This paper illustrates a new methodology for finding preferred action choice(s) under uncertainty for well-defined classes of decision-makers The methodology does not replace the expected utility maximizing rule, which has been used to identify preferred action choices; rather it extends the...

Data on lending activities of major farm real estate ienders are summarized. The loan data show the amount of loans made and repaid during each year as well as the amount outstanding at the beginning of each year. The interest rate data show the contractual rates charged on new loans during each...

Small-scale (communal) farmers in South Africa have limited access to factors of production, credit and information, and markets are often constrained by inadequate property rights and high transaction costs. The objective of this research is to investigate whether agricultural cooperatives -...

The food system is undergoing significant structural change at local, national, and international levels. As the food system evolves, some segments along the chain between producers and consumers are disappearing. Others are being transformed. Supply chain concepts are useful for identifying and...

Replaced with revised version of paper 05/26/11.