To measure an unbiased farm-specific efficiency of individual dairy farmers, a shadow-price profit frontier adjusted for market distortion was applied to a sample of 860 Iranian small intensive dairy farms surveyed in 2005-2006. This measure was then compared with that of unadjusted measure that assumes undistorted market. A multiple general linear model (GLM) technique was applied to the data ...

The purpose of this research was socioeconomicanalysis of farms using primary data in two villages of Mymensingh Sadar. A total of 60 farms including 20 small, 20 medium and 20 large were randomly selected for the study. Socioeconomic analysis showed that indebtedness was higher in large farms than those of small and medium ones. Large farms also engaged more in farm activities than others. All...

This article examines the impact of cognitive skills on the income of households in Ghana. It uses scores on mathematics and English tests to measure cognitive skills and estimates the returns to these skills based on farm profit, off-farm income, and total income. The article uses Powell’s censored least absolute deviations and symmetrically trimmed least squares estimators to estimate farm an...

the purpose of this research was socioeconomicanalysis of farms using primary data in two villages of mymensingh sadar. a total of 60 farms including 20 small, 20 medium and 20 large were randomly selected for the study. socioeconomic analysis showed that indebtedness was higher in large farms than those of small and medium ones. large farms also engaged more in farm activities than others. all...

We present the Social Farm architecture for encouraging user contribution through the profit motive. Our solution leverages the connectivity and trust relationships available in online social networks to create and operate businesses using the programming interface provided by existing online social networks. Social Farm automates the tasks of finding partners, implementing the business workflo...

The Farm Bill is meant to supplement and secure farm incomes, ensure a stable food supply, and support the American farm economy. Over time, however, it has evolved into a system that creates substantial health impacts, both directly and indirectly. By generating more profit for food producers and less for family farmers; by effectively subsidizing the production of lower-cost fats, sugars, and...

Growth rate and fat records were analysed from four breeding centres, three farms and a boar testing station. The centres were genetically linked through the use of common AI sires (formal) and other breeding animals (informal). Practical difficulties were experienced in achieving satisfactory levels of formal linkage. Linkage placed the mean breeding merits of the different breeding centres in...

The use of N fertilizer in agriculture is a major source of Nitrous Oxide, an important greenhouse gases. Market-based instruments, such as incentives or taxes, may help reduce Nitrous Oxide emission by changing Nitrogen application rate. Using a dynamic programming approach, we found that changing corn price or fertilizer price have effects on both farm profit and Nitrogen application rate. Ho...