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In recent years, developed countries have formulated public
policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm
income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production.
Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household
Income addresses the lack of empirical research in this area. It
explores the impact of differing approaches to public policy
through a series of international case studies, from the USA and
Canada to South Korea, Norway, Slovenia and Taiwan. At a time when
much of the developed world has been experiencing budget deficits
and policy-makers and the public in general have re-opened the
debate on public expenditures in the agricultural sector, this is a
timely volume. Mishra, Viaggi and Gomez y Paloma have written an
authoritative guide to agricultural public policy that will serve
as a reference for academics, researchers, students, and
policy-makers.
This book outlines the latest trends in the use of multicriteria
analysis in agriculture by highlighting recent applications for
modeling agricultural decision-making. It introduces specific case
studies using multicriteria analysis as a method for selecting
multiattribute discrete alternatives or solving multiobjective
planning problems. The book is intended for a broad readership,
including agricultural and environmental economists, engineers and
all scientists whose work involves the management of agricultural
resources and decision-making in agriculture. The methods and
applications presented in this book cover decision-making processes
in agricultural and environmental contexts. The methodologies
described consider multiple criteria simultaneously in a wide range
of complex decision-making contexts by taking into account
multiple, conflicting criteria. Given the wide range of case
studies covered, the book offers a comprehensive guide to
decision-making in the agricultural context and beyond.
This book outlines the latest trends in the use of multicriteria
analysis in agriculture by highlighting recent applications for
modeling agricultural decision-making. It introduces specific case
studies using multicriteria analysis as a method for selecting
multiattribute discrete alternatives or solving multiobjective
planning problems. The book is intended for a broad readership,
including agricultural and environmental economists, engineers and
all scientists whose work involves the management of agricultural
resources and decision-making in agriculture. The methods and
applications presented in this book cover decision-making processes
in agricultural and environmental contexts. The methodologies
described consider multiple criteria simultaneously in a wide range
of complex decision-making contexts by taking into account
multiple, conflicting criteria. Given the wide range of case
studies covered, the book offers a comprehensive guide to
decision-making in the agricultural context and beyond.
In recent years, developed countries have formulated public
policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm
income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production.
Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household
Income addresses the lack of empirical research in this area. It
explores the impact of differing approaches to public policy
through a series of international case studies, from the USA and
Canada to South Korea, Norway, Slovenia and Taiwan. At a time when
much of the developed world has been experiencing budget deficits
and policy-makers and the public in general have re-opened the
debate on public expenditures in the agricultural sector, this is a
timely volume. Mishra, Viaggi and Gomez y Paloma have written an
authoritative guide to agricultural public policy that will serve
as a reference for academics, researchers, students, and
policy-makers.
Agricultural Bioeconomy: Innovation and Foresight in the Post-COVID
Era presents recent advancements in biotechnology, exploring the
optimal utilization of technologies to provide rapid and impactful
economic recovery and sustainable resources in a future that will
bear the mark of COVID-19. Understanding that there is a necessary
balance between risk and reward, this book provides a foundational
hypothesis as well as operational direction for addressing the
commercialization and regulatory issues in a bio-based economy
where agricultural output is at the core. By presenting adaptable
practices to successfully establish and progress agri-based global
bioeconomies, the book features a new paradigm focused on
technological foresight and response to future risks and disasters.
Key considerations include assessing and managing the urban
bioeconomy, climate change mitigation, biofuels and bioenergy,
GMOs, and employment generation. This book provides the solid next
step toward future-proofing global economies using a combination of
agricultural technologies and economic goals. Professionals and
advanced students focused on the production of renewable biological
resources and their conversion into value-added products including
food, feed, bio-based products, and bioenergy will find this book
useful.
The 'bioeconomy' is the idea of an economy based on the sustainable
exploitation of biological resources. Within this concept, there is
increasing emphasis on issues such as climate change, depletion of
natural resources and growing world food needs. The bioeconomy
builds on the recognition of advances in technology, particularly
in the life sciences, but at the same time covers issues such as
innovation management, ecosystem services, development and
governance. This book explores the development of the bioeconomy
across the world from an economic and policy perspective, as well
as identifying potential future pathways and issues. It uses a
broad definition, covering all sectors using biological resources
except health, and rather than focusing on individual sectors, it
explores the breadth of interconnections that make the bioeconomy a
new and challenging subject. Divided into two parts, the book
initially outlines the current definitions, strategies, policy and
economic information related to the world's bioeconomy. The second
part describes current economic analysis and research efforts in
qualifying and understanding the economics of the bioeconomy. This
includes the contributions of technology, research and innovation;
driving forces and demand-side economics; supply-side economics,
and the role of markets and public policy in matching demand and
supply. The political economy, regulation and transitions are
considered, as well as the contribution of the bioeconomy to
society, including growth, development and sustainability. Key
features include: - An analysis of varied international approaches
to the bioeconomy. - A joint consideration of biotechnology,
agriculture, food energy and bio-materials. - An assessment of
sustainability in the bioeconomy. - A comprehensive view of the
issues from an economic and policy perspective. This book will be
of interest to students and researchers in agricultural and natural
resource economics, agricultural and environmental policy, as well
as policy-makers, practitioners and economists.
This book includes a set of papers from distinguished scholars who
critically examine economic issues relating to the relationship
between water and agriculture, with a special focus on irrigation.
Employing state of the art methodologies, they address the most
relevant issues in water policy. The volume offers a wide spectrum
of innovative approaches and original and relevant cases with a
focus on irrigated European agriculture. The topics analyzed
include qualitative and quantitative issues, water markets, demand
analysis, economic analysis, implementation of economic issues.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) play an
increasingly important role in the socio-economic environment of
rural areas, and e-governance can empower citizens by facilitating
their access to information and participatory decision-making.
Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and
Management: Emerging Research Applications is a state-of-the-art
reference book which explores how rural policymakers and
stakeholders can use information and communication technologies to
sustainably manage agricultural and natural resources. The book
explores how ICT can support public governance and rural
decision-making, how supply chain and agricultural informatics
tools and methods can improve agricultural management, and how ICT
is especially useful for environmental, resource, and ecosystems
management and for geospatial landscape planning. The book
integrates cross-disciplinary knowledge about agricultural and
environmental applications of informatics, connecting science and
policy on a subject critical to the present and future quality of
life in rural areas.
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