An empirical procedure was developed to analyze the cost effectiveness of alternative crop insurance products in terms of increasing producer net returns and minimizing variation in net returns. Results indicate that CAT was the overwhelmingly preferred MPCI option for all scenarios. The ranking of the other MPCI options was consistently 50/100, 60/100, and 75/100 in all scenarios. The CRC opti...

the aim of the research was analysis of rice producers’ perceptions of participatory communication in the use of integrated pest management (ipm). research population was consisted of rice producers in the west of mazandaran province (n=16126), whose 187 ones were selected using cochran’s formula. data were gathered by systematic random sampling method. the instrument for data collection was a ...

The article examines the peculiarities of legal regulation agricultural land turnover among producers in EU countries and identifies areas for improvement national legislation this area. study finds that international experience indicates there are various models enterprises which can be effective if they take into account specific features a particular country interests. Almost every world reg...

Burgeoning consumer interest in organically grown foods has opened new market opportunities for producers and is leading to a transformation in the organic foods industry. Once a niche product sold in a limited number of retail outlets, organic foods are currently sold in a wide variety of venues including farmers markets, natural product supermarkets, conventional supermarkets, and club stores...

This article emphasizes the critical role of local policy networks for the implementation of agricultural watershed management and the adoption of environmental best management practices. Local networks facilitate diffusion of innovations, the development of social capital, and cultural change. All of these elements are essential for the ability of watershed management programs to successfully ...

This presentation provides comparative analysis of agricultural holdings in Estonia based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data. The FADN data for reference years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 have been analysed. The FADN data analyses showed, that there are very big differences in the structure of the agricultural holdings. Individual farms represent ca 92% of the total population of ag...

The technology-driven evolution of crop plants from producers of basic food and fiber materials to producers of a broader range of specific molecules involved in human health and well-being is well under way. It will mark the beginning of a fundamental change in agricultural practices and the farm economy. The relentless discovery of naturally produced molecules in plants and their direct invol...

This article makes an analysis on effective agricultural land system in China after the founding of PRC from the three aspects of its root cause, incentive mechanism and assets rights of farmers. According to the authors, at the stage of low economic development, we should carry out agricultural land system through improving the incentive mechanism and enlarging assets rights of farmers, etc. A...

Nonpoint source water pollution generated by agricultural production is considered a major environmental issue in the United States and Europe. One strategy in the United States has been to adopt various measures, called best management practices (BMPs), to reduce water pollution. Our research addresses legal institutions and the applied use of BMPs, and discusses compensatory payments to reduc...