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An examination of the impact of agri-environmental policies and intensification on the hyperbolic efficiency of Dutch dairy farms

Skevas, Ioannis; Zhu, Xueqin; Shestalova, Victoria; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

The intensification of the dairy sector and the associated detrimental impacts on the environment has geared agri …-environmental policies towards fulfilling environmental objectives. This study examines the impact of such policies and intensification on … efficiency measure. Finally, intensification increases hyperbolic efficiency implying that under appropriate nutrient …

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The changing landscape of agriculture in Ghana: Drivers of farm mechanization and its impacts on cropland expansion and intensification:

Houssou, Nazaire; Chapoto, Antony - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

drivers of farm mechanization and its net impacts on cropland expansion and farming system intensification in northern Ghana …

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Mechanization in Ghana: Searching for sustainable service supply models:

Diao, Xinshen; Cossar, Frances; Houssou, Nazaire; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

This paper assesses the sustainability of the current supply network for mechanization, given government policy. Stylized models of mechanization supply are developed based on experience in Bangladesh, China, and India during similar stages of agricultural transformation. Ghanaâ€™s supply...

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Feasibility and competitiveness of intensive smallholder dairy farming in Brazil in comparison with soya and sugarcane: Case study of the Balde Cheio Programme

Novo, André Monteiro; Slingerland, Maja; Jansen, Kees; … - In: Agricultural Systems 121 (2013) C, pp. 63-72

viability of intensification of dairy farming by smallholders in the “Balde Cheio” (Full Bucket) programme. On average, family … landowners can have a good household income with sugarcane or soybean, but for smallholders the intensification of dairy is the …

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Predicting nitrogen dynamics in a dairy farming catchment using systems synthesis modelling

Smith, Andrew P.; Western, Andrew W. - In: Agricultural Systems 115 (2013) C, pp. 144-154

typologies, improvements in animal efficiency due to intensification appear to be offset by the capacity of the system to retain … volatilisation) are important when considering the environmental implications of further intensification. …

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Environmental and Natural Resource Degradation in Intensive Agriculture in Bangladesh

Pagiola, Stefano - EconWPA - 2004

Bangladeshi agriculture has undergone a substantial intensification. Continued and accelerated agricultural growth will … require intensification to continue. There has been rising concern, however, that intensive agriculture may not be sustainable …

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Taking from cotton to grow maize: The shifting practices of small-holder farmers in the cotton belt of Mali

Laris, Paul; Foltz, Jeremy D.; Voorhees, Briton - In: Agricultural Systems 133 (2015) C, pp. 1-13

Cotton yields in Mali have fallen during the past 15 years while maize yields have risen. The objective of this study is to examine key changes in the agricultural system to understand how these changes might have influenced the production of these key crops. In particular, this study seeks to...

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Systemic adaptations to climate change in southern Australian grasslands and livestock: Production, profitability, methane emission and ecosystem function

Ghahramani, Afshin; Moore, Andrew D. - In: Agricultural Systems 133 (2015) C, pp. 158-166

The annual net primary production (ANPP) of temperate grasslands and production of livestock industries is predicted to decrease in southern Australia with future climate change. By using biophysical modelling, we address productivity and profitability of grazing systems while considering...

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Investment policy sustainable development of agricultural sector of economy

Shkuratov, O. - In: Balanced Nature Using 6 (2012) 1, pp. 30-36

The article gives the system of basic promising measures of the investment policy with aim sustainable development agricultural sector of economy.

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Explicitly integrating institutions into bioeconomic modeling:

Swallow, Kimberly A.; Swallow, Brent M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

Bioeconomic models can provide powerful insights into the interactions between people and the natural ecosystems on which they depend. For example, bioeconomic models of fisheries have long been used to provide early warnings about the sustainability of harvest levels or the impacts of new...

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