Exports of agricultural commodities to developed countries play a significant role inthe economies of many developing countries. The elimination of import tariffs has the potentialto benefit producers in the developing countries, but estimates of the effect of trade liberalizationtypically...

A methodology for measuring public agricultural research capital is developed anddescribed for the first time, new public agricultural research capital measures for each of the 48contiguous US states, 1970-1999, are presented, and a new econometric analysis of the contributionof public...

The objective of this paper is to assess prospects for increasing agricultural productivitythrough advances in technology and innovation in farming techniques for developed and selectivedeveloping and transition countries over 2010-2019. Over this period of time, the net impact ofclimate change...

A survey of 401 Iowa bank executives was conducted in October 2008. We received 106 valid responses. The survey requested information on expected loan growth and staffing levels for agricultural credit professionals over the next decade. In addition respondents reported the desired training and...

The objective of this paper is to examine how the likely growth in the ethanol industryover the next decade will impact U.S. labor markets, especially migrant crop labor, which is largelyimmigrant labor. To build the background for making projections for 2008-2010 and beyond, thepaper reviews...

In the context of U.S. farm policy, this paper analyzes the effect that expectationsabout base acreage and yield updating in future policies have on a farmer’s productiondecisions in the presence of price, yield and policy uncertainty. We consider a riskaverse farmer producing a single crop...

A 2007 survey of US pork producers indicated that nearly two-thirds of US hogs are produced by less than 200 firms marketing 50,000 or more hogs per year. We estimate that 27 operations marketing at least 500,000 hogs a year sold 43% of US hogs in 2006. The next 164 operations marketing between...

We examine the relationship between participation in non-agricultural labor activities and farming production decisions, focusing on the use of inputs. In particular, we are interested in the hypothesis that income from non-agricultural labor relaxes credit constraints...

Ethiopia is considered to be one of the least developed countries where agriculture had always played a central role in the country’s economy. Although agriculture has always been the mainstay of the economy, it is characterized by a very low or stagnant growth rate and a declining trend. This...

Agriculture is the most important rural enterprise, contributing an average of 30% of total gross domestic product in Cameroon. Rural food processing and marketing which depend on agricultural growth, is responsible for an additional 10% of total gross domestic product and about 25% of total...