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Agricultura e sustentabilidade
Provedor de dados: 25
Autores: Ricci, Écio A.; Rezende Filho, Cyro de B.; Fortes Neto, Paulo; Batista, Getulio T.
A agricultura como atividade econômica tem início na Pré-história. Essencial para a sedentarização da humanidade se desenvolveu para suprir as necessidades de alimentos e fibras que eram coletados na natureza. No período da Expansão Colonial européia, a atividade tornou-se empresarial na forma de plantation. A partir daí, aliado às formas primitivas de práticas agrícolas a atividade passa a ter caráter predatório. Considerando esse fato, vários autores destacados neste artigo, discutem a agricultura praticada de forma sustentável. Por outro lado, a Agricultura Familiar tem sido estudada por Veiga (1996), Gomes (2004), Pereira (2009), Caetano (2010) e Vargas (2010). Similarmente, a Agricultura Comercial foi analisada por Assad e Almeida (2004), Santos...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultura Familiar; Agroecologia; Agricultura Comercial; Agronegócio; Family Farm; Agroecology; Commercial Agriculture; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2315/174

Analysis and forecast of the storage needs of soybeans in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 70
Autores: Patino,Marco T. O.; Machado,Marina F.; Nascimento,Geraldo T. do; Alcantara,Milla R. de.
The existence of a minimum storage capacity of grains as a condition for the maintenance of regulator physical stocks has been used as a strategic factor in the agribusiness expansion. However, in Brazil the storage infrastructure has not followed the growth of the agricultural sector. This fact is evident in the case of soybeans that currently represent 49% of grain production in the country, whose volume production has been increasing significantly over the years. This study aimed to predict the futureï€ needs of static storage capacity of soybeans from historical data to estimate the investment needed to install storage units in Brazil for the next five years. A statistic analysis of collected data allowed a forecast and identification of the number of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Glycine max; Temporal series; Harvest seasons.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162013000400022

Use of interactive performance optimization for identifying the ideal profile of swine finishing producers
Provedor de dados: 70
Autores: SANGOI,LUIZ F.; KESSLER,ALEXANDRE M.; SILUK,JULIO C. M.; RIBEIRO,ANDREA M. L.; NEUENFELDT JÚNIOR,ALVARO L.
The present research aimed to develop a modeling capable of identifying the ideal profile of swine finishing producers using the interactive performance optimization, which began by verifying qualitative the criteria considered most relevant to the decision-making, generating a closed structured diagnosis that covers the socioeconomic aspects about the activity, until the design of a mathematical model able to translate the data obtained in quantitative information. For the verification, it was proposed a practical study for a universe of 120 members of a cooperative in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The results showed that, from the application and the definition of the ideal profile, it was possible to verify that 82 producers are in the group...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Swine production; Performance optimization; Competitiveness; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162015000200197

GRANULOMETRY AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION AS INDICATORS OF DISINTEGRATION EFFICIENCY IN A HAMMER MILL ADAPTED TO EXTRACTING ARROWROOT STARCH (Maranta arundinacea) IN COMPARISON TO STARCH EXTRACTION FROM CASSAVA
Provedor de dados: 70
Autores: Branco,Fabiano P.; Naka,Marco H.; Cereda,Marney P.
ABSTRACT The commercial sector of starch extraction has fully automated plants with a minimum scale of 200 ton.day–1, which extracts starch from maize and cassava in Brazil. Although these starches are commodities, the market demands starches with special properties obtained without chemical modifications. A higher-priced starch can compensate for small-scale extraction, as in the case of arrowroot starch, which would correspond to an alternative income for the producer. As a small-scale equipment was not available in Brazil, it was necessary to adapt a hammer mill for arrowroot starch extraction, which should have a performance similar to that obtained from cassava roots using industrial grinders. The degree of disintegration and energy consumption were...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Appropriate Technology; Small producers; Mechanization; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162019000300341

THE SUCCESS OF THE BRAZILIAN ALCOHOL PROGRAM (PROÁLCOOL) - A DECADE-BY-DECADE BRIEF HISTORY OF ETHANOL IN BRAZIL
Provedor de dados: 70
Autores: Stolf,Rubismar; Oliveira,Ana Paula Rodrigues de.
ABSTRACT The National Alcohol Program (Proálcool) was a strategic policy of the Brazilian government to replace petroleum-based fuels with alcohol (ethanol). Based on the review, we can choose the 1960s as a start point for a leap in development. Over the 500 years of sugarcane history in Brazil, the crop enters the second decade of the 21st century with extraordinary strength and prestige, reaching its highest production in history. This made Brazil a leader in sugar and ethanol productions worldwide, with an energy-independent agribusiness. Moreover, effluents and polluting wastes were transformed into high-value inputs (e.g., vinasse, filter cake, and others). Environmentally friendly actions included developing organic cane production technology,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Strategies; Development; Agribusiness; World leadership.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162020000200243

GRAIN STORAGE SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF PARANÁ, BRAZIL, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 70
Autores: Cima,Elizabeth G.; Uribe-Opazo,Miguel A.; Guedes,Luciana P. C.; Rocha Junior,Weimar F. da; Johann,Jerry A.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify whether there is an association between types of storage and categories of commercialization and use of grains, group the types of storage with the categories of commercialization, and group static and dynamic capacities of the units in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The data were obtained from the Brazilian Registry System of Storage Units for the 2014/2015 season. The association between variables under study was carried out with the chi-square test of independence and correspondence analysis. The cluster analysis consisted of the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean and considered a measure of mixed dissimilarity obtained for sets composed of qualitative and quantitative variables. A significant...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Association; Cophenetic correlation coefficient; Category of storage capacity; Clustering; Dissimilarity measures.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162020000300280

Melhoramento genetico no Brasil - realizacoes e perspectivas.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: QUEIROZ, M. A. de.
O presente capítulo, complementa o enfoque dado pelos autores mencionados, de modo a ampliar o conhecimento sobre a contribuição do melhoramento de plantas no Brasil.
Tipo: Capítulo em livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Melhoramento de planta; Genetic; Chain; Production; Agronegócio; Agricultura; Cadeia Produtiva; Genética; Meio Ambiente; Agribusiness; Agriculture; Environment; Plant breeding.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/134341

Caracterização epidemiológica de áreas de baixa qualidade microbiológica do leite cru.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: DIAS, J. A.; OLIVEIRA, A. M. de; GREGO, C. R.; OLIVEIRA, L. F. de; FARIA, G. V.; SILVA, F. de A. C.
Este trabalho teve o objetivo de caracterizar o perfil dos produtores e manejo das propriedades localizadas em áreas de baixa qualidade microbiológica do leite cru dentro da área de abrangência de uma indústria láctea, identificadas por meio da análise espacial dos indicadores de CTB no estudo realizado por Dias et al. (2017).
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agroindústria; Ariquemes (RO); Rondônia; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Indústria Agrícola; Produção Leiteira; Cadeia Produtiva; Controle de Qualidade; Análise Bacteriológica; Tanque; Resfriamento; Cooperativa de Produtores; Agribusiness; Milk production; Milk quality; Supply chain; Microbiological quality; Tankers; Cold treatment.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1114838

Resumos...
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SEMINÁRIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE PIMENTA-DO-REINO E CUPUAÇU, 1., 1996, Belém, PA.
bitstream/item/65647/1/CPATU-Doc88.pdf
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Melhoramento genético; Negócio agrícola; Brasil; Cupuassu; Seedling; Pest of plants; Plant diseases; Fertilizer.; Adubação; Cupuaçu; Doença de Planta; Fruta; Industrialização; Muda; Pimenta do Reino; Piper Nigrum; Praga de Planta; Theobroma Grandiflorum.; Sistema de Cultivo; Amazonia; Agribusiness; Fruits.; Breeding; Cropping systems.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/393541

Production, breeding and potential of cowpea crop in Brazil.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: FREIRE FILHO, F. R.; RIBEIRO, V. Q.; ROCHA, M. de M.; SILVA, K. J. D. e; NOGUEIRA, M. do S. da R.; RODRIGUES, E. V.
About 50 years ago cowpea was reported as a relatively minor tropical legume. However, in the last years, it has been emerging as one of the most important food legume of the 21st century (SINGH, 2010). Brazil is not out of this panorama. Brazilian agriculture is undergoing major technological changes and, in addition, globalization in agribusiness has caused impacts on the production chain of several crops, particularly those heavily dependent on the use of a large volume of agricultural inputs, mainly fertilizers and pesticides. Such crops have had a higher production cost each year. On the other hand, this situation has brought new opportunities. Business farmers have sought new alternatives for their production arrangements. In this context cowpea...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Caupi; Production system; Production chain.; Cadeia Produtiva; Sistema de Produção.; Agribusiness; Cowpeas.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/953612

Análise do potencial mercadológico da carne de vitelo pantaneiro em Corumbá, MS.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: ROCHA, D. H. C.; LARA, J. A. F.; SERENO, J. R. B.
bitstream/CPAC-2009/27864/1/p2006_77.pdf
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Bovino; Bezerro; Carne; Mercado.; Agribusiness; Beef cattle; Heifers; Markets.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/570305

Avaliação econômica da produção de trigo para o Estado do Paraná no ano de 2009.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: HIRAKURI, M. H.; LAZZAROTTO, J. J.
Introdução. Metodologia. Metodologia para estimativa dos custos de produção. Metodologia para estimativa do lucro operacional. Metodologia para estimativa do custo de oportunidade. Custos de produção. Lucro operacional. Avaliação dos resultados obtidos.
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Avaliação econômica; Lucro operacional; Custo de oportunidade; Trigo; Custo de produção; Economia agrícola; Agronegócio; Wheat; Agribusiness; Agricultural economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/576590

Revertendo o historicamente baixo grau de adoção de inovações tecnológicas nas agriculturas familiares de regiões semiáridas, especialmente do Semiárido Brasileiro.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SOUZA, J. de S.
A metodologia científica publicada aqui é inédita nas ciências sociais. Porém, mais importante do que o seu ineditismo é a sua relevância para a sustentabilidade de modos de vida rurais dependentes da sustentabilidade da agricultura familiar em regiões semiáridas. A Metodologia que a Embrapa Algodão torna disponível hoje, possui enorme relevância para processos de geração e apropriação de conhecimentos e inovações tecnológicas dirigidos à sustentabilidade da agricultura familiar. Ela vem suprir uma necessidade antiga de cientistas sociais que dispunham de uma única metodologia concebida pelo Sociólogo Rural Brice Ryan e aplicada pela primeira vez em 1943, para estudar o processo de difusão e adoção de milho híbrido no Estado de Iowa, Estados Unidos....
Tipo: Livros
Palavras-chave: Agricultura; Pesquisa Social; Desenvolvimento Social; Tecnologia Agrícola; Transferência de Tecnologia; Difusão de Tecnologia; Agricultura Familiar; Mudança Tecnológica; Inovação; Desenvolvimento Rural; Agronegócio; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Agriculture; Social capital; Social benefit; Social environment; Environmental technology; Research and development; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2022
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1150306

Diretrizes para transferência de tecnologia: modelo de incubação de empresas.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: GOMES, G. C.; ATRASAS, A. L.
Diretrizes para transferência de tecnologia; Transferência de tecnologia; Incubação de empresas; Planos de negócio e planejamento de marketing.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Incubação de empresas; Difusão de Tecnologia; Empresa; Transferência de Tecnologia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/115678

A produção de maracujá na região do cerrado: caracterização socioeconômica.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: AGUIAR, J. L. P. de; SPERRY, S.; JUNQUEIRA, N. T. V.
ABSTRACT: In the thirteen years, Brazil has produced about 353 thousands tons/year of passion fruit and processed 123.55 thousands/year. The per capita consumption was 1.5 kg/person/year of fresh fuit and 0.33 kg/person/year as juice and pulp. Additionally, it can be emphasized that the production in the fruit market as sourness passion fruit in Brazilian Savannahs in the year 2000, reached 50.5 thousand tons/year, from which 35% was destined to industry. This study was conducted as field research interview, carried out in the 1998/2000 period, considering a sample of 11% of a population, composed by passion fruit producers, technical assistance personnel, nursery producers, and industry managers, involving twelve production municipalities. Additionally,...
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Socioeconomia; Socioeconomic; Production; Comercialization.; Agronegócio; Comercialização; Maracujá; Passiflora Edulis; Produção; Sistema de Produção.; Agribusiness; Farming systems; Passion fruits.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/567392

Práticas de cultivo para a cultura do abacaxi no Estado do Tocantins.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: MATOS, A. P. de; VASCONCELOS, J. A. R.; SIMÃO, A. H.; PEREIRA, A. de O.; GOMES, D. C.; TEIXEIRA, F. A.; QUEIROZ, G. B. de; TAVARES, I. A.; MAGALHÃES, M. M. de S.; SANCHES, N. F.; COSTA, P. G.
Com esta publicação, a Secretaria da Agricultura, da Pecuária e do Desenvolvimento Agrário do Tocantins e a Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, com o apoio do Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento, disponibilizam para o público interessado em geral, mais especificamente para os produtores de abacaxi do Estado do Tocantins, um importante conjunto de informações referentes à exploração racional dessa cultura. Esta publicação é o resultado do trabalho e da competência da equipe multidisciplinar e multi-institucional da produção integrada de abacaxi do Tocantins, composta por profissionais com alto grau de experiência e qualificação acadêmica, que dedicou, e continua dedicando, esforços e talento para desenvolver e adaptar tecnologias sustentáveis...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Abacaxi; Agronegócio; Cadeia produtiva; Pineapples; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1008575

Anais...
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SEMINÁRIO REGIONAL AGRONEGÓCIO DO LEITE, 1., 2001, Ji-Paraná.
O Seminário é o primeiro passo para que se promova a discussão contínua sobre o negócio leite no Estado, e deve envolver, necessariamente, todos os atores da cadeia produtiva do leite, sejam instituições governamentais, produtores, empresários e técnicos da área, pois, isoladamente, dificilmente se conseguirá avançar de forma significativa para a consolidação definitiva do setor no contexto socioeconômico de Rondônia.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Ji-Paraná (RO); Rondônia; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Agronegócio; Produção Leiteira; Cadeia Produtiva; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Food supply chain; Milk production.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/703863

Negócio Embrapa Gado de Corte: conhecimento, tecnologia, serviços.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SOUZA, T. W. de; BOOCK, A.
Estádio da Pecuária de Corte. O agronegócio da bovinocultura de corte. A cadeia produtiva da bovinocultura de corte. A embrapa e o agronegócio da bovinocultura de corte. Demandas da cadeia da bovinocultura de corte. A Embrapa Gado de Corte. Quadro de oportunidades. Tecnologias e serviços disponíveis e potenciais.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Embrapa Gado de Corte; Brasil; Agroindustrial complexes; Embrapa Beef cattle.; Agronegócio; Cadeia Produtiva; Tecnologia.; Agribusiness; Brazil; Beef cattle; Technology.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/325115

International Cooperation for Regional Development.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: EULER, A. M. C.; SILVA, M. F. da.
bitstream/item/85342/1/portfolio-EN-completo-1.pdf
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Cooperação técnico-científica; Technical Scientific Cooperation; Agriculture and cattle raising; Public policies; Agropecuária.; Agronegócio; Cooperação internacional; Instituição pública; Politicas públicas.; Agribusiness; International cooperation.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/961226

Piscicultura: alternativa sustentável para o agronegócio da Amazônia.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: MELO, L. A. S.; CAMPELO, N. de S. R.
Demanda e sua importância. Mercado e potencialidade. Potencial da piscicultura na Amazônia. Resultados de pesquisa da Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental.
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Brasil; Mercado; Pesquisa; Piscicultura; Amazonia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/672771

Anais...
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SIMPÓSIO BRASIL SUL DE AVICULTURA, 18.; BRASIL SUL POULTRY FAIR, 9., 2016, Chapecó.
bitstream/item/160221/1/final8528.pdf
Tipo: Livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Avicultura; Produção animal; Cadeia produtiva; Agronegócio; Biossegurança; Sanidade animal; Aviculture; Poultry production; Agribusiness; Biosafety; Animal health.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1070017

Radar Agtech Brasil 2020/2021: map of the Brazilian startups of the agricultural sector.
Provedor de dados: 14
Brazil leads the way in terms of digitalization in agriculture, and, according to studies conducted by McKinsey, in 2019, the Brazilian agriculturists were, in average, the heaviest users of digital media for their transactions. During the covid-19 pandemic, in 2020, Brazil has grown 10 percentage points, moving from 36% to 46% of agriculturists who use some digital media, surpassing American and European producers who presented a usage rate of 31% and 22%, respectively. The growth of digitalization in agriculture places our country in a distinguished position that can facilitate competitiveness and the future of the agriculture and livestock industry, bringing new tools and approaches to the diversity of Brazilian agriculture and food systems, which have...
Tipo: Livros
Palavras-chave: Agtechs; Agribusiness; Innovation adoption.
Ano: 2022
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1143152

Sistemas de producao animal em pastejo: um enfoque de negocio.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: MARTHA JUNIOR, G. B.; BARIONI, L. G.; CEZAR, I. M.; VILELA, L.
bitstream/CPAC-2009/24724/1/doc_63.pdf
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Gerenciamento; Gerencia; Management.; Análise Econômica; Desenvolvimento Rural; Manejo; Pastejo; Pecuária; Planejamento; Produção Animal; Tomada de Decisão.; Agribusiness; Animal production; Grazing; Decision making; Economic analysis; Planning; Rural development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/567759

A ciência do solo a serviço do campo em Alagoas.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SILVA, L. M. da; IVO, W. M. P. de M.
O presente texto tem como objetivo informar sobre a rede de laboratórios que pode prestar serviços ao setor agropecuário em Alagoas. Traz um breve relato sobre as principais cadeias produtivas do agronegócio, classes de solos dominantes no estado, finalizando com as informações sobre laboratórios vinculados às atividades de pesquisa e aqueles que atendem ao público externo para análises de solo, água e tecido vegetal.
Tipo: Artigo de periódico
Palavras-chave: Laboratory network; Ciencia del suelo; Clasificación de suelos; Cadena de suministro; Industria agropecuaria; Reião Nordeste; Alagoas; Solo; Laboratório; Classificação do Solo; Cadeia Produtiva; Agronegócio; Soil science; Soil classification; Supply chain; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1138176

Estudo do mercado brasileiro de software para o agronegócio: cenários, prospecção e oportunidades.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: CRUVINEL, P. E.; ASSAD, E. D.
Tendências consolidadas. A metodologia para o diagnóstico. Oportunidades e demandas prospectivas de interesse para o mercado brasileiro de software para o agronegócio. Conclusões.
Tipo: Capítulo em livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Software agropecuário; Mercado de software; Software; Agronegócio; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/924624

A sustentabilidade da soja no contexto do agronegócio brasileiro e mundial.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: GAZZONI, D. L.
Introdução. antecedentes históricos. Evolução recente da produção agrícola. a sustentabilidade da produção agrícola: a temática ambiental; a temática social; a temática econômica; Síntese. Inovação e sustentabilidade. A cultura da soja.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Soja; Agronegócio; Economia agrícola; Soybeans; Agricultural economics; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/973921

A produção da soja e do milho como um caminho para o desenvolvimento do agronegócio da região Norte Fluminense.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: ZILLI, J. E.; POLIDORO, J. C.; ALVES, B. J. R.; LUMBRERAS, J. F.
O objetivo deste trabalho é definir a localização geográfica, a área disponível e o potencial da região norte fluminense para o cultivo de grãos, com base nas culturas da soja e do milho, e propor diretrizes para um planejamento estratégico para o desenvolvimento econômico da região norte do estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Produção Agrícola; Soja; Milho; Agronegócio; Planejamento Estratégico; Desenvolvimento Econômico; Agricultural industry; Soybeans; Corn; Agribusiness; Planning; Economic development.
Ano: 2021
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1130852

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competitiveness of Characteristic Agriculture in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Based on Explanatory Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teng,   Ming-lan.
The five explanatory indicators of the competitiveness of characteristic agriculture are the agricultural science and technology, the cultural quality of agricultural labor force, the agricultural infrastructure, the resource endowment, and the agricultural management scale. According to these explanatory indicators, competitiveness of characteristic agriculture is relatively strong in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, which is mainly reflected in the resource advantage, irrigation degree, and road construction level. However, the agricultural technology level, the cultural quality of agricultural labor force, the agricultural mechanization, and the agricultural management scale have relatively poor competitiveness. Therefore, more attention...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Explanatory indicators; Characteristic agriculture; Competitiveness; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113480

FEASIBILITY OF PACKAGING POTATOES IN INSTITUTIONAL SIZE RETORT POUCHES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinman,   Donald L.; Pierson,   Thomas R.
Packaging potatoes in institutional size retort pouches is analyzed as a possible market outlet for Michigan potatoes.  A two-pronged research approach involves estimation of unit costs of retort pouch potato products (RPP) and an assessment of the market potential for RPP in the food service industry.  Break-even costs for a six-pound pouch is estimated to be $2.62 (44¢ per pound), which translates to a likely price disadvantage relative to competing products.  Food service operators expressed general satisfaction with existing potato products and will not readily switch to use of retort pouch potato products.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26550

FOOD INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING: MODELS FOR THE FUTURE, PEOPLE, PRODUCTIVITY AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY MANAGER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pines,   Patricia L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27837

The Importance and Role of Trust in Agricultural Co-operation – Some Empirical Experiences from Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Gabor G.; Baranyai,   Zsolt; Takacs,   Istvan.
This paper examines the relations of trust in agricultural cooperation from two aspects. On the one hand, it gives a short review of relevant literature, with special regard to agri-food economy. On the other hand, it uses the results of empirical survey for the analysis of trust in machinery sharing arrangements of Hungarian agricultural producers. In connection with this, the trust is examined in two dimensions: contractual and competence trust. Our results prove that there is a positive correlation between the level of trust and the farmers’ activity in cooperative agreements. It could also be proved that the trust need is very different in the different fields of cooperation. It is a tendency that the contractual trust is more important in more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116068

Backcasting Formula-Based Federal Order Class Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
In January 2000, all federal milk marketing orders began using a common set of product price formulas to establish milk component values and related Class prices. For roughly forty years before then, order Class prices were tied to the price paid for milk by unregulated manufacturing plants in Minnesota and Wisconsin .  This paper addresses the question of how actual Class milk prices compare with prices that would have been generated by current product price formulas. A consistent set of product prices is derived and used to impute monthly Class prices from January 1991 to March 2003, when current formulas became effective.  Between 1991 and 1995, formulas yielded higher Class I prices and lower Class II and Class III prices than prices actually...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12641

The Future(s) of Pollution Control:  The Case of the Acid Rain Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLemore,   Donna L.; Keeler,   Andrew G.; Turner,   Steven C.
This study examines the potential success of the futures contract in SO2 Emissions Allowances. Factors affecting the success of the futures contract are presented including the uncertainties of air pollution and public utility regulation, emission control technology, electricity demand, and electric utility needs for an allowance price discovery mechanism for long-range compliance planning under risk. If SO2 futures market is successful, there is some potential for expanding futures trading to other pollutants. Since SO2 is uniquely suited to a national market, duplication of SO2 futures for other pollutants may be difficult.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990; Electric utilities; Tradable permits; Emission Allowance (EA); Acid Rain Program (ARP); Futures contract; Sulfur dioxide (SO2); Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62358

U.S. Honey Supply Chain: Structural Change, Promotions and the China Connection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ronald W.; Boynton,   Bruce.
Among almost all natural food goods, honey is probably one of the most unique in terms of its production history and importance. It is often a by-product from the primary function of pollination by bees. Honey color and flavor is directly related to the types of plants being pollinated. For some agricultural products, honey has limited economic value beyond the food source for the bees, while for others, such as citrus, the value of the honey is much greater since the flavor, texture, and color yields highly desirable honey attributes. Bee pollination is essential to almost every sector of agriculture. For some agriculture goods, beekeepers recoup their returns through payment for the pollination services. When the pollination leads to desirable honey...
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/59184

An Analysis of the Relationship Between Supply-Chain Management Practices and New Product Development Time: A Case of the North American Confectionery Manufacturers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spaulding,   Aslihan D.; Woods,   Timothy A.
This paper describes the relationship between supply-chain management practices and new product development over time in the North American confectionery manufacturing industry. Using data from a survey of new product development managers, results indicate that buyer involvement and supplier involvement do not have a statistically significant impact on development time. Outsourcing of activities, however, does significantly impact new product development time. Findings of this study have important implications for supply-chain management practices of the food-manufacturing industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9276

CHANGES IN EUROPE AND THE USSR: AN OVERVIEW FOR SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penn,   J.B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30278

THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF NEW DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sung-Yong; Lalor,   Alejandro; Siebert,   John W.
Membrane filtration technologies are capable of creating entirely new, more functional food products.  In this regard, potential new dairy products include high-protein, low-lactose fluid milk, high-protein, low-lactose ice cream, and non-far yogurt made with fewer stabilizers.  An initial survey of membrane manufacturing companies determined the added cost to produce such functional food products to be two to six percent of the existing retail price for similar standard dairy products.  A subsequent survey of milk processors found that the most likely adopters of such membrane technologies were yogurt manufacturers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27582

U.S. liquid-consumption trends
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Sparks,   Amy L.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52734

The Participatory Market Chain Approach: Stimulating pro-poor market-chain innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernet,   Thomas; Devaux,   Andre; Thiele,   Graham; Lopez,   Gaston; Velasco,   Claudio; Manrique,   Kurt; Ordinola,   Miguel.
Innovation in the food and agriculture sector is frequently short-circuited by a lack of trust and communication between actors in the market chain. To overcome these problems and stimulate innovation, the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) brings together small farmers, market agents, and service providers for an intense process of facilitated interaction. The PMCA uses a flexible three-stage participatory process to improve communication, build trust, and facilitate collaboration among participants so that they can jointly identify, analyze, and exploit new market opportunities. The PMCA focuses on innovation in products, technologies, and ways of working together. By carefully selecting market chains and partners, and building in social...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market; Chain; Approach; Participatory; PMCA; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52532

Trade and Development When Exports Lack Diversification: A Case Study From Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Persaud,   Suresh Chand; Meade,   Birgit Gisela Saager.
Developing countries, particularly those that depend heavily on a small number of agricultural exports, are vulnerable to domestic and international shocks. These countries often have difficulty achieving sustained economic growth. This analysis uses Malawi, a country that earns most of its foreign exchange from tobacco, as a case study of export concentration and heavy exposure to volatility. The econometric results suggest that the decline in Malawi’s gross domestic product (GDP) when tobacco exports are falling is almost three times greater than the increase in GDP when exports are rising. Model-based simulations indicate that variability in tobacco exports leads to slower economic growth because GDP falls by a relatively large amount in response to a...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Malawi; Tobacco; Export-led growth; Asymmetry; Volatility; Productivity; Trade; Development; Marketing efficiency; Price transmission; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55943

The Impact of Gasoline Prices on Internet Purchases
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martens,   Andrea.
The proposition of a carbon tax has reinvigorated the discussion about the price elasticity of gasoline demand. This paper analyzes how consumers react to higher gas prices in a new setting, examining whether they choose Internet purchasing over in-store purchasing when gas prices increase. Prior studies of Internet purchases have focused mainly on local sales tax rates, traditional retail options, and prices. This is the first study to incorporate transportation costs directly, studying 155,000 households across the U.S. from 2008 through 2009. The impact of gas prices on individuals' transportation budget depends on the fuel efficiency of their vehicles, on the distance that they need to drive, and on the availability of alternate public transportation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon tax; Gasoline prices; Retail; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103601

Can German Wine Cooperatives Compete on Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schamel,   Guenter.
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) manages a multi-round annual quality control scheme where wines undergo a blind, sensory testing procedure using a 5-point scale to determine superior quality wines worthy of an annual award (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Gold Extra). We develop a hedonic model for the 2005 award competition estimating implicit prices for different product attributes including sensory awards, quality categories, and wine style. We also control for regional origin, variety, color, and age. To discern the impact of ownership structure, we distinguish cooperatives and private wineries. Silver and Bronze awards show significant price effects relative to Gold. We also estimate highly significant price effects between quality categories (e.g....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Product Quality; Pricing; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q13; L15; D4.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51552

ON THE ECONOMIC RATIONALITY OF MARKET PARTICIPANTS: THE CASE OF EXPECTATIONS IN THE U.S. PORK MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chavas,   Jean-Paul.
This study investigates the nature of price expectations in a competitive market. The approach is illustrated in an application to the U.S. pork market, which exhibits cyclical patterns and biological production lags. Pork price equations are estimated under different expectation regimes. The empirical results suggest the presence of heterogeneous price expectations among market participants. A large proportion of the market (73%) is found to be associated with backward-looking expectations, where future prices are anticipated on the basis of their observed historical patterns.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30882

CHANGES IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN JAPAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakamura,   Shoji.
Examines the prepackaging of fish in Japanese supermarkets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27704

Comparison of the Economics of Cheddar Cheese Manufacture by Conventional and Milk Fractionation/Concentration Technologies: Part 5
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aplin,   Richard D.; Barbano,   David M.; Hurst,   Susan J.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123075

PRICE VARIABILITY OR RIGIDITY IN THE FOOD-RETAILING SECTOR? THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND EVIDENCE FROM GERMAN SCANNER DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Moeser,   Anke.
In many industrialized countries, the grocery-retailing sector exhibits a strong and in-creasing market concentration. Hence, it is important to understand retail pricing for many questions related to market power in the marketing chain and to agricultural and food policies. We analyze intertemporal pricing of grocery retailers in Germany with a large set of scanner data for processed foods. In theory, food prices could be rather variable, e.g. due to fluctuating commodity prices in a competitive world, or rather rigid, e.g. due to price adjustment costs. We elaborate that retail sales are crucial and raise food price variability at the points of sale. Despite this, prices are rather rigid and often do not change for many weeks. Moreover, pricing...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26464

THE IMPACT OF POST-FARMGATE VALUE-ADDING ON WESTERN CANADIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quagrainie,   Kwamena K.; Unterschultz,   James R.; Jeffrey,   Scott R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36379

Organizational and Operating Structures of a National Pork Producers Cooperative; Evaluation of Alternatives for Implementation of the Pork America "Umbrella" Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matson,   James; Gehrke,   Brad C.
This paper summarizes the structural components, activities and processes evaluated during the implementation of a national pork producers' cooperative. It reviews and compares various organizational structures considered and identifies the components, activities and processes that would best allow Pork America to fulfil its mission.  The paper adds detail to the organizational structure of the "umbrella model" designed by the National Pork Producers Council Cooperative Task Force. More concretely, it outlines, evaluates, and compares alternative activities and processes to implement operations within that structure. It identifies strengths and weakness of each alternative, needs for internal and external competencies, potential business models, management...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31818

The Future Role of Livestock Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
In 1985, a total of 17 regional cooperatives marketed livestock. These cooperatives were created to provide greater competition, bargaining power, and market access for producers. Growth in direct marketing, bypassing the services of cooperatives, has occurred because the number of buyers has decreased and producers want to improve marketing efficiency or lower explicit costs. Less emphasis on providing convenient markets, more competitive service charges, supplementing buy-sell operations with advisory services to help members manage risk, and increasing coordination are options that might enable cooperatives to continue to meet their original Objectives.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Livestock; Marketing; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51281

Prediction and Analysis of Chinese Rural Households’ Consumption Level Based on the ARIMA Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yan,   Jian-biao; Li,   Qiang.
By using the software SAS9.2 and the relevant data of consumption level of rural residents in China from 1952 to 2008, the ARIMA model is established. The model is used to analyze and forecast the time series of the consumption level of Chinese rural residents. The results show that in the near future period of time, the consumption level of Chinese rural residents will be further increased. In 2012, the level will break through per capital 5 000 yuan, almost 100 times more than that in the primary time period. But consumption level does not equal to living standard. To let farmers lead a good life, the government should follow the objective laws, take the overall situation into consideration; coordinate the relations among farmers’ consumption level,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ARIMA Model; China; Rural households consumption; Economic growth; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113428

Impacts Of Inventory Credit, Input Supply Shops, and Fertilizer Microdosing in the Drylands of Niger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pender,   John L.; Abdoulaye,   Tahirou; Ndjeunga,   Jupiter; Gerard,   Bruno; Kato,   Edward.
This study investigated the impacts of access to inventory credit, input supply shops, fertilizer microdosing demonstrations, and other factors on farmers’ use of inorganic fertilizer and other inputs in Niger and on crop yields. We found that access to inventory credit and input supply shops has increased the use of inorganic fertilizer and seeds and that microdosing demonstrations have increased the use of inorganic fertilizer. Ownership of traction animals and access to off-farm employment have also contributed to the use of inorganic fertilizer, while larger farms use less fertilizer and labor per hectare. The impacts of these interventions and technologies depend on the crop mix. Inorganic fertilizer has a positive impact on millet and millet–cowpea...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer microdosing; Inventory credit; Warrantage (the French term for inventory credit); Input supply shops; Drylands; Niger; Sahel; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42328

Cotton Futures Dynamics: Structural Change, Index Traders and the Returns to Storage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Power,   Gabriel J.; Robinson,   John R.C.
The commodity bull cycle of 2006-2008 and subsequent dramatic price decline have been a source of hardship for traditional commodity market participants such as producers and merchant/shippers. The usefulness of futures markets has been called into question, especially given that some market movements did not appear to be justified by economic fundamentals. An emerging research literature examines the possible influence of futures traders, and particularly the non-traditional Index Traders, on the well-functioning of futures markets and underlying commodity markets. Cotton is a relatively under-studied commodity that is of particular importance for producers in the South and Southwest. To this end, this paper asks the following questions: (1) What role...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Futures markets; Theory of storage; Convenience yield; Index Traders; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53044

World Soybean Demand: An Elasticity Analysis and Long-Term Projections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masuda,   Tadayoshi; Goldsmith,   Peter D.
Soybeans are one of the most valuable crops in the world and are characterized by their multi-purpose uses: food, feed, fuel and other industrial usages such as paint, inks, and plastics.  Out of 183.9 million tons of world supply/demand of soybeans in 2001-03 year, about 10% of them were directly consumed as food (5.9%) or feed (3.8%) but 84.2% of them were crushed into soyoil and soymeal.  Soyoil is mainly processed to vegetable oil for human consumption and recently used as a biodiesel feedstock.  Soymeal is used not only as feed for livestock (especially for pork and poultry due to its low fiber level) and aquaculture, but also as a good source of protein for the human diet in a variety of forms in different cultures.  This paper analyzes the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soybean demand; Elasticity; Error correction mechanism (ECM); Projection; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; C22; C53; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49490

The First Fifty Years of Agriculture in New South Wales - The Economic Background to the Colonization of Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   C.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8372

The Dilemma and Routing Selection of Agricultural Management Organization in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Du,   Tao; Wang,   Zhi-xin.
The paper introduces the basic connotation of peasant organization and agricultural management organization in China, analyzes the importance of agricultural management organization and puts forward the dilemma it faced with, which contains poor awareness and unbalanced organization development, small size of the agricultural management organization and inapparently driven effect, low level of standardization of organization and low operational efficiency, imperfect related supporting system and high running cost. Based on this, the paper put forward proposals to improve the level of agricultural management organization in our country. First, enhance publicity and education and strive to transform the peasants’ awareness of agricultural management...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural management organization; Ideal organization; Routing selection; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93410

MINIMUM VARIANCE HEDGING AND THE ENCOMPASSING PRINCIPLE: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUTURES HEDGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manfredo,   Mark R.; Sanders,   Dwight R.
An empirical methodology is developed for statistically testing the hedging effectiveness among competing futures contracts.  The presented methodology is based on the encompassing principle, widely used in the forecasting literature, and applied here to minimum variance hedging regressions.  Intuitively, the test is based on an alternative futures contract's ability to reduce residual basis risk by offering either diversification or a smaller absolute level of basis risk than a preferred futures contract.  The methodology is also easily extended to cases involving multiple hedging instruments and general hedge ratio models.  The methodology is demonstrated by evaluating the hedging effectiveness of Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) corn futures versus the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Encompassing; Hedging effectiveness; Corn futures; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22247

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT STUDYING THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. FOOD INDUSTRY OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26987

Research on the Industrial Ecologicalization in Yunnan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Ting-feng; Zhao,   Ji-jie; Jiang,   Peng; He,   Wen-yuan.
By using ecological carrying capacity, ecological footprint method and shift-share analysis and the data from Yunnan Statistical Yearbook and China Statistical Yearbook , the status quo of industrial ecologicalization development in Yunnan Province is analyzed from the aspects of consumption of resources and environment, production technology and industrial pollution and industrial structure. The results show that the economic growth in Yunnan Province is based on the huge consumption of resources; the consumption of natural environment has surpassed its carrying capacity; the production technology is relatively backward and the comprehensive use efficiency of the “three wastes” is low; the solid waste emission of the ten thousand GDP is far exceed the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industry; Industrial ecologicalization; Countermeasures; Yunnan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108427

CASOS SOBRE A ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIA DE INFORMAÇÃO EM EMPRESAS RURAIS PRODUTORAS DE CAFÉ: RESISTÊNCIAS E LIMITAÇÕES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Marcos Eduardo Dos; Jesus,   Jose Carlos dos Santos; Cocaro,   Henri.
Devido à dificuldade de introduzir novas tecnologias no setor rural, este estudo buscou identificar os fatores que contribuíram e dificultaram o processo de adoção de sistemas de informações em empresas rurais. Os objetos de estudo foram seis empresas cafeeiras situadas na região Sul de Minas Gerais que adotaram dois sistemas de informação (SI). Utilizaram-se como instrumentos de coleta de dados observações, análise documental e entrevistas com o responsável pela área de informática, gerentes e diretores. Após a comparação dos casos estudados, concluiu-se que: os fatores que comprometeram o processo de adoção foram categorizadas em limitação financeira, baixa formação dos operadores, falta de recursos tecnológicos, incompatibilidade de horários entre...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adoção de tecnologias; Sistemas de informação; Café; Gestão de custos; Technologies adoption; Information systems; Coffee; Costs management; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107913

Quelles perspectives durables pour le vermicelle de tolomane dans la province de Hung Yen (Vietman)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vy Le Thi,   Long; Vu Dinh,   Ton; Duquesne,   Brigitte.
Le but de cette étude est de proposer des axes de recherche en vue de renforcer, dans une perspective de développement durable, la transformation locale et la commercialisation d’un produit traditionnel vietnamien typique : le vermicelle de tolomane. Dans la province de Hung Yen, la transformation de vermicelle de tolomane est une activité artisanale et participe au folklore local des villages. Cette province compte plus d’un million d’habitants sur une superficie de quelque 923000 ha dont 60% de superficie agricole. Chaque travailleur agricole y dispose en moyenne de 0,1ha mais, avec l’urbanisation, le développement d’importantes infrastructures routières et de zones industrielles, la surface agricole disponible est en constante diminution. La province...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Développement durable; Produit traditionnel; Vermicelle de tolomane.; 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/95328

The Economic Impact of the Cotton Crop on the Texas High Plains, 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Hudson,   Darren.
Early season high winds and late season cool temperatures have worked together to limit the size of the High Plains cotton crop. Over the past 5 years, the High Plains2 has averaged 4.44 million bales produced each year. However, Plains Cotton Growers recently estimated the 2008 crop to be around 3.2 million bales (Wade). If these production numbers materialize, the 28% drop in production will have significant impacts on the regional economy. The purposes of this briefing paper are to: (1) estimate the impact of the cotton crop on the High Plains economy, and (2) estimate the impact of a smaller than average crop.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53145

Cooperative Formation and Financial Contracting in Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Marcoul,   Philippe; Ginder,   Roger G.
Cooperative formation in agriculture sometimes occurs in response to the exit of a private firm and typically requires substantial equity investment by participating farmers. What economic rationale can explain why farmers are willing to contribute capital to an activity that fails to attract non-farm, or "private" investment? We hypothesize that doing so is a costly mechanism for increasing the maximum penalty farmers face in the case of business failure. For a given market environment, exposing farmers to this risk increases the amount of surplus that can be used to repay lenders, thus expanding the set of market environments in which financing is available. We show how equity investment of this sort can be an efficient organizational response to a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Corporate finance; Moral hazard; Vertical integration; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18610

Back to the Future? Understanding Change in Food Habits of Farmers' Market Customers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano; Cicatiello,   Clara; Franco,   Silvio; Pancino,   Barbara; Davide,   Marino.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers' markets; Food habits; Italy; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117604

SUPERMARKET ENERGY COST ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adams,   Paul.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27353

The Land Grant College: Repositioning to Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Changing Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thompson,   Robert L.
The land grant college of food, agriculture and natural resources constitutes a major historical innovation. Land grant colleges need to continue to do cutting edge science and education as well as maintain the outreach function to maintain state appropriations. Moreover, fund raising is going to have to be broader than it historically has been.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land grant college; Education; Cooperative extension service; Teaching; Research; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90429

The Determinants of On-Farm Renewable Energy Adoption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beckman,   Jayson F.; Borchers,   Allison; Stenberg,   Peter L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103454

Socioeconomic Profiles of Early Adopters of Precision Agriculture Technologies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Daberkow,   Stan G.; McBride,   William D.
Corn producers are the largest users of cropland and agrichemicals in U.S. agriculture, and represent a major market for precision agriculture technologies. Based on a USDA survey of 950 corn-producing farms, approximately 9% utilized some aspect of precision agriculture for corn production in 1996. A logit analysis indicated that farmers were more likely to adopt precision technologies if they farmed a large number of corn acres, earned a sizable farm income, and had high expected corn yields. The probability of adoption was also higher for farm operators using a computerized farm record system, who were less than 50 years of age, and who relied on crop consultants for information on precision agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corn farms; Logit analysis; Precision agriculture; Precision farming; Technology adoption; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90442

Modelling of the Demand Relations within the Commodity Chain: Application on the Wheat Commodity Chain in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blazkova,   Ivana.
The paper is focused on formulation of demand relations in the commodity chain. Created model respects interdependence and interconnection of particular stages within the food commodity chain – it takes into account the fact that secondary demand function is formed not only by particular prices but also by level of demand on vertical previous market. The functions of primary consumer demand for final products and the functions of derived demands at the level of retail, processing and agricultural production are modeled. The wheat commodity chain in the Czech Republic is chosen for the application. Statistical verification of the model and derivation of standard characteristics of market subjects’ behaviour (elasticities) are made. The model shows that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodity chain; Vertical demand system; Demand interconnection; Primary demand; Secondary demand; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59195

Is the Ownership Structure Model a Decisive Determinant of Co-Operatives' Financial Success? A Financial Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalogeras,   Nikos; Pennings,   Joost M.E.; Kuikman,   Joost; Doumpos,   Michael.
In this paper, the financial/ownership structures of agribusiness co-operatives (co-ops) are analyzed in order to examine whether new co-op models perform better than the more traditional ones. The assessment procedure introduces a new financial decision-aid approach, which is based on data-analysis techniques in combination with a Preference Ranking Organization Method of Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE II). The application of this multi-criteria decision-aid approach allows the rank ordering of the co-ops on the basis of the most prominent financial ratios. The financial ratios were selected using principal component analysis. This analytical procedure reduces the dimensionality of large numbers of interrelated financial performance measures. We assess...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness cooperatives; Financial success; Multicriteria decision-aid analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103774

WHERE IS BASMATI RICE COMING FROM? A GLOBAL TRADE–RELATED OVERVIEW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges; Pirzada,   Syed Wajid H.
Rice contributes on 20% towards human calorie intake of the world population and 30% of Asian population. Worldwide paddy rice crop was 668 million tonnes in 2008, while rice trade during the year was 30 million tonnes. Trade represents 7% of overall rice cropping. Basmati rice export counts for high value and low volume. Although Basmati crop is primarily from two countries, specific data related to Basmati export are scarce. Basmati trade constituted 8.3% of rice world trade during 2008, with a record of 2.45 million tonnes. Recent volatility of prices affects rice trade market, but less Basmati price that is still the highest on world rice market. This paper depicts the present situation of Basmati trade and its business prospects as a tradable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Basmati rice; World trade; Origin; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51698

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVES, INVESTOR-OWNED FIRMS, AND INDUSTRY NORMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Andrea; Fulton,   Murray E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31783

Potenciais benefícios do sistema de rastreabilidade animal dos EUA para o setor de carnes americano
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Resende Filho,   Moises de Andrade.
This article investigates the potential gains to the U.S. meat sector with the implantation of the U.S. National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The focus is on the effect that the NAIS could have on consumers’ risk perception about eating meat. System of demand equations are estimated using time series of food safety indexes variables used as proxies for consumers’ reactions to news on meat safety issues. The series of food safety indexes are built on the basis of the number of food safety news reported in top U.S. newspapers. Using the preferred model estimates, three scenarios are constructed in order to account for the cases wherein the NAIS is not implemented, is implemented only for beef and is implemented for beef and pork. The differences in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification system; Food safety; System of demand equations; Meat industry; USA.; Agribusiness; C22; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61199

Cooperatives' Merger Strategies: The MD Foods - Klover Maelk Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agrell,   Per J.; Karantininis,   Kostas.
Since March 1999 the two largest dairy cooperatives of Denmark, MD FOODS and KLOVER MAELK have merged after a long relationship ranging from joint ventures (such as the P–-AMBA and M–-AMBA companies) to various alleged price wars. We point out that the main reasons for merger from the point of view of MD FOODS were: (i) to establish monopoly power on the domestic market, (ii) to pursue an international growth strategy, (iii) to exploit rationality and coordination gains in the operations. Further, the merger counters the threat of (iv) an alleged foreign take-over of KLOVER, (v) further pressure by the Danish Competition Authority, and (vi) the increased concentration through mergers taking place in the dairy and retail industries in Europe. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Merger; Danish dairy industry; Farm cooperatives; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24193

USING BUSINESS SIMULATIONS AND ISSUE DEBATES TO FACILITATE SYNTHESIS IN AGRIBUSINESS CAPSTONE COURSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fairchild,   Gary F.; Taylor,   Timothy G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36460

Louisiana Strawberries: Consumer Preferences and Retailer Advertising
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.; Bruchhaus,   Michael N.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26772

SOCIAL IDENTITY AND MANIPULATIVE INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS AMONG EAST AFRICAN PASTORALISTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huysentruyt,   Marieke; Barrett,   Christopher B.; McPeak,   John G.
We model interhousehold transfers between nomadic livestock herders as the state-dependent consequence of individuals' strategic interdependence resulting from the existence of multiple, opposing externalities.  A public good security externality among individuals sharing a social (e.g., ethnic) identity in a potentially hostile environment creates incentives to band together. Self-interested interhousehold wealth transfers from wealthier herders to poorer ones may emerge endogenously within a limited wealth space as a means to motivate accompanying migration by the recipient.  The distributional reach and size of the transfer are limited, however, by a resource appropriation externality related to the use of common property grazing lands. When this effect...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; D; O; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14746

Restraining Factors and Improving Paths for the Operation Mechanism of New Rural Cooperative Medical System in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qi,   Bin; Tang,   Xia.
The new rural cooperative medical system has achieved periodical achievements since its establishment. Nevertheless, there are many factors hampering the development of the new system, such as the high cost, the difficulties in fund procurement, the lack of management, the narrow coverage of benefit, the ineffective constraint to the designated medical institutions, the high fund balance rate, and the poor medical facilities and services in rural areas. Countermeasures are put forward to solve these problems, including improving the system design, expanding the coverage of the system, expanding the fund sources, reducing the financing costs, strengthening the fund supervision, enhancing the supervision of designated medical institutions, and improving the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New rural cooperative medical system; Restraining factors; Improving paths; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108457

Teaching and Learning Through Cooperative Research Ventures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lindsey,   Patricia J.
Classroom-based learning can be enhanced for advanced agricultural economics and agribusiness undergraduate students by engaging them as partners in an applied research project. The approach described combines research, outreach and resident instruction in a single activity that produces and extends knowledge while educating students. Many of the changes suggested for agricultural, agricultural economics and agribusiness instruction are encompassed by this approach.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching methods; Case studies; Land grant mission; Active learning; Outreach; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90398

A mezőgazdasági épületek és háztartások energiaköltségének csökkentése fontos a versenyképességben és a megélhetésben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herczeg,   Rahel Sara; Suveges,   Peter.
A globális hőmérséklet-növekedés környezeti változásokhoz, a tengerszint emelkedéséhez, a csapadék mennyiségének és térbeli eloszlásának megváltozásához, szélsőséges időjárási viszonyokhoz vezet. Állat- és növényfajok kipusztulásának sebessége jelentősen nő. Bizonyos betegségek könnyebben elterjedhetnek. E fel¬sorolt hatásokból látható, hogy a mezőgazdaságot közvetlenül érinti a klímaváltozás. Fontos tehát, hogy a mezőgazdasági üzemek maguk is tegyenek a káros hatások enyhítéséért.  Lehetséges megoldás a biomassza tüzelése, amely a mezőgazdasági rendeltetésű épületek és háztartások energiaköltségeit jelentősen mérsékli. Tanulmányunk olyan megoldást dolgoz ki, melyben a hő előállításához szükséges energia költsége teljes mértékben megszűnik, ami energiaerdő...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Energia; Költség; Megtakarítás; Mezőgazdasági üzem; Háztartás; Energy; Costs; Savings; Agricultural plants; Households; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92418

Case Studies of Strategic Alliances in U.S. Beef Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Bu,   Angel; Boucher,   Robert W.; Choi,   Won-Jun.
Calf marketing, commercial beef carcass, and natural/implant-free beef strategic alliances were examined via case study to determine alliance structure and whether each addressed risk, transaction costs, capital availability, and other concerns. All alliances were structured differently through vertical or horizontal coordination, and each had been established within the past 12 years. Alliance administrators reported that an advantage to cow-calf producers was higher cattle prices received relative to producers outside the alliances. The alliances reduced transaction costs and increased information flow among segments. Alliances did not specifically address risk or increased access to capital for technology adoption or expansion purposes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle industry; Industry structure; Risk; Strategic alliances; Transaction costs; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62278

Strengthening Backward and Forward Linkages in Horticulture: Some Successful Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mittal,   Surabhi.
Indian horticulture sector is constrained by low productivity, high cost of production, huge post-harvest losses, inefficient supply chain and poor market intelligence. The present paper has brought forward two case studies of SAFAL Market and Namdhari Fresh which have been successful in over-coming the constraints that horticulture sector is facing in India for fresh fruits and vegetables. Some new marketing initiatives along with the existing supply chain inefficiencies have been highlighted to help formulate strategy and policy to achieve the much-desired second green revolution through horticulture growth.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47439

AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF TOTAL STORE SANITATION AND BOTTLE RETURN PROCEDURES AND COSTS IN OREGON RETAIL FOOD STORES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meier,   Harvey A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27262

U.S. Organic Handlers Mostly Small, Focus on Fruit and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dimitri,   Carolyn; Oberholtzer,   Lydia.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124036

The Role of Mugaiwa in Promoting Household Food Security: Why It Matters Who Gets Access to Government Maize Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwiinga,   Billy; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Tembo,   Gelson; Shaffer,   James D.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of mugaiwa, and the small-scale  trading and milling sector that provides it, in ensuring poor consumers’ access to food in the  context of this marketing season’s maize deficit. The paper then identifies opportunities for  Government and the private sector to increase access to affordable food among consumers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Mugaiwa; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54608

What is the appropriate level of aggregation for productivity indices? Comparing district, regional and national measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conradie,   Beatrice; Piesse,   Jenifer; Thirtle,   Colin G.
This paper examines the appropriate level of aggregation for the construction of total factor productivity (TFP) indices. The dataset covers the magisterial districts and statistical regions of the Western Cape for the years 1952 to 2002. Over these five decades agricultural production in the Western Cape grew twice as fast as in the country as a whole but this average masks substantial regional variation. Results show that TFP growth was negative in the Karoo, moderate in the Swartland, Overberg and Southern Cape, and generally above 2% per year in the Boland and Breede River Valleys, where there is extensive irrigation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Western Cape; South Africa; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49162

THE FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS OF CEEC PACKAGED FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nugent,   Anne.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33190

Institutional Arrangement to Improve Farmers' Enthusiasm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Li-yun.
On the basis of Summarizing theories related to public goods, with the aid of trend curve of China's annual grain yield from 1978 to 2010, in combination with grain policies at that time, empirical analysis is carried out on institution as key factor influencing the farmers' enthusiasm, showing that there is highly positive correlation between institutional change and grain production. In order to raise farmers' production enthusiasm and ensure the national grain security, this paper puts forward appropriate countermeasure systems from the point of view of innovating grain production policies. The countermeasure systems include: firstly, innovate agricultural operation institution; secondly, improve agricultural personnel cultivation mechanism; thirdly,...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers' enthusiasm; Institutional arrangement; Grain security; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121284

WTP for Traceable Meat Attributes: A Meta‐analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca.
Several researches evaluated consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for each meat traceable attribute, generating a lot of information in this regard, although related to the conditions of each study. In light of this, WTP estimates for traceability characteristics largely differ across the literature, leading sometimes to contrasting interpretations. Seeking a full, meaningful statistical description of the findings of a collection of studies, the meta‐analysis allows us analyzing the consistency across studies and controlling for factors thought to drive variations in WTP estimates. The meta‐analysis has been conducted of 23 studies that, in aggregate, report 92 valuations for WTP.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100593

Industrial Structure Evolution and Economic Growth in Dingxi City Based on Shift-Share Method and Location Quotient Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Bai-jin; Chen,   Xing-peng; Wang,   Li-na.
According to the statistical data in the years 2004-2008, both Shift-Share Analysis and Location Quotient Analysis are used to compare the economic development status of counties (districts) in Dingxi City in the years 2004 and 2008. Advantages and disadvantages of industrial structure and competitiveness are analyzed, as well as the impacts of existing industrial structure on economic growth. Development direction and development focus of primary, secondary and tertiary industries are found out. Countermeasures for accelerating the economic development of counties (districts) in Dingxi City are put forward, such as increasing the inputs in characteristic agriculture, promoting the development of primary industry, speeding up the construction of large and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Shift-Share Analysis; Location quotient; Industrial structure; Dingxi City; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102395

MEETING TRAINING NEEDS OF CONVENIENCE STORE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burns,   Terry J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27281

PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC WAREHOUSING: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lynch,   Clifford F.
Presents an industry viewpoint of the advantages and disadvantages of using private versus public warehousing in the food processing industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27252

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE FRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY: A MILE TO GO?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zuurbier,   Peter J.P.
We investigate the factors that influence vertical coordination in the fresh produce industry. Elaborating on the concept of governance structure, price and non-price coordination systems will be distinguished. Under previous research, there is a specific consideration as to how market conditions and institutional considerations influence the coordination of supply chains. In my presentation for the Food Distribution Research Society in Monterey, California, I analyzed how retail companies in the United States, France, and the Netherlands coordinate their supply chains of fruits and vegetables. Differences in product category and institutional environments do not contribute directly to the explanation of differences found in supply chain coordination...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26781

A Customer Service Design Case Study: Insights on Customer Loyalty in the Brazilian Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florencio de Almeida,   Ione Lucia; Florencio de Almeida,   Luciana.
Marketing managers of local and international food companies have realized that what they offer to customers go well beyond the characteristics and attributes of the products their companies manufacture and market. Service has become an integral part of the offer (Grönroos, 1993); a high service quality improves the company competitiveness, builds customer trust, supports the company brand and other product attributes (Berry &amp; Parasuraman, 1991, p. 12). This paper seeks to investigate whether customer care service perceived quality in the food sector is truly relevant to customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality service evaluation; Consumer service; Loyalty; Food industry; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44899

INTRASTATE PRODUCE SALES: EFFORTS TO SELL NYS PRODUCE TO STATE INSTITUTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunter,   Frederick W.; Lesser,   William H.; McLaughlin,   Edward W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27340

FATORES DE PRODUÇÃO NO ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL LEITE –APLLEITE NO MUNICÍPIO DE JARU EM RONDÔNIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riva,   Fabiana Rodrigues; Corediro,   Higor; Costa,   Patricia Ferreira.
O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar os Fatores de Produção do Arranjo Produtivo Local do Agronegócio Leite (APLLEITE) do município de Jaru, procedendo a levantamento de dados sobre o trabalho, o capital e os recursos naturais utilizados, trata sobre os fatores de produção no Arranjo Produtivo Local do Leite APLLEITE-JARU, discorrendo sobre características dos produtores, suas dificuldades, também aborda o conceito de APL e apresenta os resultados parciais da pesquisa de campo efetuada.-------------------------------------------This study aims to identify the factors of production of the arrangement Productive Local Agribusiness Milk (APLLEITE) of the municipality of Jaru, in a survey of data on labour, capital and natural resources used, comes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fatores de Produção; Arranjo Produtivo Local; Agronegócio; Factors of production; Arrangement Productive Place; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112835

Using Land Values to Predict Future Farm Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Cody P.; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Moss,   Charles B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land values; Almon lag; Farm profitability; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56515

AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR U.S. AGRIBUSINESS SITES REGISTERED TO ISO 9000 SERIES OF STANDARDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mumma,   Gerald A.; Allen,   Albert J.; Couvillion,   Warren C.
A factor analysis examined underlying relationships of selected performance indicators for U.S. ISO 9000-registered agribusiness sites. The factoring technique uniquely identified five of six primary factors-namely, improved quality performance, better training of personnel and document control, product prices, external audits, and cost of nonconformity. A sixth ill-defined factor is also identified. Each identified factor could influence the market position and/or profitability of an ISO 9000 registered agribusiness site.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27409

Long-term Financing in European Agribusiness Cooperatives: Emerging Methods for Ameliorating Investment Constraints
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iliopoulos,   Constantine.
During recent years, dramatic changes in the world food system have led to unprecedented competition between agribusiness firms. To compete in this environment, agricultural cooperatives should invest substantially in long-term activities such as R&amp;D and advertisement. Co-operatives have a difficult problem in acquiring equity capital because the residual claimant (benefactor) is the patron of the firm, not the investor. This organizational design poses to cooperatives three investment constraints: a) the free rider problem, b) the horizon problem, and c) the portfolio problem. Empirical analysis utilizing a latent variable structural equation model and a large dual response survey suggests that in the U.S. member-patrons are more likely to invest in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness co-operatives; Investment constraints; Structural equation model; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24816

Spatial Competition of Milk Processing Cooperatives in Northern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huck,   Petra; Salhofer,   Klaus; Tribl,   Christoph.
In this paper we develop a theoretical model of competition among marketing cooperatives (co-ops) in a spatial market setting assuming uniform delivered pricing and Loschian conduct. The model is an extension to Alvarez et al.'s (2000) spatial competition model for investorowned firms (IOF). Theoretical results include i) that the prices for raw milk are, ceteris paribus, higher in a pure market of coops than in a pure IOF market; ii) that even coops may imperfectly transmit price changes upstream; and iii) that the price farmers receive for their raw product is a function of economic space (distance times transportation costs) between coops. We test our theoretical findings for milk processing co-ops in Northern Germany using data of monthly average...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial competition; Oligopsony; Milk processing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; L13; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25633

Current Information:  Dissertation Abstracts
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60953

SATISFAÇÃO DOS CLIENTES DO SUPERMERCADO SÃO PAULO DO MUNICÍPIO DE ALFENAS NO SUL DE MINAS GERAIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romaniello,   Marcelo Marcio; Amancio,   Cristhiane Oliveira Da Graca; Terceti,   Karina Da Costa.
O tema da satisfação do consumidor vem sendo estudado desde os primórdios do marketing. O estudo pretende demonstrar o nível de satisfação e detectar pontos de insatisfação dos clientes com os serviços prestados pelo Supermercado São Paulo,  procurando corrigir o que poderia estar errado e, conseqüentemente, oferecer um feedback sobre a opinião dos consumidores aos gestores deste supermercado em estudo.---------------------------------------------The objetive of this paper was to identify the satisfaction level from the Sâo Paulo, and more specifically, identify the consumers characteristics, analyze the possible insatisfactions from the services offered, analyze the satisfaction level fom the employers attendance service to customers and indentify if the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Satisfação; Consumidor; Supermercados; Satisfaction; Customer; Supermarket; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109109

CURRENT STATE OF THE COTTON AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN KAZAKHSTAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azhimetova, Gulfari.
The textile industry of Kazakhstan is presented basically by enterprises created in period of centrally planned economy and as consequence. Low labor productivity, lacking equipment base and technologies, poor marketing are problems of the current state of industry.   But, there are also advantages as a vicinity of potential cotton manufacturers - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.  A free economic zone (FEZ) “Ontustik” has been established and a program of “Ontustik” FEZ development has been adopted for developing the cotton and textile cluster in Kazakhstan. The law “About development of the cotton branch” has been adopted in Kazakhstan to provide the textile enterprises with necessary raw material and to develop the domestic cotton growing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton and textile cluster; Cotton receipt; Free economic zone «Ontustik»; Cotton; System of obligations fulfillment warranty.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics; L67; M11; O13; UDC: 677.01.055.942(574).
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92359

What does the 'New Quality' mean in view of Polish dairy cooperatives?
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; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7858

SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING GROCERY PRODUCTS FROM SUPPLIER TO DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaffer,   Paul F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27289

Journal Backmatter
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Back Cover, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines, Executive Officers, Membership and Subscription Information
Tipo: Journal Article
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; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117942

Identification of stochastic processes for an estimated icewine temperature hedging variable
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cyr,   Don; Kusy,   Martin.
Weather derivatives are a relatively new form of financial security that can provide firms with the ability to hedge against the impact of weather related risks to their activities.  Participants in the energy industry have employed standardized weather contracts trading on organized exchanges since 1999 and the interest in non-standardized contracts for specialized weather related risks is growing at an increasing rate. The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential use of weather derivatives to hedge against temperature related risks in Canadian ice wine production. Specifically we examine historical data for the Niagara region of the province of Ontario, Canada, the largest icewine producing region of the world, to determine an appropriate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wine market; Weather derivatives; Weather hedging; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; G13; G32; Q14; Q51; Q54.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37298

U.S. Consumers’ Preference and Willingness to Pay for Country-of-Origin-Labeled Beef Steak and Food Safety Enhancements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Kar Ho; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Hu,   Wuyang; Goddard,   Ellen W.
The mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) troubles beef exporters to the U.S. This study evaluates the extent that U.S. consumers are receptive to imported steak and their perception of food safety level of beef from various countries. In addition, using conjoint analysis, willingness to pay for strip loin steak from Australia, Canada and the United States is estimated along with several increasingly important food safeties and quality attributes in beef. We find that on average U.S. consumers are willing to pay significantly less for imported steaks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Consumer preferences; Country-of-origin labeling; Conjoint experiment; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103385

DISCUSSION: THE ALLIANCE PROCESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heilig,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16801

Editors' Report - February 7, 2011
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marchant,   Mary A.; Bosch,   Darrell J.
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; Farm Management; 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/113516

Economic Evaluation of Wind Energy as an Alternative to Natural Gas Powered Irrigation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guerrero,   Bridget L.; Amosson,   Stephen H.; Marek,   Thomas H.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.
High natural gas prices have agricultural producers searching for alternative energy sources for irrigation. The economic feasibility of electric and hybrid (electric/wind) systems are evaluated as alternatives to natural gas powered irrigation. Texas Panhandle and Southern Kansas farms are assessed with a quarter-mile sprinkler system, three crops, and two pumping lifts. Breakeven points identify the price at which conversion from a natural gas irrigation system to an electric or hybrid system is cost effective. Results indicate electricity is a more feasible energy source for irrigation and policy changes such as net metering are necessary to make hybrid systems viable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Electricity; Irrigation; Natural gas; Wind energy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q20; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90680

Problems and Countermeasures for the Development of Rural Area in Central China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Qing-zhen; Gao,   Geng-he; Shi,   Lei.
Agricultural area in central China is a densely populated area with a lot of agricultural population, relatively developed agriculture and relatively backward non-agriculture. Its development status affects the process of rising strategy in central region, restricts the construction of a well-off society and a harmonious society in the central region and even China. Based on this, major problems in the development of agricultural area of central China are analyzed, such as large population of farmers, great development pressure on agricultural area, serious shortage of agricultural inputs, relatively low education level, backward infrastructure in agricultural area, and relatively backward non-agricultural development. In order to accelerate the rising of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Central China; Agricultural population; Non-agricultural industry; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93661

TOTAL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Friedman,   Mike.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27657

AN INTERACTIVE SUPERMARKET FRONT-END COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roller,   Vaughn.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27726

ESTIMATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ENTIRE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY: PHASE 1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerke,   Eugene E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26816

DEEP-SEA PORT IN NORTH OF STATE: REPORT OF EXPERT COMMITTEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8943

Sustainability in the Food Sector: A Consumer Behaviour Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grunert,   Klaus G.
Consumers have, through their food choices, a major role in bringing about more sustainable food production. However, this presupposes that differences in sustainability are communicated to consumers. Even if food products are eco-labelled and consumers are motivated to support sustainability, a number of potential barriers may prevent consumers from using the information to make sustainable choices. Six such barriers are discussed in this paper.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Consumer behaviour; Hierarchy of effects; Eco-labels; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121943

A STRATEGIC RATIONALE FOR CAPTIVE SUPPLIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   H. Alan; Burton,   Diana M.
Partial backward integration is prevalent in many agricultural and natural resource processing industries. A strategic rationale for partial backward integration is developed for a dominant firm with a competitive fringe purchasing from competitive input suppliers. A partially backward integrated dominant firm potentially can increase profit through production efficiency gains and through a lower price for externally purchasing input. The optimal degree of backward integration results when the dominant firm's profit from exerting monopsony market power in the external spot market equals its profit from producing raw input internally, less the incremental cost of acquiring internal raw input production capacity. Comparative statics results are consistent...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30868

The Changing Structure of Pork Trade, Production, and Processing in Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Clemens,   Roxanne; Jensen,   Helen H.
The structure of the pork production, slaughter, and processing sectors in Mexico has changed significantly since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and with rising income and increased urbanization. Today, Mexico'’s pork industry has become more integrated and achieved greater production efficiencies in response to increasing demand for better product quality and stricter sanitary practices in production and processing pork for both the domestic market and for export. However, despite these improvements Mexico’'s pork industry has not kept up with the rising domestic demand, and Mexico has become an increasingly important market for the United States. A key to the development of increased trade in both live animals and pork...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Live hogs and pork trade; Mexico; NAFTA; Pork industry; Pork slaughter; TIF plants; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18713

Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs and the Smallholder Farmer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govereh,   Jones; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Nijhoff,   Jan J.; Shawa,   Julius J.; Haantuba,   Hyde H.; Belemu,   A.; Ngulube,   E.; Zulu,   Ballard; Banda,   A.K.
This policy synthesis highlights the key findings and conclusions contained in the full  report, “Developments in Fertilizer Marketing in Zambia: Commercial Trading, Government Programs  and the Smallholder Farmer.” The key objective of this policy synthesis is to summarize the key  findings in order to inform policy makers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector in their  efforts to improve the performance of the fertilizer marketing system in Zambia.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Q18; Agribusiness; Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Fertilizer marketing.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54604

Academic Perspectives on Agribusiness: An International Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Detre,   Joshua D.; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Oliver Peake,   Whitney; Dooley,   Frank J.
The IFAMR is published by (IFAMA) the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Promotion and tenure; Agribusiness; Teaching; Grantsmanship; Research; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q130.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119979

Interpretation of the Construction of Socialist New Countryside
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Xiao-jun; Jin,   Fu-hua.
Several old problems in the new countryside construction at present are analyzed. For instance the land transfer mechanism is not flexible, land problems have restricted the development of agricultural industrialization; farmers still have serious problems in income increase and lack the rational investment and consumption awareness; farmers receive low level of education and their cultural qualities are general poor; for a long time, legalization and democratization process of rural grass-roots organizations has been lagged behind. Causations for problems in the new countryside construction are various, such as lacking the subject consciousness, a long-term mechanism, industrial support and capital input. Finally, several new ideas about the construction...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New countryside construction; Agricultural industrialization; Subject consciousness; Long-term mechanism; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108460

Research on Model of Guiding Rural Residents’ Relatively Centralized Residence-A case study of Chongqing City
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Song,   Fu-zhong; Zhao,   Hong-bin.
On the basis of expounding the status quo of rural residents’ residence, the thesis notes that influenced by the weak foundation of rural economy, the characteristic of mountain landscape, smallholder consciousness, shortage of capital and other factors, the rural residents in Chongqing City mainly live scattered. In addition to opportunities of the expansion and drive of city, rural market development, rural resources development, rural industrial development, and rural ecological migration, the model of urban development promotion, the model of market development drive, the model of land development drive, the model of rural industry construction and the model of resettlement and reconstruction are advocated in order to guide the rural residents to adopt...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Guide; Rural residents; Relative centralized residence; Chongqing City， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108425

CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McHugh,   Helen F.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17787

Fish Chain Performance in Madrid Market: An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Felipe,   Isabel; Briz,   Julian.
Food chain analysis is becoming a useful instrument to increase efficiency. We focus the attention in the fish sector looking at the links from consumer to wholesalers in the region of Madrid. In order to get adequate information we developed face to face enquiries to the consumers, retailers and wholesalers. The analysis of the Madrid market give us a useful approach of the national and international sector, due to the fact that Mercamadrid is the biggest fish wholesale market in Europe, and the consumption in Madrid is representative in many ways of the Spanish market. Finally there are some conclusions and recommendations oriented toward the stakeholders.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fish; Food chain; Performance; Competition; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24987

A Prediction Model of Peasants’ Income in China Based on BP Neural Network
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Qing-chun; He,   Zhen-fang; Li,   Li; Kong,   Ling-jun; Zhang,   Xiao-yong; Kou,   Li-qun.
According to the related data affecting the peasants’ income in China in the years 1978-2008, a total of 13 indices are selected, such as agricultural population, output value of primary industry, and rural employees. According to standardized method and BP neural network method, the peasants’ income and the artificial neural network model are established and analyzed. Results show that the simulation value agrees well with the real value; the neural network model with improved BP algorithm has high prediction accuracy, rapid convergence rate and good generalization ability. Finally, suggestions are put forward to increase the peasants’ income, such as promoting the process of urbanization, developing small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: BP Neural Network; Peasants’ income; Forecast; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113491

Why Most Small and Mid-Sized Agribusinesses and Cooperatives Don't Export - Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12729

Farmer Cooperatives in the 21st Century: Young and Old Farmers in Sweden
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hakelius,   Karin.
Young and old farmers in Sweden view their cooperative commitment differently. Young farmers generally see their cooperative commitment as a means to obtain economic advantages. Old farmers have the opposite view: They view the cooperative membership as a way of showing solidarity with peers, economic aspects being of secondary importance. The recent development of farmers' views upon cooperatives, combined with the great changes taking place on the European agricultural markets, imply problems for the traditionally organized farmer cooperatives which are predominant in Sweden. This paper starts off by describing some of the problems facing cooperatives today, these problems are analyzed, using agency theory, transaction cost theory, as well as property...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61946

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Richard S.; Ferguson,   Mark; Martin,   Bill; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55300

Super-large Farms: The Importance of Institutions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koester,   Ulrich.
There are many reasons for the evolution of super-farms in some of the CIS. This paper does not intend to elaborate on the whole set of reasons. There are already many studies which provide surveys on the background and the rationale of these organisations. This paper aims at focusing on one specific determinant of the rise of super-large farms, namely institutions. The focus is chosen as this determinant seems to have been overlooked, partly because it is completely beyond the neoclassical approach. Institutions as rules of the game can be classified into four levels according to Williamson. The paper mainly deals with embedded institutions. It is shown that these institutions are country-specific and vary widely across countries. It is argued that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10018

Determinants of group performance of women-led agro-processing self-help groups in Kerala
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Joy,   Lina; Prema,   A.; Krishnan,   Sunderrajan.
Factors determining the group performance of women-led self-help groups (SHGs) engaged in agroprocessing organized under Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY) in Kerala have been studied following the multi-stage purposive and random sampling technique in the Thrissur district. It has been observed that socio-economic variables like age, education, market perception, economic motivation, attitude towards self-employment, management-orientation, risk-orientation, innovativeness and information-seeking behaviour influence the group performance of SHGs. The BPL women in SGSY-SHGs of the performing groups are around 30 years of age, with middle school level education. Education and age of respondents have negative correlation on group leadership. The group...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47885

Working Arrangements of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blum,   Martin A.
Organization and operations of nine working arrangements developed by fruit and vegetable processing cooperatives are described and evaluated. Three distinct approaches are identified - contractual agreement, affiliation through membership status, and formation of separate business entity. The specific structure and functions of joint undertakings reflect the needs and preferences of the participants. Benefits perceived in the cases cited included scale economies in processing and marketing, capital cost avoidance, product diversification, assured commodity supply, and enhanced market entry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fruit and vegetable cooperatives; Joint ventures; Contractual agreements; Marketing services; Processing services; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51565

AGRARIAN REGIONS IN SERBIA AS NATURAL FOUNDATION AND MARKET CHANCE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF TRANSITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simonovic,   Zoran; Simonovic,   Dragoljub; Gligic,   Perica.
Process of transition movements in Republic of Sebia is in progress. Transition movements have not bypassed agrarian sector. Market agriculture should gain significance along this process. On this occasion we would like to emphasis two elements which affect development of Market Agriculture. Those are regionalization and specialization of agriculture. In study about agrarian regions in conditions of transition two charts are given, that pinpoint the essence of natural foundation and market opportunities in transition circumstances. Study of agro-identities starts with introspection of each reagion in respect of its natural values: plain (Vojvodina), hilly ( Sumadija), mountain-hilly (Pester). Therefore, plain region is specialized for production of stable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agrarian regions; Regionalization; Specialization; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57417

AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR IN SASKATCHEWAN: UPDATE 1998
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herman,   Roger; Fulton,   Murray E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31786

Willingness to Pay for Traceable Meat Attributes: A Meta-analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cicia,   Gianni; Colantuoni,   Francesca.
Several researches evaluated consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for each meat traceable attribute, generating a great deal of information in this regard, although specific to the conditions of each study. In light of this, WTP estimates for traceability characteristics differ across the literature, leading sometimes to contrasting interpretations. Seeking a full, meaningful statistical description of the findings of a collection of studies, the meta-analysis allows us to analyze consistency across studies and control for factors thought to drive variations in WTP estimates. The meta-analysis has been conducted using 23 studies that, in aggregate, report 88 valuations for WTP. Our results, aside from releasing unconditional information on the WTP for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Meta-analysis; Food traceability; Willingness to Pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97028

AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS OF COMPUTER SKILLS OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS STUDENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Litzenberg,   Kerry K.
The Agricultural Economics profession has been using computer technology in their research, extension, and teaching program for over three decades.  However, commonly accepted nomenclature for the types and levels of computer skills required of students by agribusiness and agribusiness instructors to both plan and evaluate the type and levels of computer skills being taught to graduates of their program.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Computer education; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15338

Gestão da qualidade na cadeia produtiva do amendoim1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scalco,   Andrea Rossi; Machado,   Joao Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz.
Competitiveness is linked to the consumer guarantee of a safe product that satisfies his/her necessities, as well as to the efficiency of the managing and operational practices which aim at reducing costs and losses in the whole chain. This work contributes by analyzing quality management aspects among the agents of a peanut production chain: producer, storage cooperative and the processing industries. The objective of the work is to highlight the strong and weak points in these practices and introduce the necessary measures to guarantee the safety of the product and more efficiency in reducing losses. It can be affirmed that there was a significant difference in terms quality management practices between the agents in the peanut production chain. Some...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Product quality; Peanut production chain; Quality management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90415

Harvest Cost and Value of Citrus Operations with Alternative Technology: Real Options Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iwai,   Nobuyuki; Emerson,   Robert D.; Roka,   Fritz M.
The prospect of immigration policy reform has renewed growers’ concerns of serious labor shortages and cost increases. These concerns are more serious for specialty crop agriculture, not only because it is highly labor intensive, but also it requires labor in a very short period, particularly at harvest time. Two representative approaches of the investment valuation have been applied to the case of harvesting mechanization for the model citrus grower in Florida. Specifically, we applied the NPV approach and the real options approach (ROA) to processed-market Hamlin orange operations in Southwest Florida.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Real options; NPV; Mechanization; Immigration policy; Harvest cost; Citrus operations; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Risk and Uncertainty; Q14 – Agricultural Finance; J43 – Agricultural Labor Markets.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49942

Allocative and Technical Efficiency of Corporate Farms in Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grazhdaninova,   Margarita; Lerman,   Zvi.
This study is aimed to analyze Russian corporate farms technical efficiency using DEA and allocative efficiency basing upon VMP calculations. The estimations are carried out on three aggregation levels: total farm, sectors (livestock and crops production) and selected commodities (grain, sunflower, beef, milk and pork), using survey data. The results of analyses suggest that there is no substantial misallocation of resources given current input and output prices. High technical efficiency scores speak for production technologies being homogeneous and mean that simple extension of "best practice" production will not eliminate the large productivity gap between Russia and the developed market economies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transition economies; Productivity; Efficiency; Production function; Data Envelopment Analysis; Agribusiness; D610; P230; Q180.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24756

Seed Business Management in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: MacRobert,   John F.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Seed industry; Seed production; Trade; Commodity markets; Marketing; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; E10; E20; E21; E70; E73; F03.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56174

Decomposing Trade Flows: the Case of China in Global Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tuan,   Francis C.; Somwaru,   Agapi; Hansen,   James M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61784

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, August, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burns,   A.M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8290

INCENTIVE INCOMPATIBILITY IN CO-OPERATIVE AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS IN CANADA: DOES SUPPLY MANAGEMENT MATTER?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hailu,   Getu; Jeffrey,   Scott R.; Goddard,   Ellen W.; Ng,   Desmond W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27150

EU ENLARGEMENT TO TURKEY: POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND HOW THEY ARE SHAPED BY CHANGES IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fellmann,   Thomas; van Leeuwen,   Myrna; Salamon,   Petra.
The potential accession of Turkey to the EU, and the related adoption of the CAP by Turkey, is expected to influence agricultural markets in both the EU and Turkey. The extent of the accession impacts depends on the one hand on the way the CAP will be implemented in Turkey, while on the other hand impacts are expected to be also shaped by macroeconomic conditions (like exchange rates, GDP growth and inflation levels). In this paper we provide a comprehensive model-based assessment of the potential impacts on agricultural markets of a Turkish accession to the EU. We first assess the impacts under the assumption of standard macroeconomic projections, then we analyse how a different TL/Euro exchange rate, a doubling of the Turkish inflation rate or a doubling...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Turkey; EU enlargement; Agricultural markets; Macro economy; AGMEMOD Zusammenfassung; Türkei; EU Erweiterung; Agrarmärkte; Makroökonomie; AGMEMOD; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114507

Consumers’ attitude towards farmers’ markets in Tuscany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rocchi,   Benedetto; Cavicchi,   Alessio; Baldeschi,   M.
Farmers Markets (FMs) around the world are often considered as one key response to the less sustainable conventional food production systems. Despite the economic crisis, international studies show that the most important factor leading people to buy fresh products in these points of sale is the quality. In fact, consumers usually cite “better food quality”, “locally produced foods”, “higher social interaction” and “learning directly about the vendors and their food production practices”, as the principal motivations in buying in FM environment. In this paper the results of a survey carried out in several FMs and shops in Tuscany are presented. A sample of consumers were interviewed on-site using a structured questionnaire. The attitude of respondent...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food miles; Sustainability; Short Food Supply Chain. 800822056; 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/95224

Sustainability in irrigated agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Svendsen,   Mark.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigated farming; Agriculture; Irrigation efficiency; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52782

Prospección de mercado de hortalizas bajo producción integrada en cuatro ciudades de la Octava Región de Chile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cerda,   R.; Faundez,   M.; Chandia,   A.; Monroy,   M.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Willingness to purchase; Vegetables; Integrated production; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97345

Les interfaces entre diffusion de l’alimentation d’origine et processus d’acculturation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tozanli,   Selma; Dedeire,   Marc.
Définir l’articulation entre l’immigration et l’alimentation par ethnicité reste descriptif et unilatéral alors que les processus de co-imprégnation culturelle sont importants dans le rencontre des population d’accueil et des immigrants et donnent lieu à des mutations des modes alimentaires de ces deux groupes sociaux. Ce processus que l’on définit en tant qu’acculturation alimentaire peut être expliqué par la théorie des réseaux sociaux et est à la base de la diffusion des différents modes alimentaires. Cependant, la diffusion est source d’altération des produits et préparations alimentaires. Les auteurs analysent les différentes formes d’altération pour aboutir à trois scénarii de la transformation culturelle, technico-industrielle et sociale des...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acculturation; Réseau social; Diffusion alimentaire; Altération; 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/95243

DEVELOPMENTS IN UNITIZED HANDLING IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bauma,   John C.
The author outlines developments in unitized handling and its relation to productivity in the food industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27040

Stakeholder Analysis of Agroparks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wubben,   Emiel F.M.; Isakhanyan,   Gohar.
An agropark is a cluster in which several primary producers and processors cooperate to enhance sustainable agro-food production. Because agroparks represent complex system innovations, this article studies their realisation trajectories from the stakeholder management perspective. By using the case study method, the research confirms that agroparks are system innovations involving many participants, most of them being key stakeholders. The different stakes and power positions, and their impact have been assessed. and managed in line with the realisation process of the agropark. The paper provides first learnings on stakeholder management in agropark projects, which may promote their realisation.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agropark; System Innovation; Stakeholder Analysis; Stakeholder Management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121854

Does Knowledge-Based Economy Speaks to Consumers? A French Case Study with Respect to Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giraud,   Georges; Lebecque,   Annick; Amblard,   Corinne; Bord,   Cecile; Sulmont-Rosse,   Claire; Lefur,   Yves.
The paradigm of knowledge-based economy states that information asymmetry between consumers and producers will be reduced thanks to information availability and dissemination through the Internet or other media channels. Conversely to this statement, some published articles shown that knowledge-based economy reinforces the information asymmetry between experts and novices among the consumers (Hogg et al., 2007; Gregan-Paxton &amp; Roedder-John, 1997; Alba &amp; Hutchinson, 1987). Accordingly, we will consider the non homogeneity of consumers and will try to identify and qualify the differences between several groups of respondents regarding two food items by means of a k-means clustering applied to a knowledge-oriented questionnaire.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Knowledge; Clustering; Wine; Cheese; France; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49848

ARE SOUTH AFRICAN CO-OPERATIVES CREATING VALUE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   John H.; Geyser,   J.M.
This article examines the use of Economic Value Added (EVA) as a performance measure that South African wine co-operatives can use to determine whether value has been created for members.  A detailed explanation of EVA is given, and the components of EVA are calculated.  The EVA's of a number of co-operatives have been calculated and analysed.  In addition the EVA of specific types of co-operatives indicate that the fruit and vegetable sector is a constant value creator.  It is clear that in order to create value, the rate of return on invested capital must be greater than the cost of capital. Certain co-operatives and types of co-operatives provided the blue print for this.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic value added; Agricultural cooperatives; Value; Economic model; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18058

GÊNESE, MODERNIZAÇÃO E REESTRUTURAÇÃO DO COMPLEXO AGROINDUSTRIAL LÁCTEO BRASILEIRO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Figueiredo,   Jeovan de Carvalho; Paulillo,   Luiz Fernando.
During the period between 1945 and 1991 the dairy sector was regulated by the State. The price standardization imposed by the government, conducted many times aiming to facilitate adjustments in economy, had serious consequences right after the end of said intervention. The present study tried to understand the process which outlined the conformation of the current institutional structure in this complex, the causes of its maintenance, and the immediate trends which may be envisaged in short and medium terms. There is an absence of public policies devised to account for the incoherences detected in the dairy complex which originate to a large extent in the deliberate loss of the power of regulation by the State and in the liberal orientation taken in the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sectorial policies; Agri-industry; Milk; Industrial organization.; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43980

Multi-Period Asset Allocation:  An Application of Discrete Stochastic Programming
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larsen,   Ryan A.; Leatham,   David J.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
The issue of modeling farm financial decisions in a dynamic framework is addressed in this paper. Discrete stochastic programming is used to model the farm portfolio over the planning period. One of the main issues of discrete stochastic programming is representing the uncertainty of the data. The development of financial scenario generation routines provides a method to model the stochastic nature of the model. In this paper, two approaches are presented for generating scenarios for a farm portfolio problem. The approaches are based on copulas and optimization. The copula method provides an alternative to the multivariate normal assumption. The optimization method generates a number of discrete outcomes which satisfy specified statistical properties by...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61509

Understanding Spatial Welfare Impacts of a Grain Ethanol Plant
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van Wart,   Justin; Perrin,   Richard K.
A changing world of increasing complexity, fluctuating prices, high energy costs and limited data necessitate creative blending of economic theory and available empirical statistics to understand the welfare impacts in a specific market.  In this paper, a programming approach is used in tandem with spatial economic theory to understand the spatial welfare impacts of an ethanol plant established in an area with a beef feeding industry.  The study concludes that corn transportation costs are less significant in plant pricing strategy than originally identified by other studies.  Local ethanol plant competition is found to explain the lower-than-feed value pricing of ethanol byproducts at the plant.  In the study, average welfare effects are calculated for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial; Ethanol; Byproducts; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50823

Supermarket Loss Estimates for Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Poultry, and Seafood and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buzby,   Jean C.; Wells,   Hodan Farah; Axtman,   Bruce; Mickey,   Jana.
A certain amount of food in supermarkets is deemed unusable (“food loss”) because of moisture loss, spoilage, and other causes. This study analyzed updated food loss estimates for fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood obtained through a competitive grant with the Perishables Group, Inc. This independent consulting firm compared supplier shipment data with point-of-sale data from six large national and regional supermarket retailers to identify loss in 2005 and 2006. The new estimates, when incorporated into the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability data, had little impact on aggregate per capita food loss estimates in 2006 because the new estimates were, on average, close to the previous loss assumptions. The new estimates increased annual per...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Conversion factor; Food loss; Fruit; Meat; Poultry; Seafood; Supermarket; Vegetables; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58313

Current Challenges in Financing Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   David G.; Boland,   Michael A.; Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas; Eldon,   Eversull.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural; Cooperatives; Finance; Agribusiness; L10; L23; L16; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117410

THE VALUE OF ENSO INFORMATION TO AGRICULTURE:  CONSIDERATION OF EVENT STRENGTH AND TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Chi-Chung; McCarl,   Bruce A.
The agricultural value of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phase knowledge is measured in a value-of-information framework using economic models. We examine the value of considering the full distribution of ENSO phase strength effects as opposed to average ENSO phase strength effects, as well as the implications of considering ENSO impacts on the rest of the world (ROW). A stochastic U.S. agricultural sector model linked with a global trade model is used to assess the value of ENSO phase information. When the full distribution of ENSO phase strength is considered, the value of phase information increases twofold with respect to the average ENSO effects.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30887

DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wright,   Barry W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26911

LINKING AGRIBUSINESS AND SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IS THERE A NEW ROLE FOR CONTRACT FARMING?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirsten,   Johann F.; Sartorius,   Kurt.
This article examines a new role for contract farming in developing countries in the light of the industrialization of agriculture and the globalization of world markets.  A theoretical rationale for contracting in developing countries is developed on the basis of adopting new institutional economic theory for the purpose of matching governance forms to market failure problems and transaction characteristics.  The history of contract farming is reviewed, together with the advantages and disadvantages to the various players, for the purpose of developing a list of key success factors, problems and some possible solutions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18025

INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FROZEN PROCESSED POTATO PRODUCTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Salin,   Victoria; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Viator,   Catherine; Fang,   Wuyi; Aiew,   Wipon.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26523

SERVING CURRENT AND EMERGING BUSINESS STRATEGIES: PORT OF HOUSTON
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williamson,   George T.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26592

The Exploration to the Historical Origin of Differences between Urban and Rural Areas in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Hong-liang; Zhang,   Rui-qing.
In order to understand the historical origins of encircling the cities from the rural areas implemented by the Communist Party of China and the current dual structures of urban and rural development, urban-rural differences are analyzed from the four aspects of production mode, management mode, culture and social division of labor. Industrial development in modern times has promoted the modernization of urban production in China. But the rural areas still maintain their traditional self-sufficient natural economy. After the Opium War, the process of modernization of city politics is promoted by more economic elements of capitalism and the formation of Chinese bourgeoisie. During the management of urban modernization, rural areas still adopt the traditional...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban and rural areas; Relation; Difference; History; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108426

Construction and Evaluation of the Theoretical Model of Citrus Cooperative Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Yu-kai; He,   Qin.
Based on the general overview of cooperative economic organizations of citrus industry at home and abroad, theoretical model of the modernization, industrialization and marketization of Citrus Cooperative Organization is established. After selecting the indices, such as the scale of production, the scale of management, the rate of encouraged farmers, and the market competitiveness, quantitative evaluation index system for modernization, industrialization and marketization is established. Then, Citrus Cooperative Organization is divided into three stages of primary stage, intermediate stage and senior stage. After evaluating the modernization, industrialization and marketization of citrus industry in the United States, Spain and South Africa, it is pointed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Citrus industry; Cooperative economic organization; Theoretical model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102376

Quality Standards for Food Products - A Particular Burden for Small Producers in Developing Countries?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chemnitz,   Christine; Grethe,   Harald; Kleinwechter,   Ulrich.
This paper develops an analytical framework which structures the problem of whether, how and to what extent small producers in developing countries are disadvantaged by the increasing prevalence of food quality standards. Based on a literature review, the empirical evidence is structured and research gaps are identified. The paper finds that small and medium producers rarely comply without support from downstream actors. In case of well-educated and relatively wealthy farmers, forward integration is also found. No empirical support exists for the intuitively appealing hypothesis of a lower cost of compliance per unit of output for large producers.    Zusammenfassung In diesem Papier wird ein Analyserahmen entwickelt, um die Möglichkeit und das Ausmaß der...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Quality Standards; International Trade; EUREPGAP; Certification; Small Farmers; Developing Countries; Cost of Compliance; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10010

VERTICALIZAÇÃO AGROINDUSTRIAL E GESTÃO COOPERATIVISTA: EM BUSCA DE SUBSÍDIOS PARA ESTRATÉGIAS PRODUTIVAS E COMERCIAIS NA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cribb,   Andre Yves.
A pesquisa na qual se baseia o presente trabalho está em andamento em Quissamã, município do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e procura comparar financeiramente possíveis alternativas de negócio agroindustrial na cadeia do coco da região. O objetivo do trabalho é examinar os resultados preliminares da pesquisa no sentido de identificar elementos de estratégias produtivas e comerciais para o fortalecimento da agricultura familiar. O caso em estudo é a Cooperativa Mista de Produtores Rurais de Quissamã. A pesquisa está sendo realizada com base no método de Diagnóstico Rural Rápido. A partir dos dados coletados, constata-se que a verticalização agroindustrial por meio da cooperativa é um mecanismo capaz de ajudar a agricultura familiar a aproveitar eficientemente de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Vertical integration; Chain of the coconut; Cooperativa; Integração vertical; Cadeia do coco; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114155

Financial Performance of Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.
Combined balance sheets and operating statements were used to develop benchmark financial ratios for dairy marketing cooperatives. Data from 291 cooperatives were summarized for five types of dairy cooperatives, then by three types and three size combinations. Both type and size of cooperative made differences in most of the 16 financial ratios calculated as well as in the common size balance sheets and operating statements.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Finance; Dairy; Cooperatives; Milk; Ratios; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50729

A Comment on Phillips' "Economic Nature of the Cooperative Association"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46406

An Analysis of Trends in Food Import Refusals in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Albert J.; Myles,   Albert E.; Shaik,   Saleem; Yeboah,   Osei-Agyeman.
Millions of pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, herbs, and other agricultural and food products enter the United States via commercial shipments from other countries every year. Although these items appear harmless, there could be hidden threats in that baggage and in those truckloads, trainloads, and containers of fresh and processed food items that could seriously threaten U.S. agriculture, its natural resources, and its economy (U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2007). Food imports play a major role in the success and competitiveness of various agribusiness firms in the United States. For example, food imports generate income, employment, output, and taxes and provide consumers with lower-priced products than those produced or purchased in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55583

A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OF DEVELOPING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sneed,   Ruth; Ott,   Gene.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27268

The Disputes over "Normal Development" and "Natural Growth" of Farmers' Cooperatives - On the Basis of Empirical Analsis on Farmers' Cooperatives in Deyang City
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chai,   Xu-xu; Qin,   Zi-qiang; Liu,   Wen; Guo,   Liu-xian.
Combining the disputes on the “normal development” and “natural growth existing in farmers” cooperatives and according to the actual investigation statistics, the management model selection and regulation (including model selection, policy encouragement, operation scale and scale selection ) of farmers' cooperatives in Deyang City. share structure and governance structure( including the establishment way and share structure, reserve sharing and dividend distribution, organization structure and policy making mechanism) , capital raising situation and financial support of farmers’ cooperatives in Deyang city are analyzed empirically. It is pointed out the farmers' cooperatives should take the road ' normal development"
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers' cooperatives; Normal development; Natural growth; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118307

The Theoretical Foundation and its Mode Transformation of Rural Public Goods Supply in the Perspective of Organizational Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qi,   Xue-xiang.
Theoretical expositions of public goods supply by the liberalism, new institutionalism and the school of public choice are conducted in the perspective of organizational competition. And the theoretical foundation of rural public goods is put forward. Then, the changes of the supply mode of rural public goods are discussed before and after the tax reform, that is, the “Community Cooperation” supply mode of rural public goods before the tax reform and the “Organization Cooperation” supply mode of rural public goods after the tax reform. Finally, the diversification of rural public goods supply in China in future is forecasted.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural public goods; Organizational competition; Mode transformation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113487

TWIN CITY NATURAL FOOD CO-OPS: THE ROLE OF CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND CHARACTERISTICS WHEN CHOOSING AMONG STRUCTURAL OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Parliament,   Claudia.
The demand for natural foods has been growing steadily over the past decade. As more mainstream grocers and investor-owned, natural food chains respond to this increased demand, the viability of local, independent natural food co-ops (TCNFCs) was used to assess organizational options. The study employed a customer survey to determine characteristics and preferences of co-op shoppers. The survey results were used in conjunction with a schema that analyzed the interaction among market forces, store differences, and customer factors to make recommendations to the TCNFCs. This analysis suggests that in the short run, these stores should employ a federated cooperative structure to accommodate a city-wide co-op membership and increase joint ventures among the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14316

Promoting formal urban agricultural based organisations in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana: what factors influence choice?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Egyir,   Irene Susana.
agricultural producer organisations
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Urban agriculture; Producer organisations; Logit model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51035

CLUSTERING OF SMALL AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN INDONESIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burger,   Kees; Kameo,   Daniel; Sandee,   Henry.
Small-scale industries in Indonesia provide more than 65% of total manufacturing employment.  Sixty-three percent of small-scale firm employment is in firms that are clustered.  A cluster is defined statistically in Indonesia as at least 20 firms in a village.  For some agro-processing industries, such as bamboo plaiting, clustering does not involve interaction among firms; for others, notably the furniture industry, clustering firms make joint marketing efforts, subcontract each other, and share large orders.  This article uses two recent case studies in the agro-processing sector – the furniture and the palm sugar industries – in Central Java.  We argue that the target market of the industry (local or international) influences the nature of the contracts...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34229

Universidad Estatal de Nuevo Mexico NMSU. Campus las Cruces
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Octavio A.
The New Mexico State University, which is denominated as New Mexico's “Land Grant University”, is formed by more than 24,000 students within its five sites throughout the state of New Mexico. The main site, which is located in the bicultural city of Las Cruces, houses around 16,000 students, including 3,300 graduate ones distributed in 51 graduate degree programs and 25 Ph.D. programs. NMSU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a “Research Extensive” University. In terms of administration it is divided into six faculties, including the Agriculture and Domestic Economy Faculty (CAHE).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: NMSU; Las Cruces; Graduate degree and Ph.D. programs; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48613

CONDICIONANTES DA ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIA NO PÓLO APÍCOLA DE SANTANA DO CARIRI - CE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira,   Maria Aparecida Silva; Costa Junior,   Manoel Pedro Da.
As tecnologias empregadas no setor agropecuário visam lhe proporcionar maior competitividade e produtividade. Características sociais, econômicas, culturas e subjetivas dos produtores condicionam a adoção de determinada tecnologia. Assim, o nível tecnológico dos produtores depende dos fatores socioeconômicos relacionados à adoção tecnológica. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar os condicionantes da adoção de tecnologia na apicultura cearense. Optou-se pela apicultura devido à relevância dessa atividade na agropecuária do estado do Ceará. Para realização da pesquisa foi feito um estudo de caso no município de Santana do Cariri, por considerá-lo representativo e devido à disponibilidade de dados. Foi utilizada a estatística descritiva para determinar o perfil...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Tecnologia; Fatores condicionantes; Apicultura; Santana do Cariri; Technology; Conditioner factors; Beekeeping; Santana of Cariri; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113185

CRITICAL ECONOMIC FACTORS FOR SUCCESS OF A BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANT FOR AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE, YARD RESIDUE AND WOOD WASTE IN FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Granja,   Ivan R.; VanSickle,   John J.; Ingram,   Lonnie; Weldon,   Richard N.
This model evaluates the potential success of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Florida. Critical Economic factors of the plant were simulated to assess the ability of this project. These critical factors include the feedstock to be used, the cost of the facility, transportation costs and the discount rate for the net present value (NPV). Results and observations are presented in this paper.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Renewable energy; Cellulosic ethanol; Biomass; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56442

O SETOR FERROVIÁRIO SOB A PERSPECTIVA DA ECONOMIA DOS CUSTOS DE TRANSAÇÃO: A EXPERIÊNCIA DO TRANSPORTE DE ALGUMAS COMMODITIES DO AGRONEGÓCIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ojima,   Andrea Leda Ramos De Oliveira; Comitre,   Valeria.
As transformações ocorridas após a privatização do setor ferroviário, aliada a criação da agência reguladora (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestre - ANTT), fizeram com que a estrutura de governança desse setor fosse alterada. A nova forma de coordenação em que as ferrovias estão inseridas pode ser avaliada através da análise das transações. O presente trabalho busca identificar a existência de custo de transação no ambiente ferroviário avaliando-se a forma de governança. As movimentações de três importantes commodities do agronegócio foram avaliadas: soja, açúcar e álcool. As dimensões das transações analisadas foram: especificidade dos ativos, freqüência e incerteza. Os resultados indicaram que os ativos avaliados apresentaram média e alta...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Custos de transação; Agronegócio; Transporte; Logística; Transaction costs; Agribusiness; Transportation; Logistics; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109754

The Empirical Analysis of the Dynamic Prices Relationship between Cotton Spot Market and Futures Market in Xinjiang
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Liang-bin.
The thesis analyzes the causal relationship between the cotton spot, and the tendency and impact of prices of futures markets in Xinjiang by using ADF test, co-integration analysis, Granger causality test and other econometric methods in order to discuss the interacted relationship between futures market prices of cotton and spot market prices since the futures of cotton in Xinjiang go public. The results of empirical analysis show that the spot market prices of cotton and the futures market prices in Xinjiang fluctuate prominently in the short run and tend to counterpoise in the long run; the futures market of cotton plays the role of leading the spot market prices of cotton in Xinjiang, while the spot market prices of cotton in Xinjiang impacts little on...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton Price; Spot Market; Futures Market; Granger causality test; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108456

UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION THROUGH SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fisher,   Donna K.; Norvell,   Jonathan; Sonka,   Steven T.; Nelson,   Mark J.
This work demonstrates the utility of sophisticated simulation tools in aiding agribusiness managers' decision making.  The system dynamics model developed here provides insight into the use of such models to evaluate potential adoption rates and diffusion patterns of yield mapping and monitoring technologies.  The model allows for comparative analyses of the possible effects of different profit assumptions on adoption and diffusion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34477

Advertising and Product Confusion: A Case Study of Grapefruit Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Behr,   Robert M.
Demand relationships for two closely related products -- grapefruit juice and grapefruit-juice cocktail -- were estimated from grocery-store scanner data to analyze the contention that consumer confusion exists between the two products.  Results suggest confusion may exist, with grapefruit-juice advertising not only increasing the demand for grapefruit juice but also for grapefruit-juice cocktail.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Demand; Grapefruit juice; Cocktail; Scanner data; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52710

The Sri Lanka Tea Industry: Economic Issues and Government Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ganewatta,   Gaminda; Edwards,   Geoff W.
In the slowly growing global tea market Lanka has not performed as well relative to its competitors in recent times as it did in the past. Sri Lanka needs to improve the efficiency of its industry to remain competitive in world tea market. Improving efficiency and international competitiveness in the Sri Lanka tea industry requires that the high costs of production, associated with low productivity, be reduced. Tea producers have the main responsibility for this. However, for improving efficiency and achieving international competitiveness, it is necessary that government policies for the tea industry are consistent with correction of market failures. This is not the case at present, with government policies for the tea industry directed partly to...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123648

RÉGIÓ- ÉS TELEPÜLÉSMARKETING DEBRECENBEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gergely,   Aniko; Szabo,   Zoltan.
Munkámban Debrecen városmarketing-csoportjának tevékenységét vizsgáltam. Az általuk megjelölt három legfontosabb célcsoport igényeit térképeztem fel kvalitatív módszerrel, megvizsgálva ezzel, hogy a célcsoportok által igényelt intézkedések és a városmarketing segítségével kijelölt fejlesztési célok mennyiben fedik egymást. Megállapítottam, hogy a debreceni városmarketing-csoport évről-évre egyre kiforrottabb, egységes szemléletű, átgondolt marketinget valósít meg, de ennek ellenére jelentős erőfeszítések szükségesek a regionális szerep elérése, a helyzet részletes feltárása és a célcsoportokkal folytatott kommunikáció javítása érdekében.         -           My work examines the activities of Debrecen’s city-marketing group. Using a qualitative method I...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Régiómarketing; Településmarketing; Befektetők; Helyi lakosok; Turisták; Marketing a region; Marketing a settlement; Investors; Local inhabitants; Tourists; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57683

Empirical Analysis of Competitive Interaction in Food Product Categories
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Putsis,   William P., Jr.
This paper provides an overview of recent research on estimating competitive interaction in food product categories. In particular, the focus of this review is on research using scanner data conducted at the disaggregate (e.g., store, chain or local market) level, including empirical studies of vertical (i.e., within-channel) conduct. Studies addressing the competitive interaction on price, as well as non-price variables (e.g., in-store display and feature advertising) are considered. The author first describes the methodologies available for measuring the competitive interaction between firms and then briefly summarizes recent empirical developments. Given the complexity of the interactions that take place in practice, it is argued that much of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Competition; Competitive strategy; Channel behavior; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25221

New Age, New Learners, New Skills: What Skills Do Graduates Need to Succeed in the New Economy?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noel,   Jay E.; Qenani,   Eivis.
The goal of this study was to improve the current understanding of labor market demands for various skills and attributes of college graduates. Changes such as globalization, technological advancements and the emergence of the knowledge economy have caused educational institutions to focus their attention in revising and redesigning their curriculum. The timely identification and the effective response to these changes requires that higher education revisits the issue of the set of skills essential to the economy and the labor market, and the best ways to transfer them to college graduates.  A choice-based conjoint experiment was used to identify labor market preferences for college graduate attributes. A web survey with employers in the food and fiber...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Graduate Attributes; Creativity; Hierarchical Bayesian; Conjoint Analysis; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123948

A STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR MIXED CROP FARMS IN NORTH FLORIDA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anaman,   Kwabena A.; Boggess,   William G.
Cumulative probability distributions of income for management scenarios involving four pre-harvest marketing strategies are subjected to stochastic dominance analysis to determine risk-efficient sets of strategies for different groups of farmers in North Florida. Results indicate that farmers should behave differently in their choice of marketing strategies according to their risk attitudes. Highly risk-averse farmers should prefer some forward contracting while low risk-averse and risk loving farmers should prefer cash sales at harvest. Use of the futures markets leads to both higher income and greater risk than forward contracting but lower income and risk than cash sales.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29766

Institutional Change of the Agricultural Administration and Rural Associations in East Germany before and after Unification
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,   Axel.
With the collapse of the socialist regime in East Germany in late 1989 and the rising political call for unification in early 1990, a radical and abrupt change of the institutional structure became necessary. Among others, the (agricultural) administration had to be totally restructured. This referred not only to substance, functions and tasks which had to be adjusted, similar to most other transition economies, to the market-economic and pluralistic democratic system, but also the whole administrative set-up had to be re-established in line with the West German system (territorial re-organisation). Hence, a new administrative system had to be built up in the East, while simultaneously the socialist one had to be dismantled. This transformation process...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Transition; Agricultural administration; Rural associations; Farmers’ union; Unification; Germany; Transformation; Agrarverwaltung; Ländliche Verbände; Bauernverband; Vereinigung; Deutschland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; H77; P21; P36; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109916

Pathways out of poverty through secondary crops and private sector processing as well as institutional arrangements in Viet Nam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anh,   Dao The; Thinh,   Le Duc; Binh,   Vu Trong; Huan,   Dao Duc.
In Viet Nam, the diversification of CGPRT crops is the main thrust of poverty alleviation in remote and mountainous areas with new opportunities in the market. However, the sustainable development of these commodity chains is in question due to the lack of integrated policy for value chain development and assuring the participation of the poor in the value chains. Two case studies of cassava and maize commodity chains respectively in Yen Bai and Son La provinces suggest ways to encompass these challenges of diversification.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7357

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE MOTIVES FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN EIGHT FOOD INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael; Nguyen,   Sang V.
This paper investigates the motives for mergers and acquisitions in eight U.S. food products industries from1977-92.  Results show that acquired plants were highly productive before mergers and realized an increase in productivity growth in the post-merger period.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food product industries; Mergers and acquisitions; Labor productivity.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22176

Water and Agriculture: Drawing on the Policy Experience across OECD Countries toward the Sustainable Management of Water in New Zealand (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parris,   Kevin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114720

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the January 2004 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Raulston,   J. Marc; Feldman,   Paul A.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Zimmel,   Peter.
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 2001-2008 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming and ranching 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 2004 Baseline. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine the farms’ economic viability by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42683

Preispolitik für ökologische Lebensmittel: Eine neo-institutionalistische Analyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spiller,   Achim.
Price premiums are recognized as a central barrier for the diffusion of organic food. On average, the consumer has to pay about 50 % more for organic food than for comparable products. This is also true for large retailers although considerable economies of scale could be expected. Against this background the following article analyzes pricing strategies of supermarkets. It appears evident that higher prices of organic food reflect higher costs of production and lower output, but primarily this is due to inefficient structures in processing and marketing. Furthermore, the pressures of competition in the market are low; price reductions and bargain sales are avoided by competitors. If the premium prices are compared with the results of market research, a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic food; Marketing; Price policy; Neoinstitutional organization theory; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99000

INDUSTRIALIZATION: A VIEW FROM AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McMillan,   Ed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17696

Analysis of Development of Investments in the Agricultural Sector of the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zidkova,   Dana; Rezbova,   Helena; Rosochatecka,   Eva.
The aim of this article is to analyse the investment activities realized in the agricultural sector of the Czech Republic during the period of 1998-2009. The study focuses on the development of the volume of investments in agriculture, their composition and economic efficiency. The analysis is based on data from the Aggregate Agricultural Account drawn up by the Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ). Investment activity is studied on the basis of such indicators as the gross fixed capital formation, net fixed capital formation, gross investment rate, requirements for investments. The impact of selected factors influencing the gross fixed capital formation and its composition is evaluated
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Investment activities; Agricultural sector; Gross fixed capital formation; Requirements for investments; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; GA; IN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102492

The Problems of Coordinating Urban-rural Development of Chongqing City and Corresponding Measures of Financial System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deng,   Li; Ran,   Guang-he; Li,   Jie.
The thesis researches urban-rural coordination which is incorporated into the framework of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers”, and it focuses on farmers’ human resources development, agricultural industrial adjustment, rural regional coordinated development and so on. The main problems existing in the process of coordinating urban-rural development of Chongqing City are discussed under the foregoing framework. We find that input and flow direction of capital deviating from “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” is the direct cause of insufficient rural educational input, insufficient agricultural input, and irrational rural input, while the fundamental reason lies in the irrational financial policy. Based on this, the measure of innovating upon...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban-rural coordination; Problems of “agriculture; Rural areas and farmers”; Financial system; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113212

ILLINOIS PRODUCE GROWERS STUDY - VIABILITY OF SOUTH WATER MARKET IN CHICAGO AS AN OUTLET FOR MARKETING PRODUCE AND ANALYSIS OF NET RETURNS RECEIVED THROUGH ALTERNATE MARKETING CHANNELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mandal,   Sanjay; Thompson,   Sarahelen R.; Good,   Darrel L.
Most Illinois produce growers do not participate in the wholesale marketing system. Instead, most concentrate their efforts in direct marketing of their produce via pick-your-own operations, roadside stands, farmers' markets, and contracting with food processing firms. Currently only 2-3 percent of the produce arriving in Chicago is of Illinois origin. The wholesale market for produce in Chicago has traditionally been organized around the South Water Market. The small involvement of Illinois producers in the South Water Market is of concern because 1) it may be indicative of problems in the wholesale marketing system used to bring produce to regional retail and hospitality markets, and 2) because it may imply that income generating opportunities for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26587

BEYOND ORGANIC: INFORMATION PROVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN A CHANGING MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conner,   David S.
As organic agriculture evolves from a movement to an industry, the organic label is increasingly disconnected from the founding spirit of organic, which is now more associated with the broader term sustainable agriculture. Increased competition due to the "commodification" of organic agriculture poses challenges to sustainable organic farmers in the Northeast U.S. This paper discusses the options for creating and maintaining niche markets by providing information on "process" attributes to consumers who wish to support a more sustainable food system, including labeling alternatives and the role of government. It concludes with a discussion of the prospects for this movement and research needs for the future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27137

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: OFF-LINE ORDER ENTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   Doug.
The author presents his company's experience with off line order entry equipment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27166

Recent Developments in the Theory of Agricultural Cooperation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staatz,   John M.
North American agricultural economists are beginning to reexamine fundamental issues in the theory of agricultural cooperation. Since 1980, a number of researchers have explored the basic nature of farmer cooperation; the theoretical benefits and limits to cooperative enterprise; and the implications of these for cooperative members, managers, and public policy. This paper describes and evaluates recent theoretical developments, outlines remaining areas of conflict and gaps in the theory of agricultural cooperation, and discusses topics for future research. It concludes that the most promising area for current research may be in testing hypotheses arising from recent theoretical work.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46204

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, July, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stiles,   I.E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8368

PROJEÇÃO DO PREÇO RECEBIDO PELO PRODUTOR DE MELÃO NO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: UMA ABORDAGEM ARIMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costa,   Genivalda Cordeiro Da; Maia,   Ana Cristina Nogueira; Rodrigues,   Fabio Lucio.
No Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, o agronegócio é uma atividade que está crescendo cada vez mais devido ao setor fruticultura irrigada, destacando-se a produção de melão, que é um dos principais produtos agrícolas da economia norte-riograndense.  Neste sentido, o objetivo do presente trabalho é simular previsões dos preços médios mensais recebidos pelo produtor de melão no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte no período compreendido entre março e agosto de 2008.  Para tanto, utiliza-se o método Box-Jenkins, geralmente empregado para análise de séries temporais univariadas. Para identificar o processo autoregressivo integrado com médias móveis (ARIMA) que melhor se ajusta à série temporal para fins de previsão são apresentados quatro modelos candidatos para a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Melão; Preço Recebido Pelo Produtor; Previsão; Série Temporal; ARIMA; Melon; Price Received By Producers; Forecasting; Time Series.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113196

DESIGN STUDENTS' PROPOSALS FOR RETAIL FOOD STORE DESIGN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachob,   George S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27458

Best Management Practices to Enhance Water Quality: Who is Adopting Them?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghazalian,   Pascal L.; Larue,   Bruno; West,   Gale E.
This study investigates the determinants affecting producers’ adoption of some Best Management Practices (BMPs). Priors about the signs of certain variables are explicitly accounted for by testing for inequality restrictions through importance sampling. Education, gender, age, and on-farm residence are found to have significant effects on the adoption of some BMPs. Farms with larger animal production are more apt to implement manure management practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Also, farms with larger cultivated acres are more inclined to implement herbicide control practices, crop rotation, and riparian buffer strips. Belonging to an agro-environment club has a positive impact for most BMPs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Bayesian analysis; Best management practices; Priors; Runoff; Water quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q25; C11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56655

Strategic Positioning Under Agricultural Structural Change: A Critique of Long Jump Co-operative Ventures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goldsmith,   Peter D.; Gow,   Hamish R.
This study utilizes strategic management theory to analyze the recent proliferation in non-commodity vertical integration producer-owned businesses in the US. The paper introduces the notion of the Value Creation Triad where ownership, competency, and control need to be aligned for success. Very related to the Triad concept is the differentiation in strategy between long and short jumping. The paper presents an empirical case of successful vertical integration by a New Zealand lamb cooperative.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategic management theory; Value added agriculture; Vertical integration; Producer-owned enterprise; Core competencies; Tacit knowledge; Productivity gap; Opportunity gap; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8159

Problems of Rural Food Safety and Strategies of Constructing Supervision System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiao,   Yue-qiang.
This paper expounds the practical necessity of constructing diversified rural food safety supervision system as follows, it is the necessary requirements of guaranteeing people's health and life safety; it is an important component of governmental function of social management and the logical extension of administrative responsibilities; it is the basis of maintaining order of rural society and constructing harmonious society. The main problems existing in the supervision of rural food safety are analyzed as follows, first, the legislative work of rural food safety lags behind to some extent; second, the supervision of governmental departments on rural food safety is insufficient; third, the industrial supervision mechanism of rural food security is not...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural food safety; Supervision; Main problems; System construction; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119701

Potential links between rural tourism and agriculture in the Northern Great Plain Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Bernadett; Posta,   Laszlo.
Agriculture has played and still plays a significant role in the life of rural communities and in rural development. But, because agriculture yields low revenues, agricultural workers often need a source of additional income. Agriculture combines excellently with the growing of medicinal herbs, organic farming, handicrafts and tourism. Rural tourism, as originally conceived, is a source of revenue to supplement income from agriculture. In Hungary, however, the ties between these two activities are very weak. Our current research is focused on assessing the willingness of land owners and agricultural entrepreneurs in the Northern Great Plain region to engage in rural tourism, as well as the willingness of rural hosts to start agricultural activities....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural tourism; Agriculture; Land ownership; Land use; Expected profit; Falusi vendéglátás; Mezőgazdaság; Földtulajdonlás; Földhasználat; Elvárható jövedelem; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92541

USING MIXED-INTEGER PROGRAMMING TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOUR-MILLING INDUSTRY EXPANSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tembo,   Gelson; Holcomb,   Rodney B.; Kenkel,   Philip L.; Tilley,   Daniel S.
As in most predominantly agricultural states, agricultural producers in Oklahoma have expressed an interest in value-added processing opportunities. While Oklahoma produces mostly hard red winter wheat, most Oklahoma bakers require predominantly soft wheat flour for their products, almost all of which is purchased from out-of-state suppliers. An economic engineering-based, mixed-integer programming model was used to determine the optimal number, size, and location of additional flour mills in Oklahoma to capture this excess flour demand. The results suggest that additional mills are potentially justified and that the potential for additional milling will increase if Oklahoma soft wheat production increases.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27217

Conservation Programs: Will Grain Production Reclaim Acres in the South?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petrolia,   Daniel R.; Ibendahl,   Gregory A.
A state-level analysis of the Re-enrollment and Extension (REX) program on southern states indicates a positive relationship between percentage of tree acreage and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) re-enrollment for states in which conservation acreage is dominated by trees. However, the relationship depends on crop mix where CRP acreage is dominated by grass. County-level analysis suggests that states will differ in how quickly they opt out of CRP. Of the states examined, Arkansas is the most likely to move land to corn, with Mississippi the least likely. Arkansas and Kentucky will switch to soybean first, followed by Mississippi and Georgia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Corn; Land use change; Re-enrollment and Extension Program (REX); Soybean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q15; Q18; Q21; Q24.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47197

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the December 2006 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Herbst,   Brian K.; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.; Zimmel,   Peter.
Under the December 2006 Baseline, 25 of the 65 crop farms are considered in good liquidity condition (less than a 25 percent chance of negative ending cash in 2011). Five crop farms have between a 25 percent and a 50 percent likelihood of negative ending cash. The remaining 35 crop farms have greater than a 50 percent chance of negative ending cash. Additionally, 33 of the 65 crop farms are considered in good equity position (less than a 25 percent chance of decreasing real net worth during the study period). Eight crop farms have between a 25 percent and 50 percent likelihood of losing real net worth, and 24 crop farms have greater than a 50 percent probability of decreasing real net worth. The following discussion provides an overall evaluation by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42089

PLANT LOCATION MODELS FOR A HONEY PACKER: SENSITIVITY OF FINDINGS TO SOME ALTERNATIVE SPECIFICATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO THE SOUTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holroyd,   William M.; Lessley,   Billy V.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30431

BSE Disease Outbreaks, Structural Change and Market Power in the Canadian Beef Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clark,   J. Stephen; Cechura,   Lukas; Berhanu,   Adugna.
This study examines farm to wholesale prices spreads to measure the impact of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease outbreak on the Canadian beef industry. The study uses structure break tests developed by Gregory and Hansen (1996) and Hansen (1992) examine possible breaks within cointegrating relationships. The study finds evidence that the industry began a realignment as a result of the UK BSE disease outbreak, and the Canadian BSE disease outbreak was simply the largest realignment of the process beginning with the UK disease outbreak. However, the only statistically significant break was the BSE disease outbreak itself in May 2003. Stability was not restored until the border was reopened in 2005. Specific results indicated that the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: BSE; Market power; Canada; Beef industry; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114097

U.S. Beef Product Prices and Trade Liberalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unnevehr,   Laurian J.; Eales,   James S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62307

A Comparison of Agricultural Sector Models: CRAM, DRAM, SASM and the KVL Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wiborg,   Torben.
Four different programming models dealing with the agricultural sectors in Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark are analysed. The purpose is to construct a knowledge base for the development of a new sector model for Danish agriculture. This analysis has created a valuable set of resources for use in the development of the model.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24211

Determinants of Meats Purchase Behavior by Ethnic Groups
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia-Jimenez,   Carlos I.; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Farmers and food companies need to assess their production and marketing strategies for nurturing business opportunities that will arise from the simultaneous increase in population and income of Hispanics in the United States. Previous studies on demand for meat products have not received much attention on the determinants of meats purchase behavior by Hispanics in relation to other ethnic groups. This study investigates the impact of ethnicity and the determinants of meats purchase behavior in the U.S. by using single Probit equations. The analyzed data comes from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey. The results indicate that ethnicity plays an important role in the purchase behavior of meat products, as well as household size and income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Marketing; Food demand; Hispanic food; Hispanic food market; Latin foods; Comida latina; Alimentos; Ethnic foods; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D01; D03; D12; L14; L66; M31; M37.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61073

O VAREJO DE PRODUTOS COLONIAIS NA REGIÃO CENTRAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Alexandre Da; Lisboa,   Rodrigo Da Silva; Souza,   Renato Santos De; Arbage,   Alessandro Porporatti.
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar o varejo de produtos coloniais na região central do Rio Grande do Sul face à importância desse setor e seus efeitos sobre as cadeias produtivas da região, em especial sobre o produtor rural. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa compõe-se de um survey (levantamento), realizado em 11 municípios da região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram aplicados questionários em 193 estabelecimentos comerciais, que compuseram uma amostra de 10% do varejo da região. Conclui-se que o varejo da região está praticamente dividido igualitariamente entre os estabelecimentos que vendem produtos coloniais e os que não vendem estes produtos; que existe diferença entre o comportamento do varejo dos maiores centros e o da chamada Quarta...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Varejo de alimentos; Pesquisa de mercado; Produtos coloniais; Retail foods; Purchase behaviour; Artesanal foods; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109112

MANAGING EXPOSURE OF DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO POLITICAL RISK: THE CASE OF FOOD BUSINESSES IN CHINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yan; Bjornson,   Bruce.
Direct foreign investment (DFI) allows a multinational corporation (MNC) to generate and appropriate extra-normal profits from its unique assets in a foreign market.  China has become increasingly attractive for foreign investment over the past 20 years.  This entails political risk, but MNCs can reduce the risk by relying heavily on MNC-specific assets, often in the form of tacit knowledge.  A joint venture with a local partner creates an incentive for a local stakeholder to shield the DFI from political risks and allows the partner to contribute location-specific assets to the venture, further reducing the MNC’s risk.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34511

Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Restructuring of Agribusiness in the CEE Countries Following the Transition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takacs,   Istvan; Liebmann,   Lajos.
The foreign direct investment (FDI) is a form of the capital flow having several century traditions. In the privatization as well as modernization of economies following the economic and political transition of the countries in the Central and Eastern Europe at the 1990s the role of the foreign direct investment was significant. According to the research, besides to the general positive effects of the FDI (production culture, market demand orientated product and technology innovation, supplier nets of SMEs, diffused know-how, quality demands, etc.) also led to economic dependency as well as market structure deformations (see oil industry, sugar industry, retail chains). The point of view of sectors the foreign direct investment has flowed insignificantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116339

THE IMPACT OF BIG-BOX STORES ON RETAIL FOOD PRICES AND THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Over the past 10 years, the growth of nontraditional retail food outlets has transformed the food market landscape, increasing the variety of shopping and food options available to consumers, as well as price variation in retail food markets. This report focuses on these dynamics and how they affect food price variation across store format types. The differences in prices across store formats are especially noteworthy when compared with standard measures of food price inflation over time. Over the past 20 years, annual food price changes, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), have averaged just 3 percent per year, while food prices for similar products can vary by more than 10 percent across store formats at any one point in time. Since the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food prices; Retail markets; CPI; Dairy; Nontraditional retailers; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7238

THE UNITED STATES FOOD INDUSTRY - PRODUCTIVITY, DISTRIBUTION COSTS AND TRENDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harp,   Harry H.
Discusses trends in cost of labor, packaging material, transportation and energy in the food industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27039

Grey Correlation between Agricultural Input Factors and Regional GDP Growth in Anhui Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Men,   Ke-pei; Zhao,   Kai.
In order to analyze the relation between agricultural input factors and economic growth in Anhui Province, the evaluation index system of agricultural input is built from the perspectives of subject, object and tools based on grey system theory. The government investment in agricultural science and technology is selected as the index of labor subject, that is labor-related index（X1）, the total sown area of crops is selected as the index of labor object（X2）, the investment in rural water and electricity construction is chosen as the index of tools（X3）, and the GDP of Anhui Province is denoted by X0. According to the relevant data, the improved model of grey correlation analysis is adopted to calculate the correlation among the investment in agricultural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Anhui Province; Agricultural input factors; Grey correlation; GDP; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93664

Responsibility and Sustainability in a Food Chain: A Priority Matrix Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caracciolo,   Francesco; Gorgitano,   Maria Teresa; Lombardi,   Pasquale; Sanino,   Giuliana; Verneau,   Fabio.
This paper shows the results of empirical research conducted to assess the sustainability of a typical food supply chain, suggesting feasible solutions to satisfy inter-dimensional requisites of durable development. The analysis was conducted with reference to the supply chain of the San Marzano tomato (SMZ), a typical local food. The product is endowed with an origin certification label (PDO), meeting demand within high-value market niches. The SMZ is a flagship product in the Italian region of Campania and has benefited from several regionally funded interventions, such as genetic research and support for the application for EU certification of origin). Two key findings emerged from the research. First, the results allowed us to define a Stakeholder...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: PDO product; Sustainability assessment; Food chain management.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q01; Q20; Q50.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121950

THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY AT THE START OF THE 21st CENTURY: KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2000 SUPERMARKET PANEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolfson,   Paul J.; Kinsey,   Jean D.; King,   Robert P.; Seltzer,   Jonathan M.
The 2000 Supermarket Panel gathered data on store characteristics, management practices, and operating performance from a representative, nation-wide sample of supermarkets.  The Panel is unique because the unit of analysis is the individual store, and the same stores will be surveyed over time.  Linking information on management practices and store and market characteristics with measures for key performance measures provides useful information for both strategic and tactical decisions.  Descriptive findings are presented for stores groups by ownership group size and format.  Results from a multivariate analysis of relationships between store performance and key performance drivers also are presented.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27577

A importância da energia para o setor agropecuário: uma abordagem do modelo VECM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alves,   Yony Brugnolo; Costa,   Gilberto Fernandes Da; Ribeiro,   Joao Gabriel; Parre,   Jose Luiz; Alves,   Alexandre Florindo.
O presente trabalho investigou, com as metodologias de causalidade segundo Granger e VECM, a relação entre o PIB Agropecuário brasileiro e as variáveis consumo de energia do setor, maquinário agrícola, rebanho bovino e produção de grãos no período de 1970 a 2005. O consumo de energia foi enfatizando devido à agropecuária ser produtora e consumidora desta. Os resultados apontam uma grande relação, no curto prazo, entre o PIB e o consumo de energia. Quando se considera o conjunto das variáveis encontrou-se evidência de causalidade segundo Granger, evidenciando a importância das variáveis selecionadas como variáveis explicativas do PIB agropecuário. --------------This study used Granger causality and VECM methodologies, to investigate the relationship between...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Energia; PIB Agropecuário; VECM; Causalidade segundo Granger; Energy; Agricultural GDP; VECM; Granger Causality; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108096

CUSTOS DE MENSURAÇÃO E GOVERNANÇA NO AGRONEGÓCIO: UM ESTUDO DE CASOS MÚLTIPLOS NO SISTEMA AGROINDUSTRIAL DA CARNE BOVINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caleman,   Silvia Morales de Queiroz; Sproesser,   Renato Luiz; Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
Measurement Cost Theory (MCT) and Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) are both theoretical frameworks applied to the study of economic transactions. In the MCT, the attributes’ measurability is a key variable for identifying efficient modes of governance. The application of MCT to agri systems coordination is the context of this work, whose objective is to identify the governance mechanisms adopted in the beef chain. The transaction attributes of five beef chain subsystems and their degree of measurability (MCT) were analyzed according to TCE. An increasing gradient of coordination in function of the increase of asset specificity was observed, moving from one extreme of the spot market, exemplified by the commodity subsystem, to vertical integration,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Governance mode; Competitiveness; Transaction cost economics; Measurement costs theory.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61712

ISO 9000 -- A MARKETING TOOL FOR U.S. AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capmany,   Carlos; Hooker,   Neal H.; Ozuna,   Teofilo, Jr.; van Tilburg,   Aad.
The relevance of the ISO 9000 series of quality management systems (QMS) for U.S. agribusiness is analyzed.  Certified firms from several industries were surveyed to determine their before (ex ante) and after (ex post) perspectives of the QMS.  Results for the agribusiness subsample are compared to those for firms from other industries to determine if they behave differently.  Anticipated marketing advantages (increasing market share and providing access to new markets) of the QMS were critical factors that encouraged the pursuit of the certificate.  The average cost to attain certification was $101.400 and to maintain certification was an additional $26,500 per year.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34559

A Research on Competitiveness of Guangxi City - Based on System Clustering Method and Principal Component Analysis Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fan,   Chang-ke; Wu,   Yu.
A total of 10 indices of regional economic development in Guangxi are selected. According to the relevant economic data, regional economic development in Guangxi City is analyzed by using System Clustering Method and Principal Component Analysis Method. Result shows that System Clustering Method and Principal Component Analysis Method have revealed similar results analysis of economic development level. Overall economic strength of Guangxi is weak and Nanning has relatively high scores of factors due to its advantage of the political, economic and cultural center. Comprehensive scores of other regions are all lower than 1, which has big gap with the development of Nanning.  Overall development strategy points out that Guangxi should accelerate the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Clustering Analysis Method; Factor Analysis Method; Economic development level; Economic strength; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93467

Causes of Diversification in Agriculture Over Time: Evidence From Norwegian Farming Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Culas,   Richard J.; Mahendrarajah,   Mahen.
Farm planning generally focuses on optimal diversification with respect to risk and uncertainties, where the risk-management strategies combine production, marketing, financial and environmental responses of the production of farm firm. In this study an empirical examination of farm diversification has been carried out from a sample of farms in Eastern Norway in which four measures of diversification (indices) were defined to incorporate the risk and uncertainties in relation to farm production (total) income. Using these four alternative measures of diversification and panel-data techniques, it has been shown that larger farms are more diversified, and when there is productive location and access to labour the farmers have a greater incentive to spread...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm diversification; Risk and uncertainty; Environmental management; Panel data; Agribusiness; C23; Q12; Q20.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24647

Effects of Federal Taxes on Member Cash Flows From Patronage Refunds
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Junge,   Katie A.; Ginder,   Roger G.
Scheduled changes in Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rates will affect member net cash flow when a patronage refund is received from a cooperative. Cash patronage refunds at the minimum 20 percent level generally required by law will create negative cash flows for patrons in very low tax brackets. Negative cash flows accumulated over the 10-year period 1980-90 may result in opportunity costs to patrons that exceed the value of the refunds. Boards will need to consider one or more of the following strategies to deal with this problem: (1) increased cash patronage refunds, (2) shorter revolving periods, and (3) use of nonqualified written notices of allocation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46270

Agricultural Cooperatives in Japan: An Institutional Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kurimoto,   Akira.
How can we explain the reason why cooperatives have evolved so differently? This article argues that the institutional framework gives a decisive influence in organizational evolution and the historic path has been taken by interaction between institutions and organizations. The Japanese agricultural cooperatives are analyzed from institutional perspectives. They were created at the end of the 19th century under overwhelming European influence but evolved as a quite different model under the strong impacts of industrial policies and institutions. They developed as multi-purpose cooperatives bearing triple natures as state agency, pressure group and cooperative per se. The new economy is shifting public policy from protectionist to procompetition and the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59713

Assessing Competition in the U.S. Beef Packing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Cattle; Competition; Concentration; Market structure; Meatpacking; Pricing; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; L13; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94758

The Problems and Path Thinking of China's Rural Logistics Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiao,   Rui; Yu,   Xiaoqiong.
This paper introduces seasonal characteristic, scattered characteristic and diversified characteristic of rural logistics in China, developing rural logistics is significant to increasing farmers' income, promoting life quality, reducing cost of agricultural products, increasing job opportunities and quickening the process of urbanization. This paper also analyzes the Status quo and existing problems of China's rural logistics as follows. China's rural logistics, with late start and great logistics aggregate, develops rapidly; the main body of rural logistics has a trend of diversification; the informatization develops rapidly. But there are some problems, for example, the infrastructure of rural logistics is backward; the informatization level is low; the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural logistics; Problems; Countermeasures; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117421

Multifunctional agricultural policy, reduced domestic support and liberalized trade: An empirical assessment for Taiwanese rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boisvert,   Richard N.; Chang,   Hung-Hao.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policy; Trade policy; Rice; Groundwater; Recharge; Taiwan; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91820

Milk Contamination Problems in China - Implications for International Dairy Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91360

Cost of GMO-related co-existence and traceability systems in food production in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menrad,   Klaus; Gabriel,   Andreas; Zapilko,   Marina.
In contrast to the increasing use of GM plants in world-wide agriculture, the acceptance of GM food is still low in the European Union (EU). In order to ensure freedom of choice for consumers and users of GM and non-GM products, GM food and feed products have to be labeled in case a tolerance threshold of 0.9 % is exceeded for EU authorized GMOs. This paper aims to quantify the cost of traceability and co-existence systems for GM food from the seed to the food level for sugar, wheat starch and rapeseed oil for human consumption in Germany respecting the 0.9 % threshold for labelling of GM food. The cost calculation for traceability and co-existence measures follows the principle of aggregating all incurred cost on the different levels of the value chain...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Co-existence; Traceability; Food production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51562

Proceedings from the workshop on selected irrigation management issues, Digana Village, Sri Lanka, 15-19 July 1985.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Evaluation; Rehabilitation; Water distribution; Farmers' associations; Social aspects; Institutional constraints; Canals; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52779

The Wider Social Impacts of Changes in the Structure of Agricultural Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lobley,   Matt; Potter,   Clive; Butler,   Allan J.; Whitehead,   Ian; Millard,   Nick.
Agricultural restructuring is not a new phenomenon. Indeed, recent decades have seen substantial changes, not only to the number and types of farmers and farm businesses, but also to ownership structures and to the relationship between land holding and management control. The Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), together with the UK Countryside Agencies, has commissioned a body of research in recent years which, taken together, offer important insights into the nature, speed and extent of restructuring in the UK and of the potential for further, accelerated change in the years to come. From this body of work it is clear that a prolonged and difficult process of disengagement from agriculture as a mainstream income source is beginning...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31745

Foreign Direct Investment, Spillovers and the Impact of Intellectual Property: Rights in the Seed Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Derwisch,   Sebastian; Kopainsky,   Birgit; Henson-Apollonio,   Victoria.
The role of foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights in economic development is discussed widely in the literature. However, an integrating framework is missing to assess the role of FDI and IPR for agricultural development. This paper establishes a framework to assess the role of FDI and IPR for seed sector development in developing countries. The impact assessment is carried out with a System Dynamics model that shows local capacity development to develop new seed varieties in the scenario of a multinational company penetrating the market and spillovers occurring. Simulation runs reveal the impact of IPR on the quantity technology transferred by multinational companies and on spillovers. The development path of the local industry...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100463

Identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   J.
This paper deals with the identification of spatial agglomerations in the German food processing industry, using the Cluster Index developed by Sternberg and Litzenberger. Previous studies have analyzed this industry as one of several others utilizing highly aggregated data. The results of these studies mostly indicate a lack of agglomerations for the German food industry. Given the very heterogeneous character of this branch, an analysis at such an aggregated level might provide flawed results. Therefore, the following study analyzes German industry sectors for the first time at a highly disaggregated spatial (429 districts) and sectoral (23 subsectors of food processing industry) level. Results show that spatial agglomerations exist for several...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Regional Cluster; Spatial Economics; German Food Processing Industry; 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/95032

When Will U.S. Firms Become Major Dairy Exporters?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12730

Unternehmensstrategische Defizite in Genossenschaftsmolkereien: Eine mitgliederbasierte Fallstudie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellberg-Bahr,   Anneke; Steffen,   Nina; Spiller,   Achim.
Die Neue Institutionenökonomie wird in der agrarökonomischen Forschung häufig als Erklärung dafür herangezogen, dass Landwirte in Genossenschaftsmolkereien auf die Maximierung des Auszahlungspreises fokussiert sind und daher strategische Investitionen ablehnen. Da die Molkereien auf die Zusammenarbeit mit ihrer Mitgliederbasis in den Gremien angewiesen sind, können notwendige strategische Investitionen folglich unterbleiben. Diese Fallstudie zeigt anhand einer Milcherzeugerbefragung, dass nicht alle Landwirte Investitionen in längerfristige Strategien ablehnen. Neben der Neuen Institutionenökonomie bieten verhaltenswissenschaftliche Größen (insb. die Geschäftsbeziehungsqualität) Erklärungsansätze für strategische Defizite in genossenschaftlichen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milchwirtschaft; Genossenschaft; Neue Institutionenökonomie; Strategische Investition; Dairy farming; Cooperatives; Neo Institutional Economics; Strategic Investment; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114496

Institutional Factors Affecting the Economic Performance of Peasant Special Cooperative Organization- A Case of Cuiping District, Yibin City, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yin,   Ling-xiao; Qi,   Yan-bin.
Literatures about the institutional arrangement of the Peasant Special Cooperative Organization are summarized. Based on the introduction of theoretical background, the overall level of annual earnings in the year 2008 is selected as a dependent variable to evaluate the economic performance of cooperative organizations, according to the investigation on 54 Peasant Special Cooperative Organizations in Cuiping District, Sichuan Province, China. A total of 13 institutional indices passing the correlation test are chosen as independent variables. Relationship between the development level and the institutional factors affecting the economic performance of cooperative organizations is studied by using factor analysis method. Result shows that there is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peasant Special Cooperative Organization; Institutional factor; Regression Analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93470

Market Power and Rents in Global Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vandeplas,   Anneleen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53213

Valuing Fed Cattle Using Objective Tenderness Measures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riley,   John Michael; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Wheeler,   Tommy L.; Shackelford,   Stephen D.; Koohmaraie,   Mohammad.
Beef tenderness is critical in consumer satisfaction with beef steak products. Current fed cattle valuation systems do not differentiate carcasses based upon tenderness variation. However, considerable research indicates consumers are willing to pay more for tender relative to tough beef steak. This article develops a tenderness-augmentation to current fed cattle grid pricing systems. Using a large set of actual carcasses, we determine that a tenderness-augmented price grid would reorder fed cattle value by on average nearly $5.00/cwt dressed relative to current valuation methods. Substantial opportunity is present to improve beef tenderness through new price signals to producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef quality; Meat tenderness; Cattle value; Cattle price; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; M31.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48747

FORWARD SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR GRAIN BY RAIL: A STRATEGIC RISK ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Priewe,   Steven R.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
In the late 1980s, grain-hauling railroads began offering alternatives that have made shipping decisions more strategic. Shippers now confront alternatives ranging from nearby and unguaranteed ordering to various durations of forward and guaranteed shipment. Each has varying penalties for cancellation and payments from the railroad for nonperformance, and differing risks and payoffs. Because of the configuration of choices, shippers confront a portfolio of shipping alternatives. A dynamic stochastic simulation model was developed to analyze alternative strategies. The model includes the effects of uncertainties in tariff rate changes, car premiums, basis levels, forward and spot grain purchases, and receiving railcars under each of three alternatives....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31201

Can One Size Fit All? An Analysis of CARICOM Agricultural Development Policy Formulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   Ronald M.; VanSickle,   John J.; Davis,   Carlton George.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: CARICOM; Agricultural policy; Institutional framework; Food security; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122887

Strategic Management of Food Networks: Towards Understanding of Network Goals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Ziggers,   Gerrit Willem.
Current interorganizational literature almost exclusively analyzes the network effects on single firms participating in networks. This study expands this view theoretically by focusing on food supply chain networks. Specifically, we argue that both, network-level and firm-level goals have to be achieved to structure long-term and successful network relationships. By implementing simultaneously partnering and supply chain management strategies, the network’s management will ensure goal consensus among the network actors and goal compatibility between the network levels. Thereby, preconditions for the achievement of network-level and firm-level goals will be installed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network goals; Network levels; Goal consensus; Goal compatibility; Focal company; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59206

PRICE TRANSMISSION THEORY AND APPLICATIONS TO AGROINDUSTRY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schwartz,   Lisa A.; Willett,   Lois Schertz.
This annotated bibliography presents an overview of the price transmission literature and reviews its application to agricultural product markets. The bibliography includes three types of articles: (i) theoretical pieces (early underpinnings through recent developments); (ii) empirical work on price transmission for agricultural products; and (iii) selected articles on specific agricultural products and the food industry. A brief synthesis of the articles is presented in the introduction.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123003

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

Current Issues in Strategy For Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Hogeland,   Julie A.; McKee,   Gregory J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural; Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Management; Strategy; Agribusiness; L10; L23; L16; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117409

Farming and the Internet: Reasons for Non-Use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.; Whitacre,   Brian E.
Rural broadband infrastructure and service has received a significant amount of funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These funds should increase broadband availability, but will broadband be used in rural areas and in particular by farmers? This paper uses Agricultural Resource Management Survey data to investigate why the majority of U.S. farmers choose not to use the Internet in their farm business. Although frequently cited by policymakers, concerns about inadequate Internet service or security actually account for a small percentage of responses. This research identifies targeted educational programs that focus on alleviating perceived barriers to Internet use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ARMS; Farming; Internet; Multinomial logit; Non-use; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97008

Developing the food supply chain in Armenia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engels,   Jeffrey E.; Sardaryan,   Gagik.
The collapse of Armenia's planned economy resulted in the breakup of all Soviet vertically and horizontally established marketing arrangements in the agricultural sector. A decade later, distribution channels continue to be underdeveloped and are primarily integrated with processors which increases transaction costs and decreases efficiency. Due to the marketing, technical and financial support initiated by the USDA Marketing Assistance Project (1993- 2005) and continued by its Armenian legacy institution, the Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD), many small and medium enterprises (SME's) are increasingly active in the development of domestic and export food supply chains. Considering that Armenia's largest agricultural sector is the dairy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Armenian Agriculture; Integrated Market Approach; Dairy Industry; Food Supply Chain; Distribution Channels.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10102

Identifying Abnormal Returns to Food and Agribusiness Stocks on Key Farm Policy Legislative Dates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Detre,   Joshua D.; Gunderson,   Michael A.; Briggeman,   Brian C.
The efficient market hypothesis would suggest that stock prices incorporate the information revealed in the public process of creating legislation as the debate occurred. Thus, there should be no abnormal returns to agribusiness stocks on key legislative dates when drafting and altering the farm bill. Using an event study methodology, key legislative dates are tested for abnormal returns to firms that supply inputs to or process outputs of agricultural producers. Typically, agribusinesses react on the date legislation emerges from the joint House and Senate conference committee.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness stock values; Event study; Farm bill; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90551

How Far Can Poultry Litter Go? A New Technology for Litter Transport
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carreira,   Rita I.; Young,   Kenneth B.; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Wailes,   Eric J.
Exporting northwest Arkansas excess turkey and broiler litter to partially fertilize nutrient-deficient cropland in eastern Arkansas can be more cost effective than to supply all crop nutrients with chemical fertilizer only, given current high fertilizer prices.  Cost savings are greater if litter is baled in ultraviolet resistant plastic and transported via truck, since backhaul opportunities reduce truck rates, or alternatively, if raw litter is shipped via a truck-barge combination.  Rice is the crop that allows for greater savings according to a mathematical programming model implemented in General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Baling poultry litter; Barge transportation; Cost minimization; Manure management; Mathematical programming; Nutrient surplus; Poultry litter; Truck transportation; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; C61; C65; Q12; Q30; Q53.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37050

Information Modelling for Quality and Sustainability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Richard J.; Reiche,   Robert; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The food sector is confronted with a growing number of public and private requirements, which call for provision of information about the quality and sustainability of food, such as, e.g., its origin, safety and production conditions. This forces enterprises to innovate towards demand driven and knowledge-based production of food. As a consequence, intra- and inter-enterprise production and information processes have to be integrated and suitable information systems need to be developed to provide information for related decision processes. The present paper introduces a generalized modelling framework for model-based decision support systems (DSS) involving production and information processes across whole supply networks. The different phases of a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Model-based decision support systems (DSS); Process integration; Unified Modeling Language (UML); Discrete-event simulation; 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/59197

The Impact of Milk Quota Abolishment on Dutch Agriculture and Economy: Applying an Agricultural Sector Model Integrated Into a Mixed Input-Output Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Helming,   John F.M.; Peerlings,   Jack H.M.
A modelling system is presented and used to analyse the impact of milk quota abolishment on Dutch agriculture and economy. The modelling system consists of a regionalised, agri-environmental, partial equilibrium, mathematical programming model of agriculture supply in the Netherlands integrated into a mixed input-output model. It was found that abolition of the milk quota system has large impacts on milk production and livestock numbers and composition. The latter is explained by the strict mineral and manure policies in the Netherlands; an increase in the numbers of dairy cows leaves less room for other livestock. It is also found that, although the total effect on gross value added in the Dutch economy is limited, the effects for individual industries...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical programming; Manure markets; Input-Output; Dairy policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24911

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, April, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8311

Barriers and Drivers of Innovation in Traditional Food Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kuhne,   Bianka; Gellynck,   Xavier; Vermeire,   Bert; Molnar,   Adrienn.
In the European Union the awareness to retain cultural heritage within the different European regions is rising. An important element of the cultural heritage is the production of traditional food products. Few published studies are related to traditional food products and even less to innovation in this specific food sector. Taking into consideration the increasing demand for traditional food products and the importance of innovation to gain competitive advantage, there is a great need to carry out research in this field. In the frame of this research a traditional food network is understood as the network of traditional food firms, research centers and stakeholders of this sector. A traditional food firm (TFF) is comprehended as a manufacturer of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6617

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover; Editorial Information; Contents Pages; Guide to Contributors
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60952

AN ANALYSIS OF OVERHEAD EXPENSES OF FOOD RETAILERS AT HEADQUARTERS, WAREHOUSE, AND STORE LEVELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grinnell,   Gerald E.; Crawford,   Terry L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27527

A SIMULATION APPROACH TO ANALYZING ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR SMALL FOOD STORES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cline,   James L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27277

Determinants of Price Differentials in Oklahoma Value-Added Feeder Cattle Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Galen S.; Raper,   Kellie Curry; DeVuyst,   Eric A.; Peel,   Derrell S.; McKinney,   Doug.
Many value-added practices cannot be observed by feeder cattle buyers. Third-party verification can decrease market inefficiency associated with this asymmetric information. We evaluate the effectiveness of a verification program, the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network, in increasing received prices. We estimate the value of verification, weaning, vaccinating, certification and phenotypic traits of feeder cattle at Oklahoma auctions. Results indicate that the OQBN program adds $2.39 to $5.74/cwt. Vaccinating calves adds $1.44/cwt, and weaning calves adds $2.05/cwt. Differential values for lot size, average weight, hide color, frame size, conditioning, Brahman influence, gender and other characteristics are also reported.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Feeder cattle; Preconditioning; Value-added marketing; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122309

Retailer-Wholesaler Response to State-Sponsored Marketing Programs: The Case of Jersey Fresh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Pingali,   Aruna; Italia,   John; Thatch,   Daymon W.
Jersey Fresh retailers and wholesalers feel that the logos are effective in increasing sales. Most feel that the popularity of the logo among the consumers is moderate. The results of this study indicate that the promotional aspect of the program was more popular among all the participant groups than the quality control aspect. The mail surveys indicated that a greater number of participants were aware of and were using the promotional logo than the quality grading logo. Only a fifth of the wholesalers who were aware of the quality-grading program were enrolled in the program. The results also indicated that participants who thought that consumer awareness of the program was high were more likely to be enrolled. This study also illustrates that most...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36732

Nile perch demand in the Netherlands: are exports from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda source-differentiated?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew.
This study examined Nile perch demand in the Netherlands and assessed the importance of country of origin as a determining factor. Import demand equations were estimated using the absolute price version of the Rotterdam model where Nile perch fillets were differentiated by product form (chilled and frozen) and by source country (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). The Armington framework (source-differentiation) is often used when estimating import demand for a similar product from different sources; however, the results of this study indicated that country of origin is not a factor in the Netherlands when importing Nile perch. Results showed that the responsiveness of importers to price changes was the same regardless to the supplying country. Likelihood ratio...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nile perch; The Netherlands; Rotterdam model; Imports; Demand; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Nile perch; Uganda; Tanzania; Kenya; Demand; Imports; Rotterdam model; The Netherlands; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53340

A Guatemalan Soycow Cooperative: Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blumthal,   Meredith; Micheels,   Eric T.; Paulson,   Nicholas D.; Farrell,   Rhett C.
Teaching Notes available upon request: ifamr@ifama.org; Author video:http://www.youtube.com/user/ifamr1?feature=mhum#p/u/8/FhUZu2lt6Ns
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soycow; Cooperative; Guatemala; Teaching case; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96331

Are Cooperatives Efficient When Membership is Voluntary?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leathers,   Howard D.
If profit-maximizing farmers are free to join or not to join a cooperative, it may appear reasonable to assume that a cooperative will exist only when it has cost advantaged over non-cooperative marketing. This paper presents a model in which that result fails. Every individual farmer chooses either to join or not join a cooperative depending on whether transactions costs are lower from cooperative membership or nonmembership. As cooperative membership increases, transactions costs for members decline, but for nonmembers these costs increase. Results of this analysis reveal that an equilibrium exists in which all farmers voluntarily choose to join the cooperative, but more than half of the members wish the cooperative had not been formed, and transactions...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Transactions costs; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8628

Relationship of the Interests between the Dairy Farmer and the Company in Ecological Agriculture  －A Case of the Dairy Industry in Sichuan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Jia-Wei; Qi,   Yan-bin.
Development status of dairy industry in Sichuan Province, China is analyzed, indicating that how to ensure the high-quality and ecological production of peasant households has become an important issue for the safety and healthy of the masses and the development of dairy industry. Game model is established and the solution for the model is obtained. Based on analyzing the relationship of the interests between the dairy farmer and the company in ecological agriculture, two mixed strategies of Nash equilibrium are obtained. One is that when the probability is equal to  , there are no differences between purchasing or not purchasing; if the probability of company purchase is equal to , there are no differences between producing high-quality milk and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Game theory; Equilibrium; High quality milking; Moral risk; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97625

A magyar gabonaágazat középtávú kilátásai
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Potori,   Norbert; Varga,   Edina.
Igaz, hogy a szélsőséges időjárás Magyarországon rendkívül nagy hozamingadozásokat okozhat, az agrárpolitika és a piaci szereplők pedig hajlamosak a túlzott reakciókra, mégis a gabonaágazat az, ahol a magyar mezőgazdaság a természeti adottságok, a termelés vonatkozásában még bizonyíthatóan komparatív előnyökkel rendelkezik az Európai Unióban. A szántóföldi növények nemzeti kiegészítő támogatása ugyan 2008-tól a termeléstől függetlenedik, de a gazdálkodók a rendelkezésre álló szántóterületet a jövőben is hasznosítják, mert a gabonafélék magas ára ösztönzi a termelést. A kidolgozott különböző modellváltozataink szerint a hazai búzatermelés 4,6-6,1 millió tonna, míg a kukoricatermelés 9-10,9 millió tonna között alakulhat 2013-ban. A hazai abrakfogyasztó...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Gabonatermelés; Piac; Kilátások; Cereal production; Market; Forecasts; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57733

Processing Costs, Labor Efficiency, and Economies of Size in Cooperatively Owned Fluid Milk Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thraen,   Cameron S.; Hahn,   David E.; Roof,   James B.
This article examines the operating cost structure of 15 cooperatively owned fluid milk processing plants. The selected plants range from small, low-volume facilities to large, high-volume plants with varying levels of capital and labor inputs. Operating costs are presented for the plants by converting monthly fiscal data to averages and grouping the plants by relative processing volume. The functional relationship between total and unit costs and average plant volume is estimated. Processing cost per gallon declines by 1.6 percent for a 10 percent increase in plant volume. Approximately 85 percent of the reduction in unit cost is attributable to lower labor, packaging, energy, repair, maintenance, and depreciation costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46202

EFECTO DE LAS PLANTAS TÓXICAS PARA EL GANADO SOBRE LA PRODUCCIÓN PECUARIA EN SONORA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moreno Medina,   Salomon; Denogean Ballesteros,   Francisco G.; Martin Rivera,   Martha H.; Ibarra Flores,   Fernando A.; Baldenegro Campa,   Arturo.
In almost all types of vegetation there are species that can cause toxicity to livestock that consumes. The poisoning caused problems in many different animals can affect reproduction, weight gain, and even death. These problems are causing economic losses in the livestock industry it is necessary to quantify but very difficult to achieve it. In Sonora, has been diagnosed rangeland of overgrazing, which manifests itself in a deterioration that diminishes the species desirable and undesirable increases, among these plants are toxic. We have identified 184 species that are toxic and within them there are 59 species that consume livestock and cause problems. For the foregoing are raised by this study, in order to try to estimate the economic impact that cause...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poisonous plants; Cattle; Economic impact; Sonora.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56554

Dynamic Effects of Grain and Energy Prices on the Catfish Feed and Farm Sectors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew; Zheng,   Hualu.
This study examines the dynamic effects of grain prices and energy prices on catfish feed prices and the price of food-sized catfish at the farm level. Using the autoregressive distributed lag model and bounds testing procedure, a long-run relationship between feed and farm prices and their determinants was confirmed. Given the effect of corn and soybean meal prices on catfish feed prices, and catfish fish feed prices on farm prices, the long-run responsiveness of feed prices to a percentage increase in U.S. ethanol production is 0.325, and the responsiveness of catfish farm prices is 0.064. Although both feed and farm prices increase with ethanol production, the relatively small responsiveness of farm prices when compared with feed prices suggests that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Catfish; Prices; Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model; Ethanol; Feed; Corn; Soybeans; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C32; Q11; Q22.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100520

Microeconometric analysis of wine grape supply contracts in Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fraser,   Iain.
This paper examines wine grape supply contracts used in the main grape growing regions of Australia. An empirical analysis provides insight into specific aspects of contract design and implementation. Statistical analyses of sample data reveal differences between regions in contract specifications. Lower quality grape growing regions place a greater reliance on grape quality assessment to determine bonus/penalty payments compared to higher quality regions. Contracts in higher quality regions place greater emphasis on explicit winery involvement and direction in vineyard management.Results indicate that longer duration contracts are more inclusive in terms of the number of clauses included. Evidence of risk shifting (i.e., winery to grower) for high quality...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Contract design; Supply contracts; Wine grapes; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118435

Do Large Firms with More Technologies Pay More?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Li; Ji,   Yongjie.
Investigation of size wage premium in earning’s literature neglects the important role played by technology adoption. This study models the size selection corrected earning’s function by introducing an extra dimension of selection of technology complexity, using a sample from workers in US hog farms. The estimated wage gap between large and small farms is reduced once correction in selection is controlled. Workers compensate monetary income for better work environment, better health and more job security, in which large farms and technologically advanced farms have advantages.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Size; Technology adoption; Wage; Double selection; Agriculture; Health; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61493

Optimal Grazing Termination Date for Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Karen W.; Epplin,   Francis M.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Fieser,   Brian G.; Horn,   Gerald W.
Dual-purpose winter wheat (fall-winter forage plus grain) production is an important economic enterprise in the southern Great Plains. Grazing termination to enable grain production is a critical decision. The objective is to determine the optimal grazing termination date for dual-purpose wheat. The value of knowing the occurrence of first hollow stem (FHS), a wheat growth threshold for grazing termination, is also determined. Results indicate that for most price situations grazing should be terminated at or before FHS. Marginal wheat returns from extended grazing were negative and the value of FHS information ranges from $1.50 to $10 per acre.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dual-purpose; First hollow stem; Plateau function; Stocker cattle; Value of information; Wheat; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57148

Modeling Texas Dryland Cotton Yields, With Application to Crop Insurance Actuarial Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Shu-Ling; Miranda,   Mario J.
Texas dryland upland cotton yields have historically exhibited greater variation and more distributional irregularities than the yields of other crops, raising concerns that conventional parametric distribution models may generate biased or otherwise inaccurate crop insurance premium rate estimates. Here, we formulate and estimate regime-switching models for Texas dryland cotton yields in which the distribution of yield is conditioned on local drought conditions. Our results indicate that drought-conditioned regime-switching models provide a better fit to Texas county-level dryland cotton yields than conventional parametric distribution models. They do not, however, generate significantly different Group Risk Plan crop insurance premium rate estimates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Actuarial rating; Adverse selection; Cotton; Crop insurance; Group risk plan; Regime-switching; Yield distribution; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Q10; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45522

RELAÇÕES DE COORDENAÇÃO NA CADEIA PRODUTIVA DOS PRODUTOS MINIMAMENTE PROCESSADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanashiro,   Marcelo Mikio; Belik,   Walter; Leite,   Beatriz Carromeu; Bambini,   Martha Delphino; Vian,   Carlos Eduardo de Freitas.
Os produtos minimamente processados (PMP) são alimentos práticos e nutritivos e cada vez mais demandados. Sua cadeia produtiva necessita de monitoramento em todos os elos, principalmente quanto à qualidade, sanidade e prazo de validade. Este trabalho analisa as relações de coordenação entre os segmentos de produção agrícola, processamento e distribuição.  O texto mostra que os processadores de PMP formam cinco grupos estratégicos, cujas dimensões estratégicas principais são custos, preços, qualidade, liderança tecnológica e canais de distribuição e que compreendem basicamente duas diferentes estruturas de governança (a híbrida e a de mercado); esses processadores têm tamanhos diferentes e atendem a diversos canais de distribuição.  Os canais de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produtos minimamente processados; Cadeia produtiva; Abastecimento Alimentar. Grupos estratégicos; Certificação; Products minimum processed; Productive chain; Certification; Strategic groups; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114111

