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DEFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY ADOPTION IN TROPICAL FORESTS: CAN WE GENERALIZE? SOME RESULTS FROM CAMPECHE, MEXICO AND RONDONIA, BRAZIL

Casey, James F.; Caviglia-Harris, Jill L. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2000

The adoption of sustainable agriculture and other sustainable forestry methods that can help to reduce tropical … adoption of agroforestry by peasant farmers in developing countries by comparing the land use choices of farmers in Rondônia … about agroforestry significantly influence the adoption of agroforestry and that deforestation levels for farmers in both …

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Integrated Reservoir Management under Stochastic Conditions

Debnath, Deepayan; Stoecker, Arthur L.; Boyer, Tracy A.; … - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2011

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Farmers’ Willingness to Grow Switchgrass as a Cellulosic Bioenergy Crop: A Stated Choice Approach

Fewell, Jason E.; Bergtold, Jason S.; Williams, Jeffery R. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2011

grow switchgrass for bioenergy and determine the contractual attributes most likely to increase the likelihood of adoption …

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Washington Biofuel Feedstock Supply under Price Uncertainty

Zheng, Qiujie; Shumway, C. Richard - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2008

Biofuels, as alternative transportation fuels, are now being used globally. Taking advantage of in-state feedstock supply is an efficient way to stimulate in-state biofuel industries and the local economy. This paper uses the mean-variance model of utility maximization to estimate supply...

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THE STRUCTURE, PERFORMANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION

Erickson, Kenneth W.; Hoppe, Robert A.; Dubman, Robert W. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2002

Farmers in the Mountain Region-in both metro and nonmetro areas-face growth in population and nonfarm employment that affects land use and how farmers operate their businesses. Even in remote locations, people moving to amenity areas may result in farmers changing their operations. Sustainable...

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DETERMINANTS OF TECHNICAL INEFFICIENCY IN FARM PRODUCTION: THE CASE OF NDE FARMERS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Ogunyinka, Ebenezer; Ajibefun, Igbekele A. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2003

The study estimates the determinants of technical inefficiency among the farmers that are participating in the Ondo State chapter of the National Directorate of Employment program in Nigeria. Using a tobit analysis, it was found that extension visits, higher education, land input and membership...

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A PORTFOLIO OF THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

Blank, Steven C. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2000

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END-USER GAINS FROM INPUT CHARACTERISTICS IMPROVEMENT

Lambert, David K.; Wilson, William W. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2000

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VARIABLE GROWTH IMPACTS ON OPTIMAL MARKET TIMING IN ALL-OUT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Parsons, Jay R.; Hoag, Dana L.; Frasier, W. Marshall; … - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2002

This paper addresses the economic impacts of growth variability on market timing decisions in an all-in, all-out production system. Marketing decisions based on the pen average are determined to be different than those based on the entire distribution of output levels. A case study data set of...

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Determinants of farmer adoption of organic production methods in the fresh-market produce sector in California: A logistic regression analysis

Anderson, Jamie B.; Jolly, Desmond A.; Green, Richard D. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2005

adoption of organic technology. Using a sample of 175 farmers growing fresh-market produce in three California counties, the …

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