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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

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

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

Banana Trials: A Potential Niche and Ethnic Market in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Krewer,   Gerard; Wallace,   Richard; Mullinix,   Ben.
Annual cropping production (ACP) is a technique used worldwide to target favorable market conditions. This technique has allowed commercial banana production outside the traditional production belt such as South Africa, Thailand, Israel, and China. In 2003 an evaluation of thirty-three cultivars was initiated near Savannah, Georgia to determine their suitability for ornamental, nursery, and ACP for niche/ethnic markets under Georgia weather conditions. In South Georgia and other temperate regions around the world, the pseudostems are normally killed to ground level during most winters. However, excellent plant growth rate, good flowering, and limited commercial fruit production was observed. Identifying one or more cultivars with potential to produce...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46584

The Demand for Imported Apple Juice in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Muhammad,   Andrew.
This study estimates U.S. demand for imported apple juice by exporting country. Given that China has emerged as the top supplier to the U.S., we focus on the impact of China on competing exporting countries. Results show that U.S. imports from Argentina, Chile, and the rest of the world (ROW) were significantly responsive to apple juice prices in China. U.S. imports from China were significantly responsive to prices in Argentina, Chile and the ROW as well; however, the responsiveness of imports from China to apple juice prices in these countries was relatively smaller than the responsiveness of imports from these countries to China’s price.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55606

Second Year Banana Cultivar Trial in South Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Krewer,   Gerard; Rieger,   Mark.
The development of the annual cropping production system (ACP) and more cold-tolerant cultivars has allowed commercial banana production outside the traditional production belt. This evaluation of 32 cultivars was initiated to determine the feasibility and suitability of Annual Cropping Production (ACP) for niche/ethnic markets under Georgia weather conditions; determine the growth performance, fruit quality, and marketability; and determine which cultivars have sufficient cold hardiness for ornamental landscape use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26731

Are Tomato-Spotted Wilt Virus Management Tactics Good Enough?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Awondo,   Sebastain Nde; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Riley,   David G.
Management of tomato-spotted wilt virus is complex and requires more than one treatment for near optimum results. We investigated tomato and pepper growers’ perception on the effectiveness of tactics using Bayesian Logistic regression. The perceived chance that each tactics will control the disease was about a coin toss.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tomato-spotted wilt virus; Pest and disease management; Bayesian logistic regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119790

Analysis of U.S. Demand for Imported Melons using a Dynamic Almost Ideal Demand System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaninda Tshikala,   Sam; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Melons constitute an important part of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry even though they are produced only from May through December of each year. Import supplies from Latin American countries are used to make up for the domestic demand shortages.  This paper investigates the U.S. demand for imported fresh and frozen melons using quarterly data on import volumes and unit prices. A static and a dynamic linear approximated almost ideal demand systems were estimated using ITSUR. Marshallian and Hicksian elasticities were used to analyze consumers’ responsiveness to price and income change in the short run and the long run.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119779

Economics of Organic Blueberry Establishment in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plattner,   Kristy; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Krewer,   Gerard; Scherm,   Harald; Andersen,   Peter C.; Liburd,   Oscar; Tertuliano,   Moukaram.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55620

Innovation Systems and Technical Efficiency in Developing-Country Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mekonnen,   Dawit Kelemework; Spielman,   David J.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
The paper uses a stochastic frontier analysis of production functions to estimate the level of technical efficiency in agriculture for a panel of 29 developing countries in Africa and Asia between 1994 and 2000. In addition, the paper examines how different components of an agricultural innovation system interact to determine the estimated technical inefficiencies. Results show that the mean level of technical efficiency among the sampled countries was about 86 percent, with some modest increases during the period in question. These results suggest that there is room for significant increases of production through reallocations of existing resources. Despite significant variation among countries, these results also indicate quite a number of least...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural innovation systems; Technical efficiency; Developing country agriculture; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119788

Feasible Fumigant-Herbicide System Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Bell Pepper Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrd,   Mark M.; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
With the current methyl bromide (MeBr) system for producing Georgia’s peppers being phased out, alternative fumigant and herbicide systems for producers are analyzed. Using stochastic dominance analyses, two alternatives exceeding MeBr’s yield and financial efficiency were identified. A programming model, incorporating simulation-optimization techniques, generated optimal production and financial plans. Results indicate potential economic viability under alternative systems vis-à-vis the traditional MeBr production system. The Telone II and Chloropicrin combination with Metham potassium may offer a viable substitute for MeBr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fumigant; Herbicide; Methyl bromide; Multi-period programming; Optimization; Simulation; Stochastic dominance; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62283

Demand Estimation for US Apple Juice Imports: A Restricted Source Differentiated AIDS Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mekonnen,   Dawit Kelemework; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Although this paper focuses on apple juice, a restricted version of source differentiated Almost Ideal Demand System (RSDAIDS) was used to examine U.S. import demand for fresh apple, apple juice and other processed apple. Apple imports were differentiated by type and source of origin and the RSDAIDS model was estimated after imposing the general demand restrictions of adding-up, homogeneity and slutsky symmetry. Seasonality and trend variables were also included on the model. The estimation results showed that U.S. demand for apple juice from China was price inelastic with relatively high expenditure elasticity. We believe the result partially explains why China managed to have a 60 percent import market share in the sub-market despite U.S. imposition of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Import demand estimation; Apple juice; RSDAIDS; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98789

