Bhoochetana: Crop Yields Increased by 23 to 66 per cent for Small Farmholders...ICRISAT
A poster on the success of Bhoochetana project titled - Bhoochetana:
Crop Yields Increased by 23 to 66 per cent for Small Farmholders in Karnataka.
Date: 09 September 2014
Dr. Myriah Johnson - Industry Perspective on Traceability - A Panel DiscussionJohn Blue
Industry Perspective on Traceability - A Panel Discussion - Moderator: Mr. Glenn Fischer. Panelists Mr. Chuck Adami, President & CEO, Equity Cooperative Livestock Association; Mr. Jim Lovell, Cattle Procurement, Bartlett Cattle Company; Ms. Maureen Phelon, Manager, Dairy ID Programs, Holstein Association, USA; Dr. Myriah Johnson, Agricultural Economics Consultant, Noble Research Institute, from the 2018 NIAA Annual Conference, Livestock Traceability: Opportunities for Animal Agriculture, plus the Traceability and the Real World Interactive Workshop, April 10 - 12, Denver, CO, USA.
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Presentation by Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont
International conference on agricultural emissions and food security: Connecting research to policy and practice
10-13 September 2018
Berlin, Germany
Bhoochetana: Crop Yields Increased by 23 to 66 per cent for Small Farmholders...ICRISAT
A poster on the success of Bhoochetana project titled - Bhoochetana:
Crop Yields Increased by 23 to 66 per cent for Small Farmholders in Karnataka.
Date: 09 September 2014
Dr. Myriah Johnson - Industry Perspective on Traceability - A Panel DiscussionJohn Blue
Industry Perspective on Traceability - A Panel Discussion - Moderator: Mr. Glenn Fischer. Panelists Mr. Chuck Adami, President & CEO, Equity Cooperative Livestock Association; Mr. Jim Lovell, Cattle Procurement, Bartlett Cattle Company; Ms. Maureen Phelon, Manager, Dairy ID Programs, Holstein Association, USA; Dr. Myriah Johnson, Agricultural Economics Consultant, Noble Research Institute, from the 2018 NIAA Annual Conference, Livestock Traceability: Opportunities for Animal Agriculture, plus the Traceability and the Real World Interactive Workshop, April 10 - 12, Denver, CO, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUDeS810OcOfuEYwj1oHKQ
Presentation by Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont
International conference on agricultural emissions and food security: Connecting research to policy and practice
10-13 September 2018
Berlin, Germany
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Quello che ci vuole differenziare dagli altri è la flessibilità nell’approccio e la reattività nell’elaborazione.
Individui, ambiente, sistemi economici.
Nell’integrazione di questi tre elementi, EXITone vuole mostrare la propria propensione innovativa: la capacità di adattarsi a un contesto che muta, fornendo sempre risposte ad hoc.
La missione di EXITone è declinare i modelli tradizionali della produttività e del servizio.
Per raggiungere quest’obiettivo intendiamo promuovere le forme di conoscenza che influiscono sui meccanismi della produttività e del servizio: la conoscenza generativa e la conoscenza replicativa.
La produttività è strettamente connessa alla capacità di concentrare le energie su entrambe le tipologie di conoscenza. Oggi EXITone si propone come il primo Facility Enhancer in grado di progettare, pianificare e governare ogni tipo di servizio di supporto all’attività principale (le facility) dell’ente pubblico o dell’azienda privata al fine di ridurne i costi di gestione, aumentarne l’efficacia dell’organizzazione e la capacità di adattarsi ai cambiamenti sempre più frequenti nell'attuale contesto economico e sociale.
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A varying current in the transformer's primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the core and a varying magnetic field impinging on the secondary winding. This varying magnetic field at the secondary induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) or voltage in the secondary winding. Making use of Faraday's Law in conjunction with high magnetic permeability core properties, transformers can thus be designed to efficiently change AC voltages from one voltage level to another within power networks.
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VISION & MISSION
EXITone è un’azienda nata per fare, per semplificare, per superare il vecchio modello di società d’ingegneria.
Quello che ci vuole differenziare dagli altri è la flessibilità nell’approccio e la reattività nell’elaborazione.
Individui, ambiente, sistemi economici.
Nell’integrazione di questi tre elementi, EXITone vuole mostrare la propria propensione innovativa: la capacità di adattarsi a un contesto che muta, fornendo sempre risposte ad hoc.
La missione di EXITone è declinare i modelli tradizionali della produttività e del servizio.
Per raggiungere quest’obiettivo intendiamo promuovere le forme di conoscenza che influiscono sui meccanismi della produttività e del servizio: la conoscenza generativa e la conoscenza replicativa.
