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Technical Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Potentials of Biochar Soil Incorporation in Germany

Teichmann, Isabel - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2014

Biochar is a carbon-rich solid obtained from the heating of biomass in the (near) absence of oxygen in a process called pyrolysis. Its deployment in soils is increasingly discussed as a promising means to sequester carbon in soils and, thus, to help mitigate climate change. For a wide range of...

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Health Effects of Pesticide Use among Vegetable farmer in Kenya

Macharia, Ibrahim; Mithöfer, Dagmar; Waibel, Hermann - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Paper investigates the determinants of pesticide related Cost of Illness (COI), and acute symptoms, using a balanced panel of 363 farmers interviewed in 2005 and 2008. Finding shows that the incidences of pesticide-related health impairments have increased. Variation in number of symptoms and...

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Danish Farmers and Investors: An analysis of reasons and motivations for increasing cross-border agricultural activities in Central and Eastern European countries

Hajderllari, Luljeta; Karantininis, Kostas; Bonnichsen, Ole - Institut for Fødevare- og Ressourceøkonomi, … - 2012

The purpose of this paper is to provide some evidence on the push and pull factors that motivate farmers to expand across their home countries’ borders. The focus is on Danish expansion farmers and investor farmers setting up activities in Central and Eastern European countries like Slovakia,...

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The European Funding In The Romanian Agriculture And The Need Of A Specific Accounting "

Lapteș, Ramona; Popa, Adriana Florina - In: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan … 58 (2011) november, pp. 25-37

degree in which the structural funds destined to finance the Romanian agriculture were accessed during 2008-2010, on one hand … the current context of funding the agriculture at the European and national level, on the other hand. " …

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Using sector financial statements and ARMS data to prepare statements of owner equity and cash flows for the agricultural sector

Barnard, Freddie L.; Nordquist, Dale W. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 273-285

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the feasibility of preparing a statement of owner equity (SOE) and statement of cash flows (SOCF) for the agricultural sector. Also, the use of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) to collect data needed to supplement the US farm...

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The Agricultural Resource Management Survey: An information system for production agriculture

Kuethe, Todd; Morehart, Mitch - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 191-200

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to offer an introduction of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) for applied research in agricultural finance and farm management. Design/methodology/approach – This article provides a brief overview of the history, design, use, and...

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Accounting for complex entities: implications for ARMS

Moss, Charles B.; Klinefelter, Danny A. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 201-209

prevalent in agriculture. Originality/value – By drawing accounting theory together with the targeted use of data, this study … offers guidelines to improve the data quality for a growing complex US agriculture. …

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Keeping ARMS relevant: extracting additional information from ARMS

Featherstone, Allen M.; Park, Timothy A.; Weber, Jeremy G. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 233-246

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss opportunities to obtain more information from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Specifically, the paper will explore the issue of survey nonresponse, the development of pseudo panels, and more frequent updating of cost of...

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Reporting and usability of ARMS income and balance sheet data

Wilson, Christine A.; Moss, Charles B.; Brown, D. Scott - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 286-293

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the usability and communication methods of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data. Recommendations for improving access and usability are proposed to Economic Research Service (ERS). Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Keeping ARMS relevant: increasing its usability

Blank, Steven C.; Klinefelter, Danny - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) July, pp. 222-232

collects data on US agriculture, ranging from production practices to the financial condition of farm and ranch enterprises and … reporting economic performance levels for American agriculture. Originality/value – This study offers insights from agricultural …

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