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CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND SMALLHOLDER DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLANDS: APPLICATION OF A SWITCHING REGRESSION MODEL

Freeman, H Ade; Ehui, Simeon K; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1998

credit on smallholder dairy farms in the East African highlands using farm level data from Ethiopia and Kenya. Farmers were … classified as credit constrained or credit non-constrained based on their responses from the farm level surveys. No consistent … output per farm was explained by the number of crossbred milking cows in the dairy herd. Because credit is likely to …

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Supply and Demand for Livestock Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Designing New Credit Schemes

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Ehui, S K; Von Kaufmann, R - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2002

cattle on the farm had significant influence on both borrowing and liquidity status of a household, though the degree and …

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Basis Considerations with MPP-Dairy

Newton, John - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, …

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Where Will Beef Cows Expand?

Hurt, Chris - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, …

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Improving Feeder Cattle Basis Forecasts

Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Swanser, Kole; Kastens, Terry L.; … - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2008

Forecasting feeder cattle basis has long been difficult because of the myriad factors that influence basis, including input and output prices and lot characteristics. This research draws upon knowledge of the various factors that influence cash feeder cattle prices to develop hedonic feeder...

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Old model, new problem: when should you update a model and what happens when you do?

Griffith, Garry R.; Malcolm, Bill; Mounter, Stuart W.; … - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 18 (2010)

up being the winners from either cost saving technology at the farm level or new product development or advertising … campaigns at the retail level. Even for new technology implemented at the farm level, producers only receive about 20 per cent …

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Journal Backmatter

Bosch, Darrell J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 04

Includes: Back Cover, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines, Executive Officers, Membership and Subscription …

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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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Comparing Two Sources of Retail Meat Price Data

Hahn, William F.; Perry, Janet E.; Southard, Leland W. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

The livestock industry uses information on meat prices at different stages in the marketing system to make production …

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Discussion: Animal Identification Systems in North America: Achievements and Future Challenges

Knutson, Ronald D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 03

Although Canada has developed an effective animal identification system, and the provinces are progressing toward a system that has full traceback capabilities, the U.S. and Mexico have made little or no progress. Contemporary U.S. proposals for state initiatives will not work. In the meantime,...

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