Comparative analysis of food demand expansion of a cash program, as compared to the food stamp program, is important for measuring trade-offs between goals of raising farm income and increasing food expenditures of the poor. A theoretical basis for assessing food demand impacts under each program is presented. Two effects are analyzed: 1) The effect on food demand of the individual household an...

This study was designed to investigate the demand for institutional credit among small scale farmers in Imo State. A sample of 40 livestock and 50 food crop farmers were selected respectively using multistage random sampling technique. Data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to a total of 90 randomly selected farmers. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive ...

Covid-19 pandemic has had a variety of effects on a variety of industries, including the food industry, both positive and negative [1-3]. Meanwhile, the food industry is more affected by this disease than other industries due to its wide relationship with the household and the community; because activities such as restaurants, coffee shops, hotels and schools were either closed during this peri...

complex interaction of supply and demand. In the short run, supplies are relatively fixed and inflexible, and prices adjust so products clear the market. What is produced is consumed. When supplies go up, price goes down and consumers buy more. Conversely, smaller supplies bring higher prices and smaller purchases. In the long run, farmers adjust production in response to market prices, produci...

There is an increasing trend to require more efficient use of water resources, both in urban & rural areas .The aim of the present research work was to determine the behavior of various parameters of the pharmaceutical wastewater. The company produces bulk drugs, antibiotics, pain killers, food additives, personal care products and others. It is important for the industry to develop its own was...

U.S. food use (demand) accounted for 27 percent of total disappearance in 1980/81, and is projected to rise to 36 percent by the year 2000. As food use captures an increasing share of total disappearance, estimating its magnitude becomes even more important in determining total wheat demand for the United States. Because there are many classes of wheat used to produce a wide variety of “wheat-b...