Measurement and Analysis of Performance of Industrial Crop Production: The Case of Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production
Measurement and Analysis of Performance of Industrial Crop Production: The Case of Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production

Author: Masoomeh Rashidghalam

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 9811300925

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This book employs different parametric and non-parametric panel data models which have been used in history of developed panel data efficiency measurement literature. It assesses the differences of models based on characteristics and efficiency scores measurement using a systematic sensitivity analysis of the results. On the whole twelve parametric and four nonparametric models were studied. Parametric models are classified in four groups in terms of the assumptions made on the temporal behavior of inefficiency. A common issue among all the parametric models is that inefficiency is individual producer-specific. This is consistent with the notion of measuring the efficiency of decision-making units. Non-parametric models are divided into partial and full frontier models. A main contribution of this volume is that it helps to understand differences between parametric and non-parametric models. On empirical part of the volume, technical efficiency of two agricultural strategic crops (cotton and sugar beet) in different provinces of the Iran are analyzed. Using different models, the most efficient and inefficient provinces in cotton and sugar beet production of Iran are recognized.

Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness in Iran
Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness in Iran

Author: Masoomeh Rashidghalam

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9811362831

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This book presents a collection of ten empirical studies on Iran’s sustainable agriculture and agribusiness, grouped into three domains: agricultural prices and commodity market analysis; risk management and climate change; and natural resources and environmental economics. The various studies elaborate on sustainable agriculture, climate change, pest management, natural resources, land-use, agricultural marketing, risk management and insurance in Iran’s agricultural sector. The book also introduces the key microeconomic principles that are applied to agriculture from a suitability perspective, and provides policy recommendation to decision makers and agricultural-product producers. As such it serves as a supplement to textbooks on applied economics, agricultural and environmental economics, and offers students and professionals in agricultural economics, resource economics, risk management, and food policy as well as general economists real-world examples of the principles under discussion. Further, it includes an extensive range of case studies from different regions of the country, which could be applied in agricultural policy making process, making it a useful resource for agricultural planners and decision makers in government agencies.

The Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Author: Masoomeh Rashidghalam

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9811552509

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This volume is a collection of twelve selected empirical studies on the economics of agriculture and natural resources. Twenty-two authors have contributed their research to this volume. Papers of this volume are grouped into three main domains covering: Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability; Agricultural Producers and Consumers; and Energy Use in Agriculture. Organized in an analytical framework and offering comprehensive empirical data, this book focuses on agricultural sustainability and resilience, environmental efficiency, agricultural extension, foreign trade, energy use, and agricultural growth aspects of the Iranian agriculture sector. They demonstrate technical and methodological tools used for the analysis and explain their application in the agricultural sector of Iran. This book will be a valuable read for those managing agricultural enterprises, policy makers, and researchers of agricultural producers and consumers.

THE RIPPLE EFFECT: HOW NATURAL DISASTERS IMPACT COMMODITIES AND COMPANIES
THE RIPPLE EFFECT: HOW NATURAL DISASTERS IMPACT COMMODITIES AND COMPANIES

Author: Dr. Imroz Mansuri

Publisher: RED'SHINE Publication. Pvt. Ltd

Published:

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1312712279

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The book focuses on the impact of natural calamities on the production of cotton and sugar, which are essential for the Indian society. The study explores the relationship between shareholders return of listed cotton companies and cotton production, as well as between shareholders return of listed sugar companies and sugar production.

Sticky Cotton
Sticky Cotton

Author: Eric F. Hequet

Publisher: Texas Tech University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780896725904

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An essential reference for anyone searching for ways to avoid or mitigate the problem of cotton stickiness.

Azerbaijan: Cotton sector review
Azerbaijan: Cotton sector review

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2019-11-29

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9251319790

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Cotton, often referred to as the “white gold” of Azerbaijan, has a long history of production in the country. As potential investors in Azerbaijan require an analysis of the performance of the cotton sector, its main opportunities and risks, this joint sector review of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a general overview of the sector, followed by an analysis of more specific aspects of cotton production such as economic and financial profitability, agronomic practices, and social and environmental risks. While expanding cotton production presents a number of opportunities, notably in terms of its potential to provide employment in rural areas and its export potential, the report also underlines a number of environmental and social risks related to the growth of the sector.