We develop a framework to examine the extent to which farmers' risk and time preferences, availability of credit to cover establishment cost, and crop insurance for conventional crops may influence farmers' decision to allocate land to a perennial energy crop and affect the costs of meeting a...

The food-energy-water (FEW) nexus is facing grand challenges in meeting increasing demand resulting from global changes in climate, economy, and population. Emerging technologies are expected to play a critical role in responding to these challenges. Focusing on four types of prominent emerging...

Food-energy-water (FEW) nexus is facing grand challenges in meeting increasing demand resulting from global changes in climate, economy, and population. Emerging technologies are expected to play a critical role in responding to these challenges. Focusing on four types of prominent emerging...

We investigate the effect of crop price and climate variables on rainfed corn and soybean yields and acreage in the United States using a large panel dataset for the 1977-2007 period. Instrumental variables are used to control for endogeneity of prices in yield and acreage regressions, while...