valuation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q51; Q26.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49296

Agricultural Land Tenure and Carbon Offsets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Claassen,   Roger; Morehart,   Mitchell J.
Agricultural Land Tenure and Carbon Offsets examines the potential role that land ownership might play in determining the agricultural sector’s involvement in carbon sequestration programs. By estimating the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural producers who own most of the land they operate, this report finds that land ownership should not be a constraining factor in agriculture’s ability to provide carbon offsets.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Keywords: Climate change; Carbon sequestration; Carbon offsets; Cap and trade programs; Farmland ownership; Tenure; Farming practices; Conservation practices; Conservation Reserve Program; Crops; Livestock; Environmental services; ERS; USDA; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58994

HOW FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT HAS STIMULATED GROWTH IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN AGRI-FOOD SECTORS: VERTICAL CONTRACTING AND THE ROLE OF PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   Hamish R.; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31879

Consumer Attitudes, Willingness to Pay and Revealed Preferences for Different Egg Production Attributes: Analysis of Canadian Egg Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goddard,   Ellen W.; Boxall,   Peter C.; Emunu,   John Paul; Boyd,   Curtis; Asselin,   Andre; Neall,   Amanda.
The Canadian egg industry has introduced a number of specialty eggs, including Omega-3, organic, free run/range, vitamin enhanced and vegetarian over the past few decades. These eggs are generally sold at prices higher than the ‘normal’ egg and there has been little analysis of the consumer awareness of and interest in purchasing these eggs. All previous econometric analysis of the Canadian egg market has assumed eggs and consumers are homogeneous. This study makes use of Stated preference and Revealed preference data to model the consumer interest in the different egg types. Stated preference surveys were conducted in two separate years: 2005 during which consumers were surveyed on their interest in Omega-3 and Vitamin Enhanced eggs relative to ‘normal’...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Egg consumption; Differentiated products; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52087

ON THE PRICING OF CROSS CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS FOR CANADIAN GRAINS AND LIVESTOCK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turvey,   Calum G.; Yin,   Shihong.
This paper explores the problem of pricing an option on the cash commodity in Canadian dollars when the commodity is priced relative to a U.S. futures market.  A general options pricing model is developed that separates out the value of a quantos risk and basis risk.  The paper uses daily data for cattle, corn and soybeans in Ontario, and the model is employed to price the option on the cash commodity with basis risk and the option on a quantos, without basis risk.  The relationship between the pricing model and over-the-counter options and market revenue insurance is also discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34123

Adjustments to Resources Formerly Used for Dairying on the Far North Coast of N.S.W.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christiansen,   T.J.
This paper examines the present use of resources which have left the dairy industry on the Far North Coast of New South Wales in recent years. The number of suppliers to dairy factories in the Richmond-Tweed area has declined by approximately 9 per cent per annum over the last four years. This decline is not simply a result of the economic position of the small dairy farmer; many other factors are also involved. Beef production is the dominant land use replacing dairying, and there is an associated decline in the intensity of labour use on farms. Many former dairy farmers have accepted a lower income as a result of leaving the industry. Non-farm employment has played a part in most increases in income which have occurred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9570

Support Prices as Policy Tools in Dairy Industry: Issues in Theoretical Modeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Premakumar,   V.; Chaudhary,   Sudhir.
A framework for modeling the dairy sector is developed, emphasizing the complexities unique to this Multiproduct industry.  Equilibrium conditions among competitive and joint dairy products are specified subject to mass balancing requirements, stable economic relationship and appropriate policy parameters.  The model is applied to Canada incorporating the country-specific dairy policy mix.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Canada; Multiproduct modeling; Dairy products; Technological constrains; Relative prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18617

UNIDAD DE MANEJO PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA VIDA SILVESTRE COMO ALTERNATIVA PARA “LOS NUEVOS AGRONEGOCIOS”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Retes Lopez,   Rafael; Cuevas Gonzalez,   Martha Isela; Moreno Medina,   Salomon; Denogean Ballesteros,   Francisco G.; Ibarra Flores,   Fernando A.; Martin Rivera,   Martha H.
The contamination of the ecosystems, over-exploitation and introduction of invading plants as well as the climatic change are considered causes of the loss of the biodiversity combined to the illegal animal traffic and plants that are exported of clandestine way to other countries which has gotten to represent between the 60 and 70 percent of the illegal commerce of our country; it is obligatory that the agronegocios do a use viable of the natural resources trying a sensible development. At international level Convention exists an organism denominated “on Commercial the International of Threatened Species of Wild Fauna and Flora” (CITES) signed in 1973 in Washington, D.C whose function is to regulate the international trade and at the same time to promote...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Unit; Handling; Conservation; Cinegetic; Agribusiness; Viable; Wild hunting.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93570

POLICY DIRECTIONS TO MITIGATE WATER-SUPPLY RISK IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE:  A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aillery,   Marcel P.; Gollehon,   Noel R.; Schaible,   Glenn D.; Roberts,   Michael J.; Quinby,   William.
Water reallocation to meet mandated flow requirements and trust responsibilities, established in Federal law and water authority, can result in large uncompensated losses to irrigated agriculture.   This paper discusses the nature and potential cost of water-supply interruptions due to Federal actions, and provides a comparative assessment of alternative risk-mitigation measures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19925

The Designation of Co-benefits and Its Implication for Policy: Water Quality versus Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Secchi,   Silvia; Jha,   Manoj K.; Kurkalova,   Lyubov A.; Feng,   Hongli; Gassman,   Philip W.; Kling,   Catherine L.
This study investigates the implications of treating different environmental benefits as the primary target of policy design. We focus on two scenarios, estimating for both of them in-stream sediment, nutrient loadings, and carbon sequestration. In the first, we assess the impact of a program designed to improve water quality in Iowa on carbon sequestration, and in the second, we calculate the water quality impact of a program aimed at maximizing carbon sequestration. In both cases, the policy instrument is the retirement of land from agricultural production.  Our results, limited to the state of Iowa, and to the case of set-aside for water quality or carbon sequestration purposes, indicate that the amount of co-benefits depends on what indicators are used...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Carbon sequestration; Co-benefits; Environmental benefits targeting; Iowa; Land set-aside; Water quality; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18353

Food Safety in a Globalizing World: Opportunities and Challenges for India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Umali-Deininger,   Dina; Sur,   Mona.
Rising incomes and urbanization, an expanding domestic consumer base concerned about food quality and safety, and rapidly growing agricultural exports have been important drivers for the increased attention to food safety in India. But the development of effective food safety systems is hampered by a number of factors, including: restrictive government marketing regulations, weak policy and regulatory framework for food safety, inadequate enforcement of existing standards, a multiplicity of government agencies involved, weak market infrastructure and agricultural support services. The small farm structure further limits farmer capacity to meet increasing domestic and export food safety and SPS requirements. Addressing food safety concerns in India will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25746

FROM GLOBAL COMPETITION TO REGIONAL GOVERNANCE; NEW PARADIGMS FOR REGIONAL POLICY IN THE 1990S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maki,   Wilbur R.
The purpose of this paper is to present some elements of one or more paradigms for assessing a region's economic growth prospects and related infrastructure requirements. These concerns are central to a regional policy that offers guidance for individual decision makers of local governments and their resident populations. A paradigm for regional policy is a model of regional structure and activity that provides a basis for understanding and foresight about regional growth and change. It is a framework for well-targeted infrastructure investments, vigorous and sustained capacity-building, and continuing efforts in intra-regional cooperation. Critical infrastructure for globally-competitive business enterprise includes air transportation and the accompanying...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14285

PROFILE OF HIRED FARMWORKERS, 1998 ANNUAL AVERAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runyan,   Jack L.
An average of 875,000 persons 15 years of age and older did hired farmwork each week as their primary job in 1998. An additional 63,000 people did hired farmwork each week as their secondary job. Hired farmworkers were more likely than the typical U.S. wage and salary worker to be male, Hispanic, younger, less educated, never married, and not U.S. citizens. The West (42 percent) and South (31.4 percent) census regions accounted for almost three-fourths of the hired farmworkers. The rate of unemployment in the hired farm labor force (11.8 percent) was more than double that (4.5 percent) for all wage and salary workers. Hired farmworkers were also more likely to be paid less than the minimum wage, and to be low-wage workers. Consequently, their median weekly...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Hired farmworkers; Annual averages; Demographic characteristics; Hours worked; Median weekly earnings; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33935

Linkages between poverty and sustainable agricultural and rural development in the uplands of Southeast Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeller,   Manfred; Beuchelt,   Tina; Fischer,   Isabel; Heidhues,   Franz.
Most of the upland areas of Southeast Asia are characterized by insufficient infrastructure, low productivity in smallholder crop and animal production, mounting environmental problems such as soil and forest degradation and loss of biodiversity, increasing population pressure, and widespread poverty, particular in rural areas. While some upland areas in South East Asia have been experiencing considerable progress during the past twenty years, others have stagnated or even declined with respect to economic, social and environmental objectives of development. The purpose of the paper is to describe major trends regarding sustainable development in the upland areas of selected countries in South East Asia, and review explanatory approaches for the observed...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92831

PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY AND AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   William J.
Recent discussion of the process of policy reform has tended to focus on public and private interest theories of public choice as alternative models. The analysis of Australian agricultural policy presented in this paper draws on several extensions of the private interest model including the contractarian framework, extra-rational considerations such as moral attitudes and the desire to participate. Recent agricultural policy reforms in Australia are examined in the light of those theories. This examination highlights the importance of ideas and changes in the rules for policy formulation in influencing policy outcomes. In some cases the private interest theory appears to offer an adequate explanation while, in others, it provides only a partial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22355

The Economic Potential of Second-Generation Biofuels: Implications for Social Welfare, Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Illinois
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Xiaoguang; Khanna,   Madhu; Onal,   Hayri.
This paper develops a dynamic micro-economic land use model that maximizes social welfare and internalizes externality from greenhouse gas emissions to obtain the optimal land use allocation for traditional row crops and bioenergy crops (corn stover, miscanthus and switchgrass), the mix of cellulosic feedstocks and fuel and food prices. We use this carbon tax policy as a benchmark to compare the implications of existing biofuel policies on land use, social welfare and the environment for the 2007-2022 period. The model is operationalized using yields of perennial grasses obtained from a biophysical model, county level data on yields of traditional row crops and production costs for row crops and bioenergy crops in Illinois. We show that a carbon tax policy...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic ethanol; Land use; Social welfare; Greenhouse gas emissions; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q42; Q24.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49484

Modeling the Regional Economic Impacts of the 2007/08 Drought: Results and Lessons
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butcher,   G.V; Ford,   Stuart.
The 2007-08 drought affected a large area of New Zealand. This paper describes the analytical framework used to estimate the associated regional and national economic impacts. Results suggest that calculating drought economic impacts by applying standard farming industry multipliers to changes in farm gate output can greatly overstate both regional and national economic impacts. Calculating impacts using differences between forecast and actual farm production and expenditure by farm type is both feasible and produces far more reliable impact estimates.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic Impact; Drought; Modeling; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97167

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover Page; Editorial Information; Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Carlton G. Davis; Lynn L. Reinschmiedt, 1996-97 President; Contents Pages
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15224

POPULATION EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yamaguchi,   Mitoshi.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13780

Agriculture and European Union Enlargement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Josling,   Timothy E.; Kelch,   David R.; Liapis,   Peter S.; Tangermann,   Stefan.
Potential accession of a number of eastern and central European countries into the European Union (EU) seems destined to lead to further reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The financial costs of absorbing these countries may be extreme. This report documents the modeling framework (European Simulation Model, ESIM) used to analyze the 1992 CAP reform and discusses possible effects of EU enlargement.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: CAP reform; European Union; EU; European Union enlargement; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33571

La Tecnica del Benchmarking Estrategico y su aplicacion a los Agronegocios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: De Leon Contreras,   Gerardo; Aguilar Valdes,   Alfredo; Alvarado Martinez,   Luis Felipe; Hermosillo Salazar,   Javier.
Today the mexican agribusiness faces difficult times since has been subjected to changing environments, many of them due to the opening trade which increases pressure of market competitors forcing agribusiness to search alternatives to face globalization. Within the strategic management we found recent tools that identifies how improve business and increase its competitiveness, we suggest benchmarking implementation in agribusiness together with “UALAE” methodology grounded too in strategic management tools, they can identifies those practices who has enabled high performance in big business (without his nature) and even overcoming goals, working in efficiency of processes and times for national agribusiness and ensure permanence on market before new...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Agribusiness sector; Opening trade; Strategic management.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48611

Factors Affecting Increases in Economic Literacy among High School Students
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wendt,   Minh; West,   James; Parliament,   Claudia.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/27/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9998

GENERAL DISCUSSION: ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN FACILITATING CHANGE AND TRANSITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16863

Vertical Integration Comparison: Beef, Pork, and Poultry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35759

Measuring Competition for Textiles: Does the United States Make the Grade?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welch,   J. Mark; Lyford,   Conrad P.
Increasing competition from foreign manufacturers threatens the viability of textile producers in the United States. This paper evaluates the U.S. competitive position in the cotton yarn segment using established quantifiable measures and provides an overall competitive assessment. The measures employed show the United States to be at a relative competitive disadvantage when compared to major international producers of cotton yarn. However, the margin of this competitive disadvantage is shown to be relatively small and in some cases, decreasing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competition; Cotton; International trade; Textiles; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44901

Consumer's Attitude Towards Labeled and Unlabeled GM Food Products in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soregaroli,   Claudio; Boccaletti,   Stefano; Moro,   Daniele.
Based on survey data collected on a sample of 500 Italian consumers, this paper evaluates the consumer's attitude towards foods obtained from the application of biotechnologies and foods labeled as "GM free". Results from the application of probit models shows that the probability to purchase GM products is lower for individuals more adverse to risk, older, with higher education and less confident in institutional guarantees. Willingness to Pay for GM free products is positively related to information, risk aversion, age, trust in institutional environment, negatively to the degree of agreement with the application of biotechnologies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34243

Socio-Economic Characterization of Communities in Integrated Watershed Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mansoor,   Bilal.
Arid Agriculture University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47109

A magyar szürke szarvasmarha tartók gazdálkodásának jellemzői hazánkban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gombkoto,   Nora; Teschner,   Gergely; Csatai,   Rozsa.
Kérdőíves felmérésünkből megállapítható, hogy a válaszadók főfoglalkozásként végzik tevékenységüket, de mindenképpen tartanak mellette más – többnyire hagyományos – haszonállatot is. Többen jól felismerték a lehetőséget – a fajta jellegéből, látványosságából adódóan – falusi turizmus létrehozására. A háztáji termékfeldolgozással, annak törvényi szabályozása miatt nem foglalkoznak, pedig az ízvilág megismertetése a fogyasztókkal remekül beilleszthető a vendégfogadásba. Jelenleg értékesítési nehézségekkel küzdenek a termelők. Ha történik is eladás, akkor is kizárólag belföldre, pedig ezzekkel a termékekkel a külföldi piacokat is meg lehetne célozni, kihasználva ezzel hazánk komparatív előnyeit. -------------------------------------------------------- Our...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Magyar szürke szarvasmarha; Állatlétszám; Magyarországi régiók; Kiegészítő tevékenység; Értékesítés; Native varieties; Hungarian grey cattle; Animal stock size; Hungarian regions; Ancillary activities; Selling; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99171

THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Craig A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33144

LONG-TERM HEDGING ANALYSIS FOR SOYBEANS, 1973-95
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; Almonte-Alvarez,   Jaime.
The study analyzed a two-year hedge for soybeans in three states trying to capture high prices. The differences in prices received over a 23 year period were not significant when compared to annual hedges or cash sales.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21006

Impact of Russia and Ukraine on the international price formation and the EU markets - A Model based analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banse,   Martin; Salamon,   Petra; Ledebur,   Oliver von; van Leeuwen,   Myrna; Bouma,   Foppe; Salputra,   Guna; Fellmann,   Thomas; Nekhay,   Olexandr.
This paper examines the effect of the future developments of Russian and Ukrainian agricultural sectors and their impact on the world market prices for arable crops. Employed in the study is AGMEMOD, a partial equilibrium economic model of EU agriculture at the Member State level that has been extended by Russia and Ukraine to gain quantitative insights. Vital for the project has also been the integration of an endogenous world market price module including a stylized Rest of the World (ROW) model. In Russia and Ukraine, there is a strong focus on plant production in general and on grain based animal production; Russia and Ukraine are mostly net-exports of those products. Under the baseline, in Russia prices for crops and oilseeds are below the world...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial equilibrium model; Price formation; Russia; Ukraine; Agricultural and Food Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122536

International Trade and Air Pollution: The Economic Costs of Air Emissions from Waterborne Commerce Vessels in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Robin; Gallagher,   Kevin P.
Although there is a burgeoning literature on the effects of international trade on the environment, relatively little work has been done on where trade most directly effects the environment: the transportation sector. This article shows how international trade is affecting criteria air pollution emissions in the United States' shipping sector. Recent work has shown that cargo ships have been long overlooked regarding their contribution to air pollution. Indeed, ship emissions have recently been deemed "the last unregulated source of traditional air pollutants." Air pollution from ships has a number of significant local, national, and global environmental effects. Building on past studies, we examine the economic costs of this increasing and unregulated...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15594

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes Table of Contents
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56115

Food Expenditure Patterns of the Generation 50+: An Engel-Curve Analysis for Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Burzig,   Johanna.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114543

Firm Size, Technical Change and Wages:  Evidence from the Pork Sector from 1990-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Li; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Kliebenstein,   James B.; Orazem,   Peter F.
A long-standing puzzle in labor economics has been the positive relationship between wages and firm size.  Even after controlling for worker's observed characteristics such as education, work experience, gender, and geographic location, a significant firm size wage effect averaging 15 percent remains.  This paper investigates whether the size-wage premium on hog farms persists over time and whether the magnitude is growing or shrinking.  The paper pays particular attention to the matching process by which workers are allocated to farms of different size and technology use, and whether the matching process may explain differences in wages across farms.  The study relies on four surveys of employees on hog farms collected in 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005.  The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9991

Migration flows management in Latvia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shina,   Inga.
The present-day world features ever growing mobility - free movement of people, financial capital, markets and services. This mobility is enhanced and arranged by cross-national networks. The major instrument driving migration is modern technologies and information, including internet, communications and cheap air travels. The article makes insight into external migration trends of labour force and migration flows management prospects so as to discover the possible solutions for further formation of migration policy in Latvia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Migration; Labour force; Migration flows; Migration policy.; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; F22; J61.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94595

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR FOODBORNE ILLNESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Ian A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33070

FINANCIAL CONTROL AND VARIABLE AMORTIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY: AN APPLICATION TO TEXAS RICE FARMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rahman,   Md. Lutfor; Barry,   Peter J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30074

WHO ARE RESOURCE NONUSERS AND WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT NONUSE VALUES? AN APPLICATION TO COASTAL WETLAND RESTORATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnston,   Robert J.; Opaluch,   James J.; Mazzotta,   Marisa J.; Magnusson,   Gisele.
This paper assesses the potential for incomplete definitions of resource use to influence estimates of nonuser WTP, and whether uses underlying certain use values may escape measurement using standard mechanisms applied to distinguish resource users from nonusers.  Empirical results are drawn from a stated preference analysis involving coastal wetland restoration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20353

Preparing for catastrophic climate change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tsur,   Yacov; Withagen,   Cees.
We study optimal adaptation to climate change when the harmful consequences of global warming are associated with stochastic occurrence of abrupt changes. The adaptation policy entails the accumulation of a particular sort of capital that will eliminate or reduce the catastrophic damage of an abrupt climate change when (and if) it occurs. The occurrence date is uncertain. The policy problem involves balancing the tradeoffs between the (certain) investment cost prior to occurrence and the benefit (in reduced damage) that will be realized after the (uncertain) occurrence date. For stationary economies the optimal adaptation capital converges to a steady state. For growing economies the optimal adaptation capital stock approaches the maximal economic level...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Adaptation; Hazard; Environmental Economics and Policy; O13; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117652

Technical Efficiency Effects of Technological Change: Another Perspective on GM Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.; Curtiss,   Jarmila; Brümmer,   Bernhard.
An important approach to reducing persistent technical inefficiency is through technical change. This paper considers the case of genetically modified crop production. A stochastic frontier approach is used to examine how a drastic change from non-GM to GM technology effects the position of the production frontier as well as the extent and nature of technical inefficiency. A one-step method is applied to consider firm-level effects on technical inefficiency. Using soybean production from the U.S. we find that GM technology improves productivity and reduces technical inefficiency though these effects vary across farm characteristics.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Technical change; Genetically-modified; Soybean; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; D24; O33.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24528

ENHANCING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL MEAT PROCESSORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siebert,   John W.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Thelen,   Gina C.; Kuker,   Don.
The small firms examined produce meats in the State of Texas and emphasize such products as sausage, jerky, brisket, and fresh meats.  The authors test hypotheses with the intent to identify operational factors associated with firm financial success.  A quartile model and an econometric model are both used for this purpose.  Results generally suggest important factors for firms to be profitable include product selection, pricing strategies, special equipment, and location.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34485

An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Firms Assisted By the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Center
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ulmer,   Ann; Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Woods,   Michael D.; Willoughby,   Charles V.; Tilley,   Daniel S.
The evolution of value-added centers at land-grant universities, along with the recent development of numerous Ag Innovation Centers, has been viewed as a sign of a shifting emphasis to value-added agriculture research and technical assistance efforts. The entities that fund these centers, be they state or federal government, have a vested interest in the economic impacts of these centers. However, evaluating the efforts of a public good is not always an easy task. An economic-impact study of the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) was conducted to assess the total economic impacts of the firms assisted by the FAPC on Oklahoma's economy. A telephone survey was used to collect the necessary data and IMPLAN was used to estimate direct,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27761

THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHONOLGY: PROSPECTS FOR BRAZIL (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Possas,   Cristina De Albuquerque.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33493

THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND WTO ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Yampoin,   Revadee; Hobbs,   Jill E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26005

Czech Agricultural Sector: Organisational Structure and Its Transformation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chloupkova,   Jarka.
This paper describes and evaluates the impact of the transition process in the agricultural sector in the Czech Republic; its objective is to analyse and clarify the outcome of transition, and the prospects of the sector. The paper starts with examination of agriculture under the communist regime, continues with the transformation process, in particular changes in total economic output, employment, production and other structural attributes. The qualitative assessment examines the transformation of state and collective farms into other corporate structures, where assets are not based on collective ownership. The paper further questions the reasons for a lack of profit and credit sources. The analysis is concluded with suggestions for further...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24195

Usefulness of Incomplete Demand Model in Censored Demand System Estimation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Jensen,   Helen H.
The popularity of AIDS may not easily extend to censored demand systems. We propose an incomplete demand system that has relatively few restrictions on the parameter space, but preserves its theoretical consistency and apply this model to Indonesian data that have significant proportion of censored observations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21923

Alpine County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports
Provedor de dados: 31
Combined reporting began in 2004 with El Dorado County.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100010

REGULATORY FACTORS AFFECTING THE AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diez,   Maria Del Carmen Fernandez; Gil-Delgado,   Maria De Los Reyes Corripio.
In Europe, in addition to public opposition to genetically modified food, the slow pace of development in agricultural and food biotechnology has been attributed to the lack of basic preconditions for commercial and innovative activities. The role and justification of a significant degree of regulation related to crop biotechnology is discussed. We try to clarify the existing broad structures which regulate these genetic technologies by focusing on several areas: environmental regulation, international trade, labelling and intellectual property rights. We attempt to involve the growing range of actors with different interests in the agri-food chain: biotechnology companies, the seed industry, farmer, and consumers.  Finally, we discuss implications and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28597

EQUINE '98, PART IV: REFERENCE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR HORSES AND HIGHLIGHTED DISEASES, 1998
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garber,   Lindsey.
The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is sponsored by the USDA:APHIS:Veterinary Services (VS). The NAHMS Equine '98 Study was designed to provide information about the nation's equine population for education and research purposes. This report is based on the second phase of Equine '98 data collection done by Federal and State Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO's) and Animal Health Technicians (AHT's) in 28 states. From June 15 through September 11, 1998, horse management and health data were collected on-farm from 1,136 participating operations that had three or more horses present on January 1, 1998. This target population was estimated to represent 51.6 percent of operations with horses in the 28 states and 83.9 percent of horses in the 28...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Horse; Equine; Equid; Pony; Donkey; Burro; Mule; Stallion; Mare; Vegetation; Pasture; Breeding; Pasture; Equine viral arteritis; EVA; Vesicular stomatitis virus; VSV; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32764

ORGANIC OR CONVENTIONAL? OPTIMAL DAIRY FARMING TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE EU MILK QUOTA SYSTEM AND ORGANIC SUBSIDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Breustedt,   Gunnar; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe; Tiedemann,   Torben.
A1_4
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; EU milk quota; Data Envelopment Analysis; Subsidy payments; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93934

China’s Consumption Driven Growth Path
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lardy,   Nicholas R.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55019

MARKET RENT DISSIPATION IN REGULATED OPEN ACCESS FISHERIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Homans,   Frances R.; Wilen,   James E.
Using a new model of markets in regulated open access resources, we illustrate the evolution of a fishery as demand for the product grows.  We show that increased demand for fish in its fresh form shortens the fishing season and leads to the development of a market for processed fish. The model allows us to calculate the rent gains from rationalizing the fishery, and we show that much of the rent gains come on the market side as the season lengthens and more fish can be delivered to the higher-valued fresh market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21878

Foreign Workers and the Organic Farms’ Demand for Seasonal Unskilled Labor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Ya; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Perkins,   Samuel L.; Neely,   Carrie E.
This study analyzes farm labor management strategies of organic farms by employing Heckan selection model. Econometric results present interesting relationships between foreign worker-related variables and the hiring of non-family seasonal part-time workers. First, the extent of hiring is inversely related to the population of illegal residents.  Second, the outcome variable (extent of hiring) is directly related to the number of H2A permits (foreign guest farm worker visas for temporary, contractual work) issued. The results also indicate that higher wages, corporate farms, and more educated, younger and full-time farm operators are associated with greater tendencies to hire non-family seasonal part-time workers. Family labor is used to supplement the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farm; Unskilled labor; Immigration; Heckman selection model; Foreign worker; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61155

PERSPECTIVES ON CONSUMERS, INDUSTRY, AND REGULATIONS IN THE FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Michael J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27295

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover, Table of Contents, Editorial Information, Author Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts to JARE, Western Agricultural Economics Association Information,
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93204

Non-tariff Barriers to Trade Caused by SPS Measures and Customs Procedures with Product Quality Changes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Lan; Yue,   Chengyan.
This study develops a methodology to quantify the combined effects of two major nontariff barriers (NTBs), sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and customs and administrative procedures. We employ a constant elasticity of substitution (CES) utility function with factor-augmenting technical progress to incorporate changes in the quality of goods. We then estimate the effects of these two NTBs in the Japanese cut flower market. Results show that estimates of SPS are biased without considering product quality changes caused by the customs and administrative procedures for highly perishable agricultural products. If these Japanese NTBs were removed, findings suggest there would be a significant increase in cut flower imports by Japan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Customs and administrative procedures; Cut flowers; Japan; Non-tariff barriers; Sanitary and phytosanitary measures; Technical barriers to trade; Trade; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50087

Teaching with Technology to Engage Students and Enhance Learning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lass,   Daniel A.; Morzuch,   Bernard J.; Rogers,   Richard T.
Teaching technology effects on student learning in a large lecture introductory statistics course were tested. Findings show in-class personal response systems and on-line homework/quizzes significantly improve student exam scores. We infer proven small class techniques, participating in class and doing homework via technologies, can restore sound pedagogy in larger classes. The experiment was conducted using just one class, but factors usually unaccounted for in assessment research were controlled, especially the instructor and other materials. The technologies investigated here can provide learning benefits to students even in larger courses often criticized for their inability to provide students quality learning experiences.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching; Technology; Statistics; Active learning; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; A22; C9; C21; I21.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14509

Technology-Climate Interactions in the Green Revolution in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKinsey,   James W., Jr.; Evenson,   Robert E.
This paper presents a model of the Green Revolution in India, in which the development and diffusion of HYVs, the expansion of irrigation and the expansion of multiple-cropping are treated as endogenous responses to more basic investments in agricultural technology and infrastructure, as well as to climate and edaphic endowments. We incorporate explicit climate-technology interactions in the model, in order to identify climate effects on the diffusion of HYVs, irrigation and multiple-cropping, and on Net Revenue to agriculture. We find that climate affects technology development and diffusion, and that technology development and diffusion affect the impacts of climate on agricultural productivity in India.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Green Revolution; India; HYV; Rice; Wheat; Climate; Agricultural research; International Development; 112; 121; 226; 620; 710.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28452

TRADING REMEDIES TO REMEDY TRADE: THE NAFTA EXPERIENCE; DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodloe,   Carol.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16927

