Vadez, V and Reyes-Garcia, V and Huanca, T and Leonard, W R (2005) Cash cropping, farm technologies, and deforestation: What are the connections?. Tsimane' Amazonian Panel Study Working Paper # 18, Dec-2005. Working Paper. Tsimane Amazonian Panel Study.
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Research suggests that cash-cropping is associated with deforestation. We use three-year data (2000-2002) from 493 households to estimate the association between cash-cropping rice and deforestation. Doubling the area sown with rice is associated with a 26-30% increase of the area of forest cleared next cropping season. We simulate the changes required to reach 1US$/person/day income with cash from rice. We find that within 10 years 1) deforestation would triple, 2) work requirements would exceed household’s labor availability, and 3) fallows duration would decrease two-fold. Avoiding growing deforestation due to cash-cropping by smallholders requires increasing productivity, diversification of income sources, or both.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Latin America, Bolivia, deforestation, cash crop, poverty alleviation, farm technology |
| Subjects: | Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Users 6 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2011 05:30 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2011 06:09 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3225 |
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