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| Ding, Ya; Peterson, Jeffrey M.. |
| This research analyzes two groundwater conservation policies in the Kansas High Plains located within the Ogallala aquifer: 1) cost-share assistance to increase irrigation efficiency; and 2) incentive payments to convert irrigated crop production to dryland crop production. To compare the cost-effectiveness of these two policies, a dynamic model simulated a representative irrigator’s optimal technology choice, crop selection, and irrigation water use over time. The results suggest that the overall water-saving effectiveness can be improved when different policy tools are considered under different conditions. High prevailing crop prices greatly reduce irrigators’ incentive to give up irrigation and therefore cause low enrollment and ineffectiveness of the... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Cost-share program; Incentive payments; Ogallala aquifer; Dynamic optimization; Groundwater conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q30; Q32; Q38. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123781 |
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| Okwudili, Onianwa; Wheelock, Gerald; Gyawali, Buddhi Raj; Gan, Jianbang; Dubois, Mark; Schelhas, John. |
| This study examines factors that affect the participation behavior of limited resource farmers in agricultural cost-share programs in Alabama. The data were generated from a survey administered to a sample of limited resource farm operators. A binary logit model was employed to analyze the data. Results indicate that college education, age, gross sales, ratio of owned acres to total acres, and rented acres, as well as membership in a conservation association, had significant influence on cost-share program participation. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Binary logit; Cost-share program; Limited resource farmers; Participation behavior; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56848 |
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