Soil exhaustion is rational under certain agricultural economic models
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 84/100
Economic models of agriculture often demonstrate that under certain market conditions, short-term profit maximization can make soil degradation or exhaustion a rational choice for producers.
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Diversification in Agricultural Production: A Dynamic Model of Optimal Cropping to Manage Soil Erosion
1997 · cited by 31
Demonstrates through a dynamic economic model how profit-maximizing input choices and crop selection can lead to soil erosion control tradeoffs, explaining the rational management of soil depletion.
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Structural adjustment and soil degradation in Tanzania A CGE model approach with endogenous soil productivity
2001 · cited by 17
Incorporates a soil nitrogen and erosion model into a macroeconomic framework to show how profit-maximizing farmers rationally choose input levels that influence soil productivity.