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Farm typologies for understanding farm systems and improving agricultural policy

open access: yesAgricultural Systems
tailored to specific agricultural landscapes and farm types. Farm typologies, however, are often developed from scratch, with limited connection to previous studies and policy making.
Robert Huber   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Agricultural Trade Policy: ‘America First’?

open access: yesApstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2017
There has been a growing openness and importance in trade over time as indicated by an increasing ratio of trade to gross domestic product for the World. However, some recent movements have been more protectionist and less open to trade.
Bruce L. Ahrendsen
doaj   +1 more source

Policy Change Through Negotiated Agreements: The Case of Greening Swiss Agricultural Policy

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, 2020
Negotiated agreements are a promising pathway for policy change. This paper revisits and extends characteristics of negotiated agreements using the Advocacy Coalition Framework.
Florence Metz   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic value of three grassland ecosystem services when managed at the regional and farm scale

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Grasslands cover a major share of the world’s agricultural land and their management influences ecosystem services. Spatially targeted policy instruments can increase the provision of ecosystem services by exploiting how they respond to spatial ...
Robert Huber   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

National Agricultural Mechanization Policy 2021

open access: yes, 2021
Mechanization is a key input in the agriculture sector value chains. The main types of mechanization in the country include the use of animal-drawn and motorized machinery, implements and equipment.

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Impacts of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy “Greening” Reform on Agricultural Development, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services

open access: yes, 2020
The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has had limited success in mitigating agriculture's environmental degradation. In this paper we simulate the impacts of the 2013 “greening” reform on biodiversity and ecosystem services in environmentally ...
J. Hristov   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Natural Agricultural Research System Policy 2021

open access: yes, 2021
Kenya’s agriculture is central to meeting the challenges of feeding a growing population, creating wealth, reducing poverty and managing the degradation of natural resources. Agriculture will contribute effectively to these national goals if continued

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A State‐Adaptive Koopman Control Framework for Real‐Time Deformable Tool Manipulation in Robotic Environmental Swabbing

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a state‐adaptive Koopman linear quadratic regulator framework for real‐time manipulation of a deformable swab tool in robotic environmental sampling. By combining Koopman linearization, tactile sensing, and centroid‐based force regulation, the system maintains stable contact forces and high coverage across flat and inclined surfaces.
Siavash Mahmoudi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural policy and rural development

open access: yesApstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2010
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a cornerstone of EU policy relating to rural areas. Initially, it aimed to provide a harmonised framework for maintaining adequate supplies, increasing productivity and ensuring that both consumers and producers ...
János Lazányi
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers and challenges of large-scale conversion policies to organic and agro-chemical free agriculture in South Asia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2023
Addressing global environmental and food challenges necessitates holistic approaches that consider environmental, societal, and economic dimensions. This study examines three large-scale organic farming conversion programs and their associated policies ...
Arezou Babajani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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