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Living on the margin: Assessing the economic impacts of Landcare in the Philippine uplands

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  • Newby, Jonathan C.
  • Cramb, Rob A.

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In the Philippines, about 38 per cent of the population resides in rural areas where poverty remains a significant problem. In 2006, 47 per cent of all households in Bohol Province fell below the national poverty line, with the percentage even higher in upland communities. These households often exist in marginal landscapes that are under significant pressure from ongoing resource degradation and rising input costs. This paper first explores whether the adoption of Landcare practices in a highly degraded landscape has resulted in improved livelihood outcomes for upland farming families in Bohol. Second, it analyses the potential for the piecemeal adoption of these measures to deliver tangible benefits at the watershed scale. Finally, using a BCA approach, these outcomes are compared to the costs of the research and extension projects that have helped achieve them.

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  • Newby, Jonathan C. & Cramb, Rob A., 2009. "Living on the margin: Assessing the economic impacts of Landcare in the Philippine uplands," 2009 Conference (53rd), February 11-13, 2009, Cairns, Australia 48061, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:aare09:48061
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.48061
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    1. Newby, Jonathan C. & Cramb, Rob A., 2007. "Economic Impacts of the Adoption of Conservation Farming in the Central Philippines: A Preliminary Report," 2007 Conference (51st), February 13-16, 2007, Queenstown, New Zealand 10429, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
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