Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb 17, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Thesis advisor: Dr. Corinne Valdivia. Includes bibliographical references.

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The research tests the potential of the Community Supported Agriculture Financing Method (CSAFM) as a viable alternative to traditional debt financing in Agriculture. The CSAFM provides the Farmer with a source of non-farm equity capital and an element of risk reduction which are supplied by each Member/Investor (M/I). By receiving cash up-front (from selling shares of the harvest) several months prior to seeding, costs of inputs are covered and financing costs on operating capital eliminated. Moreover, the Farmer is guaranteed a market and price for his harvested produce. M/I benefits include receiving organic produce at a discount to retail market prices. / A case study of a Canadian CSA "ABC" operation is presented to show the impact of the share price on the farm budget and M/I returns. A detailed budget analysis, demonstrates the benefits of CSA marketing versus marketing through an organic wholesaler, and CSA financing versus line of credit or loan financing. Although it was discovered that the share price was not calculated from a total budget, the Farmer was still better off with the CSAFM, which increased revenues by 34.0%, eliminated financing costs equal to 1.1% to 3% of total revenues, and yielded a net balance between $1,875.25 to $2,057.66 more than traditional techniques. For the M/I, data were collected during the 12 week contract period to value each weekly CSA delivery against both a non-organic market value (NOMV) and an organic market value (OMV). The M/I's (OMV) return on the $180 share price was 38.9%. / Given the results of the study, the CSAFM does qualifies as an alternative financing method in agriculture, displaying a win-win relationship for both Producer and Consumer.

Mémoire (M.P.M.O.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1990. / "Maîtrise en gestion des PMO" CaQCU Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (Licenciado)--Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1970. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 269-285). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 269-285). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton university, 1916. / Published also without thesis note. Digitization funded by NEH digital to microfilm conversion project. Title selected from the series Literature of the agricultural sciences for the Core historical literature of agriculture, Agricultural economics and rural sociology. Also available in print and in microfilm.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1976. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 263-276).

Essa pesquisa procura avaliar a contribuição do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) na criação de novos mercados para os produtores locais junto a experiência da cooperativa COOPAFI do município de Capanema, uma organização que é referência em inúmeras estratégias de acesso ao mercado institucional para viabilizar a comercialização de produtos dos seus agricultores familiares filiados, mas: Teria o PNAE impactado positivamente a receita desses agricultores? Onde e como os agricultores conseguiriam comercializar os mesmos produtos se não fossem associados à cooperativa? Portanto, a primeira hipótese é de que os agricultores que acessam o PNAE no município de Capanema tiveram efetivo aumento de receita. E a segunda é de que os agricultores não teriam outro meio para conseguir comercializar no mercado local/regional em quantidade próxima ou similar se não fossem cooperados. Desta maneira procurar-se-á compreender qual o papel do PNAE no fortalecimento da agricultura familiar e suas organizações. Em específico, procurar-se-á: (1) investigar os motivos da adesão e permanência dos agricultores no PNAE e compreender a forma como os agricultores se inseriram no PNAE; (2) verificar se o PNAE promoveu a melhoria das condições de vida da população envolvida; (3) identificar quais são os alimentos adquiridos pela COOPAFI – Capanema no atendimento de suas demandas locais/regionais para perceber as motivações e percepções dos mesmos frente as possibilidade de geração de renda não apenas no curto prazo; (4) descrever o perfil socioeconômico dos agricultores participantes do PNAE verificando a influência dessa política na inserção dos agricultores familiares em novos mercados. A pesquisa constatou um efetivo aumento de receita entre os cooperados, o que evidencia o papel do PNAE no fortalecimento da agricultura familiar, entretanto, não foi possível caracterizar a extrema dependência dos agricultores à cooperativa, mas, uma inserção em novos mercados que propiciou a diversificação da produção; aumento da quantidade produzida; a qualificação do agricultor para a melhoria da qualidade dos produtos; a especialização do trabalho na agroindústria e o conhecimento de novos canais de comercialização. / This research evaluates the contribution of the National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) in creating new markets for local producers to the experience of cooperative COOPAFI the municipality of Capanema, an organization that is a reference in many strategies to access the institutional market to enable the marketing of products of its affiliated farmers, but: Did the PNAE positively impacted the revenue from these farmers? Where and how the farmers to sell their products if they were not associated with the cooperative? Therefore, the first hypothesis is that farmers who access the PNAE in the municipality of Capanema had effective increase income. And the second is that farmers would have no other means to achieve market in the local / regional market in close or similar amount if they were not members. This way will be sought to understand the role of PNAE in strengthening family agriculture and its organizations. In particular, efforts will be made: (1) investigate the reasons for accession and farmers remain in the PNAE and understand how farmers were inserted in PNAE; (2) verify that the PNAE helped improve the living conditions of the population involved; (3) identify which foods purchased by COOPAFI - Capanema in meeting their local / regional demands to understand the motivations and perceptions thereof forward the possibility of generating income not only in the short term; (4) describe the socioeconomic profile of participants PNAE farmers and the influence of this policy on the integration of family farmers in new markets. The survey found an effective increase in revenue among the cooperative, which highlights the role of PNAE in strengthening family farming, however, was not possible to characterize the extreme dependence of farmers to the cooperative, but an insert into new markets that led to the diversification production; increase in the quantity produced; the qualification of the farmer to improve the quality of products; the specialization of labor in the agricultural industry and the knowledge of new marketing channels.