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Risk Preferences Impact On Cattle Producers’ Use Of Price Risk Management, Sourav Barua
Risk Preferences Impact On Cattle Producers’ Use Of Price Risk Management, Sourav Barua
Masters Theses
The first chapter of the thesis delves into the adoption of price risk management tolls among beef cattle producers in the United States (US), namely options contracts, futures contracts, and livestock risk protection (LRP). However, use of price risk management tools among beef cattle producers has historically been limited despite price risk being one of the primary sources of risk to the United States (US) cattle industry. The purpose of this research is to determine factors associated with the use of options contracts, futures contracts, and LRP insurance. We conducted a survey of US cattle producers and estimated a multivariate …
Cocoa Production In The Era Of Crude Oil Economy: The Case Study Of Ondo State, Nigeria., Hakeem Shina Lamidi
Cocoa Production In The Era Of Crude Oil Economy: The Case Study Of Ondo State, Nigeria., Hakeem Shina Lamidi
Masters Theses
Nigeria's cocoa industry has been faced with obstacles that include a lack of adequate infrastructure, little or no research and development efforts for weather-related challenges and pest control, limited financial support for cocoa farming startups, absence of modern farming techniques, an aging agricultural workforce, and decrepit cocoa trees all of which have contributed to the decline in the production of cocoa by Nigeria. The Nigerian government's failure to prioritize agricultural policies and support farmers instead of relying on oil exports exacerbates these issues. While it is assumed that countries endowed with abundant natural resources, including oil, like Nigeria, would naturally …
Water Affordability In Tennessee: Applying Modern Portfolio Theory To Assess The Risk-Return Trade-Off Of Clean Water Act Subsidies, Hannah E. Williams
Water Affordability In Tennessee: Applying Modern Portfolio Theory To Assess The Risk-Return Trade-Off Of Clean Water Act Subsidies, Hannah E. Williams
Masters Theses
Affordable access to clean water is an environmental justice concern in the United States (US); economic conditions, income, and location influence a community’s access to clean water and their ability to afford critical upgrades to existing water system infrastructure. In 1987, amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) created the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) which allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to annually allocate funds to the states to offer assistance for water infrastructure projects. This amendment allows communities to better afford upgrades to their wastewater infrastructure by applying for subsidies, in the form of principal loan forgiveness, …
Cluster Analysis Of Consumer Attitudes Towards Online Grocery Shopping And Impacts On Online Grocery Usage And Food Expenditure, Harrison T. Clark
Cluster Analysis Of Consumer Attitudes Towards Online Grocery Shopping And Impacts On Online Grocery Usage And Food Expenditure, Harrison T. Clark
Masters Theses
Online grocery shopping has exploded in prevalence since the COVID-19 pandemic, and literature has come out about best practices for marketing generally to the population to incentivize additional usage and investigate the attitudes that consumers hold towards online grocery shopping. In this study, we focus on not just general marketing but targeted online marketing strategies that will support the goals of firms within the online grocery store sector, by completing a detailed clustering analysis, followed by regression analysis to determine how the segmentation of consumers affected their willingness to use online grocery stores in the past six months and their …
Changes In Tennessee Land Use, Leann Hopper
Changes In Tennessee Land Use, Leann Hopper
Masters Theses
Urbanization and rural development make agricultural and forest land susceptible to conversion. In Tennessee, there has been an increase in the rate of agricultural and forestry land conversion over the past two decades. In this study, we will be conducting a geo-spatial analysis, on 86 of the 95 Tennessee counties, to identify farm, agricultural, and forest parcels that have converted to some other land classification. Additionally, we provide a statistical analysis on the Eastern Tennessee region to identify drivers that are influencing conversion. From the geo-spatial analysis, we show farm, agricultural, and forestry parcels that have converted to some other …