Evidence of a rebound effect in agriculture: Crop-livestock reconnection beyond the farm gate does not always lead to more sustainable nitrogen management

Olivier Godinot, Julia Jouan, Thomas Nesme and Matthieu Carof

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 221, issue C

Abstract: Reconnecting crop and livestock production beyond the farm gate by exchanging raw materials (e.g., feed, manure) between farms is seen as a promising solution for improving the environmental performance of farms, since it should reduce the use of imported nitrogen (N) inputs. However, such a circular economy does not necessarily lead to a positive outcome, since cooperating farms might simultaneously intensify their production, which could cancel out the benefits of reconnecting crops and livestock: this is known as a rebound effect.

Keywords: Circular economy; Nitrogen cycle; Integrated crop livestock systems; Farm cooperation; Backfire effect; Jevons paradox (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104137

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