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Snapshots
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Short stories about Mizzou's advances in health-related teaching, learning, research, economic development and clinical treatments....
Quality as value-added bioeconomy : analysis of the EU policies and empirical evidence from Polish agriculture
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
characteristics but also from economic processes as societal and environmental services. It is argued that bioeconomy policy so far fails to address sustainability quality but, being coherent with Common Agricultural Policy, can be shifted in such direction...
Golden Handcuffs
(Education Next, 2010)
Teacher pensions consume a substantial portion of school budgets. If relatively generous pensions help attract effective teachers, the expense might be justified. But new evidence suggests that current pension systems, by ...
Spatial pattern of CAP measures promoting agroforestry in Hungary
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
Agroforestry is a sustainable form of land management that optimizes the use of natural resources. The current EU Common Agricultural Policy offers several measures to promote agroforestry activities. The aim of the paper ...
The making of a university
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
As the 175-year anniversary approaches, the University of Missouri prepares to celebrate its stature as a global leader in teaching and research.
A look back
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
Although Chancellor Brady J. Deaton stepped down Nov. 15, 2013, after nine years in MU's top job, his leadership will continue on campus and at the international level....
The impact of agricultural growth on the rural development in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
Rural development is a global relevant phenomenon that needs the particular attention of researchers as well as regulators to achieve the development goals it entails. Considering this, the present study investigates the ...
Changes in farms' environmental sustainability in Poland -- progress, or regress?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
development arises, whether it is sustainable or industrial development. Research conducted on the basis of Polish public statistics from 2005, 2007, and 2016 indicated some progress in farms' sustainable development. Data analysis indicated...
The fuel of civilization
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
A presidential appointment helps MU chancellor Brady J. Deaton further his lifelong goal of feeding the hungry....
University For Missouri
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2018)
Chancellor Alexander N. Cartwright's bold vision for Mizzou prioritizes innovative, hands-on student learning; embraces strategic investments in collaborative research and creative initiatives; and grows the university's ...
Livelihood assets and livestock income : a case of mixed farming Punjab-Pakistan
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
The study investigates the response pattern of income earned from livestock farming to livelihood assets in Punjab (Pakistan). Primary data was collected from three regions (northern, central, and southern) of Punjab. A ...
Beyond Money: Relating Local School Taxation to Family and Community Risk
(Educational Considerations, 2010)
choices. Using regression analyses, this study asked: Are local school district taxation levies related to community, family and economic factors? Using eleven years of financial data to examine Missouri's 1993 tax-rate driven formula this study shows...
Concentration, Contracting and Competition: Problems in Using the Packers and Stockyards Act to Supplement Antitrust
(Competition Policy International, 2010-04)
and empirical economic perspectives....
The effects of risks in agricultural supply chain management on business performance : a case study in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
Risks in the agricultural supply chain management can cause significant losses to the production and business activities of enterprises in the market. This study aims to examine the impact of risks in the agricultural ...
Ownership Structure and Incentives to Invest: Dual-structured Irrigation Cooperatives in Australia
(Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010)
costs of ownership. In particular, we examine member capital investment incentives and resultant risk-bearing costs related to capital formation. The paper concludes that the dual ownership structure system has significant economic advantages relative...
The role of biofuel policy and biotechnology in the development of the ethanol industry in the United States
(AgBioForum, 2013)
biotechnology is considered taking into account the impacts of US biofuel mandates. The impact of a hypothetical technology that reduces the severity of negative maize yield shocks is estimated using a structural economic model simulated stochastically...
Capital idea
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Venture capital moves great ideas from research labs to the open market. In the process, the world gets innovative products. new businesses hire skilled employees, and Mizzou nets royalties.
A definition of bioeconomy through the bibliometric networks of the scientific literature
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
of the global scientific literature in order to shape a "visual" definition of bioeconomy, to locate in which aspects of economic activity intervenes (with which terms) and to draw conclusions regarding the primary causes of its appearance, its present form...
Public perceptions of genetically engineered nutraceuticals
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
We examine public attitudes and purchase intentions for genetically engineered (GE) nutraceuticals that either offer general health benefits or disease prevention/treatment. A survey that elicited views on genetically modified organisms (GMOs...
Central-eastern European agriculture and the transition to bioeconomy
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
"The transition from a mineral dependent economy to one in which biogenic resources form the basis of biobased products and production processes relies both on scientific innovative knowledge and on the capacity of ...