Literatura contemporanea en Castilla y Leon

The economics of oil-seed crops for energy use: a case study in an agricultural European region

“…In any case, the final decision to include or exclude energy crops when considering alternatives for production lies with the entrepreneur (the farmer) and if energy crops are to be grown, farmers must perceive some advantage in the financial results of growing them [Robles & Vannini 2008]. In relation to this point (economic viability and readiness of farmers to sow such crops), regional studies hitherto undertaken [Rodríguez López et al 2006;Rodríguez López & Sánchez Macías 2007] would seem to concentrate exclusively on an assessment of the range of prices that the manufacturing sector is willing to offer and the producers to accept. They do not appear to take into consideration variables which may have a considerable impact, such as production costs and the variations in the prices for the inputs used in the production process, or the different kinds of growing systems, among others.…”

“…They do not appear to take into consideration variables which may have a considerable impact, such as production costs and the variations in the prices for the inputs used in the production process, or the different kinds of growing systems, among others. Furthermore, these studies [Rodríguez López & Sánchez Macías 2007;Rodríguez López et al 2006], although recent, were carried out under political and socio-economic conditions appreciably different from the present state of affairs, which makes it necessary to evaluate the sector within this new context. In any case, these studies point to a need to encourage research techniques that will allow a reduction in costs, the incorporation of actions of an environmental nature directly related to energy crops, like those tending to avoid any degradation of soils or of the natural surroundings, and a boost for the culture of sustainable farming and energies [Rodríguez López et al 2006].…”