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Wiebe, Keith D.. |
Land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity, but quantifying these relationships has been difficult. Data are limited, and impacts are sensitive to the choices that farmers make. Summarizing new research by economists, soil scientists, and geographers, this report explores the extent to which land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity, how farmers' responses to land degradation are influenced by economic, environmental, and institutional factors, and whether land degradation poses a threat to productivity growth and food security. Results suggest that land degradation does not threaten food security at the global scale, but does pose problems in areas where soils are fragile, property rights are insecure, and... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Land quality; Land degradation; Soil erosion; Agricultural productivity; Food security; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34073 |
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Heimlich, Ralph E.; Wiebe, Keith D.; Claassen, Roger; Gadsby, Dwight M.; House, Robert M.. |
Society has recently increased the value it places on the services that wetlands provide, including water quality improvements, flood control, wildlife habitat, and recreation. However, owners of wetlands are often unable to profit from these services because the benefits created are freely enjoyed by many. This report examines differences between public and private incentives regarding wetlands. Federal wetland policy has shifted in recent decades--from encouraging wetland conversion to encouraging wetland protection and restoration--in an effort to balance public and private objectives. The report assesses the need for continued wetlands protection policies as the United States approaches achieving the goal of no net loss of wetlands. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Wetlands; "no net loss"; Swampbuster; Conservation; Restoration; Land Economics/Use. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34043 |
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