Results 61 to 70 of about 1,004,192 (387)

The potential role of environmental economics in Teagasc - A scoping exercise 2006 [PDF]

, 2006
End of project reportEnvironmental economics is a new area within the Teagasc vision programme. It is a distinct branch of economics that acknowledges the value of both the environment and economic activity and makes choices based on those values.
Hynes, Stephen
core  

Technological change, capital deepening, and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth: Cross‐country comparison of 18 OECD countries

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs the data envelope analysis (DEA) to assess technological progress and its impact on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) across 18 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries from 1973 to 2015.
Yu Sheng
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Analysis Determining the Optimal Replanting Age of Date Palm

Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2014
Two alternative analytical models were used to estimate the economically optimal age of replanting date palm, namely; Comparison of Equivalent Annual Net Revenue (CEAN) and Multi-Period Linear Programming Model (MPLP).
Hemesiri B. Kotagama, Amani Juma T. Al-Alawi, Houcine Boughanmi, Slim Zekri, Msafiri Mbaga, Hemanatha Jayasuriya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Health Impacts of Natural Resource Extraction Projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

JMIR Research Protocols, 2020
Background Natural resource extraction projects offer both opportunities and risks for sustainable development and health in host communities. Often, however, the health of the community suffers.
A. Farnham, H. Cossa, Dominik Dietler, R. Engebretsen, Andrea Leuenberger, I. Lyatuu, B. Nimako, Hyacinthe R Zabre, Fritz Brugger, Mirko S. Winkler   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quantifying the land‐use change due to soybean‐based biodiesel in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We quantify the impact of soybean oil‐based biodiesel production on US cropland, using a method that accounts for the intermediate effect of soybean crushing facilities. Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for biodiesel production and proprietary data for soybean crushing facilities over 2011–2020, we find that the elasticities ...
Ruiqing Miao, Yijia Li, Madhu Khanna, Christopher Clark, Dallas Burkholder, Luoye Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value chain analysis of wheat in the case of North Shewa Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Sustainable Environment
In Ethiopia’s central highlands, particularly in the Siyadebirina Wayu and Moretinjiru Districts of the North Shewa zone, wheat is the most extensively grown cereal crop.
Mekonnen Aklilu Tesfaye, Yitea Seneshaw Getahun, Biruk Kemaw Shenkute, Sisay Assefa Wondimagegn, Eden Dereje Mamo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Counterfactual scenarios reveal historical impact of cropland management on soil organic carbon stocks in the United States

Scientific Reports, 2023
Natural climate solutions provide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the United States is among a growing number of countries promoting storage of carbon in agricultural soils as part of the climate solution. Historical patterns of soil
Stephen M. Ogle, F. Jay Breidt, Stephen Del Grosso, Ram Gurung, Ernie Marx, Shannon Spencer, Stephen Williams, Dale Manning   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non‐Tariff Measures and U.S. Agricultural Exports

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract How much do non‐tariff measures (NTMs) affect U.S. agricultural exports? While countries maintain a large and diverse set of NTMs to safeguard the health of plants, animals, and humans, policymakers and regulatory bodies may neglect the impact these measures have on international trade.
Yunus Emre Karagulle, Charlotte Emlinger, Jason H. Grant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selected Reliable Indicators of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in the European Union

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, 2017
The concept of sustainability and the feasibility options have been discussed in specialized literature sources for about three decades only. Sustainable development has several definitions; it is defined both in narrow and wider sense. The definition of
Tóth-Naár Zsuzsanna, Naár Tamás Antal, Sőreg Ádám Pál, Vinogradov Sergey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Green Biorefinery for the Production of Anthocyanins, Fermentable Sugars, and High Pure Lignin from Miscanthus × giganteus

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Integrated production of pigments, fermentation sugars, and pure lignin has been investigated for the creation of profitable biorefinery developments. Choline chloride‐based natural deep eutectic solvents possess unique solvent capabilities to interact with plant cell wall components to disintegrate lignin‐carbohydrate complex.
Tirath Raj, Vijay Singh
wiley   +1 more source