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Agricultural Research, Productivity, and Food Prices in the Long Run

Alston, Julian M., Beddow, Jason M., Pardey, Philip G.·2009·Science

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A reinvestment in agricultural R&D is critical to ensuring sufficient food for the world in the coming decades.

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  • Attributing 34% of productivity growth (and thus carbon savings, or ∼36 tC/ha) to agricultural R&D and assuming that 70% of R&D is relevant to farm productivity gives a carbon price of $14.74 in AW1 and $27.43 in AW2 per metric ton of carbon.

    “Attributing 34% of productivity growth (and thus carbon savings, or ∼36 tC/ha) to agricultural R&D and assuming that 70% of R&D is relevant to farm productivity gives a carbon price of $14.74 in AW1 and $27.43 in AW2 (per metric ton of carbon; plotted triangle).”

    From Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification (2010) · cites this paper as [31]

  • Alston et al. estimated the proportion of state agricultural research relevant for farm productivity in the United States to be between 57% and 69%.

    “Alston et al. ([31](#r31)) estimated the proportion of state agricultural research relevant for farm productivity in the United States to be between 57% and 69%.”

    From Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification (2010) · cites this paper as [31]

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Authors
Alston, J. M., Beddow, J. M., & Pardey, P. G.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
  • Alston, Julian M.
  • Pardey, Philip G.
Venue
Science
Published
2009-09-04
Volume
325
Issue
5945
Pages
1209-1210
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2076682775
Cited by
428
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 35 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 34
FWCI
106.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Economics and Practices
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Agricultural economics and policies
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
Keywords
agricultural research and development, agricultural productivity, food prices, long-run economic growth, food security, R&D investment
MeSH terms
Agriculture, Commerce, Developing Countries, Efficiency, Food, Food Supply, Research, Crops, Agricultural, Developed Countries

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