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From Microlevel Decisions to Landscape Changes: An Assessment of Agricultural Conservation Policies.

Authors :
JunJie Wu
Adams, Richard M.
Kling, Catherine L.
Tanaka, Katsuya
Source :
American Journal of Agricultural Economics; Feb2004, Vol. 86 Issue 1, p26-41, 16p, 7 Charts, 2 Maps
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

The growth in conservation programs has created a need for modeling frameworks capable of measuring microlevel behavioral responses and macrolevel landscape changes. This paper presents an empirical model that predicts farmers' production practices and the resulting levels of agricultural runoffs at more than 42,000 agricultural sites in the upper-Mississippi river basin under alternative conservation policies. Results suggest that payments for conservation tillage and crop rotations increase the use of these conservation practices. However, the acreage response is inelastic and the programs are not likely to be cost effective on their own for addressing hypoxia problem in the Gulf of Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00029092
Volume :
86
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
11873902
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00560.x