The water literature has mainly investigated the diversion and distribution of water from the source to the end users or the utilization of water at the farm level in crop production.
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The past four years have been chaotic for US agriculture.
Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies
The global burden of malnutrition is unacceptably high. Animal-source foods are important components of diverse diets and provide high-quality proteins and other essential nutrients that promote optimal growth and development.
Agricultural water allocation under uncertainty: Redistribution of water shortage risk
This article develops an economic model to analyze how the risk of water shortages affects farmers’ land irrigation decision and how the priority-based water sharing arrangement redistributes such a risk among farms with different water rights pri
This paper explores the impacts of a water right's allocative priority—as an indicator of farmers' risk-bearing ability—on land irrigation under water supply uncertainty.
Political economy of the 2014 farm bill
The US Agricultural Act of 2014: Overview and analysis
Spatial externalities in aquifers with varying thickness
IFPRI's flagship report examines the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2012.
The ability of California's water supply system to adapt to long-term climatic and demographic changes is examined.
Determining socially optimal nitrogen application rates using a delayed response model: the case of irrigated corn in western Kansas
Nitrate contamination of groundwater is an important problem. The transport of leached nitrate from the root zone to groundwater takes approximately 30 to 60 years.