We analyze the alignment mechanisms involved in socio-technical transitions. The multi-level perspective has made notion of one pillars its analytical framework, but definition remains rather vague. Using a case study development biological alternatives to agricultural pesticides Brazil, we show that alignments are based on pairings between entities same nature, positioned niche and regime. str...

In South America, public policies take a strong interest in alternative technologies to agricultural chemical inputs (pesticides and fertilisers). Some American countries support biological inputs, also known as bioinputs, through national incentive programmes regulatory changes. Argentina, Brazil Colombia are playing leading role. However, the intention behind this promotion of bioinputs is no...

a r t i c l e i n f o The concept of sustainable economic growth is closely linked with the agricultural growth. This is especially true in the context of underdeveloped countries. Pakistan is a typical underdeveloped country that has huge labor force employed in conventional rural economy and more than half of the population relies on agriculture for subsistence. The study examines the agricul...

usage of inputs is one of the most important factors affecting agricultural production variations. thus, in the evaluation of production function, it is reasonable to consider the effects of inputs usage on the production fluctuation. east azerbaijan province is one of the five major producing in iran and tabriz plain and the most important region of the province for onion production. the main ...

We assess farmers' incentives and the conditioning factors for adoption of agricultural technologies under climate risk and evaluate its impact on food security in Niger. Results show that while the use of modern inputs and organic fertilizers improves productivity, results are unclear for crop residues. Results also show that factors driving modern input use are different than those of crop re...

Many transition and developing economies have reduced direct public involvement in the production and trade of seed and other agricultural inputs. This trend creates opportunities for farmers to realize improved access to inputs, including technology from international private research. Unfortunately, input regulations often derail these opportunities by blocking private entry and the introduct...

Agricultural energy consumption is an important economic, environmental and social issue. The French national project EDEN aims at the analysis of energies consummations for two main activities: agricultural productions and dairy activities using OLAP systems. In this paper, we focus on energetic assessment of dairy activities. We present a multidimensional model allowing for monitoring of ener...