Regional impacts of abolishing direct payments: An integrated analysis in four European regions

Uthes, Sandra; Piorr, Annette; Zander, Peter; Bieńkowski, Jerzy; Ungaro, Fabrizio; Dalgaard, Tommy; Stolze, Matthias; Moschitz, Heidrun; Schader, Christian; Happe, Kathrin; Sahrbacher, Amanda; Damgaard, Martin; Toussaint, V.; Sattler, Claudia; Reinhardt, Franz-Josef; Kjeldsen, Chris; Casini, Leonardo; Müller, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.07.003

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“…The change and the development in Danish agricultural management of N have been driven mainly by politically enforced regulations since 1985, but also changes in the economic and technical conditions for farming with fluctuating product prices and revisions of the European agricultural policies have been instrumental in accomplishing these changes (Uthes et al, 2011;Happe et al, 2011) on the environment, as strongly indicated by the simultaneousness of the reduction in N surplus in agriculture and the reduced nitrate contamination of oxic groundwater. The experience from Denmark may provide inspiration for other countries where control of agricultural N losses is needed, as for example pointed out by Vitousek et al (2009).…”

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Regional analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations and trends in Denmark in regard to agricultural influence

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Abstract. The act of balancing between an intensive agriculture with a high potential for nitrate pollution and a drinking water supply almost entirely based on groundwater is a challenge faced by Denmark and similar regions around the globe. Since the 1980s, regulations implemented by Danish farmers have succeeded in optimizing the N (nitrogen) management at farm level. As a result, the upward agricultural N surplus trend has been reversed, and the N surplus has reduced by 30-55 % from 1980 to 2007 depending on region. The reduction in the N surplus served to reduce the losses of N from agriculture, with documented positive effects on nature and the environment in Denmark. In groundwater, the upward trend in nitrate concentrations was reversed around 1980, and a larger number of downward nitrate trends were seen in the youngest groundwater compared with the oldest groundwater. However, on average, approximately 48 % of the oxic monitored groundwater has nitrate concentrations above the groundwater and drinking water standards of 50 mg l −1 . Furthermore, trend analyses show that 33 % of all the monitored groundwater has upward nitrate trends, while only 18 % of the youngest groundwater has upward nitrate trends according to data sampled from 1988-2009. A regional analysis shows a correlation between a high level of N surplus in agriculture, high concentrations of nitrate in groundwater and the largest number of downward nitrate trends in groundwater in the livestock-dense northern and western parts of Denmark compared with the southeastern regions with lower livestock densities. These results indicate that the livestock farms dominating in northern and western parts of Denmark have achieved the largest reductions in N surpluses. Groundwater recharge age determinations allow comparison of long-term changes in N surplus in agriculture with changes in oxic groundwater quality. The presented data analysis is based on groundwater recharged from 1952-2003, but sampled from 1988-2009. Repetition of the nitrate trend analyses at five-year intervals using dating of the groundwater recharged in the coming years and a longer time series of the nitrate analyses can reveal the evolution in nitrate leaching from Danish agriculture during the past 10 yr. Similar analyses can be carried out to compare with other regions internationally.

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“…Groundwater protection is therefore a high priority, and since 1985 it has been one of the most important drivers of regulation of the Danish agricultural sector through national action plans (Kronvang et al, 2008) and EU policies (Uthes et al, 2011;Happe et al, 2011).…”

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Regional analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations and trends in Denmark in regard to agricultural influence

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“…The following indicators were included into multi-criteria analysis: technological (yield, share of sold production) (Balana et al, 2011;Uthes et al, 2011;Sauer et al, 2012;Dzikowski, 2013), environmental (expenses for plant protection) (Kriščiukaitienė et al, 2013); economic (production cost, price) (Blanco Fonseca, 2007;Acs et al, 2010;Udagawa et al, 2014); and social (labour input) (Blanco Fonseca, 2007).…”

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Evaluation of Technological, Economic and Social Indicators for Different Farming Practices in Lithuania

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“…However, their effects are known to vary at lower spatial levels because of different physical site characteristics, like climate, topography, soils, socio-economic and structural conditions, etc. Consequently, the patterns of agricultural land use are (sub-)regionally different (Gallant et al 2004;Rounsevell et al 2005;Uthes et al 2011;Bieling et al 2013). Thus, methods are needed that incorporate the spatial level of sub-regions into classification systems (Stoate et al 2009;Mendoza et al 2011).…”

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Analysing Data of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to Detect Patterns of Agricultural Land-Use Change at Municipality Level

Lüker-Jans

Simmering²,

Otte

2016

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European landscapes have featured considerable changes towards intensification and marginalisation. These major trends are expected to continue in the future. Besides, the cultivation of bioenergy crops has become an important factor in agricultural land use. A thorough understanding of land-use processes for management purposes is needed. In this study, the spatial and temporal pattern of agricultural land use and land-use change was classified at the scale of municipalities from 2005 to 2010. The study region was the German federal state Hesse. By using data of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) of the European Union and with the help of k-means cluster analysis, five types of agricultural land-use patterns and dynamics (TLPDs) were detected. These TLPDs represent different sub-regions. Sub-regions with favourable physical conditions for cultivation are dominated by arable land. A progressive land-use change occurred by conversion of grassland to arable land. In sub-regions, where physical conditions are rather unfavourable, especially in mountainous areas, grassland is the predominant land use. But on the remaining arable land, there is a slight change in favour of maize. The knowledge of sub-regions with spatially and temporally different agricultural land use could be utilised to develop land management instruments like site-specific agri-environmental schemes.

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Regional impacts of abolishing direct payments: An integrated analysis in four European regions

Cited by 41 publications

References 27 publications

Regional analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations and trends in Denmark in regard to agricultural influence

Regional analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations and trends in Denmark in regard to agricultural influence

Evaluation of Technological, Economic and Social Indicators for Different Farming Practices in Lithuania

Analysing Data of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to Detect Patterns of Agricultural Land-Use Change at Municipality Level

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