
Publications
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Research Reports
2009
2008
2007
Graan SA artikel Julie 2007.pdf (1 MB - Adobe PDF)
Graan SA Biobrandstof artikel Mei 2007.pdf (1 MB - Adobe PDF)
BFAP Baseline Report 2007 (0.9 MB - Adobe PDF)
BFAP Barley report 2007 (2.6 MB - Adobe PDF)
Climate Change Report (3.5 MB - Adobe PDF)
Conservation Agric Report (2.4 MB - Adobe PDF)
Biofuels Report (1.5 MB - Adobe PDF)
2006
BFAP Baseline Report 2006 (0.5 MB - Adobe PDF)
2005
Report on bioethanol production in SA - BFAP - November 2005.pdf (0.8 MB - Adobe PDF)
BFAP Baseline Report 2005 (0.7 MB - Adobe PDF)
Accredited journals
Meyer F.H, D. Poonyth, and J. van Zyl (2000). “Forecasting the Market Outlook for the South African Maize and Sorghum Sector using Econometric Modelling”, Agrekon, Vol 39, No 4, December 2000.
Meyer F.H., and J.F. Kirsten (2005). “Modelling the Market Outlook and Policy Alternatives for the Wheat Sector in South Africa”, Agrekon, Vol 44, No 2, June 2005.
Meyer, F. Kirsten, J.F.; Binfield, J.; Westhoff, P. (2006). Model closure and price formation under switching grain market regimes in South Africa , Agrekon, Vol 45, Issue 4, Dec, Pages: 369-380
Meyer, F.; Strauss, P.G.; Funke, T.(2008). Modelling the impacts of macro-economic variables on the South African biofuels industry, Agrekon, Vol 47, Issue 3, Sep, Pages: 327-345
Strauss, P.G.; Meyer, F.H.; Kirsten, J.F. (2008). Facilitating decision-making in agriculture by using a system of models, Agrekon, Vol 47, Issue 3, Sep, Pages: 346-364
Reynolds, S. (2009). Analysing the South African table grape industry within a partial equilibrium framework , Agrekon, Vol 48, Issue 2, June, Pages: 124-154
Funke, T.; Strauss, P.G.; Meyer, F. (2009). Modelling the impacts of the industrial biofuels strategy on the South African agricultural and biofuel subsectors, Agrekon, Vol 48, Issue 3, Sep, Pages: 223-244
Strauss, P.G.; Meyer, F.H.; Kirsten, J.F.(2010). When probability distributions miss the point using scenario thinking and stochastic modelling in conjunction, Agrekon, Vol 49, Issue 2, Jul, Pages: 145-167
Strydom, D.B.; Meyer, F.; Taljaard, P.R.; Willemse, B.J. (2010). The impact of maize-based ethanol production on the competitiveness of the South African animal feed industry , Agrekon, Vol 49, Issue 3, Sep, Pages: 267-292
Gebrehiwet, Y., Meyer, F. And Kirsten, J.F. (2011). Integrating agricultural input expenditure into a partial equilibrium model of South African agricultural sector, Agrekon, Issue 2, Vol. 50, June, Pages: 83-101
Reynolds, Sanri, Ferdinand Meyer, Michela Cutts and Nick Vink, 2009. Modeling Long-term Commodities: the Development of a Simulation Model for the South African Wine Industry within a Partial Equilibrium Framework. Journal of Wine Economics, Volume 4, Issue 2, Winter 2009, Pages 201–218
Popular magazines
Koringproduksie gaan min groei - Amelia Genis - Landbouweekblad - 16 September 2011
SA kan genoeg sonneblomme verbou - Charl van Rooyen - Landbouweekblad - 9 September 2011
Vraag na vleis kan beduidend styg - Andries Gouws - Landbouweekblad - 26 August 2011
Unreliable weather could drive food prices up - Hopewell Radebe - Business Day - 12 August 2011
Impact of policies on biofuel industry - F Meyer & T Funke - Poultry bulletin - April 2007.pdf
Ekonomiese waarde van bio-etanol vir boere - G du Toit & T Funke - Afgriland - Mei-Junie 2006.pdf
Better days ahead - K Coetzee - Afgriland - Sept-Oct 2006.pdf
Bio-fuels - South Africa going for green - Agri-Review 3rd quarter 2006.pdf
The BFAP Baseline Scenario - C Louw - Farmers Weekly - 6 October 2006.pdf
PhD Thesis
Meyer, F. 2006, Model closure and price formation under switching grain market regimes in South Africa, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12082006-105715/>
Strauss, PG. 2009, Scenario thinking and stochastic modelling for strategic and policy decisions in agriculture, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06062010-153136/>
Gebrehiwet, YF. 2010, Modelling agricultural input expenditure in a multi-market modelling framework, DCom thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05302011-133503/>
Funke, TB. 2010, Biofuel production in South Africa: the games, the cost of production and the policy options, DCom thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Master's Dissertation
Meyer, F (2002). Modelling the market outlook and policy alternatives for the Wheat Sector in South Africa, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09222005-122509/>
Vermeulen, H (2004). Genetically modified white maize in South Africa: Consumer perceptions and market segmentation, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11222005-110807/>
Strauss, PG (2005). Decision-making in agriculture: a farm-level modelling approach, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06022005-131248/>
Funke, TB (2008), From farm to retail: costs and margins of selected food industries in South Africa, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09162008-172432/>
De Beer, J (2009), A partial equilibrium model of the South African broiler industry, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02222010-114800/ >
Van Zyl, SF (2010), The impact of precision farming on the profitability of selected maize irrigation farms in the Northern Cape Province, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08162010-185054/>
Van Zyl, ICJ (2010), Capturing the dynamics of the South African sunflower seed market in a partial equilibrium framework, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08162010-165526/ >
Labuschagne, MH (2010), Testing alternative methods for forecasting maize prices in South Africa, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07202011-123322/>
Kapuya, T (2010), Modelling the impact of the "fast track" land reform policy in Zimbabwe's maize sector, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, <http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07042011-115825/ >
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