International Journal of Economy, Energy and Environment

Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2019

  • Assessing Factors Influencing Farmers Adoption of Improved Potato Varieties in Malawi

    Kapalasa Eliya, Demo Paul, Nyekanyeka Ted, Okero Julius

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2019
    Pages: 1-10
    Received: 15 August 2018
    Accepted: 1 September 2018
    Published: 28 February 2019
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    Abstract: Cultivation of improved varieties is one way of increasing productivity of many crops especially in developing countries where there is pressure of land due to high population growth. Adoption studies have proved to be helpful in giving the picture of the performance of technologies amongst users like farmers and in line with this the study was car... Show More
  • Aboveground Live Carbon Storage in Woody Agroforestry Systems of Sokoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

    Guta Waktole Weyesa

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2019
    Pages: 11-17
    Received: 17 January 2019
    Accepted: 16 February 2019
    Published: 5 March 2019
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    Abstract: There is a growing interest in the role of different types of land use systems in stabilizing the atmospheric CO2 concentration, reducing the CO2 emissions and on increasing the carbon sink of forestry and agroforestry systems. Agroforestry has potential to mitigate climate change and help farmers to adapt the impacts of climate change. Different t... Show More
  • Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Chinese Carbon Price

    Chen Ling-Ling, Wang Wen-Jun

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2019
    Pages: 18-23
    Received: 23 January 2019
    Accepted: 12 March 2019
    Published: 30 March 2019
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    Abstract: There are direct as well as indirect linkages between economic policy uncertainty and carbon market through the channels of market fundamentals. This paper theoretically analyzes the linkages between economic policy uncertainty and carbon price and empirically examines the impact of Chinese economic policy uncertainty on Hubei carbon prices. A two-... Show More