Farmers’ Incentives to Conserve Soil Resources: A Dynamic Model Applied to the North-Central United States

Jeffrey W. Hopkins, Gary D. Schnitkey, Mario J. Miranda, Brent G. Sohngen and Luther G. Tweeten

Chapter 14 in Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security, 2003, pp 305-318 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The contributors to this book – including soil scientists, geographers, and economists – analyse data on soils, climate, land cover, agricultural inputs and outputs, and a variety of socio-economic factors to provide new insights into three key issues: • the extent to which differences in land quality generate differences in agricultural productivity across countries • how farmers’ responses to differences or changes in land quality are influenced by economic, environmental, and institutional factors, and • whether land degradation over time threatens productivity growth and food security at local, regional, and global levels.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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