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Cost Effectiveness and Equity Aspects of Soil Conservation Programs in a Highly Erodible Region
Author(s) -
Young Douglas L.,
Kanjo Paul L.,
Walker David J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1242433
Subject(s) - soil conservation , equity (law) , arid , soil loss , natural resource economics , business , agroforestry , environmental science , agricultural economics , economics , agriculture , ecology , biology , surface runoff , political science , law
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.