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Valuing soil conservation benefits of agroforestry

Pattanayak, S. and E. Mercer

Filipino farmers' investments in soil conservation resulting from agro-forestry are analyzed with a three-stage bioeconomic framework. Econometric analysis of household survey data relates changes in soil quality to agricultural profitability. Although agro-forestry generates positive quasi-rents associated with soil conservation, it also imposes additional opportunity costs.

Fiscal Year: fy98 ·  Problem Area: pa98-5 ·  Source: coop   <== Explain

Citation: Pattanayak, S. and E. Mercer. 1997. Valuing soil conservation benefits of agroforestry. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79:1714. (Abstract)

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