The Role of Small Farms in Structural Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huettel,   Silke; Margarian,   Anne.
This paper explains regionally differentiated patterns of structural change based on a theoretical framework dealing with strategic interaction of farms on the land market. The main research question focuses on the causes of regionally persistent structures. An empirical Markov chain model is defined for the West German agricultural sector. Thereby it is possible to explain the probabilities of farm growth, decline or exit in terms of the current and former regional farm size structure. Further, the impact of variables describing the regional farm structure, thereby indicating market power of the large, the potential of high competition for land within a region and possibly high rents of the status quo in combination with sunk costs, is quantified. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Structural change; Strategic competition; Land market; Markov chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59519

Results of the North Dakota Land Valuation Model for the 2010 Agricultural Real Estate Assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aakre,   Dwight G.; Haugen,   Ronald H.
This report summarizes the 2010 results of the North Dakota Land Valuation Model. The model is used annually to estimate average land values by county, based on the value of production from cropland and non-cropland. The county land values developed from this procedure form the basis for the 2010 valuation of agricultural land for real estate tax assessment. The average all agricultural land value from this analysis is multiplied by the total acres of agricultural land on the county abstract to determine each county’s total agricultural land value for taxation purposes. The State Board of Equalization compares this value with the total value assessed to agricultural property in each county. Each county is required by state statute to assess a total value...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land valuation; Real estate assessment; Agricultural land; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98133

Can Cooperative Movements Be Successful in Traditional Societies? The Case of Southern Senegal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Curtis M.
In spite of professional and political support for cooperatives in West Africa, their record of accomplishments is very spotty. Advocates of cooperatives have been blamed for not tailoring the movement to the needs, social practices, and orientations of traditional societies. In this paper, an attempt is made to show how indigenous groups can be organized to improve the coordination of traditional groups, local governments, financial institutions, and aid donors. Village cooperatives, called "Groupement Villageois," in southern Senegal were allowed to organize their own business affairs. Credit was provided to the cooperative group by the development agency. Cooperative activities were structured around cultural norms, village traditions, and production...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46255

FARMER COOPERATIVE RESPONSES TO THE CHANGING MARKET STRUCTURES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peltier,   Jean-Mari.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32986

1978 Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christiansen,   Martin K.; Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Benson,   Fred J.; Hawkins,   Richard O.; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Greene,   Duty D.; Thomas,   Kenneth H.; Fuller,   Earl I.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8478

Understanding Factors That Influence Breeders to Sell Bulls at Performance Tests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lillywhite,   Jay M.; Simonsen,   J.
Breeders of purebred bulls have multiple avenues to market their bulls, including consignment at public auctions associated with performance tests. Purebred breeders often have the opportunity to withdraw bulls that are eligible to sell in these auctions. We examine sales data from a public auction held in conjunction with a performance bull test in Tucumcari, NM, to gain insights on breeder decisions to withdraw bulls prior to entering the sales ring. Specifically, we use a binary logit model to identify relevant characteristics that affect a breeder’s decision to withdraw a sale eligible bull from the auction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Breeder decisions; Livestock; Performance bull test; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; C31; D23; D44; D83; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47264

Optimization of land and resource use at farm-aggregated level in the Aral Sea Basin of Uzbekistan with the integrated model FLEOM – model description and first application
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sommer,   Rolf; Djanibekov,   Nodir; Salaev,   Omonbek.
Land use and crop production in the Khorezm region in western Uzbekistan, exemplarily for the irrigated low-lands of Central Asia, is adversely affected by the excessive, non-sustainable use of irrigation water on one hand, repeated droughts on the other hand, and by soil degradation by secondary salinization. One of the research objectives of the German-Uzbek Khorezm project, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and led by ZEF, is to better understand options for land use and choice of technology at the farm level in order to evaluate and propose technological alternatives and policy options for sustainable land use in Khorezm. To address the latter, the integrated so-called Farm-Level Economic-Ecological Optimization Model...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainability of agro-ecosystems; Integrated biophysical-economic modeling; Cropping system; Land use planning; Policy assessment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; O13; O21; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92546

FOOD INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, LABOR AND THE AMERICAN CONSUMER IN TOMORROW'S MARKET PLACE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27091

Pre- and post-accession performance to the WTO: A vulnerability study of Jamaica’s beef industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seepersad,   Govind; Felix,   Nkosi; Maharaj,   Omardath.
Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: WTO; Jamaica; Beef Industry; Vulnerability Index; Agribusiness; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122658

Evaluation of Breakeven Farm-gate Switchgrass Prices in South Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; DeVuyst,   Eric A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Switchgrass, a warm-season perennial grass, native to the region, has received considerable interest for its potential role as a dedicated feedstock for cellulosic-based bio-fuels.  This research examined the farm-gate price needed for switchgrass to provide per-acre net returns equal to those obtained from traditional crops in south central North Dakota.    Future production costs for switchgrass and net returns from traditional crops were estimated for three soil productivity classes and also were developed to reflect the historical revenue and cost patterns associated with producers who are typically more or less profitable (i.e., average net return per acre) than regional averages.  Prices were calculated using an annualized equivalent analysis of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Switchgrass; Production costs; Farm-gate price; North Dakota; Soil productivity; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37845

SOME REGIONAL COOPERATIVE DILEMMAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Frank J.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13812

Preisstrategien im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel – eine empirische Analyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moser,   Anke.
The present article discusses several pricing patterns and promotion activities in the German grocery retail industry. Special sales offers on the one hand and continuous pricing on the other hand affect the price instability of several selected products. Altogether the grocery retail industry exerts a stabilizing effect on prices in comparison with the price instability of agricultural commodities in the world market. Different price levels for products in some retail outlets show that a mixed price calculation is used. Price elasticities in the elastic part of the demand function for four selected products indicate that consumers react strongly to price discounts at the point of sale. Beside pricing strategies, different promotion activities affect...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grocery retailing industry; Pricing patterns; Price elasticities; Promotion activity; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98879

ENTERPRISE ZONES AND THE CENTRAL CITY FOOD DELIVERY SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marion,   Donald R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27863

IMPLICATIONS OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loyns,   R.M.A.; Beaton,   N.J.
In recent years, plant breeders' rights (PBR) has become a controversial subj ect worldwide. This paper reports the results of a survey of the seed distribution industries in the nine member countries of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) as well as the seed trade in the United States (U.S . ) and Canada. The general consensus of the UPOV members was that PBR had resulted in increased private investment in plant breeding and that there had been a shift toward more basic research in the public sector. The findings in the U.S. were similar except that there the changes were perceived to be more crop specific with less funding available for public sector research. In Canada, the major concern centered around the...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124332

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A PROPOSED THEORETICAL MODEL FOR SMALL AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Phillips,   Jon C.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
The link between strategic planning and firm performance has been studied for over two decades.  This paper examines this link, with emphasis on small agribusiness firms.  A model of strategic planning and performance is developed and applied to small  agribusiness firms.  Implications for research and limitations are discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11685

General problems related to innovation and its potential in the Hungarian agro-food sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Husti,   Istvan.
This paper stresses that innovation in Hungary leaves something to be desired, and a perpetual lack of innovation also applies to the agro-food sector which, of course, consequently weakens the nation’s general competitiveness. The 2007-2013 period and the subsequent resources provided by the EU present new challenges. It is not overstating the case to say that if Hungary is not able to capitalize on this period, then it will face competitive disadvantages capable of placing Hungarian agriculture in a critical situation. To avoid this, the conditions for innovation and innovation performance must be improved. The system of innovation in the Hungarian agro-food sector does not lend itself to the application of the model constructed on R+D. Therefore, it...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Agro-food sector’s innovation; Agricultural innovation; Innovation models; Adaptive innovation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49189

The Status Quo of Chinese Agro-products Logistics and the Establishment of the Third-Party Logistics Mode
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Jing.
The status quo of Chinese agro-products logistics is analyzed from the following five aspects: the circulation mode, exchange mode, storage and transportation situation, food security. The following problems in Chinese agro-products logistics are pointed out, including excessive circulation sections, bad time efficiency, single payment, slow circulation, backward information processing, obvious bullwhip effect, low logistics efficiency, low logistics technology, inadequate professional equipments, low standardization degree, organized operation mode and low degree of scale. The third-party logistics mode of agro-products is analyzed and the advantages of the mode are analyzed as well. Firstly, establishing information network through integrating...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-products; Circulation pattern; The third-party logistics; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117353

NEEDED RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF LARGE SCALE FARM AND BUSINESS FIRMS ON RURAL AMERICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13692

A study of the influence of calcium and pulp claims on orange juice price
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Orange juice; Hedonic price; Pulp; Calcium; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52883

MEASURING FOOD MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY: GROSS- OR NET-OUTPUT APPROACH?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huang,   Kuo S.
The measured multifactor productivity index of the value of shipments shows a trend of declining and then moving up and down along the level of the base year 1975.  The influence of technological changes to the output growth is rather limited.  The measured labor productivity index of the value-added exhibits a trend of steady increase over years. The contribution of the food-manufacturing sector to the growth of GDP increased during 1975-97.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food manufacturing; Multifactor productivity; Labor productivity; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19695

EXTENSÃO RURAL, AGROECOLOGIA E INOVAÇÃO NA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR DO VALE DO JEQUITINHONHA1
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noronha,   Alini Fernanda Bicalho; Ribeiro,   Eduardo Magalhaes; Augusto,   Helder dos Anjos.
Agroforest systems (AFS) are agricultural techniques that combine woody arboreal species (fruit-bearing and/or wood producing) with agricultural production. AFSs have the capacity to make degraded areas productive, preserving at the same time natural resources and providing food, wood, firewood and diverse vegetable essences. Since 1994 the Centro de Agricultura alternativa Vicente Nica -CAV (Vicente Nica Alternative Agriculture Center) and a group of 32 farmers/experimentators practice and divulge AFS in the Alto Jequitinhonha area, trying to develop a conservationist production alternative. This article analyzes the effects of this experience on rural extension, investigating how the practice of AFS, the mobilization of rural communities and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family agriculture; Agroecology; Rural organizations; Jequitinhonha Valley; Rural extension; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90413

Integrating Research and Education
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeder,   Ted C.
University faculty have numerous responsibilities, but development of our own and our students’ human capital is our primary job. To effectively develop human capital of others requires investing heavily in our own capital. This includes being actively involved in discovering knowledge. In addition, as agricultural economists, our clientele demand relevant research output which requires regularly informing them about our research. Conducting research, publishing and communicating findings to interested parties better equips us to provide a quality teaching program. This article presents an accumulation of evidence supporting this view and provides insights about how these activities might be integrated.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Education; Teaching; Research; Scholars; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90382

Cobertura del riesgo precios en los mercados de futuros para carne bovina en el marco de la experiencia uruguaya de 1993.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lanfranco,   Bruno A.
En la pasada década, Uruguay tuvo su primera experiencia con el mercado de futuros de novillos para faena (MFN), el que funcionó durante los últimos meses de 1993 y hasta comienzos de 1994.  El hecho que el MFN no sobreviviera más que unos pocos meses no implica necesariamente que los mercados de futuros para ganado en pie sean inviables en nuestro país.  En este trabajo se examinaron algunas de las posibles razones que pueden explicar su fracaso.  Es posible que al momento de su implementación no estuvieran dadas todas las condiciones necesarias para su desarrollo.  Un punto a develar es si el bajo volumen operado en el MFN se debió a condiciones estructurales inherentes a las economías pequeñas y, por ende, imposibles de modificar o si, por el contrario,...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Financial markets; Live cattle; Livestock market; Agribusiness; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G13; G14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121755

Inter-Governmental Commodity Agreements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lloyd,   Alan G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Public Economics.
Ano: 1952
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8812

THE USE OF INTERACTIVE COST OF PRODUCTION IN EXTENSION AND TEACHING AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT-LINKING HAWAIIAN AGRIBUSINESS TO THE WORLD VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shehata,   Sabry A.
Innovative Techniques in Teaching Agri-marketing and Management. The website, HawaiianAgriculturalProducts.com, was developed and run to help students learn how to market agricultural products through the website, estimate their cost of production, and improve management and marketing skills.   The overall goal of this project is to provide hands-on experience for agribusiness students and farmers in the area of marketing and management.  The first objective is to compare different ways of introducing capital budgeting to farmers and students using innovative, interactive cost of production methods.  The second goal is for the farmers to apply this technique to their own farming enterprises.  The third goal is to use the website to teach e-marketing of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness market websites; Marketing; Hawaii; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36958

Determinantes dos arranjos contratuais1: O caso da transação produtor-processador de carne bovina no Uruguai
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mondelli,   Mario P.; Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
What are the determinants of the commercial channel choice in the beef producers-processors transactions? The question refers to the coordination and production control problem associated to changes in consumer’s awareness of specific attributes in food products. Two contractual arrangements coexist in this transaction: direct-contracting and broker-induced transactions Transaction Cost Economic offers helpful insights to understand the reason for the development and adaptations of different contractual arrangement moved by transaction cost economizing perspective. The empirical analysis is focused in the Uruguayan beef agro-industrial system. Analysis integrates (i) institutional and organizational changes in the beef industry; (ii) based on the analysis...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vertical Coordination; Beef System; Contractual arrangement; Transaction Cost Economics; Agribusiness; D23; L14; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61237

Validation of Factors Influencing Successful Small Scale Farming in North Carolina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeboah,   Anthony K.; Owens,   John Paul; Bynum,   Jarvetta S.; Boisson,   Daniel.
This phase of the research project involves developing a survey instrument to test the validity and predictive value of the variables identified in previous case studies. Given the importance of small farm viability, this research project focuses on identifying ways to further enhance successful small farming in North Carolina.  The survey instrument was designed to solicit production and financial data, attitudes and beliefs about farming, as well as demographic questions. The results demonstrated that  successful farmers indicators were the “love of farming” and “manageable debt”. Other strong indicators of successful farmers included a combination of marketing strategies that utilize technology such as websites as well as local farmers markets and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small Farmers; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56506

PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND INPUT MIX CHANGES IN FOOD PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.
To examine productivity growth in New Jersey's food-processing sector, this study conducts a joint analysis of total and partial factor productivity indexes.  Results indicate growing material intensity, declining labor and capital intensities, and relatively slow material productivity growth.  However, due to the high cost share of material inputs, material productivity growth contributed more to total factor productivity growth than did growth in the productivity of any other input.  In fact, almost half of the growth in overall productivity is attributed to material productivity growth.  Results also suggest that the 1973 decline in total factor productivity was characterized by greater decline in material productivity than in the productivities of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28852

Exit from farming and land abandonment in Northern Norway
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stokstad,   Grete.
The combination of nature and farmed land is one reason why Northern Norway is attracting tourists. It is therefore of interest to know which farms that are more likely to quit faming, and to see what factors that are important for abandonment of farm land when the owner of the farm exits farming. Our results indicate that smaller properties in areas with few farmers are the most likely to be abandoned. Property structure is another important factor for abandonment, but is less important for the exit-decision. Size of the farm, including both rented and own farm land, appears to be more important for the exit-decision. Larger farm operations, with breeding stock, primary sheep and dairy cattle are more likely to continue farming.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm exit; Abandoned land; Logistic regression.; 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/95343

TRANSACTION FREQUENCY, INVENTORIES AND HEDGING IN COMMODITY PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
This study examines hedging strategies for commodity processors generally and soybean crushers specifically. Processors require hedging strategies built around processing multiple batches each year. Each batch requires the purchase of inputs, transformation of inputs into outputs, and sale of the resulting output. The more batches processed, the greater the transaction frequency, the smaller each batch's size. Increased transaction frequency reduces risk because of the smaller batch size. This study distinguishes between batch (accounting) profits and periodic profits (cash flows). Traditional hedging models have focused on batch profits but we argue that hedging cash flows are also a legitimate hedging target because (a) discounted cash flow is the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19012

Firm Level Agricultural Data Collected and Managed at the State Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casler,   George L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121532

An Overview of New England Seafood Auctions: Implications for the Marketing of Seafood in the New England Marketplace and Beyond
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corbett,   James J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26746

Diversificação produtiva e as possibilidades de desenvolvimento: um estudo da fruticultura na região da Campanha no RS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rathmann,   Regis; Hoff,   Debora Nayar; Santos,   Omar Inacio Benedetti; Padula,   Antonio Domingos.
Studies indicate the existence of a situation of underdevelopment in the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul, directly correlated with the farming and rice culture crises. The later suffers from the macroeconomic policies linked to the opening of the economy and with the pressures of the increase of competitiveness. This process has made the region present inferior performances than State averages when indicators such as GDP and per capita income are analyzed. Seeking to reduce these inequalities, governmental sectors have been elaborating development strategies through the utilization of the regional agricultural vocation as well as the insertion of differentiated chains in local agribusiness. One of these experiences is the Program for the Development of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Regional development; Production diversification; Fruit production.; Agribusiness; O15 and O18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61242

Basic Cooperative Principles and Their Relationship to Selected Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dunn,   John R.
This paper describes a set of basic cooperative principles adopted in a recent Agricultural Cooperative Service study and how these principles relate to various cooperative business practices and issues facing U.S. cooperative organizations. Three principles relating use of a cooperative to ownership, control, and distribution of benefits are outlined. The relationship of these principles to a number of topics, including cooperative membership and control, differential treatment programs, and cooperative finance, is examined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46212

ANÁLISIS DE RENTABILIDAD DE LA PRODUCCIÓN Y VENTA DE POLLO EN CANAL EN EL MUNICIPIO DE ACANCEH, YUCATÁN, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Medina Cardena,   Juan Carlos; Rejon Avila,   Manuel Jesus; Valencia Heredia,   Eduardo Rene.
We evaluated the profitability of the project from a broiler production unit for marketing in channel two outlets, through the economic assessment indicators: Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. Based on the results obtained we conclude that the project was profitable.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Broiler chicken production; Chicken carcass; Profitability; Economic indicators.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120499

A baromfi ágazat versenyképességének helyreállítása
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nabradi,   Andras; Szollosi,   Laszlo.
A helyzetfelmérés eredményeként megállapítható, hogy a magyar baromfi ágazat legfőbb problémája a nemzetközi versenyképesség romlása. Ennek számos következménye lehet, ami közvetlenül vagy közvetve érinti a fenntarthatóság három pillérét, a gazdasági, társadalmi és természeti tényezőket. Az elemzésben feltárt problémák ok-okozati kapcsolataiból egyértelműen kiderül, hogy mindezt az ágazat hazai és nemzetközi piaci kiszolgáltatottságának növekedése, valamint az ágazatban tapasztalható objektív versenyhátrányok megléte okozta. Ez utóbbi a versenytársakhoz képest tartósan alacsony jövedelmezőségnek, a technológiai színvonalban tapasztalható lemaradásnak, a korszerű tudás, illetve az ágazati stratégia hiányának tulajdonítható. A főbb problémakörökre...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry sector; Problem-tree; Goal-structure; International competitiveness; Market defencelessness; Competitive disadvantages; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Baromfi ágazat; Problémafa; Célstruktúra; Nemzetközi versenyképesség; Versenyhátrányok.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58605

SAEA 2010 Annual Meetings Selected Posters
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92625

Private Innovation and Public Innovation: Who Leads and Who Follows?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arfini,   Filippo; Cernicchiaro,   Sabrina; Mancini,   Maria Cecilia.
This paper examines two models of interaction between private and public institutions in respect to the process of innovation. While private firms adopt proactive strategies and public institutions follow it is considered that, under certain conditions, public institutions are the innovator and private firms are the followers. The first part of the research is theoretical and formulates the two models and their implications. The second part presents a case study of Italian products which have Animal Welfare (AW) attributes, where production follows the second relationship model. The case study shows that AW friendly products are the result of EU legislation, which obliges the industry to adapt production, organisation, publicity, communication and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6587

Towards to the future success in the European markets: Highly innovative food products from Slovakia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horska,   Elena; Bielik,   Peter.
Internationalisation and international linkages between producers, marketing partners and customers in various geographical areas has become an everyday reality for contemporary firms. The core area of this paper includes the process of internationalization of the small and medium enterprises and the role of the trends at the food market, particularly those which may be a potential stimulator for the internationalisation process and the most efficient way to segment markets. The study represents a qualitative process- based research. The strategy of the study is descriptive and explorative. Interviews, questionnaires, panel discussions and analysis of documents form the basis for the research material. The main emphasis is on 7 small and medium enterprises...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovative product; Market segmentation; Internationalisation; Healthy food products; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10054

Characteristics of Regional Differentiation of Urbanization Development in Anhui Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shi,   Fei; Chu,   Jin-long; Gu,   Kang-kang.
On the basis of connotation of urbanization, by using SPSS factor analysis and cluster analysis, we establish index system of urbanization development level and conduct quantitative analysis on development level of urbanization in 17 prefecture-level city of Anhui Province, in order to find out the differentiation pattern of regional space of urbanization development in Anhui Province based on these. The results show that Anhui’s difference of urbanization gradient is prominent. Classification of three clusters shows that the pattern of status quo of urbanization development in Anhui Province is “dual-nucleus” and “two-stretches”; classification of five clusters show that the pattern of status quo of urbanization development in Anhui Province is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urbanization level; Regional differentiation; Spatial pattern; Anhui Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113496

Exploring hybridity in food supply chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Slee,   William; Kirwan,   James.
In recent years, a number of dynamic aspects of food supply chains have attracted great interest among social scientists investigating rural restructuring and change.  These include: the expansion of organic agriculture; the development of new value added enterprises at farm level and the revitalisation of traditional and new-old artisanal production practices; the expansion from a low base of the market share of ‘alternative’ short supply chains, such as farmers’ markets; and the so-called quality turn, riding on the heels of another turn in rural social research - the consumption turn.   All of these changes come together in a vision of alternative agro food networks (AAFNs) that has been built around empirical and theoretical work from a number of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7885

LOSSES IN THE U.S. FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Halloran,   John M.; Pierson,   Thomas R.; Allen,   John W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27484

An Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration Effect in the Japanese Food Industry -Panel Analysis Using Flexible Translog Production Function-
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kageyama,   Masahiro; Tokunaga,   Suminori; Akune,   Yuko.
In this paper, we examine the existence of agglomeration effect on production in the Japanese food industry from 1985 to 2000 using plant-level 4-digit subclassification, panel dataset and new agglomeration index in Akune and Tokunaga (2005), and Tokunaga, Kageyama, and Akune (2005), based on Ellison and Glaeser (1997). This is an improvement on the the conventional indices such as Location Quotient (LQ) or Location Gini Coefficient (L).When we apply a flexible translog production function and cost share equation as suggested by Kim (1992), we find that around 2% of positive agglomeration effect exists in absence of any restriction on homotheticity in the the case of employment based agglomeration (Gamma EG ).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agglomeration; Japanese food industry; Panel data analysis; Flexible translog production functions; Agribusiness; R12; R3; Q59.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25510

The U.S. Produce Traceability Initiative: Analysis, Evaluation, and Recommendations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Porter,   Justin K.; Baker,   Gregory A.; Agrawal,   Narendra.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI); Fresh produce industry; Food safety; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Public Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114643

A STUDY ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF VILLAGE-BASED COOPERATIVES AS AN INSTITUTION OF DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hussein,   Maliha H.
The existing social and institutional structures at the village level are so occupied with immediate issues of survival that they have been unable to divert much of their energy to long term development goals.  The situation is characterized by the existence of "social traps" which lead people to adopt short term solutions and ignore the long term consequences of their actions.  At such low income levels future expected returns are also likely to be discounted at very high rates. It is a reflection of the state of affairs that very little new land was brought under cultivation since independence.  Individually, the farmers lacked the resources which could enable them to develop new land.  The opening of the Karakorum highway has created new economic...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10963

An Empirical Analysis of Contribution of Rural County Education to Economic Growth — A Case of Yongchuan Region of Chongqing, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jian-yong,   Zhu.
This paper introduces the derived process of the empirical mode that the investment in education has made a good contribution to the economic growth. Based on this point, taking Yongchuan region as an example and depending on the related statistics collected from 1981 to 2008, the paper carries out a study on the direct influences and the spillover that the investment in rural education makes to the economic growth through Feide Mode, that the fitting accuracy of the regression equation is relatively high and each variable coefficient has undergo very detailed significant tests. The study shows that the influence coefficient of investment in education to the economic growth is 0.821. The contribution to the economic growth is comparatively low, less than 1...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Country rural education; Spillover function; Rural economy; Yongchuan region; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93235

What is the structure of the coffee market: Can the real poor benefit from the coffee trade?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pokorna,   Irena; Smutka,   Lubos.
This article deals with the trade with coffee. The primary aim of the paper is to analyse the international coffee trade. Because coffee belongs to the cash crops we have focus on the production. We have analysed the structure of the trade concerning the green (not roasted) coffee, roasted coffee and coffee extracts, essences or concentrates. The analyses of production show enormous differences between developed and developing countries on the supply side. Dissimilarity appeared in the price system. Our results show that developing countries (especially least developed countries) cannot fully benefit from the international trade because they are placed just on the lowest level of the production vertical line. The results prove that there must exist strong...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coffee market; International trade; Prices; Supply chains; Developing countries; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Relations/Trade; GA; IN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96865

THE EVOLUTION OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION COOPERATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abell,   Peter B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27337

Farm Foundation: 75 Years as a Catalyst to Agriculture and Rural America
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ernstes,   David P.; Hildreth,   R.J.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
Chapter titles:  Legge and Lowden; Events Leading to the Founding of Farm Foundation; Creating Farm Foundation; Hiring Henry C. Taylor; The Birth And Growth of Committees; National Public Policy Education Committee; Farm Foundation Programming in the 1950s and 1960s; Farm Foundation Round Table; The Hildreth Legacy: Farm Foundation Programming in the 1970s and 1980s; The Armbruster Era: Strategic Planning and Programming 1991-2007; Farm Foundation's Financial History; The Future.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Farm Foundation; Agricultural Policy; Agricultural History; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36823

Cooperatives: Issues and trends in developing countries  Report of a workshop held in Perth, 24-25 March 2003
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113793

THE CHALLENGE TO THINK BIG AS AMERICAN AGRICULTURE SHRINKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blank,   Steven C.
A multi-part test is proposed for the hypothesis that American production agriculture is shrinking.  The results of the three tests presented here are consistent with a shrinking American agricultural sector that is on the verge of, but not yet in, the final decline stage of its "life cycle."  The sector is clearly shrinking in relative size and importance, and in absolute size, and its economic performance has been weak for decades.  These changes in agriculture and their implications for the agricultural economics profession are discussed.  Finally, (at least) two challenges to American agriculture and the agricultural economics profession are raised.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31043

THE MEANING OF ROCHDALE: THE ROCHDALE PIONEERS AND THE CO-OPERATIVE PRINCIPLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fairbairn,   Brett.
Rochdale, England, is known by millions for one reason: a handful of labourers established a co-operative there in 1844 known as the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. That co-operative was adopted as the inspiration and model for a movement that now includes nearly 700 million people around the world.  As this paper is being written, co-operators around the world are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its birth.  But what did Rochdale mean? Why is it considered so important?
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31778

BOOK REVIEW: Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, ed., The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development. London: Earthscan, 2007, xxx + 248 pp., $42.50 paperback, ISBN 978-1-84407-409-9.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   John C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62297

Territoriality of the agroecological and conventional systems in family farming in Rondônia - the Amazon forest – Brazil.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gianasi,   L.M.; Tubaldina,   Dra. Maria Aparecida Dos Santos.
This article focuses on one of the themes developed in the Project leader between Fluminense Federal University - UFF (Rio de Janeiro State) and Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG (Minas Gerais State) sponsored by CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). The research is developed in Earth and Society Nucleus - Study Group on Agrarian Geography, Familiar Agriculture and Peasant Culture and the Laboratory of Agrarian Geography and Agriculture Family, linked to the Graduate Program in Geography and the Department of Geography of UFMG and the Research Center for Agricultural-Environmental of the Graduate Program in Geography of UFF. The main project is related with "Family agriculture, environmental sustainability and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroecology; Rondônia–amazon Region; Familiar agriculture.; 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/95202

A marketing-finance approach linking contracts in agricultural channels to shareholder value
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pennings,   Joost M.E.; Wansink,   Brian; Hoffmann,   Arvid O.I.
A conceptual marketing-finance framework is proposed which links channel contracting in agriculture and the use of financial facilitating services (e.g., financial derivatives) to (shareholder) value creation. The framework complements existing literature by explicitly including channel contract relationships as market-based assets that can be managed to reduce cash flow volatility and hence increase shareholder value. We show how financial facilitating services (e.g., derivatives) can be used to complement the cash flows components of channel contract relationships thereby further reducing the risk adjusted cost of capital and improving shareholder value. In a field study of producers, wholesalers, and processors, in the potato and meat industry the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing-finance; Agricultural marketing strategy; Decision-making; Channels; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114785

AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HERMETIC PURDUE IMPROVED CROP STORAGE (PICS) BAGS TO IMPROVE INCOMES FOR MAIZE PRODUCERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Michael; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James.
Pests like the larger grain borer (P. truncatus) and the maize weevil (S. zeamis) cause significant storage losses for African maize producers.  The value of storage protection to a market-oriented farmer is a function of price seasonality, value loss prevention, and their opportunity costs of capital.  Evidence suggests that hermetic technologies like Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags can be effective against these key maize storage pests, but sustainable technology transfer requires that it be profitable for producers. This analysis references dry weight loss figures from key life science articles and builds on previous value loss research to provide a geographic model for potential storage technology adoption.  PICS bag profitability with one and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural pests; Technology adoption; Maize; Larger grain borer; Hermetic storage; Storage economics; Agribusiness; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q13; O33.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115554

Pakistan Agricultural Export Performance in the Light of Trade Liberalization and Economic Reforms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malik,   Nadeem.
The objective of this paper is to see the impacts of economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies on agricultural export performance of Pakistan. The major purpose is to examine the effects of both domestic supply-side factors and world demand on agricultural export performance. Four indicators of economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies are considered namely competitiveness, diversification, openness and world demand for agricultural products; these indicators capture the effects of both domestic supply-side policy reforms and world market potential. The effects are analysed in dynamic term both in the long-run and short-run, using co integration and vector error correction (VECM) methods. The empirical results suggest that agricultural...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45854

PARTS OR WHOLE? EFFICIENT BROILER PRODUCTION RESPONSES TO CONSUMER-DRIVEN MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costa,   Ecio de Farias; Houston,   Jack E.; Gunter,   Lewell F.; Pesti,   Gene M.
Adoption of consumer-market-oriented production on broiler profit-maximizing modeling generates results that differ from those traditionally used in profit maximization for broiler production.  This model shows that the adoption of step-pricing and marketing options (examples of consumer-market-oriented decisions) modify the optimal levels and types of broiler production to generate maximum profitability.  Thus optimal protein levels in the feed formulated exceed currently recommended levels and alternative protein sources are also allocated.  The adoption of step-pricing to respond to consumer-market-oriented decisions shows that higher profits can be obtained for targeted weights only if premium prices for output are allocated.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27639

An Empirical Investigation of Interproduct Relationships Between Domestic and Imported Seafood in the U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Young-Jae; Kennedy,   P. Lynn.
This study seeks to identify interproduct relationships between domestic catfish and a representative selection of imported seafood. In doing so, this study uses multivariate cointegration and structural analyses. Multivariate cointegration analysis suggests that six imported seafood product groupings form a common market with domestic catfish. Structural analysis reveals that 1) domestic and imported catfish are net and gross quantity substitutes; 2) domestic catfish and imported seafood are normal goods; 3) six imported seafood products are identified as gross quantity substitutes for domestic catfish; and 4) according to the derived Allais coefficients, interaction intensities of imported seafood for domestic catfish (from greatest to least) are as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Catfish; Multivariate cointegration; Quantity substitutability; Seafood imports; Structural analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D12; F10; F11; F13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100516

Valuing Public Price Reporting: The Iowa Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lawrence,   John D.; Shaffer,   John A.; Hayenga,   Marvin L.
Auction market users and operators were surveyed regarding their source and use of livestock auction price information. Although important for marketing and to a lesser extent production decisions, only 30 percent preferred publicly reported prices over reports from market operators or other sources. The small share of market users willing to pay for public price reports suggests acceptable substitutes are available. Based on these results it is unlikely that user fees will be able to replace the current level of public support for auction market price reporting.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Price reporting; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90376

Positiv externality of honey production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanyi Arvane,   Georgina; Csapo,   Zsolt; Karpati,   Laszlo.
Bee-keeping and honey production has a long history in Hungary. Honey is an important and healthy food of people and it can be consumed without any human processing. The honey production has important role, too. Some researchers say that if honey bee will extinct the humanity in the world would also extinct. It is true since plant pollination by honey bees is very important. It is confirmed by researchers’ studies that plant pollination by honey bees has significant positive external impacts on potential yields in orchards. Although the contribution of honey production to the GDP in Hungary is only a few per cent, other benefits play more important role. One of them is the positive external effect – mentioned above – and the other is the contribution to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Honey production; Honey bees; Pollination; Economic values; Positive externality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109313

How to use the Reductionist approach for evaluating subsystems to research the elements of the development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goda,   Pal; Toth,   Tamas; Kollar,   Kitti.
Reductionist approach for evaluating subsystems
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: System; Sub-system; Interactions; Components general spider map theory; Local community; Network entropy; Social physics; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47545

Phase Space Reconstruction from Time Series Data: Where History Meets Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffaker,   Ray G.
In ‘dissipative’ dynamical systems, variables evolve asymptotically toward low‐dimensional ‘attractors’ that define their dynamical properties. Unfortunately, real‐world dynamical systems are generally too complex for us to directly observe these attractors. Fortunately, there is a method—‘phase space reconstruction’—that can be used to indirectly detect attractors in real‐world dynamical systems using time series data on a single variable (Broomhead and King, 1985; Schaffer and Kott, 1985; Kott et al, 1988; Williams,1997). Armed with this knowledge, we can formulate more accurate and informative models of real‐world dynamical systems. We begin by introducing the concept of phase space attractors within the context of a dynamic ISLM model. We next...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100455

Efeitos potenciais da política tributária sobre o consumo de alimentos e insumos agropecuários: uma análise de equilíbrio geral inter-regional
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santos,   Carliton Vieira dos; Ferreira Filho,   Joaquim Bento de Souza.
This paper analyses the potentials long run effects on the Brazilian economy of two policies in the field of the indirect taxes: a) the reduction of indirect taxes on food consumption by the households and; b) the reduction of indirect taxes on the main inputs used in the agricultural activity. The analysis is accomplished through two simulation exercises using a static inter-regional applied general equilibrium model. The benchmark year is 2001. The results of both simulations are found to be similar, except in terms of magnitude: the most intense effects are associated to the reduction the taxation on foods. Both simulations show expansion in the level of economic activity in the poorest regions of the country and reduction in the richest. They also show...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tax policy; Indirect taxes; Foods; Agricultural activity; General equilibrium.; Agribusiness; R13; H20.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61923

AGROINDUSTRIALIZATION THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION: TRANSACTIONS COSTS, COOPERATIVES AND MILK-MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN THE ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holloway,   Garth J.; Nicholson,   Charles F.; Delgado,   Christopher L.
Some small-holders are able to generate reliable and substantial income flows through small-scale dairy production for the local market; for others, a set of unique transactions costs hinders participation. Cooperative selling institutions are potential catalysts for mitigating these costs, stimulating entry into the market, and precipitating growth in rural communities. Trends in cooperative organization in East-African dairy are evaluated. Empirical work focuses on alternative techniques for effecting participation among a representative sample of periurban milk producers in the Ethiopian highlands. The techniques considered are a modern production practice (cross-bred cow use), a traditional production practice (indigenous-cow use), three...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50169

10 years of transition in Ukraine agriculture: An analysis of productivity and efficiency of enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej; Odening,   Martin; Babycheva,   Tamara.
This paper analyzes efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) change of large agricultural enterprises during their transition to a market economy in Ukraine. In this case the efficiency is calculated by data envelopment analysis and the productivity change is measured by the Malmquist Productivity Change Index in the period between 1990 and 1999. On average, TFP declined by 6% annually, dropping a total 42%. The main reason for the observed TFP decline is a decrease in technical efficiency, which is found to be remarkably significant. At the same time there is a high variation among individual enterprises: their distribution of efficiency scores widens, which indicates that the farms diverge with respect to their economic performance. The Tobit...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Эффективность; Общая продуктивность фактора; Анализ оболочки данных; Малмквист-индекс изменения общей продуктивности фактора; Переходный период; Украина; Effizienz; Totale Faktor Produktivität; Data Envelopment Analysis; Malmquist Productivity Change Index; Transition; Ukraine; Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; Q12; D25; O1; O4; P3.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92168

RAISING RIVALS’ COSTS STRATEGYAND LOCALISED AGRO-FOOD SYSTEMS IN EUROPE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barjolle,   Dominique; Jeanneaux,   Philippe; Meyer,   Dorothee.
For some Localised Agro-Food Systems (LAFS), for ex. Comté in France, Gruyère in Switzerland, the cheese and milk prices are above average whilst others as for example the Cantal from France are similar or even below average. The objective of this paper is to shed light on levers which the agents activate to assure their uniqueness is irrevocable, and uphold the benefits of their LAFS. Raising Rivals' Costs Theory gives interesting point of view about the behaviour of firms which could make use of the collective rules to raise the costs of their competitors in the particular case of LAFS oriented to the production of traditional cheeses. This will be explored through two cases studies. In the first case (territorial collective governance mode of the local...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: PDO; Localised agro-food system; Raising Rivals’ Costs; Governance of LAFS; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114243

A FRAMEWORK FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIAL PRODUCTS WITHIN THE WTO:  A CLOSER LOOK AT FOUR COMMODITIES IN BARBADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marcus-Burnett,   Emalene.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade liberalization; Special products; Sensitive commodities; WTO; CARICOM Single Market and Economy; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36951

Predicting the Corn Basis in the Texas Triangle Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mkrtchyan,   Vardan; Welch,   J. Mark; Power,   Gabriel J.
This study develops a new and straightforward economic model of basis forecasting that outperforms the simple three-year average method suggested in much of the literature. We use monthly data of the corn basis in the Texas Triangle Area from February 1997 to July 2008. The results and the graphs indicate that the new model based on economic fundamentals performs better than basis estimates using a three-year moving average.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Basis; Corn; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46759

FARM-AGRIBUSINESS LINKAGES IN SOUTH AFRICA: EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH LINKS WITH AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kirsten,   Johann F.; Sartorius,   Kurt.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18072

CHANGING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   Glen T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1961
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17638

Slotting Fees for Organic Retail Products: Evidence from a Survey of U.S. Food Retailers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marasteanu,   I. Julia; Jaenicke,   Edward C.; Dimitri,   Carolyn.
This paper investigates the prevalence of slotting fees in organic packaged and prepared products, and identifies the factors that influence the relative size of slotting fees.  Based on a 2009 survey of U.S. food retailers, we find that 31 percent of surveyed retailers accept slotting fees for organic packaged and prepared products.  Previous literature on slotting fees provides arguments for two rationales, one focused on the role slotting fees play in establishing an efficient allocation of shelf space for new products and the other focused on how slotting fees can be used strategically to price discriminate or otherwise increase rents to parties with more bargaining power.  Using an ordered logit regression of the relative magnitude of slotting fees on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic; Slotting fees; Food retailers; Ordered logit; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103467

Developments and Development Directions of Electronic Trade Platforms in US and European Agri-Food Markets: Impact on Sector Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Hausen,   Tobias; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Electronic trade platforms support trading transactions between enterprises. They have entered the business landscape including the agri-food sector only a few years ago. However, there already have been dramatic changes in the agri-food sector’s platform infrastructures. This paper analyzes developments in electronic trade platform infrastructures in the agri-food sector of the US and Europe between 2000 and 2002 and identifies development strategies of successful platforms. Of 85 platforms in existence in the year 2000, only 25 remained active in 2002. But there are still market entries of new platforms and existing platforms form various types of partnerships. The analysis could identify a range of strategic development lines of successful platforms....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Electronic commerce; Electronic trade platforms; Agri-food markets; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8146

Mature Cooperative Groups Seeking New Identities: The Case of Belgium
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Develtere,   Patrick; Raymaekers,   Peter.
The cooperative sector in Belgium has always been very much linked to other social movements. In the 1990s the backbone of the sector, namely the cooperative banks, have undergone major transformations. In this article, the two most important cooperative financial holdings that were created to replace the stand-alone cooperative banks are looked at: the Cera and the ARCO-group. We see that they follow a similar path but have opted for a slightly different positioning in the Belgian social and economic landscape. Both have sought a new identity by repositioning themselves vis-à-vis the market, civil society and the state. The consequences of the new “cooperative trilemma” are gradually becoming clear.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Social movement; Sustainable development; Corporate social responsibility; Cooperative trilemma; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45104

Projeções do Agronegócio no Brasil – 2007/08 a 2017/18
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gasques,   Jose Garcia; Bastos,   Eliana Teles; Dossa,   Derli; Silva,   Lucille Freire Da; Paula,   Ricardo De Almeida.
Este trabalho é uma atualização resumida do trabalho de projeções do agronegócio Mundial e Brasil que tem sido feita pelo Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA) nestes últimos quatro anos. O período do estudo é 2007/2008 a 2017/2018. O trabalho de projeções tem por objetivo fornecer subsídios aos formuladores de políticas públicas quanto as principais tendências de produtos agropecuários, para a tomada de decisão e para o delineamento de linhas de atuação, embasando e fortalecendo os instrumentos de política agrícola nacionais. Para o setor privado a importância do trabalho se dá no sentido de indicar como o governo visualiza o futuro das principais cadeias do agronegócio, além de oferecer os resultados das projeções a partir dos quais...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Brasil; Grãos; Carnes; Etanol; Agribusiness; Brazil; Crops; Meat; Ethanol; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108153

A Comment on An Application of Spatial Equilibrium Analysis to the Transport and Processing of Wholemilk in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Codrington,   Stephen B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10308

INVOLVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IN GRADUATE AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAMS:  AN UNCOMFORTABLE LINKAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biere,   Arlo W.
Departments of agricultural economics face a changing environment.  Some argue for the adoption of the Master of Agribusiness degree.  I argue that agribusiness in not well differentiated from agricultural economics and that the forte of agricultural economics departments is teaching applied economics, not teaching management.  Furthermore, in today's dynamic, open economy, a good understanding of economics is more valuable than ever before.  Rather than leave our area of strength, we should look to improve our current degree programs given today's business needs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32166

ASCENSAO DA AGROINDUSTRIA CANAVIEIRA PAULISTA: O CASO DE PIRACICABA NO INICIO DO SECULO XX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Terci,   Eliana Tadeu; Peres,   Maria Thereza Miguel.
This article analyzes the modernization of the sugar cane industry with the advent of central sugar factories in Piracicaba. Data from enterprises, legal offices and Piracicaba’s periodicals allow us to recognize the strategies that were being used by sugar cane enterprises groups to improve their business and overcome the challenges at that time. The mercantile capital ascendancy over the sugar cane industry configured a diverse enterprise organization formed by familiar companies; limited societies associated with the refineries, and anonymous societies created by foreign capital. The ascension of this industry made possible the joint of an important polarized sugar cane complex in the region of Piracicaba. A significant result was the constitution of a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Central sugar factories; Agroindustry modernization; Sugar cane; Engenho central; Modernização agroindustrial; Cana-de-açúcar.; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102042

Justified hopes or utopian thinking? The suitability of coffee certification schemes as a business model for small-scale producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beuchelt,   Tina; Zeller,   Manfred; Oberthur,   Thomas.
The marketing of coffee through group-based, certified market channels is often promoted by governments and donors as a viable business model for poor small-scale farmers. Organic and fairtrade coffees have become very popular among socially, environmentally and health conscious consumers in recent years. While coffee certification programs have been in place for over fifteen years, there are few studies on the welfare impacts of certification schemes. Therefore, this research seeks to analyse the impacts of certification on poverty alleviation and to identify the critical factors which explain success or failure of certification schemes. We use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research, comparing small-scale coffee producers in northern...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certification; Coffee; Cooperatives; Impact; Nicaragua; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51717

The Role of Business Expectations for New Product Introductions: A Panel Analysis for the German Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartl,   Jochen; Herrmann,   Roland.
Theory suggests that business expectations are crucial for investment in research and development (R&amp;D) as well as for process and product innovations. However, there are controversial theoretical predictions about the causal linkage between business expectations and new product introductions. In addition, most empirical studies have so far neglected business expectations as an important determinant of new product introductions due to absence of data. To address this shortcoming, this study investigates whether business expectations do affect new product introductions and whether the net impact is positive or negative. The empirical analysis is based on panel data from 14 branches of the German food industry over six years (1993-1998). Our findings...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9278

FRESH SEAFOOD DISTRIBUTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Long,   Donald L.; Coale,   Charles W., Jr.
Study focuses on the transportation problems in the distribution of fresh seafood in Virginia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27683

Local Food Supply Chains Use Diverse Business Models To Satisfy Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hand,   Michael S.
Case studies of mainstream and local food supply chains reveal the variety of ways that food products move from farms to consumers. Farms in local food supply chains maintain a diverse portfolio of products and market outlets, which may help defray large fixed costs across multiple revenue streams. Local food supply chains are more likely to provide consumers with detailed information about where and by whom products were produced.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121428

Do fluctuations in wine stocks affect wine prices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bukenya,   James O.; Labys,   Walter C.
Globalization and the expansion of world wine trade have caused a wine boom that together with agricultural subsidies have made fluctuations in wine inventories a more critical issue. In the case of domestic and international wine markets, little is known about intertemporal inventory adjustments and how they relate to prices. We investigate possible dynamic relations between these variables in a time series context, so as to better understand how wine producers and traders can face growing price and financial volatility. Countries for whom meaningful data series could be constructed include: Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States. The study begins by examining the empirical evidence on inventories in these markets and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37317

Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin:  Public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar.
This report analyzes how public policies designed to promote groundwater development over the past 50 years have failed in their promise, and how initiative by private agents can generate the social welfare the region needs so direly. The report outlines a five-pronged strategy for attacking eastern India's rural poverty through fuller utilization of its groundwater resources.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: River basins; Groundwater management; Groundwater development; Groundwater irrigation; Pumps; Tube wells; Public policy; Poverty; Social aspects; Flood water; Water market; Waterlogging; Electricity supplies; Energy; Pricing; Rural development; Villages; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44570

Financial Structure, Production and Productivity Growth in U.S. Food Manufacturing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hossain,   Ferdaus; Jain,   Ruchi.
This paper examines the effects of financial decsion on production, input demands, profitability, and productivityis in U.S. food manufacturing industry. Empirical results shows that output supply, variable input demands, profitability and productivity are affected by agency costs of debt and signaling benefits of dividend payments. Positive contribution of signalling benefits of dividend payments was more than offset by the negative effects of agency cost of debt in TFP growth.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20756

The agri-food and other bio-based sectors in Spain. A description based on multiplier analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrari,   Emanuele; Cardenete,   Manuel Alejandro; Boulanger,   Pierre; Delgado,   M.C.; M'Barek,   Robert.
The turnover of the EU agri-food sector overtops 2,000 billion Euros a year and employs roughly 22 millions workers. The focus of this paper is on the sectors directly linked to agricultural production and the food industry. Having a comprehensive understanding of extended agri-food economic linkages is critical when designing pertinent policies to deliver the full potential of strong EU agri-food and other bio-based sectors. A more disaggregated view is required. This study stars from a Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) for Spain with a highly disaggregated agricultural sector (AgroSAMs) for the year 2000. This study uses the AgroSAMs in its entire disaggregation, in order to provide a descriptive analysis of the agri-food and bio-based sectors. The limits...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Food; Multiplier; Key sector; Spain; Agribusiness; C67; Q10.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124384

Agribusiness Extension: The Past, Present, and Future?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ruby A.; Woods,   Timothy A.; Wysocki,   Allen F.
The IFAMR is publish by (IFAMA) the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness extension; Future; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q130.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119978

La valorisation des savoirs faire au service d’un territoire: les produits coloniaux de la région Ouest de l’Etat du Santa Catarina – Brésil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorigon,   C.; Cerdan,   Claire.
Les évolutions des marchés et des formes de consommer au Brésil conduisent nombreux agriculteurs familiaux à innover dans leur manière de produire et de vendre leurs produits. Il parait cependant nécessaire de préciser les interactions existantes entre stratégies de qualité et développement territorial. Pour répondre à ces questions, notre article s’appuie sur les résultat d’une étude sur les « produits coloniaux » de la région Ouest de Santa Catarina, située au sud du Brésil. Cette région est connue pour avoir développé le plus important de pôle de production-transformation de viandes de porcs et volailles, à partir d’un modèle associant des agriculteurs familiaux à de grandes agro-industries (modèle d’intégration). Avec l’évolution des dynamiques...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Construction sociale des marchés; Production de qualité; Production artisanale; Mouvements sociaux.; 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/95012

Food Safety in the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Awareness and Management Practices of Producers in Kentucky
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oger,   Raphaelle; Woods,   Timothy A.; Jean-Albert,   Pierre; Allan,   Daniel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Value system; Value chain; Produce; Food safety; Vertical integration; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37867

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Beijing: A Case Study of Food Additives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yuanyuan; Zeng,   Yinchu; Yu,   Xiaohua.
Constructing a theoretical framework and using a survey data of 294 customers from 25 supermarkets in Beijing, this paper studies the willingness to pay (WTP) for additive-free Mooncakes in Beijing and finds that age and income are important for WTP for “food safety” in China. Income is positively correlated with the WTP and there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between age and WTP. This study indicates that consumers in Beijing are willing to pay 5.80 Yuan more for an additive-free Mooncake, which provides a good policy benchmark for the government regulation on food additives. Furthermore, the theoretical framework also provides a good benchmark for understanding WTP in the future study of food safety.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Safety; Willingness to Pay; Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice; Additive-Free Mooncakes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51234

Production Contracts and the Spot Market Price of Hogs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.
The increasing use of production contracts in the hog sector has reduced the number of spot market transactions, raised concerns about price manipulation and helped to spur legislation requiring price reporting by packers.  Using data from the 2002 and 2007 Censuses of Agriculture, this study looks for evidence of market manipulation by examining whether the local prevalence of contracting affects the average price received by independent producers.  The empirical approach uses a fixed-effects model to examine whether the change in the prevalence of contracting is correlated with the change in the spot market price received by individual farmers. This approach controls for unobservable time-invariant individual and county characteristics, such as product...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Production contracts; Alternative marketing arrangements; Market power; Spot market price; Hogs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61020

Initiation of End-User Specific Grain Marketing at Iowa Elevators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hurburgh,   Charles R.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18696

MARKET ORIENTATION IN A SAMPLE OF CHILEAN AGRIFOOD PROCESSING FIRMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martino,   Fernando; Tregear,   Angela.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34269

SUCCESSFUL ALLIANCE ESTABLISHMENT AND EVOLUTION IN A VOLATILE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF "CELLARS OF CANTERBURY"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliver,   Lance D.; Gow,   Hamish R.
Little attention has been given to the process of development that leads to alliance relationships flexible enough to withstand unforeseen environmental shifts and evolve while others fail.  We believe that the problem stems from the contractual rigidity imposed by partners in the initial stages to the formation of an alliance.  This paper analyzes a process to create self-enforcing agreements that lead to a flexible alliance architecture capable of reconfiguration to meet the demands of environmental change.  Using an empirical case study of "Cellars of Canterbury" a New Zealand wine producing and marketing joint venture, we suggest that immediate value creation establishes private enforcement capital in a relationship which allows for critical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19808

Regional Fishery Management Organization as Games in Coalitional Form
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Do,   Kim Hang Pham; Folmer,   Henk.
This paper examines how a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) might successfully achieve effective control of a high seas fishery in the context of partial cooperation. We analyse the feasible allocations of property rights among members of a given RFMO and coalitions of potential entrants. We demonstrate that the modified Shapley value is an appropriate device for the division of the gains from both partial and full cooperations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International fisheries; Overexploitation; Partial cooperation; Games in partition function form; Competitive equilibrium; Modified Shapley value; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97792

Conformation and market effects of corporate cereal farms in Hungary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jambor,   Attila.
Functions and existence of agricultural corporate farms have concerned agricultural economists for a long time. It is worth examining in a given market how these forms of companies evolve, work, what effects they have on supply chain, land market or natural environment, etc. Importance of the topic is also underpinned by western experts arguing that a totally different pattern of agricultural structure developed in former socialist states (superlarge farms) than in West-Europe (family farms). The aim of this paper is to present how superlarge companies affect their environment in the Hungarian cereal market, which is one of the leading sectors of the national agriculture. Moreover, growing cereals are suitable for large scale companies, especially in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10016

FOOD RETAILING CONSOLIDATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26779

Consumers' Preference of Rice Brands in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sounghun; Son,   Eun-Young; Park,   Sungho.
This paper conducts several analyses to discuss about consumers' preference of rice brands and suggest a way to reduce the number that currently stands at about 1,700 in the Korean market. With data collected from 358 survey respondents, a conjoint analysis was conducted to identify consumers' preferences of Korean rice in regard to such aspects as producing area, brand, category, and price. We particularly focused on analyzing the consumers' preference of rice brands, with some scenarios to decrease the number of brands.  The paper also estimated the virtual market shares of rice brands. As results of the analyses, the paper shows that the grouping of individual rice brands in a city or county under one representative brand is the most preferred by Korean...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Korean rice brands; Conjoint analysis; Virtual market share; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90688

2011 Michigan Land Values and Leasing Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
Land is a natural resource that is valued for many reasons. Farmers utilize land to earn their livelihood and as a store of wealth for future retirement. Potential rural residents have increasingly sought open space for a home site and pursuit of a lifestyle. Developers seek financial opportunities to invest in and develop it for non-farm uses. Recreational needs such as hunting are often met through use of land. For some, land is viewed as an investment and a hedge against inflation. This myriad of demands for land combined with its fixed supply continually alters its market price, which is a monetary measure of its perceived value.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119113

Can the Federal Reserve Bank’s Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions Forecast Land Values?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zakrzewicz,   Christopher J.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Briggeman,   Brian C.
The value of land dominates the financial structure of most American agricultural production firms, and land values are an important factor in long-term agricultural planning and risk management. As the primary source of collateral for farm loans, farmland values have significant implications for both producers as well as bankers financing agricultural loans. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions is an expert opinion survey in which agricultural bankers provide land value forecasts. As the survey has drawn increased attention, the survey has drawn criticism regarding its use qualitative data to forecast land values. Our research examines the value of the survey data with respect to its ability to forecast...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmland; Forecasting; Land values; Federal Reserve Bank; Agribusiness; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61758

Análise dos contratos na avicultura de corte em Mato Grosso sob a ótica da nova economia institucional (NEI)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franco,   Cleiton; Bonjour,   Sandra Cristina de Moura; Pereira,   Benedito Dias; Zanini,   Talitha Soyara.
The Brazilian production of poultry meat in 2010 reached 12.230 million tons, a growth of 11.38%, driven by increased consumption and increased exports. Mato Grosso is the 7th. Major national producer in terms of slaughter and production numbers are growing every year, considering the production of soybeans and corn and the possibility of planting new areas, making poultry the star of this new scenario. This article aims to examine contracts of broiler farms in Mato Grosso from the perspective of New Institutional Economics. The theoretical reference provides the concepts of transaction costs and governance structures. The data were derived from contracts related to the integration of poultry production in the period of 2008 and 2009, from the point of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: New Institucional Economy; Contracts; Attributes of the Transactions; Poultry keeping; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121294

The impact of government policies on land use in Northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clement,   Floriane; Amezaga,   Jaime M.; Orange,   Didier; Toan,   Tran Duc.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land use; Public policy; Reforestation; Farmers; Decision making; Land management; Shifting cultivation; Villages; Vietnam; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52968

Agricultural cooperatives and quality-enhancing R&amp;D in the agri-food system
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drivas,   Kyriakos; Giannakas,   Konstantinos.
This paper develops a game - theoretic model of heterogeneous consumers to analyze the effect of cooperative involvement on quality- enhancing product innovation activity, the pricing of food products, and the welfare of the groups involved in the context of a mixed duopoly where an openmembership consumer co- op competes with an IOF. Analytical results show that the involvement of the member welfare- maximizing co- op in R&amp;D can be quality and welfare enhancing by increasing the arrival rate of product innovations and reducing the prices of food products. The effectiveness of the co- op is shown to depend on the nature of product differentiation and the relative quality of its products, the degree of consumer heterogeneity, and the size of innovation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Open Membership Cooperatives; Product Innovation; Mixed Oligopoly; Retained Earnings.; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10075

The Government Agribusiness Interface: a Review of Conceptual Issues and Viewpoints for the Australian Food Manufacturing Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroder,   William R.; Mavondo,   Felix.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12405

Estrutura Conduta e Desempenho da Produção das Vinícolas Gaúchas: Período 1989 a 2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dias,   Marcelo Fernandes Pacheco; Santos Junior,   Silvio; Padula,   Antonio Domingos.
As vinícolas gaúchas têm a quase totalidade participação no agronegócio de vinhos. Mesmo com grande pujança, esse setor passa por forte concorrência internacional e é bastante dependente do mercado interno brasileiro. Essa pesquisa buscou analisar como o comportamento das forças de mercado, especificamente as importações e o consumo, influenciaram o desempenho nas quantidades produzidas de vinho comum, vinho de viníferas, suco de uva e vinhos espumantes no período compreendido entre 1989 e 2006. A análise foi baseada no paradigma Estrutura, Conduta e Desempenho que prevê que a estrutura de mercado exerce influência na conduta e no desempenho. A análise implicou na descrição das tendências de produção, importação e consumo e da avaliação das relações de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Estratégia; Estrutura Conduta Desempenho; Vinícolas; Strategies; Structure; Conduct; Performance; Wineries; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117264

The Role of Inter-Organizational Leadership in Agri-Food Value Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dooley,   Lawrence B.; Luca,   E.
For many years research on marketing channel behaviour was focused on power and conflict between channel members. More recently, as a result of globalisation, firms have become more dependent on each other and more collaborative models of channel behaviour have developed to meet the demands of the global marketplace. Research suggests that closer relationships involving trust, commitment, co-operation, co-ordination, and collaboration are needed between chain members to ensure the success of their value chains. The major challenge is to identify and develop leadership styles that foster efficient and collaborative value chains. Generally, the literature suggests that supply chain effectiveness and survival is linked to leadership behaviour. Leader...
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/49843

FARM DECISION-MAKING IN A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTEXT: THE CASE OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING IN KERKINI DISTRICT, GREECE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vassalos,   Michael; Dillon,   Carl R.; 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 Lake Kerkini region (North Greece) with the use of mixed integer non-linear programming method. Economic performance was evaluated in terms of farm income, resource allocation, production level etc. 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.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Greek farming; Multifunctionality of farming; Farm; Farm decision making and age of farmers; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57640

Problems of New Generation Migrant Workers from the Perspective of Social Discrimination
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Ying.
The correlation of migrant workers and other social problems are studied from the aspects of the concept of “migrant workers” and social discrimination, “new generation” and mobility of social class and the sex structure of new generation migrant workers. The results show that the “worker” in the “migrant worker” comes from the “work for other people”; although the “migrant worker” has the sense of discrimination, it really reflects the survival states of a certain social class; comparing with the first class migrant workers, the new generation migrant workers are the second generation of migrant workers, and their social position has not changed basically. The unfairness of social mobility is included among the “poor second generation”, “rich second...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Migrant workers; New generation migrant workers; Social discrimination; Mobility of social class; Gender structure; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113492

WHAT SHOULD WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS DO?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peck,   Gerald E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27297

A KÁVÉ HAZAI ÉS VILÁGPIACA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Letenyei,   Krisztina.
A kávé kereskedelme a nemzetközi tőzsdéken folyik. Amikor a kínálat meg-haladja a keresletet, túlkínálat van. Ekkor alacsony a kávé ára, a túltermelési válság jelei mutatkoznak: elégetik a kávét. A kistermelők a tönk szélére kerül-nek. Ebben az időszakban a termelők kiirtják, illetve elhanyagolják a kávécser-jéket. A kávéexportáló országok csökkentik a termelést, az exportot is visszafog-ják, a raktárkészlet növekszik. Az elmaradt invesztíció és a rossz időjárási kö-rülmények hatására a kínálat csökken, majd a kereslet meghaladja a kínálatot, ami még ellensúlyozható a raktárkészletek piacra dobásával. Mivel a kávécser-jék csak öt év után fordulnak termőre, a kereslet tartósan meghaladja a kínála-tot. Ekkor a kávéárak a magasba szöknek. Ebben az időszakban...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kávé; Kereslet; Kínálat; Hazai és világpiac - coffee; Demand; Supply; Domestic and world market; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54335

SEGMENTING NICHE GOAT-MEAT MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nelson,   Mack C.; Whitehead,   Jackie; Mobini,   Seyedmedhi; Brown,   Nathaniel B., Jr.; Thomas,   Marc.
This research report provides an examination of the ratings of an important sensory attribute of chevon (goat meat) with that of beef and pork. Results from an analysis of variance of comparative ratings of the flavor of chevon and that of beef and pork suggest that selected demographic characteristics of U.S. consumers influenced the ratings of chevon'’s flavor with that of beef and pork. The findings indicate that Hispanics, blacks, and females should not be treated as homogenous niche markets. The results suggest that there are distinct subdivision preferences within and between these consumer partitions.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27118

Measuring Research on County Agricultural Technological Innovation Ability Index
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Lihua; Yan,   Huizhe; Yan,   Pingjian.
Taking the mechanism of technological construction guidance theory and mode which consists of “objective-construction-evaluation-construction-objective” as a starting point, on the basis of county agricultural technological innovation ability and its index definition, this paper researches the constructing system of county agricultural technological innovation ability. Firstly, on the basis of defining county agricultural technological innovation ability and the definition of index, according to the principle of purposefulness, scientificity , systematicness, integration of dynamic state and static state, integration of quantitativeness and qualitativeness and so on, we construct the multi-level measuring system of county agricultural technological...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: County agriculture; Technological innovation ability; Index measuring; AHM; Unascertained mathematics; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118223

STIMULATING COOPERATION AMONG FARMERS IN A POST-SOCIALIST ECONOMY: LESSONS FROM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE MARKETING PARTNERSHIP IN POLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas; Petrick,   Martin.
This paper shows how the involvement of local governments and individuals allowed the successful creation of a public-private partnership for agricultural marketing in South-Eastern Poland, despite a generally negative perception of cooperation among the rural population. While the regional distribution network for agricultural products is largely market-based, the partnership only emerged due to collective action between local leaders. The partnership does not require farmers to become shareholders, uses a small decision making body and offers complementary services to farmers. However, there has been little stimulation of broader development activities within the local society, and the involvement of local governments has become unstable over time.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public-private partnership; Endogenous initiatives; Rural development; Poland; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7580

OS EFEITOS DO TURISMO NO ESPAÇO RURAL NA GERAÇÃO DE RENDA E EMPREGO: O CASO DE SÃO MARTINHO (SC)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Elesbao,   Ivo.
The contemporary rural space needs to be considered in all its diversity. The non-agricultural activities, particularly those that involve leisure and tourism, have become increasingly important and may contribute to the local economy dynamics. The aim in this work was to identify the effects of tourism on income and job generation in the rural space. The basis of the qualitative research was a case study in São Martinho, a city in Santa Catarina state. Semi-structured interviews were done with the ten people responsible for the tourism enterprises in the district’s rural area. It was noticed that the resources originating from tourism were responsible for most of the entrepreneurs’ family revenue, contributing to an improvement in their lifestyle. There...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural tourism; Entrepreneurs; Changes; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90424

The Producer Cooperative as Monitored Credit? The Case of West Liberty Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Marcoul,   Philippe; Ginder,   Roger G.
The West Liberty Foods turkey cooperative formed in 1996 to purchase the assets and assume operations of Louis Rich Foods. Based on field interviews with grower members and company management, we describe changes in the economic relationship between growers and the company that resulted from the purchase. We argue that many of the observed changes are consistent with a financial-contracting view of the cooperative firm where the bundling of input-supply and board activities generates a reduction in agency rents that compensates for the organizational deadweight loss traditionally associated with cooperative governance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56890

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; Feldman,   Paul A.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Zimmel,   Peter.
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 primary objective of the analysis is to determine the farms’ economic viability by region and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42709

Privatização dos serviços de extensão rural: uma discussão (des)necessária?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diesel,   Vivien; Froehlich,   Jose Marcos; Neumann,   Pedro Selvino; Silveira,   Paulo Roberto Cardoso da.
The article analyzes and discusses the privatization of the rural extension services according to international literature. To start with, the subject is set in the horizon of the debate of the so called State Reform, which determined the agenda for the development since the 1980’s. Next, we show how the subject has been treated so far having the economic theory as background and we examine experiments of privatization at international level. The analysis of such experiments reveals that the early agenda for the privatization took for granted that the rural extension services − which were a responsibility of the State − would be held completely by the private sectors. However, a series of obstacles appeared and arguments for models of privatization in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural extension; Privatization; State reform; Rural development.; Agribusiness; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61200

BACKWARD INTEGRATION BY COOPERATIVES IN IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURAL RAW PRODUCT MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matthey,   Holger; Royer,   Jeffrey S.
This paper models backward integration by processing cooperatives into raw product production.  Our analysis demonstrates that a cooperative's incentive to acquire raw product production capacity depends on its ability to restrict member production to optimal levels and the relationship between members and nonmembers in the raw product market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21014

Difference of Life Expenses among Rural Residents ——A Case of Anhui Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feng,   Ying; Guo,   Su-hua; Chen,   Jian-dong.
Literature review on the status of consumption difference of rural residents and its causation analysis is carried out. Researches introduce the status and causation of consumption cap in rural residents from different aspects, which mainly analyze the obsolete data from the macroscopic angle by measuring methods. Only a few researches analyze the data in recent years from the provincial angle by using Theil index as the analysis index. Therefore, taking Anhui Province as an example, Theil index is selected to calculate the consumption gap of rural residents in Anhui Province in the years 2003-2008, according to the sample survey of rural households in Anhui Province in the years 2004-2009. Through the analysis of living consumption expenditure of rural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural resident; Consumption gap; Theil index; Anhui Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96054

Food Safety and Defense Risks in the U.S.-Mexico Produce Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Richards,   Timothy J.; Bravo,   Jesus; Hu,   Na; Kagan,   Albert; Acharya,   Ram N.; Edwards,   Mark R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; I18; I28; L51.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94707

The Relationship between Natural Resources and Population Development in Liaocheng City
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Ya-kun; Liu,   Jia-zhen; Chen,   Yong-jin; Xu,   Jing.
According to the relevant data about the land resources and population in Liaocheng City from 1999 to 2008, by using the research method of bearing capacity of natural resources, the thesis analyzes the relationship between natural resources and dynamic change of population in Liaocheng City. The results show that the farmland tends to diminish on the whole, and forests, garden land, urban-rural settlements and land for enterprises and mining increase slowly. Based on the analysis of the dynamic relationship between land resources and population, we conclude that the land resources still can bear the current population in Liaocheng City, but the population development   inflict critical pressure on the forest resources and water resources.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Liaocheng City; Natural resources; Bearing capacity index; Capacity of bearing pressure; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108424

Estimating the Economic Value of Specific Characteristics Associated with Angus Bulls Sold at Auction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Rodney D.; Turner,   Tyler; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Marsh,   Thomas L.
The genetic traits of a purebred bull convey the reproductive and economic value to buyers. This study examines and compares the value of actual production weights (birth, weaning, and yearling weight), production expected progeny differences (EPDs) (birth, weaning, milk, and yearling), and ultrasound EPDs (carcass quality predictors) for purebred Angus bulls sold at auction. One EPD, birth weight, was valued by buyers more than its corresponding actual weight, though both actual weights and EPDs significantly impact price. Predictors of carcass quality were important in determining price. Finally, several individual animal factors and sale characteristics were significant in determining price.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Angus bulls; Carcass characteristics; EPDs; Marketing factors; Production factors; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45528

Human resources management in small and medium enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ceranic,   Slobodan; Popovic,   Blazenka S.
Development of small and medium enterprises (SME) represents primary goal of every modern economy. It is complex challenge which includes great number of directly concerned parties in every sector of the state and economy. SME stimulate private ownership and entrepreneurship. Their characteristic is that they are flexible and can easily adjust to changes in supply and demand on the market. At the same time they open possibilities for increase of employment, promote diversification of economical activities, support sustainable growth and give significant contribution to export, trade and increase the competitiveness of the entire economy. Importance of SME for economy is undisputable. All research show that globally, more than 90% of all business activities...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small and medium enterprises; Human resources management; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49230

DISCUSSION: CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA-UNAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rello,   Fernando.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16861

Food Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Analysis and Learning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Jessica; Hatt,   Ken.
This paper introduces an innovative, interdisciplinary food systems programme based on an open‐source pedagogical model that facilitates learning through the use of technology developed at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). We begin by explaining the structure and goals of the UOC and briefly introduce the UOC’s e‐learning model. We then consider the development of the Department of Food Systems, Culture and Society and explain our rational for focussing on food governance. We focus primarily on a set of mandatory introductory courses for the Master’s Diploma in Food, Society and International Food Governance. These courses, which make up a certificate in Food Systems Analysis, lay out the fundamentals of our approach to the study of food systems....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100588

Performance Appraisal Method of Logistic Distribution for Fresh Agricultural Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Hang; Zhang,   Kai.
Through the initial selection, screening and simplification, a set of performance appraisal system of logistic distribution suited to fresh agricultural products is established. In the process of establishing the appraisal indicator, the representative appraisal indicator of logistic distribution of fresh agricultural products is further obtained by delivering experts’ survey and applying the ABC screening system. The distribution costs, transportation and service level belong to the first level indicator;   packing fees, distribution processing fees, full-load ratio, haulage capacity, customer satisfaction and the strain capability of delivery personnel belong to second level indicator. At the same time, the weighing of each indicator is determined. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Logistic distribution of fresh agricultural products; Logistic distribution; Performance appraisal; Appraisal indicators; Fuzzy comprehensive appraisal ， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102365

RESPONSES OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY PRODUCTION IN BRANDENBURG (GERMANY) TO ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL CHANGES: AN APPLICATION OF HOLLING'S ADAPTIVE CYCLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grundmann,   Philipp; Ehlers,   Melf-Hinrich; Uckert,   Gotz.
Agricultural bioenergy production faces dynamics such as yield fluctuations, volatile prices, resource competition, new regulation and policy, innovation and climate change. To what extent is bioenergy production able to adapt to changing environments and to overcome critical events? We investigate in detail how the agricultural bioenergy sector in the German State of Brandenburg adapted to diverse past events. The analysis rests on the adaptive-cycle concept of HOLLING and GUNDERSON (2002a), which has been widely applied in socialecological systems research. Brandenburg’s bioenergy production displays properties of a system in the exploitation phase, including a low potential and a high resilience of the system and a low connectedness within the system....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Adaptive cycle; Agricultural bioenergy; Potential; Resilience; Connectedness; Critical states; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114726

Measuring market power in the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rezitis,   Anthony N.; Kalantzi,   Maria A.
This paper measures the degree of market power of the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry over the period 1983–2007 at the three-digit SIC level. The present study also estimates the “deadweight” loss and the reduction of consumers’ income due to the possible existence of market power in the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry. Based on Bresnahan’s (1989) conjectural variation model, three different approaches are used to investigate competitive conditions of the Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry. The first approach assesses the extent of market power of the whole industry over the period 1983–2007; the second approach tests the degree of market power in each one of the nine sectors of the industry over the whole...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjectural variation; Greek food and beverages manufacturing industry; Market power; Welfare losses; Agribusiness; D43; D60; L66; Q10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114809

Government’s Role in Urban Construction Land Expansion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Chun; Feng,   Chang-Chun.
Focusing on urban construction land expansion, governmental influence on expansion of urban construction land in China is analyzed from fiscal decentralization, government game and land system. Due to fiscal decentralization and coupled with GDP-based performance evaluation system, local government seeks to maximizing economic profits. Whereas, land systems such as land property, land expropriation and land transfer system, let the local governments’ profit seeking behavior can be achieved. The conclusion is that the government’s role in urban construction land expansion is mainly from local governments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban construction land; Land expansion; Local governments; Land system; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97634

Los cambios en la división internacional del trabajo agrícola y sus efectos en la dinámica espacial de los sistemas agroalimentarios: el caso de México
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pensado Leglise,   Mario del Roble.
El trabajo tiene el propósito de analizar las principales consecuencias de los cambios en la división internacional del trabajo en las dinámicas espaciales de los sistemas agropecuarios, particularmente en el caso de México. Aquí se utiliza el marco conceptual del estudio sobre empresas trasnacionales y la División Internacional del Trabajo Agrícola, DITA y el relativo a los sistemas agroalimentarios localizados, SIAL. Se revisan los principales aspectos que intervienen en la configuración de la DITA y se utiliza el análisis factorial para distinguir las variables que inciden en la relación entre la productividad agropecuaria y la eficacia de la inserción de México en la globalización. La conclusión principal es que el enfoque SIAL tiene posibilidades de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodities; DITA; Economías a escala y de proximidad y SIAL.; 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/95214

Major Forces and Factors Shaping Global Markets: The Emerging Agricultural World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brookins,   Carole L.
The world is producing greater opportunity for more people than ever before in the history of mankind. The global agri-food system is dynamic, not static. In order to understand the future trends and potentials for utilizing and improving our agri-food system, it is critical to focus on forces that will improve both productivity and policy to meet the demands of the ever-changing global market. This paper identifies five major trends that will impact the global economy and create structural change in commodity markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Energy; Environment; Farm policy; Food safety; Information technology; Infrastructure gaps; Trade logistics; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62280

Adjustments in Market Channels and Labor in the Florida Sod Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cisar,   John L.; Haydu,   John J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62309

Economic Feasibility of Bio-Butanol on Marginal Agricultural Lands in Western Colorado
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keske,   Catherine M.; Brandess,   Andrew; Hoag,   Dana L.; Pearson,   Calvin.
As is the case with most rural agricultural communities, western Colorado is dependent on fossil fuels transported from distant sources. This results in vulnerability to fuel supply disruptions and price shocks (Ederington et al., 2011; Yu, Wang, and Lai, 2008). A predictable and locally derived fuel source may provide stability to the agricultural production supply chain as well as to local commerce (Tareen, Wetzstein, and Duffield , 2000; Western Organization of Research Counsels, 2009). This research project evaluates the economic feasibility of bio-butanol as a locally grown biofuel in western Colorado as a means to encourage farm-level and regional energy sovereignty.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biobutanol; Biofuels; Marginal Lands; Western Colorado; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124047

An Interdisciplinary Approach to White-collar Crime in the Food Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hirschauer,   Norbert; Musshoff,   Oliver; Scheerer,   Sebastian.
The probability that buyers are deceived with regard to the quality or safety of purchased products (moral hazard) increases with the profits which suppliers can earn through opportunistic behaviour. It decreases with the probability and level of losses that result from disclosure of malpractice. It also decreases with protective factors rooted in the suppliers' social contexts - such as values, emotional bonds etc. - that shield them from yielding to economic temptations. This paper describes how a systematic analysis of economic incentives and social context factors can be provided through an interdisciplinary approach which combines the analytical powers of microeconomics (game theory) and criminology (control theories). The approach is discussed with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Asymmetric information; Behavioural food risks; Control theories; Game theory; Moral hazard; Opportunistic malpractice; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; A13; K32; K42.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25688

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.; Norwood,   Lewis F., Jr.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27709

Cost-Benefit Analysis of American Foulbrood (AFB) Disease Management Options in Queensland – Preliminary Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jarratt,   Ian S.; Franco-Dixon,   Mary Ann.
American Foulbrood disease (AFB) is a bacterial disease of honey bees which causes significant economic losses in Queensland and other Australian states and many other countries, including New Zealand. This study:  reviews several previous applications of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) to AFB control/eradication programs  presents preliminary results from the use of CBA to assess a range of alternatives to the present AFB control program in Queensland.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: American Foulbrood Disease (AFB); Cost-Benefit Analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123819

Interformat price competition of multi-product retailers: Evidence for German grocery retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffman,   Angela; Senkler,   Heike.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114533

OPERATIONAL COSTS OF CANAL COMPANIES AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilkins-Wells,   John; Lagae,   Hubert J.; Anderson,   Raymond L.; Anwer,   Muhammad Sarfraz.
This study reports on the trends of operational costs of farmer owned and operated irrigation enterprises (irrigation districts and canal companies) in five intermountain states.  Administrative costs have risen faster then operation and maintenance costs.  While salaries of employees have not risen significantly over time, legal costs have greatly escalated.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35677

Consumer Perception of the Use of High-Pressure Processing and Pulsed Electric Field Technologies in Food Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sonne,   Anne-Mette; Grunert,   Klaus G.; Olsen,   Nina Veflen; Granli,   Britt-Signe; Banati,   Diana; Pollak-Toth,   Annamaria; Szabo,   Erzsebet.
New food processing technologies are developed on a continuous basis. While food scientists may applaud the progress of science, consumers have been known to take a more conservative approach and do not always readily see the benefits of new processing methods. As learned from earlier examples (such as GM and irradiation), the advantages that a new processing technology has to offer do not necessarily guarantee the success of a product in the market place. If consumers do not perceive the benefits of a new technology as relevant, its application is threatened. For example, studies of consumer attitudes towards GM foods have found that consumer acceptance depends on whether consumers perceive specific benefits associated with the product (Frewer et al....
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/59111

COSTS OF ALTERNATIVE EQUIPMENT AND LABOR HANDLING TECHNIQUES IN REFRIGERATED DEPARTMENTS OF SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.; Crawford,   Terry L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27532

Quality Responses to Agricultural Policies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Jennifer S.
Most policy analyses are conducted using a model of a single market for a homogenous commodity. Usually, the commodity of interest is not truley homogenous, but is treated as such for the sake of simplicity. In doing so, analysts are implicitly assuming that a single-market model of a homogeneous product closely approximates true policy effects. This paper explores the implications of this assumption. The effects of the homogeneity assumption are shown for the simple case of a product available in two qualities, when market-distorting policies are introduced. It is shown that, for plausible parameter values, ignoring quality responses can have substantial impacts on the estimated welafare effects of stereotypical commodity price support policies. In...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Public Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123668

The Redesign of the Canadian Farm Product Price Index 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldwin,   Andy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28019

Potential for Corn Oil Extracted from Distillers’ Dried Grain and Solubles as a Feedstock for Biodiesel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferris,   John N.
Rising prices on vegetable oils and animal fats have enabled dry mill ethanol plants to profitably extract corn oil from distillers’ dried grain.  While the mandates under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 for grain based ethanol will level off at 15 billion gallons in 2015, the mandates for biodiesel will likely continue to increase from 1.0 billion gallons in 2012 to nearly 2.0 billion gallons in 2022.  Corn oil from distillers’ dried grain can provide the needed profits and diversification of feedstock to assist the biodiesel industry in meeting the mandates.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115632

Effets d’un changement institutionnel, la réforme du protocole sucre (ACP-UE), sur la filière légumes frais à l’île Maurice.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramasawmy,   B.; Fort,   F.
This paper investigates the strategies adopted by economic actors in the context of an institutional change. We base ourselves on data collected as part of an exploratory study in the sugar and fresh vegetable supply chains in Mauritius. The reform of the sugar protocol between the European Union and the ACP countries has given rise to two major consequences in the Mauritian agricultural sector. Firstly it has caused an institutional change in the sugar supply chain resulting in large sugar producers diversifying into other more remunerative economic sectors. We refer to research by North to analyse the indirect effects of the reform of the sugar protocol on another supply chain, the fresh vegetables supply chain. The second consequence refers to a second...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fresh vegetables supply chain; Institutional change; Collective strategy; Mauritius; 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/95217

ESTRATÉGIAS TECNOLÓGICAS E DE POSICIONAMENTO DA OFERTA DE CARNE DE FRANGO NACIONAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santini,   Giuliana Aparecida; Pigatto,   Gessuir.
The Brazilian poultry chain has been intensely restructured during the last few years to remain competitive in the internal and external markets. Analysis of all the chain levels indicates that the processing segment is characterized by an intense innovation process, in both its product and its processes, resulting in new and improved products and even more automated manufacturing processes. In this context, the poultry processing companies have developed strategies resulting in innovations in the product presentation for the internal consumer, access to new niches in the internal market and adaptations to the demands of the international market. This paper aims to demonstrate the strategies adopted by companies, national and foreign, that are a link in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry chain; Technological innovations; Processing; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60708

A Case Study of  a Partnership Promotion Program for Christmas Trees
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.; Marx,   Brian D.; Main,   Alden C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62314

Integrated On-Farm Decision Making: Economic Implications of Increased Variation in Litter Size
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Widmar,   David A.; Olynk,   Nicole J.; Richert,   Brian T.; Schinckel,   Allan P.; Foster,   Kenneth A.
Increased litter sizes and associated piglet performance consequences, challenge swine producers. Stochastic modeling captured bioeconomic performance of individual piglets. As average litter size increased from 8.8 to 20.8 piglets, costs and revenues per head marketed from the demonstration herd decreased and total profit increased at a decreasing rate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stochastic modeling; Farm business management; Swine litter size; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98817

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships and Collective Action in Ensuring Smallholder Participation in High Value Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Narrod,   Clare A.; Roy,   Devesh; Okello,   Julius Juma; Avendano,   Belem; Rich,   Karl M.
Many developing countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets and urban domestic markets requires meeting the food safety requirements due to several demand and supply side factors. Food retailers have developed protocols relating to pesticide residues, field and packinghouse operations, and traceability. In this changing scenario where food safety requirements are getting increasingly stringent, there are worries regarding the livelihood of the poor since companies that establish production centers in LDCs might exclude them. Poor producers face problems of how to produce safe food, be recognized as producing safe...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Supply chain management; Public private partnerships; Collective action; Public and private standards; Traceability; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50001

Adoption and impacts of microirrigation technologies: Empirical results from selected localities of Maharashtra and Gujarat states of India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Namara,   Regassa E.; Upadhyay,   Bhawana; Nagar,   Rashmi K.
This report analyzes the economics of alternative microirrigation technologies ranging from low-cost drip and sprinkler systems to the capital-intensive systems, the determinants of adoption of microirrigation technology, the poverty outreach of the different microirrigation systems, and the sustainability implications of microirrigation adoption.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation systems; Microirrigation; Models; Poverty; Rural women; Cropping systems; Food security; Economic aspects; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44543

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, May, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKeon,   T.M.P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8391

THE STATUS AND CONDITION OF NEW JERSEY'S FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: FOOD, CONFECTIONERY, FLAVORS AND EXTRACTS, AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING
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: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18168

Paths for the Coordinated Development of Rural Economy and Environment in Economically Underdeveloped Areas—A Case of Huaian, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tao,   Ai-xiang.
Taking Huaian as an example, the rural economic and environmental problems in economically underdeveloped areas are expounded. The results show that rural areas in economically underdeveloped areas confront with lagged economic development, serious environmental pollution and scarce shortage of equipments for treating environmental pollution. The causes of these economic and environmental problems are analyzed, including inadequate fiscal support from the local government; unscientific system for assessing government officers’ performances; backward ideas in environmental protection and imperfect laws and regulations on environmental protection. Based on these causes, the strategy of employing the circular economy to promote the coordinated development of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economically underdeveloped areas; Rural environment; Circular economy; Huaian city; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96066

The Impact of Situation and Outlook Information in Corn and Soybean Futures Markets: Evidence from WASDE Reports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Isengildina-Massa,   Olga; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.; Gomez,   Jennifer K.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of situation and outlook information from World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) in corn and soybean futures markets over the period 1985 to 2006. Results indicate that WASDE reports containing National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop production estimates and other domestic and international situation and outlook information have the largest impact; causing return variance on report sessions to be 7.38 times greater than normal return variance in corn futures and 6.87 times greater than normal return variance in soybean futures. WASDE reports limited to international situation information and domestic and international outlook information have a smaller impact. The results show...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corn; Market impact; Outlook; Situation; Soybeans; WASDE; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Q100; Q110; Q130.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45048

Discussion: Exchange Rates, Energy Policy and Outcomes in Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosson,   C. Parr, III.
These three invited papers examine the role that exchange rates may have in influencing commodity prices, input prices and farm income. The papers arguably represent one of the most important recent attempts to quantify and explain these new linkages. As U.S. and world agriculture moves from a period of high output prices to a period of lower prices, understanding the impact of macroeconomic variables on farm input costs and farm income will become more important. Further, it will be equally important for policy makers to undertake appropriate market interventions in order to have maximum effectiveness should this period of cost-price-squeeze continue to intensify. Each of the papers has something significant to contribute to the understanding and debate...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Energy; Exchange rates; Macropolicy; Markets; Trade; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F42.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53098

Analysis of Hidden Danger in Farmer’s Rights and Interests during Farmland Transfer — A Evaluation Based on Rights Safeguarding Effect of Farmland Transfer Contract
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Shu-han; Wu,   Xiu-min.
Taking Shuangliu County, Chengdu City, China as an example, evaluation index system for the rights protection effects of farmland transfer contract from three aspects of basic information, transfer agreement and legal safeguards in the contracts. According to the investigation data, weight of evaluation index is determined by both entropy weight and Analytic Hierarchy Process. Comprehensive index method is used to evaluate the rights protection effects of farmland transfer contract in the flat dam, high hill and low hill in Shuangliu County, Chengdu, China. Result shows that the transfer agreement of farmland and the basic information of contract greatly affect the rights protection effects of farmland transfer contract. There are differences in the five...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmland transfer; Farmer’s rights and interests; Rights safeguarding effect; AHP，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97638

Orange Juice Advertising by the Florida Department of Citrus: Estimates of 2006-07 Florida and Free-Rider Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
The benefits of OJ advertising result from 1) increased gallon sales and 2) higher prices.  Advertising was estimated to increase the delivered-in price by $.083 per single strength equivalent (SSE) gallon in 2006-07.  The with-advertising and without-advertising delivered-in prices were estimated at $1.981 and $1.898 per SSE gallon, respectively.  With FDOC advertising focusing on the U.S. market, benefits due to advertising were estimated for the U.S market only.  However, it should be recognized that to the extent world OJ prices increase by the same amount as the U.S. price increase ($.083 per SSE gallon), not only U.S. imports of OJ, but also Brazil and other country exports of OJ to Europe and other destinations also benefit from the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36812

Commodity Payments, Farm Business Survival, and Farm Size Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Key,   Nigel D.; Roberts,   Michael J.
In the last 25 years, U.S. crop farms have steadily declined in number and grown in average size, as production has shifted to larger operations. Larger farms tend to receive more commodity program payments because most payments are tied to a farm’s current or historical production, but whether payments have contributed to farm growth is uncertain. This study uses farm-level data from the census of agriculture to determine whether there is a statistical relationship between farm commodity program payments and greater concentration in production. The analysis indicates that, at the regional level, higher commodity program payments per acre are associated with subsequent farm growth. Also, higher payments per acre are associated with higher rates of farm...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural payments; Farm size; Farm survival; Concentration; Consolidation; Government payments; Commodity programs.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55968

Slotting Allowances and Retail Product Variety under Oligopoly
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Innes,   Robert; Hamilton,   Stephen F.
Slotting fees are fixed charges paid by food manufacturers to retailers for access to the retail market. The role of the practice and its effects on market efficiency are highly controversial. To date, the literature has focused on the effect of the practice on retail prices; however, slotting allowances also have the potential to alter the range of products available to consumers. Our analysis reveals that the strategic use of slotting allowances by oligopoly firms leads to a superior allocation of product variety among retailers. Indeed, absent price effects, we show that slotting allowances lead to the socially optimal provision of product variety.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Slotting fees; Vertical contracts; Monopolization.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Marketing; L13; L14; L42; D43.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60948

The Economic Impact of California Specialty Crops – A Regional Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hamilton,   Lynn L.
The goal of this study, conducted by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is to analyze the economic impact of specialty crops at the county level in California. The top five specialty crops in each of the top five specialty cropproducing counties will be of primary interest. The hope is to provide industry leaders and policy makers with more information about the broader economic importance of specialty crops to local economies. The study was based on collecting secondary data from government sources as well as conducting a survey of 59 specialty crop agribusinesses in Monterey, Fresno, Kern, Tulare and San Diego counties. An input-output modeling program and supplementary database was used to estimate county-level economic impacts of...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121607

Economic Feasibility of a Hog Slaughtering And Processing Facility In North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staroba,   Arlyn R.; Dunn,   Edward V.
This report is one of a series being conducted under a special Research and Extension Rural Development Project at North Dakota State University as authorized by Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972. The study was initiated and partial funding was provided through a grant from the North Dakota Business and Industrial Development Department.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23377

EMPREGO E CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO DOS CANAVIEIROS NO CENTRO-SUL DO BRASIL, ENTRE 1995 E 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baccarin,   Jose Giacomo; Alves,   Francisco Jose Da Costa; Gomes,   Luiz Felipe Campos.
Objetiva-se analisar, para o período 1995 a 2007, a evolução do número de empregos formais gerados pela cultura canavieira e alguns itens das condições de trabalho: salários e intensidade e produtividade do corte manual de cana-de-açúcar, na Região Centro-Sul do Brasil e no Estado de São Paulo. Usam-se dados do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística e do Instituto de Economia Agrícola. A partir de 2000, a área plantada com cana-de-açúcar acentua seu crescimento e o número de trabalhadores por hectare, que vinha caindo, se eleva de 2003 em diante, resultando no aumento do número de empregos canavieiros, a partir desse ano. O salário médio sofre decréscimo quando referenciado no salário mínimo e aumento em...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cana-de-açúcar; Emprego agrícola; Salário agrícola; Ritmo de trabalho; Produtividade do trabalho; Sugar cane; Agricultural job; Agricultural wage; Rhythm of work; Productivity of the work; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109719

Transaktionskostentheoretisch basierte Analyse der Organisationsprobleme bei der Erschließung des Ökomarktes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dienel,   Wolfram.
Market extension for organic products is restricted due to three types of organizational problems: (1) problems on resourcing (limited supply), (2) deficits in market structure and (3) problems of safeguarding special (pioneer) investment against opportunism. The market of organic products is characterized by high asset specificity and uncertainty of transactions. Solving problems of safeguarding will be the crucial issue if organic markets shall be extended on large scale. Safeguarding is not only achieved by vertical integration but as well by market-driven forms of organization if balancing factors such as equilibrium of asset specificity between market partners, their reputation and relational marketing prevent opportunism. The exact analysis of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organizational problems in marketing; Transaction cost economics; Markets for organic products; Marketing of organic products; Safeguarding of pioneer-investments; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98907

Smallholders’ Commercialization through Cooperatives:  A Diagnostic for Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   Tanguy; Gabre-Madhin,   Eleni Z.; Taffesse,   Alemayehu Seyoum.
This paper examines the impact of cooperatives on smallholder commercialization of cereals, using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia. We review the involvement of cooperatives, in terms of who participates and where they are located. We then use the strong government role in promoting the establishment of cooperatives to assume that the decision of where to establish a cooperative is largely driven by external considerations, and is thus exogenous to the members themselves justifying the use of propensity-score matching in order to compare households that are cooperative members to similar households in comparable areas without cooperatives. Four conclusions are derived from the analysis. First, despite the spread of cooperatives – they existed in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Smallholders’ marketing; Cooperatives; Ethiopia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42377

Alternative Measures of Benefit for Nonmarket Goods Which are Substitutes or Complements for Market Goods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loehman,   Edna T.
Nonmarket goods include quality aspects of market goods and public goods which may be substitutes or complements for private goods. Traditional methods of measuring benefits of exogenous changes in nonmarket goods are based on Marshallian demand: change in spending on market goods or change in consumer surplus. More recently, willingness to pay and accept have been used as welfare measures . This paper defines the relationships among alternative measures of welfare for perfect substitutes, imperfect substitutes, and complements. Examples are given to demonstrate how to obtain exact measures from systems of market good demand equations .
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115913

Use of Direct Marketing Strategies by Farmers and Their Impact on Farm Business Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.
Direct marketing strategies increasingly have been recognized as a viable business option in U.S. agriculture as they allow producers to receive a better price by selling products directly to consumers. The objective of this study is twofold. Using a national survey, we first estimated a zero-inflated negative binomial model to identify factors affecting the total number of direct marketing strategies adopted by farmers. Then we estimated a quantile regression model to assess the impact of the intensity of adoption of direct marketing strategies on gross cash farm income. The results show that the intensity of adoption has no significant impact on gross cash farm income and that participation in farmers markets is negatively correlated with gross cash farm...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing strategies; Count data; Gross cash income; Quantile regression; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/105457

Geological Environmental Adaptability of Qingdao Rural Urbanization Based on Fuzzy Mathematical Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hou,   Xin-wen; Yin,   Zhi-xuan; Zhang,   Jian-wei; Yuan,   Xi-long; Yin,   Ming-quan; Li,   Qing-ping; Dong,   Jie.
Fuzzy mathematics comprehensive evaluation method is used to evaluate the geological environment suitability of rural urbanization in Qingdao City, China. A total of 5 first-level evaluation factors are selected, including environmental geological condition, geological resources, engineering geological condition, geological disaster and environmental geological problem, and human engineering activity. And there are 27 second-level evaluation factors, such as topography, land type and vegetation, nature reserve, water source protection area, groundwater quality division, and major engineering project. Qingdao City is divided into four districts of suitable area, relatively suitable area, moderately suitable area and relatively unsuitable area of ecological...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural urbanization; Qingdao; Fuzzy mathematical method; Geological environment; Adaptability; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96055

Development, Testing and Application of ACRE: An Agro-Economic Production Model on Regional Level
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henseler,   Martin; Wirsig,   Alexander; Krimly,   Tatjana.
ACRE is an Agro-eConomic model for agricultural pRoduction on rEgional level. Based on an extension of Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) this model was developed as a decision tool for politics with respect to questions of global change scenarios. The validity of the theoretical approach as well as the algorithms has been tested by calculations with empirical data. Currently, ACRE is applied in large interdisciplinary projects. This paper introduces the development of ACRE, from the theoretical framework to testing its validity and current application.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mathematical programming; Variant-activity; Regional model; Agricultural production model; Interdisciplinary projects; Agribusiness; C61; Q15; E23; Q21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24770

Recent Changes in Milk Marketing in the UK: The Farmers' Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franks,   J.R.
In 1994 Milk Marketing Boards in the UK were disbanded, their role as milk purchasers was taken by more than 100 licensed organisations. It is shown that this change resulted in an increase in the variation between producers' milk price. The majority of dairy farmers sold milk through the Milk Marketing Boards designated successor; a farmer owned co-operative called Milk Marque. In doing so they accepted a 1.5 ppl milk price penalty. It is shown farmers who adopted this strategy did so because of the perceived financial security of Milk Marque, goodwill and support for the principle of co-operative marketing and in an attempt to protect the milk price over the longer-term. The marketing environment changed once again in 2000 when Milk Marque was disbanded....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Co-operative marketing; Milk prices; Regression analysis; Logit analysis; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6969

Application of Chebyshev Polynomial in Predicting the Grain Yield ——A Case of Grain Yield in Jilin Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Hong-qin; Gao,   Lai-bin.
On the basis of introducing the fundamental principles of the least square methods, the Chebyshev polynomial data fitting method is given, by using this method, the grain yield of Jilin Province from 1952 to 2008 is analyzed. The results show that when analyzing the research data of agricultural economy, the least square method of the Chebyshev polynomials is a good choice; by establishing the prediction model of the least square method of Chebyshev polynomials, we get the results that the grain yield in Jilin Province from 2009 to 2015 is 2 9.004millon , 2 9.836 million, 3 0.681 million, 3 1.540 million , 3 2.412 million, 3 3.298million, 3 4.197 million ton ; the annual average growth rate of grain yield from 2009 to 2015 is 2.78% , lower than the annual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: The least square method; Normal equation; Chebyshev polynomial; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102389

FATORES RELEVANTES NA DECISÃO DE COMPRA DE FRANGO CAIPIRA E SEU IMPACTO NA CADEIA PRODUTIVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crabone,   Gleriani Torres; Moori,   Roberto Giro; Sato,   Geni Satiko.
Consumers’ attitude about health, food safety and the environment has increased the demand for organic food products such as meat, chicken and others. The purpose of this exploratory research was to identify the relevant factors for organic chicken purchase decision. A survey with 110 consumers from São Paulo city and others cities in the state of São Paulo was conducted. We performed a descriptive analysis as well an inferential (Mann-Whitney U e de Kruskal-Wallis tests) and multivariate (factorial) analysis. The results indicate two relevant factors: (1) the conduction of chicken growing (2) label certification and brand. These results varied depending on variables such as region, age, education level and household income. For consumers committed to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic chicken; Agribusiness; Production chain.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43928

Factors Affecting the Competitiveness of the Greek Wine Enterprises and Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konstantinidis,   Christos; Sergaki,   Panagiota; Mattas,   Konstadinos; Kontogeorgos,   Achilleas.
The present paper investigates the effect of certain economic factors on the competitiveness of Greek Wine Enterprises and Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives (UACs). Data on 41 wineries and 10 UACs of Greece was collected for a period of three years (2004-2006). Financial analysis results were used with the help of a fixed effect model-panel data technique- using profitability as dependent variable in order to measure the competitiveness of wineries. The results indicated that the size of the enterprise as well as the square of the capital intensity have a positive influence on the winery’s profit.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Profitability; Wineries; Agricultural cooperatives; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44391

DISCUSSION: CANADIAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leask,   Bill.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16750

ENTRY INTO FARMING: THE EFFECTS OF LEASING AND LEVERAGE ON FIRM SURVIVAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Lemieux,   Catharine M.; Nixon,   Clair J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30148

PERSPECTIVA DOS RECURSOS E ESTRATÉGIAS EM UMA ORGANIZAÇÃO AGROINDUSTRIAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deboca,   Leonardo Pinheiro; Sobrinho,   Zaki Akel; Rosvadoski-da-Silva,   Patricia.
This article discusses the utilization and the relations between different resource categories in the strategies adopted by an agroindustrial cooperative in Paraná state. The research was carried out through longitudinal with transversal cuts case study. Examining the different resource categories in the context of the changes in the studied organization’s strategies, an integration and complementation process was observed to explain the adoption of these strategies, in which characteristics such as agro-industrialization process, diversification of business activities, growth and insertion in foreign markets, transition from a commodities’ organization to one focused on products with added value, were implicit.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategy; Agro-industrial cooperatives; Resource Based View; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93581

Characteristics of Canada's Diverse Farm Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niekamp,   Deborah.
Much of the research in the past on farm structure and economic well-being focused almost exclusively on farms based on their size, their contribution to total agricultural production, or national net farm income. These aggregate measures do not by themselves adequately explain how well the farm is functioning. Confidence in highly aggregated measures of financial performance in agriculture needs to be tempered with an understanding of the diversity that exists within the farm sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) developed a farm typology, to better explain why particular groups respond differently. The AAFC typology classifies farms into more homogeneous groups based on five factors: organizational structure (non-family farms)  age (retirement...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm structure; Economic well-being; Agricultural production; Farm income; Financial performance; Diversity farm typology; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54465

The impact of generic advertising and the free rider problem: a look at the U.S. orange juice market and imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Spreen,   Thomas H.
Increased demand for an advertised product may increase price, which, in turn, may lead to a free rider problem where competitive imports increase and result in a smaller price increase than otherwise.  A study of Florida Department of Citrus advertising for orange juice indicated that the free rider problem has notably limited the impact of advertising on price in the U.S. market.  High U.S. orange juice demand, which in part has been a result of advertising, has attracted substantial amounts of orange juice imports.  Imports have eroded the impact of advertising on price by an estimated two-thirds.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Orange juice; Imports; Advertising; Free rider problems; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52748

Outlook for Texas Representative Cotton Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Richardson,   James W.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Herbst,   Brian K.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 are projected for representative Texas cotton farms. The analysis was conducted over the 2001-2008 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming operations in Texas’ major cotton production regions came from two sources: - Producer panel cooperation to develop economic information to describe and simulate representative cotton farms. - Projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) August 2004 Baseline. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine cotton farms’ economic viability by region through 2008, assuming provisions of the 2002...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42674

Du local au global : Dynamiques de développement des Indications Géographiques dans les pays en développement. Le cas du poivre de Kampot et du sucre de palme de Kampong Speu au Cambodge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Francois,   M.; Prak,   S.; Brun,   J.M.
Les Indications Géographiques sont un des moyens de valoriser les produits issus des Systèmes Alimentaires Locaux. Si la référence de l’Indication Géographique est bien la production dans l’espace local défini qui assure la qualité du produit et sa spécificité, la dynamique de développement de l’indication géographique suppose que les acteurs économiques des filières concernées soient en capacité de se relier avec l’espace global, où se définissent les règles d’utilisation de ce signe de qualité, et où se trouvent les nouveaux marchés des produits. Dans le Cas du Cambodge, l’Etat a choisi de mobiliser un appui extérieur pour permettre la création d’associations interprofessionnelles de gestion des IG, et les appuyer dans leur développement. L’implication...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indication Géographique; Filières agroalimentaires; Cambodge; 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/95020

Economic Outlook for the Texas 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 eleven representative cotton operations in major production areas across Texas. 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 throughout the state. 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, none of the Texas representative cotton farms are classified in good liquidity condition (less than...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42107

Optimal Biorefinery Locations and Transportation Network for the Future Biofuels Industry in Illinois
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tursun,   Umit Deniz; Kang,   Seungmo; Onal,   Hayri; Ouyang,   Yanfeng; Scheffran,   Jurgen.
This article addresses development of the Illinois ethanol industry through the period 2007-2022, responding to the ethanol production mandates of the Renewable Fuel Standard by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The planning for corn-based and cellulosic ethanol production requires integrated decisions on transportation, plant location, and capacity. The objective is to minimize the total system costs for transportation and processing of biomass, transportation of ethanol from refineries to the blending terminals and demand destinations, capital investment in refineries, and by-product credits. A multi-year transshipment and facility location model is presented to determine the optimal size and time to build each plant in the system, the amount of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53502

Analysis of Input and Output of China's Agriculture Based on Canonical Correlation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Daoping.
I select effective irrigated area, consumption of agricultural chemical fertilizer, electricity consumed in rural areas, and total power of agricultural machinery as input variables of China's agriculture; I select grain, bean, tobacco, oil-bearing crop and fruit as output variables of China's agriculture. By using the data of China Statistical Yearbook in 2010, based on the analysis method of canonical correlation, I conduct research on the input and output of China's agriculture. The results show that consumption of chemical fertilizer has the biggest impact on the agricultural output of China, followed by the input of total power of agricultural machinery; the canonical variable of agricultural output of China is mainly impacted by grain, oil-bearing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Input; Output; Canonical correlation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118221

Cooperative and Proprietary Firm Performance as Viewed by Their Customers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Ramsey,   Stewart.
This article examines farmers’ assessment of the effectiveness of cooperatives as compared with proprietary firms in providing goods and services. The areas of consideration were marketing, market share, business functions, service, stability, and public involvement. Farmers indicated that cooperatives’ greatest advantages were in the areas of service and public involvement. Respondents indicated that cooperatives were more willing to provide low profit products and services, establish programs that best met needs, and provide low profit products and services, establish programs that best met needs, and provide a more dependable source of supplies and services. They also provided a greater enhancement of welfare and in general reduced the risks facing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46226

Planning of the Agrifood supply chain: a case study for the FVG region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco; Sossai,   E.; Vasciaveo,   Michela.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the planning of regional Agri-food supply chain using an integrated database territorial information. The objective is to optimize the chain performance using alternative solutions. Evidences are obtained with a case study performed in FVG region applied to maize-crop. Firstly it is explored the chain network composed by farms, collection points and processing plants; then territorial, agronomic and climate information are integrated to simulate realistic production forecast model applied to maize crop. Finally a program from graph analysis is used to allocate the production through the chain. The economic performance is evaluated using the net revenues varying with the intensification of maize production and adoption of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Data integration; Supply chain; Decision support system; Crop simulation; Regional policy.; 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/95226

Adopción de tecnología de distribución y control del agua en las Comunidades de Regantes de la Región de Murcia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alcon,   Francisco; De Miguel,   María Dolores; Burton,   Michael P.
RESUMEN: En el presente trabajo se estudia el proceso de adopción de tecnología de distribución y control de agua que las Comunidades de Regantes de la Región de Murcia han llevado a cabo desde el año 1975 hasta 2005. Se analiza el tiempo que transcurre desde que se constituye la Comunidad de Regantes hasta que toma la decisión de adoptar utilizando Análisis de Duración. Se identifican como aceleradores del proceso de adopción la posesión de un pozo de apoyo, el empleo de un sistema tarifario variable en función del consumo, los efectos de las políticas de subvenciones a las obras de modernización y mejora de los regadíos y las sequías.  SUMMARY: The present paper analyses the process of adopting water management and control technology in the irrigation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Análisis de duración; Comunidad de regantes; Función de riesgo; Tecnología de riego; Irrigation community; Hazard function; Irrigation technology; Duration analysis; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q25; D71.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37190

System Approach for Evaluating Locally Grown Produce Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berruto,   Remigio; Busato,   Patrizia.
The potential advantages of locally grown produce are mainly related to the coexistence of production and consumption in the same area. These advantages are: reduced transportation, freshness, better taste, easy traceability, transparency, food safety, environmental sustainability and community development. Despite these positive aspects, the money spent for locally grown produce represents only a small percentage of the total money spent for fresh produce purchases. On the other hand, interest is growing for furnishing produce to local produce schools, hospitals and public institutions. The supply chains of locally grown produce are classified into direct marketing distributions (farmers’ markets, CSAs, roadside stands, on-farm stores) and indirect...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: System approach; Locally grown; Supply–chain; Fruits and vegetables; Logistics; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58713

O ESPAÇO DA UVA TRANSFORMADO EM AGRONEGÓCIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campagner,   Mariza Cezira; Rezende,   Gervasio Castro de.
O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar algumas das redefinições do trabalho agrícola resultantes do processo de reestruturação do espaço da uva transformado em agronegócio, no qual se tem expandido o agronegócio de frutas tropicais. A metodologia está organizada em torno de atualização da pesquisa bibliográfica e as temáticas de interesse; realização de trabalhos na área de estudo. Conclui que tem ocorrido uma importante difusão das relações de trabalho tipicamente capitalistas em áreas que, até recentemente, eram dominadas pela agricultura de subsistência, o extrativismo vegetal e a pecuária extensiva. Enfim, um claro sinal de que os meios modernos podem trazer benefícios ao empresário agrícola pode ser expresso no paradigma, que vem sendo por ele...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Trabalho agrícola; Empresário rural; Agribusiness; Agricultural labor; Rural businessman; Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108144

FOOD PROCESSING ASSETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallo,   Anthony E.
U.S. food processing sector assets are valued at about $360 billion, or about 12 percent of all manufacturing assets. Profit and sales returns on assets in food processing are among the highest in the U.S. economy. Foreign holdings comprise a significant portion of food processors' assets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27783

Explaining Agro-Industrial Contract Breaches: The Case of Brazilian Tomatoes Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zylbersztajn,   Decio; Nadalini,   Lygia B.
Three hundred small tomato growers located in Brazilian northeast states, supplied a processing industry. In view of the large number of contract hazards and weak enforcement of clauses, managers have decided to move to the Midwest, where a reduced number of larger farmers have been contracted. The industry blamed high transaction costs due to the weak mechanism of public enforcement of property rights. The industry blamed some farmers of selling the product at the market for fresh consumption. Also, farmers blamed the industry for taking advantage of asymmetric information related to quality. This study presents an analysis of contract architecture and an evaluation of effects of transaction costs related variables on the likelihood of contract breaches....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-food governance; Transaction costs and strategy; Agroindustry contracts.; Agribusiness; D23; L23.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61922

Los valores personales y culturales como elementos clave en la adopción de nuevos alimentos en un mercado globalizado. Aplicación a un producto étnico.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barrena Figueroa,   Ramo; Sanchez Garcia,   Mercedes.
El sector de la alimentación se enfrenta últimamente a un mercado cada vez más competitivo y más globalizado, donde las diferencias culturales parecen ser un aspecto importante de la adopción y difusión de innovaciones internacionales. Los diferentes grupos culturales difieren en su evaluación de productos, por lo tanto entender las actitudes y comportamientos de los diferentes grupos étnicos puede ser fundamental de cara a conocer la posible aceptación de productos en el mercado. Sobre esta base argumental, este trabajo pretende analizar si la estructura de decisión con respecto a un nuevo alimento varía en su complejidad y en el tipo de beneficios y valores buscados en función del origen étnico del encuestado. Para contrastar estos objetivos se ha...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovación alimentaria; Identidad étnica; Means-end chain; 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/94926

JOINT INDUSTRY CONTAINER AND PALLET DESIGN PROGRESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leisring,   Justin G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26975

The Challenge of Reaching Transparency: ‘T-readiness’ of Enterprises and Sector Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Discussions on the safety and quality of food as well as growing interest in the sustainability of the production, distribution and consumption of food have contributed to the emergence of ‘transparency’ as a critical success factor for the food sector. However, reaching transparency for different stakeholders from different backgrounds and cultural identities is a dynamic process which depends on certain capabilities of enterprises and organizations along the food value chain but also on the realization of a fitting communication scheme within the sector. This discussion asks for the identification and utilization of an indicator that could identify deficiencies and support enterprises and the sector in reaching a level of transparency that could serve...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97020

Devil or Angel? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom (and Bust)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Irwin,   Scott H.; Sanders,   Dwight R.; Merrin,   Robert P.
It is commonly asserted that speculative buying by index funds in commodity futures and over–the–counter derivatives markets created a ‘‘bubble’’ in commodity prices, with the result that prices, and crude oil prices, in particular, far exceeded fundamental values at the peak. The purpose of this paper is to show that the bubble argument simply does not withstand close scrutiny. Four main points are explored. First, the arguments of bubble proponents are conceptually flawed and reflect fundamental and basic misunderstandings of how commodity futures markets actually work. Second, a number of facts about the situation in commodity markets are inconsistent with the existence of a substantial bubble in commodity prices. Third, available statistical evidence...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commodity; Futures; Index fund; Market; Speculation; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Marketing; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53083

An Evaluation of Canadian and U.S. Policies of Log and Lumber Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Devadoss,   Stephen.
The recent lumber trade war between Canada and the United States deals with Canadian stumpage policies, Canada’s log export controls, and U.S. retaliatory duty. This study determines the appropriate level of U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) by employing a vertically interrelated log–lumber model. The theoretical results show that the U.S. CVD can be greater (will be less) than the Canadian subsidy for a vertically related log–lumbermarket (for lumber market only). Empirical results support the theoretical findings in that the U.S. CVD for the log–lumber market (lumber market alone) is 1.55 (0.91) times the Canadian subsidy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Countervailing duty; Dispute; Log; Lumber; Subsidy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45517

HISTÓRIA, CULTURA E TRADIÇÃO: ESTRATÉGIAS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO TERRITORIAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campos,   Jurema Iara; Valente,   Ana Lucia Eduardo Farah.
A busca de estratégias para a conquista dos consumidores por meio da construção social do mercado é uma das formas de os agricultores familiares gerarem renda. O presente estudo buscou analisar, a partir de uma comunidade de agricultores do município de Alto Paraíso de Goiás, a inserção da produção local de café no agronegócio. O nordeste do estado de Goiás é uma das regiões brasileiras detentora de abundância de recursos naturais. A presença do Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros e a existência de profecias esotéricas referentes à região estimularam a população local à exploração do turismo ecológico e místico a partir dos anos 1960. Porém, o fluxo de turistas para o território teve grande diminuição após o ano 2000 devido à ocorrência de problemas...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Café; Abordagem territorial; Agronegócio; Estratégia de comercialização; Family farming; Coffee; Territorial approach; Agribusiness; Marketing strategy; International Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109724

¿Se hace humo el territorio del asado? : un enfoque constructivista de la calidad de los alimentos. Experiencias argentinas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Champredonde,   Marcelo; Muchnik,   Jose.
Consideramos, que la calidad de los alimentos territoriales debe ser abordada desde enfoques que integren la complejidad de sus múltiples dimensiones. Hasta el presente, los enfoques de la calidad han mostrado una oposición entre dos grandes escuelas: una escuela que podríamos calificar en términos de objetivadora. Los enfoques desarrollados al interior de esta escuela se orientan a materializar la calidad y a medirla a través de una serie de variables objetivables. Por su parte, la escuela subjetivadora, hace hincapié, a veces de manera unilateral, en el rol de los valores simbólicos asociados a la producción, elaboración y consumo de los alimentos. El presente enfoque propone considerar a la calidad de los alimentos desde una doble perspectiva...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Calidad territorial; Alimentos; Enfoque constructivista; 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/94999

Process benchmarking in the fruit and vegetable supply chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Felfoldi,   Janos; Galyasz,   J.; Molnar,   Andras.
The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an international process benchmarking and to compile models of best practice business processes. The results of our international process benchmarking study allowed us to develop a framework, comprising three models, for better meeting customers’ needs. The first model presents how to understand and meet customers’ needs generally. The second model comprises those operations, work practices and business processes, which are essential in meeting customers’ needs. The third model (organisation designing model) helps the company to check, whether or not the operations, work practises and business processes of the second model can be found in and applied to the company.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Process benchmarking; Customers’ needs; Business processes; Organisation designing model; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44385

THE ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES IN A CHANGING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Babb,   Emerson M.; Long,   Burl F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29326

Knowledge Management in the Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Velasco,   Julia; Morris,   Anne.
The object of the present article is to discuss Knowledge Management (KM) in the Agrifood Supply Chain (ASC). In the 21st century, the ASC is under strong tensions. This is evident in the drastic changes in the global scene. For example, in the year 2008, food prices were high and unstable. In the last years, the importance of knowledge as a source of competitive advantage for organizations has increased considerably, so it is necessary its management in the ASC in order to surpass the challenges of the 21st century. KM is a direction tool that focuses in determining, organizing, directing, providing and supervising the practices and activities related with the knowledge (intangible active) required to achieve the strategies and objectives of the business...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Management; Knowledge; Agrifood supply chain; Price stability; 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/59188

Value Differentiation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodhue,   Rachael E.; Rausser,   Gordon C.
American agriculture is shifting from homogeneous commodities to differentiated products. Value differentiation, the process by which agrifood chain actors isolate, match, and exploit heterogeneity in consumer preferences and product attributes, is examined. Value differentiation is characterized by complementarities across four activities at each stage of the production chain: product characteristic measurement, product characteristic production, coordination between stages, and customer preference detection. Complementarities at the firm level are modeled using supermodularity. The model's predictions are discussed, as are potential testing approaches, and implications are presented for agrifood firms, marketing orders, and returns to research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Complementarities; Supermodularity; Value differentiation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31069

THE IMPACT OF BOUNDARY ORGANIZATIONS ON DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY A MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boissin,   Denis.
Modern environmental issues imply that decision-makers have the capacity to take into account possibly conflicting information from distinct domains, such as science and economics. As the development of technology increases the temporal and spatial scopes of risks, decision-makers can no longer consider economic and scientific information separately but should encourage experts to work together. Boundary organizations, institutions that cross the gap between two different domains, are able to act beyond the boundaries while remaining accountable to each side (Guston, 2001). By encouraging a flow of information across the boundaries, they permit an exchange to take place, while maintaining the authority of each domain (Cash et al., 2003; Clark et al.,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decision-making; Opinion; Agent-based simulation; Multi-agent; Boundary organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53532

Rural networks in the funding period 2007-2013: A critical review of the EU policy instrument.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marquardt,   Doris.
Rural Networks have been implemented as an instrument to enhance EU rural development policies in the funding period 2007-2013. Gaps in European programme documents concerning the networks’ purpose and their evaluation led to a survey of the National Network Units being conducted in 2010. Besides investigating how these gaps are bridged nationally, the survey aimed to provide an overview of the development of the networks, of the initial experiences and challenges faced in running the networks, and to assess their potential impact. Empirical findings show that the networks probably support rural development (policies) and create added value. However, ways of demonstrating this impact in quantitative terms are lacking. Member states tend to stick closely to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: National Rural Networks; Policy Instrument; Rural Development; CAP; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; D85.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109517

THE ADEQUACY OF TRUCKING SERVICE SUPPLIES FOR PRODUCE: TRENDS IN THE 1980S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beilock,   Richard P.; Dunton,   William; Kepler,   Paul.
Over 90 percent of interstate produce movements are by truck.  In recent years, concerns have been raised regarding the adequacy of motor carrier services.  Reasons for these concerns include the possibility of increased costs or service erosions resulting from relaxed economic regulations, an eroding road infrastructure, increasing congestion, more stringent safety regulations, demographic trends suggesting the onset of an increasingly severe driver shortage, and declines in rail capacity devoted to produce haulage.  In this study, trends in the adequacy of trucking services for trucking during the 1980s was examined employing data sets developed by the USDA regarding haulage from five growing areas to six metropolitan areas across the United States, and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29629

STORE DESIGN AND LAYOUT FOR MANAGEMENT DECISION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cunningham,   Clyde.
A preliminary report on a study of an "ideal" layout for medium sized supermarkets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27689

Assessing the outcomes of IWMI’s research and interventions on irrigation management transfer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giordano,   Meredith A.; Samad,   Madar; Namara,   Regassa E.
The purpose of this paper is to summarize IIMI/IWMI's past research and interventions related to irrigation management transfer and to document, to the extent possible, the academic, policy, and technical outcomes of these efforts. The application of a range of direct and indirect measurement techniques suggests an overall positive contribution from IWMI to IMT theory and application.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Participatory management; Privatization; Water users associations; Farmers associations; Gender; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44524

Discrimination and Strategic Group Division in Tournaments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olesen,   Henrik Ballebye; Olsen,   Rene H.
The contracts we consider in this paper must solve three problems: moral hazard, insurance and discrimination. The moral hazard problem is that of providing the agents with incentives to perform in a way that maximizes the profit to the principal, when the agent's actions are unobservable. The insurance problem is that of minimizing the cost of risk through risk minimization and risk sharing. The issue of discrimination is that of paying agents with different skills sufficiently to participate, without overcompensating other agents. We show how the principal may benefit from a strategic division of the agents into different tournaments or groups. The optimal number of groups from the principal's point of view is determined through a trade-off between moral...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24183

Investment Decision in Vegetable Oil Extraction Plants in North of Minas Gerais – Brazil: An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Biodiesel Production Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; Boratto,   Metheus.
In line with the social objectives of the PNPB (Brazilian Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel) and its “Social Seal” Framework, PETROBRAS has set up a 57 million liter/year biodiesel plant in the semi‐arid region of North of Minas Gerais State, where the socioeconomics indicators are very unfavorable. Despite the potential to boost the agricultural and agro‐industrial sector, the biodiesel plant is using mainly soybean oil from other regions. Funded by the Minas Gerais Government, the ongoing project aims to contribute to the development of oilseed supply chain in the North of Minas Gerais. To deal with these socioeconomic complex decisions, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used. Organization models were proposed for the following production...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Oil extraction; AHP; North of Minas; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100500

Evaluating the Competitive Yardstick Effect of Cooperatives on  Imperfect Markets: A Simulation Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffman,   Susan; Royer,   Jeffrey S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35843

THE ROLE OF SMALL FARMS IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vittuari,   Matteo; Segre,   Andrea.
The paper aims to explore and analyze the main barriers and opportunities for the modernization of the agricultural sector of Republika Srpska with a specific focus on the role of small farms. A particular attention has been given to specific elements related to the human, social, and institutional capital. Methodologically the work has been based on an extensive desk research, on the use of a field survey and on a number of personal interviews with national experts and professionals. Overall the investigation has also greatly benefited from the theoretical framework elaborated by R. Yin within his “case study methodology”.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Subsistence farming; Republika Srpska; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57490

Strategien der deutschen und französischen Ernährungsindustrie und deren Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbsposition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weindlmaier,   Hannes; Floriot,   Jean-Louis.
Based on an analysis of selected determinants for the competitiveness and of strategies of the food industries the contribution illustrates similarities and major differences between the food industries of these two countries. It is shown that in both countries measures are necessary to further improve competitiveness. Important strategic means are the continuation of structural change, the strengthening of the position of co-operatives, a consequent orientation towards market developments and a stronger internationalisation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Food-retail trade; Competitiveness; Competitive strategies; Internationalisation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98762

Rural Financial Development and Rural Economic Efficiency Improvement Based on Granger Causality Test
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeng,   Guo-ping; Xu,   Xin-fang.
Based on the co-integration test theory, Financial Interrelation Ratio (FIR), level of financial efficiency (LFE), level of financial development (LFD) and other indices evaluating the rural financial development are selected by Granger Causality Test. The rural loan balance (RLB), rural deposit balance (RDB), total rural output (TRO), fixed assets investment(FAI), Financial Interrelation Ratio (FIR), economic efficiency (EE), level of financial efficiency (LFE), and level of financial development (LFD) in the years 1979-2007 are collected. Graphical method intuitively reflects the development trend and historical track of relevant indices; and Granger Causality Test verifies the relationship between rural financial development level and rural economic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural finance; Economic efficiency; Granger Causality Test; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96044

Community Supported Agriculture Pricing and Promotion Strategies: Lessons from Two Ithaca, NY, Area Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conner,   David S.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122132

Contract Farming in China: Perspectives of Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Hongdong; Jolly,   Robert W.
This paper explores the current status of contract farming in China by examining data from a survey of Chinese householders. The survey indicates that the actual proportion of householders engaged in contract farming is relatively low and significantly less than the proportion of householders willing to produce under contract. The primary reason for householders not participating in contract farming is the absence of opportunities, particularly for small size farms. Householders identify price stability and market access as the key motivations  to participate in contract farming. Middleman and agribusiness firms were the most important organizations for householders to contract with.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contract farming; China; Smallholders; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50105

Industrial Structure and Competitive Strength of 31 Provincial Districts --A GIS-based Dynamic Shift-Share Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Wen-bo; Wan,   Qing.
By using the dynamic shift-share analysis, the industrial structure and competitive strength of 31 provincial districts except Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are studied by taking the GDP of the three industries as the research entrance and the whole nation as the reference district. The industrial structure and competitive strength of each provincial district is measured. Through the analysis of pertinence, the correlation degree of industrial structure and industrial competitive strength to economic growth is analyzed. The results show that the industrial competitive strength is closely related to the economic growth of the 31 provincial districts, but the contribution made by the industrial structure to economic growth is insufficient and the effect of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dynamic shift-share analysis; Industrial structure; Industrial structure; Competitive strength; Strategy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108428

Neopopulism and the New Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runge,   C. Ford; Halbach,   Daniel Walter.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12348

Key Challenges and Options Confronting Smallholder, Agribusiness and Government Leaders in Zambia's Cotton Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
This policy brief highlights some of the key messages contained in the full report.  However the problems and opportunities facing the industry are very complex, and cannot be easily  summarized in this brief. Hence one goal of this policy brief is to encourage interested parties  to obtain, review and debate the full study. A second objective of this brief is to highlight the  strategic industry development questions and proposals identified in the study that require  debate and follow up actions.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54602

Improving Smallholder and Agri-Business Opportunities in Zambia’s Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jayne,   Thomas S.
The purpose of this note is to identify underlying causes and characteristics of the current crisis facing the industry and to propose a set of actions for further consideration by industry, government, and analysts. Because of the current crisis, this note focuses on actions that can be taken in the short- and medium-term.  The final section also considers strategies to improve the industry's viability over a long-run time frame.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Cotton; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54456

POST-HARVEST GRAIN STORING AND HEDGING WITH EFFICIENT FUTURES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kastens,   Terry L.; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.
This study simulates whether Kansas wheat, soybean, corn, and milo producers could have profitably used deferred futures plus historical basis cash price expectations for post-harvest unhedged and hedged grain storage decisions from 1985-97. The signaled storage decision is compared to a representative Kansas producer whose crop sales mimic average Kansas marketings each year. Using 23 grain price locations, the simulations resulted in an 11 cents per bushel annual increase in grain storage profits for wheat, 27 cents for soybeans, -17 cents for corn, and –20 cents for milo; however, storage profit differences varied substantially across locations. Hedging tended to decrease risk, but not impact profitability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30800

The Taste of Summer in Winter: A Case Study of California Summer Fruits in New Zealand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cork,   Lisa.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26770

DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ABANDONMENT IN POST-SOVIET EUROPEAN RUSSIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prishchepov,   Alexander V.; Radeloff,   Volker C.; Muller,   Daniel; Dubinin,   Maxim; Baumann,   Matthias.
Socio-economic and institutional changes may accelerate land-use and land-cover change. Our goal was to explore the determinants of agricultural land abandonment within one agro-climatic and economic region of post-Soviet European Russia during the first decade of transition from a state-command to market-driven economy (between 1990 and 2000). We integrated maps of abandoned agricultural land derived from 30 m resolution Landsat TM/ETM+ images, environmental and socioeconomic variables and estimated logistic regressions. Results showed that post-Soviet agricultural land abandonment was significantly associated with lower average grain yields in the late 1980s, higher distance from the populated places, areas with low population densities, for isolated...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural land abandonment; Institutional change; Land use change; Spatial analysis; Logistic regression; Remote sensing; Russia; Agribusiness; Q15.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115363

Economic Potential of Using High Tunnel Hoop Houses to Produce Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnell,   Jeri; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Upson,   Steve.
Abstract Hoop house plasticulture has been promoted as a production technology that allows fruit and vegetable crops to be grown in the cool season months in early spring and late fall.  At this time little information regarding the economics of hoop house plasticulture is available.  Two fruit and vegetable production systems were developed for growing conditions in south-central Oklahoma.  The first system has a spinach crop followed by field tomato, and the second system has annually produced strawberry followed by yellow and zucchini squash.  Crop production data were collected in a three-year randomized and replicated experiment.  The objectives were (1) to determine the expected cost of production for each crop and systems, (2) to determine the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Breakeven prices; Economics; Fruits and vegetables; Hoop houses; Plasticulture; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98840

KOOPERÁCIÓ A MÁTRAI BORVIDÉKEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagy-Kovacs,   Erika; Wachtler,   Istvan.
Vizsgáltuk, melyek azok a feladatok, amelyek megoldása a szőlő-bor termékpályán javíthatják a gazdálkodók helyzetét, versenyképességét. Legfontosabb megállapításunk, hogy a versenyképesség fokozásában jelenleg az üzemi méret növelése, az integráció (gépkörök, pinceszövetkezetek), az alkalmazott technológia korszerűsítése kiemelten fontos feladat. Integrátor lehet pinceszövetkezet, vagy tőkeerős feldolgozó vállalkozás, amely szerződéses kapcsolatban áll a termelőkkel. A gazdák nagy része még nem ismerte fel az integráció nyújtotta előnyöket és lehetőségeket. Az ismeretek, a bizalom és ebből adódóan az összefogás hiánya kedvezőtlenül befolyásolja a Mátrai Borvidék helyzetét.  A gazdasági kooperációk különböző formái azonban megtalálhatók. A hosszú távú...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szőlő-bor termékpálya; Vertikális együttműködés; Érdwekazonosság vine production chain; Vertical integration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54857

SWOT Analysis and Countermeasures of Beijing Rural Infrastructure
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duan,   Yong-liang.
On the strength of the status quo of Beijing rural infrastructure, I probe into the SWOT analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of rural infrastructure in Beijing municipal. Among them, the strengths of rural infrastructure in Beijing municipal are analyzed from two aspects, namely, the strong financial support and great importance attached to by the government; the weaknesses are analyzed in terms of the serious shortage of funds invested and disparate investment in rural infrastructure; the opportunities faced by the rural infrastructure construction are analyzed in terms of support form the macro-control of the state and the threats are analyzed from the aspect of land preservation and environment protection. Thus in order to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural infrastructure; New village construction; SWOT analysis; Beijing municipal; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96058

The Cooperative Movement and the Agricultural Cooperatives in the Context of Globalization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belo Moreira,   Manuel.
Following a short review of the major trends that characterize the globalization process at the economic, political-ideological and socio-cultural levels, this article takes a look at the rationality of agricultural cooperatives and reflects on the effects of globalization. Understanding globalization as a dialectical process, my reflection will draw on the effects of globalization on cooperatives, in particular agricultural ones. I am referring to the threats, challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization. This means evaluating the threats and opportunities that result essentially from increased competition, trade liberalization and changes in the role of the Nation-sates. The article ends with some conclusive remarks.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60898

Measuring multifunctional (agritouristic) characterization of the territory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bassi,   Ivana; De Poi,   P.
The reform of EU agricultural policy set up by Agenda 2000 was intended to develop a competitive, sustainable and multifunctional agriculture, through instruments of both the market and income support policy and the rural development policy. To design strategies and actions while simultaneously considering the multifunctional character of farming and of rural areas, it is necessary to measure the multifunctionality with reference to the sectorial and territorial dimensions. This research represents a methodological contribution to the analyses whose aim it is to describe the multifunctional character of the territory. The availability of data regarding the functions performed by farms, the private or public nature of goods produced and the location of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional characterization; Spatial proximity; Fuzzy clustering.; 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/94927

The Environment for Agricultural and Agribusiness Investment in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Landes,   Maurice R.
Despite strong overall economic growth and strengthening food demand, investment in Indian agriculture and agribusiness has remained sluggish, and growth in farm output has slowed, since the early 1990s. An array of policies and regulations affecting agricultural production, marketing, and food processing—along with weak infrastructure and a lack of market services—have discouraged private investment by farmers and large, vertically integrated agribusinesses. The policy environment has grown more investor friendly since the late 1990s and private investment appears to be responding, but significant barriers remain and the pace of future reforms remains uncertain.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: India; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Investment; Trade policy; Domestic policy; Infrastructure; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58628

Heritage and wine as tourist attractions in rural areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Privitera,   Donatella.
In recent times, the search for a new relationship with nature, of quality and safety of foodstuffs and in particular the need for “identity”, of characterizing places as bearers of values and traditions have led an increasing number of people to see rural areas as places of values, resources, culture and products to discover and enjoy. Agriculture has taken on a multifunctional role and link with tourism is required to protect and exploit its “historical” resources (heritage) as a tool of interconnection between local products, countryside, traditions, cultural values but also to place emphasis of the territory and communicate it. The aim of paper is the role assumed today by firms regarding both the primary activity and other services, in particular...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Heritage marketing; Wine tourism; Case study; 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/95216

IMPACT ANALYSIS OF SARA LEE'S CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING ON MICHIGAN'S TURKEY INDUSTRY AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN'S LOCAL ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burrows,   Spencer Antonio.
In 1998, the Sara Lee Corporation decided to restructure its value chain by diverging from manufacturing many of its products to outsourcing and concentrating its resources on developing and managing its brands. In light of this change, Bil Mar Foods, a subsidiary of Sara Lee located in Zeeland, Michigan, responsible for the processing of its packaged meat products such as hot dogs, shut down its turkey slaughter facilities and expanded into a full processing plant. The company also opted not to renew the expired production and marketing contracts of turkey growers and bought out the existing contracts of other growers. This action left turkey growers in the region without a market for their live birds.  To assess the implications of Sara Lee's decision on...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11045

Hedging Effectiveness around USDA Crop Reports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Navinderpal; McKenzie,   Andrew M.
It is well documented that “unanticipated” information contained in USDA crop reports induces large price reactions in corn and soybean markets. Thus, a natural question that arises from this literature is: To what extent are futures hedges able to remove or reduce increased price risk around report release dates? This paper addresses this question by simulating daily futures returns, daily cash returns and daily hedged returns around report release dates for two storable commodities (corn and soybeans) in two market settings (North Central Illinois and Memphis Tennessee). Various risk measures, including “Value at Risk,” are used to determine hedging effectiveness, and “Analysis of Variance” is used to uncover the underlying factors that contribute to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6818

Análise da competitividade sistêmica da indústria de madeira no estado do Pará
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santana,   Antonio Cordeiro de.
A competitividade da indústria de madeira beneficiada foi analisada à luz dos seguintes modelos teóricos: estrutura-conduta-desempenho, forças competitivas de Porter e competitividade sistêmica. Evidencia-se uma gama de produtos diversificados e diferenciados que estão sendo fabricados e fornecidos aos mercados locais, regionais, nacional e internacional. Avaliaram-se o processo de reestruturação competitiva da indústria de madeira, que alterou o processo de gestão, e a dinâmica de produção e do sistema de governança nas cadeias produtivas de madeira, artefatos, laminados e compensados e móveis, em razão da legislação ambiental e da pressão do mercado consumidor por qualidade, diferenciação de produto e sustentabilidade social e ambiental. A ação das...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Empresas de madeira; Competitividade sistêmica; Cadeia produtiva; Mercado; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56832

Sistemas agroalimentarios localizados (SIAL): de la agroindustria al conglomerado
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zambrano,   Pina; Jesus, Henri.
El objetivo de la investigación se centró en contrastar, como instrumento metodológico, el esquema teórico de los conglomerados para analizar la propuesta de los sistemas agroalimentarios localizados (SIAL) y derivar potenciales elementos clave de necesaria atención a la hora de promover un proceso evolutivo desde una actividad tradicional y semindustrial, hacia un competitivo conglomerado de agroindustrias rurales (AIR), ubicado territorialmente y sustentado en los atributos locales propios de cada recurso explotado y con las características distintivas de las relaciones establecidas por los agentes participantes en una estructura agroindustrial de este tipo. La metodología empleada se basó en el análisis de caso para proporcionar evidencia empírica sobre...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SIAL; Conglomerado; Agroindustria; 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/95219

Integrating Decision Cases into the Design of Courses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   H. Christopher.
This paper examines strategies for integrating decision cases in the design of college courses. The benefits of decision cases are acknowledged but teaching strategies that rely solely on decision cases are challenged. A lack of real-world experience and knowledge among students can limit the effectiveness of teaching exclusively with decision cases in undergraduate or graduate classes. In such classes, decision cases need not be the sole teaching approach. Cases are much more often combined with lectures, problem sets and other teaching techniques. Suggested guidelines for incorporating cases into the design of courses are based on five critical topics: 1) course educational objectives, 2) the sequencing of case and other course material, 3) necessary...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Decision cases; Course design; Mixed pedagogy; Case-content sequencing; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90396

Agribusiness Firms in Alabama: Profiles and Perceptions of Skills and Experiences Needed for Careers in Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onianwa,   Okwudili O.; Wheelock,   Gerald; Mojica,   Maribel N.; Singh,   Surendra P.
This study examines the profiles of agribusiness firms and the skills and experiences required for a career in Agribusiness field. Data for this study was generated through a mail survey administered to a total of 300 Agribusiness companies in Alabama. Results are generally consistent with previous studies and show that interpersonal skills, communication skills, ability to use general computer software, and business and economic skills are the most important skills for a successful career in agribusiness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26740

Extension multi-indice del metodo beta en valoracion agraria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Jose Garcia; Cruz,   Salvador; Rosado,   Yolanda.
Resumen: El objetivo de este artículo es el estudio y generalización del método de las dos funciones de distribución, utilizado en la teoría de valoración y, más concretamente, en las valoraciones agrarias. El fundamento básico de este método, propuesto por Ballestero (1973), está en la utilización de un índice representativo del activo que pretendemos valorar y en la aceptación de una serie de hipótesis sobre la distribución de la variable índice y de la variable valor del activo. Hasta este momento y en todos los trabajos publicados sobre este método, se ha mantenido la limitación de utilizar un solo índice (aunque éste sea una síntesis de varios a los que pretende representar). En este trabajo se presenta un método que generaliza el anterior y que...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Valuation; Multi-index; Weighting; Beta; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28759

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, August , 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geddes,   G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8274

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR REAL-TIME MESOSCALE WEATHER INFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Norris,   Patricia E.
Mesoscale weather networks can provide improved weather information to agricultural producers. This technology can potentially improve production decisions, reduce irrigation and pesticide inputs, and reduce weather-related losses. Developing a mesoscale network to disseminate real-time mesoscale weather information requires a substantial investment. In addition, there are costs associated with maintenance of the system and distribution of the information available. While public funds may be available to support initial development of the system, there may be less public support initial development of the system, there may be less public support for maintaining the system and subsidizing users’' access to the information. This study uses the contingent...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30767

AFPC Review of County Loan Rates for Sorghum and Corn
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Herbst,   Brian K.
The Agricultural &amp; Food Policy Center (AFPC) updated the comparison of corn and sorghum county loan rates following the general methodology outlined in the October 2002 Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) study on corn and sorghum loan rates. The study answers two questions: 1. Are the 2006 county loan rates established by USDA consistent with the Congressional mandate that national average loan rates for both commodities be $1.95 per bushel? 2. What would be the impact if USDA were to adopt a different weighting scheme in setting county loan rates while continuing to maintain the mandated national average loan rate? Specifically, what would be the impact on sorghum loan rates if each county’s loan rate were weighted by the county’s...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42083

Optimal On-Farm Grain Storage by Risk-Averse Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lai,   Jing-Yi; Myers,   Robert J.; Hanson,   Steven D.
Most previous research on post-harvest grain storage by farmers has assumed risk-neutral behavior and/or made restrictive assumptions about underlying price probability distributions. In this study, we solve the optimal on-farm storage problem for a risk-averse farmer under more general assumptions about underlying price distributions. The resulting model is applied to Michigan corn farmers and findings show, contrary to the "sell all or nothing" risk-neutral rule, risk-averse farmers will spread sales out over the storage season. As farmers become more risk averse, the optimal strategy is to sell more grain at harvest and spread sales over the storage season, even though this practice reduces expected return. This result is more consistent with observed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grain storage; Risk aversion; Stochastic dynamic programming; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31063

UNIVERSITY-AGRIBUSINESS INTERACTION: A COMMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dietrich,   Raymond A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29957

A COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR SOLVING LARGE VARIABLE DEMAND VEHICLE ROUTING AND SCHEDULING PROBLEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hardy,   William E., Jr.
Comparing the quality and cost of vehicle routing and scheduling analyses using actual customer locations and three different grid scales.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26864

The potential impact of changing grapefruit grading on growers' revenue
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52815

An Assessment of Consumer Satisfaction for Food Retail Chains: A Case Study from Turkey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akpinar,   Goksel; Gul,   Mevlut; Gulcan,   Sinem.
Consumer oriented marketing concept appeared to be effective in accordance to the shift from the traditional marketing approach to the modern marketing approach. This process brings about the concept of customer value in retail food sector as it is the case in other sectors. The rise in number and variety of shopping units that operate in the retail market drives firms into value based marketing concept. Due to the positive effect on the relationship between customer value and customer satisfaction, measuring customer satisfaction in order to increase customer value in sector has gained importance. This study is focuses on determination of satisfaction level of customers who make shopping in local and national supermarket chains operating in retail food...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retailing; Supermarket; Consumer Satisfaction; Turkey; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121995

The Asymmetric Cycling of U.S. Soybeans and Brazilian Coffee Prices: An Opportunity for Improved Forecasting and Understanding of Price Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Octavio A.
The behavior of agricultural commodity markets can arguably result in markedly asymmetric price cycles, that is, downward cycles of substantially different length and breadth than upward cycles. This study assesses whether asymmetric-cycle models can enhance the understanding of the dynamics and provide for a better forecasting of U.S. soybeans and Brazilian coffee prices. The forecasts from asymmetric cycle models are found to be substantially mode precise than those obtained from standard autoregressive models. The asymmetric cycle models also provide useful insights on the markedly different dynamics of the upward versus the downward cycles exhibited by the prices of these two commodities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Asymmetric cycles; Coffee prices; Soybean prices; Threshold autoregressive models; Time series forecasting; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; C22; C53.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48760

From Contracts to Networks: New Directions in the Study of Governance of Agro‐Food‐Energy Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zylbersztajn,   Decio.
The debate about the governance of complex systems of production represents a rich branch of the literature of applied organization theory. The particular application to agro‐related networks is a relevant example since agriculture plays new roles in modern society. The core of the analysis is centered in the rationale for allocation of residual decision rights and distribution of the rights regarding the value created. Contributions based in transaction cost economics, resource‐based view, dynamic competences, and incomplete contract theory explore different dimensions related to the allocation of property rights. The question of how joint strategies are defined, and how value added (or subtracted) is shared among network players is still relevant....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Governance; Networks; Coordination of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100479

Adoption of Internet Strategies by Agribusiness Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henderson,   Jason R.; Dooley,   Frank J.; Akridge,   Jay T.; Carerre,   Antonio.
This paper explores the factors guiding Internet adoption by agribusiness firms. The relationship between Internet strategies and manager perceptions on the barriers to and catalysts for Internet adoption are analyzed in a supply-chain management framework. Using factor analysis and an ordered Probit model, results indicate that Internet strategies are more likely to be adopted in larger firms with a global scope. Also, manager perceptions regarding the impact of Internet adoption on transaction costs are just as likely to influence adoption as the perceived impacts on more traditional production costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Internet; E-commerce; Supply-chain; Transaction costs; Ordered Probit; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8135

TEMPORAL COST ANALYSIS OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE: THE CASE OF VIDALIA ONIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hancock,   Charles T.; Epperson,   James E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27110

Impact Evaluation of Food Safety Regulations: A Review of Quantitative Methods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ragona,   Maddalena; Mazzocchi,   Mario.
Recently regulatory evaluation performed by the European Commission has been reviewed in response to the call for more evidence-based policy making and “Better Regulation”, which requires instruments to support the adoption of more effective and efficient regulations, as well as an improved coordination of policy interventions across the economic, social and environmental dimensions (European Commission, 2002). At the same time, there is a demand for clarity in the methods used to evaluate the impacts of regulations. While there is an ongoing debate on the methodological frameworks that are or could be used to assess the overall impact of regulations, our focus here is on the quantitative techniques that measure the economic effects and estimate the...
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/49887

The Changing Role of the Korean Food Store in New York City
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Russo,   David M.
New York City boasts one of the world's largest urban areas and metropolitan populations. These conditions present enormous challenges to the distribution of food products for New York City residents. The distribution system that has emerged in response to these challenges is unique: specialty store food sales, in particular, are more important in New York than in any other state. Yet very few studies have attempted to examine or document the system's uniqueness. This paper reports on a study conducted of one especially distinctive aspect of New York's food distribution landscape, the Korean Grocery Store. Ninety Korean food store owners were personally interviewed, by trained interviewers fluent in Korean, regarding their perceptions, standard retail...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123082

Spatial Pricing and the Location of Processors in Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graubner,   Marten; Balmann,   Alfons; Sexton,   Richard J.
Spatially dispersed production and processing, endemic for most agricultural or renewable resource markets, causes oligopsonistic competition. The possibility and use of spatial price discrimination in these markets is well documented. It is also well known that the location of processors relative to competitors crucially affects the intensity of competition. However, insights regarding the relation between spatial price discrimination and the spatial differentiation of firms are barely present because the simultaneous investigation of these issues is often intractable analytically. We use computational economics to study these problems under a general theoretical framework. For instance, we show whether and under which conditions firms choose to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial price competition; Spatial differentiation; Price discrimination; Computational economics; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114601

A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Artz,   Georgeanne M.; Colson,   Gregory; Ginder,   Roger G.
Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment and labor among farms and to better understand how group members handle the transaction costs of sharing. Our case evidence finds that in addition to cost savings, access to reliable labor is an important motivation for participating in a sharing arrangement. Trust and frequent communication among group members helps to minimize the transaction costs incurred from sharing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Machinery sharing; Transaction costs; Farm-level cooperation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100515

A Review of British Agriculture and Food Supplies in 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8727

NONFOODS DISTRIBUTION: A SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Friedman,   Walter F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26809

Evaluation on Development Level of Rural Circular Economy in Hebei Province,China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: GUO,   Ping; SUN,   Wen-sheng.
According to availability of rural data, and the actual situation of economic development in different areas, 1 first grade index, 2 grade indices and 20 third grade indices are selected to establish the measurement index system of circular economic development level in rural areas. According to the relevant data, standardized processing of data is conducted. Evaluation on circular economic level in Hebei Province by Factor Analysis indicates that comprehensive score of Shijiazhuang, Qinghuangdao and Tangshan Cities is the highest, that of Xingtai, Handan, Langfang, Baoding, Cangzhou Cities is at a medium level, and that of Hengshui, Chengde and Zhangjiakou is the lowest. Meanwhile, cluster analysis on data after standardization shows that Handan, Baoding,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural circular economy， Factor analysis， Cluster analysis ，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93411

Industry Networks and Sustainable Competitive Advantages in Brazilian and U.S. Processed Citrus Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sterns,   James A.; Spreen,   Thomas H.
The states of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Florida, United States collectively dominate the world supply of orange juice. Collectively, these two regions account for over 80 percent of world processed orange production (Spreen, et al). Florida is the prime supplier to the United States and Canada, while Sao Paulo dominates world trade of orange juice and is the primary supplier to the EU market. It is these three markets - the United States, Canada and the EU - that represent the vast majority of global consumption of processed orange products (Spreen). The global dominance by these two national industries is being threatened. Both the Florida and Sao Paulo citrus industries are experiencing outbreaks of the same potentially devastating diseases  - citrus canker...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6613

Structural Change in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods: Policy Implications for the New Member States of the European Union.
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114205

American Agriculture: What We Can Expect - National Symposium on the Future of American Agriculture, University of Georgia: August 1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Edward G.; Knutson,   Ronald D.; Richardson,   James W.
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) of the Texas A&amp;M University System is pleased to be invited to address this symposium addressing the future of U.S. agriculture. As a participant in the FAPRI consortium, AFPC monitors the economic conditions of U.S. agriculture at the farm and ranch level. To accomplish this, AFPC maintains approximately 80 crop, dairy, beef and pork representative farms throughout the nation. In the interest of time, this paper will focus only on the economic condition of the 41 feed grain/oilseeds, wheat, cotton and rice farms through the year 2002. Anyone interested in the livestock operations, or more detail on the crop farms, are directed to the AFPC web site at http://afpc1.tamu.edu. The publications included at...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42790

Abstraction and Modelling of Agri-Food Chains as Complex Decision Making Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bryceson,   Kim P.; Smith,   Carl S.
Agri-food chains are complex systems involving multiple multifaceted firms usually working together within specific industry sectors (e.g. grains, beef, wool, dairy) to satisfy an increasingly globalised market demand for high value food products. In so doing, the groupings of companies involved in an agri-food chain undertake activities that require multidimensional inter-organisational and cross organisational decision-making in the process of adding value to a raw commodity product through the production, manufacturing and distribution stages of the chain. Additional complexity is added by climate variability which impacts randomly and unpredictably on decision making in every component of the chain. The work outlined in this paper is a pilot...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49773

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, December, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8416

Irrigation Restriction and Biomass Market Interactions: The Case of the Alluvial Aquifer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Michael P.; Nalley,   Lawton Lanier; Vickery,   Gina B.
The U.S. Geological Survey has determined that irrigation in Arkansas’ Delta is unsustainable. This study examines how irrigation restrictions would affect county net returns to crop production. It also considers the effect of planting less water-intensive bioenergy crops—switchgrass and forage sorghum—in the event biofuel markets become a reality. Results suggest that sustainable irrigation restrictions without bioenergy crops would decrease producer returns by 28% in the region. Introducing these alternative crops would both reduce groundwater use and may restore state producer returns, albeit with significant spatial income redistribution to crop production throughout the state.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biomass crops; Ground water irrigation; Spatial income redistribution; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Q24; Q25; Q32; Q42; O13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57150

Econometric Analysis of the U.S. Cheese Industry: Production, Consumption, Prices, Marketing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Loma,   Eduardo; Erlandson,   Gordon W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23120

Farmers' Supply-Purchasing Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wissman,   Roger A.
Farmers' purchasing characteristics, reasons for choosing suppliers, and purchasing strategies were different for fertilizer, fuel, feed, and pesticide purchases of 100 commercial sized farmers. With fuel, few price discounts were received and few supplier changes made. More price adjustments and supplier changes occurred with fertilizer and pesticide purchases. Distribution systems influenced feed purchases. Fertilizer and pesticide purchases with quantity discounts or supplier negotiations were twice as large. Large farmers have more purchasing options. Cooperatives were valued as business organizations. Farmer purchasing strategies affect cooperatives and other supply organizations.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Purchasing practices; Farm supplies; Buying strategies; Price discounts; Cooperatives; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52015

Strategic Group Analysis of U.S. Food Businesses Using the  Two-step Clustering Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Aaron J.; Johnson,   Heather C.; Devadoss,   Stephen; Foltz,   John C.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategic group; Planning; Strategy; Performance; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; M0; M14; M2; M30.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103988

Consumer Behavior Analysis under the “Lemon Dilemma” in the Market of Agricultural Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Ying.
Based on the introduction of the connotation of “lemon market” and the phenomenon of “lemon” in the market of agricultural products, the consumers’ behaviors in the “lemon market” of agricultural products are analyzed. Firstly, consumers feel unfair in their minds in the process of negotiation; secondly, the purchase decision rule tends to be simplified in the “lemon market” of agricultural products; thirdly, the consumers tend to follow the masses in the “lemon market” of agricultural products. The economics significance of the impact of “lemon dilemma” of agricultural products on consumers is analyzed. The causes of the impact are analyzed from two aspects the uncertainty of collecting the information of agricultural information and the uncertainty of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural products market; Lemon dilemma; Consumer; Market risk; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102369

Do Analysts’ Earnings Per Share Forecasts Contain Valuable Information Beyond One Quarter? The Case of Publicly Traded Agribusiness Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lewis,   Daniel; Manfredo,   Mark R.; Sanders,   Dwight R.; Scott,   Winifred.
Analysts’ forecasting of earnings per share for multiple quarter time horizons of eleven agribusiness companies is evaluated using a mean absolute scaled error and a direct test.   Results illustrate that unique information is consistently found.  Rational and efficient expectations are formed periodically.  Analysts’ performance declines as the time horizon increases.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124480

Inventory Management in Cooperative Oil Associations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knudtson,   Arvid C.; Koller,   E. Fred.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1956
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90909

Análise do desempenho competitivo das agroindústrias de polpa de frutas do estado do Pará
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Santana,   Antonio Cordeiro de.
The objective of this paper was to determine and analyze the main competitive performance indicators of the pulp producing agro-industries of the local tropical fruits’ agricluster of the Metropolitan Region of Belém and Northeast of Pará. The competitive performance was evaluated by using ex-ante and ex-post indicators of the existing industrial organization. The results showed that the firms are operating with multiple objectives and most of them are obtaining significant indicators showing an increase in the productive capacity, profit’s margins, market share and employment. Finally, it is concluded that the firms of the fruits’ cluster are competitive at the local, national and international markets of pulp’s mix, composed by Amazon’s fruits and other...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-industry; Competitiveness; Tropical fruits; Amazon; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56772

Farm and Retail Prices in the South African Poultry Industry: Do the Twain Meet?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mkhabela,   Thulasizwe S.; Nyhodo,   Bonani.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry; Price transmission; Farm and retail prices; Time series; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q100; Q110; Q120; Q130; Q180.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114713

GESTÃO ESTRATÉGICA APLICADA AO COOPERATIVISMO SOLIDÁRIO: UMA ALTERNATIVA DE FORTALECIMENTO PARA OS AGRICULTORES FAMILIARES.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ignacio,   Olimpia Maria De Carvalho; Souza,   Eliane Moreira De Sa.
Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar, sob a ótica da administração, a  Gestão Estratégica aplicada ao cooperativismo solidário como alternativa de fortalecimento organizacional. A intenção é conhecer as controvérsias a respeito da aplicação de ferramentas de gestão estratégica nos empreendimentos dessa natureza, mantendo suas características essenciais de cooperação, solidariedade e auto-gestão. Para isto buscou-se identificar um modelo de gestão capaz de facilitar o ganho de competitividade ao mesmo tempo em que mantenha as características de solidariedade e cooperação nos empreendimentos solidários. Utilizou-se o estudo de caso como método de pesquisa, tendo como objeto de análise uma pequena cooperativa de agricultores familiares. Onde se fez uma...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gestão Estratégica; Solidariedade; Agronegócio; Cooperativismo; Trategic Management; Solidarity; Agribusiness; Cooperativism; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112686

EFFICIENCY CONCEPTS IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulz,   Robert A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27074

India Edible Oil Consumption: A Censored Incomplete Demand Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pan,   Suwen; Mohanty,   Samarendu; Welch,   Mark.
A Censored Incomplete Demand System is applied to household expenditures for edible oil in India. The results show that edible peanut oil is still a luxury good in India, whereas expenditure elasticities for other edible oils are relatively low. The food habit, location, education of household heads, and other demographic variables have significant effects on the choice of edible oils.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Censored Incomplete Demand System; India edible oil; Unit value; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; C21; D1; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47261

U.S. Demand for Source–Differentiated Shrimp: A Differential Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Keithly G.; Harvey,   David J.; Hahn,   William F.; Muhammad,   Andrew.
Estimates of price and scale elasticities for U.S. consumed shrimp are derived using aggregate shrimp data differentiated by source country. Own-price elasticities for all countries had the expected negative signs, were statistically significant, and inelastic. The scale elasticities for all countries were positive and statistically significant at the 1% level with only the United States and Ecuador having scale elasticities of less than one. For the most part, the compensated demand effects showed that most of the cross-price effects were positive. Our results also suggest that despite the countervailing duties imposed by the United States, shrimp demand was fairly stable.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: CBS; Conditional demand; Countervailing duty; Imports; Scale elasticity; Shrimp; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; C32; D12; Q13; Q22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47202

Forecasting of New Zealand whole milk powder prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forbes,   Rod.
This paper explains a short term forecasting approach that uses whole milk powder prices from Fonterra’s globalDairyTrade. The latter provides forward contract prices eight months out from each event. The cumulative impact of up to seven successive events provides reasonable expectations around future turning points for Statistics New Zealand’s FOB export prices expressed in United States dollars.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Whole milk powder; GlobalDairyTrade; Price forecasting; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96945

A műszaki fejlesztési környezet néhány meghatározó eleme az Európai Unió mezőgazdaságában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baranyai,   Zsolt.
A vizsgálat eredményei rámutattak arra, hogy az EU-országok üzemei meglehetősen heterogének a műszaki fejlesztés feltételrendszerét illetően, amely magában foglalja az üzemi koncentráció mértékét, a műszaki fejlesztés színvonalát, a rendelkezésre álló pénzügyi forrásokon (fedezeti összeg és támogatás) keresztül megjelenő fejlesztési potenciált és a fejlesztésekben lekötött tőke hatékonyságát is. Magyarország helyzetét értékelve, sajnálatos módon kedvezőtlen tendenciák mutathatók ki, hasonlóan a legtöbb 2004-ben csatlakozott országhoz. A fennálló problémák megoldását az ágazat racionális fejlesztése jelenti, melyben a tőkehatékonysági szempon¬tok kiemelt szerepet kapnak. A tőkehatékonyság javulását eredményezheti a kon¬centráció, ami bekövetkezhet egyrészt...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Jövedelmezőség; Műszaki fejlesztés; Támogatás; Tőkehatékonyság; Versenyképesség; Profitability; Technical development; Subsidies; Capital efficiency; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92498

The Effects of Sex-Sorted Semen on Southern Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herbst,   Brian K.; Anderson,   David P.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Bilby,   Todd.
This paper examines the impact of sex-sorted semen adoption on dairy farm level economics. Representative dairies are used to simulate the financial impacts of moving to this new technology.  Key economic, financial and herd dynamics will be compared among dairies to show how the uses of sex-sorted semen will affect dairy farms.  All seven of the representative dairies that were analyzed sold surplus replacement heifers using sex-sorted semen.  The increase use of sex-sorted semen can have very positive impacts on dairies throughout the Southern United States.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy production; Sex sorted semen; Production economics; Scenario analysis; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46814

