Positive Mathematical Programming for Agricultural and Environmental Policy Analysis: Review and Practice

Bruno Henry Frahan (), Jeroen Buysse (), Philippe Polome (), Bruno Fernagut (), Olivier Harmignie (), Ludwig Lauwers (), Guido Huylenbroeck () and Jef Meensel ()
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Bruno Fernagut: Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
Ludwig Lauwers: Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
Jef Meensel: Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research

Chapter Chapter 8 in Handbook Of Operations Research In Natural Resources, 2007, pp 129-154 from Springer

Abstract: Positive mathematical programming (PMP) has renewed the interest in mathematical modelling of agricultural and environmental policies. This chapter explains first the main advantages and disadvantages of the PMP approach, followed by a presentation of an individual farm-based sector model, called SEPALE. The farm-based approach allows the introduction of differences in individual farm structures in the PMP modelling framework. Furthermore, a farm-level model gives the possibility of identifying the impacts according to various farm characteristics. Simulations of possible alternatives to the implementation of the Agenda 2000 mid-term review illustrate the value of such a model. This chapter concludes with some topics for further research to resolve some of the PMP limitations.

Keywords: Reference Period; Farm Size; Direct Payment; Quadratic Cost Function; Farm Accountancy Data Network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71815-6_8

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