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Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Swiss Agri-Environmental Measures on Sector Level

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  • Schader, Christian
  • Sanders, Jurn
  • Offermann, Frank
  • Lampkin, Nicolas
  • Stolze, Matthias

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This paper focuses on non-linear programming models and their suitability for ex-ante evaluations of agri-environmental policies on sector level. An approach is presented to compare organic farming payments as a multi-objective policy, with other, more targeted agri-environmental policies in Switzerland. The Swiss version of the comparative static sector-consistent farm group model FARMIS is able to group the sector’s farms into organic and non-organic farms and optimise them separately. CH-FARMIS is expanded with three modules particularly for this study: a) allowing for the simulation of uptake; b) integrating life cycle assessment data for energy use, eutrophication and biodiversity; and c) estimating the policy and farm-group-specific public expenditure, including transaction costs. This paper illustrates the functions of the model, shows preliminary energy use calculations for the German Agricultural Sector and discusses the advantages and limitations of the approach.

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  • Schader, Christian & Sanders, Jurn & Offermann, Frank & Lampkin, Nicolas & Stolze, Matthias, 2008. "Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Swiss Agri-Environmental Measures on Sector Level," 107th Seminar, January 30-February 1, 2008, Sevilla, Spain 6604, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eaa107:6604
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6604
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