First filter test of market power in Finnish food retailing sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niemi,   Jyrki S.; Xing,   Liu.
Buyer power and competition policy in food supply chains has emerged as an important economic issue and a highly sensitive item on the policy agenda all around the world. Claims that large retailers and food companies are depressing farm prices because of their market power have been made in many countries around the world (Swinnen and Vandeplas, 2009). Arising concentration of retailer sector increases the concern of existence and gradual growth of buyer power in this sector. The key reason is that the growing buyer power may have the effect of considerably distorting both retail and producer competition, and eventually it may damage economic welfare. In Finland, the increased concentration of the retail sector, with fewer outlets and the growth of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Concentration; Market power; VECM; 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/95336

The importance of network goals for strategic chain management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
Nowadays food products are increasingly produced in supply chain networks that involve numerous firms. Due to their pyramidal-hierarchical structure, such networks possess a focal company that coordinates the network. The managerial task of the focal company is to work out collective strategy that addresses cooperation and coordination problems at the firm, dyadic and network levels. These strategies must take into account that at each level specific goals must be achieved. Though the focal company is a strategy setting unit that sets network goals, other network actors may perceive these goals as firm-level goals of the focal company. Therefore, conflicts may occur in supply chain networks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain networks; Focal company; Network goals; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43930

ANÁLISE DA CADEIA DE VALOR E DOS CUSTOS DAS RAÇÕES DE UMA AGROINDÚSTRIA PROCESSADORA DE AVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grunow,   Aloisio; Gallon,   Alessandra Vasconcelos; Beuren,   Ilse Maria.
In a competitive environment, it is not enough to simply coordinate and promote the efficiency of a company’s internal activities. It is also necessary to ensure that the activities which form part of the company’s “value chain” are organized in a competitive way. From this perspective, the objective of this article is to analyze the “value chain” of poultry production and the cost of animal feed in every phase of the Seara Alimentos S.A chain. The methodology consisted of exploratory research in a case study using a predominantly qualitative approach. The results of the study are the stages of the productive cycle and the costs of the animal feed throughout the “value chain” in a poultry agribusiness. It was concluded that estimating the production’s...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Value chain; Animal feed costs; Poultry production.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90411

Law Absence and System Construction of Equal Material Assistance Rights of Farmers in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diao,   Qian-he.
Firstly, conception of farmers’ equal material assistance rights is introduced from the aspects of equal rights, material assistance rights, and farmers’ equal material assistance rights. Value function of farmers’ equal material assistance rights is pointed out, which can eliminate the partial policies with urban priority orientation. It is a necessary condition for maintaining the legal and institutional authority, as well as an inevitable choice to realize the social justice and harmony. Current status of the law absence of farmers’ equal material assistance rights in China is introduced, which is reflected in the lack of theoretical research on farmers’ equal material assistance rights in the law circle, the lack of procedural legal system of farmers’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Equal material assistance rights; Law absence; System construction; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113422

Establishing the Presence of a Risk Premium in the Cocoa Futures Market: An Econometric Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armah,   Stephen E.
Previous attempts at identifying and estimating a time-varying risk premium in the cocoa futures market yielded conflicting results. Using a longer series that includes the most recent cash and futures data, the existence of a time-varying risk premium in the cocoa futures market is re-investigated using LM ARCH tests and a Quadratic ARCH in Mean Error Correction Model. In contrast to available research the time series properties of the data are carefully accounted for by employing the most recent econometric techniques in testing for the presence of a risk premium. No evidence is found in support of a positive time-varying [or constant] risk premium in the cocoa futures market at conventional significance levels. The result suggests that cocoa producing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cocoa; Futures markets; Time-varying risk premium; Error-correction model; Agribusiness; Marketing; M.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6778

What Do We Know About the Economic Efficiency of Cooperatives: An Evaluative Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sexton,   Richard J.; Iskow,   Julie.
A debate has arisen concerning the economic efficiency of cooperatives relative to other organizational forms. This paper discusses the efficiency concepts and economic theory relevant to the debate and then proceeds to study the empirical evidence. No credible evidence exists to support the proposition that cooperatives are inefficient relative to investor-owned businesses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46389

Green House Gases and Carbon Trading
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Massey,   Raymond E.
Presented to USDA Economists Group, Washington DC, May 27, 2009
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cap and trade; Agriculture; Offsets; Credits; Sequestration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50493

MARKET SEGMENTATION WITHIN CONTINGENT VALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grimsrud,   Kristine M.; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.
A finite probability mixture model is combined with a contingent valuation model to analyze the existence of differential market segments in a hypothetical market. The approach has at least two principle benefits.  First, the model is capable of identifying market segments within the hypothetical market.  Second, the model can be used to estimate WTP/WTA within each segment.  The model is illustrated using a data set collected on consumer response to genetically modified foods in Norway.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22108

THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM RESISTANT GM VARIETY ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kruppa,   Bertalan.
The paper examines that how the application of the MON88017 GM maize variety could influence the profitability of maize production in Hungary. The most important benefit of this biotech crop lies in its reduced need for chemical use and the additional yield comparing to conventional varieties. Among the economical disadvantages there is the uncertain market of GM products in the EU. After weighing all these factors the results conclude that the farmers could reach an income surplus by growing this GM variety. Although, this surplus is significant only if a similar positive yield impact is achieved under the Hungarian conditions as in the USA.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GMOs; MON88017; Roundup herbicide; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104678

HOW WILL RURAL AMERICA, AGRIBUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT ADAPT TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE? IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Marc A.
Speech and PowerPoint Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33112

The Impacts of Flu/Cold Incidents and Retail OJ Promotion on OJ Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
In this study, we examine the impacts of retail promotions and flu/cold incidences on the demand for orange juice using weekly Nielsen grocery orange juice sales statistics and the flu/cold incidences reported by Surveillance Data Inc.  The cross-section time-series pooling technique proposed by Parks was used to estimate the demand parameters.  Results show that flu/cold incidences increased the effectiveness of retail promotions on the demand for orange juice.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Flu/cold incidents; Retail promotions; Demand; Orange juice; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104326

Expansion and Adaptation of the North Dakota Economic-Demographic Assessment Model (NEDAM) For Minnesota: Technical Description
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Vocke,   Carlena F.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120749

CARACTERIZAÇÃO E EFICIÊNCIA TÉCNICA DE EXPLORAÇÕES VITÍCOLAS DA REGIÃO ALENTEJO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henriques,   Pedro Damiao de Sousa; Carvalho,   Maria Leonor da Silva.
Este estudo teve como objectivos caracterizar e analisar a evolução, medir os níveis de eficiência técnica e relacionar esta com alguns atributos dos agricultores e das explorações, de uma amostra de explorações vitícolas pertencentes à região Alentejo. Os atributos considerados foram a dimensão física e económica, idade do produtor, natureza jurídica do produtor, tipo de posse da terra, irrigação, tipo de comercialização e especialização cultural e produtiva. A amostra analisada é composta por um painel de explorações, produtoras de uva para vinho para o período 2000-2005, pertencentes à Rede de Informação de Contabilidades Agrícolas, do Ministério da Agricultura, Desenvolvimento Rural e Pescas (MADRP). A caracterização e a análise da evolução das...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Eficiência técnica; Métodos paramétricos; Vinha; Technical efficiency; Parametric methods; Vineyards; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108930

A Review of the Financial Position of 18 Central-Western Wheat-Sheep Farms in 1945-46
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Druce,   P.C.
The financial year which ended 30th June, 1946, was the third year in which a group of selected wheat growers kept complete records of their financial transactions in co-operation with and in Record Books provided by the Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics. A report covering the records kept in the year 1944-45 has already been published in this "Review."
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9028

A Speculative Bubble in Commodity Futures Prices? Cross-Sectional Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanders,   Dwight R.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Merrin,   Robert P.
Recent accusations against speculators in general and long-only commodity index funds in particular, include: increasing market volatility, distorting historical price relationships, and fueling a rapid increase and decrease in commodity inflation. Some researchers have argued that these market participants—through their impact on market prices—may inadvertently prevented the efficient distribution of food aid to deserving groups. Certainly, this result—if substantiated— would counter the classical argument that speculators make prices more efficient and thus improve the economic efficiency of the agricultural and food marketing system. Given the very important policy implications, it is crucial to develop a more thorough understanding of long-only index...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commitment’s of Traders; Index funds; Commodity futures markets; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53050

The Degree and Sources of Oligopsony Power: An Application to the Haitian Coffee Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Dorsainvil,   Daniel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115901

EINE LOGIT-ANALYSE ZUR DIFFERENZIERUNG VON KÄUFERN UND NICHT-KÄUFERN VON SCHULMILCH IN DEUTSCHLAND
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peter,   Guenter; Salamon,   Petra; Christoph,   Inken B.; Weible,   Daniela; Burgelt,   Doreen.
Vor dem Hintergrund eines sinkenden Schulmilchkonsums in Deutschland stellt sich generell die Frage, welche Faktoren für die Kaufentscheidung von Schulmilch wichtig sind und, ob unterschiedliche Konsummuster für einzelne Gruppen existieren. Dieser Beitrag erweitert bestehende ökonometrische Erklärungsansätze um Schüler- und Haushaltscharakteristika. Dazu werden auf der Grundlage der Discrete Choice-Theorie zwei Konsummuster, die Gruppe der Schulmilchbesteller und die Gruppe der Nicht-Besteller, betrachtet. Mit Hilfe eines Logit-Modells werden Einflussfaktoren analysiert, die über das Konsummuster entscheiden. Als wichtige Faktoren kristallisieren sich die befürwortenden und ablehnenden Einstellungen der Schulkinder und ihrer Eltern gegenüber Milch und...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Schulmilch; Logit-Modell; Nachfrageanalyse; School milk; Logit model; Demand analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115358

Fenómenos de evolución de las sociedades agrícolas-ganaderas en la región pampeana argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maggio,   A.G.
El presente trabajo pretende dar cuenta de los impactos de las tendencias globales de producción y comercialización de productos agropecuarios ‘commodities’ sobre los sistemas productivos y el tejido social en los territorios, a partir de un estudio enfocado específicamente a productores familiares de pequeñas superficies de una localidad rural de la región pampeana argentina, bajo el marco teórico del enfoque SIAL. Los lazos históricos, materiales e inmateriales se combinan e interactúan tanto en el plano individual como en el social. Los lazos inmateriales –saberes y tradiciones - se van conformando en un proceso histórico que incluye la historia de vida del individuo y la historia de su sociedad y el territorio. Y al mismo tiempo, combinan elementos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar; Referencias identitarias; Commodities.; 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/95333

A System Approach on Organizational Innovations in the Agro-Food Sector: The Case of AFSCs in Flanders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandermeulen,   Valerie; Vuylsteke,   Anne; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
Together with the evolution from the agro-industrial model to the sustainable rural development model (Roep and Wiskerke 2004), a part of the agro-food market has evolved from an anonymous, mass food market to a quality-food market. This shift is driven by factors, such as the changing relations between supply chain actors due to concentration in retail and processing, the growing importance of quality standards, considerable changes in consumer habits and preferences, the increasing attention for the multifunctional dimensions of agriculture and the establishment of new markets for public goods and services (Kirwan, Slee et al. 2003; Jahn, Zerger et al. 2007). As a consequence, the contemporary agro-food markets are more and more characterised by...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122011

COST, INPUT AND MARKET SURVEY RESULTS OF THE TEXAS FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wildenthal,   Marie; Capps,   Oral, Jr.; Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.
State governments are concerned with economic development because the condition of their well being determines residents' standard of living.  Therefore, state governments are interested in strategies for strengthening their economies.  States with substantial agricultural production can implement a strategy of maintaining or increasing markets for that production, positively affecting all of the aforementioned measures.  In some states, the focus has been to "add value" to raw agricultural commodities.  Texas's food processing industry is the focus of this research.  A survey was conducted to determine the cost components of Texas food processors, the percent of purchases from Texas, and reasons for these purchases.  This article summarizes the results of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26646

Multifuncionalidad y Sistemas Agroalimentarios locales: prioridades de investigación e innovación en medio ambiente, territorio y desarrollo rural en el sector español del aceite de oliva
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanz Canada,   J.; Sanchez Esobar,   F.; Hervas Fernandez,   I.; Coq Huelva,   D.
Los sistemas agroalimentarios locales (SIAL) de aceite de oliva en España son un buen ejemplo del comportamiento multifuncional y de su contribución potencial a la gobernanza territorial. Se detectan cambios significativos en la geografía del olivar español, derivados, por una parte, de la expansión de nuevas superficies de olivar en regadío de cultivo intensivo y superintensivo y, por otra, de la creciente marginalización a la que se ve abocado el olivar español de media y alta pendiente. Por otra parte, el olivar español produce un fuerte grado de externalidades ambientales negativas, como la erosión o la contaminación difusa de suelos y acuíferos. El principal objetivo del trabajo es detectar las relaciones que se establecen entre la definición de los...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prioridades de investigación e innovación; Medio ambiente y territorio; Análisis Delphi.; 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/95229

OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURE STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS FOR CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zafiriou,   Margaret; Smith,   David.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16866

COST COMPARISONS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE AND MECHANICAL MULTI-TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS ON HIGHWAY TRAILERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoke,   K.E.; Buxton,   F.K.
Liquid carbon dioxide refrigeration offers a simple, reliable alternative to mechanical transport refrigeration for food delivery trailers operated in an upper midwestern area that could be cost effective when the refrigerant's cost is $87 or less per ton. Operating and ownership costs were compared for both systems. Under the conditions of the study, a carbon dioxide system was more economical than a mechanical refrigeration system when the cost of the liquid carbon dioxide was $87 per ton or less. The study indicated that a fleet of at least ten carbon dioxide refrigerated units is needed to justify use of a storage tank that can accept a 20-ton delivery of liquid carbon dioxide.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27921

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, July, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8266

Influencing Factors and Path Choice of Rebuilding Rural Financial Supervision System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xiao,   Wanjun; Qin,   Zhen; Xiong,   Wei.
The necessity of rebuilding Chinese rural financial supervision system is expounded. Rebuilding rural financial supervision system is conducive to normalizing rural financial order and forming the benign competitive situation; to clarifying the role played by rural financial organization and providing better financial services for “three agriculture”; to forming safe rural financial environment to promote the development of rural economy and national economy. The restricting factors of rebuilding Chinese rural financial supervision system are analyzed. The major reasons are that rural financial legislation is relatively backward and the supervision department lacks the necessary legal basis. The administrative supervision is insufficient, which lead to the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural financial supervision system; Rebuilding; Influencing factors; Pam choice; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118312

Revenue volatility faced by Australian wheat farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingwell,   Ross S.
This paper uses variance decomposition modelling to explore how wheat revenue volatility in Australia has changed spatially and temporally. The components of revenue variance are the variances and covariances of wheat prices, the area of wheat harvested and the yield of wheat. The key finding is that the volatility of wheat revenue (detrended) has more than doubled in every main wheat-growing State in Australia over the last 15 years or so Changes in wheat areas are mostly a minor source of revenue variance. The principal cause of volatility is yield changes with price changes increasing slightly in absolute importance when compared to their adjacent previous period. Greater downside yield risk is often the principal cause of the increased yield variance....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk; Wheat production; Variance decomposition; Wheat farming; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100572

The Economic Impact of the Stanislaus County Food Processing Industry and the Food Processing By-Products Use Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hurley,   Sean P.; Bylsma,   Jessica.
In 1978, the County of Stanislaus took a proactive stance on the issue of food processing by-product by developing the Stanislaus County Food Processing By-Product Use Program (Program). This program allows food processors to take their by-products to local agricultural producers, who in turn reuse the by-products by feeding it to their livestock or spreading it across their fields as a soil amendment. Since its inception the county has reported that over 6 million tons of by-products have been reused by agricultural producers and consequently diverted from local landfills. Within the last couple of years, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) has brought concerns to Stanislaus County that this program may pose a risk to the county’s surface and...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121613

Constraining Phosphorus in Surface Waters of the New York City Watershed: Dairy Farm Resource Use and Profitability
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanchar,   John J.; Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Milligan,   Robert A.
The New York City Watershed Agricultural Program seeks to reduce the potential for phosphorus movement from farms to surface waters. A "phosphorus index for site evaluation" (P-index) provides planners in the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program with a tool for identifying individual farm business, phosphorus related problems, and evaluating solutions. A linear programming model is employed to examine dairy farm resource use and profitability, with the P-index used to impose phosphorus movement constraints. Results indicate dramatic differences in farm resource use and farm business profitability depending on the level of the P-index. Small changes in the target index level result in large shifts in optimal resource use and business profitability....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31622

Shifting from Agriculture to Agribusiness: The Case of Aromatic Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mittal,   Rashi; Singh,   S.P.
This study has examined the agribusiness opportunities in medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), based on the field level information from the state of Uttarakhand. The financial feasibility of important aromatic plants has been studied. It has been found that the returns are substantially higher from these crops than the most profitable commercial crops like sugarcane. The study has identified the constraints that affect the spread of cultivation of MAPs; these include inadequate processing capacities, price risks and non-availability of planting material. It has been suggested that concerted efforts should be made to address these constraints and increase access to the world market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47446

Voluntary Over-Order Milk Premium Agreements and Implications for Policy Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolf,   Christopher A.; Banderob,   Duane A.
While policies define minimum farm-level milk prices based on end use, milk for fluid consumption is often priced above these minimums even in the presence of excess fluid quality milk. Cooperative action through marketing agencies-in-common facilities these over-order premiums. We examined the premiums that resulted from voluntary agreements in Michigan. The premiums enhanced farm price and offset minimum price variation. A critical consideration is the distribution of premiums across participants. Formal policies like state marketing orders and compacts may replace or complement voluntary premium agreements. As a replacement, these formal policies trade off flexibility in both premium level and distribution for stability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46424

THE PROS AND CONS OF SLIP SHEETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Glen R., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27073

Systematic Analysis and Optimization of the Agricultural Structure in Ethnic Regions in Northwest Sichuan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Hong; Zuo,   Yi-xing; Wang,   Yong-zhi.
Based on introducing the basic conditions of the ethnic regions in northwest Sichuan Province, the thesis analyzes its agricultural development status, which can be classified into two aspects ---rich natural resources and slow agricultural economic growth. Through the analysis of the agricultural structure of northwest Sichuan Province, it is found that the production efficiency and economic benefits of crop planting in this region are low, animal husbandry, as a major industry in pastoral region, sees high production efficiency, the agricultural production is still at the resource-oriented stage; its agricultural structure is still the farming-pastoral structure relying mainly on animal husbandry, planting is dominated by crop planting and potato...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ethnic regions in northwest Sichuan Province; Optimization of agricultural structure; Concentration factor; Grey correlation analysis; Location quotient; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94272

Differentiation of the Rural Households Based on the Perspective of Agricultural Industrialization Behavior - A Case Study of 102 Households in Yanling County, Henan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Guan-peng; Guo,   Teng-yun; Teng,   Fei.
Based on the analysis of fieldwork data collected by us from 102 households in the villages of Yaojia, Jizhuang and Wuzi, we analyze the phenomenon of differentiation behaviors of households who own different kinds of resources under the background of agricultural industrialization. The focus of this paper is to probe into characteristics of the physical contact space, information contract space between different rural households such as farmers, brokers and entrepreneurs. Then, we focus on the driving forces behind the household differentiation process. Several conclusions can be drawn from this analysis. Firstly, the geographical domain increases as the households evolutes from farmers to entrepreneurs, and the farmers’ physical contract space is larger...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Differentiation of rural households; Agricultural industrialization; Flower industry; Yanling County; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108400

The Approaches to Narrowing Urban-Rural Income Gap－From the Perspective of Rural Social Security
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zheng,   Shuang-sheng.
From the situations about the incomes and life quality of the urban and rural residents, the thesis briefly introduces the status quo of the urban-rural income gap and explores the impact of the income gap on social economy: firstly, it hampers economic development; secondly, it is detrimental to the social development. Then the thesis analyzes the role of a sound social security in narrowing urban-rural income gap: at first, it broadens the institutional environment of improving the agricultural efficiency; secondly, it eliminates the uncertainties influencing the farmers’ income; thirdly, it improves the farmers’ capacity to increase income; at last, it enhances the farmers’ consciousness of wealth. Next the thesis inquires into the problems existing in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Income distribution; Urban-rural income gap; Rural social security; Urban and rural residents; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96051

Electronic Collaboration Platforms for Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pankiewicz,   Maciek; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
One of the critical success factors for the future development of the agri-food sector is the increased integration of enterprises and other stakeholders in horizontal and vertical ‘communities’. Tracking and tracing, agreements on quality policy, improvements in logistics, dissemination of innovations, cooperation in quality planning and market orientation, access to knowledge bases, etc. are all examples which build on an increased horizontal or vertical integration in information and communication activities. The paper will discuss ongoing research on the conceptualization, design and testing of online communities that provide the functionalities that might improve cooperation in the different (horizontal and vertical) dimensions. It builds on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-community; Collaborative working environment.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49885

AGRIBUSINESS TRADE CREDIT -- A PARADOX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
This article utilizes the Survey of Small Business Finances to compare and contrast trade credit practices of rural small business firms.  The results show that these firms borrow money and then re-lend it to others in the form of trade credit.  There is a strong direct relationship between various forms of debt held by these firms and their level of accounts receivable (e.g., trade credit extended to customers).  The actual level of re-lending varied among firms depending on their adoption level of computers that are used for cash management and credit services.  Accounts receivable balances were also dependent on sales levels, costs of doing business, and other income.     The most important source of funds for re-lending was obtained from mortgages and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Trade; Credit; Finance; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23513

THE IMPACT OF EMPTY TRUCK BACKHAULS ON THE FLORIDA F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kilmer,   Richard L.; Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Determining a potential dollar savings from reducing empty backhauls and the impact on shipping point prices. Empty backhaul miles per trip represents 3.5 percent of the average fronthaul mileage of Florida fresh fruit and vegetable truckers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27203

Food miles, Carbon footprinting and other factors affecting our trade (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saunders,   Caroline M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97621

A PRIMER for Selecting New Enterprises for Your Farm
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Isaacs,   Steven G.
This publication is designed to help producers evaluate new enterprises for their farms of family businesses. It is based on a set of worksheets to help evaluate Profitability, Resource requirements, Information needs, Marketing decisions, Enthusiasm for, and the Risk associated with a new enterprise.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Alternatives; Marketing; Business plan; Diversification; Tobacco; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42316

STORE POSITIONING AS A COMPETITIVE STRATEGY IN FOOD RETAILING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langrehr,   Frederick W.; Robinson,   Richard K.
Supermarket executives are facing aggressive price competition from limited selection food outlets.  The authors conducted a study to determine competitive responses to these reduced price outlets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27549

A mezőgazdasági üzem fogalmának változása
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szekely,   Csaba; Takacs-Gyorgy,   Katalin.
A köznyelvben üzemnek nevezik azt a helyet, épületet, melyben valamilyen gazdasági egység tevékenykedik, illetve valamilyen termelő tevékenységet folytatnak. Az EU tanácsi és bizottsági jogrendszere viszont az üzemet az üzemtulajdonosok által igazgatott termelőegységként definiálja. Az angolszász országokban a farm elnevezést használják, amely bármilyen típusú mezőgazdasági üzem, vállalat lehet (family farm: családi gazdaság, cooperative farm: mezőgazdasági szövetkezet, large-scale farm: nagyüzem, small-scale farm: kisüzem stb.). Véleményünk szerint az üzem fogalma alatt magát a gazdálkodó egységet célszerű érteni, függetlenül annak jogi formájától, méretétől. Az üzem mellett szinonim fogalomként lehet alkalmazni a gazdaság, vagy a mezőgazdasági...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Üzem; Üzemtan; Vállalat; Vállalkozás; Birtok; Farm; Farm studies; Business; Enterprise; Estate; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57740

CONTRIBUTION OF THE NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION COMMISSION PROGRAMS TO THE STATE ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hodur,   Nancy M.; Leistritz,   F. Larry; Hertsgaard,   Tarrand.
The North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) has the mission of creating new wealth and jobs through the development of new and expanded uses for North Dakota agricultural products.  The Commission administers four grant programs encompassing basic and applied research, farm diversification, marketing and utilization, and prototype development.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the Commission's success in attaining its goals.  The project team examined the outcomes of a sample of grant recipients from each program type to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program in meeting its stated objectives.  The time frame for the evaluation was 1995-2004.  During the study period, a total of $9.3 million was awarded to 396...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic development; Agricultural processing; North Dakota; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23653

A Reexamination of the U.S. Export Demand for Soybeans and Soybean Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uri,   Noel D.; Hyberg,   Bengt.
This paper addresses the question of whether the export demand for soybeans and soybean products changed structurally over the 1950 to 1992 period as the U.S. agricultural sector became more integrated with the rest of the world economy. The results suggest that export demands were stable for soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil over the sample period. Moreover, it is possible to infer conclusively that the long-run soybean and soybean product export price elasticities were in the elastic range. The implications include that for each one percent reduction in the price of soybeans, soybean meal and/or soybean oil brought about through a government program, exports increased by more than one percent, leading to a reduction in the variability of soybean and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Export demand; Export price elasticities; Soybeans; Soybean meal; Soybean oil; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90645

Estimation of Treatment Effects of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin using Matching Samples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
The production and profit impacts of recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) on select New York dairy farms were estimated using data over the years 1994 through 2004, by comparing matching farms which use and do not use rbST. The use of rbST increases milk production per cow and decreases the cost of production per hundredweight of milk. The cost penalty (cost reduction) is $0.39 per hundredweight for those currently using rbST to stop using rbST, while the average treatment effect is $0.73.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bovine Somatotropin; BST; Dairy; Matching Samples; Treatments; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51118

Market Impact of Domestic Offset Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Tristan; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Dumortier,   Jerome; Hayes,   Dermot J.
Three recent reports have estimated the market impacts of domestic offset programs, including afforestation, contained in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). The magnitude of these estimated impacts motivates this study. We show that with carbon prices as low as $30 per metric ton, a significant number of U.S. crop acres would be used to grow trees and this would cause price increases for some U.S. commodities. Although we present only one carbon price scenario, the modeling approach that we use suggests that the acreage and price impacts we describe here would increase at higher carbon prices.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Afforestation; Agricultural sector; Commodity prices; Land-use change.; Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56345

An Evaluation of The Impact of Globalization on the U.S. Dairy Industry: Threats, Opportunities and Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91364

Searching for the Golden Grail: An Optimal Soybean Marketing Frequency Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   C. Robert, Jr.; Bryant,   Kelly J.; Francis,   Paul B.
Gross revenue from marketing frequency strategies varies with average soybean prices across time periods.  A study examined statistical differences among trading days using a four-year database of cash prices.  Results applied to a hypothetical Arkansas soybean farm using four strategies over four years revealed the optimal gross revenue marketing strategy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Grains; Marketing strategies; Soybean; Cash prices; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98753

MARKET FORCES AND CHANGES IN THE PLANT INPUT SUPPLY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Rahm,   Michael; Swanson,   Michael J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Input Supply Industry; Fertilizer; Plant Nutrients; Seed; Capital; Market Forces; Structural Change; Porter’s Five Forces; Agribusiness; Q13; L10; L22; M22; L80.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100786

ECONOMICS OF THE FROZEN FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Montgomery,   Nevin B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27659

A magyarországi szarvasmarha- és juhágazat középtávú kilátásai
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Voneki,   Eva; Papp,   Gergely.
Az állattenyésztési ágazatok kilátásai nem biztatóak a tartósan magas takarmányárak, a vertikálisan kevésbé szervezett, a termékpálya szakaszai közötti laza kapcsolat miatt, ami a legfontosabb felvevőpiacok szervezetlenségére is visszavezethető. A magyarországi állattartók érdemben nem képesek befolyásolni sem a világpiacon, sem az Európai Unió piacán zajló folyamatokat, így kénytelenek a réspiacokat kitöltve alkalmazkodni. Különböző modellváltozataink szerint a szarvasmarha-állomány 680-731 ezer egyed, a tejelőtehén-állomány 266-269 ezer egyed között alakulhat 2013-ban. Továbbra is elsősorban a húshasznú egyedek számának növekedésére lehet számítani. A tejtermelés 2010-ben várhatóan kitölti a nemzeti kvótát. Tej- és tejtermék-kivitelben főként a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szarvasmarha; Tej; Juh; Piac; Kilátások; Beef; Milk; Sheep; Market; Prospects; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57735

Supply Chain and Network Performance: Metrics for Profitability, Productivity, and Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weaver,   Robert D.
The architecture of the firm involves determination of a boundary that encompasses the functions managed by the firm. The past decade has seen substantial reorganization of firms where vertical or horizontal integration has been unbundled into weaker forms of collaborations including value chains and networks. This observation has forced a re-conceptualization of the boundaries of the firm to incorporate such collaborations. These collaborations are virtual and highly dynamic. They emerge and persist when two conditions are met. First, they must enable generation of greater value than might be attained through independent operation and anonymous transactions through markets. Second, the resulting growth must be shared with members in a way that retains...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Networks; Collaboration; Metrics; Productivity; Efficiency; 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/59183

Research on Supply Chain Operation of Connecting Agriculture with Supermarkets Based on Agricultural Brokers System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cai,   Si-yang; Fang,   Xuan; Wang,   Zhu; Pu,   Xu-jin.
On the basis of expounding the research results of using relevant knowledge about Game Theory for supply chain of agricultural products at home and abroad, we use principal-agent model in Game Theory to research me new function that the supermarkets entrust supervision and control over quality of agricultural products to agricultural brokers in the circulation model of connecting agriculture with supermarkets; then design the optimal incentive contract and influencing factors between agricultural broker and supermarket, and explain the fundamental role of agricultural brokers in the process of circulation; finally in light of the role of government in promoting development and application of agricultural brokers, put forward corresponding policy...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural brokers; Connecting agriculture with supermarkets; Quality of agricultural products; Game Theory; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117420

Do Local Production, Organic Certification, Nutritional Claims, and Product Branding Pay in Consumer Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Batte,   Marvin T.; Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Stan,   Ernst.
This research furthers the assessment of consumer demand for locally produced foods, while also considering a host of other food attributes that may interact to influence consumer utility. Using stated preference data from a choice-based conjoint analysis survey instrument, we estimate willingness-to-pay for processed food products (blackberry jam) that are differentiated with respect to their branding, the location of their production, certification as organically produced, branding as a product of a small family farming association, and carrying a State Proud certification. Although price is the most important single attribute influencing consumer choice for our sample, consumers also were willing to pay more for food products produced in their state or...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Conjoint analysis; Choice experiment; Locally produced food; Organic foods; Product differentiation; Produce marketing; State Proud programs; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61026

Construction of Performance Evaluation Index System for Enterprises Implementing Green Food Certification Based on BSC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Xiu-min; Wang,   Shu-han.
According to the investigation results of 70 green food enterprises in Sichuan Province, the strategic targets of enterprises implementing green food certification are discussed by borrowing ideas from the Balanced Score Card. Balanced Score Card index system is selected and improved according to the changes of enterprises before and after implementing the green food certification system. Then, the performance evaluation index system of enterprises implementing green food certification is established. This index system has five strategic directions of finance, customer, internal management, social ecology, and learning and growth, and has 11 strategic targets, such as increasing operating profit, expanding market, improving the quality of staff, improving...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Balanced Score Card（BSC）; Green food certification; Evaluation index; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108469

Economic Factors and Body Weight: An Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schroeter,   Christiane; Lusk,   Jayson L.
With this study, we investigate the effects of changes in economic factors on body weight by constructing a utility theoretic model. The model is empirically estimated by combining data on individuals’ body weight, demographic and physical activity information, and statelevel measures pertaining to the prices of food away from home, food at home, and wages. By combining these data sources, we aim to estimate directly the weight effects of price and income changes. The empirical analysis suggests that decreasing the price of food at home could decrease body weight, a finding which has important public policy implications.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Body mass index; Body weight; Obesity; Subsidy; Tax; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; D11; D12; I18; H20; R22.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46991

Measuring consumers’ willingness to pay for coffee differentiation using auctions: A comparison of Fair Trade, organic, and cause-related marketing coffees – and a mix thereof
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Langen,   Nina; Grebitus,   Carola; Hartmann,   Monika.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Auctions; Coffee; Fair Trade; Organic; Cause-related marketing; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61484

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, March, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8408

Diversification of the marketing chains among organic producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Corsi,   Alessandro; Borsotto,   Patrizia; Borri,   Ilaria; Strom,   Steinar.
Diversification of consumers’ demand and environmental concerns are at the origin of a trend towards short marketing chains and towards direct links between consumers and farmers in developed countries. This paper explores farmers’ motivations for choosing these types of marketing chains and/or the “traditional” ones. To this purpose, a theoretical model of marketing chain choice is developed, and a multivariate probit model of organic farmers’ choice of the marketing chain is estimated from a unique data set of organic farms in an Italian region.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing chain; Short chain; Organic farms; Multivariate probit; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Q12; D21; C25.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51422

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORGANIC FARMERS’ MARKET AS A TRAINING CASE STUDY FOR STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schifani,   Giorgio; Inglese,   Paolo; Noto,   Francesca.
The role of organic agriculture in the island of Sicily is well recognised by farmers, though the consumption of organic products still fails to largely develop in the local markets, due to several reasons, among which the small scale agricultural system and its structural poor organization plays a major role. The University of Palermo holds two major undergraduate and graduate courses on “Organic Agriculture” with a very good participation of Students. A student’s association was established with the aim of: a) encourage the consumption of organic products coming from local small scale farmers, and b) endorse the capacity of creating new job skillnes and opportunities for graduate students of the Faculty, and encourage the relationship by producers and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Small scale farmers; Buyer groups; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123720

Risk - An Opportunity or Threat for Entrepreneurial Farmers in the Global Food Market?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shadbolt,   Nicola M.; Olubode-Awosola,   Femi; Gray,   David I.; Dooley,   Elizabeth.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Farm management; Opportunities; Threats; Agribusiness; Q12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96335

"WINNERS", "LOSERS" AND "TURNAROUNDS" IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRO-FOOD AND FIBRE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Rooyen,   C.J.; Esterhuizen,   Dirk.
South African agribusinesses are now part of the global trading environment and must compete, despite the presence of highly "unequal economic playing fields".  Competing under these conditions is hard, with South African agribusinesses involved in an exhausting race of "catch-up" with competitors.  However, given a global regulatory environment that entrenches the notions of international competition (on both a regional and global level), to "catch-up" and compete is exactly what agribusiness has to do.  An analysis of the agro-food and fibre complex reveals a remarkable achievement, namely that, despite difficult local conditions, the agricultural industry succeeded in operating more competitively for the last eight years.  On the primarily level the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18030

THE LAW ON COOPERATIVES, RETAIL FOOD PRICES, AND THE FARM FINANCIAL CRISIS IN THE U.S.S.R.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooks,   Karen M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13265

Analysis of the theory of intermediaries and firm in rural socialized service organizations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Wu; Hu,   Zhen-peng.
We use Sperber's intermediairies and the firm theory to analyze the rural socialized service organizations. By studying the case of the melon association in Beihe Village of Uqiao Township in Beijing, we find that the basic existing objective of this association is to save transaction cost. The theoretical research and case analysis results show that the dispersed peasants are unable to solve the contradiction between small-scale production and large-scale market. However, the rural socialized service organizations, the purpose of which is to serve the benefit of the peasants, can save the transaction cost of peasants and safeguard the economic interests of the peasants.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Intermediaries and the firm theory; Socialized service; Transaction cost; China; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53471

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF MANUFACTURER CONSOLIDATION ON THE GROCER SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grier,   Kevin.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18139

The Impact of Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives on Market Performance in U.S. Food Manufacturing Industries for 1982
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petraglia,   Lisa M.; Rogers,   Richard T.
This research examines market performance in the U.S. food manufacturing product classes for 1982 and the effect cooperatives have as market participants.  It addresses the public policy concern that cooperatives may obtain market power through favorable public policy and may exercise that market power to the detriment of society through under price-enhancement.  Because of this concern the partial antitrust exemption granted cooperatives under the Capper-Volstead Act of 1992 is likely to re-emerge on the public policy agenda.  A basic industrial organization structure-performance model extended by the theory of cooperatives is used to test the effect of cooperatives on market performance, here measured as the market's price-cost margin.  After controlling...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25175

Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants’ Traceability Levels: Evidence From Iowa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Lawrence,   John D.
Based on an econometric analysis of the data obtained from a survey of meat plants ( ) in Iowa in summer 2007, this paper identifies the factors impacting the meat plants’ voluntary adoption of forward and backward traceability activities. The results suggest that the ownership type (corporate versus independent) and operations type (slaughtering versus not) matter rather than the size and meat type produced (beef, pork, or poultry) as suggested in the previous surveys. Furthermore, food safety activities appear to be complementary to traceability activities. The findings may assist ongoing regulatory efforts in implementing traceability in U.S. in the near future.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Country of origin labeling; Food safety; Multiple imputation method; National animal identification system; Ordered logistic regression; Quality assurances; Traceability; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; C21; C35.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6135

Safeguard and Protection of Migrant Workers’ Interests from the Perspective of Game Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Su,   Shi-hai; Liu,   Qian; Liu,   Ping-ping.
The status quo of the violation of migrant workers’ interests is analyzed, the results are not so optimistic. The overall situation of migrant workers’ training rights is poor; migrant workers ’rights to enjoy legal holiday are seriously violated; the working conditions and health protection measures are weak; migrant workers’ rights to get legal payment are damaged to a different degree; the social security mechanism for migrant workers is imperfect and there are still large gap between supply and demand. Combining with the relevant theories of Game theory, migrant workers’ interests obtained under the situation of entering right protection organizations and do not entering the organizations are analyzed, the results show that entering right protection...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Interests of migrant workers; Game theory; Labor union，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102370

Trust and Electronic Commerce in the Agrifood Sector. A Trust Model and Experimental Experiences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Hausen,   Tobias; Schiefer,   Gerhard; Canavari,   Maurizio.
Opportunities coming from electronic commerce provide interesting support options for the Agrifood sector. However, due to the product specific information asymmetry in the agrifood sector, the anonymity of the medium creates a lack of trust increasing transaction costs to engage in e-commerce. This paper develops a trust model for electronic commerce in the agrifood industry allowing for the analysis of trust determinants in traditional agrifood transaction relationships and their transfer to appropriate trust determinants in the e-commerce environment. First experimental results validating the suitability of the model to derive appropriate electronic trust generating elements for a given agrifood transaction environment are presented.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transaction costs; Asymmetric and private information; Laboratory experiment; Electronic commerce; Trust; Agribusiness; D23; D82; C91.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24742

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES IN AGRO-FOOD TRADE OF HUNGARY, CROATIA AND SLOVENIA WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre.
This paper investigates comparative trade advantages in agro-food trade. We analyze comparative advantages of Hungarian, Croatian and Slovenian agro-food trade in the European Union (EU) markets. Both the levels and pattern of the revealed comparative advantage measure are investigated. The empirical research seeks to explain how revealed comparative advantages have developed across countries, main product groups and over time and what are likely their implications for multifunctional rural development in the enlarged EU. We employ a disaggregated trade dataset to identify the revealed comparative advantages to provide broader policy implications. The empirical results confirmed bulk of agro-food and forestry products with revealed comparative advantages...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Comparative advantage; Croatia; Hungary; Slovenia.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; F14; Q17.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90870

Price Paradox and Strategic Choice of "Vegetable Basket" in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Wu.
By using the analysis method of game theory, this paper analyzes the phenomenon of price paradox of vegetable basket in China and its reason as follows: me price paradox of vegetable basket in China is that if the vegetable is cheap, it will harm farmers, and if the vegetable is expensive, it will harm people; high-cost logistics, low negotiation status of vegetable growers and cooperation predicament are responsible for price paradox. Based on the theoretical basis of strategic choice-theory of intermediaries, it indicates that the intermediaries can realize effective transaction and save transaction cost. The strategic choice of solving price paradox of vegetable basket is put forward as follows, support vegetable growers' cooperatives, reduce...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vegetable basket; Price paradox; Transaction cost; Strategy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117243

Projecting Livestock Numbers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forbes,   Rod; Gardiner,   Peter.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) undertakes forecasts and projections of livestock numbers as part of the twice yearly contribution to The Treasury’s economic and fiscal updates. MAF’s Pastoral Supply Response Model (PSRM) was recently re-developed and used for the first time in the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update round of 2004. The PSRM projects annual inventory numbers as at 30 June, births and livestock numbers for slaughter. The paper discusses the PSRM, the post-model adjustments process, and the feed through to a simplistic assessment of land use changes within pasture areas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock numbers; Forecasting; Supply response; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97790

Agricultural Input Use and Market Development in Africa: Recent Perspectives and Insights
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Crawford,   Eric W.; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Downloads July 2008 - July 2009: 18.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11342

Yellowfin Tuna in the Market for High Value Agricultural Products: Competitive Capability in Dominica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theophille,   Brent; Hutchinson,   Sharon D.; Iton,   Ardon.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Yellowfin tuna; High-value product; Competitiveness; Fisheries; Dominica.; Agribusiness; Q22; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122888

Value, Volume and Geography of New Wine Markets (2004-2009)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mariani,   Angela; Napoletano,   Francesco; Pomarici,   Eugenio.
Short Communication presented at XXXIV World Congress of Vine and Wine “The wine construction” 20-27th June – Porto – Portugal (International Vine and Wine Organization – OIV Meeting)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112664

Land Consolidation Model Implemented by Cooperated Rural Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Jun; Zhou,   Xuan; Jiang,   Yi.
In view of the problems faced by implementation model of cooperated rural households in terms of limited use scope, insufficient governmental policy and one-sided participation of rural households, the comprehensive evaluation index system of the feasibility of implementation model of cooperated rural households is established. From the macro-perspective, seven indexes including urban land use, township economic development stage, urbanization and township enterprise structure are selected. From the micro-perspective, 12 indexes including location situation, governance capability and economic developmental level at village level are selected. Besides, the multiple factors evaluation model is established. Taking implementation items of cooperated rural...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Land consolidation; Implementation of cooperated rural households; Dianjiang County; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119704

Problems in the Labor Export of Western Rural Areas  － A Case Study of Three Gorges Reservoir Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Bang-Yong.
The thesis gives a brief account of the status of the labor economy in Three Gorges Reservoir area, which indicates that the labor economy in this area has made certain development; characterized by fragile ecology, backward economic development and weak capacity to absorb employment, the Three Gorges Reservoir area is densely populated and has lots of rural surplus labors which needs to be transferred. Then the thesis analyzes the problems in the labor export in this region, which can be manifested in the following aspects: the exported labors are with low quality and single skill; they are narrow-minded and have strong intention for their employment regions; they have low income but high risk to get employed; the government does not provide strong...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor export; Employment; Countermeasures; Three Gorges Reservoir area; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97633

International Dairy Notes, May 2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
U.S. dairy exports recovering from depressed 2009.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91369

Study on Construction of Service-oriented Government at Grass-roots Level and Development of Farmers' Professional Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiao,   Xiao-wen.
Features of farmers' professional cooperatives in China are introduced. The establishment of these organizations is spontaneous. Their operation shows self-government. And their targets are highly pertinent. Then, I analyze the existing problems in farmers' professional cooperatives and vacancy of government functions. These cooperatives are single in content, narrow in service field, not scientific in management mode, and low in efficiency. In addition, government policy support is not put in place for these cooperatives. In view of these situations, firstly, it is proposed to speed up construction of service-oriented government at grass-roots level and promote development of farmers' professional cooperatives. Secondly, it is suggested to set up...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Service-oriented government; Farmers' professional cooperatives; Efficient government; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121744

Canadian Orange Juice Imports and Production Level Import Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yan; Kilmer,   Richard L.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Import demand equations are estimated in order to identify the own-, cross-price, and volume elasticities that can be used to determine the best marketing strategy to increase U.S. orange juice gallons in the Canadian import market. This study uses the firm’s version of production differential, AIDS, CBS, and NBR models. An expansion of total Canadian orange juice import gallons using advertising favors the U.S. much more than it does the other three origins investigated— Brazil, Mexico, and ROW. A 1% increase in imported gallons of orange juice due to advertising will increase U.S. imports by 1.20% and Brazil’s gallons by 0.60%.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: AIDS model; CBS model; Import demand; International trade; NBR model; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62281

The Butter-Powder Tilt
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.; Cropp,   Robert A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12738

Post Merger Price Conduct: A Case Study of Pricing in Connecticut Markets After the 1996 Royal Ahold-Stop &amp; Shop Merger
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.; Dhar,   Tirtha Pratim; Franklin,   Andrew W.
This study was provided to the staff at the Federal Trade Commission in October, 1999. It expands the analysis of divestitures that was presented in an April 1999 report to the FTC (An Antitrust Economic Analysis of the Proposed Acquisition of Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation by Ahold Acquisition Inc., Food Marketing Policy Center Research Report No. 46). The earlier study focused on market share changes in divested markets. This study examines price conduct. In December 1999, Royal Ahold withdrew its tender offer citing a new and tougher level of enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. Piecemeal divestitures that sought to preserve competition in local market areas are now recognized as inadequate. The momentum of acquirers in local markets...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25198

ELABORACIÓN DE MEZCLAS DE FERTILIZANTES PARA PAPA Y MAÍZ EN ELVALLE DE TOLUCA, ESTADO DE MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Millan,   Jose Nefthalli Martinez; Rebollar Rebollar,   Samuel; Salazar,   Jose Alberto Garcia; Jimenez,   Daniel Cardoso; Hernandez Martinez,   Juvencio; Rojo Rubio,   Rolando; Portillo,   Benito Albarran; Gonzalez Razo,   Felipe de Jesus; Ramirez Abarca,   Orsohe.
Project evaluation allows to resources optimisation, improving business's productivity and viable investments. The aim of this research was to provide technical and economic elements, to support decisions about the feasibility or not to run an agribusiness oriented to fertilizer's formulas production, used for potato and maize crops during establishment and maintenance in Toluca Valley, Estate of Mexico. The methodology used was project formulation and evaluation. The main markets were Toluca, Zinacantepec, Sultepec, Valle de Bravo and Temascaltepec municipalities. The discount rate was 13.1 %, with an estimated Net Current Value of $ 2 981 061, the Internal Return Rate (IRR) was 78.36 %, and the Modified Internal Return Rate (MIRR) was 181.44 %. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer's formulas production; Net current value; Internal return rate; Modified internal return rate; Agro mezclas; Valor presente neto; Tasa interna de retorno; Tasa interna de retorno modificada.; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45846

PERFORMANCE IMBALANCES IN THE CHAIN: EU TRADITIONAL FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier.
Organizations nowadays no longer compete as independent entities, but as chains (Christopher, 1998; Cox, 1999; Lambert and Cooper, 2000). Hence, being part of a well-performing chain is crucial for the future of the individual food firm, especially in the context of the globalizing economy. As a result, the objective of this study is to identify performance imbalances of traditional food chains. Therefore, quantitative data were collected via individual interviews with 271 chain members (91 suppliers, 91 focal companies and 89 customers) of 91 traditional food chains from three European countries (Belgium, Italy and Hungary), representing six different traditional food product categories (cheese, beer, ham, sausage, white pepper and bakery). The results...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chain performance; Imbalances; Traditional food products; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53531

Market-Driven International Fish Supply Chains: The Case of Nile Perch from Africa's Lake Victoria
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thorpe,   Andy; Bennett,   Elizabeth.
This paper analyses the organisation of the post-harvest Nile perch supply chain centred on Lake Victoria in East Africa to test the practical relevance of the market-driven supply chain thesis proposed by Folkerts and Koehorst (1998). It finds that while international consumer demand, particularly in demanding improved quality standards according to HACCP principles, is having profound local organisational ramifications, the evolving supply chain is presently best characterised as being a hybrid one – neither exclusively production, nor marketdriven.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Fish chain; Nile perch; Lake Victoria; HACCP; Quality assurance; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8129

Measuring Retail Food Price Variation: Does the Data Source Matter?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
The main area of focus in this paper is variation across regions and over time in the U.S. as estimated by different food price data sets. There are a variety of potential sources for food price data, but it is important to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of the data sources in order to estimate the magnitude of the variation in average prices from the different sources.  No one data source can account for all potential measurement problems, but by estimating average food prices for similar, or even identical products, one can test for whether there are significant differences in average food prices based on the data source.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/5976

Empirical Research on Influencing Factors of Trade Competitiveness of China’s Agricultural Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miao,   Qiang; Liu,   Yong sheng; Wang,   Xiao yuan.
Based on the analysis of the indices of RCA and TSC of agricultural products in China, according to China Statistical Yearbook, China Rural Statistical Yearbook and data from database of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations from 1996 to 2009, We select direct influencing factors and indirect influencing factors as reference as series of numbers, regard indices of RCA and TSC as index series of numbers of evaluation, and use grey correlation analysis method to conduct analysis and evaluation on influencing factors of trade competitiveness of China’s agricultural products. The results show that due to different index calculation methods, the sequencing results of all factors are not wholly the same. But on the whole, in terms of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trade of agricultural products; Trade competitiveness; Grey correlation analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113499

THE EFFECT OF MARKETING COOPERATIVES ON COST-REDUCING PROCESS INNOVATION ACTIVITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drivas,   Kyriakos; Giannakas,   Konstantinos.
This paper examines the market and welfare effects of cooperative involvement in cost-reducing process innovation activity in the context of a mixed oligopsony where an open-membership marketing co-op competes with an IOF. The presence of the marketing co-op is shown to result in increased producer prices and welfare gains for all farmers, members and non-members of the co-op. The effect of the marketing co-op on process innovation activity depends on the relative quality of its final products, the degree of producer heterogeneity, and the size of innovation costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9936

HEDGING WITH INDIVIDUAL AND INDEX-BASED CONTRACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mahul,   Olivier.
We examine the optimal hedging strategy with an individual insurance policy, sold at an unfair price, and a fair contract based on an index, which is imperfectly correlated with the individual loss. The tradeoff between transaction costs and basis risk is first analyzed in the expected utility framework in order to highlight the role of the agent's attitude toward risk, and then in the linear mean-variance model to stress the importance of the degree of correlation between the individual loss and the index.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22007

Innovation, Integration and Product Proliferation - Empirical Evidence for the Agri-Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karantininis,   Kostas; Sauer,   Johannes; Furtan,   William Hartley.
While mergers, both horizontal and vertical, have been shaping the landscape of the agri-food industry in Europe, the implications of the changing market structure on the level of innovation has not been studied yet. In this paper we deal with the link between innovation and market structure using the empirical example of the Danish agri-food industry. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First we test for the importance of vertical integration on innovation. While there exist several studies on this linkage, to our knowledge, this is the first that deals with the agri-food industry. Secondly, we examine both product proliferation and innovation. To our knowledge, there are no other similar studies that examine both aspects using the same data set. We...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Vertical Integration; Product Proliferation; Agribusiness; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6074

Food-safety Standards and Farmers Health: Evidence from Kenyan’s Export Vegetable Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Asfaw,   Solomon; Mithofer,   Dagmar; Waibel,   Hermann.
Limited empirical evidence exists either to confirm or refute the hypotheses that food-safety standards confer a positive external effect on farmers adopting it. This article makes use of health indicators obtained from a random cross-section sample of 439 small-scale export farmers in Kenya to evaluate the impact of EU retailer food-safety standards on producers’ health. Results show average cost of pesticide-related health risks at about 165 KSh and 324 KSh per cropping season for GlobalGAP adopters and non-adopters export producers, respectively. These costs equal 86.4% of the mean household chemical expenditure per cropping season for non-adopters and 39.6% of those adopters. Using instrumental variable econometric techniques we demonstrate that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vegetables; GlobalGAP standards; Adoption; Pesticide; Farmer’s health; Kenya; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Q13; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49928

Food Authenticity, Technology and Consumer Acceptance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; McDonald,   Jillian; Zhang,   Jing.
Traceability and authenticity issues have gained increasing prominence in food markets and create both opportunities and challenges for the food industry in providing credible information to consumers. Internal molecular tagging is an emerging technology with the potential to deliver traceability and authenticity assurances. A key question for the food industry in adopting new technologies is consumer acceptance. This paper explores consumer attitudes toward traceability and authenticity and the role of information in affecting consumer acceptance of new technologies, using molecular tagging as an example. Data were gathered from an online survey conducted in Canada in December 2010. To determine whether product-specific effects exist, two versions of the...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Authenticity; Consumer acceptance; Choice experiment; Information treatment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123881

Correction of Measurement Error in Monthly USDA Pig Crop: Generating Alternative Data Series
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   In Seck; Plain,   Ronald L.; Bullock,   J. Bruce; Jei,   Sang Young.
The imputed pig death loss contained in the reported monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pig crop data over the December 1995–June 2006 period ranged from 24.93% to 12.75%. Clearly, there are substantial measurement errors in the USDA monthly pig crop data. In this paper, we present alternative monthly U.S. pig crop data using the biological production process, which is compatible with prior knowledge of the U.S. hog industry. Alternative pig crop data are applied to a slaughter hog model and tested comparatively to USDA pig crop. Test results reject the validity of USDA pig crop data in favor of the alternative data.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biological production process; Measurement error; Monthly USDA pig crop data; Pig death loss; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; C12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47208

Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Shinn-Shyr; Rojas,   Christian; Lavoie,   Nathalie.
We consider a model of vertical competition where downstream firms (retailers) purchase an upstream input from a monopolist and are able to differentiate from each other in terms of quality. Our primary focus is to study the effects of introducing a large retailer, such as a Wal-Mart Supercenter, that is able to lower wholesale prices (i.e. buyer market power). We obtain two main results. First, the store with no buyer market power responds to the presence of the large retailer by increasing its quality, a finding that is consistent with recent efforts by traditional retailers to enhance shoppers’ buying experience (i.e. quality). Second, the presence of a large retailer causes consumer welfare to increase. There are, however, two reasons for the increase...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Buyer market power; Vertical differentiation; Wal-Mart; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Marketing; D43; L13; L81; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57165

Green Jobs and Decent Work: An Agenda for Sustainable Agriculture in India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sharma,   Harsh.
The paper seeks to explore the opportunities created by climate change and mitigation efforts in agriculture sector in India for creating more, newer and better jobs. These new jobs which are termed as green jobs are not always going to be decent jobs and there is also uncertainty about the number of jobs so created vis-à-vis number of jobs destroyed in traditional fossil fuel based economy. Pivotal role played by agriculture in developing country's economy makes it ideal sector to study in this context. There is growing consensus that organic, sustainable agricultural practices can provide synergistic benefits that include adaptation and mitigation of climate change with addressing concerns like livelihood, employment and working conditions. In an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Green Jobs; India; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115366

Discussion on Rural Financial Problems from the Perspective of Theory of Constraint
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qian,   Feng-lin; Cao,   Can; Pu,   Xu-jin.
Inadequate rural financial services and low service efficiency lead to the situation that a large sum of money flows from rural areas to urban areas through commercial banks. The situation goes against the development of rural production and causes the extreme lack of rural capital, the difficulties in loaning and the prevalence of usurious loan In view of the problems existed in rural financial system, the rural financial developmental trend. rural gross production .rural financial scale and rural financial efficiency from 1983 to 2008 are empirically analyzed by using the Pagano model in endogenous growth theory. the research assumes that, rural financial scale has positive relation with rural economic output, that is to say, the expansion of rural...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural finance; Pagano model; Theory of constraint; Organization innovation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119718

CONTRIBUTION OF THE BISON INDUSTRY TO THE NORTH DAKOTA ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sell,   Randall S.; Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
The commercial bison industry is relatively new to North Dakota.  There were an estimated 23,000 head of bison in North Dakota in 1998, and these animals were found in 47 of 53 counties.  The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic contribution of the bison industry to the North Dakota economy.  A survey of North Dakota bison producers and processors was conducted to provide estimates of direct impacts of bison activities within the state.  Secondary economic impacts were determined using the North Dakota Input-Output Model.  The direct impact of production and processing of bison in North Dakota in 1998 was estimated at $23 million.  The $23 million in direct impacts generated an additional $47 million in secondary impacts within the state. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bison industry; Bison production; Bison processing; North Dakota; Economic impact; Agribusiness; Production Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23330

Prepared for Bioterrorism Events? A Study of the Grain and Oilseed Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wailes,   Eric J.; Carreira,   Rita I.; Danforth,   Diana M.; Nemane,   Vivek.
One of the most crucial problems facing the U.S. economy is the possibility of a terrorist attack on its food sector.  The implications can be profound for its stakeholders, who are highly dependent on this sector for their economic livelihood as well as their food supplies. The U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002 was enacted to improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. One of the important features of the U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002 is its emphasis on prevention, a change from prior legislation that focused on punishments after an incidence had occurred. The U.S. Bioterrorism Act does not address food safety issues in general; its focus is to prevent intentional...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bioterrorism; Grain and oilseed sector; Bioterrorism Act of 2002; NC-1016; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Political Economy; I18; K23; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103867

A Portrait of Participants in Crop Insurance Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nimpagaritse,   Fabrice.
Farm Analysis Bulletins (FAB) are undertaken to provide a better understanding of Canadian agriculture at the farm level.  Using data from various sources such as Census, Farm Financial Surveys (FFS), Taxfiler, NISA database, etc, FAB's provide information on farm situation as well as highlighting and discussing farm related issues. By using the Farm Financial Surveys (1999 to 2004), this bulletin provides characteristics of farmers participating in crop insurance programs. Charts and tables with a brief accompanying text are used to describe participants in crop insurance.  Participation rate in crop insurance has grown slightly from 49% in 1999 to 53% in 2003.Grains and oilseeds farms are more likely to participate in crop insurance programs than other...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Crop insurance programs; Risk management; Risk protection; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53099

Recent Changes in Chinese and India's Agriculture and Implications on Global Trade of Agricultural Commodities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tangen,   Alyssa; Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the changes in import and export demand in China and India on the United States and global agriculture in 2020. A spatial equilibrium model is developed to optimize production and trade in China, India, and other major importing and exporting regions in the world. This research focuses on four primary crops: wheat, corn, rice and soybeans. In the model, China and India are divided into 31 and 14 regions, respectively. The model also includes five exporting countries and ten importing countries/regions. The results indicate that India will be able to stay largely self-sufficient in 2020 and China will increase its soybean and corn imports to meet rising domestic demand. The research also gives perspectives on...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99345

Analysing Linkages between Strategy, Performance, Management Structure and Culture in the Spanish Fresh Produce Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Marian Garcia; Poole,   Nigel D.
This article reports the results of an industry-level study that seeks to identify empirical regularities between firm strategy, management style, organisational structure and performance in the Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable (fresh produce) industry using strategic group analysis. Groups were formed from key dimensions reflecting firms' strategic orientations. Performance levels did not differ systematically between strategic groups, but performance was found to be influenced by the alignment between entrepreneurial culture and organisational structure. A move towards greater flexibility and/or adopting an entrepreneurial style are both likely to contribute to an improvement in the overall performance of the firm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategic groups; Business strategy; Management structure; Fresh; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8130

The Relative Importance of the Green Industry in the U.S. Agricultural Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Turner,   Steven C.; Kriesel,   Warren.
This article describes the relative size of the green industry within the U.S. economy and how it is linked to supporting industries through the volume of transactions and economic impact multipliers. This analysis was based on IMPLAN, an input-output model developed by the U.S. Forest Service. In terms of 1990 employment, the green industry was the second leading employer in United States production agriculture. In terms of output, the greenhouse and products sector ranked sixth within production agriculture, behind cattle, other livestock, grains, other crops and oil bearing crops.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Green industry; Input-output model; Multiplier; Greenhouse and nursery products; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90366

The Allied-Heublein Joint Venture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mueller,   Willard F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46252

An Assessment of the Attractiveness of the U.S. Fresh Orange and Grapefruit Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campeau-McAllister,   Nicole; Campeau-McAllister,   Kimberly; Phillips,   Jon C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26737

Trends in the not-from-concentrate orange-juice segment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Goodrich,   Renee M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52823

Impact of Direct Income Payments on Productive Efficiency of Korean Rice Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kang,   Hye-Jung; Kim,   Jeong-Ho.
This paper examines the impact of direct income payments on productive efficiency of Korean rice farms, using farm-level cross sectional data in 2006. For representation of efficiency and its determinants, this paper uses a model that estimates the deviations of farms from a translog distance function and the determinants of these deviations. This paper especially estimates a stochastic frontier production function to explain deviations from best-practice productivity with a two-part error term including statistical noise from measurement error and technical inefficiency arising from farms not reaching the production frontier boundary. The empirical evidence finds that farms that get a higher share of direct payments in farm revenue are less efficient than...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Direct income payments; Productive efficiency; Stochastic frontier production function; Korea; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45650

The Triple Bottom Line: What is the Impact on the Returns to Agribusiness?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Detre,   Joshua D.; Gunderson,   Michael A.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Event-study; Sustainability; Profitability; Corporate social responsibility; Dow Jones Sustainability Index; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117608

Mobility in Rural Credit Markets: A Honduran Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sundaram-Stukel,   Reka.
In this paper I analyze mobility in rural credit markets. A panel data set of rural Honduran households is used to study credit market transitions; specifically, the dynamic evolution of formal and informal sector participation. Mobility patterns among four different credit market states are analyzed, namely those who have formal sector participation, informal sector participation, participation in both sectors and nonparticipation in rural credit markets. I use a random effects dynamic multinomial logit model which can accommodate unobserved heterogeneity. The main findings are that state dependence plays a significant role in ones ability to borrow.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22081

Evaluierung der Erfolgsfaktoren des EFQM-Modells in der österreichischen Ernährungswirtschaft anhand des Analytischen Hierarchieprozesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meixner,   Oliver; Pochtrager,   Siegfried; Haas,   Rainer.
Numerous companies in the Austrian food industry have already been certified in accordance with the ISO 9000 standards. However, the introduction of a quality management system in a company alone does not guarantee continuous improvement as required by the standard ÖNORM ISO 9001:2000. In order to be successful when introducing and maintaining a quality management system in a company, a number of important factors must be considered. These success factors are derived from the „European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model for Business Excellence“. The purpose of the EFQM Model is to support the internal assessment of the quality management within a company, and it can be regarded as a motor for internal improvement. In particular, for companies...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Quality management; Success factors; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Model evaluation; Food industry; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97434

Sementes crioulas: o estado da arte no Rio Grande do Sul
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pelwing,   Andreia Becker; Frank,   Lucia Brandao; Barros,   Ingrid I. Bergman de.
This study investigated the state of the art of traditional, or landrace seeds in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. An ethnographic study was carried out by means of a non-statistical seed sampling in 13 farms from eight municipalities lying in the regions of the Greater Porto Alegre, Serra, Planalto Médio, Depressão Central and Serra do Sudeste. A broad diversity of ancient plants was observed. These species survive in the farms with the help of a seed bank. All in all, 39 plant species were characterized, distributed in 12 families, totaling 258 instances of landrace seeds grown in the farms visited. According to the farmers, the preference for landrace seeds is due chiefly to seed adaptability, better flavor and quality of the produce grown therefrom,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Landrace seeds; Agrobiodiversity; Family agriculture; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Q20.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61244

AGROHOLDINGS AND CLUSTERS IN KAZAKHSTAN’S AGRO-FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wandel,   Jurgen.
The paper provides an overview of the institutional arrangements on the micro level that have evolved in the agro-food sector of Kazakhstan in the course of transition. Emphasis is laid on more complex arrangements like "agroholdings" and "clusters", hitherto mostly unknown in the agro-food sectors of established market economies. It is shown that "agroholdings" are concentrated mainly in the northern part of Kazakhstan and to a large extent in the grain sector, while in the south a scattered small scale (individual) farm structure has emerged. Parallel to this market-driven development, the Kazakhstani government tries to promote other institutional arrangements that it deems to be of superior competitiveness, especially agro-food clusters. Refering to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agroholdings; Cluster; Kazakhstan; Agricultural policy; Institutional change; Agroholdings; Cluster; Kasachstan; Agrarpolitik; Institutioneller Wandel.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q13; Q18; L 22.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91766

Journal Frontmatter
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes front cover and editorial information.
Tipo: Journal Article
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; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117943

R&amp;D INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN U.S. AND CANADIAN FOOD MANUFACTURING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chan-Kang,   Connie; Buccola,   Steven T.
Productivity growth in the Canadian processed food industry has lagged behind that in the United States because of a relatively low rate of R&amp;D investment.  Although U.S. firms generally have a technological advantage over Canadian firms, marginal rates of return to R&amp;D are higher in Canada.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20880

Crop Research Incentives in a Privatized Industry: A Stochastic Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malla,   Stavroula; Gray,   Richard S.
We model today's privatized crop research industry as a small number of firms, developing and selling differentiated products to heterogeneous producers. Crop variety research is modeled as a search process, which allows us to differentiate between applied and basic research and recognize research as a stochastic process. We use the framework to develop a number of propositions regarding private research incentives, the spillovers of knowledge, and the impact of public policy. The results suggest an underinvestment in research even when property rights have been established.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Search process; Stochastic process; Biotechnology; IPRs; Applied R&amp;D; Basic R&amp;D; Imperfect competition; Differentiated products; Heterogeneous producers.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24936

System Dynamic Approach to Assessing New Product Introduction:  The Case of Functional Foods in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ross,   Kara L.; Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent.
Health care costs particularly those associated with chronic health conditions such as cancer have been significantly increasing for both individuals and governments in the past decades, prompting the demand for preventative medical initiatives, such as functional food, and spawning a new industry in the food sector – functional food industry. This article conducts a feasibility study for a firm entering the functional food industry with a specific product, Avert®, CLA-enhanced cheese. It also assesses alternative market conditions under which the firm will be successful. A system dynamics framework is used for the analyses. The results show that a firm can be profitable in the functional food industry provided that it satisfies certain pricing and target...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21182

GUSTOS Y PREFERENCIAS DE LOS CONSUMIDORES QUE COMPRAN HONGOS COMESTIBLES EN SUPERMERCADOS DE MÉRIDA, YUCATÁN, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ancona Mendez,   Ligia; Rejon Avila,   Manuel Jesus; Flores Novelo,   Anel.
During the first half of 2008, a researching study was done through interviews for some purchase department employees of selected supermarkets, as well as the people that acquire mushrooms “Pleurotus Ostreatus” and other edible mushrooms in Mérida, Yucatán. This study was done with the purpose of identifying their consumer behavior, consumption and to understand how the product is perceived in the supermarket shopping area. The collected data was processed using the percentages technique. It found that the majority (75 %) of respondents had mid-higher and higher education, also 50% were from Yucatan and the remaining percentage from other states in Mexico. The market segment consists mainly of women (65%), in relation to men (35%). The main reasons for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mushrooms; Consumer behavior; Perception of product.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99472

The Rise and Decline of the Israeli Moshav Cooperative: A Historical Overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schwartz,   Moshe.
The moshav (village smallholder cooperative) emerged in the early 1 920s. In the next three decades, its cooperative structure and rules underwent some changes, in response to developments in its environment. During Israel's first statehood decade, the moshav became the country's most prevalent form of agricultural settlement. Then, for almost thirty years, structure and rules were "frozen", despite the transformations which swept Israel's social, political and economic landscape. This "freezing", it is claimed, was allowed by insulation: the Zionist Movement and the State of Israel set up barriers, partly separating the moshav from the economy of the country in each of the four markets of classical economics (commodities, labor, capital, and land)....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61944

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, February, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8375

TOTAL SYSTEMS NEEDS OF THE WHOLESALER/RETAILER IN THE EIGHTIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Robert.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26941

A produção de leite no Rio Grande do Sul: produtividade, especialização e concentração (1990 – 2009)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marion Filho,   Pascoal Jose; Fagundes,   Jones de Oliveira; Schumacher,   Gabriela.
This article evaluates the evolution of productivity, specialization and concentration of milk production in microregions of Rio Grande do Sul in the period 1990 to 2009. Productivity is measured by the ratio between milk production and the number of cows milked, the specialization is calculated from the location quotient (QL) and concentration is determined by the location Gini (GL), according to the geographical division of microregions of IBGE. The survey results showed that increases productivity, specialization and concentration in milk production, with emphasis on microregions of Três Passos, with QL equal to 2,33 in 2008, and Passo Fundo, with productivity of 4.197 liters/cow in 2009. The location Gini also showed a significant growth in the period...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Milk; Productivity; Location Quotient; Location Gini; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121297

Potential Impacts of WTO Accession on the Agribusiness Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vanzetti,   David; Nikolic,   Aleksandra.
Bosnia Herzegovina (BH) is in the process of joining the World Trade Organization in the near future and the European Union in the medium term. As a net agriculture and food importer, accession will require BH to expose some of its inefficient and sensitive agricultural industries, such as meat and dairy products, to international competition. A bilateral trade model is used to estimate the potentially negative impacts of accession on production and trade in several specific sectors. According to the research results, BH imports are estimated to increase, driven by the livestock products sector. Exports are only marginally affected. A drop in overall customs revenues is expected. BH is expected to experience a small reduction in agricultural sector welfare...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bosnia Herzegovina; WTO accession; Trade; Agricultural tariffs; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114611

Simulation Modeling of an International Tomato Supply-Chain Distribution System: Analyzing the Impact of Food Quality Technology on All Supply-Chain Players
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ge,   Jiaoju; Wysocki,   Allen F.; House,   Lisa; Welt,   Bruce A.; Emond,   Jean-Pierre; Brecht,   Jeffrey K.; Nunes,   Cecilia Do Nascimento.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8550

Rôle des marchés du bétail, dans les filières viandes bovine et ovine d’une région semi-aride algérienne
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sadoud,   M.
Les filières viandes rouges en Algérie reposent globalement sur des élevages bovins et ovins, elles sont articulés à un marché interne fort rémunérateur, du fait du maintien de la demande à un niveau relativement élevé et de la faible élasticité de l’offre interne. Les structures de prix sont dominées par les marges prélevées par les réseaux privés de commercialisation. L'objectif de cet article est d'étudier le marché des viandes bovine et ovine, qui est mis en oeuvre essentiellement par des opérateurs. Le système de commercialisation de produits d’élevage et d’aliments de bétail est caractérisé par l’existence d’agents économiques qui sont éleveurs, maquignons et bouchers; ces opérateurs sont en contact permanent entre eux. L'information sur les prix et...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Viande ovine; Viande bovine; Maquignon; Boucher.; 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/95337

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MODULARIZATION OF DRY GROCERY PACKAGING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abdalla,   Charles W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26859

The Overall Significance of Attributes and Attributes’ Levels on Fresh Fruit Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groot,   Etienne; Albisu,   Luis Miguel.
Fresh fruits are always recommended as ingredients in healthiest diets. However, there is a tendency for consumers to move their consumption towards transformed fruits, which are integrated in many food products. Quite commonly fresh fruits are difficult to handle and store but they also do not have regular quality when they reach consumers. There are many other elements besides the physical characteristics, which are very important for consumers, and they can be promoted through marketing actions. It is very important to understand why consumers make elections of fresh fruits in order to increase their consumption. The aim of this study is to understand how consumers make their purchasing choices based on the most important peaches’ attributes and levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Peaches; Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); Consumer behaviour; Market segments; Attribute levels best‐worst experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100469

IS IT THE END OF UTOPIA? THE ISRAELI KIBBUTZ AT THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leviatan,   Uriel.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31764

Costs and Returns for Small Livestock Slaughter Plant in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Staroba,   Arlyn R.; Bedker,   Gary M.; Dunn,   Edward V.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23129

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the January 2007 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Herbst,   Brian K.; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.; Zimmel,   Peter.
Under the January 2007 Baseline, 20 of the 64 crop farms are considered in good liquidity condition (less than a 25 percent chance of negative ending cash in 2012). Five crop farms have between a 25 percent and a 50 percent likelihood of negative ending cash. The remaining 39 crop farms have greater than a 50 percent chance of negative ending cash. Additionally, 30 of the 64 crop farms are considered in good equity position (less than a 25 percent chance of decreasing real net worth during the study period). Nine crop farms have between a 25 percent and 50 percent likelihood of losing real net worth, and 25 crop farms have greater than a 50 percent probability of decreasing real net worth. The following discussion provides an overall evaluation by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42088

A COMPARISON OF THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRIES FOR LOUISIANA AND ITS PARISHES: 1982-1992
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughes,   David W.; Harrison,   R. Wes.
The objective of this study is to measure and analyze the effects of structural change in the agribusiness sector on parish economies in Louisiana. Specific objectives are: (1) to measure changing patterns of employment in Louisiana's agribusiness sector, (2) to analyze the impacts of structural change on the contribution of agribusiness to total employment in individual parishes, and (3) to identify any rural-to-urban or urban-to-rural shifts in the geographic location of employment resulting from structural changes in agribusiness industries.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31684

Economic Efficiency of Short-Term Versus Long-Term Water Rights Buyouts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wheeler,   Erin A.; Golden,   Bill B.; Johnson,   Jeffrey W.; Peterson,   Jeffrey M.
Because of the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer, water districts, regional water managers, and state water officers are becoming increasingly interested in conservation policies. This study evaluates both short-term and long-term water rights buyout policies. This research develops dynamic production functions for the major crops in the Texas Panhandle. The production functions are incorporated into optimal temporal allocation models that project annual producer behavior, crop choices, water use, and aquifer declines over 60 years. Results suggest that long-term buyouts may be more economically efficient than short-term buyouts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dynamic production function; Nonlinear optimization; Ogallala Aquifer; Water rights buyout; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q30; Q32; Q38.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46987

Comprehensive Evaluation on the Regional Economy of Commodity Grain Base in Heilongjiang Province Based on Factor Analysis Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shen,   Lei-ming; Xu,   Mei; Wang,   Fu-lin; Zhang,   Hao.
Taking a total of 13 areas in Heilongjiang commodity grain base as the research objects, 9 indices are selected, which are regional GDP (X1), per capita GDP (X2), total value of tertiary industry (X3), financial revenue (X4), urban fixed assets investment (X5), average salary (X6), gross industrial output value (X7), total output value of farming, forestry, husbandry and fishing (X8), and retail sales of social consumer goods (X9). Based on this, evaluation index system of regional economy is established. According to the 2006-2008 Heilongjiang Statistical Yearbook, average values within 3 years are used as analytical data. Factor Analysis Method is adopted to establish regression model and to carry out comprehensive analysis. Result shows that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Heilongjiang Commodity grain base; Factor Analysis Method; Regional economy; Comprehensive evaluation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96048

Structural Change in the Meat and Poultry Industry and the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Rule
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollinger,   Michael.
This paper uses plant-level micro-data covering the 1987-2002 and a translog cost function to estimate long-run costs in the meat and poultry industry in order to evaluate the impact of the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Rule on cattle, hog and chicken slaughter and prepared pork products and sausage-making industries.  Results suggest that costs rose in the cattle and hog slaughter and prepared pork products industries and the cost shares of meat declined and of labor and capital rose.  There is little evidence that events over the period favored large or small plants.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Structural change; Regulation; Industrial organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36747

Análisis de la ampliación de los recursos locales hortofrutícolas mediante la internacionalización: Potencial del sector cooperativo hortofrutícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marin-Sanchez,   Maria del Mar.
El presente trabajo analiza la posibilidad de ampliar los recursos locales de las cooperativas hortofrutícolas mediante la internacionalización de su actividad. Para ello se examinan las estrategias de internacionalización disponibles para estas entidades y se analiza el potencial del sector hortofrutícola, mediante el estudio de los datos básicos del sector comparando entidades asociativas con las no cooperativas. Dichos datos nos permiten evaluar su potencial exportador, resultando mucho mayor en las cooperativas hortofrutícolas. Sin embargo la internacionalización se manifiesta principalmente a través de la exportación mediante acuerdos comerciales, y en menor medida, mediante la constitución de sociedades mercantiles participadas por la cooperativa,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperativas hortofrutícolas; Internacionalizacion; Potencial exportador.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95334

NORTHLAND FOODS: PLANNING THE END A DECISION CASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34491

DIFFICULTIES IN THE PRIVATISATION AND REORGANISATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epstein,   David B.; Siemer,   Jurgen.
Presently Russia is experiencing the complicated process of transforming the economic system of central planning into a socially oriented market economy. Of great importance for the success of this process is the institutional reshaping of the agricultural sector, particularly the privatisation of land and assets. In this paper the procedure and the problems of privatising Russian agriculture are extensively discussed against the background of the unfavourable development of the Russian agricultural sector.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14925

Comparison among the Consumption Structures of Different Income Groups of Urban Residents in Guangxi Based on ELES Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Zhi-cheng; Li,   Xiao-xiang; Li,   Zhi-xian.
According to the household consumption data of urban residents in Guangxi Statistical Yearbook in the year 2009, the ELES (Extended Linear Expenditure System) is used to analyze the consumption structure, the propensity to consume, and the consumer flexibility of urban residents in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China in the year 2008. Result shows that urban residents in Guangxi has relatively low propensity to consume. And their consumption, especially the middle and low-income families, is mostly concentrated in food, cloth, lodging and other basic necessities of life, which account for more than a half of their income. Based on this, corresponding suggestions are put forward to enlarge the consumption demand of urban residents in Guangxi, such as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumption structure; ELES Model; Propensity to consume; Flexibility; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108404

Consumption of Home-Delivered Foods: Results from an Exploratory Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Farooq,   Zafar.
This study examines the effect of various factors on the decision to consume home-delivered foods. The results of the study suggest that the decision to order food for home delivery is determined by gender, price consciousness, number of adults and children in the household, employment status, education level, ownership of microwave oven and, to some extent race, age and income. Specifically, the results suggest that less price-conscious, employed, higher-educated, white males within the 25-34 age group, in a household with a microwave oven, with smaller number of adults, but with children are more likely to purchase home-delivered food that others.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumption; Home-delivered food; Logit analysis; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90371

The Impact of Biofuels Policy on Agribusiness Stock Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tepe,   Fatma Sine; Du,   Xiaodong; Hennessy,   David A.
Corn markets are important for many industries, including the seed, fertilizer, meat production/processing and agricultural machinery sectors, all of which are highly concentrated. Oligopoly theory suggests that corn input and field equipment suppliers likely benefit from policies that support corn markets, such as U.S. biofuels policy, while meat companies are likely adversely affected. Employing a linear two-factor (S&amp;P 500 and corn prices) equilibrium asset pricing model, this study investigates the impact of biofuels policy on U.S. agribusiness and food processing firm stock prices. Conditional heteroskedasticity in stock returns is accounted for using a GARCH(1,1) model. Corn price increases are found to have positive effects on excess stock...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Biofuels policy; Excess stock returns; GARCH effect; Linear factor model; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53180

Sensitivity of Plant Location Solutions to Changes in Raw Product Supplies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCarthy,   W.O.; Ferguson,   D.C.; Cassidy,   P.A.
A method is outlined to test the stability of a plant location solution to changes in regional production. Supplies are generated within a probabilistic framework and used as input data for the usual otherwise static model. This approach also yields additional information on the probability of actual plant throughput exceeding designed throughput. Such types of information further assist policy decisions.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9579

On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: A Conceptual Framework for Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.; Kerr,   William A.; Larue,   Bruno.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55297

U.S. Agriculture: Commercial and Large Producer Concentration and Implications for Agribusiness Segments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rios,   Ana R.; Gray,   Allan W.
This study examines rate of concentration of farms and sales for aggregate farm production and crop and livestock activities during the 1982 to 2002 period.  Data from the Census of Agriculture are used to calculate Theil's relative entropy measure as an indicator of concentration. Results indicate that Grain segments are lagging behind cotton, potato and hog segments in terms of concentration of total sales, while concentration in the dairy segment appears to be gaining steam.  Agribusiness serving less concentrated industry segments should look to the more concentrated segments as leading indicators for effective marketing strategies as concentration increases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Concentration; Commodities; Entropy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19136

Rural Financial Innovation in China Viewed from Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Geng-xin.
The root causes of subprime crisis are analyzed based on the introduction of the definition and features of subprime mortgage loans: firstly, a loose financial supervision and regulation environment leads to weak risk awareness; secondly, the highly complex financial products enlarge the risk. Taking into account that our rural finance is characterized by vast territory, scattered distribution of population, small economic scale and insufficient mortgage, it is pointed out that rural finance has different development rules and patterns from urban finance. On the basis of introducing that there is an insufficient amount of formal finance in our rural finance and our informal finance is under a long-term suppression, the great significance of financial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Subprime mortgage crisis; Financial supervision; Financial risks; Rural financial innovation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93667

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.; Loyns,   R.M.A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16775

Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sitko,   Nicholas J.; Bwalya,   Richard; Kamwanga,   Jolly; Wamulume,   Mukata.
A number of problems plague the current Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), including: late delivery of inputs; distribution of standardized inputs that may not be appropriate for all agro-ecological zones or soil types; crowding out of private sector; poor targeting, and; high cost to the government treasury.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Poverty; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123210

ANÁLISE DA CAPACIDADE PRODUTIVA E DOS ÍNDICES DE CONCENTRAÇÃO, DISPERSÃO E VARIAÇÃO DA INDÚSTRIA DE BIODIESEL NO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carminatti,   Joao Guilherme De Oliveira; Bulhoes,   Ronaldo; Nicola,   Matheus Lazzari.
O Principal objetivo desse trabalho é analisar a capacidade produtiva brasileira de biodiesel das empresas existentes, em construção e em planejamento, bem como, o nível de concorrência das mesmas através do índice de concentração CR(k), do índice de dispersão e de variação de Hirschman-Herfindahl (HH), com dados coletados junto à Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis e ao SEBRAE. Os cálculos foram efetuados para o Brasil como um todo e, posteriormente, para as regiões Sul, Sudeste, Centro-Oeste, Nordeste e Norte. Os resultados mostraram que a capacidade de produção existente é suficiente para atender a mistura de 2,0% de biodiesel ao diesel mineral prevista para 2008 e insuficiente para atender a mistura de 5,0% prevista para o ano...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroenergia; Biodiesel; Região; Agro-energy; Biodiesel; Region; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110020

CHANGES IN SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. FARMS DURING THE 1970s AND EARLY 1980s: AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON CURRENT AND CONSTANT DOLLAR SALES CATEGORIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zulauf,   Carl R.
Changes since 1970 in the distribution of selected farm characteristics among constant and current dollar farm sales categories were examined. In general, the same trends emerged but changes were less dramatic after adjusting for inflation. The increasing concentration of net farm income among farms with sales exceeding $500,000 was attributed in part to their continuing high ratio of gross farm income to expenses (approximately 145 percent). Farms with sales between $10,000 and $500,000 became more dependent on nonfarm income. This dependency is postulated to result from a farm income treadmill and use of nonfarm income to cope with the treadmill.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29471

USING THE WWW FOR RETAIL FOOD SALES: DISCUSSION AND DEMONSTRATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: White,   Gregory K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26590

A Survey of the Navy Bean Industry in New South Wales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kingsland,   Alison M.
Production of navy beans on a commercial scale in Australia was begun as recently as 1940. Since that year, the industry has become well-established, particularly in New South Wales, where the navy, bean crop now forms an important feature of the agriculture of the New England district.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8349

HARMONIZING TRUCK TRANSPORTATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   Rob.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16804

SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR AND IMPACTS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A NEW GENERATION COOPERATIVE: THE CASE OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loewe,   Paula; Van der Sluis,   Evert.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36490

MEMBER INFLUENCE IN COOPERATIVES:  CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES TO THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ollila,   Petri.
This literature review summarizes research on member influence in cooperatives conducted in Scandinavia and some of the research conducted in West Germany.  The review divides the contents of member influence into three components:  individual factors, the cooperative organization's internal factors and the organization's external factors.  As individual factors, participation, representation and representativeness are considered.  Conflict in cooperative organizations, the effect of the growth of the organization and the rules of decision making are discussed as organizations internal factors.  The major interest groups in addition to members (the market, personnel and the society) are presented as external factors.  The external factors are increasingly...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11208

The Relative Performance of In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Hedging Effectiveness Indicators
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
Hedging effectiveness is the proportion of price risk removed through hedging. Empirical hedging studies typically estimate a set of risk minimizing hedge ratios, estimate the hedging effectiveness statistic, apply the estimated hedge ratios to a second group of data, and examine the robustness of the hedging strategy by comparing the hedging effectiveness for this "out-of-sample" period to the "in-sample" period. This study focuses on the statistical properties of the in-sample and out-of-sample hedging effectiveness estimators. Through mathematical and simulation analysis we determine the following: (a) the R2 for the hedge ratio regression will generally overstate the amount of price risk reduction that can be achieved by hedging, (b) the properly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Out-of-sample; Post sample; Hedging; Effectiveness; Forecasts; Simulation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53042

Impact of Income on Price and Income Responses in the Differential Demand System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
An extension of the Rotterdam model is developed that makes the model’s income flexibility and marginal propensities to consume varying coefficients. Frisch’s duality relationships that the second partial derivatives of demand with respect to income and prices are independent of the order of differentiation are imposed with the marginal propensities to consume specified as functions of income and price, and the Slutsky coefficients specified as functions of income only. A uniform substitute specification is used to analyze the conditional demands for a group of beverages.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demand; Rotterdam model; Varying parameters; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Production Economics; C51; D12; Q11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47201

Agricultural R&amp;D, Productivity and Global Food Security (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pardey,   Philip G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114719

THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE FOR SWEET ONIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.; Huang,   Wan-Tran.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26546

Assessing structural change in agriculture with a parametric Markov chain model. Illustrative applications to EU-15 and the USA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Piet,   Laurent.
The Markov chain model (MCM) has become a popular tool in the agricultural economics literature to explain the past evolution of and simulate the future developments in the number and size distribution of farms. In this paper, I show that the way MCMs have been implemented by agricultural economists so far suffers from the fact that transition probabilities are estimated as almost independent variables (up to adding-up to unity constraints). The alternative parametric MCM I propose addresses the deriving issues since (i) it is parsimonious in terms of parameters; (ii) it can be estimated with simple econometric techniques; (iii) it reveals detailed information on the structural change processes at hand. Applying it to experimentally controlled data with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114668

Taxes and Quality: Theoretical Results from a Market-Level Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: James,   Jennifer S.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Public Economics.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123671

Vector error correction modelling of Nigerian agricultural supply response
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olubode-Awosola,   O.O.; Oyewumi,   Olubukola Ayodeju; Jooste,   Andre.
Undue taxing of the agriculture sector could constitute a disincentive to agricultural production in most low-income African countries where agriculture is being taxed for industrial development. There is an argument that the high level of taxation of agriculture in favour of industrialization is in part due to the underestimation of the supply response of the agricultural sector. This study tests the theoretical hypotheses that only price, non-price and natural disincentives respectively pose problems for agricultural growth.   Johansen’s approach to co-integration analysis was employed to test these hypotheses using the time-series data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical database. The long-run price elasticity of supply is 0.13 and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10141

Customer Communication of Regional Quality Efforts: A Case From the Grain Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer,   Christian H.; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Usually, marketing communication efforts in the agrifood sector address the end consumers and concentrate on products that are processed and ready for consumption, thus quality efforts often concentrate on the final product. Moreover, there’s a widespread view that agricultural commodities like wheat aren’t suitable neither for product focused marketing nor branding. However, recent developments in the in agrifood sector challenge this view. The increasing use of biotechnology, the globalisation of markets and changing consumer demands for quality, food safety and process attributes require improved communication concepts and information sharing along whole production chains. This paper considers the development of a quality communication system to support...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Prototyping; Quality communication system; Region of origin; 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/100595

Productivity Before and After Exports: The Case of Korean Food Processing Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gopinath,   Munisamy; Kim,   Hanho; Kim,   Sooil.
In this article, we analyze the export decision of Korean manufacturing firms with emphasis on those in the food processing sector.  A dynamic discrete choice model based on sunk (entry or exit) costs is specified for export behavior.  Data for 1996-2002 on 1022 Korean firms, of which 95 are in the food processing sector, are assembled.  A nonparametric measure of firm productivity is derived for use in the export-behavior (probit) model.  Results show the significant effects of sunk costs on the export decision of Korean firms.  A firm-size effect on export behavior is identified for food processing firms, unlike in the case of their manufacturing counterparts.  We also find a firm-size effect on productivity in all manufacturing firms.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21271

Governance and Surplus Distribution in Commodity Value Chains in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vandeplas,   Anneleen; Maertens,   Miet.
The governance of food markets is a crucial element for efficiency and distributional effects. In this paper, we use a conceptual model to show that this governance itself is endogenous in an environment of weak contract enforcement and imperfect markets, and importantly depends on the value in the chain. We relate the predictions of the theory to empirical evidence on differences in supply chain governance in Africa across different commodity types. In doing so we offer an explanation as why private sector governance systems with interlinked market transactions have emerged for higher value crops but not for staple food crops. We discuss the efficiency and equity effects and the implications for policy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7950

Consumption Status of Rural Residents in Shanxi Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Min; Fang,   Yafeng; Feng,   Xu-fang.
After the analysis on the consumption changes of rural residents in Shanxi Province during the 30 years since the reform and opening up, it indicates that, their consumption scale has been expanding, the consumption level have been greatly promoted, the consumption structure has been gradually becoming reasonable and the consumption quality have been obviously improved. An analysis is also conducted on the influencing factors constraining the consumption demand of rural residents, mainly including the farmers’ lack of capacity to increase income and inadequate support for consumption; heavy burdens on farmers and instable income expectation; bad consumption environment and increasing constraints on consumption demand; less consumption goods suitable for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural residents; Consumption; Shanxi province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101895

Credit conditions for rural businesses and farm households (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60363

The Industrial Structure Efficiency of Gansu Province since the Start of Reform and Opening up
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ji,   Yahui; Zhu,   Fengwen.
According to the time series data of relevant industrial from 1978 to 2008 in Gansu province，the industrial structure efficiency of Gansu Province is studied from different perspectives based on the basis of the overview of the analysis methods and by applying the analysis models including comparative labor productivity, deviation degree of industrial structure and shift—share analysis model.  The results show that, in Gansu Province, the comparative labor productivity is low in the primary and tertiary industries, while that in the second industry is high; the deviation coefficient of industrial structure is big and the industry structure and employment structure is extremely asymmetric; the proportion of sunrise industry is large and has great...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial structure efficiency; Comparative labor productivity; Deviation degree of industrial structure; Shift—share model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101892

Evaluation of Restructuring Alternatives for the Banks for Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hopkin,   John A.; Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Padberg,   Daniel I.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
The farm financial crisis, combined with deregulation of the U.S. banking system, has created a new environment within which the Farm Credit System competes. Despite their unique business clientele, the Banks for Cooperatives (BCs) have been adversely affected by this changed environment. In 1987, the BCs requested an economic analysis of possible consolidation alternatives, with emphasis on the economies of size they might achieve. Summary results of that analysis are presented here. A 47 basis point reduction in interest rates charged borrowers was estimated to result from a total consolidation of the BCs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46211

Differences Between Buyers and Nonbuyers of Organic Produce and Willingness to Pay Organic Price Premiums
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jolly,   Desmond A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62304

DISCUSSION: NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL OF CANADA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matte,   Kempton L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16836

Nagy kereskedelmi láncoknak eredményesen értékesítő zöldség-gyümölcs kisárutermelők
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seres,   Antal; Szabo,   Marton.
A nagy kereskedelmi láncoknak hosszú időn keresztül történő eredményes értékesítés döntő tényezője a kisárutermelő személyes adottsága: a képzettsége, ismereteinek korszerűsége, szorgalma, kitartása, innovációs és változtatási készsége, hosszú távú szemlélete, stratégiai gondolkodásmódja, marketingszemlélete, továbbá a megszokottól eltérő igényekhez való alkalmazkodási képessége, valamint kockázatvállalási hajlandósága.  Az eredményes kisárutermelők legnagyobb problémája a tőkehiány. A tőkehiányból eredő problémák egy részét a rátermettségükből, találékonyságukból eredően meg tudják oldani. A tőkehiány enyhítésére állami támogatás is szükséges, elsősorban az áruvá készítés és a láncok beszerzési rendszeréhez kapcsolható logisztikai rendszer tekintetében. A...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nagy kereskedelmi láncok; Beszállítás; Zöldség-gyümölcs; Sikeres kisárutermelők; Large retail chains; Supply; Fruit and vegetables; Successful small farmers; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99075

New Zealand Wool Inside: A Discussion Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conforte,   Daniel; Dunlop,   Samuel; Garnevska,   Elena.
The IFAMR is the Official Journal of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association: www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New Zealand; Wool; Ingredients marketing; Branding; Wool carpets; Case study; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q13; Q12.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114716

On the Dynamic Relationship between U.S. Farm Income and Macroeconomic Variables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baek,   Jungho; Koo,   Won W.
This study examines the short- and long-run effects of changes in macroeconomic variables—agricultural commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates—on the U.S. farm income. For this purpose, we adopt an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration with quarterly data for 1989–2008. Results show that the exchange rate plays a crucial role in determining the long-run behavior of U.S. farm income, but has little effect in the short-run. We also find that the commodity price and interest rate have been significant determinants of U.S. farm income in both the short- and long-run over the past two decades.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Autoregressive distributed lag model; Commodity price; Exchange rate; Farm income; Interest rate; Long-run; Short-run; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; C22; E23; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53097

Technical Efficiency in Louisiana Sugar Cane Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Jason L.; Zapata,   Hector O.; Heagler,   Arthur M.
Participants in the Louisiana sugar cane industry have provided little information related to the efficiency of sugar processing operations. Using panel data from the population of Louisiana sugar processors, alternative model specifications are estimated using stochastic frontier methods to measure the technical efficiency of individual sugar factories. Results suggest the Louisiana sugar processing industry is characterized by a constant returns to scale Cobb-Douglas processing function with high technical efficiency.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier; Resource allocation; Sugar cane processing; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90369

Zöldség- és gyümölcs-nagykereskedelem Hollandiában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jasso,   Katalin.
Hollandiában is a piacot a fogyasztók igényei irányítják. A hagyományos árutőzsde átalakult, nemcsak a termelők által behozott termékeket értékesítik, hanem más kereskedelmi tevékenységekkel is foglalkoznak. Ez az átalakulás létszükséglet, mert világviszonylatban a zöldség- és gyümölcsértékesítésben fontos szerepet játszik a túltermelés és a konkurencia. A nagykereskedelmi szektorban arra törekszenek, hogy a fogyasztók igényeit folyamatosan egész éven át kielégítsék, miközben a nagykereskedők költségei jelentősen megemelkedtek az EU-szabályozás miatt, mert a piacon maradáshoz fontos a környezetvédelmi, valamint az élelmiszer- és termékbiztonsággal kapcsolatos szabályok betartása. A termelőknek pedig bizonyítaniuk kell a törvényi előírásoknak való...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Zöldség; Gyümölcs; AGF értékesítés; Versenyhelyzet-elemzés; Trendek; Vegetables; Fruit; AGF selling; Competition analysis; Trends; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99141

Non-Farm Business Income and Its Subsequent Impacts on the Financial Viability of U.S. Farm Households
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briggeman,   Brian C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48133

Manager Power, Member Behavior and Capital Structure: Portuguese Douro Wine Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rebelo,   Joao; Caldas,   Jose Vaz; Matulich,   Scott C.
Leverage is one of the most important financial factors to the survival and viability of agricultural cooperatives (e.g., wine cooperatives) during a period of intense competition. Leverage is influenced both by the behavior of managers and cooperative members. An empirical study for the Douro Demarcated Region Wine Cooperatives (DDRWC) supports the hypothesis that managers have a positive influence in the determination of the equity/total assets ratio and that individualistic behavior of cooperative members has a negative influence in the value of this ratio. This paper suggests that there may be value in reconsidering cooperatives in the context of a so-called Mediterranean model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural cooperatives; Governance; Behavior and leverage.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101052

Commercio elettronico per la dinamica delle catene agro-alimentari internazionali:  un’analisi del potenziale
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Canavari,   Maurizio; Cantore,   Nicola; Deiters,   Jivka; Pignatti,   Erika.
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is an innovative use of information and communication technologies and refers to the exchange of goods and related information between companies supported by Internet-based tools such as electronic marketplaces (also called electronic trade platforms) or online shops. It provides opportunities for cost-efficiency in supply chain management processes and access to new markets. With regard to the food sector with its chain levels input – agriculture – industry – retail – consumer, B2B e-commerce would take place in the exchange of food products between all levels except retail to consumer (business-to-consumer e-commerce). It is evident and widely known that B2B e-commerce brings key advantages and potentials for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: E-commerce; B2B transactions; Agri-food trade; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42891

RENTABILIDAD DEL NOGAL PECANERO BAJO SISTEMAS DE PRODUCCIÓN DE MEDIANA TECNOLOGÍA EN DELICIAS, CHIHUAHUA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez Diaz,   Julio Cesar; Arras Vota,   Ana Maria; Salas Gonzalez,   Jose Maria; Aguilar Valdes,   Alfredo; Robles Hernandez,   Loreto; Villalobos Perez,   Elizabeth; Rodriguez Andujo,   Aida.
Pecans (Carya Illinoinensis [Wangenh] K. Koch) are a native food of North America and represent a high economic crop value in the north of Mexico, mainly in the state of Chihuahua, the biggest pecan nut producer in this country. The goal of this study was to evaluate the profitability of pecan orchards in the municipality of Delicias, Chihuahua. Some microeconomic and market information from 2008 were collected from pecan growers and specialists through the technique of Experts' Panel. Standard financial analysis and a Monte Carlo simulation model were used to evaluate the probabilities of risk for net cash income (NCI) and return on capital employed (RCE). The NCI obtained was $277,000 and RC 111.7%, indicating that pecan orchards show high profitability...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carya Illinoinensis; Production costs; Monte Carlo simulation.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114475

Peanut Processing and Sales Hold Steady After Peanut-Product Recalls
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberger,   Kelsey; Dohlman,   Erik.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122149

THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL IMPORTANCE OF WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beilock,   Richard P.; Patterson,   James E.; Shell,   Timothy.
The results of a three-year study to establish baseline estimates of the importance of wholesale produce markets (WPM) are reported. It is estimated that a third of all produce marketed in the United States and Canada goes through WPM. These facilities tend to be most important in larger urban areas. Gate and unloading fees commonly charged at WPM may place them at a competitive disadvantage relative to off-market sites.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27109

Scheme of Constructing CGE Model of China's Direct Grain Subsidy Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Can.
This paper introduces me 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/119697

Power and Supply Chain Management - Insights from Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Belaya,   Vera; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
The research topic of power relationships has been receiving increasingly more attention lately. However, only a few scientific works have studied power in the context of supply chain management. In this regard, intriguing research questions arise of how to distinguish among and deal with negative and positive effects of power in order to avoid problems and use power as an effective tool for supply chain management appear to be an important one. An important challenge, therefore, is to find out what role power plays in supply chain networks and how it affects supply chain management with specific attention to coordination and cooperation, and whether power can be utilized as a tool to promote the overall supply chain effectiveness. Therefore, the aim of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Power; Agri-Food Supply Chains; Supply Chain Management; Russia; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114483

Residential Land Values in Urbanizing Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaltsas,   Ioannis K.; Bosch,   Darrell J.; McGuirk,   Anya M.
Zoning decisions related to residential lot size and density affect residential land value. Effects of size on residential parcel value in Roanoke County, VA, are estimated with fixed effects hedonic models. Parcel size; elevation; soil permeability; proximity to urban areas, malls, and roads; and location influence parcel value, but the effects vary by value of construction and development status. Parcel value per square meter declines with increasing parcel size. The estimated relationships could be used to evaluate zoning decisions in terms of land values and tax revenues if model estimation uncertainties and responses by developers to zoning strategies are considered.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Development; Fixed effects; Hedonic model; Property values; Residential density; Spatial econometrics; Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use; Q24; C25; C52.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47204

Study on Development Strategy of DIY Farm Based on SWOT Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fu,   Xiu-li; Xia,   Ming-ying.
SWOT analysis method is adopted to analyze current development situations of DIY farms in China from strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. On the basis of analyses, we put forward strategies for sustainable development of DIY farms, including market investigation and research, full utilization of resources, human-based management, diversified and characteristic services, as well as low price and public-oriented development, etc.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Development strategies; SWOT analysis; Leisure agriculture; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121273

The Lean Concept in the Food Industry: A Case Study of Contract a Manufacturer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehtinen,   Ulla; Torkko,   Margit.
The paper discusses how the lean concept could be applied to a food-manufacturing company. The paper first presents the lean concept and value-stream mapping tools. The empirical section discusses how a case company, operating as a contract manufacturer in the food industry, has applied the lean production concept and tools. In the case study, three analysis tools are examined and the structures of demand chains of different customers are presented. The delivery times will decrease and more flexibility will be needed from the contract manufacturer. The case study shows that much movement is possible toward the lean supply chain and partnership-based cooperation. By implementing the lean concept, food companies can increase customer value through cost...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27759

A globalizáció és a konszolidációs számvitel alkalmazása a magyar élelmiszer-gazdaságban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simon,   Szilvia.
Aglobális pénzügyi és gazdasági válság kialakulása, a válság világméretű elterjedése számos okra vezethető vissza. Ezek között az okok között elsőként a globalizációt lehet kiemelni. Aglobalizáció folyamatában megfigyelhető a tőke, a szellemi erőforrások, az anyagi javak világméretű koncentrációja. Aglobalizáció egyik kísérőjelenségeként megfigyelhető az a tendencia, hogy a jogilag önálló agrár-, élel¬miszer-ipari és élelmiszer-kereskedelmi vállalkozások egymással érdekeltségi, részesedési viszonyba kerülnek, amelynek hatásaként a vállalkozások között a piaci viszonyok korlátozottá válnak. Így az egyedi éves beszámolók alapján a társaságok vagyoni, pénzügyi és jövedelmi helyzetének bemutatása nem biztosítható. Az információhiány megszüntethető, ha a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Globalizáció; Élelmiszer-gazdaság; Konszern; Konszolidációs számvitel; Elemzés; Globalisation; Food economy; Holding; Consolidated accounting; Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92476

STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF PRODUCTION FREE FROM CHEMICAL USE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kis,   Sandor.
The assumption, that in case of production different from the conventional one, operational and production risk are increasing in farms, is supported by the calculations. Input/output relations undergo a change in each sector and this may have serious financial outcomes, which would importantly determine profit yielding capacity and efficiency of farming. The statement of Offermann and Nieberg is true of the cost structure, according to which essential cost difference between the two technologies can not be measured. By the aid of the calculation, it was successfully verified – in compliance with the opinion of Wookey – that organic production can be as profitable, as the conventional production or even more so. In contradiction to Bmvel’s data, it can be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Turning on; Profitability; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58904

Comprehensive Study on the Human Driving Forces of Cultivated Land and Construction Land Use Change in Hubei Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xu,   Xin-chuang; Cheng,   Dong-lai; Liu,   Cheng-wu.
Change trend of cultivated land in Hubei Province is analyzed. The years 1998-2003 are the reduction period of cultivated land; the years 2004-2007 are the increase period of cultivated land; the years 1988-2002 are the slow growth period of construction land; and the years of 2003 and 2007 are the increase period of construction land. Based on related social economic statistical data in 1988-2007, human driving forces on cultivated land and construction land in Hubei Province are analyzed quantitatively and comparatively by using SPSS software and mathematical statistical method. Result shows that driving forces have negative driving effect on cultivated land, and positive driving effect on construction land. Driving forces have significant differences of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cultivated land; Construction land; Factor analysis; Human driving force; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93574

Meat Standards Australia as an Innovation in the Australian Beef Production and Marketing System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Griffith,   Garry R.; Thompson,   John M.; Polkinghorne,   Rod; Gunner,   Richard.
Variable eating quality was identified as a major contributor to declining Australian beef consumption in the early 1990s. The primary issue was the inability to predict the eating quality of cooked beef before consumption. A R&amp;D program funded by industry and Meat and Livestock Australia investigated the relationships between critical control points along the supply chain, cooking methods and beef palatability. These relationships were underpinned by extensive consumer taste panels. Out of this R&amp;D grew the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) voluntary meat grading system which aimed at predicting consumer palatability scores of cooked beef. Quality was defined on the basis of one of four grades. The grading model predicts consumer scores for 135 ‘cut...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100471

MARKET POWER IN BEEF PACKING:  FEEDLOT "CAPTURE" AND ITS CAUSES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hunnicutt,   Lynn; Crook,   Michelle; Bailey,   DeeVon.
Concentration in the beef packing industry has been rising for the past 25 years.  Many studies of market power in beef packing are based on the conjectural variations framework, which depends on accurate estimates of packer input and processing costs.  We propose an alternative measure of packer behavior which does not rely on estimates of packer costs.  We also suggest how this measure could be used to draw tentative conclusions regarding packer behavior.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20743

Agricultural Economic Report 2008 of the Netherlands; Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
This report offers an English summary of the Landbouw-Economisch Bericht 2008. It presents a survey of the economic state of Dutch agribusiness. First, attention is paid to general economic and political developments and to the development of the agricultural complex. Next, the report deals with the rural area and with environmental issues. Following a description of the production structure and production factors in agriculture, profitability and income formation in the various sub sectors are analysed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Economic state Dutch agribusiness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43073

Modern Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ketelaar-de Lauwere,   Carolien; Enting,   Ina; Vermeulen,   Peter; Verhaar,   Kees.
Drastic changes in Dutch agriculture have made agricultural entrepreneurship increasingly complex. But are farmers dealing with this complexity, and if so, how? This study, entitled "The mystery of entrepreneurship", attempts to answer these questions. The aim of the research is to provide insight into the actual state of the art of Dutch agricultural entrepreneurship. This will clarify for policy makers how, and if, agricultural entrepreneurs are dealing with the radical changes in agriculture that are facing them. Answers to these questions will indicate how agricultural entrepreneurship can be stimulated. The final stage of the research will consider how to translate the results into agricultural education. The research will be focussed on the personal...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6970

Information System Adoption and Use in Local Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   Robert P.; Shuker,   Iain G.
Advances in information technology can help local cooperatives remain competitive in a changing agricultural sector. This study examines the adoption and use of information systems by local farm supply and grain cooperatives and the relationships between information system characteristics and cooperative performance. Cooperative characteristics were found to have a significant effect on information selection, overall cost structure, and the allocation of information system expenses. Information system selection was also related to operating performance. In all size categories, farm supply cooperatives that owned computers had better operating performance than those that did not. In contrast, operating performance was not related to computer ownership in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46260

AUMENTO DA EFICIÊNCIA TÉCNICA NA INDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS DOS ESTADOS BRASILEIROS VIA METAS INTERMEDIÁRIAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sousa,   Alexandre Gervasio; Santos,   Ricardo Bruno Nascimento dos; Araujo,   Aracy Alves.
Propôs-se, neste artigo, uma busca de alvos, por etapas, com alvos intermediários nas camadas de iso-eficiência para que o Setor de Fabricação de Produtos Alimentícios e Bebidas (SFPAB) de cada estado atinja, de forma gradual, um nível de eficiência técnica mais elevado. Utilizaram-se dados da Pesquisa Industrial Anual (PIA) de 2005 do IBGE. Aplicou-se a análise envoltória de dados (DEA) orientada ao insumo, tendo-se a receita líquida do setor como produto e como insumos o total do custo das operações industriais (COI) e as remunerações do setor (SRO). Dos 18 estados analisados, São Paulo é o mais eficiente e Santa Catarina, o mais ineficiente. Outros 11 estados são tecnicamente ineficientes, de forma que 6 devem, no curto prazo, buscar a camada 1; 5 a...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Eficiência técnica; Metas intermediárias; DEA; Produtos alimentícios e bebidas; Technical efficiency; Intermediate goals; DEA; Food and beverage industry; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118708

Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Genetically Modified Products: Triffid Flax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viju,   Crina; Yeung,   May T.; Kerr,   William A.
Until there is a successful challenge at the WTO, the EU policy on LLP is likely to remain in place. Under this policy, there is a zero tolerance level for GM material that has not received EU authorization. Zero tolerance, however, has to be operationalized – what does an exporting country have to do to prove it is in compliance with zero tolerance? The Protocol on Triffid flax was formally proposed by the Canadian flax industry, not the Canadian government, and accepted by the European Commission. It entails an extensive and costly testing regime all along the flaxseed supply chain. Canadian exports of flaxseed have resumed to the EU. The Protocol provides sufficient transparency for firms to be willing to engage in international transactions. This...
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: GMO; EU; Triffid; NTB; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122742

Keynote Address
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vilsack,   Tom.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52556

The role of Guanxi networks in vegetable supply chains: Empirical evidence from Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lu,   Hualiang; Trienekens,   Jacques H.; Feng,   Shuyi; Omta,   S.W.F. (Onno).
This study at tempt s to empirically investigate the effect of guanxi networks on buyer - seller relationships and on firm performance in vegetable industry in P.R. China. We interviewed 167 vegetable producers and 84 companies to test our conceptual relationship mo del. Results demons t rate that guanxi networks significantly improve buyer - seller relationships regarding interpersonal trust and transaction specific investment s. Buyer - seller relationships show significant impacts on chain performance. Results imply that the effects of guanxi networks differ for producers and companies in the chains. Study also revealed that transaction related at tributes (risk, channel requirements and transaction conditions) also influence buyer - seller...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Guanxi Network; Buyer - Seller Relationship; Performance; Vegetable; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10092

The LAS approach: a scheme for a sustainable local development of Southern countries rural areas?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Requier-Desjardins,   Denis.
LAS (Localised Agri-food Systems) approach has been viewed until now as either an analysis of a variety of local production system or an anthropological vision of the links between food and places. Although theses approaches are relevant, they prove sometimes hard to differentiate themselves of close concepts such as Local production systems. This paper intends to assess in what measure LAS approach can be redefined as an approach of rural development processes, which could be the basis of a rural development policy. If LAS's are to be considered as the basis of a rural development path, LAS approach must be cast in the current debate on diversification of rural activities. Drawing on that, LAS can be the basis of a rural development policy, but only fit...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: LAS; Rural development; New rurality; Sustainable rural livelihoods; Residential economy.; 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/95222

LOADING WARM NAKED-PACKED AND WRAPPED LETTUCE AND COOLING IT IN TRANSIT--ITS EFFECT ON QUALITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinsch,   R. Tom; Wang,   Chien Yi; Kindya,   William G.
Arrival and subsequent quality of lettuce that was cooled in transit was not as good as that of lettuce vacuum cooled immediately after harvest.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27206

American Native Beef Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
The American Native Beef project involved a failed attempt to establish cow and bull slaughter operation in Southeast Oklahoma. The effort was initially organized as a new generation cooperative and raised over US$2.5M from area producers who retained their funds in escrow for over 5 years despite numerous opportunities to withdraw their investment. The business model was restructured several times to attract equity capital from outside investors. The case provides insights into the linkages between business strategy and business structure. It also raises the question as to whether the project could have been successful under the original business model.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56950

Optimal Marketing Strategies for Southeastern Cattle Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pruitt,   J. Ross; Riley,   John Michael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Cattle; Simulation; Expected Utility; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98849

Direct Marketing of Specialty Crops by Producers: A Price-Comparison between Farmers' Markets and Grocery Stores
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watson,   Jonathan Adam; Gunderson,   Michael A.
Oftentimes, prices at farmers' markets are much cheaper than those at grocery stores.  However, little is known about the pricing relationship between farmers' markets and nearby grocery stores.  Only by further analyzing this relationship can we gain a better understanding of these pricing trends.  Although this trend is seemingly consistent, further research is necessary to test this assumption.  Through the collection of prices at both locales, farmers' markets and grocery stores, producers as well as consumers will have access to current prices in both markets.  In recent years, consumers are looking for local produce and are willing to pay for them as they are faced with increased grocery store prices, while producers are simultaneously seeking to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmers markets; Pricing; Grocery stores; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56512

Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Bacteriophage Technology Treated Fresh Produce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeboah,   Osei-Agyeman; Goktepe,   Ipek; Naanwaab,   Cephas B.; Kyei,   Foster Ofori.
The United States is remarkably safe, when it comes to food supply. Nevertheless, food can become contaminated with a variety of germs. According to reports by a food safety group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food-borne illness caused by bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella not only take a huge toll on American consumers’ health but they cost the United States an estimated $152 billion annually in health care and other losses. To curb this increasing phenomenon, there has been a reintroduction of bacteriophage in the treatment of bacteria on raw foods. This study utilized a survey questionnaire administered by telephone to consumers in four different states; Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  In this study, as...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness-to-pay; Bacteriophage; Fresh produce; Logit model; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119733

Disentangling the Social and Economic Dimensions of Agricultural Behaviour: What Role for Institutions and Social Capital?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kostov,   Philip; Lingard,   John.
Agricultural production is increasingly combined with other economic and noneconomic activities. This leads to complex interactions taking place within rural systems. The recent policy shift towards a more holistic approach in terms of integrated and sustainable models of rural development emphasises these developments. In this context the role of 'noneconomic' determinants of behaviour is placed to the fore. The orthodox economic approach stresses (almost) instantaneous adjustments to prices and other 'economic' factors. This is at odds with idealised images of the 'efficient' market, which is characterised by a great deal of uncertainty. In such a volatile environment, routines-based behaviour, such as following institutional rules and/or socially...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24436

Are Agri-Food Trade Issues Changing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viju,   Crina.
Agriculture has been one of the least successful aspects of the WTO negotiations, and it was no surprise that the Doha Development Round collapsed in July 2008 over issues pertaining to agricultural trade. The current agenda for negotiations is focused on the three pillars (market access, export subsidies and domestic support) that were established during the Uruguay Round. However, new trade issues have come to the fore and need to be addressed in future WTO negotiations. This special edition of the Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy focuses on different aspects of these new trade issues and represents one step in understanding the dynamics of the global market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: WTO; Doha Development Round; Three pillars; New trade issues; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90584

Risk Mitigating Strategies in the Food Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agiwal,   Swati; Mohtadi,   Hamid.
Food safety events in the recent past have generated significant media attention and resulted in increased concerns over the food on the plate. A recent study (Degeneffe et al., 2007) on consumer perceptions of bio-terrorism and food safety risks shows increasing concern over food safety and corresponding decreasing confidence in security of the U.S. food supply. While there are some mandated safety and security practices for the firms in the food supply chain the economic incentives for the firms to actively address food safety throughout the supply chain are less clear. Security practices often require significant investments in both within the firm and across the supply chain but do not show tangible returns. Also, higher investments in securing the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty; L100; L800.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6248

More Trust Instead of More Vertical Integration in the German Pork Production? Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Birgit; Spiller,   Achim; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
It is often hypothesized that contracts and vertical integration are paramount for the future competitiveness of meat supply chains. In this paper we review empirical evidence and theoretical reflections underlying this argumentation. We confront the contract and integration hypothesis with transaction cost considerations taking into account current technological and institutional developments and results from a survey in German pig production. It is concluded that more trust and commitment in non-contractual long-term relationships may be a viable alternative to stricter vertical coordination in meat supply chains.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pig-pork-chain; Transaction cost economics; Supplier relationship management; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7756

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes: Front Cover, Table of Contents, Editorial Information
Tipo: Journal Article
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; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; 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/104625

The Spatial Agent-based Competition Model (SpAbCoM)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graubner,   Marten.
The paper presents a detailed documentation of the underlying concepts and methods of the Spatial Agent-based Competition Model (SpAbCoM). For instance, SpAbCoM is used to study firms’ choices of spatial pricing policy (GRAUBNER et al., 2011a) or pricing and location under a framework of multi-firm spatial competition and two-dimensional markets (GRAUBNER et al., 2011b). While the simulation model is briefly introduced by means of relevant examples within the corresponding papers, the present paper serves two objectives. First, it presents a detailed discussion of the computational concepts that are used, particularly with respect to genetic algorithms (GAs). Second, it documents SpAbCoM and provides an overview of the structure of the simulation model and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agent-based modelling; Genetic algorithms; Spatial pricing; Location model; Agent-basierte Modellierung; Genetische Algorithmen; Räumliche Preissetzung; Standortmodell; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Y90.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109915

Defining and Meeting the Demand for Agricultural Machinery in China: A Case Study of John Deere
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Garrett W.; Bailey,   DeeVon; Chudoba,   Katherine M.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: China; Machinery markets; John Deere; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93562

THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL GLOBAL CARTELS OF THE 1990s: OVERVIEW AND UPDATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
"Greed is good." --Gordon Gecko in Wall Street (1987)  "Greed Is Bad." --Paul Krugman, The New York Times, June 4, 2002   "For many years, Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s philosophy of customer relations could be summed up by a quote from former ADM President James Randall: 'Our competitors are our friends.  Our customers are the enemy.'  This motto animated the company's business dealings and ultimately led to blatant violations of U.S. antitrust law, a guilty plea and a staggering criminal fine against the company . . . The facts involved in this case reflect an inexplicable lack of business ethics and an atmosphere of general lawlessness that infected the very heart of one of America's leading corporate citizens.  Top executives at ADM and its Asian...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28631

Grain Contracting Strategies to Induce Delivery and Performance in Volatile Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
One of the impacts of higher prices along with greater volatility in futures and basis is that there is pressure for an escalation in cash contracting for grain. This volatility has resulted in an unprecedented level of contracting with growers in recent years. There is a wide array of cash contracts with varying terms. There is also a growing realization of growers not delivering on contracts, in part due to escalation in postcontract prices. These are evolving as major strategic issues for buyers and the marketing system, particularly as buyers seek to use such contracting strategies as an element of risk mitigation. There are three purposes of this article. First is to provide a broad survey of contract terms used in grain contracting with growers....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grain contracting; Risk; Volatility; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; C15; D81; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53082

INTERNET ADOPTION AND USE OF E-COMMERCE STRATEGIES BY AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS IN ALABAMA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Befecadu,   Joseph; Chembezi,   Duncan M.; McFarlane,   Dionne.
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is relatively new to the agricultural industry, and affects such aspects of the organization as its strategy, processes, customer relationships, information technology, and business culture.  This paper analyzes the factors influencing agribusiness firms' desire or need to adopt the Internet and employ e-commerce strategies.  The relationship between the factors driving the choice of distribution channel and Internet usage for e-commerce will empirically be estimated.  This study will also assess how Internet adoption and the use of e-commerce strategies impact rural development and the overall sustainability paradigm.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35021

SURVIVAL AND OWNERSHIP OF INTERNET MARKETPLACES FOR AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wheatley,   W. Parker.
This research develops a theory of how market structure and belief formation drive survival and ownership of marketplaces.  This paper explains the process for deriving theoretical predictions about these phenomena and suggests how comparison of theoretical predictions with actual outcomes in the context of agricultural Internet marketplaces provides an empirical test.  By providing a sound understanding of the driving forces behind Internet marketplace ownership, a factual basis is introduced relative to concerns about concentration of the ownership of Internet marketplaces in the hands of buyers or sellers in agricultural markets.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Internet markets; Equilibrium selection; Commodity markets; Ownership; Agribusiness; L19; Q13; C72.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22214

How land fragmentation affects off-farm labor supply in China: Evidence from household panel data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Lili; Petrick,   Martin.
Research on agricultural development in China has increasingly paid attention to the potentially negative effects of highly fragmented farm structures. This study provides a deeper theoretical understanding of the linkages between land fragmentation and off-farm labor supply and investigates this relationship empirically in a more direct and robust way than in the existing literature. Drawing upon a rural household panel dataset collected in Zhejiang, Hubei and Yunnan provinces from 1995-2002, we estimate the effects in two steps. First, we estimate the effect of land fragmentation on labor productivity using a time-demeaned translog production function. Second, we estimate the effect of land fragmentation on off-farm labor supply using Wooldridge’s (1995)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land fragmentation; Off-farm; Labor supply; China; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114522

United States – European Union Agricultural Trade Flows
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Ellie; House,   Lisa.
Population growth and general economic performance drives global demand for food and agricultural products, which lays the foundation for trade and U.S. exports (ERS a). Through the effects on employment, purchasing power and income, agricultural exports play a significant role in both the farm and nonfarm economy (Edmonson). In 2006, each export farm dollar earned generated an additional $1.65 in business activity in 2006 (Edmondson). As a result, the $71.0 billion earned in agricultural exports stimulated an additional $117.2 billion in general economic activity in 2006 (Edmondson). Over the past five years, values of agricultural exports from the U.S. have been on the rise hitting record levels (Brooks). Increased demand in Canada and Mexico are...
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/49841

DOMINANT FACTORS IMPACTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) E-COMMERCE IN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leroux,   Nicole; Wortman,   Max S., Jr.; Mathias,   Eric D.
There is still much optimism about the potential success of e-commerce in agriculture.  Three dominant factors have impacted this development: (1) industry structure; (2) product complexity; and (3) the high-touch nature of transactions.  In turn, these factors have led to several different potential types of strategic options.  From a mix of these strategic options, potential scenarios have been analyzed and selected.  These potential scenarios are the future of business-to-business (B2B) commerce in agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34473

The Food versus Fuel Debate: Implications for Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   R. Wes.
The effects of biofuel production on commodity prices and their transmission to retail food prices are discussed. Factors driving higher commodity prices are tight global supplies and increased demand of corn ethanol in the short term. Evidence suggests that higher corn prices contribute to food price inflation for some food items. These include eggs, poultry, pork, beef and milk. The findings imply that food price inflation for these items is related to increased production of corn ethanol, primarily because of high oil prices. Higher oil prices also increase fuel and energy costs, which increase marketing costs for all food categories.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Food prices; Ethanol; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q420; Q130.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53094

EFFECTS OF MANAGERS' POWER ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE: A STUDY OF ITALIAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Weatherspoon,   Dave D.; Peterson,   H. Christopher; Sabbatini,   Massimo.
Excessive leverage is one of the most important problems facing Italian agricultural cooperatives as the competition in the EU intensifies.  An empirical study of 500 agricultural cooperatives supports the hypothesis that cooperatives characterized as having "powerful managers" have a capital structure that is significantly different from the "nonpowerful manager" cooperatives.  Powerful manager cooperatives were less leveraged and had a long term strategy that focused on minimizing financial risk by increasing their equity/asset ratio.  The result of this strategy is an increased probability of long term international competitiveness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34565

The Structural Change in the Supply Chain of Oil Palm – A Case of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakajima,   Toru; Matsuda,   H.; Rifin,   Amzul.
In this paper, we analyze the structural change in the supply chain of oil palm in North Sumatra, Indonesia, especially after the financial crisis of the late 20th century. We first describe the past and present market structure and conduct of oil palm industries in North Sumatra with an industrial organization approach based on our field study. The analysis reveals that the supply chain of oil palm in North Sumatra has changed such that farmers had more power to determine FFB prices over crushing companies, especially from 2001 through 2004. However, farmers lost bargaining power during 2007-2008 due to a decrease in palm oil demand, plunging of palm oil prices, and a regulation imposed upon crushing companies by the Ministry of Agriculture. To analyze...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indonesian palm oil; Market power; Asymmetric Price Transmission (APT); (Momentum) Threshold Autoregressive ((M-)TAR) model.; 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/95206

SELECTING THE "BEST" PREDICTION MODEL: AN APPLICATION TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rambaldi,   Alicia N.; Zapata,   Hector O.; Christy,   Ralph D.
A credit scoring function incorporating statistical selection criteria was proposed to evaluate the credit worthiness of agricultural cooperative loans in the Fifth Farm Credit District.  In-sample (1981-1986) and out-of-sample (1988) prediction performance of the selected models were evaluated using rank transformation discriminant analysis, logit, and probit.  Results indicate superior out-of-sample performance for the management oriented approach relative to classification of unacceptable loans, and poor performance of the rank transformation in out-of-sample prediction.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30380

Entwicklungen und Erfordernisse für Anpassungen im Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grunert,   Klaus G.; Weindlmaier,   Hannes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98902

Measuring the Sustainability of the UK Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barnes,   Andrew Peter; McVittie,   Alistair.
Recent policy interest has been directed at the sustainability of food industries, in particular the post-farm gate food chain. This comprises of manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing and catering. In order to measure sustainability Byerlee and Murgai (2001) have argued that productivity measures, alongside key indicators of resource quality trends, should be used to indicate sustainable growth. This paper adopts this approach by presenting Fisher indexes of both Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index and for prominent externalities emerging from the food chain over the period 1998 to 2002. TFP shows an average annual growth rate of –0.52% per annum. Input growth, in particular intermediate purchases, has outstripped output growth over the entirety of this...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Total Factor Productivity; Externalities; Sustainable Growth; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46003

FOREIGN TRADE AND TRANSITION PROCESS IN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR OF UKRAINE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levkovych,   Inna; Hockmann,   Heinrich.
In this study we try to assess the progress of the transformation process in Ukrainian agri-food sector. The development of foreign trade may serve as indicator of success of market reforms. Thus we analyse the changes in the trade structure of agri-food sector during 1996-2005. Also we compute indicators of inter- (RTA Index) and intra-industrial (Grubel-Lloyd Index, Brülhart A-Index) trade for this period. These indicators provide information about competitiveness of Ukrainian products, type and development of trade flows. We discuss also which policy measures are necessary for further economic integration of Ukraine into world markets
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agri-food sector; Foreign trade; Intra-industry trade; Competitiveness; Grubel-Lloyd-Index; Ukraine; Agrar- und Ernährungssektor; Außenhandel; Intra-industrieller Handel; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; Grubel-Lloyd-Index; Ukraine; Агропродовольственный сектор; Международная торговля; Внутри- отраслевая торговля; Конкурентноспособность; Индекс Грубель-Ллойда; Украина; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; F14; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91956

Private Labels in the Austrian Food Market: A Qualitative Forecast Using the Scenario Technique
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meixner,   Oliver; Leitner,   Amina.
The Austrian food market may be characterized by high competitiveness, market saturation and the fact, that listing on the shelves of trade organizations’ outlets has become the imperative success factor for food producing companies. Never before has it been harder, there have never been more obstacles in reaching the point of sale - because the shelves in supermarket stores are full. The degree of concentration within the food trade sector has reached an all-time high: The three biggest supermarket chains in Austria account for more than 80% of all sales (business to consumer, B2C). Therefore, distribution of food to consumers lies in the hands of only a few organizations, which gives them huge negotiation power, which has provoked irritations in the past...
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/59177

PRODUCE DIRECT PRODUCT PROFIT GIVES ADDED VALUE INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flynn,   Gordon J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27333

EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS – SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM AND RURAL AREAS IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Subic,   Jonel; Vasiljevic,   Zorica; Ivanovic,   Sanjin.
The paper presents three mini-projects that have been implemented by The Institute of Agricultural Economics – Belgrade in the 2006–2008 period. Those were special educational projects in agriculture and rural development, whereas extension activities were concentrated onto three topics: farm management, support of rural development and improvement of small farms. Implementation of projects took place on the territory of the South Banat County and some Belgrade city communes. The projects intended to solve current problems of sustainable agriculture and rural development. Within the projects there were identified priorities related to investments, strategic planning and tourism. Educational activities were aimed at a number of holders or members of their...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Education; Rural areas; Tourism; Investments; Agribusiness; Food Security and Poverty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91114

IMPACTO ECONÓMICO DE LAS PLANTAS TÓXICAS PARA EL GANADO SOBRE LA PRODUCCIÓN PECUARIA EN SONORA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Denogean Ballesteros,   Francisco G.; Moreno Medina,   Salomon; Martin Rivera,   Martha H.; Ibarra Flores,   Fernando A.
Almost in all vegetation types exists species that can cause toxicity to the cattle grazing. Poisonings cause very diverse problems in the cattle being able to affect the reproduction, weight gains, and even death. These problems cause economic losses in cattle industry that is necessary to quantify but very difficult to do so. Sonora has been diagnosed with overgrazed rangelands which is pronounced in deterioration that diminishes the desirable species and increases the undesirable ones, within these are the toxic plants. There have been identified 181 species that are toxic and within these there are 59 species that cattle consumes and cause problems. Based in this, the present study was planned with the purpose of trying to estimate the economic impact...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Toxic plants; Cattle on rangelands; Economic impact; Sonora.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48822

ESTIMATED IMPACT OF NON-PRICE COORDINATION OF FED CATTLE PURCHASES ON MEAT PACKER PROCESSING COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Trapp,   James N.
Stochastic simulation of daily slaughter level was used in conjunction with estimated packing plant cost curves to assess potential reductions in processing costs due to improved vertical coordination between feedlots and packing plants.  Results indicate that processing cost reductions of $1 to $5 per head are possible.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fed cattle; Processing cost; Stochastic simulation; Vertical coordination; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21703

Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okumu,   Luke; Nyankori,   James Cyprian Okuk.
A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states. This study has established that several NTBs continue to exist, and some have persisted. The NTBs that have persisted for more than three years include a long list of customs documentation requirements, cumbersome formalities, and limited testing and certification arrangements. Other NTBs that still exist include: un-standardized weighbridges; several road blocks; lack of recognition of individual country’s standards; and the existence of several un-harmonised standards. The simulation results of spatial equilibrium model of maize trade with and without NTBs show...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Non-tariff barriers; East African Community; EPRC; Uganda; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113621

U.S. Cooperatives and the Potential for Grain Exports to Eastern Europe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bunker,   Arvin R.; Jones,   James R.
Cooperatives are major participants in grain production and marketing in the United States and Soviet Bloc countries. U.S. cooperatives, for example, receive more than 40 percent of off-farm grain sales, while cooperatives in most Soviet Bloc countries account for more than two-thirds of grain production. Despite this heavy involvement, trade between cooperatives in these regions is nil. U.S. cooperative exports to Soviet Bloc import organizations are also limited. Import decision making in Soviet Bloc countries is described and buyers’ concerns are evaluated against exports services offered by U.S. cooperatives. Exports to Soviet Bloc countries by U.S. cooperatives will remain limited unless cooperatives offer delivered sales, bids on large tenders, and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46271

Farm Level Projections of the Impacts of Payment Limitations: Revised
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Herbst,   Brian K.; Anderson,   David P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42696

Different Characteristics of Peasant Issues from the Connections between Peasants and Land
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Yi-ping.
The paper analyzes the different characteristics of peasant issues formed by connections between peasants and land at different historical stages, and offers a reference for us to look squarely at peasant issues in the reality. The characteristics of peasant issues with land as the inherent feature are: the degree of connection decides the classification and policies of peasants; the private ownership of land decides the political status and influences of peasants; the inherence of private connections with land determines the future of peasants. The characteristics of peasant issues with land as the core value are: the peasant issues with land as the core is the key to victory of new-democratic revolution; the peasant issues with land as the core is the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land; Peasant issues; Characteristics，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97632

New Producer Strategies: The Emergence of Patron-Driven Entrepreneurship
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Michael L.; Burress,   Molly J.; Iliopoulos,   Constantine.
Abstract—Existing research treats the cooperative structure as relatively homogeneous. The proposed paper argues that all cooperatives are not created equal – and consideration of organizational structure is critical when analyzing the economic impact of cooperation. In recent empirical work, we observe cooperatives forming as single- or multi-purpose; generating equity capital passively, quasi-passively, or proactively; vertically integrating in a centralized, federated, or a hybrid fashion; governing through fixed or proportional control rights; and instituting open, closed or class-varying membership criteria. The emergence of multiple-level rent-seeking cooperatives challenges our traditional rent dispersion models of collective action. We call these...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collective entrepreneurship; Agribusiness; Property Rights; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44397

Marktmacht ausgewählter Branchen der deutschen Ernährungswirtschaft auf internationalen Märkten
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glauben,   Thomas; Loy,   Jens-Peter.
In this paper we applied two well known empirical models, the ‘pricing-to-market’ and the ‘residual demand elasticity’ approach, to test for market power of German food and beverage exporters on the main international markets (beer, cocoa powder, chocolate, and sugar confectionary). We compared the estimation results and considered the time series properties of the model variables, which both had an impact on the conclusions drawn from the model estimates. On many international food markets conditions for the existence of market power are fulfilled, such as concentrated supply and/or demand structures, or specific product qualities. For the products under study we have shown that the supply side is highly concentrated. For instance, for beer, cocoa powder,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pricing to market; Residual demand elasticity; Market power; Food and beverage export markets; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98701

New Forms of Economic Cooperation in Family Agriculture: The Case of Condominios in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moyano-Estrada,   Eduardo; Sacco dos Anjos,   Flavio.
In this paper, the authors analyze the Condominios as economic associations adapted to the characteristics of family agriculture in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Firstly, they analyze the process of modernization of Brazilian agriculture that took place in the 1960s and 1970s under the military governments, giving special attention to the selective and exclusive effects this process had on small farmers. Within the framework of this process, they then go on to study the development of cooperativism and demonstrate how the consolidation of macro-cooperative models reflected the interests and characteristics of modernized, export-oriented agriculture. Thirdly, they analyze the origins and development of Condominios as an alternative to the large...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peasantry; Collective Action; Cooperativism; Brazil; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60904

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: FILLING A NICHE MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farnsworth,   Richard L.; Thompson,   Sarahelen R.; Drury,   Kathleen A.; Warner,   Richard E.
In less than a decade, the number of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) projects has grown to more than 400. Our research suggests that CSA shareholders' social objectives dominate their decision to join. Standard economic objectives and "club-related" objectives contribute to the decision, but are clearly secondary. Our research also suggests the CSA movement will continue to grow. Its emphasis on social objectives, its inability to supply food year around, and the ongoing development of size-neutral organic technologies, however, will probably keep it from becoming a major market channel in the next century.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27792

Közvetlen értékesítés a zöldség-gyümölcs termelők körében
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csikne Macsai,   Eva.
A mezőgazdasági termelők körében végzett egyéni interjúkra alapozott kutatás alapján megállapítható, hogy ugyan a közvetlen értékesítést különböző tényezők befolyásolják, de termelés- és munkaszervezésük hasonlóságokat mutat, ami a közvetlen értékesítés munkaerő-szükségletéből adódik, ami egyrészt a minőségi termék-előállításból, másrészt az értékesítés szervezési feladatainak többlet időráfordításából ered. Az üzemek jellemzője továbbá a viszonylag kis méret, a saját földtulajdonra és családi munkaerőre alapozott munkavégzés, valamint a tudatos, piaci igényeket figyelembe vevő termelési szerkezet. A közvetlen értékesítést más értékesítési megoldások mellett alkalmazó gazdaságokban ez a több lábon állást, az értékesítés biztonságát, valamint a magasabb...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Közvetlen értékesítés; Zöldség-gyümölcs piac; Piac; Értékesítési csatorna; Direct sales; Fruit and vegetable market; Market; Choice of channel; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119928

Corporate Income Tax Rate Database - Canada and the Provinces, 1960-2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cahill,   Sean A.
This database includes rates for several elements of the corporate income tax set by the federal government (the basic rate, the corporate surtax, federal tax abatement and the manufacturing and processing profits tax credit) as well as corporate income tax rates by province for the years 1960-2005.
Tipo: Dataset
Palavras-chave: Database; Corporate tax; Corporate income tax; Provincial; Province; Canada; Time series; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52726

Profitability of Cooperatives and Investor-Owned Firms in the Greek Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oustapassidis,   Kostas; Notta,   Ourania.
Comparison between the factors affecting cooperative and investor-owned firms (IOFs) profitability has not been examined in a particular market by empirical studies. This paper examines the determinants of profitability of cooperative and IOFs in the Greek dairy industry in the period 1990- 94. The results show that IOFs, in contrast to the cooperatives, apply effectively competitive strategies (advertising and diversification) to increase their profitability.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62059

Handling and Transport of Perishable Primary Products, With Special Reference to Refrigerated Cars
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8872

Modeling the Liberalisation of the Milk Market in Switzerland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flury,   Christian; Mack,   Gabriele; Rieder,   Peter; Pfefferli,   S.
Switzerland aims to liberalise the milk market by 2011. This will result in distinctive changes in the basic conditions for agriculture. The impacts of the liberalisation are investigated with a composite model obtained by combining an optimization model for the agricultural sector and a dynamic simulation model for the milk and meat market. The calculations with the composite model indicate that the milk price depends strongly on the phasing out of market support, while the abolition of milk quotas in 2009 is less decisive. An introduction of a dairy cow premium leads to a higher milk production, especially with abolished milk quotas. In this case the European milk price level represents the lower limit for the milk price in Switzerland. Compared to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dynamic simulation; Sectoral optimisation; Milk market; Milk quota; Agribusiness; C53; C61; O21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24507

FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS OF CEEC PACKAGED FOOD &amp; BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nugent,   Anne.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33198

Supply Chain Management and the Changing Structure of U.S. Organic Produce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tondel,   Fabien; Woods,   Timothy A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/31/06.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Produce; Organic; Vertical coordination; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21435

Risk Analysis in Selected European and International Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ameseder,   Christoph; Haas,   Rainer; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
The purpose of this study is to assess and evaluate the most important risks in selected European and international food chains from the perspective of the buying company. The primary objective is to identify the “non-acceptable” risks in terms of damage potential and likelihood of occurrence of value chains in the sectors grain, meat, fruit and vegetable, and olive oil. Data was collected by each partner of the European research project “e-trust” (FP6-CT-2006-043056) by conducting 81 qualitative expert interviews with business leaders in Europe (Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain) as well as in Brazil, Turkey, and the USA. The study focuses on a wider supply chain or network perspective for the risk assessment. Methodically the assessed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risk; Risk analysis; Supply chain; Food; Risk map; Risk classification; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58708

Executive Summaries
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7377

IMAGE ANALYSIS OF EL CAMPO SUPERMARKETS - A CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vastine,   William J.; Thibodaux,   Jon; Owensby,   Raymond M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27770

CHANGES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE USSR: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penn,   J.B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17121

Driving Forces and Success Factors for Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliances among Local Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vandeburg,   Jennifer M.; Fulton,   Joan R.; Hine,   Susan E.; McNamara,   Kevin T.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31814

ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL DO AGRONEGÓCIO LEITE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riva,   Fabiana Rodrigues; Souza,   Dercio Bernardes de; Passos,   Rosalia Maria; Oliveira,   Marcelo Batista; Aguiar,   Iracy Soares.
O presente trabalho teve por objetivo analisar as atividades que envolvem o processo de inovação tecnológica no arranjo produtivo local do agronegócio leite em Rondônia, especificamente na região de Rolim de Moura. Em um primeiro momento, analisou-se a inovação tecnológica com base em dados secundários. Posteriormente, realizou-se uma pesquisa de campo na região do município de Rolim de Moura, que faz parte do território do APL, com o intuito de investigar as atividades presentes nas relações entre as firmas do arranjo, parte importante na geração de capacidade inovativa das empresas. Verificou-se que as indústrias de laticínios da região mantêm com seus produtores rurais acordos formais e informais, em que estes concordam em trabalhar cooperativamente, e...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Arranjos Produtivos Locais; Inovação; Agronegócio Leite; Arrangements Produtivos places; Innovation; Agribusiness Milk; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113967

The New Roadmap for Measuring and Valuing Carbon in the Agribusiness Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williams,   Dawson.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carbon; Greenhouse gas emissions; Agribusiness; Carbon market; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q; D.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54576

National Brand and Private Label Pricing and Promotional Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Volpe,   Richard J., III.
In this paper I use a unique and rich data set on prices and promotions from major US supermarkets to examine the nature of National Brand and Private Label interaction. Private labels are priced and promoted competitively with NBs, in a manner suggesting that retails are careful not to lose private label market share during times of national brand promotions. The price margin between the two types of products continues to fall in US supermarkets, and the major determinants of the price differences between the two are promotional frequency and market concentration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food retail; Industrial organization; Food prices; Promotional activity; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60986

Dynamic Change of Ecological Footprint in Xingtai City in the Years 2003-2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Ji-bing; Li,   Yu-ping.
Quantitative estimation of the ecological footprint in Xingtai City in the years 2003-2009 is carried out by using the Ecological Footprint Model and the Time Series. Result shows that the per capita ecological footprint demand increases in Xingtai City from the year 2003 to 2009; and land use for energy shows a significant increase, accounting for the maximum proportion in per capita ecological footprint demand. Per capita ecological footprint supply gradually decreases. Ecological supply provided by cultivated land occupies the greatest proportion in the supply of per capita ecological carrying capacity, which is the main factor determining the supply of ecological carrying capacity in Xingtai City. In the years 2003-2009, ecological footprint of Xingtai...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological footprint; Ecological carrying capacity; Sustainable development; Xingtai City; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108475

Nachbarschaftseffekte im ökologischen Landbau - Eine Analyse auf Ebene der Gemeindeverbände in Süddeutschland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schmidtner,   Eva; Lippert,   Christian; Dabbert,   Stephan.
Nachbarschaftseffekte (positive Agglomerationseffekte) können ein Grund für eine räumliche Agglomeration ökologischer Landwirtschaft sein, da durch den Austausch mit ökologischen Landwirten und ein starkes institutionelles Netzwerk aufgrund räumlicher Nähe die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass konventionelle Landwirte ihren Betrieb auf die ökologische Wirtschaftweise umstellen, zunehmen kann. BICHLER et al. (2005) und SCHMIDTNER et al. (2011) kombinierten klassische Standortfaktoren wie Boden und Klima mit dem Konzept der räumlichen Abhängigkeit und fanden, dass Nachbarschaftseffekte die räumliche Verteilung des ökologischen Landbaus auf Ebene der Stadt- und Landkreise in Deutschland beeinflussen könnten. Ziel der hier vorgestellten Studie ist es, zu untersuchen,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114501

PERCEPÇÕES NO CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS ORGÂNICOS EM SUPERMERCADOS: A INFLUÊNCIA DE VALORES INDIVIDUAIS COMO DETERMINANTE DE COMPRA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boas,   Luiz Henrique de Barros Vilas; Pimenta,   Marcio Lopes; Sette,   Ricardo de Souza.
The growth of the world’s organic food market in the last ten years has been raising the demand for studies related to this theme. Supermarkets have been proving themselves relevant actors in the distribution of these products in Brazil and in the external market. This paper aims to describe the characteristics of the consumer behavior of organic fruits and vegetables in the city of Uberlândia in the state of Minas Gerais. More specifically, it aims to evidence this behavior through the enchainment of attributes, consequences (benefits that these attributes provide) and the consumers’ personal values. 30 in-depth interviews were done using the laddering qualitative technique, which is based on the means end chain theory. The results show, emphatically, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic food. Consumer behavior. Retail. Values. Means end chain. Laddering; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60715

Economic possibilities in the integrated wheat production through the agri-environment measures in a Hungarian agricultural enterprise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nemeth,   Barbara; Fodor,   Attila.
The payment amount of the entry level scheme significantly exceeds the additional costs which arise from abiding by the regulations and with this the financial situation and competitiveness of the viable agricultural enterprises may improve. Based on the pre-calculation in relation to the fortuituos entry into the integrated target scheme it can be concluded that the additional cost determined by the target scheme would only use up just about half of the surplus payment allotted through the integrated target scheme. It is well-worth to make use of the opportunities given by these schemes, because through them the enterprise can obtain a regular, secure and significant income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri-environment measures; Integrated target scheme; Cost; Earning capacity; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48097

PROFILE OF THE U.S. FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM GOING INTO THE 1990S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallo,   Anthony E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26480

EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF HANDLING MILK AND ICE CREAM PRODUCTS IN SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oesterle,   Eric C.
Study alternative systems designed to increase efficiency in the dairy departments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27697

Identifying submarket in the wine industry: a multivariate approach to hedonic regression
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Costanigro,   Marco; McCluskey,   Jill J.; Mittelhammer,   Ronald C.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21370

Consumer's behaviour with respect to meat demand in the presence of animal disease concerns: the special case of consumers who eat bison, elk, and venison
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myae,   Aye C.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
Prion diseases have raised concerns in consumer’s minds about food safety associated with meat world-wide. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) both exist in Canada and consumer markets for beef, bison, elk and deer may have been affected by the diseases.  While numerous studies have examined Canadian consumer beef purchasing behavior in the presence of BSE (Lomeli (2005), John(2007)), no examination of the impact of the animal diseases on consumer behavior for households who consume bison, elk and venison as part of their protein intake has been undertaken. In this study, meat consumption behavior for these specific households is examined, in particular, examining meat substitution possibilities between the exotic meats...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer's behaviour with respect to meat demand; Consumers who eat bison; Elk; And venison; BSE; CWD; Media coverage; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61468

Optimal Equity Recovery for a Cooperative Financial Institution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Weersink,   Alfons.
A model is developed that shows the usefulness of dynamic optimization in deriving optimal equity recovery strategies for a cooperative lending institution. The objective is to minimize the cost of a member borrowing over time. An interest rate surcharge, above the cost of funds and operating cost, is the control variable to be determined. The financial position of the cooperative is described by equity and loan volume, which are the state variables. Applications show how the surcharge, loans, and equity change over time as model parameters are changed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46210

Prospects of development of quality olive oil for Italian farms: first indications in a case of study on a focus group
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galluzzo,   Nicola.
This analysis has examined the consumption of certified quality agricultural productions in the European and Italian markets; this short poster paper has observed, in particular, the perspectives of growth in some agricultural productive sectors, as for example the olive oil industry. In the second part of this research, it is showed the strategic importance of what quality represents for the consumers, as an element able to influence the consumers’ choices for certified quality olive products. Having compared the results of a case of study carried out on a focus group, with the help of 50 interviewed people, with those obtained by other studies, they pointed out the critical states that certified quality food productions might have for the consumers, the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Focus group; Organic food; Food quality; Extra virgin olive oil.; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7856

HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARM MANAGERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gripp,   Sharon I.; Ford,   Stephen A.
A survey of more than 1200 Pennsylvania dairy farm managers showed that almost 20% of those managers do not have health insurance.  Of those farm managers with health insurance, 67% had insurance acquired through the farm business.  Farm characteristics and demographic information were used to determine indicators of health insurance coverage.  Age, education, net farm income, off-farm income, milk marketing cooperative membership, and intensity of hired labor use all had significant effects on the likelihood of having health insurance and on whether such insurance was provided by the farm business.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31561

Research on Intellectual Property Rights Protection of Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fang,   Jian; Si,   Ke.
On the basis of definition of agricultural plant genetic resources, this paper takes the two most important forms of intellectual properly protection regarding agricultural plant genetic resources-patent rights and new plant variety rights as an example, to expound the current situation of intellectual properly protection of agricultural plant genetic resources in China. It reveals the problems of intellectual properly protection as follows, the awareness of intellectual properly protection of agricultural plant genetic resources is weak; the system of laws and regulations is not sound; the protection system is not perfect; the management system lacks standardization. It further puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions as follows: promote...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural plant genetic resources; Patent rights; Plant variety rights; Protection; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121291

Economic Analysis of Increased Levels of Intramuscular Fat in Pork:  Producer and Industry Opportunities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kliebenstein,   James B.; Ibarburu,   Maro A.; Lawrence,   John D.; Baas,   Thomas J.; Prusa,   Kenneth; Hanson,   Kathy; Fedler,   Chris; Wilson,   Doyle.
Ultrasound technology is available for accurately measuring intramuscular fat (IMF) in live pigs.  This report provides information on the costs for pig producers and processors to implement this technology and what consumers are willing to pay for pork with improved levels of intramuscular fat.  About half the participants in the willingness to pay study preferred the high IMF chop.  They paid a premium of 25 percent over the low IMF chop.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ultrasound technology; Measure intramuscular fat live pigs; Pig producer cost; Pig processor costs; Consumer willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60919

Ingenio San Antonio Enterprise Social Responsability Analysis for Chichigalpa Council Sustainable Local Development, during 2009-2019 periods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendez Paniagua,   Juana Francisca.
This Thesis was a dissertation at the Local Development Master Law and Scocial Sciences UNAN León
Tipo: Thesis
Palavras-chave: Enterprise Social Responsability; Local Sustainable Development Model; Ethos Indexes; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; M:14; Y:40.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119683

Research on Classification of Land Consolidation Project Zones in Inner Mongolia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meng,   Debiao; Zhu,   Daolin.
Taking Inner Mongolia as the research object, from natural conditions, socio-economic conditions, land use conditions and so on, we select 8 indices that impact the land consolidation project, namely climate, topography, soil type, water resources conditions, farmland amount per capita, the degree of agricultural mechanization, the status of irrigation guarantee and land consolidation potential, so as to establish rational index system of project zoning. By using cluster analysis method, we divide Inner Mongolia into 5 different types of project zone, namely multiple-purpose project zone of the western Greater Khingan Mountains, irrigation project zone of Nenjiang and the western Liao River plain, the central dry farming complementary irrigation project...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land consolidation; Zone; Inner Mongolia; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118288

Die Analyse der Rationalität im Verhalten von Stakeholdern des Agribusiness anhand eines Experiments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steinhorst,   Martin P.; Bahrs,   Enno.
Ziel des Beitrags ist es, die Rationalität von Stakeholdern des Agribusiness mit einem Entscheidungsexperiment zu analysieren. Dazu wurden Landwirte und Agrarhändler3 gebeten, Lotterielose zu bewerten. So konnte die Konsistenz im Risikoverhalten und die Präzision im Umgang mit Information über Wahrscheinlichkeiten beurteilt werden. Das Experiment verdeutlicht zum einen, dass bei einer Einteilung in risikoaverses, risikoneutrales und risikofreudiges Verhalten keine generellen Unterschiede in der Risikoeinstellung von Landwirten und Agrarhändlern festzustellen sind. Zum anderen zeigt sich, was die Konsistenz im Risikoverhalten angeht, dass nur ein Teil der befragten Landwirte und Agrarhändler im Experiment eine Risikoeinstellung beibehalten und entsprechend...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Begrenzte Rationalität; Risikowahrnehmung; Wiederholte Spiele; Gesetz der großen Zahlen; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114490

ESDA-GIS Analysis of Spatial-temporal Disparity in Rural Economic Development of Guangxi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liao,   Wei-hua.
On the basis of spatial-temporal perspective, by using the data of farmers’ net income per capita from 1996 to 2007 in counties of Guangxi coupled with the global and local spatial auto-correlation analysis of ESDA and GIS technology, we conduct the empirical research on the rural economic developmental disparity of counties in Guangxi and the evolving characteristics of local spatial heterogeneity. The results show that the rural economic developmental disparity of counties in Guangxi from 1996 to 2007 varies infinitesimally on the whole, and the regions with similar rural economic developmental level have spatial concentrated distribution. Based on these, the local MORAN’S I scatter diagram and LISA concentration diagram are drawn. In comparison with the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural economy; ESDA-GIS; Spatial auto-correlation; Guangxi; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108464

Supply Chains for Emerging Renewable Polymers:  Analysis of Interactive Sectors and Complementary Assets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Goldsmith,   Peter D.; Cordier,   Jean; Godin,   Philippe.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chains; Renewables; Economics of biobased industrial markets; Complementary assets; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Q10; Q27; Q42; Q47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103985

THE GROCERY INDUSTRY UNIT LOAD COMMITTEE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Speers,   J.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27102

COMPETITION IN BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION: THE ROLE OF STATE REGULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Madhavan,   Ananth N.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27827

HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE FOR EXTRACTION OF OILS FROM FRUIT-AND-VEGETABLE STONES WITH USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Safarov,   Adyl; Gafurov,   Karim.
The oil extraction processes from oil-bearing cultures’ seeds and stones is time and energy-intensive.  The study shows that during processing kernels of oil-bearing cultures under influence of electromagnetic field the destruction process of cellar structure is intensified in 7-9 times than in existing moist-heat processing. Moreover, the process runs shorter and under comparatively low temperature regime that reduces the electric power expenses. Using electromagnetic processing of oil-bearing kernels provides increase of oil output up to 20-25% as well.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fruit stones; Seeds of vegetables; Vegetable oil extraction; Electromagnetic field; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94558

Contribution of Agriculture and Agri-Food Sectors to the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pemberton,   Carlisle A.; Patterson-Andrews,   Hazel.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agribusiness; Agri-food sector; Trinidad and Tobago; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18; E00.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122907

RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL: PERSPECTIVAS PARA O AGRONEGÓCIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdolin,   Daniela Rodrigues; Alves,   Alexandre Florindo.
The present paper has as main purpose to present the companies social accountability as a style of strategic management for credibility and competitiveness search in a globalized market in the regional, national and international levels, showing that the ethical actions related to the environment and the society as a whole are more and more influencing market behavior, in a favor of whom practices them. Besides that, the study searches to relate the main points of that strategy withthe importance that the same may have to the agribusiness due to its reflexes in the internal and external market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Social responsibility; Management; Agribusiness.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44038

An Analysis of Processing and Distribution Productivity and Costs in 35 Fluid Milk Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erba,   Eric M.; Aplin,   Richard D.; Stephenson,   Mark W.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122717

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE IN THE TRANSITION FROM SOCIALIST COLLECTIVE FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gardner,   Bruce L.; Lerman,   Zvi.
Cooperative enterprise has appeal as a means of filling gaps in the economic institutions of the rural sectors of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. But in addition to problems that have faced cooperatives in the West because of their inherent characteristics, the Soviet-era legacy created cultural burdens that cooperatives will have to overcome. A review of countries’ experiences since 1989 indicates some commonalities in attempts to create “new cooperatives,” but also instructive differences across countries. The evidence so far is unfavorable for cooperatives in agricultural production. In marketing and input supply the current situation is more promising. In both production and marketing, the economic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7174

FOGYASZTÓI ATTITŰDÖK TÁPLÁLKOZÁSI ELŐNYÖKKEL KAPCSOLATBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szakaly,   Zoltan; Szigeti,   Orsolya; Szente,   Viktoria.
In the last few decades the number of civilization diseases has surged and mortality rate caused by them has been responsible for most deaths for a long time. Researches found out that it is the new way of life of people that is responsible for it. Study outlines the reasons for the development of health-protective foods, then it makes the notion of functional foods and the market facts that hinder their spread clear. Authors analyse the basic model of nutrimarketing and they outline the consequent business and collective marketing tasks. Supporting it we launched a representative survey with 402 people to test the consumers’ judgement. For all the consumers clear and chemical free features came to the first place. 4.66 value on a 1-5 scale proves that...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Fogyasztói szokásváltozás; Felmérés; Statisztikai vizsgálatok; Csoportképzés; Changes in consumer behaviour; Survey; Statistical analyses; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43309

Market Organization and Competition in the Creamery Industry in Freeborn and Steele Counties, Minnesota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruebele,   James W.; Koller,   E. Fred.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1964
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47923

Evaluation of CO2 Emissions by Kansas Agribusiness Retailers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canales,   Elizabeth; Boland,   Michael A.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their negative effect on the environment is a growing concern in the world. It is estimated that agriculture is responsible for 7% of the total GHG emissions in the United States.  Currently, environmental policies to regulate GHG are in place in different countries and are expected to increase in the future. The objective of this study was to estimate carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from eight agribusiness retailers in Kansas. Data consisted of energy inputs from the operation of the agribusiness retailers and the crop land these retailers serve. Carbon emission coefficients were employed to determine carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions associated with each energy input used during their operations. Results suggest...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Climate change; Environmental economics; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61310

Wool - A Commodity Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8392

Effects of Horizontal and Vertical Market Power on Trade Promotion Budget and Allocation in the US Supermarket Industry: An Experimental and Empirical Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez,   Miguel I.; Rao,   Vithala R.; Yuan,   Hong.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6247

ATITUDES DE COORDENAÇÃO DE PRODUTORES RURAIS NA CADEIA DA CARNE BOVINA: O CASO DO CITE 120
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Malafaia,   Guilherme Cunha; Maciel,   Alessandra Costenaro; Camargo,   Maria Emilia.
The changes in the worldwide competitive scenario have posed difficulties to the survival of companies, forcing them to establish necessary cooperative relations for maintenance and survival in the markets. However, the lack of coordination and cooperation is considered a classic problem in the beef chain. Taking these assumptions into account, the purpose of the present article is to verify how the organizational network CITE 120, established by a group of beef producers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), has addressed the environmental demands in the meat production sector and how the systemic relationships for the strengthening of the network’s interests are being promoted and organized. For the purpose of this research in-depth interviews were...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Network; Systemic Competitiveness; Beef cattle; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90690

Current Law &amp; Economics Debates: Tools for Assessing Fundamental Cooperative Changes?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baarda,   James R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31802

USES OF SCANNER INFORMATION FOR FOOD INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27909

A PROGRAMAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA POSITIVA COMO INSTRUMENTO DE CALIBRAÇÃO E PRESCRIÇÃO DOS MODELOS DE OFERTA AGRÍCOLA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fragoso,   Rui Manuel de Sousa; Carvalho,   Maria Leonor da Silva; Henriques,   Pedro Damiao de Sousa.
Neste artigo avalia-se a capacidade de calibração e de prescrição de resultados de um modelo de oferta agrícola da Região Alentejo. A capacidade de calibração é analisada para o regime de preços e de ajudas agrícolas em vigor no ano 2000, comparando os resultados de diferentes formas de especificação da função dos custos variáveis totais do modelo de programação matemática positiva com os resultados do modelo tradicional de programação linear e com os dados estatísticos observados. Depois de calibrado, o modelo de programação matemática positiva foi utilizado na prescrição dos resultados relativos ao cenário de preços e ajudas em vigor no ano de 2004. Concluiu-se que a programação matemática positiva para além de ser um eficaz instrumento de calibração dos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Programação matemática positiva; Oferta agrícola; Calibração; Prescrição; Positive mathematical programming; Agricultural supply; Calibration; Prescription; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108610

A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF E-GROCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heilig,   Julia K.; Ernst,   Stanley C.; Hooker,   Neal H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27614

Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of Rural Households’ Credit and Loan Demand-Investigation based on Jianhu County, JiangSu Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Hua; Ji,   Li.
By using the relevant data from 273 valid questionnaires of rural households in Jianhu County, Jiangsu Province and the Probit model, the influencing factors of rural households’ credit demand are analyzed. The results show that the factors that influencing the credit demand of rural households include the features of the rural households, the economic activities of rural households and so on. Among the factors, the operation expenditure of rural households, the education degree of the master of rural household and the understanding degree of the rural credit policies have great impact on the rural households’ credit demand. In the end, the suggestions on the basis of the research are put forward: developing diversified economy; improving rural households’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural Households; Credit Demand; Influencing factors; Probit Model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102397

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, July, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8304

The Economics of Regulations on Hen Housing in California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumner,   Daniel A.; Matthews,   William A.; Mench,   Joy A.; Rosen-Molina,   J. Thomas.
Beginning January 1, 2015, conventional cage housing for egg-laying hens is scheduled to be prohibited in California. We consider the economic implications of the new hen housing regulations on the California shell egg industry. Our data show that egg production is more costly using noncage systems than conventional cages. The main result of the new regulations will be a drastic reduction in the number of eggs produced in California, a large increase in egg shipments from out of state, little if any change in hen housing for eggs consumed in California, and little change in egg prices in California.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare regulation; Hen housing; Egg supply; Egg prices; Egg costs of production; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92577

The Spatial Effect of Ethanol Biorefinery Locations on Local Corn Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.
This study examines whether the local competition for corn to produce ethanol has lead to significantly higher prices for farmers located close to ethanol plants.  If any, such price premiums for spatial closeness would be in addition to the general level of corn price changes experienced by farmers throughout the U.S.  The difference-in-differences estimation method is used to account for both time and location differences in order to measure the interaction of time and location effects.  Using the USDA’s ARMS data, the results show that while prices in real terms have risen over time, farmers located close to ethanol plants have not received significantly higher prices than farmers living farther away from plants.  These findings indicate that there is a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corn prices; Ethanol; Ethanol plant location; Difference-in-differences.; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49309

Business Summary New York State, 1999
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoblauch,   Wayne A.; Putnam,   Linda D.; Karszes,   Jason.
Business and financial records for 1999 from 314 New York dairy farm businesses are summarized and analyzed. This analysis demonstrates the use of cash accounting with accrual adjustments to measure farm profitability, cash flow, financial performance, and costs of producing milk. Traditional methods of analyzing dairy farm businesses are combined with improved evaluation techniques to show the relationship between good management performance and financial success. The farms in the project averaged 224 cows per farm and 21,439 pounds of milk sold per cow, which represent above average size and management level for New York dairy farms. Net farm income excluding appreciation, which is the return to the operator's labor, management, capital, and other unpaid...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122671

Duopoly Competition in Supermarket Industry: The Case of Seattle-Tacoma Milk Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chidmi,   Benaissa; Murova,   Olga I.
The Seattle-Tacoma consumers have been paying higher prices for fresh milk than consumers in other Western states of United States. For instance, the retail price for whole milk averaged $3.27/gallon during the period of April 1999- April 2003 in Seattle-Tacoma, while it did not go beyond $2.86/gallon in most of the large metropolitan areas in Western U.S, during the same period (Carman and Sexton, 2006). In addition, retail prices in Seattle-Tacoma do not respond similarly to farm price increases and decreases. Supermarkets are prompt to pass on to consumers any increase in farm price, while they do not pass or lag behind when farm price decreases. The present study attempts to analyze the pricing conduct of supermarket chains in a duopoly setting using a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6740

A produção de flores no estado do Ceará: aspectos tecnológicos, econômicos e competitivos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliveira Junior,   Jose Nilo de; Khan,   Ahmad Saeed; Silva,   Lucia Maria Ramos.
Este estudo procurou analisar a floricultura no Estado do Ceará, enfocando a produção de helicônias nos principais municípios produtores do Estado, mais precisamente avaliando o nível tecnológico empregado na produção e a rentabilidade da atividade e competitividade, em termos de eficiência dos produtores. A pesquisa realizou-se por meio de coleta de dados primários obtidos de entrevistas diretas com produtores nos municípios que compõem as regiões metropolitana e maciço de Baturité, de acordo com o cadastro da Secretaria de Agricultura Irrigada-SEAGRI, no período de outubro de 2002. Na avaliação do nível tecnológico dividiu-se o sistema de produção de helicônia em sete tecnologias: propagação, uso dos solos, adubação, tratos culturais, cuidados...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Floricultura; Rentabilidade; Tecnologia; Ceará; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56821

Peculiarities of creation of extra large agricultural companies under conditions of insufficient legislative regulation in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borodina,   Elena.
Agricultural transformations in Ukraine resulted in division of tracts of land and creation of large number of small private land owners. Since December 1999 these processes were developing with especially high speed after adoption of Presidential Decree "On emergency actions aimed at acceleration of reorganization of agricultural sector of economics", which has become fundamental legislative act in conducting land and agricultural reforms. During the first year after adoption of the abovementioned decree, there started development of land market, which ought to have included: private property for land, legislative protection of land rent, possibilities of free transfers of ownership rights for land from one market subject to another (purchasing and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ukrainian agriculture; Agricultural transformations; Land market; Land latifundia; State agricultural policy.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10024

Tractors on eBay and Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin: An Analysis on the Determinants of Price and Price Differences
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kostandini,   Genti; Mykerezi,   Elton; Holland,   Liz.
We investigate the determinants of price for tractor auctions on eBay and tractors that are listed in the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin (FCMB) in Georgia. Surprisingly, seller reputation is not an important factor while engine hours and the presence of air conditioning appear to influence price on eBay auctions. On average prices for tractors that sold on eBay are not different than those on FCMB. The analysis also suggests that farmers may benefit from the use of online venues.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Internet auctions; Farm machinery; Local listings.; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; D82; L14.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56547

Economic analysis of groundwater markets in central dry zone of Karnataka
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagaraj,   N.; Kumar,   A.H. Suvarna; Chandrakanth,   Mysore G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water market; Groundwater irrigation; Water use efficiency; Economic analysis; India; Karnataka; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53071

Prospective Trends in Wine Export Markets – Expert Views from Spain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bardaji,   Isabel; Mili,   Samir.
As in other European producing countries, the wine industry in Spain faces growing competition from New World producers. International competitiveness of Spanish and European wines has been affected by increasing supply, declining public support, saturated domestic demand and increasingly quality-driven markets. Resolving the derived wine competitiveness crisis would require production rationalisation and adaptation to changing commercial and demand requirements, through new productive processes and strategies for further opening of foreign markets. The purpose of this paper is to explore main current and future trends affecting the global wine market and their consequences from the Spanish perspective. After identifying the world wine market’s main...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine markets; Export prospects; Spain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; F14; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51084

The Methods of Constructing the Legal Support System for the Returning-Home Migrant Workers’ Entrepreneurship-Based on the Perspective of Economic Law
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ou,   Rong; Gong,   Xuan-jie.
Based on the overview of concept of returning-home migrant workers’ entrepreneurship, the thesis has introduced the features of migrant workers’ entrepreneurship, as against other types of entrepreneurship, as follows. Starting from a low base and multi-level perspective; conducting entrepreneurship in manifold industries, mainly in those labor-intensive enterprises; conspicuous mutual interaction and reversibility are embodied in the group characteristics; the strong driving force of returning-home migrant workers’ entrepreneurship comes from their affection for hometown. The process of returning-home migrant workers’ entrepreneurship can be divided into three stages, namely returning rush, investing rush, and entrepreneurship rush, on which we give the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Migrant workers; Returning-home entrepreneurship; Legal support; Economic law; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93658

Documentation of a Dynamic and Simultaneous Econometric Model of the U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bailey,   Kenneth W.
The objective of this report is to publish a monthly forecasting tool of the U.S. dairy industry. This model forecasts the milk supply as well as the supply and demand for American cheese, Other cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, and dry whey. Trade is presently exogenous to the model, but can be endogenized at a later date. The principal use of the model will be for forecasting purposes, thus we settled on a monthly frequency for the data. We delve into the complexities of the U.S. dairy industry using rich data sources. Our objective is clearly focused on developing an initial forecasting tool.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Econometric model; U.S. Dairy Industry; Forecasting Model; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48653

Influence of Brand Equity on Milk Choice: A Choice Experiment Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taglioni,   Chiara; Cavicchi,   Alessio; Torquati,   Biancamaria; Scarpa,   Riccardo.
In the context of sustainable consumption buying local produce could support environmentally friendly production from the local economy. Our study estimates the preference weights that local consumers assign to some milk attributes including local origin and the influence on choice of a local brand of milk, which is traded by a local cooperative of producers in Umbria (Italy). Several preference segments are found amongst fresh and UHT milk buyers by employing a Latent Class model to analyze stated choice data. This specification allows us to verify whether consumers who have a better attitude towards local milk also prefer this brand to others, placing different values on the regional origin of milk.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Brand equity; Milk; Latent Class Model; Origin of milk; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121951

Proactive Customers Integration as Drivers of an Integrated Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sundmaeker,   Harald.
Competitiveness of European Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) in the global marketplace is correlated to and determined by diverse factors. However, specifically SME’s ability to satisfy explicit and implicit customer requirements as well as to proactively integrate them as a driver of complex business networks is a key success factor. Although this seems to be the most obvious economic principle, it is hard to be achieved in complex networks of small actors, including vertical and horizontal supply chain dimensions, especially due to self-organisation of single network entities in relation to the continuous and dynamic adjustment of the overall network. Moreover, dynamically changing customer needs, evolving requirements (e.g. legislative demands,...
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/49892

Benefit Evaluation on Land Comprehensive Consolidation in the Small Towns —A Case of Daxing District, Beijing, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Cui-hong; Li,   Hong; Jia,   Jin-song.
Taking Daxing District, Beijing, China as a example, benefit evaluation index system of small-town land comprehensive consolidation is established from four aspects of resource benefit, economic benefit, social benefit and ecological benefit. Weight of evaluation index is determined by analytic hierarchy process. After the standardized treatment on the original value index, comprehensive index method is adopted to evaluate the land comprehensive consolidation benefits in 14 towns of Daxing District in the year 2005, combining with the index weight determined by analytic hierarchy process. Evaluation result shows that areas having significant effects are Yizhuang Town, Xihongmen Town, Yinghai Town, and Jiugong Town, which are concentrated in rural-urban...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small town; Land comprehensive consolidation; Benefit evaluation; China; Index system; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96068

Inadequacies in the water reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic: an institutional analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ul Hassan,   Mehmood; Starkloff,   Ralf; Nizamedinkhodjayeva,   Nargiza.
This report analyzes the evolving water-management institutions and their performance of five core water management functions, in the context of the ongoing economic and agrarian reform in the Kyrgyz Republic. These core water-management functions are, operation of water systems, maintenance, resource mobilization, conflict resolution and organizational management. The report also identifies key issues and challenges that constrain effective stakeholder participation in water-resources management.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Analysis; Irrigation management; Participatory management; Water users’ associations; Research methods; Agrarian reform; Irrigation programs; Operations; Maintenance; Conflict; Rivers; Kyrgyzstan; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53066

SOME MISSING LINKS IN OPTIMIZING FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toothman,   James S.
Author presents the supply system problems encountered by convenience stores.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27259

Potential economic impacts of providing for Aquaculture Management Areas in Canterbury
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyer-Hubbert,   Gerit; Cullen,   Ross.
This research estimates the commercial costs and benefits associated with selected aquaculture projects in the Canterbury region. Mussel farming employment will most likely be generated in coastal communities that at present have few employment opportunities. These communities are likely to profit as well from increased infrastructure needs for the marine farming enterprise. Any development in the marine farming industry will take many years to reach full potential. This means that the costs and benefits from increased marine farming activities will be staggered over a number of years. It is acknowledged that the gains might be achieved at different locations than the losses occur. The effects on other stakeholders are often uncertain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mussel farming; Economic impact; Scenarios; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97787

Alliance Formation in the Agrifood Sector: The Case of Cellers of Canterbury
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gow,   Hamish R.; Oliver,   Lance D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24327

Research on Harmony Between Agricultural Modernization and Regional Economies Development in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wu,   Zhong-lun.
The inharmonious of agricultural modernization and regional economies development is an important reason to cause the imbalance of China regional economies development. The paper constructs an evaluating indicator system of agricultural modernization, and carries on statistics and sorting to agricultural modernization development of Chinese 31 provinces and cities with grey reational analysis, and makes a comparison combining regional total economy strength. The analysis result shows that disproportionality exists in agricultural modernization development among various areas; Incompatibility exists between agricultural modernization and regional total economy strength in region; Inharmonious characteristic is presented between agricultural modernization...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural modernization; Regional economies; Inharmonious; Grey reational analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113411

Farmers Markets: Managers’ Characteristics and Factors Affecting Market Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Zurbriggen,   Marta; Italia,   John; Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nitzsche,   Peter; VanVranken,   Richard.
The resurgence of farmers’ markets in New Jersey has been welcomed by farmers, consumers and municipalities alike. This form of direct marketing has the potential to benefit all three sectors simultaneously. Farmers’ markets allow growers to capture a greater share of the consumer’s food expenditure thus increasing their profitability. Similarly, consumers’ need for fresh, high quality commodities as well as for farm-based recreational experiences are met. Also, drawing customers to downtown areas can contribute to the revitalization of these areas by boosting the business of local retailers. However, despite their rapid spread throughout the state, no study has been conducted on the efficiency of the farmers’ markets in terms of management and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36723

AGRIFOOD INDUSTRY AS INDUSTRY INTENSIVELY BASED ON KNOWLEDGE - CASE STUDY OF VOJVODINA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Komnenic,   Biserka; Tomic,   Danilo Vlastimir; Tomic,   Gordana Radovan.
During three-hundred-year history of the market economy, the main sources of wealth creation have changed from the natural resources (mainly land and relatively unskilled labor with the exception of the master craftsman), tangible material assets (buildings, machinery and equipment, funds) to intangible assets (knowledge and information of all types) that may be contained in the people, organizations, or physical resources. In the later period of the twentieth century, science has acquired the features of direct production force. The term direct implies that unlike the relationship which existed between science and production in the IXX century, where scientific advances was incorporated through the physical labor in the tools, which, in turn, created new...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural industry; Intellectual capital; Efficiency; Valorisation; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57483

Economic Returns to Entrepreneurial Behavior
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ross,   R. Brent; Westgren,   Randall E.
Highly turbulent environments require firms to act entrepreneurially.  The returns to entrepreneurial activities are known as entrepreneurial rents.  Following the payments perspective, these rents are allocated to the entrepreneurial resources of the firm as factor payments.  However, unlike other factor payments, little is known about how to value these types of rents.  An analysis of the economics and management literature reveals that entrepreneurial rents are a return to alertness, subjective judgment, asset control, and uncertainty bearing.  Furthermore, entrepreneurial rents are noncontractible and temporary.  This paper introduces two complementary valuation models that capture these characteristics and that explicitly impute value to various...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurship; Factor payments; Subjective judgment; Uncertainty; Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty; M13; B12; B25; P23; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43776

“Plantar pro gasto”: a importância do autoconsumo entre famílias de agricultores do Rio Grande do Sul
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grisa,   Catia; Schneider,   Sergio.
The article discusses the value and importance of the selfconsumption production in the social reproduction of the family units and it characterizes the food self-consumed. The paper used the research “Family Farm, Local Development and Pluriactivity” (UFRGS/ UFPel/CNPq-2003) that propitiated the formation of a database with information on the dynamics of the family farm in four areas different from the geography of the Rio Grande do Sul, your sources and types of income, among these the self-consumption. To bring this debate means to retake a theme little discussed until then, and that, although marginalized or considered without importance, it develops important role as income non monetary, strengthens the food security and it penetrates spheres of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Family farm; Self-consumption; Social reproduction.; Agribusiness; Q18; R31 e R32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61247

ACQUISTITIONS AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES: A MEXICAN CASE STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chazaro,   Sergio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16789

Agro Food’s Quality Signs and Free Movement of Goods. What Strategies for the European Operators?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlier,   Christophe; Ngo,   Mai-Anh.
Several recent cases judged by the Court of Justice of the European Communities have raised interesting issues on the possibility for operators of food chains to use national quality signs indicating a territory of origin, different from the European regulatory ones (Protected Geographical Indications). These various attempts from France, Germany and Belgium were all condemned as protectionist policies contradicting the free movement of goods between Member States in the European Market. However, the condemned national policies can be seen as defending the viability of specific kinds of activities (of small enterprises) in specific places (rural areas). These cases as a consequence, form a good illustration of the difficulty that a government faces while...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Free Movement of Goods; Geographical Indications; Collective Trademarks; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44316

THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS' INVOLVEMENT TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE APULIA REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maraglino,   T.; Ricco,   V.; Schiralli,   M.; Giordano,   R.; Pappagallo,   G.
Drought and desertification are largely considered as the major and most complex natural hazards. This is mainly due to the complexity of the web of impacts that ripple through too many sectors causing serious economic, social and environmental consequences. Hence, a wide range of actors are interested by drought effects. Empirical investigations in scientific literature have highlighted the differences between the stakeholder' perceptions of drought and desertification phenomena and the results of scientific – technical evaluation. There is no unique definition of the problem, but each individual has her/his own perception of drought and desertification, which is influenced by previous drought experiences and the mental models used to analyse these...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Stakeholder; Desertification; Decision making process.; 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/95201

Innovation of China's Circular Agricultural Development in the Perspective of Low Carbon Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Yan-yan.
On the basis of the concept and characteristics of circular economy, this paper analyzes the restraining factors of China's circular agricultural development as follows: issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers are  outstanding; the problems of agricultural resources and agricultural ecological environment are serious; the quality of agricultural products cannot meet the demand of domestic and international market for food. Based on the internal requirements of low carbon economic development, this paper advances four innovative models concerning China's circular agricultural development as follows: the model of combining planting and breeding of agriculture, the developmental model of leisure and sightseeing, ecological integration model,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New village; Development; Circular agriculture; Low carbon economy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118220

Some neglected issues in food demand analysis: retail-level demand, health information and product quality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herrmann,   Roland; Roeder,   Claudia.
Food demand analysis is dominated by the econometric estimation of demand systems based on aggregate market data and steady progress has been made in analytical techniques. Yet some issues have been neglected in food demand analysis which are crucial for understanding recent consumption trends in industrialised countries. Three of these issues are dealt with here: analysis of food demand at the retail level; influence of health information on food demand; and importance of product quality for food demand. It is shown that answers to important questions in these areas can be given when large and unconventional data sets are used.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117282

The South African Maize Milling Industry: Can Small and Medium-scale Maize Milling Enterprise Survive and Thrive?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abu,   Orefi; Kirsten,   Johann F.
Abstract  This paper investigates the competitiveness of small and medium-scale maize milling enterprises in South Africa from estimates of a translog stochastic cost frontier model. Results suggest that small and medium-scale maize mills in South Africa are cost-inefficient, operating at 59 percent and 30 percent higher cost than the best practice respectively. This implies that, on average, about 59 percent and 30 percent of the costs incurred by small and medium-scale maize mills respectively can be avoided without a reduction in maize meal output. Given this empirical estimates, if small and medium-scale maize milling enterprises in South Africa are able to reduce cost by 59 percent and 30 percent on average respectively, these mills could become...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize milling; South Africa; Cost efficiency; Stochastic Frontier Approach; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51304

Competitive Equilibrium of an Industry with Labor Managed Firms and Price Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bar-Shira,   Ziv; Finkelshtain,   Israel; Simhon,   Avi.
This paper studies the effect of output-price uncertainty in an industry comprised of labor-managed firms (LMFs) in which the number of LMFs and their membership are determined endogenously. The exit condition for a risk-averse LMF member is formulated and the effect of various economic variables on the equilibrium quantities and prices are examined. We find that the equilibrium in our setting is similar to the one that emerges in a ‘capitalistic’ economy where firms are owned by profit-maximizing agents. However, the effects of increases in risk and risk aversion differ from those found in a short-run analysis of a single LMF.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor Managed Firms; Cooperatives; Price Risk; Risk Aversion; Long-Run.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44675

IDEAS IN EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SCAN DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavan,   Paul F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27736

Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Cooperative Dairy Plants in Haryana and Punjab States of India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   Satbir; Coelli,   Tim J.; Fleming,   Euan M.
Since the 1970s, the policy of Indian government has been to promote dairy development on the basis of the cooperative organisations. During the 1990s the dairy industry in India was liberalised. This study examines the impact of the liberalisation policy on the cooperative dairy plants in India. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the Fisher index approach are applied to measure economic efficiency and total productivity changes, respectively. The data involves 65 observations from a complete panel of 13 cooperative dairy plants from 1992/93 to 1996/97. The empirical results show that the deregulation and liberalisation of the dairy industry alone is not the answer.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Efficiency; Fisher index; Indian dairy processing; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12909

Management Practices and Financial Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives: A Partial Adjustment Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azzam,   Azzeddine M.; Turner,   Michael S.
This paper uses the Nerlovian partial adjustment model to test the hypothesis that the rate of a cooperative's adjustment to a desired financial position is partially determined by its management practices. The results indicate that management practices that are board responsibilities are not contributing to the speed of adjustment in reaching the desired financial performance, which is the responsibility of the board of directors. But management, when independently pursuing management's responsibility or when working with that board on shared responsibility, does contribute to the speed of adjustment toward the desired financial goal.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46256

Rural development as provision of local public goods: Theory and evidence from Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gramzow,   Andreas.
Since the beginning of the 1990s a new rural development policy, which has later been called the "new rural paradigm" by the OECD, has received increasing attention in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere. It is expected that these policy measures attenuate social and economic problems in rural areas on a broader basis than the agricultural sector alone. They support local stakeholders like non-governmental organizations, local governments and local businesses in implementing local development strategies that are based on endogenous potentials and spatial interaction. Polish rural inhabitants, suffering among many other issues, from a lack of nonagricultural jobs, an unfavorable business environment and an insufficient public infrastructure, pinned high...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92313

THEME OVERVIEW: FUNDAMENTAL FORCES AFFECTING AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Boehlje,   Michael.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Market Forces; Structural Change; Porter’s Five Forces; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q13; L10; L22; M22; L80.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100783

Approaches for Selecting Product Innovation Projects in U.S. Food and Agribusiness Companies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Gray,   Allan W.; Boehlje,   Michael.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Agribusiness; Innovation; Selection method; Portfolio; Functional area; Cluster analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117599

TML FOODS INC.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Duren,   Erna; Neggers,   Carl; Sparling,   David.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34267

PROTECTING SHELL EGGS BETWEEN PACKING PLANT AND SUPERMARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lederer,   Bruce E.
Studies the importance of factors affecting eggshell damage such as type of pack, age of laying hen and season of year.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26887

THE PACIFIC RIM JUICE TRADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jussaume,   Raymond A., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26655

Values, attitudes, and goals of future Hungarian food engineers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hajdu,   Istvanne; Lakner,   Zoltan.
Over the last few decades Hungarian higher education has been radically transformed, and this transformation was implemented to counter the backwardness that previously plagued the education system. Agricultural education in particular was part of this transformation process, which included the disciplines of food science and related technology. This attempt at transformation yielded only a partial success; student numbers shot up, but there was no subsequent general improvement in the efficiency of higher education. This article is based on two surveys carried out in 1997 and 2007. The students’ values can be characterised as pluralistic and heterogenous. Based on longitudinal research, a shift can be seen toward materialistic and hedonistic values. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Higher education policy; Human resource management; Food science education; Social psychology; Empirical research; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46444

Awareness of and Application to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program By Cow–Calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Obubuafo,   Joyce; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Paudel,   Krishna P.; Kim,   Seon-Ae.
This study uses a bivariate probit model with partial observability to examine Louisiana beef producers’ awareness of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and how awareness translates to application to the program. Results indicate that awareness of and application to the EQIP depend on portion of income derived from off-farm sources, extent of previous best management practice adoption at one’s own expense, household income, farmed land that is highly erodible, contact with Natural Resource Conservation Service and extension service personnel, and producer age.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: BMPs; Bivariate probit; EQIP; Probit; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Q12; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45531

Analysis of consumer habits and attitudes on the Hungarian beef and rabbit market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szakaly,   Zoltan; Szigeti,   Orsolya; Szente,   Viktoria.
As a consortium partner the authors took part in a research project aiming at the development of high added value, healthy and environment friendly animal products. From among the products developed by the consortium (rabbit meat, omega3-fatty acid enriched beef, goose liver from non forcible feeding, selenium-, vitamin-E and natural color enriched eggs) the present study describes the results concerning beef and rabbit meat. The given products are chosen because they are produced in and exported from Hungary in considerable quantities and their competitiveness can be further improved. In order to able to map the consumer preferences a 300 count nationwide, representative, questionnaire based survey was designed and performed. Actual products were tested...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Rabbit; Consumer preferences and attitudes; Nutritional benefits; Consumption frequency; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49229

Competing Screening Rules
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendrikse,   George W.J.; Hu,   Yamei.
Various studies show that agricultural cooperatives behave differently than their investor-owned counterparts. One explanation may be that the internal decision making process differs in these two governance structures. A model is developed to explore how endogenous screening rules affect efficient organizational choices and industrial structures. It is shown that screening level choice may outweigh architecture choice and that screening rules are strategic substitutes. Conditions are derived under which cooperatives are efficient organizational forms. It is also shown that competition may increase the attractiveness of investor-owned firms and circumstances are determined in which cooperatives and investor owned firms coexist in equilibrium.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Architecture; Screening; Cooperatives; Duopoly; Agribusiness; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24522

Demand for Milk Produced With and Without Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Misra,   Sukant K.; Clem,   Kyle D.
This study focuses on the nature of Texas consumer perception and willingness to purchase milk produced using recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). Future, the possibility of market segmentation is analyzed by estimating the price sensitivity of consumer demand for conventionally produced milk versus rBST-produced milk. Results show that the price elasticities of demand for the two types of milk are different, indicating potential to develop niche markets for both rBST-produced and conventionally produced milk in Texas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bovine somatotropin; Demand; Milk; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90440

Biotechnology: Opportunities and Adjustments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Hill,   Lowell D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59889

LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DEL CAPITAL HUMANO EN LAS ORGANIZACIONES DEL SECTOR RURAL: CASO DE PROCESADORA DE LÁCTEOS “TRES MARÍAS” S. DE R.L. MI, DE MEOQUI, CHIH.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anchondo Aguilar,   Addy; Durán López,   Emilia; Basurto Sotelo,   Moisés; Perez Leal,   Ramona; Rodriguez Andujo,   Aida; Araiza Romero,   Laura.
The human capital of all company, is the most valuable asset, to operate and to achieve the success of all organization, this work has the purpose of obtain a diagnosis of the human capital in a company of the agritechnological sector denominated Dairy Processor of “Three Marias” S. of R.L. MI, founded in the information, that allow to identify the opportunities for the improvement of the company, development, growth and innovation. The personnel of the company is integrated by simple and humble personnel, compromised with they work and their family. The present work allowed to demonstrate that the agritechnological companies are developed in an integral way, and also that they need to technify their activities, to organize in order to obtain majors...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Human capital; Dairy processor; Agritechnological.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114476

PRINCIPAIS FATORES QUE INFLUENCIAM NO DESEMPENHO DA CADEIA PRODUTIVA DE LEITE – UM ESTUDO COM OS PRODUTORES DE LEITE DO MUNICÍPIO DE LARANJEIRAS DO SUL-PR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Viana,   Giomar; Rinaldi,   Rubia Nara.
A cadeia produtiva do leite é uma das mais relevantes no contexto do agronegócio brasileiro, uma vez que gera emprego e renda aos inúmeros agentes envolvidos no processo. Dessa maneira, o presente artigo tem por objetivo identificar os principais fatores que influenciam no desempenho da cadeia produtiva do leite, bem como a adaptação dos produtores aos novos padrões de competição e o acesso às novas tecnologias desenvolvidas. O artigo partiu de um estudo de caso junto a uma cooperativa de leite no município de Laranjeiras do Sul-PR. Inicialmente foi feito um estudo que abordou o processo de evolução da cadeia produtiva de leite no Brasil, de maneira especial, os fatores que influenciaram para a transformação da cadeia produtiva no país, mencionando os elos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Cadeia Produtiva do Leite; Desempenho; Agribusiness; Milk Chain; Performance; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109790

Some Benefactors of Australian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watt,   R.D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1950
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8981

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL CARTELS:  EFFECTIVENESS, WELFARE, AND ANTICARTEL ENFORCEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
This paper presents and analyses economic data on 167 international cartels that were discovered by antitrust authorities after January 1990. The median cartel had five corporate members and generated $1.2 billion in sales during the collusive period. Nearly 40% of affected sales occurred in the organic chemicals industries, half of which were sold to food, feed, and agricultural firms. On average, the cartels lasted nearly six years, but average durability declined by more than 60% from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. In the early 2000s more than 20 international cartels were discovered each year, a rate six times faster than the early 1990s. The large size and longevity of these cartels, when combined with average monopoly overcharges of 28%, cause a...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28645

Collusion and Price Dispersion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
While there are suggestions in applied cartel studies that price dispersion changes when cartelization of a market occurs, there are few theoretical or empirical analyses of this effect. This paper surveys the thin economic literature on the link between overt collusion and price dispersion. Formal theories and observation of cartel behavior suggest that during successfully collusive periods prices become less variable and more negatively skewed compared to relatively competitive periods. Four empirical studies of cartels verify these predictions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28639

The power of two: squaring off with Australia’s large supermarket chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Round,   David K.
The level and nature of competition in supermarket retailing in Australia has been hotly debated as a policy issue in recent times. The creeping acquisitions of smaller groups by Coles and Woolworths have led to several investigations amid claims that consumers will be disadvantaged by the growth of the two big chains. Yet little convincing evidence has been found to support these assertions. Although on occasions the big two may have used their power vertically to squeeze suppliers, consumers have experienced highly competitive retail markets. In this paper, it is argued that it is market conduct, not structure, that should be the prime focus of regulatory and policy interest, and that recent corporate activity may lead to a third force in supermarket...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competition; Market power; Mergers and acquisitions; Supermarkets; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116860

The role of farmer organisations and researcher support in the inclusion of smallholders in quality pork supply chains in Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Binh,   Vu Trong; Thai,   Bui Thi; Quang,   Hoang Vu; Moustier,   Paule.
Replaced with revised version of paper 11/26/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pork production; Consumption; Farmers organisation; Red River Delta; Vietnam; Agriculture services; Collective action; Safe product; Smallholders; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7951

THE CHOICE BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING – A HUNGARIAN EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferto,   Imre; Forgacs,   Csaba.
The organic agriculture represents a promising alternative for the future of European agriculture. It is consistent with the notion of sustainable development set forth already in the 1992 CAP Reform. Despite of increasing importance of organic farming, the research on organic farming is still limited. This scarcity of the research is especially true for New Member States of the enlarged EU. This paper investigates the choice between conventional and organic production technologies for individual farmers in Hungarian agriculture. We apply a model that explicitly accounts for the effects of farm-specific variables like age and education on the expectations farmers have on the utility of both production technologies. In addition we take into account the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Attitudes; Organic production; Diffusion; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57488

Product Recall versus Business as Usual: A Preliminary Analysis of Decision-Making in Potential Product-related Crises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Standop,   Dirk.
Product recalls have become an almost familiar phenomenon in a consumer’s daily life. The reasons for this include the increasingly advanced and – at the same time – vulnerable technology of consumer products and the emergent law of strict liability of manufacturers and dealers in the US and Europe. This paper deals with the seller's choice situation. The seller has more or less vague evidence of potential damages which could possibly be related to the use or misuse of his products, altogether indicators of a potential product-related crisis. In such a situation, the seller must decide whether to initiate an immediate product recall or to continue with business as usual, whereas the second option may involve a recall at a later date.   The analysis of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7761

The Feasibility of a Sun-Cured Alfalfa Hay Pelleting Plant in Southeast Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bedker,   Gary M.; Dunn,   Edward V.
This report is one of a series being conducted under a special Research and Extension Rural Development Project at North Dakota State University as authorized by Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972. The study was initiated and partial funding was provided through an Economic Development Administration Grant (Grant Project Number 05-6-01402).
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23170

La Ruta de la Sal Prehispánica. Patrimonio alimentario, cultural y turismo rural en Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Puebla, México.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renard Hubert,   Marie Christine; Ortiz,   Humberto Thome.
Ante el abandono del campo mexicano de parte de sus pobladores, resultado del proceso de apertura comercial que ha conocido el país desde hace treinta años, y que se ha traducido en empobrecimiento y migración de los campesinos, resulta importante buscar alternativas. Volver a valorar productos tradicionales, enraizados en las culturas locales, con una fuerte carga de identidad y buscar la activación de un desarrollo local en torno a estos productos mediante actividades no solamente agrícolas sino también turísticas es una opción para algunas comunidades. El caso de una sal de origen prehispánico, cuyos usos han sido no solamente alimentarios sino curativos, ofrece estas posibilidades. La Ruta de la Sal, en Zapotitlán de las Salinas, Puebla, es un proyecto...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Turismo rural; Sal prehispánica; Patrimonio alimentario.; 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/95221

La Educacion Basada en Competencias como Instrumento de Politica Educativa y Laboral
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Climent Bonilla,   Juan B.
The objective of this paper is to point out some of the multiple applications of Competence- Based Education (CBE) for the development of persons, organizations and society, or societies, as a whole, beyond its characteristics and benefits traditionally linked to education and labor. The international background of CBE is summarized. Following, an analysis is presented of some of the properties that lead this education and training approach into a first order complex instrument of education and work policy, in national and international contexts. Several models that exemplify the versatility and scope of CBE, according to the paper discussion, are included.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Labor qualifications; Training; Competence-based education; Further education; Competence standards; Vocational education; Education policy; Labor policy.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48818

Finanszírozási lehetőségeka magyar–orosz kereskedelemben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tegla,   Imre.
A dolgozat bemutatja azokat az exportfinanszírozási konstrukciókat, melyek aktívabb alkalmazása több eredményt hozhat a magyar exportőröknek az orosz piacon. Sokéves tapasztalataim – mint banki finanszírozó és mint gyakorló exportőr – azt bizonyítják, hogy az orosz piacon van helye a magyar áruknak és szolgáltatásoknak, s jóval nagyobb helyet is betölthetnének, ha a meglévő és elérhető pénzügyi eszközöket jobban használnák. Oroszország keresi helyét a világban, és ambiciózus terveket valósít meg néhány területen a még elavult, főleg infrastrukturális lemaradása lefaragásában. Ezek óriási lehetőségek a mezőgazdasági, egészségügyi és építőipari ágazatokban.   ----------------------------------     The paper presents export financing arrangements which could...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Orosz gazdasági kapcsolatok; Exportfinanszírozási konstrukciók; Russian economic ties; Export financing arrangements.; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92512

Suitability Evaluation on the Information Service System of “Agricultural Science and Technology 110” in Sichuan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Yu-fu; Deng,   Liang-ji.
Method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation is used to carry out suitability evaluation on the information service system of “Agricultural Science and Technology 110” in Sichuan Province, China. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and expert consultation method are used to determine the evaluation index system and index weight. Suitability effect of the information service system of “Agricultural Science and Technology 110” is taken as the target layer. The five indices at criterion layer are the organizational mode of agricultural information service, the support system of agricultural information resources, the agricultural information transfer system, the capital source of agricultural information service, and the support system of agricultural information...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Science and Technology 110; Agricultural information; Service system; Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; Sichuan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97992

Influencing Factors in Rural Cooperative Economic System in Changjitu Area- On the basis of DEMATEL Method
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Xiao-hui; Wang,   Dan-feng; Yu,   Hong-li; Dong,   Shu-fan; Qiao,   Zhi-qiang.
By using the DEMATEL method, the 20 factors in four types mat affect the rural cooperative economic system of Changjitu Area are analyzed. The comprehensive influencing matrix of each factor. and its influencing degree, central degree and reason degree are obtained. - - which indicates that macro economic system, law and regulations, thought pattern, government concept have great functions on rural cooperative organization. But the system environment is the major factor that affects the development of cooperatives. So the perfection of macro-economic system, laws and regulations, regional developmental strategy, logistics system, land system, households registration system, education system, administration system should be conducted to promote the rural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: DEMATEL method; Cooperative economy; System; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117348

A Life Case of Hardwick, Vermont - Approach to Improve Long Term Sustainability for Small and Medium-Sized Farms and Rural Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liang,   Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen).
This paper presents a success story of a rural community adopting multifunctional farm operation to achieve long term sustainability and profitability.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional farm operation; Food system; Local food; Hardwick Vermont; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Q0.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103687

Analysis of Information Sharing Mechanism in the Food Industry Green Supply Chain Management and Operation Process
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Ye-ming; Yin,   Fang-fang; Fu,   Xian-zhi.
In order to effectively address the issues of environmental pollution and food safety in food industry, the green supply chain management should be used in the food industry. However, information sharing is the basis of supply chain management. For this purpose, on the basis of describing the connotation of food industry green supply chain management, the paper introduces the contents and the effects of information sharing mode in detail. It focuses on the barriers of the implementation of information-sharing mechanisms in the food industry green supply chain management and operation process and analyzes the necessity of using information sharing mechanism among the members of the food industry green supply chain management mode by game theory, so as to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Green supply chain management; Information sharing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108452

Research on the Harmonious Development of New Rural Communities under the Perspective of Balancing Urban and Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Jing.
On the basis of offering a definition of New Rural Communities (NRCs), the paper analyzes the Values of New Rural Communities and argues that the construction of NRCs is able to contribute to the enhancement of the comprehensive agricultural production capability as well as the development of social productivity Meanwhile the incomes of the Rural residents can be boosted, which denotes the realization of a harmonious society where the achievements of China's reform and development are shared by each citizen. Moreover, the construction of NRCs facilitates the economization of land use and thus improves the overall living standard of the residents, while helping to cut the administrative cost and promote democracy at the primary level. This paper also points...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Balancing urban and Rural areas; New Rural Communities; Harmonious development; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119695

HACCP: HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Ronald K.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26571

An Overview of Dairy Marketing Cooperatives Operating in New York State
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.
Agricultural cooperatives have historically played an important role in marketing farm products produced in New York State dating back to the 1800’s. Some of the first dairy marketing cooperatives organized in the U.S. were formed in New York. Many early dairy cooperatives were created to bargain for prices and terms of trade on behalf of farmer members with dairy processors. The number of dairy processing plants and firms in the U.S. and New York State have decreased significantly over the past fifty years. However, the number of New York dairy cooperatives, especially bargaining cooperatives, did not decrease at the same rate as the rest of the U.S. over the same period. There is a wide range of types of cooperatives operating in New York performing...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Dairy marketing cooperatives; Bargaining cooperatives; Federated cooperatives; New York State; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121836

THE PROFITABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ON A REPRESENTATIVE GRAIN FARM IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, 1981-89: COMMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roberts,   Wayne S.; Swinton,   Scott M.
A long term whole farm analysis comparing conventional and low-input farming systems is reviewed.  A computational error led to the mistaken conclusion that conventional farming with government programs is less preferred by risk-averse farmers than the low input alternative.  The greater income variance of conventional agriculture need not make it less preferred provided a higher mean income sufficiently offsets the higher variance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31466

Substitution between domestic and imported orange juice and impacts of U.S. tariffs on prices and production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
A demand system model differentiating goods by product form and origin is developed to examine the impact of eliminating U.S. tariffs on orange-juice prices.  An empirical analysis suggests a range of tariff impacts on prices depending on the degree of substitution between products.  The model yielded similar results as alternative models when substitution was assumed to be relatively strong.  In the long run, lower, without-tariff prices can be expected to lead to lower Florida orange planting and production levels.  A sustained reduction in the U.S. OJ price of half the value of the FCOJ tariff is estimated to reduce orange planting levels by about 50% and orange production would declined by 24% by 2021-22.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Price; Tariffs; Orange juice; Product differentiation; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52888

PRODUÇÃO DE CACHAÇA NA ÁREA DE JURISDIÇÃO DO BNB: MERCADO E ESTRUTURA DA CADEIA PRODUTIVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vidal,   Maria Fatima; Goncalves,   Marcos Falcao.
A cachaça é a terceira bebida alcoólica mais consumida no mundo, embora esse consumo ocorra primordialmente no Brasil. Nos últimos anos tem-se observado crescimento do interesse público e privado em expandir a produção e a comercialização desse produto. No Nordeste predomina micro e pequenos produtores de baixo nível tecnológico, porém o setor possui papel importante na geração de emprego e renda. A partir de 1990 ocorreu crescimento das exportações de cachaça no Brasil, resultado das ações desenvolvidas em prol do setor. As exportações brasileiras têm sido realizadas principalmente pelas empresas padronizadoras. São Paulo é o maior exportador nacional, Pernambuco ocupa a terceira colocação no volume nacional exportado, sendo também o maior exportador...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cachaça; Mercado; Cadeia produtiva; Cachaça; Market; Productive chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108876

Free-riders or victims:  Women's nonparticipation in irrigation management in Nepal's Chhattis Mauja Irrigation Scheme.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zwarteveen,   Margreet Z.; Neupane,   Nita.
Examines multiple factors in women's involvement/non-involvement in irrigation in the Chhattis Mauja irrigation scheme in Nepal. Includes an empirical analysis of the livelihood strategies of farm households, documentation of the level and nature of participation of women and men in the water users' organizations, analysis of women's access to irrigation services, and an examination of the need and desirability of increasing the participation of woman in the scheme organization.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Farmer-managed irrigation systems; Irrigation programs; Privatization; Water users' associations; Irrigated farming; Irrigation canals; Water delivery; Water allocation; Water distribution; Maintenance; Gender; Women in development; Farmers; Female labor; Agricultural manpower; Households; Family labor; Living standards; Social aspects; Agricultural production; Villages; Social organization; Performance evaluation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52731

ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER FAMILIENBETRIEBE IN RUSSLAND SEIT 1990
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katja,   Bruisch.
An die russische Agrarreform der 1990er Jahre knüpfte sich die Erwartung, dass entsprechend der Erfahrung in westlichen Staaten landwirtschaftliche Familienbetriebe (Fermer-Betriebe) an die Stelle der staatlichen Großbetriebe treten und einen Aufschwung in der russischen Landwirtschaft auslösen würden. Entgegen dieser Erwartungen ist der russische Fermer-Sektor bis heute verhältnismäßig schwach entwickelt, während die Landwirtschaft als eines der wichtigsten Problemfelder der russischen Innenpolitik gilt. Im vorliegenden Discussion Paper werden die für die Entstehung des Fermer-Sektors relevanten Aspekte der russischen Agrarreform nachvollzogen sowie auf der Grundlage russischer Statistiken die gegenwärtige Lage der russischen Landwirtschaft analysiert. Im...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Russland; Transformation; Agrarreform; Familienbetriebe.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; Political Economy; P 25; Q 12; Q 15.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90873

SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS RURALES: UN NEGOCIO NECESARIO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Platas Rosado,   Diego Esteban; Arcos Medina,   Guadalupe; Perez Vazquez,   Arturo.
This work aims to analyze the importance of provision rural financial services, as well as the opportunity as a business presents this finance market segment. The problem of financial services in rural areas is presented, while reviewing existing supply and demand and raises the incursion into the business of credit and rural savings for the unemployed, professionals with experience in various fields of knowledge as a window of opportunity arises. The institutional support that exists for the creation, training, strengthening or expansion of rural financial intermediaries is also reviewed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural financial services; Business opportunity.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113949

WHAT DETERMINES WELFARE LOSSES FROM OLIGOPOLY POWER IN THE FOOD AND TOBACCO INDUSTRIES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Lopez,   Rigoberto A.
This paper estimates welfare losses in thirty-eight U.S. food and tobacco industries at the four-digit SIC level, then relates such losses to market structure and conduct variables to identify the welfare loss determinants.  Empirical findings indicate that these losses are higher in markets characterized by high export intensity, high advertising expenditures, economies of scale, mergers and acquisitions, and market concentration.  In addition, losses are larger in industries that sell finished consumer products and face lower import competition.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31519

Modeling Product Flow Through a Generic Post-Harvest Distribution System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tollner,   Ernest W.; Prussia,   Stanley E.; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.
A spreadsheet-based stochastic model was developed to track fruit numbers and fruit value for 1,000 individual items grown in a farmer's field, sorted at a packinghouse with and without advanced inspection technology, distributed with and without repack, and sold at a retail store. The quantities generated at each step are value per unit volume in the production field and the respective price multipliers and passing fractions at the packinghouse, distribution center, and retail store. Values of these coefficients were set to reflect experience with the onion industry. It was assumed that about 30% (with repackaging) to 40% (without repackaging) of the fruit leaving the farmer's field would reach the consumer. The initial price per unit volume and pricing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9086

FROM THE CONCEPT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE TO THE MEASURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blasi,   E.; Cicatiello,   Clara; Passeri,   N.
The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical and methodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, the evaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agricultural farm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for two reasons. On one hand, society is pressing farms to enlarge the existing set of goods and services; on the other hand, sector policies offer to farms new opportunities, which regard the allocation of services linked to the different functions that agriculture is able to carry out. In these conditions, in order to make the entrepreneur able to decide which services to set in motion, considering the economical input that their activation could bring to the farm,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctionality; Economic indicators; Rural development; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57503

AGROINDUSTRY FOR RURAL AND SMALL FARMER DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND LESSONS FROM INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gandhi,   Vasant P.; Kumar,   Gauri; Marsh,   Robin.
This article examines the priority given to agroindustries in India in the context of their role in rural and small farmer development.  The features and constraints of agroindustry are examined to assess their real and potential contribution and challenges faced.  Institutional and organizational models that have been tried or proposed in India are evaluated from the point of view of performance and contribution to rural and small farmer development.  The article then draws policy and managerial implications
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34223

THE JUICE TRADE IN THE AMERICAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trippensee,   Austin.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26591

COMPORTAMENTO DO CONSUMIDOR DE ALIMENTOS ORGÂNICOS NA CIDADE DE UBERLÂNDIA: UMA APLICAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA LADDERING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boas,   Luiz Henrique de Barros Vilas; Sette,   Ricardo de Souza; Pimenta,   Marcio Lopes.
O crescimento do mercado mundial de alimentos orgânicos nos últimos dez anos tem aumentado a demanda por estudos relacionados a esse tema. Os supermercados têm se mostrado agentes relevantes na distribuição desses produtos no Brasil e no exterior. Este trabalho tem por objetivo descrever as características do comportamento do consumidor de frutas, legumes e verduras (FLV) orgânicas na cidade de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Mais especificamente, buscou-se evidenciar tal comportamento com base no encadeamento entre atributos, conseqüências (benefícios que esses atributos são capazes de prover) e valores pessoais dos consumidores. Foram realizadas trinta entrevistas em profundidade, sendo que, para a coleta, análise e interpretação dos dados, utilizou-se a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Alimentos orgânicos; Comportamento do consumidor; Varejo; Valores; Cadeia de meios e fins; Laddering; Organic food; Consumer behavior; Retail; Values; Means end chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109669

Cash Crop Farms in Southern Minnesota 1971-1973
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nodland,   Truman R.; Otis,   Janet B.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8489

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE IN THE FUNCTION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zivkovic,   Dragic; Jelic,   Sreten; Rajic,   Zoran.
Agriculture and agricultural extension service are facing numerous problems in present times when good solutions are not easy to find. Providing of agricultural extension service is important foreign-political instrument of a state which has stimulates the development of agricultural production. Agricultural extension service must provide effective link between holdings-producers, agricultural research and other sources of information. Agricultural extension agents must be aware of psycho-social and social aspects of group action and individual counselling. Therefore, one of priorities in agricultural development of our country is rising of the level of extension operation and establishment of extension service based on modern principles. This is the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension service; Types; Models; Functioning; Human resources; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57507

Trends in Australian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Trends in Australian Agriculture, was released on 5 July 2005. The report examines some of the key trends in Australia's agriculture sector over the last 20 years or so. While continuing to grow in absolute terms, the size and importance of agriculture has declined relative to the rest of the economy. Within the sector, there have been marked changes in the number and size of Australian farms, the make-up of agricultural activities and the production and marketing strategies employed by farmers. Some of the key factors shaping these trends have been changes in consumer demands and government policies, technological advances and innovation and emerging environmental concerns. The unrelenting decline in the sector's terms of trade (that is, the ratio of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31903

Export Competitiveness in the Market for Winter Vegetables: What can be learned from the Mexicans?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farrell,   Carlyle A.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Export Competitiveness; Mexican Agricultural Exports; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44654

CARGILL'S ACQUISITION OF CONTINENTAL GRAIN'S GRAIN MERCHANDISING BUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hayenga,   Marvin L.; Wisner,   Robert N.
What are the advantages of concerns raised regarding the Cargill acquisition of Continental Grain company's grain merchandising business?  The largest grain exporter acquiring the second largest exporter has raised some concerns regarding potential loss of competition, but also may make these firms with excess capacity more efficient and effective in competing for a larger U.S. share of the world market.  This white paper pulls together the relevant data which was quickly available and provides some analysis which may prove useful in the dialog as the pros and cons of this acquisition are debated.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18251

The Determinants of the Brazilian Farm Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spolador,   Humberto Francisco Silva; Barros,   Geraldo Sant'Ana de Camargo; Bacchi,   Mirian Rumenos Piedade.
The findings presented in this paper come from our study of the effects of Brazilian macroeconomic policy on the Brazilian Farm [product] Price Index using an adapted version of Frankel’s (1986 &amp; 2006) theoretical model. The study examined the connection between Brazilian farm prices and external variables (worldwide importation of agribusiness products, international commodity prices, and foreign real interest rates) and between Brazilian farm prices and domestic variables (GDP, the real exchange rate, and local interest rates).
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Brazilian farm prices; Interest rate differentials; International commodity prices and exchange rate.; Agribusiness; Political Economy; Q; E4; E5.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103221

DIE WIRKSAMKEIT UND DAS BUDGETBELASTUNGSPOTENZIAL EINER RISIKOAUSGLEICHSRÜCKLAGE IN DER DEUTSCHEN LANDWIRTSCHAFT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blanck,   Niklas; Bahrs,   Enno.
Der vorliegende Beitrag ermittelt auf Basis von Daten des deutschen Testbetriebsnetzes den steuerentlastenden Effekt, den die Einführung einer Risikoausgleichsrücklage für landwirtschaftliche Betriebe im Ertragsteuerrecht bewirken könnte. Zu diesem Zweck werden anhand zehnjähriger Datenreihen von gut 5.300 ‚identischen Betrieben‘ unterschiedliche Versteuerungsvarianten berechnet und eine optimierte Rücklagenbildung und -auflösung in den Einzeljahren unterstellt. Dazu wird die Risikoausgleichsrücklage in die Systematik der Einkommensermittlung eingeordnet und eine anteilige Zurechnung der Wirtschaftsjahre zu den Kalenderjahren sowie die Verlustausgleichsregelungen des deutschen Einkommensteuerrechts in formalisierter Form berücksichtigt. Neben dem...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Risikoausgleichsrücklage; Einkommensglättung; Progressionseffekt; Testbetriebsnetz; Einkommensteuer; Landwirtschaft; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114505

Agro-food Quality and Safety Based on Agro-ecological Compensation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Qing-jiang; Yao,   Wen-ying; Hao,   Li.
Reflection of the rise f agro-food production costs is analyzed based on the introduction of the quality safety situation of agricultural products in China . Firstly, rise of production cost caused by the demarcation of prohibited areas; secondly, rise of production cost caused by using environment-friendly agricultural inputs; thirdly, rise of production cost caused by quality control; rise of production cost caused by product certification. The ecological compensation mechanism which is beneficial to agro-food quality safety is set up according to the principle “the one who is benefited compensates”. Firstly, laws and regulations of agricultural production compensation are to be actively perfected. Secondly, experience of developed countries can be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological compensation; Agriculture; Agricultural products; Quality safety，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102372

DISCUSSION: IMPACTS OF PAST U.S./CANADIAN DAIRY PROGRAMS ON STRUCTURE, EFFICIENCY, AND TRADING RELATIONSHIPS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicholson,   Donald R.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16946

The 2005/06 South Dakota Grain Marketing Patterns Study: A Grain Elevator Survey Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qasmi,   Bashir A.; Hamda,   Yonas; Fausti,   Scott W.
This study reports the results of a survey of grain elevators in South Dakota completed in 2007 and focuses on the marketing patterns for spring wheat, winter wheat, oats, barley, corn, soybeans and sunflower seeds for the marketing year 2005/06. During the year, elevators’ market share in South Dakota was 54%, 83%, 91% and 83% for corn, soybeans, spring wheat, and winter wheat, respectively.  Contrary to reports for Iowa and Indiana, the increase in ethanol production in the state did not have an adverse impact on elevators’ market share for corn in South Dakota.  In terms of volume, cash purchase, delayed pricing, cash forward contracts, and hedge to arrive contracts, collectively, accounted for more than 95% of each of the grain and oilseed purchased by...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: South Dakota; Corn; Soybeans; Spring wheat; Winter wheat; Grain elevators; Market share; Methods of purchase; Methods of sale; Transportation modes; Agribusiness; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60463

Marketing and Transportation of Grain by Local Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yager,   Francis P.; Hunley,   Charles L.
A total of 2,339 local cooperative associations handled 4.6 billion bushels of grain during the 1979-80 marketing year. This amounts to around 40 percent of total off-farm grain sales. Their grain storage capacity totaled 2.3 billion bushels. Corn, at 1 .8 billion bushels, ranked as the leading grain handled; wheat second at 1.1 billion bushels. More than half the grain sold by local cooperatives moved by truck.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Local; Grain handling; Grain elevator; Rail car; Truck; Storage; Grain bank; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50888

NEW CONCEPTS IN WAREHOUSING: A RETAIL OWNED COOPERATIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fox,   Lou.
The President of a growing cooperative wholesale firm tells of his warehouse expansion problems.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26712

Transition to Decoupled Rice Support and Its Production Effects in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Song-Soo.
Abolishing a nearly 50-year-old policy for rice price support, Korea adopted a new direct payment program in 2005. Making the transition to decoupled income support has been governed by the need for operative and effective income safety nets and the WTO disciplines on domestic support. The program aims to deal with over-supply of rice while guarding against the threat of income insecurity. Integrated into a target price mechanism, the fixed and variable payments compensate part of farm income loss arising from adverse market conditions. An empirical estimation based on the farm-level data is performed to test the degree of a linkage between rice support and production. The analysis suggests that rice support have only marginal influence on production with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rice; Decoupled support; Direct payments; Agricultural policy reform; Korea; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45680

MASTER TRAINING IN AGRIBUSINESS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karpati,   Laszlo.
The main objective of the AHEAD project is to establish new BSc and MSc programmes in Croatia at two Faculties of the University of Zagreb. These are as follows: Agricultural and Rural Development, Food Safety and Quality Management and pilot MSc training in Agribusiness and Rural Development. These are preceded by faculty retraining programmes in food safety and quality management, as well as agribusiness and commerce within the framework of a MBA programme accredited by the International MBA Network. The professional content of the project is a modernised curriculum and training palette that would be available by the end of this project at the University of Zagreb, serving not only the higher education of the country, but the demand of the Croatian...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Curriculum Development; Agribusiness; Food Safety; Quality; Croatia; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Political Economy; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43583

VALOR AGREGADO EN AGROPRODUCTOS COMO ORIENTACIÓN DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA Y FORESTAL EN MÉXICO: PRESENTE Y PROSPECTIVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moctezuma Lopez,   Georgel; Espinosa Garcia,   Jose Antonio; Tapia Naranjo,   Cruz Alfredo.
Prospective vision research project to influence decisions maker's aware in the strategic vision research to public and private sectors to fortification actions in aggregate value to vegetal and animal products to forestry, agricultural and livestock sector using to evaluation the 58 expert's judgment (Delphi method) to different dedicated to agricultural, livestock and forestry research by means of the answer of a structured questionnaire, the used statistical measurement was the median and the values scale at 1 to 10, where 1 means less importance and 10 maximum importance. The selected subjects was 13 and the panellist valued the subject actual and future importance, as well as the anticipate evolution to importance that gives the public and private...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Actual and future importance; Agricultural; Livestock and forestry research institution; Delphi method; Public and private sectors.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114473

Economic Impacts in North Carolina of a Peanut Support Price and Quota Reduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin,   Laura L.; Brown,   A. Blake.
Excessive government losses and pressure from end users of peanuts have increased the likelihood of a peanut support price and quota reduction in the 1995 farm bill. This study analyzes the economic impacts of reducing the national quota support price on North Carolina farm income and rural communities. Effects of policies that reduce quota support price for Virginia-type peanuts from $675 per ton to levels of $600 and $500 per ton are estimated. Reductions in the quota support price have significant impacts on quota owners and peanut producing regions. A 10 percent reduction in quota and a $500 support price would result in a $43 million income reduction to North Carolina.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peanut production; Peanut policy; Farm income; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90380

The Role of Management Behavior in Agricultural Cooperatives: Discussion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lang,   Mahlon G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46404

The Effect of Ethanol Production on Coarse Grains: New Price Relationships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez-Mejia,   Pablo; Malaga,   Jaime E.
For years, the U.S. price of grain sorghum has been settled as 95% of the price of corn. Nevertheless, the increasing demand for corn and grain sorghum in ethanol production might have changed that price relationship. In this study, we use cointegration and the vector autoregressive model with independent variable (VARX) to assess the relationship between the spot price of sorghum in several U.S. markets and corn’s futures market price during the period 1996–2008. The results indicate a price relationship between the price of sorghum in the Gulf ports, Kansas City, and Texas, and corn prices of 1.01, 0.99, and 0.99, respectively. These new relationships are noteworthy for producers and other stakeholders.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Causality test; Cointegration; Futures markets; VARX model; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90656

VERSENYKÉPES ÉLELMISZERGAZDASÁG – ÉLHETŐ VIDÉK (Négy tézis egy lehetséges fejlesztési politika körvonalainak meghatározásához)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lakner,   Zoltan; Hajdu-Balogh,   Dalma; Kajari,   Karolina; Kasza,   Gyula; Markusz,   Peter; Vizvari,   Bela.
A 20. század végére globális termelési és kereskedelmi rendszerek alakultak ki az élelmiszergazdaságban. Ezek alapvető jellemzője, hogy a korábban általá-nosan alkalmazott piacvédelmi rendszerek lebomlásával párhuzamosan egyre inkább a termékek ára és minősége válik meghatározóvá. Az Európai Unió napjainkban még képes ugyan ideig-óráig fenntartani a „belső” piacok védelmét, ez azonban valószínűleg nem sokáig marad így. A 2007-13 időszakban olyan agrárgazdaság kialakítására indokolt törekedni, mely magában hordozza a hosszú távú, a mindinkább liberalizálódó és globalizálódó világgazdaság feltételrendszerei között is fenntartható fejlődés lehetőségét. (1) Ennek érdekében a magyar agro-ökológiai adottságokat messzemenően figyelembe vevő, a precíziós...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Optimális erőforrás-hasznosítás; Hozzáadott érték növelése; Kereskedelmi erőfölény; Élelmiszerbiztonság; Optimum resource utilisation; Increased value-added content; Regulation of commercial superiority; Food security system; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57684

Middlemen behaviour and generic advertising rents in competitive interrelated industries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinnucan,   Henry W.
This article focuses on the role of middlemen in determining the returns to generic advertising in a competitive industry where supply is uncontrolled, the price of marketing inputs is endogenous, and retail markets are interrelated through consumer preferences. Theoretical analysis suggests farm-gate returns (quasi-rents) are overstated when input substitution at middlemen level is ignored, a result confrmed in the empirical application. As for mark-up behaviour, represented by the farm-retail price transmission elasticity, a general result is that farm-gate returns to generic advertising always increase as the transmission elasticity decreases, provided retail demand is more elastic than input substitution. Endogenising the price of marketing inputs has...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118014

Relationship between Rural Financial Development and Farmer’s Income Growth
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Jing-jing; Qi,   Yan-bin.
According to the research on the relationship between rural finance and farmers’ income growth by domestic scholars, there are certain disadvantages in the stationary test, model design, data collection of time series data. According to the data from 1992 to 2005, per capita net income of farmers (y), rural credit investment (i), structure of rural employees (S) and price index of agricultural products (P) are selected as four indices. Eviews 5.0 software is used to analyze the relationship between rural financial development and income growth. OLS regression mode is established by Granger causality test, ADF test and co-integration relation test. Result shows that test statistic value is -2.8718, which is smaller than the -1.9710 critical value at 5%...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural finance; Income growth of farmers; Granger Causality Test; Co-integration Test; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93406

Analysis and Forecast of Shaanxi GDP Based on the ARIMA Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ning,   Wei; Kuan-jiang,   Bian; Zhi-fa,   Yuan.
Based on the 2008 Shaanxi Statistical Yearbook and the relevant data of Shaanxi GDP in the years 1952-2007, SPSS statistical software and time series analysis are used to establish ARIMA (1.2,1) time series model, according to the four steps, recognition rules and stationary test of time series under AIC criterion. ACF graph and PACF graph are used to conduct the applicability test on model. Then, the actual value and predicted value in the years 2002-2007 are compared in order to forecast the GDP of Shaanxi Province in the next 6 years based on this model. Result shows that the relative error of actual value and predicted value is within the range of 5%, and the forecasting effect of this model is relatively good. It is forecasted that the GDP of Shaanxi...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GDP; ARIMA model; ACF graph; PACF graph; Time series analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93238

The Benefits of Sugarcane Chain Development in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fava Neves,   Marcos; Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas.
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review is published quarterly by IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Sugar Cane; Strategy; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Q.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120863

Who Provides Information Matters: The Role of Source Credibility on US Consumers’ Beef Brand Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dentoni,   Domenico; Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Calantone,   Roger J.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
Labels, certifications and endorsements signaling the quality of food have an impact on the purchasing choices of multiple segments of US consumers. At the same time, not much is known about the relationships between the sources providing information through these quality signals and consumer choices. In this paper, we explore 1) whether the credibility of an information source has an impact on US consumers’ beef brand choices; 2) which labels, certifications and endorsements are chosen by US consumers among a range of eight brands with pre-selected sources of information; 3) which consumer segments have different perceptions on information sources and beef brand choices. Data are collected through an on-line survey on a representative sample of 460 US...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credibility; Consumer Choice; Beef; Food Brands; Structural Equation Modeling.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103657

Análise da convergência da produtividade da mão-de-obra agropecuária entre os estados brasileiros: aplicação de matrizes de Markov, 1990-2000
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fochezatto,   Adelar; Stulp,   Valter Jose.
The study analyzes the convergence of the labor productivity in the Brazilian agricultural sector in the nineties, comparing it with its productivity in the other sectors and projecting its future behavior through Markov matrices. The results indicate that the Brazilian states are diverging in the labor productivity in the agricultural sector. Some states will move to a high level and others to a low level of labor productivity. In five of the other sectors of the Brazilian economy there will be a convergence of the states with regard to the labor productivity. In three of these five sectors the states will converge to a low level of labor productivity; in one sector they will converge to two classes of low productivity and in another sector the states...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural; Labor productivity; Convergence; Markov model; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61233

DISCUSSION: NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lambert,   Charles D.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16848

Improving the Economic Decision-Making Capability and Viability of Chinese Wool Textile Mills
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Colin G.; Waldron,   Scott A.; Longworth,   John W.; Zhao,   Y.
The successful restructuring of Chinese industries is of immense importance not only for the continued development of China but also to the stability of the world economy. The transformation of the Chinese wool textile industry illustrates well the many problems and pressures currently facing most Chinese industries. The Chinese wool textile industry has undergone major upheaval and restructuring in its drive to modernize and take advantage of developments in world textile markets. Macro level ownership and administrative reforms are well advanced as is the uptake of new technology and equipment. However, the changing market and institutional environment also demands an increasing level of sophistication in mill management decisions including product...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Wool textile mills; Industry transition; Decision-making models; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25696

INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE SMALL FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE JOB AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sink,   Scott; Coale,   Charles W., Jr.; Haugh,   G.; Reaves,   Dixie Watts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26501

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, February, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8374

Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for Fresh Pork Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanders,   Dwight R.; Moon,   Wanki; Kuethe,   Todd H.
A survey was used to gauge consumer preferences toward four fresh pork attributes: juiciness, tenderness, marbling, and leanness. The survey elicited consumer willingness-to-pay a premium for an improvement in these attributes. Approximately one-half of the respondents were willing to pay some premium for the attributes of juiciness, leanness, and tenderness. The average premium size ranged from $0.20/lb. for marbling to $0.37/lb. for tenderness. Neither the choice of a certifying agency nor the use of a cheap talk script influenced premium levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pork attributes; Pork markets; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62294

The Glue that Holds Together Supply Chain Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bavorova,   Miroslava; Dautzenberg,   Kirsti; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
As in the agri-food business supply chain networks are evolving in our paper we want to elaborate on managerial questions regarding them. In this context our first aim is to advance the concept of chain management by introducing a more differentiated view. Since many articles highlight the pivotal role of communication the second aim of our paper refers to the role of communication for the management of supply chain networks. Because the agri-food business is still dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises our third aim is to apply our thoughts of chain management on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Communication; Chain management; Handicraft business; Strategic networks; Trust; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7758

1979 Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Christiansen,   Martin K.; Thomas,   Kenneth H.; Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Hawkins,   Richard O.; Greene,   Duty D.; Fuller,   Earl I.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8451

Planificacion multicriterio de explotaciones agrarias en areas tropicales protegidas. El caso de la zona protectora Guanare-Masparro (Venezuela)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Flores,   Jose; Gomez-Limon,   Jose Antonio.
La presente investigación tiene como objetivo principal el desarrollo de una propuesta metodológica de planificación multicriterio con el fin de optimizar el uso de la tierra con fines agrarios en áreas protegidas tropicales. Para ello se han empleado las técnicas del Proceso Analítico Jerárquico (AHP) y la programación compromiso (PC), considerado objetivos de carácter económico, ambiental y social. La aplicación empírica desarrollada se ha centrado en un área protegida de Venezuela con tradicional vocación agraria. Los resultados de la planificación evidencia la existencia de importantes conflictos entre los objetivos planteados, así como la necesidad de la intervención pública para lograr un desempeño del sector agrario en concordancia con las...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural planning; Protected areas; Analytic hierarchy process; Compromise programming; Venezuela; Agribusiness; Q25; Q15; C61.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8002

Economic Outlook for Representative Cotton Farms Given the August 2006 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc.
The majority of the cotton farms are in poor overall financial condition under the August 2006 Baseline. Drought conditions this year will deplete cash built from more favorable yields in 2004 and 2005 in many cases. In addition, the poor financial performance of the farms is attributed in part to the large increase in input prices. Fuel costs, previously projected to decrease modestly in 2005 and 2006, are now more accurately depicted as significant increases, building further on the large increases experienced in 2003 and 2004. The increase in cost is not limited to fuel expense for trucks, equipment, and irrigation motors, but includes the cost of nitrogen fertilizer and ag-related services which are closely linked to energy prices. Many cotton...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42097

Inflation differentials among Ugandan household: 1997 - 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Okidi,   John A.; Nsubuga,   Vincent.
Since the structural adjustment days of the 1990s, targeting inflation to single digit rates has remained a predominant feature of Uganda’s macroeconomic strategy towards creating and sustaining an enabling environment for poverty-reducing growth. One of the most commonly advanced arguments for this inflation targeting strategy is the minimization of the erosion of the purchasing power of the poor. Implicit in this argument is the concern that inflation hurts the poor the most. However, since different consumers purchase different bundles of goods and services depending on personal and location-specific socioeconomic characteristics, when inflation rises beyond the targeted range, it is not obvious which income group experiences a relatively higher rate of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Inflation; EPRC; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102497

Synergy and Strategic Advantage: Cooperatives and Sustainable Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gertler,   Michael E.
A systematic analysis of the characteristics of cooperatives reveals many capacities that recommend them as appropriate vehicles for sustainable development. Cooperatives offer advantages as rooted, socially embedded, patient capital and as organizations that promote partnerships, coordinated action, and capacity building. Given changes in the operating environment, the explicit adoption of eco-social agendas can contribute to co-op viability and vitality, providing a basis for positive differentiation and for stronger ties to important constituencies, stakeholders, and strategic allies. Given their capacities as organizations and enterprises, it is argued that co-ops can also contribute to new identify formation and to transformative social change.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46430

Organization and structure of the chain in the Integrated Projects of Food Chain in Basilicata region: the effects on the new rural dynamics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conto,   Francesco; La Sala,   Piermichele; Papapietro,   Paolo.
The introduction of the Integrated Projects of Food Chain requires the development of models capable of interpreting the dynamics of vertical and horizontal coordination between agents and the definition of the issues that most affect the ability of professionals to provide value added to goods and products to acquire in exchange a competitive advantage. With reference to the Basilicata region, the production structure of the region and the recent development of the Integrated Projects of Food Chain, this research has developed a new model of territorial organization of rural development. Now connect a new food chain model that combines theories of productivity, typical of contract economic, with those of social welfare and environmental economics:...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Chain; Rural Development; Integrated Project of Food Chain.; 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/95001

A Study in Cooperative Failure: Lessons from the Rice Growers Association of California
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Jennifer Keeling; Carter,   Colin A.; Sexton,   Richard J.
This case study on the former Rice Growers Association (RGA) analyzes the effects of a variety of business decisions and market changes, relative to the ongoing Farmers’ Rice Cooperative (FRC). Interview and survey findings reveal that many respondents felt RGA’s Board of Directors was passive and, despite its large size, lacked the necessary expertise to direct management and represent the best interest of the broader cooperative membership. In the midst of challenging market conditions, RGA’s management teams were accused of making a number of poor business decisions that led to significant financial stress and the eventual dissolution of the firm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56929

Countermeasures and Investigation of Land Circulation in Less Developed Agricultural Area of Henan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Cong-guo.
Some places in Henan Province are investigated by using sample surveys and interviews. Result shows that land circulation in less developed agricultural area of Henan Province has the characteristics of small scale, single form， short period, and circulation land in economic core region. Problems in land circulation are as follows: slow transfer of rural surplus labor force, hard implementation of fundamental land circulation, complicated   mentality towards rural land circulation, many misgivings about land circulation, the unformed social service system of land circulation, and imperfect agricultural risk prevention mechanism for circulated land use. Based on the characteristics of land circulation, suggestions for promoting the land circulation of less...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Less developed area; Land circulation; Present situation investigation; Henan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93671

The Crisis of the Bulgarian Cooperatives in the 1990s
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giordano,   Christian; Kostova,   Dobrinka.
This paper describes the crisis faced by the cooperatives in Bulgaria during the period of transition beginning in 1990 when the collapse of the socialist agricultural system started. It examines the transformation of the agrarian relations based on a case study of four villages located in the northeastern part of Bulgaria (the region of Dobrudzha). It points to the declining significance of the cooperatives in the new environment and analyzes the basic reasons for their crisis. The conclusion is that the cooperatives have failed to adapt successfully to the changed economic and political situation in the 1990s rather insisting on continuing with the old socialist mechanisms of collective production lacking new high tech investments and young people with...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62044

The Impact of credit constraints on the adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simtowe,   Franklin; Zeller,   Manfred; Diagne,   Aliou.
The paper investigates the impact of credit constraints on the adoption of hybrid maize among rural households in Malawi using the treatment-effects model. Results reveal that after effectively correcting for endogeneity, credit constraints have a reducing effect on the size of land allocated to hybrid maize. Farmers with larger land holdings allocate more land to hybrid maize while older farmers allocate less land to hybrid maize. These findings suggest that there is scope for increasing the cultivation of hybrid maize in Malawi if credit is targeted at younger farmers that are credit-constrained.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credit constraints; Hybrid maize; Adoption; Treatment- effect; Endogenous; Malawi; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51627

Strategic Incentives in Biosecurity Actions: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kobayashi,   Mimako; Melkonyan,   Tigran A.
We model a game between two players taking biosecurity actions and characterize the Nash equilibria and their properties for the cases of strategic complements and substitutes. Implications of the theoretical model are investigated using data for biosecurity behavior among producers participating in a livestock exhibition. Biosecurity actions with own benefits and lasting impacts in home communities exhibit a positive relationship with behavior of the producers from geographically close areas. The number and probabilities of biosecurity actions taken by exhibitors are positively associated with the number of animals exhibited and they vary among commercial and hobby producers and across species/types of commercial production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: California; Livestock disease; Livestock exhibition; Strategic complements; Strategic substitutes; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117152

Competitive Strategies of Dairy Processing Firms in Ireland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This Discussion Paper summarizes (a) key elements of the competitive environment facing Ireland's dairy processors, (b) the overall dairy industry structure that has emerged in Ireland, and (c) the strategies of Ireland's dairy processing and exporting firms. The strategies employed by Ireland's dairy processors represent reasonable, orthodox adjustments to changes in the economic environment.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Ireland Dairy Firms; Ireland Dairy Industry; Irish Diary Processing Strategies; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37343

AGRIBUSINESS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE: NEW MECHANISMS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY, PRIVATE FIRM STAKEHOLDERS AND PUBLIC SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jatib,   Maria Ines; Vilella,   Fernando; Ordonez,   Hector; Napolitano,   Gustavo; Palau,   Hernan.
The Argentine scenario of the 90s shows that although competitiveness improved, the agrifood system is unable to react immediately to the market because of low efficiency, poor training in agribusiness and high taxation.  In the year 2000, FAUBA, the School of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires, created two executive management postgraduate courses in food and agribusiness that combined theory with hands-on exercises focused on the competitive management of agrifood chains and on quality.  The new courses intended to meet the demand of the food and agribusiness private and public sectors with the aim of creating knowledge, reconverting human resources and providing innovation capabilities, key to building competitiveness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34334

Consumer Responses to Food Safety Information from Print Media
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conley,   Dennis M.; Wade,   Mark A.
A panel of independent judges evaluated a range of articles in popular print media sources for positive or negative bias about pork. From this came the development of an information variable reflecting consumer perceptions about food safety. The primary data from this evaluation was then used to estimate the impact of print media information on the consumer demand for pork.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Consumer perceptions; Media bias; Pork demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44902

Analyzing Relationships Between Cash and Futures Dairy Markets Using Partially Overlapping Time Series
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bozic,   Marin; Fortenbery,   T. Randall.
Replaced with revised version of paper 02/10/10.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partially overlapping time series; Spectral analysis; Risk premium; Futures markets; Dairy policy; Dairy industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Q13; Q14; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56545

Market dynamics and policy reforms in the EU olive oil industry: An exploratory assessment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mili,   Samir.
Available information indicates that the future competitive scenario for EU olive oil will be shaped by the market dynamics and business strategies, and the ongoing agricultural and trade policy reforms (CAP reform, WTO Doha Round negotiations, regional and bilateral trade agreements). Based on this premise, the purpose of this contribution is to present an overall evaluation of the market change and policy reform processes affecting the EU olive oil sector, pointing out the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) that can be associated to their present and expected evolution. The analysis is performed with a systemic approach to market and policy changes, under the general hypothesis that these are governed by a series of economic and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Globalisation; Market dynamics; Business strategies; Agricultural and trade policy reform; EU olive oil; SWOT analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10099

Testing Theories of Cooperative Arrangements in Agricultural Markets: Results from Producer Groups in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banaszak,   Ilona.
The main question posed in the paper asks why do some cooperative arrangements in agricultural markets survive and succeed and others fail? We define “success” and factors affecting success of cooperation using transaction costs theory and game theory. Transaction costs theory provides insights on comparative advantage of one form of organization versus others and proposes, while game theory focuses on interdependencies between partners entering the arrangements. Data were collected from 62 Polish farmer cooperative organizations called producer groups. The main aim of those organizations was to organize joint sales of output produced individually by their members. Some of the groups were functioning effectively while others that had disbanded or were no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperation; Agricultural markets; Producer groups; Poland; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7837

The Price Shock Transmission during the 2007-2008 Commodity Bull Cycle: A Structural Vector Auto-Regression Approach to the "Chicken-or-Egg" Problem
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Power,   Gabriel J.; Vedenov,   Dmitry V.
Commodity and energy prices have exhibited an unprecedented increase between October 2006 and July 2008, only to fall sharply during the last months of 2008. Many explanations have been offered to this phenomenon, including steadily increasing demand from China and India, large mandated increases in ethanol production, droughts in some key agricultural producer countries, production plateaus in some major oil-producing countries, refinery capacity limits, demand pressure from the derivatives market owing to the diversification properties of commodities, etc. Clearly, agricultural input, output, and energy products are closely related economically. In addition to biofuels, the connection points include nitrogen-based solution liquid fertilizers, fossil...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodity prices; Commodity bull cycle; Energy prices; Granger-causality; Graph theory; Structural VAR.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49538

NSW Rural land performance: 1990-2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Eves,   Chris.
This paper will address the total and capital return performance of a major agricultural area and compare these returns on the basis of both location of land and land use. The comparison will be used to determine if location or actual land use has a greater influence on rural property capital returns. This performance analysis is based on over 35,000 rural sales transactions. These transactions cover all market based rural property transactions in New South Wales, Australia for the period January 1990 to December 2008. Correlation analysis and investment performance analysis has also been carried out to determine the possible relationships between location and land use and subsequent changes in rural land capital values.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural land; Rural economics; Rural land values; Rural land use; Rural land investment; Investment performance; Rural property prices.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114422

Old World Wines Revisited: Consumers' Valuation of Spanish and German Wines in the UK Wine Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Steiner,   Bodo E.
The mid 1990s was a pivotal period for the UK retail wine market, as New World Wines started to expand significantly at the expense of Old World Wines. This paper reviews supply and demand-side characteristics of the UK wine market during this period, and the underlying wine labeling scheme, before assessing how wines from Old World wine producing countries were valued by consumers in the British wine market. Following a more detailed discussion of econometric estimation issues, hedonic price analysis is applied in order to analyze consumers’ valuation of wine label attributes of Spanish and German wines sold in Britain in 1994.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wine labels; UK wine market; Hedonic price models; Spain; Germany; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q13; L66; D01.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91405

Mecanismos de governança em sistemas agroalimentares: um enfoque nos custos de mensuração
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caleman,   Silvia Morales de Queiroz; Sproesser,   Renato Luiz; Lima Filho,   Dario de Oliveira; Tredezini,   Cicero Antonio Oliveira.
The effective measurement of transactions costs constitutes a theoretical gap, toward which research agenda has been directed. It is, however, a difficult task, given the involved complexity - amplitude of concepts, definition of the analytical cut, synergic effect among transaction costs, production costs and the institutional environment. From this assumption it emerges the possibility of applying the Measurement Cost Theory, developed by Yoram Barzel, in order to identify governance mechanisms in productive systems. The Measurement Cost Theory, as long as considers as a variable key of analysis the possibility of measuring transacted attributes, confers simplicity and applicability to the study of organizations. In other words, the identification of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Transaction Costs Economics; Measurement Costs Theory; Yoram Barzel; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55192

THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN ACHIEVING AGRIBUSINESS CAPSTONE COURSE OBJECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Charles R.; Litzenberg,   Kerry K.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36436

1977 Agricultural Outlook
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hasbargen,   Paul R.; Fuller,   Earl I.; Christiansen,   Martin K.; Hawkins,   Richard O.; Benson,   Fred J.; Anthony,   Willis Eugene; Egertson,   Kenneth E.; Houck,   James P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8486

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

The Basic Formula Price: Has the Use of NASS Cheese Prices Changed Its Value?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   Brian W.; Cropp,   Robert A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12736

Commodity Price Volatility: The Impact of Commodity Index Traders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Getu,   Hailu; Weersink,   Alfons.
Over the years, critics have argued that futures market prices have been either too low or too high. Speculators have often been the target for the wrath of those feeling the futures price does not properly reflect market fundamentals. Recently, the criticism has been vented toward a new type of speculator that has been blamed for the dramatic changes in agricultural commodity prices experienced over the last several years. Commodity index traders (CITs) and other large institutional traders are commonly accused of exerting a destabilizing influence on commodity prices. The intensity of the debate over the role of CITs appeared to wane with the reduction in commodity prices since 2008 but the recent release of a well-publicized OECD report on the issue by...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Commodity; Index futures; Trading; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95803

Die Märkte für Vieh und Fleisch
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Arne; Thiele,   Holger D.; Burchardi,   Henrike; Renken,   Mareike.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97201

Implications of Neuroscience Developments in Understanding Human Behavior for Teaching Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schurle,   Bryan W.; Bruce,   Amanda S.; Bruce,   Jared M.; Zereyesus,   Yacob Abrehe.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Neuroscience; Behavioral economics; Teaching; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Risk and Uncertainty; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61289

THE POTENTIAL FOR INTRASEASONAL MARKET FLOW MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN SWEET POTATOES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.; Huang,   Wan-Tran.
The potential for a marketing order involving management of intraseasonal shipments of southeastern sweet potatoes was examined through a comparison of prices, shipments, and producers' surplus measures for the dynamic competitive equilibria case and the actual market case. The results of the study suggest that supply controls would not be beneficial, at least in the usual sense. The proper strategy would appear to be to increase rather than limit shipments of quality sweet potatoes in all seasons of the year.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27542

Qualidade dos empregos da carcinicultura nA Praia de Barreta/RN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Araujo,   Maria Arlete Duarte de; Okino,   Michelle Yumi Felipe.
This article aimed to study the quality of the jobs generated by the shrimp maturation and hatchery laboratories in Barreta Beach, RN, Brazil, in a context of informality and impoverished work conditions. The study was done among workers in two laboratories, using a questionnaire, to verify the existence of a set of aspects of the work relationship - such as shift length, social obligations, accident hazards, fringe benefits, occupational diseases, among others – and to analyze the quality of the jobs. Examining the data, it became apparent that the jobs generated were considered of good quality, as they met a number of important labor relationship requirements cited in the literature. However, this result must be seen in light of the extremely...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Job quality; Employment relationships; Job market; Shrimp maturation and hatchery laboratories; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62152

Considering Cooperation: A Guide For New Cooperative Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Anderson,   Bruce L.
This publication reviews the key elements needed for successful formation and development of new cooperative businesses. The motivation for and process of forming cooperatives are discussed. Six phases of cooperative formation are presented including: 1) identifying the opportunity, 2) building consensus on the potential for a cooperative, 3) developing trust among potential members, 4) securing member commitment, 5) involving other stakeholders, and 6) starting up the cooperative enterprise. The roles and selection of qualified advisors are presented for each phase. Potential obstacles to successful cooperative start-up are presented for each of the six phases of cooperative formation. Pitfalls in cooperative development can include: a lack of agreement...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: New cooperative development; Cooperative businesses; Cooperative failures; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122227

Supermarket Competition through Price Promotions: A Cross Category Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Volpe,   Richard J., III.
This study takes an important first step at quantifying the nature of competition between major supermarket chains through price promotions. Using data that covers virtually the entire product menus of supermarkets representing two major chains in 18 cities, I examine both the effect of direct competition on promotional intensity and the nature of promotional competition itself. In a counterintuitive finding, there appears to slightly less promotional activity in cities in which both chains compete directly, as compared to cities in which only one chain operates. Moreover, most promotional activity tends to be retaliatory, rather than accommodating, in nature. This study takes an important first step at quantifying the nature of competition between major...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49582

Karpography: a generic concept of quality for chain analysis and knowledge transfer in supply chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McRoberts,   Neil.
As with other areas of science, supply chain analysis suffers from the fact that practitioners of its different component disciplines often find it exchange results and methods of analysis. For fresh produce supply chains a key issue is how to unite the elegant mathematical work on the physiology of quality change with the more qualitative methods of social science that are applied to the analysis supply chain management. This paper explores the possibility of utilising approaches which are widely used in demography to unify concepts of quality modelling and supply chain efficiency in the fresh produce sector. A key feature of demographic (or karpographic) models is that they use the average properties of individuals to model the behaviour of cohorts (or...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Quality; Modelling; Matrix model; Variance; Supply chain; Probability; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45995

Impact of Tax Reforms on Household Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matovu,   John Mary; Twimukye,   Evarist P.; Nabiddo,   Winnie; Guloba,   Madina.
The Uganda government has since 1987 initiated a sequence of tax reforms to address the fiscal challenges facing the country. This paper uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the welfare effects of tax reforms on households and the impact of these challenges on production and firm activities. The findings are consistent with previous studies which found that the introduction of VAT was indeed a progressive policy reform. Zero rating all food items and agricultural products mainly benefit the low income households whose consumption basket is mainly food items. In a quest for further sources of revenue by overtaxing the rich, this could generate further revenues albeit lower savings and investments by this group. Finally, over-reliance...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Computable General Equilibrium (CGE); Twimukye; Nabiddo; Taxation; Tax base; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54801

A RETAIL CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIRECTOR REACTS TO PACKAGING CHANGES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayo,   Susan.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27658

An Analysis of the Impact of Alternative EU Dairy Policies on the Size Distribution of Dutch Dairy Farms: an Information Based Approach to the Non-Stationary Markov Chain Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jongeneel,   Roelof A.
This paper analyses the impact of the dairy quota scheme on the size distribution of the Dutch dairy industry. A non-stationary Markov model approach is use, where the transition probabilities are explained by a set of exogenous (policy) variables. Using an information theoretical approach, a model is estimated for The Netherlands and used to simulate the impacts of alternative EU dairy policies. Several results emerged: a) There is an autonomous over time decline in farm numbers (implying increase in farm size). b) The dairy quota regime positively influences 'small' and 'medium' farm sizes; c) Abolition of the dairy quota will negatively affect the total number of active farms and favours further increase of farm scale. d) Targeting support according to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm size structure; Dairy; Milk quota; Policy; Maximum entropy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24892

Demand for OJ, by Product Form, in a Conditional Demand System for Beverages, and Sensitivity of Product Forms to Supply
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
Demands for orange juice by product form are estimated, and own- and cross-price elasticity estimates are used to examine how supply changes impact retail prices and quantity sales, by form.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Conditional demand system; Beverage; Supply; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104337

REGIONAL ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME LEVEL IN VOJVODINA PROVINCE IN FUNCTION OF BASIC PRODUCTION FACTORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cobanovic,   Katarina; Nikolic-Doric,   Emilija; Mutavdzic,   Beba.
In the present research the analysis of the level of national income in agriculture was done for different districts and municipalities of the Province of Vojvodina. The analysis of the achieved level of national income in agriculture in function of the most important factors was performed on the base of classical form the traditional non-linear regression model of Cobb-Douglas production function with labour and capital as predictors and on the extended form of Cobb-Douglas function which in addition includes the arable areas.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: National income in agriculture; Cobb-Douglas production function; Investments in agriculture; Agricultural population; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57342

Marketing Strategy of Rural Supermarket Chain in Ningxia Based on the Long Tail
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Shu-ping; Zhao,   Zhi-hong.
Based on the introduction of the Long Tail , the political, economical, social and technological environment for the development of rural supermarket chain in Ningxia is analyzed. The problems in the marketing strategy of Ningxia rural supermarket chain are pointed out, including single products and uneven level of quality, the products, which can not satisfy farmers’ needs; low quality of the personnel and imperfect information system, thus the traditional way of marketing is challenged. In the end, from the perspective of products, position, price, and personnel, the marketing strategies for the development of Ningxia rural supermarket chain based on the Long Tail Theory are put forward.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: The long Tail; Rural area; Supermarket chain; Marketing strategy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113208

Research on the Forecast of Grain Production in Henan Province from 2010 to 2015
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Men,   Ke-pei; Zhao,   Kai.
According to the latest amended agricultural economic statistical data from 1996 to 2009 in Henan Statistical Yearbook-2010，by selecting and establishing the optimized grey model of logarithmic new developed coefficient, we conduct the empirical analysis and forecast research on the grain output and the relevant main economic indices in Henan Province from 2010 to 2015. The results show that the grain output of Henan Province in 2010 will reach 54.8969 million tons, and it will break through 60 million tons at 60.17 million tons in 2015. In years ahead, the grain output of Henan Province will develops to a new stage steadily, which guarantees the national grain supply and socio-economic sustainable development forcibly.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Henan Province; Grain production; Grey model of LNDC; Forecast; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108398

Understanding the Connections Between Consumer Motivations and Buying Behavior: The Case of the Local Food System Movement
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nurse,   Gretchen; Onozaka,   Yuko; Thilmany,   Dawn D.
Local and organic food systems represent some of the many food sector innovations of the past decade that signal that consumers are increasingly diverse and have heterogeneous preferences that reflect their unique values and preferences (Thilmany, Bond and Bond, 2008).  Yet, regardless of the significant attention and growth surrounding sustainable foods, there is still a demand for research investigating the intersection of economic and psychological factors that can aid in predicting and explaining consumer behavior. This paper uses an attitude-behavior framework, the Theory of Planned Behavior, to explore the predictive ability of psychological concepts of willingness to pay for different attributes associated with sustainable foods. Consumer attitudes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainable food; Willingness to pay; Theory of planned behavior; Perceived consumer effectiveness; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56494

ANALYSIS OF SITE-SPECIFIC DETERMINANTS OF LOCATION DECISIONS FOR THE U.S. BROILER INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sambidi,   Pramod R.; Harrison,   R. Wes.
Conjoint analysis is applied to study the attributes affecting the location of a broiler complex. Distance between feed mill and growers, feed cost, and community attitude toward broiler industry are found to be the most important factors influencing the location decision of broiler growing, feed mill, and broiler processing respectively.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35121

Estudo sobre os Processos de Recrutamento e Seleção em Agroindústrias: uma análise em dois estudos de casos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Araujo,   Geraldino Carneiro; Dias,   Edilaine Mendes.
O objetivo do trabalho é analisar e avaliar as formas de recrutar e selecionar pessoas, visto que os recursos humanos são fatores importantíssimos para o funcionamento de qualquer organização. Esse estudo de caso foi feito em duas agroindústrias verificando o seu processo de recrutamento e seleção de pessoal. O tipo de pesquisa é descritivo que expõe características de determinada população ou de determinado fenômeno. A análise foi feita em cima das respostas obtidas na entrevista das duas empresas. Foi observado como são as suas práticas de recrutamento e seleção. Fica evidente que o processo de recrutamento e seleção deve ser feito com muito cuidado, pois, as conseqüências de um processo errado como diminuição da produtividade, absenteísmo, insatisfação...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Recrutamento; Seleção; Agroindústria. Recruitment; Selection; Agroindustry.; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107869

Impact of September 11, 2001 on the Profitability Performance of the U.S. Trucking Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Safdar; Allen,   Albert J.; Shaik,   Saleem.
Using an econometric model the economic impact of the September 11, 2001(9/11) terrorists' attacks on the U.S. homeland on the trucking transportation sector in the United States is examined. Also, the econometric model was modified to show how this event may have inflicted economic damage on the industry by regions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35365

Dynamic Price Relationships in the Grain and Cattle Markets, Pre and Post-Ethanol Mandate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tejeda,   Hernan A.; Goodwin,   Barry K.
This paper determines the dynamic interaction between prices of corn, soybean, grain sorghum (milo), wheat, feeder cattle and live (fed) cattle by taking into account the surge in corn consumption stemming from the boost of mandated ethanol production. Corn is a major carbohydrate-feed component of livestock, with grain sorghum and wheat serving as close substitutes. Moreover, soybean is an important protein-feed component. Being non-stationary data, a vector autoregressive (VAR) model (Sims, 1980) that includes an ‘error correction’ term is applied to the series; likewise known as a vector error correction (VEC) model (Engel and Granger, 1987 and Johansen, 1989). Two separate periods are estimated. The first considers prices prior to recent ethanol...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corn Prices; Ethanol; Cattle Feed Price Dynamics; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103825

Struggle for Leadership: the Competitiveness of the EU and US Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.; Wijnands,   Jo H.M.; van der Meulen,   Bernd M.J.; Bremmers,   Harry J.
Globalization is an important issue in the food industry, although most food is still locally produced and consumed. Many small and medium enterprises characterize the industry. Results of WTO negotiations intensify the international competition, in which the EU and USA are the largest players. Countries like Brazil, India and China are gaining market share. This raises the following research questions: 1. How competitive are the EU and US food industry and their sub-sectors? 2. Which role plays innovation and legislation in the competitiveness of the industry? 3. How will the competitiveness develop under future globalization and trade liberalization? The goal of this study is to fill these knowledge gaps.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9919

Knowledge Capital, Intangible Assets, and Leverage: Evidence from U.S. Agricultural Biotechnology Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Moss,   Leeann E.
Agricultural biotechnology firms are high technology companies. Firms in general, and high technology firms in particular, are a set of both assets in place and growth opportunities. This has important implications for managerial decision-making.  Knowledge capital motivates exploitation of growth options, which affects firm cash flow. In turn, the level and volatility of firm cash flow influences firm financing decisions. Previous studies suggest that knowledge capital can influence both the location and capital structure of firms in the biotechnology industry. However, empirical analysis has not extended to agricultural biotechnology firms. This research helps in understanding the role of knowledge capital and other intangible assets in capital structure...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capital structure; Agricultural biotechnology; Knowledge capital; Intangible assets; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8123

Summary of the Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
This report provides an overview of the Functional Food and Nutraceuticals (FFN) survey. The FFN survey was conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The objective of the survey was to produce new statistical information on the functional food and nutraceutical sector and a profile of firms engaged in functional and/or nutraceutical-related activities in Canada.  It begins with a look at the structure of the Canadian FFN industry, then reviews the labour and capital inputs, the business relationships and intellectual property rights and ends with the impact of regulations in the Canadian FNN industry. Charts, figures and tables with brief accompanying texts are used to summarize the information and to provide baseline...
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; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52703

Economic Outlook for Representative Ranches Given the August 2007 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Raulston,   J. Marc.
While projected cattle prices are considered to be the primary determinant of the financial viability of the representative ranches, the prices of feed crops and bi-products can also have an impact. The ranches produce hay and are often net buyers or net sellers. At least two of the ranches retain ownership through the backgrounding stage and feed some concentrates. The smaller Missouri ranch produces a number of grain and oilseed crops, and the smaller Texas ranch also raises broilers. Additionally, crop prices have an impact on fed cattle returns, which impacts feeder cattle prices. Projected livestock prices for FAPRI’s August 2007 Baseline are presented in Table 1. In general, beef cattle prices are projected to decline each year from 2008 though 2012,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37979

The Impact of the New York State Retail Milk Price Regulation  on Farm-to-Retail Price Transmission and  Supermarket Pricing Strategies in Metropolitan Fluid Milk Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bolotova,   Yuliya; Novakovic,   Andrew M.
The New York State Milk Price Gouging Law establishes that the retail prices of fluid milk products are not to exceed 200% of the prices that NYS milk processors pay for Class I milk. The enforcement of this law significantly affected the nature of the Class I fluid milk price transmission process and the milk pricing strategies of supermarkets in the five largest cities in New York State: New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester.   During the pre-law period, supermarkets used a retail price-stabilization strategy, as evidenced by asymmetric Class I fluid milk price transmission. In contrast, supermarkets use a retail profit stabilization strategy during the law period.   This variation of retail milk price control actually creates an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Milk; Price regulation; Price transmission; Asymmetric price response; Food retailing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104514

FISH FEED DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE FISH PRODUCTION IN AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: George,   F.O.A.; Otubusin,   S.O.
Combinations of three commercial digestive enzyme supplements (protease, carbohydrase and phytase) were added at the rate of 50g/kg to Fish:Soybean (50:50) meal diets to evaluate their effects on the efficiency of soybean meal as a substitute for fishmeal in practical diets for Clarias ganiepinus juveniles (9.38 + 0.04g) in a 30-day trial in in-door plastic tanks. Five diets were evaluated: T1 (control, with fishmeal (i.e. 100:0 diet) as the sole protein source without enzyme); T2 (fishmeal:soybean (50:50) without enzyme); T3 (50:50 diet supplemented with protease and carbohydrase); T4 (50:50 diet with phytase and carbohydrase) and T5 (50:50 diet with protease and phytase). The fish were fed to satiation once daily at 9.00hrs. Results showed that all...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54385

Applying Experimental Economics to Obesity in the Family Household
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Warziniack,   Travis; Schroeter,   Christiane; Morgan,   Kari.
The objective of this study is to identify experimental economic tools that can be employed to explain the role of economic behavior in overweight and obesity in the household. We identify three economic experiments that can be used to understand how parent-child economic relationships relate to obesity. Loss aversion experiments are discussed as a tool to understand challenges some individuals face in achieving a healthy diet. Finally, testbed experiments are introduced as a means to test and understand new policies and incentives for better health at the household level.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carrot stick; Child obesity; Discount rate; Generosity; Loss aversion; Parent-child; Punishment; Trust; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; I19; Q18; D01; D63.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47198

Brazilian Agribusiness (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guimaraes,   Edilson.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37391

IS THERE ANY REASON FOR GRAIN STORAGE AND PROCESSING FIRMS NOT TO ADOPT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES? THE ECONOMICS OF IPM IN STORED GRAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adam,   Brian D.; Mah,   Poh Mun; Phillips,   Thomas; Flinn,   Paul W.; Anderson,   Kim B.
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/20/04.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20403

Developing an International Agribusiness Construction Information System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jaselskis,   Edward J.; Wilson,   Ryan L.; Ladson,   Abie.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18703

Pedaling out of poverty:  Social impact of a manual irrigation technology in South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar; Alam,   Mahmudul; Kumar,   M. Dinesh; Nagar,   Rashmi K.; Singh,   Mahendra.
An assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square." Treadle pump technology can be a powerful tool for poverty reduction in this region. It "self-selects" the poor, and puts to productive use the region's vast surplus family labor. It is claimed that the treadle pump could raise the annual net household income by US$100, on the average.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Treadle pump; Treadle pump technology; Technology transfer; Manual pumps; Water lifting; Low lift pumps; Aquifers; Poverty; Irrigated farming; Social impact; Income; Marketing; Pricing; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44571

A bizalom és függőség szerepe a családi gazdaságok együttműködésében végzett gépi munkákban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takacs,   Istvan; Baranyai,   Zsolt.
A tanulmány a családi gazdálkodók együttműködési hajlandóságát befolyásoló tényezőket vizsgálja – Békés megye egy tradicionálisan mezőgazdasági termelő térségében készült – kérdőíves felmérés és mélyinterjúk tapasztalataira alapozva. A gazdálkodói bizalom és az együttműködési hajlandóság összefüggését elemezve megállapítható, hogy az alacsony függőséget, egyben alacsony bizalmi szintet is igénylő (valójában csak tágabban annak értelmezhető) együttműködési formák (jellemzően a gépi bérszolgáltatás) elfogadottsága a jellemző. Ugyanakkor a fiatalabb generációknál az erősebb függelmi kapcsolatokkal jellemezhető (a hagyományos értelemben vett) együttműködések elfogadottsága nagyobb, amely az agrárgeneráció-váltás bekövetkeztével esélyt teremt az együttműködési...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bizalom; Függőség; Versenyképesség; Hatékonyság; Géphasználat; Trust; Dependence; Competitiveness; Efficiency; Machine use; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99191

Intensifying agricultural sustainability: An analysis of impacts and drivers in the development of ‘bright spots’
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Noble,   Andrew D.; Bossio,   Deborah A.; Penning de Vries,   Frits W.T.; Pretty,   Jules N.; Thiyagarajan,   T.M.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Farming systems; Sustainable agriculture; Productivity; Investment; Thailand; Palestine; Latin America; Africa; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91818

Governance Issues in the Principal-Agent Framework: Producing Cellulosic Ethanol in Michigan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pandey,   Vivek; Shanoyan,   Aleksan; Ross,   Brent.
This article analyzes the incentives and compensation problems faced by cellulosic ethanol producer and logging firms and the consequent impact on the organization of the wood based cellulosic ethanol industry in the US. The success of this relationship is central to setting up the biofuel industry in Michigan and in the US at large. The theoretical results indicate that specification contract under the principal-agent framework is of limited utility due to’ metering’ problem when the principal contracts with multiple agents for the supply of feedstock.. Alternative arrangements including JVs have the potential to provide close to first best solutions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Principal-Agent; Cellulosic Ethanol; Michigan; Multiple agents; Asymmetric Information; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; D82; D86; L23; L24; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61362

AGAINST ALL ODDS: EXPLAINING THE EXPORTING SUCCESS OF DANISH PORK CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31771

Book Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Thomas W.
Review of: American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, by Jon Lauck
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Political Economy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46432

CENTRALIZATION VERSUS DECENTRALIZATION OF DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY: EFFECTS ON INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fulton,   Joan R.; King,   Robert P.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13376

Organic Dairy Sector Evolves To Meet Changing Demand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McBride,   William D.; Greene,   Catherine R.
Declining demand for organic products in response to the economic downturn has slowed the rapid growth in organic milk production. Economic forces, primarily lower production costs, may be pushing organic dairies to be more like conventional dairies in terms of size, location, and the types of technologies used. More specific pasture requirements for organic certification proposed under USDA’s National Organic Program may affect how the organic milk production sector evolves.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122143

Agricultural Cooperatives I: History, Theory and Problems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortmann,   Gerald F.; King,   Robert P.
This paper presents the principles of cooperation and briefly describes the history and development of agricultural cooperatives in developed and less-developed countries, with particular emphasis on South Africa. A new Cooperatives Act, based on international principles of cooperation, was promulgated in South Africa in August 2005. The theory of cooperatives, and new institutional economics theory (NIE) (including transaction cost economics, agency theory and property rights theory) and its applicability to the cooperative organizational form, are also presented, as are the inherent problems of conventional cooperatives, namely free-rider, horizon, portfolio, control and influence cost problems caused by vaguely defined property rights. An analysis of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10129

THE ROLE OF IDENTITY-PRESERVATION SYSTEMS IN FOOD-MANUFACTURER RESPONSES TO BIOENGINEERED FOODS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muth,   Mary K.; Mancini,   Dominic; Viator,   Catherine.
With the availability of bioengineered food ingredients, food manufacturers must choose whether to produce foods that do not contain bioengineered ingredients and, in the near future, whether to produce foods that contain ingredients enhanced through bioengineering.  In either of these cases, food manufacturers must develop an identity-preservation system to preserve the attributes of food products throughout production and distribution.  Using information obtained through interviews with food manufacturers, trade associations, and industry consultants, this paper focuses on the characteristics of identity-preservation systems that may be needed for producing nonbioengineered or enhanced bioengineered foods.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27950

A AGROINDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS DERIVADOS DE CACAU NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carneiro,   Wendell Marcio Araujo; Brainer,   Maria Simone de Castro Pereira; Santos,   Jose Ailton Nogueira Dos; Souza,   Gilzenor Satyro De; Silva,   Carlos Enrique Gama E.
O objetivo deste artigo é caracterizar o setor agroindustrial de alimentos derivados de cacau no Nordeste Brasileiro. O trabalho foi desenvolvido com base na metodologia de pesquisa descritiva e explicativa, focado na identificação das características e nas inter-relações entre os elos dessa atividade econômica no Nordeste. A agroindústria de derivados de cacau no Nordeste tem se expandido e apresentado maior integração com as cadeias produtivas do setor rural. Porém, o fortalecimento do setor agroindustrial depende, ainda, do fornecimento de matérias-primas com qualidade e regularidade; estabelecimento, disseminação e fiscalização de controles de qualidade e de normas e padrões sanitários; profissionalização de dirigentes nas áreas administrativas e de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindústria; Cacau; Nordeste Brasileiro; Agro-industry; Cacao; Brazilian Northeast; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106075

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE IN THE PROCESSED FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frahan,   Bruno Henry de; Tharakan,   Joe.
For the first time in the food trade literature, the determinants of intra-industry trade (IIT) in horizontally differentiated products and vertically differentiated products are separately tested using the most recent theoretical models of  IIT.  For both 1980 and 1990, the econometric results confirm country- and industry- specific determinants proposed by these models for explaining horizontal and vertical IIT in the European processed food sector.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Intra-industry trade; Horizontal differentiation; Vertical differentiation; Processed food sector; European Union; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20903

Niche Agribusiness Supply Chains and the Channel Coordinator’s Role in their Creation and Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patterson,   Alastair; Martin,   Sandra; Mollenkopf,   Diane A.
The role of the channel coordinator and the structure of their supply chains are critical to the success of a supply chain that produces a product targeted at a specific market niche. Without the management of the channel coordinator, focussed on delivering a product with specific attributes to the target niche, the supply chain will be incapable of working in concert and creating a cohesive product offering. The supply chain structure is critical to this process. Although these two concepts are often mentioned in the supply chain and associated literature, and despite their importance, there is very little empirical evidence that shows the linkage between the channel coordinator and the supply chain structure. This paper is based on the analysis of five...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Channel coordinator; Supply chain structure; Niche markets; New Zealand meat industry; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98512

EVALUACIÓN DE COLOR DEL GARBANZO (Cicer arietinum L.) POR MÉTODOS INSTRUMENTALES Y SENSORIALES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romero Baranzini,   Ana Lourdes; Falcon Villa,   Maria del Refugio; Barron Hoyos,   Jesus Manuel; Silveira Gramont,   Maria Isabel; Alfaro Rodriguez,   Rosa Hayde.
Chickpea is a well recognized source of vegetable protein, especially in underdeveloped areas of the world. Mexican chickpea is highly priced in the international market due to its desired quality. The Northwest of Mexico, especially Sonora and Sinaloa, are also recognized for the quality of chickpea, where a high percentage of the annual production is placed in the international market. Among the various characteristics of high-quality chickpea, color is one of the most important, since it influences both: the selection of new improved varieties at the experimental research stations, and also the price at the international market. The purpose of this study was to evaluate two objective instrumental methods of color determination as related to sensory...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chickpeas; Color; Instrumental methods; Sensory evaluation.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93569

Financial Appraisal of the Banks for Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weldon,   Richard N.; Srinarni,   Endah; Moss,   Charles B.; VanSickle,   John J.
This study examines the financial situation of the Farm Credit System Banks for Cooperatives using comparative analysis for the period 1978 through 1991. Profitability and leverage measures of the Banks for Cooperatives are compared with similar measures of large commercial banks. The Banks for Cooperatives were found to have performed as well as large commercial banks. Some differences can be explained as compatible with differences in the goals and objectives of a cooperative versus an investor-owned firm. Most differences can be attributed to the financial strength of the Banks for Cooperatives relative to the commercial banking industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46400

Mechanism Research on Standardized Development of Rural Private Finance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zuo,   Xin-yang; Wang,   Gui-bin.
In generalizing the researching conditions of researchers on private finance, the paper introduces the connote meaning of rural private finance broadly and narrowly. The paper states the forms of rural private finance (including private loaning, private bank, rural private collecting, financing organizations, cooperatives, NGO, small loaning organizations and so on), the relations between rural private finance and rural economic relations, pointing out that it is the combination of the strong and the weak, which may generate benefits with the operation of marketing mechanisms. The paper analyzes the historic causes, supervision causes and cultural causes of rural private finance, discussing mechanisms of standardized development of rural private finance:...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural private finance; Rural economy; Financial supervision; Standardized development; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97630

Value Sharing and Food System Dynamics for Milk, Tomato, and Cereals Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
The aim of the paper is to analyse value sharing and food system dynamics of milk, tomato, and cereals food chains, so to explore the agro‐food enterprises capacity to be competitive and sustainable. The paper is based on the functionalist approach of Malassis and the notion of the system of the General Systems Theory. The methodology is aimed at creating a consolidated financial statement for each food chain so to re‐create the chain value and identify how this is shared among the different food chain stages. The analysis is carried out on primary and secondary data: around 2400 financial statements concerning 480 enterprises from 2003 to 2007 and stakeholders’ interviews. Results show that value is usually created in the processing and distribution...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Value system; Economic performance; Potato; Fruit; Cheese; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100509

There's no such thing as free housing for hired agricultural workers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
One-quarter of hired agricultural workers live in housing that is provided without rent. whereas few workers in other industries are provided with rent-free housing as part of their employment compensation. Workers who live in rent-free housing are paid more than comparable agricultural workers. possibly reflecting the low-quality and isolation of such housing.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural labor; Employment; Rent; Labor and Human Capital; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47043

Socio-Economic Impacts of the Agricultural Emissions Trading Scheme
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Timar,   Levente.
Paper removed Feb. 14, 2013 at author's request
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115509

The U.S. Agricultural Sector and the Macroeconomy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baek,   Jungho; Koo,   Won W.
The effects of the exchange rate, the U.S. agricultural price, the domestic income, and the interest rate on the U.S. net farm income are investigated in a cointegration framework. For this purpose, the Phillips-Hansen fully-modified cointegration (FM-OLS) procedure is applied to annual data for the period 1957–2008. Results suggest that there exists the long-run equilibrium relationship between the U.S. net farm income and the selected macroeconomic variables. We also find that the exchange rate and U.S. agricultural price are more important than other variables in determining the U.S. net farm income.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural price; Exchange rate; Gross domestic product; Interest rate; Net farm income; Phillips-Hansen fully-modified cointegration technique; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C22; E23; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92580

Price Risk Management: Are Futures Markets Adequate?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   J. Bruce.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59810

The last of the American ag economists
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.
It has become more and more difficult to recruit prospective American Ph.D. students in Agricultural and Applied Economics. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the problem, to ascertain why with respect to location and other important factors, and hopefully deduce recruiting solutions. Results indicate that the paramount factors in a profile of those willing to pay the price in terms of sacrifice and effort to obtain a Ph.D. encompass willingness to accept a relatively low starting salary with a Ph.D., likely to be a Foreign National, prone to be in a Midwestern university, and willing to relocate globally. Generally, the Ph.D. starting salary would have to increase dramatically to change the minds of graduate students not intending to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46416

Interactions between Explicit and Implicit Contracting: Evidence from California Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Ligon,   Ethan; Melkonyan,   Tigran A.
We examine interactions among explicit and implicit contracting practices for a sample of 385 intermediaries in California fruit and vegetable markets. Explicit practices are measured with an indicator for the existence of a formal contract, and with indicators for various contract specifications (e.g., target delivery date, volume, acreage). Implicit practices are measured directly with a question about the existence of an “implicit understanding,” and indirectly with questions about the extent of informal involvement in farm-level decision making. Firms that manufacture processed foods, and that grow in house a portion of their total farm input, are significantly more likely to report use of explicit and implicit contracting practices. Additionally,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6068

A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE RESTRUCTURING STRATEGIES EMPWYED BY LARGE FOOD MANUFACTURERS IN THE 1980s
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   John Y.; Caswell,   Julie A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116101

EXPLOITATION OF RELATIONS AMONG THE PLAYERS OF THE MUTTON PRODUCT CYCLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cehla,   Bela; Kovacs,   Sandor; Nabradi,   Andras.
The continuous weakening of Hungarian sheep sector and its low effectiveness in terms of value added have posed crucial problems in recent years. The focal problem has been partially caused by economic and market problems. Among these issues, mostly the poor mutton supply chain gives rise to difficulties; therefore the present study seeks to reveal the factors/input variables which predominantly influence the generation of value added. We have constructed a model for the mutton product cycle to represent the relations of phases but mutton trade is not included. The most significant aim of our investigation was to identify the volume of value added generated during processing in various phases of the product cycle and the change of which inputs affected...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sheep sector; Hungary; Mutton product cycle; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104652

Do New York Dairy Farmers Maximize Profits?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.
Varian's Weak Axiom of Profit Maximization was used to determine whether each of 49 New York dairy farms displayed behavior consistent with profit maximization. The results indicate that most were only moderately successful in maximizing profits. Characteristics of the farms did not strongly differentiate those that were better at maximizing profits.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121318

Mixed Markets in the Food Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sorensen,   Ann-Christin.
The food processing industry in Western countries operates in markets that usually are highly concentrated, consisting of a few cooperatives and investor-owned firms. However, in the literature some studies questioned whether the mixed market structure is a stable equilibrium, and suggestions are made that the cooperatives eventually will crowd out all investor-owned firms. To analyse the problem, the family of models of mixed markets is generalized and analysed. It is shown that a mixed market equilibrium may occur under quite general conditions. Also, it is shown that the investor-owned firm may serve as a yardstick of production to the cooperative, helping farmers achieve an increased payoff relative to a situation with a single coop in the market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Endogenous membership; Investor-owned-firm; Mixed market; Yardstick of production; Agribusiness; L11; L13; P12; P13; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24741

A Supply-Chain Analysis of Food Safety Standards Related to the Use of Wastewater for Irrigation of Crops
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lagerkvist,   Carl Johan; Johansson,   Helena; Birol,   Ekin; Roy,   Devesh; Narrod,   Clare A.
Irrigation with raw or diluted wastewater is a widespread phenomenon, occurring on 20 million hectares across the developing world, especially in Asian countries, but also in peri-urban areas around almost every city of sub-Saharan Africa and in many Latin American cities. Growing urban populations and consequent increases in demand for food and water has spurred the use of sewage to water crops as this is, in many cases, the only form of irrigation for farmers who either lack clean water or for whom clean water is too expensive. Wastewater has high nutrient value and constitutes a reliable source (Scott et al., 2004). It is mostly used to produce cash crops (e.g. vegetables and cereals). For example, it has been estimated that in most parts of Sub-...
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/59115

Long-term Financing in US and European Agricultural Co-operatives: Emerging Methods for Ameliorating Investment Constraints
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iliopoulos,   Constantine.
During recent years, dramatic changes in the world food system have led to unprecedented competition between agribusiness firms. To compete in this environment, agricultural cooperatives should invest substantially in long-term activities such as R&amp;D and advertisement. Co-operatives have a difficult problem in acquiring equity capital because the residual claimant (benefactor) is the patron of the firm, not the investor. This organizational design poses to cooperatives three investment constraints: a) the free rider problem, b) the horizon problem, and c) the portfolio problem. Empirical analysis utilizing a latent variable structural equation model and a large dual response survey suggests that in the U.S. member-patrons are more likely to invest in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness co-operatives; Investment constraints; Structural equation model; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31804

Laws, Defects and Countermeasures on the Circulation of Rural Housing Land －From the Perspective of Farmer’ Rights Protection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mao,   Ping; Song,   Jiao; Pan,   Qiang.
The thesis combs the existing legal provisions about rural housing land from the perspectives of use restriction, means restriction, subject restriction and mortgage prohibition, and finds out their defects, namely, weakening real right, confused knowledge about the integration of house property and land property, the loophole in Land Administration Law, the bans on the rural residents’ purchase of housing land and so on. Then the thesis expounds the harms of restricting the circulation of housing land, for example, it will result in underground transaction of housing lands; lead to untenanted lands and waste of resources; bring about financing difficulty for peasants; do harm to the interest of land owners (rural collective economic organizations) and so...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Circulation of housing lands; Legal lease; Protection of the peasant’s interests; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96053

Information Reference Models for European Pork Supply Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lehmann,   Richard J.; Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Several global developments such as diminishing production resources, limits in the availability of water and the growing demand for bio-energy as well as sector-wide crises (e.g. BSE, swine fever, dioxin) have led to a changing attitude of society towards the conse-quences of the food system‘s activities for social, economic and environmental issues, cap-tured in the term of sustainability. As a consequence, consumers show increasing interest in the characteristics of food, and in turn, on the availability of related information and guaran-tees. The paper introduces different information reference models for European pork supply networks, which give an aggregated overview about information availability and exchange in the pork sector, identify additional...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information Modelling; Reference Modelling; Food Safety; Quality; Global Warm-ing Potential; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122014

The Performance Appraisal and Valuation of Cooperative Organisations: The Example of the New Zealand Dairy Board
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Newman,   Derek L.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124093

A comparison of the economic and environmental performances of conventional and organic farming: evidence from financial statements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Argiles,   Josep M.; Brown,   Nestor Duch.
While conventional farming systems face serious problems of sustainability, organic agriculture is seen as a more environmentally friendly system since it favours renewable resources, recycles nutrients, uses the environment’s own systems for controlling pests and diseases, sustains ecosystems, protects soils, and reduces pollution. At the same time organic farming promotes animal welfare, the use of natural foodstuffs, product diversity and the avoidance of waste, among other practices. However, the future of organic agriculture will depend on its economic viability and on the determination shown by governments to protect these practices. This paper performs panel regressions with a sample of Catalan farms (Spain) to test the influence of organic farming...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Conventional farming; Social/environmental/financial performance; Social and environmental accounting; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Q01; Q12; Q51; M41.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118577

A Reserve-Balancing Pool for Services by Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ling,   K. Charles.
The rationale for compensating dairy cooperatives for the costs incurred in balancing milk supply for the fluid market is examined. A reserve-balancing pool is proposed to facilitate deducting supply-balancing service credit from a marketwide producer pool and making payment to cooperatives for providing the services. The volume of necessary reserves maintained for the fluid market determines the size of the reserve-balancing pool. A dairy cooperative qualifies for pool payment based on the volume of milk delivered for fluid uses and on the volume of necessary reserves actually balanced. An alternative qualification is to allocate the volume of necessary reserves each cooperative has to balance according to a cooperative's market share of milk for fluid...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Milk; Reserve-balancing pool; Seasonality; Manufacturing costs; Marketwide services; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50731

Competitive or Consensual Economics?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maron,   Stanley.
A dramatic change has taken place in the dominant paradigm of economic discussion. Cold War rhetoric has been replaced by a renewed debate between two old antagonists: competition between conflicting private interests and a consensual approach that emphasizes shared interests. Competitive capitalism stresses individual initiative and private rights, concentrates on the growth of wealth, and tends to ignore social conditions. Consensual economics uses a communal or holistic approach, gives priority to the public interest, and regards the quality of life as more important than wealth. Guilds and kibbutzim are prominent examples of that consensual approach, and there is much to be learned from their experience.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62055

Merging Cooperatives: Planning, Negotiating, Implementing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swanson,   Bruce L.
Guidelines for reorganization of cooperatives through merger, acquisition, or consolidation are provided. Planning, negotiating, and implementing phases of reorganization are covered. Items from actual combinations of cooperatives are reported as they relate to phases of the reorganization process.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Reorganization; Merger; Consolidation; Acquisition; Negotiation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52014

INCREASING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINES: IDENTIFYING THE KEY MARKET SEGMENTS OF THE “BLACK DIAMONDS”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ndanga,   Leah Z.B.; Louw,   Andre; van Rooyen,   Johan.
Although South Africans are not predominantly wine drinkers, the industry is looking for ways to develop the local market to balance exports. The black middle class, increasingly referred to as the Black Diamonds are the most powerful marketing trend in the last 10 years as they have emerged as the strongest buying influence in the economy and making inroads in understanding this market presents a good opportunity. The study asserts that the key factors influencing the South African consumers’ behavior are age, gender, income, race and wine drinking history. The study also asserts that not only are the black middle class are different from the white middle class but within the Black Diamonds different segments exist. The industry should particularly focus...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Black Diamonds; Wine consumer behavior; Alcoholic beverages; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53884

Contributions of U.S. Crop Subsidies to Biofuel and Related Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Devadoss,   Stephen; Bayham,   Jude.
The U.S. crop subsidies provide incentives for farmers to expand feedstock production, which benefits the biofuel producers by lowering input costs. This study develops a general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of a reduction in the U.S. crop subsidy on biofuel industries and social welfare. The impacts of feedstock policies on the biofuel market are marginal. In contrast, the biofuel mandate has a larger impact and counteracts the effects of the crop subsidy reduction. The mandate increases the demand for feedstock and causes not only grain ethanol, but also cellulosic ethanol production to rise. The mandate exacerbates the distortion, and government spending increases significantly, leading to greater welfare loss.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Environmental impacts; Farm supports; Welfare analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q18; Q27.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100525

Network performance - What influences it?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lefebvre,   Virginie M.; Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier.
The aim of this paper is to examine the literature addressing network performance and the factors influencing it. Design – 29 papers published in 18 different journals were systematically reviewed through a multidimensional classification framework based on the strategy-structure-performance paradigm of strategic management. Findings – Based on the outputs of the literature review, a conceptual framework describing network performance is proposed. Following this framework, it is suggested that network performance is the result of the combination of network strategy, network structure and external environmental factors, and not solely the result of network structure which is characterized by five structural elements i.e. network configuration, network...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Performance; Network; Strategy-structure-performance paradigm; 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/95024

Partial versus General Equilibrium Calorie and Revenue Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Davis,   George C.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
The current obesity crisis in the United States is generating numerous alternative policy options for combating the problem. One alternative that has been widely proposed is an excise or sales tax on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages. This literature started out within a very simple partial equilibrium framework. Not considering the feedback effects (or general equilibrium effects) across interrelated market is a shortcoming of these partial equilibrium analyses. Our study is carried out to ascertain stochastic partial and general equilibrium calorie, body weight and revenue effects of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages as well as incidence of such tax. We used Nielsen Homescan data on prices and quantities of selected non-alcoholic beverages...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Partial equilibrium; General equilibrium; Tax effects; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Beverage tax; Calorie effects; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D11; D12; I18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103509

INTRA-PROCESSOR PRICE-SPREAD BEHAVIOR: IS THE U.S. CATFISH PROCESSING INDUSTRY COMPETITIVE?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren.
An analysis was conducted of price-spread behavior in the catfish-processing sector of the United States.  A model of imperfect competition using conjectural variations was used to test for significant deviations from competition.  Results show no significant deviation from competitive behavior, suggesting that catfish processor behave competitively.  However, this result is limited by the assumption of equal market shares by each catfish-processing firm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26876

ESTIMATING MARKET POWER AND PRICING CONDUCT FOR PRIVATE-LABEL AND NATIONAL BRANDS IN A PRODUCT-DIFFERENTIATED OLIGOPOLY: THE CASE OF A FROZEN VEGETABLE MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vickner,   Steven S.; Davies,   Stephen P.; Fulton,   Joan R.; Vantreese,   Valerie L.
This paper develops two brand-level demand models, where prices are treated as endogenous, to estimate unilateral market power in a representative product-differentiated oligopolistic food market. The results are estimated using point-of-purchase scanner data and are used to quantify the impact of a private-label brand on the economic performance of national brands. Specifically, our study calculates demand parameter estimates and returns to retailer vertical coordination for the frozen vegetable market—the third largest private-label food and beverage category in the United States, after ice cream and carbonated beverages. Consistent with broader industry trends, empirical evidence suggests that the private-label brand maintained a slight competitive...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27755

Annual Report Readership: A Study of an Agricultural Supply Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shanahan,   Yvonne P.; Lord,   Beverley R.; Robb,   Alan J.
Recent corporate collapses have focussed attention on the (un)reliability of financial information. However, although the agricultural sector, which is significant globally, is run primarily using the cooperative form, there is scant research on these users' perception of financial information. Therefore this paper examines members' readership and understanding of the annual reports of a large, fertiliser cooperative. The findings show that there is a lack of readership of the annual report, due to a lack of understanding and a lack of time. A minority of non-readers trust directors to "do a good job". Preparers of information should focus on making reports more user-friendly and evidence suggests that financial information could be released more...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Annual reports; Readership; Understanding; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58684

A COST COMPARISON OF TWO BREAD DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mongelli,   Robert C.
The author compares cost factors for the drop and driver-seller bread delivery systems.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27328

SYSTEM OF EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WORK IN AGRICULTURE OF SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cvijanovic,   Drago.
paper from plenary session
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57337

Inclusion of Low Income Sectors in Latin American Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Metzger,   Michael D.; Ickis,   John; Leguizamon,   Francisco; Flores,   Juliano.
We examine three case studies on agribusiness ventures that have included low income sectors (LIS) into value creation activities to reduce poverty in Latin America. While the goal for each agribusiness is economic profit, we find that this goal is not inconsistent with wealth creation among LIS. We use the agribusiness chain analytical framework to identify the roles played by LIS in the ventures studied, and we explore the ways in which LIS inclusion has influenced the performance of the agribusiness chains and contributed to their competitiveness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Poverty reduction; Latin America; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93339

Economic Significance of Peanut Production and Income to Georgia Farms, Rural Communities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shurley,   W. Donald.
Peanuts accounted for 34 percent of Georgia’s crop income and 13 percent of the State’s total farm income in 1992. The total economic impact of peanut production to the Georgia economy is $1.16 billion annually. Per acre, peanuts provide 2.8 times the debt serving capacity of cotton, 6.1 times that of soybeans and 16.4 times that of corn. The peanut price support and quota program adds economic stability to local economies. The value of peanut quota adds an estimated $48 million to Georgia farmland values, which provides collateral for agricultural lenders. A reduction in peanut prices would adversely reduce farm income and cash-flow, quota values, land values, and the real estate tax base of rural communities. Adverse changes may not alter the comparative...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peanuts; Peanut programs; Production cost; Farm price supports; Production quotas; Georgia farm income; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62331

Análisis de las preferencias del consumo de vinos IGP por parte del segmento joven de la población. Aplicación a la D.O. Navarra.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garcia,   Teresa.
El consumo de vino en España ha ido disminuyendo en los últimos años, cediendo parte de su mercado a otras bebidas. Esta circunstancia, unida a los cambios en las preferencias y en las pautas de consumo del producto, crea una difícil situación para las empresas del sector vinícola. Por tanto parece fundamental que las empresas vinícolas analicen su situación de cara a adoptar unas adecuadas estrategias empresariales que les permitan hacer frente a la situación actual y a un futuro que se plantea complicado. Este estudio se enmarca en Navarra, región situada en el Norte de España, en el extremo occidental de los Pirineos. Es una de las zonas vitivinícolas españolas más antiguas y gran parte de su producción vinícola se acoge a la Denominación de Origen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumo de Vino; Jóvenes; Navarra International EAAE; 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/95329

China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waldron,   Scott A.; Brown,   Colin G.; Longworth,   John W.
China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching implications for rural development, international competitiveness / trade and food safety. There are, however, few studies that examine in detail how the modernisation program has proceeded, its’ sustainability and impacts. This paper aims to provide such as assessment through a series of integrated budget analyses of participants in the modern, high value beef chain. The paper concludes that rather than attempting to skip development phases by fast-tracking the development of modern structures in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing structures in mid-value agrifood...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Agriculture; Modernisation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Political Economy; Production Economics; O12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50784

VÁLTOZÁSOK ELŐTT AZ UNIÓS GABONAPIAC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jambor,   Attila.
A gabonaágazat az uniós agrárrendszer meghatározó tényezője a KAP meg-alakulásától kezdve. A több évtizede fennálló támogatási politika azonban ma-napság a WTO tárgyalások és a belső problémák miatt megdőlni látszik, válto-zásra kényszerítve az ágazati szereplőket. A legújabb reformtervek középpont-jában az exporttámogatások megszüntetésének gondolata áll, amelynek hatásai hosszú távon jelentkeznek. A cikk célja, hogy bemutassa, milyen döntési lehető-ségei vannak egy ilyen tervezet kapcsán az Európai Uniónak és azok milyen kö-vetkezményekkel járhatnak. A tanulmány alapján az Európai Unió számára a gabonapiacon elméletileg három fő döntési lehetőség kínálkozik, ezek közül a cikk végkövetkeztetése szerint azonban csak egyetlen út a fokozatos haladás...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: EU-gabonapiac; WTO-tárgyalások; Exporttámogatások; Intervenció; EU cereal market; WTO negotiation; Export support; Intervention; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54417

IFECO – Modelling the Agro-Fuel Chain for Energy Cogeneration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
Policy makers are searching for viable strategies to produce alternative energies; the agricultural sector can become an important supplier of renewable energy. The paper will develop the IFECO (integrated farm energy cogeneration) approach, a conceptual model of farm though as it were an "island economy"a a net energy exporter as the energy output exceeds the direct energy (cultivation, cropping, plant protection, transport, harvesting, storage) and indirect energy (fertilizer, pesticide, machinery, plantationforce, others) used in sunflower cultivation. IFECO is based on the cogeneration that is the production of different energies from a single agricultural commodity to achieve the three targets that make this project sustainable: i) economic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: IFECO; Renewable energy; Biodiesel; Cogeneration; Sunflower; Simulation; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6578

Cooperative Meat Packing, lessons learned from Sterling Colorado Beef Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.
Integration into meatpacking is a marketing alternative for livestock producers. For those considering such a step, Sterling Colorado Beef Co. provides a valuable learning experience. Feeders willing to commit capital, cattle, and time established the cooperative. Members said primary benefits were having a guaranteed market outlet and receiving a fair market price, rather than receiving a higher price or obtaining additional returns from meatpacking. Members attributed the cooperative's success to competent management and strong member management relations. The major problems encountered involved issues of environmental protection and lack of commitment by some members.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Meatpacking; Vertical integration; Cattle marketing; Cattle procurement; Cattle pricing; Beef marketing; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49822

Estimation of the Effects of New Brands on Incumbents' Profits and Consumer Welfare: The U.S. Processed Cheese Market Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Donghun.
We estimate the effects of new brands on market competition and consumer welfare in the U.S. processed cheese market. We find that an observed increase in consumer welfare was attributable mainly to an increase in the number of brands in the sample market, while the price effect, which measures welfare change caused by adding new brands to existing brands, decreased welfare as the prices of the existing brands increased in a large portion of sample markets. The price increase was most pronounced among the introducer’s existing brands.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Consumer welfare; Incumbents; New brands; Random coefficient model; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25192

Net Income Effects of Cooperative Peanut Marketing in Haiti
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pluviose,   Lumane; Hamlett,   Cathy Ann.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46282

SOME TESTS OF THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF COOPERATIVES:  METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION TO COTTON GINNING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sexton,   Richard J.; Wilson,   Brooks M.; Wann,   Joyce J.
Little progress has been made in testing the often conflicting hypotheses generated from theoretical research on cooperatives.  This paper addresses the deficiency by describing and applying (to California cotton ginning cooperatives) a methodology to test key hypotheses concerning (a) cooperatives’ price-output equilibrium, (b) allocative efficiency, and (c) utilization of capital inputs.  The empirical results (a) are consistent with predictions from the game theory model of cooperative behavior, (b) reject the null hypothesis of absolute allocative efficiency, and (c) indicate absolute overutilization of capital inputs among the sample cooperatives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32455

TRANSFORMATION VERSUS STAGNATION IN THE OIL PALM INDUSTRY: A COMPARISON BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND NIGERIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kajisa,   Kei; Maredia,   Mywish K.; Boughton,   Duncan.
This paper contrasts the successful transformation of the oil palm sector in Malaysia with the stagnation of the oil palm sector in Nigeria, and examines the factors determining the different paths that the oil palm sectors took in these two countries with the aim of drawing lessons for future development and transfer strategy in Nigeria.  Comparing two countries in different regions is not easy, especially when Nigeria has been in political chaos and the agro-climatic environments for oil-palm production differ greatly in these two countries. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, not to compare the potential technology frontiers these two countries can reach, but instead to highlight the technological and environmental factors that helped or hindered...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11483

Valuation of Linkages between Climate Change, Biodiversity and Productivity of European Agro-Ecosystems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palatnik,   Ruslana Rachel; Nunes,   Paulo A.L.D.
It is clear that climate change involves changes in temperature and precipitation and therefore directly affects land productivity. However, this is not the only channel for climatic change to affect agro-systems. Biodiversity is subject to climatic fluctuations and in turn may alter land productivity too. Firstly, biodiversity is an input into agro-ecosystems. Secondly, biodiversity supports the functioning of these systems (e.g. the balancing of the nutrient cycle). Thirdly, agro-systems also host important wildlife species which, though not always, play a functional role in land productivity, nonetheless constitute important sources of landscape amenities. The present paper illustrates a unique attempt to economically assess this additional effect...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Biodiversity; Agro-Ecosystems; Agribusiness; D58; Q54; Q57.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98096

Impacts of a Ban on the Sales of Florida Honey Tangerines in California Due to Citrus Black Spot
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
Citrus black spot (CBS) was discovered in March of 2010 near Immokalee in Collier County.  CBS may adversely impact citrus growers both through demand and supply impacts.  This paper has focused on the demand side of the equation.  The analysis has also focused on Florida honey tangerines and the market in California.  This market accounts for about 17.7% of Florida honey tangerine sales.  If Florida product were banned from California in fear of CBS spreading there, the FOB price for Florida honey tangerines is estimated to decline by $3.48 to $4.40 per box, all else constant.  The on-tree price would be expected to decline by the same amounts.  However, with respect to production costs, all else would not be constant.  Growers would be expected to bear...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Citrus black spot; Honey tangerine; California; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104354

Cooperative Organizational Strategies: A Neo-Institutional Digest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.
This paper describes the neo-institutional approaches of transaction cost economics, agency theory, and property rights analysis and summarizes efforts by economists to apply these concepts to cooperatives. Several problems intrinsic to the cooperative organizational form and its property rights structure are reviewed. These problems have been hypothesized to affect the comparative economic efficiency of cooperative firms and have led to the development of life cycle models seeking to explain the formation, growth, and eventual decline of cooperatives as markets evolve. In this context, statistical analyses of the comparative efficiency of cooperatives and ex post studies of cooperative conversions are surveyed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46367

Comparison of the Economics of Cheddar Cheese Manufacture by Conventional and Milk Fractionation/Concentration Technologies: Part 5
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aplin,   Richard D.; Barbano,   David M.; Hurst,   Susan J.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123073

Economic Feasibility of Kenaf Production in Three Tennessee Counties
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bazen,   Ernest F.; Roberts,   Roland K.; English,   Burton C.
Since the 1940s, kenaf has been viewed as a potential source of fiber, mainly for newsprint and high quality paper. Kenaf research has once again risen to the forefront due to the recent USDA tobacco buyout. Many states and farmers dependent upon tobacco revenues have been seeking alternative crops for a number of years. This study seeks to expand the current literature by examining the economic feasibility of growing kenaf within three counties in Tennessee. Nitrogen meta-yield response functions for kenaf and four traditional crops were developed for 30 soils through crop growth simulation modeling and used to compare optimal crop budgets for each soil. Results reveal that kenaf would not compete favorably with traditional crops on any soil at prices...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Alternative crop; Economic feasibility; Enterprise budgeting; Kenaf; Plant growth modeling; Yield response functions; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62274

Modeling Member Responses to the Farmer Owned Cooperative's Alternative Capital Management Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diaz-Hermelo,   Francisco; Gray,   Allan W.; Smith,   Edward G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31813

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT METHODS AND COSTS IN INDEPENDENT RETAIL FOOD STORES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Sloan,   Thomas C.
The authors provide an analysis of the types of solid wastes and their removal costs in independent retail food stores.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27650

Strategic Implications of Retail Pricing in the U.S. Fluid Milk Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dhar,   Tirtha Pratim; Cox,   Thomas L.
We explore brand level strategic interactions between skim/low fat and whole milk brands by estimating detailed price elasticity matrix using quadratic almost ideal demand system for eight major U.S. cities. Results of our analysis suggest that the market and demand behavior of skim/low fat and whole milk brands are different. Demand for skim/low fat milk is more elastic than in the case of whole milk. Highly inelastic demand for large number of Private label whole milk brands suggests 'loss leader' pricing strategy by the retailers. Such pricing strategy does not seem to be the norm in skim/low fat milk market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22184

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the August 2007 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Herbst,   Brian K.; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.; Zimmel,   Peter.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) on representative crop, dairy, and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2007-2012 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate agricultural operations in the nation’s major production regions came from two sources: 1) Producer panel cooperation to develop economic information to describe and simulate representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms. 2) Projected prices, policy variables, and input inflation rates from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) August 2007 Baseline. The FLIPSIM policy simulation model incorporates the historical risk...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37983

Wealth, Entrepreneurship, and Rural Livelihoods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Markley,   Deborah M.; Low,   Sarah A.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Capitals; Entrepreneurship; Livelihoods; Self-employment; Wealth; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; R1; O2; L26.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122801

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF FROZEN MEATS AND FROZEN FOODS: RETAIL CASE MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Art.
Discusses results of a series of tests using a "simulator."
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27164

SEPARABILIDADE DE FATORES DE PRODUÇÃO NA ESTIMAÇÃO DE FUNÇÕES TRANSLOG DE CUSTO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neto,   Armando Chinelatto; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso.
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the aggregation of production factors in a variable called Inputs in coffee production in Brazil. A translog cost function and a separability test are used, based on estimates of the Allen-Uzawa partial elasticity of substitution. The results demonstrate the possibilities of input separability analyses. Input substitutability relations and other effects, such as exchange rate devaluation, on each production factor, can be examined.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Translog cost function; Inputs aggregation; Separability.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90430

Economic Outlook for Representative Cotton Farms Given the August 2007 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Raulston,   J. Marc.
Projected crop prices for FAPRI’s August 2007 Baseline are summarized in Table 1. In general, crop price projections tend to be higher than they were in recent baselines. Soybean and rice price projections increased most substantially. Individual crop prices are projected to move as follows: • Corn prices start at $3.10/bu in 2007, reach a high of $3.38/bu in 2008, and decline to $3.25/bu by 2012. • Wheat prices spike to $5.11/bu in 2007, and return to a range of $4.19/bu to $4.32/bu for the remainder of the planning horizon. • Cotton prices are now expected to peak at $0.6116/lb in 2009, and then stay above $0.5900/lb through 2012. • Rice prices are expected to remain above $9.00/cwt throughout the planning horizon, peaking at $9.90/cwt in 2007. • Sorghum...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37980

Impact of Corn Based Ethanol Production on the U.S. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and Sugar Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marzoughi,   Hassan; Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Hilbun,   Brian M.
The objective of this paper is to determine the impact of ethanol production on the sweetener market in the U.S. It was found that ethanol production has increased corn demand and prices, and therefore, may have a negative impact on HFCS production and increase the demand for sugar.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6792

Financial Feasibility of Simultaneous Production of Pine Sawlogs, Forage, and Meat Goats on Small Farms in Alabama: A Preliminary Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Broughton,   Brandi; Bukenya,   James O.
Small and limited resource farmers and landowners in the Alabama Black Belt region face many challenges as they seek to make their farms and forestlands profitable, productive and environmentally sustainable. A host of problems—farmland conversion, urbanization pressures, reductions in water quality and availability, soil erosion, irregular cash flows, and increased government regulation—make managing family farms or forestland a difficult task. In response to these challenges, many farmers and landowners are considering agroforestry as an opportunity to increase land productivity and to improve their cash flows by combining income from agriculture, forestry, and animal production on the same piece of land. The objective in this paper was to conduct...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Silvopasture; Financial Analysis; Enterprise Budgets; Cash Flow Analysis; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56485

Phasing Out Registered Pesticide Uses as an Alternative to Total Bans: A Case Study of Methyl Bromide
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferguson,   Walter L.; Yee,   Jet.
The short-term effect of pesticide bans generally is less efficient production, with higher consumer prices. The higher commodity prices provide windfall profits to producers of affected crops who did not need the banned pesticide, while those producers who were previous users of the banned pesticide may gain or lose, depending on price elasticities of demand and supply. Increased imports may dampen consumer prices and reduce previous gains made by some producers. A crop-by-crop phase-out, based on economic effects in place of an immediate ban on all affected crops, could reduce the adverse effects on consumers, producers, and the balance of trade, while still achieving many of the human health and environmental benefits of an immediate total ban of all...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ban; Methyl bromide; Pesticide; Phase-out strategy; Soil fumigation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90406

The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Arens,   Ludwig; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the decreasing popularity of intensive animal husbandry. However, despite these problems, due to a beneficial cluster structure, the region is a successful market participant. To shed some light on the relationship between network relationships in clusters and competitiveness, an empirical survey was undertaken to compare this pork-intensive region with non–pork-intensive regions. Bi- and multivariate analyses reveal a better access to knowledge and information on the part of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Pork production; Cluster structures; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121855

Use and management of grain protectants in China and Australia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chudleigh,   Peter D.
Project PHT/1990/035, ‘Integrating Grain Protectants into Storage Pest Management’ was supported by ACIAR for nearly four years from 1992 to 1995. The project was based in China and Australia. Project activity within Australia included the further enhancement of an expert system that had been developed by CSIRO. Three main activities took place within the project in China: assessing the extent of resistance to the most commonly used grain protectant, malathion; determining the rates of fenitrothion and deltamethrin that might be used under Chinese storage conditions in order to improve the range of protectants available for Chinese grain storage; and adaptation for, and extension of, an Australian expert system in China. Resistance to malathion was...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Grain protectants; Pest management; Grain storage; China; Australia; High benefits; Investment analysis; High impact; Net present value; Benefit-cost analysis; Internal rate of return; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47693

Economics of Fish Marketing in Central Uganda: A Preliminary Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bukenya,   James O.; Hyuha,   Theodora; Twinamasiko,   Julius; Molnar,   Joseph J.
The paper examines profitability and market performance of small-scale fish traders selected randomly from a cross-section of nine fish markets in four districts in Central Uganda. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire which was designed to solicit information on traders’ socio-economic characteristics, marketing characteristics, operating costs and returns, and problems associated with fish marketing in the study area. Percentages were used to describe the socio-economic characteristics, market characteristic and problems associated with fish marketing while gross profit and marketing performance models were used to determine profitability, marketing margin and operational efficiency, respectively. The results suggest that fish trade is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fish marketing; Survey data; Gross profit; Market margin; Operational efficiency; Uganda; Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119527

Front Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  Front Cover; Editorial Information; Table of Contents
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100658

Farm Operator Benefits from Direct Marketing Strategies: How Does Local Food Impact Farm Financial Performance?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Wozniak,   Shawn J.
In the era of a global economy, farmers face increasing pressure in developing a portfolio of various marketing channels. However, the literature on direct marketing strategies has mainly focused on consumers. Using farm-level data this study investigates factors associated with the choice of three direct marketing strategies. We apply a selectivity based approach for the multinomial logit model to assess the relationship between the choice of direct sales marketing strategy on the financial performance of the business. Findings from this study suggest that obtaining an Internet connection and accessing the Internet for farm commerce increases the likelihood of using intermediated marketing outlets. Using the Internet for farm commerce and operating...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct marketing outlets; Multinomial logit; Farm sales; Selectivity correction; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103756

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

Economic Evaluation of Food Traceability Systems through Reference Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brofman,   Freddy; Garcia Martinez,   Marian; Souza Monteiro,   Diogo M.
Food supply chains complexity present a real challenge to perform economic evaluation of food traceability systems and their innovation/upgrades. In order to perform a supply chain wide economic evaluation a conceptual framework is developed using food traceability reference models. Reference models allow interaction with chain members’ requirements that come from legal and/or customer sources. The paper demonstrates how the requirements will have a definite effect on the costs and design of food traceability systems through the resources they demand. Even though this is a first step into addressing the challenge, more investigation is needed to clarify the boundaries of the two requirements and their economic effects on food traceability systems and their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food traceability; Food traceability systems; Reference models; Economic evaluation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49772

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the August 2003 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Herbst,   Brian K.; Feldman,   Paul A.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Zimmel,   Peter.
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 and ranching 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) August 2003 Baseline. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine the farms’ economic viability by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42704

COST COMPARISONS OF GROCERY DEPARTMENTS IN CONVENTIONAL SUPERMARKETS AND SUPER STORES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feaster,   Gerald; Grinnell,   Gerald E.; Crawford,   Terry L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27287

ESTRUTURA DE OFERTA E DE DEMANDA DERIVADA DA PRODUÇÃO DE FRANGOS DE CORTE NO BRASIL A PARTIR DE UMA FUNÇÃO LUCRO TRANSLOG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teixeira,   Evandro Camargos; Ferreira Filho,   Joaquim Bento de Souza.
Nos últimos anos, a produção de frangos de corte vem se consolidando como um dos setores mais dinâmicos do agronegócio brasileiro, particularmente em termos de produtividade e exportações. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a estrutura de oferta e de demanda derivada da produção de frangos de corte das principais regiões produtoras do país. Essa análise tem como base a estimação de uma função lucro translog normalizada e restrita (capital é um insumo fixo), e conseqüente cálculo das elasticidades-preço diretas, elasticidades-preço cruzadas e elasticidades de oferta. Além disso, a partir da função custo, são calculadas as elasticidades-preço cruzadas e as elasticidades de substituição de Allen e Morishima. Como resultado, conclui-se que os insumos...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Função Lucro Translog; Frangos de Corte; Oferta; Demanda derivada; Function Translog Profit; Chickens of Cut; Offers; Derived Demand; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118713

VERTICAL COORDINATION CHANGES IN THE SRI LANKAN TEA INDUSTRY:TRANSACTION, MANAGEMENT, AND PRODUCTION COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herath,   Deepananda P.B.; Weersink,   Alfons.
This study examines the effect of changes in production, management, and transaction costs on the change from vertically integrated units to small farmers selling to independent processors in the Sri Lankan tea sector.  The results indicate the shift from "make" to "buy" has been affected by the changes in relative costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21941

A LEARNING APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING FARMERS' MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lev,   Larry; Stephenson,   Garry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27630

A EVOLUÇÃO DA AGROINDÚSTRIA CANAVIEIRA E OS MERCADOS DE AÇÚCAR E DE ÁLCOOL CARBURANTE NO BRASIL: A NECESSIDADE DE PLANEJAMENTO E CONTROLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramos,   Pedro.
O texto analisa o surgimento e evolução do mercado de álcool carburante no Brasil, destacando seu elo com a trajetória do mercado interno e exportações de açúcar. Mostra que durante muito tempo tais mercados foram marcados pela ação planejadora por parte do órgão estatal (o IAA/Instituto do Açúcar e do Álcool) criado em 1933, e que o enfraquecimento de tal incumbência quando do advento do Proálcool em 1975 foi seguido do esvaziamento de outras atribuições do órgão entre 1985 e 1990, quando foi extinto. Destaca o comportamento da mistura de álcool anidro à gasolina, o ufanismo quanto à possibilidade de substituição do consumo de gasolina pelo de álcool hidratado, a crise de abastecimento deste álcool em 1989/90 e o problema decorrente da possibilidade de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Brasil; Mercados; Açúcar; Álcool; Planejamento; Brazil; Markets; Sugar; Alcohol; Planning; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112757

O arroz no varejo e os fatores que influenciam o dispêndio das famílias consumidoras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gameiro,   Augusto Hauber; Gameiro,   Mariana Bombo Perozzi.
Despite the well-known idea that rice is a commodity and thus it is unlikely to be differentiated, there is a large number of rice products available in the retail market, with different classification, standards, packages, brands etc. It can be observed significant variation in their prices, considering the brands, manufacturers, stores and also when the same product is considered in a short interval of time. Before these findings, we asked what the effects of rice purchasing strategies are over consumers’ expenditures. This paper proposes a mathematical model to simulate the decision process of rice purchasing by consumers with different preferences, in front of products available in supermarkets in a city of Sao Paulo state and another in Rio Grande do...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rice; Brand; Retail; Preference; Consumer.; Agribusiness; D12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61196

The Impact of NAFTA on Agricultural Commodity Trade: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Naanwaab,   Cephas B.; Yeboah,   Osei-Agyeman.
This paper examines the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on agricultural commodity trade using extensive data.  The data cover agricultural exports and imports between the U.S. and NAFTA partners over the extended period of 1989-2010.  The commodities covered in our analyses include; corn, soy bean, cotton, wheat, fresh vegetables, poultry, dairy products, and red meats.  Since the signing of the agreement, U.S. total agricultural commodity trade with NAFTA members has increased three-fold from $18 billion in 1994 to $61 billion in 2010.  A partial equilibrium model, in which we derive each trading partner's excess demand and excess supply, is used to study the impact of NAFTA on trade, controlling for other trade-inducing variables such...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: NAFTA; Agricultural commodities; Trade; Partial equilibrium analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119730

Study on Sustainable Development of Resettlement in Urbanization Process - a Case Study on the ADB-funded Nanning Qingxiu Mountain Ecologizal Protection Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liang,   Su-ping.
Based on derivation of permanent income hypothesis (PIH), the conflict is analyzed between expected profitability of migrants and government policy in resettlement protect. Government has provided compensation for relevant building and land losses, but farmers are still unwilling to dismantle and move. On the contrary, it results in more serious social problems. The implementation and effect of resettlement policy is analyzed sustainable development of resettlement: change ideas of resettlement to promote establishment of civil rights protection ideas; carry out early survey to protect rights and interests of owners and migrants; communicate with migrants to ensure their smooth appeal channel; and enhance coordination work with government department to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Resettlement; Compensation; Sustainable development; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122954

Does vertical integration reduce investment reluctance in production chains? An agent-based real options approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balmann,   Alfons; Musshoff,   Oliver; Larsen,   Karin.
This paper uses an agent-based real options approach to analyze whether stronger vertical integration reduces investment reluctance in pork production. A competitive model in which firms identify optimal investment strategies by using genetic algorithms is developed. Two production systems are compared: a perfectly integrated system and a system in which firms produce either the intermediate product (piglets) or the final product (pork). Simulations show that the spot market solution and the perfectly integrated system lead to a very similar production dynamics even with limited information on production capacities. The results suggest that, from a pure real options perspective, spot markets are not significantly inferior to perfectly integrated supply...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Real options; Supply chain; Agent-based models; Genetic algorithms; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59521

Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing: The Role of Customer Satisfaction Measurement for Service Innovations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spiller,   Achim; Zuhlsdorf,   Anke; Mellin,   Matthias.
The importance of direct marketing for high quality farm products has increased during the past few years. This paper analyses the impact of customer satisfaction and its driving forces for farmer- to-consumer direct marketing and is based on a customer survey in 33 organic and conventional on-farm stores in Germany. The results emphasise the role of store atmosphere and customer service as the main influencing factors on customer satisfaction.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Direct Marketing; Customer satisfaction; Regression; Service Quality; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6607

Input Substitution in the Spanish Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alarcón,   Silverio.
Firm panel data sets over the period 1993 to 2002 are used to estimate translog production functions with labour, capital and material inputs for 9 Spanish food industries. To tackle the endogeneity of the regressors, the generalized method of moments estimations is employed. The specification tests reject the instrument variables only for 1 out of 9 estimates. The remaining 8 industries show evidence of homogeneity and constant returns to scale. Only one industry exhibits complete separability of all pairs of factors and thus translog is preferred to Cobb-Douglas specification for 7 industries. Substitutability and complementarity between production factors in response to price changes are studied through Morishima and Shadow elasticities....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Translog; Elasticity of substitution; Generalized method of moments; Returns to scale; Agribusiness; C23; D24; L66.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24487

RESULTADOS DE LA DICTAMINACIÓN DE 213 PROYECTOS CREDITICIOS DE GANADERÍA DE CARNE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trueta Santiago,   Rafael; Lecumberri Lopez,   Jorge.
Credit is a fundamental input for production. One of its major limitations is default payments. Quality of credit portfolios is directly linked to the quality of the projects that are used to generate them. This study assesses the quality of a non probabilistic sample of 213 livestock projects to which credit was granted by a financial institution in 3 consecutive years. Between 15-20 projects where obtained in each of the 12 regional branches covering the national territory. Fifteen different types of deficiencies where found. The most frequent deficiencies found were: the use of nominal interest rates, (100%), omission to include production costs (44%) including incomes from other activities (43%), and high calving rates (25%). The number of deficiencies...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credit; Livestock projects; Project quality.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56556

Agglomeration Effects and Japanese Food Industry Investment in China: Evidence from the Cities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jin,   Shaosheng; Tokunaga,   Suminori; Akune,   Yuko; Kageyama,   Masahiro.
This paper uses the data from Chugoku Shinshutsu Kigyou Ichiran 2003-2004 (A View of Japanese Enterprises Investments in China 2003-2004) to study 1ocation choice of Japanese food industry investment in 231 Chinese cities from 1992 to 2001, paying a particular attention to agglomeration effects. A negative binominal model indicates that labor cost (WAGE) is the most important factor that deters Japanese food industry investment. Market size (GDP), raw material (MATER), port (PORT) and policy incentives (POLICY), however, have positive effects in Japanese food industry investment location choice in China. As for the three-tier agglomeration effects' test, the agglomeration effects of Japanese manufactures agglomeration (AG2) and Japanese food manufactures...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Agglomeration; Japan; China; FDI; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; F21; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25307

Phase Space Reconstruction from Economic Time Series Data: Improving Models of Complex Real-World Dynamic Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huffaker,   Ray G.
Failure of economic models to anticipate the global financial crisis illustrates the need for modeling to better capture complex real-world dynamics. Conventional models—in which economic variables evolve toward equilibria or fluctuate about equilibria in response to exogenous random shocks—are ill-equipped to portray complex real-world dynamics in which economic variables may cycle aperiodically along low-dimensional ‘strange attractors’. We present a method developed in the physics literature—‘phase space reconstruction’—that reconstructs strange attractors present in real-world dynamical systems using time series data on a single variable. Phase space reconstruction provides pictures of real-world dynamics that can guide model specification
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Phase space reconstruction; Time series data; Economic dynamics; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97021

The LP Model to Optimize the Biofuel Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The heavy dependence of the EU countries from the imported oil, a growing economic vulnerability caused by wider and almost unforeseeable price changes of the crude oil commodity, the global warming are some of the reasons that have induced the policy makers to incentive the production of domestic biofuels derived from agricultural biomasses. This paper analyzes the supply chain model of biofuel production by focussing the economic and environment potential benefits that production and use of these biofuels might have for the primary sector and the society. The suggestions are that biofuels can be a promising renewable sources of energy; the positive perceived advantages are: less dependence on turbulent exporting countries, higher security from...
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/49889

Short Chain in FVG Region: An Evaluation of the Customer Satisfaction at the  “Farmer’s Shopping Points”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
Farmer market, farmer shops, milk dispenser, 0‐Km are some of the new born initiatives for trading agricultural products at (or near) the farm gate, now spreading in EU‐USA; their purpose is to offer to the farmers the chance to trade directly their products, and offer to the consumers new shopping opportunities alternatives to conventional food marketing outlets. This study was addressed to test the customer satisfaction at the farmers’ shops created by a farmer cooperative. The experiment was performed in Friuli VG a North‐East region of Italy, with a survey using a questionnaire submitted to a number of customers randomly selected at the end of their shopping. The customer satisfaction (CS) was evaluated with the SERQUAL procedure consisting in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer markets; Short chain; Direct selling; Customer satisfaction; Shopping point; 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/100459

A Preliminary Analysis of the Benefits of Introducing Apomixis into Rice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frisvold,   George B.; Bicknell,   Kathryn; Bicknell,   Ross.
The objective of this research is to undertake an ex ante economic analysis of basic scientific research that aims to identify the gene(s) that control apomictic reproduction, with the ultimate aim of transferring the characteristic into commercially important crops. This paper reports very preliminary results, using the introduction of apomixis into rice as a case study. Apomixis is a natural, asexual method of plant reproduction resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the mother plant. Apomixis promises to revolutionize plant breeding by providing a system for crop improvement that allows any desired variety, including hybrids, to breed true. This ability will make both breeding and seed production more efficient. It offers the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98515

The Relationship between Oil, Exchange Rates, and Commodity Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harri,   Ardian; Nalley,   Lawton Lanier; Hudson,   Darren.
Exchange rates have long been thought to have an important impact on the export and import of goods and services, and, thus, exchange rates are expected to influence the price of those products that are traded. At the same time, energy impacts commodity production in some very important ways. The use of chemical and petroleum derived inputs has increased in agriculture over time; the prices of these critical inputs, then, would be expected to alter supply, and, therefore, the prices of commodities using these inputs. Also, agricultural commodities have been increasingly used to produce energy, thereby leading to an expectation of a linkage between energy and commodity markets. In this paper, we examine the price relationship through time of the primary...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Commodity prices; Crude oil; Exchange rates; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C32; L71; Q11; Q40.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53095

