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Daniel B. Taylor |
Dan Taylor joined the faculty in 1982. He is a specialist in mathematical programming models and the majority of his research has mixed production and resource economics as part of an interdisciplinary research team. Topics of his research have ranged from agribusiness issues in Virginia to assessing the effects of risk on the behavior of spice growers in Sri Lanka. Currently, his research is focused on developing sustainable agricultural production systems both domestically and internationally. He is also examining women in development issues in Africa.
Professor Taylor plays a critical role in the graduate program as instructor for the applied microeconomics, mathematics for economists and mathematical programming courses and as a member of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam and Graduate Advisory Committees. He is currently the graduate coordinator for the department. His students have won awards from the American Institute of Cooperation for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertation, outstanding M.S. thesis, and second-place outstanding M.S. thesis.
Selected Publications:
“A Bio-economic Model of Long-Run Striga Control with An Application to Subsistence Farming in Mali.” (with Jeffrey Mullen, Makan Fofana, and Demba Kebe) International Journal of Pest Management 49 (2003): 251-264.
“A Framework for Integrating Biological and Economic Considerations of Long-Run Striga Control with an Illustration from Subsistence Farming in Mali.” (with Jeffrey Mullen, Makan Fofana, and Demba Kebe) Agricultural Systems 76 (2003): 787-795.
“ Contributions of farmer participation to IPM research and development: The IPM CRSP experience in Uganda.” (with J. Mark Erbaugh, Samuel Kyamanywa, and Ekwamu Adipala) In: Integrated Pest Management Conference Proceedings, African Crop Science Society: Kampala, Uganda, (2002): 74-80.
"An economic evaluation of IPM technologies in the control of cowpea pests.” (with Basil Mugonola, Valentine Kasenge, William Ekere, Samuel Kyamanywa, Ekwamu Adipala, Joseph Nabirye, Ambrose Agona, and J. Mark Erbaugh) In: Integrated Pest Management Conference Proceedings, African Crop Science Society: Kampala, Uganda, (2002): 88-93.
"Economics of fresh market Tomato production by peri-urban farmers in Wakiso district." (with Valentine Kasenge, M. Christine Akemo, Samuel Kyamanywa, Ekwamu Adipala, and Basil Mugonola) In: Integrated Pest Management Conference Proceedings, African Crop Science Society: Kampala, Uganda, (2002): 301-306.
"Farm-Level Evaluation of Monocropping and Intercropping Impacts on Maize Yields and Returns in Iganga District." (with Valentine Kasenge, Samuel Kyamanywa, George Bigirwa, and J. Mark Erbaugh) East African Journal of Rural Development. 17:1 (2001):18-24.
"Economic Importance of Farm-Level Bruchid Control in Stored Dry Beans and Cowpeas in Iganga and Kumi Districts." (with Valentine Kasenge, J. Ambrose Agona, and Samual Kyamanywa) Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo Bulletin Journal. 2 (1999):1-7.
"Analysis of Agricultural Production in Albania: A Bootstrapping Approach." (with Eduard Zaloshnja, Ioannis Kaltsas and Anya McGuirk) Quarterl;y Journal of International Agriculture. 38:3 (1999): 221-232.
"Feasibility of adopting kenaf on the Eastern Shore of Virginia." (with Altin Kalo, Susan Sterrett, Paul Hoepner, and Fred Diem) In: J. Janick (ed.). Perspectives on New Crops and New Uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. (1999) p. 311-315.
“Long-Run Striga Control by Subsistence Farmers in Mali.” (with Jeffry Mullen, Dembe Kebe, and Makan Fofana) Proceedings of the Second IPM CRSP Symposium. Office of International Research and Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. (1999): 73-80.
“Gender Differentiated Constraints in Malian Semi-Subsistence Production: Implications for Integrated Pest Management and Food Security.” (with Adam Russ, Makan Fofana, Mme. Sissoko, Revathi Balikrishnan, and Takaysohi Yamagiwa) Proceedings of the First IPM CRSP Symposium. Office of International Research and Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. (1998): 130-137.
The Process for Evaluating Agricultural Alternatives an Eastern Shore Virginia Example. (with Susan Sterett, Susan Thornsbury, Charles W. Coale, Jr., Samuel G.Sturt, and J. William Mapp, Jr.) Virginia's Rural Economic Analysis Program, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Reap Report Number 22 (1996).
"Chance Constrained Programming Models for Risk-based Economic and Policy Analysis of Soil Conservation" (with Minkang Zhu, Subhash C. Sarin, and Randall A. Kramer), Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 23:1 (1994): 58-65.
"Whole Farm Systems Research: An Integrated Crop and Livestock Systems Comparison Study." (with John Luna, Vivien Allen, Joe Fontenot, Lee Daniels, David Vaughan, Scott Hagood, and Curt Laub) American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 9:1-2 (1994): 57-63.
"Resource Allocation and Productivity of Cereal State Farms in Ethiopia" (with Mesfin Mirotchie), Agricultural Economics 8 (1993): 187-197.
"A Multi-objective Dynamic Programming Model for Evaluation of Agricultural Management Systems in Richmond County, Virginia" (with Minkang Zhu and Subhash C. Sarin), Agricultural Systems 42 (1993): 127-152.
Courses:
AAEC 5004: Seminar: Mathematics for Economists
AAEC 5024: Mathematical Programming for Agricultural Economists
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