Objective 5:
Socioeconomic Impacts & Policy
Overview
Our focus is on evaluating the market, social, and policy conditions under which perennial ground cover (PGC) approaches are economically sustainable for farmers and input suppliers, and other participants in the envisioned supply and value chains.
Goals
RESEARCH GOALS
- Evaluate the economic comparability and feasibility of PGC systems for maize and soybean producers under varying market and production conditions.
- Evaluate the market and aggregate welfare effects of PGC approaches.
- Identify the socioeconomic barriers and potential facilitators to PGC adoption.
- Explore the role of input supply agribusinesses in the PGC supply chain.
Socioeconomics Impacts and Policy Team
Leadership
Cornelia B. (Neal) Flora
Kansas State University
Keri L. Jacobs
University of Missouri
Collaborators
Cynthia A. Bartel
Iowa State University
Amani E. Elobeid
Iowa State University
graduate student(s) & PostDocs
Sagar Dahal
Iowa State University
Austin Landini
PostDoc
University of Missouri, Columbia