Private Property Rights and Forest Preservation in Karnataka Western Ghats, India

M. G. Bhat and R. G. Huffaker

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, vol. 73, issue 2, 375-387

Abstract: Areca nut orchard owners have been mulching their orchards with foliage from surrounding government-owned deciduous forests at an average rate that may well deplete foliage within a decade, thereby endangering the long-term viability of the region's most profitable agricultural enterprise. A bioeconomic model of areca nut production is formulated to determine the circumstances under which privatization of forest resources in the hands of orchard owners will stem this rapid depletion. An empirical application suggests that foliage is not currently sufficiently abundant to survive privatization; however, the prospects for preservation can be increased with the imposition of a preprivatization period of regulated use.

Date: 1991
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