Inorganic fertilizer is one of the key technologies that could enhance crop productivity. However, farmers are still using lower than recommended rates and yet there a lot who not fertilizers at all. In this study, we analyze determinants profitability use survey data collected from 174 randomly selected maize producers in NonoBenja District, Ethiopia. The were analyzed descriptive statistics, ...

ABSTRACT- The aim of this study is economic analysis of supplemental irrigation (SI) for rain-fed fig trees in the south of Iran, with and without micro-catchment water harvesting systems (MCWHS). Under no MCWHS, by decreasing about 55 % of applied water, the fig yield decreased about 28% and net income increased twice compared with the maximum yield condition. In general, the ...

The term ‘resource use efficiency in agriculture’ may be broadly defined to include the concepts of technical efficiency, allocative efficiency and environmental efficiency. An efficient farmer allocates his land, labour, water and other resources in an optimal manner, so as to maximise his income, at least cost, on sustainable basis. However, there are countless studies showing that farmers of...

Nonfarm activities play an important role in the determination of rural household income, consumption expenditure, and household food security. However, much less studies have been devoted to the factors that influence nonfarm income diversification by farm household in developing countries. Using cross-sectional data and a probit model, this study attempts to determine the factors influencing ...

An agricultural policy option where individual producers’ support prices increase with the proportion of land set-aside is evaluated. A theoretical framework is presented and a stochastic simulation model is developed to generate estimates of the impacts of the policy on aggregate and regional distribution of government payments and farm-level income. Results indicate that significant land idli...

This paper analyses the income and structural effects of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS). In particular, we analyze how the income distributional effects and farm restructuring are impacted by the SPS by accounting for entitlement tradability, cross-compliance and CAP 'greening' requirements, different SPS implementation models, and the entitlement stock. Our results suggest that the SPS implic...

• Net income was Ps. 1.903 billion (including monetary gains of Ps. 1.039 billion), or US$245 million, during the third quarter of 1997. Net income for the third quarter of 1996 was Ps. 1.308 billion (including monetary gains of Ps. 1.843 billion), or US$158 million. Net income per ADR (ratio 2:1) was Ps. 3.08 (US$0.40) based on an average of 1,234,179,807 shares outstanding during the quarter ...