La produttività è strettamente connessa alla capacità di concentrare le energie su entrambe le tipologie di conoscenza. Oggi EXITone si propone come il primo Facility Enhancer in grado di progettare, pianificare e governare ogni tipo di servizio di supporto all’attività principale (le facility) dell’ente pubblico o dell’azienda privata al fine di ridurne i costi di gestione, aumentarne l’efficacia dell’organizzazione e la capacità di adattarsi ai cambiamenti sempre più frequenti nell'attuale contesto economico e sociale.
TRANSFORMER= परिणामित्र .....all basics about transformer......just a glance
.A transformer is an electrical device that transfers energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction.
A varying current in the transformer's primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the core and a varying magnetic field impinging on the secondary winding. This varying magnetic field at the secondary induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) or voltage in the secondary winding. Making use of Faraday's Law in conjunction with high magnetic permeability core properties, transformers can thus be designed to efficiently change AC voltages from one voltage level to another within power networks.
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Legal and Regulatory Risks: Changes in legislation or regulations can affect how businesses operate. This might include new compliance requirements, licensing restrictions, or changes in intellectual property laws.
Trade Disputes and Tariffs: Trade tensions between countries can lead to the imposition of tariffs or trade barriers, affecting international business operations and profitability.
Corruption and Bribery: Operating in regions with high levels of corruption increases the risk of encountering unethical business practices, which can lead to legal repercussions and reputational damage.
Economic Policy Changes: Shifts in economic policies, such as changes in interest rates or inflation rates, can impact business costs, financing, and profitability.
Geopolitical Tensions: Conflicts or tensions between countries or regions can disrupt supply chains, impact market access, and increase operational risks.
Cybersecurity Threats: Government-sponsored cyberattacks or changes in cybersecurity regulations can pose significant risks to business operations and data security.
Environmental Regulations: Changes in environmental policies can affect businesses, especially those in industries like energy, manufacturing, and agriculture.
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Evaluating Demand and Supply Factors Affecting the Decision to engage in Organic Farming
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Choice of organic crop.
3. Demand determinants for organic corn.
4. Price elasticity of demand and Demand curve.
5. Supply determinants for organic corn.
6. Price elasticity of supply and Supply curve.
7. Cost of switching to organic.
8. Recommendation.
References
1. Introduction
The subject of the supply and demand analysis of this paper is organic farming in the U.S. In the situation described in scenario D of the assignment, there is a farmer who is experienced in growing (non-organic) corn on his 100 acre field and who is interested in switching to presumably more profitable organic farming. The farmer wants to know what the best (most profitable) organic crop is and how much it will cost to become a certified organic farmer. This paper argues that the organic crop the farmer should be growing instead of regular corn is organic corn, evaluates demand and supply factors for organic corn, estimates demand and supply elasticities and assesses the cost of becoming a grower of organic corn.
2. Choice of organic crop
The key difference between the regular and organic crops is the use of pesticides and fertilizers. According to Kaiser and Ernst (2011), organic crops are the ones that are grown using production methods that are “intended to mimic natural processes”. Such methods include various cultural practices and natural inputs and exclude “most synthetic pesticides and standard commercial fertilizers”.
In our case, the farmer has extensive experience of growing corn and all necessary supplies, tools and equipment. Switching to growing a different crop would require a significant investment in learning about this new crop (and, inevitably, a learning curve) and buying new equipment and supplies. Given that our farmer does not work on a large scale – he only has 100 acres of land to work with – investing in self-education and new props may require a substantial investment outlay (and thus significant fixed costs) which may suppress profits at the initial stages. On the other hand, switching from regular to organic corn will not require a lot of additional investment.
Another reason to switch to organic corn (as opposed to some other organic crop) is that currently U.S. demand is not being met by local supply. There is generally not a lot of data on organic crops – for example, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) only started collecting organic crops data in 2011 – but according to Brat (2015) sales of foods certified as free of synthetic chemicals or genetic engineering by the U.S. were up 11% in 2014 relative to 2013 and amounted to about 5.1% of U.S. grocery spending. The same article also states that the average annual growth of the organic sector was about 10% which is three times higher than that of the overall food sales, citing USDA and trade association data.
According to the data publis.
