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Sequencing Renewables: Groundwater, Recycled Water, and Desalination
Roumasset, James A.; Wada, Christopher - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Optimal recycling of minerals can be thought of as an integral part of the theory of the mine. In this paper, we … consider the role that wastewater recycling plays in the optimal extraction of groundwater, a renewable resource. We develop a … two-sector dynamic optimization model to solve for the optimal trajectories of groundwater extraction and water recycling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020912
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The Determinants of the Municipality's Decision to Implement Recycling in Japan: Socio-Economic and Technological Factors
Usui, Takehiro; Chikasada, Mitsuko - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
The Japanese government has encouraged reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste with the slogan "3R" under the Basic … Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society. However, the law is non-binding in nature; thus, the collection of each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020962
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IMPLICATIONS OF TEMPERATURE-ACTIVATED POLYMER SEED COATING FOR CROP PRODUCTION IN THE NORTHERN CORN BELT
Archer, David W.; Gesch, Russell W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2002
The value of an innovative new seed technology is evaluated in a discrete stochastic programming framework for a representative farm in the northern Corn Belt. Temperature-activated polymer coated seed has the potential to increase net returns by reducing yield loss due to delayed planting and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005513435
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ACHIEVING EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY IN IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT: AN OPTIMIZATION MODEL OF THE EL ANGEL WATERSHED, CARCHI, ECUADOR
Evans, Elizabeth M.; Lee, David R.; Boisvert, Richard N. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2002
The objective of this paper is to address the problems of inefficiency and inequity in water allocation in the El Angel watershed, located in Ecuador's Sierra region. Water is captured in a high-altitude region of the watershed and distributed downstream to producers in four elevation-defined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005460276
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A Heuristic Optimization Model for Vegetable Production and Marketing Decisions
Dillon, Carl R.; Vassalos, Michael - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881105
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An Economic Analysis of Transportation Fuel Policies in Brazil
Nunez, Hector; Onal, Hayri - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
In this paper, we simulate the Brazilian agriculture and transportation fuel sectors using a price endogenous mathematical programming model to analyze the impacts of recent changes in fuel policies and strong demand in world sugar markets on producers’ supply responses, consumers’ driving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916021
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Nitrogen abatement cost comparison for cropping systems under alternative management choices
Amon-Armah, Frederick; Yiridoe, Emmanuel; Hebb, Dale; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
There is a need for cost-effective methods to reduce nitrogen pollution from agriculture. Marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves for nitrate-nitrogen pollution in an agricultural watershed are evaluated using estimated crop yield and nitrate pollution production functions for alternative cropping...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916283
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Managing Expected Switchgrass Biomass Yield Variability by Strategically Selecting Land to Lease
Debnath, Deepayan; Stoecker, Arthur L.; Epplin, Francis M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Biorefineries that plan to use switchgrass exclusively will have to account for year-to-year variability in feedstock production. The objective of this research is to determine the quantity, class, and location of land to lease for switchgrass production to provide for the needs of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916666
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Climate Change and Crop Choice in Zambia: A Mathematical Programming Approach
Wineman, Ayala; Crawford, Eric W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
While climate change is widely regarded as a threat to food security in southern Africa, few studies attempt to link the science of climate change impacts on agriculture with the specificities of smallholder livelihoods. In this paper, we build a series of linear programming (LP) farm-household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068570
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Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Offsets: The Role of Policy Design on Abatement Efficiency
Garnache, Cloe; Merel, Pierre; Lee, Juhwan; Six, Johan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
This article investigates the role of greenhouse gas (GHG) offset payment design on abatement efficiency in agriculture. We develop a regionally disaggregated positive mathematical programming model of California agriculture calibrated to economic and agronomic information. Regional yield and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069086