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A review of Multi-Agent Simulation Models in Agriculture

Kaye-Blake, William; Li, Frank Y.; Martin, A. McLeish; … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2009

for modelling land and other resources such as water, labour and capital in this model, as well as markets for exchanging … resources and commodities. A second part considers options for modelling agent heterogeneity, especially risk preferences of …

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The role of virtual water for sustainable economic restructuring: evidence from Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Bekchanov, Maksud; Bhaduri, Anik; Lenzen, Manfred; … - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2012

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...

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Facilitating access to rural services in Vietnam: The invisible social capital link

Hoang Dinh, Quoc; Dufhues, Thomas; Buchenrieder, Gertrud - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

This paper investigates the effects of network based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services. In the context of development economics, an innovative data collection approach is used to determine network based social capital. The approach originates from the field...

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Consumer attitudes towards and willingness to pay for NZ food attributes in the UK, China and India and the impact on NZ producer returns

Saunders, Caroline; Guenther, Meike; Tait, Peter; John, … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013

This study examined consumer attitudes towards food attributes and origins, alongside consumer’s willingness to pay (WTP) for food certified for these attributes in China, India and the UK. The study used surveys including a choice experiment undertaken in each country. The economic impact of...

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The potential contribution of forage shrubs to economic returns and environmental management in Australian dryland agricultural systems

Monjardino, Marta; Revell, Dean; Pannell, David J. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

of shrubs such as the effect on lambing and on livestock gut health. The principles revealed by the MIDAS modelling have …

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Bioproducts Development Survey: Analysis of the Summary Results

Sparling, David; Cranfield, John A.L.; Henson, Spencer J.; … - Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2006

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Long Term Challenges and Opportunities: Future Competitiveness and Prosperity of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry

Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2006

This report was prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group (WG) on Economic Analysis at the request of FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs) in an effort to study the challenges and opportunities that are arising from the trends and factors affecting the sector's long...

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Report on Long Term Challenges and Opportunities for Future Competitiveness and Prosperity of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry - Chapter 1: Primary Agriculture

Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2006

This report is the first chapter of the final report prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group (WG) on Economic Analysis at the request of FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs), in a joint FPT effort to study the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture and...

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Technical efficiency and environmental pressures of pig farms in Hungary

Latruffe, Laure; Desjeux, Yann; Fogarasi, Jozsef; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

Pig farming is one of the strongest polluters of water resources due to its intensive production techniques and slurry rejection. Several European countries have already introduced environmental regulations aiming at reducing the pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, but not...

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The Agricultural Production Survey: The purpose and operation

Groves, Stephen - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2010

The Agricultural Production Survey (APS) is Statistics New Zealand’s vehicle for collecting important information about New Zealand’s primary production. It is an annual postal survey and covers land use, livestock and arable farming, horticultural and forestry production, and selected farm...

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