Essays about: "grain marketing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words grain marketing.

  1. 1. Farmers management of fluctuating market prices for wheat and oilseeds : a case study of Swedish grain farmers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Caroline Beck-Friis; Vilhelm Linde; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; business administration; forward contract; futures contract; grain farmers; grain marketing; grain marketing strategy; handelsbanken; hedging;

    Abstract : Since joining the European Union in 1995, food policy in Sweden has gradually undergone significant changes. Before that, the policy was thoroughly guided by ensuring and prioritizing domestic production, which was done through a system of price controls. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the viability of re-introducing Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet as a multifunctional legume in northern Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Christopher Forsythe; [2019]
    Keywords : Tanzania; agroecology; Lablab purpureus L. Sweet; insect pest; accession; multifunctional crop; viable crop; socio-ecological niche;

    Abstract : Tanzanian people are currently facing food insecurity, poor nutrition and poverty. Agriculture is not meeting the demand since Tanzania is a net food importer. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Physico-Chemical Properties, Probiotic Survival and Sensory Acceptability of a Liquid Oats-Based Beverage

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Evangelia Mitsou; [2017]
    Keywords : oat based drink; nordic berries; probiotic; synbiotic; Prevotella copri; nutritional analyses; carbohydrates; protein; fat; fibres; viscocity; beta glucans; β-glucans; shelf life; microbial analysis; sensory analysis; innovation; product development; food engineering; livsmedelsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In the present thesis were studied oat based real fruit puree products. The aim was to create a new synbiotic beverage by combining the health benefits of the probiotic bacterial strain with the prebiotic ones derived from the β-glucans in oats. READ MORE