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Eradication of Exotic Weeds in Australia: Comparing Effort and Expenditure

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  • Hester, Susan M.
  • Odom, Doreen I.S.
  • Cacho, Oscar J.
  • Sinden, Jack A.

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Weeds have many adverse impacts on agriculture and the environment and therefore are often targets of eradication attempts. Eradication attempts involve large commitments of labour and financial resources over significant periods of time. Using data from 12 Australian weed eradication attempts the authors compare work hours and expenditure on each attempt for various initial-infestation sizes. Analysis of a limited data set shows: (1) that while the eradication effort increases with the initial area of infestation, the effort applied per hectare actually decreases; (2) that application of a greater work effort was not the reason why completed eradications were successful; and (3) that the larger the initial infestation size, the smaller the amount of resources applied per hectare for eradication.

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  • Hester, Susan M. & Odom, Doreen I.S. & Cacho, Oscar J. & Sinden, Jack A., 2004. "Eradication of Exotic Weeds in Australia: Comparing Effort and Expenditure," Working Papers 12921, University of New England, School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uneewp:12921
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.12921
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