@article{Ehrmann:93949,
      recid = {93949},
      author = {Ehrmann, Markus},
      title = {ASSESSING ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF POLICY  SCENARIOS ON FARM LEVEL},
      address = {2010-09},
      number = {867-2016-60528},
      pages = {16},
      year = {2010},
      note = {B3_2},
      abstract = {The paper deals with policy assessments on economic and  ecological impacts of different
policy scenarios. The  existing farm group model FARMIS currently being used for  the
analysis of Common Agricultural Policy reforms (LEDEBUR  et al., 2008;
GÖMANN et al., 2009), has been extended to  include policy analysis in the area of  integrated
assessment. This paper is based on modelling  work realised within the EU research project
“Sustainable  Value Analysis of Policy and Performance in the  Agricultural Sector”
(SVAPPAS1). FARMIS is a comparative  static model which uses Farm Accountancy Data
(FADN) as the  main data source (BERTELSMEIER, 2004; OFFERMANN et al.,  2005). Further
adaptation possibilities for farmers with  regard to intensity classes of crop production  and
indicators were implemented. The economic and  environmental indicators which can be
derived from  underlying farm accounting data considered here will be  briefly described.
The policy analysis based on FARMIS  includes the following policy areas: a)  environmental
policy measures (fertilizer taxes and  restrictions); b) direct payments (reduction of their  level)
and variation of input and output prices. Results  are briefly summarized: A fertilizer tax
mainly affects  arable crop production, it influences which oilseeds and  cereals will be reduced
in favour of fodder crops and  set-aside. A high reduction of income can be observed in  this
scenario. Restrictions on nitrogen surpluses mainly  affect livestock production due to higher
surplus figures.  In terms of crop production, oilseeds will be reduced in  favour of cereals and
set-aside. Low intensity variants of  crops increase whereas high intensity crop variants  are
reduced. The reduction of direct payments by 50 %  induces negative income effects. Farm Net
Value Added  decreases, especially in crop farms by 23 %, in other  cattle farms by 25 % and in
mixed farms by 26 %. Crop  production is reduced in favour of set aside. Positive  income
effects are induced by higher product price levels;  however the environmental performance
will become lower.  Effects are the reverse for low product prices.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/93949},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.93949},
}