A Plan for Economic Evaluation of Organic Blueberry Production in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plattner,   Kristy; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Krewer,   Gerard; Anderson,   Peter; Liburd,   Oscar; Tertuliano,   Moukaram.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Blueberry consumption is increasing across the United States. Georgia’s production value of conventional blueberries has exceeded that of peaches to reach a farm-gate value of $75 million. Demand for organic food products is increasing with United States gross sales at $16.9 billion in 2006. Economic feasibility of organic blueberries is uncertain creating risk in transitioning from conventional to organic production. The principal objective is to utilize field data to determine the costs of various production methods; By developing several enterprise budgets for each adopted technique.; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6805

Competiveness of Latin American Exports in the U.S. Banana Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Zahniser,   Steven.
U.S. banana demand differentiated by country of origin is estimated using the generalized dynamic Rotterdam model.  Results indicate that dynamic factors play a significant role in determining the allocation of U.S. banana expenditures across exporting sources.  Of particular interest is Guatemala’s increased share and Costa Rica’s decreased share of U.S. banana supply.  A number of factors explained why Guatemala replaced Costa Rica as the leading U.S. supplier in 2007.  (1) Guatemala is the least expensive source on average.  (2) Habit persistence, adjustment costs, and other dynamic factors favor Guatemala’s exports.  (3) Given increases in the relative price of Costa Rica’s bananas, the price competition between Costa Rica and Guatemala is highly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bananas; Imports; Demand; Latin America; United States; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; F14; Q11; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98365

Profitability Efficiency Analysis of Methyl Bromide Fumigants and Mulch Systems Alternatives for Pepper Production in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Culpepper,   Stanley.
With the goal of looking for the best fumigant substitute not only effective to production yield but more importantly to profitability and its excellent corresponding mulching option, this study used the complete factorial treatment analysis approach. Seven fumigant options and four mulching alternatives were included in the study and results showed that 1,3-dichloropropene plus chloropicrin and metam sodium (TELPICVAP) and smooth low density black on black polyethylene mulch (METAL) are the most profitable fumigant and mulch option.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Methyl bromide; Profitability; Complete factorial treatment analysis; Bell pepper; Fumigant; Mulch; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56519

INTEGRATED QUALITY-CONTROL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN BANANA PRODUCTION, PACKAGING, AND MARKETING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Globally, banana and plantain is the fourth most important crop in terms of food value.  In some Central American and Asian countries banana production has become a major source of export earnings.  Some countries, especially the Francophone West Africa, have acknowledge its commercial importance and capitalized on the special relationship accorded them by the Lome Convention to produce and export bananas to France and other EU markets concomitantly.  The endemic banana quality problems reported by customers in the EEC and other markets around the world are scarring, bruising, knife injuries, crown rots, sooty mould, finger rots, speckling, under-peel discoloration, etc.  These defects are complete turn-offs to the end users and have a significant negative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27931

A source-differentiated analysis of tropical fresh fruit imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nzaku,   Kilungu; Houston,   Jack E.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
A source-differentiated Almost Ideal Demand System model is used to analyze U.S. demand for the major tropical fresh fruit imports from different countries of origin. The tropical fresh fruits chosen for analysis include fresh bananas, fresh pineapples, papayas, and mangoes/guavas. To address endogeneity problem, we utilized an iterative 3SLS estimation method. Results show that consumer incomes are a major determinant of tropical fresh fruit import demand and most of the tropical fresh fruit imports are luxury commodities. U.S. consumers have a preference for Guatemalan and Costa Rican bananas, Costa Rican and Honduras pineapples, and Ecuador and Mexican mangoes. A competitive relationship exists between bananas from Ecuador and Colombia, Ecuador and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tropical Fresh Fruits; Source-Differentiated AIDS model; Import Demand; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61663

Third-Year Banana Cultivar Trial in South Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Krewer,   Gerard; Rieger,   Mark; Wallace,   Richard.
Although the State of Georgia produces many fruits such as, apples, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, grapes and peaches, bananas have never been considered an economic crop. This is probably because of marginal weather condition for bananas and massive imports from Central and South America. This study, which is in its third year, continually evaluates 32 banana cultivars and determines their suitability for production, marketing, and distribution in Georgia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8565

The Impact on Farm Profitability and Yield Efficiency of Bell Pepper Production of the Methyl Bromide Phase-Out Program in Georgia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrd,   Mark M.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.
The elimination of methyl bromide (MeBr) has been a hot topic for policymakers for more than a decade. As a result, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, signatory nations began implementing guidelines aimed at reducing or eliminating a variety of toxic substances, including MeBr, which has been identified as one of the toxic contributors to ozone depletion. In 1997 the Ninth Meeting of the Parties in Montreal recommended an accelerated phase-out schedule for MeBr. The accelerated phase-out program is a major concern to most U.S. farmers, and in particular to farmers in Georgia, where the product is used not only as an important soil fumigant but also to control both the yellow and purple nutsedge (Cyperus sp.). Furthermore,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8571

