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Youth agripreneurship development in Benin : lessons for scaling up from Songhai Center agripreneurs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The advent of the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have raised many issues, including the need and urgency to strengthen local food systems. Ecological agriculture and regenerative agriculture have been proposed...
Factors affecting the success and failure of agribusinesses in the Accra and Kumasi Metropoles in Ghana : an empirical study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Ghana's agricultural sector remains a significant contributor to the economy. Moreover, agricultural entrepreneurs contribute positively to the economy of Ghana through job creation, tax revenues, and foreign exchange earnings. Nevertheless...
Three essays on price risk mitigation, market barriers and livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The three essays in this dissertation offer perspectives on different elements of agricultural markets and the obstacles encountered by small farmers in Nicaragua, Missouri, and Michigan. While each study concentrates on a...
Three essays on decision-making in contexts of change and uncertainty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Today's world is characterized by various changing conditions and increased unpredictability, ranging from environmental upheavals to technological advancements. This dissertation is an attempt to advance our understanding ...
Three essays on biofuel policies and aggregate supply curve
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The first essay investigates the impacts of Brazil's new biofuel policy, namely RenovaBio. RenovaBio aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector through expansion of biofuels by requiring ...
Three essays on the economics of pesticide use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
as developing or labelling organic and environmentally-friendly products. Chemical pesticides are widely used for their effectiveness in terms of pest control as farmers have experienced in agricultural production since the 1950s. However, improper use...
Three essays on the demand system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This first essay investigates how scanner data affect demand elasticity estimates and develops methods for scientists to adapt estimated elasticities to analyses of specific policies. We conduct a meta-analysis of U.S. ...
The effects of state term limits on natural resource spending
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This paper examines how term limits operate as an institutional characteristic of state legislative branches. First, I describe the history of the term limit movement to contextualize public opinion. I then review relevant ...
Three essays regarding U.S. crop policy and risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Agricultural policy is an important component of risk management in U.S. agriculture. This dissertation focuses on various aspects of this topic. In the first essay, we find that baselines generated for policy analysis can serve as viable forecasts...
Three essays on Renewable Portfolio Standards
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
production prices. We extend the framework to incorporate the influence of renewable electricity policy (RPS) and other agricultural policy (CRP). The coefficients of the composite price index are positively related to acreage, while the coefficients...
Do elections prevent regulatory capture? An examination of public utility commission selection and regulatory outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Energy and water utilities in the United States have been subject to State-level rate and pricing regulation for a century. In most states, members of the State's regulatory commission are appointed or nominated by the ...
A multi-level explanation of the process of innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
's evaluation of their uncertain environment and the consumer's evaluation of product attributes during the process of innovation. This formal model is influenced and informed by a case study of the current controlled environment agriculture industry...
Three essays on applied economics and finance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This dissertation empirically analyzes the financial decision-making of private and public corporations. It comprises four main chapters. The second and third chapters examine how private agents respond to fiscal policies ...