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FIRMS ASSISTED BY THE OKLAHOMA  FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zimmerschied,   Ann; Woods,   Michael D.; Willoughby,   Charles V.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Tilley,   Daniel S.
An economic impact study of the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center was conducted to analyze the impact of the firms the Center has assisted and the impact of services provided by the Center.  The economic impact of the firms assisted was calculated using an IMPLAN model.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35199

Afforestation and Timber Management Compliance Strategies in Climate Policy. A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michetti,   Melania; Nunes Rosa,   Renato.
This paper analyzes the role of afforestation-reforestation and timber management activities, and their major and secondary economic effects in stabilizing climate during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. In particular, with a Computable General Equilibrium framework, the ICES model, it is inferred how forest carbon sequestration fits within the European domestic portfolio of a 2020-20 and 2020-30 climate stabilization policy. Afforestation and land use are accounted for by introducing their effects in the model. This is done by relying on carbon sequestration curves provided by Sohngen (2005), which describe the average annual cost of sequestration for selected world regions. Results show that afforestation and timber management could...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; General Equilibrium Modelling; Forestry; Afforestation; Environmental Economics and Policy; D58; Q23; Q24; Q52; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99641

Farm Employment Issues for Tax Professionals: Taxes, Wages, Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grossman,   Dale Arrison; Minard,   Jason D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122225

Fuzzy Logic and Preference Uncertainty in Non-market Valuation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
In seeking to value environmental amenities and public goods, individuals often have trouble trading off the (vague) amenity or good against a monetary measure. Valuation in these circumstances can best be described as fuzzy in terms of the amenity valued, perceptions of property rights, and the numbers chosen to reflect values. In this paper, we apply fuzzy logic to contingent valuation, employing a fuzzy clustering approach for incorporating preference uncertainty obtained from a follow-up certainty confidence question. We develop a Fuzzy Random Utility Maximization (FRUM) framework where the perceived utility of each individual is fuzzy in the sense that an individual’s utility belongs to each cluster to some degree. The model is then applied to a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Random utility maximization and fuzzy logic; Contingent valuation and preference uncertainty; C-means clustering; Forest conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q51; C35.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37021

Gaps and Opportunities for Agricultural Sector Development in Mozambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bias,   Calisto; Donovan,   Cynthia.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agricultural development; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56058

Will There Be a Concentration of Alikes? The Impact of Labor Market Structure on Industry Mix in the Presence of Product Market Shocks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stahl,   Konrad; Walz,   Uwe.
We analyze determinants of regional industry mix and focus especially on the influence of labor market characteristics. By combining a labor market pooling argument with an argument involving the cost of switching a worker from one firm to another, we show that in the presence of product market shocks there exists an interesting trade-off for the concentration of firms of the same industry in one region. Firms belonging to different industries are hedged against industry-specific shocks if they settle in the same region, but face higher switching costs (retraining costs for workers moving from one firm to another). In addition, with a given supply of labor there is an additional rationing effect affecting the location decisions of firms. Against the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Local labor market; Product market shocks; Industry structure; Imperfect competition; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; J4; L1; R3.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26362

Including risk in enterprise decisions in Australia’s riskiest businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keogh,   Mick.
This study uses measures of revenue volatility to make comparisons between the business environments experienced by Australian and international farm businesses, and also between Australian farm businesses and businesses in other sectors of the Australian economy. The results indicate that Australian farm business managers operate in a more volatile business environment than is the case for virtually all national agriculture sectors world-wide, and also that businesses involved in Australian agriculture experience more than twice the level of volatility on average of businesses in other sectors of the Australian economy. These findings highlight the differences between agricultural and non-agricultural businesses, and therefore the need for different...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124202

Policies, Natural Resource Governance and Local Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Massuanganhe,   Israel Jacob.
The role that agriculture should play in economic development has been recognised for years. In recent years, concern has been expressed over rising agricultural and food prices. The world market prices for major food commodities have risen sharply to historic highs of more than 60 percent above levels just two years ago. Many factors have contributed to the rise in food commodity prices. Some factors reflect trends of slower growth in production and more rapid growth in demand that have contributed to a tightening of world balances of grains and oilseeds over the last decade. Other factors that have added to global food commodity price inflation include the declining value of the US dollar, rising energy prices, increasing agricultural costs of...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Decentralisation; Natural resource management; Land reform; Agricultural development; Governance; Participation; Local development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53061

Industry-Science Connections in Agriculture:  Do public science collaborations and knowledge flows contribute to firm-level agricultural research productivity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toole,   Andrew A.; King,   John L.
Prior research identifies a direct positive link between the stock of public scientific knowledge and agricultural productivity; however, an indirect contribution to agricultural productivity is also possible when this stock facilitates private sector invention.   This study examines how “connectedness” between the stock of public scientific knowledge and private firms influences firm-level research productivity.  Bibliographic information identifies the nature and degree to which firms use public agricultural science through citations and collaborations on scientific papers.  Fixed effects models show that greater citations and collaborations with university researchers are associated with greater agricultural research productivity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public science; Research productivity; Patents; Citations; Collaboration; R&amp;D; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; O31.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103211

Risk of Financing Agriculture in the North-Eastern Hill Region of India with Special Reference to Meghalaya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mandal,   Subhasis; Datta,   K.K.; Mohanty,   Suchitra; Mahapatra,   B.K.
The study pertains to the economic issues of risk and uncertainties associated with financing hill agriculture from the twin angles of risk of farmers to utilize the credit and of bankers to disburse the agricultural loan. The issues discussed are: first, why the financial institutions are reluctant to lend agricultural advances? Second, whether the farm income or rate of return on equity and non-equity capital is sufficient to repay the loan? Third, what are the major sources and the magnitude of risks and uncertainties associated with hill farming? Fourth, nature of agricultural marketing situation and how it affects the farm income in this region and finally, the possibilities have been explored, where and how the agricultural lending can be stepped up...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58463

DECOMPOSIÇÃO DOS FATORES DE CRESCIMENTO PRÓ-POBRE: EVIDÊNCIAS PARA A ZONA RURAL BRASILEIRA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freitas,   George Alberto de; Carvalho,   Rosemeiry Melo; Campos,   Roberio Telmo.
O crescimento econômico de longo prazo é condição sine qua non para uma população garantir seu bem-estar e o de suas gerações futuras. Porém, muitas vezes o fluxo de renda em uma economia específica é insuficiente para proporcionar uma vida digna de modo que todos estejam inclusos na sociedade do consumo. Outras vezes há renda suficiente, mas nem toda sociedade se beneficia dos frutos gerados por esta. Este trabalho busca diagnosticar os fatores de crescimento através da decomposição dos índices de pobreza, identificando os fatores que influenciaram o crescimento econômico e a desigualdade de renda no Brasil entre 1995 e 2005. O modelo utilizado permite identificar se o crescimento econômico foi pró-pobre ou não. A análise foi realizada em âmbito nacional,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pobreza rural; Crescimento pró-pobre; Brasil; Rural poverty; Pro-poor growth; Brazil; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108844

AGROINDÚSTRIAS FAMILIARES NO OESTE DO PARANÁ: UM PANORAMA PRELIMINAR.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azevedo,   Paulo Roberto; Colognese,   Silvio Antonio; Shikida,   Pery Francisco Assis.
This present work comprises a collection of primary data which aim at providing a general outlook on the situation of family agro-industries in some locations in the western side of the state of Paraná ( Marechal Cândido Rondon, Santa Helena, Santa Lúcia, Missal, Vera Cruz do Oeste and Lindoeste ) for the year 1998. The existence of a group of conditions for production among family agro-industries becomes evident and involves: area of commercialization, clientele, access to more remote markets, degree of professionalization and interaction by the present legislation, the existence of advisory, availability of credit, technological level, aspects concerning production and labour. As a result one can infer that the family agroindustries which were researched...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family agro-industry; The western side of the state of Paraná; Conditions for production and perspectives.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43285

Sudden Stops in Capital Inflows and the Design of Exchange Rate Regimes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ritter,   Raymond.
A two sector small open economy model developed by Corden (1991, 2002) is used to analyse the impact of sudden stops in capital inflows on an internal and external equilibrium and to explore the merits of disposing of the nominal exchange rate as policy tool in rectifying real exchange rate misalignments. It is shown how the economy's sectoral demand properties determine the extent of recession associated with real exchange rate adjustment that is neither engineered by nominal exchange rate changes nor brought about by a decline in nontraded goods prices. The conclusion is drawn that, when deciding on the design of exchange rate regimes, the structural characteristics of the economy ought to be considered so as to appropriately strengthen its capacity to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Capital inflows; Sudden stops; Real exchange rate adjustment; Exchange rate regimes; Financial Economics; F31; F32; F41.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26317

GOVERNMENT POLICY, WIND EROSION, AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY IN SEMI-ARID AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS HIGH PLAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bunn,   Julie A.
The 1996 farm bill challenges agricultural producers to pursue conservation objectives while allowing flexibility and reducing subsidies.  The nature of this challenge for semi-arid rainfed, wind-erosion-prone agriculture is explored via a behavioral model.  Simulations of farm-firm decision making under scenarios in the southern Texas High Plains are evaluated.  Results indicate that the removal of subsidies, while lowering farm incomes, does not, under most assumptions, alter cropping system choice.  Alternatively, under a variety of assumptions, the imposition of an erosion tax shuts down cropping.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation practices; Cropping system choice; Economic dynamics; FAIR Act of 1996; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15551

An Annotated Bibliography of Crop Rotation and Tillage Literature With Special Emphasis on the Canadian Prairies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orlick,   Charles C.; Bauer,   Leonard; Jeffrey,   Scott R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24067

Assessing the Economic Impact of an Agricultural Project in a Petroleum-Exporting Country. The Case of Palm Oil in the Republic of Congo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonfiglio,   Andrea; Esposti,   Roberto.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114260

Trade Effects of the East African Community
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Busse,   Matthias; Shams,   Rasul.
This article evaluates the trade effects of the new East African Community, which fosters trade liberalisation among Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The analysis uses a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification. The commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The transitional fund, which has been proposed to counter trade imbalances due to the new customs union in East Africa, becomes less urgent from this perspective.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23870

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURE: A METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gali,   Jyothi; Tate,   Carole; O’Sullivan,   Mark.
The structure of agriculture and of its food and fibre systems have changed considerably over the past century, reflecting internal and external factors such as institutional, societal (demographic and consumer), technological, economic, human capital, and financial causes. Within a static setting, the analysis of the structure of agriculture can be undertaken with the traditional structure-conductperformance (S-C-P) model of industrial organisation economics which stems from neoclassical economic theory. However, in a period of relatively rapid change in information and communication technologies, in business and consumer expectations and in institutional factors, alternative tools and approaches are required. Changes that are expected to occur cannot be...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123650

ACT Now or Later: The Economics of Malaria Resistance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Laxminarayan,   Ramanan.
In the past, malaria control efforts in sub-Saharan Africa have relied on a combination of vector control and effective treatment using chloroquine. With increasing resistance to chloroquine, attention has now turned to alternative treatment strategies to replace this failing drug. Although there are strong theoretical arguments in favor of switching to more expensive artemisinin-based combination treatments (ACTs), the validity of these arguments in the face of financial constraints has not been previously analyzed. In this paper, we use a Bioeconomic model of malaria transmission and evolution of drug resistance to examine questions of optimal treatment strategy and coverage when drug resistance places an additional constraint on choices available to the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Malaria; Mathematical models; Drug resistance; Bioeconomics; Health Economics and Policy; I10; I19; C61.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10699

SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES FOR VIETNAM 1996 AND 1997
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nielsen,   Chantal Pohl.
This paper documents the construction of social accounting matrices (SAMs) for Vietnam for 1996 and 1997. The data sources used to construct the SAMs include national accounts statistics, government budget data, the official 1996 input-output table, the 19 97/98 Vietnam Living Standards Survey (VLSS), and COMTRADE trade data. The agri-food sectors are particularly well represented in the SAMs: the resulting VIETSAM includes 97 producing sectors with eight agricultural sectors, two agricultural service sectors and 13 food processing industries. In terms of institutional detail, the SAMs include five factors of production (three types of labor distinguished by skill level, one type of capital and one type of land), six household types (distinguished by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16306

India Agricultural Policy Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gilmour,   Brad; Gurung,   Rajendra Kumar.
With a population of about 1.1 billion, India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country by 2030. India's economy ranks as Asia's third largest, after Japan and China, and is now one of the world's fastest growing. While growth has led to significant reductions in poverty, India still ranks among the world's low income countries in terms of income per capita. Nevertheless, economic growth has resulted in a burgeoning middle-class.  India's agriculture sector accounts for 18% of GDP, and employs around 60% of the workforce. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk and potatoes are India's major agricultural commodities. With its growing urban middle-class and increasing influence in global affairs, India's policies...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: India; Economic growth; Agricultural policy; Water scarcity; Market regulations; Agriculture; Water; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46456

EFFECTS OF HEALTH CONCERNS AND CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS ON U.S. MEAT CONSUMPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   Wanki; Ward,   Ronald W.
Using generalized Heckman's model and NPD data, this study specified a meat demand model incorporating health concern and demographics.  Estimated model established empirical linkages between health concerns and meat consumption.  Beef and pork were negatively linked to health concerns, whereas chicken, turkey and fish were positively associated with health concerns.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health Concern; Meat Demand; Generalized Heckman; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21682

Managing Crop Production Risk with Crop Index Insurance Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deng,   Xiaohui; Barnett,   Barry J.; Yu,   Yingzhuo; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
Index crop insurance products can eliminate the asymmetric information problem inherent in farm-level multiple peril crop insurance. Purchasers of index insurance products are, however, exposed to basis risk. This study examines the feasibility of various index insurance products for corn farms in southern Georgia.  Index insurance products considered are based on county yields, cooling degree days, and predicted yields from a crop simulation model.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35607

Liability, Regulation and Endogenous Risk: Incidence and Severity of Escaped Prescribed Fires in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yoder,   Jonathan K.
Prescribed fire is a useful but risky method for reducing general wildfire risk and improving wildlife habitat, biodiversity, timber growth, and agricultural forage. In the past the fifteen years, laws is some states have been adopted to support the use of prescribed fire. This article examines the effect of liability law and common regulations on the incidence and severity of escaped prescribed fires in the United States from 1970 to 2002. Regression results show that stringent statutory liability law and regulation tends to reduce the number and severity of escaped prescribed fires on private land, but not on federal land where state liability law does not directly apply.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Endogenous risk; Prescribed fire economics; Liability law; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; K32; Q2.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12964

Framing the Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A Theoretical Discussion of the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Articulating Values that Reflect the Economic Contributions of Ecological Phenomena
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farrell,   Katharine N.
This paper presents a theoretical discussion concerning possibilities for designing environmental value articulation procedures that respect the basic non-economic character of ecological phenomena. The question of how to estimate the economic value of ecosystem services contributions is a particularly important issue for agricultural economics because of the dependence of agricultural production on the life cycles and biological viability of ecosystems (sic Georgescu-Roegen, 1966). Distinguishing between two basic types of ecosystem services values – demand vs supply based – this paper aims to describe a theoretical context within which it may be possible to develop recommendations regarding procedures and associated institutional structures that can...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114362

Supply Chain Issues in China’s Milk Adulteration Incident
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gale,   H. Frederick, Jr.; Hu,   Dinghuan.
China’s melamine milk adulteration crisis highlights the challenges that arise as large well-capitalized companies procure raw materials from a diffused supply chain of scattered small farmers and milk collection stations. As milk prices climbed sharply in 2007 and companies branched out into new territories, intense competition for raw milk supplies strengthened incentives to water down and adulterate milk.  Effective food safety measures must account for incentives, the distribution of market power in the supply chain and market dynamics.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Milk; Dairy industry; Food safety; Adulteration; Market structure; Supply chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51613

LOW-INCOME CALIFORNIA FOOD-SHOPPING HABITS: A STUDY BASED ON HISPANIC WIC PARTICIPANTS SURVEYS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gradziel,   Patricia; Matthews,   James R.; Punia,   Mandeep.
A shopping-habits survey was completed at selected California WIC clinic sites.  Although the survey was given to WIC program participants from all racial or ethnic groups, tests revealed that a representative sample was obtained only from members of the Hispanic population, who make up the largest ethnic group served by the California WIC Program.  Consequently, the study presented herein is restricted to the shopping habits of Hispanic California WIC Program participants.  This study identified the specific brand preferences of the WIC population for the cereals and juices offered by the California WIC Program and to find out if families with two or more people on WIC would be able to handle buying larger quantities of the same food in one shopping trip,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27951

COURTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT IN TRANSITION AGRICULTURE: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckmann,   Volker; Boger,   Silke.
The paper investigates theoretically and empirically the role of courts for contract enforcement in transition agriculture.  In a survey of 306 Polish hog farmers conducted in 1999, only 38.5% of them reported to believe that they could use courts to enforce contracts with their most important customer.  Furthermore, those who believe the legal system could be used would accept significant financial losses before taking action.  We develop a theoretical model, based on the costs and benefits of court enforcement, which captures the boundary between contracts to be regarded as "enforceable" and "not-enforceable" and, simultaneously, the threshold of taking legal action.  The empirical analysis strongly supports our model: (1) the farmers' responds can be...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural contracts; Contract enforcement; Courts; Transition; Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25878

Communicating Ethical Arguments to Organic Consumers: A Study Across Five European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naspetti,   Simona; Zanoli,   Raffaele.
Additional ethical claims were tested with mock organic egg labels in five EU countries. The attitudes towards the advertising labels were assessed by multiple copy testing measures. A total of 156 individual responses were analysed. The study confirms the difficulty of conducting advertising research in a multicultural framework, and shows that additional local/ regional claims can reinforce the appeal of organic products.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cross-cultural advertising; Ethical values; Consumer attitudes; Organic food; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121946

Cost Implications of Agricultural Land Degradation in Ghana: An Economywide, Multimarket Model Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diao,   Xinshen; Sarpong,   Daniel Bruce.
An economywide, multimarket model is constructed for Ghana and the effects of agricultural soil erosion on crop yields are explicitly modeled at the subnational regional level for eight main staple crops. The model is used to evaluate the aggregate economic costs of soil erosion by taking into account economywide linkages between production and consumption, across sectors and agricultural subsectors. To fill a gap in the literature regarding economic cost analysis of soil erosion, this paper also analyzes the poverty implications of land degradation. The model predicts that land degradation reduces agricultural income in Ghana by a total of US$4.2 billion over the period 2006–2015, which is approximately five percent of total agricultural GDP in these ten...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ghana; Agricultural Soil Loss; Economywide modeling; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42416

Changing Incentives to Sow Cotton for African Farmers: Evidence from the Burkina Faso Reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaminski,   Jonathan.
Over the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has experienced a reform of its cotton sector, and is now the largest African cotton producer and exporter. The cotton ”boom” consisted of a rapid expansion of cotton areas through the growth of land shares allocated to cotton (and new producers), together with an overall increase in total cultivated land. In this paper, we present an empirical framework to determine the contribution of total farmland changes in the increase of land dedicated to cotton, where both processes are represented by ordered endogenous variables. We then analyze data that we collected in rural Burkina Faso in March 2006 within this framework. From measurable indicators of farmer behavior and variables that measure farmer statements for the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Parastatal; Burkina Faso’s cotton; Land extension; Privatization; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45779

Single Bid Restriction in Milk Quota Exchanges - Comparing the Danish and the Ontario Exchanges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bogetoft,   Peter; Jensen,   Peter Max Friis; Nielsen,   Kurt; Olesen,   Henrik Ballebye; Olsen,   Rene H.
This paper analyzes the design of the Danish milk quota exchange. We focus on the restriction that each producer can only submit a single bid (a quantity and a price limit). We argue that this restriction creates inefficiencies for two reasons. First, a single bid cannot express a buyer's downward sloping demand curve (the aggregation effect). Second, the buyers minimize the risk of foregoing profitable trade by submitting their average valuation rather than their marginal valuation of quota (the uncertainty effect). We use data from the (multiple bids) Ontario milk quota exchange, to evaluate the empirical impact of a single bid restriction.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Quota exchange; Single bid; Multi-unit; Double auctions; Efficient trade.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24181

MANAGING EUROPEAN CORN BORER RESISTANCE TO BT CORN WITH DYNAMIC REFUGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Secchi,   Silvia; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Hellmich,   Richard L.
We develop a dynamic bioeconomic model of temporally optimal dynamic refuge recommendations for resistance management when a backstop technology arrives at a known date.  The impact of the characteristics of the backstop on the use of the current technology, and the difference between static and dynamic refuges are examined.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20543

Consumer’s choice on GM labeling: evidences from China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Pengcheng; Huang,   Chung-Huang; Feng,   Zhongchao; Zhou,   Deyi.
With the development of the biotechnology, more and more GM foods enter the food chain of the mankind. What are the consumers’ attitudes toward those foods? And what are their requirements for safety management derived from the emerging of those foods? By conducting a survey in Wuhan with a sample of 621 correspondents, the study collects the correspondents’ attitudes on GM foods and expectations on safety managements for those foods, and analyses impacts of consumers’ general preferences, specific perceptions on GM foods, and the special labeling usage behavior both on the attitudes formation in GM labeling and on the labeling choices using MNL models. The paper further proposes some suggestions in GM foods safety management based on the modeling results.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foods; GM labeling; MNL model; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51807

The Socially Optimal Import Tariff and Tax Credit for Ethanol with Farm Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Gorter,   Harry; Just,   David R.; Tan,   Qinwen.
We determine how the U.S. ethanol tax credit and import tariff affect the corn-ethanol-gasoline markets and how farm subsidies interact with these policies. We show how the ethanol tax credit and import tariff each uniquely affect the ethanol and gasoline prices. The ethanol import tariff alone increases the terms of trade in ethanol imports and corn exports, but decreases the terms of trade in gasoline imports and the tax costs of farm price supports. With price-contingent farm subsidies in place, the optimal tariff and tax credit will depend on the price level. When farm subsidy expenditures are high, import subsidies for ethanol may increase social welfare due to the substantial size of the fuel market relative to the corn market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Ethanol; Tariffs; Tax credit; Welfare; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49865

THE MICROWAVE SOCIETY AND CROCK-POT GOVERNMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graves,   Bill.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17051

The Degree of Decoupling of Direct Payments for Korea's Rice Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Yong-Kee; Kim,   Hanho.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21143

Alternative Approaches for Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa, with Particular Reference to the Role of Fertilizer Subsidies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crawford,   Eric W.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Kelly,   Valerie A.
This paper outlines the role of improved soil fertility in the process of structural transformation, and examines specific financial, economic, social, and political arguments in favor of promoting increased fertilizer use, particularly in smallholder farming systems. This paper draws experiences and insights from the literature on which policies and programs appear to work best and which least well in providing a consistent and growing supply of fertilizer to smallholders. Particular attention is given to addressing the question of fertilizer subsidies: Under what circumstances are they warranted and what form should they take, if and when they are implemented?
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11557

THE DEMAND FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL IN AGRICULTURAL USE IN VIRGINIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Havlicek,   Joseph, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30269

Wal-Mart and Rural Poverty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goetz,   Stephan J.; Swaminathan,   Hema.
Wal-Mart® has created tremendous economic benefits for consumers by providing more choices at lower prices.  The benefits are felt especially in communities that had only local retail monopolies prior to the arrival of the store.  Yet no mretailer evokes stronger negative emotions than this chain.  Recent media attention has focused on questionable labor practices and low wages combined with lack of benefits paid by the corporation, while academic studies have examined effects of the stores on retail wages, employment levels and numbers of establishments.  Missing from the literature is an analysis of whether the “"Wal-Mart effect"” is large enough to measurably influence community-wide family poverty rates over time.  This is the first study to carefully...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20149

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oakleaf,   S. Kenneth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17824

Present Structure and Projected Impact of the 1967 Wholesome Meat Law on the North Dakota Meat Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dunn,   Edward V.; Morris,   Dennis Clark.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60718

Bread Prices, Consumption and Nutrition Implications for Scotland: A Regional Analysis Using Supermarket Scanner Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Lamprinopoulou-Kranis,   Chrysa; Toma,   Luiza; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Kupiec-Teahan,   Beata; Cacciolatti,   Luca.
The recent rise in food prices has increased the concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the discussion around the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has brought back the interest in the price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information about consumers’ food decisions. The paper focuses on the consumption of brown and white bread, as they are the most typical ways of cereals use in the UK and nutritionists recommend the consumption of wholemeal or brown bread in contraposition to white bread as part of an appropriate diet due to its health benefits. This paper aims to answer whether changes in bread prices affect the quantity and composition of the Scottish demand for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bread consumption models; Scotland; Food prices; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109393

IS ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING INCREASING IN STRENGTH?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corbett,   James J.
Online grocery shopping is a relatively new innovation with regard to the way in which one purchases groceries.  Some interesting concepts- designed to enhance the process of making grocery products available for consumption of the ever-changing consumer- have entered the food distribution industry channels.  A telephone survey was conducted in the Boston trading area to determine the profile of online grocery consumers who are familiar with online grocery shopping.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26527

HOW SUCCESSFUL ARE BR&amp;E IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS? A FOUR-STATE EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morse,   George W.; Ha,   Inhyuck.
For several years, Business Retention and Expansion professionals have pointed out that BR&amp;E visitation programs appear to be relatively successful until it comes time to implement the plans developed in the BR&amp;E visitation program.  At the implementation stage, however, there have been very mixed reports.  A number of articles have documented the benefits of BR&amp;E visitation programs. Yet, none of these have examined the implementation of the strategic plans developed by BR&amp;E visitation programs.   Few communities would undertake the program if they did not expect to see some action on their plans.  Likewise, few state agencies or universities would continue to support BR&amp;E educational efforts if the BR&amp;E programs do not implement...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14096

Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe: A Tobit application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chiputwa,   Brian; Langyintuo,   Augustine S.; Wall,   Patrick.
Conventional agricultural practices such as the use of the moldboard plough are no longer sustainable due to their extensive soil degradation effects. As a panacea, several Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies have been promoted to improve soil structure and water conservation. However, adoption of these technologies has been resisted by smallholder farmers and identifying causes of the low adoption rates to facilitate intervention strategies remains a challenge to development practitioners. Using data from 100 farmers, this paper uses a Tobit application to assess the underlying factors important in determining farmers’ adoption of zero-tillage, crop rotation and contour ridging technologies. Empirical results suggest that adoption and use intensity...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conservation Agriculture (CA); Conventional Farming (CF) technology; Tobit Model; Adoption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98851

Community versus National Financing - How to achieve a sustainable agricultural policy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halmai,   Peter; Vasary,   Viktoria.
Is the Common Agricultural Policy unsustainable? Is agricultural spending a major distorting factor in the EU economy and an obstacle to the implementation of the Lisbon agenda? To answer these complex questions, detailed analysis is required along the following lines of thought:  1. Exploration of factors justifying Community level intervention. – Is the ’theory of decentralization’ applicable to budgetary issues and the common agricultural policy? Our hypothesis suggests that it is. 2. Assessing CAP as it currently exists, including its ability to generate public goods at the level of the Community (multifunctional elements which are indeed cross-border externalities) and its ability to create added value at the level of the Community. 3. Making an...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Public goods; Fiscal federalism; New agricultural policy; Közjavak; Fiskális föderalizmus; Új agrárpolitika; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92534

Country-of-Origin Labeling and the Beef Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93388

Land Use Change and Ecosystem Valuation in North Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ngugi,   Daniel; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom,   John C.
This study seeks to forecast land use change in a North Georgia ecosystem, and estimate the economic value of the ecosystem using benefit transfer techniques. We forecast land use change based on a structural time series model and a simple growth rate model.  The study suggests a lower bound willingness to pay value of about USD 16,000 per year to ensure compliance with fishing and drinking water quality standards with regard to fecal coliform bacteria and dissolved oxygen. Conservation efforts are likely to cost less than the cost of defensive behavior or ecosystem restoration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem; Economic value; North Georgia; Land use; Water quality; Structural time series; Benefit transfer; Forecasting.; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Q51; Q53; Q57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46853

EMPIRICISM AND THE ART OF TEACHING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Broder,   Josef M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15416

Contractual Arrangements of Traders in Chinese Wholesale Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Xiaohua; Abler,   David G.; Zeng,   Yinchu.
Using a survey data of 700 traders, this study scrutinizes contract choices and enforcement for agricultural traders in China. This study finds that market service and environment are very important for both contract choices and enforcement. Better market service and environment can increase the propensity of using contract and the probability of contract enforcement both for purchase and sales of products. Education and memberships of special associations are also important for contract choices and enforcement. Higher education and affiliation to special associations for traders can increase the propensity of contracts and reduce contract breaches. However, the formats of contracts, whether contracts are oral or written, are not important for contract...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Contract; Trader; Wholesale Market; China; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; International Development; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; L14; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51399

Reforming the Global Agricultural Research Support System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruttan,   Vernon W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8433

SMALLHOLDER AFRICAN AGRICULTURE:   PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN  CONFRONTING HUNGER AND POVERTY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resnick,   Danielle.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60178

