The economic determinants of the number of minority farmers in the southern region of the United States, 1969-1997

dc.contributor.authorLuster, Tonshia
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-05T15:01:55Z
dc.date.available2009-11-05T15:01:55Z
dc.date.graduationmonthDecemberen_US
dc.date.issued2009-11-05T15:01:55Z
dc.date.published2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThe primary purpose of this research was to identify and quantify the determinants of the number of minority farms in the Southern region of the United States during the time period, 1969-1997. A second objective was to determine the impact of globalization and international trade agreements on the number of African-American farmers in the Southern region of the United States. Regression results indicate that minority farm labor was responsive to the returns to agriculture labor relative to nonfarm labor returns, as well as to cotton and rice prices. Increase in the cotton price increased minority farmer income, slowing the rate of agricultural migration from the Southern region of the United States. To the extent that globalization results in lower cotton prices, international agricultural trade agreements are likely to result in further movement of minority farmers out of agriculture in the Southern region of the United States.en_US
dc.description.advisorAndrew P. Barkleyen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Agribusinessen_US
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Agricultural Economicsen_US
dc.description.levelMastersen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/2074
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherKansas State Universityen
dc.subjectdeterminantsen_US
dc.subjecteconomicen_US
dc.subjectminorityen_US
dc.subjectsouthernen_US
dc.subjectglobalizationen_US
dc.subjectinternationalen_US
dc.subject.umiAgriculture, General (0473)en_US
dc.titleThe economic determinants of the number of minority farmers in the southern region of the United States, 1969-1997en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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