Stylized experiments of an economic model show that second generation biofuels can hurt
or help food security. Impacts depend critically on whether the feedstock competes with …

We analyze the impact of trade liberalization and removal of the federal tax credit in the
United States on ethanol markets using a multimarket international ethanol model. We find …

Agroeconomic Modelling Page 1 Common Agricultural Policy Regional Impact – The Rural
Development Dimension Collaborative project - Small to medium-scale focused research project …

The 2014 farm bill reduced expected budgetary costs of US farm programs, according to
estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. Cost projections are very sensitive …

This paper analyzes the food price surge of 2005 to 2008 in order to better understand the
factors causing higher and more volatile food prices during this period, to ascertain the …

Climate change has the potential to affect crop prices and price volatility. However, the
economic models used in prior assessments largely do not include known, automatic …

Scientists estimate that US Corn Belt crop yields will increase or decrease, on average, and
become more variable with climate change. Corn and soybean farming dominates this …

The preservation for future use of endemic ruminant livestock (ERL) depends on how these
breeds are perceived by smallholders in relation to their Sahelian counterparts with a larger …

Recently, stochastic applications of large-scale applied simulation models of agricultural
markets have become more frequent. However, stochastic modeling with large market …

This paper gives an overview on current and prospective modelling challenges for
agricultural partial equilibrium (PE) models focussing on EU policies. Starting from a certain …