Edited by J.R.R. Alavalapati and D.E. Mercer

Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, 314 pages, ISBN 1402024126
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This book, written by the leading experts in economics and agroforestry, presents 14 case studies that describe and demonstrate the application of a wide range of cutting edge economic analysis techniques to agroforestry systems, policies and projects. The applied economic methodologies include enterprise/farm budget models, Faustmann models, Policy Analysis Matrix, production function approach, risk assessment models, dynamic programming, linear programming, meta-modeling, contingent valuation, attribute-based choice experiments, econometric modeling, and institutional economic analysis. This book provides a unique and valuable resource for assisting upper division undergraduate and graduate students and rural development professionals to conduct rigorous assessment of economic and policy aspects of agroforestry systems and to produce less biased and more credible information.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ECONOMIC ANALYSES

Chapter 2:Financial analysis of agroforestry practices: Fodder shrubs in Kenya, woodlots in Tanzania, and improved fallows in Zambia. Steven Franzel

Chapter 3:Economic analyses of a sustainable agroforestry system in the southeastern United States. Stephen C. Grado and Amanda L. Husak

Chapter 4:Determining agroforestry profitability using the policy analysis matrix: A case study from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. W. Mark Drew, J. R.R. Alavalapati, and P. K. R. Nair

Chapter 5:Exploring the economics of agroforestry systems using a production function approach. Geoff Bright

Chapter 6:Analyzing risk in agroforestry systems using a portfolio approach: A case study from the United Kingdom. Peter Blandon

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC ANALYSES

Chapter 7:Economics of agroforestry carbon sequestration: A

case study from southern Mexico. Ben H. J. De Jong, Susana Ochoa Gaona, Sotero

Quechulpa Montalvo, Elsa Esquivel Bazan, and Nicolas Perez Hernandez

Chapter 8:Dynamic optimization for evaluating externalities in agroforestry systems: An example from Australia. Oscar Cacho and Robyn Hean

Chapter 9:Valuing environmental services from agroforestry: Economics of soil and forest conservation in Manggarai, Indonesia. Subhrendu K. Pattanayak and Brooks M Depro

Chapter 10:Estimating ranchers' cost of agroforestry adoption: A contingent valuation approach. Ram K. Shrestha and Janaki R.R. Alavalapati

HOUSEHOLD CONSTRAINTS AND AGROFORESTRY ADOPTION

Chapter 11: Assessment of constraints to the adoption of improved fallows in Zimbabwe using linear programming models. Maxwell Mudhara and Peter E. Hildebrand

Chapter 12:Metamodeling agroforestry adoption: Assessing factors influencing adoption of improved fallows in southern Africa using an integrated linear programming and econometric model. Paul H. Thangata, Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, and Peter E. Hildebrand

Chapter 13:Analyzing ex-ante agroforestry adoption decisions with attribute-based choice experiments. D. Evan Mercer and Ann Snook

MACROECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSES

Chapter 14:Valuing the impacts of agroforestry in northern China. Runsheng Yin

Chapter 15:A framework for institutional analysis of agroforestry systems. Shashi Kant and Emma Lehrer

Chapter 16:Summary and future directions. D. Evan Mercer and Janaki R.R. Alavalapati