Journal: Agricultural Systems

Found 487 papers in total
Farmer goals and management styles: Implications for advancing biologically based agriculture
Farmer goals and management styles: Implications for advancing biologically based agriculture
2006,
This paper examines differences in the management styles of a purposive sample of...
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
2006,
We discuss the temporal and spatial dynamics of nutrient resources and water within...
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
2006,
Complex combinations of biophysical and socio-economic constraints characterize the...
Assessing the performance of a nucleus estate and smallholder scheme for oil palm production in West Sumatra: a stochastic frontier analysis
Assessing the performance of a nucleus estate and smallholder scheme for oil palm production in West Sumatra: a stochastic frontier analysis
2004,
In this paper, we study the performance of smallholders in a nucleus estate and...
Analysis of field machinery performance based on daily soil workability status using discrete event simulation or on average workday probability
Analysis of field machinery performance based on daily soil workability status using discrete event simulation or on average workday probability
2004,
The objective of the study was to develop a simulation model for field machinery...
A decision support system to improve individual cattle management. 1. A mechanistic, dynamic model for animal growth
A decision support system to improve individual cattle management. 1. A mechanistic, dynamic model for animal growth
2004,
A deterministic and mechanistic growth model was developed to dynamically predict...
Agroecosystem sustainability: a system simulation model approach
Agroecosystem sustainability: a system simulation model approach
2004,
The sustainability of agroecosystems depends on the maintenance of the economic,...
Simulating management strategies: the rotational grazing example
Simulating management strategies: the rotational grazing example
2004,
This paper argues in favour of a simulation approach relying on an explicit and...
Optimisation of field machinery for an arable farm converting to organic farming
Optimisation of field machinery for an arable farm converting to organic farming
2004,
Optimal crop and machinery systems are essential if organic farming is to be...
A risk efficiency analysis of backgrounding and finishing steers on pasture in Saskatchewan, Canada
A risk efficiency analysis of backgrounding and finishing steers on pasture in Saskatchewan, Canada
2004,
This paper combines an agricultural production decision support tool, GrassGro, with...
A hierarchical partitioning method for optimizing irrigation strategies
A hierarchical partitioning method for optimizing irrigation strategies
2004,
Improving water efficiency in irrigated agriculture is a priority for better...
Suitability of multi-agent simulations to study irrigated system viability: application to case studies in the Senegal River Valley
Suitability of multi-agent simulations to study irrigated system viability: application to case studies in the Senegal River Valley
2004,
It is assumed that Agent-Based Modeling is a useful technique for water management...
Improving yields and reducing risks in pearl millet farming in the African Sahel
Improving yields and reducing risks in pearl millet farming in the African Sahel
2004,
Over 40 years of research on pearl millet farming in the semi-arid Sahel has not been...
Analysing farming systems with Data Envelopment Analysis: citrus farming in Spain
Analysing farming systems with Data Envelopment Analysis: citrus farming in Spain
2004,
Farming systems in the Mediterranean agricultural area of Spain are frequently...
A framework for integrating a complex harvesting and transport system for sugar production
A framework for integrating a complex harvesting and transport system for sugar production
2004,
The Australian sugar industry is seeking to increase profitability through better...
An LP-model to analyse economic and ecological sustainability on Dutch dairy farms: model presentation and application for experimental farm “de Marke”
An LP-model to analyse economic and ecological sustainability on Dutch dairy farms: model presentation and application for experimental farm “de Marke”
2004,
Farm level modelling can be used to determine how farm management adjustments and...
Methods of consensus building for community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta
Methods of consensus building for community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta
2004,
A method of consensus building for management of wetlands and fisheries using a...
A decision support system for smallholder campesino maize–cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part I – Integrating biological and socio-economic models into a holistic system
A decision support system for smallholder campesino maize–cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part I – Integrating biological and socio-economic models into a holistic system
2003,
The objective of this work was to develop a Decision-Support System (DSS) in order to...
A decision support system for smallholder campesino maize–cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part II – Emulating the farming system
A decision support system for smallholder campesino maize–cattle production systems of the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico. Part II – Emulating the farming system
2003,
This paper describes the functioning and validation of the Decision Support Systems...
Risk research in agricultural economics: opportunities and challenges for the next twenty-five years
Risk research in agricultural economics: opportunities and challenges for the next twenty-five years
2003,
Risk research has not convinced many of its importance due to a focus on problems...
Risk in rural development: challenges for managers and policy makers
Risk in rural development: challenges for managers and policy makers
2003,
Most poor people presently reside in rural areas. The rural poor are exposed to many...
Principles of risk management service relations in agriculture
Principles of risk management service relations in agriculture
2003,
The economic literature on risk has explained heterogeneity of behavior among agents...
The economics of risk, uncertainty and learning in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: where are we on the learning curve?
The economics of risk, uncertainty and learning in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: where are we on the learning curve?
2003,
The roles of risk, uncertainty and learning in the adoption of new technologies are...
Evaluating the magnitudes of financial transactions costs on risk behavior
Evaluating the magnitudes of financial transactions costs on risk behavior
2003,
The model presented in this paper relies on financial constraints and transactions...
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