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THE USE OF INTERACTIVE COST OF PRODUCTION IN EXTENSION AND TEACHING AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT-LINKING HAWAIIAN AGRIBUSINESS TO THE WORLD VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Shehata, Sabry A. - Caribbean Agro-Economic Society - CAES - 2007
Innovative Techniques in Teaching Agri-marketing and Management. The website, HawaiianAgriculturalProducts.com, was … production, and improve management and marketing skills. The overall goal of this project is to provide hands-on experience for … agribusiness students and farmers in the area of marketing and management. The first objective is to compare different ways of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804755
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805103
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Market and other factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in poultry production in Vietnam
Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Akter, Shaheen - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2006
Stochastic frontier production function was used to assess technical efficiency and its determinants for a stratified sample of 1118 poultry farms in Vietnam for which data were collected in 1999. In general there are significant differences in the production behaviour and efficiency level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246251
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Market and Other Factors Affecting Farm Specific production Efficiency in Poultry Producton in Vietnam
Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Akter, Shaheen - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2006
Stochastic frontier production function was used to assess technical efficiency and its determinants for a stratified sample of 1118 poultry farms in Vietnam for which data were collected in 1999. In general there are significant differences in the production behaviour and efficiency level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246253
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Economics of Food and Agriculture (Third edition, 2014)
Debertin, David L. - Applied Economics
econfoodag.pdf is 620 color slides arranged in 17 chapters; bweconfoodag.pdf is set up for printing on a black-and-white printer two-to-a-page
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Cost and Benefit Analysis of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Management Technology in Georgia.
Fonsah, Esendugue Greg; Ferrer, Myra Clarisse R.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010
Recent trend depicts that tomatoes and tomatoes products rank 2nd most important vegetable crop in the United States after potatoes and potatoes products contributing 20 percent of total vegetable production. More-so, tomato is equally ranked 2nd in the United States in terms of production...
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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance
Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 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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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2011
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
This 2011 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004302
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Analyzing the Determinants of Technical Efficiency Among Traditional Dairy Farms in Wisconsin: A Quantile Regression Approach
Chidmi, Benaissa; Solis, Daniel; Funtanilla, Margil; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
This study analyzes the determinants of TE among traditional dairy farms in the State of Wisconsin taking into account dairy farms’ heterogeneity. To do so, we first estimate a production frontier and the level of TE using the SPF framework. Then we analyze the determinants of TI using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020501
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Production Contracts and the Spot Market Price of Hogs
Key, Nigel D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
The increasing use of production contracts in the hog sector has reduced the number of spot market transactions, raised concerns about price manipulation and helped to spur legislation requiring price reporting by packers. Using data from the 2002 and 2007 Censuses of Agriculture, this study...
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