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Analysis of future change in Dutch arable farming: A farm economics approach*
Ada Wossink and Jan Renkema Department of Farm Management Wageningen Agricultural University Hollandseweg 1 6706 KN Wageningen The Netherlands
Ada Wossink and Jan Renkema Department of Farm Management Wageningen Agricultural University Hollandseweg 1 6706 KN Wageningen The Netherlands
Received September 1, 1993;
Summary
In the present article a model system is presented to analyse agricultural change at farm and regional level. The core of the system is a linear programming (LP) model of the individual farm which includes an environmental component of the input and discharge of nitrogen and pesticides. Modules representing feedback within and between family farms were added to the LP model. Application is presented for scenario analysis of future arable farming in a specific region of the Netherlands
Keywords: farm economics, sustainable agriculture, innovation adoption