Farm level adoption decisions of soil and water management technologies in semi-arid Eastern Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bett,   Charles.
In this paper the conceptual framework of individual farmers' adoption decisions of new agricultural technologies is used to identify factors that influence adoption modified fanya juu terraces in semi-arid eastern Kenya. The adoption decision model was specified using farm and farmers' characteristics and technology characteristics though likely to influence farmers' adoption behaviour. To test intensity of adoption a Torbit model was specified and estimated. Results of logit regression analysis reveal that access to markets, education, costs, technology attributes, labour, credit and risk preferences significantly influenced adoption decisions. Results from the estimated intensity of adoption model (tobit) show that variation in the proportion of land...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Logit analysis; Tobit analysis; Modified terraces; Adoption; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58369

THE NEW ECONOMICS OF DISTANCE: LONG-TERM TRENDS IN INDEXES OF SPATIAL FRICTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   William A.; Bhattarai,   Madhusudan; Huang,   Pei.
Distance-related costs have changed at different rates across categories of resource flows and across modes and media between 1960 and 1998.  The cost of moving knowledge/information has dropped much faster than the costs of moving people or materials.  The costs of processing and moving information have dropped by 98% and 92% respectively, in real terms since 1960.  In addition, there are big differences in the rates of change within the real costs of moving people using different travel modes--just as big differences exist within the real costs of moving materials using different modes.  For example, the real costs of moving materials by domestic rail and inland waterway have decreased by 58% and 42% in real terms, respectively, while inter-city trucking...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18808

STRUCTURE OF WAGES AND BENEFITS IN THE U.S. PORK INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hurley,   Terrance M.; Kliebenstein,   James B.; Orazem,   Peter F.
Pork production has been evolving from relatively small, family-run operations toward large-scale operations with several employees.  This study uses a national survey of pork producers and their employees to answer several questions about the structure of wages and benefits in this rapidly changing labor market.  The findings include:  1) wages do not differ across regions of the country but, instead, reflect differences in worker skills and firm size consistent with a nationally competitive labor market; 2) there is no evidence that large producers have market power in local labor markets that enable them to pay lower wages than competitors; 3) rather; large firms pay higher wages, offer better benefits, and safer working environments than smaller firms;...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18273

IMPACT OF PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN CROPS AND LIVESTOCK ON WORLD FOOD TRADE PATTERNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ludena,   Carlos E.
World food trade patterns have changed in the last 40 years with the share of world trade comprised of bulk commodities falling, and the share of world food trade comprised of processed commodities rising. These changes have been driven by a combination of supply and demand forces. On the demand side, world demand for livestock products and more highly processed food products has been rising more rapidly than that for bulk products. This increasing demand can either be met from domestic production or from foreign production – in the latter case resulting in increased international trade. The extent to which the increased demand can be met from domestic production depends importantly on the rate of productivity growth in the various components of the farm...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20366

FORUM - A SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION WITHIN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH: 1958-73
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   John.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9193

Dynamic oligopoly: estimation and tests of market structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karp,   Larry S.; Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
A linear-quadratic dynamic oligopoly model is developed and applied to the world coffee export market. The model nests various market structures using either open-loop or feedback strategies. The theoretical properties of this model are described. For given observed behavior, the assumption of feedback strategies implies a less competitive market structure than open-loop strategies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6105

THE IMPACT OF THE CANADA-U.S. HOG/PORK TRADE DISPUTE ON THE COMPOSITION OF U.S. PORK IMPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe.
Trade theorists have demonstrated that different trade policy instruments have different effects on the quality and source of imports.  Countervailing duties (CVDs), like specific tariffs, should induce quality upgrading.  However, the magnitude and timing of the quality adjustments are influenced by the credibility of the duties that can be legally contested and modified after annual administrative reviews.  Index numbers are used to assess the timing and magnitude of the product mix and country mix substitution effects in U.S. pork imports in response to the U.S. CVDs on Canadian exports of live hogs and fresh, chilled, and frozen pork.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31414

BOOM AND BUST IN THE '90S: THE STORY AS TOLD BY CORN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stevens,   Stanley C.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13537

Market Factors of North Dakota Durum Wheat Shipments July - December, 1964
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   David C.; Taylor,   Fred R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104211

COUNTY GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: LEGAL BASIS AND OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harvey,   Lynn R.
Revised version of Staff Paper 95-28.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11527

Competitiveness of U.S. Meats in Japan and South Korea: A Source Differentiated Market Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mutondo,   Joao E.; Henneberry,   Shida Rastegari.
The restricted source differentiated almost ideal demand system (RSDAIDS) is used to estimate the parameters of the Japanese and South Korean source differentiated meat demand models. Expenditure and own-price elasticities indicate that Japanese beef, Canadian and Danish pork, and Brazilian and Thai poultry have a competitive advantage in Japan. The BSE outbreak in Japan decreased the shares of Japanese and U.S. beef. Regarding South Korea, the results indicate that imported beef from the U.S. and Australia, Danish pork, and South Korean and Thai poultry have a competitive advantage. The U.S. BSE outbreak decreased the market shares of U.S. beef in the South Korean beef market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Competitive advantage; FMD; Japanese meat demand; RSDAIDS; South Korean Meat Demand; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9713

Was There a Credit Crunch in Namibia Between 1996-2000?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ikhide,   Sylvanus.
Commercial bank credit is a useful tool for promoting economic growth especially at the early stages of development. It has been observed that between 1996 and the early part of 2000, the growth rate of real credit to the private sector declined significantly in Namibia. This period coincided with observed strong demand for commercial bank loans. There has therefore been public discourse on the possibility of a restriction in the supply of credit by commercial banks and hence the occurrence of a credit crunch in the economy since commercial bank lending capacity did not fall. This paper attempts to provide some evidence in this regard by examining the main determinants of commercial bank credit in the economy and ascertaining if credit has been demand or...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Africa; Namibia; Credit crunch; Asymmetric information; Economic growth; Financial Economics; E51.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43995

Economic Growth in the Philippines: A Spatial Econometrics Analysis at the Provincial Level, 1991 – 2000.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pede,   Valerien O.; Huelgas,   Zenaida M.; Villano,   Lorena; Garcia,   Cornelia; McKinley,   Justin D.; Mohanty,   Samarendu.
Investigating the determinants of economic growth remains a long research tradition in the economic growth literature. Most studies in this literature have tried to link economic growth and different economic factors using either neoclassical growth theories or endogenous growth approaches. These studies apply these growth theories to identify the factors responsible for the observed differences/disparities between regions or countries. While early studies focused on cross-country analyses, the recent most studies consider regions or sub-national entities as unit of analysis. This has raised the question of whether theories developed for cross-country analysis could be automatically applied for regional or sub-national analysis. Given the profound...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103651

Aggregation Theory for Incomplete Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaFrance,   Jeffrey T.; Beatty,   Timothy K.M.; Pope,   Rulon D.
Gorman's theory of demand is extended comprehensively to incomplete systems. The incomplete systems approach dramatically increases this class of models. The separate roles of symmetry and adding up are identified in the rank and the functional form of this class of models. We show that symmetry determines rank and the maximum rank is three. We show that adding up and 0o homogeneity determines the functional form and there is no functional form restriction for an incomplete system. We prove that every full rank system and reduced rank systems with a minimal level of degeneracy can be written as a polynomial in a single function of income. A complete set of closed form solutions for the indirect objective functions of this class of models is derived. A...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Aggregation; Rank; Functional form; Integrability; Incomplete systems; Weak integrability; Demand and Price Analysis; D12; E21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25033

THE DESIGN AND COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATIVE SECOND-BEST POINT/NONPOINT TRADING MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horan,   Richard D.; Shortle,   James S.; Abler,   David G.; Ribaudo,   Marc.
There is considerable interest in the use of pollution trading between point and nonpoint sources  to improve the cost-effectiveness of water pollution control, but little literature to guide the design of trading systems involving nonpoint sources.  We explore the design of two types of trading systems that would allow trading among and between point and nonpoint sources.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11595

NON-PARAMETRIC AND SEMI-PARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES FOR MODELING AND SIMULATING CORRELATED, NON-NORMAL PRICE AND YIELD DISTRIBUTIONS: APPLICATIONS TO RISK ANALYSIS IN KANSAS AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Featherstone,   Allen M.; Kastens,   Terry L.
Parametric, non-parametric, and semi-parametric approaches are commonly used for modeling correlated distributions. Semi-parametric and non-parametric approaches are used to examine the risk situation for Kansas agriculture. Results from the model indicate that 2000 will be another difficult year for Kansas farmers, although crop income will increase slightly from 1999. However, unless another supplemental infusion of government payments occurs, crop income is expected to be the lowest since 1992.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Correlated distributions; Non-parametric modeling; Semi-parametric modeling; Kansas agriculture; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15491

Net economic impacts of achieving maximum economic yield in fisheries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Norman-Lopez,   Ana; Pascoe,   Sean.
Improving the economic performance of fisheries is becoming increasingly important in fisheries management, and in some cases, maximum economic yield (MEY) is set as a key management target. However, associated with MEY is a level of fishing activity that is lower than would otherwise occur, even in fisheries managed to achieve the maximum sustainable yield. This will result in losses in economic activity elsewhere in the economy, potentially resulting in a net loss to society in the short to medium term. In this paper, an input-output framework is used to estimate the net economic impact of achieving MEY in Australian fisheries. While incomes are reduced in other sectors of the economy, the net impact of achieving MEY in fisheries is dependent on how...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maximum economic yield; Fisheries management; Net economic impact; Input-output analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59108

MEASURING THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION: SINGLE-OR MULTI-EQUATION SYSTEMS? A CASE STUDY OF THE WASHINGTON APPLE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Voorthuizen,   Hilde; Schotzko,   R. Thomas; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.
This paper reports the results of a case study analyzing the impacts of promotion and advertising conducted by the Washington Apple Commission (WAC) using both single- and multi-equation systems.  The analyses are compared in terms of the comparability and coherency of results and in terms of the types of information that can be generated by the multi-equation model but not by the single-equation model.  Due to the availability of detailed data from the WAC, the multi-equation system incorporates measures of actual lines of print media within an explicit model of print media as well as a measure of the multiplier effect associated with WAC promotion expenditures relative to the overall (retail-matched) level of print media.  This information cannot be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27943

Identifying the Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Honduras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jansen,   Hans G.P.; Siegel,   Paul B.; Pichon,   Francisco.
Published as Drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in Central America: Honduras case study. Vols. 1 and 2. Gray Cover Report No. 3193-HN Washington, DC: The World Bank. Published as Jansen, Hans G.P.; Siegel, Paul; Pichon, Francisco. 2006. Understanding the drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in Honduras. World Bank en breve No. 87 Pp. 1-4.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58378

THE MANAGEMENT OF PERCEIVED RISK IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RETAILER-LED BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES IN GERMANY AND ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fearne,   Andrew; Hornibrook,   Susan A.; Dedman,   Sandra.
This paper reports the findings from two exploratory case studies of retailer-led quality assurance schemes (QAS) for beef in Germany and Italy.  The focus is on the potential for QAS to reduce the risks associated with fresh beef, as perceived by consumers.  Results of two consumer surveys are reported, which suggest that QAS have the potential to reduce perceived risk and increase consumer confidence in specific fresh beef products, but that considerable scope remains for improving the communication of QAS, in order that specific scheme objectives are clearly understood by consumers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34361

Investment in Electricity Transmission and Ancillary Environmental Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bloyd,   Cary; Bharvirkar,   Ranjit; Burtraw,   Dallas.
Planning of the electricity transmission system generally focuses on the pros and cons of providing generation close to the source of the power demand versus remote generation linked via the transmission system. Recent electricity supply problems in the western United States have renewed interest in the role of transmission in assuring the reliability of electricity supply. Recently, the Western Governors' Association led the development of a planning exercise that examined the tradeoffs over the next 10 years between locating new natural gas powered generation close to the load centers versus new coal, wind, hydro, and geothermal generation in remote areas. Although the analysis concentrated on the direct system costs, the choice of new generation will...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Electricity; Transmission; Air pollution; Ancillary benefits; Nitrogen oxides; Sulfur dioxide; Carbon dioxide; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; L94; Q25; Q41.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10519

Madera County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1962-1968
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1962-1968.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1968
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91926

Interactive Problem Structuring with ICZM Stakeholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kouwen,   Frank; Dieperink,   Carel; Schot,   Paul P.; Wassen,   Martin J.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is struggling with a lack of science-management integration. Many computer systems, usually known as “decision support systems”, have been developed with the intention to make scientific knowledge about complex systems more accessible for coastal managers. These tools, allowing a multi-disciplinary approach with multi-criteria analyses, are designed for well-defined, structured problems. However, in practice stakeholder consensus on the problem structure is usually lacking. Aim of this paper is to explore the practical opportunities for the new so-called Quasta approach to structure complex problems in a group setting. This approach is based on a combination of Cognitive Mapping and Qualitative Probabilistic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cognitive Mapping; Interactive Policy Making; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q5.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9555

Mixed Unit Roots and Deterministic Trends in Noncausality Tests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ran,   Tao; Zapata,   Hector O.
Using Japanese economic data and a Monte Carlo simulation, this study analyzes the consequences of ignoring deterministic trends in mixed unit-root data for Granger noncausality tests. Results from an augmented VAR suggest over-rejection in certain empirically relevant cases at various sample sizes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6745

Assisting decision-making in Queensland barley production through chance constrained programming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gali,   Jyothi; Brown,   Colin G.
A chance constrained programming model is developed to assist Queensland barley growers make varietal and agronomic decisions in the face of changing product demands and volatile production conditions. Unsuitable or overlooked in many risk programming applications, the chance constrained programming approach nonetheless aptly captures the single‐stage decision problem faced by barley growers of whether to plant lower‐yielding but potentially higher‐priced malting varieties, given a particular expectation of meeting malting grade standards. Different expectations greatly affect the optimal mix of malting and feed barley activities. The analysis highlights the suitability of chance constrained programming to this specific class of farm decision problem.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117838

Is there any future for cash crops in developing countries? The case of vanilla.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pokorna,   Irena; Smutka,   Lubos.
A generally used term for easy marketable commodities usually with high prices is cash crops As a result of it these commodities are produced by many developing and especially least developed countries (LDC). These crops have witnessed fluctuation in prices during the last decade. We can suppose that these products would be the domain of developing countries nevertheless the opposite is true.  Vanilla is a very good example of those products especially because just very few producers exist. We can suppose that vanilla trade would be the sphere of very few producers and beside that the agents would deal mostly with the demand site on the international market. However, the international vanilla market shows slight differences. Nevertheless, it can be grown...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cash crops; Vanilla; International trade; RCA.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; GA; IN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102491

Farmers' Subjective Valuation of Subsistence Crops: The Case of Traditional Maize in Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arslan,   Aslihan; Taylor,   J. Edward.
Shadow prices guide farmers' resource allocations, but for subsistence farmers growing traditional crops, shadow prices may bear little relationship with market prices. We econometrically estimate shadow prices of maize using data from a nationally representative survey of rural households in Mexico. Shadow prices are significantly higher than the market price for traditional but not improved maize varieties. They are particularly high in the indigenous areas of southern and southeastern Mexico, indicating large de facto incentives to maintain traditional maize there.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Shadow prices; Non-market values; Supply response; Traditional crops; Onfarm conservation; Mexico; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; O12; O13; Q12; Q39.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44488

PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS - A POLITICAL SCIENCE APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yoho,   Carole B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17604

A Free Trade between Ukraine and the European Union: Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nekhay,   Olexandr; Gay,   Stephan Hubertus; Fellmann,   Thomas.
The negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between Ukraine and the EU are currently in process. Such a FTA can be expected to imply opportunities as well as challenges for agricultural markets. This paper provides a model-based quantitative assessment of the potential impacts of a FTA on agricultural commodity markets in the EU and Ukraine. For the quantitative analysis the dynamic, partial equilibrium model AGLINK-COSIMO has been adapted and applied. The modules for the EU and Ukraine have been extracted from the global model and prepared to run together. Thus, the focus is on the bilateral trade positions and not on the effect on other countries. The simulation of a FTA between the EU and Ukraine was done through the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ukraine; EU; Free Trade Agreement (FTA); Agricultural Markets; AGLINK-COSIMO; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114616

GROUND BEEF: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BEEF INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conner,   J. Richard; Rogers,   Robert W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30040

Poverty Reduction during the Rural-Urban Transformation - The Role of the Missing Middle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christiaensen,   Luc J.M.; Todo,   Yasuyuki.
As countries develop, they undergo a structural transformation from agriculture to manufacturing and services as well as a spatial transformation from rural to urban. Historically, this process has been far from uniform across countries, with some fostering rural diversification out of agriculture and others undergoing rapid agglomeration in mega cities. This paper examines whether the nature of these transformations (rural diversification versus agglomeration in mega-cities) affects the rate of poverty reduction.  Using cross-country panel data for developing countries spanning 1980-2004, it is found that migration out of agriculture into the missing middle (rural nonfarm economy and secondary towns ) is strongly associated with poverty reduction, while...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Rural-urban transformation; Rural non-farm economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51467

Measuring the economic benefits and costs of Bluetongue virus outbreak and control strategies in Scotland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fofana,   Abdulai; Toma,   Luiza; Moran,   Dominic; Gunn,   George J.; Stott,   Alistair W.
This paper provides an ex-ante economic analysis, comparing six alternative control strategies for the eradication of Bluetongue virus 8 against five incursion scenarios in cattle and sheep populations. The economic analysis assumes a common baseline unavoidable cost of public and private measures that together contribute to prevention of incursion of BTV8 into Scotland. These costs continue over the five year horizon of this analysis regardless of whether a BTV8 epidemic ensues in Scotland and their total present value was found to be approximately £141m over the 5year period. The benefit of this investment is the costs of a BTV8 outbreak avoided; which depends on the time, location and nature of the incursion, on the control strategies adopted to counter...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bluetongue virus; Epidemiology; Direct and indirect costs; Benefit analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51052

Utilizing Contingent Claims to Improve the Management of CAFOs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramig,   Benjamin M.; Skees,   Jerry R.; Black,   J. Roy.
We propose a market-based approach to reducing the environmental risk posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).  The dual problems of hidden information and hidden action faced by policymakers are considered alongside the competing incentives faced by the CAFO manager in a multiple principal-agent setting.  A new approach that uses insurance-like contracts is introduced by use of the specific example of a swine operation with a lagoon-based manure management system.  Index-based contingent claims contracts in tandem with third-party auditing and waste hauling options are introduced as a complement to regulatory frameworks designed to reduce negative externalities from production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal feeding operations; Asymmetric information; Environmental risk; Insurance; Public policy; Regulation; D82; G22; L51; Q18; Q25; Q28.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43346

Composition of the National Sheep Flock and Specification of Equilibrium Prices and Quantities for the Australian Sheep and Wool Industries, 2002-03 to 2004-05
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mounter,   Stuart W.; Griffith,   Garry R.; Piggott,   Roley R.; Fleming,   Euan M.; Zhao,   Xueyan.
The data used, and the methods and assumptions fundamental to the development of an equilibrium displacement model (EDM) of the Australian sheep and wool industries specified in Mounter et al. (2007), are contained in this report. The national sheep flock is disaggregated into Merino and non-Merino sheep in the three agricultural zones of Australia using 2002-03 Australian agricultural and grazing industries survey data. Opening and closing sheep numbers, death rates and weaning percentages were used to derive the supply and use of sheep in each zone. Annual shorn wool production was split into four fibre-diameter categories in each zone corresponding to ABS wool export categories. Wool production percentages and relative greasy fleece weights were used to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wool; Sheep meat; Research and development; Economic; Evaluation; Australia; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q160.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37664

The Development of Index Futures Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manfredo,   Mark R.; Libbin,   James D.
The fruit and vegetable industry does not have a risk management instrument or a well-structured price discovery system, such as commodity futures contracts, to aid in the marketing and management of its price risk. Since the 1980s, financial futures contracts based on indexes of stocks, commodities and currencies have been used to hedge these groups of assets. The purpose of this study was to apply the concept of index futures contracts to the produce industry by developing indexes based on prices of fruits and vegetables and to determine the hedging effectiveness of potential futures contracts written on these indexes. Twenty representative fruits and vegetables were chosen to compile indexes for fruits, for vegetables, and for fruits and vegetables...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fruits; Vegetables; Futures markets; Index futures contracts; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90431

ADDING VALUE TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION THROUGH INFORMATION SERVICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker,   Harold S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27348

Systembeskrivelse af bedriftsdelen i KRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Risager,   Klaus.
CRAM is an aggregate holding based sector model of Danish agriculture. The model is developed at Unit of Economics (now dissolved) at KVL. The purpose of CRAM is to analyse how Danish agriculture reacts to various socio-political measures.  CRAM describes Danish agriculture for every year over a ten year period. The model is made up of a series of sub-models, sketched in Figure ref.: MODELOPBYGNING. The submodels can be divided into two parts. One part consists of three sub-models; a farm animal, a crop and a sector sub-model. These three sub-models together make up that part of CRAM describing the internal relations for the agricultural holdings and the trading between the holdings. Therefore the three sub-models are referred to as one as the holding part...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24179

A MAGYAR ÖKOTERMELÉS ÁTTEKINTÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gyarmati,   Gabor.
A hazai ökológiai gazdálkodás növekedési pályára állt az ezredforduló táján, de 2004-től a vállalkozások számának és az ökológiai művelés alá vont területek nagyságának növekedési mértéke csökkent, majd visszaesés következett be. Az ökológiai termelést végző vállalkozások nagy része jó adottságokkal rendelkező nagygazdaság, amelyek párhuzamos termelést folytatnak, és olyan elkötelezett kisvállalkozás, amelyek gazdasági súlya nem jelentős. Egyes rossz adottságú gazdaságok földjeiket átállítják ökológiai státuszra, a támogatás végett. A műve-lési ágak között nagyobb a gyep (rét, legelő, 53,6%) és alacsonyabb a szántó (26,4%) aránya. A gyepterületek könnyen átminősíthetők ökológiai területté, vi-szont gazdasági értékük nem jelentős. A vetésszerkezetben a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ökológiai gazdálkodás; Támogatás; Hazai-és xportpiac; Subsidies; Domestic and export market; Organic farming; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57645

ECOSYSTEM VALUES AND SURFACE WATER PROTECTION: BASIC RESEARCH ON THE CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Messer,   Kent D.; Platt,   Lara E.; Poe,   Gregory L.; Rondeau,   Daniel; Schulze,   William D.; Vossler,   Christian A.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121578

Do Energy Prices Induce Progress in Energy-Related Technology? An Empirical Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Simon.
Research efforts towards new energy sources and towards the efficiency of energy use will be vital to reducing CO2 abatement costs in the long term. Can such efforts be induced by price instruments? Economists often cite induced technological change as a possible consequence of environmental market-based policies. Unfortunately, however, there is not much empirical evidence about the policy-induced development of environmentally friendly technology. I use patent data from 1976 to 1997 for the US, Japan and the major European countries in order to estimate the effect of energy prices on energy-efficient innovations. A further supply factor with presumably positive influence in the model is an OECD measure of government R&amp;D expenditures in different...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26224

Development of a conceptual framework for integrated analysis and assessment of agricultural systems in SEAMLESS-IF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ewert,   Frank; van Ittersum,   Martin K.; Bezlepkina,   Irina V.; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; Brouwer,   Floor M.; Andersen,   Erling; Flichman,   Guillermo; Heckelei,   Thomas; Olsson,   Johanna Alkan; Olsson,   Lennart; Rizzoli,   Andrea E.; van der Wal,   Tamme; Wery,   Jacques.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9287

PRAIRIE CONNECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS: THE HISTORY, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fairbairn,   Brett.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31765

SMALL FARM POLICY: WHAT ROLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlin,   Thomas A.; Houston,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17595

Identifying falsified clinical data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Joanne; Judge,   George G.
Clinical data serve as a necessary basis for medical decisions. Consequently, the importance of methods that help officials quickly identify human tampering of data cannot be underestimated. In this paper, we suggest Benford’s Law as a basis for objectively identifying the presence of experimenter distortions in the outcome of clinical research data. We test this tool on a clinical data set that contains falsified data and discuss the implications of using this and information-theoretic methods as a basis for identifying data manipulation and fraud.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Data collection; Data analysis; Research; Benford's Law; Health Economics and Policy; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47001

LAND-GRANT ORGANIZATION TO MEET THE FUTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   James E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29327

Using Ecological Indices and Economics to Explain Diversity in a Wheat Crop: Examples from Australia and China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Meng,   Erika C.H.; Brennan,   John P.; Hu,   Ruifa.
Spatial diversity indicators may serve policymakers as they seek to manage crop genetic diversity and externalities associated with diffusion of some genetically modified crops. This paper adapts ecological indices of spatial diversity to area distributions of modern wheat varieties in contrasting production systems of Australia and China. The variation in three concepts of spatial diversity—richness, abundance, and evenness—is explained using Zellner’s seemingly unrelated regression (SUR). Determinants of wheat diversity differ by concept, but include variety traits other than yield potential, environmental factors, and policies affecting the supply of varieties, research spill-ins, and market liberalization.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123732

Is There a Role for Government in Reducing the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuchler,   Fred; Golan,   Elise H.
Obesity is a sizable problem. Gaps in consumer information and the contribution of obesity to societal costs raise the possibility for government policy actions. However, any such action must be justified by benefits in excess of policy-induced costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94022

Introducing site quality into recreation demand functions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanemann,   W. Michael.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6187

IMPACTS OF THE NORTHEAST INTERSTATE DAIRY COMPACT ON THE WIC PROGRAM: EVIDENCE FROM BOSTON AND HARTFORD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Qingbin; Anne,   Zooyob; Halbrendt,   Catherine K.; Nicholson,   Charles F.; Sung,   Jaimie.
This paper examines the impacts of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact (Compact) on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program using an autoregressive-moving average (ARMA) model and data from Boston and Hartford.  While the results for Boston indicate that the difference between the net fluid milk price paid by WIC program and the forecasted fluid milk price with no Compact in effect was not significant over the period of July 1997 to June 1998, the results for Hartford suggest that the net price paid by WIC was significantly greater than the forecasted price with no Compact in effect over the same period.  A similar analysis of the changes in markups suggests that the increase in the net fluid milk price paid by the WIC program in Hartford was...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31608

Valoración económica de los beneficios ambientales de no mercado derivados de la mejora de la calidad del agua: una estimación en aplicación de la Directiva Marco del Agua al Guadalquivir
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin-Ortega,   Julia; Berbel,   Julio; Brouwer,   Roy.
Esta investigación responde a la necesidad de información económica relativa a los beneficios derivados de la implementación de la Directiva Marco del Agua (DMA). Se plantea una definición práctica del concepto de beneficio ambiental y un escenario de valoración de los beneficios de la mejora de la calidad del agua que no tienen reflejo en el mercado. Esta valoración es necesaria, entre otros aspectos, para la evaluación de la desproporcionalidad de los costes de la DMA. La metodología se aplica a un caso práctico en el Guadalquivir en un ejercicio de valoración contingente y análisis estadístico mediante un modelo Heckman en dos etapas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beneficios ambientales; Costes desproporcionados; Directiva Marco del Agua; Modelo Heckman; Valoración contingente; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q25; Q51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57281

Monsanto's Adventures in Zulu Land: Output and Labour Effects of GM Maize and Minimum Tillage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gouse,   Marnus; Piesse,   Jenifer; Thirtle,   Colin G.
The only commercial genetically modified (GM) subsistence food crop is white maize in South Africa, which was released in 2001/2. This paper reports on the performance of insect resistant (Bt) white maize grown by smallholders in Hlabisa, KwaZulu Natal, where the other development is minimum tillage. The results show that, contrary to many inflated claims, in the dry 2003/4 season, there was no significant difference between the yield per kg of seed for Bt and conventional maize, due to very low stalk borer infestation levels. Farmers who planted Bt maize in 2003/2004 were thus worse off as they paid more for seed and obtained no benefit. This is measured using efficiency scores from a stochastic frontier analysis. These results conflict with the yield per...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O33; Q16.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25309

A PRODUÇÃO E INDUSTRIALIZAÇÃO DO CAFÉ DOS PRINCIPAIS PRODUTORES BRASILEIROS E A ECONOMIA NACIONAL: SIMULAÇÕES SOB UM MODELO INTER-REGIONAL DE INSUMO-PRODUTO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sakon,   Fernando Malateaux; Guilhoto,   Joaquim Jose Martins; Bliska,   Flavia Maria De Mello; Imori,   Denise; Camargo,   Fernanda Sartori De.
Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o comportamento e a importância atual dos setores de produção agrícola e de industrialização de café de cada um dos principais Estados produtores brasileiros (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Paraná, Bahia e Rondônia) em relação às respectivas economias estaduais e em relação aos demais setores da economia nacional. Para tanto, foi construído um sistema inter-regional de insumo-produto, para o ano de 2002, com sete regiões e 44 setores por região de forma a obter 308 setores no total. Com o intuito de estudar o impacto de alterações no volume de produção dos setores objetivo do estudo (Café Arábica, Café Robusta e Indústria do Café), desenvolveu-se uma série de simulações envolvendo as produções em...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Café; Brasil; Inter-regional; Insumo-Produto; Coffee; Brazil; Inter-regional; Input-Output; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109219

