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DRIVERS FOR EFFICIENT WATER USE IN AGRICULTURE: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FAMILY FARMS IN ALMERÍA, SPAIN [PDF]
, 2018 This paper aims to determine the influence of family farming features on efficient use of water. The analysis focusses on a random sample of family farms in the province of Almería, southeast Spain.
Piedra Muñoz, Laura +3 more
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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 +4 more
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, 1953 This November 23, 1953, photograph shows Kaoru Kamikawa standing in front of the Amerio freezers at Seabrook Farms. He is mentioned in Iddy Asada's essay, 'I remember Hoover Village.' When Iddy's family arrived in Philadelphia after being interned at ...
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Adding anaerobic digestate to commercial farm fields increases soil organic carbon
Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchIntegrating anaerobic digestion technology can help farms meet agronomic, environmental, and economic goals. The slurry by-product from anaerobic digestion – anaerobic digestate – can be applied to croplands as an organic amendment and fertilizer ...
S.H. Villarino +6 more
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Taniguchi family portrait taken at Poston Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona.
, 1943 Family portrait taken with enlistee, Kazuto. Many eligible young men who received their induction notice volunteered for the Armed Forces. Kaz was a member of the famous 422 Regiment Combat Team, Company "L." (L-R sitting) Nattie, Kanhichi, Harumi, Babe (
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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Forage quality on family farms in Croatia corn silage quality on family farms
Mljekarstvo, 2004 The aim of the applied research project: “Forage evaluation by NIR spectroscopy” was to monitor the nutritive value of grass silage, corn silage and hay on family farms in Croatia over 6-month feeding (from November 2003 to May 2004).
Marina Vranić +6 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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