Was it something I ate? Implementation of the FDA seafood HACCP
program.(Author abstract)
Increased incidence of (sometimes fatal) food-borne illness due to
bacterial contamination has made food safety a widespread concern. These
concerns motivated a new regulatory to food safety based . . .
Traceability, liability, and incentives for food safety and
quality.(Author abstract)
Recent food safety concerns and well-publicized food scares have
heightened interest in traceability in the U.S. food supply chain. When
the first U.S. case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE . . .
Pesticide use and fish harvests in Vietnamese rice
agroecosystems.(Author abstract)
While the Green Revolution dramatically increased rice yields
across Southeast Asia, its implementation has had unanticipated costs in
terms of agroecosystem stability and farmer health. . . .
2007 books reviewed.(Bibliography)
Laffont, Jean-Jacques. Regulation and Development (Bharat Bhole),
217
Carlson, Laurie Winn. William J. Spillman and the Birth of
Agricultural Economics (Robert Evenson), 219
Smyth, S., P.W.B. . . .
"The Impact of Attitudes on Cereal Variety Adoption
Decisions in Alberta.".(Abstracts of Second- and Third-Place
Undergraduate P
University of Alberta, third place winner.
The goal of this study was to help guide development efforts of a
current breeding program underway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, aimed at
producing new . . .
"Hedonic Pricing of Bulls.".(Abstracts of Second- and
Third-Place Undergraduate Papers)(Brief article)
Purdue University, second place winner.
Bulls account for half of the genetic input when making
improvements in cattle herds. Changing bulls is less costly than
changing cows; therefore it is . . .
Demographic influences on willingness to pay for cold tolerance
technology.(Award-Winning Undergraduate Paper)(Industry
overview
Recent technological improvements in agriculture have greatly
increased yield and output and reduced the labor required by the
industry. Technologies in machinery, biotechnology, and . . .
"Firm Behavior in Pollution Permit Markets.".(Abstracts
of Award-Winning Theses)
University of California, Berkeley. Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation
Award.
Policy makers are increasingly relying on emissions trading
programs to address environmental problems caused by air . . .
"Three Essays on Agrarian Contracts.".(Abstracts of
Award-Winning Theses)
Cornell University. Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award.
This dissertation presents three essays on agrarian contracts. In
the first essay, I broaden the theory of share tenancy by developing . . .
"Demand for Water in Queretaro, Mexico: a study of the
preferences for water supply improvements.".(Abstracts of
Award-Winning T
University of Alberta. Outstanding Master's Thesis Award.
This thesis investigates the demand for water supply improvements
in Queretaro, Mexico. Queretaro currently lacks adequate water . . .
The promise and challenge of bioenergy: discussion.
The three papers in this session focus on important issues
currently facing the ethanol industry in the United States. They are:
(1) the implications of alternative incentive schemes for the . . .
Renewable energy policy alternatives for the future.
The United States has been subsidizing ethanol since 1978. In the
last decade, a subsidy has been added for biodiesel. The ethanol subsidy
has ranged from 40 to 60 cents per gallon over the entire . . .
Challenges to the development of a dedicated energy crop.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 includes a provision designed to
double the production and use of ethanol in fuels by 2012, and to ensure
that by 2013, a minimum of 250 million gallons per year of . . .
Sixty billion gallons by 2030: economic and agricultural impacts
of ethanol and biodiesel expansion.
Use of bioenergy feedstocks to produce transportation fuels could
not only help reduce reliance on foreign oil, but could also provide
significant environmental benefits and invigorate rural . . .
Empirical research in an increasingly concentrated industrial
environment: discussion.(Industry overview)
These three papers argue persuasively that to understand the
welfare impacts of changes in agricultural markets we need more and
better data. In this brief comment, I summarize the papers . . .
Data needs for consumer and retail firm studies.
Growing concentration in the retail grocery sector raises new
economic questions that are difficult to answer with existing data
sources. The data problems are due in large part to concentration in . . .
Agricultural contracts: data and research needs.(Industry
overview)
Though the use of contracts in the U.S. agriculture is not a new
phenomenon, there is new interest in both the extent and consequences of
their use. Some useful data regarding the extent of . . .
Researchability of modern agricultural input markets and growing
concentration.
Scientific discoveries in the fields of chemistry and genetic
engineering have led to major and continuing improvements in
agricultural productivity (Fernandez-Cornejo 2004; Just, Alston, . . .
Using weather index insurance to improve drought response for
famine prevention.
There is a strong link between weather and the welfare of poor
populations. Low-frequency, short-term, but catastrophic weather shocks
can trigger destructive coping responses to disaster--for . . .
Using index-based risk transfer products to facilitate micro
lending in Peru and Vietnam.
This article focuses on two technical assistance projects that use
aggregate index-based risk transfer products (IBRTPs) to transfer
significant natural disaster risks affecting agricultural . . .
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