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

Wakefield, Shawna.

Developing an institutional model for the extension and adoption of environmental Best management Practices by pastoral farmers in New Zealand

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14640

Journeaux, Phil.

The practice of extension of environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs) involves the integration of a range of complex issues. Currently the practice of this in New Zealand is somewhat piece-meal, ad-hoc, and not well coordinated amongst the organisations involved. There is also a strong rationale for Government involvement. This paper discusses these issues and proposes a way forward.

Sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l’Ouest : Enjeux et Eléments Stratégique pour sa Réalisation.

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97130

Dembele, Niama Nango; Staatz, John M..

The situation analysis and perspectives on food security West Africa shows a widening gap between the needs of consumption and nutrition and food availability at Global countries, households and individuals. Low gains productivity in food production and import capacity are the major constraints to the achievement of security Food in the region. The agricultural growth becomes the prerequisite for improving the food situation.

BARRIERS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIAN SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE FARMS: EVIDENCE FROM MICRO-DATA

Palavras-chave: Food Security; West Africa; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Q18; Q17; Q13.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58546

Kimhi, Ayal; Chiwele, Dennis K..

The objective of this paper is to identify factors which limit the ability of Zambian farmers to increase Maize productivity and/or diversify their crop mix. Both may enable wealth accumulation, investments, and further expansion. Specifically, we link variations in agricultural decisions, practices, and outcomes, to variations in the tightness of the different constraints. We model crop production decisions as having recursive structure. Initially, farmers decide on land allocation among the different crops, based on their information set at planting time. Then, as new information (weather, market conditions) is revealed, farmers can change output by influencing the yield. This recursive structure enables to separate the effects of the constraints on the...

A PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MEAT PROCESSING PLANT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA

Palavras-chave: Crop Diversification; Maize Productivity; Recursive Decisions; Two-stage Estimation; Censored Dependent Variables; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O1; Q1.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21877

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,...

Waste in the Inner City: Asset or Assault?

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

Ackerman, Frank; Mirza, Sumreen.

Sistemas de calificación y desarrollo rural: Análisis comparado entre los casos de Portugal y Argentina

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15599

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...

SOME PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

Bielik, Peter; Rajcaniova, Miroslava.

Slovak Republic was among ten new members joining European Union in May 2004. Since then the EU accession has influenced the social and economic aspects of life in the country and still continues to do so. The main purpose of this article is to present several problem areas of socio-economic development of Slovak agriculture. In details, we will focus to the position of agriculture in the National economy, development trends of Slovak Agriculture and transformation process, entrepreneurial structure and use of land, economic situation in Agriculture and the development of selected socio-economic indicators in agriculture. Finally, we will mention about the present situation and priorities of the Slovak Agricultural Policy.

Tipo: Book

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Economic and social development; Transformation process; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43183

IMPACTS OF CONCENTRATION IN HOG PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN RURAL ILLINOIS: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Gomez, Miguel I.; Zhang, Liying.

This paper evaluates the impact of increasing concentration of the livestock sector on the economic welfare of rural Illinois. A pooled time-series, cross-sectional model is developed to study the dynamics of structural changes in hog production for the period 1981-1997. The model tests the efficient-market hypothesis on local rural economies. Keywords: hog production, concentration, economic impacts, rural communities

Live and Feeder Cattle Options Markets: Returns, Risk, and Volatility Forecasting

Palavras-chave: Hog production; Concentration; Economic impacts; Rural communities; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21846

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.

DEVELOPMENT AND FEDERAL GRAZING POLICY IMPACTS ON TWO COLORADO COUNTIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

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

Rowe, Helen Ivy; Barlett, E. Tom.

Ranchers have concern over how federal policies such as the Endangers Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and other laws and regulations will affect the status of their ranching operations. The objectives of this study were to compare impacts of public forage losses on ranches in areas experiencing rapid growth (Routt County) and minimal growth (Moffat County) in Colorado. Thirty-five personal interviews obtained detailed cost-and-return information on public, leased, and private land. Enterprise budgets for seven distinct ranch averages were entered into a linear programming (LP) model to calculate impacts on ranches of public forage reductions of 25%, 50%, and 100%. Changes in net ranch returns and livestock production reflect the economic impact of...