Policy Interactions at the Farm Level:  An Evaluation of Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and Related Policy Decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Barry K.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Kimhi,   Ayal.
We evaluate participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and its relationship with time allocation and farm structure.  We do not find a statistically significant link between enrollment of acreage in the CRP program and off-farm work effort.  We do find important linkages among time allocation and farm structure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9719

FARM HOUSEHOLD EFFICIENCY IN MOZAMBIQUE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uaiene,   Rafael N.; Arndt,   Channing.
This article provides estimates of farm household efficiency and its determinants among smallholder farmers in Mozambique. A translog stochastic frontier production function and a first difference model incorporating a model of farm household inefficiency effects are applied to test the existence of agricultural farm household inefficiencies and their determinants in Mozambique. The null hypothesis of equal farm household efficiency among households was rejected.   Variation in farm household efficiency indicates that access to agricultural technology is a severe constraint for most farm households. Factors such as access to advisory services, access to rural credit, membership to an agricultural association, use of improved agricultural technology...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stochastic frontier analysis; Farm production efficiency; Productivity Analysis; C12; C13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51438

The Process of Farm Adjustment: A Critical Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   Jeff; Stayner,   Richard.
Farm adjustment is a complex process involving decisions by farmers about a wide range of economic and non-economic factors which influence the farm business and farm family. The economics literature emphasises the importance of economic factors in the adjustment behaviour of farmers. However, the observed adjustment behaviour of farmers does not correspond very closely to that predicted by that literature. Insights from the rural sociology and psychology literature offer new perspectives on farmer behaviour which are of relevance and use to both economic researchers and policy makers concerned with farm adjustment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12329

Educação, concentração fundiária e desigualdade de rendimentos no meio rural brasileiro
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ney,   Marlon Gomes; Hoffmann,   Rodolfo.
The paper analyses the effects of rural income determinants, in particular of human capital and physical capital. Besides the earnings equation estimated for persons occupied in agriculture, the paper also analyzes earnings regressions for persons occupied in the industry and service sectors. The results show that physical capital is the main determinant of earnings in Brazilian agriculture, but schooling is the most important determinant of earnings for persons occupied in rural non-farm activities and for all persons living in rural areas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Income; Human capital; Physical capital; Rural; Brazil.; Agribusiness; Q15; D31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60818

IMPORT-SAVING AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hume,   L.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22547

COMPETITION AMONG FOREIGN AND CHINESE AGRO-FOOD ENTERPRISES IN THE PROCESS OF GLOBALIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Anning; Cacho,   Joyce A.
Based on various case studies, this article examines the interaction of foreign investors and local operators in globalization in the agro-food market in China.  The study found that to break the limitation of the high-end market and to position mainly in the middle market were critical for international brands to succeed.  Asian companies approached the China market as an insider because of cultural proximity.  The latter, plus focused management and effective technology, made their operations profitable easily, but also exposed them to the risk of overexpansion.  Quality products at affordable prices were the catch-up approach adopted by local players.  At the early stage of globalization, winning tactics for local enterprises include imitating and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34239

BALANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (EQIP)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doering,   Otto C., III.
A concern with productivity has to be tempered with our history of declining real prices for agricultural commodities which signal to some degree a certain amount of excess capacity in agriculture in the United States.  Thus, environmental concerns today may logically outweigh productivity concerns.  Conservation Programs that preceded the present EQIP program, such as the ACP, often had a productivity component that also was designed to help redistribute income to farmers.  In terms of productivity, this may have been as direct as subsidizing the application of lime or the installation of drainage.  It may have been more indirect, such as improving damaged lands that could then be returned to production.  In any case, some portion of conservation programs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20866

THE EFFECTS OF BREASTFEEDING ON HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AMONG CHILDREN IN BRAZIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Senauer,   Benjamin; Kassouf,   Ana Lucia.
This study contains several unique features that add to the literature documenting the health benefits of breastfeeding.  The underlying theoretical framework for this study is the household economics model of Gary Becker. In particular, health production functions are specified and estimated.  Data from the 1989 Brazilian National Health and Nutrition Survey are used to analyze the effects of breastfeeding on child morbidity (the absence of health).  Binomial probit equations are estimated in which the dependent variable is whether the child required medical assistance during the previous two weeks for any of eight illness symptoms:  fever, sore throat, loss of appetite, stomach ache, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory problem, or a problem sleeping.  The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14459

China's Rural Shareholding Cooperatives as a Form of Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clegg,   Jenny.
Township and village enterprises (TVEs) are the fastest growing sector of China's economy. Their development has been shaped by their close ties with local governments and communities. However, as marketization processes dissolve these links, the increasing competitive pressures of the 1990s make the search for new forms of enterprise organization a priority. The Shareholding Cooperative System (SCS) has been proposed as a method of strengthening enterprise autonomy whilst preserving the predominance of public ownership, and of improving enterprise efficiency by tying performance to profitability whilst maintaining some principles of equity. In practice, the new opportunities opened up by reform are often monopolized by those already in positions of wealth...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62053

Integration Effects in Border Regions - A Survey of Economic Theory and Empirical Studies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niebuhr,   Annekatrin; Stiller,   Silvia.
Border regions and border effects currently attract a lot of attention in political practice and economic research. Substantial interest in regions located along the frontiers of integrating countries is predominantly inspired by the presumption that their specific geographic position might cause peculiarities in economic adjustments to integration. This survey explores whether economic theory and empirical studies support the assessment that integration effects concentrate in border regions. Economic theory alone allows only very vague conclusions about the spatial effects of integration. Depending on specific circumstances, border regions might benefit, lose or not be affected by integration. Empirical research on border regions - undertaken so far -...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Regional development; Border regions; Integration effects; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Political Economy; R12; F15; O18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26340

Preventive Countermeasures for " Immiserizing Growth in Expanding Economies" in China's Rural Areas in the New Era
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pang,   Yong-hong; Wang,   Fang-fang; Liu,   You-bin.
On the basis of defining the concept of ' immiserizing growth in expanding economies , through analysing the status quo of economy in China's rural areas in the new era, this paper aims to find out the factors responsible for economic weakness of China's rural residents. It analyses the impact of market consuming economy on growth economy, and points out the phenomenon of ' immiserizing growth in expanding economies" which may be triggered by China's rapid rural economic growth as follows: first, the income disparity between urban and rural residents increases ceaselessly, the commodity prices continuously soar, and the rural residents' market consuming capacity is short; second, the wealth concentrates highly and the majority of farmers' income is low....
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Lmmiserizing Growth in Expanding Economies; Social security; Poverty; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121733

Using a Discrete Choice Experiment to Elicit Consumers’ WTP for Health Risk Reductions Achieved By Nanotechnology in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdem,   Seda; Rigby,   Dan.
We present research findings on consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for reductions in the level of foodborne health risks. The research addresses how such valuations are affected by the means of which the risk reduction is delivered and the methods of risk presentations used in choice tasks. In this case, the research has two treatments. In the first treatment, the comparison is between risk reductions achieved by an improvement in the food system in general (e.g., more stringent regulations and inspection regimes) within the slaughter and meat processing stages of the food chain, as opposed to a risk reduction achieved via innovations in food packaging using nanotechnology, which is the use of nanosensors in packaging. If there is a contamination in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete Choice Experiments; Nanotechnology; Nanosensors; Health Risks; Grids; UK; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108950

The Economic Impact of a Possible Irrigation-Water Shortage in Odessa Sub-Basin: Potato Production and Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhattacharjee,   Sanjoy; Holland,   David W.
The Columbia Basin Project (CBP) was one of the single largest projects undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation. The venture, which started in the 1930s in Central Washington, did not entirely turn out as expected. In fact, almost half of the proposed irrigable area, located mainly in the northeastern portion of the original plan, doesn't have any water supply from the project for irrigation purposes. The Odessa Sub-area is one of those areas. The land in this area is fertile and produces very high quality potatoes. Over the last couple of decades, potato production in this Odessa sub-region has been possible primarily because of irrigation based on deep wells. However, the underground water is drawing down and potato production may shut down as a result....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Potato production; Potato processing; Regional economic impact; Input-output models; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; R1.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12963

Fewer Farms on Reservations Join Conservation Program, But Make Larger Conservation Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hand,   Michael S.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122156

Post-War Trends in Farm Size in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spinks,   G.R.; Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8990

Education and Knowledge Transfer: A Priority for the Future
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akintunde,   Ogundeji Abiodun.
This is an Executive Interview with Lucas Vokurda, Research Coordinator School of Agriculture and Technology, INHOLLAND University, Netherlands
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research; Capacity building; Knowledge transfer; Chain management; Food Security and Poverty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44904

Weather, Technology, and Corn and Soybean Yields in the U.S. Corn Belt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tannura,   Michael A.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between weather, technology, and corn and soybean yields in the U.S. Corn Belt. Corn and soybean yields, monthly temperature, and monthly precipitation observations were collected over 1960 through 2006 for Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. Multiple regression models were developed based on specifications found in studies by Thompson (1962 1963 1969 1970 1985 1986 1988). Estimated models explained at least 94% and 89% of the variation in corn and soybean yields for each state, respectively. Analysis of the regression results showed that corn yields were particularly affected by technology, the magnitude of precipitation during June and July, and the magnitude of temperatures during July and August....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37501

What Makes Agricultural Intensification Profitable for Mozambican Smallholders? An Appraisal of the Inputs Subsector and the 1996/97 DNER/SG2000 Program, Volume II: Main Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jeje,   Jose Jaime; Machungo,   Clementina; Howard,   Julie A.; Strasberg,   Paul J.; Tschirley,   David L.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Weber,   Michael T.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Mozambique; Agriculture; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56030

ANÁLISE DOS VALORES DOS PRODUTORES RURAIS FRENTE À COOPERATIVA AO QUAL ESTÃO ASSOCIADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leitao,   Fabricio Oliveira; Brisola,   Marlon Vinicius.
A gestão empresarial tem avançado em sua forma de atuação, deixando de lado uma postura convencional de busca de lucro e rentabilidade para um enfoque preferencialmente voltado à sustentabilidade de seus negócios e de seus acionistas. Uma cooperativa não tem a perspectiva de distribuir riquezas para os acionistas, uma vez que trabalha com foco no desenvolvimento social do ambiente em que se insere e de seus membros, embora cada vez mais convive com a necessidade de um adequado faturamento para sua sobrevivência e de seus cooperados. Para que isso se efetive, se faz necessário conhecer quais são os valores de seus associados para que estratégias possam emergir e serem implementadas com vistas a uma maior satisfação dos associados e conseqüentemente maiores...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Valores dos produtores rurais; Cooperativas; Estratégias de marketing; Values of the producer agricultural; Cooperative; Marketing strategies; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109981

What to Choose?  The Value of Label Claims to Fresh Produce Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Craig A.; Thilmany,   Dawn D.; Bond,   Jennifer Keeling.
We examine consumer response to label information using a hypothetical choice experiment on red leaf lettuce attribute bundles.  Using survey responses, several mixed logit models with random parameters and varying correlation assumptions are estimated that provide estimated of marginal utilities ( and marginal values) of various attributes related to general health claims, specific nutrition and health claims, certification logos, and certified organic claims (relative to the conventional reference group) for this fresh produce product.  We find that consumers distinguish between labeling claims, and that attribute bundling effects are present, suggesting the results from main effects (linear) models may be misleading.  Furthermore, the results imply that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Choice experiment; Conditional distribution; Preference heterogeneity; Produce labels; Random parameters; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46559

Endogenous adjusted Output Quotas - The Abolishment of the Raw Milk Quota in the European Union
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lips,   Markus; Rieder,   Peter.
This paper discusses an approach to implement output quotas in the GTAP model which permits an endogenous adjustment of both the supplied quantity and the quota rent. Since the quota rent is interpreted as additional earnings of the factors used no change of the worldwide GTAP data base is required. Several modifications of the GTAP model and two exogenous coefficients are necessary. Considering uncertain values of one of the coefficients, systematic sensitivity analysis is applied. The abolishment of the raw milk quota in the European Union would lead to a remarkable decrease in raw milk prices in most member countries. The raw milk production increases in Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands while it declines in Greece and Portugal. In the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: General equilibrium model; GTAP; Output quota; Raw milk production; Sensitivity analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24817

Business concentration in the Hungarian food retail market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Juhasz,   Aniko; Seres,   Antal; Stauder,   Marta.
Retail market consolidation and its effects on micro enterprises and corner shops present a long-term challenge to the Hungarian retail grocery market. The authors hope this study will help the concerned parties deal with this challenge. The study is one of the first attempts at a comprehensive analysis, and employs concentration tables and concentration ratios. It is based on a database from all businesses, including partnerships and individual entrepreneurs, and focuses on the quantifiable trends and the magnitude of market concentration regarding retail sales and specific areas affected by the consolidation process. Our research revealed that, by 2004, concentration in the retail food market was at a high level, considerably higher than the overall...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grocery retail; Concentration; Micro enterprises; Small grocery (corner) shops; Hungary; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46443

Should Farmers Follow the Recommendations of Market Advisory Services? A Bayesian Approach to Performance Evaluation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cabrini,   Silvina M.; Good,   Darrel L.; Irwin,   Scott H.
This paper employs a Bayesian hierarchical approach to estimate individual expected performance of market advisory programs in corn and soybeans.  This estimation procedure is a conservative approach compared to traditional estimation, since it reduces estimation error in the expected gains from following top-performing advisory programs. Three versions of the model are estimated. The first combines information across the entire sample, while the second includes skeptical beliefs based on the efficient market hypothesis.  The third divides programs into two groups based on the degree of activeness in marketing recommendations.  Results indicate that even when skeptical beliefs are incorporated into the model a few programs in corn and several programs in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19002

Changing Food Purchasing and Consumption Habits among Urban Middle-Classes in Hyderabad
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lohr,   Kerstin; Dittrich,   Christoph.
This preparatory case study provides an overview on the issue of changing food purchasing and food consumption habits among urban middle-classes in the South Indian emerging mega-city of Hyderabad. It analyses how food purchasing and dietary habits in this specific urban stratum are subject to profound changes due to increasing spending capacity and changing lifestyles in the context of economic liberalisation and globalisation processes. Another objective of the study examines health aspects of the changing food consumption habits. While nutrition research previously focused on the serious problem of undernutrition- related nutrient deficits, recent data shows that overweight and nutrition-related chronic diseases are more and more becoming serious...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Urban food problems; Urban middle-class; Hyderabad; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36908

PERFORMANCE: FROM THE CONSUMER VIEWPOINT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watkins,   Edgar P.
The author develops concept of customer image Profile and presents an example of its use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27156

TRANSLATING AND SCALING OF BUDGET SHARES: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CHINESE URBAN HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR MEAT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Kang Ernest; Chern,   Wen S.
The importance of incorporating demographic effects into a demand system is demonstrated using Lewbel's unified functions. In this study, the empirical analysis of meat demand in urban China shows the benefit of utilizing the translation and scaling of budget shares.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20001

A SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR EVALUATING ON-FARM SITE-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT TRIALS: A CASE STUDY WITH VARIABLE RATE MANURE AND CROP QUALITY RESPONSE TO INPUTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   Dayton M.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James; Malzer,   Gary L.
Site-specific application of manure has the potential to improve crop production and environmental quality. If manure is applied where it is needed, in the quantity required by the crop, over application, with attendant runoff and leaching problems can be reduced. To implement this approach growers need site-specific crop response information. Increasing availability of site-specific yield information offers a way to estimate such crop responses. The objective of this study is to develop a methodology for estimating site-specific response of corn and soybeans to manure given soil test information, and to use that methodology to analyze an on-farm manure management trial conducted near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Both quantity and quality of the crop is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20091

The British Foreign Exchange Crisis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8326

The Relationship Between Strategic Choices and Performance in Italian Food SMEs: A Resource-based Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carraresi,   Laura; Mamaqi,   Xhevrie; Albisu,   Luis Miguel; Banterle,   Alessandro.
In the context of progressive rise of the competition among firms, due to the increasing globalisation, it is interesting to understand the potential sources of competitive advantage in order to set up a successful strategy. The theory of Resource-based View used in this framework examines the connection among internal resources and strategic choices, and how the latter affect firm performance. The firm strategy is determined by available resources and capabilities which are deployed to obtain a good performance. Therefore, strategic choices act in between resources and performance. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the relationship between strategic choices and performance achieved by food SMEs, based on a set of distinctive resources. This approach...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource-based view; Strategic choices; SMEs; Food sector; Structural equation modelL11; L25; L66; Q13; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114318

El sector industrial en el Perú: una visión de largo plazo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garland Hilbck,   Gonzalo; Saavedra Chanduvi,   Jaime.
Este documento analiza la evolución del sector industrial peruano, mostrando sus características más importantes en los últimos treinta años y poniendo énfasis en aquellos procesos que condicionaron el derrotero de largo plazo del sector; asimismo, se hace un análisis econométrico del comportamiento de cada subsector industrial.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sector industrial; Produccion industrial; Modelos econometricos; Industrial sector; Industrial production; Econometric models; Peru; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; L10; L11; C50.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42264

DISCUSSION: MANITOBA GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK FARMER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McAuley,   Owen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16838

Insuring Against Losses from Transgenic Contamination: The Case of Pharmaceutical Maize
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ripplinger,   David G.; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Goggi,   Susana; Lamkey,   Kendall R.
Concerns about the risk of food supply contamination and the resulting financial losses have limited the development and commercialization of certain pharmaceutical plants. This article develops an insurance pricing model that helps translate these concerns into a cost-benefit analysis. The model first estimates the physical dispersal of maize pollen subject to a number of weather parameters. This distribution is then validated with the limited amount of currently available field trial data. The physical distribution is then used to calculate the premium for a fair-valued insurance policy that would fund the destruction of possibly contaminated fields. The flexible framework can be readily adapted to other crops, management practices, and regions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contemporaneous fertility; Costs and benefits; Insurance; Pharmaceutical maize; Pollen dispersal; Risks and benefits; Stochastic model.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37332

DEMAND FOR CREDENCE CHARACTERISTICS IN BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kola,   Jukka; Latvala,   Terhi.
The recent food crises in Europe have raised public concerns about the quality and safety of food. The growing concern among the consumers towards food safety issues has increased the demand for quality attributes. Most quality properties of food products can be considered as credence characteristics, quality of which cannot be inferred before the purchase, and sometimes not even after the purchase.  The aim of this study is to evaluate, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the value of new information about and the information systems set for credence characteristics of beef.  Economics of information is the theoretical framework. The quantitative approach focuses to measure the ex ante value of credence characteristics, and the method of contingent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Information; Credence attributes; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19703

Estimating Usual Dietary Intake Distributions: Adjusting for Measurement Error and Nonnormality in 24-Hour Food Intake Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nusser,   Sarah M.; Fuller,   Wayne A.; Guenther,   Patricia M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18662

SPATIAL MARKET INTEGRATION IN REGIONAL CATTLE MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pendell,   Dustin L.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
Geographic markets are extremely important to agriculture because agricultural products are bulky and/or perishable and production and consumption areas are separated.  This study investigates how mandatory price reporting has influenced the degree of spatial market integration between U.S. regional fed cattle markets.  Results indicate the market prices across the regional cattle markets are cointegrated.  In addition, the amount of time it took for one market to react to the other market’s change in price varied across the three time periods used in this study.  This suggests mandatory price reporting has not substantially increased market integration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36265

Wheat Marketing and Trade: Further Issues for Research - a Comment on Ryan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ahmadi-Esfahani,   Fredoun Z.
Ryan challenges agricultural economists to help overcome a number of vexed problems facing the Australian wheat industry. Previous attempts to analyse these problems have been inadequate largely because of their inability to integrate real-world market imperfections and dynamics. Accordingly, there may be considerable merit in pursuing an alternative research agenda which employs non-traditional theories, models and estimation methods. Several alternative frameworks including the sunk cost model and strategic trade policy are proposed to address the issues of single desk selling status of the Australian Wheat Board and the US Export Enhancement Program. Additional problems including product differentiation, value adding and liberalisation in importing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12400

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF HIGH-YIELDING VARIETIES OF MAIZE IN RESETTLEMENT AREAS OF ZIMBABWE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bourdillon,   Michael; Hebinck,   Paul; Hoddinott,   John; Kinsey,   Bill; Marondo,   John; Mudege,   Netsayi; Owens,   Trudy.
This study is part of a larger effort to explore the impact of agricultural research on poverty reduction. It examines the diffusion and impact of hybrid maize in selected resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to varieties made widely available from the mid-1990s onwards. While “Zimbabwe’s Green Revolution” of the early 1980s was characterized by the widespread adoption of hybrid maize varieties and significant increases in yields, the subsequent diffusion of newer varieties occurred more slowly and had a more modest impact. Several factors account for this. Government now plays a much-reduced role and one that increasingly focuses on “better farmers.” Private-sector institutions that have entered the maize sector operate mainly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Social capital; Hybrid maize; Zimbabwe; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16407

Labour inputs and financial profitability of conventional and agroforestry-based soil fertility management practices in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajayi,   Olu Clifford; Akinnifesi,   Festus K.; Sileshi,   G.; Kanjipite,   W.
Several agro-ecological practices have been developed to increase the range of soil fertility management options available to farmers, but little information is available on their labour input requirement and profitability relative to conventional practices. This study used a multiple visit cost-route method to estimate labour inputs and financial profitability of agroforestry-based and conventional (with and without fertiliser) soil fertility management practices in eastern Zambia. Results show that aggregated over a five-year cycle, labour inputs used under agroforestry practices were lower than fertilised maize fields but higher than non-fertilised continuous cropped maize. Agroforestry practices were more profitable (NPV ranging between $233 and $327...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benefit-cost analysis; Impact assessment; Land use management; Project analysis; Sustainable agriculture; Demand and Price Analysis; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55046

Current Information, Dissertation Abstracts
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45109

Alkalmazkodási kényszerben a magyar agrárgazdaság
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Udovecz,   Gabor.
Az agrárgazdaság újabb alkalmazkodási feladat előtt áll. A világpiacon – Európában és itthon is – egyszerre erősödik a kereslet a mezőgazdasági termékek iránt az élelmiszerek és a bioenergia piacán. E folyamat egybeesik az éghajlatváltozással összefüggő nagyobb termelési kockázatokkal, valamint a Közös Agrárpolitika soros felülvizsgálatával, illetve az összevont gazdaságtámogatási rendszer (SPS) hazai bevezetésével. A szakértői elemzések, a gazdaságmatematikai modellek különböző eredményei azt valószínűsítik, hogy a jelenleg uralkodó fejlődési trendek, alkalmazkodási és együttműködési készségek mentén a magyar agrárgazdaság 2013-ig inkább lemaradást, mintsem felzárkózást hozó pályára sodródik. Ezen a pályán alig nő a termelés, stagnálnak a reáljövedelmek,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Alkalmazkodási kényszer; Jövőkép; Fejlődési pályák; Innováció és együttműködés; Pressure to adapt; Future prospects; Development path; Innovation and cooperation; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57722

Quality changes, consumer's surplus, and hedonic price indices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanemann,   W. Michael.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6291

REGULATORY TARGETS AND REGIMES FOR FOOD SAFETY: A COMPARISON OF NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooker,   Neal H.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food quality; International trade; Harmonization; Mutual recognition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25964

HOW LABELING OF SAFETY AND PROCESS ATTRIBUTES AFFECTS MARKETS FOR FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caswell,   Julie A.
Consumers are increasingly considering information on the safety and process (how foods are produced) attributes of food in making their buying decisions.  Producers, processors, and retailers may choose voluntary labeling of these attributes, may be required to label by government regulations, or may use a combination of these approaches.  The market effects depend on consumer perceptions of the attributes, the benefits and costs of labeling for companies, and the goals of government policy.  These effects are illustrated through a discussion of labeling of foods that are produced with the use of biotechnology (genetically modified organisms) or that are organically grown.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31517

Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Agriculture: Commitments, Cooperation and Conflicts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Hall,   Shannon L.
With regard to international organisations, agricultural economists have tended to focus their attention on the World Trade Organisation. There is a good reason for this – WTO negotiations determine, to a considerable degree, the international constraints on the imposition of barriers to market access, the subsidisation of exports and the subsidisation of domestic production. Most governments, however, have made a wide range of additional international commitments that have implications for trade and domestic policy making in agriculture through the negotiation of a large number of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) such as the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Biosafety Protocol (BSP). These have received much...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45737

A Note on Estimating Australia's Sustainable Population
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henry,   Lynn A.; Godden,   David P.
This note examines Australia's "sustainable population" under simple assumptions about food production and export demand, and demonstrates the severe limitations of such estimates for policy making.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12469

Export Market Pricing Decisions and Market Power in World Grain Markets: A Duopoly Model for Soybeans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Qiang; Reed,   Michael R.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/13/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34949

Public Management and Regulatory Governance: Problems of Policy Transfer to Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Minogue,   Martin.
The focus of this paper is on the conceptual and empirical problems that arise in the analysis of the administrative and political context of economic and social regulation in developing countries. After a discussion of the significance of dominant ideas in current debates on economic and social development policy, the paper examines the main characteristics of regulatory governance in developed economies, since the privatisation and regulatory reforms recently introduced into developing economies are broadly modelled on developed country experience. It is argued that regulatory reforms need to be analysed in the broader context of the new public management (NPM) and governance reforms which have been spreading across both developed and developing systems...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30698

The Impact of Tariffs on U.S. Exports of Value-Added Wheat Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krause,   Joyce Hall; Wilson,   William W.; Dooley,   Frank J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23311

THE IMPACT OF ELIMINATION OF THE U.S. ORANGE JUICE TARIFF ON THE MARKET FOR PROCESSED ORANGE PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spreen,   Thomas H.; Brewster,   Charlene; Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15669

Fertilizer Impacts on Soils and Crops of Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weight,   David; Kelly,   Valerie A.
Successful agricultural development has resulted in substantial alleviation of poverty and food security in Asia and Latin America since the 1960s. Much of this success can be attributed to the introduction of high-yielding varieties of crops, especially wheat and rice, which have addressed the constraints faced by farmers using traditional varieties. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), however, productivity levels have remained stagnant despite the introduction of new crop germplasm. In recent years, scientists have recognized that low soil fertility is the primary constraint blocking agricultural development in SSA. Major findings from this study may be summed up in five key points. Declining fertility and SOM in SSA are a result primarily of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Downloads May 2008 - June 2009: 110.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54050

SMALL COUNTRIES AND THE CASE FOR REGIONALISM VS. MULTILATERALISM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burfisher,   Mary E.; Robinson,   Sherman; Thierfelder,   Karen.
Much of the debate over whether or not developing countries gain from regional trade agreements (RTA’s) has focused on two characteristics that are common to developing countries: their relatively high tariffs and their high trade dependencies on one or a few developed trade partners. In this paper, we address a third common characteristic: their use of distorting domestic policies that are closely linked to trade restrictions. We argue that participation in an RTA can create pressures for domestic policy reforms. We analyze the case of a small country, Mexico, forming an RTA with two larger countries, the U.S. and Canada, in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Mexico exhibits all three characteristics of a developing country: relatively high...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16295

Prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen-mediated geneflow in sorghum: implications for biosafety regulations and policy in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mgonja,   Mary A.; Okello,   Julius Juma; Mwangi,   Stephen G.; Manyasa,   Eric; Ouma,   James Okuro; Godiah,   Lawrence; Alumira,   Jane; Kibuka,   J.
This paper uses a random sample of 881 farmers drawn from eastern and western Kenya to examine the prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen mediated geneflow in the two major sorghum growing regions. It employs both qualitative and quantitative techniques to assess farmers’ awareness of wild sorghum varieties, the practices they use in maintaining varietal purity and the conditioners of their success in maintaining the purity of cultivated varieties. The study finds that, among others, cultural differences, agro-climate and poverty affect the awareness, practices used in maintaining varietal purity and farmers’ success in doing so. These findings have implication for biosafety and policy in Kenya due to the clamour to introduce genetically modified...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cultivated sorghum; Prevalence of wild sorghum varieties; Geneflow; Varietal purity; Biosafety; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51901

The Effect of Environmental Regulation on the Locational Choice of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirkpatrick,   Colin; Shimamoto,   Kenichi.
This paper assesses the impact of environmental regulation in host countries on Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) decision-making. It tests the pollution haven hypothesis using data on national environmental regulation standards and Japanese inward FDI in five dirty industries (iron and steel industry, non-ferrous metals industry, chemicals industry, paper and pulp industry, non-metallic products industry). The results do not support the pollution hypothesis. On the contrary, inward Japanese FDI appears to be attracted to countries which have committed themselves to a transparent and stable environment regulatory environment, suggesting that the quality of the regulatory framework in terms of its certainty and transparency has a greater influence on...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Environmental regulation; Foreign direct investment; Japanese multinationals; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Q56; F21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30584

