Do you think that incentive programs like the Conservation Reserve Program are an effective way to promote sustainable land use?
a. Yes. Such programs take marginal crop land out of production to provide substantial environmental benefit.
b. Absolutely. Farmers receive financial rewards for playing an active role in conservation.
c. No, it’s not enough. When food prices rise, farmers take the land out of such programs and return it to cropland.
d. I don’t think that government should meddle with agriculture.
A, B, C, D
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