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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