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| 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 |
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| Bukenya, James O.; Mukiibi, Michael L.; Molnar, Joseph J.; Siaway, Arthur T.. |
| This paper identifies and empirically evaluates factors that explain the variations in consumers’ attitudes toward shopping at farmers markets in general and public markets in particular. The analysis draws on data from a telephone survey conducted in Jefferson County, Alabama. Logit model results point to several factors that seem to be strongly correlated with consumer purchasing behaviors and attitudes toward shopping at public markets, including income, education, age of household head, household size, and price and quality of produce. The insights gained from the study should help farmers increase the profitability of their operations and improve the likelihood that they will continue farming. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43493 |
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| Molnar, Joseph J.; Traxler, Greg. |
| Compared to their urban counterparts, the rural poor are more likely to be employed, more apt to be members of married-couple families, less likely to be children, less likely to be minority, and more likely to have assets but a negative income. This paper examines poverty rates and factors that affect mobility in and out of poverty among major categories of the rural poor. Particular attention is paid to farm workers and the rural farm population in the South. It endeavors to identify both structural conditions that perpetuate rural poverty and government interventions that ameliorate human suffering and break the cycle of poverty reproduction. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1991 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30279 |
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| Kinnucan, Henry W.; Hatch, L. Upton; Molnar, Joseph J.; Venkateswaran, Meenakshi. |
| Bovine somatotropin (BST), a new technology capable of enhancing a cow's ability to produce milk by 7-23 percent, is expected to be available for commercial use soon. Ex ante survey procedures are used to determine the potential effect of BST on the size distribution of dairy farms in the Southeast. Results of logit analysis indicate a positive link between farm size and (1) farmers' knowledge of BST and (2) intentions to adopt early, suggesting BST will not be scale neutral. An estimated "price elasticity" of -1.8 to -2.1 indicates an elastic demand for the input. Price, therefore, may be an effective instrument for attenuating the scale bias. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29997 |
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| Mukiibi, Michael L.; Bukenya, James O.; Molnar, Joseph J.; Siaway, Arthur T.; Rigdon, L.. |
| The purpose of this study was to obtain information that could help farmers increase the profitability of their operations and improve the likelihood that they would continue farming. The specific objective was to empirically evaluate which socio-demographic characteristics and purchasing behaviors encourage consumers to patronize farmers markets, in general and public markets, in particular. Data was drawn from telephone survey responses from 502 potential food shoppers in Alabama. Logit model results point to several factors that seem to be strongly correlated with consumer purchasing behaviors and attitudes toward shopping at public markets, including income, education, age of household head, household size, price and quality of produce. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34865 |
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| Bergtold, Jason S.; Molnar, Joseph J.. |
| The paper examines the joint adoption of conservation tillage, crop rotations, and soil testing by small and limited-resource farmers in the Southeast. The objectives are to determine the potential eligibility of small farmers for the Conservation Security Program, examine socioeconomic factors affecting adoption, and assess the interdependence between adopting different conservation practices. Results indicate that conservation management, ethnicity, and farm characteristics affect practice adoption. Of the producers surveyed in the study, 7% meet Conservation Security Program eligibility requirements, while the other 93% have less than a 20% likelihood of adopting the needed practices to qualify. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Conservation; Conservation Security Program; Conservation tillage; Limited-resource farmers; Logistic regression; Small farms; Soil testing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; C35; Q12; Q58. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90670 |
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