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I will never switch sides: an experimental approach to determine drivers for investment decisions of conventional and organic hog farmers

Hermann, Daniel; Musshoff, Oliver; Agethen, Katrin - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

Despite the economic benefits of organic farming, the conversion rates to this production method are low. The reasons for this reluctance are largely unknown; however, they are important for policy recommendations. Therefore, we experimentally investigate and compare the investment behavior of...

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Investment and Disinvestment in Irrigation Technology – An Experimental Analysis of Farmers’ Decision Behavior –

Ihli, Hanna Julia; Maart, Syster Christin; Musshoff, Oliver - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

In agriculture, long-term decisions are usually made in an environment which is almost completely dynamic. For example, uncertainty arises from weather and climatic conditions. (Dis)investment in irrigation technology on farms has become more prominent over the past decade. The use of irrigation...

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Chapter 50 Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries

Herdt, Robert; Toenniessen, Gary; O'Toole, John - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2641-2667). 2007

This paper reviews the tools applied in plant biotechnology and explores the prospects for biotechnology to generate … capacity to use the tools in developing countries is described. Plant biotechnology includes four primary sets of techniques … biological scientists hold there is no significance to the origin of DNA, this possibility has embroiled biotechnology in …

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