RDI - Identifying and Valuing Agricultural Land

In the Columbia Basin-Boundary region, demand for locally-produced food exceeds the current supply. One of the most commonly-cited challenges associated with expansion of the local food supply is a shortage of available farmland, especially that which can be purchased at an affordable price. In response to this concern, this study investigated the availability of land in the region with characteristics amenable to agriculture. Our study contributes to the body of work on agricultural land utilization in the Basin-Boundary region. Three other notable sources address the question of land availability to some degree.

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