Showing 1 - 10 of 12,689
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. www.ifama.org …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909740
This is a summary of two projects that were designed to investigate the cost effectiveness associated with adoption of farm management practices designed to reduce discharges to water and greenhouse gas emissions. The first report had the purpose of expressing the results as the financial cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442818
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443714
The aims of our paper are to identify economic determinants of theon-farm cultivars diversity and to empirically characterize the farmers'diversi…cation choices. We focus on the private decision making processinvolving the choice of rice cultivars and the corresponding allocation offarmland....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446190
The U.S. Geological Survey has determined that irrigation in Arkansas’ Delta is unsustainable. This study examines how irrigation restrictions would affect county net returns to cropproduction. It also considers the effect of planting less water-intensive bioenergycrops—switchgrass and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446307
Includes cover page, journal info, contents page, and editorial information
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446503
Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated agriculture for economic development such as in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879139
This study estimates the farm-gate breakeven price of switchgrass relative to wheat in Oklahoma. The breakeven price of switchgrass is determined for two situations: when external consequences are ignored and when the environment costs of changes in soil erosion, fertilizer (nitrogen and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880664
Nutrient emissions from agricultural land are now widely recognized as one of the key contributors to poor water quality in local lakes, rivers and streams. Nutrient trading has been suggested as a regulatory tool to improve and protect water quality. However, farmers’ attitudes suggest that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881041
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882157