Basin-level use and productivity of water: examples from South Asia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molden,   David J.; Sakthivadivel,   Ramasamy; Habib,   Zaigham.
Discusses and illustrates concepts for identifying ways of improving productivity of water within basins. The results of applying a water accounting procedure to four sub-basins in South Asia (Bhakra in India; Chishtian in Pakistan; Huruluwewa in northern Sri Lanka; and Kirindi Oya in southern Sri Lanka) are presented. The methodology used identifies the quantities and productivity of various uses of water within a basin. This information is then used to identify the water-saving potential, and the means of improving the productivity of the managed supplies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water management; Water conservation; River basins; Water use; Productivity; Case studies; Irrigated farming; Indicators; Water scarcity; South Asia; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Bhakra; Chishtian; Kirindi Oya; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61099

The Restructuring of Dakota Growers Pasta Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; McKee,   Gregory J.
The decision discussed in this case is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of restructuring Dakota Growers Pasta. Cook’s life cycle taxonomy of cooperatives is used to explain how the cooperative moved throughout its life until it restructured as a closely-held organization. The organization does not appear to have changed greatly in its operation since the conversion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56940

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE TRANSFORMATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lazikova,   Jarmila; Bandlerova,   Anna; Schwarcz,   Pavol.
Agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia still represent the most important legal form of enterprises in agriculture. Chosen indicators of financial analysis and indicators of revenues as calculated to hectare of agricultural land show that the transformed agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia are able to keep in step with newly created business companies. The paper tries to answer the question why the agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia still maintain their dominant position in agricultural business while in other countries of Central Europe agricultural cooperatives play only an insignificant role.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Enterprise forms; Land use; Land price; Profitability indicators; Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43400

Path Choice on Rural Industrial Upgrading in the Process of Rural-urban Integration in Binhai New Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Xiang; Fu,   Na.
With methods of reference research and field research, the current situations of rural industrialization in the process of rural-urban integration in Binhai new area are analyzed and some problems in the process of integration in the new area are pointed out, such as difficulties in breaking dual economic structure in urban and rural areas, imbalanced economic development in the area and inadequate development of the third industry. And relevant countermeasures are proposed: optimizing agriculture industrial structure and promoting agricultural industrialization to form urban agricultural model of Binhai new area focusing on facility agriculture, park agriculture and high-end agriculture and to realize the intensive growth of agriculture; rationally...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Binhai new area; Rural-urban integration; Countryside; Industrial upgrading; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108406

AGRIBUSINESS COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27301

A RATIONALE FOR CAPTIVE SUPPLIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Love,   H. Alan; Burton,   Diana M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Captive supplies; Concentration; Meat industry; Poultry industry; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25948

INNOVATION IN THE CANADIAN AGRI-FOOD SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sparling,   David; van Duren,   Erna.
This document contains the PowerPoint presentation given by the authors at the 2002 WCC-72 meetings, regarding innovation in the Canadian Agri-Food sector. Definitions relating to the dimensions and process of innovation as well as a case study are presented.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16619

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MODULARIZATION UPON THE U.S. FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gordon,   William A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26921

Solvency and Performance of French Wineries in Times of Declining Sales: Co‐operatives and Corporations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Declerck,   Francis; Viviani,   Jean-Laurent.
The paper assesses the ability of French wineries to prevail over the crisis of French wine in the years 2000. Corporations are distinguished from co‐operatives: Over the 2000‐2006 period in spite of sales fluctuations, French wineries did not increase their financial debt level substantially. Such result supports the traditional static trade‐off theory (TOT). Co‐operatives were able to absorb part of the impact of the wine crisis at the expense of their members, in increasing account payables to member. Corporations have not increased trade account payables to vine growers. In the mid‐2000s, the French wine crisis has not been strong enough to shake the financial structure of cooperatives and corporations. But co‐operatives look more affected. However,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Winery; Co‐operative; Strategy; Debt; Leverage; Performance; Wine; Crisis; 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/100507

RURAL SUPPLY COOPERATIVE CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISION CASE: FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES FOR A RURAL SUPPLY COOPERATIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marshall,   Andrew; Hine,   Susan E.; Dalsted,   Norman L.; Lybecker,   Donald W.
This capital budgeting case evaluates the feasibility of adding an auxiliary enterprise to a feed milling operation that an agricultural supply cooperative is considering purchasing.  Both quantitative and qualitative objectives are taken into consideration regarding the cooperative's financial position, community employment, and farm level feasibility.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34471

Exchange Rates Impacts on Agricultural Inputs Prices using VAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yeboah,   Osei-Agyeman; Shaik,   Saleem; Allen,   Albert J.
The effects of the U.S. dollar exchange rate versus the Mexican peso are evaluated for four traded nonfarm-produced inputs (fertilizer, chemicals, farm machinery, and feed) in the U.S. Unit root tests suggest that the exchange rate and the four input price ratios support the presence of unit roots with a trend model but the presence unit roots can be rejected in the first difference model. This result is consistent with a fixed price/flex price conceptual framework, with industrial prices more likely to be unresponsive to the exchange rate than farm commodity prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Exchange rate; Pass-through; Law of one price; SUR; VAR; Agribusiness; Financial Economics; International Relations/Trade; F14; F31; F36; F42; C23.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53096

Authentic and Fake Italian Food Products in the World
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicoletti,   Giovambattista; Platania,   Marco; Privitera,   Donatella.
Counterfeiting is a growing and increasingly dangerous phenomenon. There has recently been an enormous growth in the illegal market for designer goods with a 'name' or trademark (counterfeit goods), as well as goods made without paying for the intellectual property rights (pirated goods). Quite apart from having economic consequences, counterfeited and pirated articles threaten the health and safety of EU citizens, their jobs, Community competitiveness, trade, and investment in research and innovation. The agrofood italian production , famous all over the world for their qualitative characteristics, it reenters among the products that are imitated. The imitation of such products certainly risks to damage the Italian productions, above all in comparison to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Counterfeit; Italian food production; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7861

Bounded Learning Efficiency and Sources of Firm Level Productivity Growth in Colombian Food Manufacturing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shee,   Apurba; Stefanou,   Spiro E.
The measurement of productivity fluctuations has been the focus of decades-long interest.  In addition to broad structural forces driving productivity changes, there is more recent interest in measuring and identifying the heterogeneous forces driving these changes.  A major force is learning-by-doing which is used by economists to describe the phenomenon of productivity growth arising from the accumulation of production experience by a firm.  This paper proposes a bounded learning concept with the learning progress function characterized by the degree of efficiency and the specification of the learning progress as a logistic function capturing both the slow start-up and the limit in learning progress. The inter-firm learning inefficiency is defined as the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Colombian food manufacturing industry; Bounded learning-by-doing; Learning efficiency; Logistic differential equation; Technical efficiency; Firm-level productivity growth; Decomposition of productivity change; Endogeneity of input choice; Stochastic production frontier; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103898

Impact of Government Payments, Depreciation and Inflation on Investment Behavior in American Agriculture Sector Using Sample of Kansas Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariyaratne,   Chatura B.; Featherstone,   Allen M.
A farm’s physical investment is affected by its fundamental q and by its financial situation, with the later comprising both the firm’s liquidity and its possibility of facing capital market imperfections. This study determines the effects of government payments, depreciation, and inflation on crop farm machinery and equipment investment behavior employing the Nonlinear Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) estimator to estimate the investment system. The magnitude of the lagged cash flows such as government payments, cash crop income, and grain income were largely responsible for determining farm investment behavior in the Kansas agriculture sector. An increase in lagged machinery and equipment depreciation and lagged farm motor vehicle and listed property...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investment; Liquidity; Fundamental q; Government payments; Depreciation; Inflation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49301

Dairy supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers' revenues in Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falkowski,   Jan; Malak-Rawlikowska,   Agata; Milkczarek-Andrzejewska,   D.
Supply chain restructuring and its impact on farmers’ situation have become the subject of vast interest among agricultural economists. However, there have been relatively few studies trying to quantitatively asses this issue. This paper analyses the impact of supply chain modernisation on dairy farmers in Poland. It is shown that joining the modern marketing channel positively affects farmers’ revenues. The decision to enter the modern channel is crucially dependent on access to funds and facilitated by having larger cow herds.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Restructuring; Dairy sector; Poland; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44060

How do Different Countries use PDO/GI Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Cheddar to Parmesan-Reggiano
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: House,   Lisa; Patel,   Payal; Thomas,   Spreen.
Protected Geographic Indicators (PGI) and Product Differentiation of Origination (PDO) are products that are linked to certain regions or countries that define them based on where they are produced, prepared and/or packaged before they are sold. However, the exact interpretation of PGI/PDOs is not synonymous around the world, leading to disputes over trade barriers between nations. The goal of this paper is to discuss the quality and safety control issues that go into the production of PGI/PDOs as well as trade regulations that are currently being discussed at the World Trade Organization’s Doha multilateral trade agreements meetings. A comparison of how countries mark PGI/PDO products is made by comparing two cheese industries: Wisconsin Cheddar from the...
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/59176

QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF LOW-FAT GROUND BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brester,   Gary W.; Lhermite,   Pascale; Goodwin,   Barry K.; Hunt,   Melvin C.
Low-fat ground beef (LFGB) is a new product designed to be as palatable as beef products that contain significantly higher levels of fat. A hedonic model shows that each unitary increase in the leanness of ground beef products carries a price premium of $.0206/lb. If LFGB garners a 10% share of the ground beef market, the retail price of all ground beef products will increase by $.01/lb. and consumption will increase by 39.75 million lbs. The price of commercial cows will increase by $.56/cwt. Price quantity, and welfare measures are magnified as the market share captured by LFGB increases.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30958

Using Linked Household-level Datasets to Explain Consumer Response to BSE in Canada
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xin; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Butler,   J.S.
Household-level Canadian meat purchases from 2002-2008, household-level egg purchases from 2002-2005 and Food Opinion Survey in 2008 were used to understand how consumers who have different concerns about nutrition react to BSE events and how beef consumption after BSE discoveries were shaped by consumers concerns of food safety and their trust of government and the industry decision makers. Three measures of beef purchased were used to explore consumers’ reaction. A random effects logit model was applied to test whether any beef purchased during a given month. Consumption in terms of unit purchases was measured with a random effects Negative Binomial model and consumption in terms of beef expenditure was measured with a standard random effects model....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE; Mad cow disease; Food safety; Consumer behavior; Canada; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60859

Transition to electronic trading of Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Samarth; Brorsen,   B. Wade.
This study compares liquidity costs and other characteristics of electronic and open outcry hard red winter wheat futures contracts traded on the Kansas City Board of Trade. Liquidity costs are considerably lower in the electronic market than in the open outcry market. A new approach is used to estimate liquidity costs which eliminates bias resulting from splitting of orders in electronic markets. The liquidity costs are still considerably lower after correcting the bias in electronic market. Liquidity costs were higher in after-hours trading as compared to regular trading hours suggesting a negative impact of volume on liquidity costs. Volatility of futures prices and volume per trade are positively related to liquidity costs, while a negative relation is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bid-ask spread; Electronic trading; Execution costs; KCBT; Liquidity; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56406

Theme Overview: Fundamental Forces Affecting Agribusiness Industries, Part II
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olson,   Kent D.; Boehlje,   Michael.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Market Forces; Structural Change; Porter’s Five Forces; Agribusiness; Q13; L10; L22; M22; L80.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104214

The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dietz,   Sarah N.; Aulerich,   Nicole M.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982–2004. The results show that farmer benchmark prices for wheat in Illinois and Kansas fall in the middle third of the price range about half to three-quarters of the time. Consistent with previous studies, this refutes the contention that Illinois and Kansas wheat farmers routinely market the bulk of their wheat crop in the bottom portion of the price range. Tests of the average difference between farmer and market benchmark prices are sensitive to the market benchmark considered. The marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if a 24- or 20-month market benchmark is used, slightly above the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benchmarks; Illinois; Kansas; Marketing; Performance; Price; Wheat; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48762

La construcción del capital social comunitario en un entorno periurbano – Ejido de San Nicolás Totolapan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Jorge Tovar.
La información presentada forma parte de la investigación realizada en la Comunidad Ejidal de San Nicolás Totolapan, realizada el año 2009, en relación a la integración y convivencia económico-territorial de la organización ejidal con la gran ciudad de México y sus habitantes, a través del diseño y la puesta en operación de estrategias de adaptación y cambio en sus usos y costumbres al interior de la comunidad, que se ubica en un espacio periurbano colindante con el Distrito Federal, capital federal de México, en donde 336 ejidatarios administran sus tierras en régimen de propiedad comunitaria, que esta conformada principalmente de áreas de bosque y otras tierras cultivables, y que en un momento dado por las circunstancias socio-económicas, deciden poner...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Capital social; Turismo rural; Ecoturismo; 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/95238

The income generating capacity of vegetable forcing model farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tegla,   Zsolt; Varga,   Erika; Hagen,   Istvan Zsombor.
Within the branch of horticultural production, vegetable forcing can play a very significant role in the future employment of the rural labour force, due to its less seasonal employment and high workforce demand. Taking the ecological endowments of Hungary into consideration the farms of the South Great Plains may play a decisive role in this. During our research we examined eight model hydro-cultured vegetable forcing farms that are competitive due to their income-generating capacity and are suitable for further development. We concluded that pepper forcing farms of 1 ha generated €138,980 SGM, tomato forcing farms €129,486 SGM and cucumber forcing farms €121,641 SGM. By dividing the Standard Gross Margin by €1,200 we found that the farms examined...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Production value; Variable costs; ESU; Vegetable forcing; Income; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48096

Product Quality and Grower Reputation:  Dynamic Contracts With Adverse Selection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Yanguo; Jaenicke,   Edward C.
We investigate the design of a two-period contract between an agricultural processor and growers whose quality-ability types are not observable to the processor.  After characterizing the optimal contracts and establishing conditions for a separating equilibrium, we investigate how a payment based on first-period reputation may induce more first-period effort.  We show that this reputation-based payment can improve both the processor's and the grower's welfare, resulting in a dominant equilibrium.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19543

Wisconsin and the Agricultural Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deller,   Steven C.
In this applied research project I attempt to explore general trends within the Wisconsin agricultural sectors as they relate to the larger Wisconsin economy. Using two metrics of economic activity, income and jobs, I explore recent historical trends. In essence, the analysis finds that production agriculture went through a significant downward phase that has appeared to stabilize over the most recent period. Income from agriculture has become increasingly unstable adding significant uncertainty to the industry. Agricultural processing, however, remains a strong source of income and employment growth. While production agriculture appears to have stabilized and food processing has grown, the rest of the state's economy has grown at a much greater clip,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12655

Analysis on Land Development and Consolidation in Mountainous Area ——A case of land development and consolidation project in Haiba Village of Fengjie County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tian,   Mao-qiang; Zuo,   Chun-rong; Tan,   Xian-long; Li,   Yan-jun.
The paper describes the land use situation in the project area from two aspects. Firstly, natural situation (landscape, temperature, soil hydrology, natural disaster); secondly, land use situation (land use structure, project construction scale, land area of different vegetation classes). Through the research on the land development and consolidation of Haiba Village of Fengjie County, the project is concluded and the implementation cases of the project are reduced from the following six aspects: land leveling project, water conservancy and irrigation, farmland road engineering, project management system, project funds management and completion and delivery of construction project. Besides, the social, ecological and economic interests obtained by the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land development and consolidation; Fengjie County; Implementation cases; Analysis of interests; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102384

Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: von Davier,   Zazie; Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities are being explained, and what adaptations to the volatile external environments are being suggested. Based on a large‐scale media analysis, we have identified perceptions, which vary greatly over time, especially with regard to the perception of the threats and opportunities volatility creates for farms and firms and the most frequently identified reasons for volatile prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Media analysis; Public discourse; Shared assumptions; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100472

Analysis on Characteristics and Functions of the Peasant Workers’ Returning Home for Venturing in Shaanxi Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yan,   Yu-jie; Wang,   Cong-ying.
Features and effects of returned migrant workers’ entrepreneurship in Shaanxi Province are analyzed. Returned migrant workers’ entrepreneurship in Shaanxi Province depends on traditional  agriculture to develop the quantitative business of planting and breeding, local resources to develop the processing of building material and agricultural products, small towns to develop service industry such as catering and tourism and the capital accumulated when working in the outside to achieve the transformation from an ordinary worker to an entrepreneur.  Returned migrant workers’ entrepreneurship in Shaanxi Province promotes the employment and expends ways of transferring rural labor force and increasing incomes. Advantages recourses are attracted to the rural and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Shaanxi Province; Returned migrant workers; Entrepreneurship; Feature; Effect; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101897

PLANNING FOR THE RETAIL FARM MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: German,   Carl L.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Cain,   Jarvis L.; Rouse,   Robert J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26654

Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives, Allocative Efficiency, and Corporate Taxation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.
The criterion for allocative efficiency is derived for a market system consisting of producers, a processor, and consumers and compared to the solution conditions for cooperative and profit-maximizing processors. A cooperative that maximizes total member returns will restrict output to less than the social optimum unless it is a price taker in the processed product market. A cooperative that processes whatever quantity of raw product members choose to deliver will overproduce relative to the social optimum unless marginal and average processing costs are equal. An income tax can be used to move a cooperative that restricts output toward the social optimum.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46414

Zambia Horticultural Rapid Appraisal: Understanding the Domestic Value Chains of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hichaambwa,   Munguzwe; Tschirley,   David L.
The purpose of this paper is to begin generating the empirical information needed to  launch a process of stakeholder consultation regarding the key challenges facing the country’s  horticultural sector. The paper is based on a rapid appraisal of the sector meant to provide a  broad overview; FSRP’s hope is that stakeholder input will help identify a more focused set of  applied research dealing with specific issues. The paper proceeds as follows: the rest of this  chapter presents the data and methods used in the research; chapter two uses national rural  household survey data to characterize horticultural marketing patterns in the smallholder sector;  chapter three presents results of the rapid appraisal, focusing on large scale farmers, “first  sellers”...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia horticultural rapid appraisal; Fresh fruits and vegetables; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54476

Agribusiness Analysis San Antonio Market Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Powell,   Gordon R.; McDonald,   Russell F.; Branson,   Robert E.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Analysis; San Antonio; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97285

Attributes Preferred and Premiums Offered for Naturally Produced Beef Cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Springer,   Job D.; Biermacher,   Jon T.; Childs,   M. Dan; Alkire,   Deke O.; Grooms,   Brandon.
A growing number of beef cattle producers in the US are using limited information to determine whether or not it would be economical for them to grow naturally produced cattle.  The objective was to discover the attributes that marketing companies prefer for the naturally produced cattle they purchase, and to elicit the price premiums being offered for cattle that possess these attributes.  Results of a phone survey of companies that purchase natural cattle show that 27 out of 32 companies report their willingness to pay a premium of $5.95/cwt for cattle that have never received antibiotics, ionophores, hormones or animal by-products.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Key words: attributes; Beef; Cattle; Naturally produced; Premiums; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46859

Expulsion of Members by Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Copeland,   John D.
The relationship between farmer members and their cooperatives is unique, a combination of contract, business, and membership interests. Cooperatives may have occasion to terminate the relationship by expelling a member. This article explore legal authority of cooperatives to expel members, conditions under which expulsion is an acceptable action by cooperatives, and legal consequences of improper expulsion are described, and procedures are suggested to protect member and cooperative interests when expulsion is necessary.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46274

Large Commercial Producer Market Segments for Agricultural Capital Equipment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Boehlje,   Michael; Downey,   W. Scott; Gray,   Allan W.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cluster Analysis; Capital Equipment; Market Segmentation; Commercial Producers; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Marketing; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117606

Is Wine a Financial Parachute?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldi,   Lucia; Vandone,   Daniela; Peri,   Massimo.
This paper analyzes the relationship between Global Wine Industry Share Price Indexes and composite stock market indexes using a Threshold Vector Error Correction Model (TVECM), aiming to investigate if investments in the wine sector play a role in determining financial risk and return to investors who include it in their portfolio. Whilst in most of the literature analyses the return of investments of fine wine, this paper places the focus to “normal” (i.e. non‐fine) wine, using data from the Mediobanca database covering companies in the wine industry listed on regulated stock market in France, US, Australia, Chile and China . The dataset cover the time period going from January 1, 2001, to the end of February 2009. The estimates of the TVECM lead to the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine sector; Stock Market; Threshold Cointegration; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q11; G14; C32.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100506

The Mexican Animal Identification System: Current Situation, Problems, and Potential
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ortega,   Carlos; Peel,   Derrell S.
Mexico initiated a federal animal  identification (ID) system (SINIIGA) in 2003. The program is administered by an agency of the federal Department of Agriculture (SAGARPA) and has been used primarily to support a federal subsidy program for livestock producers. The program is conceptually well designed, but implementation thus far falls short of the potential and needs, most importantly in animal disease management. Although substantial numbers of animals have been tagged, relatively little progress has been made in developing a usable animal ID information system. Animal health officials currently are not actively involved in the development and use of the system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mexican animal ID system; Livestock; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92597

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kepner,   Karl W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27291

A Study on the Countermeasures of Modern Agricultural Development from a Perspective of E-Commerce --A Case of Suzhou, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Xun-wen.
Based on the fact that E-commerce promotes the development of modern agriculture, the paper summarizes the present situation of agricultural E-commerce through related materials. Taking Suzhou city as an example, the paper analyzes the features of modern agriculture. And the modern agriculture is characterized with apparent industrialization and scale requirements, the branded and particular agriculture has more advantages, leisure agriculture is the very special one. In order to upgrade the degree of agricultural industrialization of Suzhou, promote the communication of agricultural information and sales of products and lower the risks of agricultural production, the E-commerce countermeasures of modern agriculture have been put forward. Firstly,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Modern agriculture; Agricultural e-commerce; Agricultural e-commerce model; E-commerce talents; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96064

Spatial Analysis of the Evolvement of Urban and Rural Economic Disparity in Yunnan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Li-ping.
The per capita disposable income of urban households and the per capita net income of rural households in Yunnan Province are selected as the variable indices. Data are from the Yunnan Statistical Yearbook and the Yunnan Statistical Yearbook[7-8]. Theil index and RHL value are used to carry out quantitative research on the occurrence, development and change of urban and rural economic disparity in Yunnan Province, China. Regression analysis on the evolvement trend of urban and rural economic disparity and spatial analysis on the convergence and divergence of urban and rural disparity caused by economic growth in Yunnan Province are carried out. Result shows that cities in Yunnan Province show a downward convergence; while rural areas show a downward...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban and rural economic disparity; Theil index; Yunnan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96042

Do Cooperatives Offer High Quality Products? Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Wine Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pennerstorfer,   Dieter; Weiss,   Christoph R.
We investigate the impact of decentralised decision making on product quality. Comparing a cooperative (decentralized decision making) and a firm (centralized decision making) suggests that members of the cooperative have an incentive to produce too much and to free-ride on quality. Free-riding on quantity and quality are interrelated which implies that the final product of the cooperative can even be of higher quality than its entrepreneurial twin, despite free-riding on quality. Whether or not cooperatives deliver higher quality products depends on the way in which the quality of the final product is determined from the quality levels of the inputs delivered (quality aggregation) as well as the number of members of the cooperative. Empirical evidence on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115741

Disconnections in US and EU Agricultural Policy and Trade Negotiations: A Transaction Cost Politics Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Linda M.; Hansen,   Kathleen C.
This article investigates aspects of the institutions and decision making processes in the United States and the European Union that affect the coordination of domestic farm programs and trade negotiations for agriculture in each entity. We explore how current institutions and processes contribute to a level of incoherence - or lack of coordination - between domestic farm programs and trade negotiations in the United States. Constructs from transaction cost politics with an emphasis on the decision to delegate authority from the principal to an agent are used to understand how institutional processes affect the coordination of domestic legislation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: This article investigates aspects of the institutions and decision making processes in the United States and the European Union that affect the coordination of domestic farm programs and trade negotiations for agriculture in each entity. We explore how current institutions and processes contribute to a level of incoherence - or lack of coordination - between domestic farm programs and trade negotiations in the United States. Constructs from transaction cost politics with an emphasis on the decision to delegate authority from the principal to an agent are used to understand how institutional processes affect the coordination of domestic legislation.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Political Economy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99768

Bioenergy and Food Security: Markets, Institutions and Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Pacheco de; Bernardo,   M.T.
The discussion about bioenergy solutions and respective interaction with food security concerns continues to be a difficult subject in the international arena. The academic efforts to address the issue should be based on facts and models that allow a sound decision process. However, beyond theoretical considerations and model implications, the facts based on case studies provide, probably, the most powerful arguments, mainly when they are supported by some rationalization and a chosen reference model. The research we want to discuss is based on the study of the two major countries and “players” in the bioenergy initiatives and related agricultural changes driven by that process, USA and Brazil. The key factors to study the subject are markets, institutions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100501

Public Attitudes Toward Agribusiness Development in Southern New Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skaggs,   Rhonda K.; Coburn,   E.; Lansford,   R.; Jallad,   F.; Wayne,   L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23942

Harsha de Silva, Director, E-development Labs (private) Limited and Senior Economist, LIRNEasia - Agricultural Market Development through Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Developing Country Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oyewumi,   Olubukola Ayodeju.
One of the fundamental characteristics of a well functioning market is the ability to transmit useful information to decision makers at the micro-level, which will ultimately culminate in the development of effective macro-level policies. A key assumption in economics is that market information is readily available to role players in business and marketing. In reality however, farmers in the developing world, unlike their developed countries counterpart, are still faced with the challenge of accessing credible market information. Market information is an essential component of agricultural production, distribution and marketing. The availability of timely and accurate market information to farmers by means of fast and effective modern information...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Information and communication technology (ICT); Agricultural markets; Market information; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8196

Recursos Estratégicos em Propriedades Rurais Familiares
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dias,   Marcelo Fernandes Pacheco; Pedrozo,   Eugenio Avila.
A agricultura familiar tem papel importante nos agronegócios. A manutenção desses agricultores é uma das preocupações prioritárias dos governos. Também é amplamente conhecido o fato que o desempenho das propriedades familiares varia significativamente. Esse artigo busca contribuir para a explicação do porquê dessa variação de desempenho, através da Teoria Baseado em Recursos (RBV). Nesse sentido, foi desenvolvido um estudo exploratório de 12 propriedades agrícolas familiares que tem seus resultados econômicos dos últimos 6 anos acompanhados pela Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária – Epagri. O objetivo central foi identificar as causas que sustentam um desempenho consistentemente e repetitivamente maior ao longo desse período. Os resultados indicam que as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desempenho; Análise Estratégica; Teoria Baseada em Recursos; Propriedade Familiar; Performance; Strategy Analysis; Theory Based on Resources; Family Real State; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108515

Valoração contingente da Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) São José – MG: um estudo de caso
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cirino,   Jader Fernandes; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de.
The São José Environmental Protection Area (EPA) in the State of Minas Gerais has a rich natural and historical patrimony. However, in spite of its value and of being a protection area since 1981, it has now suffering several degradations. In that sense, the major objective of this work is to value São José EPA with the purpose of supplying subsidies for the elaboration and attainment of public and private projects of preservation or sustainable exploration of the referred asset, as well as for public policy directed to its administration. As valuation method, it was used the contingent valuation through the approach of Hanemann (1984) and the bootstrapping method to obtain a monthly willingness-to-pay (WTP) per family of the municipal districts that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: São José EPA; Contingent valuation; Environmental valuation; Willingness-to-pay.; Agribusiness; Q; Q5; Q56.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61229

The little co-op that could: a Vermont love story (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nilan,   Clem.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60361

ANÁLISIS DE SENSIBILIDAD DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE CAÑA DE AZÚCAR CON DOS TECNOLOGÍAS DE RIEGO (GOTEO Y GRAVEDAD) EN ZAPOTILTIC, JALISCO (PARTE 2)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torres Sanchez,   Guadalupe; Prado Vazquez,   Victor Hugo; Rivera Espinoza,   Ma. Patricia.
The objective is to make the investment sensibility analysis in drop irrigation by gravity in sugar cane production, there are three variables involved into the sensibility analysis for both of the irrigation systems: Cane production by hectare (it was sensibilized to low prices), sell price for sugar cane ton (it was sensibilized to low prices), and variations in the production's direct costs (sensibilized to high prices). The Novelo's methodology for sensibility analysis (1944) was used. The three variables involved into the sensibility analysis showed differences to support the outcome results got with the irrigation drop system over the irrigation gravity system by drop.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Key words: analysis sensibility; Sugar cane production; Technology.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56553

Analysis of Poverty Alleviation Model of Advancing Entire Villages - A Case Study of Ningxia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Wei.
This paper gives an overview of the development-oriented poverty alleviation of advancing entire villages in Ningxia, and then relates the implementation of 1 000-village poverty alleviation program of Ningxia by stages as follows: at the first stage (2005-2006) , 203 villages began to implement the first development-oriented poverty alleviation program of advancing entire village; at the second stage (2007-2008), the second development-oriented poverty alleviation program of advancing entire villages was implemented. By empirical analysis, the main experience in the process of implementing poverty alleviation model of advancing entire villages is generalized as follows: strengthen the support and help degree and frame feasible implementation planning;...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Advancing entire villages; Specific measures; Ningxia; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118313

FOOD MARKETING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.; Senauer,   Benjamin.
The most efficient food delivery system in the world is becoming even more so with new electronic information gathered at the checkout counter and quickly transmitted to food distributors and manufacturers.  In order to meet new competition in the retail  market for food and food services, traditional grocery stores and their suppliers are redesigning how they present, order and distribute products.  This effort is called Efficient Consumer Response (ECR).  It is a system whereby consumer preferences, expressed through their purchases, are revealed to food manufacturers and then back to producers.  Commodities with special characteristics for preferred types of food are pulled out of the food and agricultural system as opposed to being pushed out in bulk...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14303

THE ROLE OF THE TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdeine Kesmarki-Gally,   Szilvia; Szucs,   Istvan.
In our research work we have read the domestic and the international professional literature. Based on them and our research work we defined the agricultural technical improvement. The main tasks of the technical improvement of the agriculture in the future are the following: ● Application of the biotechnological achievements. ● Improvement of the environment saving technologies, assurance of the maintainable development of the agriculture, by retaining the production bases – the soil, the biological environment, and the work power of the agricultural workers. ● Adaptation of the precision plant cultivation systems. ● The universal objective of the agrarian-technical improvements is to provide technical base for the maintainable agricultural production. It...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: The measuring of the technical-economical progress; Mechanization; Technical development; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58903

Medium Term Outlook for Canadian Agriculture International and Domestic Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlebois,   Pierre; Gagne,   Stephan; Gendron,   Carole.
The purpose of this document is to describe the features of the MTO covering the period 2010 to 2020. The MTO is a plausible future for the international and domestic agri-food sectors based on current policies in Canada and other countries as of Fall 2010. It serves as a benchmark for discussion and scenario analysis.  The outlook makes specific assumptions and outlines their implications. Since it assumes that policies remain unchanged from existing legislation, the outlook is not a forecast of future events. In particular there are no assumptions made regarding the outcome of the Doha round of trade negotiations. It also assumes no impact from climate change and from policy to mitigate climate change nor significant animal disease outbreaks or unusual...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Outlook; Agriculture; Cereals; Oilseeds; Bio-fuels; Livestock; Red meats; Milk; Dairy products; Chicken; Turkey; Eggs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103186

The Role of Innovations in the Competitive Strategies of Italian Agri-Food Enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coppola,   Adele; Pascucci,   Stefano.
The aim of this work has been to inquire into possible connections between competitive strategies and inclination to innovation, through an analysis of a sample of Italian agri-food enterprises behaviours. Particularly, some firm’s innovation strategies have been analysed, inquiring into a set of characteristics that at a theoretical level are considered as potential factors of innovation adoption: economic and financial dimension, organizational structure, productive specialization, productive process and the location context. The results of the study have underlined the existence of a great variety of behaviours among the examined agri-food enterprises, which have revealed a highly varied inclination to innovation. The data indicate that the stimulus to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6584

In Small Both Beautiful and Competitive? A Case Study of Irish Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Briscoe,   Robert; Ward,   Michael.
Conventional management wisdom maintains that considerable economies of scale are essential if producer cooperatives in the agribusiness and food sector are to meet the needs of their members and survive in a globlized economy. In an effort to achieve these economies of scale, many of Ireland’s agricultural cooperatives have chosen over the years to merge with more and more of their neighbors. Some of the biggest of these merged coops have chosen to raise money on the stock exchange in order to have the funds needed to finance substantial, international acquisitions. A recent study, commissioned by government and the industry, has argued that merger has not gone far enough and has called for even more consolidation among Irish dairy cooperaitves. The study...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44668

Empirical Analysis on Brand Extension Size Model Based on Ecological Characteristics
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Yun-bo; Yu,   Lin.
Firstly, the paper establishes a brand-extension size model and adopts the marginal analysis to analyze the optimal solution of it. Secondly, research the brand-extension condition of G brand by questionnaire survey. There are 240 questionnaires handed out, with 211 withdrawing and 187 valid, by doing this to test the influencing degree of each factor in brand-extension size model; At the same time, use analytic hierarchy process to analyze the size of brand extension and principal component analysis to find out the main factors that influence brand extension of G brand. Finally, the paper makes an empirical analysis on brand extension size model based on ecological characteristics, the results show that the order of the total information reflected by each...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Model; Size; Demonstration; Brand extension; Ecological characteristics; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93462

ANALYSIS OF THE DELAWARE MARKET FOR ORGANICALLY GROWN PRODUCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groff,   Andrew J.; Kreider,   Craig Robert; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26581

CATCHING-UP TRAJECTORIES IN THE WINE SECTOR: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHILE, ITALY AND SOUTH AFRICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cusmano,   Lucia; Morrison,   Andrea; Rabellotti,   Roberta.
From a development perspective an investigation of the changes that have occurred in the wine industry is of particular interest because it provides evidence on how emerging economies have been able to acquire significant shares of the international market in a dynamic sector. Based on novel empirical evidence as well as secondary sources, this paper shows that emerging countries with diverse institutional models and innovation strategies, have been driving the process of technological modernization and product standardization. Newcomers in the wine sector have responded particularly effectively to changes in consumption habits, and in aligning emerging scientific approaches with institutional building efforts and successful marketing strategies.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Wine; South Africa; Chile; Italy; Emerging economies; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48299

EXCEL COOPERATIVE: STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE BOOM IN BIOFUELS. TEACHING NOTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Boehlje,   Michael; Gray,   Allan W.; Akridge,   Jay T.
The objective of this paper is to present the teaching note of a case study. The case study outlines the strategic issues facing Excel Cooperative as a result of the rapid expansion of biofuel production capacity in the Midwestern U.S.  Excel Cooperative is a mid-sized, ‘local’, farmer-owned cooperative serving farmers in north central Indiana.  Excel is composed of four divisions: agronomy, energy, grain, and feed/livestock. With the Excel case, the reader must think strategically about the broad impacts of the biofuel “boom”, apply strategic management tools and decision-making under uncertainty concepts to better understand the impacts, and frame a response.  The methodology proposed in the teaching note is composed of a SWOT analysis, scorecarding and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Risk; Heat mapping; Scorecarding; Scenario analysis; Payoff matrix; Decision tree; Real option; Traps; Agribusiness; D81.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53584

A Study Evaluation Model and Index System of Industrial Resource and Energy Consumption in Small Towns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tong-sheng,   Zhang.
Based on the principles of hierarchy, representativeness, operability and completeness, 10 indices are selected from 3 aspects of resource consumption, energy consumption and environmental emissions during small town development.  Comprehensive evaluation index system for industrial source-energy saving and pollution reducing in small towns in constructed. According to the fuzzy mathematical method, qualitative calculation model of two-level hierarchical structure is constructed. Among them, the first-level model focuses on each specific evaluation index. It calculates the membership degree of region to resource-energy and pollution reducing in evaluation index set, and sorts the calculation results. The second-level model focuses on the first-level...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small towns; Resource; Energy; Energy saving; Pollution reducing; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93239

The relationship between spatial price transmission and geographical distance: the case of Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hernandez-Villafuerte,   Karla Vanessa.
The objectives of this research are to investigate the influence of geographical distance on the cointegration relationship in order to increase knowledge on the issue, and to indentify its role in Brazilian agricultural markets. With this intention, the cointegration framework is applied allowing for the presence of multiple structural breaks in the long run equation. The inclusion of breaks is in response to the multiple changes of the agricultural system during the period of investigation. The spatial integration is calculated between each market pair. The cointegration coefficient and geographical distance relationship is calculated by means of an OLS regression, taking into account the quality of roads and the proximity to a border or port. The effect...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cointegration; Price transmission; Geographical distance; Structural breaks; Rice; Soybeans; Brazil.; 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/95030

The Demand for an Agribusiness Curriculum
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miller,   Bill R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60353

Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bulut,   Harun; Collins,   Keith J.; Zacharias,   Thomas P.
We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the individual plan and demand no area insurance regardless of the plans being separate or integrated. Under separate plans, free area insurance and the fair rate for individual insurance, area insurance replaces a portion of individual insurance demand. Under integrated plans, free area insurance, and the fair rate for individual insurance, the farmer over-insures using both area and individual plans.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural risk; Area plans of insurance; Crop insurance; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty; D81; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98803

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, August, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8327

FORMING A VALUE ADDED COOPERATIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Warner,   Michael.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32906

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION AND PRODUCE MARKETING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trupo,   Paul; Colavito,   Luke A.; Reaves,   Dixie Watts; Coale,   Charles W., Jr.; Norton,   George W.
Growers and community leaders have expressed interest in establishing a horticultural shipping-point market in Southwest Virginia.  This paper reports on a study that assessed whether horticultural production would be profitable in the region and, if so, the physical and organizational requirements for a successful shipping-point market.  It appears that tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins can be produced and marketed profitably to large-volume wholesale buyers if growers meet the exacting requirements of the retailers.  A cooperative association is the organizational structure with the greatest chance of success.  At the conclusion of this study, a shipping-point market in the recommended form was established in Southwest Virginia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26874

A FACTOR ANALYSIS OF SUPERMARKET MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   Robert P.; Jacobson,   Elaine M.
Empirically based management practice indices are constructed using results from factor analysis of data from 344 stores in the 2000 Supermarket Panel. These indices are compared to six management indices based on expert opinion. The empirical indices group variables differently and provide a more compact summary of supermarket management practices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20496

Preferences of US and EU Undergraduates for Cloning
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   Shonda R.; Fox,   John A.
Poster Presentation
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cloning; Consumer preferences; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61368

Land-losing Farmers’ Citizenization in the Process of Urbanization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qu,   Xiao-juan.
Starting from the status of citizenization of land-losing farmers, problems in the citizenization are analyzed, such as the difficulty in land-losing farmers’ economic life after turning into citizens, employment difficulties of land-losing farmers after living in the city, and the prominent problems in social security of land-losing farmers. Causations for the citizenization problems of land-losing farmers are analyzed. Firstly, institutionalized rejection is the root of the obstacle in citizenization of land-losing farmers. Secondly, exclusion from social security system is a fundamental reason. Thirdly, exclusion of land-losing farmers from both urban citizens and themselves is the subjective factor. Fourthly, exclusion of land-losing farmers from urban...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land-losing farmer; Citizenization; Social security; Urbanization; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113219

Price transmission in the Spanish bovine sector: the BSE effect
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hassouneh,   Islam; Serra,   Teresa; Gil,   Jose Maria.
A regime-switching vector error correction model is applied to monthly price data to assess the impact of BSE outbreaks on price relationships and patterns of transmission among farm and retail markets for bovine in Spain. To evaluate the degree to which price transmission is affected by BSE food scares, a BSE food scare index is developed and used to determine regime-switching. Results suggest that BSE scares affect beef producers and retailers differently. Consumer prices are found to be weakly exogenous and not found to react to BSE scares, while producer prices conversely adjusted. The magnitude of the adjustment is found to depend on the magnitude of the BSE scare.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BSE crisis; Price transmission; Regime-switching; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Production Economics; C22; C32.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50121

A PROPOSAL FOR EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Maurice.
The paper examines the performance of the agricultural sector over the 10 year period 1995-2004. Indicators suggest that investments in Agricultural Research and Development (used as a proxy for the quantum of technology generated) have had little impact on agricultural production.  In this regard, an assumption is made that technology generated has neither been adequately transferred nor adopted. Within the above context a holistic model for effective technology generation has been presented.  It is argued that effective technology generation is market driven technology is more likely to be transferred and adopted by agribusiness entities. To implement this process, strategic alliances should be forged in order to address resource limitations. The entire...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology generation; Selective process; Added value products; CARDI; CARICOM; Commodities; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36973

Direct Marketing Local Food to Chefs: Chef Preferences and Perceived Obstacles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curtis,   Kynda R.; Cowee,   Margaret W.
Increasing consumer preferences for locally produced foods, exhibited by the nationwide expansion of farmers markets, is likely to affect food-service establishments. This study used a mail and telephone survey to evaluate chefs’ preferences and attitudes towards purchasing locally produced foods for their restaurants. Results show that chefs are most concerned with food quality, taste, and freshness. Chefs of small gourmet, independently owned restaurants are more likely to purchase local foods. Gourmet chefs are more concerned with food-production practices and thus see the value of purchasing local foods. Lack of information was found to be the largest hurdle to purchasing local products, clearly demonstrating the need for additional information and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99784

The Conservation Reserve Program, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Household Technical Efficiencies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Using data from a national survey of farm households in the United States, this paper examines the effects of farm households’ decisions to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and to work off the farm on the technical efficiency of farm household production. After controlling for the self selection bias in estimating the multiple output-oriented distance functions, results show that operators’ decisions to work off the farm (both separately and combined with participation in CRP) lead to higher technical efficiencies for farm household production— implying improvements in the resource allocation between farm and other productive activities by farm households. The technical efficiencies of household production of those farm households...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Off-farm work; Household technical efficiency; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57034

CAPITAL FORMATION IN FOOD PROCESSING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallo,   Anthony E.; Epps,   Walter B.
This exploratory research looks at the role of capital expenditures in the food manufacturing industries in the face of industry productivity changes and industry restructuring.  Food processing's position as the economy's largest manufacturing industry in shipments is compared with its share of total capital expenditures.  Gross capital stock, net capital stock, gross constant stock, and net constant stock are examined to estimate changing capital base.  Rates of change in multifactor and output per man hour productivity are compared with rates of change in new capital expenditures.  Major industrial reorganization has taken place in food processing because of mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts.  The change in capital expenditures following...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26648

U.S. Fresh Produce Wholesale Sector Trade Practices: Initial Survey Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The wholesale sector is an intermediate stage in the supply chain of fresh produce. In general, business operations in this sector do not transform a specific product, but rather provide services related to the sale of the product. The term 'wholesaler' refers to all merchants that are part of this intermediate stage in the supply chain; namely, wholesale merchants, distributors, jobbers, shippers, import/export merchants, agents, brokers, commission merchants, and other types of intermediaries (US Census 2004). This definition of wholesalers, however, does not accurately depict all the activities and relationships participants in this supply chain sector develop. Hence, in order to be consistent with a correct terminology and to understand the results...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9089

An Improved Credit Scoring Function for the St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Martin L.; Moore,   Karen.
A new credit scoring function for classifying Bank of Cooperatives loans, pricing loans based on credit risk, screening loan applications, and diagnosing credit weaknesses was estimated using stepwise logistic regression analysis. Two versions were estimated, dichotomous and polychotomous. The dichotomous model is judged superior for the above uses. The model was tested for validity for different types of cooperatives. In a combined estimating and test sample of 708 cooperatives, the model correctly classifies 92 percent of cooperatives in a 2-class system and 70 percent in a 4-class system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46269

The UK Competition Commission’s Groceries Market Investigation: Market Power, Market Outcomes and Remedies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Peter; Reilly,   Alan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53210

Brand Information Mitigating Negative Shocks on Animal Welfare: Is It More Effective to “Distract” Consumers or Make Them Aware?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dentoni,   Domenico; Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Calantone,   Roger J.; Peterson,   H. Christopher.
To create and sustain a competitive advantage in markets that increasingly value animal welfare attributes, meat companies need to meet public and private production standards while communicating to final consumers through their brands. Data are collected from a representative sample of 460 U.S. residents through an on-line experiment on McDonald’s chicken breast sandwiches and analyzed with Latent Growth Modeling. This study assesses which content of positive brand information effectively mitigates the risk of negative information shocks on animal welfare. On average, brand information has the same positive impact on consumers’ beliefs and attitudes, regardless of whether it is related or unrelated to animal welfare. However, there is strong market...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Brand; Information; Consumer behavior; Multivariate statistics; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96337

COMPUTERIZER CHECKOUT - AN UPDATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker,   Harold S.
Presents a progress report on the development of the computerized checkout systems in retail food stores. Suggests areas for related research before the full potential of the new system can be realized.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27168

Why Nicaraguan Peasants Remain in Agricultural Production Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Ruben,   Ruerd.
Many Nicaraguan peasants remain members in agricultural production cooperatives despite the change in the policy environment that now supports parcellation of cooperative lands into individual holdings. Institutional factors, such as uncertainty of land ownership rights and difficulties with resolution of cooperative debt, are found to play a dominant role in keeping Nicaraguan peasants in cooperatives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19243

Evaluation on the Developmental Level of Circular Economy of Jiangsu Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xian,   Li-hua; Men,   Ke-pei; Zhang,   Na.
Based on the brief description of the developmental status of social economy in Jiangsu Province, the index system including 16 indices contained in 5 subsystems is established according to the statistics from Jiangsu Statistical Yearbook-2009, the practical situation of Jiangsu Province and the connotation of circular economy. The developmental trends of circular economy of 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province is comprehensively evaluated by using the improved extreme value treatment, analytic hierarchy process(AHP), comprehensive evaluation of herdsman and comprehensive evaluation model of grey multi-level. The results show that the developmental level of circular economy in Jiangsu Province varies hugely in different areas, the difference of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Jiangsu Province; Recycling economy; AHP; Comprehensive evaluation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113417

A Comment on Sapiro's "True Farmer Cooperation"
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Garoyan,   Leon.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46398

Dimensinamento do agronegócio no estado de Minas Gerais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diawara,   Mamadou; Gomes,   Marilia Fernandes Maciel; Lirio,   Viviani Silva; Tosta,   Marielce de Cassia Ribeiro.
This study aimed to analyze the economic structure of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to measure the agribusiness sector of the state in the years of 1980 and 1996 and to evaluate the agribusiness share on total GDP formation, based on inter-regional input-output matrices. The principal results obtained were: a) a significant change in the agribusiness structure occurred from 1980 to 1996; b) the share of aggregate I in total agribusiness increased expressively, rising from 12.31% in 1980 to 20.24% in 1996; c) relative stability were observed in the evolution of aggregate III from 1980 to 1996, rising from 36.40% to 36,51%; d) the aggregate II share declined from 51.29% in 1980 to 43.25% in 1996. The study also shows that aggregate II remains the most...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GDP; Agribusiness; Minas Gerais; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56739

Farmers’ Cognition and Participation Willingness about New Rural Cooperative Medical System in Western Region — A Case of Guangan and Dazhou Areas in Sichuan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Chuang-le.
According to the data of questionnaire survey on farmers’ cognition and participation willingness about the New Cooperative in some townships of Guangan and Dazhou Cities of Sichuan Province in the year 2008, farmers’ cognition about the New Rural Cooperative Medical System is analyzed by using the literatures, field investigation, semi-structured interviews, group discussion and other methods. At the same time, SPSS13.0 statistical software is used to carry out the Logistic Regression Analysis on the factors influencing the participation willingness of sample households. Result shows that although the New Rural Cooperative Medical System has been implemented throughout China for 6 years, there are only 57.75% households in underdeveloped western regions...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: New Rural Cooperative Medical System of China; Willingness; Cognition; Logistic Model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93455

The Role of Bounties and Human Behavior on Louisiana Nutria Harvests
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dedah,   Cheikhna O.; Kazmierczak,   Richard F., Jr.; Keithly,   Walter R., Jr.
In response to nutria-linked degradation of much of its coastal wetlands, Louisiana established the Coastwide Nutria Control Program (CNCP) in January 2002. CNCP instituted, among other things, an ‘‘economic incentive payment’’ of $4.00 per delivered nutria tail from registered participants in the program. To examine whether this bounty has had an impact on nutria harvest and whether alternative bounty levels can, in general, generate additional harvesting activities, we developed a bioeconomic supply model that relates Louisiana’s annual nutria harvests to a suite of economic and environmental factors. Results suggested that the annual nutria harvest is responsive to both the price received per animal and costs. Results also suggested that the nutria...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bounties; Long-run supply; Nutria; Open access; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Public Economics; Q210.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57158

The U.S. Seed Industry: An Exploration of Statistics Highlighting the Economic Activity of the U.S. Row Crop Seed Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Gray,   Allan W.
This report presents relevant statistics that highlight the economic activity of the U.S. seed industry. The focus of this report is on the four main U.S. crops: corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton. The report contains three sections. The first is related to the U.S. seed market’s size based on seed sales and expenditures. The second section examines industry investment in research and development (R&amp;D) activity in terms of both budget and human resources. The final section illustrates the impact of the seed industry in terms of intellectual property development, improved productivity, and other benefits. This report focuses on using publicly available data to examine these three areas. In addition, the report presents the results of a survey conducted...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Seed industry; Field crops; Biotechnology; Herbicide-tolerant crops; Bt crops; Corn; Soybeans; Cotton; Wheat.; Agribusiness; L11; L16; L65; O33; O34; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52549

U.S. AND WESTERN CHINA ARE PARTNERS IN WTO, GLOBAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AGRIBUSINESS AND ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thor,   Eric P.; Li,   Haiyan.
Western China has many biodiversity, environmental resource, trade, rural finance, ecosystem and information technology challenges similar to both the Western U.S. and Europe. This paper provides examples of these similarities between Western China and the U.S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16608

The Basic Path of Modern Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics-Industry Nurturing Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Feng-yun.
Constructing the modern agriculture with Chinese characteristics is the path and direction for solving issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers in China, the key to new village construction, the important measure for promoting overall agriculture production capacity, and the prerequisite and guarantee for coordinating urban-rural development. At present, the level of agriculture mechanization in China is promoted steadily; the science and technology are applied to agriculture extensively; the agriculture regionalization layout gradually takes shape; the agriculture industrialization management develops steadily. Be that as it may, the overall quality of farmers is low; the agriculture infrastructure is weak; the agriculture resources are...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Industry nurturing agriculture; Modern agriculture; Path; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119685

AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING PLANTS IN NORTH DAKOTA: SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leistritz,   F. Larry; Sell,   Randall S.
The socioeconomic impact of four agricultural processing plants on their respective North Dakota communities was investigated.  The objectives were (1) to evaluate the impact of plant construction and operation on economic, demographic, public service, and fiscal structures of rural areas and (2) to develop a set of general principles and recommended actions for community leaders to follow when a new agricultural processing facility is being considered. The selected communities were Carrington (Foster County), Jamestown (Stutsman County), New Rockford (Eddy County), and Wapheton (Richland County).  In-depth personal interviews of community leaders were conducted in each community.  In addition, a representative from the agricultural processing plant was...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural processing; Community impact; Economic development; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23470

Redefining economic efficiency using a case study of sugarcane harvest-transport systems. A job for pluralist thinking.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brennan,   Lisa E.
Despite the Queensland sugar industry’s status as a low-cost producer of sugar, there appears to be considerable scope to reduce costs by improving the efficiency of the cane harvesting and transport process, especially in the Mackay district. The key areas of inefficiency result from poor utilisation of both harvesting and mill transport equipment. Insights from the research approach used to address the key issues of this problem - the potential savings from raising the efficiency of sugarcane harvesttransport systems, and the failure of the Mackay district to adopt measures to improve the efficiency of its harvest-transport systems – are discussed in this paper.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123610

Economic Impact of a Proposed AGI Means Test on Representative Crop Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Raulston,   J. Marc.
The Administration has proposed revising the AGI means test for eligibility to farm program payments. The 2002 farm bill excludes producers from farm program payments (CCP, DP, and MLG/LDP) if their average adjusted gross income (AGI) for three preceding years exceeds $2.5 million and less than 75% of their AGI comes from farming, ranching or forestry operations. The revised means test would reduce the AGI cut-off to $200,000 and repeal the 75% exclusion. The purpose of this report is to estimate the impacts of the AGI proposal on average annual government payments and real net worth in 2014 for representative crop farms. The AFPC maintains a data base of 64 representative commercial family farms in major production regions across the United States. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42087

IMPORTANT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE OF MOLDOVA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cimpoies,   Dragos; Schulze,   Eberhard.
Agrarian reform in Moldova, as in all former Soviet republics, involved the transfer of land and assets of collective farms in private possession, and also restructuring of the last. It was supposed that the given directions of reforms will provide, in shortest terms, recovery of agriculture and will serve as the catalyst for serious transformations of rural areas. As a matter of fact, they became the catalyst of new problems: As appeared subsequently, the end of land transformations does not mean at all the termination of problems, but only their beginning. It is well known the fact that improvement of the state in any sector of economy and even economy at all, is in direct dependence on correctness of decision-making. But the last one, is impossible...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Methoden der Datenerhebung; Mikroökonomische Daten; Befragung; Agrarian reform; Restructuring; Problems; Agrarian transformation; Аграрная реформа; Реструктуризация; Проблема; Аграрные преобра-зования.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; C 81.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92028

CONCENTRATION AND MERGERS IN U.S. WHOLESALE GROCERY MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
This report analyzes a large sample of U.S. grocery warehouse operators in 54 well defined grocery marketing areas.  Almost all grocer retail chains with more than 40 supermarkets and $500 million in retail sales in 1990 are vertically integrated into wholesaling.  More than four-fifths of the market areas display high levels of sales concentration (four-firm concentration greater than 60 percent).  The 1992 merger between Super Value and Wetterau violated federal merger enforcement guidelines in at least four market areas, and several more horizontal mergers between merchant grocery wholesalers have been consummated since then.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Grocery wholesale trade; Food retail trade; Market concentration; Mergers and  acquisitions; Vertical integration; Antitrust policy; Food distribution; Geographic market definition; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28683

TRANSNATIONAL GRAIN FIRMS: EVOLUTION AND STRATEGIES IN NORTH AMERICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
The grain trading industry has changed radically during the past two decades. This report describes these changes in detail. First, dynamics of the major fundamental changes are described. Second, the extent and nature of structural changes in the grain handling industry are analyzed. Changes in the transnational grain exporting industry are analyzed and described as well as the implications of privatization of grain importing functions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Grain trading; Exporting; Grain industry; Transnational; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23278

Theory, Demonstration and Methods Research on Social Security of Migrant Workers by Domestic Scholar
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Zhen; Wang,   Weifang.
Social security of migrant workers has been significant in dissolving social contradictions and achieving the economic and social development in China during the transitional period. The researches of domestic scholar on social security of migrant workers can be classified into three categories. Firstly, theoretical analysis on social security of migrant workers, including researches on the appeal of social security and misunderstanding of recognition, theory-construction of rural worker social security, policy defects and equity construction in social security system of migrant workers. Secondly, real studies on social security of migrant workers, including researches on sequence of demand and influencing factors of social security of migrant workers as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Migrant worker; Social security; Comprehensive insurance mode; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118291

Forecast and Simulation Analysis of Mexican Meat Consumption at the Table Cut Level: Impacts on U.S. Exports.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Jose Antonio; Malaga,   Jaime E.
This is the poster presentation. Please refer to the full paper for details.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Forecast of Mexican meat consumption; Forecast of Mexican imports; U.S. meat exports to Mexico; Mexican meat demand elasticities; Meat analysis at the table cut level; Censored demand system; Two-step estimation procedure; Stratified sampling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Q11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52382

Determinants of Return on Equity in U.S. Local Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyd,   Scott; Boland,   Michael A.; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Barton,   David G.
Farm supply cooperatives are an important component of the retail agribusiness industry in the United States. The objective of this research is to identify financial variables that are determinants of return on equity in these cooperatives. Firm effects are important and their effect is the result of managerial decision making and director policy. The estimated coefficient on asset size was not statistically significant, suggesting that return on equity is invariant to size over this period.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Finance; Management; Profitability; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6608

A Survey of Human Resource Management Practices in Florist Crop Production Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maloney,   Thomas R.; Milligan,   Robert A.
As small finns grow from employing just a few people to employing 10 or more, there is an increasing need for more fonnalized human resource management practices. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent managers of florist crop production finns used formalized human resource management practices in their businesses. Managers of 104 florist crop production firms in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan participated in a telephone survey designed to gather information on specific personnel management practices. The study revealed that while some finns are using fonnalized personnel management practices, the majority are not. Those who use formalized personnel management practices tend to be, but are not exclusively, larger firms....
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123085

DEL AGUA 2030, EL MÉXICO QUE TODOS QUEREMOS. COMISIÓN NACIONAL DEL AGUA ORGANISMO DE CUENCA: CUENCAS CENTRALES DEL NORTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez Martinez,   Patricia del Carmen; Gutierrez Santana,   Oscar.
Conscience, need, water agenda 2030.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99465

A Life-Cycle Perspective on Governing Cooperative Enterprises in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Reynolds,   Anne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Governance; Life Cycle; Competition; Finance; Agribusiness; Q12; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117411

Resistance des abattoirs locaux en zone de montagne et filieres de qualite
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perrin,   Pierre-Yves.
In Switzerland, the number of abattoirs has dramatically decreased in the last ten years (-24,2 %). This is especially true for small structures (- 25,7 %).  The modifications of the legislation after the various meat scandals are partially responsible for this decrease. As a matter of fact, the measures with regard to ensure a high quality in meat and to reassure consumers lead to investments that can only be met with difficulty by small abattoirs. In mountainous areas we observe that the required renovation of small abattoirs and, in certain cases, even new premises are financed by the communities. The reason for this support is an effort to keep agriculture in those regions. In interviews with professionals of the meat sector, three factors for this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32004

Measuring Market Power in the Ready-To-Eat Cereal Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nevo,   Aviv.
The ready-to-eat cereal industry is characterized by high concentration, high price-cost margins, large advertising to sales ratios, and numerous introductions of new products. Previous researchers have concluded that the ready-to-eat cereal industry is a classic example of an industry with nearly collusive pricing behavior and intense non-price competition. This paper empirically examines this conclusion. In particular, I estimate price-cost margins, but more importantly I am able empirically to separate these margins into three parts: (1) that which is due to product differentiation; (2) that which is due to multi-product firm pricing; and (3) that due to potential price collusion. The results suggest that given the demand for different brands of cereal,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Discrete choice models; Random coefficients; Product differentiation; Ready-to-eat cereal industry; Market power; Price competition; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25164

Towards the Emergence of Constitutive Rules for Equitable Agribusiness Value Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bourgeois,   Robin.
Replaced with revised version of paper 10/18/07.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7923

CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION, PROTECTED GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stojanovic,   Zaklina; Manic,   Emilija.
The concept of Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (SARD) is based on resources effective usage that brings strengthen social cohesion of rural regions. Sustainable agro systems take care of natural resources conservation, as well as of economic and social aspects of rural economy. In order to advance complementary activities, agricultural sector has been often seen as the base for local economical diversification of capacities. The connections between agriculture, nature and tourism are especially important. The EU countries insist on this kind of connections which is the integral part of financial support of common funds, while the candidate countries are using the IPA assistance for rural development programs. Program of cross - border...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional; Extensive agriculture; SARD; Cross-border cooperation; Rural tourism; Ecotourism; Serbia; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57485

Producer Perceptions of Hog Marketing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; deHillerin,   Regis; Dumler,   Mike.
A survey instrument was developed to elicit information useful in characterizing the membership of hog marketing cooperatives and to identify benefits and costs expected and perceived by members. An empirical application investigates the role of marketing cooperatives in the Illinois pork industry. Producers in general agreed there were benefits of membership in a hog marketing cooperative although perceptions of the nature and extent of these benefits varied. Important differences were identified between perceptions of producers with small operations and those held by other producers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46417

Problems and Countermeasures in the Supply Chain Management of Flower Industry in Yunnan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Kejing; Huang,   Chaoyang.
On the basis the elementary theory of supply chain management, the features and problems in the supply-chain management of flowers in Yunnan Province are analyzed. The problems include poor image of flowers caused by low-end package, imperfect supply-chain structure, and weak processing section after harvesting flowers, hard to launch the cold chain transportation and inadequate awareness of enterprises on consumers. The countermeasures are put forward, which include perfecting various kinds of supply chain structure; intensifying the information system management of flowers in Yunnan Province; developing the cold chain logistics and cultivating and supporting the third-party logistics of flower industry in Yunnan Province.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Flower industry; Supply chain; Yunnan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117422

The Effects of Cooperative Competition on Member Loyalty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeuli,   Kimberly A.; Bentancor,   Andrea.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31823

ZUR WETTBEWERBSFAHIGKEIT DER WEISSSRUSSISCHEN MILCHWIRTSCHAFT: EINE ANWENDUNG DES PORTERSCHEN DIAMANTEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Ramanovich,   Mikhail.
This Discussion Paper provides an analysis of competitiveness of the Belarus’ dairy sector based on international trade indicators. The ex-post analysis is extended by an ex-ante analysis in order to gain detailed insights into the sector’s future opportunities and challenges. Systematic access is established through relevant determinants with respect to Porter’s diamond. Ex-post analysis results indicate a strong position of Belarus in the international dairy trade although limited to homogenous products like milk powder and evaporated milk. Competitive disadvantages were revealed for highly processed dairy products. The ex-ante analysis through Porter’s diamond model reveals the necessary prerequisites for potentially successful future developments in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Belarus; Foreign trade; Porter; Competitiveness; Milk; Weissrussland; Aussenhandel; Porter; Wettbewerbsfahigkeit; Milch; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Productivity Analysis; P23; P45; Q17.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91962

The Decision to Enter Consumer Direct Initiatives by Supermarket Companies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Kristen; Park,   John L.
IN THE MID TO LATE 1980S, as computer networks grew and online services were developing, companies including supermarkets started to view home shopping as an exciting, new competitive venture. Now, food retailers are struggling with the possibility of providing a home shopping or consumer direct service for their customers. The decision for a supermarket company with traditional land-based stores to enter the online realm of marketing, however, represents a tremendous commitment. Through the use of a mail questionnaire, this report documents the factors and conditions that would motivate a supermarket company to engage in an e-commerce initiative. While questions evaluated retailer perceptions through the use of Likert scales, the survey also elicited...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122672

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SANCTIONS, AND LABOR CONTRACTING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polopolus,   Leo C.; Emerson,   Robert D.
Entrepreneurs innovate their individual business organizations not only to deal with production and price risks, but also to cope with the risk of sanctions or penalties imposed by society's laws and regulations.  More specifically, labor-intensive agricultural firms, faced with potentially large fines for violation of immigration and labor laws, increasingly modify the organization of their firms by shifting the management of routine seasonal labor jobs to independent farm labor contractors.  The use of labor contracting is further intensified because of the effectiveness of labor contractors in the recruitment of illegal aliens.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30283

In the Land of Milk and Money: One Dairy Farm's Strategic Compensation System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Graham,   Mary E.; Welsh,   Rick; Mueller,   George.
Farm business need to attract, retain and motive valuable workers, and meet productivity and quality goals in order to achieve their strategic objectives. Willow Bend Farm, a dairy operation run by the Muller family in upstate New York, created and implemented a strategic compensation system to help achieve farm growth over its nearly forty-year history. This paper is a case study of Willow Bend’s total compensation system from 1957-1996, during which time the farm experienced tremendous growth. The owners of Willow Bend Farm implemented an array of compensation programs over this time period, including a unique worker cow-ownership program that, by design, increases worker’s initial investment as new calves are born. Other incentives target key behaviors...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Compensation; Human resource management; Dairy farms; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90417

Strategies for Developing Domestic and International Markets for Nicaragua's Dairy Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
This paper analyzes the capacity of Nicaragua's dairy industry to expand domestic dairy product sales and exports profitably. The paper (a) presents information on traits of Nicaragua's dairy industry that influence domestic and export market expansion capabilities, and (b) benchmarks Nicaragua's dairy industry against principles that have been discovered to have relevant, profitable applications in the dairy industries of other countries for expanding domestic sales and exports. Six strategies for expanding Nicaragua's domestic dairy product sales and dairy exports are specified in the paper.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nicaragua Dairy Industry; Domestic Dairy Product Sales; Dairy Exports; Export Markets; Transportation Costs; Cold Storage; Central American Diary Markets; Morolique Cheese; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37566

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE SUGARBEET INDUSTRY TO NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bangsund,   Dean A.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Agricultural industries in small geographical areas with limited acreage tend to be overlooked by those not associated with the growing region or industry.  Sugarbeets continue to be produced in a relatively small geographic area and with relatively limited acreage in North Dakota and Minnesota.  These factors, along with continued debate over policies affecting domestic sugar industries and recent industry expansions, help justify a continued assessment of the economic importance of the sugarbeet industry to the regional economy.  Revenues from sugarbeet production and expenditures by processors to North Dakota and Minnesota entities in fiscal 1997 represented the direct economic impacts from the industry.  Expenditure information was provided by...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sugarbeet industry; North Dakota; Minnesota; Economic impact; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Production Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23450

Import procedures for timber to the European Union; Options for streamlining procedures for legal timber
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kamphuis,   Ben M.; Verwaart,   Tim.
This report provides a description of the institutions involved in timber import and an overview of import procedures and related documents in the Netherlands in the framework of the European Union Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). FLEGT aims at establishing Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) between the EU and timber producing countries. The report includes recommendations with respect to streamlining import procedures and electronic document handling.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Timber Import Procedures; Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43072

The Dairy Sectors of New Zealand and Australia: A Regional Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armentano,   Louis E.; Dobson,   William D.; Jesse,   Edward V.; Olson,   Norman F.
New Zealand and Australia comprise the largest dairy exporting block in world markets and the dairy industries of both countries have geared up in recent years to expand production of dairy products. The report synthesizes observations and insights from a site visit by the authors in February 2004 that involved extensive interviews with dairy industry leaders, academics and government officials in New Zealand and Australia. The focus is on the nature of competitive challenges to U.S. dairy farmers, processors, and exporters. The report addresses questions related to the potential for expanding milk production in the two countries, export niches with respect to product mix and destinations, and likely strategic behavior of major Oceania exporters.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Australia Dairy Industry; New Zealand Dairy Industry; Political Economics of Oceania; Exchange-Rate Impacts; Resource-Based Economics; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37518

THE COOPERATIVE RENAISSANCE: EMPOWERING PRODUCERS IN AN ERA OF GREATER RISK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carlson,   Robert.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33245

Determinant Factors of Satisfaction in the Relationship between First- and Second-Order Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arcas-Lario,   Narciso; Munuera,   Jose Luis.
The integration in second-order cooperatives allows the first-order agricultural cooperatives to complement their resources and capabilities, achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. The problems associated with the creation, development and long-term maintenance of these partnerships, along with the lack of research into this area, justify the realization of studies aimed at improving our understanding of the processes and outcomes that characterize them. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to discover the factors which lead to the success of these relationships, empirically measured through the satisfaction of first-order co-operatives with the relationship. In order to achieve this, a suitable theoretical framework is established and an...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural marketing; First- and second-order agricultural co-operatives; Satisfaction; Success factors of interorganizational relationships; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24859

Cooperative and Investor-Oriented Firm Efficiency: A Multiproduct Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akridge,   Jay T.; Hertel,   Thomas W.
A multiproduct variable cost function was used to compare the efficiency of Midwestern cooperative and investor-oriented grain and farm supply firms. Results suggest that cooperatives are no less efficient in a variable cost sense than their investor-oriented counterparts. Concerning fixed input-variable cost elasticities, investor-oriented firms may be more effective in their use of plant and equipment, but cooperatives make more efficient use of other fixed inputs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46280

Technological Innovation of Agricultural Products Processing Enterprises from the Perspective of Modern Marketing ——A Case of Agricultural Products Processing Enterprises in Hubei Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yue,   Wei; Wu,   Su-chun; Xu,   Yan-ju.
The science and technology development of agricultural products processing enterprises in Hubei Province is analyzed. From the perspective of modern marketing, problems in the research and development work of agricultural products processing enterprises are analyzed from the aspects of market, personal training and technology radiation, which are mainly the lack of close connection with market. Countermeasures for the technological innovation of agricultural products processing enterprises are put forward, such as establishing modern enterprise culture with innovative features, strengthening the market benefits of brand, constructing a comprehensive customer orientation information platform, scientifically predicting and developing the market, doing well...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Modern marketing; Agricultural products processing enterprises; Technological innovation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113434

Fertilizer Response and Profitability in Rwanda: A Synthesis of Findings from MINAGRI Studies Conducted by The Food Security Research Project (FSRP) and The FAO Soil Fertility Initiative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Murekezi,   Anastase.
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA,  MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL RESOURCES, AND FORESTRY
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55429

Natural Disasters and Agriculture: Individual Risk Preferences towards Flooding
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes.
This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weather events. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affected individuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural production in floodplains of the UK over 28 years. A quasi-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in high flooding risk areas versus farmers located in low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk related behaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects of different individual and disaster related characteristics for this behaviour are investigated. Beside a moments based risk estimation approach the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Extreme Events; Risk; Agriculture; Natural Experiments; Behavioural Adaptation; Extreme Ereignisse; Risiko; Landwirtschaft; Natürliche Experimente; Verhaltensadaption; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12; C54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114497

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in the Spanish olive oil sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erraach,   Yamna; Sayadi,   Samir; Parra-Lopez,   Carlos.
Competitiveness and sustainability of the olive-oil sector are strongly associated with the satisfaction of customer demand and preferences towards quality, safety, and environmental issues. In product design and development, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) provides a comprehensive, systematic approach to ensure agrifood products meet or exceed customer expectations. QFD can be a powerful tool because it can reduce time to market, improve quality, and enhance customer satisfaction. Although QFD has been used in the food industry since 1987, no application has been found in the case of olive oil. In this study, after identifying customer needs or requirements of different attributes of quality olive oil, by a survey to 439 respondents to determine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Olive-oil quality attributes; Consumer survey; Oleiculture; Quality function deployment; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114340

Report on Long Term Challenges and Opportunities for Future Competitiveness and Prosperity of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry - Chapter 1: Primary Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
This report is the first chapter of the final report prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group (WG) on Economic Analysis at the request of FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs), in a joint FPT effort to study the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture and agri-food sector.  The report is a compilation of data and information that presents a snapshot of the Canadian primary agricultural sector in relation to the financial position of farms and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. It finalizes the analysis of the FPT WG by expanding and updating the information that was previously published in a Progress report on AAFC Online in February, 2006.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Primary agriculture; Structural change; Performance of farms; Farm family income; Aggregate cash income; Net farm income; Profitability; Productivity growth; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52707

Risk Ranking: Investigating Expert and Public Differences in Evaluating Food Safety Risks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Webster,   Kevin D.; Jardine,   Cindy G.; McMullen,   Lynn; Cash,   Sean B.
The allocation of resources with respect to food safety issues requires that decision-makers prioritize these issues, which may conflict with the public’s opinions on these matters. These differences between the experts’ perception of risk and that of the public were examined. A modified Carnegie Mellon risk ranking model was used to rank six food safety issues. The six food safety issues used in the discussions were: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, botulism, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), and acrylamide. Focus groups were conducted using public (n=29) and expert (n=21) participants, and a public survey was commissioned to further explore the focus group results. Key themes were identified from the focus...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk ranking; Food safety; Experts; Public; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D81; Q18; I18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45495

Factors Influencing and Steps Leading to the Adoption of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Dairy Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paudel,   Krishna P.; Gauthier,   Wayne M.; Westra,   John V.; Hall,   Larry M.
A logistic regression procedure was used to assess the impact of socioeconomic attributes on the best management practices (BMPs) adoption decision by Louisiana dairy farmers relative to cost-share and fixed incentive payments. Analysis of the steps in the BMP adoption decision process indicated visits between producers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resource Conservation Service significantly increase likelihood of BMP adoption. Producer willingness-to-pay results indicate that marginal increases in dairy BMP adoption and associated improvement in environmental quality require increased technical and financial assistance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Best management practices; Bootstrap; Cost-share; Manure; Steps in BMP adoption; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q16; Q25; Q53.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45519

A study of U.S. orange juice imports and exports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Orange juice; U.S.; Imports; Exports; Rotterdam price; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52895

How Do Ratite Meats Compare with Beef?: Implications for the Ratite Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Gary; Andrews,   Linda; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Schupp,   Alvin R.; Prinyawiwatkul,   Witoon.
Emu and ostrich meats were compared with beef to identify and quantify their sensory attributes. A sensory panel was used to compare U.S. Department of Agriculture Choice top sirloin beef with emu and ostrich meat, both ground and intact forms. Comparisons of sensory quality and acceptability were made after zero, two, four and six months of frozen storage. Differences in flavor, juiciness and texture were detected between ratite meats and beef (the control). The differences were more pronounced for intact cuts than ground meat, with ratite meat usually being rated inferior to beef. Some differences in sensory acceptability across the sic-month storage period were revealed. Implications for marketing the ratite meats are made based upon the study.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Acceptability; Difference from control; Emu; Ostrich; Sensory quality; Storage; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90438

Economics of Atrazine Remediation for Representative Grain Farms in the Aquilla Watershed, Hill County, Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sartwelle,   James D., III; Richardson,   James W.; Schumann,   Keith D.
An economic analysis of alternative best management practices (BMPs) for atrazine remediation in Hill County, Texas, was performed by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&amp;M University. Using the farm-level economic simulation model FLIPSIM, AFPC scientists analyzed the financial effects of the alternative BMPs on the Texas Blackland Prairie representative farm. This farm consists of 2,000 dryland acres divided among corn (600 acres), sorghum (750 acres), wheat (250 acres), and native pasture (150 acres). This farm also maintains a small beef cowherd. Regularly updated, the AFPC maintains more than 95 farms across the nation that form the basis for probabilistic-based agricultural policy evaluation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42718

Choice of optimum feedstock portfolio for a cellulosic ethanol plant  – A dynamic linear programming solution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kumarappan,   Subbu; Ivanic,   Rasto.
When the lignocellulosic biofuels industry reaches maturity and many types of biomass sources become economically viable, management of multiple feedstock supplies – that vary in their yields, density (tons per unit area), harvest window, storage and seasonal costs, storage losses, transport distance to the production plant – will become increasingly important for the success of individual enterprises. The manager’s feedstock procurement problem is modeled as a multi-period sequence problem to account for dynamic management over time. The case is illustrated with a hypothetical 53 million annual US gallon cellulosic ethanol plant located in south west Kansas that requires approximately 700,000 metric dry tons of biomass. The problem is framed over 40...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic ethanol; Feedstock; Switchgrass; Miscanthus; Corn stover; Optimization; Biofuels; Biomass; Energy; Renewable; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49407

Relational Contracting and Allocation of Decision Rights in the Agri-Food Industry: Producer Contracts and Food Safety
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karantininis,   Kostas; Graversen,   Jesper T.; Rasmussen,   Hans Jacob Nymann.
We apply a formal theoretical model of adaptation to two empirical settings within the agri-food industry: specialized pig production and food safety in Denmark. The objective is to allocate decision rights ex ante so that actual decisions taken ex post will optimize the profit accruing to the two parties in a contractual or integrative relation. Two applications are presented in this paper: First an actual partnership between two pork producers in Denmark. Based on detailed budgets we develop detailed schedules for the “reneging temptations” of the two partners- These are the temptations to renege on the contract during the evolution of the partnership. Using a model developed by Baker, Gibbons and Murphy (2006) we calculate equilibria using the Folk...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Theory of the firm; Adaptation theory; Contracts; Decision Rights; Pig production; Food safety; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D21; L2; Q1.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49877

Minnesota Agricultural Economist 672
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Reynold P.; Kanninen,   Barbara.
New Growth in Flour Milling; Input-Output Models: A Comment
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13197

LA TÉCNICA DE LA CONSULTORÍA EXTERNA (“OUTSOURCING”) EN LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE LOS AGRONEGOCIOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguilar Valdes,   Alfredo; Lopez Castillo,   Vicente; Cabral Martell,   Agustin; Alvarado Martinez,   Luis Felipe; Alvarado Martinez,   Tomas Everardo; Moreno Medina,   Salomon.
At present companies are trying hard to reduce productive assets by reducing general expenses and increasing flexibility toward what they call “lean production”. For this reason they are hiring specialized companies under long term agreements in order to supply parts, operations, and services, with quality responsibility, integrating them into their production line with their own workers. Worldwide, a new phenomenon has occurred where technology has taken over a great deal of the company's performance through simplified processes. After which there has been the need to implement an integration phase, and finally there is a tendency towards optimization. Agribusiness is part of this new tendency. “Tercerización” is more known for its English term...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tercerizacion; Outsourcing; Consultancy; Agribusiness; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114480

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, November, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stiles,   I.E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8253

Cooperative Directors: Perspective and Leadership
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adrian,   John L., Jr.; Kiser,   Stephen L.
Cooperative directors’ perceptions of their roles, knowledge, and implementation of cooperative principles, business decision making, financial analysis, cooperative law, and division of responsibility with management were analyzed using data from forty-eight agricultural and thirty-one rural electric directors.  Directors performed well in these areas with the best performance being related to decision-making scenarios. Self-assessments and performance for capabilities/situational items were consistent and favorable. However, opportunities exist to strengthen directors’ informational bases, especially for cooperative law, roles and responsibilities of directors and managers, and financial analysis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46408

PREMIUMHANDELSMARKEN IM LEBENSMITTELEINZELHANDEL - EINE IMAGEANALYSE AM BEISPIEL VON REWE FEINE WELT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frank,   Kerstin; Obermowe,   Tim; Spiller,   Achim.
Aktuellen Beobachtungen im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel (LEH) zufolge treten die Handelsunternehmen mit der Einführung von Premiumhandelsmarken bzw. Genusshandels-marken (als sehr jungen Premiumhandelsmarkentyp) in direkte Konkurrenz zu entsprechen-den Herstellermarken und stellen Themen wie Qualität und Zusatznutzen in den Vordergrund. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit liegt zum einen in der thematischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff der „Premiumhandelsmarke“ sowie speziell der „Genusshandelsmarke“ und ihren Besonderheiten in der Praxis. Die Handelsmarke „REWE Feine Welt“ (RFW) wird aufgrund ihrer herausragenden Imagepolitik in diesem Rahmen repräsentativ für Premiumhandelsmarken ausgewählt. Zum anderen wird im Rahmen der Imageanalyse der Frage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Lebensmitteleinzelhandel; Deutschland; Premiumhandelsmarke; Genusshandelsmarke; Imageanalyse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114724

CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN FOOD RETAILING: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE ABOUT CONSUMER IMPACT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kinsey,   Jean D.
Increased concentration in ownership of retail and wholesale food companies in the United States naturally leads to the question "How  does concentration of ownership affect consumers?" Does it lead to higher or lower food prices, better or worse service, more or less  choice between stores and among products, and more or less employment and earning opportunities in the food sector?  Since the early 1980's  the percent of total sales captured by the top four supermarket chains have gone from 18 to 22 percent; food prices decreased, food expenditures relative to income and employment and earnings have all fallen modestly. Choice and service are harder to measure. Competition at the local level appears to be alive and well since numerous types of food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14329

The valuation of market information from livestock selling complexes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crase,   Lin; Dollery,   Brian.
The efficient operation of livestock markets is contingent upon producers accessing relevant market information which assists adjustment to production and distribution. This article provides an analysis of the value of market information gleaned by producers attending public livestock auctions. The article uses the Travel Cost Method to quantify the value of this information and notes the limitations of applying the Travel Cost Method in this context.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117042

INOVAÇÃO DE VALOR COMO INSTRUMENTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DO AGRONEGÓCIO NA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castro,   Alberto William Viana de; Tourinho,   Manoel Malheiros; Gollo,   Silvana Saionara.
A participação de centros de pesquisas aplicadas, na busca de solução para os problemas de inovação para o agronegócio na região amazônica, está ligada não somente às demandas do setor, mas também, a capacidade da utilização de suas habilidades e capacidades internas e de articulação com outras organizações de pesquisa na região. Outro desafio está em promover as iniciativas de organização, coordenação e a governança das diversas cadeias de produção, já consolidadas ou em processo de consolidação, e que compõem o Sistema Agroindustrial (SAI), no estado do Pará e outros estados da Amazônia oriental. Neste contexto, conceitos atuais, como a gestão sistêmica das organizações; inovação de valor; cooperação e organização de redes de pesquisa representam...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Inovação; Valor; Amazônia Oriental; Agronegócio Sustentável; Innovation; Value; Oriental Amazon; Agribusiness Maintainable; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112693

CUSTOS DE TRANSAÇÃO NAS OPERAÇÕES DE EXPORTAÇÃO DE CAFÉ NA REGIÃO SUL DE MINAS GERAIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silveira Martins,   Ricardo; Silva Xavier,   Wescley; Sproesser,   Renato Luiz.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Logística agroindustrial; Planejamento logístico; Agronegócio do café; Logistics agribusiness; Logistics planning; Agribusiness coffee.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102031

Innovation, Rurality and Human Capital in Food Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brewin,   Derek G.; Omidvar,   Vahid.
In the hope of supporting rural economies, some rural planners suggest fostering food processing firms in rural areas. Locating close to the source of necessary agricultural commodities might give the processors an advantage. However, emerging patterns of product innovations, which affect demand, and process innovations, which lower costs, are tied to firm-level capacities in research and development. Communities can become more efficient at supplying services, including research services, to a particular industry. This in turn lowers the costs of that industry, driving up demand for the services and so on. The agglomerations of service firms spin off supporting services, which accommodate yet more firms. Agglomerations of service firms are difficult to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46438

Comprehensive Evaluation on the Agricultural Sustainable Development with the Smallest Generalized Deviation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lan,   Tian-yi.
Evaluation index system of agricultural sustainable development is constructed with the four components of social index, agricultural economic index, resources index, and environment index. According to the comprehensive evaluation model of agricultural sustainable development with the participation of single person, comprehensive evaluation model of agricultural sustainable development with the smallest generalized deviation and the participation of many people is established. Based on the case studies, agricultural sustainable development status of a certain region is evaluated. Result shows that the evaluation scores of the social index and agricultural economic index are high in this region, but the score of resources index is general and the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Model with the smallest generalized deviation; Sustainable development; Comprehensive evaluation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113474

Quality and Safety of Milk in Bangladesh: What do Consumers Believe in?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Islam,   S.M. Fakhrul; Jabbar,   Mohammad A.
Conjoint Analysis
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milk quality and safety; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51100

Price Pooling and the Gains from Hedging: Application to a Swedish Grain Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   D. Demcey; Nilsson,   Tomas K.H.; Andersson,   Hans.
Optimal hedging strategies are analyzed for a cooperative operating a price pooling system in the presence of price and quantity risk.  A three-period model, accounting for default risk and storage, is developed.  Hedging allows the cooperative to increase the pool price offered to farmers by 2.8 - 4% for moderate risk parameters.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20554

Measuring the poverty impact of ACIAR projects: a broad framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pearce,   David.
This report sets out some broad ideas about how poverty evaluation could be conducted for ACIAR research projects. As with good benefit–cost analysis, there are good practices that need to be observed when undertaking poverty analysis. While poverty is a broad concept, and can be addressed through many means, these need to be grounded in some common understanding of the economics of poverty. This report is concerned mostly with quantitative evaluation, in the same sense that current ACIAR project evaluations are quantitative. That is, it is concerned with saying something about the order of magnitude of the effects of the project. Of course, qualitative analysis is important, and in most cases is a prelude to quantification — there is little point...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Poverty evaluation; Benefit-cost analysis; Poverty analysis; Economics of poverty; Quantitative evaluation; Analytical; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47697

The Impact of Management Changes Designed to Reduce Discharges to Water on Farm Profitability and Environmental Outcomes (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ford,   Stuart.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97613

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, February, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKeon,   T.M.P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8376

Women's Cooperatives in Greece and Niche Market Challenge
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kazakopoulos,   Leonidas; Gidarakou,   Isabella.
Rural tourism is a field of activation for women within the broader process of promotion of reconstruction measures for the development of the countryside via integrated and endogenous procedures. The running of private or cooperative nature accommodation in rural areas and the establishment and development of the women’s cooperatives for the better exploitation of local products, traditions and cultural heritage comprise the main axes of women’s involvement in the field of rural tourism activities in Greece. The present work approaches the issue under a niche market perspective. Initially, it presents the institutional framework supporting the respective activities and the successive development phases of rural tourism in Greece. It further provides three...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59697

Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Wachstum von Milchviehbetrieben mittels der Ereignisanalyse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Francksen,   Tammo; Hagemann,   Martin; Latacz-Lohmann,   Uwe.
This paper investigates determinants of growth of milk production in German dairy farms. Event history analysis is applied to estimate the likelihood of a farm’s moving from a nongrowing episode into a growing episode and to assess the impact of various covariates on that likelihood. The analysis is based upon a balanced panel of annual farm accounts from 616 specialised dairy farms from Germany, covering the financial years 1995/96 to 2008/09. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird innerbetriebliches Wachstums von deutschen Milchviehbetrieben mittels der Ereignisanalyse untersucht. Dabei wird die Wahrscheinlichkeit des Austritts aus einer Nicht-Wachstumsepisode bzw. des Eintritts in eine Wachstumsepisode eines Bebetriebes geschätzt. Darüber hinaus werden...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Event history analysis; Dairy farms; Internal growth; Determinants of growth; Ereignisanalyse; Milchviehbetriebe; Innerbetriebliches Wachstum; Einflussfaktoren auf Wachstum; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114494

INTERNATIONAL PROFILE OF U.S. FOOD PROCESSORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Handy,   Charles R.; Seigle,   Naaman.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27901

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8271

Comparative Study of Impacting Factors of Grain Production of Inner Mongolia Region in Different Periods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Xiu-feng.
On the basis of grey correlation analysis, 8 factors impacting grain production prominently as follows are selected to establish indices system: yield per unit（X1）, grain planting area（X2）, agricultural labor forces(X3), the total power  of agricultural machinery (X4), using amount of fertilizer(X5), the damaged area of crops（X6）, effective irrigation area（X7）, and agricultural fixed assets investment（X8）. According to the relevant data of Inner Mongolia Statistical Yearbook from 1988 to 2008, we use the method of grey correlation analysis to analyze the factors impacting grain production in Inner Mongolia, quantify the correlation degree of the total grain output and all factors, and finally conclude the impacting capacity of all factors on grain...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Grain production; Grey correlation analysis; Inner Mongolia; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108471

Conditions Necessary for Private Investment in the Ethanol Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
While agricultural economics literature has become rife with the economics of ethanol production and cellulosic ethanol feedstock production, little has been written about capital investment necessary for the magnitude of industry development mandated by the Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007. Financing the development of the ethanol industry to meet the 36 billion gallon production capacity set for 2022 (with 16 billion gallons from cellulosic ethanol) will require capital investments exceeding $100 billion for production facilities, plus extensive investment in feedstock establishment and transportation/handling infrastructure. Federal support associated with political mandates does not address all of the financial issues related with the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel policy; Cellulosic ethanol; Industry legitimacy; Private investment; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q13; Q42; Q43; Q48.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53092

The Agri-Food Cooperative Netchain: A Theoretical Framework to Study its Configuration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perez,   Ana Maria Garcia; Martinez,   Marian Garcia.
This paper proposes a research framework of the design and configuration of agrifood chains where the focal firm is a second-tier cooperative (group of affiliated cooperatives) in order to assess the alignment of (relational) governance structures and coordination mechanisms in these chains with supply chain management (SCM) principles. The theoretical framework proposes an integrative approach by drawing on the Relational View of inter-organisational competitive advantage and the Theory of Networks as inter-cooperative vertical relationships are embedded in horizontal ties between firms (first-tier cooperatives) of social rather economic nature. The conceptual framework developed herein will help theory building in SCM, but most importantly it would...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Agrifood cooperatives; Governance structure and coordination mechanisms; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7747

ECR Development in French Food Supply Chains: Factors of Fails and Success
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thiel,   Daniel; Hovelaque,   Vincent; Vlad,   Mariana.
Producers and retailers often limit their partnership to the simple implementation of a set of tools (advanced logistic techniques), our purpose was to understand the reasons that govern such choices, but neglecting the essence of the ECR, which is based on active cooperation between suppliers and retailers. A qualitative study among the professionals, completed by a theoretical literature study, has resulted in the proposition of an explanatory model of the level of cooperation, from both supply management and demand management perspectives.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6581

Extension Educators Collecting Industry-specific Stakeholder Input
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bitsch,   Vera; Ferris,   Ted; Lee,   Katherine L.; McFadden,   Mike; Ross,   Dean.
Extension educators have explored different methods for collecting stakeholder input, but a suitable methodology has not been agreed on.  The Michigan State University Extension dairy team works with an advisory board and also collected formal stakeholder input through ten regional partner group surveys in 1997.  In 2007, the team decided to seek another round of broad-based and inclusive stakeholder input.  The research team decided to employ issue identification groups at different locations throughout the state and a mail survey.  This paper reports on the procedure developed for this purpose and its results.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Focus group discussion; Formative evaluation; Issue identification; Issue prioritization; Multi-disciplinary teams; Nominal group technique; Agribusiness; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43249

COSTS OF USING RETURNABLE VERSUS DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS IN FLUID MILK RETAILING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Joe T.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27514

ORGANIZATION OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN THAILAND' FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Suwannaporn,   Prisana; Speece,   Mark.
Asian food markets are large and growing very rapidly.  Per capita food consumption is increasing as income rises, and food consumption habits are changing.  Asian food retailing is also changing rapidly, as distribution and transportation modernizes.  Consumers are becoming more sophisticated, with increasing awareness of hygiene and safety, and expectations of better nutrition and more convenience.  This rapid development of food markets creates opportunities in food processing as great as in high tech industries (Selwin, 1992).  It also puts pressure on food manufacturers to continuously upgrade their products and to offer new products.  Management of research and development (R&amp;D) is becoming critical to competitiveness.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34424

A "Module" Approach to the Integration of Computer Applications Throughout the Agribusiness Curriculum
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stroade,   Jeri L.; Schurle,   Bryan W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117993

ECR-ENTRE O CONCEITO E A PRÁTICA: UM ESTUDO MULTICASO NO CANAL DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE MERCEARIA BÁSICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ghisi,   Flavia Angeli; Silva,   Andrea Lago da.
Although ECR has been one of most important subjects discussed by the grocery industry and a relevant topic mentioned by the academics, it is notable the difficulty to understand its implementation and operation. Based on these facts, this study aimed to discuss the concept of ECR by critically analyzing its implementation and bring some knowledge about this theme. The paper argues that while there is some evidence to suggest that ECR is an important tool, there is a need to more clearly explain how the ECR can really improve the operations between companies. The ECR literature is discussed, by following an empirical research conducted with industries, wholesalers and retailers of the grocery industry channel in Brazil. This research attempts to identify...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: ECR; Distribution channel; Grocery industry.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44031

ESTIMATION ISSUES IN SINGLE COMMODITY GRAVITY TRADE MODELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prehn,   Soren; Brümmer,   Bernhard.
Recently gravity trade models are applied to disaggregated trade data. Here many zeros are characteristic. In the presence of excess zeros usual Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) is still consistent, the variance covariance matrix however is invalid. Correct economic interpretation however requires also the last. So alternative estimators are looked for. STAUB &amp;WINKELMANN (2010) argue that zero-inflated count data models (i.e. zero-inflated Poisson / Negative Binomial Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (ZIPPML / ZINBPML)) are no alternative since under model misspecification these estimators are inconsistent. Yet zeroinflated Poisson Quasi-Likelihood (PQL) is a reliable alternative. It is consistent even under model misspecifications and beyond that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gravity Model; Excess Zeros; Poisson Quasi Likelihood; Generalised Two Part Model; Gravitationsmodell; Exzess an Nullen; Poisson Quasi Likelihood; Generalisiertes Zwei-Teile Modell; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114524

ON THE ROLE OF THE BROKERAGE INSTITUTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quattri,   Maria A.; Ozanne,   Adam; Wang,   Xioabing; Hall,   Alastair R.
The recognition that policies aimed at “getting prices right” in less developed countries were failing due to incomplete markets has spurred a new wave of reforms, directed instead at “getting markets and institutions right”. Although previous studies have documented the potentially crucial role of the brokerage institution in crop commercialisation, few have investigated what determines wholesalers’ decisions to use brokers. Using data collected in 2006/07 by Gabre-Madhin, IFPRI and EDRI, we examine Ethiopian traders’ decisions regarding whether or not they should use brokers, and how much. Independent variables are human, financial and social asset availability, implemented trading practices, access to infrastructure and institutions, location, travelled...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; O12; O13; O18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108941

A CADEIA AGROINDUSTRIAL DE FUMOS CLAROS DO SUL DO BRASIL E A “CONVENÇÃO-QUADRO PARA O CONTROLE DO TABACO”: ESTRATÉGIAS E PERSPECTIVAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Leonardo Xavier da.
A cadeia agroindustrial do tabaco no sul do Brasil está estruturada a partir de dois grupos distintos. De um lado, centenas de milhares de pequenos agricultores e, de outro, uma indústria constituída por um oligopólio de capital multinacional. A produção é a de fumos claros, cujo principal mercado é o externo, que o compra para transformá-lo em cigarros. O Brasil é o líder mundial dos negócios em tabaco para cigarros e nos últimos três anos têm-se colocado diante de um fato novo: a Convenção-Quadro para o controle do Tabaco, documento confeccionado e assinado por mais de cem países e cujo objetivo é reduzir a produção da folha no mundo. As reações dos agentes da cadeia têm sido distintas. Pelo lado dos agricultores, instituições como a Associação dos...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cadeia agroindustrial; Fumos claros; Sul do Brasil; Convenção-quadro; Agro industrial chain; Tobacco to cigarette; South of Brazil; Framework Convention; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113965

Current Rates of Return in Canadian Farming by Farm Type
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldwell,   John.
This bulletin is the first in a series of bulletins addressing financial performance of farms. Two measures of financial performance are highlighted: the current return on assets and the return on equity based on the annual return from day-to-day business of farming for various farm types. Both measures are calculated on the historical cost of the assets as opposed to market value. The returns to assets and equity are provided over a ten year period, 1997-2006, for beef, hog, poultry, dairy, grains and oilseeds, potato, greenhouse, and fruit and vegetable farms.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Rate of Return; Return on assets; Return on Equity; Historical Cost; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52049

A magyar mezőgazdaság finanszírozásának főbb elemei a pénzügyi válságban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kemeny,   Gabor.
Kutatásunk eredményeként megállapítottuk, hogy a mezőgazdasági finanszírozás fontosabb csatornái a közvetlen banki finanszírozás és a közvetett banki finanszírozás. Ez utóbbinál a bank nem közvetlenül a termelőt, hanem egy köztes szervezetet, leggyakoribb esetben lízingcéget, faktoringcéget vagy integrátort finanszíroz. A nem-banki finanszírozás legfontosabb szereplői pedig a mezőgazdasági inputanyag-gyártók, a szállítók. A pénzügyi válság, amely 2008 őszén érte utol Magyarországot, jelentősen eltérő hatást gyakorolt az egyes mezőgazdasági finanszírozási csatornákra. Míg a jellemzően külföldi tulajdonosi körrel rendelkező hazai bankok közvetlen ügyfélkörüket (bár szigorúbb feltételekkel) hajlandóak voltak folyamatosan finanszírozni (sok esetben a kieső...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mezőgazdaság; Finanszírozás; Pénzügyi válság; Válságkezelés; Agriculture; Financing; Financial crisis; Crisis management; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99144

ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA ENTRE ESTRATÉGIAS DE HEDGE COM BASE EM MODELOS ESTÁTICOS E DINÂMICOS PARA CONTRATOS FUTUROS DE CAFÉ ARÁBICA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muller,   Carlos Andre da Silva; Moura,   Altair Dias de; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de.
Dentro do agronegócio brasileiro, o café arábica está entre os produtos com o mais elevado nível de risco e, ainda assim, é um produto importante para a economia brasileira. Os mercados futuros são reconhecidos como meio de gerenciamento desses riscos, mas observou-se o baixo uso desse mecanismo no caso brasileiro. Por outro lado, a literatura tem avançado quanto aos métodos para realização de estratégias de hedge. Em vista disso, esse artigo teve a finalidade de analisar a efetividade, em redução de riscos, de diferentes estratégias de hedge para o café arábica no Brasil. Foram Testadas quatro estratégias: não atuação em mercados futuros; cobertura completa; estratégia estática que incorpora o conteúdo informacional em médias condicionais, obtida pelo...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Efetividade; Hedge; Café arábica; VEC; MGARCH BEKK; Effectiveness; Hedge; Arabian coffee; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113187

International Agricultural Commodities Trade: An Exporter's Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harmon,   Pat.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59760

Alternatives for Handling Losses in Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   David G.
Cooperatives can handle a loss in several ways. This paper evaluates two primary alternatives: retain in the cooperative or allocate to patrons. The cooperative’s and patrons’ preferences are based on choosing either a tax reduction or redemption reduction. Present value of cash flow is used as the criterion for evaluating choices. The cooperative’s and patrons’ preferences may be in harmony or conflict depending on the marginal income tax rates and pattern of equity redemption. A simple procedure is presented to determine a cooperative or patron preference.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46220

E-COMMERCE AND INTERNET USE IN SMALL BUSINESSES: TRENDS AND ISSUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abate-Kassa,   Getachew; Moser,   Colletta H.
This paper is part of a series of reports of the activities conducted under a grant from the Fund for Rural America, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Funds for the grant entitled "Enhancing Rural Economies Through Comprehensive Extension, Research &amp; Partnering Approaches Using Multi-County Clusters in Michigan With Application to National Rural Settings" were received by Michigan State University's Department of Agricultural Economics in March, 1998.  The major goal of the grant is to increase economic development activity in four clusters of rural counties in Michigan through the utilization of the resources of the Michigan State University Extension Service, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, and other resources of Michigan State University....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11722

Antitrust analysis of supermarkets: global concerns playing out in local markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
This paper reviews the basic components of antitrust analysis for the supermarket industry, including definition of product and geographic markets and the measurement of market power. The analysis of prices and profits in a market structure context remains important, especially in countries such as Australia with very high supermarket concentration. Firm and brand level New Empirical Industrial Organisation models of demand and oligopoly pricing also provide insights for evaluating antitrust claims. Recent research on vertical pricing games and price transmission expand the analysis to market channel pricing issues, including coalescing power by supermarkets and food manufacturers. The issues and approaches explained in this paper are relevant for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market concentration; Market definition; Nash–Bertrand conduct; Price–cost margin; Price transmission rate; Unilateral and coordinated market power; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116861

Impacts of the Doha Round on Korea's Agricultural Tariff Profile
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Song-Soo.
The purpose of this paper is to simulate the proposed modality in market access and estimate its potential impacts on Korea's tariff profile. By accommodating a tiered formula for tariff reduction, the modality attempts to harmonize tariffs across products and countries. When no flexibility in tariff cuts is taken into account, Korea would face up to 68 percent reduction in tariffs in an average term (the baseline). The provision of sensitive products in which the tariff cuts are allowed to deviate from the tiered formula by two-thirds at a maximum is likely to bring about 11 percentage points of maximum tariff saving effects compared with the baseline case. Besides, Korea would be able to maximize savings in tariff reductions by 25 percentage points by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tariff; Tiered formula; Modality; Market access; Doha Round; Korea; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45677

A SUBVENÇÃO DE ORGÂNICOS NO BRASIL E NA UNIÃO EUROPÉIA SOB A ÓTICA DA VISÃO BASEADA EM RECURSOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pereira,   Paulo Rodrigo; Abicht,   Alexandre Melo; Ceolin,   Alessandra Carla; Correa,   Augusto Faria; Silva,   Tania Nunes da.
Este artigo tem por objetivo a discussão sobre o foco da comercialização dos produtos cítricos orgânicos no Brasil, realizando-se um comparativo entre Brasil e União Européia (UE), sob a ótica da Visão Baseada em Recursos (RBV). Tem-se como fundamentação teórica uma explanação a cerca do mercado europeu de orgânicos cítricos, seguido da situação brasileira dos mesmos, tendo por fim, a teoria da RBV. O estudo possui uma natureza qualitativa, sendo caracterizado por pesquisas exploratórias através da leitura de journals, artigos e também com a realização de, visitas de campo a  propriedades rurais e uma cooperativa de produtos orgânicos e. Com base nos dados coletados e na literatura, reuniu-se elementos para a análise e discussão dos resultados, afim de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócios; Cítricos Orgânicos; Subsídios Agrícolas; Agribusiness; Organic Citric; Agricultural Subsidies; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117275

ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA VIABILIDADE ECONÔMICA DOS SISTEMAS DE PRODUÇÃO CONVENCIONAL E INTEGRADO DE CAFÉ
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pereira,   Vanessa da Fonseca; Mendonca,   Talles Girardi de; Reis,   Bricio dos Santos.
Due to growing consumer demands regarding product quality and the social and environmental aspects of the production process, there is a need to redefine the agricultural productive structure so as to make it sustainable. The Integrated Production System in Coffee (CIP) aims to meet these new requirement standards. The system, however, is still very recent and requires more detailed studies to identify its strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, the objective of this work is to carry out a comparative analysis of the economic viability and the risk associated to the conventional and integrated systems of coffee production in the farm property of São João, in the Coimbra district in Minas Gerais state. The method used was the calculation of the viability and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Coffee; Integrated production; Viability; Risk; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61726

Impact of the Administrative Regulations in the Wine Value Chain: The Spanish Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Felipe,   Isabel; Briz,   Miguel; Briz,   Teresa.
The wine value chain is characterized by its traditional nature. The transformation of the raw material makes lasting products with a high added value, which entails large price differences between producers and consumers. Given the socioeconomic important of this sector, it has specially been taken into account by the administration, with a high level of intervention. There is an ample range of interventions, from a qualitative and from a quantitative point of view. The main objective of all these policies is the intention of controlling the supply and stimulating the demand. The impact of these measures is considered in the short term, to solve the surplus problems. However, at the long run, it has a negative impact. The new framework of the wine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine; Regulations; Value chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59039

Low-cost options for reducing consumer health risks from farm to fork where crops are irrigated with polluted water in West Africa.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amoah,   Philip; Keraita,   Bernard; Akple,   Maxwell; Drechsel,   Pay; Abaidoo,   Robert Clement; Konradsen,   Flemming.
To identify interventions which reduce health risks of consumers where highly polluted irrigation water is used to irrigate vegetables in West Africa, scientists worked over 5 years with farmers, market traders and street food vendors in Ghana. The most promising low-cost interventions with high adoption potential were analyzed for their ability to reduce common levels of pathogens (counts of fecal coliforms and helminth eggs). The analysis showed the combination potential of various interventions, especially on-farm and during vegetable washing in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The tested market-based interventions were important to prevent new or additional contamination.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Urban agriculture; Consumers; Public health; Health hazards; Risk management; Vegetable growing; Wastewater irrigation; Irrigation methods; Irrigation practices; Wastewater treatment; Filtration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108673

SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD NETWORKS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Sustainability in food networks has become a dominant issue in the development of the food sector in light of the challenging scenarios one might expect in the future. Products, enterprises, chains, consumers, and regions are all affected by this discussion. Environmental, social and economic pressures require the development of strategies on how to best meet the challenges and to move the sector with its global presence and its many SMEs towards a status which is sustainable and robust enough to remain so even if future scenarios might deviate from today’s expectations (dynamic sustainability). The paper outlines a framework for research on sustainability developments, sustainability assessments, consumer communication, and the transition of enterprises...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food networks; LCA methodology; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52648

DISCUSSION: GRUPO MASECA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Lasse,   Rolando.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16875

Restructuring international food chains: Building sustainable and all-inclusive food chains at the primary stages
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kambewa,   Emma; van der Lans,   Ivo A.C.M.; van Trijp,   J.C.M.; Ingenbleek,   Paul T.M.; van Tilburg,   Aad; van Boekel,   Martinus A.J.S.
Although it is often acknowledged that effective inclusion of small-scale primary producers in international chains is crucial for alleviating poverty in developing countries, few insights exist about how to build sustainable and all-inclusive food chains especially those based on scarce natural resources. In order to address challenges that marketing and development policy and institutions as well as small-scale primary producers in the agro-ecological sector face in promoting sustainable practices, this paper focuses on the use of contracts. The paper investigates whether small-scale primary producers would engage in contracts that oblige them to implement sustainable and quality-improving practices and if so under what conditions. Results show that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7905

Avaliação dos Impactos Econômicos, Sociais e Ambientais da Poedeira Colonial Embrapa 051
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miele,   Marcelo; Girotto,   Ademir Francisco; Palhares,   Julio Cesar Pascale; Pereira de Figueiredo,   Elsio Antonio; Saatkamp,   Marcio Gilberto.
The limited resources for agricultural research and the need for a better knowledge about the ways that technologies change agribusiness competitiveness and its social and natural environment, demand its impacts assessment. The aim of this study was to realize economic, environmental, social and organizational impact assessment of the laying hen Embrapa 051, developed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company. This project started on 2000.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic impact; Environmental impact; Genetic improvement; Laying hen; Social impact; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96280

ORGANIC FARMING IN DENMARK-PRODUCTIVITY, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND MARKET EXIT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Park,   Timothy A.; Graversen,   Jesper T.
This paper attempts to quantitatively  measure  the  change in the productivity  of  Danish organic  farming  in  recent  years.  Based  on  a  translog production  frontier  framework  the technical and scale efficiency on farm level is analysed by following a time trends as well as a general index model specification. We further  try to analyse the significance of subsidies for promoting long term growth in organic production by estimating a bootstrapped bivariate probit model with respect to factors influencing the probability of organic market exit. The results  revealed  significant  differencies  in  the  organic  farms'  technical  efficiencies,  no significant  total  factor  productivity  growth  and  even  a  slightly  negative  rate  of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic Farming; Total Factor Productivity; Market Exit; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7618

RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manfredo,   Mark R.; Richards,   Timothy J.; McDermott,   Scott.
While not ignoring risk, agricultural cooperatives tend to accommodate risk through the holding of internal capital reserves rather than engage in active risk management. A lack of information regarding the risk, returns, and the effect on cooperative financial performance of both traditional and innovative risk management strategies is likely a constraint to the adoption of active risk management by cooperatives. In this research, we examine the influence of alternative risk management strategies on cooperative financial performance, namely the return on assets (ROA) of grain merchandising cooperatives of various sizes. Strategies include traditional exchange traded futures and options strategies, an over-the-counter revenue swap, throughput insurance,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18985

Produtos agropecuários: para quem exportar?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mata,   Daniel da; Freitas,   Rogerio Edivaldo.
The paper discussed the main factors that explain the Brazilian agricultural exports. In order to achieve this goal, the paper applied a gravity model that includes fixed and random effects estimations, besides the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) approach. Distance, trade partners´ GDP, and geographical localization were the significant variables. Moreover, puzzle effects are associated to exchange rate, partners´ agricultural exports profile and the partners´ agricultural share in GDP. Finally, this study highlights the potential change of the relevant variables because of specific characteristics of each commercial Brazilian partner.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Exports; Gravity model; Agricultural sector.; Agribusiness; Q17; F13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61240

Analysis of Sales Problems of Small Value-Added Agricultural Processors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torok,   Steven J.; Menkhaus,   Dale J.; Columbel,   Vincent; Bradley,   Edward B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60390

THE YEAR 2000: A FOOD INDUSTRY FORECAST
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   David M.; McLaughlin,   Edward W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27184

Security Guarantee of Agriculture Industry Based on the Improvement of Legal System of Peasant Specialized Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Du,   Wen-jiao; Ren,   Da-peng.
Current status of several management models of the agriculture industry is introduced, as well as its impacts on industrial security. The management models are mainly the enterprise-like operation model, “enterprise + peasant household” model, small-scale peasants’ operation model, and peasant specialized cooperative model. Functions of peasant specialized cooperative in ensuring the security of agricultural industry are introduced, which are enhancing the industrial security by organization degree, promoting the industrial security by scale economy formed by cooperative organizations, fully utilizing the resources by the factor allocation capability, and ensuring the industrial security by industrial chain improvement. Development predicaments of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Management model of the agriculture industry; Security of agriculture industry; Institutional absence; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113435

The Difficulties and Countermeasures of Migrant Workers Returning Home to Start Business of Shaanxi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Chen-xi; Yan,   Yu-jie.
The paper discloses me current situation of migrant workers returning home to start business by making a survey of the total number of returning migrant workers. The paper also points out the main difficulties the migrant workers who returning home to start business facing. The first is the old fashioned and backward concepts of development in some local departments; the second is lacking of powerful supports of policies; the third is the still bad environment to start business: the fourth is the lower qualities of people who are going to start business. Based on these situations, the official policies are put forward to encourage and support migrant workers to return home to start business. Such as strategies activating migrant workers to return home to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Shaanxi; Migrant workers returning home; Starting a business; Policies and countermeasures; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119691

IMPROVING WAREHOUSE EFFICIENCY - MAXIMIZING CUBE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Robert F.; Morris,   T.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27351

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Larue,   Bruno; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.; Gray,   Richard S.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55301

Financial and Operating Performance of Cooperative Unit-Train Shippers in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clow,   Bradley B.; Wilson,   William W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23114

Identifying the Implications of most Warming Foods: A Pilot Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hines,   Peter; Zokaei,   Keivan; Evans,   Barry; Beale,   Jo; Miele,   Mara; Cole,   Matthew A.
The new found popular interest in sustainable development is highly skewed towards areas that are politically visible, such as transport and in particular the evils of air travel. This situation is mirrored in the academic community with an explosion of articles on sustainable transport (an EBSCO web search yielded 552 academic references to Sustainable Transport while for example Sustainable Livestock only found less than 10% of that number1). Nonetheless, only 14% of GHG’s actually result from transport, with as little as 2% coming from aviation, against 32% resulting from agriculture and land use – a major part of which can be directly attributed to the food chain (Stern, 2006). Moreover within the food system, certain areas such as livestock production...
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/49895

Excise Taxes and Commodity Promotion: A Diagrammatic Motivation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holloway,   Garth J.
This note shows how the solution to the promotion problem—the problem of locating the optimal level of advertising in a downstream market—can be motivated simply, diagrammatically, and without the need to resort to complicated mathematical arguments. The optimality condition is for the level of the farm price to remain invariant to  marginal adjustments in the program.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commodity promotion; Excise taxes; Optimality; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90444

INNOVATIVE MERCHANDISING PROGRAMS FROM RESEARCH - CASE EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavan,   Paul F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26892

A QUARTERLY MODEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Throsby,   C.D.; Rutledge,   David J.S.
Several farm sector econometric models are reviewed initially and the aggregation problem highlighted. A thirty-equation model of the Australian agricultural sector is specified in which farm output, stocks and exports and the domestic demand for farm products are endogenous, as well as farm, export and retail prices. Disaggregation is into food and non-food components of unprocessed output, and the processing of food is traced through to final demand. The model is estimated by a modified 2SLS procedure using quarterly data covering the period 1960-1970.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22264

International Dairy Notes, August 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) publishes an annual estimate of agricultural exports by state. This Babcock Institute update focuses on Wisconsin dairy exports from ERS's latest report covering FY2004.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wisconsin Dairy Exports; USDA Economic Research Service; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37740

Booming Hydrocarbon Exports, De-Agriculturalization and Food Security in Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hosein,   Roger.
During the 1970s the Trinidad and Tobago (T&amp;T) economy experienced an oil boom because of increases in the level and production of crude oil and in the price each barrel of crude oil fetched on the international market. In the late 1990s to the present, the T&amp;T economy has benefited from another hydrocarbon boom.  This paper traces the trends in export agriculture, sugar and domestic agriculture during the first and second oil booms. Using the falling share of labour employed in a sector as a reflection of de-industrialization, the analysis reveals that during the first oil boom all three components of the agricultural sector were de-industrialized although in the period until 1993 these same sectors showed clear signs of re-industrialization....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trinidad and Tobago; Food security; Dutch Disease; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36801

An Analysis of the Recent Evolution of Mali’s Maize Subsector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diallo,   Amadou Sekou.
In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and improving vertical coordination to assure product quality to final consumption markets. Millet, sorghum, and later rice were the traditional leading three cereal crops produced and consumed in Mali. Maize has trailed them for more than two decades, but from mid 1990s on, it has been produced and consumed in much larger quantities. Given the potentials of maize, developing and better organizing its subsector has the potential to not only increase revenues for maize farmers,...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Maize; Value chain; Mali; Cereals; Food security; Agricultural marketing; Livestock feed; Industrial organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; L11-Production; Pricing; And Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms; N57-Africa; Oceania; O17-Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements; O33-Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes; Q12-Micro Analysis of Farm Firms; Farm Households; And Farm Input Markets; Q13-Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Q18-Agricultural Policy; Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101316

Factors Contributing to Recent Increases in Food Commodity Prices (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trostle,   Ronald.
Presentation to USDA Economists Group, Washington, DC, 10 June 2008
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food prices; Commodities; Biofuels; Crop production; Food demand; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43902

Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Choice of Pricing and Payment Practices by Traditional Marketing and New Generation Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gurung,   Rajendra Kumar; Unterschultz,   James R.
Questionnaires were mailed to cooperatives in the mid-western states of the U.S. and selected provinces in Canada to evaluate the impact of type of organization and level of competition on the choice of cooperative pricing and payment methods. Traditional marketing cooperatives are more likely to choose the “spot market cash price” for payment to members and are more responsive to increased competition in commodity markets. New Generation Cooperatives are more likely to choose a “pooled” price, and appeared indifferent to short run increased competition in commodity markets. The type of cooperative has an impact on the pricing and payment methods used to pay for commodities supplied by members of the cooperative. The reasons for these differences may be...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46579

AN OVERVIEW OF WHOLESALING RESEARCH IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND FACILITIES RESEARCH DIVISION OF ARS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bouma,   John C.
Summarizes the current status of the many USDA studies in this area.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27155

Empirical Analysis on the Relations between Rural Residents' Consumption and Economic Growth - A Case of Liaoning Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Yanan; Li,   Fei; Wei,   Wenhui.
Liaoning is a granary province with a large agricultural population and great market potential. Expanding rural residents’ consumption becomes a necessity for enlarging domestic demand, solving three agriculture problems and promoting sustainable and rapid economic development. The research shows that since invigorating old industrial base in Liaoning, the contribution rate of rural residents' consumption to economic motivation is low and unstable, which has become one of the choke points for the development of economy. By using the grey correlation method, the influences of rural residents' consumption in different periods to GDP per capita are analyzed, the results show that the consumption level of rural residents were increasing, but their contribution...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural residents' consumption; Economic growth; Grey relational degree; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118295

DISCUSSION: CASTANEDA Y ASOCIADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Castaneda,   Gabriel.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16871

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM CATTLE/BEEF DISPUTES?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Loyns,   R.M.A.; Young,   Linda M.; Carter,   Colin A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16825

THE SITUATION OF THE HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magda,   Sandor; Herneczky,   Andrea; Marselek,   Sandor; Varga,   Erika.
The knowledge-based, competitive economy places a great emphasis on the education system. The responsibility of higher education is to impart knowledge of high standard which is in harmony with the continuously changing environment. Higher education has a special role in the knowledge-based economy since it does not only have to fulfill educational but also research an innovation tasks. The decrease in the traditional role of agriculture as well as international tendencies facilitate diversification, i.e. the emergence of new roles and the relevant activities. Due to the diversification of agriculture fields like environmental protection, bioenergetics, and rural development have become more emphatic. The growing importance of these new fields is also...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Higher education; Employment; Mobility; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53547

The Effects of the Spatial Distribution of Grocery Stores on Food Prices on Low Income Neighborhoods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jetter,   Karen M.; Crespi,   John M.; Cassady,   Diana.
This study examines how the spatial distribution of grocery stores affects food prices charged in neighborhoods with different median incomes.  Studies have shown that low-income neighborhoods often have fewer grocery stores, smaller grocery stores and have higher prices for a standard market basket of food than higher income neighborhoods.  In addition, a greater concentration of firms has reduced the number of companies operating supermarkets, reducing competition.  Smaller stores and greater concentration have both been shown to cause higher prices in food retail outlets.  However, the impact of the number and distribution of stores throughout a neighborhood on food prices has not yet been studied.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21245

A PILOT STUDY OF PLANS THAT THE UNITED STATES FOOD INDUSTRY HAS FOR PARTICIPATING IN EASTERN EUROPE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cangemi,   Robert R.; Lopez,   R.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27197

The likely regional impacts of an agricultural emissions policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sin,   Isabelle; Brunton,   Emma; Hendy,   Joanna; Kerr,   Suzi.
Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand‘s net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The costs per farmer and as a percentage of profit would be very high. This paper considers the regional impacts of such a policy in New Zealand by allocating the emission charge across space according to the location of animals. We then combine our emissions charge information with data on the socio-economic characteristics of the affected areas. Obviously rural areas are heavily affected. In many respects, for example median income, ethnic mix, and percentage of working...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Land use; Social impacts; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Dairy; Sheep; Beef; Distribution of costs; Regional; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Q25; Q28; R14.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98506

Performance of Cooperatives and Investor-Owned Firms in the Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parliament,   Claudia; Lerman,   Zvi; Fulton,   Joan R.
A comparison of regional dairy cooperatives with investor-owned dairy firms from the period 1976-87 produced empirical findings that are at variance with the hypotheses suggested by the theory of cooperatives. The cooperatives in the sample performed significantly better than the IOFs when compared by leverage, liquidity, asset turnover, and coverage ratios, while the rate of return to equity was not found to be significantly different. Techniques are also proposed for valuing the nonmarket aspects of cooperatives that are not captured by financial ratio analysis.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46229

Economic Analysis of Recycling Chiller Water in Poultry-Processing Plants Using Ultrafiltration Membrane Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saravia,   Horacio; Houston,   Jack E.; Epperson,   James E.; Nelson,   Heather M.
The poultry industry, one of the most important agribusiness industries in the United States, is facing multiple water-usage problems. These problems stem from rising water and sewer charges and an increase in pollution regulations. One way to reduce water usage and volume of wastewater is through internal recycling. Food scientists and applied economists at the University of Georgia are collaborating to evaluate the operational and economic effectiveness of polymeric ultrafiltration membrane technology at poultry processing plants. On-site tests of membrane system are underway, and preliminary economic analysis indicates highly positive prospects for this technology.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26726

TERRITORIAL AND NATURAL PRIORITIES OF MACEDONIA - IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kabranova,   Romina; Arsov,   Zlatko.
Territory and natural conditions in Macedonia are well known in the World market of high quality production of oriental type of tobacco. Production of oriental tobacco at such a small territory is insignificant towards other producers (Bulgaria, Turkey), buy it is very important for Macedonian economy. The high value of exported tobacco and other tobacco products is regularly above 100 million USD (113 million USD for 2006 and 106 million USD for 2007). As a family production with low grade of mechanized labor processes, it provides survival of more than 100 000 residents of Macedonia. These reasons are enough to evaluate the importance of tobacco for a country with a gross national income per capita of around $4,120 in 2008, (GNI, Atlas method) and high...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Oriental tobacco; Production; Natural conditions; Quality; Export; Competitive product; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57349

Measuring Price Sensitivity Differences for Inner-City and Suburban Consumers: An Analysis of Breakfast Cereals with Supermarket Scanner Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Eugene.
This paper uses supermarket scanner data to examine the purchasing behavior of suburban and inner-city shoppers in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Scanner data; Own-price elasticity; Cross-price elasticity; Expenditure elasticity; Price sensitivity; Inner-city shoppers; Suburban shoppers and purchasing behavior.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103892

Governance Structure, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pascucci,   Stefano.
In this paper we use a combination of behavioral and new institutional economic perspectives to look at the transactions of “sustainable‐oriented” foods (e.g. organic food, fair trade, etc.) which often assume the characteristic of credence goods. When credence attributes are involved in the transaction (e.g. safety, fairness, etc.) information asymmetry and uncertainty tend to reduce the likelihood of different parties to enter in the transaction1. Because spot markets are unlikely to be used in this type of transactions, typical solutions are the use of hybrids, vertical integration and public monitoring (Vetter and Karantininis, 2002; Ménard and Valceschini, 2005). Moreover both consumers and producers (e.g. farmers) look at these products from a more...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100591

2009 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Wolf,   Christopher A.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 104 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2009. 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. The average herd reports here is larger than would be the average dairy herd in Michigan. Average values are reported in the summary tables and discussion that follows but one should be aware that considerable variation across herds exists in virtually every measure.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100918

THE EFFECTS OF CONSOLIDATED DELIVERIES ON CONVENIENCE STORE SUPPLY: A SIMULATION STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kriebel,   Wesley R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27269

Problems and Countermeasures of Logistics in the Marine Fisheries Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jiang,   Yi-min.
Based on the connotation of marine fisheries logistics, the thesis give a brief account of its features: firstly, it is more susceptible to natural conditions; secondly, the aquatic logistics is with strong specialized assets; thirdly, the aquatic products market has relative greater uncertainties; fourthly, it calls for higher logistics technology; fifthly, it is difficult to conduct supply chain management. Then the thesis analyzes the problems in the marine fisheries industry: the first problem is the imperfect standardization system of the aquatic logistics; the second is the backward development in the cold storage of the marine fisheries; the third is low information-based degree of marine fisheries logistics system; the fourth one is the low level...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marine fisheries; Guarantee system; Logistics industry; Supply chain management; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96050

Private Requirements by European Retailers: Impact on French Exporters
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Latouche,   Karine; Chevassus-Lozza,   Emmanuelle; Persillet,   Vanessa; Harel,   Monique.
Based on recent development of international economics, this paper aims to evaluate in what extent private standards impact trade, and more precisely trade of French agri‐food firms. Our paper explores an original "handmade" database identifying French agri‐food firms which are certified with the International Food Standard – IFS– and/or the British Retail Consortium standard – BRC. From this dataset, one can analyse the characteristics and the export behaviour of certified firms compared to that of the non certified ones. First we look at the productivity of the firms; second, we look at export behaviour of the firms: does a certification such as BRC imply export orientation of the firm? Then we propose the estimation of Chaney’s model (2008) to test for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Private standards; IFS/BRC; Trade costs; Productivity; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100457

A certificação orgânica como fator estratégico na governança das transações no mercado de alimentos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cesar,   Aldara da Silva; Batalha,   Mario Otavio; Pimenta,   Marcio Lopes.
Food consumers are, in general, concerned with acquiring healthy food which does not pose risks to their health. These preferences are directly related to the way the economic agents organize themselves inside the food sector. In this context, the organic products’ share in the food market is rising considerably, mainly because they consist not only of a healthier product, but also because they contribute positively to the environment. Nevertheless, these characteristics are not immediately observed by the consumers, which makes the certification process an essential mechanism not in the transaction process but also in gaining the confidence of several markets. This article lists some advantages and disadvantages of the certification process raised in the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Certification; Transaction costs; Organic products; Organic production; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61715

Long-Run Impact of Orange-Juice Generic Advertising
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
This paper discusses the long-run impact of generic advertising for orange juice in the United States.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Generic advertising; Orange juice; United States; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36835

Analysis of Information Sharing Mechanism in the Food Industry Green Supply Chain Management and Operation Process
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Ye-ming; Yin,   Fang-fang; Fu,   Xian-zhi.
In order to effectively address the issues of environmental pollution and food safety in food industry, the green supply chain management should be used in the food industry. However, information sharing is the basis of supply chain management. For this purpose, on the basis of describing the connotation of food industry green supply chain management, the paper introduces the contents and the effects of information sharing mode in detail. It focuses on the barriers of the implementation of information-sharing mechanisms in the food industry green supply chain management and operation process and analyzes the necessity of using information sharing mechanism among the members of the food industry green supply chain management mode by game theory, so as to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Green supply chain management; Information sharing，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113206

ANÁLISE DE FATORES PRODUTIVOS E COMERCIAIS DA CADEIA LÁCTEA NO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pedra,   Daniele Fernanda Bosisio Moura; Pigatto,   Gessuir; Santini,   Giuliana Aparecida.
Dentre as diversas cadeias produtivas que representam a base de produção do país, a cadeia produtiva do leite vem sendo considerada uma das mais complexas e representativas do agronegócio brasileiro. Na cadeia produtiva do leite participam algumas atividades principais, como a produção e o processamento lácteo. No âmbito da produção, o Brasil é considerado atualmente como o sexto maior produtor de leite do mundo, ficando atrás da União Européia - que se configura como o maior produtor mundial -, dos Estados Unidos, da Índia, da China e da Rússia. O segmento de processamento, formado por empresas nacionais, multinacionais e cooperativas de produtores, é responsável por importantes transformações na cadeia produtiva, como por exemplo, possibilitar a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Leite; Produção; Exportação; Importação; Milk; Production; Export; Import; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112630

Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Blueberry Products with Nonconventional Attributes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Wuyang; Woods,   Timothy A.; Bastin,   Sandra.
Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for three nonconventional attributes associated with six processed blueberry products was examined through an in-store conjoint experiment survey. Both credence and experience attributes were considered, including whether the products were produced locally, and whether they were organic or sugar-free. The results indicate heterogeneity in consumer preference and willingness to pay for different attributes across product categories. Local products and organic formulations generally received positive willingness to pay across all products. This information has implications for blueberry growers and retailers who are trying to create and position value-added products for maximum revenue.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Blueberries; Conjoint experiment; Kentucky; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48753

Impact of U.S. duty drawback on the demand for orange juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.; Fernandes,   Waldir B.; Spreen,   Thomas H.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying.
A demand system model differentiating goods by origin is developed to examine impacts of duty drawback on U.S. orange juice exports and prices.  An empirical analysis suggests that on average duty drawback has increased annual orange juice exports by about 16.5 million SSE gallons or 11% of export sales, and has supported the U.S. price of orange juice by about 2 cents per gallon.  Not all benefits of duty drawback go to exporters.  Importers who own drawback credits but do not export product may realize benefits by selling their credits to exporters.  The analysis suggests these benefits effectively reduce by the U.S. orange juice tariff, positively impacting imports and negatively impacting the U.S. price.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Duty drawback; Orange juice; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52894

Comprehensive Evaluation on the Level of Agricultural Modernization in Eastern China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Men,   Ke-pei; Tang,   Sha-sha.
Based on correct understanding of the connotation and essence of agricultural modernization, according to the data in 2008 China Statistical Yearbook and the relevant literatures about eastern China, a total of 12 indices are selected to construct the evaluation index system of agricultural modernization in eastern China by combining with its social development and following the principles of systematization, comprehensiveness, representativeness, legitimacy and comparability. Then, according to the decision-making rules of modern science, 3 alternatives are put forward and max compatibility degree method is used to generate the optimization solution. Result shows that agricultural modernization in eastern China can be classified into three types. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural modernization; Entropy method; TOPSIS method; Max compatibility degree method; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93545

Economic Analysis of Manure Harvesting Equipment in Feedyards for Dust Control
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bretz,   Fran E.; Amosson,   Stephen H.; Warminski,   Patrick L.; Marek,   Thomas H.
This study concentrated on one method of dust control which is harvesting manure with equipment. An economic analysis including hourly fixed and operational costs were performed on the following: tractor-pulled box scraper, front-end loader, dump truck, spreader truck, elevating scraper and tractor-pulled end dump. The purpose of this study was to generate cost data for feedyard owners/operators to reference when making manure management and equipment purchasing  decisions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Manure harvesting equipment; Tractor-pulled box scraper; Front-end loader; Dump truck; Spreader truck; Tractor-pulled end dump; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56438

Changing Patterns of Livestock, Meat, and Dairy Marketing in Post-Communist Kazakhstan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esenova,   Saulesh; Dobson,   William D.
This Discussion Paper describes the challenges associated with marketing livestock, meat, milk, and dairy products in Post-Communist Kazakhstan. A major finding is that Food Master, a joint venture between Developed Technologies, Inc. of the US and Ak-Bulak, Ltd. of Kazakhstan, achieved profits and large market shares in the fluid milk business in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. Food Master's milk procurement practices also changed the structure of the dairy business in Kazakhstan's Almaty region and provided a model for slowing the downward spiral in milk production in Kazakhstan. The study contains lessons for other agribusinesses wishing to form joint ventures in Post-Communist Central Asia.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kazakhstan; Marketing in Kazakhstan; Post-Communism; Food Master; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37659

KÖZÉP-SZIGETKÖZI TELEPÜLÉSEK ÁLLATTENYÉSZTÉSÉBEN BEKÖVETKEZETT VÁLTOZÁSOK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Horvath,   Eszter.
Vizsgálataimban négy közép-szigetközi település (Ásványráró, Hédervár, Darnózseli, Püski) mezőgazdasági szövetkezeti állattenyésztését és az állati ter-mék előállításra vonatkozó jellemzőit elemeztem 1990-től 2006-ig. Megállapítot-tam, hogy az egész országot érintő változások következtében a vizsgált szövetke-zetek állatállománya drasztikusan lecsökkent, az előállított állati termékek köre erőteljesen leszűkült, melynek hatására az állattartás és állattenyésztés nagymér-tékben veszített jelentőségéből. Az állatállomány és az előállított állati termékek csökkenésében ciklusok, középtávú hullámzások figyelhetők meg, melyek az or-szágos szinten bekövetkezett változásoktól, az általános tendenciáktól eltérő mozgást is mutatnak. Az eredmények bizonyítják, hogy...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Szigetköz; Állattenyésztés; Állati termék; Szövetkezetek; Ciklushatás; Szigetköz; Animal breeding; Animal produce; Co-operatives; Cyclical effects; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57669

Taste and Visual Influences on Hispanic Consumers' Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Pasture-Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Luo,   Jie; Mainville,   Denise Y.; You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Experimental Economics methods are used to determine Hispanic consumers’ sensory acceptance of pasture-fed beef and evaluate visual and taste influences on their overall preferences and willingness-to-pay (WTP). Two hundred and thirty-one Hispanic consumers in four experimental sites in Virginia participated in a laboratory experimental procedure where they visually examined and tasted pasture-fed and conventionally produced grain-fed beef, and then participated in a non-hypothetical Multiple Price Lists (MPL) experiment to determine their WTP. Hispanic consumers perceived significant differences between pasture-fed and grain-fed beef’s appearance and taste. Visual and taste acceptances are closely correlated to and significantly influence overall...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pasture-Fed Beef; Experimental Economics; Multiple Price Lists; Preference; Willingness-to-pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49457

The Economic Effects of Early-Life Nutritional Constraints in Crossbred Cattle Bred on the NSW North Coast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alford,   Andrew R.; Cafe,   Linda M.; Greenwood,   Paul L.; Griffith,   Garry R.
Different patterns of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation can influence cow productivity and the performance of their offspring. An experiment was conducted on the North Coast of NSW whereby “low” and “high” pasture nutritional systems were imposed on a herd of Hereford cows during pregnancy, and then again from birth to weaning, with a crossover design also imposed to select offspring with extremes of growth to birth and/or weaning. Thus, four growth groups resulted – low-low, low-high, high-low, and high-high. Piedmontese and Wagyu bulls were used. After weaning, these offspring were grown out on the NSW Northern Tablelands and then finished to heavy market weights in a feedlot. The results of the experiment indicated that restricted early-life...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Beef; Early-life nutrition; Economic; Evaluation; Australia; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37667

Prospects for the U.S. Farm Economy (Paper and PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Collins,   Keith J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8052

QUANTIFICAÇÃO E COORDENAÇÃO DE SISTEMAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS: O CASO DO TRIGO NO BRASIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rossi,   Ricardo Messias; Neves,   Marcos Fava; Castro,   Luciano Thome.
The present article presents an overview of the Agribusiness System of wheat in Brazil. Departing from a methodology developed for mapping and quantifying value chains, the structure of the respective chain is presented, with the main sectors identified and quantified (revenue of the sector with the wheat chain sales in Brazil in 2002). Also, the main coordination problems were identified in the system, as well as the development of a work agenda containing a list of collective actions that should be implemented by the private initiative, in order to minimize the existing problems. It was suggested to the several members of the wheat chain the establishment of an organization, which will integrate the entire system, named Trigo-Brasil (Wheat-Brazil, for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness system; Distribution channels; Wheat.; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44037

Gestão Estratégica de Cadeia de Suprimentos numa Empresa Agroindustial e na sua Rede de Agricultores
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dias,   Marcelo Fernandes Pacheco; Pedrozo,   Eugenio Avila.
The competition is no longer between companies to become among chains. A critical point in this new paradigm is the management of these chains. From there arises the great interest in concept for management of supply chain. Coordinating the activities of the chain has been complex due to the large number of activities and the interdependence among them. One has searched for a systemic, multidisciplinary and inter entrepreneurs to contribute in a management proposal. It was made a revision of supply chain concepts, strategies of operations, quality and filière. The analysis of this referential indicates the possibility of minimizing the restrictions identified in literature. Based on this analysis a framework of management of chain supply was proposed....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Management; Multidisciplinary; Agribusiness; Supply chain; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96276

Policy Responses to 2008 High Food Prices: Domestic Incentives and Global Implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woolverton,   Andrea E.; Kiawu,   James.
Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike.  In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic markets.  These policy responses were concentrated in lower income countries and primarily targeted rice and wheat. The 2007-08 policy responses across countries included liberalized import tariffs, export restrictions and increased domestic support for both consumers and producers.   We develop a case study of 15 major global trading, lower-income countries’ policy responses .  The analysis addressed the following questions: a) What policy responses did major global...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: High food prices; Trade policy; Agriculture; Political economy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104506

The First Fifty Years of Agriculture in New South Wales; Appendices
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1949
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8689

Research on Human Resources Development of Rural Public Service Departments in New Countryside Construction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Zhong-dong.
On the basis of defining related concepts concerning human resources in rural public service departments, this paper analyses the overall status quo of human resources in China's rural public service departments and points out the problems existing in human resources in China's rural public service departments during new countryside construction as follows: first, the constitution structure is not rational; second, the cultural quality of staff is universally low, and the business capacity remains to be promoted; third, the improvement of human resources development environment lags behind, and the supporting reform is short. In the context of new countryside construction, the opportunities faced by the human resources in China's rural public service...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: New countryside construction; Rural public service departments; Human resources development; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121281

Effect Of Import Tariff Implementation Policy On Refined Sugar Product Competitiveness In Indonesia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rustam,   Rizal.
This research is intent to determining: (a) the effect of welfare distribution with applied import tariff of the government revenue, consumer expenditures, producer revenues, and efficiency losses (in production, in consumption and net effect), and (b) the level of competitiveness of cane sugar in Indonesia by calculating the Domestic Resource Cost (DRC). The research using libraries research method, that is collecting data from the related preceding researches and other references such as magazines, journals, bulletins and the like. The research result showed that : (a) the government revenue, change of consumer surplus, producer surplus, economic net loss in production and consumption and exchange gain economization, are influenced by the import tariff...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sugar; Welfare Distribution; Domestic Resource Cost (DRC); And Import tariff; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59154

Cost-benefit analysis of investment in research on abscission chemicals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cost-benefit analysis; Abscission chemicals; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52887

Perceived Market Risks and Strategic Risk Management of Food Manufactures: Empirical Results from the German Brewing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theuvsen,   Ludwig; Niederhut-Bollmann,   Christoph.
The food industry is currently facing huge structural changes, such as growing concentration ratios and degrees of internationalization and as well as the reorganizations of food supply chains. Such developments do not only contribute to growing market risks but also require strategic reorientations on the part of food manufacturers. So far, risk management and strategic planning have been two fairly separated theoretical strands. In this paper we blend both schools of thought and analyze food manufacturers' perceived market risks and strategic risk management of food manufacturers. Empirical Our data stem from large-scale empirical research in the German brewing industry.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Brewing industry; Market risks; Risk management; Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7729

Virtual Cooperatives in Brazil and the Globalization Process
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bialoskorski Neto,   Sigismundo.
Agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, as in other countries, develop through vertical integration in order to promote industrialization of the agricultural product and to aggregate the value of agricultural commodities. The vertical integration strategy was a predominant business planning adopted by Brazilian agricultural cooperatives in the 1980s. It was responsible for greater assets in cooperatives, larger agro industrial plants, and higher debt structure. Nowadays, it is possible to observe new agro industrial cooperative organizations in Brazil called "Virtual Cooperatives." These virtual organizations do not possess significant assets or industrial plants, but represent a network that has a particular business strategy in the markets. In order to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60900

FIRM SIZE, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND WAGES IN THE PORK SECTOR, 1990 -2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Li; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Kliebenstein,   James B.; Orazem,   Peter F.
Economists have long puzzled over the fact that large firms pay higher wages than small firms, even after controlling for worker's observed productive characteristics. One possible explanation has been that firm size is correlated with unobserved productive attributes which confound firm size with other productive characteristics. This study investigates the size-wage premium in the context of firms competing within a single market for a relatively homogeneous product: hogs. We pay particular attention to the matching process by which workers are linked 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,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6138

Energizing a Cooperative Class with Cooperative Feasibility Software
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31824

New Zealand Agribusiness Success: An Approach to exploring the role of strategy, structure and conduct on firm performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scrimgeour,   Frank G.; McDermott,   Alan; Saunders,   Caroline M.; Shadbolt,   Nicola M.; Sheath,   Gavin W.
This paper presents a framework to explore agribusiness success in New Zealand. The framework provides the basis for historical analysis. It draws on existing theory based on the structure-conduct-performance paradigm but expanded to take account of firm strategy and the analysis of value chains.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Structure; Conduct; Performance; History; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31948

Advertising and Australian Pig Producers Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Lin; Goddard,   Ellen W.
The pig meat market in Australia is characterized by generic (fresh pork, bacon etc.) advertising. These advertising expenditures are funded from collective levies from pig producers. At the same time, there are extensive brand advertising activities in the pig market. Impact of advertising on pig meat consumption has been a long-standing argument. So far, there have been several studies done on the effectiveness of generic pork advertising in Australia up to 1988. However, the previous studies only looked at generic advertising and didn’t account for other media information as brand advertising and fast food advertising effects on pork consumption. As well, the previous studies are contradictory about the effects of generic pork advertising.  In this...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123744

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: Product development; Trends; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37868

CAMBIO DE PARADIGMA, PRODUCCIÓN DE ENERGÍA O DE ALIMENTOS: EL CASO DE PUERTO RICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Colon Guasp,   Wilfredo.
The amount of energy and food consumed in Puerto Rico is more indicative of a developed nation than one than is underdeveloped. All the energy consumed in Puerto Rico is from fossil fuels, while the agricultural sector marginally provides the needs of the consumer. In addition, the animal production sectors rely exclusively on imported feedstock for the preparation of feeds. There is a potential to develop an ethanol industry based initially on sugarcane, as the main feedstock and then turn to biomass from energy cane and or organic solid waste in the future. In order to move to the second generation of ethanol production, the cellulosic ethanol industry has to become economically viable. A limiting factor in the use of sugarcane is that only 40,000 ha are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Energy production; Food production; Change of paradigm.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56560

Crop Revenue and Yield Insurance Demand: A Subjective Probability Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaik,   Saleem; Coble,   Keith H.; Knight,   Thomas O.; Baquet,   Alan E.; Patrick,   George F.
A multinomial logit is utilized to model the choice of whether to purchase yield or revenue insurance using subjectively elicited survey data. Our results indicate that the demand for crop insurance is inelastic (-0.40), consistent with most earlier yield elasticity estimates, but the elasticity for choices between yield and revenue insurance is found to be relatively more elastic (-0.88).
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Elasticities; Multinomial logit model; Revenue demand; Subjective elicitation; Survey; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47256

Westland/Hallmark: 2008 Beef Recall;  A Case Study by The Food Industry Center
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seltzer,   Jonathan M.; Rush,   Jeff; Kinsey,   Jean D.
A Humane Society video, made secretly at the Westland/Hallmark plant in late 2007 and released in early 2008, led to the recall of 143 million pounds of beef. This case study illustrates the complexity of the food industry and the food recall process.  Although ultimately, the incident had more to do with animal welfare than food safety — no sicknesses were tied to the recalled beef, it resulted in changes to the nation’s food safety procedures. The 2008 Westland/Hallmark beef recall, the largest beef recall in U.S. history, is a stepping-off point to examine the beef supply chain generally and the ground beef supply chain specifically.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58145

Reconciling Theoretical Hedging Models with the Experience of Cotton Merchants in March 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janzen,   Joseph P.
Analysis of the cotton futures price spike and its effects on commercial hedgers suggest that we do not completely understand the behavior of markets and firms in periods of extreme volatility. After presenting the story of the cotton futures price spike, this paper argues that explanations related to the funding liquidity of firms and the liquidity of the markets themselves may help us better understand market volatility. A simple model of futures market equilibrium in the presence of liquidity constraints demonstrates how prices can spike as fast as they did and why such spikes can drive firms to exit.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Futures; Hedging; Liquidity constraints; Cotton; Agribusiness; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61453

TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS AND CONCENTRATION OF INNOVATION AMONG FOOD AND BEVERAGE MULTINATIONALS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alfranca,   Oscar; Rama,   Ruth; von Tunzelmann,   Nicholas.
With a sample of nearly 18,611 utility patents, this paper studies the technology mix of 90 of the world's leading food and beverage multinationals (FBMs) over 1969-1994.  It explores the statistical association between patenting in food technology and in non-food technological fields.  Food patenting is always associated with patenting in Biotech, Chemistry, Machinery and Other patenting, whatever the home country of the company.  The strength of the association, however, could vary.  Herfindahl indices show that capabilities in core technology and in Machinery and Other fields are spread among many FBMs.  Though to a lesser extent, technical capabilities in Biotechnology, Packaging and Refrigeration are also dispersed.  By contrast, patenting in Tobacco,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34527

Las preferencias discontinuas en los experimentos de elección: impacto en el cálculo de la prima de los programas agroambientales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Espinosa-Goded,   Maria; Barreiro-Hurlé,   Jesús.
En los experimentos de elección se presupone que los individuos consideran todos los atributos que describen un bien a la hora de escoger su opción preferida. Sin embargo, existe evidencia de que los individuos pueden obviar algún atributo. Este trabajo investiga el impacto derivado de las preferencias discontinuas en las estimaciones de la compensación necesaria para acogerse a la medida agroambiental relativa a la siembra de leguminosas en secano. La consideración de las preferencias discontinuas mejora la bondad de ajuste de los modelos, sin embargo únicamente afecta de manera significativa a la compensación demandada por uno de los cuatro atributos no monetarios que definen el programa agroambiental para la submuestra de los agricultores no...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Experimento de elección; Medidas agroambientales; Modelo logístico de parámetros aleatorios; Precios implícitos; Preferencias discontinuas.; Agribusiness; C25; C52; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99607

Does the King Use Its Power? Price Competition in U.S. Brewing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rojas,   Christian.
Pricing behavior of firms in differentiated product markets has been studied intensely in recent empirical work. Despite several accounts in various industries, price leadership has remained mostly unassessed. This study analyzes price competition in the U.S. brewing industry with a focus on price leadership by the largest U.S. beer producer Anheuser-Busch and its heavily marketed "King of Beers" brand Budweiser. This paper employs a unique nationwide data set on brand-level sales collected before and after a 100% increase in the federal excise tax on beer. Brand-level demand estimates are combined with several supply models, including several price leadership scenarios, to simulate prices that would have prevailed under each model after the tax increase....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25172

POS DATA CONSIDERATIONS FOR RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS AND RESEARCHERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sullivan,   T.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27302

Innovations at the Borderline of Food, Nutrition and Health in Germany - A Systems' Theory Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Menrad,   Klaus.
This article deals with the innovation system in Germany at the borderline of food, nutrition and health. After an overview over existing concepts to analyse innovations in system theory, the major factors (technologies, economic competence, institutional infrastructure, development block) are studied which determine the innovation system in this area in Germany. Afterwards recommendations are outlined on how to modify the innovation system in future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Nutrition; Health; Food industry; Functional Food; Innovation system; Technological System; Germany; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98905

Are Canadian Farmers Overconfident?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fryza,   Stefanie A.; Mattos,   Fabio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wheat; Marketing; Overconfidence; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103589

THE PROTECTION OF SUPERMARKET ASSETS VIA CONTROLS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fleischman,   Alan B.
The author discusses the need for controls and offers solutions for an effective asset security system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27673

THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING AND FARM INPUT MANUFACTURING IN THE NORTH DAKOTA ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
The purpose of this report is to estimate the economic impact of farm input manufacturing and value-added agricultural processing in the North Dakota economy. Economic impacts for these agriculturally-linked sectors are in addition to those for direct agricultural (crops and livestock) production. This analysis will provide state-level estimates of key economic indicators including levels of business activity, retail trade, personal income, secondary employment and tax revenues associated with these agriculturally-linked sectors.   A survey of the 76 farm input manufacturing and 160 agricultural processing firms in North Dakota was conducted to obtain expenditure patterns. In-state outlays by these firms were allocated to sectors of the economy and divided...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic impact; Farm input manufacturing; Value-add agricultural processing; Economic indicators; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23586

Research on Contractual Model Selection of Farmers’ Cooperatives—a Case Study of Production and Marketing Cooperative of Sweet Pomegranate in Mengzi, Yunnan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fang,   Kai; Liu,   Jie; Chen,   Xin-hua.
In the perspective of new institutional economics, we regard farmers’ cooperatives as a “contractual set” integrating a series of long-term contractual relations, and transform the selection problem of organization forms into selection problem of contractual model within organization. By the theoretical framework of Transaction Cost Economics, we analyze the formation mechanism and determinant factors of contractual model of different farmers’ cooperatives and conduct case study on Production and Marketing Cooperative of Sweet Pomegranate in Mengzi, Yunnan. The results show that selecting contractual forms of cooperatives is the result of weighing many factors; new organization model or contractual arrangement is complementary to the former system...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ cooperatives; Organization model; Contractual selection; Transaction cost; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113418

Impactos socioeconômicos do cultivo de camarão marinho em municípios selecionados do Nordeste brasileiro
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sampaio,   Yony; Costa,   Ecio de Farias; Albuquerque,   Erica; Sampaio,   Breno Ramos.
This paper analyses the impact of farmed shrimp on the economy of ten municipalities in the Northeast of Brazil. A model of the municipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used to estimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipal finances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable contribution to job increases, in particular formal employment. Indirect and induced impacts are reduced because of spillovers to larger municipalities and other states. Income impacts can be sizable in particular in small counties. In general, the generated income represents a large share of total municipal product. In relation to municipal finance, direct contribution is rather small but indirect, through product increases and mainly...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmed shrimp; Municipal level impacts; Direct; Indirect and induced impacts; Job; Income; Tax impacts.; Agribusiness; Q10; Q22; R11.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61195

PRIVATIZATION AND COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES TO THE NEW ZEALAND APPLE AND PEAR BOARD AND THE EXPORT IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Welsh,   Robert S.; Juric,   Biljana; Hamlin,   Robert.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26797

A COORDENAÇÃO AGROINDUSTRIAL CITRICOLA BRASILEIRA E OS NOVOS RECURSOS DE PODER: DOS POLITICOS AOS JURIDICOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Paulillo,   Luiz Fernando; Almeida,   Luiz Manoel de Moraes Camargo.
This work shows that the political and legal resources available to citrus farmers have become as strategic as financial, technological and organizational resources. The study presents an analysis of the Brazilian citrus business governance, which is defined by the use of different strategies among citrus farmers and processing plants: the citrus farmers and their main association use political resources, while some big juice processing plants resort to legal resources. This opposition represents a new obstacle to the achievement of positive results by citrus farmers in the current power network. Court orders demonstrate that orange supply contracts have become a fundamental empowering instrument in the sector, leading to strategic gains for the juice...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Citrus farmers; Power; Resources; Juice processing plants; Citrus business governance; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62142

The Impact of Social Capital on Agricultural Income Among Corporate Farms in the Czech Republic
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wolz,   Axel; Fritzsch,   Jana; Reinsberg,   Klaus.
In the Czech Republic, agricultural production is still dominated by corporate farms. However, not all of them had been equally successful, economically. In general, a varying adoption of production factors is identified as being of influence. Whether their ability to collaborate with other farms is an additional factor which has been discussed under the concept of social capital since quite some time will be analysed in this paper. Based on the findings of a survey among a sample of 166 corporate farms by adopting factor and multiple regression analysis it can be deduced that social capital is indeed a significant factor determining the level of agricultural income.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate farms; Social capital; Cross sectional models; Czech Republic; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; C31; P32; Q12; Z13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24695

Research on Supplying Mechanisms of Rural Economic Able-person in Construction of New Countryside——Based on the Phenomenon of Intelligence Returning in Under-developed Agricultural Plain Area of Henan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shao,   Ming-wei.
From a perspective of the discussions on researches of economic able-person by researchers at home, it can be concluded that economic able-person has become the important mode promoting rural development. The research makes a discussion on the rural intelligence returning theory and points out that as a marketing action, rural intelligence returning functions directly and effectively on the supplying to rural economic able-person. The research also makes an analysis of the supplying mechanisms of rural able-person intelligence returning of the under-developed agricultural plain in Henan province. And results show that transferring of rural surplus labors takes place among provinces; farmers accelerate in returning to hometowns to make money and returning...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural economic able-person; Rural intelligence returning; Supplying; Under-developed agricultural plain in Henan province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113443

Response Procedures and Biosensor Technologies for Detecting Bio-Terrorist Threats in the Grain and Oilseed Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Albert J.; Houston,   Jack E.; Shaik,   Saleem.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8558

BALANÇA COMERCIAL DO AGRIBUSINESS AGROPECUÁRIO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE DE 1998 A 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Franca,   Lidiane Da Silva; Silva,   Etevaldo Almeida.
Nesta pesquisa procurou-se identificar a contribuição que os produtos agropecuários não processados deram para a composição do saldo da balança comercial do agribusiness do estado do Rio Grande do Norte no período de 1998 a 2004. A metodologia utilizada baseou-se na análise tabular descritiva dos dados coletados dos principais produtos do agribusiness agropecuário do Estado valor das exportações e importações e saldo da balança comercial do setor. Os resultados demonstraram que os produtos agropecuários não processados contribuíram positivamente para o saldo total da balança comercial do Estado, visto que o saldo deste setor foi positivo em todos os anos analisados. No período de 1998 a 2004 os principais produtos agropecuários presentes na composição da...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Balança comercial; Agronegócio; Produtos agropecuários não processados; Superávit; Trade balance; Agribusiness; Non-processed agricultural products; Surplus; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114114

SURVIVING THE FIRST YEAR IN EXTENSION AGRIBUSINESS: WHAT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PH.D.S DON'T PREPARE US FOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mark,   Darrell R.
The objective of this paper is to contribute to an increasingly important dialogue about the differences between agricultural economics and agribusiness and how graduate degrees in agricultural economics prepare faculty for agribusiness positions.  The paper focuses on the need for applied agribusiness management training in agricultural economics graduate programs, the challenges that new faculty with agribusiness extension appointments face, and balancing extension, research, and teaching responsibilities.  Suggestions are offered for providing formal training in extension/outreach functions during graduate school through coursework or apprenticeships.  The opportunities and difficulties associated with building a new agribusiness extension program are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16597

Effects of the Development of Township Enterprises on the Urban-Rural Dual Economic Structure Based on Cointegration Theory
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tang,   Peng-zhu; Li,   Bin.
The gross output value of township enterprises (XGDP) is used as a variable of township enterprises development. And CXEY is a variable of urban-rural dual economic structure. According to the 1986-2006 Statistical Yearbook of Chinese Township Enterprises and the 2006 China Statistical Yearbook, effects of the development of township enterprises on the urban-rural dual economic structure are studied by the cointegration analysis. Result shows that without considering other influencing factors, township enterprise development in the years 1979-2005 is the key factor to improve the dual economic structure in urban and rural areas in China.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban and rural areas; Dual economy; Township enterprises; Cointegration analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108459

SUSTAINABILITY AS INTERGENERATIONAL FAIRNESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woodward,   Richard T.
This paper presents an economic model of sustainability defined as intergenerational fairness.  Assuming that intergenerational fairness is an obligation of each generation, a recursive optimization problem is obtained.  The problem has the advantage that uncertainty can readily be incorporated in the model and it can be solved numerically for a wide range of specifications.  The possibility of tradeoffs between efficiency and sustainability are discussed.  Under plausible conditions, it is show that a sustainability obligation is met only if there is the expectations of economic growth.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24014

Organized Symposia SAEA 2010 Annual Meetings
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92620

Estimates of Promotional Impacts on Orange Juice and Grapefruit Juice Demand Based on Time Series and Cross-Sectional Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
The cross-section and time series model used in this study yielded a number of important estimates for OJ and GJ demand.  The own- and cross-price elasticities were, in general, similar to those found in past studies.  The dummy variable estimates to control for city size, seasonality and other city specific trends appear reasonable, suggesting this modeling approach, and perhaps other variants, is useful for analyzing combined  city data over time.  The promotional estimates of the study support previous findings that featuring and displays significantly increase demand.  Features and displays together have the largest impact.  Price discounts have the smaller impacts but their  magnitudes are larger than found in previous studies.  Finally, although both...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Pooling; Cross-section; Time-series; Orange juice; Grapefruit juice; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104333

INCOME ELASTICITIES FOR BEEF, PORK, AND POULTRY: CHANGES AND IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Michael A.; Vertin,   Joseph P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27594

The Practice of Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and the Swedish Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stryjan,   Yohanan.
The paper outlines a perspective on social entrepreneurship that is based on a Schumpeterian view of entrepreneurship as the creation of new combinations of resources, and focuses on the nature of actors engaging in the pursuit, and the nature of resources mobilized. So as to highlight less familiar aspects of social entrepreneurship, analysis is primarily illustrated by applications of a resource-based approach to the study of grassroots enterprising in Sweden. The presentation proceeds from rudimentary cases (that are organized around a single process of resource conversion) to more complex ones. Social entrepreneurship is viewed as a category of entrepreneurship that primarily (1) is engaged in by collective actors, and (2) involves, in a central role...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44672

World Soybean Production: Area Harvested, Yield, and Long-Term Projections
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masuda,   Tadayoshi; Goldsmith,   Peter D.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soybean; Production; Yield; Land use; Long-term projection; Exponential smoothing with damped trend; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Q1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92573

Demandas Tecnologicas y de Politica para mejorar la Competividad de la Cadena Agroalimentaria de Leche en el Estado de Hidalgo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romero Santillan,   Fernando; Espinosa Garcia,   Jose Antonio; Cuevas Reyes,   Venancio; Moctezuma Lopez,   Georgel; Jolalpa Barrera,   Jose Luis.
Technological innovation and implementation of public policies must be inserted in production processes of cow's milk in Mexico in order to cover the demands of producers. In this sense, the study objective was to identify main critical factors and technology demands and public policy to improve the competitiveness of the milk agro-alimentary chain from cow's milk in the Hidalgo state. Through a forum with various actors in the chain were validated and prioritized 12 critical factors, likewise its causes were identified and subsequently their demands. Were identified 19 demands; 10 to technological area, 7 demands of political and 2 of knowledge. Through literature review was identify the available technology for the settlement of claims raised, we found a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Demands catch; Milk agro-alimentary chain; Technological supply; Critics factors.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48606

A SURVEY OF THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26888

Farmers' Demand for Information about Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva,   Ana Paula; Silva,   Ana Julia Cunha Vidal E; Ribeiro,   Paola Garcia.
This study is focused on the habits of the Brazilian farmers that access the Internet for searching information to their economical activities. The main goal is to understand how come those agents of the agribusiness use the formal and informal (personal contact) means of communication, as well as the functions that each of those means accomplish to this public. In other words, it intends to identify the channels of communication of major importance to farmers (used more often, considered the ones of more credibility and preferred among them). That is possible by means of a questionnaire sent exclusively by e-mail, answered by Brazilian farmers. The motivation of the study is to contribute to make the communication more efficient to those who work on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24297

