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Preparing the Evidence Base for Post-Brexit agriculture in Scotland - case studies on alternative payments.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Lampkin, N. & Shrestha, S. & Sellars, A. & Baldock, D. & Smith, J. & Mullender, S. & Keenleyside, C. & Pearce, B. & Watson, C.

Content type: Reports

This study aims to contribute to preparing the evidence for post-Brexit agricultural and environmental support in this context. The results are intend...

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Quantum-based agriculture: the final frontier?

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Wright, J. & Kieft, H. & Diest, S. von

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Organic farming already meets multiple sustainability goals, and factors limiting its mainstreaming are social rather than technical. What is the next...

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Restoration of a declining foundation plant species: testing the roles of competitor suppression, fire reintroduction and herbivore exclusion.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Bell, K. & Doherty, T. S. & Wevill, T. & Driscoll, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintaining ecosystem processes within patches of remnant vegetation is critical to minimising biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes. Foundatio...

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Linking agricultural policies to population trends of Swedish farmland birds in different agricultural regions.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Wretenberg, J. & Lindström, Å. & Svensson, S. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread declines of farmland birds have generally been linked to agricultural intensification. We tested the hypotheses that (i) changes in agr...

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Agricultural intensification with seasonal fallow land promotes high bee diversity in Afrotropical drylands.

Published online: 17 Apr 2023

Authors: Lasway, J. V. & Peters, M. K. & Njovu, H. K. & Eardley, C. & Pauly, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The exponential increase in the human population in tandem with increased food demand has caused agriculture to be the global-dominant form of land us...

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When can reduced doses and pesticide mixtures delay the build-up of pesticide resistance? A mathematical model.

Published online: 27 Nov 1997

Authors: Birch, C. P. D. & Shaw, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resistance against pesticides is a widespread and increasing problem. The control of pesticide dose and the mixing of pesticides have been proposed as...

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Tax or green nudge? An experimental analysis of pesticide policies in Germany.

Published online: 07 Feb 2019

Authors: Buchholz, M. & Peth, D. & Musshoff, O.

Content type: Bulletin

Pesticides are one of the most important inputs in modern agriculture. However, intensive use of pesticides is also related to adverse effects on the ...

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Combining methods to estimate ecosystem integrity and ecosystem service potentials and flows for crop production in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Published online: 21 May 2020

Authors: Zelený, J. & Bicking, S. & Kinh Bac Dang & Müller, F.

Content type: Bulletin

Human well-being is highly dependent on nature, especially with respect to food provision. This study has been developed in the ecosystem service fram...

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New framework for agricultural nature management. Progress regarding the development of the evaluation system.

Published online: 26 Aug 2015

Authors: Hammers, M. & Sierdsema, H. & Heusden, W. R. M. van & Melman, T. C. P.

Content type: Bulletin

A new framework for the management of agricultural nature and landscapes (ANLb) was initiated in 2013 in the Netherlands to be implemented from 1 Janu...

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Is there a market for multi-peril crop insurance in developing countries moving beyond subsidies? Evidence from India.

Published online: 19 Jun 2019

Authors: Ghosh, R. K. & Shweta Gupta & Vartika Singh & Ward, P. S.

Content type: Bulletin

Researchers and policymakers have long understood the benefits of crop insurance but have been consistently disappointed by the poor performance of th...

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