Applied Methods for Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Applied Methods for Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Author: Siwa Msangi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-17

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 3030134873

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This book assesses recent developments in the analysis of agricultural policy and water resource management, and highlights the utility and theoretical rigor of quantitative methods for modeling agricultural production, market dynamics, and natural resource management. In diverse case studies of the intersection between agriculture, environmental quality and natural resource sustainability, the authors analyze economic behavior - both at aggregate as well as at individual agent-level - in order to highlight the practical implications for decision-markers dealing with environmental and agricultural policy. The volume also addresses the challenges of doing robust analysis with limited data, and discusses the appropriate empirical approaches that can be employed. The studies in this book were inspired by the work of Richard E. Howitt, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of California at Davis, USA, whose career has focused on the application of robust empirical methods to address concrete policy problems.

The Overproduction Trap in U.S. Agriculture
The Overproduction Trap in U.S. Agriculture

Author: Glenn Johnson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1135984344

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This book emphasizes resource use and efficiency in the agricultural sector and offers facts and analytical concepts of interest to welfare economists, sociologists, and agricultural policy makers. Originally published in 1972

Resource Structure of Agriculture
Resource Structure of Agriculture

Author: Keith Cowling

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1483146227

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Resource Structure of Agriculture: An Economic Analysis focuses on the quantitative economic analysis of the agricultural industry. The book first discusses the theory of resource demand. Topics include decision milieu in agriculture; aggregate demand for an input; and notes on the statistical estimation of the demand function for an input. The text also examines the role of labor in agriculture, including agricultural wages, migration from agriculture, and regional labor supply. The monograph underscores the use of machineries in the agricultural sector. Analysis of post-war demand for power and machinery; early developments in agricultural mechanization; trends in the use of other machinery; and supply conditions for agricultural machinery are discussed. The text also looks at the use of fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural sector, as well the need to invest in farm buildings. The book examines the demand for resources and supply of agricultural products. Future pattern of resource use and technological change; interactions between demands for different resources; and resource demand and a derived supply elasticity are discussed. The text is a valuable source of data for readers interested in the economic analysis of the agricultural industry.

Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects
Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects

Author: James Price Gittinger

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Projects: the "cutting edge" of development; Identifying costs and benefits of agricultural projects; Selecting proper values; Comparing costs and benetits; Applying discounted measures of project worth; Financial analysis cosiderations for agricultural projects; Source of assistance for project preparation.