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In the field of environmental economics, agricultural economists have contributed in three main areas: designing incentives to control environmental externalities (such as water pollution due to agricultural production), estimating the value of non-market benefits from natural resources and environmental amenities (such as an appealing rural landscape), and the complex interrelationship ...
Multifunctionality in agriculture (often simply multifunctionality) refers to the numerous benefits that agricultural policies may provide for a country or region. Generally speaking, multifunctionality refers to the non-trade benefits of agriculture, that is, benefits other than commerce and food production. [ 1 ]
Agricultural productivity is becoming increasingly important as the world population continues to grow. [14] As agricultural productivity grows, food prices decrease, allowing people to spend less on food, and combatting hunger. [15] India, one of the world's most populous countries, has taken steps in the past decades to increase its land ...
The economic pillar discovers ways in which sustainable agriculture can be practiced while fostering economic growth and stability, with minimal disruptions to livelihoods. [92] All three pillars must be addressed to determine and overcome the barriers preventing sustainable agricultural practices.
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. [1] Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in the cities. While humans started gathering grains at least ...
At the Nineteenth International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Malaga, Spain in 1985, the founding of the journal Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists was announced. [5] The first issue of Agricultural Economics was published in 1986 by Blackwell Publishing in Oxford. [24]
Agribusiness: a display of a John Deere 7800 tractor with Houle slurry trailer, Case IH combine harvester, New Holland FX 25 forage harvester with corn head. An agricultural subsidy (also called an agricultural incentive) is a government incentive paid to agribusinesses, agricultural organizations and farms to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural products, and influence ...
The E-agriculture in Action series of publications, by FAO-ITU, that provides guidance on emerging technologies and how it could be used to address some of the challenges in agriculture through documenting case studies. E-agriculture in Action: Big Data for Agriculture [22] E-agriculture in Action: Blockchain for Agriculture [23]