A Spatial-Intertemporal Model for Tropical Forest Management Applied to Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Albers,   Heidi J.
This paper discusses the application of a spatial-intertemporal model for tropical forest management to Khao Yai National Park in Thailand. This type of model, especially the spatial components, finds different optimal land allocations than do traditional models at empirically relevant levels of benefits. The spatial analysis here suggests that most of this park can be best used as a preserved area and also provides support for expanding the park into an adjacent unpopulated area. The analysis demonstrates that the park's benefits to regional agriculture and villagers are large enough that preservation can proceed without international support, and that local people, as a group, have incentives to maintain most of the area as preserved land. Although the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Parks; Protected areas; People-park conflict; Spatial; Biodiversity; Option value; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q2; Q15; O13.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10751

Time perspective and climate change policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karp,   Larry S.; Tsur,   Yacov.
The tendency to foreshorten time units as we peer further into the future provides an explanation for hyperbolic discounting at an intergenerational time scale. We study implications of hyperbolic discounting for climate change policy, when the probability of a climate-induced catastrophe depends on the stock of greenhouse gasses. We provide a positive analysis by characterizing the set of Markov perfect equilibria (MPE) of the intergenerational game amongst a succession of policymakers. Each policymaker reflects her generation’s preferences, including its hyperbolic discounting. For a binary action game, we compare the MPE set to a “restricted commitment” benchmark. We compare the associated “constant equivalent discount rates” and the willingness to pay...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Hyperbolic discounting; Markov Perfect Equilibria; Catastrophic climate change; Uncertainty; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C61; C73; D63; D99; Q54.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42848

MARKET AREA SENSITIVITY AS A MEASURE OF RAILROAD-BARGE COMPETITION IN THE OKLAHOMA-KANSAS WHEAT TRANSPORTATION MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Marc A.; Mennem,   Gary M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Public Economics.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29765

AGRIBUSINESS: KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION PRIORITIES; ASPIRATIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Provedor de dados: 31
The present report presents the NRLO views on knowledge and innovation priorities for Dutch agribusiness in the years ahead as seen in an international perspective. Knowledge and innovation priorities are highlighted against the backdrop of key challenges facing Dutch agribusiness in the years to come. Major challenges include:  To turn from reactive to proactive policy-making based on a broad range of values. The challenge facing agribusiness is that it should assume partial responsibility for maintaining and protecting ecological, cultural, ethical and spatial values. To transform agro-chains into responsive, flexible networks involving other sectors besides agribusiness (such as the transport and distribution sectors, non-food industries).   To...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12015

Farmland Conservation in the Netherlands and British Columbia, Canada: A Comparative Analysis Using GIS-Based Hedonic Pricing Models
Provedor de dados: 31
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

GROUP-BASED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE RURAL POOR IN BANGLADESH: AN INSTITUTIONAL- AND HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeller,   Manfred; Sharma,   Manohar P.; Ahmed,   Akhter U.; Rashid,   Shahidur.
In the last two decades, nongovernmental organizations in Bangladesh have provided millions of poor rural people with savings and credit services at low cost. These services have reduced poverty and may have improved food security and nutrition and achieved positive social change as well. The relative success of these microfinance institutions merits an in-depth examination of their structure, conduct, and performance and the role they play in reducing poverty. This report analyzes the fit between the rural poor and three key NGOs that represent the variety of microfinance institutions in Bangladesh. The report evaluates the effects of microfinance credit programs on household resource allocation, income generation, food and non-food consumption, and the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16522

A METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING THE COST OF HOLDING INVENTORY: A FOOD INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaLonde,   Bernard J.; Lambert,   Douglas M.
The authors develop methodology to determine inventory carrying costs and substantiate their findings with a case study.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27880

Retail Food Price Outlook: 2008 (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37427

The Economics of Efficient Phosphorus Abatement in a Watershed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ancev,   Tihomir; Stoecker,   Arthur L.; Storm,   Daniel E.; White,   Michael J.
This study presents a method to determine efficient environmental targets at a watershed level. Efficient targets are devised by estimating abatement cost and cost of environmental damages and minimizing their sum. The method was applied to a case study of phosphorus pollution in a watershed in Oklahoma. Several cumulative scenarios with alternative abatement options were simulated and efficient targets were determined. As the number of abatement options at disposal to agricultural sources increased, their optimal abatement expanded relative to the abatement at the point source. Efficient targets were found to be dependent on the choice of policy that stimulates abatement.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Efficiency; Environmental targets; Phosphorus pollution; Watershed; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8635

A Tale of Two Communities: Explaining Deforestation in Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alix-Garcia,   Jennifer Marie; de Janvry,   Alain; Sadoulet,   Elisabeth.
Explaining land use change in Mexico requires understanding the behavior of the local institutions involved. We develop two theories to explain deforestation in communities with and without forestry projects, where the former involves a process of side payments to non-members of the community and the latter of partial cooperation among community members. Data collected in 2002 combined with satellite imagery are used to test these theories. For the forestry villages, we establish a positive relationship between the distribution of profits as dividends instead of public goods and forest loss. For communities not engaged in forestry projects, deforestation is largely related to the ability of the community to induce the formation of a coalition of members...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Deforestation; Common property; Partial cooperation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; D70; H41; O13; N56; Q23; Q24.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25066

OFF-FARM INCOME OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reinsel,   Edward I.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29886

DISCUSSION: ISSUES, IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF HARMONIZATION, CONVERGENCE/COMPATIBILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bryanton,   Debra.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16889

U.S. Organic Farming Emerges in the 1990s: Adoption of Certified Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greene,   Catherine R.
Farmers have been developing organic farming systems in the United States for decades. State and private institutions also began emerging during this period to set organic farming standards and provide third-party verification of label claims, and legislation requiring national standards was passed in the 1990s. More U.S. producers are considering organic farming systems in order to lower input costs, conserve nonrenewable resources, capture high-value markets, and boost farm income. Organic farming systems rely on practices such as cultural and biological pest management, and virtually prohibit synthetic chemicals in crop production and antibiotics or hormones in livestock production. This report updates U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic farming systems; Organic certification; Certified organic acreage and livestock; Price premiums; Nation organic rules; Speciality agriculture; High-value crops; Farmers' markets; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33777

CROP GENETIC RESOURCE POLICY: TOWARDS A RESEARCH AGENDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wright,   Brian D.
Since the 1970’s, the worldwide capacity of genebanks for ex situ conservation of crop genetic resources has increased greatly. This has increased the accessibility of landraces and wild and weedy relatives to crop breeders; in situ conservation, though essential, is not an efficient means of furnishing genebanking services. But utilization of genebank resources has not kept pace. The set of popular cultivars in major crops is typically rather small, and their ancestry encompasses only a small fraction of the genetic diversity currently available in other cultivars. Discussions of farmers’ rights that focus on compensation for current incorporation of farmers’ varieties in new cultivars have diverted attention from the question of why so little of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16100

ETHICAL ISSUES AND ENERGY POLICIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Glenn L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17242

TAX LIMITATION INITIATIVES - THE MASSACHUSETTS EXPERIENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Edward J., Jr.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17436

International Dairy Notes, October 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Collapse of the Doha Round WTO Negotiations: Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Doha Round; WTO Negotiations; U.S. Dairy Industry; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37733

ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fan,   Shenggen; Chan-Kang,   Connie.
Since 1978, China has adopted a series of economic reforms leading to rapid economic growth and poverty reduction. National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at about 9 percent per annum from 1978 to 2002, while per capita income increased by 8 percent per annum. The post-reform period was also characterized by an unprecedented decline in poverty. However, income inequality has worsened between coastal and interior provinces as well as between rural and urban areas. A number of factors contributed to this widening disparity in regional development in China, including differences in natural resources endowments, and infrastructure and human capital development. When the policy reforms began in 1978, China was poorly endowed with transportation...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; International Development.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60182

DEMAND, SUPPLY AND PRICE PREDICTION OF RICE IN TAIWAN FROM 1976 TO 1985
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Wun-Chi.
Taiwan is located in the subtropical area of the Far East.  With the benefit of suitable weather, average temperature just under 71 F in the north and nearly 76 F in the south, and with the yearly precipitation around 75 inches, rice has been the self sufficient staff crop in Taiwan.  Even in the early eighteenth century, Taiwan exported rice to support the supply in Mainland China.  Rice is a necessity for Taiwanese.  A sufficient supply and stabilization of its price are relevant to the whole economy and society.  Because of the development of industry and economic growth, a lot of cultivated land has been transferred from rice production to industrial or architectural utilization under the principle of comparative advantage since 1958.  The benefit per...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11000

Changes in Food, Alcohol and Cigarettes Consumption during Transition: Evidence from Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herzfeld,   Thomas; Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Oskam,   Arie J.; Rizov,   Marian.
This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004.  We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on diversity of diet.  The results from a dynamic empirical model suggest that among microeconomic determinants, initial levels of consumption, gender, holding a university degree, and having access to a garden plot have a significant impact on the changes in consumption behavior in Russia.  Regarding the macroeconomic variables, economic growth has a significant impact on changes in fat and protein consumption and on alcohol use, while unemployment changes significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Smoking; Alcohol; Economic transition; Russia; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49239

Speaking Stata: On numbers and strings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cox,   Nicholas J.
The great divide among data types in Stata is between numeric and string variables. Most of the time, which kind you want to use for particular variables is clear and unproblematic, but surprisingly often, users face difficulties in making the right decision or need to convert variables from one kind to another. The main problems that may arise and their possible solutions are surveyed with reference both to official Stata and to user-written programs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Binary variables; Categorical variables; Data Editor; Dates; Decode; Destring; Encode; Identifiers; Missing values; Numeric variables; Spreadsheets; String functions; String variables; Tostring; Value labels; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116018

THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MODEL OF BUSINESS EDUCATION: BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Rahul; Mishra,   Jitendra Kumar; Singh,   Mahesh Kumar.
Business education around the globe is similar in one aspect that it needs to track the economic developments and train the students with the latest models of operations. The serious faces of the education institutions come only from the high standards of the research and percolation of the same to the community who are the party of interest i.e. teachers, students, recruiters, society in general and other utility terminals. A traditional way of discussion in the classroom with theoretical models and without cases of the real situations requires more time for tuning the managerial aspirants with the industrial dynamic equations. We study few successful models of education on different philosophies to train students for employment to global market, to...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Economic Growth; Business Education; Entrepreneurship; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43411

Optimal Nitrogen Fertilization Rates in Winter Wheat Production as Affected by Risk, Disease, and Nitrogen Source
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Roland K.; Walters,   Jeremy T.; Larson,   James A.; English,   Burton C.; Howard,   Donald D.
Interactions among the nitrogen (N) fertilization rate, N source, and disease severity can affect mean yield and yield in conservation tillage wheat production.  A Just-Pope model was used to evaluate the effects of N rate, N source, and disease on the spring N fertilization decision.  Ammonium nitrate (AN) was the utility-maximizing N source, regardless of risk preferences.  The net-return-maximizing AN rate was 92 lb N/acre, providing $0.52/acre higher net returns than the best alternative N source (urea).  If a farmer could anticipate a higher-than-average Take-All Root Rot infection, the difference in optimal net returns between AN and urea would increase to $35.11/acre.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certainty equivalent; Blume-Blotch; Nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrogen source; Risk; Take-All; Winter wheat; D21; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43444

Emerging Structural Maize Deficits in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for National Agricultural Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.; Chapoto,   Antony.
This note summarizes analysis of trends in net maize exports over the 1960-2005 period  and examines whether these trends are being reflected in changing maize price levels in the  region. The implications are highlighted of the findings for countries’ agricultural development  strategies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia maize; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54620

HETEROGENEOUS PREFERENCES FOR CONGESTION DURING A WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boxall,   Peter C.; Rollins,   Kimberly S.; Englin,   Jeffrey E.
This analysis breaks down the congestion levels experienced during specific parts of a wilderness canoe trip.  By explicitly addressing the heterogeneity in preferences for congestion during a trip, we were able to determine the relative value canoeists place on solitude at different points of a trip.  Our econometric model utilizes a random effects probit framework to efficiently estimate the welfare impacts of congestion on each trip portion.  The welfare effects of congestion levels vary across wilderness areas, parts of a trip and individuals.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34133

Relationship between Trade Liberalisation, Growth and Balance of Payments in Developing Countries: An Econometric Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parikh,   Ashok.
The objectives of this paper are to study the impact of liberalisation on trade deficits and current accounts of developing countries. It is expected that trade liberalisation would promote economic growth from the supply side by leading to a more efficient use of resources, by encouraging competition, and by increasing the flow of ideas and knowledge across national boundaries. Trade liberalisation could lead to faster import growth than export growth and hence the supply side benefits may be offset by the unsustainable balance of payments position. This study uses panel data of 42 countries (both time-series and cross-section dimension) to estimate the effect of trade liberalisation and growth on trade balance while controlling for other factors such as...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Panel data; Income Terms of Trade; Dynamic Optimisation; Dynamic panel model; International Relations/Trade; C21; C22; C23; F13; F14; F32.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26212

Reelection Incentives and Political Corruption: Evidence from Brazilian Audit Reports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Finan,   Frederico; Ferraz,   Claudio.
As part of a recent anti-corruption campaign, the Brazilian government began to audit the municipal expenditure of federally-transferred funds. Using these audit reports, we construct a unique data set of political corruption to test whether reelection incentives affect the level of corruption in a municipality. Consistent with a political economy agency model, we find that mayors who are in their second and final term are significantly more corrupt than first-term mayors. In particular, second-term mayors on average divert, R$188,431.4 more than first-term mayors, which is approximately 4 percent of the total amount transferred to municipalities. We also find much more pronounced effects among municipalities where the costs of rent-extraction are lower,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19544

Determinants of Nutritional Outcomes of Children in India:  A Quantile Regression Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandpal,   Eeshani; McNamara,   Paul E.
In this paper, we use quantile regressions on data from the 2005-06 wave of the Indian National Family Health Survey to study the determinants of child body-mass-index, height-for-age, and hemoglobin at different points of the conditional distribution. Our results show that only considering the conditional mean of the entire distribution can yield misleading results. In light of compelling evidence on sex-selective abortion and infanticide, we use a Heckman correction for our quantile regression to control for the “underreporting” of female births documented by Rose (1999). We find that household maternal health and education have larger effects at the lower end of the distribution than on the upper end, for all three child nutritional indicators. Results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49415

Arbeitsmarktverhalten und Leistungsfahigkeit Hamburger Betriebe: Auswertung des IAB-Betriebspanels fur Hamburg 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borrmann,   Christine; Keller,   Dietmar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26086

A whole-farm investment analysis of some precision agriculture technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knight,   Brad; Malcolm,   Bill.
This study used information about a farm in the Victorian Mallee during the period 1998 – 2005 to analyse the profitability of investing in Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Crop Management technology and farming systems. Two equipment guidance systems were evaluated. Both guidance systems earned more than 8 percent real return p.a. on the extra capital invested. A Real-Time Kinetic (RTK) guidance system with a precision of 2 cm and a capital cost of $50,000 was less profitable than a Sub-Metre guidance system with 20 cm accuracy and costing $20,000. Producers investing in RTK guidance technology would be well-paid to also adopt supporting management practices that enhance crop gross margins or provide other benefits. The capital cost of GPS...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Precision Agriculture; GPS technology; Investment; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121470

Assessing community values for reducing agricultural emissions to improve water quality and protect coral health in the Great Barrier Reef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Windle,   Jill; Rolfe,   John.
Key policy issues relating to protection of the Great Barrier Reef from pollutants generated by agriculture are to identify when measures to improve water quality generate benefits to society that outweigh the costs of reducing pollutants. The research reported in this paper makes a key contribution in several key ways. First, it uses the improved science understanding about the links between management changes and reef health to bring together the analysis of costs and benefits of marginal changes, helping to demonstrate the appropriate way of addressing policy questions relating to reef protection. Second, it uses the scientific relationships to frame a choice experiment to value the benefits of improved reef health, and links improvements explicitly to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107583

Regional Growth Impacts on Agricultural Land Development: A Spatial Model for Three States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hailu,   Yohannes G.; Brown,   Cheryl.
In this study we attempt to understand the relationship between regional growth in population, employment, and per capita income, and farmland development in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. A spatial simultaneous equations model is estimated using county-level data. Results indicate that while county income growth and agricultural land value increases in neighboring counties increase the rate of farmland loss, growth in county agricultural land values, increases in agricultural land density in neighboring counties, and increases in agricultural income per farm reduce farmland losses. Farmland protection policies were not significant in reducing agricultural land development. This approach, focused on regional growth, provides insight into...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmland protection; Regional growth; Rural development; Spatial growth equilibrium model; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10161

Economic Evaluation of SPS Regulations: Where Can Progress be Made?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romano,   Eduardo; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the current state of economic evaluations for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations affecting food and agricultural trade. The paper reviews current theoretical and econometric advances and limitations in modeling SPS regulations, particularly in dealing with biological and environmental uncertainty. By systematizing limitations of current approaches for evaluation, and comparing them with approaches used in the public health arena, the paper identifies problematic areas, and suggests steps for immediate analytical and policy progress.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36946

OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GAMBLING: SUMMARY OF REMARKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eadington,   Bill.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17930

DEA-Based Incentive Regimes in Health-Care Provision
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agrell,   Per J.; Bogetoft,   Peter.
A major challenge to legislators, insurance providers and municipalities will be how to manage the reimbursement of health-care on partially open markets under increasing fiscal pressure and an aging population. Although efficiency theoretically can be obtained by private solutions using fixed-payment schemes, the informational rents and production distortions may limit their implementation. The healthcare agency problem is characterized by (i) a complex multi-input multi-output technology, (ii) information uncertainty and asymmetry, and (iii) fuzzy social preferences. First, the technology, inherently nonlinear and with externalities between factors, yield parametric estimation difficult. However, the flexible production structure in Data Envelopment...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Data Envelopment Analysis; Regulation; Health care systems; Efficiency; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24182

IS A BEEF DEFICIENCY PAYMENT PARETO-SUPERIOR IN SOUTH KOREA?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Gerald C.; Lee,   Yong-Kee.
South Korea uses a quota and a tariff on beef imports to keep farm prices high. Part of the quota rents are used to support indirect benefits to producers. The welfare costs of these policies are analyzed. Following a suggestion of Hayami, a deficiency payment financed by tariff revenues from increased imports is considered as an alternative to the quota. As Anderson (1983) found for Japan, a deficiency payment is Pareto-superior only if indirect benefits from the quota revenue are ignored.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32622

Riverside County, Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports, 1964-1976
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes individual reports from each year for 1964-1976.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Statistics; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95269

Austrian Border Regions and Eastern Integration A Low Competitiveness - High Growth Paradoxon
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayerhofer,   Peter.
Many regions on the EU Eastern borders have developed favourably after the opening up of the border and the implementation of association agreements with the CEECs. This was often seen as a positive sign for the further perspectives of these regions after EU enlargement. In this paper we take a closer look at the mechanisms involved in a case study for Austria. Based on a very disaggregated data set at a regional as well as sectoral level we find that neither sectoral preconditions nor locational advantages can explain the good performance of (rural) border regions after 1989. Using multivariate cluster analyses we group 3-digit-industries to theoretically founded typologies indicating different sector characteristics and find that (fast growing) rural...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Border Regions; Integration; EU Enlargement; Regional Competitiveness; Austria; International Relations/Trade; F02; F15; R11; R12.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26234

Factores determinantes del precio de la carne de ternera: un analisis hedonico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royo,   Azucena Gracia; Perez y Perez,   Luis.
El mercado de la carne se ha visto afectado por las recientes crisis alimentarias. La decisión del consumo se ve afectada por el precio, y éste por  las características del producto y otros factores que pueden influir en la utilidad del consumidor. A través de la metodología de los precios hedónicos, nuestro objetivo es determinar el valor económico asignado por el consumidor a las características de la carne que influyen en su decisión de compra. Se utiliza información proporcionada por dos encuestas a 540 consumidores de la ciudad de Zaragoza en 2001 y 2002. En la estimación econométrica se asume una forma funcional flexible, a partir de una transformación Box-Cox, lo que resuelve  el problema de la forma funcional. Los resultados muestran que la...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef market; Hedonic prices; Box-Cox transformation; Designation of origin; Econometric estimation; Demand and Price Analysis; B23; C42; D12; H31.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28777

Water management development and agriculture in Syria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haddad,   George; Szeles,   Ivett; Zsarnoczai,   J. Sandor.
Irrigated agriculture has increased steadily in Syria over the last decades, almost doubling since 1985. This mounting pace has responded to the nation’s food security policy objectives to satisfy the food production needs of an increasing population that features one of the largest growth rates in the world, namely 3,50 percent in 1985 and still 3,39 percent in 2007. Total expenditures for irrigated agriculture accounted for almost 70 percent of all expenditures in agriculture. Sustainable irrigation water policies aimed at increasing the efficiency of water use in agriculture and at conserving water resources by reducing future consumption. The Euphrates River is 2.800 km long and its middle traverses a wide floodplain in Syria, where it is used...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Water utilisation; Water management; Modern irrigation technologies; Benefits of agricultural sector; Governmental supports; Total Renewable Water Resources (TRWR); Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47546

Environmental Mechanism Designs in a New Order of Regulatory Capitalism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Centner,   Terence J.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
Complexity of environmental programs is most apparent with information asymmetries, making the design of efficient mechanisms particularly challenging.  As developed theoretically in this paper, a new regulatory capitalism paradigm mating voluntary agreements with environmental education can produce outcomes at least as efficient as voluntary agreements alone.  Such a design exploits a key difference between voluntary agreements versus educational programs in terms of their impact on agents' incentive compatibilities.  Specifically, in a principal-agent model, voluntary agreements are associated with an incentive-compatibility constraint, whereas educational programs are not.  The efficient bundle will likely consist of a set of education programs and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Command and control; Environmental education; Environmental policy; Voluntary agreements; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9357

Underlying trends in employment-output equation: the case of Jordan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Al-Rabbaie,   Arqam; Alwaked,   Ahmad; Altarawneh,   Yaseen.
The underlying employment trend (UET) is investigated in Jordanian economy over the period 1989- 2004 using structural time series model (STSM). This approach allows to modelling the trend in its stochastic form introduced by Harvey (1989).  The results show that a stochastic trend is preferred to deterministic trend. In addition, the inclusion or exclusion of the conventional deterministic trend leads to overestimated output elasticity. Furthermore, the UET is found to be non-linear, down downward sloping.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Employment; Stochastic trend; Structural time series modelling; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; J20.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94571

A structural change analysis of the cost efficiency of farms in Scotland 1989-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Milne,   Catherine E.
One of the aims of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is to increase the competitiveness of farmers through increasing their exposure to markets. An aspect of competitiveness is the gains in economic efficiency. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to estimate indicators of farm efficiency for the period 1989 to 2008 by farm type and to analyse what the effect on efficiency of changes in the CAP has been. In terms of the methodology, the information used comes from the Scottish Farm Account Scheme (FAS) survey, which allows us to assemble panel dataset and to construct cost efficiency indicators. The results indicate while mixed farms and lowland farms have maintain their levels of efficiency. LFA farms have seen their efficiency reduced...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm efficiency; Stochastic cost frontier; Scottish agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61106

Household Grocery-Coupon Use: The Impact of Income and Demographics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   James Michael; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55629

NUTRITION AND POLITICS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pelletier,   David.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16153

Indemnifying Asset Value Losses Related to Livestock Disease Announcements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: DeVuyst,   Cheryl Sinn; DeVuyst,   Eric A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27963

Does Small Dam Removal Affect Local Property Values? An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Provencher,   Bill; Sarakinos,   Helen; Meyer,   Tanya.
This paper uses hedonic analysis to examine the impact of small dam removal on property values in South-central Wiscosin. Data on residential property sales were obtained for three categories of sites: those where a dam is intact, those where a dam was recently removed, and those where the stream has been free-flowing for at least 20 years. The primary conclusions that emerge from the data are that residential property located in the vicinity of a free-flowing stream is more valuable than identical property in the vicinity of a small impoundment, and that shoreline frontage along small impoundments confers no increase in residential property value compared to frontage along free-flowing streams.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10280

TESTING FOR STORE-LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN FACTORS AFFECTING ITEM MOVEMENT OF PREGO AND RAGU SPAGHETTI SAUCES USING POINT-OF-SALE DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seo,   Seong-Cheon; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Using IRI Infoscan store-level data or Prego and Ragu brands of spaghetti sauces, estimates were obtained for own-price, cross-price, and advertising elasticities for Houston, TX and Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX markets via the use of SUR (Seemingly Unrelated Regression) technique. As well, impacts of featuring, display, and free-standing inserts on movement of spaghetti sauces at the store level were obtained. Dynamics in item movement also were captured. Within a particular market for a given brand, coefficients of factors affecting movement of spaghetti sauce were different across stores.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27215

Industrial Countermeasures for Economic Development in the Central Region in Post-financial-crisis Era
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Ai-jun.
From adjusting industrial structure, strengthening industrial guidance and promoting industrial cluster, this paper puts forward the industrial  countermeasures for regional economic development in Central China in post-financial-crisis era as follows. In terms of industrial structure adjustment, we should optimize the structure of agricultural production, and form agricultural industrialization operation; propel upgrading of industrial structure, and promote the concentration of industry; improve the development of service industry, and meet the diversified needs of consumers. In terms of industrial guidance, we should give priority to the development of leading industries, and foster leading enterprises; develop hi-tech industry rapidly. and cultivate...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial structure; Industrial cluster; Industrial division of labour; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121737

An analysis of milk quota abolition impact on Scottish farmers’ behaviour
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toma,   Luiza; Barnes,   Andrew Peter; Renwick,   Alan W.
This paper analyses factors influencing Scottish dairy farmers’ intentions to change size of business in response to milk quota abolition. The analysis uses structural equation modelling and is based on survey data collected in 2009 through telephone interviews with 533 farmers. Results suggest that farmers who (1) intend to leave their farm to children; (2) have not inherited their farm from previous generation; (3) perceive a lower impact of milk quota abolition on business; (4) have less negative attitudes towards policies/regulations; and (5) perceived a lower influence of policies/markets on business during the past decade are most likely to increase farm size.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy industry; Scotland; Farmer behaviour; Milk quota abolition; Structural equation model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61091

CANADIAN BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirk,   Bruce D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16746

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; del Castillo,   Anne Marie.
This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews LRP’s efficiency relative to in-kind food aid and to local prices in the markets in which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP modalities, and closes by proposing a framework of guiding principles, information systems, and operational procedures for responsible and effective LRP.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Food security; Food policy; Food aid; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54562

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes,   David W.; Brown,   Cheryl; Miller,   Stacy; McConnell,   Tom.
Farmers’ markets presumably benefit local economies through enhanced retention of local dollars. Unlike other studies, the net impact of farmers’ markets on the West Virginia economy is examined. Producer survey results are used in estimating annual direct sales ($1.725 million). Using an IMPLAN-based input-output model, gross impacts are 119 jobs (69 full-time equivalent jobs) and $2.389 million in output including $1.48 million in gross state product (GSP). When the effect of direct revenue losses are included (primarily for grocery stores), the impact is reduced to 82 jobs (43 full-time equivalent jobs), $1.075 million in output, and $0.653 million in GSP.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ markets; Input-output models; Net economic impact; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; R15; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45523

Consumer and Supply Chain Dynamics in the Portuguese Organic Milk Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Rui; Mili,   Samir; Briz,   Julian.
This study explores consumer demand for organic milk products (OMP) and prospective developments in OMP supply chain in Portugal. Consumer demand is approached through a survey accomplished with a stratified sample of 625 consumers from the Porto Metropolitan area (north Portugal), whose population provides a broad representation of Portuguese. Likely future developments in the Portuguese OMP supply chain are established for 2015 time horizon through the Delphi technique, using a panel of 27 qualified experts from different professional backgrounds. Results show inter alia that there are among consumers significant lack of knowledge and conceptual distortion about the organic notion. Cluster analysis has led to the detection of three differentiated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic milk; Consumer behaviour; Supply chain; Portugal; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59208

A History of African-American Farmer Cooperatives, 1938-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reynolds,   Bruce J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31817

U.S. AGRICULTURE IN THE 1980S: ECONOMIC PERCEPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clayton,   Kenneth C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17591

Contents and Cover Page
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44673

THE PRIVATE SECTOR APPROACH TO GRAIN MARKETING: THE CASE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.; Jackson,   Thomas E.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the pricing performance and behavior of market advisory services in corn and soybeans.  Data on corn and soybean net price received for advisory services, as reported by the AgMAS Project, are available for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 marketing years.  Performance test results suggest that, on average, market advisory services exhibit a small ability to "beat the market".  This conclusion is somewhat sensitive to the type of performance test and market benchmark considered.  The predictability results provide little evidence that future advisory service pricing performance can be predicted from past performance.  Marketing profiles identify three marketing "styles":  i) "scale-up" sales, ii) selective hedging and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19579

