Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data

Integrating agronomic information into economic models is required for simulating farming systems so as to better determine how agriculture can adapt to a continuously changing global economic and physical environment. In this respect, farm level mathematical programming bio-economic models can prov...

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Main Authors: Humblot, Pierre, Jayet, P., Petsakos, Athanasios
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90587
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author Humblot, Pierre
Jayet, P.
Petsakos, Athanasios
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description Integrating agronomic information into economic models is required for simulating farming systems so as to better determine how agriculture can adapt to a continuously changing global economic and physical environment. In this respect, farm level mathematical programming bio-economic models can provide valuable insights for examining current and future pressures on resource use. Although a necessary condition for the effective use of such models is their calibration against observed data on input use, this information may not always be available, particularly at higher geographical scales. Imperfect or missing input markets pose an additional challenge to modelers. To overcome these difficulties, we present a theoretical framework for calibrating water-nitrogen yield response functions, which are used to represent the bio-physical aspects of crop production in bio-economic farm models at the European Union level. The method is based on the simulation results of an agronomic model, while the calibration criterion derives from the first-order conditions for farmers' profit maximization and utilizes all available information from the Farm Accountancy Data Network. The method is tested on maize-producing farms in two regions in France.
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spelling CGSpace905872025-12-08T09:54:28Z Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data Humblot, Pierre Jayet, P. Petsakos, Athanasios irrigation water calibration bioeconomics crop modelling Integrating agronomic information into economic models is required for simulating farming systems so as to better determine how agriculture can adapt to a continuously changing global economic and physical environment. In this respect, farm level mathematical programming bio-economic models can provide valuable insights for examining current and future pressures on resource use. Although a necessary condition for the effective use of such models is their calibration against observed data on input use, this information may not always be available, particularly at higher geographical scales. Imperfect or missing input markets pose an additional challenge to modelers. To overcome these difficulties, we present a theoretical framework for calibrating water-nitrogen yield response functions, which are used to represent the bio-physical aspects of crop production in bio-economic farm models at the European Union level. The method is based on the simulation results of an agronomic model, while the calibration criterion derives from the first-order conditions for farmers' profit maximization and utilizes all available information from the Farm Accountancy Data Network. The method is tested on maize-producing farms in two regions in France. 2017-02 2018-01-26T02:41:20Z 2018-01-26T02:41:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90587 en Limited Access Elsevier Humblot, P.; Jayet, P.A.; Petsakos, A. 2017. Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data. Agricultural Systems. ISSN 0308-521X. 151: 47-60.
spellingShingle irrigation water
calibration
bioeconomics
crop modelling
Humblot, Pierre
Jayet, P.
Petsakos, Athanasios
Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title_full Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title_fullStr Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title_full_unstemmed Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title_short Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data
title_sort farm level bio economic modeling of water and nitrogen use calibrating yield response functions with limited data
topic irrigation water
calibration
bioeconomics
crop modelling
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90587
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