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The economic and performance impact of technology adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Since first commercialized in 1996, biotech corn has experienced rapid adoption. By 2010 over 75% of the corn planted area in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines was planted with ...
The relationship between performance and governance in agricultural cooperatives : a structural equation modeling approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous research in cooperative governance have modeled the relationship between performance and governance using econometric methods such as two-stage ...
Specialization and the firm
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This dissertation investigates the causes of integration in the market, especially as pertains to specialized exchange economies with intensive resource heterogeneity. While the transaction cost theories of the firm are ...
A partial equilibrium analysis of global fertilizer supply and demand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Three essays on rice markets and policies in southeast Asia with a focus on rice consumption patterns in Vietnam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A Study of Innovation and Patenting in the Life Sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Estimating U.S. consumer beef demand differentiated by USDA quality grades
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A historically low U.S. cattle inventory combined with record cattle prices create potential for herd expansion. Many in the livestock industry are discussing the need to restructure beef production and debating over what ...
Technical analysis of evolving farm organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
In the 20th century, some farm organizations have evolved to include more separation of ownership and control, formality, and complexity. We examine propositions of existing theory on the effects to farm success and farm ...
Three essays on Black Sea grain markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Russia and Ukraine (often referred to as the Black Sea region) have recently emerged as major world grain exporters. Just in the 2011/12 marketing year, according to the USDA (2013) they were among the top ten global ...
Mobile phones and market participation among smallholder farmers in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Farm households in the developing world who choose to be self-sufficient, instead of producing for the market, lack the money necessary for purchasing what cannot be produced within the home. It has been noted that households ...
Three essays on value-added beef strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The first essay examines Missouri cow-calf producer survey data to determine the impact that producer, operation and management characteristics; production risk; and location have on the adoption of reproductive technologies. ...
Three essays on adoption of practices related to the environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This dissertation consists of three essays related to the adoption of technology. The first essay is about the adoption of manure best management practices (BMPs) such as manure testing. A data set from 2006 of U.S. farmers ...
A structural model of the international coffee sector : an econometric investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The primary objective of this research was to build an econometric model of the international coffee sector that could be used to simulate alternative scenarios including macroeconomic changes, potential technological ...
The role of choice architecture in toilet design : a behavioral economics approach to water conservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Fresh water is a renewable, but finite, and increasingly scarce resource. Strategies to reduce water consumption are becoming ever more important in order to minimize future water shortages. One such approach is to focus ...
An evaluation of technical efficiency of small farm households Chuong My district, Ha Tay province, Vietnam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The research focused on technical efficiency in small farm households in Chuong My District- Ha Tay Province in Vietnam. The goal was to find the ...
The feasibility co-firing biomass for electricity in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] With the growing concerns regarding energy security, sustainability and global warming, more and more efforts have been expended to find clean, safe ...
Cross-cutting knowledge organizations as leverages of entrepreneurial activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Motivated by the possibility of obtaining relational rents (Dyer & Singh, 1998; Lavie, 2006), firms have used inter-firm networks as knowledge leverages. ...
U.S. beef trade in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement : analysis of relevant markets and potential scenarios
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement is a comprehensive regional free trade agreement negotiated by twelve countries around the Pacific Rim covering issues from agriculture to services to intellectual property. ...
Organizational diversity in U.S. emerging wine regions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This dissertation analyzes the institutional structure of production in U.S. emerging wine regions. More specifically, it scrutinizes the grape procurement strategies of firms from five states - Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, ...
Three essays on water management strategies in response to climate change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Due to climate change, the amount of rainfall, and its uneven temporal and spatial distribution, affect water availability. As a result, both households and farmers need to adapt to climate change by taking appropriate ...