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Interaction between crop insurance and technology adoption decisions: the case of wheat farmers in Chile.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Salazar, C. & Jaime, M. M. & Pinto, C. F. & Acuña, A. A.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines relationships between crop insurance participation and input technology decisions among Chilean wheat farmers. Using nation-wide f...

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Radiation interception and growth of planted and coppice stands of four fast-growing tropical trees.

Published online: 01 Apr 1995

Authors: Harrington, R. A. & Fownes, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To test whether coppice regrowth of short-rotation tropical trees had a higher growth per unit of intercepted radiation than the original planted stan...

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Experimental extensification of mountain grasslands restores plant species richness but not species composition in the mid-term.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Humann-Guilleminot, S. & Boch, S. & León, G. M. de & Lessard-Therrien, M. & Hayoz-Andrey, A. & Serres-Hänni, A. & Humbert, J. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The traditional grasslands that characterize the cultural landscapes of the Palaeartic mountain massifs represent biodiversity hotspots. Yet, they are...

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Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin.

Published online: 13 Apr 2016

Authors: Pavelic, P. & Karthikeyan, B. & Amarnath, G. & Eriyagama, N. & Muthuwatta, L. & Smakhtin, V. & Gangopadhyay, P. K. & Malik, R. P. S. & Atmaram Mishra & Sharma, B. R. & Hanjra, M. A. & Reddy, R. V. & Mishra, V. K. & Verma, C. L. & Laxmi Kant

Content type: Bulletin

Floods and droughts, along with over-exploitation of groundwater, are major issues of concern across much of the developed and developing world. This ...

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Exploring current and emerging irrigation and drainage management to reduce the impact of extreme events and mitigate droughts and floods.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Roux, L. le & Juba, R. & Mbanjwa, W.

Content type: Bulletin

Effective water management has become an important part of sustainable economic development worldwide. In areas dependent on agriculture for livelihoo...

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Acidifying peat as an aid to the reconstruction of lowland heath on arable soil: lysimeter experiments.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Davy, A. J. & Dunsford, S. J. & Free, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil acidification is prerequisite for the reconstruction of lowland heath communities dominated by Calluna vulgaris on land that has been cultivated ...

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On the ecology of the fauna of stones in the current in a South African river supporting a very large Simulium (Diptera) population.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Chutter, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this account of a study of the fauna of stones in the Vaal River in the north-east of Cape P...

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The impacts of climate change on cropland allocation, crop production, output prices and social welfare in Israel: a structural econometric framework.

Published online: 11 Apr 2019

Authors: Kan, I. & Reznik, A. & Kimhi, A. & Kaminski, J.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper combines a structural estimation of vegetative-agriculture supply, based on a farmland-allocation model, with a market-level partial equili...

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The outcomes of 25 years of agricultural reforms in Kyrgyzstan.

Published online: 05 Apr 2017

Authors: Mogilevskii, R. & Abdrazakova, N. & Bolotbekova, A. & Chalbasova, S. & Dzhumaeva, S. & Tilekeyev, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Kyrgyz agriculture experienced substantial reform during the 1990s and early 2000s. Subsequently, the pace of reform slowed and at present the governm...

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Sustainable agriculture and nutritional security: emerging policy options with production choices.

Published online: 28 Nov 2019

Authors: Anand, P. K. & Krishna Kumar & Shruti Khanna

Content type: Bulletin

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with SDGs at its core, has focus much beyond the current generation and lays the foundation to protect hop...

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