Avaliação da competitividade da agricultura do Alentejo no âmbito do ecossistema Montado
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fragoso,   Rui Manuel de Sousa; Lucas,   Raquel.
This paper makes a socio-economic evaluation of the “Montado” ecosystem in Alentejo. It is study the viability of the agricultural systems and the effects of agricultural policy in their competitiveness and sustainability. It is used a Policy Analysis Matrix to evaluate the agricultural systems competitiveness and their economic efficiency. The agricultural systems are classified concerning their contribution for the economic growth, in function of income levels and policy effects.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: “Montado”; Alentejo; Policy Analysis Matrix; Competitiveness; Common Agricultural Policy.; Agribusiness; Q11; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60813

Recursos Humanos no Setor Sucroalcooleiro do Estado de São Paulo, 2006-2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fredo,   Carlos Eduardo; Lago Baptistella,   Celma Da Sila; Veiga,   Jose Eduardo Rodrigues; Meloni Vocente,   Maria Carlota; Da Silva,   Valquiria.
Este trabalho analisou o mercado de trabalho do setor sucroalcooleiro, com destaque o perfil sócio-econômico das ocupações envolvidas neste setor, os impactos decorrentes do processo de mecanização por conta das questões ambientais. Apresentou também uma discussão sobre a requalificação e realocação da mão-de-obra. A análise utilizou dados sobre emprego formal do Cadastro Geral de Empregados e Desempregados (CAGED) e de levantamentos sobre mecanização do Instituto de Economia Agrícola/Coordenadoria de Assistência Técnica Integral. Os resultados mostraram que o índice atual de mecanização da área colhida da cana-de-açúcar (41%) no Estado de São Paulo e o baixo nível de instrução dos cortadores de cana revelaram-se pontos relevantes para formulação de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Setor sucroalcooleiro; Emprego; Índice de mecanização; Sucroalcooleiro sector; Employment; Index of mechanization; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102233

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, September, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8228

Research on the Impact of Land Transfer on County Agricultural Industrialized Development —A Case Study of Dali County, Shaanxi Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yao,   Tao.
On the strength of the status quo of Chinese land transfer, the changes of the county agricultural production factor market arising from land transfer from four aspects covering land market, agricultural capital market, agricultural labor market and agricultural science and technology. The impacts of land transfer on county agricultural industrialized development are analyzed: in the first place, the large amount of land required by the county agricultural scale production can be effective supplied; in the second place, a large number of labors required by the county agricultural industrialized production can be effectively fulfilled; in the third place, the innovation of science and technology provide motivation for adjusting the county agricultural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Land transfer; County agriculture; Agricultural industrialization; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102377

Design of Agricultural Cleaner Production Technology System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Jun-mei; Wang,   Xin-jie.
Based on the introduction of agricultural cleaner production, technology system design of planting cleaner production is discussed from five aspects of water-saving irrigation technology, fertilization technology, diseases and insects control technology, straw comprehensive utilization technology and plastic film pollution control technology. Cleaner production technology system of livestock and poultry raise is constructed from the aspects of source control technology, reduction technique in breeding process and end control technology. Thus, the implementation of agricultural cleaner production technology system has profound impact on the agricultural sustainable development in China.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Non-point source pollution; Agricultural cleaner production; Technology system; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93453

A KÜLFÖLDI TŐKE SZEREPE A MEZŐGAZDASÁGBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antal,   Katalin; Guba,   Maria.
A külföldi tőke érdeklődése a magyar mezőgazdaság iránt 87,2 milliárd forint sajáttőke-résszel 2002-ben érte el a csúcsot a KSH adatai szerint. Forintárfolya-mon számolva 1993 és 2001 között 6,3-szeresére nőtt a jegyzett tőkében a külföl-di tőke összege, euróban számolva 2,6-szeres volt a növekedés. A mezőgazdasági termelésben kettős könyvelést vezető gazdaságoknál a kül-földi tőke a jegyzett tőkéből 7,3 milliárd forintról (1993. évi adat) 2000-re 31,5 milliárd forintra emelkedett, majd 2003-ra 24,5 milliárdra csökkent. A két év alatti több mint 20 százalékos visszaesés a külföldi tőke érdekvesztését jelzi. A legnagyobb csökkenés a gabonafélék, egyéb máshova nem sorolt növények szak-ágazatban volt a legnagyobb. A külföldi tőke 2/3-a a növénytermelési és...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Külföldi tőke értékvesztése; Nagygazdaságok; Hatékonyság - value loose of foreign capital; Large farms; Efficiency; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54296

Piaci kihívások és lehetőségeka Dél-alföldi Régióban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferencz,   Arpad; Notari,   Marta; Hajdu,   Istvanne.
A Dél-Alföld egyik problémája abban rejlik, hogy viszonylag kevés az egységes arculatot meghatározó, széles körben ismert egyedi termék, és ezek is egymástól elszigetelten léteznek. Ugyanakkor számos olyan, a régióban előállított hungarikum létezik, amelyek alkalmasak a helyi hagyományok megőrzésére, a régió imá¬zsának kialakítására. Ezen termékek körének kiválasztása, menedzselése, védelme az aktív marketingpolitika eszközével hozzájárulhat a Dél-Alföldről kialakított kép pozitív irányú befolyásolásához. Elősegítik a specializált termőkörzetek stabilizációját, a helyi gazdaság megerősödését és az ott élők jövedelmi viszonyainak javulását. A Dél-alföldi Régió marketingstratégiájának kulcsfontosságú elemei lehetnek azok a régióspecifikus termékek (pl....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Hungarikum termékek; SWOT analízis; Imázsprofil; Hungaricum products; SWOT analysis; Image profile; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92501

The First Fifty Years of Agriculture in New South Wales - The Agricultural Settlement of the Macquarie Period (1810-1820) - The Township of Sydney
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: King,   C.J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8285

Empirical Analysis on the Determinants of Economic Growth in Shaanxi Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fu,   Ji-xian.
Status of economic development in Shaanxi Province is analyzed, showing that Shaanxi Province has achieved the fast and stable economic growth; and total GDP and fixed assets investment have shown a sustainable growth. According to the time series statistics of Shaanxi Province in the years 1978-2008, Cobb-Douglas Function is used to carry out the empirical analysis on the contribution of fixed assets investment and labor input to economic growth of Shaanxi Province, China. Result shows that capital and labor input are the major driving forces for the economic growth of Shaanxi Province. In other words, economic growth mode of Shaanxi Province is still extensive. Economic growth of Shaanxi Province is increasingly dependent on capital investment and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic growth; Capital; Labor; Shaanxi Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98000

ESTUDO DOS FATORES DE LOCALIZAÇÃO DE ABATEDOUROS E CENTROS DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE AGROINDUSTRIAS DE FRANGO DE CORTE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carmo,   Eliane Almeida do; Soares,   Joao Batista; Lopes,   Marcos Aurelio.
Buscou-se com este estudo a identificação dos principais fatores de localização de abatedouros de frangos de corte e centros de distribuição localizados no Distrito Federal e Entorno (GO). Por meio de aplicação de questionários semi-estruturados, aos gestores de quatro abatedouros e dois centros de distribuição, foram avaliados se os fatores clássicos de Localização e contemporâneos interferiam e em que medida sob as decisões de localização. Observou-se nessa pesquisa que os fatores de maior relevância na localização de abatedouros foram: infra-estrutura básica e proximidade das matérias-primas, além da presença de mão-de-obra qualificada. Os menos relevantes foram: disponibilidade de lazer, grau de sindicalização da mão-de-obra, concorrência e custo da...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avicultura; Fatores de localização; Aviculture; Location factors; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110000

Trade negotiations (Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carson,   Chris.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97616

PROCUREMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES OF INDEPENDENT FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WHOLESALERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooker,   John R.
Investigates what factors are necessary for expanding sales of locally grown produce to wholesale handlers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26865

ON THE SUPPLY FUNCTION OF THE HUNGARIAN PORK MARKET
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyars,   Levente; Vizvari,   Bela.
The Hungarian pork market has been in a decreasing position in the last years. The main reasons for that is the increasing international competition, the Hungarian support system has been replaced by CMO of pigmeat and the decrease of pig meat consumption as a result of customer behaviour. There was no exact estimation of the Hungarian supply function. In a earlier paper we have published for regression equations for it. In the first part of present paper we show that these equations forecasted in a appropriate way the pessimistic scenario. The second part of paper discusses revisited, new regression equations.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: International competition; Change of consumers’ behaviour; Price elasticities; Forecasting; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43245

Der Markt für Milch und Milcherzeugnisse
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wocken,   Christian; Hemme,   Torsten; Ramanovich,   Mikhail; Fahlbusch,   Markus; Spiller,   Achim.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97526

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF TOURISM AND RURAL TOURISM OFFER IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE MARKETING APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cejvanovic,   Ferhat; Duric,   Aleksandar; Vujic,   Tatjana.
This paper considers the essence, significance and necessity of application of the marketing approach, i.e. planning, organizing and control of marketing activities in tourist and rural tourist policy, intending to add to competitiveness of the tourism offer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper elaborates theoretic and substantial aspects of marketing element in tourism and rural tourism, with a special view on importance and contribution of marketing approach in competitiveness of tourism and rural tourism offer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The marketing approach in tourism and rural tourism, presented in this work, may serve as a basis for creating policy and developing marketing approach in B&amp;H tourism and rural tourism.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Tourism; Rural tourism; Conceptual model of tourism development; Bosnia; Herzegovina; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57505

Reforms and Efficiency Change in Transition Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swinnen,   Johan F.M.; Vranken,   Liesbet.
Studies on efficiency changes in transition agriculture yield mixed results.  This paper develops both a theoretical model and an empirical analysis of how distribution of efficiency scores changes with the various stages of transition. We use a unique set of representative farm survey data to calculate farm  level  efficiency  scores, compare the efficiency  distributions  of different transition countries and correlate these with various indicators of particular reforms. Our study  indicates that, in particular, general institutional  reforms and reforms focused on market institutions and on  reducing market imperfections in input and output markets have an important positive impact on farm efficiency.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transition; Production efficiency; Reforms; Agribusiness; P2; E2; P21.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24707

State Funded Marketing and Promotional Activities to Support a State's Winery Business; Are There Economic Returns?: A Case study using Texas Senate Bill 1370's support of the Texas Wine Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanagriff,   Roger D.; Lau,   Michael H.; Rogers,   Sarah L.
Texas wineries responded to a survey regarding their participation in wine marketing activities, annual changes in gross sales and level of sales growth they attribute to TDA’s support and if these funds create positive economic impacts to their winery.  The response rate was 53 of the 93 registered wineries or a 57 percent response rate.  Senate Bill 1370 funds allocate annually $725,000 to marketing and promotion of Texas wine.  Combining the $725,000 and the normal funding of $250,000 identifies $975,000 in annual support to grow economic value.  The most often utilized promotional activity is promotional materials and attending TDA supported wine events.  Ninety-two percent of Texas wineries recognize an increase in awareness for the Texas wine...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Texas Wine; Wine Economics; State Commodity Support; State Agricultural Marketing; State Commodity Marketing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46824

Factors Affecting Farmers’ Utilization of Agricultural Risk Management Tools: The Case of Crop Insurance, Forward Contracting, and Spreading Sales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Velandia,   Margarita M.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.; Knight,   Thomas O.; Sherrick,   Bruce J.
Factors affecting the adoption of crop insurance, forward contracting, and spreading sales are analyzed using multivariate and multinomial probit approaches that account for simultaneous adoption and/or correlation among the three risk management adoption decisions. Our empirical results suggest that the decision to adopt crop insurance, forward contracting, and/or spreading sales are correlated. Richer insights can be drawn from our multivariate and multinomial probit analysis than from separate, single-equation probit estimation that assumes independence of adoption decisions. Some factors significantly affecting the adoption of the risk management tools analyzed are proportion of owned acres, off-farm income, education, age, and level of business risks.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption decisions; Crop insurance; Forward contracting; Multinomial probit; Multivariate probit; Risk management; Spreading sales; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty; G22; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48751

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Usage May Be Leveling Off
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wells,   Hodan Farah; Buzby,   Jean C.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123998

Los sistemas agroalimentarios locales en México. Aportaciones teóricas y empíricas para el estudio de la gobernanza
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torres Salcido,   G.
En este artículo se aborda una doble paradoja que envuelve la gobernanza de los SIAL: por un lado, la emergencia de un consumidor que demanda productos específicos y con características propias de los territorios, involucrándose en formas de comercio justo y redes éticas de intercambio; pero por otro lado, las crecientes exigencias que se ciernen sobre el productor, para garantizar la autenticidad del producto y el cumplimiento de normas ambientales mediante mecanismos de certificación, la mayor de las veces ajenos al productor, provocan nuevas formas de desigualdad y asimetrías en la organización y la acción colectiva tanto al interior de las comunidades como al exterior de las mismas. El artículo se divide en tres partes en las que se analizan las...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SIAL; Gobernanza; México; 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/95237

KEY ASPECTS OF INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nabradi,   Andras; Szollosi,   Laszlo.
This paper reviewed principally accepted methods applied to investment analysis. To describe every aspect of investment analysis fully would require far more space than available here, so we highlight only of few of its aspects. This study collects several well-known bibliographies, contrasts them with each other and provides explanations for having done so. There are many questions about which authors and companies agree, including about how to apply certain methods, but on others there is disagreement. Four dynamic methods (Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Profitability Index, and Discounted Payback Period) are demonstrated from the viewpoint of application. Moreover, this study clarifies several sensitive questions, such as handling income...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Net present value; Internal rate of return; Profitability index; Payback period; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43577

The Role of Contracts in the Organic Supply Chain:  2004 and 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dimitri,   Carolyn; Oberholtzer,   Lydia; Wittenberger,   Michelle.
Organic food products are excellent candidates for contract production and marketing because they are produced using a distinct process and are in high demand. This report summarizes survey data on contracting in the organic sector, addressing the extent of contracting, the rationale for using contracts, and contract design for select commodities. The central survey data were collected from certified organic handlers (intermediaries)in the United States who marketed and procured organic products in 2004 and 2007. Contracting is widespread in the organic sector, and, in 2007, firms used contracts most frequently to secure organic products essential to their business and to source products in short supply. Large firms were more likely to use contracts for...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Organic supply chain; Contracts; Organic marketing; Organic procurement; Intermediaries; Certified organic handlers; Contract design; Certified organic; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102762

Water distribution equity in Sindh Province, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Murray-Rust,   Hammond; Lashari,   Bhakshal; Memon,   Yameen.
The concept of equity of water distribution is widely used in assessment of irrigation water management performance; but in reality there is considerable confusion between the concepts of equity and equality. This research forms part of a larger study of Farmer Managed Irrigation in Sind Province.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Canals; Watercourses; Water distribution; Equity; Water policy; Water allocation; Water rights; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Irrigation scheduling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108671

A study of the impact of grapefruit-drug interaction on the demand for grapefruit juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Grapefruit juice; Drug interaction; Demand; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52884

Demand Interrelationships of At-Home Nonalcoholic Beverage Consumption in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
In this study we modeled demand interrelationships of at-home nonalcoholic beverage consumption in the United States using a unique data set developed using Nielsen HomeScan panel data of household purchases of nonalcoholic beverages over the period January 1998 through December 2003. We used 72 monthly observations of expenditure shares, real prices and real per capita expenditures of 10 unique categories of nonalcoholic beverages in a full-blown AIDS model with an adjustment for seasonal (quarterly) variability in data.   Compared to similar studies done in the past, our study used a rich delineation of nonalcoholic beverage categories, and in particular introduced isotonics for the first time. Furthermore, our study provided more information about...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nonalcoholic beverage demand; AIDS model; Nielsen HomeScan data; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D11; D12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49443

Development of Rural Banks in Yellow River Delta
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Jin-feng; Zhou,   Xue-sheng.
The current status of new-type rural financial institutions in the Yellow River delta is summarized. It is pointed out that these financial institutions have improved the development of economy concerning agriculture, rural areas and peasants, but due to the shortage of capital, deficit and many other reasons, the outlets is fewer, which can not serve the agriculture, rural areas and peasants well. The necessity of developing rural banks in the Yellow River delta is introduced: in the first place, rural banks can serve the agriculture, rural areas and peasants well with flexible system and management methods. Secondly, rural banks can serve and support the vulnerable groups of the three rural issues concerning agriculture, countryside and famers well....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Yellow River Delta; Rural banks; Rural economy; Countermeasures; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93572

Strategies and Challenges of Internationalisation in BRIC-Countries: Empirical Results from the German Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The objective of this paper is to identify the strategies and instruments that agribusiness companies currently use to cope with the globalisation of agricultural markets. This aim is achieved by means of presenting the empirical results of an online and telephone survey that was undertaken between April and August 2010 with the participation of 113 German agribusiness firms. The majority of respondents expect that the importance of the markets in the BRIC countries will increase remarkably in the future. For developing international business activities, comparatively simple strategies such as direct and indirect exports via domestic and international traders are most widely used. This may be the result of challenges the agribusiness companies are facing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Internationalisation; Firm strategy; BRIC; Agribusiness; Q13; L10.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115532

Investment Analysis of Agri-Food Ventures: What Risk Premia are Appropriate? The Silence of the Literature
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unterschultz,   James R.; Quagrainie,   Kwamena K.
Financial principles of project investment analysis deal with the cost and benefit flows over time. Invariably, the correct future cash flows and exact risks are unknown. The agricultural academic literature devotes substantial energy to discussing the estimation of the cash flows but it is relatively silent on applied estimation of risk. Empirical studies on agri-food ventures have made little or no attempt to estimate appropriate risk adjusted discount rates or other risk measures. Choice of discount rate has been arbitrary. Thus little guidance has been given to practitioners analysing agri-food investments as to the appropriate risk adjusted discounts rates. The Capital Market Line provides a relatively straightforward way to calculate risk premiums...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24131

Economic impacts of livestock production in Sweden - An input-output approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lindberg,   Gunnar; Hansson,   Helena.
This study uses a disaggregated input-output (IO) table of Sweden to assess the economic impacts of different production lines within Swedish agriculture. Focus has especially been placed on the differences between different types of livestock production and the differences between livestock and arable productions. Swedish agriculture was divided into the production lines, or sectors, cattle (milk and beef), pig, poultry and egg, sheep, mixed livestock production, cereals and mixed farm production, and the importance and potential of each one of them were assessed. To enable such a detailed analysis we first developed and applied a method for disaggregating the single agricultural account in the Swedish IO table. To do so we disaggregated the inputs and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52971

Assessment of Ecological Risk to Land Use in Liaoning Province Based on Global Climate Change
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Yun-peng.
Based on the climatic data and other statistics of climatic data of 54 meteorological stations from 1956 to 2005 in Liangning Province, the annual and seasonal light, heat and water and the like major elements of climatic resources are diagnosed and analyzed by using the method of linear climate trend rate. The results show that warming trend is 0.25℃/10a , the precipitation decrease gradually by 2.2mm/a and the decreasing trend of solar radiation and hours of sunshine is not dramatic. The overall climate change trend is warming and drying trend, featuring “significantly increased temperature, the decreased precipitation and sunshine”. These features are significant in autumn, thus leading to the trend of moving west and retreating east of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Global climate change; Land use; Scenario analysis; Ecological security assessment; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93668

Impact of Alternative Property and Sales Tax Policies on Texas Representative Cotton Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raulston,   J. Marc; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Klose,   Steven L.; Sartwelle,   James D., III.
The call for school finance reform has threatened to modify or possibly remove the current property and sales and use tax exemptions currently benefiting Texas cotton producers. This study utilizes a whole farm simulation model to evaluate the economic and financial impact of three alternative sales and/or property tax policy changes on Texas cotton farms along with their respective landowners. Results indicate that removing sales tax exemptions would most adversely impact producers, while removing property tax exemptions has a more negative effect on landowners.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42137

TOOLS AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK TO MAKE DECISIONS IN TURBULENT TIMES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud; Boehlje,   Michael; Gray,   Allan W.; Akridge,   Jay T.
The dramatic changes occurring throughout the agriculture industry are creating an increasingly turbulent business climate for the sector. The objective of this paper is to present a methodology to understand, assess, evaluate, and manage uncertainty. Five methods are discussed: scenario analysis, scorecarding and heat mapping, payoff matrix, decision tree, and options portfolio mapping. Scenario analysis can help identify the alternative futures that may unfold. Scorecarding and heat mapping assessment tools can be used to assess and map the uncertainties, and decide which uncertainties the company should capitalize on and which projects could be pursued to exploit those uncertainties. Payoff matrices and decision trees (using real option valuation)...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uncertainty; Risk; Heat mapping; Scorecarding; Scenario analysis; Payoff matrix; Decision tree; Real option; Traps; Agribusiness; D81.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55465

UTILIZAÇÃO DE NORMAS DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO POR PRODUTORES RURAIS E ATACADISTAS DE SÃO PAULO: UM ESTUDO DA COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE PÊSSEGO NA CEAGESP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dornfeld,   Hugo Carlos; Nantes,   Jose Flavio Diniz.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the use of standardization and classification rules, proposed by the CEAGESP, by peach producers and wholesalers and to identify the effects of this procedure on the supply and commercialization of the fruit. The methodology used included qualitative study and analysis of study cases. Information was gathered through interviews with producers from the state of São Paulo and with the wholesalers of the Entreposto Terminal de São Paulo. Most producers are optimistic about the use of standardization and classification rules and emphasize that their implementation is the reason behind the success of peach commercialization. They invest in improving the quality of the product by updating, whenever possible, the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Classification; Commercialization; Peach; Rural producers; Wholesaler market; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60717

WELFARE LOSSES FROM FOOD SAFETY REGULATION IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Harold L., Jr.; Shiptsova,   Rimma.
Results of surveys sent to plant managers of eleven firms representing 25 percent of the U.S. broiler volume were used to estimate HACCP implementation costs for poultry kill plants and to perform welfare analysis.  First-year welfare losses were $70 million for the broiler industry.  There were also substantial consumer losses.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15780

USING STATE LOGOS TO INCREASE PURCHASES OF SELECTED FOOD PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brooker,   John R.; Eastwood,   David B.
The use of a state sponsored logo to enhance sales of locally grown or processed foods was examined at the retail level. The impact of socioeconomic variables on thirteen logo attitude statements was evaluated with a probit formulation. The results indicated that a single logo should not be used to identify both fresh and processed foods. Significantly higher proportions of respondents gave positive answers to the fresh produce statements of the logo's effects on purchase decisions and willingness-to-pay slightly higher prices than to those for processed foods.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27915

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOOD QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES: THE CASE OF NEULAND AND EUREPGAP
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gay,   Stephan Hubertus; Schneider,   Andreas.
Food Quality Assurance Schemes (QAS) are widely applied in the European Union. Neuland and EurepGAP represent two different approaches. Neuland differentiates meat clearly by a strict emphasis on rules regarding animal welfare to provide consumers with meat produced at a high animal welfare standard. EurepGAP certifies the compliance to international accepted standards with regard to Good Agricultural Practise to ease the exchange of products throughout the supply chain. In terms of overall benefits and costs, the study showed that for both QAS the benefits clearly outweigh the costs. This paper compares the schemes and their implications for the agro-food chain.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality Assurance Schemes; Food policy; Food chain; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7591

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, November, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8342

An Antitrust Economic Analysis of Stop &amp; Shop's Proposed Acquisition of the Big V Shop Rite Supermarket Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
In early 2002, the Royal Ahold subsidiary, Stop &amp; Shop Supermarkets, offered to purchase the Big V supermarket chain, which was in bankruptcy court after three successive, unsuccessful leveraged buyouts over the past ten years. At a later date, Pathmark Supermarkets joined the offer to purchase. Big V was Wakefern Food Corporation’s largest member. The acquisition was a horizontal merger in at least three local markets, Newburgh NJ, Poughkeepsie NY, and Trenton NJ.  This research was conducted for the Wakefern Food Corporation who provided much of the underlying data and information. We presented this report to the Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission in March 2002 and to the New Jersey and New York Attorney Generals, Antitrust Section in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Horizontal merger; Market power; Predation; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25194

Willingness to Pay for Imported Beef and Risk Perception: An application of Individual-Level Parameter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lim,   Kar Ho; Hu,   Wuyang; Maynard,   Leigh J.; Goddard,   Ellen W.
The controversy surrounding the Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) has attracted research attentions. A number of studies have reported consumers are willing to pay more for beef labeled with U.S. origin versus beef from unknown or other origins. Despite that, relatively little is known about what motivates consumers’ preference for origin-labeled food products (Lusk et al 2006). Using Individual-Level Parameters following a mixed logit model, we found that U.S. consumers were willing to pay significantly less for imported steak from Australia and Canada compare to U.S. steak. Further, we found that the negative willingness to pay is associated strongly with consumers’ perception of food safety on the exporting country.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef; Country of origin; Mixed logit; Individual-level parameters; Stated choice experiment; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119755

WHAT PRICE QUALITY?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Petersen,   Dale.
Presents a challenge to the food industry to keep up its investments in research and development to maintain quality of products. Also challenges the society to keep its research relevant to industry needs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27682

What is the Difference in Profit per Acre between Organic and Conventional Coffee?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Jennifer; Dicks,   Michael R.
The research addresses the economic problem of deforestation.  A contributing factor to deforestation is coffee production. Coffee is an indigenous plant that is naturally occurring in the native tropical forests. However, conventional coffee is grown on cleared forest soil. In the native forest there is the potential for additional fruits (bananas, mangoes, avocados) and wood products while in the conventional coffee production system the only product is coffee.  Conventional coffee production often causes deforestation and soil erosion while the organic coffee production system does not. In addition, the price risk associated with the coffee monoculture is high and has proven disastrous to the sustainability of coffee production in past years. Thus,...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coffee; Inputs; Outputs; Species variation; Costa Rica; Organic; Conventional; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119864

Spot and Futures Prices of Agricultural Commodities: Fundamentals and Speculation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baldi,   Lucia; Peri,   Massimo; Vandone,   Daniela.
This paper investigates the long-run relationship between spot and futures prices for corn and soybeans, for the period January 2004 -September 2010. We apply cointegration methodology in the presence of potentially unknown structural breaks in the commodities prices and we then study the causality relationships between spot and futures prices within each specific sub-period identified, with the aim to analyze where changes in spot and futures price originate and how they spread. Empirical estimates highlight the following evidence: i) breaks relate to events that have significantly affected the supply and demand of corn and soybeans for food and energy purposes; ii) subperiods consequently identified express different dynamics in the causal relationship...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Commodity; Futures markets; Price discovery; Cointegration; Structural breaks; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Productivity Analysis; C32; G13; G14; Q11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122002

DESIGNING BASIC WAREHOUSE MOVEMENT TO MECHANIZE SLOW MOVERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fitzgerald,   Gerald A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26812

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY OF TRANSITION ECONOMIES: THE CASE OF INTERBREW
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cocks,   Jack; Gow,   Hamish R.
This paper discusses a process of supplier relationship development and evolution within the agri-food chain of Central and Eastern Europe during transition.  We use the case of Belgian multinational brewing company Interbrew to suggest that independent facilitators holding sufficient private enforcement capital with local farmers can be used to facilitate the required supply base of local raw materials.  Traditional business models for local product procurement have been found to be inappropriate for operating within business environments characterized by financially distressed local farmers who possess limited trust in processors, lack the necessary relationship-specific assets, and face weak external enforcement.  In such environments the presence of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27945

Quality Management in Supply Chain Networks - The Case of Poland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
In this article we suggest that rising quality requirements are key factors for the redesign of food chains. We argue that the food supply proceeds through pyramidalhierarchical strategic networks coordinated by powerful focal firms. These firms choose a quality strategy and employ chain quality management concepts by exerting managerial discretion to achieve the super-ordinate network aims. We introduce and elaborate upon two types of chain quality management: strategic and operative. The theoretical findings have been tested using evidence from the Polish dairy market. Semi-structured interviews were conducted across the various hierarchical levels of the 19 largest Polish dairy cooperatives during the spring of 2006. The results show that the firms’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Chain quality management; Dairy cooperatives; Network theory; Poland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44903

Latin America's Agricultural Exports to China: Recent Trends
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caballero,   Jorge; O'Connor,   Ernesto; Amado,   Blanca.
Latin America is becoming the fastest growing agricultural production region and Brazil has by far the fastest growing agricultural sector. China from being a small agricultural importer (1.4% of world imports in 1990/01), became the fifth largest importer at 5.4% of world imports in 2006/07. China's overall trade with Latin America has expanded substantially during the last two decades -the rate of growth has been greater than any other region in the world since 2005. Most exports from Latin America to China are primary products while Chinese exports to Latin America are mostly industrial products. The Chinese demand for agricultural products is concentrated in food products such as grains and oilseeds. Countries specialised in those commodities –eg....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Latin America; China; Trade; Agriculture; Soybean; Agricultural policies; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115530

CAROLINA GOLDEN PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sureshwaran,   Suresh; House,   Lisa; Hanks,   Gwen; Little,   Randall D.
This case study focuses on an investment decision made in a poultry processing firm which is faced with increased sales targets but is constrained by dependence on other companies for storage and distribution.  The decision to construct a distribution center is analyzed in this study.  Instructors can use this case to teach agribusiness finance.  As with other case studies, many issues can be explored, such as market channels, the importance of assumptions, and structure of the poultry industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27825

International Internships in Agribusiness Curricula: A Proposal for Implementation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kennedy,   P. Lynn; Harrison,   R. Wes.
International internships complement classroom instruction in preparing students for careers in the agribusiness industry. For experiential learning to be an integral part of agribusiness management training, the student, industry and educational institution must each play a role in the design and implementation of the program. This paper discusses issues pertaining to the development and implementation of international internships and emphasizes the interrelationships between agribusiness students, industry and educators.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Experiential learning; International internships; Agribusiness; Internship plan; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90395

THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE - A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matei,   Mirela; Stancu,   Adrian; Vukovic,   Predrag.
Global climate changes are taking place and its impacts on economy are already occurring in fields like tourism, agriculture, forestry, infrastructure, insurance industry or capital market. Specialists draw attention that climate change has negative effects and positive effects. For example, in some parts of Europe, especially in north, the agricultural may benefit from temperature rise increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The most important part of these changes is due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity. Between greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the largest contributor with a weight around of 80 % of total GHG emissions. The agriculture is the most affected sector by the climate change, but agricultural activities...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Agriculture; Greenhouse gas; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57350

UNICA: Challenges to Deliver Sustainability in the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas.
Teaching Notes Available: ifamr@ifama.org Author video introduction: http://www.youtube.com/user/ifamr1#p/u/7/4kZDvS7v5NA
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Biofuels; Ethanol; Industry association; Teaching case; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96332

A Qualitative Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans in the Beef Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kerr,   William A.; Wasylyniuk,   Chad R.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Larue,   Bruno; Gervais,   Jean-Philippe; Gray,   Richard S.
This series of six reports entitled: "On-Farm Food Safety and Environmental Farm Plans: Identifying and Classifying Benefits and Costs" was initiated soon after the launch of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) in 2002. The APF recognized the importance of food safety and environmental concerns for the future growth of the agriculture and Agri-food sector. For this reason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) commissioned this series of reports to develop a conceptual framework to strengthen our understanding of the potential benefit and cost implications of On-farm Food Safety (OFFS) and Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) that were key components of the APF. The reports were prepared by a group of academics with extensive knowledge of the agriculture...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55299

Creating Carbon Offsets in Agriculture through No-Till Cultivation: A Meta-Analysis of Costs and Carbon Benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manley,   James G.; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Moeltner,   Klaus; Johnson,   Dale W.
Carbon terrestrial sinks are often seen as a low-cost alternative to fuel switching and reduced fossil fuel use for lowering atmospheric CO2. To determine whether this is true for agriculture, one meta-regression analysis (52 studies, 536 observations) examines the costs of switching from conventional tillage to no-till, while another (51 studies, 374 observations) compares carbon accumulation under the two practices. Costs per ton of carbon uptake are determined by combining the two results. The viability of agricultural carbon sinks is found to vary by region and crop, with no-till representing a low-cost option in some regions (costs of less than $10/tC), but a high-cost option in others (costs of $100-$400/tC). A particularly important finding is that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Costs of soil carbon credits; Conventional and zero tillage systems; Carbon accumulation in soil; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q10; Q50.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36994

Cycle of Knowledge in the Management of the Supply Chain of Corn for Human Consumption
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez Soto,   Moises E.; Rodriguez Monroy,   Carlos; Fuentes-Pila,   Joaquin; Morris,   Anne; Gil‐Araujo,   M.; Velasco,   Julia.
The objective of this study is to characterize the cycle of knowledge in the supply chain of the industry of corn for human consumption. White corn is cultivated almost exclusively for human consumption and it has a significant value in the food supply in countries whose diet has a high proportion of this variety of corn, such as: Venezuela, México and Colombia in America, and the Republic of South Africa and Sahel countries in Africa. Corn is produced in Venezuela, under rainfed conditions and in a highly mechanized production system. The cycle of knowledge is defined as a progressive spiral in which knowledge is created, stored, transferred, applied and preserved, in order to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of organizations and companies...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Knowledge Cycle; Industry of White Corn; Food Supply Chain; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100510

The Demand for Livestock by the U.S. Meat Processing Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boonsaeng,   Tullaya; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.
This paper studies the demand of domestic and imported livestock by the U.S. meat processing industry. Two types of meats are analyzed: slaughter cattle and hogs. Static and dynamic inverse input demand models are estimated. The static inversed input demand model performed better than the dynamic inversed input demand models. Calculated own price elasticities (flexibilities) and cross price elasticities (flexibilities) indicate that the demand for imported livestock by the meat processing industry is very sensitive to the change in the domestic price for livestock. The demand of domestic slaughter livestock is less sensitive to the change in imported livestock prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21120

Contribution of Cluster Relations to Food Competitiveness in the EU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeire,   Bert; Gellynck,   Xavier.
The participation in regional networks is an important factor in explaining the food companies’ innovation capacity which – in turn - is an important driver of competitiveness (Gellynck et al., 2006a; Gellynck et al., 2007). Further, it is argued in cluster theory that intensive networking between related companies and other actors in a given region is a driver of competitive advantage of this region (Enright, 1998; Porter, 1998). In this paper the food cluster is understood as a set of geographically and socially embedded network relations based on a range of complementarities and communalities between regional actors and enhancing the competitiveness of the regional food industry. Each cluster shows distinct patterns of learning and uses different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6583

Do Elevators Need a Bigger Umbrella? The Economic Value to Agribusiness Firms of Improved Multi-Commodity Risk Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vedenov,   Dmitry V.; Power,   Gabriel J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62006

The Impact of Ownership Structure on the Performance of China's Feed Mill Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.
In the decade of the 1990s, China's feed sector became increasingly privatized, more feed mills opened, and the scale of operation expanded. Capacity utilization remained low and multi-ministerial supervision was still prevalent, but the feed mill sector showed a positive performance overall, posting a growth rate of 11 percent per year. Profit margin over sales was within allowable rates set by the government of China at 3 to 5 percent. Financial efficiency improved, with a 20 percent quicker turnover of working capital. Average technical efficiency was 0.805, as more efficient feed mills increasingly gained production shares. This study finds evidence that the increasing privatization explains the improved performance of the commercial feed mill sector....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: China; Feed mill sector; Privatization; Trade; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18693

Research on Rural Public Service System Based on the Data of “The Eleventh Five-Year Plan”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Haochuan.
Rural public service is the services prodded to rural residents to fulfill the needs of agricultural production, development of rural economy and improvement of peasant’s living standard. Improving rural public service system is good for promoting the development of rural economy, enhancing the quality of peasant’s living standard, narrowing the gap between rural and urban areas and constructing socialistic harmonious society. Currently, our rural power grid construction can meet the essential needs of economic and social development in rural areas. Rural water conservancy structure also fulfills the needs of agricultural production and peasant’s life. Rural traffic condition has an obvious improvement. Education, culture, medical care and other public...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural Public Service; Infrastructure; Cooperative Medical Service; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118293

Rabobank’s Success in Uncertain Times: An Executive Interview with Frans van Bijsterveld
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hooper,   Richard.
The end of 2008 ushered in a severe and sweeping economic change throughout the global economy. In an Executive Interview conducted during IAMA’s 2009 World Forum and Symposium in Budapest, Hungary, Frans van Bijsterveld, Global Head of Food &amp; Agribusiness Research at Rabobank explains why Robobank is one of the few financial institutions that has not been heavily affected. Rabobank continues to remain successful in these uncertain times because of it’s careful selection of customers and sole focus on Food and Agribusiness (F&amp;A) outside of the Netherlands, as F&amp;A is typically far more resilient than other sectors.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economic crisis; Banking industry; Food and agribusiness; Rabobank; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93343

Macroeconomics for the 21st Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Neva R.
Macroeconomic theory has not yet come to grips with major issues of the twenty- first century. These include environmental pressures, demographic changes, the size, structure, and power of multinational corporations, and growing economic inequality. Existing macroeconomic theory also does not deal adequately with normative issues, focuses excessively on market solutions, assumes that a single macroeconomic theory can apply to all situations, and ignores issues concerning the scale of economic activity and the speed of change. Macroeconomic theory also does not distinguish between final and intermediate goals, and fails to take account of the implications of hedonic psychology for a theory of economic well-being. It implicitly accepts a consumerist ethos...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15581

A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO FROZEN FOODS MERCHANDISING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segel,   Milton W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26806

Modelo Principal-Agente para contratos entre pequenos produtores e empresa exportadora de manga no Rio Grande do Norte
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sampaio,   Luciano Menezes Bezerra.
Fruit production is an activity of great importance in the Brazilian commercial balance and even more in the Northeastern region. Intermediation is a regular practice in the fruit exporting market due to existence of requirements, such as quality certificates, and of internal problems in production and commercialization, such as credit limitations and absence of product standardization. Large companies, cooperatives, associations and NGOs receive products from many small producers and export them together with their own products. In Northeast, it is common that the exporting agent offers contracts to producers that include technical, administrative and legal assistance plus input supply. This paper proposes a model, using the principal-agent approach of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Game theory; Small producers; Irrigated fruit production; Exportation; Agribusiness; Q10; Q12; D86.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61921

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN LOGISTICS/DISTRIBUTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ballou,   Ronald H.
Discusses how the computer is and can be used to improve the management of logistics activities in the food industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27242

The Plights and Countermeasures in the Implementation of Distinctive Agriculture Insurance of Hebei Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ling,   Mei; Wang,   Wei-guo; Wang,   Xue-yan.
The feasibility of implementing distinctive agriculture insurance in Hebei Province is analyzed from the following aspects covering the support of policies and laws; agricultural products and brands with Hebei distinct; the rich experience of insurance companies; farmers’ strong awareness on insurance and farmers’ great demand on agricultural insurance. The plights faced by distinctive agricultural insurance are pointed out. It includes weak awareness of farmers on buying insurance; low enthusiasm of insurance company; poor support from the government and backward laws and regulations and so on. The countermeasures on developing distinctive agricultural insurance are put forward. The countermeasures on improving farmers’ awareness on buying insurance;...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Distinctive agricultural insurance; Insurance wareness; Product innovation; Policy support; Legislation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113424

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, September, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8390

The Profitability of Biodiesel Chain with Different Organizations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rosa,   Franco.
The dir 30/2003 by fixing the 5,75% target of biofuel incorporation to fossil fuel for vehicles for 2010 has increased the interest for a further development of the agro-energies in the EU and generated a virtuous competition among the Member States. Purpose of this paper is to analyze the dimension and profitability of the integrated biodiesel chain with different organizations to analyze their effectiveness in different industrial organization contest. Possible improvement of the economic performance is related with the constitution of local biofuel districts where cluster of farms producing oil seed are integrated with processors to reduce production-processing transport costs: evidences of the last 15 years suggest a decline up to 20% in current €. The...
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/59202

A study of the demand relationship between  fixed-weight and random-weight citrus
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Brown,   Mark G.
Using Rotterdam demand system this study examines the demand relationships among four random-weight (FW) and fixed-weight citrus (RW). Results indicated that FW and RW grapefruit (and FW and RW oranges) are not substitutes; however, RW tangerine is a substitute of FW tangerines. In addition, promoting FW grapefruit would not influence the demand for RW grapefruit and vice versa. Promoting FW oranges (or FW tangerines) would decrease the demand for RW oranges (or RW tangerines) and vice versa.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49466

THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY: TRENDS AND CHANGING STRUCTURE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Friddle,   Charlotte G.; Mangaraj,   Sandeep; Kinsey,   Jean D.
By 2010, foodservice establishments are projected to capture 53 percent of consumers' food expenditures, whereas in 1980, foodservice captured less than 40 percent. The foodservice industry accounts for approximately 4 percent of the Gross Domestic Product and about 11 million jobs. It has been rapidly changing due to economic factors, technological advances, and labor matters.1 This overview covers many of the issues and trends affecting the different segments of the foodservice supply chain including the foodservice operators, distributors and food manufacturers.    Changing customer demographics are a driving force in the evolution of the foodservice industry. As the baby boomers reach middle age, they do not seem to have time to cook and their children...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14340

COMPETITIVENESS OF WINE EXPORT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vlahovic,   Branislav; Puskaric,   Anton; Maksimovic,   Branka.
The authors of this paper analyze export and competitiveness of wine export from the Republic of Serbia. Main goal of the research reflects in perceiving basic features of export and competitiveness of wine export from the Republic of Serbia on international market. The analysis encloses time period 2004-2007. The amount of wine export is very modest and, in observed period, was realized average export of 8,6 million litres, which value amounts 9,6 million USD. Only 5% of total domestic production is exported. In export structure dominate CEFTA agreement signatory countries. Export price of wine from Serbia is doubly less in regard to average world price, and thrice in regard to the biggest world exporter – Italy. Average export price of wine produced in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Wine; Export; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57495

Multiproduct Food Retail Sales: A Case Study for Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Kristin; Loy,   Jens-Peter.
Temporary price reductions (sales) as a means of promotional measures have become an increasingly important tool in the marketing mix of German food retailers. Various models have been proposed to explain the rationales behind such pricing strategies. Recently these models have been extended to capture the multiproduct nature of retail business. In this paper German retail food scanner data over two years are used to estimate a three step procedure to explain breadth and depth of sales, and their impact on category revenues.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Retail Sales; Northern Germany; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6568

Assessment of participatory management of irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka: Partial reforms, partial benefits
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samad,   Madar; Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Describes the application of a standard methodology developed by IWMI to assess the impact of irrigation management transfer on the performance of irrigation schemes. Includes detailed analysis of the effects of participatory management on the performance of irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Privatization; Policy; Performance evaluation; Indicators; Operating costs; Irrigation management; Economic aspects; Returns; Participatory management; Farmer participation; Government managed irrigation systems; Small scale systems; Large-scale systems; Regression analysis; Models; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44577

Las Ferias Agroalimentarias de Costa Rica: espacios para promocionar la agroindustria, los productos típicos y el turismo en los territorios rurales
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blanco,   Marvin; Masis,   German.
Con el propósito de analizar las características y el impacto de las ferias agroalimentarias sobre la comercialización de productos agropecuarios, la diversificación de la producción agroindustrial y el desarrollo de nuevas opciones de turismo en los territorios rurales, se realizó una investigación preliminar y de tipo cualitativo de cuatro de las ferias que se realizan en Costa Rica, éstas son las del aguacate, naranja, pejibaye y queso. Los resultados del estudio señalan que las ferias se iniciaron con el impulso de una comisión productiva local y tienen un nivel de organización simple pero ágil y comprometida en la atención de las distintas actividades. Convocan la participación de los productores locales y sus familias, quienes participan en...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ferias Agroalimentarias; Agroturismo; Territorio.; 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/95335

The Expansion of Japanese Food Processors in the Asia-Pacific Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riethmuller,   Paul C.; Chai,   Joseph C.H.
Japanese food processors have been faced with internal and external squeezes in recent years. Internally, the industry is faced with an overall demand ceiling due to Engel's law and a rapidly changing demand structure due to the "westernisation" of the Japanese consumers' taste. Externally, the industry is faced with increased import competition as a result of the liberalisation of the Japanese import market for agricultural and processed food products. Under these pressures, performance of the Japanese food processors in terms of productivity and profitability, is found to be below average, compared with Japanese manufacturing as a whole. Associated with the deteriorating productivity and profitability performance, Japanese food processors have stepped up...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12332

Does Good Personnel Management Practices give Agribusiness Firms a Competitive Advantage?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mugera,   Amin W.
Agribusiness firms are often faced with the challenge of strategically managing employees to achieve a favorable position in the market (i.e. sustained competitive advantage). The resource based view (RBV) has been given considerable attention in the strategic management literature as a useful framework to analyze the significance of human resources in achieving sustained competitive advantage. However, there are few labor management studies in agribusiness that have used the RBV to provide evidence of a substantial relationship between any particular personnel management practice and competitive advantage. This paper provides an in-depth review of the RBV as a potential framework to analyze labor management practices in agribusiness. A case study is used...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Human Resource Management; Resource-based View; Agribusiness; Sustained Competitive Advantage; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59105

RATIONALIZING TIME SERIES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COW-CALF AND FEEDER RETURNS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Huan; Hennessy,   David A.
This paper tries to justify the observation of different return patterns in the upstream and downstream sectors of US beef production. It builds a dynamic rational expectation model separating the cow-calf and feeding sector with the former sector being the residual claimer. The model shows that the cow-calf operation has positively autocorrelated return pattern while the feeding operation return only reflects random shock. Empirical study shows that 85.4% of the Ricardian rent is passed through to the upstream sector, and the downstream sector can only claim the unexpected return resulting from random shocks.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ricardian rent; Cow-calf return; Supply chain; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49486

Growing Naturally: Challenges Faced by a Small, Vertically Integrated Natural Beef Producer
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Aaron J.; Johnson,   Heather C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8545

INNOVATION ACTIVITY IN A MIXED OLIGOPOLY: THE ROLE OF CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Giannakas,   Konstantinos; Fulton,   Murray E.
This paper develops a sequential game theoretic model of heterogeneous producers to examine the effect of co-operative involvement on innovation activity in the agricultural input-supplying sector. Analytical results show that the co-operative involvement in R&amp;D can be welfare enhancing and, thus, socially desirable. The presence of the co-op can increase the arrival rate of innovations and productivity growth while reducing the prices of agricultural inputs. The effectiveness of the co-op is determined by the size of R&amp;D costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19771

Producers Cooperative Oil Mill:  A Case Study in Strategic Planning for a Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
This study examines the strategic issues and decisions of Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, a regional oilseed processing cooperative located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The process of strategic planning and strategy implementation in agribusiness has been the topic of numerous research studies and case studies.  While cooperative firms have been the subject of case studies focusing on strategic issues, the unique aspects of strategic decisions in a cooperative firm have not been highlighted.  The formulation and implementation of strategy in cooperative organizations is impacted by their business structure. This case study provides unique examples of how strategy formulation and implementation is impacted by the unique structure and values of a cooperative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Strategic planning; Oilseed processing; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98813

THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blackburn,   Marsh.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27738

The Role of Information and Prices in the Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Decision: New Evidence from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Williamson,   James M.
This article investigates the impact of agronomic and price information on nitrogen fertilizer management. Excessive nitrogen applications can cause environmental degradation, and it is important to understand how information influences the application decision in order to develop effective conservation policies. The impact of soil N-tests on the rate of applied nitrogen is estimated. Farmers who use a soil test reduce their use of commercial nitrogen by up to 83 lbs/acre relative to non-testers. New evidence indicates that rising fertilizer prices encourage farmers to manage nitrogen more carefully. Estimated price elasticities of quantity demanded range from -1.67 to -1.87.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Nitrogen demand elasticities; Nitrogen fertilizer management; Nonpoint source pollution; Soil N-testing; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119180

Feasibility Templates for Value-Added Manufacturing Businesses
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Holcomb,   Rodney B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26771

A Multi-Criteria Approach to Assessing PDOs/PGIs: An Italian Pilot Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galli,   Francesca; Carbone,   Anna; Caswell,   Julie A.; Sorrentino,   Alessandro.
The paper contribute to the assessment of PDO/PGI schemes by building an approach to measuring the actual performance of the PDO/PGI products in relation to the objectives of the European Regulation 510/2006. This is done through a multi-criteria ex-post analysis that compares the performance of different PDO/PGI products with respect to multiple criteria. The research presented, based on a small sample of Pdo cheese products in Italy, can be considered a pilot study that develops a comparative evaluation of the performance of PDO cheeses: i) relative to the different objectives of the schemes, ii) by using a set of suitable and informative indicators that can help to evaluate the effectiveness of a wide number of PDOs/PGIs with respect to the regulation’s...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Protected Designations of Origin (PDO); Protected Geographical Indications (PGI); Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; Cheese; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121944

2010 Outlook of the U.S. and World Sugar Markets, 2009-2019
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
This report evaluates the U.S. and world sugar markets for 2009-2019 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 remain stable over the next ten years in spite of the 2007-08 increase in world oil prices. That increase in oil price caused an increase in the conversion of sugar into ethanol in Brazil, while other exporting countries increased their production of sugar in response to higher sugar prices. Sugar prices remained strong in 2009 as the world’s economies recover slowly from the recession. World demand for sugar is expected to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sugar; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ending stocks; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91842

Industrialization Development of Korla Fragrant Pear in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Qiong; Li,   Ying.
Based on the introduction of the natural and geographic conditions in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang(Bazhou), development status of Korla Fragrant Pear is introduced from the two aspects of the production status and the storage and processing status of Korla Fragrant Pear. Among them, production status of Korla Fragrant Pear is analyzed from the aspects of the rapid growth of planting area and the stable growth of output. And the storage and processing status of Korla Fragrant Pear is introduced from the aspects of the development status of the storage industry and the development status of processing industry, and the status of domestic and foreign marketing. Problems in the industrialization development of Korla  Fragrant Pear in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Korla in Bazhou area; Fragrant pear industry; Brand promotion; Marketing network; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93647

The Mission of the Agricultural Cooperative Service: Commitments, Crises, and Possible Futures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Torgerson,   Randall E.
Public policy has encouraged services to the cooperative sector due to public goods that result when members use their cooperatives. Purveyors of public services to cooperatives have been affected by several crises and changes that have lessened resource availability. The Agricultural Cooperative Service-USDA, one of the primary service providers, has potential for expanding its cooperative development services to include nonfarm organizations in addition to its traditional farm clientele. Five options are offered for closer coordination between ACS and other public sector providers of services to cooperatively owned businesses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46393

NONPARAMETRIC TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY WITH K FIRMS, N INPUTS, AND M OUTPUTS: A SIMULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tauer,   Loren W.; Hanchar,   John J.
Monte-Carlo simulation of nonparametric efficiency shows that even when the number of firms is large, defining ten or more inputs results in most firms being measured as efficient.  Comparison of the simulated results with any empirical results may suggest that the dimension of the problem, rather than actual efficiencies, determines computed efficiencies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31590

ADDING VALUE TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falkowitz,   Mike.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27345

FUTURE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Runowski,   Henryk; Zietara,   Wojciech.
In the paper the changes in agriculture in terms of falling share of agriculture in gross domestic product and decrease in the share of persons employed in agriculture in total employment in Poland and selected countries are discussed. The main driver of these changes is a faster pace of development of non-agricultural activities and continually deteriorating relations between the costs of production factors and prices of agricultural products. The rate of growth in labor costs and prices of the means of production for agriculture is much faster than the rate of increase in prices of agricultural products. This causes the decline in profitability of agricultural production which increases the size of farms. The pace is dependent on the level of economic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Polish agriculture; Technical progress; Multifunctional development; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104640

Comprehensive Evaluation on Consumption Structure of Rural Residents with Principal Component Analysis in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guan,   Lin; Li,   Chun lan; Zhang,   Bo.
In order to make analysis on consumption structure of rural residents, the paper make a principle component analysis on consumption expenditure per capita of rural residents in different areas of 2009 based on statistics of China statistical yearbook of 2010. Selecting a principal component, the paper arranges 31 provinces in China in order. Shanghai lists the 1st place with highest marks; coastal provinces in southeastern part, the Northeast, Beijing and Tianjin are at the top; the northern and central parts with Hebei, Shanxi, Hubei as representatives scores minus which is a little lower than that of average; the western part, such as Guizhou, Xizang, Ganssu and so on are in far behind. The paper also makes analysis on the consumption structure of rural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural residents; Consumption; Principal component analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113432

PREPARING FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM IN A WHOLESALE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMPANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lederer,   Bruce E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27493

Patterns and Determinants of Agro-Food Trade of the BRIC Countries: The Role of Institution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bojnec,   Stefan; Ferto,   Imre; Fogarasi,   Jozsef.
Agro-food trade between the BRIC countries has increased. Brazil and China contributed to the rapid increase of agro-food trade. The Russian Federation experienced the stagnating and the most volatile agro-food trade over time. The composition of agro-food trade for the BRIC countries varies by the BEC agro-food trade categories and over time. The prevailing in the composition of agro-food trade are BEC122 and BEC111 for Brazil and the Russian Federation, and BEC122 and BEC112 for India and China. Brazil and India have strengthened their market shares in agro-food trade between the BRIC countries, while the Russian Federation has experienced the most severe deterioration. The number and the share of trading partners that have traded every year vary between...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agro-food trade; BRIC countries; Adapted gravity model; Institutions; Agribusiness; F14; Q17; C23; O57.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115529

A mezőgazdasági szektor nemzetgazdasági jelentősége
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kovacs,   Gabor.
A magyar mezőgazdaság valós nemzetgazdasági szerepéről többnyire nagyvonalú becsléseken alapuló adatok kerülnek nyilvánosságra. Ezért megkíséreltük, hogy cikkünkben korrekt módszertani alapokon nyugvó, megbízható mutatókat számítsunk az elérhető statisztikai adatok alapján. A mezőgazdaság és a hozzá kapcsolódó ellátó, feldolgozó, forgalmazó tevékenységek (agrobiznisz) jelentőségét a kibocsátás, a bruttó hozzáadott érték és a foglalkoztatottak nemzetgazdasági részarányával jellemeztük. Az ismert tendenciának megfelelően csökkenő részarányokat találtunk, amelyek ráadásul szerényebbek is, mint a szakmai köztudatban szereplő értékek. Ennek ellenére tévedés lenne a mezőgazdaság, illetve az agrobiznisz jelentéktelenné válásáról beszélni (még pusztán gazdasági,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrobiznisz; TEÁOR; Nemzetgazdasági részesedés; Foglalkoztatás; Szerkezeti változások; Agribusiness; TEÁOR; Participation in national economy; Mployment; Structural changes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99143

Do Farmers Hedge Optimally or by Habit? A Bayesian Partial-Adjustment Model of Farmer Hedging
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; Karali,   Berna.
Hedging is one of the most important risk management decisions that farmers make and has a potentially large role in the level of profit eventually earned from farming. Using panel data from a survey of Georgia farmers that recorded their hedging decisions for 4 years on four crops, we examine the role of habit, demographics, farm characteristics, and information sources on the hedging decisions made by 57 different farmers. We find that the role of habit varies widely and that estimation of a single habit effect suffers from aggregation bias. Thus, modeling farmer-level heterogeneity in the examination of habit and hedging is crucial.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bayesian econometrics; Habit formation; Hedging decisions; Information sources; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C11; Q12; Q14.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100519

OS NOVOS RUMOS DA ESTRATÉGIA DE MARKETING NO MERCADO FARMACÊUTICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Correa,   Gisleine Fregoneze; Oliveira,   Luciel Henrique de.
The pharmaceutical industry invests its sales force in contacts with doctors, making visits and publicizing its drugs, in order for them to prescribe these products to their patients. This work discusses the structure of the pharmaceutical market and how marketing strategies are used by laboratories in their relations with doctors and with the owners of pharmacies and drugstores. The cases of two laboratories, Aché and Boehringer Ingelheim, which serve as the reference for this study, are presented and discussed. The work demonstrates the difficulties arising from the lack of doctors, lack of assistance and the disloyal and unfair competition between ethical and promotional products. It was observed that the industries should improve their guidance and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Strategy; Pharmaceutical industry; Sales promotion.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61741

EUROPEAN RAPESEED AND FOSSIL DIESEL: THRESHOLD COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ziegelback,   Martin; Kastner,   Gregor.
For European operators of biofuels plants there are not many hedge vehicles available to hedge operational margins. Cross hedges for rapeoil (with the rapeseed futures contract) and RME (with the NYMEX diesel futures contract) could be useful instruments. We use recent developments on threshold cointegration approaches to investigate if asymmetric dynamic adjusting processes exist among rapeseed and diesel prices. The results suggest that a threeregime threshold cointegration model suitably explains the dynamics of the data.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging; Rapeseed; Heating Oil; Threshold cointegration analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114741

Integração espacial de mercados na presença de custos de transação: um estudo para o mercado de boi gordo em Minas Gerais e São Paulo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mattos,   Leonardo Bornacki de; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de; Lirio,   Viviani Silva.
The analysis of market integration of agricultural commodities based on price information are limited because the effects of transaction costs are not considered in the adjustment process. The main objective of this paper was to estimate the possible transaction costs impacts on market integration of beef cattle between the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. It was estimated a Threshold Vector Error Correction Model (TVEC model) using monthly price data for the period from January 1972 to August 2005. The results indicated the presence of threshold cointegration implying that transaction costs have important effect on the price adjustment process.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Market integration; Transaction costs; Beef cattle; TVEC model; Threshold cointegration.; Agribusiness; Q13; C32.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60821

The cost of segregating GM canola: A case study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hatwell,   Bronwyn; Pluske,   Johanna M.
The Gene Technology Regulator's approval of Bayer CropScience's genetically modified (GM) canola variety, InVigor, and Monsanto's Roundup Ready, means that the commercial planting of Australia's first GM food crop is imminent. Under such circumstances, for Australia to continue marketing non-GM canola and comply with worldwide labelling requirements segregation must be implemented. This study investigates the cost effectiveness of three possible segregation methods. In considering each of these methods the increase in total grain handling cost due to segregation is expected to be between 5 and 9 per cent, or $1.35/tonne and $2.70/tonne. Such an increase is comparable with segregation costs reported in current Canadian literature.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: GM canola; Segregation; Supply chain; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58702

2009 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 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 2009 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: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122342

Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Community Development: The case of Israeli Kibbutz
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heilbrunn,   Sibylle.
Globalization, industrialization and structural changes in traditional rural employment patterns have caused rural communities such as the Israeli Kibbutz to search for development strategies in order to survive. Self development constitutes one possible approach to community development. It nurtures local entrepreneurial activities and relies basically on local resources in order to create new jobs and economic activities. These local activities of entrepreneurship generate variety and leverage resources and can therefore foster social capital development and contribute to the community's capacity. Community development requires a mix of resources including natural capital, produced economic capital, human capital and institutional capital. Social capital...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45105

The Scale Benefit Analysis of Sugar Clusters in Resource-rich Area of Southweatern Guangxi——A Case of Chongzuo City
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Chang-gang.
Based on the scope economic theory of “resource curse” and industrial clusters, the scale of sugar cluster is calculated by the outputs of sugarcane and sugar while the scale benefit of sugar cluster is measured by the productivity ( rate of sugar production), sales output ratio, industrial output value as well as profit margin. Positive analysis of the scale merit of sugar clusters in resource-rich area of southwestern Guangxi is conducted according to related statistics of Chongzuo City. And the primary problems of sugar clusters are pointed out. The profit created by sugar for the sugar industry in Chongzuo City has already been near capacity. The sugar industry is big but not strong. With much governmental interfernce, there is no effective connections...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource-rich; Sugar clusters; Scale economy; Benefit; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113413

Analysis of Regional Differences of Energy Footprint in China Based on STIRPAT Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Qi; Han,   Ya-fen; Chen,   Jian-yong.
On the basis of the previous researches and the ecological footprint theory, we use the cross-sectional data of Chinese energy consumption in 2007 to calculate the regional differences of energy consumption footprint of 30 provinces in China; by using the method of EEF calculation method, we calculate the regional distribution of EFI and analyze its law; through the construction of STIRPAT model, we reveal the relationship between EEF and factors of population and economy. The results show that provinces with higher EFF are mainly concentrate in the Middle Eastern China, which have a developed industry, such as Shandong, Hebei, and Liaoning Province and so on.  However, provinces with lower EFF mainly concentrated in Western China, which have a relatively...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: China; EEF; Regional differences; Environmental impact; STIRPAT model; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94277

Analysis of Changes in Energy Consumption and Demand Trend in China’s Agricultural Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Li-zhi; Liu,   Jing; Xu,   Ran; Xiang,   Meng.
China’s energy consumption for agricultural production has relied on petroleum and coal with relatively low input from power and other types of energy for a long time. Projections indicate that as China’s existing development trend leads to substantial growth of energy demand for agricultural production, such a long term irrational energy consumption pattern would unlikely be able to meet the needs of the country’s developing agricultural sector. As such, it is recommended that China’s agricultural sector should follow the national energy development strategy guideline by gradually increasing the use of wind power, solar energy, biomass and other new energy sources while advancing technological innovations on traditional energy sources. Meanwhile, as the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural energy; Energy structure; Consumption elasticity; Consumption projection; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113410

People, trade and training: the needs of Morocco agricultural enterprises facing EU markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ismaili,   Mohamed; Raggi,   Meri; Viaggi,   Davide.
The Mediterranean area is the core of an increasing exchange of goods and people. A distinctive feature of present trends in international relationship is the importance of factors that are beyond the mere exchange of goods. In particular, foreign investment, the creation international enterprises and training and personal growth of actors that are involved in the production process are key elements of the present scenario. The objective of this paper is to discuss the need of education and training in Morocco agricultural and agri-food enterprises in view of the increasing connection with the EU economy. In particular, attention is focused on the need brought about by the increased product quality requirements and by the installment of EU and US...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7882

EXTRATERRITORIALITY OF THE SHERMAN ACT AND DETERRENCE OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL CARTELS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
This paper presents two major economic arguments relevant to a decision facing the U.S. Supreme Court in early 2004.  In Empagran v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche the Court must decide whether companies like Empagran, an Ecuadorian animal-feed manufacturer, ought to be permitted to sue for treble damages under the 1890 Sherman Act, even though Empagran bought vitamins from a convicted global cartel wholly outside U.S. territory.  Because of ineffective antitrust enforcement in its home country, Empagran and similarly situated buyers favor having this right, whereas Roche and 19 other members of the vitamins cartel oppose it.  The first argument in favor of extraterritorial expansion concerns the effects on U.S. consumers and the competitiveness of U.S. markets. I...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28686

INDUSTRIALIZATION OF HEARTLAND AGRICULTURE: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSEQUENCES, ALTERNATIVES; CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Provedor de dados: 31
Farmers in America's Heartland are paying increasing attention to emerging trends of consolidation of farm firms, contractual and ownership linkages across input suppliers/processor and farm firms, and strategic partnering across the stages of food production, processing, and the firms that do business with farmers. The papers contained in this conference proceedings provide an overview of industrialization, and addresses its causes and consequences for producers, rural communities, food firms, and their customers.  Industrialization holds different meaning, implications, and opportunities for different people.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Industrialization; Rural community; Public policy; Strategic alliances; Vertical coordination; Industry structure; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23111

TRENDS IN DIVERSIFICATION, INTEGRATION, AND CONGLOMERATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Padberg,   Daniel I.
Supports his belief that the food industry is entering a phase of market structure stability.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27246

Determining Consumer Perceptions of and Willingness to Pay for Appalachian Grass-Fed Beef: An Experimental Economics Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evans,   Jason R.; D'Souza,   Gerard E.; Collins,   Alan R.; Brown,   Cheryl; Sperow,   Mark.
The focus of the current study was on the market potential for grass-fed beef in the Appalachian region, given that these products embody observed, experiential, nutritional, and process attributes that may appeal to a large consumer base. An in-store variant of the Becker-DeGroot-Marschack experimental auction mechanism was employed in the region to determine consumer preferences and willingness to pay. A majority of respondents preferred the grass-fed product over conventional grain-fed samples and were willing to pay a price premium to obtain it. Preferences for grass-fed were rooted largely in the associated superior nutritional content and core observed attributes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Appalachia; Becker-DeGroot-Marschack; Beef; Experimental auction; Grass-fed; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117774

Designing and Realization of Database Platform of County Agricultural Production Technology in Yunnan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Li-lian; Li,   Wen-feng; Peng,   Ling.
According to the objective reality in Yunnan Province, such as great difference of weather, a great proportion of minorities, and technological backwardness of agricultural production, low conversion rate of research accomplishments and a limited number of agricultural technical personnel, ASP, NET technique and SQL Server 2005 database technique are adopted. Database techniques are adopted. Database platform of county agricultural production technology in Yunnan Province is established by using B/S structure. This platform includes presentation layer, application layer, and data layer, involving regional information, technology column information, technology classification information, technology content and other database. It has six functional modules,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural production technology; Database platform; B/S structure; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93541

PROFIT AND LOSS IN IN-STORE BAKERIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chapman,   Bruce E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27352

THE INTERNATIONALIZATION DETERMINANTS OF THE SMALL AGRO-FOOD FIRMS: HYPOTHESES AND STATISTICAL TESTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ayouz,   Mourad K.; Remaud,   Herve.
The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between competition perceived by the small firm manager and the decision to export.  Using a sample of 335 small agro-food firms as a basis to our study, the statistical model presented shows a negative connection between the high perceived quality competitiveness and the fact that a firm exports.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34539

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES OF H&amp;BA/GM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tilton,   Rick.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27856

Meat Managers' Expectations Regarding Marketing of Irradiated Red Meats
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gaynor,   Joe; Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Jaenicke,   Edward C.
The objective of this study is to assess meat managers' expectations about impact of the recent regulatory approval of irradiated raw meat and meat products on marketing decisions and plans by supermarkets and grocery meat retailers. Forty managers of meat departments were interviewed in person to obtain the information for the study. While many of the meat managers believed that irradiation would help increase shelf life and reduce spoilage, they were less optimistic about consumers being willing to pay a higher price for the irradiated product than the non-irradiated product.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27325

Supply Chain Management in the Life Science Sector: Does Trust Play a Role?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hausen,   Tobias; Fritz,   Melanie.
Supply chain management has emerged as cross functional, cross company concept to improve coordination of entire value chains through coordinated actions of all companies in the value chain. It has received a major push from the availability of Internet-based information and communication technologies. The conditions in certain sectors are favorable for a realization of chain wide supply chain management. In other sectors, however, conditions are more complex and companies and value chains still struggle to exploit the potentials from supply chain management, in particular when it comes to cross enterprise coordination. This paper takes a complex supply network as example and discusses improvement potentials from supply chain management and developments in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supply chain management; Trust; Life science sector; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7776

SISTEMAS DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DAS EMPRESAS ATACADISTAS DE FLV NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE RECIFE DO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO: CASO DAS EMPRESAS A E B.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendes,   Luciene Nascimento; Silva,   Jearbes Alexandre da; Favero,   Luiz Andrea.
O mercado nacional de FLV (frutas, legumes e verduras) vem crescendo significativamente nos últimos anos. Contudo, devido à grande perecibilidade destes produtos, a qualidade dos mesmos está condicionada a processos de padronização, seleção, classificação, embalagem e transporte adequados, a fim de evitar as perdas que são elevadas. Para tanto, é necessária uma perfeita sintonia entre os agentes deste mercado de forma a oferecer com agilidade e eficiência um produto de qualidade ao consumidor. Como os produtores raramente executam estes processos, cabe aos seguimentos a jusante realizá-los, como o segmento atacadista, representado pelas CEASAs e por poucas empresas atacadistas. Assim, o presente trabalho buscou analisar os sistemas de comercialização de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos; Economia de Custos de Transação; Mercado atacadista; Supply Chain Management; Transaction Cost Economics; Market wholesaler; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114135

INFLUENCE OF THE INTEGRATION OF AGROHOLDINGS WITH RUSSIAN FARMS ON TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS SUBCOMPONENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hahlbrock,   Konstantin; Hockmann,   Heinrich.
The impact of group affiliation to agroholdings on enterprise performance in terms of productivity and efficiency is controversially discussed in the literature. However, only few papers evaluate the effects of group membership on the productivity and efficiency of agricultural enterprises in Russia. The underlying research question of this paper is therefore whether farms that belong to agroholdings perform better than independent farms. We calculate partial land and labor productivity, total factor productivity (TFP) and technical efficiency scores for the two categories of independent farms and members of agroholdings. In this paper a production function approach is estimated in the framework of stochastic frontier analysis. The results are used to...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroholding; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity; Russia; Agroholding; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Effizienz; Total Factor Productivity; Russland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114508

Divergence between WTA and WTP Revisited: Livestock Grazing on Public Range
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Lili; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; Voss,   Graham M.
The research reported here provides further empirical support for the contention that there is a divergence between WTA and WTP. The conclusion is based on results from a 2002 survey of Nevada ranchers that asked about willingness to pay for public forage and WTA compensation to part with grazing rights. WTP and WTA are estimated simultaneously, with the estimators used to demonstrate a statistically significant divergence between WTP and WTA. The simultaneous estimation allows us to identify ranch characteristics that influence the discrepancy in valuations. Ranch size, public grazing allotment, financial distress, and long term commitment to ranching are all significant influences on the disparity. We interpret these results both with respect to general...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contingent valuation methods; Dichotomous choice surveys; WTA versus WTP; Grazing rights and public forage; Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q24; Q51.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37014

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, October, 1948
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1948
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8336

Analysis of Texas Winery Visitor Spending and GOTEXAN Efforts to Promote Winery Tourism
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanagriff,   Roger D.; Murova,   Olga I.
Swinburne University (Langworthy, Howard, Fiona &amp; Mawson, 2006), agri-tourism is a growing phenomenon in Australia, often most strongly associated with wine regions.  Recommendations to improve include creation of tourism regions &amp; cooperatives, cooperation between sectors (CVBs, restaurants), infrastructure development and model development to measurable factors. South African wineries Bruwer, 2003 identified factors that were helpful in developing a wine tourism market of South African wineries.  Regarding South Africa wine tourism, areas of winery business that promote tourism include both service provision and destination marketing, development of wine routes forms an integral part of the wine tourism industry, estates sell more wine through...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Texas Wine; TDA Wine Marketing; State Value of Wine Marketing; Wine Tourism; Rural Tourism; Tourism; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98793

To What Surprises Do Hog Futures Markets Respond?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frank,   Julieta; Garcia,   Philip; Irwin,   Scott H.
We reassess the effect of new information in the Hogs and Pigs Reports (HPR) focusing on announcements’ rationality and alternative surprises. HPR announcements are irrational estimates of final estimates, and market expectations are irrational estimates of HPR numbers. Using the market’s best forecast and incorporating final estimates, we modify conventional information measures. Despite differences as large as 33 cents/cwt in price response, findings suggest there is little to differentiate among surprise measures. Regardless, the message that HPR provides new information to the market is strongly supported. On balance, marketing (breeding) information has a larger effect on short-term (long-term) price changes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: HPR; New information; Rationality; Two-limit tobit; USDA announcements; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; C24; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45046

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rice,   Martin.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16779

IMPACTS OF DOHA ROUND ON THE AGRIBUSINESS OF BRAZIL, CHINA AND INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pereira,   Matheus Wemerson Gomes; Teixeira,   Erly Cardoso; Razap-Skorbiansky,   Sharon.
The central themes to be addressed during the Doha Round of world trade negotiations are the reduction of the agricultural production and export subsidies, and improved market access for agricultural and non-agricultural goods. The G-20 group wields enough power to press negotiations at the Doha Round toward lower agricultural trade barriers and production and exports subsidies. The objective of this study is to determine the impacts of four possible Doha Round scenarios on the economies of Brazil, China, and India. The scenarios are examined using the Global Trade Analysis Project’s (GTAP) general equilibrium model and database. Scenarios focusing on the reduction of agricultural production and export subsidies are studied. The scenarios are then analyzed...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural products; Trade liberalization; Doha Round; G-20; GTAP; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; F13; F15; Q17.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112759

SCALE ECONOMIES AND EFFICIENCIES FOR CHINESE RURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dong,   Fengxia; Featherstone,   Allen M.
This paper evaluates scale economies and efficiencies for Rural Credit Cooperatives (RCCs) in China using both parametric and nonparametric techniques.  Diseconomies of scale and allocative inefficiency are found.  The results reveal the need for RCCs to decrease their size and the need for government to liberalize the financial market.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35097

WACHSTUMSDYNAMIK GENOSSENSCHAFTLICHER GRUPPEN- Eine okonomische Analyse genossenschaftlicher Gruppengrosse und Genossenschafts...
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lasowski,   Ophir; Kuhl,   Rainer.
Cooperatives are not only a legal form, but also a form of organisation, which is owned by a group of individuals. For gaining and sustaining competitiveness cooperatives are forced to grow into certain minimum optimal size categories. Common measures of size are turnover or total assets. But, for cooperatives the number of members has been a quite popular measure for cooperatives' success, size, and their attractiveness. Although often mentioned, the number of members has only been taken as a given value, ignoring the influence of the group itself on its own size. However, there has been no attempt to measure the potential size of a group and its growth dynamic under a given set-up. With the development of a strategic decision game for a hypothetical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Growth Dynamic; Group-Size; Competition; Member-Value; Strategic Game; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14974

Challenging US Country of Origin Labelling at the World Trade Organization: The Law, The Issues and The Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sawka,   Alison L.; Kerr,   William A.
Canada and Mexico are formally challenging US country of origin (COOL) legislation at the World Trade Organization. The industries most affected by COOL are beef and pork. The effect of COOL on North American cross border supply chains is outlined. The areas of international trade law upon which a challenge could be mounted are explained and the key issues that a disputes panel would have to determine indicated. The nature of the evidence that may be required to bolster Canada’s case is outlined.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Country of origin; Marks of origin; Protectionism; Technical Barriers to Trade; Supply chains; WTO; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95806

THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE IN DELAWARE: COMMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leung,   PingSun; Sharma,   Khem R.; Nakamoto,   Stuart T.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31360

The Choice of Technology in Russian Agriculture: An Application of the Induced Innovation Hypothesis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hockmann,   Heinrich; Kopsidis,   Michael.
Even after more then ten years after the beginning of the transition process, Russian agriculture shows only limited sign of a recovery. Production has not reached the level of the pre-transition period and investment is still on a very low level. In this paper we use the "Theory of Induced Innovation" in order to access the development of production structures in Russia and to identify the major obstacles for restructuring. We argue that due to multiple market failure (capital, labour) and inappropriate institutional arrangements inherited from Soviet times hinder the development of Russian agriculture. Both reasons causes that agricultural enterprises have difficulties with regard to an adjustment of factor input and production corresponding to the real...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technical change; Efficiency; Russia; Agriculture; Induced innovation theory; Agribusiness; Q11; Q16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24652

Spatial Pressure Distribution of Cultivated Land and the Analysis of Food Safety in Kunming City, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peng,   Er-rui; Wang,   Sui; Zhang,   Jian-sheng; Zhang,   Chuan; Hao,   Li-sha.
The social and economical condition, cultivated land resources and general situation of grain production of research area are introduced. According to relevant data of cultivated land of Kunming City in 2006, taking the minimum per capita cultivated land and index model of cultivated land pressure, and combining with two conditions of per capita grain demand which are 300kg and 400kg, the comparative research method was used to calculate and analyze the minimum per capita cultivated land and index model of cultivated land pressure. The results show that when per capita grain demand-Gr is 300kg, the per capita cultivated land in Kunming City has regional differences, reflects different regular patterns of spatial distribution, and presents obvious and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food safety; Index model of cultivated land pressure; Minimum per capita cultivated land; Regular pattern of spatial distribution; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93547

Impact of Corporate Ownership on Economic Performance of Agroholdings in Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Matyukha,   Andriy; Perekhozhuk,   Oleksandr; Saraykin,   Valeriy; Uzun,   Vasilii.
This study conveys the impact of corporate ownership on economic performance of agroholdings – integrated agricultural, processing, marketing, financial and industrial business units in Russia’s agro-food sector. Using a unique database of the All-Russian Nikonov-Institute of Agrarian Problems and Informatics, we investigate 151 agroholdings in Russia and evaluate their economic performances for 2006. Applying the multiple linear regression analysis we were able to quantify corporate ownership and analyze a priori unobserved factors. The results of the econometric estimation reveal that state ownership exerts negative influence on the economic performance of agroholdings.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroholding; Corporate Ownership; Performance; Russia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115535

IDENTIFICATION OF MARKET POTENTIAL FOR PASTURE-RAISED PORK IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA OF ARKANSAS-1998
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Armah,   Paul W.; Kennedy,   Donald.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27406

Is There Evidence of a Critical Mass in the Mid-Atlantic Agriculture Sector Between 1949 and 1997?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lynch,   Lori; Carpenter,   Janet.
Ongoing farmland loss has led county planners to ask "is there a critical mass of farmland needed?" to retain a viable agricultural sector. This study examines whether counties lost farmland at a faster rate if the number of agricultural acres fell below a critical threshold. Results from six Mid-Atlantic states over the period 1949 to 1997 indicate that counties with fewer agricultural acres lost farmland at a faster rate. However, after splitting the study period into two time segments (1949-1978 and 1978-1997) and modeling separately, this result was not found for the later time period, suggesting a uniform critical mass level may not exist. Population growth in a county accelerated farmland loss over all time periods.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31348

Production, Processing and Marketing of potato in Karnataka, India- An Economic Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhajantri,   Shrinivas.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) popularly known as ‘The king of vegetables’, is grown in more than 100 countries in the world. Karnataka is one of the important Potato growing state in the country grown mainly in the districts of Hassan, Belgaum, Chikkaballapur and Kolar. The study was conducted to analyze Production, Processing and Marketing of Potato in Karnataka. The study reveals that Hassan district alone account for more than 41 percent potato production in the state. However production (0.40%) and productivity (9.22%) in the district during the last 5 years has shown insignificant growth rate. In Belgaum district potato production and productivity has increased with a growth rate of 5.23 and 10.26 percent which is significant. The potato processing...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Potato; Production; Processing; Marketing; Economic; Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113945

La qualification territoriale des produits dans les processus d’activation des SYAL. Le cas des fromageries rurales en Amérique Latine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boucher,   Francois; Bridier,   B.; Brun,   V.
En Amérique Latine, depuis la fin des années 1990, une nouvelle voie de développement de l’agro-industrie rurale (AIR) a été ouverte avec les Systèmes Agroalimentaires Localisés (SYAL). Elle est apparue à partir des relations qui existent entre des concentrations géographiques d’AIR et le territoire, pour faire face aux nouveaux défis posés par la mondialisation : recomposition des circuits de commercialisation, concurrence accrue avec les produits nationaux et importés, nouvelles exigences des consommateurs, notamment en termes de qualité. Cette dynamique est particulièrement notoire dans le secteur du lait et de la fromagerie rurale, où l’on constate l’existence de concentrations géographiques d’AIR que l’on peut assimiler à des SYAL du fait de leur...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SYAL; Qualification territoriale; Action collective.; 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/94988

The Evolution of Grain Trading Organizations in Australia: Applying the Cooperative Life Cycle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brewin,   Derek G.; Bielik,   Michelle; Oleson,   Brian.
Cook’s (1995) life cycle theory of cooperatives predicts a rise and fall of cooperatives over time. He argues that cooperatives arise as a response, by producers or consumers, to some form of inefficiency in a market structure, for example an oligopoly. In such a market, the cooperative can thrive by replacing the ineffective firms until other firms or institutions or technology come along and deliver even better service. When this happens, the cooperative’s ownership and control features may hamper its ability to grow and compete. According to Cook, the cooperative will eventually need to change in order to accommodate investors, or it will be forced to exit the market. This article considers the case of Australia’s grain market within Cook’s framework to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46437

Problems and Countermeasures for the Development of Modern Agriculture in Henan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Bo-lin.
Current status of agricultural development in Henan Province of Chian is analyzed, showing that the agricultural production condition is increasingly improved; food production reaches to a new level; characteristic agriculture and green agricultural production begin to take shape; the level of agricultural mechanization is significantly improved; and the agricultural standardization and opening degree are enhanced. Problems in the development of modern agriculture in Henan Province are pointed out, such as the prominent pressure on the increase in grain production, the great risks in food safety, the tough employment situation, and the weak ecological environment. Countermeasures for developing the modern agriculture in Henan Province are put forward,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Henan Province; Modern agriculture; Problem; Countermeasure; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108462

VALIDATING A DAIRY TRAINING PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thomas,   William A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26901

A JÖVEDELMEZŐSÉG ÉS A TŐKESZERKEZET ÖSSZEFÜGGÉSEI A VÁLLALKOZÁSOKNÁL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Borszeki,   Eva.
As a consequence of the expressive changes in global economy those happen from the end of 20th century the structure of the national economy’s sectors internally the structure of the ventures changes also. The (capital) resource gap is said to be the most common obstacle to development and growth by the small- and medium-size enterprises. In the course of the research of corporate capital structure we’ve come to the conclusion that the characteristic method of solving the (capital) resource gap is the use of external capital, internally the most dominant was bank credit and trade credit. However the biggest part of the trade credit comes not from regular operating in the market, but is the consequence of the growth of gridlock, and the slackening solvency....
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Forráshiány; Hitelösszetétel; Finanszírozási stratégia; Lack of capital; Share of credits; Financial strategies; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43325

Economic Impacts of Pesticide Availability in U.S. Sorghum Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segarra,   Eduardo; Morrison,   William P.; Abernathy,   John R.; Gwinn,   Christopher.
A national pesticide-use survey from sorghum producers and a survey of entomologists and weed scientists were used to determine the impacts of pesticide use on sorghum. A market framework was employed to derive the short-run welfare impacts to consumers and producers (users and non-users) of the removal of pesticides currently registered for use on sorghum. It was projected that the loss of atrazine, the most widely used pesticide in sorghum production, would have the largest overall impact, with an estimated total welfare loss between $58 and $65 million.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sorghum; Pesticide regulation; Consumer impacts; Producer (user and non-user) impacts; NAPIAP; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90378

The Long-Term Effective Mechanism of Rural Poverty Alleviation in China from the Perspective of Ecological Management
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liang,   Jun-Si.
Based on the ecological environmental situation of poverty-stricken areas in China and the domestic and foreign research results, the long-term effective mechanism of sustainable poverty alleviation in China is established(the ideological premise is ecological culture, the material base is ecological economy and the basic guarantee is ecological system ) from the perspective of ecological management. To be specific, ecological culture, the ideological premise of rural sustainable poverty alleviation in China, includes two aspects：the first one is upholding the Marxism, passing on the Chinese traditional ecological wisdom and fostering ecological consciousness; the second one is mirroring the thought western modern ecological ethics, emphasizing ecological...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological management; Rural areas; Sustainable poverty alleviation; Long term mechanism， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97631

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY: INDUSTRY IMPERATIVES FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaLonde,   Bernard J.; Wayman,   Wilber S., Jr.
The authors discuss opportunities for improved productivity in physical distribution and what the food industry must do to take advantage of these opportunities.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27266

Our products are safe (don't tell anyone!). Why don't supermarkets advertise their private food safety standards?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Russo,   Carlo; Perito,   Maria Angela; Di Fonzo,   Antonella.
Large retail chains have spent considerable resources to promote production protocols and traceability across the supply chain, aiming at increasing food safety. Yet, the majority of consumers are unaware of these private food safety standards (PFSS) and retailers are not informing them. This behavior denotes a pooling paradox: supermarkets spend a large amount of money for food safety and yet they forget to inform consumers. The result is a pooling equilibrium where consumers cannot discriminate among high quality and low quality products and supermarkets give up the potential price premium. This paper provides an economic explanation for the paradox using a contract-theory model. We found that PFSS implementation may be rational even if consumers have no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115987

Evaluation and Analysis on the Competitiveness of Guangxi Distinctive Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teng,   Ming-lan.
On the basis of the developmental status of Guangxi distinctive agriculture, the key selection of developing Guangxi distinctive agriculture is analyzed. It distinctive agriculture contains distinctive plantation, distinctive forestry and distinctive breeding. Based on the analysis, two display indices, domestic comparative advantages index and domestic competitiveness, are selected to analyze the competitiveness of Guangxi distinctive agriculture. The results show that at present the overall competitiveness of Guangxi distinctive agriculture is strong, but its competitiveness is reflected on resource advantages and most of the resources are primary agro-products. Accordingly, in the future, Guangxi distinctive agriculture should adopt non-equilibrium...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Distinctive agriculture; Competitiveness; Domestic comparable advantages; Display indices; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108465

El Proceso de Gobernanza de la Cadena de la Mora. Un Estudio de Caso en el Departamento de Caldas (Colombia)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tobasura,   A.I.; Ospina,   P.C.
La Mora (Rubus Glaucus Benth) es un cultivo relativamente pequeño en el contexto de la agricultura colombiana. No obstante, en la última década, se ha aumentado el área cultivada y la productividad por hectárea en diferentes zonas de Colombia, esto debido principalmente a la implementación de políticas públicas y estrategias gubernamentales articuladoras, que han generado interesantes dinámicas de cooperación y coordinación entre actores privados y públicos que intervienen en diferentes eslabones de la cadena de valor de la mora, con el objetivo de mejorar su desempeño económico y social. El caso de la “cadena de la mora” en el departamento de Caldas puede ser ilustrativo para analizar cómo se generan procesos de gobernanza en la construcción de cadenas de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sistemas Agroalimentarios; Gobernanza; Cultivo de mora.; 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/95236

Pricing Adjustments for Durum and HRS Wheat in North Dakota (1985)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunn,   Steven P.; Wilson,   William W.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120459

Politicas estratégicas de innovación en los sistemas vitivinícolas locales: la denominación de origen “Rias Baixas”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Macias Vazquez,   Alfredo; Vence Deza,   Xavier.
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/95199

ZAHLUNGSBEREITSCHAFT VON KUNDEN IM GÄRTNERISCHEN EINZELHANDEL FÜR PFLANZENTÖPFE AUS NACHWACHSENDEN BZW. RECYCELTEN ROHSTOFFEN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gabriel,   Andreas; Klein,   Agnes; Menrad,   Klaus; Engelhard,   Katharina.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114725

Az eredménykategóriák alkalmasságaa vállalkozás gazdasági teljesítményének értékeléséhez
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvincz,   Jozsef; Kiss,   Arpad.
Nyolc mezőgazdasági vállalkozás utóbbi hat évben közzétett éves beszámolója, valamint a jogi szabályozás vizsgálata alapján megállapítható, hogy elméleti és gyakorlati szempontból is van különbség a számviteli és a pénzügyi eredménykategóriák között. A számítások elvégzéséhez szükséges információkat, adatokat az éves és az egyszerűsített éves beszámoló is tartalmazza. Az adatok összegyűjtéséhez, csoportosításához az agrárközgazdászoknak nincsen szüksége számviteli alapismeretekre, elég, ha tudják az éves beszámolókat olvasni, ami minden gazdasági területen dolgozó vezetőtől, kutatótól jogosan elvárható. --------------------------------------- Our study of the financial statements of eight agricultural enterprises for the past six years and the applicable...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beszámoló; Vállalkozások gazdasági elemzése; Számvitel; Eredménykategóriák; Számviteli információk; Financial statements; Economic analysis of enterprises; Accounting; Profit categories; Accounting information.; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99146

Networking in Meat Production Systems: The Influence of Cooperative Structures on Farmers’ Participation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Against the background of increasing competitive pressures and growing requirements with regard to food quality and safety, the significance of network-wide collaboration in food production has been pointed out in recent years. With this in mind, it is the objective of this paper to analyse pig farmers’ network participation in general and to explore whether cooperative structures in food supply chains influence the type as well as the quality of farmers’ network relations. Our results show that cooperative structures influence pig fattening farmers’ network participation concerning relationship quality with slaughterhouses as well as farmers’ choice of network partners for information exchange and consultancy. Furthermore, the results show that farmers...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Information exchange; Meat production; Network relationships; Relationship quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121843

Mission Impossible? Lessons on Vertical Collaboration in Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gagalyuk,   Taras; Hanf,   Jon Henrich.
Nowadays food products are produced in vertically collaborating networks. The questions of how such chain networks have to be designed and which governance structure fits best have been addressed in several well known articles. However, questions dealing with chain strategy and management are not discussed satisfyingly. Neither is the understanding of what is success of chain management distinguished. A comprehension of these aspects can have crucial implications for the agribusiness of transition countries. Thus, we will address these questions with regard to Ukraine.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agri-food business; Networks; Chain management.; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7819

La certification des AOP-IGP: réflexions générales et analyse du cas de la Damassine AOC (Suisse)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bacci,   V.; Thevenod-Mottet,   Erik.
La reconnaissance de produits en Appellation d’Origine protégée (AOP) ou en Indication géographique protégée (IGP) est généralement perçue comme une opportunité pour les filières traditionnelles en termes d’organisation, de promotion et de marché. Mais cette reconnaissance est liée, dans la plupart des pays, à la mise e place d’un système normatif de contrôle et de certification dont les coûts et les conséquences organisationnelles restent largement ignorés par la littérature scientifique. Nous proposons une réflexion sur ce sujet, à partir du cas de la Damassine, une eau-de-vie AOP provenant d’une petite région de Suisse.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Indications géographiques; Certification.; 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/94924

Defining an Agribusiness Strategic Agenda for 2010-2020
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neves,   Marcos Fava; Scare,   Roberto Fava.
www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Networks; Sustainability; Supply chains; Marketing; Agribusiness; Agenda; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93342

THE ECONOMICS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TRADE WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gopinath,   Munisamy; Pick,   Daniel H.; Vasavada,   Utpal.
This paper investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) and its relationship to trade in the U.S. food processing industry. A representative multinational corporation maximizes profits by choosing between production in the home country, which is exported, and production in a foreign country. This introduces the possibility that foreign affiliate sales can be a substitute and/or complement for exports. The empirical framework consists of a system of four equations with foreign affiliate sales, exports, affiliate employment, and FDI as endogenous variables. The results confirm a small substitution between foreign affiliate sales and exports. The empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that FDI is also protection-jumping.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51205

Modelling Trends in Food Market Integration: Method and an Application to Tanzanian Maize Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Campenhout,   Bjorn.
Pushed by increasing availability of price data and extensive market liberalisation efforts in many developing countries, research on food market integration has evolved rapidly over the last two decades. Empirical methods to measure market integration diverged in two directions: on the one hand, there is the Parity Bounds Model (PBM), while on the other hand the use of Threshold Autoregressive (TAR) Models has been proposed. This article provides a discussion of the two methods and argues that TAR models are more able to capture the dynamics of the arbitrage process underlying interconnected markets. Furthermore, we extend the standard TAR model to include a time trend in both the threshold and the adjustment parameter. Using weekly maize price data on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market integration; Transaction costs; Thresholds; Maize; Tanzania; Agribusiness; F15; O18.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24718

Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: The Case of Gestation Crates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Olynk,   Nicole J.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates. Consumers are found to implicitly associate animal welfare attributes with smaller farms. Preference heterogeneity drives notably diverse consumer welfare impacts when pork produced with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Consumer welfare; Economics of legislation; Gestation crates; Pork; Swine; Voluntary labeling; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56658

DECLINING COTTON ACREAGE IMPACTS ON U.S. COTTON GINNING INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mutuc,   Maria Erlinda M.; Hudson,   Darren.
Paper prepared for 2010 Cotton Beltwide Conferences, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2010
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96673

Determinants of Profitability Performance: An Analysis of Class I Railroads in the United States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Allen,   Albert J.; Shaik,   Saleem; Myles,   Albert E.; Yeboah,   Osei-Agyeman.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of internal and external variables on the net profit margins of Class I railroads for the period 1996-2009. Parameter coefficients show that market concentration had a significant and negative impact on the net profit margins of the carriers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Class I Railroads; Profitability Performance; Pooled Analysis; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Marketing; L25; L92.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98749

The Nature of Agribusiness Management Research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Conforte,   Daniel.
What do we do, when we do agribusiness management research? Who do we serve and how is it different than research in other management fields? What disciplines influence our work? Is there a unique body of agribusiness theory? In an attempt to answer these questions I conducted a very pedestrian exploratory study.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Management; Research; Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103991

Comparison of Hedging Cost with Other Variable Input Costs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riley,   John Michael; Anderson,   John D.
Recent spikes in commodity prices have led to higher margin amounts and option premiums. For the most part, producers have always attributed their lack of use in reducing risk via futures and options markets to the high cost associated with the use of these markets. This study determines the relative costs of hedging with futures and options and compares these with the costs of other variable inputs. We find that with the exception of hedging corn with both tools and soybeans with options the costs of hedging has only increased at roughly the same rate as all other inputs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedging costs; Costs of production; Risk management; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53045

AGRIBUSINESS SIMULATORS FOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Babb,   Emerson M.
This paper describes four agribusiness simulators which can be processed on a microcomputer for use in undergraduate and extension teaching. The simulators model the environment in which supermarket chains, farm supply centers, and cooperative and proprietary grain elevators compete for business. Instruction manuals, user's manuals, and a diskette are distributed for each simulator. Each diskette contains programs to enter and edit team decisions, to process decisions and print reports, and to create graphs of team performance. The simulators can be used to teach financial management concepts and techniques, as well as economic principles.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29970

EFFECTS OF CHANGING ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS ON THE FED-BEEF PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clary,   Gregory M.; Dietrich,   Raymond A.; Farris,   Donald E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27595

Estimating a Demand System with Seasonally Differenced Data
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harri,   Ardian; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Muhammad,   Andrew; Anderson,   John D.
Several recent papers have used annual changes and monthly data to estimate demand systems. Such use of overlapping data introduces a moving average error term. This paper shows how to obtain consistent and asymptotically efficient estimates of a demand system using seasonally differenced data. Monte Carlo simulations and an empirical application to the estimation of the U.S. meat demand are used to compare the proposed estimator with alternative estimators. Once the correct estimator is used, there is no advantage to using overlapping data in estimating a demand system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Autocorrelation; Demand system; Monte Carlo; Overlapping data; Seasonal differences; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C13; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90679

Impacts of Expanded Ethanol Production on Southern Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Susanto,   Dwi; Rosson,   C. Parr, III; Hudson,   Darren.
This study analyzes the potential impacts of expanded ethanol production on southern agriculture. Results of regression analysis suggest that acreage planted for field crops (corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat) is inelastic with respect to relative prices. The results provide statistical evidence of potential significant acreage shifts favoring corn over cotton, soybeans, and wheat. Simulations indicate that higher corn prices will increase corn acreage, but the South continues to be a deficit corn region. U.S. corn production is capable of supplying domestic demand for ethanol, feed for livestock and poultry, and other uses, while maintaining exports at more than 2 billion bushels annually.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Acreage shifts; Corn exports; Ethanol production; Southern agriculture; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q11; Q42.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47200

Linking Farmers to Markets for High-Value Agricultural Commodities
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Birthal,   Pratap Singh; Jha,   Awadhesh K.; Singh,   Harvinder.
Growing demand for high-value food commodities is opening up opportunities for farmers, especially smallholders to diversify towards commodities that have strong potential for higher returns to land, labour and capital. But, there is an apprehension about the capability of smallholders to participate in the market-oriented production due to their lack of access to markets, capital, inputs, and technology and extension services. In this paper, possibilities have been explored of linking smallholders to markets through such institutions as cooperatives, growers’ associations and contract farming that reduce marketing and transaction costs and alleviate some production constraints. Evidence has shown that smallholders do participate and make a sizeable...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47437

AGRICULTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS: ITS RECENT PAST, CURRENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van der Heide,   Martijn M.; Silvis,   Huib; Heijman,   Wim J.M.
The driving forces that determine the prospects of the agricultural sector are dominated by international and European developments related to the demand for and supply of products. In this context, European policy, (such as the CAP), and national policy (e.g. nature management) can greatly influence the development of the agricultural sector. A further reduction of the support by the government forms an important element in the expected future developments.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Dutch agriculture; Current state and perspectives of agriculture; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104639

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INNER CITY, U.S.A.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
The retail food industry is meeting current food distribution needs of the suburbs.  It is now being challenged to meet inner city residents food needs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27800

Financial Situation and Performance of Canadian Farms 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Niekamp,   Deborah.
This publication is a resource book of statistics on farm income in Canada. Farm income is a complex issue because of the diversity of Canadian farms and agricultural production in Canada.  This resource book focuses on both income and the opportunities and challenges facing Canadian producers to provide a better understanding of the financial conditions of farms and farm families in Canada. Charts, figures and tables with brief accompanying text are used to summarize information and to provide base performance indicators.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Income; Farm Debt; Farm Typology; Farm Performance; Farm Net Worth; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53769

Developing a framework for assisting entrepreneurs: A case study of the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lovgren,   Adam; Peterson,   H. Christopher; Ross,   Brent.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103995

O EFEITO DAS IMPORTAÇÕES MUNDIAIS SOBRE AS EXPORTAÇÕES DO AGRONEGÓCIO BRASILEIRO – UMA ANÁLISE EMPÍRICA PARA O PERÍODO 2000/2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spolador,   Humberto Francisco Silva; Barros,   Geraldo Sant'Ana de Camargo.
Ao longo do período 2000/2007 o setor externo do agronegócio brasileiro encontrou uma conjuntura altamente favorável para o aumento de suas exportações, pois se combinou uma situação de forte expansão da economia mundial com elevação dos preços internacionais de commodities. No âmbito interno, os ganhos de produtividade permitiram o avanço das exportações, enquanto que a valorização cambial, iniciada em meados de 2004, praticamente eliminou os efeitos positivos da elevação dos preços internacionais. Esse trabalho mostra que, a despeito dos efeitos negativos da valorização cambial, o crescimento das importações mundiais teve efeito relevante (em torno de 20%) no aumento das exportações brasileiras do agronegócio entre os anos de 2000 e...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Importações mundiais; Taxa de câmbio; Exportações do agronegócio; World imports; Exchange rate; Agribusiness exports; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109811

A Conceptual Analysis of Relational Contracts in Agribusiness Supply Chains: The Case of the Sugar Industry in Swaziland
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Masuku,   Micah B.; Kirsten,   Johann F.; Owen,   R.
This study examines the nature of the relationship between cane growers and millers and how it affects cane growers’ perceptions of the value added in the sugar supply chain. Drawing from relational exchange theory, the study utilised the perceptions of 124 smallholder cane growers in the Swaziland sugar industry. Factors measured in terms of a likert type scale were used to measure each relational construct within the miller-grower contract relationship. The unpacks the trust relationship between large agribusiness companies and smallholder out growers, and shows that relationships characterised by social factors like trust, commitment, and cooperation enhance mutual benefit and quality relationships between parties. This study found that farmers perceive...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10132

IMPROVING VERTICAL COORDINATION FROM FARM-TO-PLANT USING A COOPERATIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prasertsri,   Peerapon; Kilmer,   Richard L.
The drive to make the food delivery system more efficient is affecting milk marketing cooperatives. This paper analyzes ways to improve the vertical coordination between the farm and the processing level via a cooperative through a more efficient transportation system.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22181

LIFT TRUCK ENERGY COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   Glen R., Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27734

Theoretical frameworks for a productivity and efficiency analysis of agricultural enterprises
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lissitsa,   Alexej; Babitcheva,   Tamara.
Das Hauptziel des vorliegenden "Discussions Paper" ist es, den russischsprachigen Leser mit den theoretischen Grundlagen der Produktivitäts- und Effizienzanalyse der landwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen vertraut zu machen. In der russischsprachigen Literatur wurden und werden bis zu heutigem Zeitpunkt in der Regel bei der Analyse der Effizienz der Unternehmen, die Kennzahlen der Rentabilität verwendet, deren Bedeutungen nach den einzelnen Unternehmen oder ihren Gruppen verglichen werden. In dieser Arbeit erfolgt eine Darstellung der im englischsprachigem Raum weitverbreiteten Methoden zur Effizienz und Produktivitätsanalyse. Die Arbeit ist so aufgebaut, dass zuerst die Unterschiede zwischen der Produktivität und Effizienz aus theoretischen Sicht erklärt und...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Produktivität; Effizienz; Indexzahlentheorie; Malmquist; Törnkvist; Fisher Index; Productivity; Efficiency; Index Number Theory; Продуктивность; Эффективность; Теория индексов; Малмквист; Торнквист и Фишер индексы.; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; B4; C6; D2; O3; O4.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92170

AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF GROSS SALES FROM ORGANIC PRODUCTION GROWER SATISFACTION: A LOGISTIC ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; DeCongelio,   Marc.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26499

Organization and Structure of the Red River Valley Potato Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanes,   John K.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1969
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7565

An Analysis on the Experience and Routines of Experimental Site of New-countryside Construction of Xianhong in Hubei
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Xinfang; Gao,   Xiang.
The paper tends to make an empirical analysis on the experimental site of new countryside construction of Xianhong in Hubei, pointing out mat the inner and outer dependence on routines of experimental construction. The paper also puts forward the beneficial policies, focusing on the agricultural production and fostering professional farmers, to reduce much dependence on routines.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: New countryside; Experimental site of Xianhong; Routines dependence; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119689

Effect of Plant Location Decisions on Raw Material Input Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Burton,   Diana M.; Love,   H. Alan.
In processing industries, plant location decisions are costly and have consequences for firm profitability. When raw materials are heavy or perishable, transportation costs limit shipping distances and processors must compete locally for raw material inputs. To determine the likely profitability of a new plant, a processor must forecast the effect entry will have on local post-entry raw material price. This requires anticipating how entry will affect market structure and intensify competition for raw materials. Using an econometric representation of game-theoretic Nash equilibria relating input prices to processor competition in local procurement areas, an empirical model is developed to ex ante forecast the likely impact of entry on input price. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Input price; Entry; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103323

LOSSES IN THE PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: MAGNITUDES, CAUSES AND REMEDIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Pierson,   Thomas R.; Allen,   John W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27482

Agriculture: a case study in industrial relations reform
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferguson,   James.
Organised Australian labour first demonstrated its power in the shearing industry just over 100 years ago. The system of arbitration developed over the last century continues to have a profound impact on agriculture. This article profiles the Australian rural labour market and identifies some continuing regulatory impediments to the proper functioning of the rural labour market. A brief review of the links between agriculture and other industries in Australia concludes that the greatest improvement in farm profitability from a better functioning labour market is to be had from productivity increases in industries outside the farm gate.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117279

Technological Concentration of Innovation in Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alfranca,   Oscar.
The main objective of the paper is to examine and discuss the nature of technological relationships across agrifood sectors in order to understand better the pattern of technological changes in the Food and Beverage sector. We propose a new estimator to confirm the existence of linkages between technological sectors (the Technological Concentration Index). A central conclusion from this work is that the quality of data is a principal determinant in the measurement of technological flows, and that probably the use of raw patent data could introduce a distortion in the qualification of the consequences of technological spillovers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; O33.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24505

Motivation for Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Abandonment: A Case Study of U.S. Cotton Farmers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Uematsu,   Hiroki; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; English,   Burton C.
We estimate a bivariate probit model with sample selection to identify factors affecting adoption and abandonment of precision farming technologies for cotton farmers, using the 2009 Southern Cotton Precision Farming Survey conducted in 12 Southern states in the United States.  Farmers for whom being at the forefront of agricultural technology is not an important reason for adoption are more likely to abandon precision farming technologies.  This study identified various factors associated with adoption and retention of precision farming technologies. Findings from this study offer significant information to policy‐makers for a better formulation of agri‐environmental programs that encourage farmers to adopt environmentally benign farming practices...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Technology Abandonment; Technology Adoption; Bivariate Probit with Sample Selection; Multinomial Logit; Precision Farming; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98838

Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Intensive Dairy Farms in Iran: Adjusted for Market Distortion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bakhshoodeh,   Mohamad; Shahnoushi,   Naser.
The dairy farmers in Iran are faced with milk price distortion due to the market imperfection. To measure an unbiased farm-specific efficiency, prices should be adjusted in an imperfect market. To examine this issue, a shadow-price profit frontier was applied to a sample of 860 Iranian small intensive dairy farms surveyed in 2005-06 in order to calculate profit efficiency of individual dairy farmers. This adjusted measure was then compared with that of unadjusted measure that assumes undistorted market. A multiple general linear model (GLM) technique was applied to the data to examine the multiple effects of pure-bred animals, and the used farm capacity on profit efficiency indices. The mean value of adjusted profit efficiency was 0.40, significantly...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Profit efficiency; Dairy farms; Iran; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C31; N55; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52996

Back Materials
Provedor de dados: 31
Includes:  JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines; Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee; Back Cover
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100659

Gestión del conocimiento y desarrollo rural Enseñanzas a partir del estudio de caso de una empresa familiar innovadora y socialmente responsable en la producción orgánica de leche y lácteos en México
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: del Valle Rivera,   Maria del Carmen.
En la actualidad, la producción y transformación de alimentos son actividades en las que se articulan estrategias locales y globales. De frente a la sociedad del conocimiento, se requiere la incorporación de conocimiento en la generación de valor, en particular el conocimiento introducido mediante la gestión que desempeñan las empresas en su relación con instituciones de investigación y educación superior y otras organizaciones internacionales, así como en el rescate de conocimiento tácito en la localidad o región en la que actúan, en tanto un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, que puede contribuir en el bienestar de la población local. El objetivo de esta ponencia es presentar el análisis y reflexión sobre las posibilidades de impulsar la actividad...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gestión del conocimiento; Sistema de producción de leche orgánica; Desarrollo 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/95010

Agricultural Efficiency Gains and Trade Liberalization in Sudan
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siddig,   Khalid H.A.; Babiker,   Babiker Idris.
The traditional agriculture in Sudan occupies 60% of the total cultivated land and employs 65% of the agricultural population. Nevertheless, it is characterized by its low crop productivity, which is mainly driven by low technical efficiency, while drought and civil conflicts threaten most of its areas countrywide.  Therefore, it has contributed only an average of 16% to the total agricultural GDP during the last decade. This paper addresses from an empirical point of view the sectoral and macroeconomic implications of agricultural efficiency improvement in Sudan and assesses the efficiency gains under the assumption of trade liberalization. Efficiency improvement experiments are implemented by augmenting the efficiency parameters of labor, capital, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural efficiency; Liberalization; Sudan SAM; CGE analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; D2; D5; D6; E1; E2; F1; F2; H2.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112786

Prediction and Research on Vegetable Price Based on Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Qiang; Luo,   Chang-shou; Wei,   Qing-feng.
Considering the complexity of vegetables price forecast, the prediction model of vegetables price was set up by applying the neural network based on genetic algorithm by using the characteristics of genetic algorithm and neural work. Taking mushrooms as an example, the parameters of the model are analyzed through experiment. In the end, the results of genetic algorithm and BP neural network are compared. The results show that the absolute error of prediction data is in the scale of 10%; in the scope that the absolute error in the prediction data is in the scope of 20% and 15%. The accuracy of genetic algorithm based on neutral network is higher than the BP neutral network model, especially the absolute error of prediction data is within the scope of 20%....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Genetic algorithm; Neural network; Vegetables price; Prediction; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117430

Purchasing Locally Produced Fresh Vegetables: National Franchise vs. Locally Owned and Operated Restaurants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rimal,   Arbindra; Benjamin,   Onyango.
The objective of this study is to examine purchasing practices of locally produced fresh vegetables among restaurants and food service institutions. The sample for the study included managers of 75 restaurants and dining centers out of a total of nearly 600 food service outlets in a mid-size metropolitan city in Midwest with a population of about 400,000. The study findings show differential preferences between national/regional chains and the local independently owned restaurants. Although managers across the board expressed willingness to buy local, actual purchasing decisions were largely driven by freshness, quality and availability. Price was not as critical a factor as others including variety and selection.  The results suggest that local vegetable...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local food; Restaurant managers; Logit; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103464

Are Changing Demographics Fostering a New Role for Farmers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oliver,   Jason; Valentin,   Luc; Erickson,   Bruce; Boehlje,   Michael.
Full survey available upon request
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Skill sets; Profitability; Management skills; Ordered probit; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42476

Mexican Representative Hog Farms 1995-2004 Economic Outlook: Preliminary Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sagarnaga,   Myriam; Ochoa,   Rene F.; Salas,   Jose M.; Anderson,   David P.; Richardson,   James W.; Knutson,   Ronald D.
The farm-level financial outlook for representative Mexican hog operations is projected in this report. The primary objective of this analysis is to determine the economic viability of Mexican hog farms by region and production system over the 1995-2004 planning horizon. The Agricultural and Food Policy Center’s (AFPC) whole farm simulation model (FLIPSIM) and FAPRI’s sector level price projections were used. The FLIPSIM model incorporates historical production, economic and financial data to project future economic and financial performance of representative agricultural firms over a given planning horizon (Richardson and Nixon, 1985).
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42786

The South Dakota Soybean Processors Cooperative: Socioeconomic Impacts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Van der Sluis,   Evert; Loewe,   Paula.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31811

Factors Influencing Trust-Supporting Mechanisms in European Agri-Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian; Gonzalez,   Maria A.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Leat,   Philip M.K.
The role of trust in eight selected agri-food chains in four EU countries is explored.  The empirical analysis is based on a qualitative assessment of 28 expert interviews conducted in summer/autumn 2005.  The findings suggest that trust is more pronounced among SMEs which are characterised by the existence of personal relationships between business partners.  However, as is clear for pork breeders, if a source of distrust exists, trust may not fully develop.  Also, if the general economic situation is difficult, the development of trust may be hampered, because all chain participants are struggling to command a share of a diminishing margin within the chain.  Finally, if economic power is distributed unevenly, as is the case in Germany, Ireland, Spain and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Economic relationships; EU; Agri-food chains; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7738

Agribusiness Firm Reactions to Regulations: The Case of Investments in Traceability Systems
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Hollmann-Hespos,   Thorsten; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Markets for agricultural and food products are characterized by high information asymmetries since producers, processors and retailers are in most cases much better informed about the quality of their products than consumers (Henson/Traill 1993). Often consumers are only at (prohibitively) high costs or not at all able to control important quality criterions such as food safety, nutritional value or region of origin. Such credence attributes can result in market failure due to a lack of credible information in the market (Akerlof 1970). As a result, attempts to protect consumers against food hazards, product adulteration and deception have gained much relevance in food supply chains (Deimel et al. 2008). Besides the more or less voluntary private...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: 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/59118

Banking Sector Reforms and Co-operative Credit Institutions in Maharashtra: A Synthesis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Deepak.
The credit cooperatives in Maharashtra have shown slower growth in their membership and institutional financing. On the other hand, a faster growth has been observed in outstandings against loan advances. A lackadaisical attitude of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Societies (PACS) has been observed towards SC/ST members, particularly in terms of their coverage, pattern of loan advances to them and recovery pattern. The study has identified several issues that need to be taken cognizance of to revitalize the rural credit delivery system through the cooperatives. One of these is wide variations in total and crop loan advances across various districts and regions of Maharashtra. A decline in the loan advances with rise in GCA in the Konkan region is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47331

Measuring Market Integration in the Presence of Threshold Effect: The Case of Bangladesh Rice Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alam,   Mohammad Jahangir; McKenzie,   Andrew M.; Buysse,   Jeroen; Begum,   Ismat Ara; Wailes,   Eric J.; Van Huylenbroeck,   Guido.
Spatial price integration among five major Bangladesh rice markets is examined in the presence of threshold effects to account for the impact of transaction costs in the price adjustment process. Hansen and Seo (2002) threshold cointegration tests and threshold vector error correction models confirm the presence of threshold effects. Results highlight the importance of directing policy goals towards reducing transaction cost to engender greater pricing efficiency in Bangladesh rice markets.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market integration; Rice markets; Transaction cost; Bangladesh; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; International Development.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124435

Az élelmiszerlánc szereplői közötti kapcsolatok hazánkban
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popp,   Jozsef; Juhasz,   Aniko.
Hazánkban a válság miatt a keresleti oldalról növekedni képtelen piacon a kiskereskedelmi szereplők a kötelező éves növekedést immár csak a piac újraosztásával érhetik el, ami a kiskereskedők között kíméletlen – horizontális – versenyt eredményez. Ennek eszköze az alapvető termékek esetében a minél alacsonyabban tartott ár. Ezért a kereskedelmi láncok és beszállítóik kapcsolata vegyes képet mutat. A nagy, tőkeerős, elsősorban nemzetközi élelmiszer-feldolgozók és mezőgazdasági beszállítók számára még így is jövedelmező lehet a kereskedelmi láncok által biztosított széles körű piaci jelenlét. Ezzel szemben a hazai szinten nagy, de nem elég tőkeerős hazai beszállítók alkupozíciója rendkívül kényes, számukra még veszteség mellett is létkérdés a kereskedelmi...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Élelmiszerlánc; Beszállítók; Vevői erő; Koncentráció; Verseny; Food supply chain; Food suppliers; Buyer power; Concentration; Competition; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119886

Functions and Developmental Countermeasures of Rural Professional Economic Association
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Geng.
On the basis of defining rural professional economic association, the advantages of it in terms of non-profitability, low operation cost and good communication skills are pointed out Functions of rural professional economic association are expounded. It can display the advantages of information; intensify the connections among governments, agriculture and rural areas; display the advantages of organization and strengthen the gaming capability of rural households: play the advantages of association and promote the improvement of quality of agricultural products; play the advantage of association and help government to transfer to limited government; play association and information advantages and intensify international competitiveness. It is pointed out...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Rural economic association; Information advantages; Limited government; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119705

An Analysis of the 2002 Farm Bill’s Value-Added Producer Grants Program
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Crespi,   John M.; Oswald,   Dustin.
Our objective is to identify the determinants for success among USDA’s Value- Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program recipients. Business development has become an important program in departments of agricultural economics. Market share was found to be an important determinant of VAPG success. Size variables including greater sales and increased grant dollars, as well as a lower number of producers, were also determinants of business success. Departments of agricultural economics are likely best able to assist VAPG recipients by providing information on price discovery, explaining their relationship to potential plant location, and providing education on best management practices to help producers avoid costly mistakes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Business development; Value-added; Agribusiness; Financial Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90660

How to Estimate Custom Machinery Rates
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ibendahl,   Gregory A.; Halich,   Greg.
Specialization in agriculture, along with larger farm sizes and bigger equipment, has resulted in more custom machinery work being conducted on farms. Often, there is limited data about the current custom rate. The Mississippi State Budget Generator (MSBG) is a tool that uses a cost approach to allocating machinery cost on a per acre basis and can be used in situations where custom rates are not well known. When compared to actual custom work surveys, the MSBG provides rates that are lower than the survey results. One explanation is that the MSBG does not include any built-in profit.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96427

Governance Stucture, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Food Community Networks
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pscucci,   Stefano.
Governance Stucture, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Food Community Networks
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Credence food; Food community network; Leisure; Involvement; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97026

CUSTO DO VAPOR EM AGROINDÚSTRIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Evaristo,   Krishnamurti Simon; Figueiredo,   Reginaldo Santana.
O objetivo deste artigo foi apresentar os resultados do modelo de simulação de um sistema de custeio gerencial, de forma estocástica, do vapor saturado para as agroindústrias. Para tanto foram levantados junto a uma agroindústria de atomatados os dados de consumo e parâmetros técnicos do vapor, e baseado nestas informações foi desenvolvido um modelo de simulação. A metodologia utilizada foi o System Dynamics a qual auxiliou no desenvolvimento de um modelo composto por quatro módulos: o módulo da matriz energética agroindustrial, o módulo demandador de vapor, o módulo ofertador de vapor e o módulo financeiro, que trata inúmeras variáveis de forma aleatória com a utilização de curvas de distribuição normal e ferramentas randômicas para valores que variam...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Custo; Vapor; Estocástico e simulação; Agribusiness; Cost; Steam; Random and simulation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109808

ALTERNATIVES TO SUGAR CANE IN ST. KITTS: COMPETITIVENESS STUDIES OF 4 CROPS IN ST. KITTS/NEVIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edwards,   Allistair; Jacque,   Andrew Eliel.
The sugar industry in the island of St. Kitts came to a close in 2005 and so too did a long period of monoculture and possibly a culture and lifestyle of a people that affectionately refer to their country as Sugar City.  Sugar was cultivated on approximately 4,500 hectares and there is now a dire need for replacement commodities that fit within the social, economic and environmental landscape of the country.  Sugar cane cultivation and sugar production provided good-paying jobs and was the main source of income for many households.  The crop provided a high degree of soil conservation and was a boon to the tourism industry.  In addition, sugar was a substantial source of foreign exchange and provided some diversification to a tourism dependent economy....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitive commodities; Profit; Policy analysis matrix; St. Kitts/Nevis; Sugarcane; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36923

Will Higher Shipping Costs Drive the U.S. to Source More Localized Produce?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Timothy A.; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Ona,   Lucia Y.
The recent wide fluctuations in diesel fuel costs and subsequent trucking costs has raised speculation within the produce industry of potential structural shifts in the location of production.  Recent increases in demand for local produce seem to further support speculation toward this end.  A component pricing model is used to actually examine the impact of fuel prices on farm gate and retail produce prices for strawberries, lettuce, and potatoes.  The study finds that distribution costs, while significantly increasing in absolute value, have surprisingly little contribution to changes in retail prices even in markets distant to the primary production regions.  These results suggest that factors other than lower distribution costs for local produce will...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Produce; Local; Marketing margin; Fuel cost; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Q11; Q12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46872

The Emergence of an Agro-Energy Sector: Is Agriculture Importing Instability from the Oil Sector?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew; Kebede,   Ellene.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Corn; Oil; Ethanol; Biofuels; Prices; Agribusiness; Q11; Q42; Q48.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94695

PRODUCTIVIDAD Y RENTABILIDAD DE LA CODORNIZ (Coturnix coturnix japónica) EN LA REGIÓN SUR DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cardoso Jimenez,   Daniel; Rebollar Rebollar,   Samuel; Rojo Rubio,   Rolando.
The objective was to determinate the productivity and profitability of quail production in the south of México State, on temperate conditions. The methodology used was formulation and evaluation of projects. The product's main market was Toluca, Temascaltepec and Valle de Bravo, with a monthly demand of 5,000, 2,800 and 1,900 carcasses respectively. The average price per kg of meat and egg was $ 115.0 ($ 11.5/piece) and $50.0, respectively. The fixed inversion was $26,222.0; the current depreciation value was $17,500.0. In the same way fixed and variables costs during the first year were $141,269.2. The revenue in the first year was $175,425.0. The net present value was $3,676.35, with 14.02% return of the fixed investment, the cost and benefic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Net present value; Cost-benefit; Return internal rate; Quail.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48820

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES FOR THE TART CHERRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinman,   Donald L.; Ricks,   Donald J.
Two interrelated supply problems facing the tart cherry industry are long-run cyclical patterns in industry productive capacity and substantial annual supply fluctuations. Following the termination of a federal marketing order in effect for 14 years, the industry has considered a number of other supply management options. None have been adopted on a broad industry basis. Recent proposals involved formation of a multi-state supply management cooperative and use of a state marketing order in Michigan. Annual supply management alternatives include reserve pool, market allocation, and non-harvest. An orchard removal incentive program was proposed to reduce industry productive capacity.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27198

Executive Compensation Patterns and Practices in Minnesota and Wisconsin Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trechter,   David D.; King,   Robert P.
Cooperatives face unique challenges in compensating managers because it is more difficult to link the financial interests of the manager to those of the cooperative. One way to overcome this challenge is to use performance-based bonuses. This study of cooperatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin found that such bonuses are infrequently used. Further. evidence indicates that existing bonuses tend to be linked more to the size of the cooperative (sales. assets) than to profitability. These results suggest that more attention to this critical area is warranted.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46180

A HAZAI TEJTERMELŐ TEHENÉSZETEKBEN ALKALMAZOTT TARTÁS- ÉS ÜZEMELTETÉSTECHNOLÓGIÁK ÉRTÉKELÉSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Atkos,   Istvan.
Az elvégzett értékelés alátámasztja a szakirodalmakban is olvasható véleményeket, miszerint ma már csak a kényelmes fekhelyű színszerű istállókban, kötetlenül tartott és magas fokon automatizált fejőállásokban fejt állományokkal van esély a versenyképes, fenntartható tejtermelésre, feltételezve természetesen a korszerű fajtát és az igényes takarmányozást. Ennek a tartás-1 és üzemeltetés-technológiai2 korszerűségi követelménynek csak a színszerű istállóban, almozott kötetlen tartás és a színszerű istállókban almozatlan kötetlen tartás tudnak eleget tenni. Közülük az alommentes változat – amellyel elsősorban a prognosztizált klímaváltozás miatt kell foglalkozni – még további vizsgálatokat is kíván. Építési, hőszigetelési, klimatizálási és üzemeltetési...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tartás- és üzemeltetéstechnológiák; Etológia; Ergonómia; Környezetvédelem; Ökonómia maintenance and operation technologies; Ethology; Ergonomics; Environmental protection; Economics; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57712

Enhancing contributions of the informal sector to National development: The case of Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muwonge,   Abdu; Obwona,   Marios; Nambwaayo,   Victoria.
Regardless of the definition of the informal sector, there is wide spread consensus that the sector is important to the developing world. The International Lab-our Organization estimated that in 1990, 21 percent of the Sub-Saharan Africa's 227 million labour force was working in the informal economy. As the informal sector continued to grow both in urban and rural areas, there was a decline or stagnation in the growth of formal employment. The informal sector's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) is increasing, although not much is known in most countries because the sector hardly enters the official statistical records. This study analyzes Uganda's informal sector size, contribution, formal-informal sector linkages, causes, constraints and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Informal sector; Employment; Informal markets; EPRC; Muwonge; Nambwaayo; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93813

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the August 2005 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Knapek,   George M.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Raulston,   J. Marc; Feldman,   Paul A.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Zimmel,   Peter.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2002-2009 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming and ranching 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) August 2005 Baseline. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine the farms’...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42133

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the August 2006 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Knapek,   George M.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Raulston,   J. Marc; Fumasi,   Roland J.; Klose,   Steven L.; Zimmel,   Peter.
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&amp;M University develops and maintains data to simulate 100 representative crop, dairy, and livestock operations in major production areas in 28 states. The chief purpose of this analysis is to project those farms’ economic viability by region and commodity for 2006 through 2011. 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 2006 Baseline. Under the August 2006 Baseline, 14 of the 65 crop farms are considered in good...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42101

IMPROVING AGRIBUSINESS EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY INTERACTION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL COALITIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wade,   Mark A.
Students gain knowledge and skill through interaction and hands-on experimentation.  The formation and development of successful educational coalitions or partnerships are examined, including diversity of membership, plan development, funding and infrastructure.  Potential pitfalls and strategies for success are presented. Students learn best from those that are doing and by doing.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20719

INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS AND THE EMERGENCE OF E-COMMERCE IN AGRIBUSINESS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moss,   Charles B.; Schmitz,   Troy G.; Kagan,   Albert; Schmitz,   Andrew.
The emergence of E-commerce in the 1990s heralded the arrival of the New Economy. However, the failure of numerous dotcoms since early 2001 has led to a debate regarding the future direction of E-commerce and its potential relevance for agribusiness. This study examines the economic implications of E-commerce for agribusiness within the framework of New Institutional Economics. The New Institutional Economics implies that E-commerce has the potential to reduce direct transactions costs in agricultural markets, but that it also may add additional indirect transactions costs. Depending upon the tradeoff between these costs, an institutional innovation which reduces the transactions costs may provide the impetus for an alternative marketing channel for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: E-commerce; Marketing channels; New Institutional Economics; Schumpeter; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14675

Evaluating the Feasibility of Expanding Direct Marketing Opportunities for Small Producers in Alcorn County, Mississippi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myles,   Albert E.; Poindexter,   Patrick; Allen,   Albert J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98871

COMPETENCE ACQUISITION IN RETAIL FOOD: EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marcus,   Alfred; Spielmann,   Brian; Qu,   Lu.
Based on interviews with retail food store managers and a subsequent survey, this paper traces the pathways that spawn competence acquisition in the retail food industry.  It finds that having an essential capability for learning, that is, obtaining new ideas, concepts, methods, tends to breed competencies in a number of areas which are of both business and social significance. In this study, the capacity of this essential capability to generate competencies in efficient consumer response (ECR) and environmental management (EM) are examined.  These competencies have attracted the attention of the retail food industry in its efforts to become more competitive with alternative retail food channels.  The results show that firms possessing the essential...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14345

U.S. Dairy Trade Situation and Outlook: 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.; Dobson,   William D.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91361

An Economic Analysis of Intermediate-Sized Sunflower Processing Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schaffner,   LeRoy W.; Helgeson,   Delmer L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23219

Examining the Impact of the World Crude Oil Price on China's Agricultural Commodity Prices: The Case of Corn, Soybean, and Pork
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Qiang; Reed,   Michael R.
This study investigates effects of the world crude oil price on feed grain prices and pork prices in China. The results from time series techniques show the influences of crude oil price are not significant over the study period. The pork demand and supply result in the skyrocketing pork price.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6797

INNOVATION IN THE FOOD AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES: ACOMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehlje,   Michael; Broring,   Stefanie; Roucan-Kane,   Maud.
Innovation is critical to the long-term success of a firm as well as the economic health of an industry and the overall economy. This manuscript presents an overview of the management literature regarding technology and innovation management. It also describes the unique characteristics of the food and agricultural sector and offers a research agenda to extend the management literature to the agribusiness sector.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Agribusiness; Portfolio of options; Risk; Agribusiness; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; L24; D81; O31; O32.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56389

The effects of entrepreneurial quality on the success of small, medium and micro agri-businesses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darroch,   Mark A.G.; Clover,   T.A.
This paper estimates a logit model of the effects of entrepreneurial quality on business success in a stratified random sample of 44 small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) agribusiness owners financed by Ithala Development Finance Corporation, using loan repayment as a proxy for success. These owners were surveyed during October 2003-February 2004 and asked to score four components of entrepreneurial quality identified by Guzman and Santos (2001): preference for working as self-employed, motivation type, energizer behaviours, and personal and external factors. The results show that strong energizer behaviours (such as current and planned business expansion and staff training), more business experience, and family assistance to become an entrepreneur,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31723

Research on Trust Mechanism in Rural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yu-xiang.
The thesis introduces the generation and mechanism of action of trust during cooperation, which indicates that trust can activate the members’ participation in management and investment, and preclude the generation of members’ will and behavior of breach of contract so as to guarantee the stable development of farmers’ cooperatives; the decreasing degree of trust can put sand in the wheels of farmers’ cooperatives. Based on these, we conduct survey of questionnaire on 197 rural households of 10 farmers’ cooperatives in Yanliang, Xi’an, Lintong and Yanglin . By analyzing the generation of trust mechanism and survey data, some suggestions are put forward as follows: promote inner communication; remodel the trust culture of informal system; hew to contractual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; China; Trust mechanism; Members’ will and behavior; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108405

Measuring perceived black economic empowerment in the South African wine industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Janssens,   W.; Sefoko,   N.; van Rooyen,   Johan; Bostyn,   F.
The aim of this study is to develop a scale to measure perceived black economic empowerment (BEE) as reported by beneficiaries themselves. Two scale development procedures were carried out on randomly selected samples of 213 and 322 previously disadvantaged individual respondents within 14 and 11wine business that cover the larger part of the wine industry chain. The results led to a 'feeling' self-report scale (5-dimensions) and an ‘evolution’ self-report scale (6-dimensions). The emerged dimensions are: Business ownership and control (BOC), Access to finance (ATF), Employment and Human Resources Management (EMP) [internal and external], Social capital/enabling environment (SOC) and Lobbying power and collective action (LOB). First measurement results...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10137

ARMENIAN RURAL COOPERATIVES AND MARKETING: DAIRY SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hovhannisyan,   Vardges; Vasa,   Laszlo.
Armenian milk marketing cooperatives provide several benefits, of which the increased opportunity for milk marketing is valued most by member farmers. During the cooperative action milk production has also increased due to seminars on cattle feeding, artificial insemination, sanitation programs, and support by cooperatives in feed procurement. Another benefit is that through pooling products of specified grade or quality, marketing cooperatives are better able to market milk to large-scale buyers than individual owners. Putting their efforts together cooperatives can move to distant markets and thus expand their sales opportunities. This is of paramount importance for those cooperatives that have a sole buyer. In addition to milk marketing, almost all of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Cooperation; Cooperative; Milk production; Transition economy; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58902

COOPERATIVES, CAPPER-VOLSTEAD AND THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1977
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13251

NE-165 Case Study: The Fresh Company
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.
"Koninklijke Ahold nv" (Royal Dutch Ahold) was the leading food retailer in The Netherlands in 1990 with an approximately 36% share of the food and grocery market. Moreover, its four U. S. companies (Giant Food Stores, PA.; Bi-Lo, NC.; Finast, OR.; and Tops Friendly Markets, NY) ranked it number ten among the largest U. S. food retailers . Despite this dominance and obvious knowledge of food wholesale and retail distribution, Ahold had historically been unable to capture a satisfactory share of the fresh food business in The Netherlands. Yet this business represented approximately $7 billion in current business and, perhaps more importantly, was thought by many to hold the key to future success in the food industry. The case study documents the set of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116098

Analyzing Factors Affecting U.S. Food Price Inflation.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Baek,   Jungho; Koo,   Won W.
Since the summer of 2007, U.S. food price has increased dramatically. Given public anxiety over fast-rising food prices in recent years, this paper attempts to analyze the effects of market factors ─ prices of energy and agricultural commodities and exchange rate ─ on U.S. food prices using a co-integration analysis. Results show that the agricultural commodity price and exchange rate play key roles in determining the short- and long-run movement of U.S. food prices. It is also found that in recent years, the energy price has been a significant factor affecting U.S. food prices in the long-run, but has little effect in the short-run. This implies the strong long-run linkage between energy and agricultural markets has emerged through production of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural commodity price; Energy price; Exchange rate; Food price inflation; Time-series analysis; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54248

Serving Member Interests in Changing Markets: A Case Study of Pro-Fac Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Schmit,   Todd M.
Since the inception of Pro-Fac Cooperative (PF) in 1960, the cooperative has undergone significant structural and organizational changes. The PF case presents a unique opportunity to examine the changes in the processed fruit and vegetable industry and the strategies adopted by a producer-owned cooperative to best represent member interests in the face of the industry structural changes over the past fifty years. PF is an agricultural cooperative that markets crops primarily grown by its member-growers, including fruits (cherries, apples, blueberries, and peaches), vegetables (snap beans, beets, peas, sweet corn, carrots, cabbage, squash, asparagus and potatoes), and popcorn.  Members are located principally in the states of New York, Delaware,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural cooperatives; Fruit and vegetable processing; Private equity firms; Boards of directors; Financing.; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48924

Factores que influyen en el precio del kiwi chileno en los mercados de exportación: Un estudio de caso
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Troncoso,   Javier L.; Aguirre,   Medardo; Abad,   Javiera.
Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Hedonic prices; Marginal price; Percent impact.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97375

A Structural Analysis of Contractual Innovations within the CIS Milk Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jackson,   Elizabeth; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Utilising primary survey data, this paper evaluates the relationships between a set of supplier development strategies and performance within the milk industry in Armenia and Ukraine. Improving supplier performance is a critical task for the dairy industry in the Former Soviet Union as, during the 1990s both the quantity and quality of agricultural output deteriorated sharply. Fragmented supply chains led to high transaction costs and, in some cases, market failure. Drawing on the work of Krause et al. (2000) and Doney and Cannon (1997), a theoretical framework is presented that proposes that, either directly or indirectly, supplier assessment strategies, supplier incentives, competitive pressure, direct involvement, and trust between buyers and sellers,...
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/59181

FOOD SERVICES: A MAJOR MINNESOTA ECONOMIC COMPONENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Blank,   Uel; Olson,   Robert P.
This report provides basic data about Minnesota's food service industry. It is based upon a comprehensive study of the industry and provides the first overall analysis available. As such it affords major new insights into the scope, complexity and contribution of this industry to Minnesota's society and economy.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14192

The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakuja,   Tekuni; Akhand,   M.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.
The FSMA appears to be a major undertaking with a very large responsibility placed on the FDA. It would seem that bottlenecks to exporting are bound to appear which will be very frustrating for Canadian firms. It is important for Canadian firms and Canadian policy makers to work hard to ensure that temporary bottlenecks do not become permanent inhibitors of trade. The Canadian government needs to understand industry concerns and use any mechanisms – including those in the NAFTA – to initiate consultations with the US. Given the likely lags in implementation, North American food markets are likely to exhibit considerable disequilibrium over the near term. Trade flows will be affected. As the implementation programs of the FSMA become more transparent, more...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food; Safety; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116852

A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FIVE SWEETPOTATO SHIPPING CONTAINERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Estes,   Edmund A.; Wilson,   L. George; Bandele,   Owusu.
Using a six x six latin square experimental design, five box types in two different markets were evaluated over a six-week period in 1986 to determine if sweetpotato arrival damage could be reduced through use of alternative shipping containers. Findings indicated that skinning, cut and break damage, and bruising could be reduced through use of either a 40-pound container or the 45-pound MUM box rather than using the current 50-pound box. Economic considerations, receiver preferences, and the actions of shippers resulted in the selection of a 40-pound shipping carton as the new standard for the North Carolina sweetpotato industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26684

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Painter,   Marvin J.
In 1996, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool embarked on a strategy for growth and diversification by significantly expanding its asset base. This expansion brought with it many new costs, especially new fixed costs such as interest and depreciation. They failed to achieve the new revenues needed to support the higher fixed costs and consequently, found themselves in financial distress. In 2000, Mayo Schmidt was brought in as CEO to turn the company back to profitability. His strategy was to sell off all non-core assets and focus on the core businesses that built the company; grain handling and supplying farm inputs. 2004 would be a crucial year for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Publicly traded co-operative; Business strategy; Financial distress; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8151

Regionaler Wettbewerb im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel: Auswirkungen regionaler Einkaufsgewohnheiten und Soziodemographika auf die Struktur im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olearius,   Gotz; Roosen,   Jutta.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114733

Household Level Welfare Effect of Organic Milk Introduction
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Choi,   Hee Jung; Wohlgenant,   Michael K.; Zheng,   Xiaoyong.
This study analyzes the factors that determine the demand for milk products and the consumer benefits from organic milk introduction. Estimating a structural model, the welfare effect is decomposed into two parts: the effect of having an additional product and the effect from the price changes in existing products due to the enhanced competition. In order to take heterogeneous tastes for different product characteristics into account, the unit of analysis is defined at the Universal Product Code (UPC) level and the demand is estimated for each household.  The estimates from mixed logit demand approach indicate that households with younger head, higher income or higher education value more for the organic attribute.  The distribution of estimated variety...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103550

Comparative Analysis on Two Accounting Systems of Rural Economic Originations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hu,   Yu-ling.
In order to normalize the financial account of two kinds of economic organizations, the comparative analysis is conducted on the Accounting System of Village Collective Economic Organization and Accounting System of Farmers’ Cooperatives（ Trial） issued by the Ministry of Finance . The comparison point out that application and accounting principles of the two kinds of accounting systems are different and analyzes the differences and similarities of the five accounting elements including property, liabilities, rights of owners, costs and profits and losses, as well as the reasons of the differences and similarities. Results show that both of the two accounting systems reflect the principles of simplification and clarification.  The village collective...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Village collective economic organizations; Farmers’ cooperatives; Accounting system; Differences and similarities; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113494

Análisis económico de la “bio-carbonización” como práctica de manejo agrícola
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez,   Juan Andres; Rosales Alvarez,   Ramon.
Las altas concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero, específicamente CO2, han sido señaladas como la principal causa del cambio climático. La adopción de prácticas agrícolas capaces de incrementar el contenido de carbono en el suelo, ha sido propuesta como una estrategia de bajo costo y disponibilidad inmediata para enfrentar este fenómeno. La Bio-carbonización es una de estas prácticas agrícolas, la cual implica la aplicación de carbón vegetal al suelo, de modo que el carbono queda capturado en una forma altamente recalcitrante al tiempo que se mejora la calidad del suelo. Este artículo es el primero en evaluar la viabilidad financiera y considerar algunos de los efectos económicos de la práctica, estimados para una finca tipo en la altillanura...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultura sostenible; Altillanura colombiana; Análisis costobeneficio; Programación lineal; Secuestro de carbono; Servicios ambientales.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; C6; D60; O30; Q10; Q24; Q50.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60734

Investigation on the Concurrent-Business Behavior of Peasant Households during the Planting Structure Adjustment in Karst Mountainous Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Qun-li; You,   Yong; Hu,   Li.
Based on the survey data of 150 peasant households in typical Karst mountainous area in the year 2009, causations, characteristics and influence factors of the concurrent-business behavior of peasant households during planting structure adjustment are analyzed. Result shows that there is significant positive correlation between the concurrent-business income and the household income of farmers. And the concurrent-business behavior has the tendency to be popular among the young farmers with the characteristics of relative concentration, strong will of farmers and the significant impact of education degree on the concurrent-business income. Information, capital, skill, and market awareness are the main factors affecting the concurrent-business behavior of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Karst mountainous area; Planting structure adjustment; Concurrent-business behavior of peasant households; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108410

Dynamics in trade streams in international food supply networks. The case of fresh produce, meat, and cereals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deiters,   Jivka; Fritz,   Melanie.
The identification of the most relevant agri-food trade streams serves as the foundation and shows the trading volume in selected countries on which the later research of project e-Trust is based, with particular consideration of the specific role of trust in these transactions and its transfer in e-commerce afterwards. For the elaboration of the data collection, mainly the international statistical database of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT) is used as a common basis of the comparison. The procedure has been applied to six European traders in agricultural products (Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Greece and Spain) and three non-European countries (USA, Brazil and Turkey). According to the statistical sources mentioned...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade streams; Dynamics; E-commerce; 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/95022

Analysis, Design and Implementation of Biodiesel Projects in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: da Silva Junior,   Aziz Galvao; Perez,   Ronaldo; de Oliveira,   Rodolfo Osorio.
During the oil crisis of the seventies, Brazil has developed a successful program for gasoline substitution by ethanol (Proálcool). Nowadays the biomass accounts for 27% of total national energy consumed in Brazil and the ethanol participates with 40% of the total national fuel consumption of Otto cycle vehicles. In 2004, the National Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel (Biodiesel Program) was launched. One priority of the Biodiesel Program is the inclusion of family agriculture and smallholders into the production chain. The Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) has developed a software for the analysis of biodiesel projects with the participation of family agriculture. Results of production chain analysis and economic indicators calculated by...
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/49840

Agricultural Cooperatives and Dilemmas of Survival
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Thomas W.; Heffernan,   William D.; Hendrickson,   Mary K.
The context of agricultural cooperatives is undergoing major change with the development of various food and information monitoring technologies. Large multi-nationals have moved to take advantage of these developments with the construction of agri-food chains. These chains are being facilitated via various mergers, acquisitions, and alliances, with the power, and deepening power of such deep-pocket organizations as Cargill, ADM, and ConAgra. Cooperatives have been integrated into these chains for their core competencies, generally for their supply functions, and capacity to handle primary commodities. These direct links to the farmers serve as markets for biotechnology innovations, and as a source of raw material for later processing. Agricultural...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60884

Selected Posters, SAEA 2009, Annual Meeting
Provedor de dados: 31
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Health Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53105

ADOPTION OF E-COMMERCE STRATEGIES FOR AGRIBUSINESS FIRMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henderson,   Jason R.; Dooley,   Frank J.; Akridge,   Jay T.
This paper analyzes the factors guiding Internet and e-commerce implementation by agribusiness firms.  The relationship between Internet/e-commerce strategies and manager perceptions on the barriers and factors to e-commerce adoption are analyzed in a supply-chain management framework.  Using factor analysis and an ordered Probit model, results indicate that the implementation of Internet/e-commerce strategies is more likely to be adopted in larger firms with a global scope.  Also, manager perceptions regarding supply-chain functions influencing transaction costs are more strongly associated with Internet/e-commerce adoption than other functions influencing production costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: E-commerce; Supply-chain; Transaction costs; Factor analysis; Order Probit; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21771

Analysis of Marketing Margins under Food Recalls and BSE Outbreaks in the U.S. Beef  Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dhoubhadel,   Sunil P.; Castillo,   Sergio C.; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
It is generally observed that whenever there are cases of disease outbreaks or food recalls, there is a concomitant decline in commodity prices.  However, it is still not clear what happens to price spreads among affected agents in the marketing chain.  To shed light on this issue, we estimate the collective impact of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and food recalls on marketing margins associated with the U.S. beef industry over time.  In previous research, the effects of these variables on the market demand of meat were estimated separately.  By including these variables together in the same model specification we avoid the possibility of confounding their effects, and we are in position to obtain more precise estimates of elasticities of price...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing margins; Elasticities of price transmission; BSE; Food recalls; U.S. beef industry; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49386

REDUCTIONS IN NUMBER OF SECONDARY CARTONS USED BY MANUFACTURERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patton,   Lamar.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27095

ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND COMPETITIVENESS ON SMALL BEEKEEPING FARMS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marinkovic,   Slaoana; Nedic,   Nebojsa.
The study researched the costs and returns on typical small beekeeping farms from five districts in Serbia. On the basis of the field research, data on the number of beehives, type of product, volume of production per beehive and values per measurement unit were collected. In order to demonstrate the competitiveness of various agricultural products, analysis of the available data was performed using analytical calculations. According to the analysis, the labour costs comprise about 49.65%to 64.15%of the variable costs on beekeeping farms in the Raška and Šumadija districts, respectively. Production is most economical on the bee farm in the district of Srem, where every dinar spent in production creates a value of 2.22 dinars, while the farm from the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small beekeeping farms; Honey; Economy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91136

Effect of Sensory and Reputation Quality Attributes on Specialty Coffee Prices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donnet,   M. Laura; Weatherspoon,   Dave D.
We apply the hedonic technique to specialty coffees traded at the Cup of Excellence electronic auction. The hedonic model includes sensory and reputation variables. We discuss the significance and value of the coefficient estimates in the context of this evolving industry.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21388

Adding value to local resources specifically tailored for developing São Paulo State’s vitiviniculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdi,   Adriana Renata; Otani,   Malimiria Norico; Fredo,   Carlos Eduardo.
São Paulo state’s vitiviniculture ranks second in Brazil, being characterized by the production of table grapes and wines derived from American and hybrid varieties. Despite its economic, social, and environmental benefits, the state’s vitiviniculture has witnessed an increasing dependence on grapes produced in other states over the last decade. Besides adding to the cost of producing wine in São Paulo, grape imports from the state of Rio Grande do Sul compromises not only product quality, but also the process of creating an identity for the product. To give a new impetus to the production of grapes and wines in São Paulo, the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) developed a project called “Revitalizing São Paulo’s Vitivinicultural Chain,” a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Territorial resources; Development; Vitiviniculture.; 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/95240

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND THE BRAZILIAN FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE 90S
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farina,   Elizabeth Maria Mercier Querido; Viegas,   Claudia Assuncao Dos Santos.
This work investigates the increased share of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Brazilian food industry.  In addition to conferring on Brazil the important role of attracting FDI to Mercosur (the Southern Common Market), this flow of investment has caused importance changes in the Brazilian industrial organization.  Increases in competition, new strategies and changes in the number of employees in the industry are a few of the more remarkable results.  The main objective of this work is to investigate the reasons of entry, encountered mainly in the characteristics of the Brazilian market, and the impacts on the local industry, and to signal the long-run effects of these recent changes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34525

Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perry,   Christopher J.; Rock,   Michael; Seckler,   David.
Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water allocation and argues for a more sophisticated form of analysis than that generally allowed by proponents of basic needs or of free market approaches.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Economic aspects; Economic analysis; Irrigated farming; Water rights; Pricing; Privatization; Marginal analysis; Water market; Water policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61113

Representative Farms Economic Outlook for the January 2005 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Knapek,   George M.; Anderson,   David P.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Raulston,   J. Marc; Feldman,   Paul A.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Klose,   Steven L.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Zimmel,   Peter.
The farm level economic impacts of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report. The analysis was conducted over the 2002-2009 planning horizon using FLIPSIM, AFPC’s whole farm simulation model. Data to simulate farming and ranching 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 2005 Baseline. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine the farms’...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42135

Inertia in Cooperative Remodeling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nilsson,   Jerker.
Which organization model is appropriate for a cooperative enterprise depends on the prerequisites in its business environment. When conditions are changing, the firm must adapt itself. The entry of Sweden, Finland, and Austria into the European Union led to radical changes for agricultural cooperation, especially for Swedish cooperatives since agricultural policy was not allowed a transitional period. After two years, Swedish cooperatives have still not adapted their organization model despite poor agricultural profitability. The hindering factors are conservatism among members and difficult institutional conditions with regard to legislation and public opinion.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46192

Antibacterial Efficacy of Eryngium foetidum (Culantro) against Select Food-borne Pathogens
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Homer,   Sharon; Baccus-Taylor,   Gail S.H.; Akingbala,   John A.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Natural food preservatives; Food-borne pathogens; Antibacterial efficacy; Culantro leaves; In-vitro screening; % kill.; Agribusiness; I18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122908

NEW GENERATION CO-OPERATIVES (NGC) AS A MODEL FOR VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING IN ALBERTA: APPLICATIONS TO FACTORS AFFECTING CHOICE OF PRICING AND PAYMENT PRACTICES BY TRADITIONAL MARKETING AND NEW GENERATION CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Unterschultz,   James R.; Gurung,   Rajendra Kumar.
This study examines the factors affecting choice of pricing and payment practices by traditional marketing and new generation co-operatives for commodities delivered by their members. These factors include the demographic variables related to type of co-operative organization, level of competition in commodity market, and risk-return perceptions of members and co-operatives.  Data for the analysis were obtained through a mail survey. Questionnaires were send to one hundred and ninety five (195) co-operatives in mid-west states of the U.S.A. and Canada. Altogether 93 co-operatives responded to the survey. Mean score analysis, factor analysis and multinomial logit analysis were done.   The results indicate that traditional marketing co-operatives are more...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24045

ON DOING EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Curhan,   Ronald C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27264

AGROINDUSTRIALIZATION IN EMERGING MARKETS: OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC CONTEXT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Michael L.; Reardon,   Thomas; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Cacho,   Joyce A.
This article offers an overview for a special issue on agroindustrialization.  It reviews eleven articles analyzing the agroindustrialization process in Latin America and Asia.  It sets out a conceptual framework from the organizational economics and strategic management literature to enhance the understanding of the process of agroindustrialization from a competitive strategy point of view.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34231

COMPARING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ricker,   Harold S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27267

A Comparison of Wholesaler/Retailer Business Characteristics of Natural Products between Ghana and Rwanda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Simon,   James E.; Puduri,   Venkata S.; Juliani,   H. Rodolfo; Asante-Dartey,   Juliana; Arthur,   Hanson; Diawuo,   Bismarck; Acquaye,   Dan; Hitimana,   Nicholas.
The usage of natural products is becoming an increasingly common consumer phenomenon due to increasing health consciousness, and because of their naturalness, and medicinal qualities of the products. African countries are very rich with natural products resources and supplies. The continent’s rich botanical heritage offers an excellent opportunity to diversify away from other traditional exports. Europe and the USA are particularly promising markets for natural products. Thus, it is advantageous to examine development of natural products exporting as alternative or complimentary economic opportunities for many African people, especially those in the rural areas. This paper has explores both factors which promote and which act as obstacles to the natural...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36744

Industrial Concentration in Australian Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vollmers,   A. Clyde.
The structure of agriculture in Australia is experiencing extremely rapid change. Both firms that supply inputs to farmers and firms that process or market farm products are consolidating to create larger organisations. Mergers and acquisitions have enabled some firms to acquire relatively large market shares, thereby dominating portions of the food and fibre sector.  The purpose of this article is twofold: first, it will provide a relatively current description of the concentration within selected subsectors of agribusiness in Australia. Second, it will explore portions of the available literature to determine the impact of consolidations upon profits, operating efficiency, and risk within agribusiness and agriculture. Because concentration is a very...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12561

Legitimating Business Activities Using Corporate Social Responsibility: Is there a Need for CSR in Agribusiness?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
result, enterprises in the agribusiness sector are increasingly exposed to the public eye (Jansen/ Vellema: 2004). The perception of consumers and other stakeholders - which are according to Freeman “any group or individual who can affect, or is affected by, the achievement of the organization’s objectives” - is of growing criticism and risk-consciousness and manifests itself in changed attitudes towards food production (Jäckel/Spiller: 2006; Haddock: 2005). The use of GMO in agriculture, e.g., is regarded to be morally reprehensible (Becker: 1999). The BSE-crisis and other food scares led to growing consumer uncertainty and resulted in decreased meat consumption and in the increasing percentage of outspoken vegetarians and low-meat consumers (von...
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/49851

Carrying Capacity of Cultivated Land in Henan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jie,   Li; Hong,   Lin.
According to the 1998-2008 Henan Statistic Yearbook, Grey Forecasting Model and Time Series Model are used to forecast the carrying capacity of cultivated land in Henan Province. According to the contradiction between limited carrying capacity of cultivated land and the growth of population and food safety, we should strictly implement land use planning, enhance the land protection awareness of farmers, establish effective mechanism of cultivated land protection, promote the land ecumenical and intensive use, actively carry out the land consolidation, strengthen law enforce, and improve the land use efficiency in order to protect the cultivated land. Result shows that natural population growth rate is gradually reduced in Henan Province and the increasing...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Carrying capacity of cultivated; Grey Forecasting Model; Cultivated land protection; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93240

OUTSOURCING DECISIONS OF PIG PRODUCERS IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hess,   Sebastian.
The global trend of industrializing agriculture increasingly transforms farms and firms into specialized component suppliers within a multi-stage food processing chain, which creates intraindustry trade between- and within geographical regions. This can be analyzed within the framework of a hypothetical multiregional food-processing firm that benefits from outsourcing of various ‘tasks’ to other sub-contracting regions, in order to utilize lower production cost there. This paper demonstrates how this can be modeled as a multi-output cost minimization problem of the processing firm, and it is argued that with respect to agriculture, the outsourcing opportunities for the firm are determined by economies of diversification. Trade is implicitly reflected as...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Outsourcing; Trade of Tasks; Economies of Diversification; Pig Production; Schweineproduktion; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114509

Commercial Dynamics in Zambia’s Cassava Value Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Nyembe,   Misheck.
Cassava production has grown rapidly in Zambia since the early 1990’s. Available evidence suggests that volumes of traded cassava have been increasing roughly twice as fast as production.  Yet this cassava production boom could stall unless commercial markets for it develop. To help accelerate commercial development of cassava and cassava-based products at the national level, Zambia’s Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF) initiated an Acceleration of Cassava Utilization (ACU) Task Force, beginning in August 2005. At a regional level, efforts such as the Cassava Transformation in Southern Africa (CATISA) project aim to complement national efforts and help facilitate regional spillovers, so that new products, new technologies or new lessons can help to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Policy; Zambia; Africa; Cassava; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54491

2007 Michigan Swine Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 12 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 2007 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...
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: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122343

STATE ORIENTED IN-STORE MERCHANDISING TECHNIQUES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brothers,   Jane Rea; Love,   Harold G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27465

Research on Benefit Distribution Mechanism of Farmers’ Specialized Cooperative Economic Organization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Hao-jie; Wang,   Zheng-bing; Wang,   Yun-hui.
On the basis of conducting survey in Jiaonan City, the thesis analyzes benefit distribution mechanism of farmers’ specialized cooperative economic organizations: firstly, the benefit correlation is mainly the contract correlation; secondly, the profit distribution is mainly the dividend; thirdly, patronage refund has many connotations; fourthly, the public accumulation has not yet been quantified to individual; fifthly, the government support capital is ill-defined. Based on these, the measures are put forward in order to improve benefit distribution pattern of farmers’ specialized cooperative economic organizations: firstly, reform structure of property rights and realize farmers’ ownership; secondly, change mode of decision-making, and realize farmers’...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ specialized cooperative economic organizations; Benefit distribution mechanism; Government support; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113493

INDICADORES DE AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO ECONÔMICO EM COOPERATIVAS AGROPECUÁRIAS: UM ESTUDO EM COOPERATIVAS PAULISTAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Flavio Leonel de; Bialoskorski Neto,   Sigismundo.
The objective of this work was to identify the main economic and financial indicators which should be considered in the evaluation of the performance of agricultural cooperatives. Cooperatives have two dimensions, social and economic, and studies have shown that, in agricultural cooperatives, the social performance is a consequence of the economic performance. Therefore, the performance of these entities was evaluated using economic and financial indicators. Applying the Factor Analysis statistical technique to 150 financial statements of agricultural cooperatives from São Paulo state, from 2001 to 2006, it was possible to find out the level of correlation among several indicators, as well as to group them into factors. Four main factors were found by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Economical indicators; Factor analysis; Performance.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61736

The Journal of Rural Cooperation in Perspective: An Editorial Review
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Levi,   Yair.
A perusal of near 300 articles making up the editorial work of the Journal of Rural Cooperation throughout the years 1979-2005 allows to track down a sequence of significant trends. These start with a number of issues that we will denote as part of a “passé” agenda, through a re-thinking of rural society as a “weak” society and a shift, by rural cooperatives, from traditional roles to new global challenges, mainly caused by the economic global market and its consequent competitive drive. Given the importance of the Kibbutz as a phenomenon that lay at the core of the concept of “rural cooperative community”, a short section in this overview will be devoted to the role played by the kibbutz in the editorial endeavor of the JRC. In what follows, we present...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45106

The U.S. Animal Identification Experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.
Animal identification has been one of the most contentious issues for the last decade in the livestock industry. More specifically, at issue is the idea of a government-sponsored identification system, although it is unclear that an identification system forced on the industry by the market would be any more popular. Rancor over the issue has set livestock groups at odds over the merits of establishing such a framework; it has highlighted differences between species, within species, and by size and scale of agriculture. Given its politically sensitive nature, many groups without a tie to agriculture have been drawn in to lobby on the issue. This article examines the U.S. experience with the development of an animal identification system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal identification; NAIS; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92594

The Economic impact of Repealing Mississippi's Grocery Tax
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myles,   Albert E.; Allen,   Albert J.; Shaik,   Saleem.
Results from the analyses indicate that repealing the 7 percent grocery tax would produce modest gains in grocery sales but major increases in the purchases of other goods and services. Revenues from the sale of additional groceries would be exempt from taxes, thus producing only employment and labor income. With the state loosing almost $202 million in tax revenues, it is not clear if the gains in employment would be enough to offset the revenue losses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Public Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6762

Initial Endowment Effects in Multi-Unit Vickrey Auctions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akaichi,   Faiçal; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Gil,   Jose Maria.
We report the result of experiments designed to assess the effect of initial endowments on willingness to pay values elicited from multi-unit Vickrey auctions.  Comparing bids from an “endow and upgrade” approach with the “full bidding” approach, we find that the direction of the endowment effect generally depends on the number of endowed units of the conventional product that subjects are willing to give up in exchange for units of the upgraded product. The endowment effect is “reverse” when the number of units that participants are willing to give up is lower or equal to the number of remaining endowed units. However, we generally find an endowment effect when the number of units a participant is willing to give up is higher than the number of remaining...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Endowment effect; Number of units of the endowed product; Multi-unit Vickrey auctions.; Agribusiness; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; C91; D12; D44.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103041

Responses to Industry Concentration by Small- and Medium Sized Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.
Small- and medium-sized enterprises handling fruits and vegetables are disadvantaged by increasing concentration within the production-to-retailer chain. Retail grocer chains have become larger partly in response to the entry of mass merchandisers into food retailing. Shipper firms are expanding to provide the length of season and broad product lines expected by large retailers. The development of electronic hardware and software designed to enhance customer service and reduce logistics costs is expensive and, some argue, difficult to implement. Research on impacts on and responses by produce supply-chain wholesale and distribution firms is reviewed as a basis to understand the future of these and similar firms.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26761

IRVING OIL PRESENTATION TO THE USDA ANNUAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lindemer,   Kevin J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32853

Conceptual Framework for Measuring Supply Chain Performance: An Innovative Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Molnar,   Adrienn; Gellynck,   Xavier; Kuhne,   Bianka.
The process of developing appropriate supply chain performance measurement instruments is difficult due to the complexity of supply chains. This paper presents an overview and evaluation of the performance measurement instruments used in supply chain models. As a result it advances a framework for developing an innovative supply chain performance measurement instrument which is generally applicable and which incorporates single organisational measures with inter-organisational and supply chain measures. The instrument distinguishes between qualitative and quantitative performance measures. Finally, it proposes supply chain satisfaction balance/ imbalance, as a qualitative supply chain performance measure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6577

