Modeling economic-environmental decision making for agricultural land use in Argentinean Pampas

Silvina M. Cabrini and Carlos P. Calcaterra

Agricultural Systems, 2016, vol. 143, issue C, 183-194

Abstract: This research evaluates the economic and environmental impacts of land allocation to crops and extensive livestock production in the Argentine Pampas using compromise programming. Two economic indicators (gross margin, direct costs) and five environmental indicators (organic carbon input to soil, nutrient balances, agrochemicals impact and soil erosion) are considered. The tradeoff between economic and environmental objectives is assessed and the preferred land allocation schemes determined by the multicriteria model are compared to the current land use in the region of Pergamino, North of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Keywords: Argentine Pampas; Multi-criteria farm models; Economic/environmental indicators; Compromise programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2015.12.016

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