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Improved Smallholder Dairy Farming in Uganda through Technological Change
Mbowa, Swaibu; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Lwanga, Musa - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012
The dairy sector in Uganda has been transformed into a more competitive and dynamic sector. Supply-side factors have enabled expansion in milk production. Between 2005 and 2009 –milk production (estimated at 1.5 billion litres in 2010) has been partly an outcome of a 20 percent increase in the...
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Influences on consumer attitudes towards CSR in agribusiness
Mueller, Henrike; Theuvsen, Ludwig - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2014
and the food industry. A number of food scandals have exacerbated consumers’ critical perceptions of the agribusiness …’ attitudes towards the CSR commitment of agribusiness companies. The results do not confirm Carroll’s distinction between four … for agribusiness firms designing and implementing their CSR strategies. …
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A Hedonic Pricing Model of Homogenized Peanut Butter in the Presence of the 2009 Salmonella-based Major Product Recall
Vickner, Steven S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Poster prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 12-14, 2012
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FATORES RELEVANTES NA DECISÃO DE COMPRA DE FRANGO CAIPIRA E SEU IMPACTO NA CADEIA PRODUTIVA
Crabone, Gleriani Torres; Moori, Roberto Giro; Sato, … - In: Organizacoes Rurais e Agroindustriais/Rural and … 07 (2005) 3
Consumers’ attitude about health, food safety and the environment has increased the demand for organic food products such as meat, chicken and others. The purpose of this exploratory research was to identify the relevant factors for organic chicken purchase decision. A survey with 110...
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Agricultural Contracts and Alternative Marketing Options: A Matching Analysis
Katchova, Ani L. - 2010
The increasing use of agricultural contracts and processor concentration raises concerns that processors may offer lower contract prices in absence of local competition. This study examines the price competitiveness of marketing and production contracts depending on the availability of...
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Empirical Evidences from a Coffee Paradox: An Export Supply/Price Asymmetry Approach
Kang, Hyunsoo; Kennedy, P. Lynn - 2009
This paper aims to determine the solidity of the notion of the "coffee paradox" using annual data from 1977 to 2007. In the confines of an export supply model, we analyze the effects of export coffee price on export volume. Price and profit equation are used to determine the effects of market...
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Consumers' Preference of Rice Brands in Korea
Kim, Sounghun; Son, Eun-Young; Park, Sungho - 2009
This paper conducts several analyses to discuss about consumers' preference of rice brands and suggest a way to reduce the number that currently stands at about 1,700 in the Korean market. With data collected from 358 survey respondents, a conjoint analysis was conducted to identify consumers'...
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Auctioning Conservation Contracts and Evaluating the Risk Attitudes of Farmers: Economic Experiments in Japan
Sasaki, Hiroki; Fujie, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Kentaro; … - 2010
Agri-environmental programs in Japan have generally been promoted through the provision of fixedpayments for certain environment-friendly farming and management practices. However, the auctioning of agrienvironmentalcontracts is a noteworthy alternative for the furtherance of such programs....
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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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ENDOGENOUS CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NUTRITION
Mojduszka, Eliza M.; Everett, Rachel M. - 2003
What are the important determinants of consumer demand and how have they been changing over the last decade? Understanding these factors is crucial for evaluating the benefits and costs of government regulations, such as labeling, intended to influence consumer food choice and, ultimately,...
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