INCREASING COORDINATION IN THE PLANT AND PLANT PRODUCT PROCESSING AND HANDLING SECTOR

Agribusiness, Food Economy, Industry Analysis, Five Forces, Food Processing, Agribusiness, L10, L16, L66, Q13,

Cargill: Biotechnology and Value Creation in Wheat

About 40 percent of the world's food supply came from rice and wheat-based foods. The genome of wheat (a genome is a set of chromosomes) was much larger than those of other crops such as rice. Deciphering the wheat genome was a much more complex process. Wheat had six DNA strands (e.g., humans have only a double-helix DNA strand) and almost twice as many genes as humans. GM wheat would be available for production by 2004. The objective of this case is to describe: segregation and identity-preservation issues in the wheat value chain, the role of Cargill in that value chain, and issues surrounding the introduction of genetically modified wheat.Agribusiness, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

Leadership Development in Agricultural Economics: Challenges for Academic Units

Crafting and executing strategy are key tasks to be carried out by a manager of an enterprise. Unit leaders are managers of an academic enterprise called a department. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of information collected from interviews with unit leaders of departments of agricultural economics and discuss challenges being faced by these unit leaders in March 2009.academic units, agricultural economics, leadership, Western Agricultural Economics Association, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

The USDA CSREES Higher Education Program: Doctoral Fellowships in the National Need Area of Management and Marketing

The objective of this study is to summarize the HEP graduate fellowship program in the national need area of management and marketing. The fellowships are the most prestigious in the agricultural sciences in the United States and the monetary amount of the fellowship is the highest in the agricultural sciences at $22,000 per year. Almost 40 percent of all graduated fellows are currently employed in academic positions in the United States and are represented on the faculty of 27 universities. This program could serve as a model for other countries that seek to develop similar fellowships for the purpose of creating a cadre of leaders within agribusiness management. It is important that qualified fellows be recruited, trained, and graduated from doctoral programs that have demonstrated success in training students in the national need of management and marketing.Marketing, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession,

The Impact of Integration Strategies on Food Business Firm Value

The objective of this study is to analyze whether a discount or premium exists for coordination strategies in food processing, wholesale grocery, retail supermarkets, and restaurants. Significant premiums are found for food processor and restaurant vertical integration or diversification strategies. Significant discounts are found for food wholesaler and retail supermarket integration or diversification strategies. Food processors are found to be integrating toward retail supermarkets during this time period.agribusiness, food, institutional economics, integration, Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Industrial Organization, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Q13, L66, L14,

Evaluation of CO2 Emissions by Kansas Agribusiness Retailers

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their negative effect on the environment is a growing concern in the world. It is estimated that agriculture is responsible for 7% of the total GHG emissions in the United States. Currently, environmental policies to regulate GHG are in place in different countries and are expected to increase in the future. The objective of this study was to estimate carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from eight agribusiness retailers in Kansas. Data consisted of energy inputs from the operation of the agribusiness retailers and the crop land these retailers serve. Carbon emission coefficients were employed to determine carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions associated with each energy input used during their operations. Results suggest that electricity is the largest source of total carbon dioxide emissions from the retail operations followed by diesel fuel, which represents the main source of direct emissions. Nitrogen fertilizers represent the main source of emissions from crop production. Emissions from the agricultural sector will not be regulated under the current American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 but information on their potential carbon footprint is useful knowledge. If agribusinesses were to be regulated, none of the eight retailers have locations that would be subject to the current cap and trade bill passed by the House of Representatives. But, if they were regulated and had to comply, the cost of partially offsetting their emissions by 5 to 20% would be low given estimations of future carbon prices in the literature. Even if agricultural retailers are not directly restricted, they will likely be affected by increases in energy input prices if such legislation is enacted.Agribusiness, climate change, environmental economics, Agribusiness, Environmental Economics and Policy,

Economic Analysis of Options for Food Aid Policy in Honduras

economics, food policy, Latin America, nutrition, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty,

ENTREPRENEURIAL RISK-TAKING VERSUS GROWTH MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Agribusiness,

MARGINAL VALUE OF QUALITY ATTRIBUTES FOR NATURAL (ORGANIC) BEEF

Demand and Price Analysis,