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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Target-MOTAD"”.
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Integrated production and marketing risk management for cash grain producers of Virginia's Northern Neck region:a target MOTAD analysis
… strategies in a portfolio analysis using the Target MOTAD framework. The alternative risk management strategies evaluated included hedging using options and futures, cash contracting, and participation in government commodity programs and crop insurance programs. Unlike most previous studies …
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The effect of crop yield and feed price variability on profitability of dairy farming in Virginia: a target MOTAD approach
… risk. To accomplish these objectives, the target MOTAD risk analysis technique is used. The empirical model is developed in four steps. First, the model activities such as milking and feeding of cows, heifer and calf activities, crop production, harvesting, labor, and buying and selling …
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Assessing the Impact of Regulated HACCP Systems on the Efficiency and Profitability of United States Meat Processing and Packing Sectors
… expenses than firms without HACCP systems. A target MOTAD analysis revealed that firms can realize positive profits with current diverse processes and products with slight variation of the scope of output. The hypothesis that mandatory HACCP systems may negatively affect small firms …
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Risk Analysis of Adopting Conservation Practices on a Representative Peanut-Cotton Farm in Virginia
… and temperature data from the study area. A Target-MOTAD mathematical programming model, REPVAFARM, is developed and solved with GAMS. The objective of the farmer is to maximize expected net return, while meeting a target income with certain allowable expected shortfall from the income …