Forests and timber are important natural resources in the state of Michigan. Forestlands make of 53% of the total land … particularly about the northern hardwood forests. This paper uses a hedonic timber stumpage appraisal model to calculate stumpage … value for state managed forests. The model uses data from Michigan Department of Natural Resources to estimate the affect of …

incentives to harvest cellulosic biomass provided by the 2008 farm bill may stimulate corn production due to demand for corn … biofuels depends on how farmers would respond in providing biomass feedstock, yet economic behavior by farmers has been under … convert current grain cropland to grow a dedicated cellulosic biomass crop such as switchgrass. However, the financial …

fossil fuel use that affect the environment and the economy. Some biomass-based energy production systems may produce … in a rise in prices of food commodities. Using marginal land for biomass production has been suggested as a solution …Biomass is being researched as a possible alternative to fossil sources of energy, in order to avoid externalities from …

Crop production forecasts are widely recognized as an important input into food balance sheets and for anticipating … production shortfalls. However, the role of accurate crop production forecasting systems in mitigating food price instability and … transitory food insecurity is often under-appreciated. This paper explains how crop production forecasting systems affect price …

After reviewing trends in the production and marketing of fresh produce for the domestic market in Kenya since 1997 … horticultural production for the domestic market is keeping up with rural population growth but not with the much faster urban … considered in response to Vision 2030, the continuing importance of existing market places means that complementary improvements …

in Mali. The objective of the reconnaissance was to explore changes in cereal production and marketing patterns as an …

cost was averaged across the three main production regions in Michigan and weighted by average per acre production for each … region as published by the Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service. --Costs vary across the main production regions and by … cost of production calculation is based on estimates of operating costs, harvest costs, and management, interest and tax …

analysis and sheds light on the pulse crop production, price, trade, and consumption patterns observed in the developing world ….54 t/ha). On the bright side, over the past 14 years, the overall pulse production has increased at a rate higher than the … in terms of contribution to production growth through growth in yield (but with a low base). A major share of the pulse …

they spend their money. In Zambia’s case, there is reasonably accurate information on production levels and trends in a … smallholders’ total crop incomes, the importance of crop production in total smallholder incomes (which include livestock and non … production and marketing patterns in Zambia’s small- and medium-scale farm sector, examines how these patterns vary regionally …

sources of cash revenue as well as production for home consumption (except, of course, cotton). Importantly in both seasons …. Poverty reduction policy options are severely constrained by these production and marketing patterns especially if operating …