Factors Affecting Agricultural Expansion in Forest Reserves of Thailand: The Role of Population and Roads

In this dissertation, I examine the role of population and transportation costs in determining agricultural expansion in 670 villages located in Forest Reserves of Thailand, over the period 1986-1996. Specifically, I examine the role of population and transportation costs as drivers of agricultural decisions regarding crop adoption and area planted, and in determining the intensity of cultivation and agricultural expansion. I also contrast the impact of these variables on two groups of villages in Forest Reserves – villages whose residents ‘have no secure property rights’ and those whose ‘land rights are ambiguous’…

Author: TRA, CONSTANT I

Source: University of Maryland

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