Land-Use Strategies in the Amazon Frontier: Farm-Level Evidence from Ecuador

1996 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Pichón
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon

This article uses farm-level data to assess the role of ecological factors, household characteristics, and policy factors in shaping overall land-use strategies among settler farmers in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The survey data which form the basis for the analysis were collected by the author in 1990 from a probability sample of 450 colonist households. A descriptive cluster analysis is used to highlight the differences across and within the observed land-use strategies regarding the underlying resource base available to farmers, the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, and the policy environment that affect them. The findings question the inevitability of a generalized pattern of forest clearing over time constrained by a "straitjacket" of natural resources and suggest that the range of land-use options open to farmers is narrowed or widened under different socioeconomic circumstances and policy factors. The results given are exploratory and intended to stimulate further discussion.

scholarly journals Land-use change and livelihoods of non-farm households: The role of income from employment in oil palm and rubber in rural Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 828-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonida Bou Dib ◽  
Vijesh V. Krishna ◽  
Zulkifli Alamsyah ◽  
Matin Qaim
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Farm Households

Farm-level models of spatial patterns of land use and land cover dynamics in the Ecuadorian Amazon

2004 ◽  
Vol 101 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 117-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
William K.Y Pan ◽  
Stephen J Walsh ◽  
Richard E Bilsborrow ◽  
Brian G Frizzelle ◽  
Christine M Erlien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon

scholarly journals The role of land use in climate change – from CO2 source to cost-efficient mitigation

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Anderl
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Industrial Age ◽  
Estimation Scheme ◽  
Approximate Zero ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Wood Consumption

The present studies focus on the land use contributions to industrial-age carbon emissions and future abatement potentials. A practicable estimation scheme is presented to transparently identify the driving terms behind past emissions and future mitigation possibilities. Regarding the major emissions sources, 10 % of total present CO2 emissions are possible in tail of primary forest clearing outside of wood consumption; 3 % are attributed to desertification and peat cultivation; on the opposite, 5 % are counteracted by sequestration from forest gain. Regarding mitigation, prudent land use has the potential to reduce more than 50 % of all present anthropogenic emissions at approximate zero costs. Prerequisite is that biomass be considered a scarce resource and therefore, carefully supported and solely used in high-efficiency applications.

scholarly journals Do Most U.S. Farms Really Lose Money? Taxation and Farm Income Underreporting

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (04) ◽  
pp. 646-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Key
Keyword(s):  
Farm Households ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Substantial Discrepancy ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Large Farms ◽  
Income Underreporting

AbstractThis article explores whether income underreporting for tax purposes can explain why the majority of U.S. farmers earn low or negative net farm income. Using 10 years of U.S. Department of Agriculture farm-level data, the extent of underreporting is estimated by exploiting the fact that farm households face an incentive to underreport farm income that varies with their reported off-farm income. Results indicate that 39% of total farm income is underreported. For large farms, the results imply a substantial discrepancy between reported and earned farm income. For small-scale operations, underreporting reduces but does not eliminate the gap between farm and off-farm wages.

scholarly journals Migration as adaptation strategy to cope with climate change

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandan Kumar Jha ◽  
Vijaya Gupta ◽  
Utpal Chattopadhyay ◽  
Binilkumar Amarayil Sreeraman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Coping Capacity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the link between climate/weather change and farmer migration in Bihar, India. The influence of cognitive conditions and climate-related stress on farmer migration decisions and the socioeconomic characteristics of migrating and non-migrating farm households are analysed. The focus is the role of migration in access to climate and agricultural extension services and the contribution of migration to enhanced farmer coping capacity. Design/methodology/approach A primary survey was conducted of farm households in seven districts of Bihar, India. Farmer perceptions of climate change were analysed using the mental map technique. The role of socioeconomic characteristics in farm household migration was evaluated using binary logistic regression, and the influence of migration on access to climate and agricultural extension services and the adaptive capacity of migrating households was investigated using descriptive statistics. Findings Climate-induced livelihood risk factors are one of the major drivers of farmer’s migration. The farmers’ perception on climate change influences migration along with the socioeconomic characteristics. There is a significant difference between migrating and non-migrating farm households in the utilization of instructions, knowledge and technology based climate and agriculture extension services. Benefits from receipt of remittance, knowledge and social networks from the host region enhances migrating households’ adaptive capacity. Originality/value This study provides micro-evidence of the contribution of migration to farmer adaptive capacity and access to climate and agricultural extension services, which will benefit analyses of climate-induced migration in other developing countries with higher agricultural dependence. In addition, valuable insights are delivered on policy requirements to reduce farmer vulnerability to climate change.

