Shuoli Zhao, Michelle S. Segovia, Marco A. Palma, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr., Ronald L. Rainey
{"title":"Do Consumers Support Beginning and Female Farmers?","authors":"Shuoli Zhao, Michelle S. Segovia, Marco A. Palma, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr., Ronald L. Rainey","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.79","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.79","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Beginning and female farmers are crucial for the succession of the next generation of farming. Despite policy interventions to provide access to credit, land, and capital, little is known about whether the end-market consumers support the business ventures of beginning farmers and their products. Using an incentivized online experiment, this study assesses consumers' willingness to support beginning and female farmers in direct monetary donations, real effort volunteerism support, and willingness-to-pay for products. The results show that consumers, in general, do not differentiate their support for beginning farmers relative to generic farmers except in the case of voluntary effort exertion.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"582-596"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.79","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45437954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasons, stress, salience, and support for cooperative groundwater management","authors":"Jordan Suter, Todd Guilfoos, Karina Schoengold","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.78","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.78","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cooperative management of shared groundwater resources in the High Plains region of the United States is critical to support sustainable agricultural-based economies. This research uses a repeat-sample survey of agricultural producers in the states of Colorado and Nebraska to analyze how seasonal changes and variation in stress and salience influence support for groundwater management. We find that support for groundwater management tends to be lower in the fall, when agricultural producers are engaged in harvest activities. The results also reveal that changes in the salience of commodity prices and water availability can drive changes in support for groundwater management.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"567-581"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.78","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41592442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul Mwebaze, Andrew M. Liebhold, Cleo Bertelsmeier, Derek Kellenberg, Olivia K. Bates, Michael R. Springborn
{"title":"The role of climatic similarity and bridgehead effects in two centuries of trade-driven global ant invasions","authors":"Paul Mwebaze, Andrew M. Liebhold, Cleo Bertelsmeier, Derek Kellenberg, Olivia K. Bates, Michael R. Springborn","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.75","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.75","url":null,"abstract":"<p>International trade continues to drive biological invasions. We investigate the drivers of global nonnative ant establishments over the last two centuries using a Cox proportional hazards model. We use country-level discovery records for 36 of the most widespread nonnative ant species worldwide from 1827 to 2012. We find that climatic similarity combined with cumulative imports during the 20 years before a species discovery in any given year is an important predictor of establishment. Accounting for invasions from both the native and previously invaded “bridgehead” regions substantially improves the model's fit, highlighting the role of spatial spillovers. These results are valuable for targeting biosecurity efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"515-530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.75","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48971186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Moonwon Soh, Tara Wade, Kelly Grogan, Lauriane S. Yehouenou
{"title":"Factors affecting the bundled adoption of irrigation and nutrient best management practices for improving water quality and quantity in Florida","authors":"Moonwon Soh, Tara Wade, Kelly Grogan, Lauriane S. Yehouenou","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.74","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.74","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study focuses on clustering irrigation and nutrient best management practices (BMPs) that help to improve water quality and quantity using a multiple indicator multiple causation model. Data from a survey of Florida growers' irrigation and nutrient practices are used to identify bundles that growers adopt using a cluster analysis. Identified bundles are regressed on grower and farm characteristics. Growers with a college degree or more, income greater than $100,000, greater farm experience, larger operations, organic production, and who produce multiple crops are more likely to adopt the specified practice bundles. Our results can help increase participation in BMPs adoption programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"531-550"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.74","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43230051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nudging farmers towards low-pesticide practices: Evidence from a randomized experiment in viticulture","authors":"Lucca Zachmann, Chloe McCallum, Robert Finger","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.76","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.76","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Planting fungus-resistant grapevines is an effective way to reduce pesticide use in grapevine production, but their uptake remains low. We explore whether providing personalized or general information on growers' use of environmentally toxic fungicides changes their planting intentions of fungus-resistant varieties (i.e., salience nudging), conducting a randomized experiment with 436 grapevine growers in Switzerland. We find no effect of providing personalized or general information on the intended plantation share of fungus-resistant varieties. However, exploratory analyses suggest that growers' perceptions about fungus-resistant varieties may cause the null result, with growers having noncompliant environmental perceptions being particularly prone to boomerang effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"497-514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.76","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45269290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taís Cristina de Menezes, Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho, Amanda M. Countryman
