Mehdi is a Professor of Food and Agribusiness Management at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), Department of Agricultural Economics (AEC), Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He teaches an Agribusiness Management course to undergraduate seniors. This course is considered to be the capstone course for undergraduate students specializing in Agribusiness Management. He also teaches an advanced version of the Agribusiness Management course for M.S. and Ph.D. students. His current research program concentrates on price determination of agricultural products along the marketing systems as well as the impact of food safety incidents on the food supply chain. His research focuses on short-run and long-run dynamics of price adjustment and price transmission along the supply chain, market effects of food safety shocks and consumer behavior toward food safety incidents, and food industry leaders’ and producers’ strategic responses to food safety crises.
Scholars@UK
Effects of Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors on Meat Consumption Pattern in Iran: A Demand System Approach
Alizadeh, P., Mohammadi, H., Shahnoushi, N. & Saghaian, S., 2024, In: Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics. 16, 3, p. 3-15 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Economic response of site-specific management practices on alfalfa production quantity and quality
Salim, J., Dillon, C., Saghaian, S. & Hancock, D., Jan 1 2023, Precision Livestock Farming '05. p. 241-248 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Optimal water storage location and management zone delineation under variable subsurface drip irrigation
Dillon, C., Saghaian, S., Salim, J. & Kanakasabai, M., Jan 1 2023, Precision Agriculture '05. p. 959-965 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Factors Affecting the Waste of Selected Agricultural Products with an Emphasis on the Marketing Mix
Mahmoudi, M., Mohammadi, H., Saghaian, S. & Karbasi, A., Jun 2024, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 14, 6, 857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of a new price support policy on the Turkish hazelnut industry
Spaulding, A. D., Tulum, Ö., Saghaian, S. & Özertan, G., 2009, Acta Horticulturae. p. 795-800 6 p. (Acta Horticulturae; vol. 845).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Identifying the Best Strategies for Improving and Developing Sustainable Rain-Fed Agriculture: An Integrated SWOT-BWM-WASPAS Approach
Firoozzare, A., Saghaian, S., Bahraseman, S. E. & Dehghani Dashtabi, M., Jun 2023, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 13, 6, 1215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Outbound, Inbound and Domestic Tourism in the Post-COVID-19 Era in OECD Countries
Ansarinasab, M. & Saghaian, S., Jun 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 12, 9412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Relationship between Environmental Quality, Sustainable Health, and the Coronavirus Pandemic in European Countries
Ansarinasab, M. & Saghaian, S., Aug 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 15, 11683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research Report: Factors Affecting Sales of Selected Agricultural Products in Network Marketing
Saghaian, S., Mohammadi, H. & Jafari, M. S., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Food Distribution Research. 54, 1, p. 26-32 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Antibiotic-Free Poultry Meat Consumption and Its Determinants
Mohammadi, H., Saghaian, S. & Boccia, F., May 2023, In: Foods. 12, 9, 1776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption and Its Impact on Economic Growth
Mohammadi, H., Saghaian, S. & Zandi Dareh Gharibi, B., Feb 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 4, 3822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investigation of export-driving forces and trade potentials of the U.S. bourbon whisky industry
Zhang, W., Saghaian, S. & Reed, M., 2024, In: Applied Economics. 56, 16, p. 1950-1970 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Climate change and energy use efficiency in arid and semiarid agricultural areas: A case study of Hamadan-Bahar plain in Iran
Soltani, S., Mosavi, S. H., Saghaian, S. H., Azhdari, S., Alamdarlo, H. N. & Khalilian, S., Apr 1 2023, In: Energy. 268, 126553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Economic analysis of saffron production
Shahnoushi, N., Abolhassani, L., Kavakebi, V., Reed, M. & Saghaian, S., Jan 1 2020, Saffron: Science, Technology and Health. p. 337-356 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Influences of Power Structure Evolution on Coffee Commodity Markets: Insights from Price Discovery and Volatility Spillovers
Zhang, W., Saghaian, S. & Reed, M., Nov 2022, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 14, 22, 15268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Environmental economic analysis of saffron production
Abolhassani, L., Khorramdel, S., Reed, M. & Saghaian, S., Jan 1 2020, Saffron: Science, Technology and Health. p. 367-390 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Assessing the Global Drivers of Sustained Economic Development: The Role of Trade Openness, Financial Development, and FDI
Radmehr, R., Ali, E. B., Shayanmehr, S., Saghaian, S., Darbandi, E., Agbozo, E. & Sarkodie, S. A., Nov 2022, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 14, 21, 14023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors Affecting Consumption of Different Forms of Medicinal Plants: The Case of Licorice
Mohammadi, H. & Saghaian, S., Sep 2022, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 12, 9, 1453.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effects of Agricultural Product Exports on Environmental Quality
Saghaian, S., Mohammadi, H. & Mohammadi, M., Nov 2022, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 14, 21, 13857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water consumption and economic growth: evidence for the environmental Kuznets curve
Hosseinzadeh, M., Saghaian, S. H., Nematollahi, Z. & Shahnoushi Foroushani, N., 2022, In: Water International. 47, 8, p. 1333-1348 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Consumer Reaction to Health Messages Abouth Fish Consumption
Maynard, L. (PI), Nickoloff, M. (CoI) & Saghaian, S. (CoI)
5/1/07 → 4/30/08
Project: Research project
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky , 1992
- M.S., Operations Research, University of Kentucky, 1986
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1983
Associated Departments
Agricultural Economics