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ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS AND RISK-EFFICIENCY OF FARM ASSETS THROUGH HOLDING FARM/FINANCIAL ASSET AND OFF-FARM INCOME PORTFOLIOS

Lagerkvist, Carl Johan; Gregory, Mark; Olson, Kent D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003

This study employs a dynamic continuous time model to calculate farm and total farm/financial/off-farm investment portfolios. Data are from the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association records. Results are derived for classes of farms sorted by farm profitability. It is shown...

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ZUM DESINVESTITIONSVERHALTEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHER UNTERNEHMER: ERGEBNISSE EINER EXPERIMENTELLEN UNTERSUCHUNG

Maart, Syster Christin; Musshoff, Oliver; Odening, Martin; … - 2010

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ORGANIZING A FRAGMENTED AND DISORGANIZED PRIVATE SECTOR – THE CREATION OF NON- TRADITIONAL AGRIBUSINESS CLUSTERS AND NICHE MARKETS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN AGRICULT...

Amiel, Keith - 2007

Some concerns relating to the demographics of the region as they impact on agricultural production were discussed. Traditional agriculture was in many instances on the decline. Competitive elements have been seizing the opportunity to supply the region through import substitution. Small and...

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FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

Ligeon, Carel; Gregorowicz, Philip; Jolly, Curtis M. - 2007

Alcohol consumption is considered an important social activity but a major health risk in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC). Alcohol consumption net benefits are doubtful and the factors influencing alcohol consumption in the LAC countries are not well documented. In this study, we...

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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability

Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005

The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...

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Hog Options: Contract Redesign and Market Efficiency

Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2010

This article tests the efficiency of the hog options market and assesses the impact of the 1996 contract redesign on efficiency. We find that the hog options market is efficient, but some options yielded excess returns during the live hogs period but not during the lean hogs period. Our findings...

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Dynamic Effects of Grain and Energy Prices on the Catfish Feed and Farm Sectors

Muhammad, Andrew; Zheng, Hualu - 2010

This study examines the dynamic effects of grain prices and energy prices on catfish feed prices and the price of food-sized catfish at the farm level. Using the autoregressive distributed lag model and bounds testing procedure, a long-run relationship between feed and farm prices and their...

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BANCOSOL: EL RETO DEL CRECIMIENTO EN ORGANIZACIONES DE MICROFINANZAS

Vega, Claudio Gonzalez; Schreiner, Mark; Meyer, Richard L. - 1996

This paper focuses on the difficulties inherent in the prudent management of growth of microfinance organizations and on potential limits to the increased efficiency, profitability, and sustainability expected from growth and large size. The paper addresses both positive and negative...

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Pricing Options on Commodity Futures: The Role of Weather and Storage

Bozic, Marin; Fortenbery, T. Randall - 2011

hedging performance. In this paper we propose a novel arbitrage pricing model motivated from the economic theory of optimal … is then presented for inter-year variations in implied skewness based on the theory of storage. After controlling for … skewness, as predicted by the theory of storage. Furthermore, intra-year dynamics of implied skewness reflect the fact that …

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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance

Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - 2011

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...

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