RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Urbanizing Agriculture, Additionality, and the Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 082624-0074
DO 10.3368/le.101.2.082624-0074
A1 Hua, Junyi
A1 Klaiber, H. Allen
A1 Wrenn, Douglas H.
YR 2024
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/early/2024/11/25/le.101.2.082624-0074.abstract
AB Additionality is crucial to the success of programs aimed at promoting agricultural conservation practices. While its existence is established, it is important to understand the factors contributing to heterogeneity within the estimates. We explore urbanization as a novel pathway for that heterogeneity. Our analysis reveals reductions in additionality and higher voluntary adoption rates for more urban farms. These findings hold significant policy implications as they suggest that the relative targeting of funds to more rural areas may yield greater additionality. The final allocation would depend on a full analysis of the benefits and costs across the urban continuum.