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Food Price Spikes and Strategic Interactions between the Public and Private Sectors: Market Failures or Governance Failures.
Jayne, Thomas S.; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
When food prices shoot over import parity, this often leads to social and political unrest and even the toppling of governments. If markets behaved efficiently and in the absence of trade barriers, food prices should not exceed the price in world markets plus the cost of importing it to domestic...
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Some Economic Benefits and Costs of Vegetarianism
Lusk, Jayson L.; Norwood, F. Bailey - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 38 (2009) 2
It is now fashionable in many circles to advocate vegetarianism, and many activist groups are vocal in their aim to convert the human race to vegetarians. What would be the economic costs and benefits of a shift away from meat consumption? In this article we provide some partial answers to this...
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Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive For Urban Consumers In Eastern And Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,...
Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Donovan, Cynthia; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
Africa. This study investigates patterns in staple food prices, wage rates, and marketing margins for urban consumers in … 2008/09 marketing season were still roughly double their levels of the mid-1990s. The national minimum wage in Mozambique …/07 marketing seasons, respectively. During the 2008/09 marketing season, Maputo minimum wage earners’ rice and wheat flour …
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Wheat Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Drivers, and Policy Implications
Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Shiferaw, Bekele A. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
Wheat consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is increasing rapidly, faster than any other major food grain. Between 2000 and 2009, per capita wheat consumption in SSA increased at a rate of 0.35 kilogram (kg)/year, outpacing maize and rice. Total wheat consumption increased by nearly 650,000...
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Consumer Preferences for Amount and Type of Fat in Ground Beef
Lusk, Jayson L.; Parker, Natalie - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
Scientists and beef industry participants are investigating ways to improve the healthiness of beef. We report results of a nationwide mail survey developed to determine consumers’ preferences for fat content in ground beef and identify how consumers would most like to improve the...
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Implicit Value of Retail Beef Product Attributes
Ward, Clement E.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Dutton, Jennifer M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3
To identify the value consumers place on observable characteristics of fresh beef products, primary data were collected on over 1,350 packages of beef from 66 randomly selected grocery stores located in three metropolitan areas--Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Denver, Colorado. Estimated...
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The Role of sensory experience on Spanish consumer’s willingness to pay for sustainable produced food
Avitia, Jessica; Costa-Font, Montserrat; Gil, Jose Maria; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
For a variety of reasons, Spanish growth in demand for organic and integrated products has not kept up with supply. This work focused on the effect of information and sensory issues on purchase behaviour in relation to sustainable agricultural production. Using experimental auctions and results...
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Factors Contributing to Zambia's 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest
Burke, William J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Chapoto, Antony - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Zambia’s maize crop grew by roughly 48% between the 2009 and 2010 harvests, leading to the largest crop recorded in recent history. The 2009 maize harvest was also very good, making the 48% rise in 2010 even more remarkable. The forces driving that increase, however, remain widely debated....
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CONSUMER VALUATION OF BEEF RIBEYE STEAK ATTRIBUTES
Lusk, Jayson L.; Fox, John A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000
A choice experiment (conjoint analysis) was used to investigate consumer demand for several beef ribeye steak attributes. Respondents indicated that they would prefer a "hormone free" ribeye steak priced up to $6.68/lb. more than a "non-hormone" free ribeye steak. Tenderness was also identified...
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What do Haitians need after the earthquake?
Andre, Rock; Lusk, Jayson L. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
The earthquake that hit Haiti in the beginning of 2010 led to tremendous international solidarity in the recovery effort. Despite the tons of aid sent to Haiti, relatively little is known about the effectiveness of the aid or about the continuing needs of the Haitians. Using data collected from...
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