The paper has studied the impact of improved technology (developed under AICRP on PHT) for extractionof apricot kernel oil from apricot stone. Economic surplus model has been applied in a closed economicframework with the assumption of no spillover effects. The economic efficiency indicators...

The present study was conducted in Rajpura block of Patiala district in Punjab with a sample of 50vegetables growers. The total cost of cultivation was estimated at Rs 49563/ha for onion and Rs 34840/hafor cauliflower. The net returns were found higher for onion (Rs 74597/ha) as compared to that...

With current concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment, there is an increasing expectation that products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may...

This paper has examined the Samuelson’s hypothesis which states that the price volatility increases as thecontract nears its maturity. It has also examined the BCSS hypothesis which provides that negativecovariance between the spot price and net cost of carry explains the maturity effect. The...

The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility...

This paper identifies and synthesises strategic opportunities and challenges facing New Zealand’s sheep meat and beef sector over the next 10 to 15 years. A Delphi surveydraws on the sector’s collective knowledge and identifies areas of consensus anddivergence of opinion. Using the results...

This article deals with the optimal differentiation of agri-environmental contracts based on a self-selection mechanism. The paper demonstrates that both economic efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditures can be increased, if a menu of combinations of farming practices and payments are...

A great deal of attention is currently being paid to the discussion ofthe reform of global agricultural trade. In this paper, the effects ofthe revised Harbinson paper (March 2003) are analysed with anextensively extended GTAP model. With the help of a base run,projections are implemented in the...

The introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops in the mid 1990s appeared to be the latest in a string of technological innovations in agriculture. However, consumer resistance, particularly in Europe has limited the sector’s enthusiasm. One response to the limited enthusiasm has been the...

This paper identifies major future trends and driving factors and perspectives and challenges resulting from them for European agriculture and food sectors until the year 2020. The focus of the paper is an analysis of key driving forces and the provision of a well developed reference scenario...