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Farmers’ Perceptions of Agricultural Land Abandonment in Rural Western New York State

Land, 2018
Over the last century, the U.S. economy has favored large-scale agribusiness over small-scale farming. In some regions, this trend has led to the abandonment of cultivated land, and there is little scholarly literature that discusses how farmers are ...
Kara A. Kuntz, Frederic Beaudry, Karen L. Porter   +2 more
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Crop Insurance Design and On‐Farm Risk Adaptation

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States spends billions annually on crop insurance premium subsidies, yet the prevailing distance‐based guarantee design unintentionally rewards risk‐taking by linking subsidies to yield variability. We consider a simple redesign: define guarantees in terms of probability so that coverage reflects a consistent likelihood of indemnity.
Gerald Van Tassell, Alan P. Ker
wiley   +1 more source

New Zealand Branch, Australian Agricultural Economics Society Conference, Picton, July 1985

, 1985
The papers presented at the 1985 Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society reflect the concern with current policy issues, and interest in applied problems facing the agricultural sector.
Agricultural Economics Research Unit
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Papers presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society Conference, Blenheim, June 1986

, 1986
Published on behalf of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics SocietyThe theme for the 1986 Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society was Economic Liberalisation in Agriculture: An ...
Agricultural Economics Research Unit
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Agricultural Economics

Rural and Regional Development
В этой статье рассматривается область экономики сельского хозяйства, с упором на ее значение в обеспечении продовольственной безопасности, развитии сельских районов и устойчивых сельскохозяйственных практиках. В исследовании обсуждаются основные проблемы, с которыми сталкивается сельскохозяйственный сектор, включая изменение климата, управление ...
Otamurodova Dilorom, Shukorova Dinora, Xaitmurodova Ozoda   +2 more
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

The development of rational policies for agricultural trade between New Zealand and Japan: proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the Japan Advisory Committee, held at Wellington on 12 December 1978

, 1979
The publication of these proceedings is part of a continuing research project being undertaken by the Agricultural Economics Research Unit, Lincoln College.
Agricultural Economics Research Unit
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The effect of climate change on agricultural production in Iran [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The issue of climate change caused by global warming has become a major concern and challenge around the world, requiring comprehensive countermeasures.
A. Rajabalinejad, N. Nozari, B. R. Badr
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source