Economic Modeling of Shelterbelt Land Use on Agricultural Production in Ukraine

Ivan Openko, Ruslan Tykhenko, Lyudmyla Kuzmych (), Olha Tykhenko, Oleg Tsvyakh, Anatolii Rokochynskyi, Pavlo Volk and Wiktor Halecki ()
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Ivan Openko: Department of Geodesy and Cartography, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 17, Vasylkivska Str., 03040 Kyiv, Ukraine
Ruslan Tykhenko: Department of Geodesy and Cartography, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 17, Vasylkivska Str., 03040 Kyiv, Ukraine
Lyudmyla Kuzmych: Department of Drainage, Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 37, Vasylkivska Str., 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
Olha Tykhenko: Department of Geodesy and Cartography, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 17, Vasylkivska Str., 03040 Kyiv, Ukraine
Oleg Tsvyakh: Department of Geodesy and Cartography, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 17, Vasylkivska Str., 03040 Kyiv, Ukraine
Anatolii Rokochynskyi: Department of Water Engineering and Technologies, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, 11, Soborna Str., 33000 Rivne, Ukraine
Pavlo Volk: Department of Water Engineering and Technologies, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, 11, Soborna Str., 33000 Rivne, Ukraine
Wiktor Halecki: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences—National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

Land, 2025, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: This study explores the impact of shelterbelt forest plantations on agricultural productivity in Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to investigate how forest belts and land use patterns affect crop yields and agricultural land use in Ukraine, and to compare these patterns with factors contributing to forest cover loss in EU countries in order to develop practical management recommendations. Using geoinformation modeling and correlation analysis, we examined the relationship between shelterbelt coverage and agricultural indicators, including land leasing, crop yields and the planted area under annual and biennial crops. The total area of agricultural land protected by these plantations amounted to 51.66 thousand hectares, generating an additional 206.64 thousand centners of grain annually. Given the average price of 12.23 euros per centner for cereals and legumes, the total economic effect was estimated at approximately 2.53 million euros per year. The study also presents theoretical and methodological approaches for mathematically modeling economic indicators of forestry land use, drawing on successful practices from the European Union regarding sustainable development under significant anthropogenic, economic, and climatic pressures. The results highlight that shelterbelt plantations, once established, are among the most cost-effective agronomic practices, offering long-term environmental and economic benefits for sustainable agricultural development.

Keywords: shelterbelts; agroforestry impact; forest cover loss; mathematical model; economic approach; spatial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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