Role of economic analysis in the evaluation of new dryland technologies

Article Abstract:

Agricultural economists need to collaborate with biological, physical, and social scientists to improve the technical quality and comprehensiveness of dryland agricultural systems research. The areas covered by such research include budgeting and investment analyses, risk factors, effects on agricultural product prices, effects of technology and policy changes on society, and the economic value of environmental effects. A risk management package incorporating conservation tillage, crop rotation and chemical weed management maintains profitability and stabilizes agricultural income.

Arid regions agriculture, Evaluation, Economic aspects, Agriculture, Agricultural economics

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Dryland farming systems in Jordan

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Soil conservation, desertification control, supplemental irrigation, water recycling and conservation, steep land reclamation, and optimal land use are some of the issues which must be addressed to sustain agriculture in Jordan. Research on environmental stresses, reuse of sewage sludge, optimal use of arid and semi-arid land and groundwater recharge technology must also be implemented. Such measures are needed to increase Jordan's self-sufficiency in food production against the negative effects of population growth and limited producted land resources.

Jordan, Dry farming

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