Should Shrimp Farmers Pay Paddy Farmers? The Challenges of Examining Salinisation Externalities in South India
Published By: SANDEE on eSS | Published Date: May, 13 , 2009There has been growing concern over conversion of coastal rice paddies to shrimp farms. This study estimates the external cost of shrimp-induced salinity on crop production by comparing two villages in southern India: Poovam, which is affected by salinity, with Thiruvettakudy, which is not. Their data show that the soil salinity status was normal in both villages in period prior to shrimp farming, in 1994-95. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 41-09]
Author(s): L. Umamaheswari, P. Nasuruddeen, P. Selvaraj | Posted on: Jan 13, 2011 | Views(865) | Download (120)