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Preferences, Norms and Constraints in farmers' agro-ecological choices. Case study using a choice experiments survey in the Rhone River Delta, France

Jaeck, Melanie; Lifran, Robert - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2009

The aim of this paper is to elicit the sensitivity of farmers to payments for agro-environmental services in a context of strong agro-ecological and policy constraints. We present results from a choice experiment survey performed among the whole population of agricultural decision-makers (104)...

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Determining the Role of Social Capital in Linking Smallholders with Agribusiness

Patrick, Ian; Marshall, Graham R.; Abdurrahman, Muktasam; … - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

product markets. Success, however, in developing sustainable and mutually beneficial links between smallholders and … agribusiness has been variable. Two recent ACIAR studies concluded that there may be more to linking smallholders with the … of individual smallholders to take advantage of emerging agribusiness opportunities. It outlines a project proposed by …

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Small-Scale Beef Cattle Production in East Java, Indonesia

Priyanti, Atien; Hanifah, Vyta W.; Mahendri, I.G.A.P.; … - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012

Despite its small area and intensively cropped landscape, East Java accounts for 30% of Indonesia’s beef cattle population. About two million households draw on family labour to raise cattle in backyard sheds and small enclosures, largely for cash income. The paper reports on a study in two...

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Pathways through the Plantation: Oil Palm Smallholders and Livelihood Strategies in Sarawak, Malaysia

Cramb, Rob A.; Sujang, Patrick S. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012

viable way to involve smallholders in the oil palm boom that has transformed the agricultural economy of that island is to … to roads and palm oil mills. We argue that, once processing infrastructure is in place, oil palm smallholders can readily … than large-scale operations. In this paper we explore the characteristics of oil palm smallholders in Sarawak and the …

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Emissions trading to combat climate change: The impact of scheme design on transaction costs

Betz, Regina - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

This paper explores the likely impact of emissions trading design on transaction costs. Transaction costs include both the costs for the private sector to comply with the scheme rules and the costs of scheme administration. In economic theory transaction costs are often assumed to be zero. But...

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Protected Areas and the Management of Fisheries: An Institutional Perspective

Greenville, Jared W.; MacAulay, T. Gordon - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006

Marine protected areas have been advocated as a useful tool in fisheries management. However, as protected areas they are a ‘blunt’ tool to manage fishery operations; in the sense that they do not alter the incentives of individual fishers, the outcomes from protected area creation are...

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Transaction Costs of Agri-Environmental Policies in Vietnam

McCann, Laura M.J. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2001

Vietnam faces a number of important environmental and resource issues including deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and water and air pollution. In developing countries the conflict between growth and protecting the environment is particularly acute. This paper provides an overview of existing...

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Strategic positioning of international agricultural research centres: Comparative advantage and trade-offs from a transaction cost economics perspective

Kamanda, Josey; Birner, Regina; Bantilan, Cynthia - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013

International agricultural research centres (IARCs) have a mission to reduce poverty, improve food security, human health and nutrition, and ensure sustainable management of natural resources. Their role in the research for development (R4D) continuum has long been a subject of discussion, often...

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Soil carbon sequestration in mixed farming landscapes: Insights from the Lachlan soil carbon project

Pearson, Leonie J.; Crean, Jason; Badgery, Warwick; … - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2012

The potential for soil carbon sequestration to play a significant role in meeting Australia’s greenhouse reduction targets has attracted widespread interest. Despite this interest, the economic scope for soil carbon sequestration remains poorly understood and the practical approaches that...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: LESSONS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY

Taylor, Philip J. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2001

Transaction costs are a large proportion of the cost structure along the value chains of most industries, especially the food and beverage industries. Competition forces industries to structure their value chains to minimise transaction costs but, in agriculture, this process is commonly impeded...

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