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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Do financial investors affect the price of wheat?

PSL Quarterly Review, 2012
It is widely debated whether financial speculation was a significant force behind recent food price fluctuations. As a matter of fact, during the 2000s agricultural commodity derivatives markets were flooded by a ‘wall of money’ coming from financial ...
Daniele Girardi
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The different responses of AOA and AOB communities to irrigation systems in the semi-arid region of Northeast China

Frontiers in Microbiology
Ammonia oxidation is the rate-limiting step in nitrification and the key step in the nitrogen (N) cycle. Most soil nutrients and biological indicators are extremely sensitive to irrigation systems, from the perspective of improving soil fertility and ...
Ruowen Qiang, Meng Wang, Qian Li, Yingjie Li, Cuilan Li, Jinjing Zhang, Hang Liu   +6 more
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Forecasting Realized Volatility of Agricultural Commodities [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
We forecast the realized and median realized volatility of agricultural commodities using\ud variants of the Heterogeneous AutoRegressive (HAR) model. We obtain tick-by-tick data\ud for five widely traded agricultural commodities (Corn, Rough Rice, Soybeans, Sugar,\ud and Wheat) from the CME/ICE.
Degiannakis, Stavros, Filis, George, Klein, Tony, Walther, Thomas   +3 more
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The Role of Social Food Infrastructure in Addressing SNAP Participation Gaps: Evidence From Linked Administrative and Ground‐Sourced Data

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao, Caitlin Kownacki, Jennifer McCaffrey, Craig Wesley Carpenter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Options, challenges and potentials of poultry meat: an empirical investigation on european consumers

Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2014
Agricultural market developments have attracted considerable attention recently, due to increasing consumer food prices and sharp short term price fluctuations of agricultural commodity prices.
T Vukasović
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Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
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Risk Spillo Risk Spillover from World Ener orld Energy Mark gy Markets to Pakistan Agricultur akistan Agricultural Commodity Markets. An application of Dependence switching Copula model

Business Review, 2023
Using a time-dependent copulas model, this study attempts to investigate the risk spillover from global energy markets to Pakistan’s agricultural commodities market.
Hira Saeed , Rukhsana Bibi , Muhammad Tahir   +2 more
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Labeling Quality or Quantity? The Differential Impact of Geographical Indications on Export Performance in Turkish Agri‐Food Products

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of geographical indication (GI) certification on the export performance of Turkish agri‐food products by analyzing both trade volume and unit value dynamics. Drawing on monthly data from 2000 to 2024 across 22 GI‐certified products, the research employs product‐level regressions, fixed‐effects panel models ...
Ihlas Sovbetov, Muge Burcu Ozdemir
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Response of Soil Nitrogen Components and nirK- and nirS-Type Denitrifying Bacterial Community Structures to Drip Irrigation Systems in the Semi-Arid Area of Northeast China

Agronomy
Denitrification is a key process in soil available nitrogen (N) loss. However, the effects of different water-saving irrigation systems on soil N components and denitrifying bacterial communities are still unclear.
Ruowen Qiang, Meng Wang, Qian Li, Yingjie Li, Huixian Sun, Wenyu Liang, Cuilan Li, Jinjing Zhang, Hang Liu   +8 more
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