scholarly journals Colonización y acuerdos locales en la consolidación del sistema campesino-ganadero saraguro en la Amazonía sur del Ecuador/ Colonization and local agreements in the consolidation of the Saraguro peasant livestock system in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon

2017 ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Viviana Marcela Buitrón Cañadas
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Local History ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Livestock System

El artículo analiza el rol de diferentes actores en la configuración espacial de la colonización saraguro en la Amazonía sur ecuatoriana y los cambios en el uso del suelo en el marco de las actividades productivas campesinas. Para esto, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a informantes clave sobre la historia local y el contexto de la colonización, y un análisis de uso de suelo de los años 1986, 2000 y 2010. Los resultados muestran la importancia de los acuerdos entre actores locales para el avance de los colonos desde sus territorios originales en los Andes hasta las tierras bajas amazónicas, además, el retroceso del bosque en favor de otros usos de la tierra, especialmente pastos. Esto indica cómo la búsqueda de tierras y el cambio del uso del suelo hacia actividades más intensivas han asegurado la reproducción del sistema campesino-ganadero de este grupo indígena andino en el contexto amazónico.   Abstract This article analyzes the role of different actors in the spatial configuration of the Saraguro colonization in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon and the land use changes that occurred due to peasant productive activities. Semi-structured interviews with key informants about the local history and the context of colonization were conducted. Additionally, a land use analysis was performed for the years 1986, 2000 and 2010. The results point to the importance of agreements between local actors, as the saraguro colonists advanced from their original settlements in the Andes toward the Amazon, and show how colonization caused forest loss in favor of other uses, especially pastures. These findings suggest that through the search for land and the increasingly intensive use of land, the Saraguros were able to reproduce their Andean peasant livestock system in this area of the Amazon.

scholarly journals Impact of Land Use Rights on the Investment and Efficiency of Organic Farming

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waqar Akram ◽  
Nida Akram ◽  
Wang Hongshu ◽  
Shahla Andleeb ◽  
Khalil ur Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Tobit Model ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Multivariate Tobit Model ◽  
Land Use Rights ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Investment Choices

This study investigated the impact of three land tenure arrangements on organic farming (OF) in terms of increment of efficiency, yield, and investment in soil-improving activities by using farm-level data gathered from three districts located at Punjab, Pakistan. A multivariate tobit model that captured the probable substitute and investment choices, as well as the endogenous nature of land tenure arrangements, has been employed in this analysis. The empirical outcomes displayed that rights of land use affected the decisions made by farmers to invest in land and to improve efficiency. In detail, owner-farmers with secure rental arrangements invested more in improving their land and productivity compared to those with unsecured lease agreements. The yield per hectare was the highest for owner cultivation farm, while sharecropper output seemed the lowest, which are in agreement with the hypothesis of Marshallian inefficiency.

Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Farm Products: Producers and Supply Chains in the Southeast

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ahearn ◽  
James Sterns
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Local Foods ◽  
Niche Market ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Direct Sales ◽  
Direct To Consumer ◽  
Level Data

Given the geography and agroclimatic conditions of the Southeast, coupled with continued population expansion from in-migration, local foods markets may be a promising niche market for some farms in the region. The Southeast has more small farms than any other U.S. region. Using farm-level data, we address the question of how successful southeastern farms engaged in direct sales to consumers differ from other farms. We also include a case study of a marketing association in the panhandle of Florida. In both analyses, we focus on the role of the supply chain for direct sales in explaining farm returns.

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