HOUSEHOLD MODELING FOR THE DESIGN OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Janvry,   Alain; Sadoulet,   Elisabeth.
Insufficient access to assets is the main determinant of poverty.  We analyze the role of access to assets in explaining household labor allocation strategies, sources of income, levels of income achieved, and poverty headcount ratios among classes of Mexican rural households.  To assess the gains from asset redistribution, we both measure the direct income effects from redistribution and simulate the general equilibrium effects of redistribution in a computable non-separable household model.  Results show that land redistribution allows to achieve both equity and efficiency gains. However, there are economies of scale in self-employment in microenterprise, human capital assets for labor market participation, and social capital for international migration,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25121

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AND ISSUES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tangermann,   Stefan; Honma,   Masayoshi; Josling,   Timothy E.; Lee,   Jaeok; MacLaren,   Donald; McClatchy,   Don; Miner,   William M.; Pursell,   Garry; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Valdes,   Alberto.
Contact for this paper:  Stefan Tangermann, Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany.  Among the many new achievements made in the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, the ambitious and wide-ranging Agreement on Agriculture (The Agreement) was a significant departure from the way agriculture had traditionally been treated in the international trading order.  Completely new rules and commitments were established in the areas of market access, export competition and domestic support.  While it was generally agreed that the nature of these new WTO provisions for agriculture pointed in an appropriate direction and held promise for the longer run process of reforming the multilateral trading regime for agriculture, it was...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14618

Sorting Models in Discrete Choice Fisheries Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Martin D.; Zhang,   Junjie.
One of the greatest challenges facing empirical fisheries researchers is to endogenize fishing effort in bioeconomic models in a way that accounts for fleet heterogeneity. Such heterogeneity can manifest in a wide range of both observable and unobservable characteristics of fishing vessels and individual fishermen. Without accounting for heterogeneity, we simply have an incomplete understanding of how pressure on fish resources responds to policy instruments that are available, the states of fish stocks, and exogenous shocks to the system. Largely due to data limitations, the discrete choice fisheries literature has focused on modeling unobserved heterogeneity through random parameters. In this paper, we draw on the industrial organization literature on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9681

Overview of Existing Agricultural Trade Models and Modeling Efforts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roningen,   Vernon O.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50632

INCENTIVES FOR SWITCHING AGRICULTURAL LAND TO CARBON SEQUESTERING NO-TILLAGE:  WHAT DURATION ARE INCENTIVES NECESSARY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellwinckel,   Chad M.; Larson,   James A.; Torre Ugarte,   Daniel de la.
Fourteen long term side-by-side tillage practice experiments were studied to analyze if no-tillage yields improved through time allowing incentives to decline.  In the majority of cases, no significant increase in no-till yield is evident.  Incentives may need to be permanent if switched acres are to remain using no-tillage practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35219

A MODEL OF NEW ZEALAND APPLE SUPPLY RESPONSE TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rae,   Allan N.; Carman,   Hoy F.
A supply response model for New Zealand apples is specified and equa•tions for new plantings, removals, yields and adoption of an innovation are estimated. The model expands on perennial crop models previously estimated by incorporating the time pattern of adoption of a planting innovation and formulation of a measure of yield expectations given technological change.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22553

COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Cover, 1999 Officers and Directors, Title Page, Contents Page
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27219

Accumulative Pollution, "Clean Technology," and Policy Design
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Withagen,   Cees; Toman,   Michael.
Environmental policymakers must address the adverse effects of a number of pollutants that accumulate in the environment. Goals for the regulation of these damages often involve holding long-term emissions below a level deemed to be "dangerous", or outright banning of offending products or processes along with subsidization of more "green" alternatives. This paper builds upon previous studies by Keeler, Spence, and Zeckhauser (1971) and Tahvonen and Withagen (1996) in addressing the optimal long-term management of an accumulative but assimilatable pollutant through policies that restrict more damaging production processes and thereby induce more benign alternatives. Using a simple general equilibrium approach, we consider the possibility that the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Stock externalities; Nonconvexities; Sustainable development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q20; Q28; D62.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10748

Effects of the Farm Financial Crisis on the Profitability of Agribusiness Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wise,   James O.; Turner,   Steven C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62325

Pastoral Communities in Nigeria: Another Case of Marginalisation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aderinoye-Abdulwahab,   S.A.; Adefalu,   L.L.
The study which was conducted in rural communities of Kwara State, Nigeria set to uncover how pastoralists‟ families cope with their livelihoods when their husbands have gone grazing with the cattle. It examined the social and financial coping strategies of their families through Focus group discussions and interviews with pastoralists, their wives and some extension agents. The findings revealed that the pastoralists live in marginalised conditions and they lack access to social services needed to boost their living conditions. The study recommended increased social networks by government and agricultural bodies to improve on the livelihoods of these people.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pastoralists; Community; Marginalisation; Extension services.; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124218

Agricultural trade in North America: Trade creation, regionalism and regionalisation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Paul,   Rodney.
Trade creation in agricultural products is defined as a statistically significant positive break in the trend function of the growth in exports and imports between member countries. The present study attempts to determine the time of any break in the trend of real exports and imports between the Canada–USA Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member countries for the years 1980:I through 1999:II, and document the scale of the phenomenon. The present study finds trade creation only occurs in USA agricultural exports to Canada because of CUSTA. The results confirm the theory that the regionalism of NAFTA did not lead to regionalisation or an increasing share of intraregional international trade.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116991

Immigration Reform and Agriculture (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandel,   William; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8099

Innovative Mechanism of Rural Organization Based on Self-Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xing jin; Gao,   Bing.
The paper analyzes the basic situation for the formation of innovative rural organizations with the form of self-organization; revels the features of self-organization, including the four aspects of openness of rural organization, innovation of rural organization is far away from equilibrium, the non-linear response mechanism of rural organization innovation and the random rise and fall of rural organization innovation. The evolution mechanism of rural organization innovation is reveled according to the growth stage, the ideal stage, the decline and the fall stage. The paper probes into the basic restriction mechanism of the self-organization evaluation of rural organization from three aspects, including target recognition, path dependence and knowledge...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Self-organization; Rural organization innovation; Evolution; Innovation mechanism; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113503

ESTIMATING MARKETING MARGIN COST COMPONENTS: AN APPLICATION OF SIMULATION TO PRODUCTS OF THE VEGETABLE OIL INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lamm,   R. McFall  Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29953

Membership: an Organizational View
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Thomas W.
This study examines the membership structure of a large centralized cooperative from an organizational workability view. Structure is created by dividing membership organizationally, i.e., assigning different roles and tasks to different groups of members, as well as to individual members, and bringing coordination to these differentiations. The membership structure of the case cooperative was found large in number of members, highly differentiated, and well coordinated. The structuring, i.e., creating a division of labor among the membership, and the coordinating of these divisions is done in response to conditions in the membership environment.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Organization; Paradigm; Specialization; Coordination; Complexity; Stability/instability; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52016

Impact of China's Accession to the WTO on U.S. Agricultural Exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   Jonathan R.; Fry,   John T.; Boughner,   Devry S.
China's accession to the WTO has been welcomed by a broad range of U.S. agricultural interests. The WTO agreement will lower tariffs and other barriers, and increase market access, but the actual benefits to U.S. exporters will depend on the competitiveness of U.S. exports with those of other countries and on China's implementation of WTO rules. Analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates immediate gains in export sales for U.S. agriculture, gains that will increase over time as market access expands and as Chinese economic growth boosts demand for imported agricultural products. However, some observers express less optimism, indicating that while U.S. exports to China should expand "in theory," in practice exporters will face several hurdles...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15886

Economic Consequences of Mandated Grading and Food Safety Assurance: Ex Ante Analysis of the Federal Marketing Order for California Pistachios
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Sumner,   Daniel A.; Alston,   Julian M.; Brunke,   Henrich; Acquaye,   Albert K.A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11935

How Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Has Affected World Poultry-Meat Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taha,   Fawzi A.
In 2003, outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus had a major negative impact on the global poultry industry. Initially, import demand for both uncooked and cooked poultry declined substantially, due to consumers’ fear of contracting avian influenza by eating poultry meat. Consumer fears adversely affected poultry consumption in many countries, leading to lower domestic prices, decreased production, and lower poultry meat exports. These reductions proved to be short-lived, as prices, consumption, production, and exports returned to preoutbreak levels in a relatively short time. As consumers gained confidence that poultry was safe if properly handled and cooked, world demand for cooked poultry increased. The cooked poultry share...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Highly pathogenic avian influenza; HPAI H5N1; Cooked poultry meat; Uncooked poultry meat; Poultry exports; Domestic poultry prices; Export poultry prices; Poultry consumption; Poultry production; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7360

The Relative Importance of Preferences for Country-of-Origin in China, France, Niger and the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Tyner,   Wallace E.
Country-of-origin (COO) is an increasingly politicized credence attribute in the globalizing food system. While international policy development in this area is geographically far-reaching, the benefits of country-of-origin labels (COOL) to producers and consumers from countries in different locations and levels of economic development are not clear. Previous work investigates the importance of COO to consumers, but is typically limited in scope to consumers in one nation. In addition, little is known about the importance of COO information relative to other credence attributes, especially in non-meat food products. This study measures the benefits of COOL to an internationally diverse set of consumers (in developed and developing countries) and estimates...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Country-of-origin; Genetic modification; Organic; Conjoint; Onion; Information; Food policy; International Relations/Trade; Q13; Q18; Q17.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25408

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION METHODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamm,   Lonnie; Brorsen,   B. Wade.
Training a neural network is a difficult optimization problem because of numerous local minimums.  Many global search algorithms have been used to train neural networks.  However, local search algorithms are more efficient with computational resources, and therefore numerous random restarts with a local algorithm may be more effective than a global algorithm.  This study uses Monte-Carlo simulations to determine the relative efficiency of a local search algorithm to 9 stochastic global algorithms.  The computational requirements of the global algorithms are several times higher than the local algorithm and there is little gain in using the global algorithms to train neural networks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36631

Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Off-farm income; Stochastic frontier analysis; Panel regression; Quantile regression; Slovenia; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114258

Alternative Hedging Strategies in Maize Production to Cope with Climate Variability and Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuhrer,   Jurg; Beniston,   Martin; Calanca,   Pierluigi; Torriani,   Daniele Simone.
Climate change with increasing climate variability is likely to alter risks in agricultural production. The effectiveness of using weather derivatives to hedge against drought risks for rain-fed grain maize production was investigated for current (1981-2003) and future (2070- 2100) climates in Switzerland. The climate change scenario was extrapolated from results of a regional climate model (HIRHAM4) based on the IPCC A2 emission scenario. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was performed by varying the mean and variance of the initial probability space for the seasonal precipitation sum. Profits and risks with and without hedging were compared using the analogy of the value-at-risk measure (VaR), i.e., a quantile-based measure of risk. A Monte Carlo chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climatic change; Climate risks; Drought; Maize production; Weather derivatives; Hedging; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9275

COST BY MILK SOLD AND HERD SIZE, 1995
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nott,   Sherrill B.
This staff paper presents the 1995 financial and production results of a sample of Michigan dairy farms in two ways.  First, the sample is divided into groups by size of herd;  averages for each group of several costs and factors are shown.  Second, the sample is divided by milk sold per cow;  factors that vary with milk production are discussed.  Appendix tables give all the cost data available from the accounting summary. A major conclusion from this data is that neither size nor production per cow consistently explains much about the major variability in profits that occur from farm to farm, given the analysis done.  Average results on a few farms with over 300 cows may be of cursory interest. (Note: Figure 1 does not appear in the electronic file.)
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11775

Cointegration Analysis of Commodity Prices: Much Ado about the Wrong Thing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mallory,   Mindy L.; Lence,   Sergio H.
This study highlights some problems with using the Johansen cointegration statistics on data containing a negative moving average (NMA) in the error term of the data generating process. We use a Monte Carlo experiment to demonstrate that the asymptotic distribution of the Johansen cointegration statistics is sensitive to the NMA parameters and that using the stated 5% critical values results in severe size distortion. In our experiment, using the asymptotic critical values resulted in empirical size of 76% in the worst case. To date a NMA in the error term was known to cause poor small sample performance of the Johansen cointegration statistics; however our study demonstrates that problems associated with a NMA in the error term do not improve as sample...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Johansen cointegration test; Moving average; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; C32; C15.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61721

Tourism and the Construction of Community Boundaries in a Galilee Kibbutz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grossman,   Ronit.
The mounting focus on the tourist industry by kibbutzim in the last decade, calls for an assessment of the implications of tourism development on the life of kibbutz members and the changes in the local identity and boundaries. In the present study, based on anthropological fieldwork, identity and structural changes in one kibbutz are placed in the context of local tourism development. The core of the article is the description of two celebrations to which tourists were invited to celebrate the festivities together with the kibbutz members. These celebrations from different periods of kibbutz life and stages of development of the tourism project, shed light on the changes occurring in the local identity and boundaries.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59580

Production Trends in New South Wales: Items of Interest for April, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production Economics.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8308

Hungarikumok fogyasztói elemzése
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Notari,   Marta; Ferencz,   Arpad; Berde,   Csaba.
A vizsgálat keretében, 1472 válasz alapján megállapítható, hogy hungarikumnak csak a mai határok közötti magyarországi termékeket tekintik, valamint azt, ami tu¬lajdonságai és hagyománya alapján egyértelműen megkülönböztethető más hasonló termékektől. A hazai fogyasztók nem az ár, küllem, hanem a sajátos íz és minőség alapján döntenek a hungarikum mellett. A külföldi megkérdezettek 75%-ban a személyes élményt jelölték meg választásuk alapjaként, míg az íz, minőség, küllem, ár együttesen csak 25%-ot tett ki. A választ az országban eltöltött idő és élmény magyarázhatja.   -------------------------------------    The survey analysed 1472 responses and found that goods are considered Hungaricum only if they were produced in the territory enclosed by the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Hungarikumok; Fogyasztói magatartás; Hungarikumok jellemzői; Kedveltsége; Hungaricums; Consumer behaviour; Characteristics and popularity of Hungaricums; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92500

A Partial Budget Approach to Estimating Cash Rents
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
Because of the extra risk, tenants who cash lease land should earn more money than those tenants with share leases. A competitive land market and the need to support bigger and newer machinery can easily lead tenants to pay more than they should for a cash lease. Share leases tend to avoid the overpayment problem as the share percentage is usually relatively fixed. Since share leases are not always available, this paper presents a way for tenants to determine if a cash lease rate is reasonable for the area by using a partial budget approach that compares lease types.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96412

Women's Cooperatives and their Contribution to the Local Development of the North Aegean Region, Greece
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vakoufaris,   Hristos; Kizos,   Thanasis; Spilanis,   Ioannis; Koulouri,   Maria; Zacharaki,   Anna.
In the last twenty years Greece has witnessed the emergence and establishment of women’s cooperatives, a form of productive agricultural cooperatives. This paper explores their importance and their contribution to local development. Evidence is presented for an island region, the North Aegean. Personal interviews, using structured questionnaires, were conducted with the chairwomen of all the region’s cooperatives in order to obtain an insight into their structure and dynamics. According to the findings of this study, women’s cooperatives are characterized by substantial potential on the one hand and by serious drawbacks on the other. The economic performance of the cooperatives is satisfactory, while the use of local resources and ‘know how’ contribute to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Women’s cooperatives; North Aegean; Local development; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58681

Use of Agricultural Residue Feedstock In North Dakota Biorefineries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Hodur,   Nancy M.; Senechal,   Donald M.; Stowers,   Mark D.; McCalla,   Darold; Saffron,   Chris M.
Rising prices and uncertain supplies of petroleum, together with environmental concerns regarding fossil fuel combustion, have enhanced interest in biobased products and fuels. This study analyzes the feasibility of a multi-product biorefinery that uses wheat straw as feedstock to produce ethanol, electricity, and cellulose nanofibers. Nanofibers (nanowhiskers) would be used as reinforcements in a biobased nanocomposite material that could substitute for fiberglass in many applications. The growth of a biobased industry could have major economic development implications for the Great Plains/Midwest region.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biomass; Biomaterials; Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs); Economic development; Ethanol; Wheat straw; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90655

WILL MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING IMPROVE PRICING AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MARKET FOR FED CATTLE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bastian,   Christopher T.; Koontz,   Stephen R.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.
Mandatory price reporting legislation will make available to the public on a weekly basis information on terms of trade for forward contracts. The new information will provide marketing intentions details that were previously unavailable to agents in the fed cattle market. An experiment was designed to assess the potential impacts of this new information on price discovery and production efficiency. Results suggest that the proposed new information will reduce price level, reduce price dispersion, and improve production efficiency. Prices may be reduced as information risks are reduced for both buyers and sellers in the fed cattle market. This result may not be popular among sellers in the market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18969

What makes exit from poverty: Investigation of smallholder women livestock farmers in Bangladesh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akter,   Shaheen; Farrington,   John.
Shaheen Akter and John Farrington..."What makes exit from poverty ....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Women and livestock; Livelihood Strategies; Asset-base Framework; Bangladesh; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; O1; O3; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51165

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND HARD WHITE WHEAT VARIETY RELEASES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26015

Cooperatives, Regulation and Competition in Norwegian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tennbakk,   Berit.
Over production is a persistent and costly problem in Norwegian agriculture. Support to agricultural production implicitly yields incentives to produce too much, i.e., causing market prices to fall below the target level, and thereby increasing the need for subsidies and additional market interventions. In order to restrict supplies, farmers are allowed to coordinate through marketing cooperatives. The paper argues that this coordination is likely to be insufficient in markets where the cooperative competes with an investor-owned wholesaler. Interventions in the market in order to remove excess supplies may induce further incentives to increase production. Levying a tax on all production in order to cover market regulation costs, moves the solution in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Regulation; Over production; Duopoly; Agribusiness; Q13; L21; D43.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24907

Rural-Urban Income Disparity and WTO Impact on China’s Agricultural Sector: Policy Considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xiaolu; Duncan,   Ronald C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58260

Economically optimal management strategies for the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoshino,   Eriko; Hillary,   Richard M.
The fishery for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) around the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean is a profitable operation targeting a high-value, slow-growing species. We substituted the complex Bayesian age-structured model currently used for assessments with a Schaefer production model, which performs equally well as an operating model for management strategy evaluation. A number of potential effort reduction strategies are investigated, several of which would achieve better conservation objectives and higher future profits from the fishery than those predicted using the current management strategy. The article also discusses the applicability of this approach to the Australian sub-Antarctic fisheries targeting the stocks of D....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic model; Fisheries; Patagonian toothfish; Management strategy evaluation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100562

Natural Resource Dependence in Rural Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez-Feldman,   Alejandro; Taylor,   J. Edward; Yunez-Naude,   Antonio.
The relationship between poverty and natural resources is complex and the empirical evidence to date, mostly from studies of forest activities and poverty, is inconclusive.  The main purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the effects of household characteristics and of inequality at the village level on natural resource extraction and dependence. To do so we use data from the Mexico National Rural Household Survey (ENHRUM). Our results show that in rural Mexico natural resource extraction is predominantly an activity carried out by poor households. The same is true for dependence. We also show that there are important differences across Mexico in terms of both participation and dependence on resource income. These differences are most evident...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource extraction; Dependence; Poverty; Mexico; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61230

Agricultural Policy: High Commodity and Input Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmitz,   Andrew; Furtan,   William Hartley; Schmitz,   Troy G.
Because of high commodity prices, beginning in 2006, subsidies to farmers in the United States, the European Union, and Canada have been reduced significantly. However, significant losses have been experienced by the red meat sector, along with escalating food prices. Because of rising input costs, the “farm boom” may not be as great as first thought. Ethanol made from corn and country-of-origin labeling cloud the U.S. policy scene. Higher commodity prices have caused some countries to lower tariff and non-tariff barriers, resulting in freer commodity trade worldwide. Policymakers should attempt to make these trade-barrier cuts permanent and should rethink current policy legislation to deal with the possibility of a collapse of world commodity markets....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; High commodity prices; Input prices; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49862

On-Farm Benchmarking: How to Do It and How to Do It Better
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franks,   J.R.; Collis,   Jimi.
Benchmarking is the practice of establishing the relative performance of a business or enterprise against an appropriate standard, generally industry standards derived from a survey of farms. The Policy Commission into the Future of Farming and Food (2002) highlighted a need to spread and improve benchmarking on farms. The requirements of effective benchmarking are illustrated in a ten step framework. The ten steps illustrate the range of expertise and resources a manager requires before being able to justify allocating resources to benchmarking. A comparison of alternative farm surveys and methodologies used to collect, analyse and report industry standards illustrates the difficulties farmers can have in identifying appropriate, robust and accurate...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Comparative analysis; Processes; Industry standards; Methodology; Techniques; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24326

FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ligeon,   Carel; Gregorowicz,   Philip; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Alcohol consumption is considered an important social activity but a major health risk in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC). Alcohol consumption net benefits are doubtful and the factors influencing alcohol consumption in the LAC countries are not well documented. In this study, we use secondary data and Ordinary Least Squares Regression models to evaluate the factors influencing alcohol consumption in LAC countries. The factors that significantly affect alcohol consumption are: alcohol imports, alcohol exports, alcohol production, consumer price index, real GDP per capita, urban population, number of television sets available to the household, and whether the person is from the Caribbean or not. A closer look at the factors indicates that a 1.0...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Alcohol consumption; Latin American and Caribbean; Importation; Consumer price index; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36956

FINANCIAL RISK IN COTTON PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Paul N.; Gundersen,   Carl E.
Risk analysis continues to emphasize price and yield variability as the principal components of the decision-maker's risk environment.  This research demonstrates the relative importance of financial risk for a representative cotton farm in Arizona.  For highly leveraged operations, financial risk may account for 70 percent of the total risk faced by the producer.  Implications for future risk analysis are discussed in light of these findings.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29974

A COMPARISON IN TRANSITO: TO ADAPT, APPLY AND EVALUATE THE ITC'S TPI FOR ANALYSING EXPORT INDUSTRIES' EXPORT STRATEGIES: THE CASE OF FRESH GRAPES AND ORANGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blignaut,   C.S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18023

Cash flow as an important solvency determinant of agricultural enterprises in the Slovak Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gurcik,   Lubomir; Miklovicova,   Jana; Miklovicova,   Silvia.
In this paper deals with the cash flow analysis in agricultural companies in particular regions of the Slovak Republic. At present, from a company’s point of view it is not so important to reach a profit but to have a sufficient cash to keep solvency. On base of column and balance cash flow composition we determine in which areas agricultural companies invested money and what sources they used to finance their activities.  Agricultural companies in the Slovak Republic financed their activities particularly from internal sources, however, they used external sources, too. Companies situated in better natural conditions spent more external sources than companies in LFA. The companies used the financial sources in operating and investment activities equally.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural enterprises; Cash flow analysis; Net cash flow; Balance composition of cash flow; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96846

Le Coton en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre: Adaptation d’un Modèle réussi à de nouvelles réalités
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Tschirley,   David L.
Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development under the WACIP project funded by USAID (Programme de Renforcement du Secteur Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Africa; Cotton; Crop Production/Industries; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55359

The Impact of Demographics, Market Characteristics, and Prices on the  Consumption of Food-Away-From-Home
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jekanowski,   Mark D.; Binkley,   James K.; Eales,   James S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35839

Manure to Electricity: A Success Story (Power Point Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McWilliams,   John M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33389

Die Marktordnungen für Obst, Gemüse und Bananen
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Monning,   Bernd; Winterhoff,   Esther; Bohlen,   Peter.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96744

A multidimensional farming system typology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Andersen,   Erling; Verhoog,   A. David; Elbersen,   Berien S.; Godeschalk,   Frans E.; Koole,   Boudewijn.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9291

Modelling heterogeneity to estimate the ex ante value of biotechnology innovations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dillen,   Koen; Demont,   Matty; Tollens,   Eric.
After more than a decade of GM crops, literature reports farmers and consumers can gain significantly from the technology, despite the intellectual property rights assigned to the innovator. In this paper we assess the effect of heterogeneity on this distribution of benefits. A two dimensional framework is created to assess the ex ante benefits of an innovation. Given this setting and the scarce data often available, a parametric modelling approach is taken. The two dimensions of heterogeneity, spatial and temporal, are explicitly modelled as they have a different importance for different technologies. Using this framework we can simulate different corporate pricing strategies and evaluate the benefits generated under changing heterogeneity. The framework...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heterogeneity; Parametric modelling; Ex ante; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43945

Explaining Participation in Spot and Options Markets for Water
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ranjan,   Ram; Gollehon,   Noel R.; Aillery,   Marcel P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15650

Elegy, ode or panegyric: Australian agricultural economics in the last quarter of the twentieth century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Godden,   David P.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123652

The Social Economy: Approaches, Practices and a Proposal for a New Community-University Alliance (CURA)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levesque,   Benoit; Mendell,   Marguerite.
This document provides an overview of selected theoretical and empirical approaches to define a research proposal for a new CURA (Community- University Research Alliance) on the social economy to be launched in 2005. The authors’ goal is also to spark the interest of researchers in the social economy. With this in mind, the first section represents an attempt to provide a theoretical and empirical framework for the social economy, drawing on complementary concepts such as the third sector, where appropriate. In the second section, we emphasize the need for an inventory of innovative practices in the field and for statistics to quantify the activities of the social economy and the resources involved. In the third section, we identify the main research...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59959

OPENING REMARKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wood,   G. Burton.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Ano: 1966
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17539

Measuring the Determinants of School Completion in Pakistan: Analysis of Censoring and Selection Bias
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holmes,   Jessica.
This paper explores the demand for child schooling in Pakistan, using the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey (1991). There have been few such studies for Pakistan, a country with relatively low enrollment rates and education levels, high illiteracy, and large disparity between male and female education. Additionally, this study focuses on two potential sources of bias in the estimation of the demand for schooling. First, studies which do not distinguish between currently enrolled children and those who have completed their schooling subject their estimates to a form of censoring bias. Second, studies which exclude children who have left the household from their samples may introduce sample selection bias if the decisions to leave home and to attend...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; I2; C24.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28530

End Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Coming Attractions
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93400

Alternatives to 50-50 Partnership Arrangements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121202

NONCONSTANT PRICE EXPECTATIONS AND ACREAGE RESPONSE: THE CASE OF COTTON PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parrott,   Scott D.; McIntosh,   Christopher S.
An adaptive regression model is used to examine the relative importance of cash and government support prices in determining cotton production over time. The results show that the cash price is more important as a source of price information for cotton producers than the government program price. The cash price was shown to have a greater influence on acreage response in every year, including periods thought to be dominated by government commodity programs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adaptive regression; Cotton acreage response; Price expectations; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15235

CHINA'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: ISSUES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Provedor de dados: 31
China's impact on world agricultural markets in coming decades will depend on many factors. Growing income and transition to modern urban lifestyles will increase demand for all foods, but demand will shift toward meat and high-value products. WTO accession may increase openness of China's agricultural trade and allow more imports. An understanding of geographic variations of consumption, production, trade, and policy is critical to understanding the vast China market. Development of transportation infrastructure and market channels will make it easier for food products to reach consumers. China's approach to biotechnology and its reform of institutions for allocating land, labor, and water inputs have important implications for agricultural productive...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: China; Food; Agriculture; Production; Consumption; Regions; International trade; Biotechnology; Livestock; Land; Irrigation; Retail; Transportation; Marketing; Rural development; Labor markets; Statistics; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33723

Marketing Organic Milk in the United States: Findings from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey of 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alexander,   Corinne E.; Balagtas,   Joseph Valdes; Mayen,   Carlos D.; Greene,   Catherine R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9747

Tourism Development as a Dimension of Globalisation: Experiences and Policies of China and Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Both China and Australia have participated in the process of growing economic globalisation in recent decades.  This paper compares trends in the openness of China’s and Australia’s economy in terms of international trade and foreign direct investment, and then examines global trends in international tourism.  This dimension of growing globalisation indicates an accelerating trend in the second half of the 20th century.  The article shows how China was able to take advantage of this trend as a consequence of its economic reforms and opening up to the outside world.  A mini-case study of the expansion of China’s tourism industry and its evolving policy framework is provided.  Australia also has obtained significant growth in its tourism industry in recent...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Globalisation; China; Australia; International trade; Foreign direct investment; International tourism; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90535

An Exploratory Study to Assess European Consumers' Opinion about a Beef Quality Guarantee System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verbeke,   Wim; Van Wezemael,   Lynn; Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra de; Kugler,   Jens O.; Chryssochoidis,   George M.; Ueland,   Oydis; Grunert,   Klaus G.
Consumer demand in relation to food is increasingly shifting towards products that are safe, nutritious, and of good eating quality. Beef consumers are demanding for experience quality that matches their quality expectations formed prior to consumption, particularly with respect to beef tenderness. The development of a beef quality guarantee system, backed up by objective knowledge obtained through muscle profiling research, can allow the beef industry to meet these consumer demands. A qualitative consumer study has been carried out to assess European consumers’ opinions about beef quality and beef related technologies. This paper reports on consumer opinions and perceptions about muscle profiling and a beef quality guarantee system. Findings indicate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59113

