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Incentivizing Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in Rice Production: The Case of Arkansas Rice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Nate Lyman  and
L. Lanier Nalley
Nate Lyman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
L. Lanier Nalley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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U.S. rice industry producers face pressure from consumers, suppliers, and the government to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. Arkansas rice cultivar-specific net GHG emissions information allows models of paddy rice emissions. Baseline levels of profit, yield variance, and GHG emissions are established using extension data. Varietal selection is then optimized to maximize profits and minimize GHG emissions, both constrained and unconstrained by baseline yield variance. Carbon abatement functions are estimated to examine the effects of hypothetical carbon prices on varietal selection.

Keywords

agricultural emissionscarbon abatementcarbon policygreenhouse gasriceR51R58021023R11R38
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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 171 - 185
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2013

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