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Land Degradation Issues in Canadian Agriculture

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  • D. Peter Stonehouse
  • Martin Bohl

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Recent technical developments in farming have exacerbated problems of land degradation and downstream watercourse pollution. The latter justifies governmental intervention more than on-farm costs or food security. Several intervention alternatives could be employed, each having different implications for private and public acceptability, administrative feasability, and workability. To date, Canadian public intervention has relied on universally-applied financial incentives and voluntary compliance. The inherent limitations are that differences among farmers in conservation effort are not considered. A targeted approach is suggested as one means of incorporating inter-farm and inter-farmer differences, thereby raising the potential for eliciting greater conservation effort.

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  • D. Peter Stonehouse & Martin Bohl, 1990. "Land Degradation Issues in Canadian Agriculture," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 16(4), pages 418-431, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:16:y:1990:i:4:p:418-431
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    1. Stonehouse, D. Peter, 2002. "In Search of a Sustainable Global Agri-Food System," 13th Congress, Wageningen, The Netherlands, July 7-12, 2002 6994, International Farm Management Association.
    2. Anastasia Lintner & Alfons Weersink, 1999. "Endogenous Transport Coefficients: Implications for Improving Water Quality from Multi-Contaminants in an Agricultural Watershed," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 14(2), pages 269-296, September.
    3. G. Cornelis van Kooten & Anthony Scott, 1995. "Constitutional Crisis, The Economics of Environment, and Resources Development in Western Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 21(2), pages 233-249, June.
    4. Alfons Weersink & John R. Livernois & Jason F. Shogren & James S. Shortle, 1998. "Economic Instruments and Environmental Policy in Agriculture," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 24(3), pages 309-327, September.

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