Research

• Molnar, J. and D. Meyer. Enhancing the Contribution of Aquaculture to Food Security in Central America: Training and Assessment to Assure Village-level Impact 2004-2006. United States Agency for International Development, Aquaculture CRSP—$114,466.
• Alabama Equine Activities, Organizations, and Facilities: Inventory, Prospects, and Impacts. Education Committee of the Alabama Horse Council (J. Molnar and C. McCall)—$26,884 (one-year).
• Adoption of Sustainable Practices among Farmers in the Southern Region. Southern Region SARE Special Call for Proposals (Joseph J. Molnar; Robin A. Fazio)—$50,000 (one-year).
• Advancing Aquaculture in Central America: Indigenous Species, Watershed Management, and Production Technologies for Sustainable Development (J. Molnar, E.W. Tollner, D. Meyer)—$98,266 (one year).
• Participatory Implementation of Sustainable Vegetable System for Small and Limited Resource Farmers. 2002-2004. (J. Kloepper, D. Fowler, E. Sikora, J. Kemble, and J. Molnar). Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program—$161,280 (two years).
• Development and Evaluation of TMDL Planning and Assessment Tools and Processes. 2002-2007 (with K.H. Yoo). AES-Regional Project. S-1004 (five years).
• Institutionalizing Small and Medium-Scale Aquacultural Development in Central America: Case Studies, Information Transfer, and Water Supply Analysis. 2001-2003. (J. Molnar, B. Verma, W. Tollner, D. Meyer, and G. Pilz)—$98,266 (two years).
• Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners and the Southern Pine Beetle: Understanding The Human Dimensions. 2001-2003. (J. Molnar and J. Schelhaus). U.S. Forest Service Grant—$31,000 (two years).
• Industrialization of Agriculture: Trends, Spatial Patterns, and Implications for Field-Level Application by the Natural Resource Conservation. 1996-2003. (J. Molnar and T. Hoban) USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service—$47,163 (fourth extension).
• Food Bank Director Perceptions of Needs and Constraints. 2001-2002. (S. Cashwell, P. Duffy, and J. Molnar). Southern Rural Development Center—$5,500 (two years).
• Institutionalizing Aquacultural Development in Honduras: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. 1999-2001. (J. Molnar, T. Popma, B.Verma, D. Meyer, F. Arias, E.W. Tollner, Robert Nelson, and E. Bronson Knapp) United States Agency for International Development, Pond Dynamics/ Aquaculture CRSP—$240,000 (two years).
• Rural Labor Markets: Workers, Firms and Communities in Transition. 2000-2005. AES-RRF project. S-296—(five years).
• Private Food Assistance in East Alabama: Issues of Access and Need. 1998-1999. (P. Duffy, C. Bailey, and J. Molnar) Southern Rural Development Center—$20,000 (12 months).
• Rural Restructuring: Causes and Consequences of Globalized Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems. 1996-2001. AES-RRF project. S-276—(six years).
• Socioeconomic Dimensions of Aquaculture Development: Baseline Conditions, Human Capital Impacts, and Technology Diffusion Processes. 1996-2000. (J. Molnar and C. K. Lin) United States Agency for International Development, Pond Dynamics/ Aquaculture CRSP—$40,000; $31,000 (two years).
• A Comparative Assessment of Financial Returns, Adoption Barriers, and Impacts of Tilapia Production Regimes. 1994-1996. (J. Molnar, L. Lovshin, and T. Hanson) United States Agency for International Development, Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP—$40,000; $31,000 (two years).
• Socioeconomic Factors Affecting the Transfer and Sustainability of Aquaculture in Rwanda. 1992. USAID-Pond Dynamics Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program—$12,375 (one year).
• Using Straw to Facilitate Manure Handling and Odor Control in the Slovak Republic. 1993-1994. USDA-OICD-FCRP Cooperative Project with V. Brestensky, PI, Institute for Animal Production, Nitra—$23,000 (two years).
• Home Consumption of Riverine Fish in Alabama. 1992-1994. (W. Davies, S. Malvestuto, and J. Molnar) Alabama Department of Environmental Management—$62,450 (two years).
• Environmental Priorities in Alabama. 1992-1994. (W. Davies, L. Vining, and J. Molnar) - Alabama Department of Environmental Management—$9,275 (two years).
• Transformation of Agriculture: Resources, Technologies, and Policies. 1990-1996. AES-RRF project. S-246 (six years).
• Socioeconomic Impact of Equine Activities in Alabama. 1990-1994: Birmingham Racing Commission - $17,500; Alabama Horsemen's Racing Association- $2,500; U.S. Quarter Horse Association—$2,500 (two years).
• Impact Assessment of Rwanda Fish Culture Project. 1989. USAID-Kigali, Rwanda—$3,500 (one year).
• Survey of On-Farm Animal Waste Disposal Practices. 1988-89. USDA-Soil Conservation Service Cooperative Agreement—$7,500 (one year).
• Development of Alternative Beef Production Systems for the Southeast Using Cotton and Poultry Wastes. Co-investigator. 1986-1987. Southern Rural Development Center Grant (to animal science PI)—$32,000 (one year). Conducted focus group interviews of farmers.
• Socioeconomic Dimension of Technological Change, Natural Resource Use, and Agricultural Structure. 1984-1990. AES-RRF project S-198—(five years).
• Conference Agricultural Change: Consequences for Southern Farms and Rural Communities. 1984. Multiple Small Grants: Farm Foundation—$1,500; Southern Rural Development Center—$1,500; USDA-Cooperative States Research Service—$1,500 (one year).
• Labor Markets and Labor Force Differentiation in Non-Metropolitan Areas. 1983-88. AES-RRF project S-184—(five years).
• Planning Grant for Alabama Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Development Program. 1981. Kellogg Foundation—$10,000 (one year). Contributor to subsequent $220,000 five-year program grant to Alabama Cooperative Extension Service.
• Developing Alabama's Tennessee-Tombigbee Corridor. 1980-82. AES - Title V of the Rural Development Act—$38,000 annually (3 years).
• Changing Structure of Agriculture: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Implications. 1979-84. AES-RRF project S-148—(five years).
• Community Services and Economic Development in Selected Rural Areas. 1978-80. AES - Title V of the Rural Development Act—$32,000 annually (3 years).
• Defining and achieving Life Goals: a Process of Human Resource Development. 1976-80. AES-RRF project S-114 (five years).