Sustainable Agricultural Intensification In Southern Tanzania - A Bio-Economic Model Approach

This study employs mathematical programming to examine the trade-off between improving biophysical attributes and preserving ecosystem services, using Southern Tanzania as a case study. This study used data primarily collected via household surveys. This study tries to provide insights into "be...

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Musumba, Mark, Zhang, Yuquan, DeRosa, Kyle
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2013
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Mathematical programming
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Summary:This study employs mathematical programming to examine the trade-off between improving biophysical attributes and preserving ecosystem services, using Southern Tanzania as a case study. This study used data primarily collected via household surveys. This study tries to provide insights into "best practices" of farming and how to minimize the environmental cost of intensification.