A5027039167- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Water resources management and optimization
- Global trade and economics
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Forest Management and Policy
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Merger and Competition Analysis
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Universidad de la República
2013-2024
Universidad de Montevideo
2019-2022
Iowa State University
2002-2013
Columbia University
2006
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destabilized global agricultural markets, triggering food price increases. We present scenarios reduced exports and production affecting both countries that increase maize wheat prices by up to 4.6% 7.2%, respectively. Production expansion in other regions can partially compensate for export declines but may carbon emissions will exacerbate ongoing security challenges.
Abstract An agricultural projection and greenhouse gas model are used to assess the impact of global cropland expansion on carbon emissions sensitivity those estimates modifications in assumptions concerning idle cropland, degree refinement coefficients, market responses, yield increase. The results indicate that is extremely sensitive assumptions. This particularly true with respect price‐induced response. Given available knowledge, it very difficult narrow range reasonable parameter values...
Abstract The elasticity of aggregate supply cropland is one key to understanding the degree which policy‐induced increases in demand for biofuel feedstocks or agricultural CO 2 offsets will result higher prices expanded crop production. We report land elasticities United States and Brazil estimated directly from recent changes planted acreage expected returns. resulting implied land‐use with respect price are quite inelastic have declined sharply years. imply that current estimates...
Many food traits desired by consumers are costly to provide and difficult verify. A complicating factor is that delivered quality can only be affected stochastically producers imperfectly observed consumers. Markets for these goods will emerge if supplying firms trusted. We develop a repeated purchases model explore how discoverability, market structure, nature of reputations, premiums, discount factors drive firm choice about the stringency assurance systems designed gain consumer trust....
We examined four evolution paths of the biofuel sector using a partial equilibrium world agricultural model in CARD that includes new RFS 2007 EISA, two-way relationship between fossil energy and markets, trend toward corn oil extraction ethanol plants. At one extreme, scenario eliminates all support to when price is low, while other extreme assumes no distribution bottleneck demand growth high. The third considers pure market force driving because high price, last policy-induced shock with...
This paper explores the performance of a system economic instruments designed to facilitate reduction hydroclimatologic variability‐induced impacts on stakeholders shared water supply. The is composed bulk option contracts between urban suppliers and agricultural users insurance indexed reservoir inflows. cover financial needs supplier in situations where likely be exercised. Insurance provides irregularly needed funds for exercising options. combined contract – index creates risk sharing...
Abstract Index insurance and probabilistic seasonal forecasts are becoming available in developing countries to help farmers manage climate risks production. Although these tools intimately related, work has not been done formalize the connections between them. We investigate relationship through a model of input choice under uncertainty, forecasts, insurance. While it is possible for undermine insurance, we find that when contracts appropriately designed, there important synergies effective...
We couple a global agricultural production and trade model with greenhouse gas to assess leakage associated modified beef in the United States. The effects on emissions from (i.e., methane nitrous oxide livestock crop management) as well land-use change, especially grazing system, are assessed. find that reduction of US induces net carbon change ranging 37 85 kg CO2-equivalent per annualized over 20 years. increase is caused by an inelastic domestic demand more land-intensive cattle systems...
Abstract We estimate emissions from indirect land‐use change associated with U.S. corn ethanol production by using the updated Center for Agricultural and Rural Development/Food Policy Research Institute global agricultural outlook model, which incorporates sub‐national modeling in Brazil endogenous crop yield‐price relationships. Emissions estimates range between 9.7–23.9 g CO 2 per mega Joule (MJ − 1 ), is consistent other estimates. compare results of current model to 2008 version. Using...
Abstract Latin America is a major agricultural producer with important natural resources. Efforts have been made to protect sensitive areas but are hindered by trade disruptions outside the control of individual countries due globally integrated crop markets. This analysis assesses effects two shocks, that is, war in Ukraine and vehicle decarbonization United States (US), on biodiversity water resources America. Results show an increase maize wheat exports from region triggered negatively...
Increased biofuel production has been associated with direct and indirect land-use change, changes in land management practices, increased application of fertilizers pesticides. This resulted negative environmental consequences terms carbon emissions, water quality, pollution, sediment loads, which may offset the pursued benefits biofuels. study analyzes two distinct policies aimed at mitigating impacts agricultural due to expansion. The first scenario is a fertilizer tax, results an...
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2011) volume 33, number 3, pp. 428–448. doi:10.1093/aepp/ppr015 The author regrets that Table 1 in this paper contained an error. correct table can be found below.
Abstract China is a major importer of agricultural products and we examine retaliatory tariffs imposed by on U.S. pork, soybeans, corn, wheat. We use an trade model to determine the impacts commodity markets combine our results with input‐output measure economic effects in United States. In addition, calculate global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from land‐use change. The consequences are both destruction (lower overall trade) diversion (trade diverted away other exporting countries). By...
Abstract This analysis quantifies changesin global agricultural markets for maize, rice, soybeans, and wheat due to yield changes triggered by climate change. The scenarios include four representative concentration pathways (RCP), five models, three shared socioeconomic (SSPs) capturing differences in population levels economic growth, enhanced CO ‐fertilization. Yield projections incorporate the influence of SSPs on nitrogen application technology. Depending SSP comparing RCP8.5 ensemble...