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Double Transplanting: Economic Assessment of an Indigenous Technology for Submergence Avoidance in the Flood-Prone Rice Environment in Bangladesh
Azad, Md Abdus Samad; Hossain, Mahabub - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
In the northern part of Bangladesh a large proportion of land is medium and low-lying which are subjected to the risk of flooding from heavy rains during the month of August and September. Consecutive days of heavy rains after the crop establishment causes flash floods leading to death of...
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Will Small-Scale Dairy Producers in Kenya Disappear Due to Economies of Scale in Production?
Omiti, John M.; Wanyoike, F.; Staal, Steven J.; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
model approach was used to analyze the determinants of profitability and inefficiency. Unit profitability per farm ranged … of scale of farm, inefficiency significantly contributed to variability in profitability across farms. Scale had no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060569
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Maize Yield Response to Fertilizer and Profitability of Fertilizer Use Among Small-Scale Maize Producers in Zambia
Xu, Zhiying; Govereh, Jones; Black, J. Roy; Jayne, Thomas S. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Multi-year nationwide survey data is used to estimate maize yield response functions and determine profitability of … soil conditions in two major agro-climatic zones. Profitability of fertilizer use is determined for each group of … significant impact on the profitability of fertilizer use. Greater distances and transport costs from provincial centers erode the …
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Leadership May Have Decisive Influence on Successful Transition of Production Cooperative
Forgacs, Csaba - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
In Hungary increasing number of coops have gone bankruptcy or split up after meeting new legal needs because of not being competitive under market conditions after radical reforms. Others, however, could maintain previous level of farming or even increase it. Former coop members and individual...
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Seasoning a Monopsonic Processor for Collective Action amongst Pepper Producers in Costa Rica
Saenz-Segura, Fernando J.F.; Schipper, Robert A.; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
The small-scale pepper producers in the El Roble settlement Costa Rica face a monopsonistic market. Only one processing firm is buying the fresh pepper bunches. The processor has all bargaining power to decide on the price paid to the farmers and the quality selection criteria. The rejection...
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Firm Size Distribution and Performance of Maize and Fertilizer Traders After Market Liberalisation: Evidence from Kenya
Mose, Lawrence Obae; Burger, Kees - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Improvement in the performance of agricultural markets was the ultimate goal of market liberalisation. In this paper, firm (trader) size distribution as a factor influencing market performance is analyzed using maize and fertilizer traders from Kenya. Firm size distribution was assessed by...
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Diversification of the marketing chains among organic producers
Corsi, Alessandro; Borsotto, Patrizia; Borri, Ilaria; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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...
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Globalization and Poverty in Senegal: A Worst Case Scenario?
Maertens, Miet; Colen, Liesbeth; Swinnen, Johan F.M. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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...
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Can German Wine Cooperatives Compete on Quality?
Schamel, Guenter - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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...
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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Beijing: A Case Study of Food Additives
Liu, Yuanyuan; Zeng, Yinchu; Yu, Xiaohua - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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...
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