Grassland soils are a large reservoir of soil carbon (C) at risk loss due to overgrazing in conventional grazing systems. By promoting regenerative management practices that aim increase C storage and health, grasslands have the potential help alleviate rising atmospheric CO2 as well sustain grass productivity across vast area land. Previous research has shown rotational grazing, specifically a...

Abstract Agricultural (index) insurance for smallholders in developing countries has gained traction academic and policy circles. The expectation is that the uptake of will protect from production shocks incentivize them to modernize production. We develop a simple theoretical model demonstrate welfare effects are fundamentally ambiguous—even absence transaction costs or basis risk. second-best...

Abstract The earth’s mountains continue to lose water. Glaciers are melting and mountain snow/rain balance tilts increasingly liquescent. Water is running off sooner—sometimes overfilling reservoirs, causing flooding, setting the stage for late-season shortages. One adaptive strategy recover enhance water-storage capacities of headwater riparian systems. Grazing, a common use lands, affects bot...