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In this paper, a numerical model is developed where the role of species life history and age structure for the optimal management of a harvested resident species which is exposed to an invasive species. It is shown that reproduction and mortality characteristics of both species as well as age...
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Invasive alien species cause different types of costs and often need to be controlled. Given several available control …. This paper introduces a guidance to assist in economic evaluation of control measures. The first section sets out the basic … information on the species, its impact, as well as on the methods available for its control. The second section deals with the …
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In this paper an applied approach for analysing economic problems under risk and uncertainty based on networks of decisions (NODs) will be discussed. It can be shown that network of decision analysis can help to understand complex decision problems under risk and uncertainty in single case...
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Transparency has gained much relevance in food chains. This paper summarizes the determinants of transparency and points out that transparency in the sense of effective information exchange needs trust as a mediator in order to become a powerful tool in supply chain management. In addition to...
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In this study, costs and benefits of two Salmonella control options in broiler production were compared. The first … option was to control Salmonella as set by Council Directive 92/117/EEC, so-called Zoonosis Directive. The second option was … more intense control programme, the so-called Finnish Salmonella control programme. The costs of controlling Salmonella in …
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The new EU Animal Health Strategy suggests a shift in emphasis away from control towards prevention and surveillance …
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. This paper addresses issues of rural households’ income diversification in the case of Poland. It investigates returns from … and income difference between farmers and those who combine farming and off-farm activities increased after Poland joined …
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While transacting parties may find ways to avoid adverse effects of weak contracting institutions, radical reform reorganising the system of exchange can be very costly. We illustrate this by studying the economic consequences of the dislocation of the Polish dairy supply chain during...
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comparison of relative prices of selected agricultural and food products in Poland and in the EU suggests that adoption of euro …
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