How do national markets and price policies affect land use at the forest margin? Evidence from the Philippines

Jayasuriya, SisiraBalansag, IsidraThe Philippine Bureau of Agricultural StatisticsUniversity of Wisconsin Graduate SchoolUSAIDSANREM CRSPCoxhead, IanRola, Agnes C.Kim, K.2016-04-192016-04-192001Land Economics 77(2): 250-2670023-76391543-8325http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65260Metadata only recordDeforestation, land degradation, and watershed degradation commonly result from expansion of upland agriculture in the developing countries of the tropics. This paper examines the influence of market factors on farmers' decisions by evaluating market integration and the linkages between policy and markets. The authors suggest that if market factors do significantly influence agricultural management choices, market policy instruments may be very effective for addressing upland sustainability issues. Their findings support the efficacy of increased dissemination of information from the national level and policy advocacy.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightEconomic growthDeforestationMarketing and tradeCash cropsEconomic policyTropical zonesLand use managementIntensive farmingUpland agricultureLand degradationWatershed degradationAgricultural expansionMarket integrationPrice causationThe PhilippinesDisseminationPolicy instrumentsEcosystem Farm/Enterprise ScaleHow do national markets and price policies affect land use at the forest margin? Evidence from the PhilippinesAbstractCopyright 2001 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System