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Economics of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production From Energy Cane
Monge, Juan J.; Ribera, Luis A.; Jifon, John L.; Silva, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
A probabilistic financial model was developed to assess the economic feasibility of energy-cane-based hydrolysis ethanol production. At an expected price of $1.97/gallon and no tax credit, the chances of a positive NPV were 70%. By slightly increasing feedstock and ethanol yields by 5 units, the...
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Giving credit to the microlenders. Formal microlending, credit constraints and adverse selection: a case study of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh
Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Holmgren, Erik; MacGregor, James; … - International Institute for Environment and Development … - 2008
Smallholder farmers have long been denied access to formal credit, largely because of the high administrative fees associated with loans. A possible solution to this problem, which has become increasingly popular, is the use of microcredit financing, where innovative means of securing the loans,...
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2010 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary
Wittenberg, Eric; Wolf, Christopher A. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 90 dairy farms from throughout Michigan in 2010. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from milk and dairy animal sales. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm...
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Managing Weather Risk for Cotton in Texas High Plains with Optimal Temporal Allocation of Irrigation Water
Nair, Shyam; Wang, Chenggang; Knight, Thomas; Segarra, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Texas High Plains (THP) is a major cotton producing region in the US with low rainfall and decreasing irrigation water availability. Hence stochastic rainfall poses considerable production risk in the region and developing strategies to maximize the average profit and minimize the year to year...
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Hybrid Rice: Economic Assessment of a Promising Technology for Sustainable Food Grain Production in Bangladesh
Azad, Md Abdus Samad; Mustafi, B.A.A.; Hossain, Mahabub - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008
Hybrid rice, one of the viable and proven technologies has been considered as a new frontier to increase rice production for meeting growing demand for staple food in Bangladesh. Using farm survey data this paper examines comparative profitability of hybrid and inbred rice cultivation and...
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Methods of Change and Financial Performance of Dairy Farms Before and After a Switch to Management Intensive Grazing
Taylor, Philip Eugene - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
Interest in Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) of dairy cattle has increased during the last 2 decades. Most dairy producers utilizing MIG were former confinement or non-intensive pasture operations while the others started their operation with MIG. While research publications tout the financial...
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FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE - SUMMARY
Sell, Randall S.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Bangsund, Dean A.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2000
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of...
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FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE
Sell, Randall S.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Bangsund, Dean A.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2000
This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005525813
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International Conference an Enterprise Odyssey: Economics and Business in the New Millennium 2002 : proceedings
Sharma, Soumitra (contributor) - International Conference An Enterprise Odyssey: … - 2002
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Cash Wheat Marketing: Strategies for Real People
Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - In: Journal of Agribusiness 12 (1994) 2
A new paradigm is needed in extension marketing programs. Attempts to help producers time the market, either through … cask sales or futures trading, appear to be of little benefit. Marketing extension programs need to place less emphasis on … outlook and futures trading and more emphasis on simple marketing strategies that people really use. An empirical example of …
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