Despite the importance of carnivores in terrestrial ecosystems, many nations have implemented well-coordinated, state-funded initiatives to remove predators, largely because of conflicts with humans over livestock. Although these control efforts have been successful in terms of the number of carnivores removed, their effects on the viability of the industries they seek to protect are less under...

• Session 1: Objectives, outcomes, and trade-offs associated with alternative fertilizer promotion programmes. • Session 2: What determines the cost of fertilizer at the farm gate? Cost build-up analysis (Bumb, g p y (IFDC) • Session 3: Fertilizer profitability analysis (Rashid and Jayne, IFPRI/MSU) • Session 4: Experiences and lessons learned with alternative fertilizer promotion efforts (Mino...

Indonesia is recently facing the fertilizer issue as shortage supply of subsidized fertilizers aligned with increasing price non-subsidized ones. So, it eventually resulted in unstable agricultural commodities. The has been becoming an obstacle for farmers practising cultivation, particularly those Batang Tajongkek Village, Pariaman, West Sumatra Province. It needs to develop its potential natu...

Despite the importance of carnivores in terrestrial ecosystems, many nations have implemented well-coordinated, state-funded initiatives to remove predators, largely because of conflicts with humans over livestock. Although these control efforts have been successful in terms of the number of carnivores removed, their effects on the viability of the industries they seek to protect are less under...

This study analyzes the effect of use subsidized fertilizer in reducing production costs and its on income lowland rice farming Tanjung Lago District. The fertilizers as a factor addition to increase productivity is also expected reduce can affect farmers. approach model this research statistical analysis. results showed that reduced by 5% affected farmers For one hectare land at same time duri...

The commodity market super-cycle and food price crisis have been associated with rampant food insecurity and the Arab spring. A multitude of factors were identified as culprits for excessive volatility on the commodity markets. However, as it regards fertilizers, a clear attribution of market drivers explaining the emergence of extreme price events is still missing. In this paper, we provide a ...

Objectives: To compare processes and timings of regulatory and subsidized access systems for medicines across seven jurisdictions within the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: A questionnaire was developed focusing on regulatory and health technology assessment– based subsidized access processes and timings in each of the seven surveyant’s jurisdictions. Results: Australia and Thailand are the only ...

Despite the resurgence of parastatal marketing boards and strategic grain reserves over the last decade in eastern and southern Africa, there is little empirical evidence about how their activities affect smallholder input use and cropping decisions. This paper uses panel survey data from 1997-2007 on Kenyan smallholders to investigate the effect of Kenya’s National Cereal Produce Board activit...

Increasing fertilizer prices and awareness of potential impacts of excessive or badly applied nutrients on water quality has renewed interest in fertilizer management strategies that reduce nutrient inputs or improve efficacy. Fertilizer recommendations for phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in Iowa and most states of the Corn Belt are based on soil testing and maintenance of desirable soil-test ...

AIMS The recent increases in food prices caused by the corresponding increases in fertilizer costs have highlighted the demand for reducing the overuse of fertilizers in industrial agriculture. There has been increasing interest in developing plant root-targeted delivery (RTD) of fertilizers in order to address the problem of inefficient fertilizer use. The aim of this study is to develop a low...