Modelling the Impact of Policies to Reduce Environmental Impacts in the New Zealand Dairy Sector

Anna Strutt and Allan N. Rae ()
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Allan N. Rae: Massey University

Working Papers in Economics from University of Waikato

Abstract: Agriculture remains a major sector of the New Zealand economy, with the vast majority of farm and food production exported. The accelerating intensification of farming in New Zealand over recent decades raises concern over the current sustainability of New Zealand farming, and whether it can remain so in the future. In this study, we focus on the impacts of policies to reduce environmental impacts of dairy farming, with a particular focus on nitrogen pollution and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. We use a modified version of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and database, with improved specification of the agricultural sector and land-use. We augment the model with environmental indicators for New Zealand, including nitrogen balances and GHG emissions.

Keywords: global CGE model; dairy production; environmental impacts; environmental policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 F17 F18 O13 Q15 Q17 Q53 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2011-03-28
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-ene and nep-env
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