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Caputo, Vincenzina; Vassilopoulos, Achilleas; Nayga … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

We assessed the consumer welfare effects of two generic food miles labels: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission label and number of miles label. Using data from a choice experiment, our results generally suggest that a mandatory labeling policy for either type of label would have a positive welfare...

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State-Branded Programs and Consumer Preference for Locally Grown Produce

Nganje, William E.; Hughner, Renee Shaw; Lee, Nicholas E. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 40 (2011) 1

Revitalization of state brands is deemed important to several constituencies. Stated preference with choice experiment methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally grown products: spinach, which has had a well-publicized food safety incidence, and carrots, which have had no...

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POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE RURAL EMPLOYMENT

Pemberton, Carlisle A.; Mgonja, Mary A. - Caribbean Agro-Economic Society - CAES - 2007

The paper examined whether increasing agricultural output would lead to an expansion of employment in rural areas in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper found that the agricultural development problems in the Caribbean and SSA are very similar, especially, declining export...

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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 …

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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...

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The Influence of Market and Agricultural Policy Signals on the Level of Organic Farming

Wheeler, Sarah Ann - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

public organic agricultural support, organic farming research and development, the availability of marketing and sales …

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AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND INNOVATION

Longworth, John W. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 27 (1983) 02

In principle, the Group regards long-run market forces as the best guide to resource allocation, not only within existing production units, but also between sectors. However, in practice they perceive many instances of market failure in the rural sector which justify government intervention...

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1999 OUTLOOK OF THE U.S. AND WORLD SUGAR MARKETS

Koo, Won W.; Taylor, Richard D. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1999

This report evaluates the U.S. and world sugar markets for 1998-2008 by using the World Sugar Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, population growth, weather conditions, and technological changes. Both the U.S....

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CROP BASIS PATTERNS IN THE PRESENCE OF SPATIAL COMPETITION AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION

Parcell, Joseph L. - Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, … - 2002

This study analyzes the effect of the Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) program, established under the Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform (FAIR) act of 1996, on corn and soybean basis pattern patterns in Missouri. Additionally, spatial competition is incorporated into the basis models. Using...

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Willingness to Pay for Imported Beef and Risk Perception: An application of Individual-Level Parameter

Lim, Kar Ho; Hu, Wuyang; Maynard, Leigh J.; Goddard, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

The controversy surrounding the Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) has attracted research attentions. A number of studies have reported consumers are willing to pay more for beef labeled with U.S. origin versus beef from unknown or other origins. Despite that, relatively little is known...

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