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Economics of Co-Existence Measures of GM and Conventional Maize in Spain and Germany

Petzoldt, Marina; Menrad, Klaus; Reitmeier, Daniela - 2007

In this paper the costs of the two basic co-existence measures buffer strips and discard widths were investigated for … calculated the costs for each measure considering distances of 20 m, 50 m and 100 m, GM maize adoption rates of 30% and 50% as … well as several economic assumptions. The results show an independency of costs from the GM adoption rate. There are …

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Spatial Price Analysis Incorporating Rate of Trade: Methods and Application to United States–China Soybean Trade

Han, Shengfei; Durham, Catherine A. - 2010

A regime-switching model for analysis of market integration has been developed that incorporates rate of trade information. An application of the methods to United States–China soybean trade demonstrates that the extended trade information allows better interpretation of market conditions....

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How to increase the effectiveness of agri-environmental subsidy schemes through knowledge of farmer perceptions-a choice experiment on pesticide free buffer zones

Christensen, Tove; Pedersen, Anders Branth; Nielsen, … - 2010

Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes than anticipated. We use choiceexperiments to estimate 486 Danish farmers’ preferences for a number of policy relevant scheme-characteristics.Subsidy schemes for pesticide free buffer zones along hedgerows are...

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Relationships between Agricultural policies and Environmental Effects in Japan: An Environmental-Economic Integrated Model Approach

Sasaki, Hiroki - 2010

This study investigates the optimal agricultural land use allocation and nitrogen application to arepresentative Japanese farm. The site-specific nature of numerous agri-environmental issues necessitates analysis ata disaggregated level in order to capture the underlying heterogeneity of...

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Auctioning Conservation Contracts and Evaluating the Risk Attitudes of Farmers: Economic Experiments in Japan

Sasaki, Hiroki; Fujie, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Kentaro; … - 2010

Agri-environmental programs in Japan have generally been promoted through the provision of fixedpayments for certain environment-friendly farming and management practices. However, the auctioning of agrienvironmentalcontracts is a noteworthy alternative for the furtherance of such programs....

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Evaluating the efficiency of a N-input tax under different policy scenarios at different scales

Petsakos, Athanasios; Jayet, Pierre-Alain - 2010

Nitrate pollution from agriculture is an important environmental problem, caused bythe excessive use of inorganic fertilizers. The internalization of this externality, via a tax onmineral nitrogen, could lead to a second best solution, reducing nitrate emissions. Severalauthors suggest that a...

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DOES INTENSITY OF CHANGE MATTER? FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION IN TWO AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Barreiro-Hurle, Jesus; Espinosa-Goded, Maria; Dupraz, Pierre - 2008

Agri-environmental schemes are the main policy instrument currently available in the EU to promoteenvironmentally friendly farming practices. Nevertheless, the adoption rate of these measures is stilllimited. This paper develops a theoretical framework to explain farmer sign-up decision and...

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Scenario Analysis of New Zealand’s Sheep Meat and Beef Sector Over The Next 10 To 15 Years

Forsyth, Hamish; Knutson, Russell - 2009

This paper identifies and synthesises strategic opportunities and challenges facing New Zealand’s sheep meat and beef sector over the next 10 to 15 years. A Delphi surveydraws on the sector’s collective knowledge and identifies areas of consensus anddivergence of opinion. Using the results...

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The adoption of market-based instruments for resource management: Three case studies

Sinner, Jim; Fenemor, Andrew; Palmer, James - 2005

Market-based instruments (MBIs) for resource management create financial incentives for people and businesses to use resources more efficiently, within a regulatory context designed to ensure that ecological, social and cultural objectives are also met. Three case studies were done to identify...

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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability

Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005

The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...

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