THE ECONOMICS OF INCREASING SPEED IN SEA TRANSPORTATION: THE CASE FOR THE SOUTHERN U.S., MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Public Economics,

An Efficiency Assessment of Refrigerated-Food-Products Trucking Carriers in the United States

Agribusiness,

Policy options for improving regional fertilizer markets in West Africa:

A primary motivation for this study is to identify a key set of policy options for improving fertilizer markets in West Africa (among Economic Community of West African States member countries) in ways that ultimately will help improve the efficiency of regional markets and lower the transaction costs and fiscal burdens of increasing fertilizer use in the region. Guided by the 2008 fertilizer crisis, many governments are tempted to impose fertilizer subsidies to reduce fertilizer prices. Yet, in an environment riddled with inefficiencies that contribute to the high costs of using fertilizers, the introduction of subsidies only adds more fiscal burden.To carry out the study, we undertook four country case studies to review the key constraints and bottlenecks along the fertilizer supply chain. The countries were Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal, and the research included field visits in 2009 and 2010. The current paper is based on the country case study results, complemented by a literature review and analysis of secondary data sources.common fertilizer market, fertilizer use and supply, harmonization of products and regulations, improved technology, policy environment, regional market integration, structure and performance of markets, supply chain,

POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION ON THE TRADE OF FOOD PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA

International Relations/Trade, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

AGRICULTURAL TERRORISM: POTENTIAL ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON THE POULTRY INDUSTRY IN MISSISSIPPI

An input/output model was developed to estimate the potential economic impact of intentional attacks by agricultural terrorists using Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) on the poultry industry in Mississippi. The model measured impacts in terms of income, employment, output, and tax changes in the poultry industry.Risk and Uncertainty,

AN ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE CHANGES OF TRUCK CARRIERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD MARKETS

Agribusiness,

Determinación de los niveles óptimos técnico y económico de densidad y fertilización, en maíz hibrido B-833 bajo las condiciones climáticas del valle de Yeguare (el Zamorano), francisco Morazán, honduras, C.A.

99 p.El presente es un ensayo en maíz sobre la determinación del óptimo rendimiento económico Y de la superficie de respuesta, donde se controlaron solamente los factores de densidad de población/ha. Y niveles de fertilización del nitrógeno y fósforo con la formulación 33-22-0 la que resultó de la combinación de los fertilizantes urea, como fuente de nitrógeno, y la fórmula 18-46-0 como fuente de fósforo; los demás factores que influyen en el cultivo se mantuvieron constantes. Para la conducción del experimento se usó un BCA de 5x5 con 3 repeticiones, el que resultó de la combinación de 5 tratamientos (5 niveles de densidad y 5 de fertilización) con 3 repeticiones.1.Lista de cuadros 2.Lista de figuras 3.Lista de anexos 4.Introducción 5.Revisión de literatura 6.Materiales y métodos 7.Resultados y discusión 8.Conclusiones y recomendaciones 9.Resumen 10.Bibliografía revisada 11.Anexo