This chapter discusses the role of trees in conservation agriculture (CA) systems and highlights examples of promising EverGreen Conservation Agriculture (ECA) models. The reviews the experiences of developing and applying ECA models that are tuned to the specific contexts of farming in Zambia,...

The chapter provides a brief explanation of how and why GHG emissions arise in agricultural supply chains, describes the methods available for estimating emissions - both on the farm and beyond the farm gate - and summarizes existing studies of GHG emissions in food supply chains. It then explains...

This introduction presents a brief overview of agricultural standards and compliance costs in developed countries and outlines the modelling framework used in the book to assess the competitiveness and trade effects of standards. The organization of the book is then described.

Models have been increasingly used in animal disease control policy in recent years, at both national and individual herd levels. This chapter reviews the strengths and weaknesses of some of these modeling techniques (epidemiological models, livestock databases, and risk models), assesses the...

This chapter develops a US macro-micro model that reflects diversity in the exposure of producers to the effects of global trade policy reform, and in their capacity to adjust to market changes. The macro model is used to simulate the aggregate effects of a stylized scenario of global agricultural...

This chapter demonstrates how a village bioeconomic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model can be used to evaluate the impacts of alternative natural resource management (NRM) policy interventions. In particular, the welfare and environmental impacts of input and output taxes and subsidies for...

The impacts of the arable crop regime on pesticide use within the EU are assessed and the potential implications of policy change for environmental quality are discussed. Following an introduction, sections cover: agricultural support and pesticide usage; applied theory - overview of the...

This chapter describes briefly the methodological basis and structure of the Regionalized Agricultural and Environmental Modelling System (RAUMIS) for Germany, and includes detailed information on the environmental component of the model. Results are presented and discussed regarding an application ...