Various authors & Asjad Tariq Sheikh 
Instant Insights: Economics of agriculture [EPUB ebook] 

• 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
  
  

David Pannell is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia; Director, Co-Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy; ARC Federation Fellow (2007-2012); Distinguished Fellow and past president of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society; Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia; and a Director of Natural Decisions Pty Ltd. His research includes the economics of land, water and nature conservation; environmental policy; farmer adoption of conservation practices; risk; and economics of farming systems. David has won awards for his research in the USA, Australia, Canada and the UK, including the 2009 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research.