Traceability: Formation and Implementation of an Economic Efficient System in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94361

BANANA CULTIVAR TRIALS FOR FRUIT PRODUCTION, ORNAMENTAL-LANDSCAPE USE, AND ORNAMENTAL-NURSERY PRODUCTION IN SOUTH GEORGIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Krewer,   Gerard; Rieger,   Mark.
North America is the largest net importer of bananas on a regional basis. The United States is still the world’'s number- one importer and consumer of bananas. U.S. companies spend approximately $1.1 billion each year on banana imports, purchasing 31.1% of total world imports (Fonsah 2002; FAO 2001). Bananas and plantains together have been rated the fourth most important crop in the world in terms of food value and food security. This research is aimed at determining the feasibility and suitability of Annual Cropping Production (ACP) for a niche market under Georgia weather conditions and, determining which cultivars have the greatest potential for ornamental-landscape use and ornamental-nursery production. Phenological and pomological sampling and data...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Banana; Cultivars; Input application; Fertility; Field operations; Production; Marketing; Quality; Landscape; Green industry; Finger length; Calibration; Pseudo-stem; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27149

The Fruits and Vegetables Industry in Indonesia: Production and Limited Access to Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Roshetko,   James M.; Budidarsono,   Suseno; Tukan,   Joel C.M.; Nugraha,   E.; Manurung,   Gerhard S.
Smallholder producers of fruits and vegetables in the Nanggung sub-district of West Java, Indonesia practice a multicropping system of agriculture on less than two acres of land. Agricultural practices in this area are still crude, with little or no inputs such as fertilization or modern irrigation. When water is available, the furrow irrigation system is used at best. Although banana is one of the income-generating crops, farmers grow it in combination with other fruits such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan, jackfruit, and with vegetables such as chili peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn, and green beans under non-intensive management. Although market-survey reports show that the demand for these fruits and vegetables is greater than the supply, the farmers not...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55608

Why Are There Seeds In My Banana? A Look at Ornamental Bananas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Wallace,   Richard; Krewer,   Gerard.
In many parts of the world bananas are a staple food, while in other regions they are a highly valued ornamental plant. Bananas are the fourth most important food crop in the world, and they are also used in many other ways—every part of the plant has value. In addition to the standard dessert bananas, there is another group of species in the banana genus that are much less known in the United States but offer some wonderful options as landscape plants. This group of banana species is known as ornamental bananas. This paper sheds some light on ornamental banana cultivars that provide a tropical atmosphere to gardens in the Southeast region of the United States.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55812

Risk-Efficient Fumigant-Mulching System Alternatives for Bell Pepper Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrer,   Myra Clarisse R.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg; Escalante,   Cesar L.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: As methyl bromide (MB) is phased-out for complete banning for agricultural use; This research evaluates the relative economic efficiency of fumigant alternatives; In combination with mulching methods. Bell pepper production in Georgia was studied in particular because any fumigant system that works for it would also work for other commercial crops. This study employs stochastic dominance techniques to identify the most efficient and preferred production alternatives in terms of gross and net enterprise returns. Based on risk efficiency; Mean returns and the decision-maker’s risk aversion considerations; This analysis identified TELV-MS; TEL-MS; And PC250-MS as the most preferred and risk-efficient alternatives.; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118963

Analysis of Fruit Consumption in the U.S. with a Quadratic AIDS Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mekonnen,   Dawit Kelemework; Huang,   Chung L.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
The Quadratic AIDS model was estimated to analyze the U.S. fruit consumption using annual per capita consumption data and prices for a demand system consisting of fresh fruit, fruit juice and other processed fruit.  All Marshallian own price elasticities are found to be negative and the demand system is dominated by complementarity relationships. Both own and cross price Marshallian elasticities are less than one. Fruit juices are found to be expenditure elastic conditional on the total expenditure on fruits while fresh fruits and other processed fruits are found to be expenditure inelastic. However, fresh fruit is close to being unitary expenditure elastic. After allowing for curvature in the Engel function, U.S. fresh fruit demand is found to be more...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand estimation; U.S fruit consumption; Quadratic AIDS; AIDS; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119767

A Farm-level Approach to the Methyl Bromide Phase-out: Identifying Alternatives and Maximizing Net Worth Using Stochastic Dominance and Optimization Procedures.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Byrd,   Mark M.; Escalante,   Cesar L.; Wetzstein,   Michael E.; Fonsah,   Esendugue Greg.
Alternative fumigant and herbicide systems for Georgia's pepper farms are analyzed relative to soon-to-be phased-out methyl bromide system.  Stochastic dominance analyses identify two alternatives exceeding MeBr's yield and financial efficiency.  A programming model using simulation-optimization techniques provides important implications on the pepper farms' economic viability under these alternative systems.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35265