Instant Insights: Economics of Agriculture
$95.99
- Paperback
94 pages
- Release Date
18 March 2025
Summary
Unlocking Agricultural Economics: Robotics, Nitrogen, Weed Management, and Groundwater
This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on the economics of key elements of agriculture.
The first chapter describes the economic potential for the widespread adoption of agricultural robotics worldwide, focusing primarily on adoption in low- and middle-income countries. The chapter also considers the broader implications of agricultural robotics adoption on the farm sector.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781835452523 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1835452523 |
| Series: | Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights |
| Author: | Various authors, Professor James Lowenberg-Deboer, Professor David Pannell, Asjad Tariq Sheikh, Mr Pieter de Wolf, Dr Saskia Houben, Dr William Bijker, Dr Koen Klompe, Professor T. Shah, James Lowenberg-Deboer, David Pannell, T. Shah |
| Publisher: | Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited |
| Imprint: | Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 94 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 138g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 5mm |
About The Author
Various authors
Professor James Lowenberg-DeBoer holds the Elizabeth Creak Chair in Agri-Tech Applied Economics at Harper Adams University (HAU), Newport, Shropshire, UK. He is responsible for economics in the Hands Free Farm (HFF) team at HAU. He is also past president of the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) and was co-editor of the journal Precision Agriculture 2016-2022. His research focuses on the economics of agricultural technology, especially precision agriculture and crop robotics. Lowenberg-DeBoer’s research and outreach is founded in hands-on experience in agriculture, including production of maize and soybeans in NW Iowa in the USA.
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.
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