The effect of agricultural policy change on income risk in Swiss agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: El Benni,   Nadja; Finger,   Robert; Mann,   Stefan.
The study examines the effect of agricultural policy reforms on income variability of Swiss farmers. The observed heterogeneity in income risks across farms and time is explained with farm and regional characteristics. FADN data are used to construct coefficients of variation of total household income and gross revenues at farm-level over the period 1992-2009. Applying linear mixed effect models the effects of off-farm income, direct payments, farm size, specialisation and liquidity on gross revenue and household income variability in three different production regions are measured. The switch from market-based support to direct payments decreased the variability of farm revenues and household income. Off-farm income has a positive and farm size a negative...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Income risk; Agricultural policy; Direct payments; Risk and Uncertainty; Q12; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122532

DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bonnen,   James T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17422

BEDRIJFSECONOMISCHE IMPACT VAN BIOTECHNOLOGIE IN DE BELGISCHE SUIKERBIETENTEELT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Venter,   Katrien; Demont,   Matty; Tollens,   Eric.
Through Monte Carlo simulation techniques, all possible scenarios are analyzed of the impact of the potential adoption of genetically modified herbicide tolerant sugar beets on the economics of Belgian sugar beet growers. The most likely gain for the average Belgian sugar beet grower amounts to €125 /ha. Assuming an adoption rate of 75%, this transates into a total benefit foregone of €9 million for Belgian agriculture in the agricultural season 1998-1999. Three quarters of this benefit are absorbed by the farmers, while one quarter, i.e. €3 million, is extracted by the gene developers and seed suppliers. This refutes the argument of a seed industry extracting all benefits from biotechnology innovations.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31847

O Impacto Económico de Variedades de Mandioca Tolerantes à Doença da Podridão Radicular sobre a Segurança Alimentar no Litoral de Moçambique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McSween,   S.; Walker,   Thomas S.; Salegua,   Venancio Alexandre; Pitoro,   Raul.
Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique Directorate of Training, Documentation, and Technology Transfer
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Coastal Mozambique; Cassava brown streak disease; Nikwaha; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55862

The Problems Existing in Building of Rural Community in Jilin Province and Corresponding Countermeasures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Lei.
This paper analyses some problems existing in building of rural community in Jilin Province as follows, the funds for community building are short; the residents show sluggish participation in community; the infrastructure community building is backward; the organizational building of community lags behind; the operating mechanism is in chaos. Finally, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are put forward as follows, we should strengthen the funds guarantee of government for community building; we should reinforce the quality education for the rural residents; we should speed up the construction of rural infrastructure; we should improve organizational building of rural community.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Building of rural community; Infrastructure; Organizational construction; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121289

ROBUSTNESS OF NON-PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND RISK AVERSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Settlage,   Daniel M.; Preckel,   Paul V.
This paper examines the performance of a risk-adjusted non-parametric approach to measuring efficiency and risk aversion.  Prior work is extended to the case where agent behavior is motivated by expected utility maximization.  Results indicate the approach significantly outperforms traditional efficiency measurement methods when applied to risk averse agents.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19765

Identification of Consumer Segments and Its Implication on the Willingness-to-Pay Distribution: The Case of Demand for Non-Genetically Modified Vegetable Oil in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaneko,   Naoya; Chern,   Wen S.
This paper illustrates the importance of consumer segments for the estimation of the distribution of sample willingness to pay. We find evidence that those who prefer non-GM have a different marginal utility of income and that naïve pooling of consumer segments may yield a misleading recommendation for both agribusinesses and policy makers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21194

Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molle,   Francois; Renwick,   Mary E.
The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resources development; Irrigation programs; History; River basins; Rehabilitation; Costs; Crop production; Domestic water; Water use; Reservoirs; Fisheries; Decision making; Cost benefit analysis; Cost recovery; Water requirements; Water demand; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44525

STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS AND PEANUT MARKET PERFORMANCE IN SENEGAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Hathie,   Ibrahima.
The impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on social welfare are investigated using data from the Senegalese peanut sector.  The findings suggest that SAP policies resulted in dramatic decreases in peanut production, undermining the profitability of the peanut processing plants as well.  Overall, the Senegalese society suffered net welfare losses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20841

Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lence,   Sergio H.; Marette,   Stephan; Hayes,   Dermot J.; Foster,   William E.
This paper examines the incentive of atomistic agricultural producers within a specific geographical region to differentiate and collectively market products. We develop a model that allows us to analyze the market and welfare effects of the main types of real-world producer organizations, using it to derive economic insights regarding the circumstances under which these organizations will evolve, and describing implications of the results obtained in the context of an ongoing debate between the European Union and United States. As the anticipated fixed costs of development and marketing increase and the anticipated size of the market falls, it becomes essential to increase the ability of the producer organization to control supply in order to ensure the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural products; Collective promotion; Geographic indications; Supply control; Quality; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18704

IMPACT ASSESSMENTS OF CHANGING AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND TARIFF BARRIERS BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND EUROPEAN UNIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fenyes,   Tamas I.; Meyer,   Nicolas G.; Breitenbach,   Marthinus C.
The aim of this study is to measure the competitiveness of the South African Agricultural Sector by analysing the effects of the Trade Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA). In broad terms the effects are expected to be twofold: (1) increased competition on the local market by the European Union (EU) products entering the market on a duty-free basis, and (2) improved access to the EU market for South African (SA) exports. These effects are analyzed by: • Taking a closer look at the TDCA.  • Performing an export impact assessment.  • Performing an import impact assessment.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Cooperation; Export-import assessment; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43241

ADULT EQUIVALENT SCALES REVISITED
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Demoussis,   Michael; Mihalopoulos,   Vassilis.
Use of the Tobit model for estimation of adult equivalent scale (AES) parameters and expenditure equations presupposes that zero observations represent exclusively corner solutions.  This paper tests for the underlying causes of zero observations and estimates accordingly the AES parameters, the household size in adult equivalents and the resulting expenditure equations and consumption profiles.  The empirical application concerns Greek household "soft" and "hard" cheese consumption.  The statistical results indicate that for the examined cheese categories the "double hurdle participation" model adjusted for non-normality and heteroskedasticity is the appropriate model for the estimation of AES parameters and expenditure equations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adult equivalent scales; Double-hurdle models; Soft and hard cheese; Greece; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15291

Studying the Chinese Society through the Case of SARS: Opportunities and Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Dongyang.
The plague of SARS is over in China, and the economy is recovering quickly. While the impacts of SARS on Chinese economy were temporary, a part of economic sectors experienced severe attacks - including the migrant workers from the  rural areas, whose income has been reduced significantly. Indeed, the negative  influence on the society is great and profound. This crisis especially challenges today's public risk management, citizens' behavior and moral, and social civilization and progress. To protect the interests of the migrant farmers in their tens of millions as a special social community must be paid more attention.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31946

Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Organic When the Food is Already Local?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connolly,   Cristina; Klaiber,   H. Allen.
The emergence of community supported agriculture (CSA) farms has provided a new way for small farms to remain competitive while engaging their local community through direct marketing.  In this study, we report on some of the first revealed preference valuation of CSA attributes, including the willingness to pay for competing organic certification programs.  Using data on the prices and attributes of 188 CSA farms spanning Ohio and Pennsylvania we estimate willingness to pay measures from both hedonic and nearest-neighbor matching methods. Results from a semi-log hedonic reveal a willingness to pay of approximately 9% for organic branding compared to natural, which translates into an additional $48 per summer season share. We also find a statistically...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic; Local; Matching; Hedonic; Community supported agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q51.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124364

INFLATION, CASH FLOWS, AND GROWTH: SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FARM FIRM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robison,   Lindon J.; Brake,   John R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29474

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, NORTHEASTERN AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, JUNE 24, 1986
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29048

World Commodity Prices 2001 - 2002
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matthies,   Klaus.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26123

STRUCTURAL CHANGE, RENTS TRANSFERRING AND MARKET POWER IN THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE MARKET: A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Castillo,   Mauricio.
The breakdown of the International Coffee Agreement (an oligopoly of exporting countries) in 1990 led to increasing competition for market share. We use an econometric model to examine the effects of the agreement's dissolution. Results suggest a transfer of rents from producers to wholesalers and little impact on consumers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20441

The Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   JunJie; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Lakshminarayan,   P.G.
Which management practices farmers adopt has a significant effect on agricultural pollution. Research has analyzed factors influencing adoption of a single management practice. But often adoption decisions about many practices are made simultaneously, which suggests use of a polychotomous-choice model to analyze decisions. We apply such a model to the choice of alternative management practices on cropland in the Central Nebraska Basin and control for self-selection and the interaction among alternative practices. We use the results of the choice model to estimate the economic and environmental effect so adopting alternative combinations of management practices.  Our results suggest that crop rotation and soil N testing are complementary practices, perhaps...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation tillage; Rotation; Soil N testing; Corn yield; Fertilizer use; Soil erosion; The polychotomous-choice selectivity model; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18444

Land Markets, Employment, and Resource Use in the Peri-Urban Green Zones of Maputo, Mozambique: A Case Study of Land Market Rigidities and Institutional Constraints to Economic Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roth,   Michael J.; Boucher,   Stephen R.; Francisco,   Antonio.
Beginning in January 1991, the U.S. Agency for International Development funded a series of studies on land, employment, and financial markets in the peri-urban areas of Maputo. Beginning in September 1991, a land-market survey involving 121 households and 162 plots of land was administered in two peri-urban green zones of Maputo-districts 4 and 6. Households were queried about their land-settlement histories, mode of land acquisition, terms and conditions of transfer, land rights, size of holdings, perceptions of tenure security, land-use practices, commercial input use, hired labor, agricultural sales and revenues, nonfarm employment and earnings, and general demographic characteristics. The present study reports findings from the land-market survey...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12755

LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szekely,   Geza; Pecze,   Denes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7809

Is the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Policy Successful in Sustaining Rural Employment?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouamra-Mechemache,   Zohra; Chaaban,   Jad.
This paper seeks to establish whether public agro-food interventions like food quality labels contribute or not to the promotion of rural employment. To this end, the paper uses original longitudinal firm and plant level datasets on the French cheese industry to assess the impact of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label on rural employment. The data is used to test the impact of the PDO label on equilibrium market structure in the downstream cheese processing segment, and to establish backward linkages this segment has on upstream plant-level employment and the number of dairy farmers. Our results show that the PDO label has increased the equilibrium number of firms at the national level, because the introduction of this label has created market...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market Structure; Protected Designation of Origin; Rural Employment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94987

FOOD, WATER AND SECURITY: WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dupont,   Alan.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123867

DEMAND FOR BREAKFAST CEREALS: WHOLE GRAINS GUIDANCE AND FOOD CHOICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ishdorj,   Ariun; Jensen,   Helen H.
When using household-level data to examine consumer demand it is common to find that consumers purchase only a subset of the available goods, setting the demand for the remaining goods to zero. Ignoring such censoring of the dependent variables can lead to estimators with poor statistical properties and estimates that lead to poor policy decisions. In this paper we investigate household demand for four types of breakfast cereals, such as whole grain ready-to-eat, non-whole grain ready-to-eat, whole grain hot and non-whole grain hot cereals, using a censored Al- most Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and estimate the parameters of the model via Bayesian methods. Using household level scanner data (ACNielsen Homescan) we find that demand for all types of breakfast...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; Bayesian econometrics; Censored; Cereals; Whole grains; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; C11; C34; D12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116445

The Role of Stakeholders' Perceptions in Addressing Water Quality Disputes in an Embattled Watershed
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Jennie S. Hughes; Rodriguez,   German.
Preliminary results of a survey of agricultural and non-agricultural stakeholders in the Lincoln Lake Watershed suggests discrepancies exists in different groups perceptions of water quality, the sources of water pollution, and the roles of local, county, state and federal officials in meeting water quality objectives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Q25; Q53; Q59.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34808

Production Inefficiency in Fed Cattle Marketing and the Value of Sorting Pens into Alternative Marketing Groups Using Ultrasound Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koontz,   Stephen R.; Hoag,   Dana L.; Brethour,   John R.; Walker,   Jodine L.
The cattle industry batch markets animals in pens. Because of this, animals within any one pen can be both underfed and overfed. Thus, there is a production inefficiency associated with batch marketing. We simulate the value of sorting animals through weight and ultrasound measurements from original pens into smaller alternative marketing groups. Sorting exploits the production inefficiency and enables cattle feeding enterprises to avoid meat quality discounts, capture premiums, more efficiently use feed resources, and increase returns. The value of sorting is between $15 and $25 per head, with declining marginal returns as the number of sort groups increases.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle feeding; Production efficiency; Simulation; Sorting; Value-based marketing; Ultrasound; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; C15; D21; D23; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47266

Is There Evidence that Legislative Ambition Matches Development? Evaluating the Factors Influencing Wind Energy Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Klaiber,   H. Allen; Belasco,   Eric J.; Williams,   Ryan Blake.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61613

Projections of Grower Returns from a Cooperative Sugarbeet Processing Plant
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Roger G.; Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Anderson,   Donald E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60694

Minnesota Extension's Mixed Regional/County Model: Greater Impacts Follows Changes in Structure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Brien,   Phil; Morse,   George W.
The Cooperative Extension Service has as its mission helping the public use the research generated at land-grant universities. Since 1914, most states have used a county-based Extension model, with educators in every county and campus-based faculty supporting local educational efforts. This paper outlines why and how the Minnesota Extension Service has replaced this model with a mixed regional/county model, the major features of the new delivery model and the employment consequences of the shift as well as the non-financial advantages of the new model. The structural changes in Minnesota are of interest to Extension stakeholders in other states who are facing similar challenges and want to learn more about the benefits and costs of Minnesota's new model....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13614

Using Livestock and Associated Product Markets to Demonstrate MMW4P in Nigeria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Dick.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53682

Policy Analysis in a Second-Best World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parry,   Ian W.H.; Oates,   Wallace E.
This paper first describes the new literature in environmental economics on the socalled "double dividend" and then explores its implications for a broad range of economic issues. The basic finding in this literature is that in a second-best, general equilibrium setting, environmental measures raise costs and prices and thereby reduce the real wage. This rise in the cost of living reduces slightly the quantity of labor supplied in an already highly distorted labor market, giving rise to losses in social welfare that can be large relative to the basic welfare gains from improved environmental policy. These losses may be offset to some extent by using revenues (if any) from the environmental programs to reduce existing taxes on labor. This same line of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Regulatory policies; Welfare effects; Pre-existing taxes; General equilibrium; Environmental Economics and Policy; L51; H23; D52.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10687

Optimal Institutional Mechanisms for Funding Generic Advertising: An Experimental Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Messer,   Kent D.; Schmit,   Todd M.; Kaiser,   Harry M.
Given the uncertain legal status of generic advertising programs for agricultural commodities, alternative voluntary funding institutions are investigated hat could provide a high level of benefits to producers. This experimental study simulates key economic and psychological factors that affect producer contributions to generic advertising. The results suggests that producer referendum play a critical role in increasing contributions and that producer surplus is maximized by a Provision Point Mechanism instituted by producer referendum with thresholds ranging from 68% to 90%, and expected funding from 47% to 77% of the time, depending on the level of advertising effectiveness.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Generic commodity advertising; Experimental economics; Producer referendum; Provision point mechanism; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122106

Market Factors of North Dakota Hard Red Spring Wheat Shipments July-December, 1964
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   David C.; Taylor,   Fred R.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1965
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104202

1998 GEORGIA SURVEY OF WASTEWATER RATES AND FACILITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jordan,   Jeffrey L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16641

HUMAN CAPITAL: THE ISSUES, ENABLERS AND BLOCKS IN INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Daryl.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17499

CLIMATE POLICY WHEN THE DISTANT FUTURE MATTERS: CATASTROPHIC EVENTS WITH HYPERBOLIC DISCOUNTING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karp,   Larry S.; Tsur,   Yacov.
Low probability catastrophic climate change can have a signifcant influence on policy under hyperbolic discounting. We compare the set of Markov Perfect Equilibria (MPE) to the optimal policy under time-consistent commitment. For some initial levels of risk there are multiple MPE; these may involve either excessive or insufficient stabilization effort. These results imply that even if the free-rider problem amongst contemporaneous decision-makers were solved, there may remain a coordination problem amongst successive generations of decision-makers. A numerical example shows that under plausible conditions society should respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Abrupt climate change; Event uncertainty; Catastrophic risk; Hyperbolic discounting; Markov Perfect Equilibria; Environmental Economics and Policy; C61; C73; D63; D99; Q54.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7181

MINNESOTA'S "PROGRESSIVE" INCOME TAX: MYTH AND REALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Glenn L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13902

CHOOSING A METHODOLOGY OR MODEL FOR PUBLIC ISSUES EDUCATION (LESSON PLAN TO SUPPLEMENT PAGES 7-14)
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Economics.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18010

Do Conservation Easements Reduce Land Prices? The Case of South Central Wisconsin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Kathryn; Weinhold,   Diana.
While theory strongly suggests that restricting development rights should reduce land prices, empirical evidence of this effect has been notoriously hard to obtain. Indeed, largely based on this difficulty a Congressional committee has recently recommended that tax benefits for such restrictions be severely curtailed. We collect data on 131 land transactions in South Central Wisconsin, including 19 cases of developmentrestricted parcels. When we use the whole sample to estimate the impact of conservation easements we replicate the results of Nickerson and Lynch (2001), finding a negative but statistically insignificant effect. However we then show that when the sample is appropriately restricted to a more homogenous group of land parcels, our ability to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12670

Probabilistic Models of Yield, Price, and Revenue Risks for Fed Cattle Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belasco,   Eric J.; Taylor,   Mykel R.; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
Cattle feeding enterprises operate amid variability originating in prices and production. This research explicitly models yield risks related to cattle feeding by relating the mean and variance of yield performance factors to observable conditioning variables. The results demonstrate that pen characteristics, such as entry weight, gender, placement season, and location influence the mean and variability of yield factors, defined as dry matter feed conversion, average daily gain, mortality, and animal health costs. Ex ante profit distributions, conditional on cattle placement characteristics, are derived through simulation methods to evaluate the effects of price or yield shocks on the distributional characteristics of expected profits.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conditional variance; Production risk; Cattle feeding; Yields; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; D24; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48761

FOOD SAFETY REGULATION, PRODUCT PRICING, AND PROFITABILITY: THE CASE OF HACCP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Mazzocco,   Michael A.; McKeith,   Floyd K.
This paper assesses the impact of mandatory Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulation on output price for small meat processors and packers and evaluates implications for firm-level profitability. The importance of HACCP regulation and pricing is an issue that deserves in-depth analysis because of its implications for the survival of small firms in the meat industry. To investigate this issue a survey was sent to meat processors and packers in the United States to collect data on HACCP expenses, output price before and after HACCP implementation, and inputs prices and quantities. Although output price did not increase significantly to compensate for HACCP expenses, analysis of the translog profit function revealed that small firms were...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: HACCP; Product pricing; Profitability; Translog profit function; U.S. meat processing industry; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23077

The Major Problems and the Governmental Role in Chinese Rural Land Transfer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Cen-cheng.
On the basis of clarifying and defining rural land transfer, the necessity of rural land transfer is analyzed. Land transfer is the necessity in terms of promoting agricultural scale operation and improving production efficiency; proving opportunities for narrowing urban and rural gap; realizing rural surplus labor transfer and facilitating urbanization. Major problems in the existing rural land transfer are analyzed: unclear laws and regulations and rural land transfer lacks relevant legal protection: rural social security system is imperfect and can not solve farmers' worries after land transfer; farmers and local governments are restricted by traditional ideas and it is hard to carry our the land transfer policies; rural system construction is...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural land transfer; Major problems; Governmental behaviors; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119703

Solving the Problem of Sustainable Use of Bt Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dun,   Zhe; Mitchell,   Paul D.
Transgenic plants producing insecticidal protein derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been widely adopted since their commercial introduction in 1996. The widespread adoption of such plants has reduced use of conventional insecticides while attaining yield gains, thus providing economic, environmental and human health benefits. However, the benefits from Bt crops will be reduced or even eliminated if pests develop resistance to these toxins so that Bt crops are less or no longer effective. Although field resistance to Bt crops has not yet been found in the continental U.S., resistance to Bt sprays has been found in diamondback moth and greenhouse populations of cabbage looper. Hence, considerable attention has been devoted to developing management...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resistance; Bio-tech; Sustainable; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103581

Poverty and Distribution: Twenty Years Ago and Now
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kanbur,   Ravi.
This paper adopts the “Rip Van Winkle” stratagem, of asking what differences would be noticed, in the domain of poverty and distribution, by someone who fell asleep in 1987 (the year I published my paper on poverty in the IMF Staff Papers, and woke up only in 2007 (the year I visited the IMF to work on the present paper). I highlight, somewhat idiosyncratically, ten such differences under three broad headings: Facts and Empirics, Concepts and Theory, and Policies and Interventions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Income Distribution; Development; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; D31; D63; I32; I38; O15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48918

APPROACH H: LETTING THE FARM INCOME PROBELM WORK ITSELF OUT IN THE OPEN MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Robertson,   Fred R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1958
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17880

Redesigning the Food Chain: Trade, Investment and Strategic Alliances in the Orange Juice Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azevedo,   Paulo Furquim de; Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas.
Change in trade barriers and capital flow creates opportunities for redesigning the food chain. The orange juice chain in U.S. and Brazil provides an interesting illustration of how institutional harmonization, high import tariff rates and complementary capabilities open new opportunities for strategic alliances and the re-arrangement in the FCOJ chain. This finding has the following implications. First, trade barriers are not enough to support FDI and related internationalization decisions. Second, the perspective of market integration creates a positive environment for new strategic alliances and the re-design of the food chain. And third, the existence of complementary capabilities between foreign and domestic companies is a necessary condition for this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: FTAA; Foreign direct investment; Orange Juice Industry; Strategic alliances; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8212

CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARD ORGANICALLY GROWN LETTUCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Marianne McGarry; Johnson,   Bradey; Cochran,   Kerry; Hamilton,   Lynn L.
This research shows that approximately 29 percent of lettuce purchases in California expect to purchase an organically grown lettuce product in the future.  Organic lettuce purchasers are more likely to be female, have a higher household income and a higher level of education.  Consumers are concerned with the freshness, quality, price, and environmental impact of the lettuce they purchase.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27628

Productivity Growth in Indonesian Agriculture, 1961-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fuglie,   Keith O.
We use an index number approach to measure total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Indonesian crop and livestock agriculture between 1961-2000. A Tornqvist index is developed to minimize biases that may result from relative price changes in factor and output weights. The results indicate that agricultural TFP growth accelerated in the 1970s but was halted in the late 1990s. Agricultural productivity growth was not limited to rice but also extended to other food and horticultural crops.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Tornqvist index; Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57868

MERCADOS Y COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE INSUMOS EN LA CADENA DE LECHE DE VACA EN EL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reyes,   Venancio Cuevas; Espinosa Garcia,   Jose Antonio; Romero Santillan,   Fernando; Jolalpa Barrera,   Jose Luis.
The objective of the present work was the one to characterize the market of farming insumos of the milk chain of cow in the state of Hidalgo with the purpose of identifying critical necks of bottle or factors that affect their development of the productive chain. The analysis of productive chains and sampling of proportions of Maxima variance was used. To the channels and agents of commercialization were described, as well as the markets of the inputs, identifying themselves that the supplying participate national and transnational companies actively. The balanced foods that are sold are of national origin, the forages are of crazy origin and the veterinary products and reproductive nationals and of companies and laboratories of the foreigner. One...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri Food Chain; Markets; Commercialization; Inputs; Dairymilk; Cadena agroalimentaria; Mercados; Comercialización; Insumos; Leche de vaca.; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45843

PROTECTING MEAT, POULTRY AND EGGS DURING PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brant,   A.W.
Outlines general areas of hazards to foods and discusses measures taken to protect the public from them.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27690

VALUATION OF NEW SPRING WHEAT VARIETIES: TRADEOFFS FOR GROWERS AND END-USERS (SUMMARY)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Bruce L.; Wilson,   William W.; Johnson,   D. Demcey; Nganje,   William E.
Variety release decisions involve a number of tradeoffs, usually between grower and end-user characteristics as well as significant uncertainties about agronomic, quality, and economic variables.  In this study, methodologies were developed to value tradeoffs for grower and end-user characteristics for wheat.  The models capture effects of variability in agronomic, quality, and economic variables.   The models were applied for three experimental varieties which have since been released and for two hypothetical varieties.  Results indicate two of the experimental varieties provide improvements in grower and end-use value over most of the incumbents.   Comparison of a risk adjusted portfolio model consisting of characteristics of end-use and grower values...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Variety Development; Grower Value; End-user Value; North Dakota; Tradeoffs; Stochastic Dominance; Portfolio Value; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23590

Cost and Benefit Analysis of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Management Technology in Georgia.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Riley,   David G.; Sparks,   Stormy; Langston,   David.
Recent trend depicts that tomatoes and tomatoes products rank 2nd most important vegetable crop in the United States after potatoes and potatoes products contributing 20 percent of total vegetable production.  More-so, tomato is equally ranked 2nd in the United States in terms of production value, generating $1.3 billion after head lettuce that contributed $1.4 billion in the same time period. In 2006, 422,000 acres of tomatoes were planted in the United States.  Tomato is equally an important economic crop in the state of Georgia.  In 2008, it ranked 14th in the Georgia vegetable acreage as 3,985 acres were planted.  It also ranked 6th in terms of farm gate value in the same time period generating $51.2 million.  Thrips-vectored tomato spotted wilt virus...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tomatoes production; Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV); Inputs; Fixed cost; Variable costs; Profitability; Cost and benefit.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56386

FARMER EDUCATION AND ADOPTION OF SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schuck,   Eric C.; Nganje,   William E.; Yantio,   Debazou; Aquach,   Emmanuel.
Education can play a critical role in moving farmers in developing countries away from environmentally harmful slash and burn agriculture.  The present research examines the extent to which extension education can promote adoption of cropping systems other than slash and burn.  Choice of cropping system by farmers in Cameroon, whether slash and burn, multiple crops, or mono-cropping, is modeled as a function of farm size, farmer educational level, and visits by extension personnel.  Results indicate that higher visitation rates by extension personnel reduce not only the likelihood of farmers choosing slash and burn agriculture, but also promotes movement into mono-cropping.  Since mono-cropping represents a move toward export-oriented agriculture in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Slash and burn; Production technology; Economic development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23587

EL CONSUMO DE LA ZAYA (Amoreuxia spp) UNA TRADICIÓN CULTURAL DE LA REGIÓN DEL ÉVORA EN EL ESTADO DE SINALOA, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castro Montoya,   Jorge Arturo; Zayas Barreras,   Rosa Armida; Saiz Aguilar,   Paulina; Romero Lozoya,   Marisol; Bojorquez Camacho,   Francisco Rene; Bojorquez Camacho,   Octavio.
The production and the consumption of this nontraditional product, is the reason for this investigation, where a concerted effort was necessary to interpret all the processes that are developed and which involve the elements of a certain observed community. It is considered that this was a very valuable resource in the raised investigation, since we had to be in tune with the prevailing culture in those scenes where the data rose, that way there will be levels of confidence between the people of the different communities could be generated that were involved in the interviews and the observation field, from a perspective where the investigator felt like “native” of that ethnic group or race from that way, the work of compilation would acquire major...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Zaya (Amoreuxia spp.); Consumption; Production; Cultural tradition; Sinaloa.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120498

VALUE OF IRRIGATION WATER IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES: AN ECONOMETRIC APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madariaga,   Bruce; McConnell,   Kenneth E.
Estimation of the economic value of irrigation water is complicated by a lack of data on the price or marginal cost of water.  Through econometric estimation of an aggregate total value product function, this paper obtains marginal irrigation water value estimates for the Middle Atlantic region.  Additionally, the impact of temperature and soil conditions on aggregate production within the region is estimated.  Ridge regression and covariance analysis are employed to deal with problems of multicollinearity and simultaneous equation bias, respectively.  Estimates indicate a substantial and growing return to irrigation within the region.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29736

The Right Amount of Trust
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Butler,   Jeffrey; Giuliano,   Paola; Guiso,   Luigi.
We investigate the relationship between individual trust and individual economic performance. We find that individual income is hump-shaped in a measure of intensity of trust beliefs. Heterogeneity of trust beliefs in the population, coupled with the tendency of individuals to extrapolate beliefs about others from their own levels of trustworthiness, could generate this non-monotonic relationship: highly trustworthy individuals tend to form overly optimistic beliefs, to assume too much social risk and to be cheated more often, ultimately performing less well than those with a belief close to the mean trustworthiness of the population. On the other hand, less trustworthy individuals form overly pessimistic beliefs and avoid being cheated, but give up...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Trust; Trustworthiness; Economic Performance; Culture; False Consensus; Labor and Human Capital; A1; A12; D1; O15; Z1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90947

WHAT CAN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DO TO REDUCE DROPOUT NUMBERS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Debertin,   David L.; Huie,   John M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29334

THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Phillips,   Peter W.B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12893

BOOK REVIEWS
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22686

RURAL AMERICA ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY: FORCES OF CHANGE (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Rodney J.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33180

