An Economic Analysis of the Agricultural Production Impacts of the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Programme (original) (raw)

This research report investigates the economic impacts of the Conversion from Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFGP) on agricultural production in northwest China. By analyzing survey data from 400 farmers in Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces, the study converts financial impacts into broader economic benefits and costs associated with the program, utilizing principles of benefit-cost analysis. It also addresses the extrapolation of these impacts to the entire population of farmer households in the study area.