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Spatially explicit farming system modelling for an efficient agri-environmental policy design
Havlik, Petr; Bamiere, Laure; Jacquet, Florence; Millet, Guy - 2008
A mathematical programming model is developed and associated to a spatial pattern index (Ripley L function) to analyse the optimal reserve design and implementation for the Little Bustard conservation in Plaine de Niort. The model structure corresponds to three spatial levels, fields, farm and...
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Woolworths Farming for the Future
King, Lucy; Thobela, Suzan - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) B
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Effect of decoupling and agri-environmental policy on biodiversity in the uplands in UK
Acs, Szvetlana; Dallimer, Martin; Hanley, Nick; Gaston, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Recent decades have witnessed substantial losses in biodiversity in Europe, principally driven by the ecological … changes associated with intensification of agricultural production. These changes especially affected the biodiversity in the … those have a subsequent effect on biodiversity. In order to address the problem of economic viability of farmers together …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913577
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Progress of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and some emerging issues
Jenkins, Bryan - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
from land use intensification, biodiversity enhancements and kaitiakitanga. The collaborative process has led to some more … irrigation and reallocation of surface and groundwater use to enhance recharge. Biodiversity enhancements and incorporating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920196
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Re-organising farm businesses to improve environmental outcomes
Crosthwaite, Jim; Moll, Jim; Dorrough, Josh; Malcolm, Bill - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 17 (2009)
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Spatially explicit farming system modelling for an efficient agri-environmental policy design
Havlik, Petr; Bamiére, Laure; Jacquet, Florence; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
A mathematical programming model is developed and associated to a spatial pattern index (Ripley L function) to analyse the optimal reserve design and implementation for the Little Bustard conservation in Plaine de Niort. The model structure corresponds to three spatial levels, fields, farm and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005330089
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Do Farmers Internalise External Impacts of Pesticides in Production?
Skevas, Theodoros; Stefanou, Spiro E.; Oude Lansink, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
low toxicity pesticides, and variables reflecting pesticide impacts on biodiversity and operator’s health. The application … focuses on panel data of Dutch cash crop producers. The pesticide contribution on some biodiversity categories are found to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201375
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Economics, Ecology and the Development and Use of GMOs: General Considerations and Biosafety Issues
Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2008
that while initially new GMOs add to the global stock of biodiversity, in the long-term they result in a decline in … biodiversity. Various mechanisms that bring about this decline in genetic diversity are identified. It is suggested that due to …
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What Does Initial Farm Size Imply About Growth and Diversification?
Melhim, Almuhanad; O'Donoghue, Erik J.; Shumway, C. Richard - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
Recent consolidation in agriculture has shifted production toward fewer but larger farms, reshaping business relationships between farmers, processors, input suppliers, and local communities. We analyze growth and diversification of U.S. corn, wheat, apple, and beef farms by examining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005041408
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OFF-FARM INCOME, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, AND FARM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Mishra, Ashok K.; Nehring, … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be shaped by the allocation of managerial time...
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