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Cash Wheat Marketing: Strategies for Real People
Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - In: Journal of Agribusiness 12 (1994) 2
A new paradigm is needed in extension marketing programs. Attempts to help producers time the market, either through … cask sales or futures trading, appear to be of little benefit. Marketing extension programs need to place less emphasis on … outlook and futures trading and more emphasis on simple marketing strategies that people really use. An empirical example of …
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Giving credit to the microlenders. Formal microlending, credit constraints and adverse selection: a case study of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh
Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Holmgren, Erik; MacGregor, James; … - International Institute for Environment and Development … - 2008
Smallholder farmers have long been denied access to formal credit, largely because of the high administrative fees associated with loans. A possible solution to this problem, which has become increasingly popular, is the use of microcredit financing, where innovative means of securing the loans,...
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Managing Weather Risk for Cotton in Texas High Plains with Optimal Temporal Allocation of Irrigation Water
Nair, Shyam; Wang, Chenggang; Knight, Thomas; Segarra, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Texas High Plains (THP) is a major cotton producing region in the US with low rainfall and decreasing irrigation water availability. Hence stochastic rainfall poses considerable production risk in the region and developing strategies to maximize the average profit and minimize the year to year...
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Economics of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production From Energy Cane
Monge, Juan J.; Ribera, Luis A.; Jifon, John L.; Silva, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
A probabilistic financial model was developed to assess the economic feasibility of energy-cane-based hydrolysis ethanol production. At an expected price of $1.97/gallon and no tax credit, the chances of a positive NPV were 70%. By slightly increasing feedstock and ethanol yields by 5 units, the...
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A Corn Stover Supply Logistics System
Morey, R. Vance; Kaliyan, Nalladurai; Tiffany, Douglas G.; … - Agecon Search - 2010
Published in Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 26(3): 455‐461, 2010. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
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Hybrid Rice: Economic Assessment of a Promising Technology for Sustainable Food Grain Production in Bangladesh
Azad, Md Abdus Samad; Mustafi, B.A.A.; Hossain, Mahabub - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008
Hybrid rice, one of the viable and proven technologies has been considered as a new frontier to increase rice production for meeting growing demand for staple food in Bangladesh. Using farm survey data this paper examines comparative profitability of hybrid and inbred rice cultivation and...
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Comparing levels of career indecision among selected honours degree students at the University of Pretoria
Jordaan, Y.; Smithard, C.; Burger, E. - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 17 (2009) September, pp. 85-100
Management, Economics and Marketing was drawn and their levels of career indecision were measured using self …
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THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION:Business, Organization and Strategy
Jozsa, Frank P - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is widely recognized as an entertaining and innovative league whose teams play regular season and postseason games in packed arenas at home and away sites in the United States and Canada. This book discusses the development, growth, and success of the...
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Wines of Baja Mexico: A qualitative study examining viticulture, enology, and marketing practices
Covarrubias, Jorge; Thach, Liz - In: Wine Economics and Policy 4 (2015) 2, pp. 110-115
Mexico has been producing wine since the 1500, yet very little is known about their viticulture, enology, and marketing … located, this study describes viticulture, enology, and marketing practices for Baja wines. It concludes with a discussion on …
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Discussion Note: Draft National Pharmaceutical Policy 2006
Network, All-India Drug Action - eSocialSciences - 2006
A note on the long-awaited Draft National Pharmaceutical Policy 2006. The Policy appears to have taken into consideration consumer needs, paying respect to rational therapeutics. A closer examination of the details---which is what policy critique should do—shows a patchy effort that may...
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