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Does Futures Price Volatility Differ Across Delivery Horizon?

Karali, Berna; Dorfman, Jeffrey H.; Thurman, Walter N. - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, … - 2009

We study the difference in the volatility dynamics of CBOT corn, soybeans, and oats futures prices across different … effects vary across delivery horizons. Further, it is shown that the price volatility is higher before the harvest starts in … most of the cases compared to the volatility during the planting period. These results have implications for hedging …

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An ecosystem services approach to water and food security. [Synthesis report].

Chiramba, T.; Khaka, E. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Risks and risk management in agriculture

Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 13 (2013) 28

Agriculture has always been exposed to a wide spectrum of risks. But it is largely undisputed that farmers have faced … modern intensive agriculture from the wider public and the mass media are just a few of the risks farmers have to cope with …. Therefore, risk management has become highly relevant in agriculture. In this paper, we highlight the need for systematic risk …

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Climate Change and International Markets for Australian Food Exports

Creese, Jonathan; Marks, Nicki - International European Forum on System Dynamics and … - 2009

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to alert food producers to emerging market demands associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on literature review and applied market research. Findings – Many food retailers are applying pressure to their value...

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Feher, Orsolya; Hajdu, Istvanne - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

The poster analyses some characteristic features of Hungarian food –trade communication. It is obvious, that the communication is often misleading, and tries to follow some trends, without a well-defined strategy. In last years we seen an increasing importance of food supplements.

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Risk Communication and Market Effects during Foodborne Illnesses: A Comparative Case Study of Bacterial Outbreaks in the U.S. and in Germany

Bitsch, Vera; KokoviÄ‡, Nevena; Rombach, Meike - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) 3

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. Visit our website …

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Prospects for a European Animal Welfare Label from the German Perspective: Supply Chain Barriers

Franz, Annabell; von Meyer, Marie; Spiller, Achim - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 01 (2010) 4

The Federal Government of Germany as well as the European Commission are discussing the establishment of an animal welfare label. This label should enable consumers to make a conscious purchasing decision on animal welfare products. Various studies show that many consumers (in Germany around 20...

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Labor requirements and profitability of alternative soil fertility replenishment technologies in Zambia

Ajayi, Olu Clifford; Akinnifesi, Festus K. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Low soil fertility is a major concern in agricultural productivity and development policy discourse in sub-saharan Africa. The problem is exacerbated by government withdrawal from fertilizer input markets and the inability of private sector operators to fill the gap. This warranted a search for...

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Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern

Chen, Xi - 2011

This paper is based on an ongoing joint work with David Sahn and Xiaobo Zhang.

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Agricultural land tax and farm-level resource use and output supply response

Olubode-Awosola, Femi - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

This study develops and uses a programming model for farm-level resource use and output supply response to estimate the effects of agricultural land tax in South Africa: A case study of Free State, a region of extremely large commercial farms that gained their size and economic heft during the...

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