Bánffi Soda Limited Partnership
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kiserdi-Pallo,   Imola; Baker,   Gregory A.
Teaching Notes available: ifamr@ifama.org; Author video:http://www.youtube.com/user/ifamr1#p/u/10/XRwmg7ahg0M
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategy; Competitor analysis; Soda water; Hungary; Teaching case; Agribusiness; Q10.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96328

INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AS A REASON FOR VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hennessy,   David A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical integration; Information; Product quality; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25945

Towards A National Agribusiness System: A Conceptual Framework
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilk,   Eduardo De Oliveira; Fensterseifer,   Jaime Evaldo.
This paper examines today's challenges to the agribusiness sector. Through the Resource-Based View approach, we explore the potential roles and linkages between national public policies and local strategies in order to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of a national agribusiness system. The main goal is to achieve a strategic alignment between the actions of multiple stakeholders, like firms, research centers, consumers, government, and the society in general. The essence of the paper is synthesized in a framework, which highlights the need for coordination of agribusiness systems by a National Strategy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34241

2009 Outlook of the U.S. and World Wheat Industries, 2008-2018
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koo,   Won W.; Taylor,   Richard D.
This report evaluates the U.S. and world wheat markets for the 2008-2018 period using the Global Wheat Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, weather conditions, and technological change. Both the U.S. and world wheat economies are predicted to remain relatively healthy for the next ten years. World demand for both common and durum wheat are expected to remain strong. The price levels in 2007 and 2008 will not be maintained in 2009 and future because increased wheat and corn production in 2008 and reduced demand for corn for ethanol production will lower demand and increase supply. World trade volumes of both classes of wheat are expected to expand, but trade...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Common wheat; Durum wheat; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ending stocks; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54725

EMPLOYMENT IN AGRIBUSINESS AND PURCHASES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: THE EFFECTS OF MONETIZATION IN YUGOSLAVIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Garcia,   Roberto J.
Efforts to stabilized employment and output in the agricultural sector of Yugoslavia through monetization contributed to inflationary pressures. Granger causality tests suggested that increases in the rate of growth in the supply of money to subsidize state-owned agribusiness were insufficient to maintain purchases of wheat and corn, but did cause purchases of cattle and swine. This result may be explained by producers having more flexibility in grain marketing (i.e., storage options and private buyers) and the perishability issues related to livestock marketing. The policy to maintain employment through monetization is shown to have been ineffective.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Employment; Granger causality; Inflation; Money supply; State purchases; Yugoslavia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15123

Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Wilson,   Clevo.
This report establishes that ACIAR Research Project AS2/1994/023, ‘Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam’ (supported by ACIAR from July 1995 to the end of 2000) has yielded an extraordinarily high rate of economic return on the funds invested. The collaborating agencies were the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, James Cook University and The University of Queensland in Australia, and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam in Vietnam. The best estimate benefit–cost ratio for investment in this project is at least 159:1 with a corresponding internal rate of return of 900% and a net present value of A$496 million. This is a total value, not an annual value. To give context to the number A$496 m, in 2000, 1.3 million...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Pig; Vietnam; Australia; Breeding; Feeding; High rate of return; High impact; High economic return; DPI QLD; James Cook University; University of QLD; Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam; Benefit-cost ratio; Net present value; Internal rate of return; Significant returns; Genetic; Nutrition; Pork; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47695

Strategic Alliances in U.S. Branded Beef Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Stephen W.; Hanagriff,   Roger D.; Smith,   Kevin E.
In this paper, we combine concepts from organizational economics to examine supply chain alliances formed to market branded beef products.  To illustrate application of the framework, we examine three different types of alliances.  We conclude that measuring costs associated with quality attributes have an important role in alliance structure.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35399

REGIONAL BENCHMARKING PROCESS IN COGNAC PROJECT (COORDINATION OF RDI POLICIES AND THEIR COHERENCE WITH OTHER POLICIES IN THE NEWLY ACCEDED COUNTRIES)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berde,   Agnes; Nadaban,   Marta Volgyine.
In order to achieve the Lisbon objectives and create a knowledge based society, Europe needs to increase and improve investment in R&amp;D. This requires improving the effectiveness and coherence of research policies at European, national and regional levels. The first cycle of application of the open method of co-ordination (OMC) to the 3% objective provided an overview of the Member States policies in a number of areas, facilitated mutual learning and led to a number of policy recommendations adopted by CREST in October 2004. The current regional benchmarking practice is made within a 6th Framework Programme project called Cognac, which is the acronym for Coordination of R&amp;D&amp;I policies and their coherence with other policies in Newly Acceded...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benchmarking; Regional benchmarking; Economic and research performance; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53536

Nutrition Knowledge, Sensory Characteristics and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Pasture-Fed Beef
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xue,   Hong; Mainville,   Denise Y.; You,   Wen; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Nutritional value is an important attribute of foods whose benefits can only be experienced by repetitive consumption in long run. Consumers’ knowledge about the importance and usefulness of specific nutrients in a food product may influence their subjective expectation of the product’s health benefits which in turn is translated into their perception of the product’s value. At the same time, the sensory characteristics of food products affect consumers’ immediate consumption gratification. This study makes a unique contribution to the literature by exploring the roles that nutrition knowledge and sensory evaluation play in shaping consumers’ pasture-fed beef purchasing behavior through economic experiments. Our results suggest that beef products’ sensory...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49277

Vision of animal organic chains in 2004
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meeusen,   Marieke J.G.; Wijnands,   Jo H.M.; Kijlstra,   Aize; Boekhoff,   Marike.
The study forms part of the project 'Visions of organic agriculture: a system analysis' which was financed by Wageningen University and Research Centre from Strategic Expertise Development resources. In this project various categories of people are distinguished in order to concretise the visions. The report describes the plant-based organic chain, from consumer to suppliers. The description ends with a SWOT analysis for the four categories of people and a quantification of the technical parameters for these categories.  De studie vormt een onderdeel van het project 'Visies op biologische landbouw: een systeemanalyse'. Dit project is gefinancierd door Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum uit middelen voor Strategische Expertise Ontwikkeling. In dit...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29085

Quality Agro-Food Districts, typical Products, local Governance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Montresor,   Elisa; Pecci,   Francesco; Pontarollo,   Nicola.
The paper investigates the coexistence of different organisational patterns of local productions and evaluate which local governance may be more appropriate in a globalized agro-food scenery. We analyze, through the spatial analysis tools and the use of suitable indicators at municipality level, some PDO/PGI products in two Italian regions, Veneto and Emilia Romagna, which adopted very different strategies. The regional institutions in Veneto preferred to individualize "from the top" the quality agro-food districts at provincial level. In Emilia Romagna, instead, the policy makers decided to recognize the initiatives from the "bottom", born through various types of agreements. The spatial analysis allows to select the most appropriate indicators in order...
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/95204

ASSESSMENT BY MIDWESTERN AGRICULTURAL FIRMS OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA AND INDIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Agarwal,   Sanjeev.
China and India are two of the world's biggest countries and potentially large markets for U.S. agricultural products. This study reports the assessment by midwestern agricultural firms of doing business in the two countries. The data, collected by mail questionnaire, suggests that China posed less of a problem than did India with respect to economic and market conditions, tariff and investment barriers, and physical and cultural barriers. On the other hand, India posed less of a problem than did China with respect to language, protection of property rights, and the legal system. Firms already doing business in these countries had more favorable comments than those with no previous experience. The study also reports results of telephone interviews with...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18702

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, January, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8246

Medium Term Outlook for Canadian Agriculture - International and Domestic Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlebois,   Pierre; Gagne,   Stephan.
The purpose of this document is to describe the features of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Medium Term Outlook for Canadian Agriculture (previously entitled Medium Term Policy Baseline) covering the period 2008 to 2018. The outlook is an attempt to outline a plausible future of the international and domestic agri-food sectors. It serves as a benchmark for discussion and scenario analysis. The outlook makes specific assumptions and outlines their implications. Since it assumes that policies remain unchanged from existing legislation, the outlook is not a forecast of future events. The medium term assumptions used and published by the OECD/FAO in the Agricultural Outlook are by in large maintained in the AAFC's outlook but updated to reflect...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Outlook; Agriculture; Cereals; Oilseeds; Bio-fuels; Livestock; Red meats; Milk; Dairy products; Chicken; Turkey; Eggs; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51718

Economic Feasibility of a Mobile Fast Pyrolysis System for Sustainable Bio-crude Oil Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Palma,   Marco A.; Richardson,   James W.; Roberson,   Brad E.; Ribera,   Luis A.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Munster,   Clyde.
The Official journal of IFAMA. www.ifama.org
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuels; Pyrolysis; Economic analysis; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q010; Q240; Q160.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114636

Perspective of Chinese Forest Carbon Absorption Trade Based on Low-Carbon Economy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Ming-gang.
The paper analyzes the basis of forest carbon trade including me feasibility of carbon absorption trade, main body, platform and standard. The purposes of capital of carbon absorption trade is introduced. Caron absorption trade capital can be used to resettle ecological migrants, absorb employment, build forest and increase fund, increase local income, enhance forest science and technology development and launch environmental proportion. The perspective of developing forest carbon absorption trade is pointed out and the practical problems of developing forest carbon trade need to be solved. For example, the properly problem of forest resources, value calculation problem of forest resources and sustainable development of forest
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Low-carbon economy; Forest carbon absorption; Trade; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117242

Financing Growth of Cellulosic Ethanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gustafson,   Cole R.
The corn grain ethanol industry experienced rapid growth from 2005- 07. U.S. financial markets obliged and supplied credit at reasonable cost and terms which facilitated this expansion. Now, the biofuel industry is being challenged to nearly triple production under recently passed federal legislation, 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, in the midst of a collapse of worldwide financial markets. However, the status of U.S. financial markets is in question. Both existing first generation and prospective next generation biofuel plants are demanding a large influx of capital to support adoption of new technological innovations. First generation plants require the innovations to remain low cost producers in highly competitive commodity markets. Second...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53504

AS INDICAÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS COMO ESTRATÉGIA MERCADOLÓGICA NO MERCADO DE VINHOS DO DISTRITO FEDERAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Glass,   Rogerio Fabricio; Castro,   Antonio Maria Gomes de.
The objective of this paper was to analyze, in terms of marketing strategy, the geographical indications (GIs) as a competitive differential in the wine market. The paper is based on research that targeted the wine consumers from the Distrito Federal (Federal District) with a high degree of involvement with the product. This research had an exploratory-descriptive nature and used self-administrated structured questionnaires. Marketing strategies, mainly market segmentation and positioning and consumers’ behavior, were its conceptual basis. The target group’s perceptions about several marketing factors which influence wine consumption, especially the geographical indications, were analyzed. According to the consumers, the GIs are a differentiating factor in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Marketing strategies; Wine market; Market segmentation and positioning; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60703

O impacto do trabalho infantil no setor agrícola sobre a saúde
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nicolella,   Alexandre Chibebe; Kassouf,   Ana Lucia; Barros,   Alexandre Lahóz Mendonça de.
The aim of this dissertation is to identify the causal relation between rural child labour and health. The analysis utilized the PNAD, a Brazilian household survey, from 1998 and 2003. The econometric modeling was based on the pseudo-panel approach and was considered the children from 5 to 15 years old in 1998 and from 10 to 20 years old in 2003. The results show that work and work in risky jobs in the agricultural sector do not differ from those impacts of other sectors. It was also presented, for all individuals that work in the agricultural sector does not impact the health capital and work in the non rural sector impact negatively the health capital. So, the government intervention in rural areas should be different from the one implemented on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Child labor; Health; Pseudo-panel; Agribusiness; I12; R21; C23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61231

THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR FARM-RAISED AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS IN THE DELMARVA REGION: A SURVEY OF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bacon,   J. Richard; Groff,   Andrew J.; Gempesaw,   Conrado M., II; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26638

COMPUTE-A-MEAL - II
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
The development of the mini-computer and the total meal concept and drastic changes in food processing and packaging technology could result in delivering meals to a variety of points as demanded.  The major problems would be institutional and people related.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27587

INNOVATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE SOLUTION FOR THE HUNGARIAN BEE-KEEPING SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Karpati,   Laszlo; Csapo,   Zsolt; Vanyi Arvane,   Georgina.
Rural development has become more and more important issue in Hungary since rural areas also contribute to the efficiency of the national economy. Development of rural areas also very important issue in the European Union, which could contribute to the improvement of profitability of small family businesses, higher employment rate in rural areas as well as slow down the migration of people from rural into urban areas. Nowadays the bee-keeping - as one of the activities can provide alternative income for small businesses in rural areas – has become more and more important topic in Hungary. Bee-keeping sector provides income roughly 15 thousands families in Hungary. At the same time it takes important role in the preservation of rural landscape, traditions...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Honey production; EU funds; Product innovation; Rural development; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57486

UNIFORM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM: AN UPDATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muenz,   James.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26931

Factor Analysis on the Factors that Influencing Rural Environmental Pollution in the Hilly Area of Sichuan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ling,   Jing; Deng,   Liang-ji.
By using factor analysis method and establishing analysis indicator system from four aspects including crop production, poultry farming, rural life and township enterprises, the difference, features, and types of factors influencing the rural environmental pollution in the hilly area in Sichuan Province, China. Results prove that the major factor influencing rural environmental pollution in the study area is livestock and poultry breeding, flowed by crop planting, rural life, and township enterprises. Hence future pollution prevention and control should set about from livestock and poultry breeding. Meanwhile, attention should be paid to prevention and control of rural environmental pollution caused by rural life and township enterprise production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural area; Environmental pollution; Influencing factors; Factor analysis; Hilly area in Sichuan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113931

Farm Level Comparison of H.R. 2646 and S. 1731
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Schumann,   Keith D.; Feldman,   Paul A.; Sartwelle,   James D., III; Gill,   Chope; Kaman,   Paul; Houston,   Christy M.; Womack,   Abner W.
The provisions in the House (H.R. 2646) and Senate (S. 1731) farm bills are analyzed with respect to their impacts on 94 representative crop, livestock, and dairy farms. The analysis incorporates both historical price and production risk for the farms so the “safety net” aspects of the bills can be compared.  Representative crop livestock and dairy farms for major production regions across the county are analyzed. Information to describe and simulate these farms comes from a panel of farmers in each local area. The farm panels are reconvened frequently to update their farm’s data. The representative farm data base has been used for policy analysis for more than 15 years. The simulation model used for the analysis was developed by AFPC scientists.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42716

RESTRUCTURING THE LATVIAN FOOD INDUSTRY: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jasjko,   Danute; Hartmann,   Monika; Kopsidis,   Michael; Miglavs,   Andris; Wandel,   Jurgen.
The food industry is one of the most important sectors in the Latvian economy. However, due to its close links to agriculture, the structural crisis in the processing sector is the main obstacle to increasing output, productivity and profitability in the entire agricultural sector. Based on the structure-conduct-performance framework developed by the economic theory of industrial organisation, the objective of the present discussion paper is to identify those economic conditions that are giving rise to the low degree of competitiveness in Latvia's food industry. For this purpose, the paper analyses the impact of the macroeconomic environment, the change in demand and input supply conditions, and the privatisation process on the development of the food...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14938

Estratégias de las Vinícolas en el Estado de São Paulo, Brasil: Un Estudio de Casos Múltiples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sato,   Geni Satiko; Alves,   Humberto Sebastiao; Strehlau,   Vivian.
El objetivo de esta investigación fue a de identificar las estrategias adoptadas por las vinícolas en Brasil, en la región de las ciudades de San Roque, Louveira, Jundiaí y Sao Paulo. La metodología utilizada fue el estudio de casos múltiples. Fueron realizadas entrevistas con los propietarios y visitas a las vinícolas. El turismo rural es el principal canal de distribución para los vinos, licores, frutas y dulces, Están presentes en las vinícolas una diversificación de actividades, como tiendas, restaurantes y hacer un recorrido a las vinícolas. Los propietarios se caracterizan por ser pequeños agricultores familiares y descendientes de italianos y sus familias están en esta actividad por 2-3 generaciones. Las vinícolas buscan crear un paisaje rural dónde...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vinícolas; Estratégias; Brasil.; 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/95230

EFECTOS DE LA CERTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA COMPETITIVIDAD DE LA INDUSTRIA DE LA SÁBILA EN MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alvarez Moreno,   Gumercindo; Rodríguez Garcia,   Roselyn; Flores Montano,   Amelia.
Aloe Vera is the base of a very lucrative business around the world, in which Mexico participates as the main Aloe Vera raw materials producer and exporter country. For the perishable nature of Aloe Vera raw materials, they go under a stabilization process that fulfills the final consumer requirements. Many of the companies certify their raw materials, processes and final products in order to guarantee to the final consumer the origin, purity, and product content, besides the ethical strictness of their promotional and commercial information. The certifying council (International Aloe Science Council) express in their promotion that certified companies are more competitive than those that don't certify their products. However, since the lack of evidences...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Competition; Aloe Vera processor; Competitive profile; Certification seal; Raw materials.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120500

The Role of Market Power in Agricultural Contracts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cordero Salas,   Paula.
I study the economic consequences of shifting bargaining power in relational contracts through interventions such as the formation of a Bargaining Group (BG) for the side of sellers in a market where buyers traditionally hold significant market power. Existing theories of relational contracts predict that such a power transfer will have no impact on market efficiency. In contexts where enforcement institutions are weak, a standard assumption from existing theories of relational contracts - the existence of an enforceable base payment - may not hold. In this case, I show that a transfer of bargaining power can erode market efficiency in a dynamic relational contracting environment, which contradicts findings from existing models of relational contracting....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Contracts; Incomplete enforcement; Bargaining group; Distribution; Institutions; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; D86; K12; L14; O12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49376

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, October, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McKeon,   T.M.P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8400

COORDINATION IN THE UNITED STATES HOG/PORK INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schrader,   Lee F.
This contribution to a multi-country study of vertical coordination in the hog/pork sector provides a primarily descriptive analysis of coordination of the U.S.  hog/pork industry. A common framework of review and analysis is used to facilitate comparison  of the industries in Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, and the U.S. The concepts of chain  management are used to reach some conclusions regarding the U.S. industry to compete in world markets. Parallel coordination systems are identified. Lack of trust is found to limit development of closer coordination and to limit communication of users' preferences upstream in the sector.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Vertical Coordination; Supply chain; Swine sector; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28655

Linking Globalization, Economic Growth and Poverty: Impacts of Agribusiness Strategies on Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Weatherspoon,   Dave D.; Cacho,   Joyce A.; Christy,   Ralph D.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121131

INTEGRATING INTO THE EU: CHALLENGES FOR THE SERBIAN DAIRY SUPPLY CHAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: van Berkum,   Siemen.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121109

The Reform of the EU Sugar Trade Preferences toward Developing Countries in Light of the Economic Partnership Agreements
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gotor,   Elisabetta.
This article provides a general overview of the evolution of the European Union  trade preferences with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries, giving due attention to the reform of the Sugar Protocol (SP) in light of the anticipated Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). The EU sugar trade relationship with the ACP, as captured in both a reformed SP for ACP non–least developed countries and in the Everything-but-Arms initiative for the world’s least developed countries, is analysed and contextualized within the ongoing negotiations toward achieving EPAs, which will substitute the Lomé Convention and give a new order to EU-ACP relationships.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: African Caribbean Pacific countries; Development; Economic Partnership Agreements; European Union; Sugar reform.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52695

The Fearne Report: Sustainable Food and Wine Value Chains – Opportunity or Imperative for Australian Agrifood and Wine?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mugford,   Annabel; Ronan,   Glenn.
Released in September 2009, Sustainable Food and Wine Value Chains is the final report of a 12 month residency in South Australia by Adelaide’s 14th Thinker in Residence, Professor Andrew Fearne. The paper overviews the residency journey and its outcomes, including a value chain research report, Vine to Dine; local food and wine enterprise/chain case studies, and the final report and its recommendations. Supply chains and value chains are differentiated as a basis for building value chain capacity; the attributes of some local case studies of businesses in the value chain paradigm are discussed and reference is made to the private and public benefits of value chain research. The case for state and national agri-food and wine industry development, strategic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59106

Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association 2007 Annual Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nordquist,   Dale W.; Kurtz,   James N.; Holcomb,   Rob; Paulson,   Garen J.
Average net farm income was $242,267 in 2007 for the 107 farms included in this annual report of the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. Average earnings increased by 57% over the average of $154,698 in 2006. In constant dollars, 2007 was the most profitable year for association members in the last 20 years (Figure 1). In fact, we have to go back to 1973 to find a more profitable year for association members. 2007 continued a steady climb in average earnings since 2001. Above average prices for corn, soybeans, and other crops more than compensated for reduced profitability of hog and beef enterprises. As in previous years, the earnings of individual farms varied greatly from the overall average. The median or middle income was...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6557

Targeting Opportunities and Managing Change: A Perspective from Blue Diamond Growers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darling,   Dale.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33328

The challenges of organic production and marketing in Europe and Spain. Innovative marketing to the future with quality and safety food products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Colom-Gorgues,   Antonio.
In this work it explains the actual situation of organic production and marketing in Spain, studying and analyzing their evolution in the last decade of anterior century and in the first years of the new millennium. In Spain, organic production began in 70's with pioneers in Catalonia, Murcia Region and other zones. It was in 90's when it was observed a great increase in organic surfaces. A very interesting and critic date is that at the moment, more of 80% of organic products it is exporting to other European countries, USA and others foreign markets, and it is necessary a new marketing strategies and innovations to structure the organic market, give a new information to consumers, improve the investment in relation between retailers and this consumers,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing Innovation; Organic Products; Quality and Safety Food; Organic product marketing; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10114

ECONOMIC FORCES INFLUENCING VALUE-ADDED FOOD INDUSTRIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE: DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Myers,   Lester H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30180

IWRM and Food Security Project in Kafue Basin: Process Documentation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chisaka,   Jonathan.
The purpose of this report is to show the process of the intervention made through the implementation of the IWRM and Food Security Demonstration Project in Zambia. The report gives details of the project processes, showing the steps the project went through, the outcomes and its impact on the communities where it was implemented. The report is the result of a number of field visits made to the completed project sites, the sources of information have been; focus group meetings, interviews, discussions with key informants, beneficiaries the youth, male and female stakeholders and reviews of project activity reports, and direct observations. Therefore, what is presented here is a cumulative “factual and real time” opinion as to what has been observed and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Water resource management; Project planning; Project management; Water storage; Pumping; Wells; Participatory management; Leadership; Water policy; Central government; Local government; Irrigation water; Zambia; Kafue River Basin; Katuba; Namwala; Chibombo; Agribusiness; Community; Rural; Urban Development; Crop Production; Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics; Land Use; Production Economics; Research and Development; Emerging Technologies; Research Methods; Statistical Methods; Resource; Energy Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Community involvement; Tech Change.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91805

The Internal Organization of the Cooperative Firm: An Extension of a New Institutional Digest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Iliopoulos,   Constantine; Cook,   Michael L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46369

The Economic Feasibility of Sugarbeet Biofuel Production in Central North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maung,   Thein A.; Gustafson,   Cole R.
This study examines the financial feasibility of producing ethanol biofuel from sugar beets in central North Dakota. Under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, biofuel from sugar beets uniquely qualifies as an “advanced biofuel”. EISA mandates production of 15 billion gallons of advanced biofuels annually by 2022. A stochastic simulation financial model was calibrated with irrigated sugar beet data from central North Dakota to determine economic feasibility and risks of production for a 10MGY (million gallon per year) and 20MGY ethanol plant. Study results indicate that feedstock costs, which include sugar beets and beet molasses, account for more than 70% of total production expenses. The estimated breakeven ethanol price for the 20MGY...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95745

Recent Macroeconomic Dynamics and Agriculture in Historical Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orden,   David.
This article explores the similarities, differences, and implications from the 1970s–1980s experience for the macroeconomic dynamic that may arise from the 2008 price spike and subsequent recession. Role of monetary policy (deviations from Taylor rule) is assessed. This is an argument that has not been too prominent in public discourse about causes of the financial crisis or the policies undertaken to restore stability to financial markets and avoid an even deeper downturn than occurred. The ‘‘misery index’’ is compared across the past and recent macroeconomic events. Effects on agriculture of exchange rates are reviewed, effects dependent on currency values and interest rates that can change quickly and in unexpected ways.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Monetary policy; Exchange rates; Macroeconomic effects on agriculture; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Production Economics; Public Economics; E52; F41; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92581

ENTREPRENEURIAL RISK-TAKING VERSUS GROWTH MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brester,   Gary W.; Boland,   Michael A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26827

Impacts of a liberalization in the USA market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice: why Florida´s producers are so afraid?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fracalanza,   Paulo Sergio; Ferreira,   Adriana Nunes; Neves,   Marcos Fava.
This study aims at examining the resource allocation and welfare implications of the reduction of barriers in the United States market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported from Brazil. The present paper is organized as follows: section 2 presents an overview of the main features of the market and current trade regime for orange juice, as well as the possible impacts of liberalization within FTAA and with the European Union; section 3 describes the partial equilibrium model of imperfect substitute goods used to estimate the impact of trade liberalization in the United States, on prices and quantities and on welfare; in section 4 two possible scenarios for liberalization are designed using the large country model. The last section summarizes...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Commercial liberalization; Reduction of trade barriers; Partial equilibrium models; Frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ).; Agribusiness; F13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61920

An inquiry into factors impacting on the competitiveness of the South African wine industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esterhuizen,   Dirk; van Rooyen,   C.J.
This article is aiming to provide a comprehensive and understandable statement about the competitiveness of the South African wine industry. A measurement of the competitive performance of the South African wine industry - the WINE COMPETITIVENESS INDEX (WCI) - indicates that South Africa's wines are internationally highly competitive with a sustainable and increasing positive trend over recent years. The wine industry in South Africa also shows positive trends in competitiveness in the long run and it should not lose its competitiveness status in the near future if its dynamic ability to continue to trade is sustained. An analyse of the key success factors that established competitive advantage and constraints that impacted negatively on competitiveness...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10138

Hedonic Price Analysis of Thoroughbred Broodmares in Foal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stoeppel,   Kelly M.; Maynard,   Leigh J.
Thoroughbred broodmares are the foundation of a successful racing operation. This study estimated the impact of breeding, racing, genetic, and market characteristics on broodmare auction prices. Data represent 298 broodmares in foal that were sold in Keeneland's 2005 sale. Prices were most responsive to the sire's stud fee and the broodmare's age, with pronounced day-of-sale effects. Overall valuation structure appeared similar to Neibergs' results using the 1996 data. Out-of-sample forecasts were far superior to naive forecasts, but were not accurate enough to use in isolation from other decision aids such as visual inspection of the horse.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Broodmare; Thoroughbred horses; Hedonic price analysis; Forecasting; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37871

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRODUCE SUPPLY FIRMS AND RETAILERS IN THE NEW FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCluskey,   Jill J.; O'Rourke,   A. Desmond.
Increased consolidation in the retail food industry, retail discount stores'’ expansion into food, and the use of information technology have created a new breed of retail grocery establishments that are rapidly capturing a growing share of the retail food business. In order to study the relationships between produce suppliers and buyers and to offer strategies for small and medium-sized produce supply firms, executives representing a Pacific Northwest sample of produce supply firms and major retail chains were interviewed. The results presented and evaluated in this paper are based on information obtained from these interviews, current business practices, and evolving relationships between large retail buyers and small and medium-sized suppliers of fresh...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27810

INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN LITHUANIA: RESULTS OF AN EXPERT SURVEY IN THE DAIRY AND SUGAR BRANCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Girgzdiene,   Vilija; Hartmann,   Monika; Kuodys,   Arvydas; Vaikutis,   Viktoras; Wandel,   Jurgen.
Based on the analytical framework of the structure-conduct-performance paradigm of the theory of industrial organization, the paper analyses economic conditions that determine the degree of competitiveness in the Lithuanian dairy and sugar industry. The study is based on information from milk and sugar beet processing enterprises acquired through a survey carried out at the beginning of 1998. The results reveal that the development of market conditions and market behaviour in the sectors examined has in general progressed. This holds especially for the dairy industry. In the sugar branch state intervention is still considerable, since the sector is regarded as "strategic". Privatisation in both sectors has been almost completed. Competition can also be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14904

Estimates of FOB prices for NFC and FCOJ, and Retail-FOB Price Margin Relationships
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
This report provides estimates of FOB prices for FCOJ and NFC orange juices, and examines associated retail-FOB margins for these product forms.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: FCOJ; NFC; Orange juice; FOB-retail price margins; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104347

Does Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program and/or Off-Farm Work Affect the Level and Distribution of Farm Household Income?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chang,   Hung-Hao; Boisvert,   Richard N.
Since both release resources from agricultural production, it is not surprising that decisions to work off the farm and to participate in the U. S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are correlated. By incorporating these decisions into a heteroskedastic specification of a farm household income function, we identify their effects on mean income, as well as on the variability in income for groups of farm households participating in combinations of these activities. Our results indicate participation in CRP and off-farm work by the operator and the spouse increase farm household income, but these choices also decrease the variability in household income among participant households relative to that of other farm households with otherwise similar...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Conservation Reserve Program; Farm household income; Income distribution; Off-farm work; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57035

Market Strategies in Branded Dairy Product Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.; Haller,   Lawrence E.
This paper documents the extent of cooperative penetration into branded dairy product markets and presents case study evidence on competitive strategies in the skim/low fat milk, whole milk, cottage cheese, butter, margarine, and ice cream markets.  We employ data for 51 local market areas from the Information Resources, Inc. "Supermarket Review" data base for 1988 and 1989.  Using national data, we identify the twenty top brands (by volume sales) and all cooperatives that market one or more brands in each of the above categories, and report their national market shares, averages prices, number of local markets in which they are sold, and a summary of their local rankings.  Using local data for selected brands, we graphically analyze how prices,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25149

Climate Change Legislation: Positive or Negative For North Dakota Agriculture?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
The United States House of Representatives passed a climate change bill entitled “The American Clean Energy and Security Act” in June 2009.  The bill establishes a combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard which requires retail electricity suppliers to utilize 20% renewable energy by 2020. The objective of this study is to estimate the costs of the American Clean Energy and Security Act in crop production and the benefits of carbon sequestration under the legislation. This study especially evaluates the impact of the legislation on the North Dakota farm income under a Cap and Trade system with and without carbon sequestration. Three different carbon sequestration programs are evaluated to estimate the impact of each program on the net farm...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Carbon sequestration; American Clean Energy and Security Act; North Dakota Representative Farm model; No-till; Wetlands; Woodlands; Net farm income; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55940

The Food and Fiber System: Contributing to the U.S. and World Economies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lipton,   Kathryn L.
Even though farming accounts for only about 1 percent of the total national workforce, it is at the core of the food and fiber system. The system is one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy, and is comprised of industries related to farming, including feed, seed, fertilizer, machinery, food processing, manufacturing, and exporting. The interrelationships among the sectors of the food and fiber system and the U.S. and world economies are many and complex. As a result, U.S. and world policies and economic factors--such as interest and inflation rates--play a critical role in everything from the cost and availability of farm credit to the demand for farm products at home and abroad. The farm crisis of the 1980's illustrates how specific economic events...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farming; Food and fiber system; Industries; Gross domestic product; Income; Employment; Input/output analysis; Agricultural trade; Rural economy; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33761

Empirical Analysis on the Rural Urbanization Development in Luoyang City, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   You-rong.
Firstly, development status of rural urbanization in Luoyang City is introduced. A total of 6 indices are selected, such as total households in townships, total population in townships, total grain output, financial budget income, balance of savings deposits at the end of the year, and per capita net income of farmers. According to the data in 2009 Luoyang Statistical Yearbook, cluster analysis of 53 designated towns is carried out. Result shows that 53 designated towns are divided into 4 types according to the economic strength. Problems in the development of rural urbanization in Luoyang City are analyzed, such as imperfect management system, lack of effective economic measures, irrational town layout, unbalanced regional development, inadequate urban...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Luoyang City; Rural urbanization; Cluster analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96045

MONITORING THE IMPACT OF CONSOLIDATION IN THE FOOD SYSTEM ON THE CONSUMER IN 1996
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gallo,   Anthony E.
Very little research has been done on the impact of mergers, divestitures, and leveraged buyouts on the American consumer.  The U.S. food marketing system had nearly 400 mergers and leveraged buyouts in 1996, bringing the 15-year total to about 6,400.  In 1996, all indicators show that consumers were not adversely affected by this level of activity, although profitability and owners' equity continue to skyrocket.  This presentation examines the consumer's welfare indirectly by looking at key economic indicators of the food marketing system in 1996-such as retail food prices, advertising expenditures, new product introductions, research and development, profitability, and equity appreciation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27457

Dynamic Relation Mechanism between Cotton Future Price and Stock Price of Related Listed Companies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Peng.
The Dynamic relation mechanism between ZCE cotton futures price and related listed company stock price had been studied based on the metastock historical data in January 1st, 2007 to September 1st, 2010,Johansen co-integration analysis, Vector error correction model, Granger causality test and variance decomposition method. The results indicated that: long-term equilibrium relationship existed between ZCE cotton futures price and Xinsai share stock price while which changed in the same tendency and speed in the long-term. Cotton futures price is the main reason for the changing of Xinsai share stock price. The lead-lag relationship in changing course had been confirmed that existed between ZCE cotton futures price and the Xinsai share stock price....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cotton futures; Listed companies stock price; Relation mechanism; Vector error correction model; Granger causality test; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117428

The lower Krishna Basin trajectory: relationships between basin development and downstream environmental degradation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Venot,   Jean-Philippe; Sharma,   Bharat R.; Rao,   Kamineni V.G.K.
Basin water development and rural dynamics in the Krishna Basin have led to a degradation of downstream ecosystems manifesting itself by salinizing soil and groundwater, increasing pollution, disappearing mangroves and desiccating wetlands. Reversing this evolution requires the formal recognition of the environment as a water user in its own right and the implementation of an environmental water provision. This provision should be based on a two-tier allocation system with assured discharges in the irrigation canals of the delta and to the ocean. This will lead to further commitment of water resources but this is needed to reconcile the social, economic and environmental objectives of a sustainable development. Other measures facilitating integrated...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: River basin development; Lakes; Environmental degradation; Ecosystems; Mangroves; Water allocation; Groundwater; Water quality; Salinity; Irrigated farming; Institutions; Irrigation canals; Rural development; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44515

Hedging Cash Flows from Commodity Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahlgran,   Roger A.
Agribusinesses make long-term plant-investment decisions based on discounted cash flow.  It is therefore incongruous for an agribusiness firm to use cash flow as a plant-investment criterion and then to completely discard cash flow in favor of batch profits as an operating objective.  This paper assumes that cash flow and its stability is important to commodity processors and examines methods for hedging cash flows under continuous processing.  Its objectives are (a) to determine how standard hedging models should be modified to hedge cash flows, (b) to outline the differences between cash flow hedging and profit hedging, and (c) to determine the effectiveness of hedging in reducing cash flow variability.  A cash flow hedging methodology is developed....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19046

A INSERÇÃO FEMININA NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO DO AGRONEGÓCIO: UM ESTUDO COMPARATIVO DA SADIA E DA PERDIGÃO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nunes Pereira,   Antonio; Lucia Machado,   Vandresa; Boas,   Ana Alice Vilas.
The study presents a comparison of the disclosure practices, in the social balance, of the social indicators of female workforce participation in the agroindustries Sadia and Perdigão. The analysis of labor indicators can produce relevant information for investors and society in general regarding the protection and the stimulation of female labor. A study of these indicators can also be an important step in understanding the diversity practices of Sadia and Perdigão which, due to their size and social and economic contributions, are natural candidates for becoming benchmarks in the agribusiness sector. The study uses the database of the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis, specialized literature, information from the social balance of both...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Female labor; Agribusiness; Social balance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48437

Income Gap Between Urban and Rural Residents in Guangxi on the Impact of Agricultural Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Song-zhu; Zhao,   Zi-jian; Wu,   Ding-wei.
The gap between urban and rural incomes in Guangxi is increasing year by year in a rising tendency, which resulted in agricultural development impact cannot be ignored. Such impact on agricultural development was analyzed from three aspects: agricultural development fund, farmland and food problems and labor force flow. The following problems were found: capitals flew to non-agricultural industry, which resulted in deficiency of agricultural development fund; farmland reduced and the problem of food supply is highlighted; labor force in rural areas emigrated, the price of agricultural products rose up. Related policies were offered: to strengthen the financial support; to speed up utilization of abundant labor force; to motivate farmers’ enthusiasm in food...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urban-rural gap; Agricultural Development; Affection; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113430

Population Growth and Land Use Dynamics along Urban–Rural Gradient
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Polyakov,   Maksym; Zhang,   Daowei.
In this study we apply a spatial conditional logit model to determine factors influencing land cover change in three contiguous counties in West Georgia between 1992 and 2001 using point (pixel) based observations of land characteristics. We found that accessibility to population and population growth affect not only development of rural lands and transition between agricultural and forestry uses, but also influence changes between forest types. The model could be used to project land use–land cover change at watershed or subwatershed level and thus serve as a valuable tool for county and city planners.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Conditional logit; Land use change; Population gravity index; Spatial lag; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q23; R14.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47205

The End of an Era? The Medium- and Long-Term Effects of the Global Crisis on Growth in Low-Income Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berg,   Andrew; Papageorgiou,   Chris; Pattillo,   Catherine; Spatafora,   Nikola.
This paper investigates the medium- and long-term growth effects of the global financial crises on Low-Income Countries (LICs). Using several methodological approaches, including impulse response function analysis, growth spells techniques and panel regressions, we show that external demand (ED) shocks are not historically associated with sharp declines in output growth. Given existing evidence that LICs were primarily impacted by such a shock in the global financial crisis, our analysis provides some optimism on the chances that LICs will avoid a protracted period of slow growth. However, we also show that there seem to be persistent output losses associated with ED shocks in the medium-run. In terms of policy implications, our analysis provides evidence...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Global financial crisis; External shocks; Low-income countries; Medium- and long-term growth; Impulse response functions; Growth spells; Panel growth regressions; Agribusiness; O11; O19; O23; O47.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115524

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN COOPERATIVE UNIONS IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sevarlic,   Miladin M.; Nikolic,   Marija M.; Simmons,   Richard.
Goal of this paper is to analyse business of agricultural cooperatives in Serbia and their territorial distribution. Paper also comprehends analyses of premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives towards cooperative associations, based on result of survey conducted on chosen sample. Analysis is based on the hypothesis that reform processes present in the Serbian economy, and completely absent from cooperative sector, have weaken the work of cooperative unions and undermined regular relations between cooperatives and their associations. Paper also analyse premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives on relevant questions on membership and work of 12 regional, provincial and Cooperative union of Serbia, based on result of survey conducted in 148...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Director; Premises; Membership; Cooperatives; Unions; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91127

CHANGE AND FIRM VALUATION IN U.S. FOOD RETAILING AND MANUFACTURING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.; Bjornson,   Bruce.
The competitive environment in the agri-food sector is evolving as the food manufacturing and retailing industries become more concentrated. Evolving industry structure and new firm investment portend changes in future firm competitiveness and performance. This research describes how large food-manufacturing and retail firm performance has shifted and how firm valuation signals expected future change in performance. While there have been expectations that return on investment of large food retailers would increase relative to large packaged-food manufacturers, we find that this has not yet happened and that market valuations imply that retailers are not likely to gain on manufacturers in the future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27237

FOOD BROKER MARKETING, OPERATIONAL PRACTICES AND COMPUTER USAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haasch,   Catherine; DiAntonio,   Angelo E.; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26475

ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF PROCESSING AND MARKETING NICHE SOY OIL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lence,   Sergio H.; Agarwal,   Sanjeev.
Demand in the marketplace for foods with "“natural”" attributes, such as organic produce, continues to grow. Similarly, interest has developed in creating a technology that allows "physical”" rather than chemical refinement of soybean oil to create a “"natural”" soy oil product. The physical refinement of non-genetically modified (non-GM) soybeans greatly strengthens the marketing claim to natural properties for that product. The oil derived in this manner, designated here as “"niche soy oil,"” and its related inputs (non-GM soybeans) and by-products (high-energy non-GM soy meal) are the objects of our analysis. We find premiums of $0.03 to $0.43 per pound for niche soy oil compared to commodity soy oil. However, our price analysis suggests that only...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: High-energy non-GM soy meal; Natural soy oil; Niche soy oil; Non-genetically modified soybeans; Marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18685

Agribusiness in India: Some Facts and Emerging Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acharya,   Shabd S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47436

Impact of Public Market Information System (PMIS) on Farmers Food Marketing Decisions: Case of Benin
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kpenavoun Chogou,   Sylvain; Lebailly,   Philippe; Adegbidi,   Anselme; Gandonou,   Esaie.
To sell their surpluses of maize, the main staple in Benin, farmers may choose among three modes of transaction: they may sell under a contract with itinerant traders, or they may sell without a contract at the farmgate or on distant markets. It has been postulated that farmers may choose a profitable mode of transaction if they have good access to information on the prevailing market conditions. Using detailed farm household survey data from Benin, this paper applies the Nested Logit model to test this hypothesis. The results show that farmers are likely to opt for selling at the farmgate without a contract if they have good access to information. However, such a decision may not be related to access to information through the government supported 'Public...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Public Market Information System; Farmers; Modes of transaction; Liberalization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52999

Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Sistemas de Produção de Frutas Tropicais Nativas e Exóticas – Abordagem Mesoanalítica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramos,   Eduardo Lacerda.
Preocupamo-nos com uma abordagem teórica mesoanalítica com a qual se possa esclarecer como o Sistema de Produção Agroindustrial de Frutas Tropicais Nativas e Exóticas venha a ter sucesso em termos de desenvolvimento autosustentavel e de longo prazo. Ponderando-se (em simulação) o grau de influência de dezesseis Elementos do Sistema (considerados como potencialmente de sucesso) sobre problemas (Desafios) enfrentados pelas Cadeias de Produção Agroindustrial do Umbu (Preservação Ambiental, Escala de Oferta, Escala de Demanda e Nível Tecnológico), concordou-se tentativamente que tecnologia é o fator de produção que em maior peso pode contribuir para o referido sucesso. Também exploramos a aplicação das diversas políticas costumeiramente consideradas no...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Abordagem mesoanalítica; Sistema agroindustrial; Frutas tropicais nativas e exóticas; Agribusiness production chains; Native and exotic tropical fruits; Sustainable development; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108164

An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
This 2009 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide:  an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system;  a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in response to various factors; and  background data and information to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system.  Charts and tables with brief accompanying texts are used to summarize information and to provide base performance indicators.  The 2009 report begins with a special feature which describes indicators to benchmark competitiveness of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector at the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agri-food; Competitiveness; Consumers; GDP; Employment; Exports; Imports; Innovation; Inflation; Farm typology; Income; Government support; Program payments; Profitability; Processing; Concentration; Water; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59885

STATE AND PERSPECTIVES IN COMPETITIVENESS OF ONE FARM TYPE IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Popovic,   Rade; Knezevic,   Marija; Tosin,   Milos.
In the paper is analyzed competitiveness of Serbian family dairy farms in lowland region in 2007, with some aspects of possible perspectives. Globalization process, expected EU integrations and set of free trade agreements will expose Serbian farms in close future to higher level of competition. Identified structural changes, refers on dairy farms concentration and specialization in lowland region in recent years. Estimated model of cost function revealed that family farms with bigger herd size have lower average costs of milk production. Economic efficiency, measured in terms of cost efficiency, shows that larger dairy farms are more efficient. But, not all smaller farms are inefficient. Due to good management some smaller farms are competitive on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Dairy enterprise; Dairy farm; Milk production; Serbia; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57416

Socially Overlaid Networks as Key Actors in Green Energy Businesses in Rural Areas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mikkola,   Minna; Kahiluoto,   Helena.
For about two decades, sustainability discourse has been operating as a public discourse, stressing reformist and imaginary features of sustainable development (Dryzek, 1997; WCED, 1987). This discourse has its political ‘wing’, emphasising societal orientations for renewal of production and consumption towards sustainability at large (CEC, 1997, 1999; COM, 2001; European Parliament, 2002). Indeed, European food system seems to call for developmental measures, as one fifth to circa half of all categories of environmental impacts are caused by the food system (Tukker et al., 2006) and within this system, meat and dairy sector seem to be responsible to large extent for eutrophication and climate change (Weidema et al., 2008). To effect changes towards...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122017

LITHUANIAN DIAGNOSTICS OF LAGGING TERRITORIES: EVALUATION AND INSIGHTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meyers,   William H.; Kairyte,   Emilija; Ribasauskiene,   Erika.
During the period 2006-2007 diagnostics were conducted on territorial aspects of rural Lithuania with a special focus on the rural areas lagging behind. The study includes analysis of economic, demographic and social indicators of rural areas at a disaggregated level and a methodology enabling the assessment of opportunities and constraints and the comparisons of rural areas in various territories. The study objective is an improved set of diagnostics that captures territorial differences, improves the targeting of RDP measures and strengthens the framework for allocation and access to structural and rural development funds. The paper discusses diagnostic methods by reviewing concepts of rurality and presenting methods used for identifying and ranking...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Investment; Rural development; Lagging rural areas; Economic structure; Competitiveness; Social well-being; Development indices; Funding envelopes; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57346

Imperfect Competition and Total Factor Productivity Growth in U.S. Food Processing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Azzam,   Azzeddine M.; Lopez,   Elena; Lopez,   Rigoberto A.
This article examines the role of imperfect competition in determining total factor productivity growth (TFPG) by bringing together a New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) model and the TFPG model of Nadiri and Mamuneas (1998). Applying the integrated model to 1973-92 data from 29 food processing industries revealed that changes in markups, economies of scale, and demand growth contributed positively to TFPG while the disembodied technical change was a negative contributor. Furthermore, the TFPG estimates are starkly different from the conventional (Solow's residual) TFPG measures, underscoring the need to account for imperfect competition, returns to scale, and demand in analyses of this type.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Productivity growth; Imperfect competition; Scale economies; Food processing; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25147

COMÉRCIO JUSTO INTERNACIONAL: O CASO DO SUCO DE LARANJA ENTRE O BRASIL E A FRANÇA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Machado,   Melise Dantas; Paulillo,   Luiz Fernando; Lambert,   Annie.
This paper is a preliminary analysis of the governance structure of the faire trade of orange juice between Brazil and France. Fair trade is an organizational field composed of complex organizational networks that maintain relations of mutual dependence and share the same values system. As fair trade is a subject that has received relatively little study and presents many particularities, an exploratory study was considered appropriate. Primary and secondary data were collected. In the case of the trade of orange juice between Brazil and France, two commercial networks were identified. The integrated network is constituted by professionals who specialize in fair trade, while the certified network includes more conventional commercial organizations, such as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Transaction costs; Governance structures; Networks; Fair trade; Orange juice.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61719

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE U.S. HOG SLAUGHTER INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bullock,   J. Bruce.
Conventional wisdom holds that a small and decreasing number of hog slaughter firms are using their "market power" to take advantage of U.S. hog producers. Existing studies have simply calculated industry concentration ratios and assumed/asserted that the performance of such a concentrated industry must be different from the performance of a perfectly competitive industry. These researchers have rejected without testing the hypothesis that: the observed performance of the U.S. hog slaughter industry is not different from the performance that would be generated by a perfectly competitive industry. This paper derives the theoretical relationships between hog and pork prices, and hence the farm-wholesale price spread, that would exist in a perfectly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26044

The Knowledge Management Research of Agricultural Scientific Research Institution
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ding,   Qiang; Zhang,   Xiao-hong; Song,   Li-rong.
Based on the perception of knowledge management from experts specification in different fields, and experts at home and abroad, the knowledge management of agricultural scientific research institution can build new platform, offer new approach for realization of explicit or tacit knowledge, and promote resilience and innovative ability of scientific research institution. The thesis has introduced functions of knowledge management research of agricultural science. First, it can transform the tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge. Second, it can make all the scientific personnel share knowledge. Third, it is beneficial to the development of prototype system of knowledge management. Fourth, it mainly researches the realization of knowledge management...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural scientific research institution; Knowledge management; Knowledge economy; Information technology; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93642

DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE COMPANY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Edwards,   Richard A.; Moede,   Eric A.; Owensby,   Raymond M.; Vastine,   William J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27078

VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE POLICY: THE CASE OF SUGAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moss,   Charles B.; Schmitz,   Andrew.
The degree of vertical integration in the U.S. sugar industry between raw sugar processing and sugar refining cannot be explained using theories of vertical integration based on transaction costs (e.g. Williamson).  We graphically decompose the economic rents accruing to each level in the marketing channel.  Different strategies of several major sugar producing, processing and refining entities with regard to sugar quota policy are explored.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21754

Analysis on Farmers’ Land Right Protection
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Feng-xiu.
Land is the fundamental income sources for farmers. However, farmers stay in disadvantaged state in the political, economic and social aspects. Their land is exploited and occupied, which facilitates the rapid development of economy, as well as brings the gap between the poor and the rich and the inharmonious disputes. The necessity for protecting the land right of farmers under the new situation is expounded, covering the necessity of carrying out the relevant agricultural policies; the necessity of improving rural economic status and narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas; the necessity of reducing land disputes and constructing harmonious society. The violation of farmers’ land rights is analyzed from two aspects. The first one is the violation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Land system; Land rights and interests; Land right violation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108430

Using Communications to Influence Member Commitment in Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trechter,   David D.; King,   Robert P.; Walsh,   Laura.
In the popular press and in cooperative boardrooms there are discussions about member commitment. Since they are formed to enhance members’ well being, member commitment is an important issue for cooperatives. Cooperative communication strategies may influence member commitment, and these strategies are under the direct control of cooperatives. This study of Minnesota and Wisconsin cooperatives focuses on two questions: (1) do communications influence a member’s commitment to their cooperative, and (2) do different segments of the cooperative community respond differently to different communication approaches. Our results suggest that the answer to both questions is yes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46423

OUR APPROACH AT PIGGLY WIGGLY SOUTHERN TO A DAIRY AND FROZEN FOOD TRAINING PROGRAM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dykes,   Clyde.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27359

FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING A LAMB SLAUGHTER PLANT IN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nudell,   Daniel J.; Petry,   Timothy A.
A group of North Dakota lamb producers who are members of Valley Wool Growers Association identified several niche markets for high quality North Dakota lambs. The potential availability of a closed, but formerly federally inspected, livestock slaughter and meat processing facility in Steele County heightened their interest in determining the feasibility of a cooperatively owned lamb slaughter and processing facility. The cooperative would be patterned after existing and proposed slaughter cooperatives, whereby cooperative members would own shares to supply lambs to the plant on a year-round basis.  The analysis was conducted in several sections corresponding to critical factors which affect feasibility of the plant. The critical factors analyzed included...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Lambs; Slaughter; Processing; Niche market; Lamb prices; Lamb carcass prices; Feasibility; Cooperative; Federal meat inspection; Plant operating expenses; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23202

CAPITAL EFFICIENCY OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT RETAIL CENTER - WORK GROUP DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leed,   Theodore W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26894

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INCLUSION OF LESS-FAVOURED AREAS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN REGION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bittner,   Beata.
Agricultural economics and its part, rural economics plays a determining role in Hungary. Most rural families perform self-sufficient farm production for a living. In the present conditions of infrastructure and human resources, there are regions where the only rural alternative for employment is agriculture. There are significant differences among the regions considering natural resources and equipment available for farm production, and these differences affect potential income (Vörös et al. 1999). The primary aim of the European Union is to reduce such differences among the regions.The new research program of the University of Debrecen tackles the fundamental questions of regional development through the research and management of social asymmetries by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Less-favoured areas; Small regions in the northern great plain; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43579

Corporate Social Responsibility in Agribusiness: Empirical Findings from Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The social responsibility of businesses has developed into a highly debated issue in recent years. Especially in agribusiness, recent scandals as well as information asymmetries concerning food production have led to high external pressure on firms from the wider public. Being confronted with a variety of stakeholder goals and relationships, it could be particularly advantageous for enterprises in agribusiness to pursue a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. Based on a literature review, we introduce a conceptual framework that provides insights into the determinants of CSR and its effects, in particular, on the legitimacy and reputation, and finally, the performance of enterprises in agribusiness. This contingency-theoretic approach allows a...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Agribusiness; Survey; Sustainability; Food scandals; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58152

THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED TRANSPORTATION COST ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA'S PRODUCTION OF SELECTED FRESH PRODUCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tyan,   Holly L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27740

ESTUDO DO PROCESSO DE COMPRA DE BOI EM FRIGORÍFICOS PAULISTAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Thiago Bernardino de; Menezes,   Shirley Martins; Zen,   Sergio de; Alcantara,   Rosane Lucia Chicarelli.
Embora os produtores de gado nem sempre se comportem como uma empresa, precisam agir como tal para se manter no mercado, cada vez mais concentrado e profissionalizado nas etapas seguintes à de engorda – industrialização, atacado e varejo. O desafio para o pecuarista é grande, dada a complexidade que envolve o processo de compra de gado, caracterizado pelo marketing empresarial como uma recompra modificada, onde cada transação abrange a negociação de diversos aspectos e a participação de várias pessoas. O presente estudo mostra que o processo de comercialização de animais para abate, em frigoríficos pesquisados, envolve a execução diária de várias, senão todas, etapas referentes a um processo de compra empresarial dos mais complexos, com algumas delas sendo...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Compra de boi; Frigoríficos; Mercado organizacional; SCM; Cattle purchase; Slaughterhouses; Organizational market; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109718

Enhancing the Profitability of Horticultural Products with Market Based Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kyei,   Prince; Ejimakor,   Godfrey.
In addition to regional variations, demand for poinsettias was shown to depend on its price. Based on state-level data for 2005,demand in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. were found to be inelastic.  This suggests that the market for poinsettias in both regions could support higher prices.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Demand structure; Elasticity; Poinsettias; Green industry; S1021; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57077

Heterogeneity in the Evaluation of Quality Assurance Systems: The International Food Standard (IFS) in European Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schulze,   Holger; Albersmeier,   Friederike; Gawron,   Jana-Christina; Spiller,   Achim; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Due to the growing demands of customers and several food crises, quality assurance schemes have become increasingly popular in agribusiness. With this trend in mind, it seems worthwhile to take a closer look at the satisfaction of participating European companies. The study focuses on the IFS, which has gained much relevance in the food industry. A questionnaire concerned with perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of the IFS was answered by 389 companies. The results indicate that the overall evaluation of the IFS is primarily affected by the perceived usefulness of the catalogue of requirements and its evaluation. Furthermore, a cluster analysis was conducted and three clusters were identified, representing heterogeneous evaluations of the IFS.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Quality assurance systems; International Food Standard; Agribusiness; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q10; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53727

REGIONAL COST SHARE NECESSARY FOR RANCHER PARTICIPATION IN BRUSH CONTROL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Andrew C.; Conner,   J. Richard; Mjelde,   James W.; Richardson,   James W.; Stuth,   Jerry W.
Large-scale brush-control programs are being proposed in Texas to increase off-site water yields.  Biophysical and economic simulation models are combined to estimate the effects of brush control on representative ranches in four ecological regions of the Edwards Plateau area of Texas.  Net present values of representative ranches in three of four regions decrease with brush control.  Cost shares necessary for ranches from the three regions to break even range from 7% to 31% of total brush-control costs.  Any large-scale brush-control program will therefore require a substantial investment by the state of Texas.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31036

Exportações do Rio Grande do Norte: estrutura, vantagens comparativas e comércio intra-indústrial
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Jorge Luiz Mariano da; Montalvan,   Daniel Borja Valdez.
The objective of the present paper is to examine the behavior and the structure of the export sector of the economy of Rio Grande do Norte from 1996 to 2006, and to identify the products of revealed comparative advantage. The paper also seeks to measure levels of export concentration of products and destination markets, types of trade, and export sectors that show strength. To achieve the objectives of the paper, the intra-industry indices of GRUBEL AND LLOYD (1975) and the indices of revealed comparative advantage of BALASSA (1965) e LAURSEN (1998) were used. The indexes of product concentration and export destination were obtained through the Gini-Hirchmna coefficient. The data was taken from the ALICEWEB system of the Ministry of Development, Industry...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Revealed Comparative Advantage; Intra-Industry Trade; Export Concentration.; Agribusiness; F100; F110; F140.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61249

Evaluation on the Risks of Agricultural Industrial Chain Based on FAHP - a Case of Regions Inhabited by Ethnic Groups in Wuling Mountain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Bin.
Through recognizing the risking factors of industrial chain and selecting appropriate evaluation method, the index system on evaluating risking factors including market risk, natural risk, contact risk and efficiency risk in industrial chain is constructed, 26 weighting indicators under the four layers are set up. Taking regions inhabited by ethnic groups in Wuling Mountain as an example, the risking factors of agricultural industrial chain in the area are analyzed by adopting the FAHP. The influencing degree of each risking factor on credit risks is analyzed. The results assume that with the market risk, contract risk. natural risk and efficiency risk. The natural risks become the principal risk of agricultural industrial chain and it should be paid much...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Industrial chain; Risk factors; Risk evaluation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121278

Farmer Groups Enterprises and the Marketing of Staple Food Commodities in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coulter,   Jonathan.
There are some apparently successful cases of collective marketing with staple food commodities (grains and root crops), but these are less common than cases involving higher value agricultural products. These can be attributed to the benefit/cost ratio to participants being generally higher for collective marketing of the higher-value crops. Some of the costs are ‘hidden’, in the sense that they are borne by individuals in time spent in attending meetings, and not shown in the financial statements of the enterprises concerned. Examining a series of cases, the paper advocates an approach to the marketing of staples which involves analyzing the value chain and identifying those activities which on the one hand, best lend themselves to individual initiative,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Collective marketing; Producer organization; Staple food; Village storage; Inventory credit; Microfinance; Disbursement-driven; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50003

Dynamic Informative Advertising of New Experience Goods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saak,   Alexander E.
This paper analyzes the optimal advertising and price policies of a monopolist who sells a new experience good over time to a population of heterogeneous forward-looking buyers.  We consider informative advertising that can complement or substitute for learning-by-purchasing, and show that the advertising intensity always peaks during the early stages when the price extracts surplus from the buyers who are yet to learn their valuation for the good.  We also show that even though informative advertising may temporarily raise prices and slow down the learning process, an advertising ban can reduce welfare.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Monopoly; Advertising; Experience Goods; Learning; Private Information; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103536

Mudanças na pauta das exportações agrícolas brasileiras
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carvalho,   Maria Auxiliadora de; Silva,   Cesar Roberto Leite da.
This paper aims to contribute to the Brazilian deindustrialization debate, attributed to exchange appreciation that, for several authors, is the agricultural export increase effect. Constant market share method applied on FAO export data, for the 1991 to 2003 period, indicates that Brazilian agricultural export increased more than the potential rate, due to expressive competitiveness gains. After the exchange regime change, in 1999, the competitiveness increase was partly neutralized by growth share of products whose world demand was in decline. Exports value decomposition showed that the volume effect predominates, fact more evident after the flotation exchange adoption, when the price effect was negative. Even discounting the real exchange depreciation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural export; Deindustrialization; Constant market share; Agribusiness; F31.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61270

Economic Analysis of the Liberalization of Red Meat Markets in the Pacific Region from 1988 to 2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Charlebois,   Pierre; Gagne,   Stephan; Gendron,   Carole.
The liberalization of red meat (beef and pork) markets since 1988 is a good example of government action that has led to significant gains for the Canadian and American agri-food industries. Japan, South Korea and Mexico are the main countries that have liberalized their red meat markets since 1988. This industry has also benefited from the agreement between Canada and the United States. It has also made gain from the liberalization of the pork market in Australia and the Philippines, and the beef market in Indonesia.  This analysis captures the impact on the price received by farmers as well as on Canadian production in the absence of these increased market access. The combination of lower prices and lower production would have caused annual average...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Liberalization; Benefits; Red meats; Pork; Beef; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47133

TRANSPORTATION - WORK GROUP DISCUSSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trieb,   Sykes E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26889

Consolidation and Concentration in the U.S. Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   Brian W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; L11; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94760

Economic Nature of the Cooperative Association: A Retrospective Appraisal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46407

Some possibilities for risk analysis in the decision support of crop production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagy,   Lajos.
This article has been made according to my dissertation in which I present some opportunity of risk analysis and risk management in the decision support of crop production. Plant production is one of the most hazardous agricultural enterprises. Among risk sources seasonal fluctuation of average yields plays an important role in the assessment of enterprises. Therefore, I analyzed the production risk of the produced crops in Hungary compared to the European Union’s, after that I took into consideration the production site’s circumstances as well. Decision-makers must possess such means, by which they can measure, oversee and manage the effects and consequences of risk. In crop production linear programming models can be used to determine the optimal crop...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Risk; Crop production; Decision support; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49232

Owners' perceptions of factors that constrain the survival and growth of small, medium and micro agribusinesses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Clover,   T.A.; Darroch,   Mark A.G.
Public and private sector institutions in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA) can identify policies and strategies to increase the survival and growth rates of small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) agribusinesses if they have more information about the factors that constrain business performance. The sustained growth of these SMMEs could, in turn, help to reduce poverty, income inequality and unemployment problems in the province. The owners of 44 agribusiness SMMEs in a stratified random sample of Ithala Development Finance Corporation clients in KZN were, therefore, surveyed during October 2003 and January 2004 to identify what factors they perceive constrain business survival and growth. The respondents identified eight dimensions of constraints,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31694

Hypotheses of Direct Aid Modulation in Italy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henke,   Roberto; Sardone,   Roberta.
The paper focuses on the implementation of direct aids modulation, as provided for by Regulation 1259/99. After a critical review of the most relevant questions arisen around the effectiveness and the viability of modulation, the paper presents results about its possible application in Italy. In the first part of the paper a special attention is given to the actual distribution of direct aids in Italy, to the number of farms involved and the amount of revenues realised. In the second part four different hypotheses of modulation are tested. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of modulation revenues under the four different hypotheses are compared with the financial resources allotted in Italy to the regional Rural Development Plans (RDPs). While results...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: CAP; Direct Aids; Horizontal Regulation; Agri-environmental Measures; RDPs; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24968

Organic Rural Innovation Systems and Networks: Findings From a Study of Ethiopian Smallholders
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spielman,   David J.; Davis,   Kristin E.; Negash,   Martha; Gezahegn,   Ayele.
Agriculture in Ethiopia is changing. New players, relationships, and policies are influencing the ways in which information and knowledge are used by smallholders. While this growing complexity suggests opportunities for Ethiopian smallholders, too little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation. This paper examines Ethiopia’s smallholder agricultural sector from an innovation systems perspective to understand the changing roles, responsibilities, and interactions of diverse actors in relation to smallholder livelihoods. The paper uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research tools to paint a picture of the innovation landscape at both the system and local levels....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ethiopia; Agricultural development; Innovation; Technology; Social networks; Social learning; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; 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/52096

Performance in the Food Retailing Segment of the Agri-Food Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   David; Trant,   Michael.
This paper sets out to measure the performance of the food-retailing sector of the Canadian economy for the period 1990 to 1998. This study was undertaken to provide a baseline study for the sector due to the major changes that took place after 1998. A second driver was to provide recent information on the sector as the last study of this type was conducted in the 1970s.  The paper uses profitability as a measure of performance.  The measure was chosen because most firms make business decisions based on their profitability, and profitability provides an indication on the direction of employment, investment, and growth of a sector.  We find that that food retailing performed better than both non-food retailers and the general economy over the 1990s. While...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28028

DISCUSSION: IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAFTA FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN FOOD INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schildroth,   John.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16830

NON-CONVENTIONAL VITICULTURE AS A VIABLE SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY IN ITALY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vastola,   Antonella P.; Tanyeri-Abur,   Aysen.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic viticulture; Wine; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53886

WORKING TOGETHER: THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AGENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE-BASED INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harris,   Andrea; Fulton,   Murray E.; Stefanson,   Brenda; Lysyshyn,   Don.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31773

From “Migrant Workers Boom” to “Migrant Workers Scarcity” —Analysis of Institutional Bottleneck of Rural Surplus Labors Transfer in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Qin.
Through description of three-steps characteristic of dual economic theory and its practical significance to the process of industrialization and urbanization in China, and making comparative analysis between important criterion of "Lewis turning point" and current situation of rural surplus labors market in China, we can find that there exists a great deal of surplus labors in rural areas in our country, improvement of peasant income is the result of external interference of government, and demographic dividend in our country hasn’t finished. These phenomena go against the theory of "Lewis turning point". So it can prove that "Lewis turning point" in China hasn’t come yet. The paper points out the major factors of coexistence of “migrant workers scarcity”...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural surplus labors transfer; “Migrant workers scarcity”; Lewis turning point; Institutional reform，China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102368

The Supply-Demand Analysis and Mechanism Innovation of Chinese Rural Public Goods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Xia,   Xiang-yang.
The connotation of rural public goods is expounded. The rural public goods refer to the products and labors that satisfy the production and living of rural residents, economic growth and social progress. The rural public goods is characterized by non-excludability, non-competitiveness and indispensability of other general public goods. The supply situation of Chinese government to rural public goods is analyzed , as well as me demand situation of rural public goods, which includes farmers' demand on training, the assistance demand of rural weak groups, farmers' demand on comfortable living conditions and farmers' demand on s o t f public goods. m e paths for innovating me supply mechanism of rural public c goods are put forward, which cover perfecting the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural public goods; Supply-demand analysis; Mechanism innovation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117253

Technical Barriers to Interstate Trade: Noxious Weed Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gopinath,   Munisamy; Min,   He; Buccola,   Steven T.
We focus on regulations controlling the spread of noxious weeds, especially the trade effects of regulatory differences across U.S. states. We specify a gravity model for each state’s seed, nursery product, and commodity trade with each other state. Within the gravity model, we examine the role of cross-state regulatory congruence arising from ecological and agronomic characteristics and interest-group lobbying. A spatial-autoregressive Tobit model is estimated with a modified expectation-maximization algorithm. Results show that weed regulatory congruence positively affects interstate trade. By fostering cross-state regulatory differences, consumer and commodity-producer lobbying reduce the value of interstate trade by about two percent per annum.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Interstate trade; Invasive species; Rent-seeking; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; F1; H7; Q5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100527

Looking for Cattle and Hog Cycles through a Bayesian Window
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dorfman,   Jeffrey H.; Park,   Myung D.
The agricultural economics literature, both academic and trade, has discussed the assumed presence of cycles in livestock markets such as cattle and hogs for a very long time. Since Jarvis (1974), there has been considerable discussion over how these cycles impact optimal economic decision making. Subsequent studies such as Rucker, Burt, and LaFrance (1984), Hayes and Schmitz (1987), Foster and Burt (1992), Rosen, Murphy, and Scheinkman (1994), and Hamilton and Kastens (2000) have all investigated some aspect of how biological factors, economic events, or economic actions could be causes of and/or responses to cycles in hog and cattle inventories. There has also been debate, again both in the academic and trade literature, over the length of the cycle(s)...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Bayesian econometrics; Cattle cycles; Hog cycles.; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49278

Obstacles to Development of Marketing Channels of Agricultural Products in China and Countermeasures
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Chun-mei.
This paper introduces the connotation of marketing channels of agricultural products, and gives an overall of current modes of marketing channels of agricultural products in China, including the marketing channel of transportation and sale of agricultural products, the marketing channel of intermediary sales agent, and the marketing channel of mutual cooperation. The problems existing in the marketing channel of agricultural products in China as follows, first, the cost is high; second, the technological content is low; third, the upstream main body lacks competitiveness; fourth, the structure of investment is irrational. Corresponding countermeasures are put forward to develop marketing channels of agricultural products as follows: perfect the service...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural products; Marketing channel; Innovation of channel; Agricultural industrialization; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119709

THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUESTRIAN TOURISM ENTERPRISES IN TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Konyves,   Erika; Suta,   Eva.
Hungary is the pioneer of the European Equestrian Tourism. Several thousands foreign tourists visited specific equestrian programmes already in the 1960’s and 1970’s. At the same times some hundred thousands of holiday tourists visited equestrian shows and programs organised in different areas of our country. From the beginning of the 1990’s equestrian enterprises (pensions, stables, specialized equestrian services) have been established. The equestrian tourism enterprises are well represented all over the country. They are well organised, the Hungarian Equestrian Tourism Association integrates 80% of equestrian tourism enterprises. Uniquely in Europe, the voluntary professional qualification, called “the horseshoe qualification system” started in 1998....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Development; Equestrian; Enterprises; Tourism; Tourism Destination Management; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53535

Analysis of New Model of "Rule by Three Committees" and Discussion on Construction of Villagers' Self-governing Organizations in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Cheng; Zhang,   Lu-ping.
This paper introduces the operation model of ' rule by three committees” including the members of three committees , functional constitution of ' three committees , and relationship between restriction and coordination of ' three committees . By referring to the villagers' self-governing system in China, and the relevant provisions in Constitution and Village Committee Organization Law, we take into account the legitimacy of " rule by three committees . In terms of the details of system design. we perfect the new model of ' rule by three committees as follows. make the conditions of holding office stringent and ensure the quality requirements of members of three committees ; Standardize the procedures of election, and guarantee the equitable election of...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Villagers' self-governing; Villagers' self-governing organizations; ' Rule by three committees; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119719

Estimating the Accounting Profitability of Pooling Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lerman,   Zvi; Parliament,   Claudia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62306

MEAT PROCESSING LAYOUT - NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Ernest W.
Describes the Cooperative Extension Service's role in improving facilities and methods of operation of meat processing plants in Georgia.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27170

NUTRITIONALLY-IMPROVED FOODS IN SUPERMARKETS: 1989-93
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Allshouse,   Jane E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; Food products; New product introductions; Scanner data; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25962

A Comprehensive Approach to Building North Carolina's Local Food Economy From Farm to Fork (PowerPoint)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Creamer,   Nancy.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106144

The Empirical Analysis of Difference of Urban-rural Residents’ Marginal Propensity to Consume
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meng,   Jing; Hou,   Ju-kai.
According to the data concerning consumption and income in 55 Years of Statistics Chronicle of New China, China Statistical Yearbook, by using econometric model, this paper expounds the reason of shortage of residents’ consumption demand in China and tests the difference of marginal propensity to consume of China’s urban-rural residents. The results show that the urban residents’ marginal propensity to consume is greater than rural residents’ marginal propensity to consume in China, but the urban residents’ marginal propensity to consume tends to decline, while the rural residents’ marginal propensity to consume tends to rise. In terms of urban-rural income structure, consumption structure and consumption of consumer durables, this paper analyzes the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marginal Propensity to Consume; Consumption demand; Consumption structure; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113490

Farm-Level Risk Management Using Irrigation and Weather Derivatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
An agronomic crop growth model—the Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer—and a constant relative risk aversion utility function are used to examine corn irrigation strategies in Mitchell County, Georgia. Precipitation contracts are designed to help farmers manage risk. Three conclusions originate from the findings. First, the optimal irrigation strategy can greatly increase producers’ certainty-equivalent revenue. Second, changes in water pricing policy would have a limited impact on the amount of water used. And third, across levels of risk preference, the precipitation contracts are not effective in increasing certainty-equivalent revenue or reducing cumulative water use.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation risk management; Water pricing policy; Weather derivative contract; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D8; G22; Q15; Q25.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46986

Allocation of Advertising and Research Dollars In the Florida Orange-Juice Industry: Supply and Demand Elasticity Considerations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
This study shows how the mix of advertising and research that maximizes net revenue for a commodity can be approximated for given values of market prices, margins and quantities, along with price elasticities of supply and demand, and the elasticity of demand with respect to advertising and the elasticity of supply and the price margin with respect to research.
Tipo: Preprint
Palavras-chave: Advertising dollars; Allocation; Orange juice industry; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104325

Can Cocoa Farmer Organizations Countervail Buyer Market Power?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilcox,   Michael D.; Abbott,   Philip C.
Structural adjustment in less developed countries has often mandated removal of state-run marketing boards to enhance efficiency in the marketing chain and to raise farm income. Concerns have been mounting about the negative side effects of cocoa market liberalization, including replacement of the parastatal by imperfectly competitive marketing institutions and the loss of public goods (e.g. research and extension). It is believed that the link of the supply chain closest to the farmgate may be the least competitive, as farmers in remote areas lack good market information and encounter relatively few buying agents. These concerns, especially related to domestic market competitiveness, have prompted governments, foreign donors and NGOs to promote farmer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21261

Study of impacts of orange juice ads on Schnucks grocery store sales and customers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Orange juice; Schnucks; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52738

Impacts of the European Union Tariff  On the Florida Price for Grapefruit Juice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
GJ exports account for a major part of Florida as well as U.S. GJ sales, accounting for 41.5% and 36.9% of total Florida GJ sales in 2008-09 and 2009-10.  The largest export market in many of the recent years has been the EU.  The EU imposes a 12% ad valorem tariff on GJ imports, resulting in a higher price for GJ there and a lower volume demanded than would be expected otherwise.  Based on the analysis of this study, it is estimated that removal of the EU tariff would result in increased sales of GJ in the EU, benefitting consumers in Europe, and a higher price for Florida growers.  The Florida grower price and annual revenue were estimated to increase by $.06 per SSE gallon and $3.6 million, respectively, if the EU tariff were removed.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: European Union; Tariff; Grapefruit juice price; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104336

EVALUATING MERGERS IN FOOD INDUSTRIES UNDER PROCEDURES FOR LITIGATION OR REGULATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coate,   Malcolm B.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mergers; Market power; Antitrust analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25938

Impacts of irrigation management transfer:  A review of the evidence.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermillion,   Douglas Lynn.
Evaluates data from 29 different studies on irrigation management transfer to assess the impacts of transfer on various aspects of irrigation system management. Twelve guiding principles to ensure a more systematic approach to research on the impacts of management transfer are proposed. Identifies key research propositions on the conditions necessary for transfer programs to succeed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Policy; Privatization; Case studies; Performance evaluation; Irrigated farming; Economic aspects; Financing; Operations; Environmental sustainability; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52798

Foreword: Special Issue on the Economics of Local Food Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Just,   David R.; Blalock,   Garrick.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106066

Small businesses are the break-out possibility are the break-out possibility of the North-Hungarian regions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gergely,   Sandor.
The area of the North-Hungarian Region is 13,429 km2, which is 14.4% of the country’s territory. In terms of area and population the region lies in fourth place in Hungary. The region is remarkable for the beauty of its landscapes, which are rich in untouched natural values with its significant ecological potential. Among its natural treasures we can find medicinal, thermal and mineral water springs. The wine producing regions of Eger and Gyöngyös are well known in Europe, while Tokaj is world famous. Significant problems in the North-Hungarian Region are unemployment exceeding the national average, caused by adaptation and modernisation crises, low-level employment, and the concentrated appearance of underdeveloped settlements and population groups. As...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small businesses; Competitiveness; Cluster; Network economy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48091

COMPETITION AND PROFITABILITY ADJUSTMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Acheampong,   Yvonne J.; Epperson,   James E.; Park,   Timothy A.; Gunter,   Lewell F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27941

Socioeconomic Factors and Its Influence in Vertical Price Transmission: The Case of the Mexican Tortilla Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Araujo-Enciso,   Sergio Rene.
The present document provides evidence of how prices along the Mexican Tortilla Industry are related and co-integrated, furthermore it attempts to derive a formal relationship between market integration and socioeconomic variables that affects transaction costs and therefore price transmission. Although not conclusive, it sets the ground for further steps on achieving such objective by implementing more advanced techniques.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize tortilla industry; Vertical price transmission; Socioeconomic variables.; 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/94922

THE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF A CHEESE PLANT AND DAIRIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stallmann,   Judith I.; Evans,   Garen K.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Jones,   Lonnie L.; Siebert,   John W.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23995

KÉT TEJTERMELŐ SZARVASMARHA TELEP ÖSSZEHASONLÍTÓ VIZSGÁLATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Varga,   Noemi; Bertalanne-Varallyai,   Erika; Salamon,   Lajos.
A szerzők két holstein-fríz tejelő tehenészet termelési mutatóit és az állatorvosi gyógyszerköltséget vizsgálták 2000-2002. években. A tehenenkénti értékesített tej mennyisége az évek során jelentősen nőtt, a borjúszaporulat stagnált. A fajlagos gyógyszerköltség a három év alatt évrőlévre emelkedett. A vizsgált idő-szakban az egy átlagtehénre jutó gyógyszerköltségnek közel a felét az antibiotikumok adták, ezt követték a vitaminok, a hormonok, a vakcinák, majd az egyéb készítmények, a fertőtlenítőszerek, az antiparazitikumok, az állatgyógyászati eszközök és végül, a legkisebb százalékban, a gyulladáscsökkentők. Az antibiotikumok és a hormonok aránya csökkent, ugyanakkor a preventív szerek, a vitaminok és ásványi anyagok, valamint a vakcinák költséghányada...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tejtermelő tehenészetek; Összehasonlító gazdasági elemzés; Gyógyszerköltség csökkentés - dairies; Comparative economic analysis; Decrease of medical costs; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54315

The Impact of Agricultural Growth on Rural Non-Farm Incomes and Employment in Alabama
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brazil,   LaTravis; Bukenya,   James O.
The rural nonfarm economy is the backbone of the economy of numerous small towns scattered throughout the Black Belt region, as well as the primary source of income and employment. Seen in this light, the rural nonfarm economy will play a key role in determining future prospects for employment growth and poverty alleviation in the Alabama Black Belt region. The objective in this paper therefore is to examine the importance of rural-urban growth linkages with a focus on the Black Belt region and estimate agricultural growth multipliers. The analysis uses cross-section data to estimate econometrically the indirect rural employment and income generated by agricultural growth. Two major sections address the study objective. The first examines the importance,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural-Urban Linkages; Counties; Multipliers; Employment; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56482

Determining Returns to Storage: Does Data Aggregation Matter
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Klumpp,   Joni M.; Brorsen,   B. Wade; Anderson,   Kim B.
Aggregate data are commonly used to determine returns to storage.  However, recent studies have shown that aggregating data may lead to underestimated returns.  This article compares aggregate and elevator data from Oklahoma to determine if aggregate data underestimate returns.  We find no difference between the mean returns estimated with aggregate data and the mean returns estimated with transaction level data from grain elevators in Oklahoma.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Aggregate data; Data collection; Information loss; Returns to storage; Agribusiness; Q13.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6060

STOCHASTIC EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE CORE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sanneh,   Njundu; Moffitt,   L. Joe; Lass,   Daniel A.
The continued decline in both the number of and the acreage in small-scale farms and rural communities, as well as food safety and environmental concerns, has heightened interest in the community-supported agriculture (CSA) concept.  Mean-variance, stochastic dominance, mean-Gini, and exponential utility/moment-generating function approaches to stochastic efficiency are employed to analyze three years of farm survey data on core management options for CSA farms.  The core concept yields higher net income per acre than non-core management and, based on the stochastic efficiency analysis, should be regarded as the preferred management option for many CSA operators.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31053

Australian consumers' willingness to pay and willingness to purchase a hypothetical lower cholesterol pork product
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bellhouse,   Amy; Malcolm,   Bill; Griffith,   Garry R.; Dunshea,   Frank.
This study investigated whether there would be an increase in consumer willingness to pay and purchase if reduced cholesterol pork was introduced to the Australian market. A stated choice analysis was used, with the following questions addressed. How are current purchases of fresh pork affected by concerns about cholesterol content?  What financial premium, if any, would consumers place on reduced cholesterol pork?  Would consumers buy more pork if a low cholesterol option were available?  Is there a group of consumers, such as those with high cholesterol, who have an increased willingness to pay for or purchase reduced cholesterol pork when compared to consumers without this health problem? Results from this study indicated that at present the majority of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pork; Cholesterol; Choice analysis; Australian pork; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114414

SOME THOUGHTS ON SELECTING A CONSULTANT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Krueckeberg,   Harry F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27801

THE PERSISTENCE OF PROFITABILITY IN THE FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schumacher,   Sara K.; Boland,   Michael A.
We evaluate the persistence of incremental industry, firm-specific, and corporate-parent effects on firm profitability across the food and agribusiness sector and further analyze the persistence within four major sectors:  processing, wholesale, retail, and restaurant.  Results suggest that industry effects are more persistent than corporate effects across the food and agribusiness sector.  Results also suggest the retail supermarket sector has had relatively stable profits due to both industry and firm effects during the time period under study. The results have implications with respect to research and extension programs targeted toward educating producers and management about producer-owned businesses.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22124

A REVIEW OF EFFORTS BY THE FOOD INDUSTRY TO STANDARDAIZE PALLETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hammons,   D.R.; Anderson,   Maynard E.
The authors present a review and recommendation for a standardization program for pallets in the food industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1978
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26882

Econometric analysis on economies of scale: An application to rice and shrimp production in Thailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mekhora,   Thamrong.
Shrimp production in Thailand has historically been undertaken in the saline and brackish waters of coastal mangroves. In recent years rising demand and prices for shrimp and falling productivity of mangrove areas have motivated an expansion of shrimp production into the fresh-water margins of river estuaries that were previously used for rice cultivation. Generalised additive models, which offer a comprehensive approach to regression analysis, are mainly used for empirical analysis, and model development and specification for rice and shrimp production in this study. This paper presents a brief introduction to generalised additive models, discusses how they are applied to develop cost functions to satisfy the restriction of production theory, and...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Shrimp; Returns to scale.; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124086

IMPACTS OF BSE CRISIS ON THE CANADIAN ECONOMY: AN INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Samarajeewa,   Sudarma; Weerahewa,   Jeevika; Bredahl,   Maury E.; Wigle,   Randy.
This study assesses the impacts of BSE crisis on the Canadian economy at the provincial level using an input-output model. The impacts of reductions in exports of beef and cattle on Gross Domestic Product at provincial level, employment, labor income and industrial production are evaluated for Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan provinces. The results show that a reduction of value of exports by $10 million would reduce average Gross Domestic Product and labor income in above provinces by $8.7 and $3.7 millions. Approximately 145 jobs per province would be lost and industrial production would be reduced by $19.7million. The sizes of the impacts on various industries are different in different provinces reflecting the heterogeneity in intra-industrial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34179

AGRIBUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHALLENGES FOR AN EVOLVING PROFESSION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Michael L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30363

Impact of the EU Milk Quota on Structural Change in the Dairy Sectors of Germany and The Netherlands
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huettel,   Silke; Jongeneel,   Roelof A.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Markov Chain; Milk Quota Scheme; Structural Change; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; O11; C11.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50943

Financial Analysis of Agricultural Businesses: Ten Do's and Don'ts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: LaDue,   Eddy L.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121319

DEFINING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE RETAIL FOOD DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Decision-making roles of various levels of management in retail food firms were identified. Particular attention was focused on: (1) identifying the range of responsibility for each level of management, and (2) identifying the degree of involvement for each level of management. A "funneling" effect was depicted in the decision-making process, progressing from general policy decisions by upper level management to more specific operating decisions by store level management.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26953

PUBLIC POLICY RESPONSES TO INCREASED VERTICAL LINKAGES IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Young,   Linda M.; Hobbs,   Jill E.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Vertical coordination; Vertical linkage; Public policy; Agri-food supply chains; Supply chain management; Agribusiness; Q1; L1.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29237

GOVERNMENT - RETAILER - CONSUMER - A CHANGING ERA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Segal,   Milton.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1976
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27360

Growth of the Agricultural Firm: Problems and Theories
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Renborg,   Ulf.
This review of growth theories of the firm is directed towards those theories of interest for managerial direction of the growth process of agricultural firms. It starts with a discussion of growth, growth directions, the growth process and associated problems. From this an analytical procedure is built up. which states a set of desirable features that theories suitable to guide managers of agricultural firms should contain. In the light of these, the following theories of firm growth are discussed: the traditional neo-classical approach to firm size, extensions of this approach, the growth theories of Edith Penrose and Robin Marris, and the combination of investment and finance theory possible with various types of mathematical programming and cybernetic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1970
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9633

Safety Nets or Trampolines? Federal Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance, and the Farm Bill
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Goodwin,   Barry K.; Rejesus,   Roderick M.
We review the implications of the 2007 Farm Bill for the risk management dimensions of U.S. agriculture and policy. Legislative proposals suggest significant changes in risk management policy, including the introduction of state or national revenue insurance. We also pursue an empirical analysis of the interrelationships of crop insurance, disaster relief, and farm profitability. We find an inverse relationship between disaster assistance and insurance purchases. Our analysis also suggests that farmers that buy insurance and that receive disaster payments tend to have higher returns to farming.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop insurance; Disaster payments; Farm Bill; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46980

Guaranteeing a Market and the Contracts of Bargaining Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knoeber,   Charles R.; Baumer,   David L.
One important function of bargaining cooperatives is alleged to be guaranteeing a market for their members. We characterize this function as deterring opportunistic behavior by producers and processors operating under forward contracts. We then examine actual contracts of bargaining cooperatives and argue that certain clauses in these contracts serve to guarantee the market. These clauses are those that provide for mechanical or third-party grading, liquidated damages, and most-favored-customer treatment.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46268

ESTUDIO PROSPECTIVO ALAÑO 2020 SOBRE LA IMPORTANCIA DE LA CALIDAD DE LA LECHE Y QUESO EN LA CADENAAGROALIMENTARIA LECHE EN EL ESTADO DE HIDALGO, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moctezuma Lopez,   Georgel; Espinosa Garcia,   Jose Antonio; Cuevas Reyes,   Venancio; Romero Santillan,   Fernando; Jolalpa Barrera,   Jose Luis.
The prospective analysis is related directly to the future vision, which cannot be guessed, but if it can be visualized and/or be constructed trought to influence that can be had inside the decision making. The prospective analysis milk and cheese quality that appears, comprises of a project financed by the Foundation Hidalgo Produce and operated by the National Institute Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research. The agri-food chain milk analysis, two products were selected to be put under the analysis, vision and evaluation of a panelists experts group who trought Delphi type questionnaire, were shaping their qualifications. To work decision with milk and cheese products was in regard they are most important by volume in that they are consumed and by...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrifood chain; Quality; Milk; Prospection; Cheese.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48823

Food Chain Concept in Food and Rural Policy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bertazzoli,   Aldo; Ghelfi,   Rino; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Samoggia,   Antonella.
Food chain concept was firstly used as a private sector concept applied in order to optimise chain organisation and to create value along the chain. It is now becoming an approach to understand relations within a socio-economic area, both for economic and production aims and to gain a territorial and rural development perspective. Currently food chain policy is often the result of a negotiating process involving different socio-economic policy areas and many stakeholders. The objective of the present paper is to analyse the food chain concept in rural and food policy context, to explore its interconnections with other socio-economic policy areas, and to identify the main policy perspectives in which the concept of food chain was used. A significant number...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food chain; Food policy; Rural policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59037

A COMPETITIVENESS STUDY OF FOUR RICE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Seecharan,   Denny; Jacque,   Andrew Eliel.
Rice imports into Trinidad and Tobago in 2005 represented approximately 95% of domestic demand. Local production has been declining since reaching a peak of 21,000 tonnes in 1992.  Present production is 3,500 tonnes.  Rice is produced under a variety of production systems and on farms of varying sizes, productivity and quality of output.  This paper examines the competitiveness of four production systems used in Trinidad and Tobago, viz.: the transplanting system (ST), the broadcast seeded system (SB)(both being small farms and highly labour intensive), the partially mechanized system of medium sized farms (MM) and a fully mechanized large farm utilizing aerial technology in the production system (CRP).  The methodology involved the collection of data on...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Policy analysis matrix; Competitiveness; Comparative advantage; Production systems; Trinidad and Tobago; CAES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36948

Is Protection for Sale in U.S. Food Industries?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lopez,   Rigoberto A.; Hathie,   Ibrahima.
This article tests the Grossman-Helpman Protection for Sale model using panel data from U.S. food processing industries with endogenous protection, imports, and political organization of industries. 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, but in unorganized industries protection increases with import penetration. In spite of substantial differences in data sets and empirical procedures, 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. Furthermore, the presence of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Trade protection; Tariffs; Lobbying; Political economy; Food manufacturing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25182

AN EXPERIMENT IN RETAIL FRESH SEAFOOD MERCHANDISING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Samuel M.; Loomis,   Steve M.
Examines alternative merchandising techniques for fresh seafood and recommends improved practices designed to improve profitability in supermarkets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27401

Applying Transaction Cost Economics: A Note on Biomass Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Altman,   Ira J.; Sanders,   Dwight R.; Boessen,   Christian R.
Agricultural supply chains, especially those from producer to first handler, are relatively mature institutions. While agricultural economists often observe the evolution of marketing structures in developing nations, it is a rare opportunity to research a developing market within North America. The emerging bioenergy industry—which relies on non-food crops such as straw—provides the potential to research and potentially impact the development of new supply chains. Here, we briefly review the literature related to biomass supply chains, pose a transaction cost approach to studying their development, and then discuss the procurement strategies of an industry leader: the Iogen Corporation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biomass supply chains; Organization; Transaction cost; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62290

OPTIMAL FLOWS OF REFINED SUGAR IN THE UNITED STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dagher,   Magid A.; Debatisse,   Michael L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1986
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26474

Consumers and sellers heterogeneity, search costs and spatial price dispersion in retail food markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anania,   Giovanni; Nistico,   Rosanna.
— Price dispersion, i.e. a homogeneous product sold at different prices by different sellers, is among the most replicated findings in empirical economics. The paper assesses the extent and determinants of spatial price dispersion for 14 perfectly homogeneous food products in more than 400 retailers in a market characterized by the persistence of a large number of relatively small traditional food stores, side by side with large supermarkets. The extent of observed price dispersion is quite high, suggesting that, despite their large number, monopolistic competition prevails among sellers as a result of the heterogeneity of services offered. When prices in an urban area (where the spatial concentration of sellers is much higher and consumer search costs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price dispersion; Retail pricing; Food markets.; 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/94921

The Research on Determinants of Moving Labors’ Settlement in Urban Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Yu.
Based on the analysis of the factors affecting the migration of peasant workers and the explanation of becoming permanent urban residents, this research takes migration mode (migration) as the dependent variable, sex (sex), age (age), monthly income (income), education degree (edu), working experiences (exp), social relation (relation), and social security (security) as the independent variables. According to the investigation of China Agricultural University in the year 2009, Logistic Binary Choice Model is used to construct the corresponding econometric model and to measure the effects of influencing factors on the selection of migration mode. Result shows that education degree, personal ability, social relation, and social security are the major...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Settlement change; Peasant worker; Human capital; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113497

THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FRESH PRODUCE PACKING HOUSE IN JORDAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hattar,   Raed F.; Bacon,   J. Richard; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Gempesaw,   Conrado M., II.
Historically, Jordan's traditional markets for fresh produce have been the Persian Gulf countries.  However, these exports have declined in recent years and new markets in Europe have been tapped.  One of the main constraints to expanding the European market is the lack of quality-oriented packing houses in Jordan.  This study considers the feasibility of a vegetable packing house designed to meet the quality requirements of the European market.  The overall objective is to evaluate the economic viability of packing and transporting various fresh produce items to the European market.  Specifically, four transportation scenarios were evaluated using a comprehensive firm-level, dynamic and stochastic, multiple-year, capital budgeting computer simulation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26634

SEGMENTING THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCER MARKETPLACE FOR AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gloy,   Brent A.; Akridge,   Jay T.
A cluster analysis procedure was used to develop a market segmentation of U.S. crop and livestock farms with annual sales in excess of $100,000.  The segments were developed based on the importance of six factors that producers evaluate when selecting input suppliers.  The results indicate that four distinct segments exist: Convenience buyers, Balance buyers, Price buyers, and Performance buyers.  Differences in preferences across these segments have important implications for the marketing strategies of agricultural input suppliers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34209

REFORM OF THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD: A “MADE IN CANADA” APPROACH TO MARKETING GRAIN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pedde,   Richard; Mirus,   Rolf.
The debate continues: whether or not single desk selling of Western Canadian grain provides the best return to producers. It is methodologically difficult to show that better returns may have been foregone in the past, yet the experience in Illinois suggests that, absent the CWB, farmers could also achieve worse results. While this battle – a battle that is in part ideological in nature – has been taking place, the world has moved forward and new services markets have evolved. There may indeed be $20 bills on the sidewalk that can be picked up by moving with the world – without, for the time being, abandoning the single desk. In this brief discussion paper we argue that the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) can improve its performance through increased recourse...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheat board; Canada; Agriculture; Grain; Marketing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60433

REGIONAL EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anett,   Sores; Karoly,   Peto.
The rate of unemployment in Hajdú-Bihar County is several percent higher than the national average and the actual number of unemployed people is the highest, resulting in considerable social problems. The majority of families living under the minimum subsistence level cannot cover their housing maintenance costs. These costs include the rents of tenement flats, public charges, water, electricity, gas and district heating charges. Cutting the number of unemployed people and stimulating economic activity is a high priority. Important tools towards achieving these goals include the promotion of non-agricultural activities by households engaged in agriculture, incentives for rural microenterprises, the development of rural and agro-tourism and support for...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Unemployment; Quality of life; Rural development; Agribusiness; Public Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104645

RESEARCH OF THE WEALTH AND FINANCIAL SOURCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gaspar,   Andrea.
After 10 years, follow up 90’s, number of company’s jump in increase, and so after the fritter of implements, the venture interests decrease continually in the agriculture from 2001. In nation-wide level, correlated to 2000, in 2003 the number of company’s decrease by 7% (6). In the county Intensity of the bad effects of weather (drought, flood) cut down on the increase of agricultural enterprises, also in the future. General cause of the shift ratio between the implements and current assets, which serve the enterprise more than one year, is the subsidence of the rate of resource. Inside the tangible assets the ratio of investments in 4.5%, although in rate equal to tangible assets, it shows more than 60% increase according to 2000. To achieve the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural enterprises; Financial index; Liquidity; Indebtedness; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58900

STOCHASTIC SIMULATION OF A SMALL-SCALE MEAT PACKING PLANT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falk,   Constance L.
A small-scale meat packing plant selling lambs and steers in northern New Mexico was analyzed in three Monte Carlo simulations.  The monthly distributions of steer liveweights and prices at the feedlot were fit and the parameters estimated.  The distributions were correlated between liveweights and prices each month and between all monthly prices.  An annual distribution of lamb liveweights was also fit.  The three simulations assumed that retail prices of beef in northern New Mexico were comparable to the national average, minimum and maximum weighted prices.  If minimum national beef prices are used, there is a better than 50 percent probability that net profits will be negative every month except June-September.  In January-May and November, there is a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27602

SOURCES OF CAPITAL FOR LIMITED RESOURCE COOPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Holmquist,   Garth.
Cooperative group actions are undergoing a resurgence in popularity in close concert with an increasing awareness of the problems of rural poverty and a belief that group actions can serve as a partial solution to those problems.  There are several elements necessary for the economic success of a cooperative, of which the absence of any one may preclude economic success and thus greatly diminish or eliminate the usefulness of cooperatives as an anti-poverty tool.  This paper examines capital resources as one prerequisite for economic success by reviewing capital needs and capital sources.  The availability of capital as well as the comparative advantages and disadvantages of the various sources are examined as they apply to limited resource cooperatives....
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11083

The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nakuja,   Tekuni; Akhand,   M.; Hobbs,   Jill E.; Kerr,   William A.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was signed into law in January, 2011 represents a major initiative to improve food safety in the US. The legislation mandates the US Food and Drug Administration with developing a regulatory system to implement the Act. As yet, the full effect of the Act cannot be evaluated because the regulatory requirements are yet to be developed. There is little doubt, however, that those firms, both domestic and foreign, that wish to supply US consumers with food will face a considerable increase in regulatory costs.  This paper outlines the major requirements of the FSMA and suggests how the regulatory burden may fall on foreign versus US domestic suppliers. Areas where Canadian firms may be disadvantaged relative to US...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Competitiveness; Food safety; Regulatory burden; SPS; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116847

STRATEGIC AGRIBUSINESS OPERATION REALIGNMENT IN THE TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McCarl,   Bruce A.; Rister,   M. Edward; Ward,   Ruby A.; Long,   Charles R.; McCorkle,   Dean A.; Ziari,   Houshmand A.; Conner,   J. Richard; Sturdivant,   Allen W.; Thompson,   Troy N.
Mathematical programming-based systems analysis is used to examine the consequences of alternative operation configuration for the agricultural operations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Continuation versus elimination of the total operation as well as individual operating departments are considered. Methodology includes a firm systems operation model combined with capital budgeting and an integer programming based investment model. Results indicate the resources realize a positive return as a whole, but some enterprises are not using resources profitably. The integer investment model is found to be superior for investigating whether to continue multiple interrelated enterprises.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Enterprise selection; Mathematical programming; Optimal enterprise organization; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15404

NE- 165 Case Study : CANOLA AS AN EMERGING INDUSTRY: A Processor and Producer Perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coaldrake,   Karen; Sonka,   Steven T.
The canola industry in the United States has been very small with a limited canola oil demand being met through imports. However, an apparent increase in consumer demand for more healthful alternatives to traditional vegetable oils has sparked an interest among domestic processors desiring to be among the first entrants to a U.S. canola oil market. Processor interest has in turn led to some producer experimentation with the crop. This case study documents the early activities of U.S. Canola Processors (USCP), one of two companies processing the U.S. crop, and Ralph King, a Central Illinois canola producer. USCP, a joint venture of Central Soya and Calgene, describes their role in terms of "building an industry," according to General Manager Larry Horn. The...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116104

Growth-related Measures of Brand Equity Elasticity for Food Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Juan; Sporleder,   Thomas L.
Brand names and brand equity are recognized as important intangible assets among firm managers in the global food supply chain. This analysis investigates the long-run potential of brand equity among food processors to actually create real options for a firm's management. The empirical analysis views brand equity among food processors as a real option of growth and empirically tests selected drivers that are conceptually associated with firm growth. Results indicate that brand equity has a positive effect on the growth option value of the firm, after accounting for other major drivers of firm growth. Brand equity elasticity is estimated with respect to a firm's growth value for both the industry- and firm-level. One major implication of the analysis is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Brand equity; Brand valuation; Real options; Food firms; Growth option value; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8172

O CRESCIMENTO ECONÔMICO AGRÍCOLA DOS ESTADOS DA REGIÃO SUDESTE DO BRASIL – 1995/2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Junqueira,   Clarissa Pereira; Sterchile,   Shirla Patricia Weber; Lima,   Jandir Ferrera de.
This article analyzes the economic growth of agricultural activities and the profile of the agricultural area of the states in the southeastern region of Brazil, between 1995 and 2005. Pointers referring to the farming sector of the region’s states were used. The study shows that the process of economic growth in the region was dynamic in the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais and was centered on exportation products, mainly sugar cane, soy and maize. In the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, however, there was a decrease of the farming GIP. The region’s exportation guideline presented significant alterations from the decade of 1990, a period in which the exportation of basic products lost importance and was replaced by the manufacturing, a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agrarian economy; Rural development; Agricultural policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90691

CASOS SOBRE A CERTIFICAÇÃO UTZ KAPEH EM EMPRESAS CAFEEIRAS INFORMATIZADAS: IMPACTOS NAS PESSOAS, GESTÃO E COMPETITIVIDADE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lo Turco Martinez,   Joao Roberto; Jesus,   Jose Carlos dos Santos; Cocaro,   Henri.
Diante de um mundo cada vez mais dinâmico e inundado de informações, tornase difícil para o consumidor verificar a qualidade dos alimentos e do processo pelos quais foram obtidos. Em vista disso, as organizações são pressionadas a implantarem processos de qualidade que são certificados por terceira parte, processos estes que causam impactos e geram uma série de mudanças. O objetivo deste artigo foi o de apontar os impactos que o processo de certificação Utz Kapeh causou nas pessoas, na gestão e na competitividade de duas organizações rurais produtoras de café, situadas no Sul de Minas Gerais. Para a obtenção dos dados foram utilizadas técnicas de observação não participante, análise documental e entrevistas e para a sua análise foi utilizada a análise de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certificação; Pessoas; Gestão do agronegócio; Competitividade; Café; Certification; Employees; Agribusiness management; Competitiveness; Coffee; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102895

Capital Budgeting Analysis of Organic Coffee Production in Gulmi District of Nepal.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poudel,   Krishna Lal; Nepal,   Arati Poudel; Dhungana,   Bhima; Sugimoto,   Yasuhiro; Yamamoto,   Naoyuki; Nishiwaki,   Aya.
This paper is only a part of research completed for the PhD degree in agricultural economics in University of Miyazaki. The paper is subjected to further improve and finalised.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organic; Capital Budgeting and Sustainable; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51559

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND SUBSTRUCTURES IN ARMENIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meloya,   Sergei; Nichols,   John P.
The Armenian land privatization program  is unique among former Soviet Republics in regard to the speed and completeness of its implementation.  Armenia is the smallest of the Republics, with a population of 3.7 million, and was left highly dependent on outside sources for energy and raw materials for industries, and grain for its people and livestock.  Privatization, began in 1991, was largely completed by 1993.  The greatly increased number of individual owners created a need for major restructuring of the industries supplying agriculture and marketing its outputs.  Problems in the substructures from technical supplies to storage and marketing are described.  Recommendations are for the adoption of policies in the substructural spheres of agriculture...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23989

Programa de Agronegocios y Alimentos. Facultad de Agronomia de la Universidad de Buenos Aires
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neyra,   Facundo; Senesi,   Sebastian.
Agribusiness and Food Program by Buenos Aires University
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Program.; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48595

Branded Product Marketing Strategies in the Cottage Cheese Market: Cooperative versus Proprietary Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Haller,   Lawrence E.
This paper examines structural and strategic factors affecting price determination in the branded cottage cheese industry.  Special emphasis is placed on the presence and conduct of cottage cheese brands marketed by dairy cooperatives.  The data examined in this study cover cottage cheese sales in 47 markets for the fourth quarter of 1988.  We find evidence supporting the premise that market power is being exercise in the cottage cheese market.  One of the strongest influences of the price of cottage cheese is the extent of market penetration of the brand.  Brands' prices rise with an increase in the price of private label cottage cheese.  We also find strong evidence that cooperatives are not exercising market power.  Cooperatives charge a lower price...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25208

IMPLICATIONS OF LAWN CARE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE FIRM PROFILES FOR ADOPTION OF PEST-MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hubbell,   Bryan J.; Florkowski,   Wojciech J.; Oetting,   R.; Braman,   S.K.; Robacker,   C.D.
Firm characteristics and managers' attitudes and opinions about pesticide safety were used to classify lawn care and landscape management firms into four categories and compare them using the logit procedure.  Survey data obtained from 223 firms was used in the empirical investigation of the adoption of the IPM techniques.  Results showed the need for continued transfer of new technology to independently owned firms, multidisciplinary assessment of IPM methods before their transfer to ascertain the economic viability of proposed methods, public investment in programs training workers in knowledge-based pesticide applications, possible assistance in obtaining capital, and investment in consumer education.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Attitudes; Cluster analysis; IPM; Logit model; Management; Survey; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15286

Agricultural Value Chains in Developing Countries A Framework for Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trienekens,   Jacques H.
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Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Developing country value chains; Research framework; Upgrading; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; International Development; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; O13; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103987

"Co-Operative Identity" -  A Theoretical Concept for Dynamic Analysis of Practical Co-Operation: The Dutch Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Szabo,   Gabor G.
The "concept of the co-operative identity" (consisting from the definition, aims and functions of cooperatives and the so-termed co-operative principles) serves as a general theoretical background for the economic analysis of agricultural co-operation. The development of Dutch dairy co-operatives is used as a case study example, which suitably illustrates and represents the processes taking place in the European Union. Some suggestions for further research on the co-operative identity according to each country and different branches and sectors in order to see the substance of co-operation from different economic and non-economic aspects are proposed.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Co-operative; Identity; Principles; Strategy; Agribusiness; Q13; L14; L22.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24453

Market Competitiveness and Demographic Profiles of Dairy Alternative Beverages in the United States: The Case of Soymilk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dharmasena,   Senarath; Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Data from U.S. households for year 2008 were used in examining market competitiveness of soymilk using tobit procedure. Unconditional own- and cross-price elasticities are larger than their conditional counterparts. Income, age, employment status, education level, race, ethnicity, region and presence of children are significant drivers affecting the demand for soymilk.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soymilk; White milk; Flavored milk; Nielsen HomeScan data; Tobit procedure; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; D11; D12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119680

DINÂMICA DO PROCESSO INOVATIVO E CARACTERÍSTICAS DA ESTRUTURA INSTITUCIONAL DO ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL DE MALACOCULTURA DA REGIÃO DA GRANDE FLORIANÓPOLIS (SC)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cario,   Silvio Antonio Ferraz; Pereira,   Laercio Barbosa; Souza,   Jose Paulo De.
Santa Catarina constitui o maior produtor nacional de mexilhões e ostras, beneficiado pelas condições naturais formada por baias, estuários e enseadas cuja temperatura de água propícia o cultivo destes produtos. Na região da Grande Florianópolis, encontra-se um número significativo de produtores organizado sob a forma de arranjo produtivo local – APL. Estes desenvolvem esforços de capacitação tecnológica e beneficiam da estrutura institucional de apoio para o desenvolvimento desta atividade. As empresas públicas são as principais gestoras das relações entre os agentes. Apesar da atividade se encontrar em franco desenvolvimento, faz-se necessário promover políticas de desenvolvimento para melhorar suas condições competitivas.---------------------Santa...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Arranjo produtivo local; Capacitação tecnológica da malacocultura e instituições de apoio a malacocultura; Condições competitivas; Technological qualification of the producing mussel and oyster; Institutions of support the producing mussel and oyster; Competitive conditions; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107932

Economic and Social Impacts of a Large Agricultural Processing Plant in a Rural County
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Doeksen,   Gerald A.
In 1994, a large pork processing plant located in Texas County, Oklahoma. In addition, many ranchers built large pork confinement facilities. The county was sparsely populated with 16,320 residents. The largest community, Guymon, had a population of 8,350 residents. These activities have changed the community and the objective of this paper will be to (1) review the social and economic changes that have occurred since 1994, and (2) to project social and economic changes from 1998 to 2003.  Many growth pains have occurred since 1994 and a discussion of social and economic data will clearly exemplify positive and negative changes. Economic data, which includes employment and income data and demographic data, will demonstrate the growth in the economy. Social...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123802

Building the content of CSR in the food chain with a stakeholder dialogue
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Forsman-Hugg,   Sari; Katajajuuri,   Juha-Matti; Pesonen,   Inkeri; Paananen,   Jaana; Makela,   Johanna; Timonen,   Paivi.
The paper is concerned with the content of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the food supply chains. The objective is to build the content of CSR in the food chain with a stakeholder dialogue. The research project takes an action oriented approach and is based on case studies. The project draws on three different case food products and their supply chains: rye bread, broiler chicken products and margarine. The content of CSR is constructed in interaction between researchers, consumers, companies and their interest groups. The research project combines the compilation and analysis of extensive information sources, constructive technology assessment and stakeholder workshops. The paper presents how the research process is proceeding in a dialogue with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; Supply chain; Stakeholders; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44254

IMPACT ON PRODUCT PROFITABILITY OF ENERGY AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marpe,   James S.; Doyle,   James F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1979
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26898

Hysterisis in Food Safety Investments
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Nganje,   William E.; Acharya,   Ram N.
Concerns regarding the safety and integrity of the fresh produce supply chain are becoming all too common in the media. In 2006, an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from farms in Central California sickened almost two hundred people and lead to the deaths of three. Estimated costs to the industry ranged from $100 per month to $200 million until spinach sales returned to normal. By some accounts, the spinach industry has yet to recover and may not for years to come. The incident, however, has lead to a host of initiatives from industry officials, legislators and fresh produce retailers to ensure the safety of fresh produce. The necessary technology and best practices knowledge exists, yet some growers have not made the investment required to ensure that such...
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/49888

Landscape Business Planning Guide
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stark,   Jeremy.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122138

A SOMOGY MEGYEI VADÁSZTÁRSASÁGOK KÖLTSÉGEI ÉS BEVÉTELEI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geszti,   Szilard; Sebestyen,   Julianna.
Az elemzés szerint a Somogy megyei vadásztársaságok nyereségesek voltak. Az összköltség szignifikánsan (p&lt;0,05) befolyásolta a bevételek nagyságát. A vizsgált időtartam alatt a legnagyobb bevételi forrás (értékben, arányban) a kül-földi bérvadásztatásból, a legjelentősebb kiadás a vadgazdálkodási költségből származott. A 2004. évben a nagymértékű kiadásnövekedést a Somogy megyei vadásztársaságok kompenzálták, de az eltérő adottságok és lehetőségek miatt, a felmerült problémát a társaságok különböző módon oldották meg (pl. tagdíj nö-velésével, a vaddisznóhajtás értékesítésével, tárgyi eszközök értékesítésével, a vadgazdálkodási költség csökkentése segítségével). A kutatás kvalitatív részéből (a mélyinterjúkból) kiderült, hogy a vadásztársaságok anyagi...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vadgazdálkodás; Externáliák; Internáliák; Erőforrások; Költségszerkezet; Bevételszerkezet; Nyereség hunting companies; Game management; Externals; Profit; Costs; Revenues; Agribusiness; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57716

2007 Supermarket Panel Report
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chung,   Wonho; Kinsey,   Jean D.; Seltzer,   Jonathan M.; Yeap,   Clarissa A.
Replaced with revised version of paper 12/16/10.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95767

Need for institutional impact assessment in planning irrigation system modernization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bandaragoda,   Don Jayatissa.
Presents a case study of the institutional implications of remodeling an old irrigation system in northern Pakistan. Highlights the importance for donors and project planners to consider institutional issues such as water allocation rules, operation procedures, and organizational capacity for post-construction system management along with changes to the physical infrastructure.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Irrigation systems; Water allocation; Rehabilitation; Modernization; Case studies; Institutional constraints; Operations; Maintenance; Irrigation canals; Irrigation effects; Pakistan; Lower Swat Canal; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52967

O PROGRAMA DE AGROINDÚSTRIA DO BANCO DO NORDESTE – AVALIAÇÃO DE RESULTADOS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Valente,   Airton Saboya Junior; Sousa,   Jania Maria Pinho.
O presente estudo apresenta os resultados da avaliação do programa de financiamento à agroindústria desenhado e implementado pelo Banco do Nordeste a partir de 1990 – o FNE AGRIN. O conceito de agroindústria utilizado compreende os processos de estocagem, manejo, beneficiamento, preservação e transformação industrial de matérias-primas de origem agrícola, pecuária, florestal e pesqueira. Isto implica na integração entre a produção, abastecimento de matérias-primas e transformação, além da instalação de unidades de processamento próximas aos locais de produção. O FNE-AGRIN tem contribuído para implantar e expandir diferentes agroindústrias na Região, contudo, o desenvolvimento da agroindústria no Nordeste depende do fornecimento de insumos e matérias-primas...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindústria; Avaliação; Fundo Constitucional; Nordeste; Agroindustry; Evaluation; Constitutional Fund; Northeast; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110034

FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF SMALL-FARM DIRECT MARKETING OUTLETS IN MISSISSIPPI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morgan,   Tamekia K.; Alipoe,   Dovi.
The objective of this study was to delineate and measure the effects of selected economic demographic characteristics of Mississippi counties on the number and type of direct marketing of fruits and vegetables.  A combination of primary data collected through a survey of county agents and secondary data from government sources were assembled to achieve the objective.  Regression equations representing pick-your own marketing, farmer’s' markets and farm stands were estimated with the iterative three stage least squares technique.  Results indicated that economic factors such as income, employment, acreage, and demographic factors (e.g., total population of county, and the size of cities and towns within county boundaries) have varied impacts on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26524

Alternative marketing options for small-scale farmers in the wake of changing agri-food supply chains in South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Louw,   Andre; Jordaan,   Daniel du Plessis Scheepers; Ndanga,   Leah Z.B.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
With South Africa’s urban population approaching 60%, supermarkets and fast food chains have become important players in the South African food system. These large players in the food sector have systematically modified their procurement practices especially with regard to fresh fruit and vegetables and are now circumventing spot markets in favour of sourcing via in-house sourcing companies who mainly procure from preferred supplier producers. This paper draws extensively from a global research programme which seeks to highlight the market changes that potentially contribute to continued exclusion of the small producers from mass consumer markets. This paper illustrates, through a series of case studies, how integration of small-scale farmers into the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44025

Impacto social da produção integrada de abacaxi no estado do Tocantins – Brasil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Almeida,   Clovis Oliveira de; Matos,   Aristoteles Pires de; Cardoso,   Carlos Estevao Leite.
Além do objeto da produção em si, a produção integrada tem como princípios o bem-estar social e a preservação ambiental. Neste artigo avaliam-se os impactos sociais da produção integrada de abacaxi no Estado do Tocantins (Brasil) em oito estabelecimentos rurais. A ferramenta empregada na avaliação, denominada Ambitec Social, foi desenvolvida pela Embrapa, sob a liderança da Embrapa Meio Ambiente. O índice agregado de impacto social apresenta valor positivo e igual a 3,65, de uma escala que varia de 15 negativo a 15 positivo. Entre os indicadores que compõem a metodologia de análise, nenhum deles apresentou resultado negativo: todos exibem valor positivo e diferente de zero. Os indicadores que apresentaram os maiores impactos foram, em ordem de importância,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ananas comosus; Sistema de produção; Relações de trabalho; Ananas comosus; Production system; Labor; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107912

Collaborative Performance Analysis and the Establishement of Main body of Agricutlural Technology Innovation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiao,   Jin-jie; Zhao,   Qiu-lian.
Relying on the relevant date from China Statistical Yearbook and Chinese Rural Statistical Yearbook, the coolabarative performance of main body of agricutlural technology innovation is evaluated by taking four –power innovation body as the sujects and by estalbishing the index system from the perspectives of inout and output. The results show serious dislocation of main body and bad collabrative performance.  On the basis, the quaternary -parties motivation system cocerning agricutlural enterpises, agricutlural science and technology acanamy, rural hosueholds and governments is established. The system is capable of integrating market, sciencetific reserch and diffusion collection into a whole part and solving the seperation of agricutlural innovation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricutlural technology innovation; Collabrative; Main body; Performance analysis; Factor analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113472

The Role of Management Behavior in Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cook,   Michael L.
Mintzburg’s managerial working role model is used to explore the ways roles and behavior of the general manager of a user-oriented firm differ from those of the manager of an investor-owned firm (IOF). It is argued that, in the roles of conflict resolution, resource allocation, information spokesperson, and leadership, the challenges of a user-oriented manager are not only significantly different but often more difficult. It is concluded that managers comfortable with complexity; technical-operation, people-oriented resource allocation; multi-stakeholder communication; and with strong coalition- building skills are most successful in user-oriented organizations.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46402

Breaking into the Cellulosic Ethanol Market: Capacity and Storage Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Darby,   Paul M.; Mark,   Tyler B.; Salassi,   Michael E.
This paper examines the possibilities of breaking into the cellulosic ethanol market in south Louisiana via strategic feedstock choices and the leveraging of the area’s competitive advantages. A small plant strategy is devised whereby the first-mover problem might be solved, and several scenarios are tested using Net Present Value analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic ethanol; Sugarcane; Energy cane; Sweet sorghum; Bagasse; Ethanol; Biofuel; Bioethanol; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56542

The Effects of Trivial Attributes on Choice of Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miljkovic,   Dragan; Gong,   Jian; Lehrke,   Linda.
Trivial or irrelevant attributes are defined as attributes that do not create a meaningful difference in a brand’s performance. The objective of this paper is to determine if and how trivial attributes affect consumers in their choice of variety/brands of food products including frozen green beans, orange juice, canola oil, and frosted strawberry toaster pastries. Sixty subjects participated in the experiment. Subjects understood that trivial attributes are less important than substantive attributes. Substantive (important) quality attributes and economic variables affecting choice were all perceived equal across brands by the subjects in the experiment. Two critical driving forces in determining the presence and direction of the effect of a trivial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer choice; Food products; Product attributes; Promotional attributes; Choice set size; Trivial attributes; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55557

Plight and Path in Agricultural Modernization Promotion through Endogenous Increase of Farmers' Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Hua.
From analysis on the plight of promotion of agricultural modernization through endogenous increase of farmers' income, it is believed that the fundamental obstacle lies in inherent weakness of agriculture, lagging of farmers' quality, as well as defectiveness of agricultural external system. On this basis, an available path, namely energetically developing the industrialized, market-oriented and knowledge-based agriculture is put forward.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural modernization; Endogenous increase of income; Fundamental plight; Path; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121287

DISCUSSION: STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Casco,   Andres.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16805

L’approche Syal comme démarche pour le développement territorial de l’Amazonie brésilienne et la Pampa argentine.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beber,   Caetano Luiz; Cerdan,   Claire.
Notre communication s’intéresse à de grands espaces agricoles , la PAMPA argentine et l’AMAZONIE brésilienne, qui se caractérisent par la présence de multiples acteurs, agricultures familiales, agroindustriels qui juxtaposent ou associent des modèles différents de développement dans le territoire. Nous proposons ici de discuter à partir d’une revue des travaux sur les SYAL dans quelle mesure cette approche peut être considérée comme clé de lecture pour ces dynamiques spatiales de grande échelle. Quels sont ses atouts et ses limites? Comment penser les processus de spécification des ressources territoriales, de coordination entre acteurs privés et acteurs publiques dans ces régions au profil si particulier.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: SYAL; Économie et développement rural; Développement territorial durable; Brésil et Argentine.; 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/94928

MARKETING MARGINS AND MARKET POWER IN THE AUSTRALIAN DAIRY PROCESSING AND RETAILING SECTORS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: O'Donnell,   Christopher J.
We use a New Empirical Industrial Organisation (NEIO) approach to estimate industry marketing margins for several Australian dairy products. Our model allows for differences in input- and outputmarket conjectural elasticities under the assumption of a fixed proportions production technology. Other assumptions on the production technology include the use of a single agricultural input to produce multiple outputs, and substitutability between agricultural and non-agricultural inputs. Two alternative methods are used to decompose the price of manufacturing milk into the prices of components used to produce different manufacturing milk products. We estimate margins equations for carton milk, wholemilk powder (WMP), butter, cheese and skim-milk powder (SMP)...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124502

North Dakota Lignite Energy Industry's Contribution to the State Economy for 2008 and Projected for 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55082

DEVELOPING A COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION TRAINING PACKAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gerke,   Eugene E.; Trieb,   Sykes E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27828

Modelling Fresh Strawberry Supply “From-Farm-to-Fork” as a Complex Adaptive Network
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken; Verwaart,   Tim.
The purpose of this study is to model and thereby enable simulation of the complete business entity of fresh food supply. A case narrative of fresh strawberry supply provides basis for this modelling. Lamming et al. (2000) point to the importance of discerning industry-specific product features (or particularities) regarding managing supply networks when discussing elements in “an initial classification of a supply network” while Fisher (1997) and Christopher et al. (2006, 2009) point to the lack of adopting SCM models to variations in products and market types as an important source of SCM failure. In this study we have chosen to move along a research path towards developing an adapted approach to model end-to-end fresh food supply influenced by a...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122012

MARKET AREA: PREPARING FOR TOTAL SYSTEMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cain,   Jarvis L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27494

Individual Patron Preferences, Collective Choice, and Cooperative Equity Revolvement Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.; Shihipar,   M.L. Mohamad.
This paper analyzes how the proportion of patronage refunds a cooperative pays in cash affects the cash flow of individual patrons and how an individual patron's preferences regarding patronage refunds and equity revolvement are affected by age and other factors. Using an estimated patron age distribution and a collective choice model based on the preferences of the median voter, we predict which patronage refund and equity revolvement practices should dominate under selected patron and cooperative characteristics. We also examine the role of former patrons in determining refund and revolvement practices and how outcomes may be affected by alternative voting schemes.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46197

IMPACTO DEL TLCAN EN EL COMERCIO AGRÍCOLA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crawford,   Terry L.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a comprehensive trade liberalizing agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This is especially true for Agricultural trade between Mexico, and the United States. Agricultural trade barriers between Mexico and the United States were completely eliminated on January 1, 2008. The agreement facilitates cross-border investment, phytosanitary standards, cooperation regarding the environment and labor, and set up a dispute resolution procedure, and regular consultation procedures. Each of the countries entered NAFTA hoping to gain greater market access and growth in trade, as well as access to capital, technology, a favorable trade advantage and other gains. The question is, were these expectations...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: NAFTA; Agriculture; Trade; Mexico; Canada; United States; Investment.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99463

CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES AS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maier,   Petra; Homolka,   Jaroslav; Darabos,   Eva; Tikasz,   Ildiko Edit; Peto,   Karoly; Nagy,   Adrian Szilard.
Agricultural companies play a key role in enriching the cultural and social life of the rural areas in which they function. Therefore, these companies serve towards preserving a quality of life necessary for rural communities to survive and to develop rural areas. However, the financial, human resource and material expenditures necessary to sustain rural communities are difficult to quantify. These studies, on the basis of internationally focused case studies, attempt to measure, systemize and evaluate the charitable engagement of farmers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cultural and social accomplishments; Agricultural companies; Development of rural areas; Quality of life; Agricultural resources; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53534

Business Process Modelling in Demand‐Driven Agri‐Food Supply Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Verdouw,   Cor N.; Beulens,   Adriaan J.M.; Trienekens,   Jacques H.; Wolfert,   Sjaak.
Agri‐food companies increasingly participate in demand‐driven supply chains that are able to adapt flexibly to changes in the marketplace. The objective of this presentation is to discuss a process modelling framework, which enhances the interoperability and agility of information systems as required in such dynamic supply chains. The designed framework consists of two parts: an object system definition and a modelling toolbox. The object system definition provides a conceptual definition of business process in demand‐driven supply chains from a systems perspective. It includes an application of the Viable Systems Model of Stafford Beer to supply chains, and classifications of business processes, control systems and coordination mechanisms. The modelling...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: 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/100477

Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability among Multiple Technologies: The Case of U.S. Hog Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Li; Hurley,   Terrance M.; Kliebenstein,   James B.; Orazem,   Peter F.
We propose a strategy to identify the complementarity or substitutability among technology bundles. Under the assumption that alternative technologies are independent, we develop a hypothetical distribution of multiple technology adoptions. Differences between the observed distribution of technology choices and the hypothetical distribution can be subjected to statistical tests. Combinations of technologies that occur with greater frequency than would occur under independence are complementary technologies. Combinations that occur with less frequency are substitute technologies. This method is easily applied to simultaneous decisions regarding many technologies. We use the strategy to evaluate multiple technology adoptions on U.S. hog farms. We find that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; O33; L25; C12.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48530

U.S. FOOD STORE EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING CRAWFISH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schupp,   Alvin R.; Pomeroy,   Robert S.; Dellenbarger,   Lynn E.
The expansion of markets for crawfish outside the South Central United States is largely dependent on obtaining the support of grocery stores. Two hundred grocery store managers in each of the nine census divisions in the United States were interviewed by telephone to characterize the store, clientele and sales of stores handling crawfish products. Stores more likely to market crawfish were members of a chain, either low or high volume operations or located in the Mountain or Pacific census divisions. Primary reasons for stores not handling crawfish were a lack of demand and perceived unfavorable consumer attitudes toward crawfish.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27610

The Effect of Entrepreneurship on Economic Growth in Alabama
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Starks,   Danyelle N.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119810

TRUE EFFICIENCY IN RETAIL FOOD DISTRIBUTION: A CASE STUDY IN PREPARING FOR LONG RANGE GROWTH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freidman,   Walter F.
Discusses a system approach to overall distribution planning and supports his views with a case example.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27163

THE DECISION OF WHEN TO BUY A FREQUENTLY PURCHASED GOOD:  A MULTI-PERIOD PROBIT MODEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gould,   Brian W.; Dong,   Diansheng.
Increased availability of scanner-based panel data has enabled researchers to better understand nondurable commodity purchase dynamics.  In this study, we focus on one component of the purchase process--when to buy.  The relationship between the discrete purchase decision and a set of household and purchase characteristics is quantified using a simulated maximum-likelihood procedure.  Given the longitudinal nature of our data, unobserved heterogeneity is addressed by adopting an auto-correlated error structure.  Our empirical application is household purchases of cheese.  We find evidence of significant persistent unobservable household heterogeneity, which is not eliminated by the inclusion of lagged exogenous variables.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30884

THE EFFECTS OF RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH DIVERSIFIED HOG/CROP PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nydene,   Cory; Patrick,   George F.; Baker,   Timothy G.
Risk management strategies were compared using a corn/soybean farm, a hog farm, and a diversified hog/crop farm.  Results suggest risk management tools are more effective in combinations, hog/crop diversification shows limited risk reducing benefits, and the effects of choosing among risk management tools may be overemphasized.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21694

SUCESSÃO DE DIRIGENTES E CONTINUIDADE DAS ESTRATÉGIAS ADMINISTRATIVAS EM UMA COOPERATIVA AGROPECUÁRIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Antonialli,   Luiz Marcelo; Fischmann,   Adalberto Americo.
The present work aimed at the analysis of the influences of the sucession in board of directors in the continuity of the strategies of an agricultural cooperative. It is a quantitative research work, particularly, a study case in which the data were collected and analyzed on a documents and personal interview basis. The results showed that in the political articulations involved in the electoral campaign , both slates made use of formal and informal tactics in addition to a true arsenal of political marketing, the slate of opposition faring victory . The close political dispute between the two slates left traumatic reflexes on all involved in the process ( members of the winning and losing slates , employees and cooperates) Political and ideological...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural cooperative; Continuity of strategies; Sucession of board of directors.; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45268

Thinking Afresh About Processing: An Exploration of New Market Opportunities for Apple Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rowles,   Kristin; Henehan,   Brian M.; White,   Gerald B.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121127

DISCUSSION: SAGAR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mendoza-Zazueta,   Jose Antonio.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16784

A Comparison of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Four Types of Sweeteners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deng,   Xueting; Saghaian,   Sayed H.; Woods,   Timothy A.
As the U.S. consumption of sweeteners has increased, analysis of the demand for sweeteners has become more important. In this paper, consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for selected four types of sweeteners is evaluated. The four types of sweeteners are Kentucky grown pure maple syrup, artificially maple flavored syrup, sorghum syrup and molasses. Results suggest that consumers who are at high household income level (above $80,000) and with a smaller household size are likely to pay more for Kentucky grown maple syrup. Results show that there is no statistic difference for the annual household consumption among the four types of sweeteners.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Artificial sweeteners; Kentucky; Maple syrup; Molasses; Sorghum; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119811

Consumer Preferences in Purchasing Beef and the Values they Attribute to Branded Beef Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanagriff,   Roger D.; Rhoades,   Ryan D.; Wilmeth,   Doug.
There have been significant changes in consumer demand at the retail counter, such as health, convenience, palatability preferences, and safety concerns. Branded programs offer a means for satisfying consumer demand for high quality and differentiated beef products. To help answer the question of who is purchasing branded beef market and why, an online survey was sent to interested beef consumers to determine their preferences of purchasing, as well as values they attribute to certain product characteristics. The total sample response from 13,000 contacted consumers was 502 responses, which according to Kreiche and Morgan, 1970 is a valid sample size. Decision variables ranked moderate and always important include guaranteed tender and satisfaction, low...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beef demand; Consumer beef demand; Demand preferences for beef; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46854

FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE 1990S: OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. PRODUCTS IN ASIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Grub,   Phillip D.; King,   Damaris W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26485

Border Effects on Spatial Price Transmission between Fresh Tomato Markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso: Any Case for Promoting Trans-Border Trade in West Africa?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amikuzuno,   Joseph.
Cross-border trade in food commodities within sub-regional economic blocks in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) is believed to be faster, cheaper, more convenient and welfare-enhancing than overseas trade between SSA countries and the USA, EU and the BRIC countries. The difficulty of commodity arbitrage across international borders SSA is however a fundamental constraint to price transmission, market integration and the realisation of the welfare-enhancing role of cross-border trade in Africa. This study examines the impact of border and distance on price transmission between tomato markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. The analysis applies a regime-switching vector error correction model to estimate semi-weekly, wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato markets in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price Transmission; Border; Tomato; Ghana; Burkina-Faso; Agribusiness; C32; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115519

A Limited Information Bayesian Forecasting Model of the Cattle SubSector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Abidoye,   Babatunde O.; Lawrence,   John D.
The first step towards forecasting the price and output of the cattle industry is understanding the dynamics of the livestock production process. This study follows up on the Weimar and Stillman (1990) paper by using data from 1970 to 2005 to estimate the parameters that characterizes the cattle output supply. The model is then used to estimate forecast values for the periods 2006 and 2007. Bayesian limited information likelihood method is used to estimate the parameters when endogeneity exists between these variables. The forecasting ability of the model for a two-step ahead forecast for majority of the variables are relatively good and test statistic of the forecast are reported.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Bayesian; Forecasting; Inventory; Slaughter; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53051

EVALUACIÓN ECONÓMICA DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE MOJARRA CASTARRICA EN PALIZADA, CAMPECHE, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramirez Abarca,   Orsohe; Gonzalez Elias,   J. Martin; Figueroa Hernandez,   Esther; Ortiz Rosales,   Miguel Angel.
The present research was made in the producer's organization named Fishing and Aquaculture production of goods and aquaculture services of the High Rivera S.C. of R.L. in Palizada, Campeche, Mexico; This research aimed to determine the profitability of the investment project of mojarra castarrica to prove whether the invested resources have been able to increase earnings to the Cooperative Society members. Based on the above, the profitability indicators were calculated as established in the methodology for the formulation and evaluation of investment projects in order to measure the profitability of the producers' organization; such indicators were: Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit-Cost Relationship (B/C), Benefit-Net Investment Relationship (N/K) and,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mojarra of production; Profitability indicators; Sensitivity analysis.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99471

EMERGING TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL-BASED INDUSTRIES IN THE NORTHEAST
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knox,   Hugh W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29017

THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN OREGON'S ECONOMIC BASE: FINDINGS FROM A SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Waters,   Edward C.; Weber,   Bruce A.; Holland,   David W.
Most studies of a state’'s economic base count as “"basic”" only the “"traditional"” exports of goods, federal spending, and business investment. “"Nontraditional”" elements of the economic base (including exports of services, federal transfers to state/local governments and households, and extraregional property income) are typically ignored. We construct a social accounting matrix (SAM) for Oregon and estimate Oregon’'s economic base accounting for both traditional and nontraditional elements. Almost 20% of Oregon’'s jobs depend on extraregional income to households (including government transfers and outside property income), 11% depend on lumber and wood and paper products, and 8% depend on agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30881

A Response to the Federal Trade Commission/Anderson Critique of Structure-Performance Studies in Grocery Retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
This research report responds to the comprehensive critique of structure-price and structure profit studies in the food retailing industry by Keith Anderson, Staff Economist, Federal Trade Commission.  Mr. Anderson's critique was in response to a request from certain members of the House Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law that the Federal Trade Commission explain why these studies should not serve as the basis for more rigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws.  The introduction of this research report examines the evolution of this debate since the May 1988 hearings.  Then Anderson's specific criticisms of the prior studies are addressed.  The final section of this report contains some additional comments on Mr. Anderson's position, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25154

Medida de la compensación del daño ambiental en la Directiva de Responsabilidad Ambiental: lecciones aprendidas del caso Aznalcóllar-Doñana
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martin-Ortega,   Julia; Brouwer,   Roy; Aiking,   Harry.
El daño ambiental producido por el vertido tóxico de 1998 en las inmediaciones del Parque de Doñana es analizado bajo la óptica de la nueva Directiva de Responsabilidad Ambiental (DRA), que obliga al operador de la actividad contaminadora a compensar por las pérdidas provisionales. El objetivo es analizar el papel de la valoración económica en la medida de la compensación en el marco de la DRA y extraer algunas lecciones para futuras aplicaciones. Los resultados apuntan a que los servicios proporcionados por el Corredor Verde realizado tras el accidente no han compensado el daño. Se pone de manifiesto la necesidad de profundizar en el análisis de valores de no uso, el control de las respuestas protesta y el planteamiento de escenarios de valoración...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Directiva de Responsabilidad Ambiental; Compensación del daño; Valoración contingente; Aznalcóllar-Doñana; Agribusiness; Q3; Q5.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94330

LAS VIAS PECUARIAS Y LA PLANIFICACION TERRITORIAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guaita Pradas,   Inmaculada; Barrachina Martinez,   Isabel; Fuensanta,   Marin Soler.
La creciente demanda de activos ambientales por la sociedad, hace que recursos ambientales que hoy están en desuso sean susceptibles de tener nuevos valores por la utilidad que proporcionan, no solo a los habitantes del medio rural donde están inmersos, sino también a los habitantes del medio urbano que los pueden utilizar con finalidades recreativas y de contacto con la naturaleza. Un buen ejemplo de este tipo de recurso son las vías pecuarias, que han sido utilizadas durante más de 500 años para el paso del ganado; coincidiendo con el auge económico del sector agropecuario en España. Debido al proceso de desarrollo económico industrial se han ido abandonando paulatinamente, llegando en la actualidad a un estado de deterioro en algunos casos irreversible....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Canada Real; Valoracion contingente; Disposicion a pagar; Eleccion racional del consumidor.; 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/95331

The Economic Feasibility of Using Georgia Biomass for Electrical Energy Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shumaker,   George A.; Luke-Morgan,   Audrey S.; McKissick,   John C.
This study investigates the potential for using biomass for the production of electricity in Georgia. The volume, important characteristics, and delivered costs per unit of energy are estimated for various locally produced biomass. Production of synthetic fuels using both pyrolysis and gasification technologies is investigated as potential means for converting biomass into electricity. Capital and operating costs for each of these two technologies are projected across three different scales of production. Estimated costs per unit of electricity generated are determined. It appears, under the conditions modeled, these technologies are not cost competitive with currently used technologies. Significant subsidies would be needed to induce the adoption of these...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Bio-electricity; Bio-feedstocks; Biomass; Cost; Electricity; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90661

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Using Futures, Options, LRP Insurance, or AGR-Lite Insurance to Manage Risk for Cow-calf Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Feuz,   Dillon M.
A comparative analysis was performed looking at using cash, futures, options, or insurance to manage the price of calves for cow-calf producer. Risk can be reduced with the futures market and with options or LRP insurance. Options and LRP insurance are equivalent in the amount of risk that is reduced. AGR-Lite does not appear to be an effective policy at reducing risk for cow-calf producers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cow-calf risk; Feeder cattle futures; Options; LRP Feeder Cattle; AGR-Lite; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53046

Production risk in multi-output industries: estimates from Norwegian dairy farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tveteras,   Ragnar; Flaten,   Ola; Lien,   Gudbrand D.
Farmers who produce multiple outputs are portfolio managers in the sense that they use inputs to balance expected economic return and variance of return. This paper estimates the structure of the stochastic multi-output production technology in Norwegian dairy farming, allowing for a more flexible specification of the technology than previous studies. We find that an increase in input levels leads primarily to higher output variability, and that inputs also influence the covariance of shocks between outputs. Risk-reducing effects of inputs on outputs are primarily present in the covariance functions. Technical change leads to shifts in the profit distribution over the data period, but no welfare improvement for risk-averse farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-output technologies; Production risk; Dairy farming; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43958

MEMBERS' PREFERENCES FOR COOPERATIVE STRUCTURES: AN EXPERIMENTAL CONJOINT STUDY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kalogeras,   Nikos; van der Lans,   Ivo A.C.M.; Pennings,   Joost M.E.; van Dijk,   Gert.
As market conditions change rapidly in the 21st century, questions arise concerning how the organizational structures of co-operatives (co-ops) can meet the challenges that these new conditions pose. This paper introduces a framework to structure marketing co-ops (MCs) based on members'’ preferences. Several notions from the behavioral decision theory framework are utilized, and a principal-agent approach is adopted for the design of this framework. It focuses on the subjective utility that co-op members derive from levels of the MCs'’ firm-behavioral attributes, such as business issue/scope, corporate governance, product-related decision-making, financial structure, member benefits, and product quality. Data was collected by means of in-depth interviews...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20292

Observer les circuits courts à l’échelle d’un territoire : proposition d’un modèle d’analyse spatiale des données, en termes de systèmes d’information géographique.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Scheffer,   Sandrine; Dalido,   Anne-Laure.
Notre contribution est issue de recherches conduites dans le cadre d’un programme interrégional PSDR1 (Liproco- Liens Producteurs – Consommateurs) portant sur « les démarches de valorisation des produits alimentaires et activités connexes fondées sur les proximités producteurs – consommateurs. ». Soulignant l’intérêt croissant tant des consommateurs qui s’interrogent sur leurs modes de consommation, que des acteurs qui en saisissent les enjeux pour leur territoire, nos travaux portent notamment sur les articulations existant entre les circuits courts et les problématiques de développement territorial. L’analyse cartographique multiscalaire constitue à notre sens un outil précieux permettant de relier et d’analyser les dynamiques de localisation des...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Circuits courts; Systèmes d’Information Géographique; Dynamiques spatiales.; 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/95005

Analysis on the Offside and Vacancy in the Administration of the Village Party Branch and the Villagers' Committee Sichuan Province ---- Based on Villagers’ Autonomy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tao,   Yan-yan; Qin,   Zi-qiang; Pan,   Kun.
In the paper, the researches on the administration scope, the leadership style of the village party branch, the core status of village party branch and the autonomy of villagers’ committee are expounded. On the basis of the empirical investigation of countryside in Sichuan Province, the offside and vacancy of the administration of the “two committees in village” in the villagers’ autonomy are studied tentatively. The results show that the offside and vacancy of the “two committees in village” can be divided into three types, covering the village party branch- dominated, the villagers’ committee- dominated type and the antagonism of the two village committees. The reasons for the offside and vacancy of administration of the “two committees in village” are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Two committees in village; Offside of administration; Vacancy of administration; Villagers’ autonomy; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97997

Discourses of Implementing Information Systems in Corporate Merger: A Case Study from the Food Exporting Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alm,   Kristian; Engelseth,   Per; Karlsen,   Anniken.
In 2007 five different industrial food producers merged to become one single firm. This paper places focus on the challenge these actors had in deciding on, implementing, and using an information system to support mainly their raw material purchasing and finished product sales function. Studies show that a large part of information system implementation failures are related to insufficient alignment between various aspects or parts of an organization and the new technology (Miller 2001, Wognum 2004). A report of a working group from The Royal Academy of Engineering and The British Computer Society concerning the challenges of complex IT project (RAEng, 2004) supports this view stating that the most pressing problems are related to the human aspect of...
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/59189

Globalization and Poverty in Senegal: A Worst Case Scenario?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Maertens,   Miet; Colen,   Liesbeth; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
There is no consensus about how globalization –trade and foreign investments – affects poverty reduction. Using household survey data, this study contributes to the empirical literature on globalization and poverty by analyzing the household-level implications of increased foreign investments and trade in the horticulture sector in Senegal. In many aspects this represents what many would consider a “worst-case scenario”. Stringent rich country standards are imposed on exports and the supply chain is controlled by a single multinational company with extreme levels of supply base consolidation, full vertical integration and complete exclusion of smallholder suppliers. We analyze and quantify income and poverty effects under these “worst-case conditions” and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trade; FDI; Poverty; Vertical coordination; Modern supply chains; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; F2; J43; O12; Q12; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51668

THE ROLE OF FARMER COOPERATIVES IN A CHANGING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Christy,   Ralph D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29318

DOMESTIC FAIR TRADE IM ÖKOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU: UNTERNEHMERISCHES HANDELN IM SPANNUNGSFELD ZWISCHEN MARKT UND MORAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Muhlrath,   Daniel; Moller,   Detlev; Schumacher,   Jorg.
Die Erschließung neuer Absatzkanäle im konventionellen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel hat ein rasantes Wachstum des Marktes für ökologische Lebensmittel ermöglicht. Neben positiven Effekten dieses Wachstums, wie einem erhöhten Absatz von Bio-Produkten und umfassenden Professionalisierungseffekten ist unternehmerisches Handeln heute auch in der Bio-Branche von steigendem Preisdruck sowie einer erhöhten Komplexität und Anonymität der Handelsbeziehungen geprägt. In diesem Zusammenhang wird diskutiert, inwiefern eine Rückbesinnung auf die Grundwerte des Ökologischen Landbaus notwendig ist – unter anderem dem Prinzip der Fairness (IFOAM, 2005). Geht man davon aus, dass ethische Aspekte, wie artgerechte Tierhaltung, regionale Erzeugung und faire Erzeugerpreise...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Domestic Fair Trade; Transaktionskosten; Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Relational Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115357

TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS IN U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas; Cook,   Michael L.
It is commonly argued in the literature that agricultural cooperatives are financially constrained because they are unable to acquire sufficient risk capital to invest in productive assets. This study examines whether agricultural cooperatives' investment is constrained by estimating neoclassical and cash flow augmented Q investment models. Panel data regression results suggest that cooperative physical capital investment responds positively and significantly to both the marginal profitability of capital and cash flow. Results also indicate that all cooperative sub-samples face binding financial constraints when making investment decisions, but some cooperatives appear to be less financially constrained than others. The empirical analysis of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26045

Nature and Functioning of Visual Merchandising in Organized Food Retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Arora,   V.P.S.; Sharma,   Shivani; Singh,   Nirdesh K.
The Indian food retail sector is one of the biggest industries in the country with an annual turnover of around US $18 billion. It has been estimated that organized food retailing in India which is worth US $ 666 million today will increase to US $ 33,333 million by 2015. The inherent attractiveness of the segment is luring more and more investors from both India and abroad, as is clearly indicated by the opening of a number of retail stores by major corporate houses like those of Bharti, Reliance, Pantaloons (Food Bazaar), Subhiksha, ITC (Choupal fresh), etc. However, to build long-term customer loyalty, price, quality, variety, and right image are very much needed. To attain this, the aesthetic appeal of the store and the way the products are displayed...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47438

Influence of China's Grain Industrial Market Structure over Grain Pricing Power
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Xiao-ting.
From the point of view of industrial market structure, we analyze the influence of market structure on grain production, circulation, and processing, and on the grain pricing power of entities along China's grain industrial chain. Through analysis, it is indicated that different features of market structure play a significant role in pricing power of such microeconomic entities as farmers and grain enterprises in grain production and transaction. And the market structure determines welfare distribution model of consumers' surplus and producers' surplus at the market.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Grain pricing power; Industrial market structure; Negotiation ability; Grain security; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121740

IMPLICATIONS OF MODULAR CONTAINERS ON GROCERY DISTRIBUTION COSTS: PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION CENTERS PERSPECTIVE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Charles E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26930

INCREASING VERTICAL LINKAGES IN AGRIFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND SOME PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hobbs,   Jill E.; Young,   Linda M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural industrialization; Vertical linkages; Vertical coordination; Supply chain management; Agribusiness; Q1.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29166

Research on the Consumption Function of Rural Residents in Hunan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Hui-min.
Based on literature review, according to relevant consumption data in Hunan Statistical Yearbook and China Statistical Yearbook during 1978-2009, the thesis selects three indexes involving the average income per rural resident, per capita living expenses of rural residents and per capita savings to conduct the unit root and co-integration test on the consumption and net income per rural residents in Hunan Province by adopting the generalized difference method and EVIEWS6.0, then according to the Modigliani Hypothesis of Consumption, Duesenberry Hypothesis of Consumption and Keynes Absolute Income Hypothesis, the thesis makes a fitting of Hunan consumption function model, aiming to find out the consumption function model suitable to Hunan Province. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural residents; Consumption function; Marginal propensity of consumption; Hunan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96067

AN ASSESSMENT OF EMPTY BACKHAULS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PERISHABLE PRODUCE TRUCK SHIPMENTS: FLORIDA FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.; Kilmer,   Richard L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27729

Evaluation System for Farmers’ Satisfaction Degree in the Green Energy Saving Rebuilding of Rural Residence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhu,   Xiao-dong; Lu,   Mei.
In view of the present situation of measuring a green residence just by energy saving and environmental protection, we propose that we should build the rural residence more from the farmer’s view and set up an evaluation system based on farmers satisfaction. A total of 16 factors affecting the farmers’ satisfaction degree of green energy saving rebuilding of rural residence are selected. Questionnaire survey on 110 peasant households is carried out under different situations in Guanzhong region in Shaanxi Province, so as to obtain the importance score of evaluation index. During constructing the evaluation system for farmers’ satisfaction degree, Factor Analysis Method is used to classify the related influencing factors. Subjective analysis of Analytic...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Green rebuilding; Farmers satisfaction degree; AHP; Factor analysis; Evaluation model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108436

Difficulties and Countermeasures of Developing Irrigation and Water Conservancy in New Era
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiao,   Na.
This paper expounds the great significance of irrigation and water conservancy for the agricultural development. Vigorously developing irrigation and water conservancy can promote high yield and stable yield of grain, effectively increase farmers' income, alleviate the impact of drought on agricultural production, be conducive to the adjustment of agricultural production structure, and promote county economic development. The difficulties of developing irrigation and water conservancy in new era are analyzed as follows: the subject of liabilities defaults seriously: it lacks effective input security system; the quality of project degenerates badly; the agricultural technological development is slow Corresponding policy suggestions are put forward as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Irrigation and water conservancy; Difficulties; Agricultural development; Countermeasures; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118290

State-Branded Programs and Consumer Preference for Locally Grown Produce
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nganje,   William E.; Hughner,   Renee Shaw; Lee,   Nicholas E.
Revitalization of state brands is deemed important to several constituencies. Stated preference with choice experiment methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally grown products: spinach, which has had a well-publicized food safety incidence, and carrots, which have had no such incidence in recent history. A full factorial design was used to implement the choice experiment, with each commodity having four identical attributes varying at different levels. Findings reveal that consumers are willing to pay a premium for locally grown spinach marked with the Arizona Grown label over locally grown spinach that was not labeled. This premium was higher than the premium that would be paid for state-branded carrots. This difference highlights...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: State-branded produce; Certification; Food safety; Traceability; Discrete choice models; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107472

Economic Outlook for Representative Dairies Given the August 2006 FAPRI/AFPC Baseline
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.; Knapek,   George M.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Raulston,   J. Marc.
While projected milk prices are a primary determinant of the financial viability of the representative dairies, the prices of feed crops and cattle prices can also have an impact. Most of the dairies produce hay, silage, and other crops and are often net buyers. Commodity prices have a major impact on dairy returns because feed represents the number one cost for dairies. With the recent increase in demand for corn, prices are projected to increase, potentially affecting rations and feed costs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42091

The Transmission of Price Trends from Consumers to Producers and Tests of Market Power
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lkassbi,   Driss; West,   Gale E.; Clark,   J. Stephen.
This study examines the competitiveness of four Canadian agricultural industries (eggs, milk, chicken and turkey) using a general equilibrium farm to retail pricing model developed by Wohlgenant (1989). The model generates retail and farm pricing equations that are estimated using maximum likelihood developed by Johansen (1992). The results indicate that in all cases, long-run constant returns is rejected, indicating market power within the Canadian retail to farm marketing sector. The model also finds more cointegrating vectors than predicted by theory, also inconsistent with competitive markets. Results are based on commercial disappearance as a proxy for consumer demand and therefore confounding between uncompetitive markets and quality differences may...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Market power; Food processing; Cointegration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D41; L66; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45497

Reactions of Spanish Farm Cooperatives to Globalization: Ideal Discourse Types
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Entrena,   Francisco; Moyano-Estrada,   Eduardo.
The main objective of this article is to build up a typology of the ideological discourses which guide and legitimize the different, and often mutually contradictory, reactions of Spanish farm cooperatives to the processes of ever-increasing socio-economic globalization in which they are immersed. In accordance with this typology, in which we have followed a criterion similar to Max Weber's, we distinguish four ideal ideological discourse types. These go along a continuum from those which stress a more or less egalitarian mutualism, which has traditionally characterized cooperatives, to those which tend to look towards efficiency and managerial competitiveness. Although it focuses on the situation occurring in Spain, the analysis strategy adopted in the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61947

THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN SWEET ONIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.; Huang,   Wan-Tran.
The degree of effectiveness of a marketing order limiting shipments was examined by simulating prices, shipments, and total revenue.  The results suggest that a supply management marketing order would be beneficial to Southeastern sweet onion producers.  These findings reinforce the importance of a marketing plan for achieving price and revenue goals over the course of a shipping season.  Optimal control appears appropriate as a tool to determine intraseasonal shipment goals for a number of commodities under the umbrella of a marketing order.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27604

COST STRUCTURES OF PORK SLAUGHTER AND PROCESSING FIRMS: BEHAVIORAL AND PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hayenga,   Marvin L.
The cost structure of pork slaughter and processing plants and firms has significant behavioral and competitive implications.  A survey of selected large slaughter and processing firms probed into fixed and variable costs for single and double shift plants, and capacity utilization and multiplant effects on cost levels.  Behavioral implications are considered.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18250

USING RETURNABLE SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR PERISHABLES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Risse,   L.A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27730

Innovation and Governance in International Food Supply Chains: The Cases of Ghanaian Pineapples and South African Grapes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trienekens,   Jacques H.; Willems,   Sabine.
This paper reports an exploratory case study on innovation in, and governance of, international supply chains originating in developing countries. Two African fruit export chains are analyzed: the table grape chain from South Africa (a highly developed chain) and the pineapple chain from Ghana (a newly emerging chain). The most important market for both chains is the EU. The two cases present complementary perspectives on international supply chain development. The paper shows that Western demands in these cases lead to innovation at the producer end of the international supply chain and changes in governance structures towards chain coordination and vertical integration.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International supply chains; Innovation; Governance; Developing countries.; Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44900

Impact of Mental Poverty on Rural Economic Development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhao,   Lan-xiang.
This paper introduces the definition of mental poverty and the status quo of mental poverty in China's rural areas. Mental poverty in China's rural areas embodies the following aspects: the sense of parochialism is serious; the small farmer consciousness is strong; there is misgiving about identity. This paper analyses the reason of Mental poverty influencing farmers' behavior model and rural economic development. Mental poverty influences the farmers' changing current situation; Mental poverty influences the rural population structure; Mental poverty influences the rural normal order. The countermeasures and proposals are put forward to obviate Mental poverty in rural areas as follows: first, strengthen farmers' consciousness of main body, and improve...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Mental poverty; Rural economy; Material poverty; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122947

THE SEED INDUSTRY IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: AN EXPLORATION OF DATA AND INFORMATION ON CROP SEED MARKETS, REGULATION, INDUSTRY STRUCTURE, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge.
The unprecedented growth in crop yields and agricultural total factor productivity over the past 70 years owes much to a series of biological innovations embodied in seeds, beginning with the development of hybrid crops in the United States in the early part of the 20th century, continuing with the adoption of high-yielding varieties during the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, and more recently, modern biotechnology. Throughout this period, the seed industry evolved, as small businesses gave way to larger enterprises that integrated plant breeding, production, conditioning, and marketing functions. The industry was further shaped by widespread mergers and acquisitions in the latter part of the century, rapid growth - in private research and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Seed markets; Seed costs and prices; Regulation; Plant breeding; Field crops; Research and development; Industry concentration; Biotechnology; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33671

PORTFOLIOS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES: HOW MUCH DIVERSIFICATION IS ENOUGH?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cabrini,   Silvina M.; Stark,   Brian G.; Irwin,   Scott H.; Good,   Darrel L.; Martines-Filho,   Joao Gomes.
This study analyzes the potential risk reduction gains from naive diversification (equal-weighting) among market advisory services for corn and soybeans.  The total possible decrease in risk through naive diversification is small, mainly because advisory prices are highly correlated on average.  Moreover, since marginal risk reduction benefits decrease rapidly with size, and the cost of holding the portfolios increases linearly due to services' subscription fees, it is optimal to limit portfolio size to a few advisory programs.  Based on certainty equivalent measures and two representative risk aversion levels, preferred portfolio sizes are between one and three services. Overall, there does not appear to be strong justification for farmers adopting...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19013

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF THE CATTLE FEEDING INDUSTRY IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN LAKES STATES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Marvin R.; Taylor,   Richard D.; Saxowsky,   David M.; Koo,   Won W.
The five-state study area of the Northern Plains and Western Lakes States, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, has adequate feed supplies and feeder cattle to markedly increase cattle feeding.  Feed costs in these states have historically been lower than in the Southern Plains States.  However, higher transportation costs appear to offset that advantage.  Close access to slaughter plants in these states could offset that transportation disadvantage.  Backgrounding of cattle appears to be quite profitable and cattle feeding, especially in larger sized feedlots, can be profitable.  However, the cattle feeding industry has an increasing level of excess capacity.  To be successful, new feedlots in the Northern Plains and Western...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cattle feeding; Northern Plains; Economies of scale; Cooperative ownership; Entrance strategies; Production Economics; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23199

Profit Persistence in the Food Industry: Evidence from five European Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gschwandtner,   Adelina; Hirsch,   Stefan.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114534

A Financial Contracting Approach to the Role of Supermarkets in Farmers' Credit Access
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marcoul,   Philippe; Veyssiere,   Luc.
Replaced with revised version of paper 10/17/08.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Financial Contracting; Development; Financial Intermediation; Food Standards; Organization of Production; Supermarket; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; O17; O33; O50; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6366

Texto Bàsico de Economia Agrícola: Su importancia para el Desarrollo Local Sostenible
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zúniga-González,   Carlos Alberto.
The present works is part of my doctoral dissertation for getting title of Doctor of Philosophy with major in Science and Specialization in the Economics of Agriculture and Local Development.  The research hypothesis was: “If agricultural and forest activities apply agricultural economics, then it highlights the important element for sustainable local development, useful for the policy maker and decisions taker”.        Therefore, the study makes emphasis in the importance for applying agricultural economics to the forest and agricultural activities. The agricultural economics basic text is an elemental document for the agricultural economics curricular component; it is a component for the agricultural and economic science careers.    The academic...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Economics; Sustainable Local Development; Data Envelopment Analysis.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; O11; O12; O38; P51; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/111604

Cooperative Principles and Equity Financing: A Critical Discussion
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.
This paper examines the role of the “principles of cooperation” in shaping the methods used by farmer cooperative associations for the provision of equity capital by members. Cooperative principles and financing practices based on them are evaluated in the context of some common issues and conflicts among patrons. The characteristics of a cooperative are compared with those of a patron-owned corporation, and two case studies in which patrons chose to organize businesses as patron-owned corporations are discussed. The paper concludes by making recommendations for patron-owned businesses operating within the cooperative framework.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46285

The Role of Trust in European Food Chains: Theory and Empirical Findings
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fritz,   Melanie; Fischer,   Christian.
In Europe, consumer trust in food has become one of the most important factors for the stability of the food sector. An essential prerequisite for the ability to communicate the trustworthiness of food to consumers (B2C) is the creation, maintenance, and communication of trust between companies across the entire food value chain (B2B). For the management and preservation of trust in food chains it is important to know whether differences occur across European countries or whether distinct product chains show variations regarding trust. Based on a survey in five European countries with 747 respondents, this paper assesses the current level of trust between companies together with its influencing structural factors in European food chains and determines...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Trust; Levels of trust; Determinants to trust; Food chain management; Trust management; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8185

FCStone Conversion to a Public Corporation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   David G.
FCStone Group (FCS) is a publicly held corporation that converted from a cooperative to a private corporation in 2005, and then converted to a public corporation in 2007. It is an integrated commodity risk management company that provides risk management consulting and transaction execution services to commercial commodity intermediaries, end users, and producers. This case study focuses primarily on the period from the first conversion in 2005 to six months after the public offering in March 2007. Because the financial benefits received by each of the cooperative owners of FCS are dependent on the timing of their sale of FCS stock, stock price information and benefit estimates are provided up to early November 2008.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56953

Measuring exposure to advertising: a look at gross rating points: revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Brown,   Mark G.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Advertising; Measure; Gross rating point; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52745

