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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
141

An economic analysis of water priority rights and their effect on farm planning in the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District

Cox, Paul Thomas, January 1963 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S. - Agricultural Economics)--University of Arizona. / Includes bibliographical references.
142

Driving and restraining forces for economic and technical efficiency in dairy farms : what are the effects of technology and management? /

Hansson, Helena, January 2007 (has links) (PDF)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
143

Essays on incentives and behavior under risk

McIntosh, Christopher R. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wyoming, 2006. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on April 16, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-99).
144

Essays on the user cost of capital and financing of the agricultural firm /

Lagerkvist, Carl Johan, January 1900 (has links) (PDF)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
145

Economic consequences of collaborative arrangements in the agricultural firm /

Larsén, Karin, January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2008. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.
146

Evaluation of the impact of farm land preservation on the use and valuation of neighboring property

Russ, Thomas Harold. January 1995 (has links)
Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1995. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2960. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-94).
147

Labor migration and rural agriculture among the Gbannah Mano of Liberia

Riddell, James C. January 1970 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1970. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-129).
148

Quintas e jardins da Ilha de S. Miguel, 1785-1885

Albergaria, Isabel Soares de January 1996 (has links)
No description available.
149

Feasibility of custom strawberry farming in Oceanside California

Vargas, Ronald G. January 1900 (has links)
Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Allen M. Featherstone / The objective of this thesis is to determine if contract farming of fresh strawberries in Oceanside California is financially feasible. This is being considered as an alternative to managing the 185 acre fresh strawberry farm. The farming business is owned by a large fresh fruit marketing firm. As an independent custom grower I would not be subject to the same constraints as the marketing firm. No changes to management structure or product quality would be necessitated by this change. Assumptions for this study are specific to operating requirements for producing winter strawberries in North San Diego County in California. The cultural practices described and inputs used are considered to be usual for a well-managed commercial farm. The cost and returns are based upon actual historical data and representative of similar if not exact cultural practices and material inputs. The conceptual model used to guide the development of this study was taken from a generic feasibility study framework. It served as a controlled process to analyze the situation and determine the financial outcomes. The economic and financial viability analysis includes costs and returns per acre, monthly cash costs, sensitivity analysis, and overall profitability. The method used to assess the dimensions of viability was to weight them by evaluating key characteristics for relative strengths and weaknesses. The recommendation based upon this assessment is that the overall viability of the proposal is more than 80% and therefore merits the development of a comprehensive business plan.
150

Caracterização dos fatores relacionados ao sucesso de um empreendedor rural. / Factors that describe a successful rural entrepreneur.

