Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model

Although the policy impacts on farms accumulate year by year, most farm decision models focus on short-term decisions, evaluating policies based on snapshots. Structural changes are gradually built; therefore, farm decision models should consider the sequences within the period under study. Multiyea...

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Autores principales: Mantziaris, Stamatis, Rozakis, Stelios, Karanikolas, Pavlos, Petsakos, Athanasios, Tsiboukas, Konstantinos
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Firenze University Press 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168681
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author Mantziaris, Stamatis
Rozakis, Stelios
Karanikolas, Pavlos
Petsakos, Athanasios
Tsiboukas, Konstantinos
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Petsakos, Athanasios
Rozakis, Stelios
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description Although the policy impacts on farms accumulate year by year, most farm decision models focus on short-term decisions, evaluating policies based on snapshots. Structural changes are gradually built; therefore, farm decision models should consider the sequences within the period under study. Multiyear data from the arable sector in Thessaly, Greece, have fed a newly developed recursive programming model mainly to simulate farm structural change dynamics. The proposed model incorporates new evidence on the strategic decision of arable crop farms regarding their remaining in the production system and farm expansion. Results reveal an evident gradual farmland concentration in relatively large farms, accompanied by a gradual expansion of the most profitable cropping activities, verifying the real-world survival strategy of farms.
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spelling CGSpace1686812025-11-11T19:07:53Z Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model Mantziaris, Stamatis Rozakis, Stelios Karanikolas, Pavlos Petsakos, Athanasios Tsiboukas, Konstantinos arable farming land-use change-land use change farm structure optimization methods-mathematical programming recursive programming Although the policy impacts on farms accumulate year by year, most farm decision models focus on short-term decisions, evaluating policies based on snapshots. Structural changes are gradually built; therefore, farm decision models should consider the sequences within the period under study. Multiyear data from the arable sector in Thessaly, Greece, have fed a newly developed recursive programming model mainly to simulate farm structural change dynamics. The proposed model incorporates new evidence on the strategic decision of arable crop farms regarding their remaining in the production system and farm expansion. Results reveal an evident gradual farmland concentration in relatively large farms, accompanied by a gradual expansion of the most profitable cropping activities, verifying the real-world survival strategy of farms. 2024-12-31 2025-01-08T10:23:33Z 2025-01-08T10:23:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168681 en Open Access application/pdf Firenze University Press Mantziaris, S.; Rozakis, S.; Karanikolas, P.; Petsakos, A.; Tsiboukas, K. (2024) Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model. Bio-based and Applied Economics 13(4): p. 353-386. ISSN: 2280-6172
spellingShingle arable farming
land-use change-land use change
farm structure
optimization methods-mathematical programming
recursive programming
Mantziaris, Stamatis
Rozakis, Stelios
Karanikolas, Pavlos
Petsakos, Athanasios
Tsiboukas, Konstantinos
Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title_full Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title_fullStr Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title_full_unstemmed Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title_short Simulating farm structural change dynamics in Thessaly (Greece) using a recursive programming model
title_sort simulating farm structural change dynamics in thessaly greece using a recursive programming model
topic arable farming
land-use change-land use change
farm structure
optimization methods-mathematical programming
recursive programming
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168681
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