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Risk Perceptions, Social Interactions and the Influence of Information on Social Attitudes to Agricultural Biotechnology
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Adamowicz, Wiktor, Hu, Wuyang, Veeman, Michele M.
We assess Canadians' risk perceptions for genetically modified (GM) food and probe influences of socio-economic, demographic and other factors impinging on these perceptions. An internet-administered questionnaire with two stated choice split-sample experiments that approximate market choices of...
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Integrating Food Policy with Growing Health and Wellness Concerns: An Analytical Literature Review of the Issues Affecting Government, Industry, and Civil Society
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Han, Alice, Cash, Sean B., Goddard, Ellen, Cortus, Brett, Lerohl, Mel, Lomeli, Jose
A recent letter to the editor in The Edmonton Journal ended with the question, \"How many more needless death?\" [\"More Wheat, Less Rye,\" Edmonton Journal, p. A13 (17 January 2005)] The letter was not addressing the violence in Darfur, distribution of pharmaceuticals, or AIDS -- it was a...
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2004
Veeman, Michele M., Adamowicz, Wiktor
Consumers’ attitudes to genetically modified (GM) food ingredients and their reactions to and preferences for labeling of GM food are topical issues for Canadian food policy and are the subjects of this study. This project included several components. The first of these was an assessment of...
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2003
Boxall, Peter C., Miller, Jamie, Unterschultz, Jim
A simulation model of a ranch based in Southern Alberta was developed to evaluate the on-ranch economics of adopting different grazing management strategies to improve riparian health in rangeland. Under low cost scenarios, there are positive economic incentives to adopt strategies to maintain...
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2002
L'Hoir, Chantelle, Ng, Desmond, Goddard, Ellen, Lerohl, Mel
The organic industry in Canada is growing and Alberta organic grain producers have expressed a concern that the marketing system for organic grains in Alberta is poorly organized. This poorly organized system may hinder producers from optimizing market potential. This paper assesses different...
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2002
Adilu, Shiferaw, Veeman, Michele M., Veeman, Terry S.
This study focuses on the demand for meat and the market vulnerabilities that apply to four selected Asian markets that are of potential importance to meat exporters. The markets identified for this purpose are Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore. An initial overview of market prospects...
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New Generation Co-operatives (NGC) as a Model for Value-Added Agricultural Processing in Alberta: Applications to Factors Affecting Choice of Pricing and Payment Practices by Traditional Marketing and New Generation Co-operatives
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Unterschultz, Jim, Gurung, Rajendra Kumar
This study examines the factors affecting choice of pricing and payment practices by traditional marketing and new generation co-operatives for commodities delivered by these members. These factors include the demographic variables related to type of co-operative organization, level of...
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Canadian Wheat Export Prospects in the Asian Noodle Market: Analyzing Japanese and Korean Milling Industries
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Unterschultz, Jim, Kim, Renee B., Veeman, Michele M.
The motivation for this study is the lack of knowledge of millers' preferences for noodle wheat in Asia, where noodle wheat is an expanding market segment. Data for the study are from interviews and questionnaires completed by millers in South Korea and Japan. Two different methodologies were...
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Economic Evaluation of Manure Management and Farm Gate Applications : A Literature Review of Environmental and Economic Aspects of Manure Management in Alberta's Livestock Sectors
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Unterschultz, Jim, Jeffrey, Scott
Livestock operations in Alberta have a significant impact on the economy. Manure is a by-product of livestock production. The review of the science on manure examined the environmental impacts of manure. These impacts include water pollution, air pollution, climate change, and soil degradation....
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2001
Lerohl, Mel, Unterschultz, Jim, Lee, M.
This study examines the nature of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the Canadian barley industry, economic theories related to SCM, identifies SCM drivers and reviews the Canadian barley marketing system. Two surveys were conducted; one on the feed barley segment of the market; another on the malt...