Essays about: "grain market"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 77 essays containing the words grain market.

  1. 21. Collaboration in a cooperative context : a case study of producer organizations and local associations

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Marcus Lindkvist; Max Viktorsson; [2018]
    Keywords : producer organization; local associations; side selling; joint negotiation; pre cooperative; trust; loyalty; cooperative;

    Abstract : Collaboration in different forms has been a commonly used activity by farmers for a long time. These collaborations can take many different shapes and forms, from being simpler farmer clubs to multi-national cooperatives. However, most of them fill the function of being an intermediary between producer and market. READ MORE

  3. 22. Preparation and evaluation of arabinoxylan based prebiotics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)

    Author : Mohammad Abu Mursalin Sajib; [2018]
    Keywords : Arabinoxylan; Probiotics; Prebiotics; Food; Xylanase; Brewer s spent grain; Biotechnology; Bioteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth and activity of health promoting bacteria in the colon, resulting in homeostasis to the gut environment. It is considered to be the solution of many health-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. READ MORE

  4. 23. Grain market integration in Sweden, 1732-1914

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Axel Purwin; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic integration; Price history; Regional history;

    Abstract : With new datasets being compiled and new methods introduced, the last two decades have seen a surge in papers investigating historic market integration. These papers have, however, mainly been concerned with international market integration. READ MORE

  5. 24. Beans, community and Ceproma : comparative study of the transformation from self-consumption tomarket-oriented production in two communities in Costa Rica

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Esteban Chacon Orozco; [2018]
    Keywords : beans processing; Ceproma; community; rural development; production system;

    Abstract : During the first decade of the twenty-first century, Costa Rica, like many other countries around the world, suffered from the international prices of basic grains. As a strategy to counteract the negative effects of this problem, the government implemented some projects to boost basic grain production, including the construction of 19 food processing and marketing centers (Ceproma). READ MORE

  6. 25. Hedging malting barley : maximizing expected utility considering price, yield and quality risk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Torgil Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : expected utility; futures contracts; hedging; malting barley; quadratic risk; programming; quality risk; risk management; risk preference;

    Abstract : Farmers are faced with situations with uncertain outcomes on a daily basis. Production risks stem from uncertainty about the performance of crops and the unpredictable nature of weather. Also, the markets for inputs and agricultural commodities affect the farm to a high degree. READ MORE