Addressing the environmental impacts of large-scale agriculture requires innovative approaches to conservation program design and evaluation. We used a randomized controlled trial sample 2225 landowners in Mississippi River Basin test new that targets growing but overlooked population—nonoperating (NOLs). To spur adoption practices on farmland rented out by NOLs, provided NOLs with ready-to-use...

Increasing demands for livelihood resources in tropical rural areas have led to progressive clearing of biodiverse natural forests. Restoration of abandoned farmlands could counter this process. However, as aims and modes of restoration differ in their ecological and socio-economic value, the assessment of achievable ecosystem functions and benefits requires holistic investigation. Here we comb...

Agri-food supply chains include several processes, from cropping and harvesting to distribution. Integrating these processes reduce costs environmental impact providing sufficient are the main goals of agri-food chain management. Rice, a so-called staple food, makes up significant portion human diet worldwide. Due importance rice, this paper proposes mixed-integer linear programming model for r...