The supply chain in the food and agribusiness sector is characterized by long supply lead
times combined with significant supply and demand uncertainties, and relatively thin margins. …

The conditional beta distribution is proposed as a parametric model of the probability distribution
of agricultural output. A two‐stage maximum likelihood estimation procedure is shown …

Most distribution network design models considered to date have focused on minimizing fixed
costs of facility location and transportation costs. Measures of customer satisfaction driven …

An important characteristic of electricity is that electrical energy cannot be stored directly.
Thus, the supply of electricity must be balanced continuously with the demand for it. The …

Projections of future productivity growth rates in agriculture are an essential input for a great
variety of tasks, ranging from development of an outlook for global commodity markets to the …

Nonparametric productivity analyses performed to date show that most developing countries
are experiencing relatively rapid technical regress in agriculture. We discuss the plausibility …

Sensitivity analysis for economic equilibrium models is critical for establishing the robustness
of model results. A systematic method for parametric sensitivity analysis based on the …

Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are increasingly being used to project world
food markets in order to support forward-looking policy analysis. Such projections hinge …

Most researchers examining poverty and multilateral trade liberalization have had to examine
average, or per capita effects, suggesting that if per capita real income rises, poverty will …

… The mathematical programming model is solved directly using the method suggested by
Kaylen, Preckel, and Loehman. Data on the real rates of return on assets, including capital gains…