Multi-farm economic analysis of perennial energy crops in Central Greece, taking into account the CAP reform

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 700-715

  Lychnaras, Vassilis ^a   Schneider, Uwe A ^b  

^a Centre for Planning and Economic Research KEPE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural economics; Biomass supply; Central Greece; Common agricultural policy; Cost minimization; Farm level mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BIOMASS SUPPLY; CENTRAL GREECE; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COST MINIMIZATION;

BIOMASS; COSTS; CROPS; FARMS; MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY CROP; GRASS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYTOMASS;

CENTRAL GREECE; GREECE;

ARUNDO; ARUNDO DONAX; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 78650578705     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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