Editing Agribusiness (section)

== Studies and reports ==
Studies of agribusiness often come from the academic fields of [[agricultural economics]] and [[management studies]], sometimes called agribusiness management.<ref name=Ng&Siebert/> To promote more development of food economies, many government agencies support the research and publication of economic studies and reports exploring agribusiness and agribusiness practices. Some of these studies are on foods produced for export and are derived from agencies focused on food exports. These agencies include the [[Foreign Agricultural Service]] (FAS) of the [[U.S.&nbsp;Department of Agriculture]], [[Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada]] (AAFC), [[Austrade]], and [[New Zealand Trade and Enterprise]] (NZTE).

The Federation of International Trade Associations publishes studies and reports by FAS and AAFC, as well as other non-governmental organizations on its website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fita.org|title=What is Agribusiness in 2023|publisher=farmingagri.com|access-date=2013-05-02|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627235542/https://farmingagri.com/what-is-agribusiness-in-2023/}}</ref>

In their book ''A Concept of Agribusiness'',<ref name="agri1"/> Ray Goldberg and John Davis provided a rigorous economic framework for the field. They traced a complex value-added chain that begins with the farmer's purchase of seed and livestock and ends with a product fit for the consumer's table. Agribusiness boundary expansion is driven by a variety of [[transaction cost]]s.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

As concern over [[global warming]] intensifies, [[biofuels]] derived from crops are gaining increased public and scientific attention. This is driven by factors such as [[Oil price increases since 2003|oil price spikes]], the need for increased [[energy security]], concern over [[greenhouse gas emissions]] from [[fossil fuel]]s, and support from [[Ethanol fuel in the United States#Tax credits|government subsidies]]. In Europe and in the US, increased research and production of [[biofuels]] have been mandated by law.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-08-01|title=Backpedaling on Biofuels|url=http://www.wild.org/blog/backpedaling-on-biofuels/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919065908/http://www.wild.org/blog/backpedaling-on-biofuels/|archive-date=2012-09-19|access-date=2013-05-02|publisher=Wild.org}}</ref>