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Factors influencing farmers’ choice to sell milled versus unmilled rice
Florence, Nakazi; Sserunkuuma, Dick; Katungi, Enid - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
attracting lower prices. Mainly the study examined why some rice-growing households sold un-milled rice and its effect on …
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The response of global agricultural supply to prices and price variability: a panel data analysis
Haile, Mekbib G.; Kalkuhl, Matthias - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
This study investigates the responsiveness of global cropland to changes in output prices and the uncertainty therein … commodity producers respond to the recent high food prices and volatility. Using cross-country panel data for the period 1961 …-2010, this paper investigates the global supply impacts of output prices and their volatility. Besides providing updated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207639
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AN EXPLORATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF CITRUS INDUSTRY IN TANZANIA: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM MUHEZA DISTRICT, TANGA REGION
Makorere, Robert - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 2
The paper stresses on understanding factors affecting development of citrus industry in Tanzania particularly in Muheza District, in Tanga region. Citrus fruit is one of the most important crops in Muheza District of Tanga region in Tanzania particularly in improving rural farmers’...
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SPATIAL INTEGRATION OF MAIZE MARKET IN NIGERIA – A VECTOR ERROR CORRECTION MODEL
Ikudayisi, Adesola Adebola; Salman, Kabir Kayode - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 3
Agricultural commodities are produced over an extensive spatial area and are costly to transport relative to their total value as this inhibits efficient functioning of the markets. The study examined spatial market integration among geographically separated maize markets in Nigeria using...
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Industrial Growth in Indiana: Demand Side Decomposition, 2001-2006
Thaiprasert, Nalitra; Hicks, Michael J. - In: Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 41 (2011) 1
This paper evaluates Indiana’s economy by using an input-output (I-O) model to decompose output growth of two sectors into regional demand, external demand, the progress of import substitutions, and technological change. We use the Syrquin (1976, 1986, 1988) industry decomposition method...
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Consumer Premiums for Environmentally Friendly Grass-Fed and Organic Milk in the Southeast
Wong, Jonathan; Raghunathan, Uthra; Escalante, Cesar L.; … - Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia - AEAG
This paper examines determinants of consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for grass-fed and organic dairy by using survey data collected from several south-eastern states. Ordered and Heckman probit regression techniques were used to identify the significance of consumer characteristics...
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Product and process innovation in the food processing industry: case study in Guangxi province
Ma, Xin; McSweeney, Peter - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 16 (2008)
China's food processing sector has arrived at a critical stage and the challenges for the food industry including undergoing relevant structural adjustments are well documented (OECD 2000). The Chinese domestic economy continues to boom and living standards of people continue to improve. Food...
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Projecting the world wine market from 2003 to 2010
Wittwer, Glyn; Rothfield, Jeremy - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
Rapid New World supply increases are imposing downward pressures on prices for grape and wine producers. A per capita … prices and outputs relative to 2003. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143706
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The Payoff from Generic Advertising by the Australian Pig Industry in the Presence of Trade
Mounter, Stuart W.; Griffith, Garry R.; Piggott, Roley R. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
The Australian pig meat industry today competes in a global market environment, with significant quantities of both pork exports and pork imports for further processing. In March 2003 Australian Pork Limited (APL) launched a advertising campaign to raise domestic per capita consumption of pork,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143708
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Farmer decisions about selling wheat and managing wheat price risk in Australia
Williams, John; Malcolm, Bill - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 20 (2012)
Making farm decisions is difficult, especially making decisions about selling and pricing wheat in deregulated supply chains. This study, conducted prior to export deregulation, sought to identify which factors were important to northern New South Wales (NSW) wheat growers when they were making...
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