contributions to regional and global climate change. This study seeks to understand why farmers burn rice residue by analyzing the … residue adoption choices of farmers in the rice-wheat cropping system of Punjab, Pakistan. [SANDEE Working Paper, No 76–13 …

raise concerns about the health and environmental impacts of farm chemicals such as pesticides.The brief looks at the … effectiveness of pesticides in reducing crop losses amongst vegetable farmers in Nepal. …

fertilizer prices has reduced total utilization. Evidence suggests that farmers are under-applying fertilizer, thereby forfeiting … disparities in prices across regions. Priorities for research and policy are therefore understanding the behavior of farmers in …

to identify incentives that might stop farmers from burning. In this study, uniform price unit supply reverse auction was … used, followed by an actual payment, in order to measure the amount of incentive required to stop smallholder farmers from … burning rice straw. 317 farmers from 18 villages in Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts participated in the reverse auction and …

This paper addresses the question of how farmers displaced by acquisition of agricultural land for the purpose of … industrialization ought to be compensated. Prior to acquisition, the farmers are leasing in land from a private owner or local … agricultural productivity. Eciency considerations are shown to re- quire farmers be over-compensated in the event of conversion. …

and farmers, during a conference entitled Analyzing the Budget 2014 for Rural India. The event was organized by Bharat … Krishak Samaj in collaboration with Farmers' Forum (a magazine on rural livelihood), India International Centre Annexe (New …

because their traditional ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Farmers in these … not limited to this region, but is being experienced by traditional farmers across the developing world. To help find a …