The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AJARE) has introduced a new system of “virtual” issues, pulling together articles on a particular theme from
read moreAn ability to understand and predict adoption of new farming practices is useful for agricultural policy in several ways, including: assessing additionality, selecting policy mechanisms,
read moreAdoption of new practices in agriculture is dynamic – farmers go through different stages in the adoption process over time. It is also heterogeneous across
read moreI conclude my critical look at whether soil-carbon sequestration should be a priority of climate policy. Apart from challenges with additionality, which I covered last week
read moreMy last post was about why payments for soil carbon from the Government’s climate change program will provide little benefit to farmers, unless the program
read moreThe idea of paying farmers to sequester carbon in agricultural soils has once again become politically prominent. It is still an idea with little potential
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