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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Front Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 10 Nomor 1 Tahun

, 2022
Front Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 10 Nomor 1 TahunFront Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 10 Nomor 1 ...
Editor Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan
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Back Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 9 Nomor 2 Tahun 2021

, 2021
Back Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 9 Nomor 2 Tahun 2021Back Matter Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan Volume 9 Nomor 2 Tahun ...
Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan, Editor
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicochemical and microbiological quality of raw cow milk across agro-ecological zones in Jarso District, Eastern Ethiopia

Food Safety and Risk
Improving the physicochemical characteristics and microbial safety of raw milk is essential for strengthening Ethiopia’s dairy supply chain, yet information on how agro-ecological conditions influence milk quality remains limited.
Takele Wolkaro, Kamil Hussen, Mitiku Eshetu, Michael Abdi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the role of public agricultural extension and advisory services in promoting agro-ecology transition in Southeast Nigeria

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2018
Agroecological farming approaches sustain food production with zero or reduced dependence on agro-chemicals. This study investigated the impact of the public agricultural extension activities in enhancing the transition to agroecological approaches, in ...
Ezinne Merianchris Emeana, Liz Trenchard, K. Dehnen‐Schmutz, S. Shaikh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara, Eugenio Pomarici, Leonardo Cei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape and biodiversity as new resources for agro-ecology? Insights from farmers’ perspectives

, 2017
Pesticide reduction is a key current challenge. Scientific findings in landscape ecology suggest that complex landscapes favor insect pest biological control by conservation of natural enemy habitats. A potential agro-ecological innovation is to conserve
Nicolas Salliou, C. Barnaud
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers

BMC Genomics, 2017
Molecular characterization is important for efficient utilization of germplasm and development of improved varieties. In the present study, we investigated the genetic purity, relatedness and population structure of 265 maize inbred lines from the ...
B. T. Ertiro, K. Semagn, B. Das, M. Olsen, M. Labuschagne, M. Worku, D. Wegary, G. Azmach, Veronica Ogugo, Tolera Keno, Beyene Abebe, Temesgen Chibsa, A. Menkir   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source