Daltro Cella 17 April 2002 (has links)
A fim de identificar os fatores que descrevem um empreendedor rural bem sucedido, três grupos focais foram realizados com produtores rurais e profissionais da assistência técnica da Cooperativa Tritícola Mista Alto Jacui Ltda. – Cotrijal em Não-Me-Toque, estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Algumas variáveis foram consideradas importantes para explicar por que um produtor é considerado bem ou mal sucedido, além da habilidade em produzir lucro. Entre estas variáveis foram apontadas: (1) competência, dada pelo domínio do conhecimento sobre a tecnologia, pela habilidade de conduzir as atividades de produção e comercialização e por ter atitudes em conformidade com os valores do grupo social de cooperados; (2) constante procura por informações técnicas e econômicas; (3) participação em eventos ou cursos que ampliem sua qualificação profissional; (4) disposição e habilidade em promover parcerias, associações ou condomínios de produção; (5) habilidade em diversificar sua produção, como estratégia para diminuição de riscos; (6) disposição em adotar novas idéias, tecnologias ou sistemas de produção; (7) habilidade em organizar a produção e a propriedade rural; (8) existência de sistemas de controle financeiro dos gastos e receitas; (9) planejamento da produção e das atividades da empresa; (10) liberdade em fixar os próprios horários e autonomia decisória, que permite ao produtor tirar férias; (11) envolvimento direto da família com a empresa rural; (12) promoção de um bom padrão de vida para a família, inclusive oferecendo oportunidades de educação formal aos filhos; (13) envolvimento com os assuntos comunitários; e, finalmente, (14) preservação do meio ambiente e ser exemplo para outros empresários rurais. Um questionário com 37 afirmações/questões foi aplicado a uma amostra de 140 produtores rurais associados à Cotrijal. As afirmativas foram baseadas nas características sugeridas pelos grupos focais e organizadas de acordo com as quatro funções gerenciais (planejamento, organização, direção e controle), em dois níveis (estratégico e operacional) e nas quatro áreas de atuação da empresa (produção, finanças, comercialização e recursos humanos). A grande quantidade de dados foi condensada, ao se definir oito fatores (a partir da análise fatorial multivariada) que compreenderam 62,3% da variância total da amostra: (1) financeiro; (2) planejamento comercial; (3) comunicação e informação; (4) planejamento pessoal; (5) gerenciamento de pessoal; (6) organização da produção; (7) aproveitamento de oportunidades; e (8) experiência comercial. Três equações de regressão linear foram estimadas com as notas atribuídas à capacidade administrativa dos produtores rurais como variáveis dependentes. As notas foram atribuídas pelos próprios produtores, por outros produtores entrevistados (pares) e pelos profissionais da assistência técnica da Cotrijal. As equações mostram que quatro fatores são estatisticamente significativos em explicar as notas: financeiro, comunicação e informação, planejamento pessoal e aproveitamento de oportunidades. Outras três variáveis genéricas também foram estatisticamente significativas: satisfação pessoal, qualidade dos produtos e controle físico e financeiro de gastos e receitas. Embora as equações explicassem somente uma pequena parte das variações nas notas atribuídas à capacidade administrativa dos produtores rurais (explicação entre 14 e 27%, medida pelo coeficiente R2 ajustado), são significativas, conforme medidas pelo teste estatístico F. / In order to identify the factors that describe a successful rural entrepreneur, three focus groups were conduced with farmers and extension agents of the Wheat Cooperative of Alto Jacui – Cotrijal at Não-Me-Toque, Rio Grande do Sul State. Several variables were suggested as playing important roles in explaining why a farmer is considered successful or not, besides their ability to produce profits. Among these variables are: (1) the farmer competence as shown by his technological knowledge, his ability to implement production and trading processes, and by his attitudes in conformity with the values of the Cotrijal’s social group; (2) farmer’s constant search for new technical and economical informations; (3) farmer attendance of courses and events that will enhance its technical qualifications; (4) farmers willingness and ability to promote partnerships, associations and group production; (5) farmers ability to diversify their activities as strategies to reduce risks; (6) farmers willingness to adopt knew ideas, technologies or production systems; (7) farmers ability to organize production and their farms; (8) the existence of a system of expenditure and receipt control; (9) how they plan production and other farm activities; (10) farmers that have freedom to travel and to set their own time to work; (11) farmers that have their families involved with the farm business; (12) their ability to provide for children formal education and to give their family higher levels of consumption; (13) farmers involvement with the community subjects; and finally, (14) farmers that are seen as persons that preserves the environment and as model for other farms. A questionnaire with 37 statements were applied to 140 farmers of Cotrijal. The statements were based on the focus group suggested characteristics and organized according to the four management functions (planning, organizing, direction, and control), on two strategic levels (strategic and operational) and on the four firm’s working areas (finance, production, commercialization, and human resource). The huge amount of data were condensed by defining eight factors (from multivariate factor analysis) that comprised 62.3% of the sample total variance: (1) financial, (2) commercial planning, (3) communication and information, (4) personal planning, (5) human resource management, (6) production organization, (7) dealing with new opportunities, and (8) previous commercial experience. Three linear regression equations were estimated with attributed grades for farmers' entrepreneurship ability as the dependent variables. Grades were attributed by the farmers (themselves), by other interviewed farmers, and by the extension agents of Cotrijal. Equations show that four factor were statistically significant in explaining the grades: financial, communication and information, personal planning, and dealing with new opportunities. Other three general variables also were statistically significant in explaining the grades: personal satisfaction, product quality, and physical and financial control. Although the equations explained only a small part of the variations in the grade attributed to the farmers entrepreneurs ability (from 14 to 27% explanation measured by the adjusted R2 coefficient) they showed high significant levels as measured by the F statistic test.

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