Journal: Agricultural Economics

Found 219 papers in total
The evolution of global farming land: facts and interpretations
The evolution of global farming land: facts and interpretations
2016,
Although land plays a crucially important role in economic development and structural...
Climate change: scenarios, impacts, policy, and development opportunities
Climate change: scenarios, impacts, policy, and development opportunities
2016,
This article is divided into three parts. First, it provides an overview of the main...
The promise (and pitfalls) of ICT for agriculture initiatives
The promise (and pitfalls) of ICT for agriculture initiatives
2016,
The widespread growth of information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs) in...
What farmers want: the ‘gustibus multiplier’ and other behavioral insights on agricultural development
What farmers want: the ‘gustibus multiplier’ and other behavioral insights on agricultural development
2016,
Behavioral economic experiments have not only identified realms where human behavior...
Food security as resilience: reconciling definition and measurement
Food security as resilience: reconciling definition and measurement
2016,
In this article, we draw out a set of axioms for food security measurement that follow...
Economics and politics of food standards, trade, and development#
Economics and politics of food standards, trade, and development#
2016,
Standards have played an important role in food trade for a very long time. Their...
Institutional innovation and policy support to facilitate small-scale farming transformation in China
Institutional innovation and policy support to facilitate small-scale farming transformation in China
2016,
While the Asian food economy has been experiencing significant transitions, it is...
Will digital technologies transform agriculture in developing countries?
Will digital technologies transform agriculture in developing countries?
2016,
Mobile phones and the internet have significantly affected practically all sectors of...
Human behavior and the use of experiments to understand the agricultural, resource, and environmental challenges of the XXI century
Human behavior and the use of experiments to understand the agricultural, resource, and environmental challenges of the XXI century
2016,
The use of laboratory 1 experiments in economics, and their later deployment in the...
Trends and patterns in the triple burden of malnutrition in India
Trends and patterns in the triple burden of malnutrition in India
2016,
This paper brings together recent evidence on what has come to be referred to as the...
Recent weather fluctuations and agricultural yields: implications for climate change
Recent weather fluctuations and agricultural yields: implications for climate change
2016,
We summarize recent statistical analyses that link agricultural yields to weather...
Africa's changing farm size distribution patterns: the rise of medium-scale farms
Africa's changing farm size distribution patterns: the rise of medium-scale farms
2016,
This study assesses changes over the past decade in the farm size distributions of...
The evolving role of large and medium farms on Brazilian agriculture
The evolving role of large and medium farms on Brazilian agriculture
2016,
We use Brazilian agricultural censuses data since 1970 to describe land structure...
The nutrition transition and agricultural transformation: a Preston curve approach
The nutrition transition and agricultural transformation: a Preston curve approach
2016,
The nutrition transition in diets and health is closely tied to other aspects of...
A text message away: ICTs as a tool to improve food security
A text message away: ICTs as a tool to improve food security
2016,
The growing use of ICTs around the world, particularly cellular phone technology,...
Payments for environmental services to promote ‘climate-smart agriculture’? Potential and challenges
Payments for environmental services to promote ‘climate-smart agriculture’? Potential and challenges
2016,
Payments for environmental services (PES) have gained wide popularity as approaches to...
The political economy of agriculture for development today: the ‘small versus large’ scale debate revisited
The political economy of agriculture for development today: the ‘small versus large’ scale debate revisited
2016,
The role of agriculture in economic development and the development politics of...
Farmer's willingness to participate in wetland restoration: a hurdle model approach
Farmer's willingness to participate in wetland restoration: a hurdle model approach
2016,
Due to a severe degradation of the wetland ecosystem in China, great efforts have been...
Disaggregated trade and disaggregated currency unions: a ranking of common currency effects
Disaggregated trade and disaggregated currency unions: a ranking of common currency effects
2016,
Andrew Rose has long argued that a common currency has a large effect on increasing...
Out-of-sample testing price discovery in commodity markets: the case of soybeans
Out-of-sample testing price discovery in commodity markets: the case of soybeans
2016,
Price discovery, a central function of futures markets, has been usually tested...
Exploring the widening food gap: an international perspective
Exploring the widening food gap: an international perspective
2016,
Using data for a long panel of 90 developed and developing countries, this article...
Enhancing food security in South Sudan: the role of markets and regional trade
Enhancing food security in South Sudan: the role of markets and regional trade
2016,
South Sudan faces serious problems of food insecurity due to low levels of domestic...
Primary and secondary pest management in agriculture: balancing pesticides and natural enemies in potato production
Primary and secondary pest management in agriculture: balancing pesticides and natural enemies in potato production
2016,
Natural enemies (NEs) provide an important ecosystem service by preying on variety of...
Demand for improved fish feed in the presence of a subsidy: a double hurdle application in Kenya
Demand for improved fish feed in the presence of a subsidy: a double hurdle application in Kenya
2016,
Fish farming households’ demand for improved fish feed from the private market...
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