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| Hoque, Ziaul; Farquharson, Robert J.; Taylor, Ian; Walker, Steve; Osten, Vikki; Jones, Randall E.. |
| Economic losses and costs associated with weeds in dryland cotton production are important, both for growers and for industry bodies when making decisions about research priorities and research and development funding. A survey was conducted to provide information on weed types, control strategies and estimated costs to growers. We used information from the survey to estimate conventional financial losses due to weeds, and as a basis for evaluating aggregate economic (society) impacts. An economic surplus model was used to estimate the aggregate societal impact of weeds for three production regions in north-eastern Australia. The annual economic costs associated with weeds were estimated to be $41 million, and the on-farm financial costs were $25 million.... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Weeds; Dryland Cotton; And Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57893 |
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