In modern agriculture, pesticides feature so prominently in growers’ arsenal to reduce crop damage caused by various … low toxicity pesticides, and variables reflecting pesticide impacts on biodiversity and operator’s health. The application … focuses on panel data of Dutch cash crop producers. The pesticide contribution on some biodiversity categories are found to …

Recent decades have witnessed substantial losses in biodiversity in Europe, principally driven by the ecological … changes associated with intensification of agricultural production. These changes especially affected the biodiversity in the … those have a subsequent effect on biodiversity. In order to address the problem of economic viability of farmers together …

from land use intensification, biodiversity enhancements and kaitiakitanga. The collaborative process has led to some more … irrigation and reallocation of surface and groundwater use to enhance recharge. Biodiversity enhancements and incorporating …

This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a … multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of … to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. The …

of income per capita. Nevertheless, economic growth has resulted in a burgeoning middle-class. India's agriculture sector … Indian agriculture. The evolution of India's major agricultural policies is then described, and new policy directions and …

This 2011 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a … multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of … to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. Charts …