This webinar from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) was held by Eduardo Nakasone (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)/Michigan State University) on May 8, 2018. The presentation also includes results of the application of the new method in the value chains of maize and beans (in Guatemala and Honduras), teff (in Ethiopia), wheat (in China), and potatoes (in Ecuador and Peru). We also discussed ongoing work to assess interventions to reduce loss. Full recording and more information available at http://bit.ly/FoodLossWebinar
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Jade Harrison, University of Central Missouri
Acknowledgements: Dr. Georgeanne Artz, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, The George Washington Carver Internship Program
Will Organics Flood the Market? A Comparison of Organic Versus Conventional Price Cost Margins
Rationale
• The need for organic farming operations increases as
more consumers prefer organic food products
• Understanding the future of organic commodity
markets can help policy makers ensure that more
organic farms exist to meet the demand for organic
products
Data
• Price cost margins were calculated for organic and
conventional operations’ corn, soybeans, and alfalfa
hay enterprises using data from FINBIN database
• Price cost margin is the difference between price (p)
and marginal cost (mc) as a fraction of price, that is:
(p-mc)/p
• Average yields, costs, and prices received were
collected from the FINBIN data in three year intervals
from 1993 to 2015 for both organic and conventional
corn, soybean, and alfalfa
• Total number of USDA certified organic acres was
found on the U.S. from USDA’s Economic Research
Service website
• Regression analysis was used to explain the variation
in price cost margins
The basic empirical model:
PCM𝑖,𝑡 = α + β𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖,𝑡 + δ𝑗
𝑗=2
7
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑗 + 𝛿 𝑘
𝑘=2
8
𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑘 + 𝜀𝑖,𝑡
Key Findings
• On average, price cost margins for organic producers
were higher than conventional for corn and soybeans
• The organic advantage is about 2.5 times larger than
conventional margins for soybeans
• For corn, the average price cost margin for conventional
production in the base year and base size was negative.
These estimates in the model imply that organic price
cost margins are on average much larger than
conventional
• The regression analysis in figure 2 shows an expected
decrease in price cost margins for corn as organic acres
increase
• The coefficient in figure 2 implies that a 1000-acre
increase in certified organic crop acres would result in a
0.001 cent decline in price cost margins for organic corn
• The results in Figure 1 show the price cost margins
generally increase with size
Conclusions
• Organic crops may have higher price cost margins
because consumers are willing to pay a higher price for
organic products that cannot be substituted with
conventional products
• Unless the amount of organic farmland increases
exponentially, organic farmers will continue to see
benefits from higher price premiums
• Slow adoption rate of organic operations and faster
growth in demand could possibly explain the slow
decrease in price cost margins over time
• Future agricultural policy could increase financial
support for larger farms to transition or help smaller
organic farms expand in order to achieve the cost
savings associated with scale and make organic farming
profitable
Figure 1 reports regression analysis results of the basic model*
Figure 2 adds an additional variable measuring the total number of
certified organic acres to analyze the effect of increasing supply on organic
price-cost margins *
This figure depicts the flat trend in organic
soybeans compared to alfalfa and corn that can also
be seen in the regression analysis results.
This figure shows organic corn prices consistently
higher than conventional corn prices. The higher
price cost margins found in the regression analysis
are reflected below in corn prices.
*Time was included in the regression analysis but is not shown here
Soybeans Corn Alfalfa Hay
PCM Coef. t Statistic Coef. t Statistic Coef. t Statistic
Organic 0.15 3.94 0.36 18.37 -0.73 -12.13
Size
51-100 0.02 0.56 0.02 0.95 -0.05 -0.82
101-250 0.00 -0.05 0.04 1.86 -0.05 -0.78
251-500 0.03 0.62 0.05 1.91 -0.05 -0.66
500-1000 0.02 0.39 0.06 2.28 -0.08 -0.71
1001-1500 -0.01 -0.26 0.05 2.01
1501-2000 0.04 0.74 0.07 2.56
2001-5000 0.03 0.46 0.05 1.58
_cons 0.10 1.92 -0.03 -1.3 0.36 4.14
Observations 68 74 43
R-Squared 0.53 0.95 0.86
Soybeans Corn Alfalfa Hay
PCM Coef. t Statistic Coef. t Statistic Coef. t Statistic
Organic 0.02 0.3 0.47 15.22 -0.82 -7.25
orgacre1 0.001 2.02 -0.001 -4.26 0.001 0.93
Size
51-100 0.02 0.58 0.02 1.14 -0.05 -0.82
101-250 0.01 0.13 0.04 2.14 -0.05 -0.77
251-500 0.04 0.69 0.05 2.49 -0.05 -0.71
500-1000 0.02 0.46 0.06 2.65 -0.08 -0.72
1001-1500 -0.01 -0.22 0.06 2.35
1501-2000 0.04 0.81 0.07 2.98
2001-5000 0.03 0.49 0.05 1.85
_cons 0.10 1.93 -0.04 -1.56 0.36 4.14
Observations 68 74 43
R-Squared 0.56 0.96 0.86
Hypotheses
• Price cost margins for organic producers will be
greater than price cost margins for conventional
producers
• As the amount of certified organic acres increases, the
price-cost margins for organic will decrease
• Price cost margins should increase with enterprise
size, based on the theory of economies of scale