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The main characteristics of the industrial (processing) sector of the sugar industries in Cuba and Florida are analyzed. In addition to the discussion on industrial param [...]

This paper presents insights into how human and social capital factors improve production efficiency in impoverished rural areas. A stochastic frontier production functio [...]

Malmquist indexes of multifactor productivity (MFP) in the agricultural sectors were estimated by years for the period 1961 through 1986 for Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Domin [...]

Sao Paulo state in Brazil and Florida account for approximately 80 percent of world orange juice production. In this paper, an overview of the citrus industry of Sao Paul [...]

It is often said that trade liberalization, unlike a soccer game, has no losers. While this is true in theory and possibly from a global point of view, the situation is m [...]

This paper addresses the imperatives for accelerated growth and development in CARICOM countries, within the context of an evolving "new economic order", which has been m [...]

This paper provides an overview of current foreign investment in agriculture and related businesses in Cuba. Background information is included on the agribusiness invest [...]

This paper compares the technical and allocative efficiencies of collective and individual production systems. The producers under study are members of Honduran agrarian [...]

This paper illustrates a simple hedging procedure for reducing the risk of investing in production. costs . by locking in a predetermined price range. The emphasis.is on [...]