Reconsiderando la metodología FAO sobre el cálculo del número de personas que pasan hambre en el mundo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morales-Opazo,   Cristian; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús.
FAO measure of undernourishment is calculated based on three main parameters: dietary energy supply (DES), minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER), and the coefficient of variation of dietary energy consumption (CV). In the current implementation of this methodology, the DES and the MDER change over time, as would be expected. The CV, however, remains constant. However, we expect the CV to change over time and be a function of income and prices. This paper discusses why the CV should change in response to changes in these variables, and suggests a practical way to estimate changes in the CV over time in the absence of survey data.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Income; Prices; Consumption; Undernourishment; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; E21; O11; O19.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120198

The Influence of the Pace and Scale of Energy Development on Communities: Lessons from the Natural Gas Drilling Boom in the Rocky Mountains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haefele,   Michelle A.; Morton,   Pete.
Both the number of oil and gas wells drilled annually2 (U.S. Department of Interior [U.S.D.I.], Bureau of Land Management 2009) and the number of producing natural gas wells3 (U.S. Department of Energy 2009) in the Rocky Mountain region4 more than doubled from 1998 to 2008. The proportion of U.S. natural gas production from the region increased from 16% in 1997 to 23% in 2007 (U. S. Department of Energy 2009) and the number of drilling rigs operating in the region grew from 131 in 2002 to 318 in 2009.5 This increase in natural gas drilling in the region has created boomtown conditions in several rural communities. While energy development can benefit rural communities, boomtowns in the Rockies experienced an influx of non-local workers, a rise in crime and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92810

Fertilizer Use and Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heisey,   Paul W.; Mwangi,   Wilfred.
In sub-Saharan Africa, greater use of mineral fertilizers is crucial to increasing food production and slowing the rate of environmental degradation. Regional growth rates in fertilizer consumption have never been particularly high, in part because the real price of fertilizer is higher in Africa than in many other developing regions. As subsidies have been removed and exchange-rate distortions corrected over the past decade or more, relative prices paid by farmers have risen to reflect more closely the economic cost of fertilizer. Consumption growth has thus slowed even more.  Nonetheless, during the period of declining growth in consumption, fertilizer use on cereals, particularly maize, has become relatively more important than use on cash crops....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7688

END MATERIALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Guidelines for Submission of Manuscripts; Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee and Membership/Subscription Information
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15395

CHINA'S ACCESSION TO WTO: IMPLICATIONS FOR US AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conklin,   Neilson C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33528

1973 Farm Business Summary by Type of Farming for Southern Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.; Persons,   Edgar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8457

Competing Risk Proportional Hazard Models of Farm Service Agency Direct Operating Loans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dixon,   Bruce L.; Ahrendsen,   Bruce L.; Foianini,   Monica; Hamm,   Sandra J.; Danforth,   Diana M.
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct farm loan program is designed to provide credit to family-sized farms unable to obtain credit from conventional sources at reasonable rates and terms despite having sufficient cash flow to repay and an ability to fully securitize the loan.  FSA policy encourages borrowers to exit the program as soon as possible.  This study uses Cox proportional hazard models in a competing risks framework to identify predictive factor of: (1) loan success or default, and (2) length of time to loan termination. Survey data from 1925 direct loans originated in federal fiscal years 1994-95 are used for analysis. Only data available to FSA at time of origination were collected. Since these data are all the information FSA has at time...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Duration; Farm Service Agency; Direct loans; Competing risks; Agricultural Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; C29; G28; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48140

WEIGHTED EXPECTED UTILITY HEDGE RATIOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frechette,   Darren L.; Tuthill,   Jonathan W.
We derive a new hedge ratio based on weighted expected utility. Weighted expected utility is a generalization of expected utility that permits non-linear probability weights. Generally speaking weighted expected utility hedge ratios are less than minimum variance hedge ratios and larger than expected utility hedge ratios.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Hedge ratio; Weighted expected utility; Allais Paradox; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18931

Evaluation Information on Agricultural Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frantz,   Molly.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48984

PUBLICATIONS LIST - JANUARY 1, 1999 - DECEMBER 31, 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Carol.
This list outlines the range of publications on economic issues available from the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23099

Book Notes
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1955
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8874

Index of Volume 47
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118153

Internationalization and Corporate Success - Empirical Evidence from the European Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ebneth,   Oliver; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Increasingly, cooperatives in the agribusiness are being confronted with the globalization of agri-food markets. Cooperatives adapt to this development by internationalizing their activities. This paper presents a method of measuring the degree of internationalization (DoI) and its application to European cooperatives in the dairy sector. Then, the financial performance of these cooperatives is measured by applying balance sheet analysis. The paper ends with a discussion of why German cooperatives are noticeably less internationalized and show weaker financial performance than their European competitors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Globalization; Dairy industry; Cooperatives; Degree of internationalization; Corporate success; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24750

Impact of Biotechnology on Plant Breeding
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hock,   Cricket; Naseem,   Anwar; Hossain,   Ferdaus; Pray,   Carl E.
The application of modern biotechnology to plant breeding is considered to be more efficient and quicker than conventional breeding techniques in the development of new and more resilient crop varieties. To test the impact that biotechnology is having on a industrial plant breeding activities, we relate firm level Plant Variety Protection Certificate (PVPC) applications to corresponding expenditure on research and development (R&amp;D), agricultural biotechnology patents applications, field trials of genetically modified crops, firm structure, as well as industry specific characteristics. Regression results indicate agbiotech activities are directly related to PVP applications, hence the creation of new plant varieties.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22093

Financial Returns and Capital Requirements for Optimum Pasture Improvement Plans
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pearse,   Robert A.
Since World War II there has been a rapid increase in the area sown to improved pastures in Australia generally and New South Wales in particular. Despite this increase there has been much speculation as to the reasons why even more country has not been improved, especially as spectacular increases in carrying capacity result. There have been a number of studies of economic aspects of pasture improvement stimulated by these observations. This study is intended to extend or supplement them, because much of the previous work has been somewhat limited.  The objects of this paper are to:-  (1) Outline the basic asumptions on which the whole study is based. (2) Determine, where finance is provided from savings supplemented by reinvestment of all profits (when...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1963
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9011

PROVIDING EQUITABLE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN A METROPOLITAN SETTING: AN APPLICATION OF THE LOCATION SET-COVERING PROBLEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruliffson,   Jane A.; Haight,   Robert G.; Homans,   Frances R.; Gobster,   Paul H.
We use the location set covering problem to define a natural area site selection model for use in the Chicago region. This framework allows us to explicitly consider the equity of site distribution by stipulating that each population center has access to a recreational space within a specified distance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19845

IMPACTS OF THE 1996 FARM BILL INCLUDING AD HOC ADDITIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ray,   Daryll E.
Whether the next farm bill is a slightly modified extension of the 1996 Farm Bill or is significantly different from the current bill will hinge on how the 1996 Farm Bill is perceived to have performed.  With no supply management provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill, the crop markets have not shown a capacity to self-correct by reducing the quantity supplied and increasing the quantity demanded in response to relatively large declines in crop prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15015

Australasian environmental economics: contributions, conflicts and ‘cop-outs’
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bennett,   Jeffrey W.
Australian and New Zealand environmental economists have played a significant role in the development of concepts and their application across three fields within their subdiscipline: non-market valuation, institutional economics and bioeconomic modelling. These contributions have been spurred on by debates within and outside the discipline. Much of the controversy has centred on the validity of valuations generated through the application of stated preference methods such as contingent valuation. Suggestions to overcome some shortcomings in the work of environmental economists include the commissioning of a sequence of non-market valuation studies to fill existing gaps to improve the potential for benefit transfer.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic modelling; Institutional economics; Non-market valuation; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118501

SISTEMAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO: VANTAGEM COMPETITIVA E/OU INCERTEZA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Talamini,   Edson; Oliveira,   Leticia de.
Um dos atributos de diferenciação utilizados pelo agronegócio para obter competitividade é o uso de sistema de irrigação, que será rentável e sustentável, se for usado adequadamente, maximizando a eficiência do uso da terra e da água. Entretanto, o uso dos recursos hídricos nas atividades econômicas é incerto, devido a mudanças climáticas, ambientais, sociais, entre outras. Dessa forma, os objetivos são: verificar o uso dos recursos hídricos, identificar como os sistemas de irrigação contribuem para a competitividade do agronegócio e identificar algumas das incertezas dos sistemas de irrigação no campo dos agronegócios. Este ensaio teórico pode ser classificado como qualitativo e exploratório, fundamentado em referências bibliográficas pertinentes com a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Recursos hídricos; Irrigação; Competitividade; Incerteza; Water resources; Irrigation; Competitiveness; Uncertainty; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109628

WATER SCARCITY: ECONOMIC APPROACHES TO IMPROVING MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dosi,   Cesare; Easter,   K. William.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14461

A TERM STRUCTURE MODEL FOR AGRICULTURAL FUTURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fackler,   Paul L.; Roberts,   Matthew C.
An extension of Schwartz's model of futures price term structure that includes seasonality is developed. The approach allows futures prices for all maturities to be estimated simultaneously by exploiting arbitrage relationships. An application to wheat futures prices is presented.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Futures markets; Price analysis; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21543

Nonparametric Bounds on Welfare Measures: A New Tool for Nonmarket Valuation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crooker,   John R.; Kling,   Catherine L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18344

Limiting Biotechnology? Information Problems and Policy Responses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plunkett,   Marni D.; Gaisford,   James D.
The revolution in biotechnology poses pervasive, although not entirely unprecedented, asymmetric information problems. Especially in Europe, but even in North America, there is mounting evidence that consumers do not treat genetically modified foods (GMFs) and their non-modified counterparts as perfect substitutes. If other things such as prices are equal, many consumers would prefer to consume non-GMFs; they perceive GMFs as lower-quality products. While farm-level producers are fully informed on the genetic qualities of their product, final consumers will often be unable to distinguish between the two types of products. Thus, the information structure will only sustain a pooling equilibrium, in which both GMFs and non-GMFs are sold together, or pooled,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45630

La transmission des effets de la crise alimentaire sur les dépenses de compensation : Cas de la Tunisie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akari,   Tahar; Jouili,   Mustapha.
En 2006-2008, le monde à connu une véritable crise alimentaire, due à la hausse sans précédent des cours mondiaux des produits alimentaires En Tunisie, la flambée des cours internationaux des produits alimentaires de base n’a pas tardé à gonfler la facture des importations alimentaires. Celle-ci étant absorbée en partie par l’augmentation des prix à la consommation et en partie à travers l’accroissement des dépenses de la Caisse Générale de Compensation. Toutefois, l’escalade des dépenses de la caisse ne peut être attribuée à la seule hausse des cours mondiaux. Une tentative de décomposition du coût de compensation consenti par l’Etat fait apparaître l’effet de la situation prévalant dans le marché mondial (prix à l’importation), celui de la politique...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96818

Value Chain Study of Small-Scale Agricultural Mechanization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ajibola,   Femi; Zalla,   Tom.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54863

Inside Front Cover
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10199

Consumer Attitudes Toward Genetic Modification and Other Possible Production Attributes for Chicken
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   John C.; Pan,   Xiqian; Sirolli,   Ryan.
Today's consumers face foods whose production attributes they are often largely unfamiliar with and uncertain about.  This study surveyed Delaware consumers about labeling, health risk concerns, and knowledge of five potential attributes for chicken: free-range, treated with antibiotics, irradiated, fed genetically modified (GM) feed, and GM chicken. Respondents were highly in favor of labeling all attributes, and perceived a high health risk from and had a low self-reported knowledge of many of the attributes.  Gender, tobacco use, and label reading habits were significant factors in explaining the difference in responses. An analysis of survey comments further demonstrated the extent of consumer concerns.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27714

Evaluating the Impact of Government Land Use Policies on Tree Canopy Coverage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; Hill,   Elizabeth; Kramer,   Elizabeth.
Many communities are experiencing the negative effects associated with not sustaining a sufficient level of tree canopy coverage. Tree canopy plays a crucial role in the environment, providing benefits such as clean water and air, erosion prevention, climate control, and sustained ecological resources and native species habitat. Additionally, tree canopy plays an economic role by increasing housing values, alleviating expenditures related to erosion destruction, decreasing spending on sewer standards, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing medical costs related to health issues, such as asthma, that are associated with environmental degradation.  To study how local government policies may be related to changes in tree canopy, an empirical study was...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9863

FACILITATING OCCUPATIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF PEOPLE THROUGH TESTING, PLACEMENT, AND JOB INFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wickens,   Aryness Joy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1960
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16993

Evaluating Different Growth Scenarios for Organic Farming Using Bayesian Techniques
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardebroek,   Cornelis.
Different views exist on the future development of organic agriculture. The Dutch government believes that in 2010 10% of the farm land will be used for organic farming. Others have a more radical view: due to increasing emphasis on sustainable production in the end all farming will be organic. Others believe in a more pessimistic scenario in which the recent growth in organic was just a temporary upswing and that the share of organic farmers already reached its maximum. In this paper different potential scenarios for the further growth of organic farming are evaluated using Bayesian techniques. A nonlinear logistic growth model explaining the share of organic farms is estimated using available historical data for Dutch agriculture. Various scenarios imply...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Bayesian analysis; Non-linear logistic growth curves; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44211

New Capital Structures for Agriculture (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kruse,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37426

Selected Paper Abstracts, Annual Meetings
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53104

Fragmenting markets and quality change in New Zealand foods: empirical analysis with a Rotterdam model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Khaled,   Mohammed; McWha,   Vhari; Lattimore,   Ralph G.
Very little is known about changes in the demand characteristics of food in New Zealand. As far as we can determine, there has never been a complete disaggregated food demand model estimated for New Zealand. The object of this paper is to update these estimates using more recent data to see whether there are grounds for believing that the structural changes that occurred primarily during the last two decades are having effects on the magnitude of food demand elasticities in New Zealand. To this end, a Rotterdam food demand system is estimated using time series data. The results indicate that over the last 20 years, household consumption has increased for fruit and vegetables, poultry, food eaten away from home, and sweet products, drinks and other foods....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Food demand; Agricultural and food policy; Rotterdam model; Food quality; New Zealand; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97506

Product Origin and Reputation for Quality: the Case of Organic Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pozo,   Veronica F.; Saak,   Alexander E.; Hanawa-Peterson,   Hikaru.
Replaced with revised version of paper 12/30/09.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49503

Finding Value-Added Uses for Apples: A Case Study For Hoch Orchards of LaCrescent, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nefstead,   Ward E.
This paper summarizes the results of a pilot course in Value-Added Entrepreneurship in agriculture which was offered in the fall semester of 2005 under the title-ApEc 3991-2. It will describe the course content, the manner in which the project was chosen, the work which was undertaken by students enrolled in this class and finally, the manner in which the materials developed in the course were used in the actual restructuring of Hoch Orchards.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6690

CHANGES IN FARM PRODUCTION UNDER INTENSIVE FARM MANAGEMENT ADVICE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Southcombe,   F.J.; Mauldon,   Roger G.
This investigation examines the impact of intensive farm management advice on levels and productivities of resource use on samples of farms. A total of 60 members of 13 farm management advisory services and 60 non-members, matched by locality, were studied in two farming regions of Western Australia. A production model has been formulated and analysed which discriminates between effects of differences and changes in resource use and productivity over time and between members and non-members. Major differences between members and non-members over time have been rates of growth of inputs and outputs rather than systematic changes of production relationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm Management.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22811

Simulated ACRE Payments and Risk Reduction Point to Midwest as a Potential Winner
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vocke,   Gary; Allen,   Edward W.; Price,   J. Michael.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121433

Economies of Scale in der Produktion versus Diseconomies im Transport: Zum Strukturwandel im Molkereisektor
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boysen,   Ole; Schroeder,   Carsten.
In this article, we simulate structural change within the German dairy sector employing a sector-wide optimization model. As a result, we obtain cost minimizing structures of the dairy sector for various scenarios differentiated by time horizon and level of transportation cost. We demonstrate that the model is capable of explaining the current trend which is characterized by a decrease in the number of dairies while average capacity is increasing. However, this development is less pronounced if transportation cost rises relative to other costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capacitated facility location problem; Market structure; Transportation; Agribusiness; Production Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97183

COMMUNICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP CREDIBILITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker,   E.D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27245

Implications of Growing Biofuels Demands on Northeast Livestock Feed Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmit,   Todd M.; Verteramo,   Leslie J.; Tomek,   William G.
The relationship between complete-feed prices and commodity feedstock prices are estimated to analyze the effect of higher commodity prices on feed costs, with particular attention towards the price effects and substitutability of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Assuming the historical positive correlation between corn and DDGS prices, each $1/ton increase in the price of corn increases per ton feed costs between $0.45 and $0.67 across livestock sectors. A negative price correlation would offset some of the cost increases, but under most scenarios feed costs are expected to be at or above those experienced in 2007.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37595

DOES BRANDED FOOD PRODUCT ADVERTISING HELP OR HURT FARMERS?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Mingxia; Sexton,   Richard J.; Alston,   Julian M.
This study investigates market conditions when food processor/handler brand advertising, whether undertaken by an investor-owned firm or by a cooperative, will benefit or harm farmers.  Addressing this question provides insight into the policy issue of whether and when promotion funds intended to benefit farmers should be used in support of brand advertising.  Analysis of a two-stage oligopoly-oligopsony model shows that advertising by an investor-owned firm is most likely to be harmful to farmers when it takes place in a relatively unconcentrated industry and when advertising is relatively more effective at creating brand market power than at increasing total demand.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31131

Farmers Markets: Producers Characteristics and Status of Their Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Zurbriggen,   Marta; Italia,   John; Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nitzsche,   Peter; VanVranken,   Richard.
The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the attributes of producers who participate in farmers’ markets and to examine different aspects of their operations. In addition to demographics, the characteristics explored in this report include farm size, acreage grown, wholesale and retail activities, location, and personnel employed. Data related to business development, ownership status, days of operation, products sold, marketing and organic production was also collected. The results show that the majority of New Jersey growers who retail through farmers’ markets began this type of activity since 1990 and while their businesses were still in a state of growth. However, the average number of acres planted and workers employed characterized...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36725

Optimal Bioeconomic Management Strategies for Prevention and Control of Invasive Alien Species
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mehta,   Shefali V.; Homans,   Frances R.; Haight,   Robert G.; Polasky,   Stephen.
Paper removed by author. Please see the current version, available online January 8, 2007: Mehta, S.V. et al. Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management. Ecological Economics (2007), doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.10.024
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19505

Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Eco-Certified Wood Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Jakus,   Paul M.; English,   Burton C.; Menard,   R. Jamey.
We use Kristrom’s simple spike model to assess the factors influencing consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for a variety of certified wood products.  A survey of over 1,600 Pennsylvania and Tennessee residents found that approximately 35% were willing to pay some positive “premium” for environmentally certified wood products.  For three types of weed products (a $28.80 shelf, a $199 chair, and a $799 table), we find the estimated market premiums to be $3.74, $15.94, and $45.07, respectively.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Eco-certification; Eco-labeling; Price premium; Spike models; Q5; Q23.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43452

The Common Agricultural Policy from a Swiss point of view
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hofer,   Eduard; Eggenschwiler,   Christophe.
The present contribution relates to the development of the CAP from it's creation in the 60's to it's last reform in June 2003. On the one hand, this reform has been designed to respond to the challenge of financing the EU enlargement despite the CAP budgetary restrictions. On the other hand, it is obliged to respond to the demands of the society. This last reform shows outstanding similarities with the agriculture policies reforms undertaken in Switzerland in the 90'. 'Cross compliance' (direct payments bound to eco-logical conditions) and decoupling of domestic support measures are surely among the most significant similarities of the two reforms. Although quite a significant price gap remains, the UE and Swiss agricultural policies are constantly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31988

AN APPRAISAL OF A BUFFER FUND SCHEME FOR BEEF: REPLY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parton,   Kevin A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22714

Firms' strategies and voluntary traceability: an empirical analysis in Italian food chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranieri,   Stefanella; Banterle,   Alessandro.
In international food markets, voluntary traceability systems have increased their role in guaranteeing high safety and quality standards for the consumer. Such systems are also among the strategies firms employ to differentiate products and strengthen competitive advantage in both the national and international market. Voluntary traceability has significant implications on the organisation of economic relationships within food supply chains. This paper focuses on this aspect and analyses the effects of voluntary traceability on vertical co- ordination using a transaction cost perspective. The analysis makes reference to the Italian situation where the national standard organisation has introduced standard rules for voluntary traceability (UNI 10939; ISO...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Firms' strategies; Transaction cost economics; Food chain; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10091

Comparing numerical methods for solving the competitive storage model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gouel,   Christophe.
This paper compares numerical methods for solving the competitive storage model. Since storage implies an inequality constraint, the solution methods must be considered carefully. The model is solved using value function iteration, and several projection approaches, including parameterised expectations and decision rules approximation. Using a penalty function approach to smooth the inequality constraint, perturbation methods are also applied. Parameterised expectations proves the most accurate method, while perturbation techniques are shown inadequate for solving this highly nonlinear model. The endogenous grid method allows rapid solution if supply is assumed to be inelastic.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Binding constraint; Nonlinear rational expectations models; Numerical methods; Agricultural and Food Policy; C63; D84; E37.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115430

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, November, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; Sexton,   P.F.; Perry,   T.R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8258

Evaluating the Performance of Agricultural Cooperative Boards of Directors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Anderson,   Bruce L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54329

Recapturing Value from Food Safety Certification: Incentives and Firm Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie; Raper,   Kellie Curry.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20432

The USDA Cotton Outlook for 2010/11 (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skelly,   Carol.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90992

VOLATILITY OF CASH CORN PRICES BY DAY-OF-THE-WEEK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rudel,   Richard K.; McCamley,   Francis P.
The volatility of St. Louis cash corn bids by day-of-the-week is examined for the period September 1992 through August 1999. Thursday to Friday, Friday to Monday and Friday to Tuesday (with a holiday on Monday) price changes tend to be larger than other day-to-day changes.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21873

Distance Education Practice: Training and Rewarding Authors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perraton,   Hilary; Creed,   Charlotte.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12866

Protecting the African Elephant: A Dynamic Bioeconomic Model of Ivory Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Kooten,   G. Cornelis.
International trade in ivory is banned in order to protect the African elephant. The trade ban is supported by some range states, because it is seen as an effective means for protecting a 'flagship' species, but is opposed by states, mainly in southern Africa, because populations exceed the carrying capacity of local ecosystems. Issues concerning the ivory trade ban are addressed in this paper using a dynamic partial-equilibrium trade model that consists of four ivory exporting regions and a single demand region. Results indicate that a trade ban might not be successful in maintaining elephant populations, even if it leads to a stigma effect that reduces demand and increases the marginal costs of marketing ivory. Results suggest that the species will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21206

AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF FEED INGREDIENT PRICE RISK ON THE SELECTION OF MINIMUM COST BACKGROUNDING FEED RATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coffey,   Brian K.
The traditional minimum cost feed ration linear programming model is expanded to permit risk management responses to price variability associated with feeding a particular ration across time.  The cost minimizing objective function also considers feed cost in a mean-variance (E-V) framework.  The model is specified using NRC nutrient requirements and an historic Feedstuffs price series.  A decision-maker can choose his/her optimal ration by making tradeoffs between price risk and net income.  The results should provide a basis for decision tools that allow livestock producers to manage the net income risk involved in the selection of a feed ration.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15031

Something in the Water? Testing for Groundwater Quality Information in the Housing Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Patrick A.
I test the level of information regarding possible groundwater contamination in the residential real estate market in Washington County, Minnesota. An approximately seven square-mile trichloroethylene plume has affected hundreds of households’ water supplies since at least 1988 in the region. I find that homeowners were initially well-informed by market forces, but were later somewhat misinformed by government actions regarding the potential of water contamination from the plume. A disclosure law passed in 2003 may have added new, low-cost, and imperfect information to the market that could explain the change in informational awareness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Disclosure law; Environmental disamenity; Groundwater; Groundwater contamination; Hedonic model; Incomplete information; Water quality; Real estate; Consumer/Household Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117207

THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menrad,   Klaus; Blind,   Knut.
Paper prepared for presentation at the 8th ICABR International Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology: International Trade and Domestic Production Ravello (Italy), July 8 to 11th, 2004
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Regulation; Innovation; Biotechnology; Organic food; Functional Food; European Union; United States; Industrial Organization; L5; L66; O32.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91013

DIGITAL DERMATITIS ON U.S. DAIRY OPERATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ott,   Stephen L.
The NAHMS Dairy '96 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's dairy animal population for education and research.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically valid sample yielding 2,542 producers.  Included in the study were 20 states that represented 83.1 percent of the U.S. milk cows as of January 1, 1996.  Data on digital dermatitis were collected during the second phase as Federal or state Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO's) or Animal Health Technicians (AHT's) contacted producers from February 20 through May 24, 1996 to complete a questionnaire.   Contact for this paper: Steven Ott
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Dairy; Cattle; Footwarts; Heelwarts; Lameness; Hoof; Digital dermatitis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32762

RANCH-LEVEL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GRAZING POLICY CHANGES: A CASE STUDY FROM OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimbey,   Neil R.; Harp,   Aaron J.; Darden,   Tim D.
Economic impacts often are cited as justification both for and against changes in grazing policy on public lands.  A recent study conducted in Owyhee County, Idaho, illustrates a process to gather ranch-level economic information,  develop economic models for different ranching systems, and use the models to estimate economic impacts of grazing policy changes.  Ranch-level models were developed from producer panels and interviews within the county.  Costs and returns, livestock production information, dependency on public lands, and other factors relative to ranch-level economics were gathered in four meetings with livestock producers and other interested parties.  Results indicate that, as dependency on federal lands rise, both costs and returns fall....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16626

ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvey,   James E.
Adam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23708

COMPETITIVE SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOOD INDUSTRY, 2010 A.D.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26570

PRICE ARBITRAGE BETWEEN QUEENSLAND CATTLE AUCTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Christine H.; Bewley,   Ronald A.
In a competitive market with free information flows, spatial arbitrage will ensure that average prices at geographically separate markets will move in unison. The speed of adjustment is related to information flows between markets; if adjustment lags exist, there may be opportunities for arbitragers to gain. The transmission of price information is modelled using Johansen's procedure and the existence of long-run arbitrage opportunities is investigated. An innovation analysis is used to examine the varying responses to changes in prices at spatially separate markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22381

LAND SUBSIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNALITIES IN THE COASTAL AREA OF TEXAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warren,   John P.; Jones,   Lonnie L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29674

Collective action, property rights, and devolution of natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy: a workshop summary paper
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knox,   Anna; Meinzen-Dick,   Ruth Suseela.
Policies to devolve responsibility for natural resource management to local bodies have become widespread in the past 20 years. Although the theoretical advantages of user management have been convincing and the impetus for devolution policies strong, the actual outcomes of devolution programs in various sectors and countries have been mixed. This paper summarizes key research findings on factors that contribute to effective devolution programs in the forestry, fisheries, irrigation, and rangelands sectors, which were presented and discussed at an international Policy Workshop on Property Rights, Collective Action and Devolution of Natural Resource Management, June 21-25, 1999, in Puerto Azul, the Philippines. We begin by addressing the language of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55437

CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR ELECTRICITY FROM BIOENERGY AND OTHER RENEWABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: English,   Burton C.; Jakus,   Paul M.; Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Menard,   R. Jamey.
This study ascertains residential electricity consumers’' support and willingness to pay for electricity from renewable sources.  Then, willingness to pay for specified renewable energy sources (solar, wind, landfill wastes, bioenergy from fast growing crops, and bioenergy from forest products wastes).  Effects of demographics and environmental behaviors are estimated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19935

2002/03 U.S. SUGAR SUPPLY AND USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   John M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33530

Effective information and the influence of an extension event on perceptions and adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Llewellyn,   Rick S.; Lindner,   Robert K.; Pannell,   David J.; Powles,   Stephen B.
Perceptions are known to play an important role in the innovation adoption decision. Once influential perceptions have been identified, there is the potential for information to influence adoption by changing these perceptions. In this paper, the influence of an extension workshop targeting grain growers’ perceptions known to be associated with the adoption of integrated weed management and herbicide resistance management has been measured using regression analysis. Consistent with a Bayesian learning framework, the greatest influence on grower perceptions and intended adoption behaviour was observed where information could be delivered with a high degree of certainty and validity.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57911

Cooperative Principles as Constraints for Public Goods Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reynolds,   Bruce J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31808

Reforming Water Allocation Policy Through Markets in Tradable Water Rights: Lessons From Chile, Mexico, and California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosegrant,   Mark W.; Gazmuri,   Renato S.
Increasing water scarcity, rising costs of irrigation subsidies, and general economic liberalization are creating strong incentives for comprehensive water reform with establishment of tradable water rights and the development of markets in these rights. Experiences in Chile, Mexico, and California indicate that water allocation through markets in tradable water rights offers a viable approach to improving the efficiency of water allocation, and should receive serious consideration from developing country policy makers. Laws establishing tradable rights should be simple and comprehensive, should clearly define the characteristics of water rights and the conditions and regulations governing the trade of water rights; should establish and implement water...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42822