Agriculture stands on the cusp of a digital revolution, and the same technologies that created
the Internet and are transforming medicine are now being applied in our farms and on our …

This review examines portions of the vast literature on rural financial markets and household
behavior in the face of risk and uncertainty and limited commitment. In addition to examining …

Most decision problems involve more than one uncertain quantity. he one-variable methods
of probability elicitation outlined above can be applied validly to several variables only if the …

In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected,
success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of …

This paper presents a review of the literature on contract farming (CF), focusing on recent
empirical research on the economic impact of CF. The paper starts with an explanation of …

Agricultural production has shifted to much larger farming operations over the last three
decades, even as the number of very small farms grows. Consolidation of acreage and …

O presente ensaio parte da pergunta da razão explicativa para o limitado uso do enfoque
contratual para o estudo das firmas na Economia Agrícola no Brasil. Discute a relevância …

Structural change provides the possibility of increasing the competitiveness and efficiency of
the entire agricultural sector through a better allocation of productive factors. Amongst the …

Vertical coordination accomplishes several purposes. Processors wish to control their
supply chains more tightly to satisfy consumer demands for quality and safety. In the EU …

This article is a reflection on the path taken by production economics and farm management
over the last century, and the progress made in understanding the economics of the farm …