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We study the role of bush encroachment control for a farmer's income and income risk in a stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. In particular, we study debushing as an instrument of risk management that complements the choice of an adaptive grazing...
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farmers in semi-arid rangelands of Namibia, a system that features risks on various space and time scales. Here we present a …
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; Namibia ; grazing management ; risk ; sustainability ; weather-based derivatives …
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Bush encroachment is one of the most extensive changes in land cover in Namibia and an urgent problem for cattle … commercial cattle farms in central Namibia by employing remote sensing methods to distinguish between areas covered by bush and …
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Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a …Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a … characterization of this system in respect to risk, management and sustainability. -- cattle farming ; semi-arid rangelands ; Namibia …
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We study risk preferences and their determinants for commercial cattle farmers in Namibia who are subject to high …We study risk preferences and their determinants for commercial cattle farmers in Namibia who are subject to high and …
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commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia. Cattle farmers in Namibia act within a coupled ecological …
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of Namibia, a system that is subject to extensive degradation. We characterize farmers’ personal norms, study their … degradation of rangelands in Namibia. … of Namibia, a system that is subject to extensive degradation. We characterize farmers' personal norms, study their …
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Do transgenic crops cause agrobiodiversity erosion? We hypothesize that they increase productivity and reduce production risk and may therefore reduce farmer demand for on-farm varietal diversity, especially when only a few transgenic varieties are available. We also hypothesize that varietal...
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We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid range lands. The non-equilibrium ecosystem is driven by stochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a grazing management strategy under uncertainty such as to maximize expected utility...
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