Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of organic farming support as an agri-environmental measure at Swiss agricultural sector level

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-208

  Schader, Christian ^a   Lampkin, Nic ^b,c   Christie, Michael ^c   Nemecek, Thomas ^d   Gaillard, Gerard ^d   Stolze, Matthias ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measures; Efficiency; Environmental economic modeling; Linear programming; Positive mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUEL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FARMING; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOFTWARE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84871925858     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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