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The Response of the German Agricultural Sector to the Envisaged Biofuel Targets in Germany and Abroad: A CGE Simulation
Sorda, Giovanni; Banse, Martin - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 60 (2011) 4
This article analyses the impact of national, European and global biofuel targets on German food production and land allocation until 2020. The LEITAP General Equilibrium Model simulates the interaction of agricultural and energy markets in response to the envisaged expansion of the biofuel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143151
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Wildlife Conservation in Zambia: Impacts on Rural Household Welfare
Fernandez, Ana; Richardson, Robert B.; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457074
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Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops: Examining the Economic Factors of Adoption in Alabama
Bergtold, Jason S.; Fewell, Jason E.; Duffy, Patricia A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
shown that cover crops can improve soil conservation and productivity, potentially improving cash crop yields and decreasing … study examines farmers’ willingness to grow cover crops as a soil conservation practice and to examine the socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020587
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Indirect Land Use Effects of Corn Ethanol in the U.S: Implications for the Conservation Reserve Program
Chen, Xiaoguang; Khanna, Madhu - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
We developed an integrated model of U.S agricultural and transportation sectors to examine the impacts of corn ethanol production on the reduction in CRP enrollment and grassland conversion during the period 2007-2012. We also examine the extent to which ethanol production raised the budgetary...
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Agricultural Conservation & Environmental Programs: The Challenge of Data-Driven Conservation
Doering, Otto C.; Lawrence, Douglas J.; Helms, J. Douglas - In: Choices 28 (2013) 2
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Limited Access to Conservation: Limited- Resource Farmer Participation in the Conservation Security Program in the Southeast
Bergtold, Jason S.; Molnar, Joseph J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 02
The paper examines the joint adoption of conservation tillage, crop rotations, and soil testing by small and limited …-resource farmers in the Southeast. The objectives are to determine the potential eligibility of small farmers for the Conservation … conservation practices. Results indicate that conservation management, ethnicity, and farm characteristics affect practice adoption …
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IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN BIOFUEL POLICIES ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND ENVIRONMENT UNDER CONSIDERATION OF 2ND GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Becker, Arno; Adenauer, Marcel; Blanco Fonseca, Maria - 2010
Even though recent discussions on food prices and indirect land use change point atpotential conflicts associated with the production of biofuels the appraisal of biofuels as an effective instrument to slow down climate change and reduce energy dependency still prevails. The EU Renewable Energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442672
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Relationships between Agricultural policies and Environmental Effects in Japan: An Environmental-Economic Integrated Model Approach
Sasaki, Hiroki - 2010
This study investigates the optimal agricultural land use allocation and nitrogen application to arepresentative Japanese farm. The site-specific nature of numerous agri-environmental issues necessitates analysis ata disaggregated level in order to capture the underlying heterogeneity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442745
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Integrated assessment of the environmental, economic and social impacts of land use change using a GIS format – the CLUES model
Harris, Simon; Elliott, Sandy; McBride, Graham; Shankar, Ude - 2009
The CLUES model is an integrated catchment based model that designed to assist policy makers in understanding the implications of land use scenarios for water quality and a range of other indicators. CLUES integrates a number of existing models from several research providers, including SPARROW...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444560
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The Economic Determinants of the On-farm Management of Rice Cultivars in the Rhone River Delta (France)
Jaeck, Melanie; Lifran, Robert - 2011
The aims of our paper are to identify economic determinants of theon-farm cultivars diversity and to empirically characterize the farmers'diversi…cation choices. We focus on the private decision making processinvolving the choice of rice cultivars and the corresponding allocation offarmland....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446190