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Philip K Thornton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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carbon sequestration and Farm Income in west africa identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern ghana
Ecological Economics, 2008Co-Authors: E Gonzalezestrada, Philip K Thornton, J W Jones, Luis C Rodriguez, Valerie K Walen, Jesse B Naab, Jawoo Koo, Mario HerreroAbstract:Abstract The interest in agricultural soils as global storage of carbon has increased in recent years, along with the prospect of Farmers' participation in payment schemes under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol. Thus, a better understanding of agricultural practices that can increase soil carbon and enhance the livelihoods of Farmers is necessary, particularly in smallholder Farming systems of West Africa. This study evaluates different crop management strategies both by their capacity to sequester carbon in agricultural soils and by their contribution to household Income. A case study in Wa, Upper West Region of Ghana is used to test 48 different cropping strategies by means of a crop simulation model and a household-level multiple-criteria optimisation model. Each cropping strategy is evaluated after a 20-year simulation period by its capacity to accrue carbon in the soil, by its economic performance at the plot-level, and by its contribution to the Farm Income with and without carbon payments. A set of best management practices that concomitantly increase soil carbon and Farm Income are identified and classified by their cost of investment.
Mario Herrero - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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carbon sequestration and Farm Income in west africa identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern ghana
Ecological Economics, 2008Co-Authors: E Gonzalezestrada, Philip K Thornton, J W Jones, Luis C Rodriguez, Valerie K Walen, Jesse B Naab, Jawoo Koo, Mario HerreroAbstract:Abstract The interest in agricultural soils as global storage of carbon has increased in recent years, along with the prospect of Farmers' participation in payment schemes under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol. Thus, a better understanding of agricultural practices that can increase soil carbon and enhance the livelihoods of Farmers is necessary, particularly in smallholder Farming systems of West Africa. This study evaluates different crop management strategies both by their capacity to sequester carbon in agricultural soils and by their contribution to household Income. A case study in Wa, Upper West Region of Ghana is used to test 48 different cropping strategies by means of a crop simulation model and a household-level multiple-criteria optimisation model. Each cropping strategy is evaluated after a 20-year simulation period by its capacity to accrue carbon in the soil, by its economic performance at the plot-level, and by its contribution to the Farm Income with and without carbon payments. A set of best management practices that concomitantly increase soil carbon and Farm Income are identified and classified by their cost of investment.
Antonella Tantari - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of agricultural policy on Farm Income concentration the case of regional implementation of the cap direct payments in italy
Agricultural Economics, 2013Co-Authors: Simone Severini, Antonella TantariAbstract:One of the objectives of agricultural policy worldwide concerns the support of Farm Income. Common Agricultural Policy direct payments (DPs) are the main instruments to support Farm Income in the European Union. This article addresses their role in the concentration of Farm Income. This is done by calculating the Gini coefficient and its disaggregation in a large sample of Italian Farms in the period between 2006 and 2007. Although this approach has been used to develop ex-post analysis in previous studies, this article is innovative given that it is used here in an ex ante analysis aimed at evaluating the likely impact of a recent reform proposal. This latter requests changing the current model to a regional model of DPs application to make payment rates (i.e., payment per hectare) homogeneous among Farms in the same region. The analysis shows that DPs and Farm Incomes are both very concentrated but that DPs allow for an Income concentration reduction in Italian Farms. The shift to a regional implementation reduces DPs concentration and, to a limited extent, Farm Income concentration. Of the considered regionalization scenarios, those that redistribute DPs among regions are the most effective in reducing concentration. The extension of the Gini considered approach to anexante setting seems effective because it provides insights that could feed the policy debate regarding the forthcoming reform. JEL classifications: Q12, Q18, D31.
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the effect of the eu Farm payments policy and its recent reform on Farm Income inequality
Journal of Policy Modeling, 2013Co-Authors: Simone Severini, Antonella TantariAbstract:Abstract Farm direct payments (DPs) have been the main instrument of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support Farm Income in the EU. This paper addresses the role of direct payments granted in the context of the market and Income support policies and of rural development policies in the distribution of Farm Income among Farmers. Using the Gini coefficient and its disaggregation, this study investigates the impact of DPs on Farm Income inequality among a large sample of Farms in Italy. The analysis is developed at a national level but also considers the three main regions of Italy and three types of Farming. The DPs are very concentrated but reduce Farm Income inequality. However, the recent CAP reform has weakened this latter positive characteristic. The results of the analysis suggest the need to avoid a drastic reduction in the level of DPs because this is expected to increase Farm Income concentration and any attempt to change their distribution should be welcome if it results in a reduction of Farm Income concentration.
E Gonzalezestrada - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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carbon sequestration and Farm Income in west africa identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern ghana
Ecological Economics, 2008Co-Authors: E Gonzalezestrada, Philip K Thornton, J W Jones, Luis C Rodriguez, Valerie K Walen, Jesse B Naab, Jawoo Koo, Mario HerreroAbstract:Abstract The interest in agricultural soils as global storage of carbon has increased in recent years, along with the prospect of Farmers' participation in payment schemes under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol. Thus, a better understanding of agricultural practices that can increase soil carbon and enhance the livelihoods of Farmers is necessary, particularly in smallholder Farming systems of West Africa. This study evaluates different crop management strategies both by their capacity to sequester carbon in agricultural soils and by their contribution to household Income. A case study in Wa, Upper West Region of Ghana is used to test 48 different cropping strategies by means of a crop simulation model and a household-level multiple-criteria optimisation model. Each cropping strategy is evaluated after a 20-year simulation period by its capacity to accrue carbon in the soil, by its economic performance at the plot-level, and by its contribution to the Farm Income with and without carbon payments. A set of best management practices that concomitantly increase soil carbon and Farm Income are identified and classified by their cost of investment.
Robert Finger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Effect of Agricultural Policy Reforms on Income Inequality in Swiss Agriculture - An Analysis for Valley, Hill and Mountain Regions
Journal of Policy Modeling, 2013Co-Authors: Nadja El Benni, Robert FingerAbstract:Using FADN data, we analyse the development of Income inequality in Swiss agriculture for the valley, hill and mountain regions over the period 1990–2009. While household Income inequality remained stable, Farm Income inequality increased during this period. Estimated Gini elasticities show that household Income inequality is reduced by off-Farm Income and direct payments but is increased by market Income. Both, the introduction of area-based direct payments in 1992 and the abandonment of Farm household payments in 1999 have regional different effects. Agricultural policy should opt for measures that comply with regional requirements, as current direct payments cannot avoid that Income from Farming is drifting further apart.
