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Chapter 1 - Economics of agricultural robotics: James Lowenberg-Deboer, Harper Adams University, UK; 1 Introduction 2 History of adoption of agricultural robotics 3 Expected benefits of agricultural robotics 4 Potential agricultural robotics in low- and middle-income countries 5 Broader implications of agricultural robotics for the farm sector 6 Social Impact 7 Policy, regulatory and institutional issues 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information? 10 Acknowledgements 11 References
Chapter 2 - The economics of nitrogen in farming systems and beyond: David J. Pannell and Asjad Tariq Sheikh, University of Western Australia, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Economics of nitrogen as an input to production 3 Nitrogen and economic risk 4 Economics of nitrogen fixation from legumes 5 Flat pay-off functions 6 Over-application of nitrogen fertilisers 7 Nitrogen pollution 8 Nitrogen research, development and extension 9 The market for nitrogen fertiliser 10 Conclusion 11 References
Chapter 3 - Evaluating the economics of integrated weed management: Pieter de Wolf, Saskia Houben, William Bijker and Koen Klompe, Wageningen Plant Research, The Netherlands; 1 Introduction 2 Approaches to economic evaluation 3 The case study in IWMPRAISE 4 Comparing the economics of different integrated weed management strategies 5 Different approaches in assessing the economics of integrated weed management strategies 6 Comparing different approaches in the economic evaluation of integrated weed management strategies 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 4 - The economics of groundwater development and governance: T. Shah, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), India; 1 Introduction 2 Textbook economics of aquifer development 3 Alternative approaches to groundwater governance 4 The possibility of collective action 5 Conclusion 6 Future trends 7 References