Farming in Rondônia

We study economic and environmental aspects of farming practices of a sample of 91 family farms around the city of Ouro Preto, in Brazil's state of Rondônia, in western Amazonia, from four overlapping perspectives. First, we estimate production functions for six activities on multiproduct farms...

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Published in:	Resource and energy economics Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 155 - 188
Main Authors:	Jones, Donald W., Dale, Virginia H., Beauchamp, John J., Pedlowski, Marcos A., O'Neill, Robert V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-08-1995 Elsevier Amsterdam :Elsevier Science Publishers,1993 Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Series:	Resource and Energy Economics
Subjects:	Agricultural and farming systems Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Amazonia Biological and medical sciences Deforestation Energy economics Farming Farms Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping General agronomy. Plant production Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development Land-use Production functions Regression analysis Studies South America Brazil Amazon Basin America Deforestation O13 Amazonia Q15 Land-use Tropical zone Socioeconomic study Developing countries Soil quality Farming system Production function Tropical soil Natural biological resources Agricultural production Technicoeconomic study Ungulata Production system Bovine Forest zone Personal income Cultural capacity Agricultural economics Land use Burning Vertebrata Mammalia Conservation of resources Pasture Environment impact Richness Land clearing Livestock Rearing Artiodactyla Farmer Resource management Family group
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