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Cost Effectiveness and Equity Aspects of Soil Conservation Programs in a Highly Erodible Region

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  • Douglas L. Young
  • Paul L. Kanjo
  • David J. Walker

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The Conservation Reserve (CRP) and Conservation Compliance Programs could divide the soil conservation burden between farmers and taxpayers. In a highly erodible southeastern Washington region, however, a uniform region-wide CRP bid cap and relaxed compliance requirements resulted in little or no projected burden for farmers in arid, less productive subregions. In contrast, farmers in a more productive subregion were projected to bear 50% or more of the costs of soil conservation. The projected government cost per ton of soil conserved also increased threefold from the most to the least productive subregion.

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  • Douglas L. Young & Paul L. Kanjo & David J. Walker, 1991. "Cost Effectiveness and Equity Aspects of Soil Conservation Programs in a Highly Erodible Region," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 73(4), pages 1053-1062.
  • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:73:y:1991:i:4:p:1053-1062.
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    1. Skaggs, Rhonda K. & Ghosh, Soumen, 1999. "Assessing Changes In Soil Erosion Rates: A Markov Chain Analysis," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 31(3), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Lichtenberg, Erik, 2002. "Agriculture and the environment," Handbook of Agricultural Economics, in: B. L. Gardner & G. C. Rausser (ed.), Handbook of Agricultural Economics, edition 1, volume 2, chapter 23, pages 1249-1313, Elsevier.
    3. Yifei Wang & Tingting Zhang & Shunbo Yao & Yuanjie Deng, 2019. "Spatio-temporal Evolution and Factors Influencing the Control Efficiency for Soil and Water Loss in the Wei River Catchment, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-24, January.

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