Journal: Agricultural Economics

Found 219 papers in total
Welfare impacts of maize–pigeonpea intensification in Tanzania
Welfare impacts of maize–pigeonpea intensification in Tanzania
2012,
This article examines the driving forces behind farmers’ decisions to adopt...
Road connectivity, population, and crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Road connectivity, population, and crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa
2012,
This study adopts a cross-sectional spatial approach to examine the relationship...
El Niño, La Niña, and world coffee price dynamics
El Niño, La Niña, and world coffee price dynamics
2012,
Coffee is produced in equatorial and subequatorial regions of the world, which are...
Health care expenditures of self-employed farm households in the United States
Health care expenditures of self-employed farm households in the United States
2012,
For self-employed individuals and their families, purchases of health care services...
Off‐farm work, technical efficiency, and rice production risk in Taiwan
Off‐farm work, technical efficiency, and rice production risk in Taiwan
2011,
This article investigates the differences in yield production, production efficiency,...
Improving the accuracy of outlook price forecasts
Improving the accuracy of outlook price forecasts
2011,
This study investigates the predictive ability of outlook hog price forecasts released...
An application of IDEA to wheat farming efficiency
An application of IDEA to wheat farming efficiency
2011,
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric approach to evaluating the relative...
Ranking farms with a composite indicator of sustainability
Ranking farms with a composite indicator of sustainability
2011,
The assessment of sustainability at farm level has been growing in popularity over the...
The impact of entry costs on export market participation in agriculture
The impact of entry costs on export market participation in agriculture
2011,
Theoretical models of market entry imply that sunk costs are an important factor in...
Multi‐objective crop planning using pareto‐based evolutionary algorithms
Multi‐objective crop planning using pareto‐based evolutionary algorithms
2011,
The scarcity of water is a growing problem worldwide. The increasing use of water in...
Impacts of regulating greenhouse gas emissions on livestock trade flows
Impacts of regulating greenhouse gas emissions on livestock trade flows
2011,
Policies regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are expected to create a...
Impact of copula choice on the modeling of crop yield basis risk
Impact of copula choice on the modeling of crop yield basis risk
2011,
A number of problems in agricultural economics involve modeling joint distributions...
Measuring the cost of liquidity in agricultural futures markets: Conventional and Bayesian approaches
Measuring the cost of liquidity in agricultural futures markets: Conventional and Bayesian approaches
2011,
Estimating the cost of liquidity in agricultural futures markets is challenging...
Market power, market outcomes, and remedies in the UK groceries market
Market power, market outcomes, and remedies in the UK groceries market
2010,
This article describes a number of the issues that played a central role in the UK...
Modeling complex systems
Modeling complex systems
2010,
Empirical observations suggest that linear dynamics are not an adequate representation...
Economic analysis of different options in integrated pest and soil fertility management in maize systems of Western Kenya
Economic analysis of different options in integrated pest and soil fertility management in maize systems of Western Kenya
2010,
The major biotic constraints to the production of maize, the major staple food in...
Impacts of changing water inflow distributions on irrigation and farm income along the Drâa River in Morocco
Impacts of changing water inflow distributions on irrigation and farm income along the Drâa River in Morocco
2010,
Irrigation water is essential for agriculture in the arid Drâa River basin in...
On the efficiency of composting organic wastes
On the efficiency of composting organic wastes
2010,
We develop a mathematical programming model for the analysis of a nationwide...
Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural R&D investments in East and Central Africa
Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural R&D investments in East and Central Africa
2010,
The 11 countries of East and Central Africa have diverse but overlapping agroclimatic...
Multinational supermarket chains in developing countries: does local agriculture benefit?
Multinational supermarket chains in developing countries: does local agriculture benefit?
2009,
There is no consensus in the empirical literature on how entry of multinational...
Estimating the supply response of cotton and cereal crops in smallholder production systems: recent evidence from Mali
Estimating the supply response of cotton and cereal crops in smallholder production systems: recent evidence from Mali
2009,
Cotton is one of the most important crops in West Africa and is a major catalyst of...
Yield quality and irrigation with saline water under environmental limitations: the case of processing tomatoes in California
Yield quality and irrigation with saline water under environmental limitations: the case of processing tomatoes in California
2008,
Irrigation with saline water has a positive impact on some quality indices of...
Technical efficiency and environmental–technological gaps in wheat production in Kerman province of Iran
Technical efficiency and environmental–technological gaps in wheat production in Kerman province of Iran
2008,
This article reports on an analysis of technical efficiency and...
Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model
Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model
2008,
Technical inefficiency can be modeled as either input-oriented (IO) or output-oriented...
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