risk premium related to fertilizer-use among 404 farmers from Malawi and examine the relationship between risk aversion on … fertilizer-use and the adoption of hybrid maize. Results show that Malawian farmers exhibit absolute Arrow-Pratt risk aversion … towards the use of fertilizer. The findings also reveal that risk aversion towards the use of fertilizer is strongly …

maize seed and fertilizer markets and food security in Malawi. Farmers, traders and officials were interviewed in both the … of maize seed and fertilizer. There was reduced demand hence low volume of sales in wholesale and retail markets. It was … due to use of fertilizer and improved maize varieties. This positive impact on yields was also related to farm size, and …

progressive environmental management by utilizing their "latecomers' advantages" to the maximum extent possible. By utilizing the … actually enjoy latecomers' advantages in environmental management, depending on their stages of development. The study's main …

This paper presents a new framework for analysis and improvement of environmental management based on the achievements … environmental management employed in the sector. And finally, we give prospects and major challenges of environmental management in … private modes of environmental management. The strong needs for a public intervention have not been met by an effective …

This paper presents the evolution of diverse modes of environmental management in Bulgarian agriculture, and assesses … environmental management in the specific “Bulgarian” economic, institutional and natural environment, and estimates its probable …

framework for analysis of management agro-ecosystem services. That new approach for analyses and assessment of management of …