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This paper describes a global model for agriculture and bioenergy (GLOMAB) that incorporates biomass, biofuels and …) biofuels and associated biomass feedstocks (maize, sugar cane, crop residues, woody biomass). Beside biofuels, the model also … bioelectricity sectors into the GTAP-Energy model by expanding the global GTAP database, production and consumption structures …
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ESIM their supply side. According to our results, an extension of the mandatory reduction of emissions has strong biomass …Over the last decades traditional energy sources are increasingly replaced by energy from biomass and this trend is … mitigation scenarios on the utilization of biomass for energy production and the price of agricultural products. To this end, we …
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This paper assesses the implications of large-scale investments in biofuels for growth and income distribution. We find that biofuels investment enhances growth and poverty reduction despite some displacement of food crops by biofuels. Overall, the biofuel investment trajectory analyzed...
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labour allocation. A labour share model similar to standard models of commodity or factor demand was used in estimation. The …
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adoption of sustainable land management practices. …
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Agricultural land use does not only concern farmers, but is of high relevance for the environment. Agri-environmental programmes aim to foster the environmental soundness of agricultural production. The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of agri-environmental programmes on the economic...
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This paper analyses costs and benefits of planting trees on marginal lands across forestry zones in Ukraine with the purpose of using them for timber production, erosion prevention and climate change mitigation. The research reveals that establishment of new forests to increase timber production...
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Australia is currently developing a carbon emissions trading program. The Garnaut report recommendations include …
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watershed. This was achieved by constructing a dynamic non-linear programming model incorporating appropriate objective function …, constraints and crop and livestock activity budgets along with risk component present in the gross returns. The model was then …
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able to solve them so far. The methodology consists in the integration of a farm-based economic model and a basin …-based hydrology model to analyze the dynamics of different water and agricultural policies under changing climate conditions. Results …
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