Many different classes of wheat are grown in Michigan's agriculture sector but only two types of wheat are grown to any significant degree. Easily the most dominant type of wheat grown is soft white wheat which is a sub-class of white wheat. The other class of wheat grown in Michigan is soft red...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze some effects of export and food crop strategies on farm income and food self-sufficiency at the household level in the Eastern and upper Casamance regions of Senegal. The objectives of the government of Senegal include food self-sufficiency and export crop...

This paper tries to study rice price movements and relationships that might exist between rice prices of different selected countries; furthermore, some demand relations for rice will be constructed. Factors influencing consumption such as changes in population and incomes will also be...

Since 1974, Uruguay has adopted an export-led growth strategy of deployment. Macroeconomic policies implemented toward this general objective have achieved impressive results in improving the general economic situation of the country. Increases in nontraditional manufactured exports have been...

In terms of value added, olive oil is one of the most important agricultural commodities in Tunisia. It is also the most important agricultural export commodity. Tunisia ranks second to Spain in world olive oil exports. Currently these exports account for about 20 percent of total export...

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to systematically examine the present organization in the marketing of corn in Thailand; and second, to compare and contrast the present situation with a proposed system of marketing. This research will involve a brief study of the situation as it...

Actual farm records were used to evaluate variation of crop yields for corn, wheat, and soybeans grown in Michigan. The assumption of yields being normally distribute with independent and constant variance was tested for all farms, farms characterized by soil groupings, and individual farms of a...

Agricultural production depends much on uncontrollable weather conditions, which often threatens farmers' livelihoods. Weather risks are especially important for farmers in developing countries where they are still cultivating with conventional methods and less well developed irrigation and...

The 1970's were characterized by growth in agriculture. There were increases in agricultural exports and prices received by farmers. Cash and feed grain production expanded in response to these price signals. Gross farm income rose from $58.8 billion in 1970 to $167.9 billion in 1981. In...

Beginning in 1981, the government of Mali undertook several policy reforms to allow participation of private traders in cereal marketing, which up to that date was officially controlled by a parastatal. These reforms can be expected to have an impact on the working of the cereals market. One of...