Ir. J.F.M. Helming : A model of Dutch agriculture based on Positive Mathematical Programming with regional and environmental applications

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11 Feb 2005 13:30
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Aula (gebouw 362), Gen. Foulkesweg 1, Wageningen
Promotor: prof.dr.ir. A.J. Oskam (Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy)
Co Promotor: dr.ir. J.H.M. Peerlings

 In the last ten to fifteen years the external environment (markets, policy, technology) of the agricultural sector in the Netherlands has changed dramatically creating important effects on agricultural production and profits. The aim of this thesis is to describe and apply an agricultural sector model in order to analyze and quantify the direct and indirect effects of above mentioned changes on agricultural production, profits and the environment at the regional and agricultural sector levels in the Netherlands. Important features of the model are the modeling of joint resources in agriculture, manure markets and technology changes in dairy farming. The model is used to analyze the effects of recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). The model is also applied to analyze the effects of milk quota abolition and abolition of price support for the Dutch agricultural sector. Finally, the model is applied to get insights into the effects of changes in manure and nutrients policy changes for the Dutch agricultural sector.
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