A combination of anthropogenic and climatic factors, particularly traditional burning of crop residues, are reducing agricultural yields in an important food producing region of Georgia. There are a number of private and public costs and benefits associated with two scenarios reducing the incidence of burning in the agricultural sector. For both scenarios there is a net private and public benefit. Reducing burning will also have a positive impact on a number of environmental metrics and support achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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