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sectors of the economy, influence government policy. In particular, this paper focuses on the rise of food prices and a … greater level of influence of a food sector lobby, relative to other political lobbies- and general consumer welfare …. Governments, when considering their objectives, must consider food security along with consumer welfare and the objectives of …
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We are entering a period of dynamic and fundamental change in the transportation and logistics industry. The communication and collaborative aspects of the Internet are changing the way firms develop their logistics strategies, processes and systems. Internet and digital technologies help...
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Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...
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European organic food market is continuously growing. In the EU this production method is regulated according to the Council … future success of organic agriculture as one sustainable solution of food production is to a large extent dependent on its … market success, thus the positioning of organic food is a crucial topic for food policy and marketing. This paper analyses …
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 The objective of this paper is to examine the status of labor-saving mechanization in U.S. fruit and vegetable harvesting. Fruit and vegetable harvest mechanization has several potential advantages: reduced harvest costs, eliminate problems associated with finding good quality harvest labor,...
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Aggregate export supply function for US corn and bilateral import functions for US corn by Mexico, Japan, China, South Korea, and the EU are estimated using ARDL estimation techniques. The findings of the study show that export price, technology, and lagged exports impact positively on US corn...
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Crop farmers have few short-run options for reducing downside production risk from changes in drought frequency and intensity due to ongoing climate change. However, one recently available option is drought-tolerant (DT) varieties. We determine how recent drought exposure, drought risk, and...
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Evaluation of US agricultural policy reform is complicated by the interaction of price support programs and production constraints. Researchers have typically presumed that price support policies as observed in the US wheat program increase the producer incentive at the margin,' however, little...
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In December 1994, in Miami (the United States), Heads of democratic States of the Americas met to formalize the will of constructing a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Between the FTAA issues to be negotiated, agriculture was particularly relevant to two main states: Brazil and United...
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US crops face higher losses as growing season temperatures rise and destructive disasters become commonplace. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) easement programs offer an adaptation strategy to improve agricultural resilience. Easements impact agricultural production directly by...
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