Uncertainty and investment in precision agriculture - Is it worth the money?

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 80-87

  Tozer, Peter R ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Investment analysis; Precision agriculture; Real options; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOWING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 63349111840     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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