The use of economic analysis to aid farm input investment decisions has been contentious because of observed flatness of economic response in the region of the optimum input. In this paper an application of a crop simulation model, to specify the production response, in conjunction with...

The paper presents an application of the new version of the 'Decision Support for Irrigated agriculture' DSIrr designed to integrate water and agricultural policy analysis and to support participatory decision process. The tool is a scenario manager for bio-economic farm models considering...

The method often proposed to meet environmental goals such as water quality improvement is input restriction, such as reduced fertilizer or pesticide use. Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are potentially valuable tools to analyze the economic impact of such programs. However, to be...

This statistical reference presents current and historic analytical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables over commodity and country information for calendar years 1980 and 1981, including value, quantity, and principal markets of agricultural imports and exports;...

This statistical reference presents current and historic analytical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables cover commodity and country information for fiscal years 1979 and 1980~ including value, quantity, and principal markets of agricultural imports and experts;...

Impact assessment studies consistently show that the benefits generated by plant breeding are large, positive and widely distributed. Numerous case studies have concluded that investment in plant breeding research generates attractive rates of return compared to alternative investment...

U.S. farm exports remained sluggish during the first 9 months of fiscal year. 1983, 16 percent below those of a year earlier. U.S. imports of agricultural products during October-June 1982/83 rose 6 percent above similar months the previous year to $12.4 billion. Appreciation of the U.S. dollar...

This statistical reference presents current and historic analytical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables over commodity and country information f!Jr calendar years 1979 and 1980, including value, quantity, and principal markets of agricultural imports and exports;...

This publication presents detailed statistics of U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products by country during fiscal years 1979 and 1980. It updates U.S. Foreign Agricultural Trade Statistical ReEort2 Fiscal Year 1979, Supplementary Tables (unnumbered) issued in August 1981) and supplements the...

This statistical reference presents current and historic analytical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables cover commodity and country information for fiscal years 1980 and 1981, including value, quantity, and principal markets of agricultural imports and exports;...