Integrated Modelling Approaches for Sustainable Agri-Economic Growth and Environmental Improvement: Examples from Greece, Canada and Ireland

Jorge Andres Garcia and Angelos Alamanos ()
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Jorge Andres Garcia: The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Angelos Alamanos: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, 38333 Volos, Greece

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: Complex agricultural problems concern many countries, as a result of competing economic and environmental objectives. In this work we model three common agricultural problems through optimization techniques: a water-scarce area with overexploited surface and groundwater resources due to over-pumping for irrigation (Greece); an area facing water quality deterioration caused by agriculture (Canada); and an intensified animal farming area facing environmental degradation and increased greenhouse gases emissions (Ireland). Multiple goals are considered to optimize farmers’ welfare and environmental sustainability. The proposed approaches are new applications for each case-study, providing useful insights for most countries facing similar problems.

Keywords: optimization; linear programming; non-linear programming; goal programming; water management; agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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