Retail Trade Area Analysis Watford City North Dakota

Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use.

Ano: 2001

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16634

Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Wanzek, Janet K.; Zetocha, Dale F.; Bastow-Shoop, Holly E..

Tipo: Technical Report

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Public Economics.

Ano: 1991

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119433

SOME PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING GOODS AND SERVICE TRADE BETWEEN REGIONS USING THE TRADE REPORTS FROM IMPLAN

Holland, David W.; Pirnique, Frank.

In empirical models like inter-regional input-output models and inter-regional computable general equilibrium models it is essential to know the economic linkage between regions in the form of inter-regional trade and factor flows. This report describes several approaches to estimating inter-regional trade using the information produced in the IMPLAN Commodity Trade Report and the Commodity Summary Report. In other words, it is assumed that the counties in both the core and periphery regions have been identified and regional input-output accounts for each region have been constructed using IMPLAN Pro 2.O. The calculation procedure for each approach is illustrated with an empirical example.

The Socio-Economic Situation of Female Heads and Poor Heads of Households in Rural Botswana: A Village Case Study

Palavras-chave: Inter-regional trade; IMPLAN; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12965

Moepeng, Pelotshweu T.; Tisdell, Clement A..

This article explores the socio-economic situation of female heads and poor heads of household in rural Botswana by means of a case study of the village of Nshakazhogwe, a village considered to be typical for rural east Botswana. It examines the extent to which the occurrence of poverty of household heads is related to their gender, varies with the numbers in that household, and depends on whether or not they have paid employment. The number of sources and types of sources of income that household heads have are considered and are found to be related to whether they are poor or not. Transfers of income (private and from government) are given particular attention as a potential means of reducing the incidence of poverty. In this regard, poor heads of...

Tipo: Working Paper

Palavras-chave: Botswana; Gender inequality; Poverty; Female-headed households; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123544

Conformación de la agroindustria del amaranto en Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco, México. Elementos que han permitido la transformación productiva y social en las familias rurales.

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....

Protected areas, tourism and development of the countryside

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

Zurc, Jana.

Paper replaced 11/2/10.

Identifying Economies of Size in Conventional Surface Water Treatment and Brackish-Groundwater Desalination: Case Study in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Palavras-chave: Protected areas; Development; Tourism; Slovenia; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Q01; Q56; Q57.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95306

Boyer, Christopher N.; Rister, M. Edward; Sturdivant, Allen W.; Lacewell, Ronald D.; Harris, Bill L..

Two primary potable water-treatment technologies used in South Texas include conventional surface-water and reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination of brackish-groundwater. As the region's population continues to grow, municipalities are searching for economical means to expand their water supplies. Economies of size for both technologies are an important consideration for future expansion decisions.

Agricultural Contracts and Alternative Marketing Options: A Matching Analysis

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6728

IMPLAN MODELING APPLICATIONS IN STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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

Maki, Wilbur R.; Olson, Douglas C.; Lindall, Scott A.; Senf, David R.; Schallau, Con H..

Thirty Years of Agricultural Transition in China (1977-2007) and the "New Rural Campaign"

Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 1989

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13896

Jia, Xiangping; Fock, Achim.

Agriculture in China has experienced a compelling growth in the early 1980s, a buoyant upbeat in the early 1990s, and an extended period of low growth after 1995. Decollectivization, mar-ket reforms, public investments and technology have played a critical role during this overall successful process. However, the transition has also led to increasing inequalities between the agricultural and non-agricultural population, and substantial institutional issues remain to be fully addressed. The Chinese government is now reemphasizing agriculture and rural develop-ment under its New Rural Campaign with the objective to address rural-urban inequalities, but a stronger emphasis on participation and tenure reforms is warranted.