Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model

This bulletin presents the Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model (REAP), which was formerly known as USMP (U.S. Mathematical Programming Regional Agriculture Sector Model). This bulletin is a reference document for analysts and model users. It includes an outline of the objectives of REAP, describes the methodology used to achieve these objectives, and provides details on how REAP works. This bulletin provides the theoretical and modeling system specification, descriptions of the data used, and a guide for setting up and running model simulations. REAP is designed for spatial analyses of U.S. agricultural and environmental policies. REAP has been applied to soil conservation and environmental policy design, water quality, environmental credit trading, irrigation policy, climate change mitigation policy, trade and the environment, livestock waste management, wetlands policy, new or alternative fuels from agriculture products, crop and animal disease, and regional effects of trade agreements.

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