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Investigation of the factors influencing adoption of GM crops at country level
Hall, Clare; Toma, Luiza; Moran, Dominic - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
With the possible exception of nuclear technology, few scientific breakthroughs have generated the level of emotive debate that has surrounded the roll-out of agricultural biotechnology. Initial discussion about the environmental impacts of agricultural genetic modification, are now frequently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880128
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A Typology of Food Security in Developing Countries under High Food Prices
Yu, Bingxin; You, Liangzhi; Fan, Shenggen - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The recent surge in food prices around the world may reverse the gains of reducing hunger and poverty in the recent years. This paper employs factor and sequential typology analysis using data for 175 countries to identify groups of countries categorized according to four measures of food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069550
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Biofuel policies and the environment: the effects of biofuel feedstock production on climate, water quality and biodiversity
Lankoski, Jussi E.; Ollikainen, Markku - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
In this paper we examine the multiple environmental effects of policies promoting biofuel production from agricultural crops. We develop theoretical and empirical frameworks and provide an integrated economic and ecological modelling approach: an economic model of farmers’ decision making is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880046
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Biofuel do Brasil? - Impact of Multinational Biofuel Mandates on Agri-food Trade
Banse, Martin; Junker, Franziska; Prins, Anne Gerdien; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Brazil, India and China. Moreover, the combination of the two modeling systems allows for the observation of changes in both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913899
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irish Agriculture: A market-based approach
Breen, James P.; Donnellan, Trevor; Westhoff, Patrick C. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
To date within Europe, a regulatory approach has been favoured when trying to curtail emissions from agriculture, the Nitrates Directive being a recent example. Economic theory indicates that market based solutions such as tradable emissions permits are the least cost means of achieving desired...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913943
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Impacts of Paving Roads for Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Deforestation and Biological Carbon Loss
Li, Man; De Pinto, Alessandro; Ulimwengu, John M.; You, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
This paper develops an econometric model to explore the determinants of land use choices for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The model is not just capable of representing land use choices using large aggregation categories, but it also allocates agricultural area to the country relevant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913968
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MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: THE IMPACTS ON A DEVELOPED COUNTRY HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE
Saunders, Caroline M.; Wreford, Anita - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003
This paper focuses on the impact of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) on agricultural trade. In particular, the paper assesses the impact on New Zealand (NZ), which is highly reliant on agricultural trade, with a high percentage of its total GHG emissions are originating in the agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801152
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Supply Chain Management of Fresh Produce: Melons in Western China
Zhang, Yanrong; Wei, Sherrie; Qiao, Zhixia - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
The western part of China has a long history and reputation of growing a variety of quality melons largely due to its … to be explored. This paper analysed the melon supply chain in western China in the areas of logistical efficiency and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483942
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Insuring Rural China's Health? An Empirical Analysis of China's New Cooperative Medical System
Zhang, Linxiu; Wang, H. Holly; Rozelle, Scott; Yan, Yuanyuan - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Although health is an important factor in economic development, millions of China's rural residents have no medical … coverage. Nearly 10 percent of those that were sick in rural China consciously did not seek medical care, mostly because of … deteriorating situation, a new cooperative medical system (NCMS) was initialized in rural China in 2003 by the government. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483949
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China's New Rural Income Support Policy: Impact on Grain Production and Rural Income Inequality
Heerink, Nico; Kuiper, Marijke H.; Xiaoping, Shi - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
The impact of China's new rural income support policy and recent price trends on grain production and rural income … for many other villages and regions in China. Simulation results show that the income support policy does not reach its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483952