{"title":"Potential economic impacts of foot-and-mouth disease in Brazil: A case study for Mato Grosso and Paraná","authors":"Taís Cristina de Menezes, Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho, Amanda M. Countryman","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.73","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.73","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the economic effects of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) by employing a regional, dynamic computable general equilibrium model in tandem with results from an epidemiological model to simulate an FMD outbreak in Brazil. Outbreaks located in Paraná and Mato Grosso negatively impact other states in Brazil, demonstrating a spillover effect of economic losses beyond the region directly affected by the disease. Results highlight the distributive effects of FMD outbreaks with most of the negative impacts falling predominantly on lower income workers and households. This study shows the importance of animal disease surveillance and control and provides estimates of the potential economywide effects of an FMD outbreak in Brazil.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"481-496"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.73","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42138802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Payment versus charitable donations to attract agricultural and natural resource survey participation","authors":"Jerrod M. Penn, Wuyang Hu","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.72","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.72","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This analysis provides two case studies comparing direct payment versus charitable donations on respondents' behalf as survey participation incentives. The first examines agricultural producers' willingness to participate in several hypothetical surveys. Donation to charity significantly increases producers' willingness to participate relative to direct payment. The second case study examines forest landowners' willingness to participate in an actual, one-time survey. Neither payment nor donation incentives improve participation among mail respondents and donations are less effective versus payment among online respondents. If they do not decrease participation, then donations may be preferred, requiring less effort to process a smaller number of transactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"461-480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.72","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48108996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Savin Khadka, Munisamy Gopinath, Feras A. Batarseh
{"title":"Anomalies in agricultural trade: A Bayesian classifier approach","authors":"Savin Khadka, Munisamy Gopinath, Feras A. Batarseh","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.69","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.69","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the uncertainty-agricultural trade nexus. Uncertainty effects on macroeconomic indicators such as consumption and investment have been well studied. However, less is known about the relationship between uncertainty and international trade, particularly the heterogeneity of that linkage across sectors. Application of a novel data-driven methodology—anomaly detection and classification via a Naïve Bayesian Classifier—to monthly data at the HS-4 level finds that agricultural imports are reduced when economic policy uncertainty is high. The effects of policy-related uncertainty are more persistent than that of supply-side fluctuations. Anticipatory stock-piling occurred when uncertainty is specific to trade policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"402-427"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.69","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47267496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, William Ridley, Stephen Devadoss
{"title":"Brazilian soybean expansion, US–China trade war, and US soybean exports","authors":"Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, William Ridley, Stephen Devadoss","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.71","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.71","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper estimates the impact of Brazilian soybean area expansion on US and Brazilian soybean exports to China by projecting these countries’ exports for various Brazilian soybean area growth scenarios. The results indicate that the Brazilian area expansion does not significantly affect US soybean exports to China but positively impacts Brazil's soybean exports to China. Ex-post analysis of the impacts of Chinese tariff during the US–China trade war indicates that China significantly diverted its imports from the United States to Brazil. We conclude that the US soybean trade policy should focus on mitigating the adverse effects of import demand changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"446-460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.71","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43735655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jorge Sellare, Lisa Jäckering, Goytom Kahsay, Eva-Marie Meemken
{"title":"Five stylized facts about producer organizations and rural development","authors":"Jorge Sellare, Lisa Jäckering, Goytom Kahsay, Eva-Marie Meemken","doi":"10.1002/jaa2.70","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaa2.70","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Producer organizations (POs) receive substantial attention and policy support, given their potential to contribute to pro-poor rural development. Here, we first synthesize decades of empirical research in the form of five stylized facts—common and largely unchallenged conclusions—about POs. Then, we explore these stylized facts using several secondary and primary data sets. We confirm some stylized facts, challenge others, and highlight which ones lack empirical evidence to derive policy implications and directions for future research. We highlight largely overlooked low and regionally biased participation rates and suggest that future research should pay more attention to the diverse forms and characteristics of POs.</p>","PeriodicalId":93789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association","volume":"2 3","pages":"428-445"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaa2.70","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47153583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}