16 articles found for JEL code search: Q18 (Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy)Page 2 of 2
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Testing of the Seasonal Unit Root Hypothesis in the Price Indices of Agricultural Commodities in India
The study analyzed the persistence of shocks to the seasonal time series of the price indices of selected agricultural commodities in India. The seasonal unit root test procedure proposed by Hylleberg et al. (1990) and Beaulieu and Miron (1992) were used for 10 major price indices of agricultural...Volume 14 Issue No. 2 (December 2017) -
Global Financial and Food Price Crisis: A Double Shock on ASEAN Food Security
The food price crisis that occurred in the mid-2000s and the global financial crisis that transpired in 2008 had an enduring impact on developing and emerging countries where investment growth rates have declined sharply. Food insecurity has also become an important concern. Using a food security...Volume 14 Issue No. 1 (June 2017) -
Technical Efficiency of Fruit and Vegetable Producers in Tamil Nadu, India: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
In India, fruits and vegetables (F&V) significantly contribute to food and nutritional security; they also enhance the livelihoods of smallholders. In recent years, demand has been increasing for these important crops, yet their productivity has been decelerating. Technical innovations can...Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014) -
Food Safety Concerns and other Factors Affecting Iran's Pistachio Exports to EU, Australia, and Japan
In this paper, the impact of food safety concerns on Iran’s pistachio export demand was investigated. Panel data and panel cointegration analyses were used to estimate the export demand function of Iran’s pistachio nuts to the European Union (EU), Japan, and Australia for the period of...Volume 10 Issue No. 2 (December 2013) -
Agricultural Price Policy, Output, and Farm Profitability—Examining Linkages during Post-Reform Period in India
The formulation of agricultural price policy is complicated by the multiplicity of functions that price performs. The objectives, thrust, and instruments of agricultural price policy in India have undergone conspicuous shifts during the past 50 years and so has the role and effectiveness of price...Volume 10 Issue No. 1 (June 2013) -
Rice Yield Gap between Myanmar and Vietnam: A Matter of Price Policy or Public Investment in Technology?
This paper examines the rice yield gap between Myanmar and Vietnam, two countries that show a stark contrast in terms of rice production in the past two decades. It considers the impact on yield of price policies and public investments in production technology. While domestic rice prices were once...Volume 10 Issue No. 1 (June 2013)
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