Simulation of the impact of greening measures in an agricultural area of the southern Italy

Cortignani, Raffaele; Dono, Gabriele

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.06.028

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“…This reduction is frequently of the magnitude of up to 2–3% (e.g. Solazzo et al ., ; Cortignani and Dono, ; Vosough‐Ahmadi et al ., ). This reflects the fact that most of these studies do not account for market price effects of CAP greening which according to our results off‐sets the productivity reduction caused by greening.…”

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“…However, what appears to be consistent with our results is that the reviewed studies usually also suggest rather small impacts of CAP greening on the environment (e.g. van Zeijts et al ., find a small reduction of GHG emissions and more sizeable improvement of biodiversity (species richness); Cortignani and Dono, estimate a more relevant reduction in nitrogen use in west‐central Sardinia (Italy); Chiron et al ., report a small positive effect on the abundance of farmland bird species in France ).…”

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“…Furthermore, the papers differ in whether they consider the entire CAP greening package (e.g. Czekaj et al, 2014;Cortignani and Dono, 2015;Solazzo and Pierangeli, 2016) or focus on selected measures (e.g. Louhichi et al, 2015 andMahy et al, 2015 for crop diversification measures).…”

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EU‐wide Economic and Environmental Impacts of CAP Greening with High Spatial and Farm‐type Detail

Gocht¹,

Ciaian²,

Bielza³

et al. 2017

J Agricultural Economics

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In this paper we analyse the economic and environmental impacts of CAP greening introduced by the 2013 CAP reform using the CAPRI model. CAPRI captures the farm heterogeneity across the EU and it allows to depict the implementation of the greening measures in high detail while integrating the environmental effects and the market feedback of the simulated policy changes. The simulated results reveal that the economic impacts (land use, production, price and income) of CAP greening are rather small, although some farm types, crops (fallow land and pulses) and Member States may be affected more significantly. The CAP greening will lead simultaneously to a small increase in prices and a small decrease in production. Farm income slightly increases because the price effects offset the production decline. Similarly to economic effects, the environmental impacts (GHG emissions, N surplus, ammonia emissions, soil erosion, and biodiversity-friendly farming practices) of CAP greening are small, although some regions may see greater effects than others. In general, the environmental effects at EU level are positive on a per hectare basis, but the increase in UAA can reverse the sign for total impacts. Overall, simulated GHG and ammonia emissions decrease in the EU, while the total N

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EU‐wide Economic and Environmental Impacts of CAP Greening with High Spatial and Farm‐type Detail

Gocht¹,

Ciaian²,

Bielza³

et al. 2017

J Agricultural Economics

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“…The uncertainty affects Y s , i.e., yields of forage crops, and that choice involve corrective actions, XR n s , in stages (n) for each state (s). The model was calibrated to the reference year 2010 with the PMP approach of Röhmand Dabbert (2003) that allows for modeling the choices between technically similar crops, whose mutual substitution elasticity is greater than that relating to other crops [62]. The calibration involved land allocation among crops decided in the first stage.…”

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Perceptions of Present and Future Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability for Agricultural Systems in the Western Mediterranean Region

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Mula

Cortignani

et al. 2016

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Many Mediterranean countries have experienced water shortages during the last 20 years and future climate change projections foresee further pressure on water resources. This will have significant implications for irrigation water management in agricultural systems in the future. Through qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods carried out on a case study on four Mediterranean farming systems located in Oristano, Italy, we sought to understand the relationship between farmers' perceptions of climate change (i.e., increased temperature and decreased precipitation) and of present and future water availability for agriculture as forecasted by climatic and crop models. We also explored asymmetries between farmers' perceptions and present and future climate change and water scenarios as well as factors influencing perceptions. Our hypotheses were that farmers' perceptions are the main drivers of actual water management practices and that sustainable practices can emerge from learning spaces designed from the understanding of the gaps between perceptions and scientific evidences. Results showed that most farmers perceived that climate change is occurring or will occur in their area. They also perceived that there has been an increased temperature trend, but also increased precipitation. Therefore, they are convinced that they have and will have enough irrigation water for agriculture in the near future, while climate change projections foresee an increasing pressure on water resources in the Mediterranean region. Such results suggest the need for (i) irrigation management policies that take into account farmers' perceptions in order to promote virtuous behaviors and improve irrigation water use efficiency; (ii) new, well-designed learning spaces to improve the understanding on climate change expectations in the near future in order to support effective adaptive responses at the farm and catchment scales.

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“…The aim of greening is to support the environment and create non-productive value in agriculture (Cortignani and Dono, 2015). Greening will also provide preservation of cultural and recreational values for Europe which has a rich cultural and historical heritage (Tryjanowski et al, 2011;Sutcliffe et al, 2015).…”

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Farmer rationality and the adoption of greening practices in Poland

Świtek

Sawińska

2017

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform in the European Union introduced a new element: greening. The aim of greening is to support the environment and create non-productive value in agriculture. The main element of greening is the Ecological Focus Area (EFA) meaning that a portion of farmland area has to be designed for environmental purposes. This article consists of an evaluatation of greening and its elements in the first year CAP reform has come into force. Surveys were used as a tool to gather information about farm characteristics, ways to meet greening requirements as well as the opinions of farmers as to changes in direct subsidies and greening obligations. The research was conducted in 2015 directly interviewing 290 farmers from the whole of Poland. The farmers interviewed lived in different parts of the country and had different size farms. Data was prepared with the use of spreadsheets and were analysed using the R statistical program and the "gmodel" and "vcd" statistical packages were used during the calculations. Polish farmers are against greening. Greening does not significantly change the way farmers run their farms. They choose the cheapest options of EFA which are usually not the best for the environment. Furthermore, farmers have to bear the cost of introducing the new elements themselves. Despite a high number of environmental and agricultural advantages offered by new farming methods, crop rotation and after-crop sowing duty, CAP reform is assessed in a negative light. As a result of negative opinions held by farmers due to the lack of subsidies, farmers may not continue greening practices in the future.

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Simulation of the impact of greening measures in an agricultural area of the southern Italy

Cited by 34 publications

References 24 publications

EU‐wide Economic and Environmental Impacts of CAP Greening with High Spatial and Farm‐type Detail

EU‐wide Economic and Environmental Impacts of CAP Greening with High Spatial and Farm‐type Detail

Perceptions of Present and Future Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability for Agricultural Systems in the Western Mediterranean Region

Farmer rationality and the adoption of greening practices in Poland

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