Development and application of bio-economic modelling to compare silvoarable, arable, and forestry systems in three European countries.

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dc.contributor.authorGraves, Anil R.-
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Paul J.-
dc.contributor.authorPalma, João H. N.-
dc.contributor.authorHerzog, F.-
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, G.-
dc.contributor.authorBertomeu, M.-
dc.contributor.authorDupraz, Christian-
dc.contributor.authorLiagre, F.-
dc.contributor.authorKeesman, Karel-
dc.contributor.authorvan der Werf, Wopke-
dc.contributor.authorKoeffeman, de Nooy A.-
dc.contributor.authorvan den Briel, J. P.-
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T23:03:27Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T23:03:27Z
dc.date.issued2007-04-01T00:00:00Z-
dc.description.abstractSilvoarable agroforestry could promote use of trees on farms in Europe, but its likely effect on production, farm profitability, and environmental services is poorly understood. Hence, from 2001 to 2005, the Silvoarable Agroforestry for Europe project developed a systematic process to evaluate the biophysical and economic performance of arable, forestry, and silvoarable systems in Spain, France, and The Netherlands. A biophysical model called “Yield-SAFE” was developed to predict long-term yields for the different systems and local statistics and expert opinion were used to derive their revenue, costs, and pre- and post-2005 grant regimes. These data were then used in an economic model called “Farm-SAFE” to predict plot- and farm-scale profitability. Land equivalent ratios were greater than one, showing Yield-SAFE predicted that growing trees and crops in silvoarable systems was more productive than growing them separately. Pre-2005 grants in Spain and The Netherlands penalised silvoarable systems, but post-2005 grants were more equitable. In France, walnut and poplar silvoarable systems were consistently the most profitable system under both grant regimes. In Spain, holm oak and stone pine silvoarable systems were the least profitable system under pre-2005 grants, but only marginally less profitable than arable systems under post-2005 grants. In The Netherlands, low timber values and the opportunity cost of losing arable land for slurry manure application made silvoarable and forestry systems uncompetitive with arable systems under both granten_UK
dc.identifier.citationA.R. Graves, P.J. Burgess, J.H.N. Palma, F. Herzog, G. Moreno, M. Bertomeu, C. Dupraz, F. Liagre, K. Keesman, W. van der Werf, A. Koeffeman de Nooy, J.P. van den Briel, Development and application of bio-economic modelling to compare silvoarable, arable, and forestry systems in three European countries, Ecological Engineering, Volume 29, Issue 4, Carbon sequestration and landscape ecology in Western Europe, 1 April 2007, Pages 434-449.-
dc.identifier.issn0925-8574-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.09.018-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/2726
dc.language.isoen_UK-
dc.publisherElsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.en_UK
dc.subjectAgroforestryen_UK
dc.subjectSilvoarableen_UK
dc.subjectArableen_UK
dc.subjectForestryen_UK
dc.subjectModellingen_UK
dc.subjectBiophysicalen_UK
dc.subjectEconomicsen_UK
dc.subjectFarm-SAFEen_UK
dc.subjectYield-SAFEen_UK
dc.subjectTemperateen_UK
dc.subjectWalnuten_UK
dc.subjectPoplaren_UK
dc.subjectWild cherryen_UK
dc.subjectOaken_UK
dc.subjectStone pineen_UK
dc.subjectFranceen_UK
dc.subjectSpainen_UK
dc.subjectThe Netherlandsen_UK
dc.titleDevelopment and application of bio-economic modelling to compare silvoarable, arable, and forestry systems in three European countries.en_UK
dc.typeArticle-

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