Instant Insights: Economics of Agriculture

Chapter 1 - Economics of agricultural robotics: James Lowenberg-Deboer, Harper Adams University, UK;

1 Introduction
2 History of adoption of agricultural robotics
3 Expected benefits of agricultural robotics
4 Potential agricultural robotics in low- and middle-income countries
5 Broader implications of agricultural robotics for the farm sector
6 Social Impact
7 Policy, regulatory and institutional issues
8 Conclusion
9 Where to look for further information?
10 Acknowledgements
11 References


Chapter 2 - The economics of nitrogen in farming systems and beyond: David J. Pannell and Asjad Tariq Sheikh, University of Western Australia, Australia;

1 Introduction
2 Economics of nitrogen as an input to production
3 Nitrogen and economic risk
4 Economics of nitrogen fixation from legumes
5 Flat pay-off functions
6 Over-application of nitrogen fertilisers
7 Nitrogen pollution
8 Nitrogen research, development and extension
9 The market for nitrogen fertiliser
10 Conclusion
11 References


Chapter 3 - Evaluating the economics of integrated weed management: Pieter de Wolf, Saskia Houben, William Bijker and Koen Klompe, Wageningen Plant Research, The Netherlands;

1 Introduction
2 Approaches to economic evaluation
3 The case study in IWMPRAISE
4 Comparing the economics of different integrated weed management strategies
5 Different approaches in assessing the economics of integrated weed management strategies
6 Comparing different approaches in the economic evaluation of integrated weed management strategies
7 Where to look for further information
8 References


Chapter 4 - The economics of groundwater development and governance: T. Shah, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), India;

1 Introduction
2 Textbook economics of aquifer development
3 Alternative approaches to groundwater governance
4 The possibility of collective action
5 Conclusion
6 Future trends
7 References