The Distribution of Farms in Ireland along both Economic and Environmental Dimensions

Jason Loughrey

No 397917, 100th Annual Conference, March 23-25, 2026, Wadham College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK from Agricultural Economics Society (AES)

Abstract: The agricultural sector in Ireland is facing increasing societal pressures for improvements in environmental sustainability with emission targets based on progress from 2018 to 2030. In this context, the relationship between the farm income distribution and the distribution of emissions is underexplored. The Kakwani index is applied to compare the distribution of farm income and the distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland between 2018 and 2023. Concentration indices are used to measure inequality in emissions over the distribution of farm income. Data are based on the Teagasc National Farm Survey. Results show that farm income is more unequally distributed than greenhouse gas emissions. Concentration index curves show that low-income farms are accounting for a declining proportion of GHG emissions. For the dairy farming system, in particular, policy efforts need to continue to pursue widespread adoption of environmental technologies for the entire population of farms.

Keywords: Environmental; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2026-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.397917

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