SANTA CRUZ FARM: DIRECT AND NICHE MARKETING IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bustos,   Don.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32844

Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hayes,   Dermot J.; Babcock,   Bruce A.; Fabiosa,   Jacinto F.; Tokgoz,   Simla; Elobeid,   Amani E.; Yu,   Tun-Hsiang (Edward); Dong,   Fengxia; Hart,   Chad E.; Chavez,   Eddie C.; Pan,   Suwen; Carriquiry,   Miguel A.; Dumortier,   Jerome.
We examined four evolution paths of the biofuel sector using a partial equilibrium world agricultural sector model in CARD that includes the new RFS in the 2007 EISA, a two-way relationship between fossil energy and biofuel markets, and a new trend toward corn oil extraction in ethanol plants. At one extreme, one scenario eliminates all support to the biofuel sector when the energy price is low, while the other extreme assumes no distribution bottleneck in ethanol demand growth when the energy price is high. The third scenario considers a pure market force driving ethanol demand growth because of the high energy price, while the last is a policy-induced shock with removal of the biofuel tax credit when the energy price is high. Standard results hold where...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; EISA; Ethanol; Tax credit; World agricultural sector model; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q13; Q18; Q38.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53093

Healthy Competition in the Animal Health Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buhr,   Brian L.; Holtkamp,   Derald; Sornsen,   Steve.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pharmaceutical Industry; Five Forces; Animal Health; Veterinary; Competition; Economics; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Q13; Q18; L11; L22; L2; L66.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/104213

RETAIL MEAT SALES, MERCHANDISING, AND MARGINS: TWO SUPERMARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rhodes,   V. James; Smith,   Dwight; Grimes,   Glenn; Stringer,   William.
The study concerns itself with the evaluation of various merchandising methods on sales of various meat items.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26622

Antitrust Economic Analysis in Food Marketing Channels
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53201

The Impact of Management Changes on Discharges to Water and Emissions to Air
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ford,   Stuart.
This is a summary of two projects that were designed to investigate the cost effectiveness associated with adoption of farm management practices designed to reduce discharges to water and greenhouse gas emissions. The first report had the purpose of expressing the results as the financial cost to the case study farm per kg of nutrient discharge reduction achieved, or per mm of water use saved (per year) i.e., the cost-effectiveness of the measures. This second extension of that work had the objectives to both; further scope the research context and parameters and refine and expand the modeling capability. The full range of 11 mitigation options were modeled over the 5 Dairy, 13 Sheep and Beef and 2 Deer Monitoring Models. The results in terms of Nitrogen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115510

Preferences for Livestock Revenue Insurance Among Beef Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fields,   Deacue; Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.
Personal interviews were conducted with 52 Louisiana cow-calf producers to determine their preferences for a livestock revenue insurance (LRI) product. Conjoint analysis was utilized to determine the importance of selected attributes of insurance policies for these producers. Two-limit tobit models were estimated. Producers were segmented using cluster analysis based upon preferences for LRI product attributes. A multinomial logit model was used to determine differences between characteristics of producers in each cluster. Producers generally preferred higher-premium, zero-deductible products; 180-day policy length; the state price series; and an in-person method of marketing. Cluster analysis yielded three groups of preferences
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Personal interviews were conducted with 52 Louisiana cow-calf producers to determine their preferences for a livestock revenue insurance (LRI) product. Conjoint analysis was utilized to determine the importance of selected attributes of insurance policies for these producers. Two-limit tobit models were estimated. Producers were segmented using cluster analysis based upon preferences for LRI product attributes. A multinomial logit model was used to determine differences between characteristics of producers in each cluster. Producers generally preferred higher-premium; Zero-deductible products; 180-day policy length; The state price series; And an in-person method of marketing. Cluster analysis yielded three groups of preferences; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62288

Perspectives for Decision Support Systems: Irrigated Dairy Production in the Murray region.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gyles,   Oliver; Mahoney,   Cynthia C.; Brown,   Stuart; Gibb,   Ian.
Consultation with industry identified a range of knowledge and information management tools required for building decision support systems (DSSs) that can help guide sustainable development of irrigated dairy production in the Murray Region. Individual production systems vary in complexity and input intensity and are coupled with the unique business and lifestyle goals of farm families. While single issue focussed decision support tools are limited to promoting understanding of single factor responses, the relevant opportunity costs for resources must be considered. Thus a whole farm perspective for DSSs is required to assist farm business managers optimise the profitability of production and development given the range of technical options, market...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123656

EVALUATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION ASPECT OF INVENTORY AND LOSSES VIA THE USE OF SCANNER DATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Groff,   Andrew J.; Bacon,   J. Richard; Toensmeyer,   Ulrich C.; Goulston,   Charles L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26576

Soda Taxes and Substitution Effects: Will Obesity be Affected?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fletcher,   Jason.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Soft Drink Taxation; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I12; H20; H71.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117066

The Australian grocery industry: a competition perspective
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Rhonda L.
This article discusses whether at a theoretical level the large and growing role of the vertically integrated supermarket chains raises a buyer-power concern because of potential harm to other retailers, suppliers, and/or consumers. Even if this is possible, whether it is a real concern depends on whether provision exists to constrain the exercise of that power through market responses, such as entry, or through regulatory provisions, such as those contained in the Trade Practices Act.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Buyer power; Competition policy; Supermarkets; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116862

Small Farmers and Big Retail: trade-offs of supplying supermarkets in Nicaragua
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Michelson,   Hope; Reardon,   Thomas; Perez,   Francisco Jose.
In Nicaragua and elsewhere in Central America, small-scale farmers are weighing the risks of entering into contracts with supermarket chains. We use unique data on negotiated prices from Nicaraguan farm cooperatives supplying supermarkets to study the impact of supply agreements on producers’ mean output prices and price stability. We find that prices paid by the domestic retail chain approximate the traditional market in mean and variance. In contrast, we find that mean prices paid by Wal-mart are significantly lower than the traditional market but that Wal-Mart systematically reduces price volatility compared with the traditional market. We find some evidence, however, that farmers may be paying too much for this contractual insurance against price...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nicaragua; Supermarkets; Wal-Mart; Modern Retail; Market Risk; Contracts; Supply Chains; Agribusiness; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62124

DEVELOPMENT OF MINIMUM COST, INCENTIVE BASED PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TECHNOLOGY STANDARD FOR COFFEE PROCESSING IN HONDURAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hearne,   Robert R.; Barbier,   Bruno; Gonzalez,   Jose Manuel.
In Honduras, traditional coffee processing is the cause of two problems: poor coffee quality and contaminated water. In this study we propose to replace traditional coffee processing plants with a network of improved ecological plants that would be optimally located in a sub-watershed. The method is an adaptation of a spatial integer linear programming that determines the optimal location and size of new coffee processing plants. We applied the method to a typical sub-watershed in the hillsides of western Honduras and show that coffee quality can be improved and contamination can be reduced substantially at a relatively low cost. We also calculated the incentive for small farmers to give up home processing. We find that the incentive is much lower than the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19761

2010 Outlook for the U.S. and World Corn and Soybean Industries, 2009-2019
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
This report evaluates the United States and world corn and soybean markets for the 2009-2019 time period using the Global Corn and Soybean Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, weather conditions, and technological change. The major influence in the corn market will be U.S. corn based ethanol production. If the production of corn based ethanol remains strong, corn prices will likely remain strong. However, if the U.S. Federal government subsidies or mandates change, the world corn market could be negatively impacted. Under the current assumptions in the model, corn price is expected to remain in a range between $3.70 and $4.10 per bushel. The level of Chinese...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Corn; Soybeans; Production; Exports; Consumption; Ethanol; Ending stocks; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92003

Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Donovan,   Cynthia; Damaseke,   M.; Govereh,   Jones; Simumba,   D.
Inorganic fertilizers will play a role in government programs, but whether or not a  single policy is valuable for all farmers depends upon the net gain for the farmers. The research  here seeks to demonstrate how to answer the question “Is fertilizer profitable in Zambia for  maize and cotton in the smallholder sector?” This study identifies the key components determining  profitability and then sets up a framework to evaluate the probability of farmers to obtain  profitable results with fertilizer use on maize and cotton. Several cases are selected and the  results are evaluated. Private profitability for the farmer at market prices is discussed,  leaving social profitability to other researchers. A simple method for farmers and extensionists  to use to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Zambia; Maize; Cotton; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Q18.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54606

OPTIMAL STRUCTURE OF AN AGRIBUSINESS FIRM CONSIDERING THE ECONOMICS OF MAJOR, LINKED COMPONENTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Ruby A.; McCarl,   Bruce A.; Rister,   M. Edward; McCorkle,   Dean A.; Long,   Charles R.
An optimization model is used to evaluate the economics of various components of a large agribusiness.  The benefits of using interger programming are contrasted to traditional linear programming analysis in conjunction with outside-the-model budgeting analysis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20963

Generic Advertising of Florida NFC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brown,   Mark G.
This paper discusses some of the issues with respect to a generic advertising program for not-from-concentrate (NFC) orange juice aimed at increasing Florida grower returns.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Not-from-concentrate orange juice; Generic advertising; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36834

Rating the Financial Health of U.S. Production Agriculture using Synthetic Credit Rating
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   Christine A.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Featherstone,   Allen M.; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Erickson,   Kenneth W.; Harris,   James Michael; Williams,   Robert P.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61776

On Good and Bad Bureaucracies: Designing Effective Quality Management Systems in the Agrofood Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24993

Optimal Cash Purchase Strategies to Reduce Fertilizer Price Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kenkel,   Philip L.; Kim,   Taeyoon.
Fertilizer price volatility has increased dramatically.  This research examines cash purchase and warehouse strategies.  Seventeen years of Oklahoma fertilizer prices are examined.  The results indicate that mechanical cash purchase strategies can be used to reduce the average cost or variance for fertilizer.  Optimal purchase dates are also identified.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Price risk; Seasonal price pattern; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46570

AS OPÇÕES ESTRATÉGICAS DAS EMPRESAS LOCAIS EM FACE DA GLOBALIZAÇÃO DA ATIVIDADE PRODUTIVA: UM ESTUDO EXPLORATÓRIO NA CADEIA DO LEITE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fensterseifer,   Jaime Evaldo; Vieira,   Luciana Marques.
The settling down of trans-national companies in the country affects brazillian companies’ competitiveness, especially that of those which operate only in the local market. The difficulties in growth or even their survival in the face of the productive activity’s globalization process is the focus of this piece of work, which seeks to deepen the understanding on how companies which act only locally are restructuring themselves strategically, mainly in an agro-industrial chain like that of milk, whose characteristics include concentration of foreign-capital companies. Since this is a theme in its inicial stage of study the authors have opted for the performing of a study of exploratory cases.The analised cases illustrate feasible survival and growth...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local companies; Strategical options; Milk chain; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45265

Drivers and Barriers to Innovation in the Food Processing Industry Continued. A Comparison of the Netherlands and the Shanghai Region in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fortuin,   Frances T.J.M.; Omta,   S.W.F. (Onno).
This paper aims at comparing the innovative potential of leading food processing companies in emerging and developed economies. We asked ourselves how the clearly differing economic and social conditions of two areas that are only comparable in terms of their number of inhabitants (about 16 to 18 million), namely a fast growing emerging economy (the Shanghai area in China) and a developed economy (The Netherlands) affect competitiveness and innovation of their leading prospector companies. Our study population consisted of 31 respondents (CEOs, CTOs and R&amp;D directors) from 18 leading prospector companies in the food processing industry: nine in the Netherlands and nine in Shanghai. We focus on how the combination of external forces exerted by actors in...
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/59198

SIMULATION-FRONT END SCHEDULING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sekely,   William S.
The author discusses the use of computer simulation technique to solve checkout personnel allocation problems.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27255

DISCUSSION: SPARKS COMPANIES INC.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gibson,   Ron.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16776

Reflexiones del Metodo de Investigacion, Consultoria e Innovacion en Sistemas de Gestion de Empresas Agropecuarias
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ruiz Guzman,   Jose Luis; Aguilar Valdes,   Alfredo; Gomez Gonzalez,   Gerardo; Ruiz Ledezma,   Javier.
The evolution of the subject of Research on Technology Transfer and Agroindustrial Development at the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán UNAM (School of Advanced Studies at Cuatitlan UNAM) converges with the generation of agricultural business management systems and with the consultancy service and training, as a University-Company articulation strategy; with the purpose of awakening business people's interests in order to discover productivity and competitiveness helping them to become better, transform or revolution its organization in the fight to get present opportunities in the market and the economic surroundings. Above all, the strengthening of the subject is upheld by the evolution of the research method applied to innovation through the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Research; Innovation; Consultancy; Method; Company; Agrindustrial.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48610

Growing Beef Consumption in Japan Could Benefit U.S. Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McConnell,   Michael; Dyck,   John H.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121243

An Economic Examination of Potential Ethanol Production in Texas
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Outlaw,   Joe L.; Anderson,   David P.; Klose,   Steven L.; Richardson,   James W.; Herbst,   Brian K.; Waller,   Mark L.; Raulston,   J. Marc; Sneary,   Shannon L.; Gill,   Robert Chope, II.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42707

Incorporating Environmentally Compliant Manure Nutrient Disposal Costs into Least-Cost Livestock Ration Formulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hadrich,   Joleen C.; Wolf,   Christopher A.; Black,   J. Roy; Harsh,   Stephen B.
Livestock rations are formulated to minimize feed cost subject to nutritional requirements for a target performance level, which ignores the potentially substantial cost of disposing of nutrients fed in excess of nutritional requirements. We incorporate nutrient disposal costs into a modified least-cost ration formulation model to arrive at a joint least-cost decision that minimizes the sum of feed and net nutrient disposal costs. The method is demonstrated with phosphorus disposal costs on a representative dairy farm. Herd size, land availability and proximity, crop rotation, and initial soil phosphorus content are shown to be important in determining phosphorus disposal costs.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Environmental compliance; Linear programming; Livestock rations; Manure disposal; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; C61; Q12; Q52.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45525

Effects of Environmental Regulation on Economic Activity and Pollution in Commercial Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sneeringer,   Stacy E.
Research on environmental regulation’s effects on economic activity has largely focused on manufacturing, ignoring one of the major polluters in the U.S. – commercial agriculture.  As livestock production has become increasingly mobile, regulation has become an important criterion in firm location.  This article extends the literature on environmental regulation’s economic effects to commercial agriculture by exploiting a series of regulations adopted in North Carolina in the 1990s.  During this time, the state’s hog production more than tripled as a consequence of welcoming state legislation.  This sudden growth creates an opportunity to study how environmental regulation affects the location of economic activity, the externality costs of legislation...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Livestock; Externality; Regulation; Public health; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Q5.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46591

Productivity and Quality-Environmental Changes in Marketing Co-operatives: An Analysis on the Horticultural Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Galdeano-Gomez,   Emilio; Cespedes-Lorente,   Jose; Rodriguez,   Manuel Rodriguez.
The object of the present paper is to analyse productivity incorporating quality-environmental changes in marketing co-operatives. Firstly, it reviews competitiveness factors in the current European agri-food market, especially in relation to the fruit and vegetables sector. Secondly, the productivity trend is studied empirically using nonparametric methods (Malmquist indices) and taking as reference panel data of Andalusian horticultural co-operatives for the period 1994-2001. For this purpose productivity is decomposed into technological change, efficiency and quality-environmental change. Additionally, the correlation of these results with other economic variables is analysed. The indicators obtained show a relevant increase in efficiency for the period...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Productivity; Quality-environment; Efficiency; Marketing co-operative; Horticultural sector; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q13; Q21; L15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24698

Sales of Farm Produce at Alexandria and Sussex Street, Sydney, July, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferry,   C.H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8303

SCHOLARSHIP AND DECISION CASES: PEDAGOGY AND STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lyford,   Conrad P.; Beierlein,   James G.; Harling,   Kenneth.
Case studies represent an important form of scholarly output for educators of agribusiness management.  This article defines scholarship with respect to case writing.   First, it explains how case studies are scholarship in the educational process. The pedagogical foundation of the case method is this method's effectiveness in developing the critical thinking skills of students.  This in turn enhances learning and advances scholarly understanding.   Second, it examines criteria that are used to assess the quality of cases and their accompanying teaching notes when being considered for journal publication.  The standards of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review are used to illustrate these criteria.  Only by reaching these standards of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34503

Termelői értékesítő szervezetek jelene és jövője a hazai zöldség-gyümölcs termelésben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Magda,   Sandor; Gergely,   Sandor.
Tanulmányunkkal hozzá kívánunk járulni ahhoz, hogy Magyarország elfoglalja az őt megillető méltó helyét a zöldségek és gyümölcsök hazai és nemzetközi piacán. Ugyanis nem elegendő tudnunk azt, hogy milyen komparatív előnyökkel rendel¬kezünk ezen a téren (is). Azt sem elég tudnunk, hogy milyen csodás ízű, illatú és aromájú zöldséget, gyümölcsöt tudunk megtermelni. Az sem elég, hogy több száz éves hagyománya van nálunk a zöldség-gyümölcs termelésnek. Ez mind nem elég, mert nagy szomorúsággal állapítható meg, hogy nem aknázzuk ki a csaknem 500 milliós európai uniós piac lehetőségeit, sem azt, hogy tőlünk keletre, elérhető távolságra újabb 150 milliós lakosságú potenciális piac található. A magyar lakosság egészsége¬sebb életéhez is szükséges, hogy jelentősen...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Értékesítés; Zöldség-gyümölcs termelés; Szerveződési szintek; Marketing; Fruit and vegetables; Levels of organisation; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99074

Are Local Corn Prices Affected by the Location of Ethanol Biorefineries?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Katchova,   Ani L.
This study examines whether the local competition for corn to produce ethanol has lead to significantly higher prices for farmers located close to ethanol biorefineries. If any, such price premiums for spatial closeness would be in addition to the general level of corn price changes experienced by farmers throughout the U.S. The difference-in-differences estimation method is used to account for both time and spatial differences in order to measure the interaction of time and spatial effects. Using the USDA’s ARMS data, the results show that while prices in real terms have changed over time, farmers located close to ethanol biorefineries have not received significantly higher prices than farmers living farther away from biorefineries. These findings...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corn prices; Ethanol; Ethanol plant location; Difference-in-differences.; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114769

The Economic Impacts of the Federal Milk Marketing Order Consolidation and Reform Proposed Rule
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Knutson,   Ronald D.; Anderson,   David P.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Richardson,   James W.; Feldman,   Paul A.
USDA released the proposed rule for Federal Milk Marketing Order (EMMO) Consolidation and reform on January 23rd, 1998. The rule met the mandate of the 1996 farm bill to propose a plan to consolidate the number of federal orders. Class I differential and Basic Formula Price (BEP) reform was also addressed in the report. Based on the proposed rule and USDA’s economic impact study, this briefing paper contains an analysis of the impacts of the consolidation and reform rule on U.S. representative dairy farms over the 1999-2004 period. Four options are analyzed in this report. They include: lA — A nationally coordinated system of location specific Class I price differentials. The differential has a value of $1.60 per cwt in the base zones of the Upper Midwest,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Federal Milk Marketing Order; FMMO; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37974

PLANOS AGRÍCOLAS E PECUÁRIOS E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NA BOVINOCULTURA DE CORTE BRASILEIRA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Telles,   Ana Carolina Veronico Coquemala; Renato Telles,   Renato.
In the last seven years, the federal governments published Agricultural and Livestock Plans with the proposal of building and working as mechanisms of improvement Brazil agricultural and livestock activities. In order of agribusiness expression and importance for the country, considerations about the influence of these plans into Brazilian productivity have become increasable relevant. The present paper has as a proposal (1) a comparative analyses of each PAP’ characteristics, in the period of 2000/2001 to 2005/2006, studying the official documents published by the Agricultural, Livestock and Food Supply Ministry; (2) a prospective investigation of productivity datas offered by IBGE/Embrapa and; (3) provide, from simple statistical approach and inference,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and livestock plan; Productivity and investment in agribusiness.; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62151

Competitive Bidding, Information and Exporter Competition
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Preszler,   Todd; Wilson,   William W.; Johnson,   D. Demcey.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121380

Dairy Farmer's Valuation of Market Security Offered by Milk Marketing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Cathy A.; Roach,   Brian A.
Dairy farmers often rank the benefit from a secure market as a major reason for belonging to a milk-marketing cooperative. This paper proposes a technique for valuing this decreased market risk through development of a willingness-to-pay measure.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46179

Trust within the Organic Food Supply Chain: The Role of the Certification Bodies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Pignatti,   Erika; Spadoni,   Roberta.
In the Organic Agriculture Supply Chain (OASC), the creation of trust finds its formal application into a process and product certification guaranteed by independent inspectors of the Organic Agriculture Certification Bodies (OACB). This study is aimed at analysing the role of OACB in creating trust between the actors involved into the OASC in Italy. Information about sixteen Italian OACB structures, field activities and factors constituting trust within the OASC were collected, through web-site exploration and direct surveys. Results show that the Ministry and final customers are valued as the more important subjects to OACB reputation building. Moreover, creating trust for OACB relies more on internal performance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Organic food; Certification Bodies.; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7736

A hazai zöldség- és gyümölcságazat fejlődési kilátásai
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Erdesz,   Ferencne.
A magyarországi zöldség- és gyümölcságazat felkészülése az uniós csatlakozásra nem volt igazán eredményes, uniós tagságunk eddigi tapasztalatai, eredményei is felemásak. A csatlakozásnak eddig több a negatív, az ágazat jövőjét veszélyeztető következménye, mint a pozitív hozadéka. A korábbi gyengeségek – alacsony szervezettség, elavult műszaki színvonal, hiányos logisztikai rendszerek, elaprózott birtokstruktúra, szélsőségesen differenciált termelési (gazdálkodási) színvonal – következtében itthon piacvesztés, strukturális feszültségek jöttek létre. Későn és lassan indult meg a gazdák összefogása, együttműködése, értékesítő tevékenységük megszervezése. A termelők gyenge piaci alkuereje kedvezőtlenül befolyásolta mind az értékesítést, mind a...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Termelés; Versenyképesség; Szervezettség; Kilátások; Fejlesztési feladatok; Production; Competitiveness; Organisation; Prospects; Development tasks; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57736

Matching Diverse (Quality of) Supply with Market Differentiation Opportunities in the Pork Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Trienekens,   Jacques H.
Currently, in most pork chains there is still a mismatch between delivered quality and expected quality, leading to unsatisfied customers and value losses because products are not sold against the best possible price. Differentiation of quality of pork starts already in the breeding stage, depends on feeding and living conditions of the animals at the farmer stage and is also influenced by the way the animals are transported and slaughtered. At the breeding stage a lot of research is being done that will eventually make it possible to use DNA technology to help guide breeding programs and to better predict the quality of animals and meat. However, because pigs are living creatures with a natural variation, 100% prediction accuracy is not to be expected and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100470

How Important is Reputation for New Zealand Wine Makers?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bicknell,   Kathryn; MacDonald,   Ian.
The wine industry in New Zealand has been maturing over the past few decades, with consumers becoming more sophisticated and wineries responding by increasing their production of premium varieties. In addition, there have been several legal changes and subsequent changes to the distribution and marketing of wine in New Zealand that have made wine more widely available. It is therefore an interesting and dynamic time to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the relative effects of regional reputation and producer-specific quality on the willingness to pay for domestically produced premium table wine in New Zealand. Previous empirical work suggests that New Zealand consumers rely on both expert opinion and regional reputation when determining their...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic pricing; New Zealand wine; Willingness to pay; Quality; Reputation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115717

REMOVING DISTRIBUTION BARRIERS CONFRONTING SMALL-VOLUME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS: RESULTS OF THE TENNESSEE EXTENSION SERVICE SURVEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hall,   Charles R.; Eastwood,   David B.; Brooker,   John R.; Rhea,   Alice J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27947

Structural Breaks and Financial Volatility: Lessons from BRIC Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morales,   Lucia; Gassie,   Esmeralda.
Despite the fact that there is a substantial literature on the analysis of volatility spillovers between stock returns and domestic exchange rates, surprisingly, little empirical research has examined volatility spillovers between oil prices and emerging economies, where a clear gap of research have been found regarding to the BRIC financial markets and the effects of the 2007-2009 World economy crisis. This lack of research might appear as surprising given that energy markets are of particular interest as they are considered a fundamental reference for economic recovery and growth. Therefore, this work aims to address this gap on the literature by looking at the BRIC financial markets and their co-movements with regard to some energy markets (oil, natural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: BRIC; Energy Markets; GARCH; T-GARCH modeling; Volatility; Agribusiness; F; G.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115523

Status and Development in the Dairy Sector in the BRIC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ramanovich,   Mikhail; Ndambi,   Asaah; Hemme,   Torsten.
Milk production is a very important element of the whole dairy chain. The BRIC countries are among the top 6 milk producing countries and produce nearly one third of the world’s total milk volume. A large number of dairy animals and a relatively low milk output per animal show a great potential of the BRIC for a further growth of production. In the same time the BRIC countries comprise 42% of world’s population. Expected population and prosperity growth will lead to a further growth in milk demand. The BRIC countries have a competitive level of milk production cost in international comparison. The success of the BRIC counties in the international milk market will depend on the contribution of all stakeholders in the dairy chain: farmers, processors,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Dairy sector; BRIC; Brazil; Russia; India; China; IFCN; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115522

FACTORS AFFECTING FARMERS' KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: SURVEY RESULTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tegegne,   Fisseha; Muhammad,   Safdar; Ekanem,   Enefiok P.; Singh,   Surendra P.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27935

Measuring the agribusiness decision environment: Constructing an agribusiness confidence index for South Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Esterhuizen,   Dirk; van Rooyen,   C.J.
South African agribusinesses are experiencing far reaching changes. Economists have developed indicators, generally known as indexes, to measure relative change in the industry. In this article the methodology to construct a business confidence index for agribusiness in South Africa is discussed. The objective of such an index is to determine the business confidence of agribusinesses as accurately as possible. Some 80 agribusinesses in South Africa are at present participating in the AGRIBUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX. For the first quarter of 2002 the index points to a 20% improvement in the business confidence of South African agribusinesses compared to the same period the year before, while in the second quarter the index was up 14% on the previous year....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9498

PMP, Extensions and Alternative Methods: Introductory Review of the State of the Art
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frahan,   Bruno Henry de.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24537

THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY: UNTAPPED CLIENTELE FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Capps,   Oral, Jr.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30357

WHAT'S DRIVING FOOD DISTRIBUTION - FORCES FOR CHANGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kaufman,   Phillip R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27789

IMPROVING EVALUATION FORMS OF INDUSTRY PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Roucan-Kane,   Maud.
The Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University has improved its evaluation forms to better gather the information needed by the educational team (instructors, program managers, marketing managers). The investigators interviewed staff, instructors and other/similar educational providers to determine the information the evaluation forms need to collect. In depth literature research has also helped determine better what was done elsewhere. Several conclusions have been drawn as a result of this work. First, the evaluation forms used have been redesigned and improved. Secondly, the investigators realized that an evaluation form was not the only assessment tool they should be using for their educational programs.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Industry programs; Agribusiness; Executive education; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; I21; I23; Q16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55538

What about the food ‘quality turn’ in South Africa? Focus on the organic movement development
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vermeulen,   Hester; Bienabe,   Estelle.
This paper depicts how the general turn from mass consumption toward increased qualitative differentiation of products - the ‘quality turn’ - manifest in the South African agro-food system. The strong influence of these quality trends on agro-food systems evolution has been widely discussed in Europe and North America. We show that identifying quality related dynamics is bringing an interesting perspective into understanding some of the evolution of the local agro-food system. The discussion is mainly based on the perspective of the organic sector. Most domestic retailers' food quality positioning is in line with consumer trends, being general and price orientated. However, the retail sector has been entering and driving quality related niche markets,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality; Organic food; Retail sector; South Africa; Consumer behaviour; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7865

Insure or Invest in Green Technologies to Protect Against Adverse Weather Events?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pietola,   Kyosti; Myyra,   Sami; Niemi,   Jarkko K.; Van Asseldonk,   Marcel A.P.M.
This paper analyses investments in green technologies when insurance is also an option. Green technologies are defined to have the power to increase productivity and decrease volatility of future revenues. The insurance options involve the scale and coverage either in a yield insurance or in an index insurance. The stochastic process is a combination of insurable stationary short-run process and non-stationary long run process. The optimal decision rules are solved numerically by stochastic dynamic programming. The results suggest that the index insurance maintains market based incentives to invest in green technologies whereas a yield insurance substantially decreases investments, as expected. An actuarially fair yield insurance decreases investments at...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Investment; Insurance; Uncertainty; Dynamic programming; Green technology; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100738

Os empregados da agricultura brasileira: diferenciais e determinantes salariais
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cunha,   Marina Silva da.
This work studies the wage differentials and determinants of the employees in Brazilian agriculture, in period 1981-2005, on the basis of the information of the National Research for Sample of Domiciles of the IBGE. The methodology of Heckman is used to correct bias of selection, common in wage equations gotten by Least Ordinary Square, besides the decomposition of Oaxaca-Blinder, to analyze the wage differentials between 1981 and 2005. Between wage determinants, had been analyzed: education, experience, region, weekly working time and formal work, besides some macroeconomic determinants. The results of the work suggest a reduction of the wage differentials, mainly in the end of the studied period, and that the variable education, age and formal work had...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wages; Heckman; Decomposition of Oaxaca.; Agribusiness; J31; J43.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61227

INDUSTRIALIZATION OF U.S. AGRICULTURE: POLICY, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION NEEDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barry,   Peter J.
The industrialization of agriculture refers to the continued consolidation of farms and to the growing use of production and marketing contracts and vertical integration among input suppliers, lenders, agricultural producers, processors, and distributors of food and fiber products, domestically and globally.  Industrialization is strongly affecting the structure and performance of farms and agribusiness firms; the distribution of risk, returns, and the ownership and control of resources in the food and fiber system; locations of production; competitiveness in international markets; the effectiveness of agricultural policy; business activity, income, family welfare and employment in rural communities; and environmental quality and control.  Research is...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31463

Transparency in Food: A Challenge for Research and Sector Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schiefer,   Gerhard.
Transparency in the Food Sector and especially towards consumers is an issue which receives increasingly attention in public and research. There is widespread agreement that the present state of transparency is not sufficient and needs engagement by research and the sector to move forward. A Strategic Research Agenda on Transparency (SRA) identifies opportunities and challenges for research to contribute to improvements in transparency supporting consumers’ trust in food and the society’s interest in food that is safe and considers the evolving environmental and social concerns
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Transparency; Food chains; Research; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121851

The” Two Leaps” and Chinese Agricultural Modernization
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Guo,   Yue-jun; Sun,   Jia-lu.
The “Two Leaps” put forward by Deng xiao-ping on agriculture are expounded in the paper. The first leap is from the people's commune to family land contract operation system. The weaknesses of people's commune and innovation of family land contract operation system are analyzed. It is pointed out that the family contact operation system is the expansion and development of collective economy. the second leap is to develop appropriate scale operation and collective economy. The shortages of family contract system are analyzed. It is put forward that realizing scale operation of agriculture is the necessary demand for production development and collective economy road is the inevitable way for realizing Chinese agriculture appropriate scale operation. “Two...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: “Two leaps”; People' commune; Household contract responsibility system; Agricultural modernization; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118314

THE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED, HAVE YOU?  THE AGCO STORY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pennington,   G. Barton; Stegelin,   Forrest E.; Turner,   Steven C.
AGCO Corporation is a success story in the agricultural machinery sector.  Utilizing marketing strategies of out-sourcing, cross-over selling, and a full line of products, AGCO markets its own way.  In 7 years, AGCO has 18 brands sold through 7,000 dealerships in 140 countries.  Acquisition and consolidation powered the growth of AGCO using nontraditional buyout financing.  Herein lies its real success.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20829

Análise de Custos e Rentabilidade da Produção Frangos no Sul de Moçambique – Estudo de Caso na Granja da Faculdade de Veterinária
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amaral,   Custódio da C. do; Mlay,   Gilead.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Mozambique; Poultry production; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121863

Consumer Support for Food Tracing with RFID Technology
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.; Rana,   Kulmani.
Foodborne illness continues to be a significant problem and food traceability may help reduce the number and severity of outbreaks.  One technology that could improve food tracing is radio frequency identification tags or RFID.  However, some consumers may oppose the use of this technology because of its potential for reducing personal privacy.  A survey of consumers asked about their support for an RFID tracing system for produce and for meat.  Results suggest that some consumer privacy attitudes and privacy behaviors were negatively related to support for RFID tracing.  Proponents of traceability with RFID may need to spend more time explaining the technology to consumers to reduce their concerns and anxieties.  In addition, the results for produce...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Traceability; RFID technology; Consumer Survey; Meat Tracing; Produce Tracing; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103672

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INNOVATIONS, AND COMPETITIVENESS: COOPERATIVE REGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT S-222
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Epperson,   James E.; Estes,   Edmund A.
As price increases have become largely infeasible, large retail concerns are pursuing profits through greater efficiencies in the distribution system and from suppliers. The pressures of Supply-Chain Management in the fruit and vegetable industry indeed have reached the producer/shipper level. This process is accentuated as the global economy continues its rapid evolution while upward pressures on costs are just as compelling in the form of new environmental and food safety laws. The purpose of Cooperative Regional Research Project S-222 is to provide knowledge that will lead to improved production and marketing efficiencies, improved market access strategies, better risk management strategies, and improved producer and consumer well-being.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27221

COOPERATIVISMO E COOPERATIVISMO: REFLEXÕES SOBRE A ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Benini,   Elcio Gustavo; Neto,   Leonardo Francisco Figueiredo; Benini,   Edi Augusto; Melo,   Ricardo Pereira De.
O objetivo deste artigo é propor uma reflexão sobre a Economia Solidária e o atual contexto no qual está inserida como alternativa da classe operaria e/ou como política pública, sua relação com as diferentes formas de cooperativas e, não obstante, uma breve e indireta abordagem teórica sobre o tema autogestão. Grosso modo, parte-se de uma preocupação que suscita pelo caráter funcional que a Economia Solidária vêm assumindo, principalmente como política pública na geração de “trabalho” e renda e, pela banalização da própria palavra autogestão. Neste trabalho, foram articulados e discutidos pesquisas e artigos científicos sobre Economia Solidária, cooperativismo, autogestão e políticas públicas, além de pesquisas realizadas pelos autores em outros momentos,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economia Solidária; Cooperação; Burocracia; Solidary economy; Cooperation; Bureaucracy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112691

PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND STATE PROMOTION OF FARM PRODUCE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE JERSEY FRESH TOMATO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Brumfield,   Robin G.; Lininger,   Kimberly.
Product differentiation, a prerequisite for successful state promotion of state branded farm products, may be reflected by differences in the own-price, cross-price and income elasticties of demand between a state's brand and other products. This paper tests for such differentiation by estimating demand functions for tomatoes available at the retail level in New Jersey. The "Jersey Fresh" brand is shown to have higher own-price and income elasticities of demand. It is thus perceived to be of higher quality than others. Consumers are also found to be origin biased. Promotion based on the Jersey Fresh's unique attributes and on encouraging further origin bias may have a good chance of success.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27108

Gum arabic production and marketing in Senegal: interlocked transactions and supply chain implications
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mujawamariya,   Gaudiose; D'Haese,   Marijke F.C.
Interlocked relationships are characterised by traders’ supply of inputs and cash to producers on credit, to be reimbursed at sale time based on pre-defined prices which are often lower than the prevailing market price. The study analyses determinants of choice for interlocking in the gum arabic sector in Senegal and the effect of interlocking on gum production and market participation; gum arabic is a natural exudates of Acacia Senegal trees that grow in the semi-arid lands of Africa. Data from 422 gum producers in Northern and Eastern regions of Senegal are used. About 45percent of respondents are involved into interlocking with village shop-owners or mobile traders. Interlocking has a negative effect on prices received by gum collectors. However, in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Interlocking; Contracts; Semi-arid lands; Market participation; Gum arabic; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114634

CLASSIFICATION OF STRATEGIES FOR IN-STORE MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Vastine,   William J.
Develops a model for classifying products on impulse purchases and contribution to profits. Also shows how to implement the model in store merchandising strategies.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27694

STORE IMAGE - A MANAGEMENT TOOL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Watkins,   Edgar P.
This article discusses the various factors that contribute to the food store "image" as held by the shoppers in the community. The author examines techniques for discovering the store "image," and suggests techniques that may be employed to strengthen the positive values contributing to that "image."
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1971
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27032

Réponse et rentabilité des engrais au Rwanda: Synthèse des Résultats des Etudes du MINAGRI menées par le Food Security Research Project (FSRP) et l'Initiative sur la Fertilité des Sols de la FAO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Valerie A.; Murekezi,   Anastase.
The objectives of this paper are: to present in synthesis form key conclusions and  recommendations of the FSRP/FAO-SFI studies on fertilizer profitability in Rwanda; and to  incorporate information and comments obtained from participants in the December 15, 1999,  MINAGRI Fertilizer Profitability Workshop conducted to present and validate the preliminary  findings of the two studies.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Rwanda; Fertilizer; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55423

The Current State of Agribusiness Education and Training in Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mabaya,   Edward T.; Christy,   Ralph D.; Bandama,   Maureen.
To spur rural development and food security, agricultural education and training in Africa has traditionally focused on increasing agricultural productivity on the farm. More recently, development practitioners and policy makers have broadened their attention to include agribusiness or agro-industries. However, the role of Agricultural Education and Training in fostering agribusiness growth in developing countries is relatively underexplored. This paper analyses the current state of agribusiness education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper is organised around five objectives. First, the paper characterises the macroeconomic environment—political, economic, social and technological—in which agribusiness development is taking place in Africa....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capacity Building; Agribusiness; Agro-industries; Executive Training; Education; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96433

ECONOMICS OF CENTRAL RETAIL PACKAGED BEEF
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Farris,   Donald E.; Dietrich,   Raymond A.; Ward,   J.B.
The general objective of this study was to evaluate the economics of alternative technologies, systems and methods of fabricating and marketing retail packaged beef. A national beef distribution model (VAL-ADD) was developed and used to compare the economics of various case-ready systems with the conventional system of fabricating beef in the back room of the retail store. The VAL-ADD model identifies beef price premiums and/or discounts by packaging system for each of 30 regional distribution routes within the contiguous United States. In addition it estimates the competitive advantage of regions in central packaging. The Central and Southern Plains areas have a competitive advantage in producing prepackaged retail beef and retailers with high labor costs...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27541

F.A.O. - The History
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mayne,   J.B.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8403

Fruit and Vegetable Sales at City Municipal Markets, December, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moon,   H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8419

Agricultural Cooperative Organizations in Greece Throughout the 20th Century: A Critical Overview
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patronis,   Vassilis; Mavreas,  Konstantinos.
The first centenary (1900-2000) of the establishment of agricultural cooperatives in the Greek countryside is an appropriate occasion for offering a critical retrospective of their operations during the 20th century. Initially, the causes of their delayed appearance and establishment in Greece are investigated. Subsequently, the large extension of agricultural credit, as well as the constantly increasing involvement of the government and banks in their internal affairs are described and analyzed. This analysis also focuses on the particular interwar conditions that favored the protectionism of the agricultural economy and the “State’s supervision” of cooperatives, an essential element of agrarian policy, even during the first post-war period. Finally, we...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60040

Supermarkets, farm household income and poverty: Insights from Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rao,   Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim,   Matin.
Expansion of supermarkets in developing countries is increasingly providing opportunities for farmers to participate in modern supply chains. While some farmers are excluded by stringent supermarket requirements, there are important gains for participating farmers. However, studies analyzing income effects of high-value chains use approaches that either show no causality or ignore structural differences between farmers in different channels. Using endogenous switching regression and data from a survey of vegetable growers in Kenya, we account for systematic differences and show that participation in supermarket chains yields 50% gain in household income leading to 33% reduction in poverty. Supermarket expansion is therefore likely to have substantial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Supermarkets; Per capita income; Sample selection; Endogenous switching regression; Kenya; Africa; Agribusiness; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95771

The Effect of Increased Energy Prices on Agriculture: A Differential Supply Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Moss,   Charles B.; Livanis,   Grigorios T.; Schmitz,   Andrew.
The increase in energy prices between 2004 and 2007 has several potential consequences for aggregate agriculture in the U.S. We estimate the derived input demand elasticities for energy as well as capital, labor, and materials using the differential supply formulation. Given that the derived input demand for energy is inelastic, it is more price-responsive than the other inputs. The results also indicate that the U.S. aggregate agricultural supply function is responsive to energy prices.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Differential input demand; Concavity constrained; Energy; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C30; Q11; Q42.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100514

A zöldség- és gyümölcstermelés, valamint –kereskedelem Katalóniában
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kozak,   Anita.
Spanyolország az EU egyik legnagyobb zöldség- és gyümölcstermelő országa, amely a nem mindig ideális környezeti és infrastrukturális adottságok, az utóbbi éveket jellemző makrogazdasági nehézségek, a kiszámíthatatlan piaci folyamatok ellenére is versenyképes. Ennek alapja a termelők és a kereskedők közötti szoros és hosszú távú együttműködés. A spanyolországi gyümölcstermelés egyik központjaként számon tartott Katalóniába tett tanulmányút tapasztalatait adjuk közre a termelők és a kereskedők szerveződéséről, a több szintű koordinációról, illetve az érdekképviseleti szervezetek működéséről. --------------------------------------------------- Spain is one of the largest fruit and vegetable producer country in the EU, which has preserved its competitive edge...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Zöldség; Gyümölcs; Termelés; Kereskedelem; Spanyolország; Vegetables; Fruit; Production; Trade; Spain; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119903

IMPLEMENTACION DEL SISTEMA DE GESTION “MODERNIZA” EN LA EMPRESA TICKET CENTER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Licon Trillo,   Lorena Patricia; Magana Magana,   Eduardo; Kiessling Davison,   Christian Mauricio; Soto Zapata,   Manuel; Villarreal Ramirez,   Victor Hugo; Zuniga Avila,   Gabriel.
This study was carried out in a bus transportation company named "Ticket Center" in Delicias,Chihuahua, which offers services such as, sale of tickets to different destinations through the United States, consultancy for the laser visa process, transportation to the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez. The purpose was to implement the Moderniza quality program, which is supported by SECTUR (Ministry of Tourism in México), in order to introduce the company the process of formalization and professionalism to increase its performance and growth to the competitive market. To achieve the above was necessary a training course to employees which the purpose of learning more about the tools to focus a better performance, personally and collectively. In addition a...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Certification; Manual; Quality; Strategic planning.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120495

The Florida oranges local agro-food system – Geographical Indication or Commodity?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Perret,   Anna O.; Thevenod-Mottet,   Erik.
When considering the Florida oranges as a local production system, two questions currently arise: is this system frightened by a globalization of the orange juice as a commodity whereas it is integrated to a globalized system? And is there any specific local asset remaining, such as a special quality and reputation which would justify a recognition as a geographical indication? Our findings demonstrate that there is a dilemma, for the State authorities as well as for some actors of the system, between an origin product approach and a sectorial commodity one.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Geographical indications; Commodity; Globalization.; 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/95215

SONDERANGEBOTE UND PSYCHOLOGISCHE PREISSETZUNG IM DEUTSCHEN LEBENSMITTELEINZELHANDEL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Angela; Hackelbusch,   Kerstin; Schroder,   Karen.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115355

A CASE FOR THE CASE METHOD
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Skinner,   Richard W.
Case Studies are a very valuable management training technique. There is a void of good cases in food distribution and the Food Distribution Research Society should undertake a project to fill this void.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1974
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27261

AVALIAÇÃO DA EFICIÊNCIA DAS COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS PARANAENSES: UMA ABORDAGEM ECONÔMICA E SOCIAL UTILIZANDO DEA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peixe,   Julines Bega; Protil,   Roberto Max.
É perceptível a grande preocupação em avaliar a eficiência das organizações cooperativas de modo a estabelecer indicadores e padrões de análise, porém ainda não é possível encontrar na literatura quais são as práticas de referência para cooperativas agroindustriais capazes de possibilitar maior eficiência considerando a dimensão econômica e social destas instituições. Notou-se, diante da realização deste estudo, que alguns indicadores utilizados para mensurar eficiência social são influenciados diretamente por indicadores estritamente econômicos. A partir daí buscou-se alçar novas variáveis capazes de gerar indicadores de eficiência social sem que estas sofressem influência direta de variáveis econômicas. O objetivo inicial deste trabalho foi dissertar...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperativas Agroindustriais; Eficiência Econômica; Eficiência Social; Agro-industrial Cooperatives; Economic Efficiency; Social Efficiency; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113959

Analysis of the Price of Development Right of Agricultural Land in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Nan; Chen,   Shuhui.
According to the viewpoints of predecessors, we define the signification of development right of agricultural land and connotation of the price of development right of agricultural land as follows, the development right of agricultural land is to change the former use nature of agricultural land, so as to become the right of construction Use land; the price of development right of agricultural land refers to the price that is difference between the price of construction use land, and summation of the price of former agricultural land. the expense of developing agricultural land, the expense of management, and profit, after the agricultural land is transformed into non-agricultural construction use land. By using the principle of economics of land, this...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Urbanization; Development right of agricultural land; The price of development right of agricultural land; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118287

Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Industry Clusters and Economic Performance, 2001-2006
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stewart,   Lance A.; Lambert,   Dayton M.; Wilcox,   Michael D.; English,   Burton C.
Industry cluster identification methods determine linkages between purchasers and suppliers at the county level for 447 economic sectors in Tennessee. Using an econometric model, the cluster analysis is extended to estimate which value chains contributed to economic growth between 2001 and 2006. Businesses making up the agriculture and forestry clusters enjoyed increased output per job in 34% and 32%, respectively, of Tennessee's counties. The spatial pattern of these findings was significant, suggesting that some counties may benefit from regional coordination of projects designed to enhance or retain businesses in these industry clusters.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Comparative advantage; Economic development; Industry clusters; Nonparametric clustering; Value chains; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50088

FARM INCOME AND THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   James D.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32856

COST OF AND APPROACHES TO HACCP IMPLEMENTATION: AN OYSTER INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hinson,   Roger A.; Whitley,   Daniel B.
As the result of highly visible events that involve food safety (some involving oyster consumption), HACCP programs have been developed to help assure safety.  A protocol for seafood products, developed cooperatively by regulators and industry, is in place.  The cost of such programs has not been documented.  This research used the case-study approach to identify alternative HACCP systems and to estimate the implementation and operating costs of those systems in the oyster-processing industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27054

Making Agricultural Support more Objective Oriented: Linear Programming Approach for Ukraine
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vysotskyi,   Taras.
In this article we investigate how to integrate the experience and knowledge of local agricultural experts in order to facilitate more objective-oriented use of the agricultural support funds. For this purpose we apply the Linear Programming methodological approach. Within this approach the model for calculating the optimum allocation of agricultural budget is developed. The evaluations criterions, which are used in the modeling, are derived during the interviews with agricultural experts who work at the Zdolbuniv district agricultural department in Ukraine. The outcomes show that the agricultural support should have been redistributed in a slightly different way from the district perspective. However, the calculated changes in most cases match with the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural support; Impact assessment; Linear Programming; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115518

U.S. Import Demand for Tilapia from Selected FTAA Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ligeon,   Carel; Bayard,   Budry; Clark,   Joy M.; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Seafood consumption in the U.S. has increased over the period 1990 to 2003.  A large percentage of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported. The most important seafood products imported to the U.S. are shrimp, Atlantic salmon, tilapia, catfish, crayfish, mussels and a mixture of mollusks.  In 2003, the U.S. imported 199 million pounds of tilapia and tilapia products, at a value of $241.2 million, a 38% increase from the previous year.  The seafood market has been considered an important foreign exchange earner for the Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM), and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) member countries. Jamaica is the only CARICOM country that exports tilapia products from aquaculture sources to the U.S.  In 2003, Jamaica exported 39,950...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Tilapia; Sea-food; Almost-Ideal-Demand-System; Import; FTAA countries; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36805

International Dairy Notes, December 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dobson,   William D.
Will Mexico become more self-sufficient in milk production?
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91368

Competitiveness in the Food Industry: a CGE Modelling Approach to assess Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banse,   Martin; Gay,   Stephan Hubertus; McDonald,   Scott; M'Barek,   Robert; Swinnen,   Johan F.M.
For transition countries, the food industry sector is a key industry in terms of output and employment shares. As a competitive sector that receives substantial foreign direct investments (FDI), it plays an important role as an element in the process of integration in the European and world market. The GLOBE Computable General Equilibrium model is applied to analyse scenarios of alternative development pathways of the food industry sector, taking into account the impact of FDI in the European food industry. The scenario analyses of this study identify that with an enhanced attraction of FDI in the food processing industries in the New Member States (NMS) the integration of the agri-food sectors in the NMS into the Single European Market will become even...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Foreign direct investment; CGE; Transition countries; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8525

STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AN ERA OF INCREASED OPENNESS: A BACKGROUND PAPER ON THE STRUCTURE OF U.S. AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zahniser,   Steven; Hoppe,   Robert A.; Johnson,   James D.; Banker,   David E.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16872

Food safety risk perceptions as a tool for market segmentation: The USA poultry meat market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Onyango,   Benjamin M.; Rimal,   Arbindra; Miljkovic,   Dragan; Hallman,   William K.
This study uses data from a 2006 survey on potential AI outbreak in USA to explore application of risk perceptions as a segmentation tool in the poultry meat market. Preliminary results from principal component analysis (PCA) suggest that the poultry meat specific safety level will drive people consumption choices in AI outbreak. Based on the perceived safety level, poultry meat product market was categorized into: (1) the home cooked and familiar brands; (2) the technological/novel; and (3) organic/fast food poultry products. The results further show differential public trust AI advice across institutions.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Avian Influenza; Market segmentation; Poultry industry; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46743

Farm Financial Survey Highlights - 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Caldwell,   John.
The 2008 Farm Financial Survey was conducted by Statistics Canada and was funded by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.  The results are based on a sample of 14,000 farms with gross revenue of over $10,000 from all provinces and farm types.  The survey was first done in 1981 and is now done annually.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Finances; Balance sheet; Farm Income; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53132

DEGREE OF COMPETITION IN THE U.S. PEANUT BUTTER INDUSTRY: A DYNAMIC ERROR CORRECTION APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deodhar,   Satish Y.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.
Reforms in the U.S. peanut program entail a reduction in support price of peanuts.  The degree to which price reduction is passed on to final consumers of peanut butter is directly related to the degree of competition in the peanut butter market.  To assess the impact of changes in the peanut program on final consumers, it is necessary to know the degree of competition in the peanut butter industry.  A dynamic error correction model (ECM) developed by Steen and Salvanes is estimated using nonlinear-three-stage-least-squares procedure to measure the degree of competition.  Results indicate that the market is characterized by perfect competition in the short-run.  The hypothesis of perfect competition is rejected in the long-run, although the long-run...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16725

Pricing Power by Supermarket Retailers: A Ghost in the Machine?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Pofahl,   Geoffrey M.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; L13; L66; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94764

Positive Market Effects from a Meatpacking Plant Opening: Perceptions and Reality
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hornung,   Jonathan T.; Ward,   Clement E.
Economic theory suggests that adding a competitive buyer to a market should have positive effects on competition and prices, ceteris paribus. An additional buyer increases market demand, shifting demand to the right, and expands the number of active buyers, reducing average market shares of existing buyers while intensifying bidding competition. Whether or not these positive impacts occur in reality is an empirical question. The largest pork processor in Canada, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., opened a 45,000 head/week hog processing facility in August 1999 in Brandon, Manitoba. The plant opened during a period of expanding hog production in Canada, of increasing hog exports to the United States, and of increasingly tight processing capacity in the United States...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46022

The Economics of Agricultural and Wildlife Smuggling
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferrier,   Peyton Michael.
The United States bans imports of certain agricultural and wildlife goods that can carry pathogens or diseases or whose harvest can threaten wildlife stocks or endanger species. Despite these bans, contraband is regularly uncovered in inspections of cargo containers and in domestic markets. This study characterizes the economic factors affecting agricultural and wildlife smuggling by drawing on inspection and interdiction data from USDA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and existing economic literature. Findings reveal that agricultural and wildlife smuggling primarily include luxury goods, ethnic foods, and specialty goods, such as traditional medicines. Incidents of detected smuggling are disproportionately higher for agricultural goods originating...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Smuggling; Illicit trade; SPS; Quarantine; Endangered species; CITES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55951

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/8927

ESTILOS GERENCIAIS E OBJETIVOS DE AGRICULTORES DA REGIÃO NORTE DO ESTADO DO ESPÍRITO SANTO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teixeira,   Marcelo Brandao; Vale,   Sonia Maria Leite Ribeiro do.
This work identified the management aspects of the decision making process of farmers in the Northern Region of Espirito Santo, Brazil, in 2006. Using a psychological approach, this study showed its importance in understanding farm management. The management styles and personal characteristics of the farmers and their farms were identified. The main areas of interest in management capacity improvement were also defined. This study found that family welfare is the main concern of decision makers in the Northern region of Espirito Santo, Brazil. Regarding management styles, four main styles were identified. Most of the farmers were interested in improving their management capacity through managerial training, especially the younger ones, preferably in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Management styles; Cluster analysis; Objectives; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60707

Linking farmers to markets through valorisation of local resources: the case for intellectual property rights of indigenous resources
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bienabe,   Estelle; Bramley,   Cerkia; Kirsten,   Johann F.; Troskie,   Dirk P.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108283

Demonstration and Radiation Extension Mode of Agricultural Technology  - A Case of Science and Technology Project of High Yield in Hebei Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Xiao-ying; Shi,   Zheng; Yang,   Ying-guang; Zhao,   Hui-feng.
Firstly, relying on the science and technology project of high yield in Hebei Province, connotation of agricultural technology demonstration and extension modes and the grain yield project in Hebei Province is introduced. Extension mode of agricultural technology demonstration and radiation is constructed. Agricultural technology demonstration and radiation mode includes the radiation center, primary irradiation and secondary irradiation. Secondly, management system and operational mechanism of agricultural technology demonstration and radiation mode are discussed, mainly expressed in establishing leading group of demonstration counties (cities), implementing responsibility system of department leaders, setting up expert advisory instruction group, subject...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Science and technology project of high yield; Demonstration and radiation; Agricultural extension mode; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93543

An Innovative Tool to Assess Marketing Capabilities of Traditional Producers within the European Food Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Banterle,   Alessandro; Carraresi,   Laura; Stranieri,   Stefanella.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the marketing management capabilities of SMEs producing traditional food products in EU throughout the development of a benchmarking tool. SMEs represent the greater part of European food firms and they find it very difficult to adapt to market changes, and to compete with big enterprises. In this context, marketing management plays a key role in good SMEs performances in the market. The benchmarking tool, utilised to assess marketing capabilities, is aimed at improving critical points in the marketing area of traditional food firms by following the example of the best ones. This method is developed in the innovative form of an interactive questionnaire published on the Web. At the moment the sample is composed by 60...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Marketing capabilities; Traditional food; Benchmarking; Cluster analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; L25; L66; M31; Q13.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49769

INNOVACION DE PRODUCTOS DE ALTO VALOR AGREGADO A PARTIR DE LA TUNA MEXICANA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sumaya Martinez,   Ma. Teresa; Suarez Dieguez,   Teodoro; Cruz Cansino,   Nelly del Socorro; Alanis Garia,   Ernesto; Sampedro,   Jose G.
In the world, Mexico is the major producer of prickly pears and also has the largest number in varieties. However, in addition to its highly seasonal production, prickly pears are consumed just by a small segment of the Mexican population. Therefore, the promotion of prickly pears consumption in the form of new derivative products by emphasizing its bioactive properties seems to be a possible solution to its low consumption. Recent studies from European and Asian laboratories showed that some prickly pears varieties have a significant antioxidant activity. In Mexico, prickly pears producers are looking for new ways of commercialization. In this regard, similar studies are underway surveying those varieties from the highly producing Mexican states with the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Prickly pears; Antioxidant activity; Innovation; Functional food.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93913

The Impact of Media Coverage on Proposed Strategies for Preventing Future Food Scandals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bohm,   Justus; Schulze,   Holger; Kleinschmit,   Daniela; Spiller,   Achim; Nowak,   Beate.
At the beginning of the year 2005 the German meat industry frequently featured in the media with reports on tainted meat. Since then, a huge number of new problems concerning meat production and trade have arisen which have uncovered weaknesses in food quality control, and highlighted the explosive nature of this subject matter. It is unclear what effect the media involvement has had on the political process of regulatory decision-making in the food industry, and to what extent it has influenced this process. The following article examines these issues with regard to the presentation of food safety scandals in the media, as the role of press coverage will continue to increase in importance in the coming years. This research is based on the content analysis...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Media Analysis; Political Decision Making; Media Effects; Tainted Meat; Content Analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Political Economy; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59190

Tendenzen in der Anwendung internationaler Rechnungslegungsvorschriften
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kohne,   Manfred; Janze,   Christian.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97450

Research on the Relationship between Income and Consumption of the Urban Residents in Hunan Province on the Basis of Error Correction Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Hui-min.
By using error correction model, I conduct co-integration analysis on the research of the relationship between the per capita practical consumption and per capita practical disposable income of urban residents in Hunan Province from 1978 to 2009. The results show that there is a co-integration relationship between the per capita practical consumption and the practical per capita disposable income of urban residents, and based on these, the corresponding error correction model is established. Finally, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are put forward as follows: broaden the income channel of urban residents; create goods consuming environment; perfect socialist security system.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Residential income; Co-integration; Error correction model; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108408

Changes in Price Behavior in the U.S. Catfish Industry: Evidence Using Cointegration
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren.
The implications of market development in the catfish industry on catfish price behavior are explored using cointegration. It is hypothesized that market development, through increases in competition between processors and shifts in consumer preferences toward fish, has caused changes in price behavior among levels of the catfish market. Using monthly catfish price data, a cointegration analysis of subsets of prices shows that price behavior has changed through time, with catfish prices becoming integrated as the number of processors has increased. These results may have implications for the examination of market price behavior in developing or emerging markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Catfish; Cointegration; Price behavior; Vertically related markets; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90441

The Impact of the National Counter-Cyclical Income Support Program for Dairy Producers on Representative Dairy Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   David P.; Richardson,   James W.; Outlaw,   Joe L.
This report contains the results of an analysis of the National Counter-Cyclical Income Support Program for Dairy Producers on the Agricultural and Food Policy Center’s (AFPC) representative dairy farms. The impact of the proposal on the representative farms is evaluated in terms of the change in average annual cash receipts and the change in the average annual net cash farm income. The role and potential importance of payment limits on these farms are discussed. All milk prices by state and program benefits under the payment limit binding and nonbinding scenarios were developed by FAPRI and were applied to the representative dairies. For more information on those results see the FAPRI analysis of this program.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42723

ANÁLISE DOS PROCESSOS DE DECISÃO NOS AGRONEGÓCIOS: UMA APLICAÇÃO PARA A CADEIA DO BIODIESEL NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rathmann,   Regis; Hoff,   Debora Nayar; Santos,   Omar Inacio Benedetti; Dutra,   Alberto Silva.
Quanto mais complexo for o ambiente que envolve o processo decisório, mais difícil este último se torna, uma vez que aumenta o número de variáveis a serem analisadas, bem como as relações possíveis entre as variáveis. No ambiente dos agronegócios o panorama observado não parece ser diferente. O objetivo deste estudo foi aplicar, em um estudo de caso (cadeia produtiva do biodiesel do Rio Grande do Sul), uma estrutura analítica desenvolvida para a análise de processos decisórios no agronegócio, visando verificar a existência de inter-relação teórica nos pressupostos utilizados e se a estrutura teórica se confirmava por meio da existência de correlações. Utiliza-se na base teórica: a) modelo de tomada de decisão de Simon (1977); b) especificidades presentes...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cadeia de biodiesel; Processo decisório; Alinhamento; Biodiesel chain; Decision-making process; Alignment; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114179

Climate Change and Agriculture – A Review of Some Global and Caribbean Concerns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pemberton,   Carlisle A.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Caribbean; Agriculture; Mitigation strategies; Agribusiness; Q54; Q15.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122906

Prioritizing Trust Factors in an Agri-Food B2B E-Commerce Environment
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Canavari,   Maurizio; Rivaroli,   Sergio; Fritz,   Melanie; Hausen,   Tobias.
Trust is recognized as an important asset for Business-to-Business e-commerce success, but few studies investigate the link between trust and e-commerce in agri-food markets. This paper aimed at prioritizing some trust factors in e-relationships between actors operating in the agri-food markets. Starting from the results of a previous analysis (Canavari et al., 2005), the importance of three categories namely “share of values and motivations”, “reliability and reputation” and “integration availability and non-opportunistic behavior”, and six trust factors are prioritized using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. The model seems to be capable to assign a priority order to the elements inspiring trust within e-trade relationships in the agri-food chains.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Organizational Behavior (D23); E-Commerce (L81); Trust; Analytic hierarchy process.; Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7773

TOWARD AN AUGMENTED THEORY OF COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR: THE CASE OF CLUSTERING IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thurow,   Amy Purvis; Thompson,   Paul B.
An augmented theory of cooperative behavior is presented.  This game-theoretic model details two obstacles to cooperation which often arise when stakeholders are negotiating local land-use conflicts.  First, protracted involvement from outsiders can deter long-run cooperation.  Second, if stakeholders fail to frame the expected pay-offs from cooperating similarly -- both their ethical stances and their choices of language -- then their likelihood of successful cooperation is reduced.  Case studies of communities divided about whether and where to site livestock facilities in the rural-urban fringe (clustering) are invoked to demonstrate how deadlock can occur, even where long-term collaboration would appear more cost-effective than ongoing conflict between...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23981

Impacto económico y ambiental de la quesería en el Valle de Tulancingo, Hidalgo (México).
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Escoto,   Fernando Cervantes; Alcantara,   Antonio Gomez; Cardenas,   J. Reyes Altamirano.
La industria quesera es un sector de gran importancia en el sistema alimentario mexicano, considerado estratégico por tres razones: primero, la leche y derivados son alimentos básicos que elevan la calidad de vida de la población que los consume; segundo, por los efectos de dicho sistema en el ingreso y empleo rural; y tercero, por su potencial para articular varios sectores productivos. La presente investigación consistió en analizar la rentabilidad de las empresas queseras y el impacto ambiental que se genera con esta actividad. Desde el punto de vista económico, la quesería del Valle de Tulancingo, Hidalgo resultó ser rentable, el indicador de rentabilidad obtenido resultó positivo, con relación al valor de activos invertidos en maquinaria y equipo,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Queso; Beneficio; Daño-ambiental; 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/94992

IMPACT OF VERTICAL MERGERS ON FOOD INDUSTRY PROFITABILITY: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Vertical integration is an important business strategy among firms in the U.S. food industries.  Our objective is to test one of the perceived benefits of vertical integration - improved profitability of the integrated firm.  Findings show that increased vertical mergers in food industries would lower profits.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical integration; Mergers; Market performance; Industry profitability; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20469

Drivers of Resident Support for Animal Care Oriented Ballot Initiatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tonsor,   Glynn T.; Wolf,   Christopher A.
Recent high profile incidents and public debates in the United States have highlighted the increasing interest residents have regarding animal rearing and handling practices. This paper examines resident support for national legislation that mirrors Proposition 2, which in November 2008 passed in California. Results suggest perceptions regarding animal welfare information accuracy of livestock industry and consumer groups are particularly influential determinants of voting behavior and demand. The analysis also suggests residents may not fully appreciate price or tax implications when supporting additional animal welfare legislation. Implications for livestock industry and policy makers are provided along with suggestions for additional research.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Animal handling and welfare; Ballot initiatives; Information accuracy; Legislation; Proposition 2; Voting behavior; Willingness to pay; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries; Q18; Q13; Q11.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92609

TRANSNATIONAL GRAIN COMPANIES: EVOLUTION AND STRATEGIES IN NORTH AMERICA; SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wilson,   William W.; Dahl,   Bruce L.
The grain trading industry has changed radically during the past two decades. This report describes these changes in detail. First, dynamics of the major fundamental changes are described. Second, the extent and nature of structural changes in the grain handling industry are analyzed. Changes in the transnational grain exporting industry are analyzed and described as well as the implications of privatization of grain importing functions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Grain trading; Exporting; Grain industry; Transnational; Industrial Organization; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23254

﻿U.S. Executives' Views on International Agribusiness Education ﻿in the United States: An IAMA Membership Survey
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wachenheim,   Cheryl J.; Lesch,   William C.
Industry members of the International Agribusiness Management Association were surveyed regarding agribusiness education. Respondents agreed that an ability to communicate and work with others are the most important skills for new graduates to possess. Skills and experiences related to international business were considered less important. Most respondents indicated that they do or are willing to assist the academic community with curricular design or implementation. Viewpoints of firms more actively involved in the academic curriculum concerning student qualifications and design of an international study program differed from those of other firms that also employ new graduates, but were not so engaged.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Economics; Agribusiness; Curriculum; Education; International Education; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8148

Best Practice Benchmarking in Australian Agriculture: Issues and Challenges
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ronan,   Glenn; Cleary,   Gordon.
The quest to shape Australian agriculture for improved and sustainable profitability is leading Research and Development Corporations, agri-service consultants and government to devote substantial effort into development of new farm business analysis and benchmarking programs. ‘Biz Check’, ‘Pork Biz’, ‘Wool Enterprise Benchmarking’, ‘Dairy Business Focus’ and ‘Business Skills and Best Practice’ for beef and sheep meat producers are examples of current farm management and training programs where business analysis and benchmarking are integral components.   Benchmarking is currently very popular with farmers, service providers and funding agencies. However, benchmarking has been likened to comparative analysis with both criticised by past and present...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123728

Agribusiness: Political Economy and Market Structure - Toward a Structure for Agribusiness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Johnson,   R.W.M.; Petrey,   L.A.; Schroder,   William R.
This issue of the Review contains three papers from the February conference on agribusiness structures and market behaviour. This introduction serves to introduce the papers and sets out a review of recent literature contributions in the marketing and agribusiness area. The review identifies the characteristic market structure of agribusiness as a transformation of farm-based commodities to many differentiated and finished products in consumer markets. This market channel or chain exhibits many of the features of competitive markets due to the many firms involved but also has features which cut across competitive theory such as monopoly buying, lack of full information, and backward integration. In the wider view, agricultural industries interact with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12410

The Economic Potential of the Lime-Oil Industry in Mexico
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Orozco,   Saul Julian Abarca; Epperson,   James E.
Lime oil, as a by-product of lime processing, has a variety of food and industrial uses. Mexico is currently the world’s leading producer of lime oil, and has an interest in possible expansion of the industry. The primary market is the U.S., with lesser potential in the EU based on past trends. Expansion of this industry, if feasible, would increase producer revenue and add jobs in lime processing and allied and secondary sectors of the economy, spurring economic development in affected rural areas of Mexico. Juice for human consumption and pulp for animal feed are also products of lime processing but are fraught with commodity characteristics. Lime oil, on the other hand, is an ingredient in differentiated food and cosmetic products and appears to be...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55582

Trade Integration, Restructuring and Global Imbalances - A Tale of Two Countries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Teng,   Faxin; Kamenev,   Dmitry; Meier,   Claudia; Klein,   Martin.
China is widely seen as one of the sources of global macroeconomic imbalances. Its persistent current account surplus and capital exports to the United States are even cited as one of the causes of the global financial crisis. The most common explanation traces China's current acca ount surplus to a mismatch between saving and investment due to inefficiently low domestic demand. We challenge this explanation. Our argument rests on an analogy that we construct between two countries generally thought to be very different: Russia and China. Russia, a raw materials exporting country, has been running current account surpluses similar to China's in relation to GDP. As for most raw materials exporting countries this is considered normal, reflecting efficient...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115526

The Construction and Competitiveness of Operation Model of Agricultural Industrial Cluster
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Fang.
Through reviewing the viewpoints of former scholars, the connotation and features of supply chain of agricultural industrial cluster are introduced. The agricultural industrial cluster model constituted by core network and supporting network is constructed. Three operation models of this land of supply chain is described: the model takes wholesale market of agricultural products as the core; the model take pillar industries of agricultural industrialization as core; model takes the chains of retail enterprises as core. The competitiveness of agricultural industrial cluster is researched. The research assumes that the competiveness of supply chain of agricultural industrial cluster is mainly represented to make the agricultural industrial cluster to acquire...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Supply chain of agricultural industrial cluster; Operation model; Competitiveness; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119707

Federal Prompt Payment Requirements and the Statutory Trust
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Looney,   J.W.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62321

Processor Willingness to Adopt a Crawfish Peeling Machine: An Application of Technology Adoption under Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gillespie,   Jeffrey M.; Lewis,   Darius.
Crawfish processors’ ex ante adoption rates of three hypothetical crawfish peeling machines are assessed using a polychotomous-choice elicitation format. Adoption rates would likely range from 23% to 70%, depending upon which machine was offered and whether it was purchased or leased. Processors most likely to adopt are determined using ordered probit analysis. Likely adopters would be larger, more diversified processors with greater resources and longer planning horizons.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crawfish; Ex ante technology adoption; Peeling machine; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; D81; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45532

New Cooperative Development Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Hardesty,   Shermain D.; Shultz,   Madeline; Wells,   John.
This article briefly reviews the increased interest in new cooperative development, factors for successful cooperative development, and strategies to improve the performance of new and emerging cooperatives. The article highlights issues identified by a panel of cooperative leaders, USDA specialists and academic experts
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; New Cooperatives; Developing Cooperatives; Agribusiness; P13; L22; L43.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117412

Tax evasion and widening the tax base in Uganda
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sennoga,   Edward B.; Matovu,   John Mary; Twimukye,   Evarist P.
Uganda still lags behind in its tax collections at the domestic level. For most of the commodities the tax collection effort is not more than 5 percent relative to the statutory rate of 18 percent. This results into a situation where the government has to rely a lot on foreign financing. From the analysis, there is a lot of improvement where URA can be able to increase its tax effort. this could be achieved by targeting commodities that are under-taxed and excluding food items for equity purposes. Increasing domestic collection would also result into less over reliance on taxing a few commodities especially fuel which is interlinked with a lot of other sectors and could indeed harm growth in the long-run. We also find that the tax effort on imports is...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Taxation; Tax base; Domestic taxes; Import duty; Sennoga; Twimukye; Matovu; 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; Public Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54802

Pool Payment Equity in Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buccola,   Steven T.; Cornelius,   James C.; Meyersick,   Ron R.
Marketing cooperatives often commingle farm products in a common payment pool. A member’s receipts from a pool depend upon the method the cooperative uses for valuing raw product patronage. The present article examines alternative patronage valuation methods with particular regard to their effect on the distribution of pool income. Principles of distributive equity are discussed and conditions shown under which a valuation rule would be equitable in the senses defined. The discussion is illustrated with a pool consisting of snap beans and sweet corn. It is shown that valuation rules differ in the means and variance of subsidies that they induce across products.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46218

Development of Rural Manufacturing SME Clusters in a Developing Country: The Indonesian Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tambunan,   Tulus.
Development of manufacturing small and medium  enterprises (SMEs) is a key engine to promote development of rural economy in developing countries. A common industrial organization among manufacturing SMEs, especially in rural areas, in Indonesia as in many other developing countries is clustering, where firms producing similar products concentrate in a certain area. This has led the Indonesian government to adopt a clustering approach as an important element in its rural development strategy to promote the development of rural industry, which consists mainly of SMEs. The main aim of this study is to identify critical success factors of development of rural manufacturing SME clusters in Indonesia. From a number of cases, it reveals that direct government...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: SME; SME Cluster; Rural economy; Soccess factors; Tegal metalworking industry; Indonesia; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45678

POLAND’S ADJUSTMENT TO CHALLENGES OF CHANGING AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kowalski,   Andrzej; Wigier,   Marek; Chmielinski,   Pawel.
Paper is aimed in assessment of first period of Poland’s membership in EU and covering agriculture and rural areas with the support under the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of future challenges faced by the agricultural policy. Analysis shows that accession to EU became a strong impulse for growth of the Polish food economy, however the main challenge for the Common Agricultural Policy in future, from Poland’s perspective, will be strengthening the multifunctional agriculture, i.e. territorial cohesion and positive effects of agricultural activity on natural environment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multifunctional agriculture; Common agricultural policy; Rural development; Poland; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57352

Economic Challenges of Small-Scale Vegetable Production and Retailing in Rural Communities: An Example from Rural Oklahoma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biermacher,   Jon T.; Upson,   Steve; Miller,   David C.; Pittman,   Dusty.
Information regarding the economic potential of producing and retailing vegetables in rural communities is limited. This study determined the actual net return from producing and on-site retailing a mix of produce in a rural Oklahoma community and determined if consumers in the region were willing to pay differentiated prices for the locally grown vegetables. Although the project did not generate a profit, a wealth of insightful information was gained. Results show that a substantial number of consumers were willing to pay premiums for certain types of produce; however, there were not enough such consumers to overcome the production and harvesting expenses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46583

Determinants of Use of Government Export Promotion Programs by Agribusiness Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Amponsah,   William A.; Pick,   Daniel H.
The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been criticized because it appears to favor allocation of Market Promotion Program (MPP) funds to large firms. Because of competition for markets, the USDA has been admonished to devote more attention to export promotion, especially to small firms at the state level. This paper determines that North Carolina providers of export promotion services must place greater emphasis on dissemination information and providing technical assistance to change attitudes toward exporting and export promotion. Also, while high export sales, per se, are not a good indicator for the use of export promotion programs, positive opinions about export promotion and a firm’s growth are good...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Export promotion; Export dependence; High-value products; Market promotion program; Prediction success; Usefulness score; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90436

Two Sides of the Same Coin? Analysis of the Web-Based Social Media with Regard to the Image of the Agri-Food Sector in Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boehm,   Justus; Kayser,   Maike; Spiller,   Achim.
Never before has food been as safe and secure as it is today, but simultaneously, society has become increasingly critical towards agricultural and food related issues. This two-sided development between society and agribusiness will be analyzed using Framing Theory. A quantitative semantic analysis was applied to evaluate the web-based social media in Germany. 50,931 web posts were collected covering 21 issues identified as relevant for the agri-food sector. The results show that all contentious issues are mainly framed in a two-sided way. The modern productivity-driven industry is judged as a negative development, trends returning to a more natural food production are seen as positive.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agri-food industry; Framing; Image; Issue management; Social media; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97029

The Evolution of Ireland's Kerry Group/PLC-Implications for the U.S. and Global Dairy-Food Industries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wagner,   Jeffrey; Chandera,   Yane; Dobson,   William D.
This Discussion Paper is a case study of Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland. Kerry grew from a small dairy cooperative (annual sales of US $50 million) in the early 1970s into an international food ingredients and consumer food products company with sales of US $2.6 billion in 1998. Kerry Group/PLC provides a model that US and other dairy-food firms interested in exporting dairy-based food ingredients or engaging in foreign direct investment in food ingredients businesses might emulate.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland; Irish Dairy Industry; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37660

The Impact of LLCs on Cooperatives: Bane, Boon, or Non-Event?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Frederick,   Donald A.
In recent years, every state has enacted laws enabling businesses to operate in a new form known as the limited liability company (LLC). Recent changes in the way the Internal Revenue Service (lRS) treats LLCs for tax purposes has increased their appeal. Interest in using the LLC model to organize multi-owner businesses is growing so rapidly that some cooperative champions are wondering if this new kid on the block will deliver a knockout blow to cooperatives. Others see it as an exciting new tool to further cooperative enterprise. This article discusses the characteristics of LLCs, provides some background on their evolution, compares them to other ways of structuring a business, and looks at the challenges and opportunities they offer rural residents and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46361

Generic Advertising in Concentrated and Differentiated Agricultural Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   Sungill; Chung,   Chanjin; Suh,   Daeseok.
This study develops an analytical framework to examine the impact of generic advertising on brand advertising with alternative assumptions on demand changes (shift-up and rotation), product differentiation, market concentration, and relationship between commodity and brand advertising programs. The newly developed model allows one to determine the relationship between generic and brand advertising, which has not been clearly shown in previous studies. Analytical results show that when generic advertising leads to an inelastic demand, generic advertising would help brand advertising and could decrease the optimal brand advertising expenditures. However, when generic advertising leads to an elastic demand, it would negatively affect the profitability of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Generic advertising; Brand advertising; Product differentiation.; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Industrial Organization; Marketing.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103739

A Qualidade do Emprego Rural Fluminense nos Anos Recentes (2002 e 2006)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nascimento,   Carlos Alves; Oliveira,   Regis Borges de; Souto,   Irlene Jose Goncalves; Mendes,   Samantha Rezende.
Neste artigo, analisa-se a qualidade do emprego agrícola e não-agrícola no Estado do Rio de Janeiro nos anos recentes de 2002 e 2006. Utilizando os microdados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) para os residentes nas áreas rurais não-metropolitanas, foram definidos dois grupos de ocupações agrícolas (trabalhadores permanentes e trabalhadores temporários) e 5 grupos de não-agrícolas (trabalhadores da indústria e indústria de transformação, construção civil, comércio, alojamento e transporte, educação e saúde, trabalhadores dos serviços domésticos). Independente das diferentes ponderações do IQE, os resultados indicaram um quadro mais favorável para os grupos de ocupações não agrícolas dos residentes rurais, para a maioria dos grupos de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Qualidade do emprego rural; Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Atividades agrícolas e não agrícolas; Quality of the rural job; State of Rio de Janeiro; Agricultural and non agricultural activities; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108522

Purchase-oriented Classification Model of the Spare Parts of Agricultural Machinery
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Li-guo.
Based on the classification of spare parts and the research results of the demand of spare parts, a three-dimensional classification model of spare parts of agricultural machinery is established, which includes the application axis sorted by technical characteristics, the cost axis classified by ABC method, and the demand axis classified by the demand of the spare parts of agricultural machinery. These dimension axes represent different factors, and the application of factors in purchase is analyzed. Guiding value of each dimension axis is summarized in the field of the spare parts purchase; and corresponding strategy instruction is put forward. Integrated application of these strategies by model makes the purchase have more realistic operational meaning....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Spare parts of agricultural machinery; Demand; Purchase; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113444

RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL: O QUE OS FUTUROS ADMINISTRADORES ENTENDEM SOBRE O CONCEITO?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Claro,   Priscila Borin de Oliveira; Claro,   Danny Pimentel; Lucci,   Cintia Retz.
The main purpose of companies nowadays is not only generation of profits for shareholders and investors, of jobs and income or even their own survival and growth. Companies are also responsible for sustainable development and social equity. The objective of this study is to identify the interpretation of undergraduate management students on social responsibility, based on the assumption that these students are the next generation of managers. In addition, this study analyzes the socio demographic antecedents of social responsibility: age, gender, semester in the university, family monthly income, contact with the issue in the university and the impact of social projects on financial performance. In total, 250 structured questionnaires were applied in two...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Social responsibility; Concept interpretation; Undergraduate students; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90426

Comprehensive Analysis of Regional Development Differences in Shandong Province — Based on the Data in the Years 1990, 2000 and 2008
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhong-chen,   Yang.
According to the relevant data in the years 1990, 2000 and 2008, principal component analysis method is used to select a total of 36 indices to construct the comprehensive evaluation index system reflecting the regional development differences from the three aspects of the regional economic development, the social development and the resource and environment development. Development differences among a total of 16 cities in Shandong Province are comprehensively analyzed. Result shows that in the years1990-2008, the comprehensive scores of Qingdao and Jinan are the highest in Shandong Province. Comprehensive scores and ranks of Weihai, Yantai and Dongying are steadily improved. Zibo and Zaozhuang Cities show a downward trend in the comprehensive scores and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Shandong Province; Regional development differences; Comprehensive score; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93230

Finding True Consumer Attitudes: Do Validation Questions Help?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Zhifeng; House,   Lisa; Bi,   Xiang.
A survey with validation question was delivered to 3475 respondents to study the impact of using validation question to improve data quality. Results show that The respondents who passed the validation question had significantly older ages, higher median incomes and higher education levels. The WTP estimates with and without the respondents who fails the validation question differ significantly.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Survey data quality; Validation question; Willingness to pay; Seafood; Choice experiment; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123922

ANALYSES OF ORGANIZATION AND MILK PRODUCTION ECONOMICS ON FARMS IN MONTENEGRO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cetkovic,   Jasmina; Despotovic,   Aleksandra; Cimbaljevic,   Miroslav.
Original scientific paper
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Milk production; Organizational-economic aspects; Production volume; Economics; Profitability; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Q12; D13.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123955

PREISSETZUNG AUF DEM DEUTSCHEN JOGHURTMARKT: EINE HEDONISCHE ANALYSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Empen,   Janine.
Die Produktkategorie Joghurt gilt als hoch differenziert. In Deutschland sind über 2000 verschiedene Joghurts in mehr als 250 Produktlinien (z.B. „Almighurt“ von Ehrmann) auf dem Markt erhältlich. Während fast alle Hersteller über ein breites Geschmackssortiment verfügen, ist die Produktion speziellerer Varianten, wie z.B. probiotische oder laktosefreie Joghurts auf wenige, internationale Konzerne oder Nischenmolkereien konzentriert. In diesem Beitrag wird analysiert, inwieweit die Preisgestaltung bei Joghurt anhand der Produkteigenschaften erklärt werden kann und welche Produktattribute von den Marktteilnehmern mit besonders hohen Preisaufschlägen bewertet werden. Dazu wird ein hedonisches Preismodell auf der Basis von Einzelhandelsscannerdaten, welche...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonische Preisanalyse; Joghurt; Einzelhandelsscannerdaten; Hedonic Price Analysis; Yoghurt; Retail Scanner Data; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115362

CAPTIVE SUPPLIES AND THE CASH MARKET PRICE:  A SPATIAL MARKETS APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhang,   Mingxia; Sexton,   Richard J.
Exclusive contracts (often called “"captive supplies”") between processors and farmers are in increasingly important feature of modern agriculture. We study an interesting empirical regulatory occurring in markets that feature both contract and spot exchange: the spot price is inversely related to the incidence of contract use in the market. We use a spatial model and a noncooperative game approach to show that processors can use exclusive contracts to manipulate the spot price in certain situations. Captive supplies in these settings represent geographic buffers that reduce competition among processors. However, in markets where the spatial dimension is less important, captive supplies are ineffective as barriers to competition because firms have...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30842

ADMINISTRACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO LOCAL: EXPERIENCIAS DE PRODUCTORES DE HORTALIZAS EN LA REGIÓN III FRONTERIZA DE CHIAPAS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gomez Carreto,   Tlillalcapatl; Mena Cruz,   Rosa Carmina; Moreno Vidal,   Rocío.
This paper is meant to share results with the academic community, specialists and agricultural management experts, this results are related to the Project “Análisis y Propuestas para el Desarrollo Organizacional de la Integradora de la Frontera Sur, S.A. de C.V.” (Analysis and proposals for the Organization Development of Integradora de la Frontera Sur, S.A. de C.V.). This project was sponsored by Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas and by Campesinos Unidos de Comitán, which is a private association of producers. This borderland is located in southern Mexico in the State of Chiapas and specifically in the municipalities of Tzimol, La Trinitaria, Comitán y La Independencia, where the producers organization has its own greenhouses and commercialization places....
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Control for sales; Human resources; Induction; Chiapas; Vegetable producers; Local development; Actor oriented development; Social capital.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120306

Factors Affecting Adoption of Cow-Calf Production Practices in Oklahoma
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ward,   Clement E.; Vestal,   Mallory K.; Doye,   Damona G.; Lalman,   David L.
Most technology adoption research has focused on crops. Primary data were used to determine differences in management practices among two groups of Oklahoma cow-calf producers based on herd size and cattle income dependence. Significant differences were noted between two groups of producers (smaller operations with less dependence on cattle versus larger with more dependence on cattle) in 79% of the management practices examined. Logit models determined factors influencing the probability of adopting 17 recommended practices. Important factors included the firm goal to choose practices that reduce labor, income dependence on cattle, human capital, and size of operation.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Cow-calf; Livestock; Management practices; Technology adoption; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; D21; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47263

Creating a new valuation tool for South African agricultural cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Geyser,   Mariette; Hassan,   Rashid M.
Long-term shareholder wealth is equally important for all profit seeking organizations, regardless of their size. This paper examines introducing Economic Value Added (EVA) as a performance measure for agribusinesses and co-ops in South Africa. EVA is an effective measure of the quality of managerial decisions as well as a reliable indicator of an enterprise's value growth in future. The question posed is whether South African agribusinesses and cooperatives are capable of creating shareholder and member value after the deregulation of the agricultural markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9504

Research on Competitiveness of County Economy Based on Factor Analysis and Cluster analysis —Taking 88 Counties in Guizhou as Samples
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Han,   De-jun; Lu,   Jing-fang; Zhang,   Wen-zhuan.
17 indices are selected, such as the growth rate of total regional output value, the proportion of tertiary industry in GDP, per capita financial expenditure, and soil erosion rate of Guizhou Province in 2009. According to the relevant indices data of statistical yearbook and governmental website, by using the method of factor analysis and the method of cluster analysis, we assess the competitiveness of county economy in 88 counties of Guizhou Province. The results show that the competitiveness of county economy in Guizhou Province is impacted by factors of location and economic foundation. In addition, the resources environment, economic structure, economic developmental speed and other factors also impact the competitiveness of county economy in Guizhou...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: County Economy; Competitiveness; Factor Analysis; Cluster Analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108466

Discussion: Revisiting Macroeconomic Linkages to Agriculture: The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables and the Oil Sector on Farm Prices and Income
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Penson,   John B., Jr.
Periodically, events occur in the domestic and global economies that remind agricultural economists that macroeconomics matter. This was evident in the early 1980s when the Federal Reserve responded to double-digit inflation by driving interest rates to post–World War II period highs. The Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, rising oil prices this past decade, and current stress in domestic and overseas financial markets serve to remind us again that externalities can have an effect on the economic performance and financial strength of U.S. agriculture. These effects are transmitted through interest rates, inflation, unemployment, real gross domestic product, and exchange rates.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Macroeconomics; Linkages; Net farm income; Exchange rates; Interest rates; Real GDP; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Political Economy; Public Economics; E31; E44; Q41; Q43.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92583

Kihívások és távlatok a szőlő- és bortermelésben
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagy,   Frigyes.
Az Európai Unió a világ legnagyobb bortermelője, fogyasztója, exportőre. Ez az ágazat olyan különleges terméket tesz a fogyasztó asztalára, melynek előállítását sokan nem csupán mesterségnek, de művészetnek is tekintenek. Szorosan hozzátartozik Európa hagyományaihoz, kultúrájához, történelméhez, és nagy tudású, megszállott emberek százezreinek nyújt megélhetést. Nincsen olyan növény, amely a szőlőnél több hozzáadott értéket képes produkálni.       -               The European Union is the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of wine. This sector puts such a specialist product on consumers’ tables that many consider its production as not only a profession, but an art form. It is closely tied to Europe’s traditions, culture and history and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Borpiac; Egyensúlyi problémák; Átrendeződés; EU-borreform; Érdekérvényesítés; Wine market; Problems of balance; Reorganisation; EU wine reform; Lobby  power; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57729

A Vertical and Horizontal Comparison of Sustainable Development Status in Western China from the Perspective of Ecological Footprint
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Du,   Hui-ying; Dong,   Hong-lin; Jin,   Bo.
On the basis of ecological footprint theory, the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of western China and 12 provinces and cities in 2009 are calculated. From the perspective of ecological footprint, the sustainable development status of west China and 12 provinces and cities in 2009 and 1999 are compared vertically and horizontally. Results assume that no matter weighting by using local or national ecological carrying capacity, the west area laid in the unsustainable development state in 2009; in 1999, the west area was on the unsustainable development stage taking the local and national level as the reference and it was at the sustainable stage at the global level. In 2009, most provinces in western China laid on the unsustainable stage...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological footprint; Ecological carrying capacity; Sustainable development; Western China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121276

On the Use of Multi-Unit Auctions in Measuring Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Food Products
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akaichi,   Faiçal; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Gil,   Jose Maria.
This paper proposes the use of multi-unit auctions in studying consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for food products in a multi-unit shopping scenario. We show how this method can overcome the limitations of single-unit experimental auctions in obtaining useful information related to WTP for not just the first unit but also subsequent units of a product, the demand curve, consumer surplus, the determinants of consumers’ WTP for each auctioned unit, and the effect of potential price discount strategies.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Multi-unit auctions; Willingness to pay; Demand curve; Consumer surplus; Price discounts.; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C91; D12; D44; M31.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60983

A LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS OF THE FRONT-END OPERATION IN SUPERMARKETS WITH THE AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shaffer,   Paul F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26811

Research on the Legal Regulation of Market Access for Agricultural Products in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Ying; Ren,   Da-peng.
On the basis of defining the concept of market access for agricultural products, this paper analyzes the necessity of establishing market access system of agricultural products, proposes the conception of establishing market access system of agricultural products in China; sets up the frame of market access system of agricultural products; analyzes the rationality of the frame of market access system of agricultural products; poses the consideration of economic law regarding setup of market access system of agricultural products. This paper also puts forward the legislative suggestions for establishing market access system of agricultural products as follows: establish the frame of market access system of agricultural products taking quality access as...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural products; Market access; Quality safety of agricultural products; Legal system; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113473

Formula Price Contracts as an Alternative to Forward Integration by Farmer Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Royer,   Jeffrey S.; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Firms may seek contractual alternatives to vertical integration in order to achieve transactional economies or adjust for market imperfections. Blair and Kaserman have shown that under fixed-proportions production technology. Firms within bilateral and successive monopoly market structures can use formula price contracts to achieve results economically equivalent to integration. This paper examines whether formula price contracts are a viable alternative to forward integration for farmer cooperatives. Analysis of a three-stage vertical market structure indicates that the conditions under which a cooperative assembler can use a formula price contract are more restrictive than those for an investor-owned firm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46390

Quarterly Earnings Estimates for Publicly Traded Agribusinesses: An Evaluation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Manfredo,   Mark R.; Sanders,   Dwight R.; Scott,   Winifred.
Decisions made by publicly traded agribusinesses impact suppliers, processors, farmers, and even rural communities. Professional analysts’ estimates of earnings per share (EPS) provide a unique source of information regarding firm-level financial performance. Incorporating a battery of tests, this research examines the forecast properties of consensus analysts’ EPS estimates reported in the Institutional Brokers Estimate System for a sample of publicly traded food companies. While the results are mixed among firms, they suggest 1) analysts forecasts are largely unbiased but inefficient, and may not encompass information in simple time series models, and 2) EPS may be becoming more difficult to estimate.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Earnings per share; Forecasting; Forecast evaluation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42436

Cooperative Growth and Decline: A Game Theoretic Approach to Understanding Members'’ Allocation Choices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bond,   Jennifer Keeling.
In the present research, the agent’'s choice to leave or join a cooperative is modeled to be a function of alternative investment opportunities and choices made by other agents who are faced with an identical set of possible strategies.  Once the agent has made the decision to join a cooperative, the agent may reevaluate available alternatives in each period.  The result is a multi-period repeated game in which the growth or decline of a cooperative is determined.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21279

Linking small producers to supermarkets? The role of intermediaries on the fresh fruit and vegetable market in Turkey.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bignebat,   Celine; Koc,   A. Ali; Lemeilleur,   Sylvaine.
A wide range of the empirical studies shows to what extend the rise of supermarkets in developing countries deeply transform domestic marketing channels. In particular, the exclusion of small producers from the so-called dynamic marketing channels (that is remunerative ones) is at stake. Based on original data collected in Turkey in 2007 at the producer and the wholesale market levels, we show that the intermediaries are decisive in order to understand the impact of downstream restructuring (supermarkets) on upstream decisions (producers). The results show first that producers are not aware of the final buyer of their produce, as intermediaries hinder the visibility of the marketing channel, their choice is restricted to that of the first intermediary....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Supermarkets; Small farmers; Fresh fruit and vegetables; Turkey; Agribusiness; Production Economics; Q13; L14; D24.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52856

PRODUCTOS ORGÁNICOS; AGRONEGOCIO EXITOSO EN MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez Salazar,   Gerardo M.; Oaxaca Torres,   Jesus; Guerra Martinez,   Rodrigo.
In this research, we present information about the valuable net analysis of organic products in Mexico, especially in the exportation business net. The first instrument of this analysis was applied to 108 organic farmers and/or exporters with the objective to know some economics aspects and opinion about expectations of organic market and governmental intervention. In the other hand to visualize of contrast opinion was diligent a second instrument to know the opinion of investigators, certifies, organic farmers, exporters, civil servants and agronomy and adjacent students with respect to SWOT analysis framework for organic agriculture in Mexico. As a result of this, we obtained data about sales volume, margin profit, diversity of exportation destinies,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Valuable net; Organic products; Market; Exportation and SWOT analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99467

Spatial and Temporal On-Farm Risk Management - Crop Production Scheduling and Index Insurance Strategies
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lin,   Shanshan; Mullen,   Jeffrey D.; Hoogenboom,   Gerrit.
An agronomic crop growth model, Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer (DSSAT), is used to find optimal crop management strategies for cotton production in Mitchell, Miller, and Lee Counties in Georgia during the past 10 years. Planting date and irrigation threshold are the two variables optimized to maximize farmer's expected utility. A decreasing absolute risk aversion - constant relative risk aversion (DARA-CRRA) utility function is used to examine crop management decision that can be influenced by changes in inter-temporal risk behavior. Comparison is made from management perspective - one is dynamic crop management strategy that varies each year; one is static (constant) strategy over 10 years. Based on the best crop management...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Planting Date; Risk Management; Weather Derivative Contract; Basis Risk; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49350

EMBEDDED INSTITUTIONS AND THE PERSISTENCE OF LARGE FARMS IN RUSSIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Koester,   Ulrich; Petrick,   Martin.
Differences in farm structures between Russia and western market economies can hardly be made consistent with the neoclassical textbook idea of a technologically determined farm size operating in a perfect market environment. The main aim of the paper is to identify embedded institutions that provide an explanation for the persistent differences. It is shown that these institutions vary widely across countries. We argue that the historical contingency of a patrimonial society that is both hierarchical and egalitarian also has an important bearing on the current persistence of large farming structures in Russia. The cultural beliefs based on this contingency explain the relative absence of entrepreneurial attitude in the rural society, the lack of trust in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Embedded institutions; Agricultural transition; Farm restructuring; Agroholdings; Russia.; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; Public Economics; P32; P52; Q12; Q15.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94720

Research on Rural Consumer Demand in Hebei Province Based on Principal Component Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Hui-zi; Zhao,   Bang-hong; Xuan,   Yong-sheng.
By selecting me time sequence data concerning influencing factors of rural consumer demand in Hebei Province from 2000 to 2010, this paper uses the principal component analysis method in multiplex econometric statistical analysis, constructs the principal component of consumer demand in Hebei Province, conducts regression on the dependent variable of consumer spending per capita in Hebei Province and the principal component of consumer demand so as to get principal component regression, and then conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis on the principal component. The results show that total output value per capita (yuan), employment rate, and income gap, are correlative with rural residents' consumer demand in Hebei Province positively; consumer...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Consumer demand; Principal component analysis; Regression analysis; Hebei Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117256

Measuring and Decomposing the Productivity Growth of Beef and Sheep Farms in New Zealand using the Malmquist Productivity Index (2001-06)(Power Point)
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rae,   Allan N.; Iyer,   Krishna G.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97615

THE WORLD AND DOMESTIC MARKETS FOR TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Djorovic,   Milutin; Stevanovic,   Simo; Lazic,   Verica.
Original scientific paper
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Tobacco; Tobacco products; Manufacture; Market; Trade; Exports; Imports; Balance; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade; F19; E21.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123956

Avaliação das pesquisas e inovações tecnológicas ocorridas na silvicultura e na produção industrial de celulose no Brasil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Montebello,   Adriana Estela Sanjuan; Bacha,   Carlos Jose Caetano.
This paper aims to analyze the evolution of research and technological innovations that have taken in forest and pulp industrial areas, and emphasizes their possible impacts on the competitiveness of the Brazilian pulp industry. First, primary and secondary data are used to evaluate the main types of research and technological innovations and, in sequence, it is evaluated the importance of technological innovations that have contributed to the expansion of the Brazilian pulp industry in the pulp world market. Technological innovations in forest and industrial areas in the Brazilian pulp industry have brought significant increases of forest and industrial productivities, leading to reduction of pulp production cost. Consequently, profitability of the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pulp; Research; Technological innovations; Silviculture.; Agribusiness; Q16; Q23.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60810

Sustainable Relations in International Development Cooperation Projects: The Role of Organizational Climate
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rota,   Cosimo; Zanasi,   Cesare.
The importance of the human side of project management to assess the success of international development project has not been fully considered yet. An analysis of the literature on the project success definition, focused on the success criteria and success factors, was carried out. The organization’s effectiveness, in terms of Relations Sustainability, emerged as a criteria integrating the “time, cost, performance” approach to define a project success. Based on previous research contributions on the factors influencing the organization’s effectiveness, the paper expands the analysis of the influence of Organizational Climate on the Relation Sustainability between project manager and project team involved in international cooperation for development. The...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Relations sustainability; Organizational climate; Organizational effectiveness; Project management; Project success; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121845

SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION: BEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN THE FLUID MILK INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siebert,   John W.; Schwart,   Robert B., Jr.; Pritchard,   Mickey; Seidenberger,   Matt.
Suiza Foods has rapidly grown to become the largest company in the U.S. fluid milk industry.  This teaching case is designed to familiarize students with the challenges which confront Suiza in its quest for further growth and, in turn, high profitability.  Interviews with top executives describe the history of Suiza as well as the rationale behind Suiza's strategies.  Information is presented on both economic and financial trends so as to allow the student to asses Suiza's past, present and future performance.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34495

MINŐSÉG A SERTÉSHÚSVERTIKUMBAN
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nabradi,   Andras.
Sokan és sokszor hangoztatják a minőségi termékelőállítás fontosságát, a mi-nőség fokozását, de kevesebben térnek arra ki, hogy végül is mit célszerű fokozni, milyen minőséget indokolt előállítani, mert eltérő minőségkategóriák léteznek az értéklánc folyamatában. Más a megítélés a termelőnél, más a feldolgozónál és teljesen más lehet a forgalmazónál. A végső „minőségellenőr” végül is a fogyasz-tó. Kérdés csupán az, hogy a fogyasztói értékítélet mennyire jelenik meg az ér-téklánc korábbi szakaszainál, ki mit tehet, illetve tesz a minőség növelése érde-kében. Szinte feltáratlan mindezek mellett a minőség költségeinek kérdésköre, a gazdaságilag optimális minőség. A tanulmány problémafelvető a sertéshúsverti-kumban, de hasonló és részletesebb vizsgálatok...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Minőség; Minőségköltség; Minőségi kategóriák; Gazdaságilag optimális minőség; Értéklánc; Quality; Quality expenditure; Quality categories; Economically optimal quality; Value chain; Agribusiness; Food Security and Poverty; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57677

Hired Farmworkers a Major Input For Some U.S. Farm Sectors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kandel,   William.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123213

Enhancing Linkage between Military and Agro-Food Industry Sectors in Korea
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Sounghun.
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is the biggest governmental consumer in the Korean agro-food sector. In 2006, the quantity of purchased agricultural products was about 260 thousand tons and the MND spent about 300 billion won for this purchase. The purpose of this paper is to review the current status of the food purchase system of MND and to suggest renewed roles of MND and the agro-food sector for better alliance. After evaluating the current food purchase system of MND, two main roles of MND were suggested: offering opportunities for Korean agro-food suppliers to sell their high-quality products and developing a purchase system to promote competition among suppliers. As the roles of the agro-food sector, stable supplying of cheap agro-food and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agro-food industry; Food purchase system of the Ministry of National Defense; Linkages; Korea; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45685

VALUE ADDED: COOPERATIVES AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buschette,   Francis L.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32889

BRINGING INDUSTRY INTO AN UNDERGRADUATE AGRIBUSINESS COURSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fulton,   Joan R.
The current changes in agriculture, often referred to as industrialization, are creating a work environment for agribusiness employees that is more complex than ever before.  It is paramount that agricultural economics and agribusiness programs adequately prepare students for this changing work environment.  In particular it is essential to help students develop good analytical and communication skills.  Specifically students need to be able to integrate ideas from different areas, identify similarities and differences, identify alternative courses of action, analyze the consequences of the alternative actions and communicate the implications of the action.  This paper reports on a successful agribusiness capstone course that made extensive use of active...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34547

De/Reconstruction of Vaguely Defined Property Rights within Neo-Classical Discourse, and Cooperative Finance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gray,   Thomas W.
This article is about the financial structure and capitalization of agricultural cooperatives. It is not an article directly about agricultural cooperatives and industrialization, merger, strategic alliance, concentration and centralization, and globalization. It is a more modest work about the neoclassical economics discourse of cooperative finance, with particular attention given to the construct “vaguely defined property rights”. The purpose of this article is to deconstruct this term by examining the concrete formative structuring of agricultural cooperatives, as cooperatives were formed in the early first half of the 20th century in the US. (and how this structuring is carried forth in derivative form to the present day). The construct “vaguely...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59771

International Dairy Notes, February 2005
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jesse,   Edward V.
2004 U.S. Dairy Exports Up, Dairy Trade Gap Narrows
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: U.S. Dairy Exports; Dairy Trade Gap; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37743

Profitability of Hermetic Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bags for African Common Bean Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jones,   Michael; Alexander,   Corinne E.; Lowenberg-DeBoer,   James.
Bruchid species like Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera) and Zabrotes subfasciatus (Coleoptera) cause significant storage losses for African common bean producers.  The value of storage protection to a market-oriented farmer is a function of price seasonality, value loss prevention, and their respective opportunity costs of capital.  Evidence suggests that hermetic technologies like Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags could be effective against key legume storage pests, but sustainable technology introduction requires that it be profitable for producers.   While PICS bag effectiveness against these specific common bean bruchid species is still under investigation, this analysis references dry weight loss figures from life science articles and builds...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural pests; Technology adoption; Phaseolus vulgaris; Hermetic storage; Storage economics; Agribusiness; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q13; O33.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117708

Will Carbon Find a Home on the Range? A Monte Carlo Simulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ritten,   John P.; Bastian,   Christopher T.; Rashford,   Benjamin S.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rangeland Carbon Sequestration; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60722

Trust and the Decision to Outsource: Affective Responses and Cognitive Processes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hansen,   Mark H.; Morrow,   J.L., Jr.
Many of the various forms of cooperative strategy that firms are pursuing in today's economy entail the placing of important business functions in the hands of a partner. This paper examines the role of trust in the decision by a producer to place the marketing function in the hands of another entity, namely a cooperative. Although others have studied the effect of what may be termed general trust on inter-organizational relationships, few have examined the antecedents of that trust. We propose a model in which affective responses and cognitive processes are precursors to a sense of general trust, which, in turn, influences the outsourcing decision. These affective responses and cognitive processes have both direct and indirect (mediated) effects on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34393

ESTRUCTURA DE COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE BOVINOS DESTINADOS PARA EL ABASTO DE CARNE EN LA REGIÓN DEL PAPALOAPAN, VERACRUZ, MÉXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Vilaboa Arroniz,   Julio; Diaz Rivera,   Pablo; Platas Rosado,   Diego Esteban; Juarez Lagunes,   Francisco.
The objectives were to identify the distribution channels, to characterize the Agents involved, as well as its role in marketing of cattle for slaughter in the Papaloapan´s region of Veracruz. Five sources of information were used: Producers, Introducers, Municipal slaughter house, Butcher and Consumers all groups were surveyed. The study was carried at seven municipalities, which are the largest cattle stock in the region (63,6%). Program SAS (2003) was utilized to calculate measures of central tendency, dispersion, frequencies and contingency tables between agents. Producers were the most agest (53 ±13 years old) and more experienced in the activity (24±14 years) group. The Introducers had the highest level of study (8±5 years) and years of service of...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Papaloapan; Marketing; Meat.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53114

Status of Impoverished Population and Contradiction of Economic Development in Qinling-Bashan Mountainous Area -A Case Study of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Zheng-jie.
The status of impoverished population and economic development in Qinling-Bashan Mountainous area, Shaanxi is introduced based on the brief account of its general situation. Firstly, there are a large proportion of rural people and great outflow of population; a considerable proportion of the weak, the disabled, the sick and the dementia and low population quality; weak capacity of the economy to generate profit on its own and declining trend of financial self-sufficiency rate. taking into account that Qinling-Bashan Mountainous area is poorest area with the largest impoverished population and the most complex structure of poverty, the impact of the status of the poor population in Qinling-Bashan Mountainous area on its economy is discussed: the first one...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poor mountainous area; Status of population; Economic backward; Policy guidance; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93575

The 1989 North Dakota Legislature--Agricultural Update
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Backes,   Jon W.; Logan,   Katherine; Saxowsky,   David M.
Tipo: Technical Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119446

Local Food Marketing: Factors for Growth of Small Agri‐food Businesses in the UK
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hingley,   Martin; Boone,   Julie; Haley,   Simon.
This study aims to understand local food and explore the barriers to development for small innovative food businesses. Research was conducted through depth interviews and a survey in North‐West England. Results indicate that small business success can be subjective and performance dependent on business aims. Identified were issues concerning access to finance, burden of regulations and the need for support from industry networks and government. Lack of an official and recognised definition of the term “local food” had implications for marketing strategy. Small businesses recognise that customers are increasingly concerned with food provenance and traceability, but that they and their representative associations need to do more to make these links.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Local; Food; Small‐business; Growth; UK; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100458

Tows Matrix Analysis on Developing Urban Agriculture in the Pearl River Delta Area
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wang,   Cheng-yong.
Based on the introduction of the profile of Pearl River Delta area, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of developing urban agriculture in Pearl River Delta area are analyzed by using the SWOT analysis. The strengths are analyzed from three aspects, covering the natural resources, geographic advantages and technological advantages; the weaknesses are analyzed from the terms of land resources, labor cost, industrial scale and quality of personnel involved; opportunities are analyzed from the aspects of potential clients, favorable policies and markets; the threats are analyzed from two aspects, including concept factor and income gap between urban and rural areas. on the basis of the above analyses, the countermeasures and suggestions on...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Pearl River Delta area; Urban agriculture; SWOT analysis; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97993

FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REFRIGERATED FOOD PRODUCTS TRUCKING FIRMS IN THE U.S.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Quesada,   Alina M.; Allen,   Albert J.; Reeves,   Jeanne M.
This study provides an overview of the financial characteristics of U. S. refrigerated food products trucking firms as a group and by regions.  The analytical tools used for evaluating the financial assessment of the industry were several commonly used liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios.  One of the results reveals that the pre-tax income-to-gross revenue ratio, a measure of profitability, for the firms as a group averaged 0.01.  This value means that one-cent of every dollar earned in services ("sales") was available to pay taxes and distribute profits.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26598

NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE EXPANSION OF CORPORATIONS IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raup,   Philip M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1975
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13335

The Simple Analytics of Price Supports in the Context of International Trade
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berck,   Peter; Schmitz,   Andrew.
Summary published in U.S.E.R.S. (1981-    ).  Consortium on trade research...Washington, DC, 1983, p.6
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Elasticities; Price supports; Prices; Storage; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37855

Competitiveness of Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Compared to US Corn Ethanol
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Crago,   Christine Lasco; Khanna,   Madhu; Barton,   Jason; Giuliani,   Eduardo; Amaral,   Weber.
Corn ethanol produced in the US and sugarcane ethanol produced in Brazil are the world’s leading sources of biofuel. Current US biofuel policies create both incentives and constraints for the import of ethanol from Brazil, and together with the competitiveness and greenhouse gas intensity of sugarcane ethanol compared to corn ethanol will determine the extent of these imports.  This study analyzes the supply-side determinants of this competitiveness and compares the greenhouse gas intensity of corn ethanol and sugarcane ethanol delivered to US ports. We find that while the cost of sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil is lower than that of corn ethanol in the US, the inclusion of transportation costs for the former and co-product credits for the latter...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Economic competitiveness; Renewable fuel standard; Ethanol trade policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60895

RECENT EVIDENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN CHINA: A METAFRONTIER APPROACH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rungsuriyawiboon,   Supawat; Xiaobing,   Wang.
Economic reform in China helped transform the structure and volume of agricultural production and resulted in significant changes in efficiency and productivity. This paper measures agricultural technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP) in China by allowing producers operating under their own technologies. A metafrontier function approach is applied using a panel data set on 28 provinces during 1991-2005. The provinces are categorized into advanced- technology and low-technology provinces. Based on the metafrontier estimation, TFP growth is decomposed into TE change (TEC), technical change (TC) and scale efficiency change (SEC). This information is useful for policy makers to design suitable policies in enhancing agricultural TE and TFP...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Metafrontier; Agriculture; China; Technical Efficiency; Total Factor Productivity.; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q16; Q18; P27.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90863

BUSINESS CLIMATE OF FOOD FIRMS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS FACED BY FOOD MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALERS, RETAILERS AND SERVICE INSTITUTIONS IN NEW JERSEY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Adelaja,   Adesoji O.; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.; Tank,   Karen Rose; Schilling,   Brian J.
This paper presents the problems facing food firms using information from focus groups of industry executives from New Jersey.  The leading problems for food manufacturers are related to regulation, taxation, economic development, and high business costs.  For food wholesalers the leading problems are transportation, regulation, labor quality, training and education, and public relations.  Food retailers cite litigation and liability, high business costs, regulation, and insurance costs as leading problems.  For food service firms, regulation, licensing and permits, labor quality and costs, and high business costs are the most pressing problems.  Policy recommendations for improving the business climate are provided.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26604

USINAS DE BIODIESEL E FALHAS NO MERCADO DE LEILÕES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lima,   Luiz Carlos Oliveira; Rodrigues,   Felipe Aleixo.
O trabalho tem por objetivo descrever e analisar as falhas de mercado no sistema de produção agroindustrial do biodiesel constituído por todos os participantes envolvidos na produção da matéria-prima agrícola, no processamento e na distribuição do produto. Incluem o suprimento dos produtores de matéria-prima, os produtores de matérias-primas, operações de estocagens, processamento, atacado e varejo. Incluem as instituições que afetam e coordenam os estágios sucessivos do fluxo do produto, tais como governo, associações e mercado de leilões. As relações contratuais são apontadas como importantes mecanismos de coordenação nos sistemas de mercadorias. No caso do sistema de produção do biodiesel brasileiro, o mecanismo de coordenação observado é o mercado de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Cadeia produtiva; Mecanismo de coordenação e falhas de mercado; Biodiesel; Productive chain; Coordination structure and market failures; Agribusiness; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109454

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, January, 1947
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8244

Factors Influencing Soil Conservation Decisions in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Upland Farmers in the Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sureshwaran,   Suresh; Londhe,   S.R.; Frazier,   P.
This study examines the factors that influence the adoption intensity of a soil conservation technology in a developing country. Factors that influence adoption intensity may not be the same as those that influence the incidence of adoption. In this study, adoption intensity is defined as the percentage of total upland acreage planted with Sloping Agricultural Land Technology by farmers in the Philippines. Because of the dependent variable’s truncated nature, a Tobit model is used in the analysis. Economic theory and previous research provide the basis for the soil conservation decision variables included in the study. Results suggest that age of the head of household, tenure status, availability of family labor, and government programs have significant...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soil conservation decisions; Intensity of adoption; Tobit models; Developing countries; Upland farmers; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90379

Expanding the Agricultural Finance Frontier: A Kenyan Case
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kibaara,   Betty; Nyoro,   James K.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan Economy. However, agriculture has experienced low productivity over the years. Poor access to agricultural finance has been identified as a contributing factor to low crop productivity. Kenyan agriculture has undergone some fundamental changes which have profoundly affected agricultural financial services. In addition, most financiers shy away from lending to the agricultural sector because of the covariant risks related to rain-fed agriculture. Given this background, we undertake a comparative analysis of emerging models of agricultural finance that have expanded the agricultural finance frontier to the smallholder farmers. Key findings indicate that demand for farming credit takes the highest proportion of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52109

Researches on Risk Evaluation of Green Agro-product Closed Supply Chain
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: WANG,   Xue-feng.
Closed supply chain is a superior form of management model of chain supply and an effective means of improving the modernization of agro-product circulation. Based on the research results of the current literatures on supply chain risk and agro-product supply chain, related subjects of the agro-product closed supply chain involving production, management and consumption are studied and analyzed and the primary risking factors in the supply chain system are classified as environmental risk, system risk, information risk, management risk and quality risk . Risk of agro-product closed supply chain is evaluated by using the method of furry comprehensive evaluation and the values are acquired. The result shows that risk of agro-product closed supply chain is...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Green agro-products; Closed supply chain; Risk evaluation; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119708

Optimizing Ethanol Production in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Taylor,   Richard D.; Koo,   Won W.
A spatial equilibrium model based on a non-linear mathematical programming algorithm was developed to determine the optimal number, location, and size of cellulose ethanol plants for North Dakota. The objective function of the model is to minimize processing cost of biomass for ethanol and the transportation cost of shipping biomass to processing plants and ethanol to blending facilities. A heuristic approach, combined with a spatial equilibrium model, was used to determine the optimal number, location and size of biomass processing plants.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cellulosic ethanol; Biomass; Mathematical programming; Heuristic; Production costs; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91841

Trading Behavior in a Marginal Organized Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Peterson,   Hikaru Hanawa.
As increasingly more transactions occur away from open markets, the so-called "thin" market issues arise. This paper analyzes unpublished transaction data from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECI), a marginal marketplace for eggs that trades 4% of all eggs (80% of eggs available for open trading). Results suggest that marginalized markets can serve as an inventory adjustment mechanism while maintaining the role of price discovery as a check for non-market prices. At ECI, most firms both buy and sell regardless of operational types, participation is balanced across all types of firms in the industry, and sellers in general yield to buyers' preferred terms of trade.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Eggs; Inventory adjustment; Organized market; Price discovery; Thin market; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30981

Marketing Operations of Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.; Roof,   James B.
The Nation's 435 dairy cooperatives marketed 95.6 billion pounds of milk, or about 77 percent of all milk sold to plants and dealers in 1980. There were 146 cooperatives with no milk handling facilities, 97 with only milk and cream receiving stations, and 192 operating 456 dairy processing and manufacturing plants. Cooperatives sold about 16 percent of the Nation's packaged fluid products, 10 percent of the ice cream, 64 percent of the butter, 87 percent of the dry milk products, 22 percent of the cottage cheese, and 47 percent of all other cheese made in the United States. Additional data is given for prior years on transportation, producer payroll, and financial operations.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Cooperatives; Marketing; Structure; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52025

Price Transmission in Three Italian Food Chains: A Structural Break Approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carraro,   Alessandro; Stefani,   Gianluca.
Recently a wide instability of food prices has been observed in world and European agricultural and food markets. Both media and policy makers have dealt with the unsatisfactory patterns of marketing margins and price transmission along the food chain which may bring about distributive issues and affect inflationary trends. Although price transmission and margins dynamics have attracted so much interest at the policy level, few Italian studies deal with this topic. Our aim is to provide a first analysis of the price transmission mechanism in three Italian agri-food chains (lamb, pork and pasta), within a structural change framework. Results show that structural breaks in the price transmission mechanism are an issue in the food chain of pasta and pork with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price transmission; Cointegration; Structural breaks; Agribusiness; Q13; L11.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114317

PACKAGING AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING: HOW ARE THEY CONNECTED?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Friedman,   Walter F.
Discusses the extent of the change needed in package design to facilitate use in automated warehouses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1973
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27561

The Rise and Fall of Tri Valley Growers Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hariyoga,   Himawan; Sexton,   Richard J.
This paper examines the market and organizational factors that led to the bankruptcy in July 2000 of Tri Valley Growers (TVG), a California tomato- and fruit-processing cooperative owned by more than 500 growers. TVG’s bankruptcy was caused by a confluence of organizational and market-related factors including a low productivity of assets due to high inventory levels and obsolete facilities, high operating costs relative to competition, high raw product transport costs due to the geographic mismatch of production and processing capacity, particularly in tomato operations, and a poor information system. TVG was also highly leveraged. Re-organization as a new-generation cooperative in 1996 failed to stabilize the equity base.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56923

Factors Influencing Productive Activities of the Korean Rural Elderly
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ma,   Sang-Jin.
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing productive activities of the Korean rural elderly. Utilizing data from the 2004 survey "Living Profile and Welfare Service Needs of Older Persons in Korea," this study predicted the productive activities of the rural elderly. All of the ten predicting variables selected from the survey and literature review (age, gender, education, activity limitation, personal income, health, organization, family status, socio-economic status, and job) were found to have significant partial effects on such productive activities as paid work, care-giving and volunteer work. The following are major conclusions: The rural elderly women had more care-giving, whereas men had more volunteer work. Participation in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural elderly; Productive activity; Paid work; Care-giving; Volunteer work; Korea; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45651

EVOLUÇÃO DA REMUNERAÇÃO  DAS PESSOAS EMPREGADAS NA CANA-DE-AÇUCAR E EM OUTRAS LAVOURAS, NO BRASIL E EM SÃO PAULO.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hoffmann,   Rodolfo; Oliveira,   Fabiola Cristina Ribeiro De.
Este artigo analisa a evolução, no período 1992-2006, do rendimento das pessoas empregadas em empreendimentos cuja atividade principal é uma lavoura, destacando-se  cana-de-açúcar, banana, café, soja e milho, utilizando dados da PNAD. Verifica-se que o crescimento do rendimento dessas pessoas no período 2001-2006 está fortemente correlacionado com a variação do salário mínimo real. Em seguida, usando dados do IEA/CATI, analisa-se a evolução da remuneração obtida no estado de São Paulo, de 1995 a 2007, nas empreitas de colheita de cana, laranja, limão, tangerina, café em coco, café cereja e algodão. Esses dados também indicam crescimento das remunerações por dia a partir de 2001. Para a maioria das culturas analisadas observa-se uma tendência de crescimento...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rendimento de empregados; Lavouras; Cana-de-açucar; Café; Soja; Brasil; Earnings; Employees; Crops; Sugar cane; Coffee; Soybean; Brazil; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108922

International Trade Liberalization Impact on the U.S. Peanut Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Carley,   Dale H.; Fletcher,   Stanley M.
The acceptance of the NAFTA and GATT trade agreements will impact the U.S. peanut industry. This paper examines trade distorting policies and evaluates the effects of trade liberalization on peanut producers, shellers, manufactures, and U.S. consumers of peanut products. Decreasing marketing quotas and support prices are expected to reduce gross income peanut farmers, revenues to local governments, and tax bases in rural communities. Reduced peanut production would impact buyers/shellers through greater price variability and risk, changes in marketing methods and contractual relationships, and increased emphasis on buying high quality peanuts. Manufactures will have additional sources for peanut supplies. Consumers’ savings from decreases in raw peanuts...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Peanut industry; Peanut production; Peanut consumption; International trade; NAFTA; GATT; Trade liberalization; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62330

Research on Consumption Structure of Rural Residents in Gansu Province Based on ELES Model
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Ting-ting; Shi,   Chang-liang; Zhang,   An-liang.
By using cross-section data on consumption structure of rural residents in Gansu Province in 2007 and 2008, this paper adopts ELES model to conduct empirical analysis on consumption structure of rural residents in Gansu Province It indicates that in the current consumption structure of rural residents in Gansu Province, food expenditure is still at the most important and basic level; me overall consumption level of rural residents in Gansu Province is not high; at present, the consumption of rural residents in Gansu Province still hinges in a large measure on income, vulnerable to the price fluctuation. Consequently, increasing farmers' income and stabilizing the level of commodity price, turns out to be a foundation as well as an important approach to...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: ELES model; Consumption structure; Rural residents; Gansu Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121741

FROZEN MEAT TECHNOLOGY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tuma,   Harold.
The study concerns itself with frozen meat color, appearance, and color retention. Processing and raw product technology are analyzed as to how they affect frozen meat color.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1972
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27154

Economic assessment of Dutch agricultural research
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Poppe,   Krijn J.
To cope with globalisation and other changes in the industry, in the last 20 years the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture has reorganised its system for education, extension and research considerably. It moved away from the concept of a linear process of innovation to that of an agro-innovation system. This paper describes the main changes. The paper argues that an evaluation of the changes is problematic. In an open economy where a large part of the public investments are targeted to reduce negative externalities of production (especially on environmental impact), a part of productivity is due to persons leaving the sector and income in farming is dependent on value added processes in its multinational cooperatives, causes and effects are hard to disentangle....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Innovation; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43071

A INOVAÇÃO, A COOPERAÇÃO E O APRENDIZADO NO ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL DO AGRONEGÓCIO LEITE NO MUNICÍPIO DE JARU
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Riva,   Fabiana Rodrigues; Costa,   Patricia Ferreira; Cordeiro,   Higor.
As informações se restringem cada vez mais em poder de menos pessoas ocasionando uma disparidade na utilização das praticas administrativas. O setor agrícola constantemente tem sofrido com esta situação, pois os micros e pequenos empresários dificilmente conseguem acompanhar tais mudanças e o nível de competitividade destes diminui ocasionando baixa produtividade e perdas na qualidade dos produtos, prejudicando os processos de aprendizagem, cooperação e inovação e consequentemente o desenvolvimento deste APL. Buscando identificar como ocorrem esses processos e conhecer sua importância para os atores de um arranjo foi realizado um levantamento de suas interações nos diversos segmentos do arranjo produtivo local do agronegócio leite no município de Jaru em...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agronegócio; Leite; Inovação; Cooperação; Aprendizado; Agribusiness; Leite; Innovation; Cooperation; Learning; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103104

Process of Modern Agriculture in Sichuan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Qiang,   Guo; Dong-mei,   Chen.
Based on the relevant literatures, it is found out that modern agriculture is a product of agricultural development at a certain stage. On the one hand, modern agriculture develops with the improvement of economy; on the other hand, it has many realization forms. Different areas and countries can select their own realization forms according to the resource endowment. According to the index systems in the past, evaluation index system of modern agriculture in Sichuan Province is established based on the principles of controllability and adequacy. Analytical Hierarchy Process is adopted to calculate the weigh of the established index system by multi-person and multi-criteria. According to the comprehensive level of modern agriculture data in Sichuan Province...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Process; Modern agriculture; Index system; Development trend; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93232

SUPERMARKET REACTION TO NEW COMPETITION
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Handy,   Charles R.; Stafford,   Thomas H.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27485

A REVIEW OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Houck,   James P.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17522

Economic Feasibility of Establishing a Flax Tow or Flax Shive Pelleting Plant in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cole,   Gary V.; Mittleider,   John F.; Helgeson,   Delmer L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23274

Análise da participação da agropecuária no PIB dos EUA de 1960 a 2001
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Brugnaro,   Ricardo; Bacha,   Carlos Jose Caetano.
This paper analyses the evolution of agriculture’s participation in the US gross domestic product (GDP) from 1960 to 2001. An econometric model is run in order to identify the main variables that determine this participation. From 1960 to 2001, there is a downward trend of agriculture’s participation in the US GDP with a break from 1971 to 1973, in other words, agriculture’s participation in the US GDP decreased from 1960 to 1970, increased from 1971 to 1973 and decreased again from 1973 to 2001. The 1971-1973´s break in the downward trend of agriculture’s participation is econometrically proved. Dataset organized in graphs show grain and meat production steadily enlarged from 1970 to 2001, what is closely related to the productivity increase and federal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: GDP; Agriculture importance; Econometric model; The USA; Agribusiness; Q10; A10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61243

Public Food Distribution System and Food Security of the Poor: The Indian and Chinese Experience Compared
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zhou,   Zhang-Yue; Gandhi,   Vasant P.
The idea of food security has been circulating for a long time and the right to adequate food and to be free from hunger has been repeatedly affirmed and reaffirmed in a number of documents adopted by the United Nations. Despite the enormous efforts in the past decades by various international organisations, government and non-government organisations, unfortunately, today there are still more than 800 million people throughout the world, most of them in developing countries, who do not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs. Among the 800 million, more than 30 percent are from India and China. It is these poor people who have great difficulty in obtaining an adequate food for basic human requirements and who need to be helped by the public...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123746

Iowa Cooperative Fertilizer Retail Outlets: Farmers' Attitudes and Perceptions
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gensch,   Dennis H.
Based on a sample of Iowa farmers, attributes of fertilizer retail dealers are evaluated. Honest management, making deliveries on time, relative size, willingness to negotiate price, and marketing grain are the most important attributes affecting a farmer's decision to patronize an independent or cooperative dealer. Cooperative outlets are generally in a strong competitive position. The study also shows much salient information can be generated by using such statistical methods as segmentation analysis, factor analysis, and the choice model approach.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Supply cooperative; Farmers' perception; Dealer attributes; Segmentation analysis; Factor analysis; Choice model; Logit; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52018

Fresh Meat and Traceability Labelling: Who Cares?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stranieri,   Stefanella; Banterle,   Alessandro.
Within the framework of European food safety measures, Reg. 1760/2000 and 1825/2000 have introduced mandatory traceability and relevant labelling into the beef sector. The paper analyses whether information on meat labels can be considered a useful instrument for consumers, facilitating the verification of quality. The purpose of the paper is, first, to evaluate whether meat information is used during food purchase, and secondly, by focussing on specific meat information, to assess consumer interest in some mandatory and voluntary information cues and to identify the determinants affecting the use of such cues. Data were collected by a telephone questionnaire in a survey conducted in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. The sample consisted of 1,025...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Traceability; Meat; Consumer preferences; Logit analysis; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58710

Agricultural Business Management Curricula
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Larson,   Ronald B.
The required courses for agribusiness degrees at forty-three school were divided into six categories. Large ranges in the percentage of required credits by category were found. Comparisons with other curricula surveys showed that some changes occurred during the last ten to twelve years. Emphasis on business skills has increased while course work in technical agriculture has decreased. By considering customer needs and competitor innovations, departments can attempt to add more value to their educational products.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural business management curricula; Degree requirements; Communication skills; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90647

VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION SCHEMES AND LEGAL MINIMUM STANDARDS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Herzfeld,   Thomas; Jongeneel,   Roelof A.
EU farmers face increasing requests to comply with legal as well as private agribusiness and retail standards. Both requests potentially raise farmer’s administrative burden. This paper discusses the potential synergies between cross-compliance and third-party certification schemes. In selected aspects cross-compliance and several certification schemes ask similar measures. However, both regulatory approaches differ considerably in other areas. The heterogeneous nature of the various certification schemes in place prevent a general conclusion. As a tendency systemic standards like organic agriculture provide the largest overlap with cross-compliance. Certificates of origin, on the opposite side, have no relation with cross-compliance.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cross-compliance; Certification schemes; Institutional economics; Common Agricultural Policy; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114728

ELECTRONICS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN MARKET RESEARCH
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Neary,   Tony Mac.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27834

Hazardous Agrochemicals, Smoking, and Farmers’ Differences in Wage-Risk Tradeoffs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nastis,   Stefanos A.; Michailidis,   Anastasios.
This paper utilizes the theory of compensating differentials for job risks from the labor economics literature to evaluate farmers’ differences in wage-risk tradeoffs. In the context of job risks, the theory predicts that farmers who place a lower value on health status are willing to work for lower compensation on a risky job. The aim of the paper is to evaluate how the observed wage-risk tradeoff is affected by individual heterogeneity in risk preferences, by acknowledging variations in farmers’ revealed attitudes toward risk, both in job-related and non-job activities. The job risk measure employed is self-reported job risk of low back pain, the most recurring health risk faced by farmers. The job-related risky activity is the application of hazardous...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agrochemicals; Smoking; Farming job risk; Compensating differentials; Risk preferences; Health impairment; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109389

The reasons of creation and development of holding agro industrial structures in system of vertical integration sugar business in Russia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nikolaev,   Denis.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10015

EVALUATING OPTIMAL PRODUCT MIX USING DYNAMIC SIMULATION: A TOMATO PROCESSING CASE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swire-Thompson,   Andrew; Sporleder,   Thomas L.; Hahn,   David E.; Bash,   Winston.
Technology-driven change is everywhere and value-capture from new technology is challenging for business managers.  Also rival firms may use technology as part of major success strategies.  This situation leads managers to be keenly interested in evaluation of alternative technologies prior to making a sunk investment in physical facilities.  In contemplating new or added-capacity processing facilities, managers and investors must evaluate return on investment (ROI).  Evaluation of ROI is complex because it varies by alternative technology and the resultant potential product mix alternatives associated with that technology at the time the investment capital is committed to build the processing plant.    This research examines optimal alternative product...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26521

FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING A SMALL SCALE KILL FLOOR, SPECIALTY BUTCHER SHOP, AND FREEZER AND COLD STORAGE IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Falk,   Constance L.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27188

True Farmer Cooperation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sapiro,   Aaron.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46396

COMMENTS ON THE STRUCTURAL CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Connor,   John M.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Market convergence; Food systems; North America; European Union; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25952

Recent Trends in World Production and Trade of Vegetable Oils
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gruen,   Fred H.G.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1947
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8257

Farmer Willingness to Supply Poultry Litter for Energy Conversion and to Invest in an Energy Conversion Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jensen,   Kimberly L.; Roberts,   Roland K.; Bazen,   Ernest F.; Menard,   R. Jamey; English,   Burton C.
Conversion of poultry litter to energy can serve as a renewable energy source and provide an alternative to land application in areas where poultry production is intensive. Economies of size may limit a farmer’s ability to economically use on-farm conversion. Capital costs can be spread across several poultry farmers to convert poultry litter to energy in a centralized facility. This research determined influences on the amount of litter poultry producers will to sell to a centralized conversion facility, on their willingness to invest in a conversion cooperative, and on the prices for litter required to divert litter from current uses.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poultry litter; Supply; Renewable energy; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57156

Patterns of competition and strategic groups in the special cheese industry in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rezende,   Daniel Carvalho de; Castro,   Cleber Carvalho de.
The aim of this study is to identify the competition pattern in the Brazilian special cheese industry, and the strategic groups of this market. Based mainly on the Industrial Organization Theory, a qualitative study was conducted, supported by primary and secondary data. The primary data were obtained through interviews with six managers of Brazilian special cheese companies, and the secondary data were obtained from websites, company documents and specialized publications. The results point to the increasing importance of the price variable, related to market growth in recent years, which attracted companies with more effective production and logistics structures. Based on the characteristics and strategies of companies, four strategic groups were...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fine cheese; Industrial organization; Strategic groups; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62143

The Economic Feasibility of Expanded Potato Processing in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wulff,   Scott M.; Helgeson,   Delmer L.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23241

International Flower Networks: Transparency and Risks in Marketing Channel Choice
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wijnands,   Jo H.M.; van der Lans,   Karin; Hobbs,   Jill E.
Two thirds of Kenyan cut flowers are marketed through Dutch flower auctions, while the remainder is marketed directly to retailers. Auctions do not restrict the volumes marketed; however price determination is based on a spot market. A Transaction Cost approach is used to investigate the differences in marketing costs between the channels. The results suggest that there are no differences between the channels in terms of uncertainty about prices, finding buyers or transparency of quality standards. Auction growers pay a higher marketing fee but they have significantly fewer office employees and flower varieties compared to growers who market directly.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Transaction Costs; Auction; Flowers; Kenya; Netherlands; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7759

Benefits of Reducing Nutrient Variation in Fertilizer Mixes
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chamberlain,   Peter J.; Shumway,   C. Richard.
This article examines nutrient deficiencies (below guaranteed levels) in major blended commercial fertilizers and their economic impact on net revenues of Texas farmers. Violations by fertilizer manufactures in meeting specific labeled nutrient levels were more than offset in economic value by excesses in other nutrients and by production of blends that contained more than the required levels of all nutrients. The study concluded that economic losses to Texas farmers would likely be associated with requiring nutrient levels to be more tightly distributed around the guaranteed or labeled nutrient levels.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Benefits; Distribution; Fertilizer; Nutrient deficiencies; Agribusiness; Production Economics.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62353

Loss of Communal Sustainability: The Kibbutz Shift from High-Trust to Low-Trust Culture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shapira,   Reuven.
What is the connection between leaders' morality and the output performance of organizations? Can their morality explain, through trust, continuity and change of organizational cultures? These questions are fraught with so many complexities that· they can be untied only by Simon's (1992) proposal that organizational research should be analogous to zoology where an attempt is made to understand animals by a profound investigation of their immense variation. However, in the case of humans such investigation depends also on the finding of the right vantage point for proper interpretation of the criss-cross tapestry of cultures (Geertz, 1973), which makes a very complex organization. By studying this tapestry in the case of the kibbutz system a new picture is...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61945

PREDATORY ACCOMMODATION IN VERTICAL CONTRACTING WITH EXTERNALITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bontems,   Philippe; Bouamra-Mechemache,   Zohra.
The goal of this paper is to analyze vertical contracts between manufacturers and retailers in a channel including the upstream input market. Using a Nash bargaining framework, we study the contract negotiations between manufacturers and the common retailer, both in a simultaneous and sequential game. The oligopsonistic behavior of manufacturers on the upstream market provides a new explanation for predatory accommodation. With two-parts tariff, we show that joint profit of the industry is not maximised at simultaneous bilateral bargaining equilibria and that below marginal cost pricing in the intermediate goods market arises, when final products are substitutes, and may be welfare improving. When negotiations occurs sequentially, we show, in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22044

Assessing the Technical and Allocative Efficiency of U.S. Organic Producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Park,   Timothy A.; Lohr,   Luanne.
We develop measures of technical and allocative efficiency of producers in marketing certified organic products. A stochastic output distance frontier and the associated revenue share equations are estimated using comprehensive U.S. data on certified organic producers. Farm-level measures of technical efficiency are calculated and factors that enhance performance are identified. Factors that systematically influence allocative efficiency are assessed. The revenue mix of organic producers is systematically inefficient as both male and female producers rely too heavily on revenue from organic markets relative to conventional outlets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic farming; Stochastic frontier; Technical and allocative efficiency; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics; D21; C31; Q01.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90678

Performance of Different Institutional Units in the Czech Republic and the Role of External Financing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davidova,   Sophia; Latruffe,   Laure; Ratinger,   Tomas.
The paper analyses the relationship between the financial structure of the different institutional units in the Czech Republic and their performance, by testing several theoretical hypotheses. It employs Data Envelopment Analysis to estimate separately corporate and individual farms' technical efficiency, and investigates the effect of indebtedness on efficiency in a second stage, accounting for potential endogeneity.  No substantial differences were detected between individual and corporate farms. For both groups higher long-term indebtedness negatively affects farm performance (agency theory and adjustment hypothesis), while the latter is used for appraising loan applications (credit evaluation). Case studies to banks and farms confirmed these findings.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Corporate farms; Credit; Czech Republic; Individual farms; Technical efficiency; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24421

Interest Sharing Mode of Fruit Industrialization from the Perspective of Enterprise
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yang,   Qing-sheng.
Firstly, connotation of fruit industrialization is introduced, pointing out that fruit leading enterprise is an important vector of the operation of fruit industrialization, as well as the economic entity for the market exploitation, production and processing, and service offering of fruit industry. Secondly, advantages and disadvantages of the three typical interest sharing modes during fruit industrialization are analyzed from the perspective of benefit sharing. In the organizational mode of “leading enterprise + fruit farmer” in contractual relationship, fruit enterprise plays a major role and is at a dominant position in the negotiation; while fruit farmer is at a relatively weak position, which seriously frustrated the enthusiasm of fruit farmers. In...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Fruit Industrialization; Organization mode; Interest sharing; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93515

Managing Water Resources in Georgia: Lessons from Experiences in the Western States
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cummings,   Ronald G.
This paper addresses the critical importance for Georgia of a comprehensive state-wide water plan, as well as statutory and regulatory structures that make manifest the state’s commitment to the efficient use of its water resources. To establish this importance, the author draws form experiences in Western States. Aside from benefits attributable to improved in-state allocations of water, the benefits of comprehensive state water plans are shown to relate to criteria now being used by the Supreme Court in adjudications involving equitable apportionment and/or commerce clause limitations on a state’s right to protect intrastate groundwater resources.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Water planning; Equitable apportionment; Groundwater management; State's rights to control resources; Agribusiness; Equitable apportionment.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62332

Producer Response to State-Sponsored Marketing Programs: The Case of Jersey Fresh
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Govindasamy,   Ramu; Pingali,   Aruna; Italia,   John; Thatch,   Daymon W.
New Jersey agricultural growers were surveyed to understand their willingness to patronize the Jersey Fresh promotional and quality grading program. Growers’ perceptions of the premium logo and their opinions of the quality grading aspect of the Jersey Fresh Program were collected. Possible causes for the fluctuating participation of farmers in the quality-grading program were also explored. The results of this study should provide valuable information that can be applied not only to expand the Jersey Fresh Program, but also in other states which have similar promotional programs. Specific objectives of this analysis were to examine the general attitudes of participating farmers towards the effectiveness of the Jersey Fresh Logos and to identify the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36731

Estrutura, Evolucao e Dinamica dos Sistemas Agroalimentares e Cadeias Agroindustriais Analise das estrategias de posicionamento e diferenciacao dos produtos no mercado a partir do caso da empresa Bertin alimentos
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Ronney Marcio Faial; da Silva,   Gisleide Lima; Pereira,   Maria Do Rosario Alves; de Oliveira,   Cyntia Meireles; Silva,   Daniel Ferreira Da.
Análise das estratégias de posicionamento e diferenciação dos produtos no mercado a partir do caso da empresa Bertin alimentos que é muito competitivo, tanto local, regional, quanto nacional. A proposta do artigo é mostrar como algumas estratégias adotadas pela empresa foram bem sucedidas e diferenciam seus produtos das ofertas concorrentes, adquirindo assim, características desejadas pela maioria dos consumidores. --------------------------------------------------------------- With the processes of globalization and economic dynamics, the competition increases, therefore, the companies starts to search each time more, the differentiation of its products in the market, of form to become the captive consumers and to reach new markets. Breaking of this...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroindustria; Marketing; Competitividade; Agroindustry; Marketing; Competitiveness; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119151

The Effects of Weather and Output Price Risk on the Economic Returns of  Backgrounding Feeding Cattle
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harrison,   R. Wes.
Stochastic simulation is used to analyze the effects of weather and output price risks on feeder cattle backgrounding systems common to the mid-south region of the United States. The results show that backgrounding systems beginning in the fall and ending from April to late August are associated with higher expected returns relative to summer backgrounding. However, winter backgrounding is associated with greater overall risk relative to summer backgrounding. Stochastic dominance analysis indicated that slightly risk averse backgrounders prefer both winter and summer baskgrounding but summer backgrounding is preferred by strongly risk averse decision makers.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Feeder cattle; Weather risk; Price risk; Stochastic dominance; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90425

PERSPECTIVAS DE OBTENCIÓN DE ENERGÍA RENOVABLE DE LA BIOMASA DEL ESTIÉRCOL DEL GANADO LECHERO EN LA REGIÓN CENTRO-SUR DE CHIHUAHUA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rivas Lucero,   Bertha Alicia; Zuniga Avila,   Gabriel; Saenz Solis,   Jorge Iram; Guerrero Morales,   Sergio; Segovia Lerma,   Armando; Morales Morales,   Hugo Armando.
Currently almost all energy is provided by fossil fuels that increase greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. These emissions can be reduced with the use of renewable energy produced from biomass such a livestock manure. The manure is raw material for production of electricity and thermal energy. Anaerobic digestion of waste can reduce emissions by capturing methane, a greenhouse gas produced by waste in facilities large and small scale. The South Central region of the state of Chihuahua has the potential for renewable energy production from biomass and waste are approximately 58,000 head of cattle, valuing a daily output of 2,900 m3 of sewage and 10,000 m3 of waste water can cause environmental problems. The estimated biogas production...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Anaerobic digester; Biogas; Biomass; Renewable energy.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120496

ANÁLISE DA ESTRATÉGIA TECNOLÓGICA EM EMPRESAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS – O CASO DA COLASCRIC
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Queiroz,   Timoteo Ramos; Machado,   Joao Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz; Bouroullec,   Melise Dantas Machado.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the technological management in a dairy industry, making it possible to suggest improvements. An open-ended questionnaire was applied, considering two main points: the classification and comprehension of the company’s performance in relation to the technologies available and the understanding of the industry’s technological motivations, making it possible to analyze technological behaviors, forms of acquisition and adoption of technological innovations. It was observed that the company loses competitiveness due to the technology adopted, when compared to bigger players and when the distribution of its products is carried out through supermarkets. The changes introduced in the products’ portfolio were of public-domain,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategic management; Technology; Dairy industry; Consumer needs; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60328

NEW GENERATION CO-OPERATIVES: REBUILDING RURAL ECONOMIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stefanson,   Brenda; Fulton,   Murray E.; Harris,   Andrea.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31751

Impactos da crise financeira internacional e da influenza A sobre as exportações brasileiras de carne suína
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira,   Marcelo Dias Paes; Sousa,   Lucas Oliveira de; Mattos,   Leonardo Bornacki de; Campos,   Antonio Carvalho.
The Brazilian pork exports have been affected by several shocks on the 2000s. This paper aimed to analyze these shocks. The focus of this papers are the main international shocks on the last years: the international economics crisis and de influenza A (H1N1). Analyses were made over the main Brazilian pork exports destinations: Russia and Hong Kong. The theory of international trade was used as a theoretical framework and analysis of intervention provided methodological support. The results show that the quantum exported to Russia has not been affected by the recent shocks. However the prices was negatively affected by crisis in the short term. The quantum exported and the exports prices to Hong Kong have been negatively affected by crisis in the short...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: International shocks; International trade; Intervention analyses; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114184

Motives for Mergers in Food Manufacturing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.; Pinkerton,   Don C.
This paper reviews theories that identify motives for mergers, reviews recent empirical research, specifies a model that incorporates alternative motives, and tests the model with data from food manufacturing mergers between 1979 and 1986. Results suggest that capital markets are not efficient, and that mergers are not to redress agency problems. Acquirers paid higher premiums for target firms that have recently had low profitability, and paid higher premiums when the stock market was low. The model explains at best 30 percent of the variation in premiums, suggesting that major explanations for mergers remain as yet unidentified.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116111

Product development in the European and overseas food industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Balogh,   Sandor.
In the present study various product development trends in the food industry are reviewed with the main focus on convenience, organic and functional foods. Also highlighted are differences between the U.S. and Europe in terms of consumer habits and food supply trends. Through exploring the reasons behind differences in the extent of product innovation, the author illustrates the different role convenience products have in the US and European markets. Also revealed is the relationship linking convenience products, gluttony, and obesity. In the USA a third generation of convenience products has already appeared with the dual aim of delivering convenience and health. Although in Europe consumption “philosophy” accepts the importance of convenience, greater...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food industry; Product innovation; Convenience products; Organic foods; Functional foods; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47015

FOODS AND CRAFTS COTTAGE BUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stegelin,   Forrest E.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1991
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26481

Consumer Market for Functional Foods in South Brazil
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: de Barcellos,   Marcia Dutra; Lionello,   Rafael Laitano.
This study aims at investigating the consumer market for functional foods (FF) in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. Functional food is any healthy food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. Health has been named as the most significant trend and innovation driver in the global food and drinks market. Brazil is one of the leading countries in food production and consumption, and the market for functional foods have been growing 10% per year, three times more than the market for conventional foods. Although this food category is considered mature in some developed markets (such as in Japan, in the Nordic countries and in the U.S), it is still unknown for many consumers, especially those...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Consumer market; Attitudes; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121853

E.D. SMITH AND SONS, LTD.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Harling,   Kenneth.
Lew Smith, the chairman of a privately owned Canadian processor, must decide whether his company will build a plant in the United States.  He has been asked to do so by one of his major customers, Loblaw.  The company has been making many improvements to its operations but it's performance has been hurt by the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. The company has been doing very well, however, as it shifts its focus from making private label to con trolled label.  Is now the right time to expand the business into a foreign market?
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34489

Lessons Learned in the Southern Region after the First Year of Implementation of the New Commodity Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Campiche,   Jody L.; Harris,   Wesley L.
The development of the commodity programs in the 2008 Farm Bill involved the origination of two complex revenue support initiatives. The two new programs, Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) and Supplemental Revenue Assurance (SURE), expanded the risk management tool kit of agricultural producers. The SURE program is a permanent disaster assistance program, whereas the ACRE program is a revenue-based commodity program offered as an alternative to the price-based Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) created in the 2002 Farm Bill. For the 2009 signup, only 7.7% of eligible U.S. farms enrolled in the ACRE program. In the southern region, three states had no farms electing ACRE and four others had less than 50. Excluding Oklahoma, less than 1% of all...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Farm policy; Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE); Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE); Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Political Economy; Q1.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92587

The Impact of Drought on Grain Handling Firms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kim,   Taeyoon; Kenkel,   Philip L.
Drought impact both producers and agribusinesses. This study investigates the impacts of the 2004-2007 droughts on Oklahoma grain handling and fertilizer supply firms. The results indicated an average decline in firm revenues of 30%. Individual firms had single year revenue declines of 85% and drought period declines of 75%.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6844

Industry Versus On-Farm Rates of Change: Australian Dairy Farming During the 1970's
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gargett,   D.
The Australian dairy industry has been under severe economic pressure in the past decade. In adjusting to this, the industry has undergone a substantial decline in the number of farms and in production. As in other declining industries, the time path of average farm characteristics reflects not only changes made to continuing farms (on-farm rates of change) but also the changing mix of farms, especially if exits from the industry involve large numbers of atypical farms. This article demonstrates how, for the Australian dairy industry, these two processes have combined to generate rates of change in the industry "average" farm, and provides estimates of the underlying on-farm rates of change for those farms remaining in the industry.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12528

POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTION VARIABILITY ON AGRIBUSINESS: THE CASE OF COTTON GINNING IN MISSISSIPPI
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyd,   Shawn; Hudson,   Darren.
Cotton ginning represents an agribusiness that is heavily dependent on production agriculture.  Recent changes in farm legislation and other government policies may have a long run impact on the variability of cotton production.  This paper examines the potential impacts of increased production variability on the cotton ginning industry in Mississippi.  A programming model is used to derive the optimal structure of the ginning industry under certainty.  Potential implications of production variability are discussed and extensions to the model are proposed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cotton; Ginning; Production variability; Mathematical programming; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15788

Sales of Livestock at Homebush, Sydney, November, 1946
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coleman,   G.C.; McGregor,   D.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1946
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8347

An Analysis of Financing Innovation and Commercialization in Canada's Functional Food and Nutraceutical Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cranfield,   John A.L.; Herath,   Deepananda P.B.; Henson,   Spencer J.; Sparling,   David.
Growing consumer interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals has been seen as a significant business opportunity for the agri-food sector.  Many of the new firms in this sector are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).  These SMEs often face difficulties in obtaining financing for their functional food and nutraceutical innovation activities.  We develop and implement two models to show what factors affect a firm's decision to seek external financing and the level of financing obtained.  Firm size, being privately held and engaging in contractual arrangements, have negative impacts on the likelihood of a firm seeking external funding, while firms which are intensively involved in the functional food and nutraceutical sector, with greater prospects...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21196

Quality Choices in a Vertical Structure: National Brands vs Private Labels in Grocery Retailing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fousekis,   Panos.
The paper analyzes quality choices in a vertical structure involving a monopolist food manufacturer (national brand-NB producer) and a monopolist retailer supplying both the national brand as well as a private label (PL). The analysis is based on a threestage dynamic game. According to the results, in the Nash equilibrium the two players choose the maximum possible qualities for their products. This means that the B food manufacturer seeks the maximum product differentiation, while the LP retailer seeks the minimum product differentiation. The behavior of the two players appears to be consistent with actual developments in the food markets as well as with earlier empirical studies documenting the efforts of NB food manufacturers to increase product...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Quality Choice; Ational Brand; Private Label; Agribusiness; D21; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118673

The role of social networks in development of small-scale enterprises in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zuwarimwe,   J.; Kirsten,   Johann F.
The past decade has witnessed an increased interest in the concept of social networks after the seminal theses of Coleman (1988) and Putnam (1993). An area that has attracted a great deal of interest is the value of social networks in small-scale enterprise development. This paper interrogates the role of social networks in the establishment and expansion of rural non-farm enterprises in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe and established that rural non-farm entrepreneurs resort to their social networks for information and other resources needed to establish and expand their enterprises, and that there are some gender differences in the use of the various social networks.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Social networks; Rural non-farm entrepreneurs; Rural non-farm enterprises; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61995

Overview of Theory and Model of Tropical Agricultural Circular Economy in Hainan Province
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yu,   Huamei; Ge,   Chengjun.
This paper gives a general overview of rationale of tropical agricultural circular economy. On me basis of ecological economic theory, circular economy is a new model of economic development which aims at realizing reducing of resources use, reuse of products and recycling of wastes, conforming to the principle of 4R. It is to make economic system melt into me process of cycle of material of natural ecological system harmoniously. This paper introduces the advantages of developing tropical agriculture in Hainan Province, the main problems existing in the development and mo main models of sustainable tropical agricultural development in Hainan Province at present. 9 typical models of tropical agriculture circular economy in Hainan Province are listed in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Circular economy; Tropical agriculture; Sustainable development; Hainan; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117423

Financial Support for Farmers’ Cooperative Organizations --A Case of Yunan Province, China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Chen,   Ying.
In the paper, the status quo of the development of farmers’ cooperative organizations in Yunnan Province is introduced. And then a series of problems exist in the financial support of farmers’ cooperatives in Yunnan is analyzed, covering the unitary mainstay of credit and loan supply; inadequate credit and loan supply caused by famers’ lack of security and mortgage; farmers’ difficulties in loaning from banks or other financial institutions; single financial service, which can not satisfy the demands of farmers; the private loans are active while lacks right direction and guide; the outflow of capital in rural areas has limited the development of rural economy. In view of the above mentioned problems, countermeasures and relevant suggestions are put...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Famers’ cooperative organizations; Financial support; Yunnan Province; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96043

WORLD FOOD OUTLOOK - AN AGRIBUSINESS RESPONSE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davan,   C.F., Jr.; Aines,   R.O.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1967
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/17578

Local Marketing of Organic Food by Certified Organic Processors, Manufacturers, and Distributors
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dimitri,   Carolyn; Jaenicke,   Edward C.; Oberholtzer,   Lydia.
Local organic food is garnering new interest. Using new data from a national survey of certified organic intermediaries, we examine local markets for organic food and assess which firms are likely to market locally. Approximately 25% of survey respondents primarily market their products locally, and 15% of the value of organic food (at the intermediate level) is sold locally. Larger firms are less likely to market locally, firms that handle a greater share of organic products are more likely to market locally, and the likelihood of marketing locally is lower the longer a firm has been certified organic.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Local food; Local organic food; Organic handlers; Organic intermediaries; Organic marketing; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90640

Territorializando la producción ecológica. Acciones colectivas y políticas públicas en Andalucía
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lozano,   C.; Aguilar,   E.
Este trabajo analiza una experiencia de territorialización de la producción ecológica en la comarca de la Sierra de Segura (Andalucía, España) y plantea la posibilidad de hablar de un SIAL “Agricultura ecológica-Sierra de Segura”. De una forma más concreta, estudia cómo se han desarrollado diversas estrategias colectivas para dotar de arraigo a esta actividad y para vincular esta certificación genérica a las características naturales, pero también socioculturales de la zona. En este trabajo se analizarán las formas de coordinación territorial y las redes establecidas entre los diferentes actores del SIAL, las acciones colectivas estructurales y funcionales que se han ido desarrollando en el territorio, la incidencia de las políticas públicas en el...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultura Ecológica; Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados; Andalucía; 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/95198

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PAST AND FUTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wysocki,   Allen F.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27808

A GABONAPIACI KERESLET SZEREPLŐINEK ÁTALAKULÁSA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kemenyne Horvath,   Zsuzsanna.
A tanulmány bemutatja a hazai gabona keresletében bekövetkezett vertikális és horizontális átrendeződést és annak hatásait. A kérdőíves megkeresés és a mélyinterjúkból született válaszokat felhasználva, klaszteranalízis segítségével lehetővé vált a felvásárlói oldalon álló szereplők tipizálása, továbbá az áralku döntéseik modellezése. Megállapítható, hogy a gabonapiacon elsősorban a nagy kereskedelmi cégek és holdingok az árvezetők, ami méretükkel, tároló kapacitá-saikkal, logisztikai adottságaikkal és stratégiájukkal magyarázható. A feldolgo-zók (malom, takarmánykeverő, vetőmagos cégek), az integrátorok, kiskereskedők és egyéb cégek árelfogadók a gabonapiacon. Az intervenciós árszint a keresleti oldalon álló szereplők áralkuit, gabonapiaci stratégiáját...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Gabonapiac; Intervenció; Klaszteranalízis; Keresleti oldal; Áralku; Grain market; Intervention; Cluster analysis; Demand side; Price deal; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57664

SOME CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF FOOD INDUSTRY CONDUCT: A SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zellner,   James A.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115805

The New Dynamics of Produce Buying and Selling: Marketing and Performance Menchmarks for the Fresh Produce Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: McLaughlin,   Edward W.; Park,   Kristen; Perosio,   Debra J.; Green,   Geoffrey M.
The way in which produce companies do business has changed quite dramatically from a decade ago. Documenting many of these changes is the objective of this report. The report is the third in a series of annual research projects conducted by The Food Industry Management Program at Cornell University for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). This year the theme is “the new dynamics of produce buying and selling.” The method guiding this study has three principal components: (1) a review of the relevant trade and academic literature on the fresh produce industry, (2) an extensive mail questionnaire directed at produce retailers, and (3) personal interviews with shippers around the United States, including three extensive focus group sessions in the...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122681

Consulta Regional sobre la Politica Rural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Berdegue,   Julio A.; Trivelli,   Carolina; Araya,   Catalina.
This article is a document of great bibliographical value because it is a search at an international level. It was conducted in Latin-America to review the rural politics of the Inter-American Bank of Development. The author and his collaborators summarize and make short each one of the opinions given by specialists, experts and studious professionals of primary economy within the Inter-American region. This is the reason why the magazine wants to publish this important and interesting essay which completely illustrates us about the importance of socioeconomy.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Search; Inter-American Bank of Development; Rural Development; Synthesis.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48817

Gondolatok a magyar mezőgazdaság versenyképességéről
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Csaki,   Csaba.
A magyarországi mezőgazdaság helyzetére a csökkenő versenyképesség, pozíció- és piacvesztés jellemző, belföldön és külföldön. A hazai agrárvilág legsúlyosabb gondja a változó piaci körülményekhez való alkalmazkodás hiánya, amiben sajnos szerepet játszik az is, hogy az egyébként szükségszerű mezőgazdasági rendszerváltás nem járt együtt korszerű agrárstratégia kibontakozásával, az EU csatlakozásra való megfelelő felkészüléssel. Rendkívül káros a termelési szerkezet extenzív irányú eltolódása, az alacsony jövedelemtermelő képesség. A kiindulási állapot mellett, a helyzet megváltoztatásában célszerű számolni az európai mezőgazdaság és agrárpolitika változásaival is. A versenyképesség javítása közmegegyezésre épülő stratégiát, komplex tennivalókat igényel....
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Versenyképesség; Változó környezet; Termelési szerkezet; Agrárstratégia; Komplex megoldás; Competitiveness; Changing circumstance; Production structure; Agricultural strategy; Complex solution; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58896

Alienation of Rural Cooperative Finance and the Innovation of Financial Organization in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Li,   Yan.
Based on the elaboration of the content and status of rural cooperative finance, rural cooperative finance——the alienation of rural credit cooperative is introduced from three aspects of the concept and objective of management, the organizational form and management mode, and the service object and business scope. Causes of alienation are analyzed. Firstly, change in the economic foundation of cooperative finance is the fundamental reasons for the alienation. Secondly, mandatory system change led by the government is an important reason for alienation. Thirdly, property and administration structure of rural credit cooperative are the internal reasons for alienation of agricultural support. To achieve the innovation of rural cooperative financial...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Rural cooperative finance; Alienation; Rural credit cooperatives; Organization innovation， China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108412