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The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Dietz, Sarah N.; Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982â … marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if a 24- or 20-month market benchmark … harvest benchmark is used. The sensitivity of marketing performance to the market benchmark considered is explained by the …
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Modernizing Africa’s Fresh Produce Supply Chains without Rapid Supermarket Takeover: Towards a Definition of Research and Investment Priorities
Tschirley, David L.; Ayieko, Miltone W.; Hichaambwa, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
received greatest attention. In nearly the entire continent, the so-called traditional marketing sector – open air markets …, dispersed informal vendors, and traditional shops – is expected to play a dominant role in fresh produce marketing for several … production and marketing systems over a time frame acceptable to most policy makers and donors. Public engagement, preferably …
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Toward Improved Marketing and Trade Policies to Promote Household Food Security in Central and Southern Mozambique: 2007 Update
Tschirley, David L.; Abdula, Danilo Carimo - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489961
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Toward Improved Maize Marketing and Trade Policies to Promote Household Food Security in Central and Southern Mozambique
Tschirley, David L.; Abdula, Danilo Carimo; Weber, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2006
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489964
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How are Vegetables Marketed into Lusaka? The Structure of Lusaka’s Fresh Produce Marketing System and Implications for Investment Priorities.
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Key findings regarding the structure of trade for tomato, rape, and onion into Lusaka are (a) regional trade is an important part of Zambia’s fresh produce system, (b) supply chains for tomato, rape, and onion are short, (c) the role of the modern market system is very small, and (d) the role...
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Do Brokers Help or Hinder the Marketing of Fresh Produce in Lusaka? Preliminary Insights from Research
Tschirley, David L.; Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
’s produce. This policy brief explores the role of brokers in the marketing of fresh produce in Soweto Market. It concludes that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490002
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Improving Kenya’s Domestic Horticultural Marketing System: Competitiveness, Forces of Change and Challenges for the Future
Tschirley, David L.; Muendo, Kavoi Mutuku; Ayieko, … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004
Published by Tegemeo Institute for Agricultural Policy and Development
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The Value of USDA Situation and Outlook Information in Hog and Cattle Markets
Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - 2005
The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the economic value of USDA reports in hog and cattle markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442967
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Wheat Forward Contract Pricing: Evidence on Forecast Power and Risk Premia
Shi, Wei; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Dietz, Sarah N. - 2005
While the risk premium hypothesis in futures markets has been the subject of a long and continuous controversy, the risk premium hypothesis in forward markets is also of interest among economists. The hypothesis is supported by some theoretical arguments and empirical evidence yet remains an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442969
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OPTIMAL HEDGING WITH VIEWS: A BAYESIAN APPROACH
Shi, Wei; Irwin, Scott H. - 2004
The optimal hedging model has become the standard theoretical model of normative hedging behavior due to its intuitive tradeoff of expected return with risk, its effcient use of information and its easy implementation. In practice, the model can be easily implemented with the Parameter Certainty...
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