Thesis
Economics of soil and water conservation in irrigated and dry lands agriculture
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/553
Abstract
This thesis is divided into two papers focusing on economics of soil and water conservation in irrigated and drylands agriculture. Part 1, "Economic Comparison of the Undercutter and Conventional Tillage Systems for Winter Wheat-Summer Fallow in Adams County, WA, 2006," compares the economic competitiveness of the undercutter and conventional fallow tillage systems on a case study farm located near Ritzville, WA. Part 2, "Economic water and land resource allocation under the state order requirements on the example of Namangan region, Uzbekistan," describes an developing an analytical model and analyzing water and land allocation for growing cotton and wheat under the state order requirements in eastern part of Uzbekistan. Results in Part 1 show that undercutter tillage has net return advantages over conventional tillage due to lower costs and receiving conservation payments. Conservation payments had an effect on the profitability of the undercutter tillage WW/SF systems for the Eastern Washington farms. Adopting a soil conserving undercutter fallow tillage will also diminish wind erosion and protect health and the environment in downwind areas. Results in Part 2 show that farmers can expect to earn higher incomes when they grow more cotton even without any government determination of what to grow. The results of the model shows that adopting improved irrigation methods improving field irrigation efficiency would allow farmers to not only minimize the effect of water shortage but also to achieve higher yield and consequently higher net farm returns for both of these crops.
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- Title
- Economics of soil and water conservation in irrigated and dry lands agriculture
- Creators
- Andrey Zaikin
- Contributors
- Douglas Leonard Young (Degree Supervisor)Philip Wandschneider (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Economic Sciences, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525066201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis