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Spring 2022

Malzoni, Marina Mendonca de Almeida

In contrast with the growing public pressure for sustainable agriculture, most Canadian farmers have not prioritized adopting socially responsible production practices. In this context, empirical analysis of farmers’ responses to public demand has been crucial to assisting the agricultural sector...

Fall 2021

Van Wyngaarden, Sarah

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are commonly promoted as a way for agricultural producers to adapt to and mitigate environmental risks on agricultural land. Agri-environmental policies are an integral component towards encouraging producers to adopt these practices, mostly through the use of...

Fall 2022

Holowach, Monique

This study explores the acceptance of wind energy amongst rural landowning farmers in Alberta as they are a demographic that will be directly involved in and affected by wind energy development in the province. This thesis project uses data from an online survey completed by 401 Albertan...

Fall 2018

Fan, Jiaping

This thesis examines two issues from different perspectives of Canada’s beef cattle industry. The first study undertakes the analysis of the exogenous variable’s threshold effect on the domestic price pass-through across the different market levels. The study employs a 3-step analysis: first, a...

Fall 2013

Ying, Xiongwei

Retailers in Canada have introduced private labels to gain vertical bargaining power over manufacturers’ national brands and to establish customer loyalty. Product differentiation in quality and increasingly product formulation is an emerging trend for both private labels and national brands in...

Fall 2017

Laryea, Anita A.

Consumers in developed countries are increasingly considering process attributes including Farm Animal Welfare (FAW) in their purchasing decisions. However, there have been few studies on Canadian consumers’ concern for FAW and the choice of FAW labelled meat as a process attribute in meat...

Fall 2018

Cao, Yangzhe

Rapid economic and demographic growth is changing the nature of Alberta’s urban and rural landscapes. This has had profound effects on land use, particularly in areas near to Edmonton and Calgary where there is great concern about urban sprawl into surrounding farmlands. In 2012, the Town of...

Fall 2023

Chowdhury, Susmita

Sustainable agriculture refers to an environmentally friendly agriculture sector that ensures safe production for both current and future generations. To address climate change’s impact on Canadian agricultural production and mitigate the harmful environmental effects of agriculture, promoting...

Fall 2020

McKnight, Curtis

There is potential for a second-generation ethanol industry that uses wheat straw as a feedstock to emerge in Western Canada. This thesis presents three analyses that investigate regional and international factors that influence the future success of this industry. The first two analyses...

Fall 2021

Zhang, Wenbei

Low-carbon fuels are receiving increasing attention from governments worldwide as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. But prospects for these emerging industries are uncertain due to several economic barriers. This thesis presents two studies, each investigating a key factor influencing the...